Four Against Six

Zhou En pulled out his iPhone 4S from his pants pocket. By now, his phone could practically be considered shareholder-level antique equipment. Zhou En quietly decided that once he had the time, he would definitely replace it with the best iPhone available.

He called his father. To be honest, Zhou En was still somewhat worried about what Li Ming had said. What if his parents really were as Li Ming had described?

He did not dare imagine the consequences, so he had to call and confirm.

"Hello, Dad. Are you doing okay?" Zhou En asked after the call connected.

"Zhou En, tell me honestly. Are you hiding something from your mother and me?" After a moment of silence, his father slowly asked.

The question gave Zhou En quite a fright. He forced a relaxed tone and said, "What could I possibly be hiding from you two? Don't overthink it. The most important thing right now is for you to stay happy."

Zhou En laughed awkwardly.

"Really?" Zhou En's father asked suspiciously. "Let me tell you, your mother and I know quite a few people at your school. If we find out anything, we won't let you off so easily."

"If you tell us now, maybe I'll go easy on you this time. You'd better think carefully."

"It's nothing. I have nothing to hide." Zhou En naturally knew his father was trying to bait him, so he refused to budge.

Seeing that he could not get anything out of him, Zhou En's father could only chat with him about things happening at school. Naturally, Zhou En muddled through with vague answers. What a joke—he had spent the past few months training and had fallen far behind in his classes.

What was there to talk about at school? Was he supposed to tell his father that he fought every day at school? His dad would definitely beat his butt in half if he heard that.

"Oh, right. I heard the school started a Fighting Club. You'd better not join it." At last, his father suddenly said this, making Zhou En's heart leap into his throat.

"I'm telling you, the matter with Ling Ling has long passed. The Wang family isn't someone we can afford to provoke."

Hearing that, Zhou En fell silent. Ling Ling would forever remain a pain in his heart, but he had not expected that even after so long, his parents still did not support him.

"Got it." Zhou En wanted badly to tell his father on the other end of the line, My affairs are none of your business, but he did not want his parents worrying over him. He forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart.

"Oh? That doesn't sound like the Zhou En I know. Zhou En is usually such an impulsive person. Shouldn't you be slamming the table and shouting that your affairs are none of our business?" Liu Yu asked from across the dining table, her face full of surprise.

Zhou En glanced at Liu Yu and said irritably, "None of your business."

But Liu Yu would not let it go. She asked, "Who is Ling Ling? Can you tell me about her?" Her eyes sparkled with gossip.

At any other time, Zhou En would have refused without hesitation. But his father had brought it up today, leaving him feeling stifled. It so happened that he had someone to talk to.

"Ling Ling was my high school classmate, and the only girl I ever liked."

"Only one? Looks like you were a complete loser when you were young." Liu Yu could not help teasing him.

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Zhou En instantly lost all interest in continuing. He waved his hand and said, "I don't want to talk about it anymore," looking utterly uninterested.

That only whetted Liu Yu's appetite. She quickly grabbed Zhou En and said in a coy voice, "Come on, tell me. I want to hear it."

It had to be said that Liu Yu's hot pants and tank top, combined with that coquettish tone, immediately made Zhou En think of certain things he should not have been thinking about.

Seeing his expression, Liu Yu instantly guessed what was on his mind. She secretly cursed him as a pervert and was too embarrassed to ask any further.

After eating with Liu Yu, Zhou En naturally returned to school. Since he still had classes in the afternoon, he could only obediently attend them. He still needed to catch up on the lessons he had missed over the past few months.

Otherwise, he would definitely fail this exam. By the time he returned to the dormitory, it was already late. He glanced at Chubby, who was sleeping soundly, casually washed up, and went to bed as well.

The next day, while Zhou En was still deep in dreams, he vaguely felt as though something was staring at him.

He opened his eyes and saw a fat face pressed right up against his, staring at him.

"Get lost." Zhou En's hair stood on end in fright.

"Tell me, what did you do with Liu Yu yesterday? Why did you come back so late?" Chubby repeatedly pressed him, his eyes full of envy.

Ever since he had seen Zhou En go out to eat with Liu Yu, Chubby had started imagining all sorts of things. After all, since Zhou En joined the club, he had spent less time with Chubby.

At first, Chubby thought Zhou En had been training. Who would have thought that training was just a cover, while secretly chasing girls was the real deal?

Chubby had truly wronged Zhou En. Zhou En had only gone out to eat with Liu Yu twice, but Chubby did not know that.

"Have you already reached the point where you can travel together?" Chubby gave Zhou En a suggestive look. Any man would know what that look meant.

"Get lost." Zhou En shoved away this unreliable best friend and prepared to get some more sleep.

"Huh? Isn't today the reception?" Seeing Zhou En lie back down, Chubby asked in confusion.

"What?" Zhou En shot upright in bed. He had completely forgotten about it. He hurriedly put on his clothes, not even bothering to wash up before charging straight out of the dormitory.

Seeing this, Chubby became even more convinced that Zhou En had done that thing with Liu Yu yesterday. He silently lamented that another flower had been defiled by a pig, while also envying Zhou En's good fortune.

"Why can't I be the lucky one?"

Gymnasium.

At this moment, the gymnasium was already packed with people. All the competing teams would be appearing today. Put nicely, it was a pre-match warm-up. But people could also judge each school's strength by observing the contestants.

At the back of the competing teams, a group of five people stood there anxiously. No, only four of them were anxious. One person was leisurely taking in the scenery.

It was Li Hui.

"Li Hui, weren't you cut from the team? What is going on?" Liu Yu pointed at Li Hui and scolded him in a sweet voice.

She did not even dare think further. Setting aside Li Hui's many grievances toward the club, the conflicts between Li Hui, Zhou En, and herself alone meant that Li Hui would definitely throw the upcoming matches.

This was practically four against six. Just thinking about it made everyone feel helpless.

"What? Not happy to see me here?" Li Hui asked cheerfully, a teasing smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Li Hui, if you dare throw the match, I absolutely won't let you off easily!" A formal team member pointed at Li Hui's nose and cursed without regard for her image.

Her name was Zhao Haiyan, and the one beside her was Zhao Feiyan. They were twin sisters and the last two among the club's formal team members.

Just yesterday, Shu Qi, originally a formal team member, suddenly announced that she had hereditary spontaneous pneumothorax. In order not to affect the school's competition results, she had specially given her formal team position to Li Hui.

The school should never have agreed to such an absurd request, but the Li family had someone on the school board, so they immediately nodded and approved it.

That was how the current scene came about.

"You make it sound like you can do anything to me." Li Hui said dismissively.

"You!" Zhao Haiyan could not help flaring up on the spot, but Zhao Feiyan quickly grabbed her from the side.