It was Monday again, and Yu Si personally drove Yu Sui to school.
“Let’s talk about other things when you have your break. Don’t cause trouble at school and focus on preparing for the subject division exams.”
Yu Sui nodded and leaned on the passenger seat, looking like he was still asleep, but he drew the cards quickly: “This one is from you, sister’s, eldest brother’s, dad’s, and mom’s. There are also 5,000 yuan cash.”
After taking out several cards, only the student ID, transportation card, and a Fulai Dao membership card were left, not even keeping any cash.
He was so straightforward that Yu Si showed an expression of discomfort, but in the end he didn’t say anything. He just took the card and didn’t touch the cash: “Keep the money. Don’t starve to death in a few days, or else Dad will kill me.”
Yu Sui nodded: “That makes sense.”
With those words, the slender white fingers took back the stack of cash without hesitation.
Yu Si: “…”
During the academic year, every Monday was a ceremonial event. Every Sunday, the honor guard would lower the national flag, and there would be a flag-raising ceremony on Monday.
The students who came early were in the classroom catching up on their homework. And, Yu Sui was called out by the English teacher as soon as he put down his schoolbag: “Have you written your speech draft?”
Yu Sui had completely forgotten about it. After a moment of silence, he then shook his head calmly: “No.”
“I knew it,” The English teacher was not surprised. “I’ve said before that you only look behaved, but you don’t really work hard on your academic subjects. Lao Gu even said I was harsh—Look at this! I just told you that you were going to give a speech, but you didn’t even prepare a draft…”
Yu Sui couldn’t get a word in. His gaze drifted outside the playground, a little distracted.
The class responsible for raising the flag this week and the honor guard were already in the school field, along with some teachers and the vice principal. At this time, students were still arriving at school during this time, getting a glimpse of their rehearsal — probably so accustomed to it they didn’t even notice.
His gaze fell upon the people next to the podium, probably those from the Student Council. The president of this year’s student union is Chen Zhanni, a senior one year above him. She had good grades, was pretty, and was regarded as the school belle by many boys in No. 26 Middle School.
The Student Council President appeared in public frequently, so Yu Sui recognized her. But what attracted his attention was the tall, clean-cut boy standing next to Chen Zhanni.
He was much taller than Chen Zhanni and had to lower his head when speaking.
This was the third time Yu Sui had seen him, and he gained a new understanding of him—his waist-to-hip ratio was good.
Taking another look, Yu Sui thought to himself, “It might be difficult to get along with him.”
Standing next to the campus beauty, he actually had a cold expression while talking to her.
If this happened in the Yu family, they would be waiting in line for a lecture and a grand gift.
Young Master Yu hated dealing with people the most. He secretly sighed, glad that they had no interactions, and hoped that they had no intersection in the future.
As a result, within two minutes, Yu Sui was pushed in front of the person who was difficult to get along with.
“Fortunately, he remembered to write a speech. Learn from him.” said the English teacher.
Yu Sui: “…”
Yan Xiu: “…”
There were at least ten members from the student council nearby, and none of them showed any intention of leaving. More than a dozen pairs of eyes fell on Yu Sui’s face like spotlights, looking at him curiously.
The boy who was led by the teacher was very fair, with delicate features, and a longevity lock tied with a red string on his wrist. He had a comfortable aura—well-behaved and gentle, obviously a young master who was raised meticulously.
Young Master Yu wasn’t socially anxious, but he couldn’t handle such blatant staring.
Adopting a “Since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it” attitude, he smiled gently and said, “Hello, I’m your English partner for this event, Yu Sui.”
His English teacher patted him on the shoulder and led the other teacher away: “Don’t worry, this person in our class speaks authentic English. No need to worry.”
But even after both teachers left, the handsome guy with peach-blossom eyes opposite him didn’t respond to his intentions.
“Minister, someone is talking to you.” Someone nudged him.
Yan Xiu said in a calm voice: “It’s just a speech. No need for introductions.”
