Jin Li quickly caught up with Xie Ji and walked alongside him, chattering like a newborn Little Bird.
"By the way, my benefactor, you've been in the military academy hospital for almost half a month, so you probably don't know much about the academy's infrastructure yet. Shall I show you around?"
Xie Ji politely replied, "No need, thank you. My friend is waiting for me outside; we're going out for dinner in a bit."
"Are we eating at the school cafeteria?" Jin Li continued, " The Imperial Military Academy has a five-star restaurant. I can take you there; just use my school badge!"
"Thank you, but it's really not necessary." Xie Ji's head was starting to ache from his nagging. "Also, my name is Xie Ji. You can just call me Xie Ji from now on. Calling me 'benefactor' feels rather strange."
" Xie Ji." Jin Li called softly, then squinted and followed behind Xie Ji: "Thank you, Xie Ji Xie Ji. When are you going back to your dorm? Can I come and play with you after you finish eating and go back to your dorm, Xie Ji? I wonder if there's anyone else in my dorm? Can I sleep with you tonight Xie Ji?"
Xie Ji sighed, looking down at Jin Li, who was half a head younger than him and still had a baby face. "When I get back, I'll come find you to play."
The tension in Jin Li's eyes eased a little. She tugged at Xie Ji's sleeve and nodded reluctantly, "Then you must come back soon."
Xie Ji patted his head. "Go back and wait for me."
Jin Li laughed, but suddenly felt a chill creep into his neck, as if a small, icy snake had burrowed into his skin, making him shrink back and glance around.
Lu Xunji's deep purple eyes fell on him meaningfully.
For some reason, he always felt that the Top Scorer Bro next to his benefactor was trying to send him to be reincarnated all the time.
"Then I'll head back now." Jin Li swallowed hard and said weakly, "If you get back to the dorm later, come find me. I'll be waiting for you obediently in the dorm."
After saying that, she didn't dare look at Lu Xunji again, turned around and ran away.
Xie Ji rubbed his ears. "Finally, some peace and quiet. Let's go."
Lu Xunji glanced at him and commented, "Very popular, Little Xie."
"I can understand. He's probably not very brave. Coming to military school and having no relatives or friends, he'll naturally rely more on those who have shown him kindness in the past." Xie Ji out his chest maturely and lectured Lu Xunji: " Little Ji, don't be jealous. Friendship doesn't need so much possessiveness."
Lu Xunji narrowed his eyes, turned his face away, and didn't say anything more.
Logically, Xie Ji should have been able to sense his emotions at this point, but Xie Ji didn't. He ran towards the people standing at the door, then jumped up and slapped Zhou Heyu hard on the neck. The two of them laughed and hugged each other.
" Little Zhou! Missed your buddies?" Xie Ji put his arm around Zhou Heyu's shoulder. "By the way, Lu Xunji and I are in dorm 110. We'll take our stuff back together and then treat you guys to dinner! I got a special badge! We can just swipe it at any five-star restaurant later!"
Zhou Heyu deliberately lowered his body and secretly nuzzled Xie Ji's ear before whispering a soft "Mmm" after a long while.
Xie Ji liked Zhou Heyu's affectionate but taciturn nature, which was very similar to A-Qiang's. He took the suitcase from Zhou Heyu's hand and walked forward side by side with him.
Shang Yan glanced at Lu Xunji, who was following not far behind, and said nothing. He took the suitcase from Xie Ji and snorted, "I specially took leave from Imperial University of Science and Technology and Technology to pick you up from the hospital, why didn't you come over and hug me?"
Xie Ji glanced at him sideways. "Alright, stop acting like Lu Xunji."
It's already troublesome enough to appease one person; according to Shang Yan, he'd have to appease five. He might as well just be killed.
Ji Shi was Ji Shi agonizing over why Xie Ji hadn't chosen his dorm room. He walked less than ten steps in a huff, but when he saw Zhou Heyu and Xie Ji side by side, he felt aggrieved and turned back to push Zhou Heyu aside.
"I am Xie Ji's best brother!"
Zhou Heyu: "..."
childish.
The group entered the dormitory building in a grand procession. Xie Ji took out his school badge and swiped it, and was instantly shocked by the luxury inside.
His imagined luxurious double room would at most have two bunk beds with desks underneath, and maybe a bit more space, but the "double room" in front of him was truly for "two people."
It's even a suite, with a total interior area of at least 90 square meters. It has a separate bathroom and a semi-open kitchen, two bedrooms, and a huge living room. At the far end is a semi-open garden balcony, where a gentle breeze makes the swing on the balcony sway softly.
