"Huh?" (cat-looking-confused.jpg)
Jin Debiao sneered. "You're not still thinking of getting revenge on the young master, are you?"
Little bro, what makes you think you can?
"So we're really just going to let it go?"
"You saw it yourself. Taekwondo is completely useless against traditional martial arts. You might as well switch to traditional martial arts while you still have a foundation. There are plenty of traditional martial arts clubs at school, anyway."
"Guess you're right." Jin Wu nodded, already making up his mind.
Chinese-style martial arts are the best! I'm switching to the winning side.
Meanwhile, the principal gazed meaningfully at Xu Yi. "Xiao Yi, you're such a good fighter. How about representing the school in a competition?"
Xu Yi rolled his eyes. "I can play piano, too. Are you going to make me compete in that as well?"
"Good point. So, will you go?"
Xu Yi: "..."
"Sorry, Principal, but that's not what I want to do." Xu Yi politely declined.
"But competing could make your résumé more impressive."
"Isn't it impressive enough already?"
The principal stared blankly for a moment. "I guess it is."
"If you decide you want to compete, just call me."
"Okay."
The moment the principal left, the beautiful Bingbing hurried over to Xu Yi.
"Xu Yi, you're famous!"
"Our team just clipped your match livestream, and now it's gone viral across the whole internet."
Xu Yi flourished his sleeve. "Everyone's admiring how good I am at fighting?"
"No. Everyone's guessing who you are. Are you an official or a rich guy?"
Xu Yi: "..."
Who's making me out to be someone I'm not?
Those three were just lousy fighters, okay?
Couldn't they see the expressions on those three guys' faces? They looked like they wanted to tear him apart.
Xu Yi was speechless.
He'd thought he'd get to show off properly, but instead he'd become the punchline.
After all that, Xu Yi wasn't in the mood to keep goofing around with Little Fatty.
After shooting the breeze for a while, Xu Yi headed back to the dorm.
The dorm is my sanctuary. A little clever maneuvering, and the Emotion Points will come pouring in.
"If you come in here, you'd better all pay me Secondhand Smoke Money."
"Xu... Xu Yi?" Wang Liang looked surprised.
"Hey~ You've even learned to trick me with Xu the Young Master now. Xu Yi!"
Xu Yi glanced around the dorm. "Where's Yang De?"
"The Discipline Inspection Commission took him in for tea."
"Huh?"
"After that thing in the dorm, his parents were investigated, and now he's being investigated along with them.
"As far as I know, they're being really strict this time. Yang De probably won't be coming back."
Wang Liang took a drag on his cigarette, then courteously blew the smoke into a plastic bag and tied it shut. He sighed.
"Ah~ Who would've thought Old Yang would be the first of the four of us to land a secure government job?"
I wonder if he'll be able to see Brother Fan in prison.
Xu Yi felt a little down. All he could say was that the bureau chief had been shortsighted.
Couldn't he have waited a little longer before making his move?
With one fewer leek, it'd take a lot longer to rack up Emotion Points.
Besides, Yang De had been a major taxpayer.
"I won't keep chatting. I need to get my application materials ready," Wang Liang suddenly said.
"Applying for a job? You're not going to grad school?" Xu Yi asked in surprise.
"No. The value of a degree is dropping faster than my snake. Better to enter society early and become a wage slave."
Liu Yu: "Hey~ You just couldn't get into grad school, so now you're blaming the whole job market. If you're no good, don't blame the road for being uneven."
Xu Yi pointed at Liu Yu. "So you're going to grad school?"
"I'm not, either."
Xu Yi: "..."
Fine, fine. None of you are going. Then neither am I.
"Which company are you applying to?" Liu Yu asked.
At that, Wang Liang smiled smugly. "I've decided. Furun Group."
"What?"
"Bro, how much have you had to drink this morning? I'd sooner believe you could pass the civil service exam than get into Furun Group.
"The cleaners there make over six thousand a month."
Wang Liang smiled. "Funny you should say that. I'm applying to be a security guard. Other people become security guards at fifty; I'm doing it at twenty. In other words, I've skipped thirty years of detours."
Xu Yi blinked. "You're not even qualified to be a security guard."
Negative Emotion Points +50
"I've already got connections. The HR manager is my mom's affair partner. He'll get me in."
Come on, man!
Big Socks, are you even speaking Chinese?
Wang Liang took it in stride. "We're adults. It's normal to have a colorful love life."
Xu Yi: "Even your mom has an affair partner, but you don't. Little Chu Nan."
Negative Emotion Points +100
Wang Liang instantly flushed red with anger, but still insisted, "Young Master Xu, you have no idea how many times my girlfriend has made me cry."
"Little Chu Nan has a pretty vivid imagination when it comes to getting some."
Negative Emotion Points +200
He was crushed. Completely crushed.
"Hey~ Now you're bragging to your buddies, too. Your bed's covered in 'antiques' every day. I see right through you, but I keep quiet."
After being exposed, Wang Liang gave up on saving face and went on, "Young Master Xu, you're not like us anymore. You've got an uncle who's a bureau chief. You can land a government job as soon as you graduate.
"We're different. We might end up as wage slaves for the rest of our lives."
Xu Yi scratched his head. "I'm not planning to take the civil service exam, either."
"???"
Huh?
The two of them stared at him, bewildered. "With such an advantage, you're not taking the civil service exam?"
"Funny enough, I'm planning to join Furun Group, too."
Wang Liang immediately perked up, once again acting as cocky as before.
"Xiao Xu, why don't you stick with me? I've got connections at Furun Group. My mom just has to wiggle her hips, and the two of us can skip who knows how many detours."
Before you continue