Don’t Try To Corrupt Me

Chapter 89

Truly Ambitious watched Yu Zuojin and fell into silence, understanding for the first time the principle that two complementary individuals could get along well.

Sheng Yuan was smart, and it was only fitting for him to be with someone whose mind wasn’t as sharp.

After all, he can’t have all the good things in this world.

Using his proficient kindergarten-level arithmetic skills, Yu Zuojin effortlessly solved the difficult problem. The two of them stayed in the dormitory for the whole afternoon. When Sheng Yuan realized it was getting late, he put on his down jacket and prepared to go home.

Yu Zuojin stood up and followed him, sticking to him like a big dog about to be abandoned.

A pair of eyes stared at Sheng Yuan. His lips moved, but he couldn’t bring himself to say the words begging Sheng Yuan to stay. After all, Sheng Yuan had to go home and spend the Lunar New Year with his family.

Truly Ambitious was speechless. Such an intimidating delinquent leader looked so pitiful. It remembered the first time they saw Yu Zuojin fight without mercy, like the grim reaper thirsty for blood. It was completely different from his current appearance, although it was just a façade in front of Sheng Yuan, but it truly looked pitiful.

Spending the Lunar New Year alone in the dormitory was sad and miserable.

Truly Ambitious felt a twinge of compassion.

[System: Aren’t you going to stay with him a bit longer?]

Sheng Yuan: “Mrs Feng Juan called me to go home.”

[System: Excuse.]

Sheng Yuan raised an eyebrow.

[System: What difference does it make if you stay with him a bit longer?]

Sheng Yuan: “I’ll come back tomorrow.”

[System: …]

[System: Let’s go, go home and have dinner.]

Staying a little longer wouldn’t make a difference since he would come back tomorrow.

During the week-long break, Sheng Yuan had already spent six days accompanying Yu Zuojin, and they had been going out every day during the Lunar New Year.

Sheng Chenggong watched as Sheng Yuan, carrying his school bag, prepared to go to school.

“Are you dating?”

Sheng Yuan put on his shoes, “Yes?”

Sheng Chenggong was curious, “What does your girlfriend look like?”

Sheng Yuan slung his school bag over his right shoulder, “Boyfriend.”

Sheng Chenggong thought he was avoiding the question and using this excuse to brush him off.

Sheng Yuan said, “I’m leaving.”

“Go ahead, be careful on the road.”

Feng Juan walked over, “What were you two talking about?”

“Just asking if he was dating.”

“Did he say anything?”

“No, probably too embarrassed.”

Feng Juan laughed along, “I wonder what she looks like.”

Curiosity really gets the better of people.

Spring had arrived, and the temperature had warmed up considerably compared to before. After two weeks of studying alone, the students in the first and second year returned to school on March 1st, a day of mixed emotions.

The school gate was bustling with traffic, like a long line of dominoes stretching endlessly, with parents coming to send their children back to school.

Sheng Yuan rode his bike through the tree-lined avenue. After a long winter, the sound of leaves rustling in the wind could finally be heard again. He arrived at the school, his youthful figure graceful.

There was a steady flow of people at the school gate, making it unsafe to ride a bike, so Sheng Yuan decided to push it instead.

There were students saying goodbye to their parents all around.

“Go inside, Mom will miss you.”

A boy carried a large suitcase, his face wrinkled in resistance, clearly still not fully awake from the dreamy vacation. How could school have started already? It felt like yesterday when he walked out of the school gate for the holiday.

“Go inside.” The student’s mother covered half of her face. Her child lived in the school dormitory for the entire semester, although he could come home on weekends.

The student hesitated, looking back three times as he walked into the school.

It wasn’t until the boy’s figure disappeared completely that the mother’s melancholic mood vanished instantly. She shook her car keys and turned around with a satisfied smile, “Finally sent him off.”

She almost burst out laughing just now but managed to cover her mouth in time.

Sheng Yuan: “…”

Truly Ambitious: “…”

[System: Human emotions are quite complex.]

Sheng Yuan: “It’s just that we’re good at pretending.”

[System: Then why don’t you pretend more often?]

Sheng Yuan: “Can’t, I can only show off.”

Truly Ambitious: “…”

Sheng Yuan walked with his school bag to the west building of the third-year teaching building. There was a whiteboard propped up at the entrance, several meters long, which seemed out of place but matched the shrubbery path across from it.

Sheng Yuan glanced at it.

[Sign-in point for the College Entrance Examination warriors.]

Sheng Yuan: “…”

Yesterday, when he went to Iron Head’s office to arrange the swearing ceremony, he saw this huge whiteboard. Iron Head didn’t say anything, wearing a mysterious expression, but he didn’t expect it to be used for this.

Groups of students stopped in front of the whiteboard with their school bags, grumbling while signing their names. The golden rays of the rising sun, still not fully ascended, pierced through the newly sprouted leaves and shone upon them. Perhaps every second on campus was filled with youthfulness.

Sheng Yuan took a step forward and picked up a pen, ready to sign. It was important to participate.

Suddenly, Xia Zhiqi appeared behind him.

“Brother Sheng, good morning!”

Sheng Yuan turned to look at him. “Good morning.”

Xia Zhiqi pointed with his hand, “Brother Sheng, sign here.”

It was the top left corner, the first position.

It didn’t matter where Sheng Yuan signed, but just as he was about to sign, a hand holding a pen appeared out of nowhere.