Yu Sui’s fingers stiffened. He didn’t expect that his words would come true. This bastard really couldn’t be dealt with using normal human interaction.
“Oh, you’re right.” Young master Yu raised his chin. “Where’s my copy of the speech?”
Yan Xiu didn’t move, gaze lifted slightly and suddenly asked, “Were you the one who ate grilled durian last week?”
Grilled durian?
Yu Sui was stunned, and the arrogance that had just risen was retracted into his body without a trace. After two seconds, he feigned bravado and spoke. Standing firm and steady, he looked at Yan Xiu’s manuscript, which was filled with English text: “It’s just a speech. No need for a census, right?”
Those student council members didn’t know how to read the room; the atmosphere was already so tense, but they still looked like they were just watching the drama unfold.
Yu Sui thought, “Let whoever wants to talk talk”, and was about to turn around and leave, but Yan Xiu suddenly stopped him, seemingly guessing he was going to leave.
The two sheets filled with English were placed in Yu Sui’s hands. Yan Xiu’s voice was low and indifferent: “Yan Xiu.”
“What?” Yu Sui was inwardly cursing this person, thinking he was good for nothing but his face.
“My name is Yan Xiu.”
Yan Xiu folded the thin paper in half and said, “There are few people on the podium. Let’s go over there.”
“Then, we’ll go on patrol first.” A boy wearing glasses from the student council stepped forward, and Yan Xiu nodded.
Yu Sui slowly followed Yan Xiu for two steps, then suddenly raised his head and asked, “What’s your name?”
This time Yan Xiu didn’t repeat himself, fanning himself: “Third time is enough.”
Yu Sui also fanned himself, and the younger master, taking a step as if it weighed a thousand pounds, walked slower and slower. His usually unclear mind suddenly became clear for once, and he thought, “Oh, so this is Yan Xiu.”
Maybe, he was used to listening to Tang Bohu and his gang calling him “your boyfriend, your boyfriend” and was led astray. When someone suddenly appeared in front of him with the title of “Minister” or “Yan Xiu”, he had a rare reaction that wasn’t indifference.
But it was only a brief moment of surprise, then Yu Sui thought, “what does it have to do with me”, and moved on.
Anyway, this craze will pass in a few weeks.
However, it didn’t take long for Young Master Yu to realize that he had underestimated the situation once again.
He and Yan Xiu only went over the script once, then each took their place, waiting for the music to signal the start of the flag-raising ceremony.
The entire school participated in the flag-raising ceremony. From the podium, everyone could see the same school uniforms.
When it came to the bilingual speech session, Yu Sui and Yan Xiu each got a microphone.
“Stand a bit closer. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the camera to take the picture.” The instructor nudged him a bit.
There was a lot of noise from the student below and also from the host in the front. They were very close to the speakers, and the noise was giving them a headache.
Yu Sui pressed his temple and inevitably bumped into Yan Xiu.
He was a bit worried that this ill-tempered head of the discipline committee would toss him aside later, so he raised his eyes vigilantly.
Unexpectedly, he didn’t expect that Yan Xiu just lowered his eyes, with a hint of disinterest in his eyes, and even raised his hand to steady him.
Yu Sui looked away awkwardly.
“… Speakers, Yan Xiu from Class 9 of Senior One, and Yu Sui from Class 21 of Senior One.” The host stepped back to make way.
As soon as she finished speaking, a group of students who were almost falling asleep while standing raised their heads hesitantly.
“Whose name did I just hear?”
Yi Tian was an ordinary female student in senior one. When she’s not studying, she would browse on the school forum. Not long ago, she stumbled into a post. And due to some indescribable attraction, she fell in love with the CP of the head of Discipline Inspection and Yu Sui, even though these two people seemed to have never met before.
After the host finished speaking, she grabbed the arm of the person next to her in a daze: “Pinch me. Am I hallucinating because I shipped too much CP last night?”
“No, I also heard Yan Xiu and Yu Sui.” This person was more excited than her.
