Ji Wangyun spent Sunday and welcomed Monday.
He hadn't forgotten his promise to tutor Xie Zhuzhou. He took his annual leave from work and came out dressed in the cool, boyish style that Xie Zhuzhou liked, and sat down next to Ji Wangchen.
Ji Wangchen: "..."
Ji Wuqiu's eyelids twitched; he almost thought this kid was the youngest, and he was genuinely startled.
What's wrong with you?
Ji Wangyun even started playing around, imitating Xie Zhuzhou's posture and manners as he ate his breakfast. "Father, I have to substitute for the youngest son in class. He said that if he misses again, he'll lose credits, so... starting today, I am Xie Zhuzhou."
Ji Wuqiu:...
They learned it quite well.
Ji Wangyan: "Dad, I always said that Second Brother's brain might have been injured when he had that racing accident last time."
"Okay, let's schedule another appointment for him to see a doctor."
Ji Wangchen looked at Ji Wangyun and sneered, "Don't fail. Being the youngest isn't an easy thing, especially for someone like you."
"Tch, who do you think you are?" After finishing her meal, Ji Wangyun put on her younger brother's new shoes, and surprisingly, the size was just right!
Ji Wangyun got into Xiao Nan's car. Xiao Nan was startled and took a closer look at Ji Wangyun: "You two look so alike... I never thought you two looked so alike before, but now, judging from your clothes and expressions, you were already six or seven points similar, but now you're eight points similar!"
"Alright, let's go."
Xiao Nan: "..."
Okay, that sounds even more like it!
At this moment, Ji Wangyun was unaware of the immense challenge that lay ahead.
From the moment Ji Wangyun stepped into the campus, she put on a mask. Xie Zhuzhou usually liked to wear a mask to appear serious, but now that Ji Wangyun was wearing one, it didn't seem out of place at all.
He looked down at his phone and followed the map navigation. People around him who saw " Xie Zhuzhou " made way for him. In their eyes, there was more fear than disgust.
Ji Wangyun:...
Has his youngest son already taken over the world? Is he some kind of demon king? Why is everyone avoiding him like the plague?
Ji Wangyun moved freely through the campus, even picking up dogs that were walking on the road, as if afraid that Xie Zhuzhou would kick the dogs if he was unhappy.
Ji Wangyun: "..." Xie Zhuzhou, what exactly did you do?!
Finally arriving at the classroom according to the navigation, Ji Wangyun felt a surge of excitement. After all, playing the youngest child under the watchful eyes of so many people was incredibly thrilling.
Li Yankai glanced at the back door and saw Xie Zhuzhou walk in like the wind and sit down next to him as usual.
But something feels off.
"Hey bro, why are you here so early today? You usually arrive right on time."
Ji Wangyun: "Really? I didn't notice."
"Yeah, by the way, there's a practical lesson later, so don't push the teacher too far. That Golden-Hooped Rod you made last time is still legendary!"
Ji Wangyun's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected there to be a practical lesson. His younger brother was a master at sabotaging his older brother!
"But don't worry, today's lesson won't count towards your grade, so it's okay if you don't prepare. Just do your usual level."
What do you think my usual skill level is?
"Well... well, the kind of person who could make the teacher angry?" Li Yankai glanced at Xie Zhuzhou's expression, worried that he was upset, and was about to say something more when the teacher came in to start the lesson.
Ji Wangyun slowly took out his textbook, and when he felt the group of people secretly watching him, he frowned slightly.
It's obvious his brother is more hated; it seems like everyone's itching to beat him up.
Li Yankai seemed to be oblivious to everything; the whole morning passed and he still hadn't noticed anything wrong with Xie Zhuzhou. After class, Li Yankai asked him if he wanted to go to the cafeteria for lunch.
Ji Wangyun certainly wanted to go and see, since the cafeteria was the easiest place for conflicts to erupt, but he couldn't, worried about being exposed, since he had afternoon classes.
His brother's life was so boring, and his personality was boring too. He couldn't talk to anyone casually, and his eyes had to be arrogant. Even if a handsome boy fell down in front of him on his way out of school and tried to scam him, Ji Wangyun could only look down on him with the same eyes one would use to look at a lower-class creature.
Ji Wangyun: "..."
However, after adopting her younger brother's perspective, why did Ji Wangyun inexplicably feel both incredibly chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) and strangely exhilarated?
Just as he was walking past the boy and continuing on his way, someone called out to him.
" Xie Zhuzhou! Stop right there!"
Ji Wangyun, intrigued by the challenge, stopped and turned to see two oddly shaped people. Though lacking in imposing presence, they stood tall and flushed, their hands even in casts.
"Don't think, don't think..." one of the fat men said, his voice beginning to tremble.
Ji Wangyun scoffed. "Don't think it's anything special?"
"You already hit us last time, and you hit us again last week! No, no, don't think we don't know it was you! You, you, you..."
"First, you need to provide evidence to prove that I did it, right?" Ji Wangyun chuckled and approached them step by step.
The two men slowly retreated, having initially intended to get revenge, but now that they were so close, they dared not!
Xie Zhuzhou's eyes were terrifying, as if he wanted to crush their bones.
The fat man swallowed hard and said loudly, "One day, we will..."
"What...?"
The two didn't finish their conversation before they broke down and ran away.
Ji Wangyun only said a few words lightly, and those people were scared away.
In the afternoon, Ji Wangyun displayed a shoddy skill that was on par with Xie Zhuzhou's, prompting the teacher to shake his head repeatedly, "Go back and practice more."
These are the teacher's exact words.
Finally, class ended. Ji Wangyun felt utterly exhausted. "Going to a dating reality show must be so much fun!" she thought.
Ji Wangyun straightened his back, mustered his spirits, and got up to walk out of the school gate with Li Yankai.
Li Yankai is a local and rarely lives on campus. Occasionally, he and Xie Zhuzhou walk the same way.
Before parting, Li Yankai, his expression calm, finally asked, "You're not Zhuzhou, are you?"
Ji Wangyun's eyes widened in shock. "How did you know?" No wonder he's so close to his younger brother!
"Because he's left-handed, and he usually speaks with a barbed tongue and indiscriminate attacks. You're being too gentle today."
Ji Wangyun: "..." Wait! Is this considered gentle?!
"You two look so alike, you must be his older brother, right?"
Ji Wangyun: "..." No, are all the people who hang out with Xie Zhuzhou shrewd and calculating?
"Is he alright?" This was the third time Xie Zhuzhou had gone missing. Although Li Yankai was used to it, as a roommate, he couldn't help but worry.
"He's fine, he just couldn't come because of something. Xiexie you for your concern." Ji Wangyun was a little touched. There were actually people at school who cared about her younger brother. It seemed that not everyone at school was after him.
"You're going to be on a dating reality show later, right? Then be careful not to get caught." After confirming that " Xie Zhuzhou " wasn't the real person, Li Yankai was quite excited inside, but he couldn't lose his composure on the surface.
"Okay, Xiexie for reminding me." Ji Wangyun was unusually serious.
If you've survived such a tough school environment, wouldn't a dating reality show be even easier?
Ji Wangyun was full of confidence.