Don’t Try To Corrupt Me

Chapter 50

The gears in Yu Zuojin’s mind became rusted, and they stopped running with the sound of a jammed valve. He was used to using his strength, and often engaged in fights without showing any mercy. With a wooden expression, he rudely took the dragon headgear from Sheng Yuan’s hands.

His pitch-black eyes, as if under a spell, uncontrollably fell upon Sheng Yuan’s fair and rounded shoulders, restraining themselves from looking further down.

Never had he been so stirred up. The heat vexed him, prompting him to turn away directly.

Bang—

A thin sheet of iron resounded from impact.

Yu Zuojin had turned around and bumped his head directly into the cabinet door of the storage locker.

The noise was deafening, startling Sheng Yuan.

“Are you okay?”

He reached out to touch Yu Zuojin’s forehead.

Yu Zuojin was burning up, his neck clearly revealing prominent veins, as if swollen blood vessels were clinging to it.

He breathed heavily, lowered his head indifferently, and evaded with a hoarse word, “Fine.”

His attitude remained cold and distant as usual.

It seemed deliberate, avoiding contact and maintaining an extreme sense of alienation.

Sheng Yuan didn’t pay it much mind, as Yu Zuojin often carried himself in this dog-like manner. He retrieved his black hooded sweatshirt from the cabinet and put it on.

Yu Zuojin, who was holding the dragon headgear with his back to him, displayed an expression of remorse.

Was he too indifferent to Sheng Yuan just now?

It had been a long time since he had been intimate with anyone, and he neither knew nor understood the boundaries of appropriate behavior.

Sheng Yuan, on the other hand, didn’t think much of it.

He quickly changed his clothes and placed the prince’s attire in a protective garment bag, tucking it into a black and silver-trimmed clothing box.

He recalled the promise he had made to Yu Zuojin earlier.

Since there was no evening self-study today, he decided to take his companion to the 24-hour milk tea shop north of the school.

Just as he was about to speak up, the door to the changing room swung open.

A distinctive northeastern accent resounded from outside the door.

“Why are you being so hesitant, young man? You’re all classmates. What’s there to be embarrassed about?”

The head teacher pushed Chu Weitian, who was still wearing a princess dress, into the room.

“Speak up!”

Chu Weitian and Sheng Yuan locked eyes, their faces displaying hidden frustration and embarrassment.

At school, he and Sheng Yuan were rivals. Only his uncle seemed unaware of that fact.

Last time, they were forced to hold hands under the maple tree, and the other party assumed they had no conflicts anymore.

Little did they know how many times he cursed the other person in his heart.

Chu Weitian glanced at Sheng Yuan. Although this guy was a bit of a bastard, he had a sense of honor. He was a respectable opponent, but a friend…

Over his dead body!!!

He turned around. “Forget it, what do you want?”

The head master said, “What’s there to consider? You’re treating your classmates to a meal. What should I say?”

It was the first time for Chu Weitian to participate in a group activity in the past few years. After joining the play, his temper was so bad and he had a gloomy face all day long, but his classmates had been tolerant of him and offered him encouragement when he felt discouraged. It was a new experience for him.

To tell the truth, it wasn’t bad.

As a person, he couldn’t let others always accommodate him and tolerate him. Especially during the group photo just now, his classmates warmly pulled him over despite his behavior. Chu Weitian knew they were still afraid of him deep down, but they still showed great kindness and concern towards him.

It bothered him, so when the head master came backstage to praise Wang Xiaoming, he took the opportunity to mention that he wanted to treat everyone to a meal.

He sounded indifferent, but deep down, he was nervous, afraid that no one would come because they were afraid of him.

The head master was delighted when he heard this. He knew that repaying his friends with a meal was better than Chu Weitian going out to show off by treating those dubious friends to a meal.

Finally, he could have some peace of mind.

Forcing him into participating in this school anniversary performance was worth it.

He patted Chu Weitian’s shoulder and asked him to invite everyone one by one. “Be sincere in your invitations. If you show sincerity, others will naturally accept.”

“Uncle will pay for you.”

Chu Weitian said, “No need, I’ll pay for myself.”

Chu Weitian was an only child at home, and he had never lacked pocket money.

But how should he bring it up?

Chu Weitian’s head was about to explode. Everyone he looked at seemed to be glaring at him, and he didn’t know what to say.

“You have a good relationship with Sheng Yuan, right? Go find him first.”

And then he was pushed in.

Their relationship was far from good.

Looking at Chu Weitian’s troubled expression, Sheng Yuan put his hands in the pockets of his hoodie and gave him an opportunity. “What’s the matter?”

Chu Weitian blushed like a big apple due to embarrassment, and the head master cheered him on from the side.

He cleared his throat and stammered, “I… I want to treat everyone to dinner tonight. Will you come?”

His tone was awful, as if they were going to a Hongmen banquet.

Sheng Yuan looked at him.

One second, two seconds…

Chu Weitian became increasingly flustered under his gaze.

“Are you going or not?”

“If you call me ‘dad,’ I’ll go.”

“Hey!!!” Chu Weitian grabbed him by the collar. “Don’t go too far!”

Sheng Yuan faced him with a raised eyebrow. “Is that your attitude when asking for help?!”

“Didn’t I already say it?! Please come!”

“Just call me ‘dad,’ and I’ll go. What more do you want?!”

And then, they started arguing again.

When they were together, it was like a bundle of dynamite.

