25 ◇Unexpected Surprises◇ (1/2)

Lu Xing had finally found the school, it had just taken him longer to find a place far enough from the overhanging buildings...

Then using shadowstep, he had piggybacked Xiaolang to the school. For this, Xiaolang was still ignoring him when they had reached the glass doors. Thinking that he would have to break in, Lu Xing had been mentally preparing himself for different sort of scenarios...

This to say the least, was not what he had expected.

”So, what are you kids doing here so late?” the man with an unlit cigarette in mouth had instantly asked upon letting them in.

Inwardly, Lu Xing frowned at being called a 'kid', but understood that just for this time, his youthful appearance would be of help.

Meanwhile, Mr. Wu had been silently studying the boys.

'Their not wearing school uniforms...and one of them looks like he recently got into a scuffle...' Mr. Wu instantly concluded that the kids weren't students from this school. 'Should I kick them out..?'

Xiaolang stayed behind Lu Xing as he tried to minimize his presence...he felt awkward just randomly entering a random school as it was.

”I came to hand Tu Yan his...money.” Lu Xing said with a smile, ”Auntie was worried that Yan Yan wouldn't be able to buy breakfast without it, so we came to drop it off. After all, we were just on our way back from club activities ourselves, and being Yan Yan's older cousin...”

Mr. Wu who had thought these two were here to cause mischief, instantly reconsidered.Tu Yan was a respectable student of the school, and it was well known by the teachers that the boy's family called him 'Yan Yan'. Still, some doubts lingered...

”Okay...ah...” Lu Xing looked down at his hands and wrist, and saw the filthy stuff caking his skin in places, ”sorry to ask this, but could I use the restroom teacher..?”

He had just remembered how dirty he had been left after the cleansing.

”The name is Wu Xinyi.” Mr. Wu said sighing, he took a look at the kid, his hand on his head, ”Would you like to use the shower room in the boys locker room..the gym isn't far off, and I've got time to kill.”

Mr. Wu outwardly gave off the feeling of one pitying the boy's dirty state, but in reality...

'I don't really want to deal with Ms. Bitch upstairs just yet.' Mr. Wu thought, 'Why'd she have to be the school nurse?'

”Thanks, I'll take you up on that,” Lu Xing said,inwardly shocked at how easy this teacher was to fool, 'The education system is lacking...'

If Mr. Wu knew what Lu Xing was thinking,he'd sarcastically agree with him on that.

Xiaolang acted like a mute as they followed behind the teacher.

”I believe I told you my name...now how about telling me yours?” Mr Wu said nonchalantly,as he led them into the gym.

”Names Xi-” Xiaolang suddenly started answering instinctively before getting elbowed by Lu Xing who pretended to cough in order to hide Xiaolang's yelp of pain.

”I'm Tu Gao, and he's Tu Shi, my younger brother.” Lu Xing said, naming them after Tu Yan's actual cousins.

Lu Xing could feel Xiaolang glaring at him, inwardly he call him an 'Idiot'.