Xie Ji was stunned for a long time before he could react. Ji Shi helped him bring in his luggage and poked his cheek. "What's wrong? Are you scared stiff?"
" Ji Shi, tell me honestly, has our military academy really not embezzled anything it shouldn't have? Is this the level of luxury that student dormitories should have?!"
"The entire school has tens of thousands of students, but there are only a dozen or so of these luxurious double dorm rooms. Those who can live in them are all either very rich or very powerful." Mu Yao snorted and said, "Only those who entered through special examinations like yours can use them for free. We all have to pay the military academy up to 100,000 yuan in accommodation fees every year."
Xie Ji lay on the stylish ergonomic sofa in the living room, tears streaming down his face, deeply moved. "Thank you, military academy! Thank you, principal! I moved into a luxurious apartment outright at nineteen, without relying on my parents or myself, all thanks to Lu Xunji who helped me achieve this effortlessly."
Shang Yan: "..."
That's such a pathetic attitude.
After putting their things down, the group went to the military academy's most prestigious five-star restaurant for dinner.
Xie Ji marveled at the military academy's luxury and sophistication countless times along the way. Located in the heart of a vast forest, with primeval forests right outside, the school boasted comprehensive facilities, making it almost unlike a school. Apart from the training areas, it resembled a magnificent metropolis.
As dusk settles, a scene of extravagance, madness, and freedom unfolds.
As soon as Xie Ji entered the restaurant, he noticed that there weren't many people dining there. A group of people sitting by the window saw them, their faces showing an ambiguous expression, and they whispered something to each other.
Xie Ji didn't understand, so he whispered to Ji Shi, "Why do I feel like they're looking at us strangely?"
Ji Shi's warning gaze fell on the group of people at that table, and they immediately looked away awkwardly, lowered their heads, and remained silent.
"It's nothing." Ji Shi raised his hand, pressed Xie Ji's head, and said in a low voice, "It's just a bunch of ignorant people talking nonsense. Don't worry about it."
Xie Ji wasn't particularly interested in exploring other people's lives, so he nodded and followed the waiter into the private room.
Like a nouveau riche who suddenly becomes rich, Xie Ji waved his hand and ordered a table full of the most expensive dishes, along with several bottles of red wine.
He can't really drink much; he gets drunk almost instantly.
But if these bottles of red wine are worth as much as 500,000 per bottle, then even if it were poison, Xie Ji would still have to taste it to see if it was salty enough.
For the first time ever, Lu Xunji didn't stop them; he could tell Xie Ji was very happy.
Not being a spoilsport when necessary is also an essential skill for the perfect boyfriend.
In the Ji Shi, everyone got drunk, and only Shang Yan, who was about to take a car back to Imperial University of Science and Technology of Science and Technology, and Lu Xunji, who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, remained sober.
"Aren't you going to have some?" Shang Yan looked at the glass of red wine in front of Lu Xunji: " Xie Ji said it's very expensive."
I don't drink alcohol.
"Although I don't quite understand the relationship between you two," Shang Yan continued, "I can roughly tell that Xie Ji treats you differently than he treats others. However, I'm worried that you won't let him off too easily, and he may have made a wrong decision."
Lu Xunji's gaze sharpened, his purplish-red eyes peeking out from behind his bangs, cold as ice. "His decision needs your judgment?"
"Fine, I shouldn't have said that." Shang Yan smiled and sighed, jokingly raising his hands in surrender. " Xie Ji's pills are selling very well; they're almost impossible to find now."
"So?"
"So I think he shouldn't be in a situation where he can't make a living and has to beg you, which puts my mind at ease." Shang Yan said, "As long as he has money, even if he suffers a little Love Wound, it's nothing. He can still cry while sitting amidst a mountain of gold."
Lu Xunji tilted his head. "You seem to have a lot of issues with me."
"If Xie Ji doesn't like you," Shang Yan sighed, "I won't have any complaints about you."
Lu Xunji seemed pleased by Shang Yan's indirect affirmation. He raised an eyebrow and mercifully refrained from continuing to argue with Shang Yan.
Xie Ji had drunk too much and needed to use the restroom, so he stumbled out, leaning against the wall.
The two were locked in a heated argument, but neither noticed.
It wasn't until the commotion outside started that Lu Xunji suddenly stood up and walked out.
At the toilet entrance, Xie Ji straddled a person wearing a military academy uniform, grabbed him by the collar, and punched him hard in the face.
The man, beaten and cursing, yelled, "You filthy idiot, disgusting pervert, you dare hit me?! You three really think you're superior just because you passed the special exam, huh? You, that guy surnamed Lu, and that sissy little sissy! Who knows how you got in here? A bitch who cries at the slightest touch, you think you passed the special exam? You're kidding me! Did some patrolling soldiers give you passes after they had their fun with you?! Ha! I'll make you regret this sooner or later!"