Yu Zuojin finished zipping up his dragon suit, and he watched Sheng Yuan and Chu Weitian arguing over there.

With his thick eyebrows furrowed, he seemed somewhat displeased.

Despite their arguments, the two of them seemed to have a good relationship.

Their actions and words were extremely natural.

No matter how Yu Zuojin looked at Chu Weitian, he couldn’t help but find him annoying.

The head master saw Yu Zuojin in the changing room without a shirt on, and seized the opportunity to approach him.

“Not bad, kid. I didn’t expect you to be part of the school anniversary performance.”

“Last time in Chinese class, and now performing, good job!”

The head master gave him a thumbs-up. Yu Zuojin remained silent, and the head master pointed to the two bickering guys.

With a devilish northeastern accent, he said, “Don’t mind those two rascals arguing so fiercely. They have a good relationship.”

Yu Zuojin’s cold face instantly drooped. His already heavy mood worsened.

After Sheng Yuan stepped in to help, the subsequent invitations went much smoother. The classmates knew that Chu Weitian was treating them to a meal and happily accepted. Having a meal was better than having nothing, and they never expected the delinquent Chu Weitian to be so attentive.

Their fear and alienation towards him lessened.

After all, they had rehearsed together for over a week, and with Xia Zhiqi and the others, there were six or seven delinquents in the department. They looked fierce, but it was different from the rumors. The rumors outside portrayed them as imposing, but privately, they sometimes acted foolishly.

Lin Xiaoyuan was an extremely organized girl. Knowing that Chu Weitian was treating them to a meal, she divided the group into two.

One group would return the clothes, and the other would follow Chu Weitian to the hotel private room.

Returning the clothes was quite strenuous, so they drew lots.

Sheng Yuan and Yu Zuojin were lucky enough to be in the group going to the hotel with Chu Weitian. Most of the boys joined the group returning the clothes, and the outstanding scriptwriter, Wang Xiaoming, couldn’t escape the curse of drawing lots.

The road to the hotel was not far, so they weren’t going to take a taxi. They would follow the navigation on their phones.

One female classmate suggested, “We can walk through the park to get to Shi’an Road. It should lead us there.”

Everyone was fine with that. As long as they could reach the hotel, the route didn’t matter.

Lin Xiaoyuan was curious. “What’s in the park?”

The female classmate replied, “I heard that this park used to be a temple, dedicated to the God of Marriage. But it was relocated, and the park was built instead. Only a tree of destiny remains. If you offer some snacks or other offerings under the tree, it is said to bless your romantic fate.”

Lin Xiaoyuan asked, “Which tree is the tree of destiny?”

“I’m not sure, but they say it’s the thickest one.”

They all looked up, scanning the multitude of trees.

Time was running short, and there were so many trees and birds.

With so many trees, when would they find the thickest one? Besides, they all looked almost equally thick.

They didn’t pay it much mind and exited the park directly. They arrived at the hotel, and one male classmate exclaimed in amazement.

The hotel was gorgeously decorated and grand, clearly beyond the means of ordinary people.

“Brother Chu, you have great taste.”

Chu Weitian replied confidently, “Order whatever you want today.”

“Wow!”

They followed Chu Weitian into the hotel, but Yu Zuojin stopped in his tracks.

Sheng Yuan turned back and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.”

He fell into silence for a moment. “I need to take leave. I’ll be back soon.”

Then he left.

Sheng Yuan understood; he must have gone to requeste time off from his part-time job at the barbecue restaurant. He turned and entered the hotel.

On the other side, Yu Zuojin took a leave of absence through a phone call with the old man. He then entered a convenience store on the street corner. When he came out, he held a bag of chocolate bread in his hand and searched the surroundings of the park where they had been before.

After a while, he found the thickest tree trunk and placed the bread underneath.

His dark eyes stared at the ground.

May it bless him and Sheng Yuan to grow close and have a natural bond.

After completing the offering, he didn’t delay and returned directly to the hotel.

Chu Weitian had reserved a large private room for them, with a karaoke booth inside.

When Yu Zuojin returned, he waved at Sheng Yuan and sat down beside him.

Sheng Yuan looked at him with concern. “Did you manage to get time off?”

Yu Zuojin stared at his lips without answering. He didn’t know how to meet Sheng Yuan’s gaze, and his eyes always naturally fell on his lips. And whenever he did, he felt a burning heat after staring for too long.

Before long, the classmates who had returned the costumes also arrived. They had a faster journey because the head master drove them. However, they had to make their own way back as the head master had other matters to attend to at the school and couldn’t accompany them further.

The head master knew that a teacher being present would make it difficult for the students to relax, so he decided not to go. He hoped Chu Weitian would have a good time on his own.

Xia Zhiqi entered with half a piece of chocolate bread in his mouth.

Yu Zuojin’s eyes fixed on that half piece of chocolate bread, realizing it was the same brand as the one he had bought earlier.

Lin Xiaoyuan was their classmate, and she teased, “You haven’t eaten yet, but you’re already snacking?”

“I was so hungry.”

Sheng Yuan looked at him. “I remember you don’t like chocolate.”

“Brother Sheng, it was free, so I didn’t mind.”

Sheng Yuan: ?

Xia Zhiqi described the situation, saying, “Someone left a bag of bread under a tree in the park we passed by. I thought it would be a waste, so I picked it up and ate it.”

Yu Zuojin: “…”

Author’s Note:

Yu Zoujin: Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!

Xia Zhizhi: (chewing) Brother Sheng, it’s delicious. Hehe~