Chapter 8 (1/2)

Chapter 8

When he received the call from Han Dong, Xie Meng’s class was about to attend their physical education session. After informing Zhang GangGang, Xie Meng walked alone to the side of the field.

“Zhuo Xiaoyuan has returned to school?” Han Dong asked. “Isn’t he still recovering?”

“His cast has not been removed… Why didn’t you guys call me then?”

Han Dong laughed, “Why should we call you? You might end up killing someone. Isn’t it good that someone’s standing up for you instead?”

“It’s originally Zhuo Xiaoyuan’s fault anyway. If he hadn’t believed the wrong person, you wouldn’t have suffered so much.” Han Dong continued, “At that time, his sister was sick, and so he could not report this matter to the school. In the end, that buddy of his started saying nonsense, and Lin Hengjing also used his authority and blocked Zhuo Xiaoyuan’s IP, and made it impossible for him to post it on the school’s intranet.”

Han Dong sighed, “His sister’s health has stabilized recently, that’s why he has the time to deal with this matter, and he feels guilty towards you. Lin Hengjing found a group of people to threaten him, but got beaten up by him and sent to the hospital instead, and finally managed to vent this anger.”

Xie Meng was silent for a moment, “How’s his sister?”

“That’s a little harder to deal with.” Han Dong whispered, “He knows, and is prepared. Ji Qinyang knows about this as well.”

“… Ji Qinyang?” Xie Meng was surprised. “What does this have to do with him?”

This time, it was Han Dong who was startled. “You weren’t the one who told him about the middle school thing? Zhuo Xiaoyuan was worried that Lin Hengjing would go and harass you, so Ji Qinyang even accompanied you home. When he was being threatened, it was also Ji Qinyang who got a group of people to go and save him.”

Xie Meng, “…”

Han Dong, “Lin Hengjing has been dismissed today. Be on your guard these few days, I keep feeling that he won’t give up so easily.”

“I understand,” Xie Meng promised. “Thank you, be careful yourself.”

Han Dong snorted. “He dares to do anything to me?”

Xie Meng laughed, and they moved on to other matters. Han Dong suddenly asked, “How is Zhang Ganggang recently?”

“?” Xie Meng felt that this abrupt change in topic was too random. “Why are you asking about him?”

Han Dong had a pretty good reason for it. “I’m helping Rourou to ask after him.”

Xie Meng was a little suspicious.

“Girls are shyer.” Han Dong said.

Xie Meng thought that he made sense. “What would you like to know?”

“What is he wearing today?”

Xie Meng looked over at Zhang Ganggang. When the latter noticed him looking, he still foolishly raised his hand in a ‘V’ gesture.

“…” Xie Meng waved at him, and said into his phone, “A school uniform.”

“Just a school uniform? So obedient?”

Xie Meng could only say, “School uniforms are more convenient.”

“Oh.” Han Dong still did not give up. “What did you guys do today?”

“Went to class, dismissed from class, lunch, returned to class.”

“…” Han Dong was a little angry. “Can’t you be more serious about your answer?”

Xie Meng was helpless, “What do you want to hear about then?”

Han Dong thought about it, and mumbled, “Then, tell me about what classes he attended, and what did he eat during lunch.”

Xie Meng, “…”

After the basketball game, Ji Qinyang sat by the court and chatted with Qi Fei. A few girls surrounded the, and Wu Xiaomei was the first to notice Xie Meng.

“Xie Meng!” The girl extended her arm and waved at him.

There were two bottles of sport drinks in Xie Meng’s hands. When he drew closer he handed them to Qi Fei and Ji Qinyang. As he passed it to Ji Qinyang, he gave a small smile and said, “Thank you.”

Ji Qinyang did not ask him what he was thanking him for. He twisted the cap open and drank some before smiling, “You’re welcome.”

Next to them, Qi Fei was confused. “What charades are you playing this time?”

Ji Qinyang drank from the bottle without a word. Xie Meng gave an excuse that he had to run with Zhang Ganggang, and left. Qi Fei pulled at his hair unhappily, “How mean, why are you hiding things from your buddy.”

“It’s his private matters, I can’t tell you about it.” Ji Qinyang stood up. He did some warm-up exercises, and looked down towards Qi Fei. “Shall we play basketball tonight?”

“You’re not going home with Xie Meng anymore?”

Ji Qinyang paused, then smiled. He said lightly, “There’s no longer a need for that.”

Nearly two months into the second half of the semester, the school finally started preparing for its sports meet. W High’s sports meet did not only have track and field, but also included ball games like basketball, badminton, table-tennis as well as dodgeball. If not for the small student population, they could even organise a football competition…

However, even though only five players were needed for basketball, some classes found it difficult to gather enough participants.

Only Ji Qinyang, Qi Fei and a boy named Chen Dong often played basketball in Class Three. As they really could not find anyone else, Qi Fei had no choice but to drag Zhang Ganggang in.

“How, I only know how to dribble the ball!” Zhang Ganggang’s attitude was very positive, but his actions were a little pessimistic. “So little time left, how is that enough…”

Qi Fei, “I’ll teach you! Now, we just need one more… We have to get enough players first!”

Chen Dong suggested, “There’s only Xie Meng left who’s considered taller in our class. Are any of you close to him?”

The three of them looked simultaneously at Ji Qinyang.

“…” Ji Qinyang glanced at Zhang Ganggang and said lazily, “As if you’re not close to him?”

“That’s different! My relationship with Xie Meng is more complicated, I’m indebted to him for giving me new life!”

Qi Fei, “… What the hell, you’re even talking about him giving you life?!”