58 Man and a Rock (1/2)
One after another, the days flew by.
On Saturday afternoon, Xiao Luo changed into a more mature getup after getting a call from Zhang Dashan. He needed a breather. University might be a paradise for many, but it wasn't so great for him. The worst part was having to go to class. It sucked. Time crawled at a snail's pace when one was miserable: Every minute seemed like a thousand.
”Brother Luo, are you going out?” asked Zhu Xiofei.
He considered the possibility and then, visibly alarmed, asked, ”You're not going to the mixed martial arts club to respond to Song Jianan's challenge, are you?”
Hearing the words ”Song Jianan” and ”challenge,” Ding Kai, who was lying in bed reading, sat up and looked at Xiao Luo with a pale, terror-stricken face.
”Lao Zhu, you think too much. I can't be bothered with that kind of senseless person,” Xiao Luo smiled slightly.
”Then, where are you doing?”
”A good friend is coming to meet me, and we'll be having a meal tonight.”
Xiao Luo inhaled lightly and said, ”By the way, do you want to come along? You can eat and drink for free.”
”Nah, you're going on a date. We're don't want to be a third wheel, hehe.....” Zhu Xiaofei shook his head and grinned, showing his teeth.
”That's right. People who are third wheels are losers.”
Ding Kai echoed, then lay back down and continued reading.
Xiao Luo, who was silent for a moment, said softly, ”He's male.”
”What? A guy?”
Zhu Xiaofei and Ding Kai looked at each other and saw the shock registered in the other's eyes. No wonder Brother Luo was unmoved by An Huanhuan's relentless pestering. So the reason was.....
Zhu Xiaofei coughed a few times and said, ”Brother Luo, we understand. You can go with peace of mind. We'll not gossip about you. We'll keep our mouths shut tight and keep this secret of yours. Also, we'll not look at you with peculiar expressions because of this. After all, it's been a long time since the Reformation. Our minds have been liberated and are as wide as the Pacific Ocean. Leaving aside a man getting with a man, it's not a big deal for us even when it comes to a man with a snake, a man with a ghost, and a man with a rock.”
Holy sh*t! They understood? Just what did they understand?
Xiao Luo felt a little ill. He knew that a man who got together with another man was gay, but man and snake? And what the hell was a man with a ghost and a man with a rock? Why had he never heard of these? Had he become behind the times again?
”Lao Zhu, are you talking internet slang? What do you mean by a man and a snake?” Xiao Luo was puzzled.
”It's Xu Xian and Lady White Snake,” Ding Kai put down his book.
”Then what about a man and a ghost?”
”Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian.”
Xiao Luo felt that his three fundamental views had been turned upside down. Then he asked curiously, ”What do a man and a rock refer to?”
”It's the Monkey King's dad,” Zhu Xiaofei suppressed his laugh and said.
”?????”
A series of question marks appeared in Xiao Luo's mind.
”Brother Luo, the Monkey King's dad got a rock pregnant. Isn't he f*cking capable?”
Zhu Xiaofei guffawed. ”One slept with a snake, one slept with a ghost, and one even dared to sleep with a rock. So many predecessors have created a new history in their obsessions. Brother Luo, compared to them, there's nothing strange about you, hahaha ... ”
Xiao Luo was exasperated. In the next second, he sent Zhu Xiaofei, who had thrown his head back and was laughing so hard that tears were flowing, a kick that sent him flying.
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When Xiao Luo rushed to the school gates, Zhang Dashan and his white Corolla were already waiting there.
”What the hell? How did a bastard like you become better looking since our last meeting a while back?” This was the first thing Zhang Dashan said.