The teacher in charge of discipline blew the whistle frantically.
Meanwhile, the two people giving speeches on the stage couldn’t see clearly, due to their limited vision, but they could vaguely smell a sense of restlessness.
At this time, the bilingual speech still alternated between a section in English, a section in Chinese, and a section in English.
Yu Sui and Yan Xiu only practiced their speech once, and their coordination was completely off. There was no eye contact, no physical cues, and the two were completely detached. They spoke their own parts, and their tones were equally lethargic.
At one point, Yan Xiu’s microphone suddenly went silent. Yu Sui took over without interruption, and only after finishing did he suddenly realize that Yan Xiu had missed a part.
But it was too late to remedy the situation, Yan Xiu had already moved on to the next paragraph.
He glanced sideways, trying to read Yan Xiu’s face, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a girl in the front row covering her face, as if she could faint at any moment.
Yu Sui looked over in astonishment: “……”
It’s cloudy today. Can you still get heatstroke on a cloudy day?
When the CP fever was at its peak, the final exams were approaching, and Yu Sui was preparing to live away from home for two months.
Yu Jingyuan was busy with work, Yu Liao and Yu Zhen were in the branch office, and Yu Si was also busy starting his own business. They probably had no time to take care of him.
The so-called two-month probation was actually easier to deal with than the final exam. For Yu Sui, it was just a temporary loss of a large amount of pocket money.
At first, he simply rented an unfurnished house and waited for the holiday to come so that he could move in with his suitcase.
Later, the landlord reminded him that he was missing some furniture, so he switched to a furnished apartment. However, he still had to prepare a batch of daily necessities himself.
“Yu Sui, come here.” Lao Gu knocked on the door.
Yu Sui raised his head, casually putting the book he used in the last class into the desk drawer, but suddenly felt something soft.
When he pulled it out, he saw it was a red armband.
Tang Bohu laughed behind him: “Fuck, how did your boyfriend give you his armbands? Are you going to cover your husband’s shift from now on?”
Young Master Yu’s politeness was usually reserved for strangers. In the past few days, he dealt with those who came to cause trouble in front of him with just a smile, but his classmates didn’t receive such treatment.
“Get lost.” He grabbed the red armband and slapped Tang Bohu’s desk, before saying unhappily, “Return it back.”
“Fuck, I swear to heaven and earth, I didn’t take it.” Tang Bohu looked down and laughed again. A group of delinquent students burst into laughter.
“I don’t care.” Yu Sui, with a half-smile, narrowed his eyes and casually used this line. “Or else you’ll be the next person the Minister has his eye on.”
Tang Bohu was stunned, then let out a “fuck” again, forgetting how to refute.
Young Master Yu had won this round and casually grabbed a pen from the table to go to the office.
Before every exam, Lao Gu would call each student in for a talk. This time, he also helped Yu Sui analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the recent exams performances.
He listened impatiently, but didn’t show it on his face.
The neat and delicate boy lowered his eyes and looked around. When you looked into his eyes, you would always have the illusion that he was a very well-behaved child. But the next second, when no one was paying attention, his lazy and bored demeanor was impossible to hide.
“You’re good at art. You’re planning on going to the arts class, right?”
“Mm.”
Lao Gu continued, “You are a good kid. I hope I can still teach you next semester. Look, your grades are consistent across all subjects, with English being your strong suit. Only math is weak. Math has always been a weak subject in our class, so this may be a common problem among you all.”
He seemed to remember something, “Aren’t you close to Yan Xiu from the Discipline Inspection Department? His math…”
“……”
Although interrupting the teacher wasn’t in line with his personality, Yu Sui couldn’t help but say, “Lao Gu, I don’t know him.” And I didn’t want to know him either.
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps could be heard behind him.
“Teacher Gu, here are the materials that Teacher Qin instructed.” Yan Xiu held the stack of lesson plans, his back straight with his indifferent gaze sweeping over Yu Sui and finally fell on Lao Gu, “Where should I put these?”
