Indirect Kiss

The moment those words fell, the entire classroom became terrifyingly silent.

As the person in question, Yu Shao felt countless gazes turn toward him in an instant, as though they had become sharp blades piercing through his entire body.

And at that moment, the person most concerned about this was not even one of the boys, but Cheng Mengjie, another girl.

Why had Xu Ziqin come looking for Yu Shao?

Under the murderous stares of so many people, Yu Shao felt a little uncomfortable. At the same time, he was puzzled himself. He and Xu Ziqin barely had any interaction at all normally, so why was she looking for him?

After hesitating briefly, Yu Shao finally nodded. Then, under the hateful stares of countless males, he walked toward Xu Ziqin at the classroom door.

Soon, Yu Shao followed Xu Ziqin out into the hallway.

"Xu, what did you need me for?" Yu Shao asked.

Xu Ziqin looked calmly at Yu Shao and said, "You didn't go to the chess hall yesterday."

Didn't go to the chess hall?

Shanhai Chess Hall?

He really had not gone. Yesterday, he had gone to an internet café with Zhou De and the others to play games, and they had even lost rank. It was all Zhou De's fault for insisting on playing Yasuo. After losing, he had stubbornly claimed he would prove himself next match, only for them to suffer eight straight losses.

Logically, that was not a big deal. Besides, Xu Ziqin had merely stated it as a fact, not even asked a question.

Yet Yu Shao somehow felt as if he had committed some unforgivable crime.

Wait, how did she know I hadn't gone to the chess hall yesterday?

Could it be that she had gone there again yesterday?

"I went to an internet café to play games yesterday," Yu Shao explained instinctively.

Xu Ziqin said nothing after hearing his explanation. She only said, "Zheng Qin asked me to pass along a message."

"What message?" Yu Shao asked, confused.

Looking at Yu Shao, Xu Ziqin said flatly, "He said he'll still be waiting for you today."

Yu Shao froze. Before he could figure out what exactly Zheng Qin's relationship with Xu Ziqin was, he saw her turn and leave without looking back.

When Yu Shao returned to the classroom, it was filled with wails and howls.

"Old Yu!"

Zhou De's eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed Yu Shao's collar with both hands. In the tone of a righteous man about to kill his own father, he said, "I treated you like a brother, and you went and indirectly kissed Xu Ziqin?!"

"When did I indirectly kiss Xu Ziqin?" Yu Shao was utterly baffled.

"Did Xu Ziqin talk to you?"

"She did."

Yu Shao nodded.

"Then her saliva particles drifted into the air! You were standing so close, and you definitely talked too! You breathed in her saliva particles—doesn't that count as an indirect kiss?!" Zhou De demanded viciously.

Yu Shao's eyes were opened to a whole new world. So indirect kissing could be calculated like that? For a moment, he even wanted to proclaim that beautiful women did not have saliva.

"Zhou De, so you're gay! You've been secretly in love with me!" Yu Shao immediately bit back.

"What?"

Zhou De froze, then roared, "Bullshit! I'm a straight man through and through! My browser history can prove it! And why the hell would I be secretly in love with you?"

"Then why do you talk so much and keep yapping beside me every day? Is it because you want to breathe in more of my saliva particles?" Yu Shao shot back.

"I—!"

"See? You want to inhale them again!"

Zhou De shut up.

But a moment later, Zhou De said viciously, "Even if it wasn't an indirect kiss, confess honestly! Why did Xu Ziqin come looking for you? What did you two talk about?"

At once, everyone in the class turned to look at him, waiting for Yu Shao's answer.

Yu Shao knew he could not dodge this. If he did not give these animals an answer today, they definitely would not let him go.

So after thinking about it, Yu Shao loudly declared, "She said she likes me!"

"If you keep talking bullshit, I'll fucking kill you!"

Zhou De did not believe him at all. He clenched Yu Shao's collar tightly and said, "Tell the truth!"

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Yu Shao immediately said, "She came to confirm whether I'd signed up for the Go simultaneous exhibition match. You know, she's in the student council, so she needed to confirm it with me."

Tell one lie first, then after someone exposes it, tell a second lie, and that second lie will be much easier for others to accept.

In the end, Yu Shao still did not dare tell them about running into Xu Ziqin at the Go hall the day before yesterday.

Otherwise, knowing these animals as well as he did, they might decide he had been dating Xu Ziqin after school and tear him apart alive.

After getting that answer, it was obvious that all the boys in the class breathed a small sigh of relief.

Actually, none of them believed there was anything between Xu Ziqin and Yu Shao. Xu Ziqin was simply too dazzling. She had probably come to him over something important.

Cheng Mengjie, who had been secretly listening with her ears pricked up, also quietly breathed a sigh of relief. She found the thought that had flashed through her mind just now rather amusing.

That was true. How could Yu Shao possibly be together with Xu Ziqin? That was Xu Ziqin.

Although Cheng Mengjie had never particularly liked Xu Ziqin, she had to admit that Xu Ziqin was truly flawless. Even Cheng Mengjie felt a powerful sense of inferiority whenever she saw her.

But Zhou De and the other boys still refused to let it go. They insisted that Yu Shao repeat everything he had said to Xu Ziqin in the hallway.

Yu Shao had no choice but to start making things up on the spot.

It was not until the bell rang and the chemistry teacher, whom even Zhou De was unwilling to sleep through, entered the classroom that Yu Shao was finally rescued.

At that moment, Yu Shao even felt that the chemistry teacher was more beautiful than Xu Ziqin. Though she was nearing retirement, she still had plenty of charm.

"Still, Shanhai Chess Hall..."

Yu Shao thought of the male college student he had played chess with the day before yesterday and felt a little regretful. He should have just gone home that day.

"Forget it. I'll go again."

At five in the afternoon, the day's studies finally came to an end. It was time for school to let out again.

"Old Yu, let's go game. The five of us are definitely ranking up today."

Zhou De patted Yu Shao on the shoulder, trying to drag him along to lose rank again.

"You're not learning Go anymore?"

Yu Shao gave Zhou De a sidelong glance and asked.

"Of course I am. I'll study during class tomorrow. After school is game time." Zhou De began spouting nonsense again. "Once I learn Go, I'll crush you easy."

"I'm not going today. I've got something to do."

Yu Shao shook his head, packing up his books as he refused.

"Come on, go with us. Everyone else is going, how can you bail? I'll carry today, seriously." Zhou De still tried to persuade him.

"Forget it."

Yu Shao shook his head and said, "I really have something to do today. There's an older guy from Jiang University waiting for me. I need to go see him."

Seeing how serious Yu Shao was, Zhou De figured he probably really had something to do today, so he stopped insisting. "Fine, then. Tomorrow?"

"We'll talk about tomorrow tomorrow."

Yu Shao slung on his backpack and said, "I'm heading out. See you tomorrow."

With that, Yu Shao left the classroom without looking back.

After leaving school, Yu Shao headed toward Shanhai Chess Hall.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Yu Shao arrived once more at that intersection and stood before Shanhai Chess Hall. After hesitating for a moment, he finally walked inside.

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