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"It's good that nothing happened." Chen Haoxuan let go of Zhou Kexin's hand.
Zhou Kexin shyly lowered her head, not daring to look at Chen Haoxuan.
"Um—it's a pity to throw away those Lollipops you're holding. Why don't you give them to me?" Chen Haoxuan said a bit awkwardly.
"Oh, you can have them!" Zhou Kexin handed her bag over to Chen Haoxuan.
"Thank you." Chen Haoxuan accepted Zhou Kexin's bag without hesitation, walked back to his seat, dumped all the Lollipops from Zhou Kexin's bag into the drawer, and then returned to Zhou Kexin with a smile, handing her bag back.
When Chen Haoxuan returned to his seat again, Yang Lin gave him a thumbs up and said admiringly, "Impressive! You took a whole bag of Lollipops from someone and still got the upper hand. You're truly a master in the game of love."
"Just average," Chen Haoxuan replied with a faint smile.
During class, the three of them were all eating Lollipops. Chen Yina was seriously listening to the lecture while sucking on one. Chen Haoxuan and Yang Lin, however, acted like little kids, tossing their Lollipops after just a few licks and excitedly discussing which flavor was the best.
Zhou Kexin had no interest in the class at all; she kept secretly watching Chen Haoxuan. She envied how happy he and his friends were and wished she could chat and eat Lollipops with them too.
Chen Haoxuan inadvertently noticed Zhou Kexin looking at him. When Zhou Kexin realized that he had caught her gaze, she immediately turned her head away, pretending to listen intently to the lecture.
Yang Lin also noticed Zhou Kexin's situation. He enviously said to Chen Haoxuan, "Bro, you really have it good! After being rejected by you, Zhou Kexin still seems reluctant to let go."
"Who knows if she's just pretending? Besides, with her personality, even if she were a stunning beauty, I wouldn't want her. But occasionally warming the bed is fine," Chen Haoxuan said with a lewd smile.
Yang Lin had never interacted much with Chen Haoxuan before, but he had heard plenty about him. He knew that Chen Haoxuan was timid and not very bright. However, during their conversation today, he discovered that Chen Haoxuan was actually quite shrewd and braver than he thought; at least Chen Haoxuan dared to hug Zhou Kexin while he didn't. He shared the same belief as Zhou Kexin and others that the old Chen Haoxuan must have been pretending to be foolish.
After class ended, Yang Lin pulled Chen Haoxuan to the stairwell outside the classroom to smoke while Chen Yina stayed behind since she disliked the smell of cigarettes.
At that moment, Zhu Tian came up from downstairs wearing a headscarf. He wore it because yesterday Chen Haoxuan had injured his scalp, so he used the scarf to cover the wound and prevent infection. Since Chen Haoxuan was leaning against the wall sideways, Zhu Tian didn't notice him. Upon seeing Yang Lin, he smiled and waved hello: "Lin Ge."
"Zhu Tian, come here, I have something to say to you. I'm warning you! You are not allowed to bully Chen Haoxuan anymore, got it? Because he is my brother now," Yang Lin waved at Zhu Tian and warned him.
Chen Haoxuan turned around, and when he saw Zhu Tian, a sly smile crept onto his lips. He said lightly, "Zhu Tian, did you forget what I told you yesterday?"
Hearing Chen Haoxuan's words and seeing his mischievous smile, Zhu Tian took off running. He vividly remembered the moment when Chen Haoxuan hit him with a brick yesterday; he didn't want to provoke that devil again.
Seeing Zhu Tian suddenly turn and run, Yang Lin shouted loudly, "Hey, Zhu Tian, why are you running? I didn't say I was going to beat you up." Yang Lin thought Zhu Tian was scared off by him, not realizing that it was actually Chen Haoxuan who frightened him.
"Maybe if you were a bit gentler, he wouldn't run away," Chen Haoxuan joked.
"I'm in this line of work; what do I know about being gentle? Anyway, brother, I'm planning to take you out for drinks tonight. What do you say—give me a favor?" Yang Lin said to Chen Haoxuan.
"No thanks, I still have to tutor today!" Chen Haoxuan shook his head in refusal.
"Tutoring? What a waste! You only make a hundred or so a day; it's better to hang out with me!" Yang Lin boasted.
"How much can you earn in a day?" Chen Haoxuan asked curiously.
"Watching over gambling houses can easily bring in over a thousand a day. If I help sell flour (drugs), I can make even more. I've had days where I made a hundred thousand Renminbi. So what do you think? Consider hanging out with me!" Yang Lin said proudly.
"I earn about ten thousand a day from tutoring. Compared to yours, mine is clearly better because it's not dangerous and the work is stable. Unlike you, who only has money when there's work and starves when there isn't. Plus, you're always at risk of getting hurt or arrested by the police," Chen Haoxuan analyzed.
"Ten thousand a day from tutoring? Do you think you're a professor or something?" Yang Lin seemed incredulous about Chen Haoxuan's claim.
"I teach several students at the same time; of course my income is high!" Chen Haoxuan explained.
"Oh, no wonder you've started wearing brand names," Yang Lin said enviously.
Chen Haoxuan was wearing a knockoff brand, but he didn't bother to explain; isn't it better not to be recognized? Why explain and invite others' disdain?
That day, Chen Haoxuan and Chen Yina had no classes in the afternoon, so they went home right after school. After eating the lunch that Chen Yina cooked, Chen Haoxuan began to take out the herbs he bought yesterday for processing. Meanwhile, Chen Yina took some parts from a small factory that needed manual processing and sat down to work beside him.
“Brother Xuan, what are you doing?” Chen Yina asked curiously.
“It's a secret. You'll find out in about a month,” Chen Haoxuan replied mysteriously. He was making a treatment for the Acne on Chen Yina's face. The process was a bit complicated and required fermentation before he could extract it using common chemicals from experiments.
“Brother Xuan, my classmate said there will be heavy rain in a few days. Shouldn't we take advantage of the clear weather now to buy more food, so it's not inconvenient when it rains?” Chen Yina suggested.
“Yeah, let's go to Mr. Huang's house for tutoring tonight, and we can buy some food on the way back,” Chen Haoxuan said.
……………………………………Separator…………………………………
In the New City University Girls' Dormitory, Zhou Kexin was pouting at her phone, saying, “Auntie, I'm your niece! Please let me go in alone!”
The voice on the phone replied, “No way. This gathering is organized by your dad, and to make it more lively, everyone is required to bring a partner of the opposite sex. If you don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend, a fake one will do. Otherwise, even your dad won't let you in.”
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