Chapter 13

[Cut, cut his fore-skin?]

The whole class: ???!!!

◎Qi Yang in a little skirt◎

"Hahahaha! Sorry, Yang, sorry! I was wrong. I won't laugh anymore!"

"Pfft—hahahaha!" The boy had barely finished speaking before he lost control and started laughing again.

Sorry, he really couldn't help it. Every time he looked at Qi Yang now, the words cut his fore-skin popped into his head. He was laughing so hard he couldn't even eat the food in front of him.

They deserved a little forgiveness. They'd held it in all morning and had only dared to let loose now that it was lunchtime.

Chen Jiashu was laughing too. Several of them had tears in their eyes. "Qi Yang, did you really take the day off to get circumcised?"

Qi Yang shot him a cold look. He couldn't be bothered to explain. If he did, Chen Jiashu would only say, "I get it, I get it. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone."

That would just make him sound guilty. Better not to explain at all.

It was one thing for everyone else to laugh, but what was Song Qinghe laughing at?

Song Qinghe noticed his gaze, adjusted his glasses, and instantly wiped the smile from his face, returning to his usual cool, aloof class-president self.

Qin Shiyue and Shen Luoluo came over with their food trays. Seeing the others doubled over with laughter, Qin Shiyue asked, despite knowing full well, "What are you all laughing at?"

"Pfft, hahahaha—"

The moment she asked, everyone at the table burst out laughing again!

Their laughter was so contagious that even Shen Luoluo, who had no idea what was going on, joined in. She thought they must have heard something funny.

Qi Yang couldn't take it anymore. He hooked an arm around Chen Jiashu's neck and tightened his grip. Through gritted teeth, he said, "Chen Jiashu's been going around spreading rumors that I took the day off to get circumcised!"

"I explained it to them, but they won't believe me!"

Chen Jiashu: !!!

How had this turned into him spreading rumors?

He tried to defend himself, only to discover that Qi Yang had him in such a tight hold he couldn't speak! Fine, fine. So Qi Yang would throw his brother under the bus for a girl?

What a friend-abandoning bastard!

Qi Yang raised an eyebrow and tightened his hold even more.

As the two silently struggled, Shen Luoluo's inner voice came through—

[It's true. Qi Yang's right. He wasn't the one getting circumcised today. It was a kid in his family. Qi Yang only went along with him.]

Everyone at the table exchanged glances and pursed their lips. So it really wasn't Qi Yang. That took the fun out of it.

Qi Yang raised an eyebrow. Told you it wasn't me. You just wouldn't believe it.

"Get lost." In a much better mood, he let go of Chen Jiashu and picked up a can of cola from the table. His long fingers slipped under the tab and pulled. The can hissed, and bubbles rose to the top.

He held it out to Shen Luoluo. Just as he did, her inner voice continued—

[Because he already got circumcised when he was seven. He even wore little skirts for an entire summer afterward.]

"Pfft—"

"Hahahahaha—"

[He went to the hospital with the kid this time to share his experience.]

"Sorry, sorry! Hahahaha—"

"Hahahahahaha—"

Qi Yang's grip on the cola tightened, then tightened again. He nearly crushed the can!

[Oh well. I can only see text here. I wish I could see photos. I'd really like to know what Qi Yang looked like in a little skirt.]

Chen Jiashu laughed so hard he pounded the table. Qi Yang had dug himself into another hole!

He and Qi Yang had grown up together, but they'd both gone back to their hometowns for summer and winter break as kids. He really hadn't known that Qi Yang had been circumcised as a child, much less that he'd worn little skirts for an entire summer!

Honestly, he wanted to see a photo of Qi Yang in a little skirt too. Shen Luoluo was hilarious!

Shen Luoluo looked at everyone sprawled across the table laughing, puzzled. Their reactions to a joke sure were slow.

When she looked up, she finally noticed Qi Yang's hand suspended in midair. "For me?" She also saw how red his ears were.

[His ears are red. Is he embarrassed?]

[There's nothing wrong with getting circumcised, though. Lots of boys do when they're little...]

Qi Yang's ears turned even redder, as if they might start dripping blood. He hurriedly pressed the cola into Shen Luoluo's hand. "Drink your cola."

"Oh," Shen Luoluo said. "Thanks."

It took the group ages to settle down. They ate and chatted, though the sight of Qi Yang's face still occasionally set someone off laughing.

They were having such a good time that they failed to notice a pair of eyes watching them hatefully from a short distance behind them.

When school let out that afternoon, Qi Yang packed up his things and headed for the classroom door with Chen Jiashu.

Then something occurred to him. He stopped and looked back.

Chen Jiashu turned too. "What? Something wrong?"

Qi Yang tipped up his chin. "Waiting for someone."

After years of friendship, Chen Jiashu knew exactly who Qi Yang meant. He was probably worried about a repeat of the crowd that had surrounded her that morning.

Chen Jiashu had no objection, but said, "Let's wait outside. We shouldn't block the doorway."

The two had just stepped out of the classroom when a boy came sprinting toward them. He was running so fast that Qi Yang had no time to dodge. Bang! They collided head-on.

The impact left Qi Yang seeing stars. The other boy fared no better, landing hard on his backside.

"Qi Yang, you okay?"

Shen Jiayan sat on the floor, grimacing in pain. He got up, about to apologize, but the moment he heard the name "Qi Yang," his apology turned to anger. So this was the guy!

His sister had been surrounded by a group of people that morning because of him! Shen Jiayan had heard Qi Yang's name before, but this was the first time he'd seen him in person.

Shen Jiayan looked Qi Yang up and down for a good while. He wasn't all that special. He wasn't even that handsome—not as handsome as Shen Jiayan himself!

What did those girls see in him? This was Jingbei High School's heartthrob? He'd only won because Shen Jiayan hadn't been there. If Shen Jiayan had attended Jingbei High School last year, Qi Yang would never have taken the top spot!