Chapter 50 (1/2)

Fake Slackers

Translator: Jury

Editor: NomNom

First Published on Chaleuria

050 – You provoked me first

Xie Yu kept his eyes shut

The darkness before his eyes made his other senses even , his heartbeat, and his fingers interlaced with He Zhao's

Xie Yu felt at peace He didn't feel any of the unidentifiable emotion from before He didn't want to hit anyone anyer

The unidentifiable frustration now seean to take shape, barely noticeable

Maybe it had been there all along

The interior of the cab was nearly silent Aside fro in his sleep in the front seat, there were the sounds of other cars passing by and honking

It was nearly evening and the sky was growing dark When the cab turned onto a side road, Wan Da s in confusion and fear, ”Where'sfor , too He was probably drea an international superstar

When Wan Da finished speaking, Xie Yu felt He Zhao's hand stiffen in his He seerew shallow

Thankfully, Wan Da then closed his eyes and sank back into a deep sleep

He Zhao o

After a long tio

The red light changed and the car keptforward The number on the fare meter steadily ticked upward from its base fare

After an indeterrew fa Now they could see the classroo Erzhong It was the tallest in the school and had the school's ht?” The driver turned the cab ”Quite an impressive school Which year are you?”

”Second year”

”Second year, huh… My son is in his third year, so one year above you Students these days have it hard You have to do your ho is important, but your health is i to sleep, and this pretense was tiring Especially for his neck, which isted so his head could rest against the back of the seat

Seeing they were about to arrive at school, He Zhao tried to let go and withdraw his hand while his little friend wouldn't notice ”It's quite tiring Hope your son does well on the high school exams…”

He suddenly cut hio when Xie Yu—initially passive, his fingers slack—suddenly tightened his own hand, fingertips resting on the back of He Zhao's hand suddenly gripping it tightly

He Zhao really was going to explode this ti his son ”He lost soEndure… everyone just has to endure No one gets to escape, wouldn't you say? When you get into a university, things will be better So being tired noorth it…”

No one listened to the driver's ras

In the few ers intertwined Neither of them spoke or looked at each other When the cab stopped and the driver aiting to collect the fare, he discovered neither of his passengers in the back seat were ”

Xie Yu was calently moved his hand Only now did He Zhao cohts whirled once before he suddenly let go

Xie Yu watched as He Zhao hurriedly fumbled for his wallet and even failed to count his money correctly The fare was thirty yuan but he only pulled out a twenty

The driver held the twenty and was a little worried ”Can you count?”

Xie Yu's discomfort had now all but vanished and he couldn't stop hi ”Idiot”

”Thirty, was it Ah, thirty” He Zhao fu out a ten ”Sorry Heard wrong”

Xie Yu circled around to the passenger seat, bent down, patted Wan Da's face, and pulled Wan Da out of the seat

Wan Da walked as if he were stepping on cotton balls Unsteady on his feet, he asked, ”Ah? Is it e?”

”Yes, superstar,” Xie Yu said ”It's your turn to go on stage”

Wan Da was very happy Looking at the streetlae ”What song would you like to hear?”

Xie Yu caught hold of his collar, dragging him toward the school ”How about Loyalty to the Country?”

Wan Da i had made Loyalty to the Country a school-ake-up call, the song had become a shadow in every live-in student's heart that could not be wiped away

He Zhao paid the fare and came over to help The two helped Wan Da walk, one on either side Many ti, but the words died on their lips; nothing seemed suitable

Aside from that, they still had to deal with Wan Da's inter up the stairs, he suddenly shouted, ”Friends in the audience, let me see your hands!”

He couldn't see their hands so he stood in the stairwell and wouldn't move

”That is the stairwell, not the audience stand You norhly defeated ”Don't , adanity

Xie Yu had washed his hands of the matter and sat on the stairs to watch the show

He watched He Zhao retreat several paces and wave, fulfilling Wan Da's wish

Wan Da waved excitedly back at him ”My fans, my friends”

Xie Yu covered his h ”This is what you h”

He Zhao reet embarrassed, too”