Xie Ji scoffed, stood up in his high-top military boots, and coldly stomped hard between the man's legs!
The man instantly lost his voice, his face contorted with bulging veins, turning a deep purplish-red.
"I know you're straightforward," Xie Ji chuckled. "But you can't just use your mouth, can you? Hmm? You start thinking about people in the lewd way every time you see them. What's wrong with your thing? How useless is it that it makes you so easily self-orgasmic?"
The man glared at him fiercely. "You just wait, you motherfucker—"
Those around were watching, not daring to take a step forward, after all, Xie Ji's status was undeniable.
One of only three people to pass the special exam in the military academy's more than 100-year history, the owner of a special badge personally awarded by the school, and someone who is cherished by several young masters who they wouldn't dare to even look at normally.
The Ji Household, Shang Household, holds a place in high society. The Zhou Household is a level below, but still well-known. The Mu Household is the wealthiest of the wealthy, an academic family, and a family that even the imperial family treats with respect.
The Ji Household, in particular, wields considerable influence in both business and politics.
These are the few people who are backing Xie Ji up.
Let alone Xie Ji beating someone up in a restaurant, even if he raped someone in front of everyone in the restaurant, no one would dare to stop him.
Seeing that Xie Ji hadn't suffered any loss, Lu Xunji wasn't in a hurry to step forward and leaned to the side, waiting for Xie Ji his anger.
"Waiting?" Xie Ji seemed like a different person after drinking, possessing immense strength. "Who the hell is waiting for you, you ugly freak? What are you waiting for? You don't like me, do you? What can I do about it? If you really don't like me, you can die before me."
"Damn it, you--"
"You used such foul language, those two insults you hurled at me, did I even hold it against you?" Xie Ji's face flashed with a hint of ferocity, and he kicked the man's things down hard again. "Huh? You insulted Lu Xunji? What the hell made you dare to insult my brother? Huh? I'll kick you to death, you believe me?"
The veins on the man's forehead bulged, and he fainted from the pain in an instant.
Xie Ji grew angrier the more he thought about it, still not satisfied, and kicked again. "You insulted my brother, huh? Fine, I'll kick you to death! I'll kick you to death! I'll kick you to death! I'll kick you to death! I'll kick you to death! I'll kick you to death!"
Lu Xunji smiled and walked over amidst the pleading looks from the staff, then hoisted Xie Ji up by the waist and carried him away.
Xie Ji clung to his brother, muttering, "Kick you to death, kick you to death, kick you to death, kick you to death..."
"Alright, alright." Lu Xunji carried him back to the private room, pinched his cheek, and shook him. "He's already kicked to death."
Xie Ji was instantly jolted awake. "Huh? He's really dead?"
"Slightly fatal." Lu Xunji glanced back, and after they left, the staff surrounding them hurriedly carried the person away and took them to the hospital. "About forty percent."
Xie Ji, having drunk alcohol, was slow-witted and didn't catch Lu Xunji's joke. He stood up groggily and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go kick him to ninety-nine percent."
Lu Xunji pressed him back down and rubbed behind his ear. "Be good."
Xie Ji immediately sat still, hugging his brother's waist, behaving as obediently as if he were dead.
Shang Yan and Lu Xunji exchanged a glance, coughed, and said, "Should I investigate? There seem to be some rumors circulating about you at your school lately."
"No need." Lu Xunji looked around and said, "You take them back, I'll take Xie Ji back."
Shang Yan glared at him, then held up a circle with her hand. "Them? I'll give them all to you?"
Lu Xunji picked up Xie Ji: "Hmm, if you don't want to send him, you can throw him in the moat."
Shang Yan: "..."
Who says only those standing in the underworld are Yama, the King of Hell?
Lu Xunji put his arm around Xie Ji and went straight back to the dormitory. He took out the school badge from Xie Ji's pants pocket and swiped it to open the door.
Xie Ji blushed deeply and, upon entering the room, covered his mouth and rushed into the bathroom.
Lu Xunji followed him in and soothingly rubbed the back of his neck. "You can't drink anymore, but you're still drinking? You're so happy, aren't you, little darling?"
After Xie Ji finished vomiting, he stood up, rinsed his mouth, and became a little more awake. "Ugh, you get out, I need to... I need to take a shower."
Lu Xunji's eyes darkened. He grabbed Xie Ji by the collar and lifted him up, easily spreading Xie Ji's legs. He chuckled in his ear, "Together."