Sheng Yuan: “…”

Chu Weitian: “…”

Their eyes met.

The person who didn’t care about the signing position before now cared deeply.

Sheng Yuan/Chu Weitian: I must sign there!!!

Sheng Yuan turned his head to look at Xia Zhiqi. “Repeat what you said earlier.”

Xia Zhiqi said, “Brother Sheng, sign here.”

“The previous sentence.”

“Brother Sheng, good morning.”

Sheng Yuan looked at Chu Weitian. “It’s not a good morning.”

Chu Weitian: “…”

Don’t go too far!

Both of them went to sign together, pushing and shoving each other.

Sheng Yuan said, “What are you doing? I want to sign here.”

Chu Weitian said, “If you want to sign, so I’ll let you sign?!”

Sheng Yuan said, “Get out of the way!”

Chu Weitian said, “You move!”

The two of them couldn’t settle their dispute. If they didn’t separate them now, they might end up having another fight like the one under the maple tree in the past.

That battle had left both of them severely injured, and just the sight of each other made them nauseous.

Now, the only one brave enough to separate them was Xia Zhiqi!

Truly Ambitious looked at him.

Xia Zhiqi raised his arm. “Brother Sheng, teach him a lesson!”

Truly Ambitious: “…”

You brat! Think before you speak!

As expected, the two rivals soon started getting physical, but after a year of growth, they had both become more restrained. One would step on the other’s foot, and the other would trip them in return.

That was until, ink from the signing pen splashed onto Chu Weitian’s face, and Sheng Yuan also got a streak of it on his face.

Sheng Yuan: “…”

Chu Weitian: “…”

Both sides paused for a moment, and the imminent battle was about to begin.

“Sheng Yuan! Today, I won’t let you off!”

“You don’t know what Dad will do to you!”

Hair was pulled, and Chu Weitian lost his balance and fell to the ground, tightly grabbing onto Sheng Yuan. Sheng Yuan was dragged down and landed on top of him.

Chu Weitian almost couldn’t breathe under the weight.

Soon, a shadow enveloped them, and a pair of shoes appeared in front of their eyes. Sheng Yuan and Chu Weitian looked up together.

Yu Zuojin stood beside them, looking down at them with lowered eyes.

At that moment, Zheng Zilu and Guo Gang passed by.

Zheng Zilu pointed at the plants and trees with innocence and cheerfulness. “This spring is different. Everything that should be green is green.”

Sheng Yuan: “…”

Chu Weitian: “…”

Yu Zuojin: “…”

Truly Ambitious: Why don’t you just whisper it directly to Yu Zuojin’s ear.

Sheng Yuan quickly got up from Chu Weitian’s body and rushed towards the whiteboard.

“You bastard!”

Chu Weitian grabbed his leg and pulled him down, then got up and went on his way. However, he felt a sudden pain in his foot and stumbled again.

“Hahaha, idiot.”

Sheng Yuan got up once again and finally signed his name as he had desired.

But when he turned around, he saw Yu Zuojin’s blackened face.

[System: Your damn desire to win made you ignore the one who is as green as spring for you.]

Sheng Yuan: “He wouldn’t be so petty. Yu Zuojin is magnanimous.”

Yu Zuojin looked at Sheng Yuan for a few seconds, then turned and walked away.

Sheng Yuan: “…”

Yu Zoujin took smaller steps than usual, and incidentally, he tied his shoelaces twice. Sheng Yuan coaxed him in a few words and within two minutes, Yu Zoujin was no longer angry.

In the fourth period of the morning, the math teacher had a meeting, so the class had self-study. Sheng Yuan planned to go to the Headmaster’s office to get something. But as he was halfway there, he saw Chu Weitian shuffling out of the classroom and heading towards the bathroom.

He noticed that Chu Weitian was limping on one leg.

The scene seemed familiar.

Sheng Yuan: “Were you bullied by the stairs again?”

Chu Weitian: “…”

Roll!

Sheng Yuan headed towards the Headmaster’s office. But as soon as he entered, he felt a sudden sway, and his whole body leaned to the side. He thought he had lost his balance, but when he saw the trembling water cup on the desk, both the Iron Head and Sheng Yuan realized that something was wrong.

Something suddenly surged up in their hearts.

An earthquake!

Iron Head quickly rushed out of the office and activated the alarm.

“Sheng Yuan, protect your head and bend over as you run outside! Hurry!!!”

After uttering those words, he hurriedly left without a trace of fear. The resolute figure appeared on every floor, evacuating students.

Following Iron Head’s instructions, Sheng Yuan started to evacuate. When he reached the third floor, he saw Chu Weitian limping out of the restroom.

Running was difficult for him, so Sheng Yuan gritted his teeth and rushed to his side, bent over, and carried him down.

With Chu Weitian’s robust build, carrying him almost cost Sheng Yuan half his life. But the two quickly evacuated the teaching building, and the playground was filled with students and teachers. Each class was marked, and in just five minutes, all the students had evacuated from the teaching building.

Yu Zuojin strode through the crowd and headed towards Class 6 of the senior year.

A voice broke through the crowd, filled with despair.

“Ah!!!”

It was Xia Zhiqi’s voice!

He was half-sitting on the ground, scolding the silent Chu Weitian beside him.

“Usually I tell you to eat less! Eat less!”

“Now you see!”

“You’ve exhausted my big brother!!!”

Sheng Yuan still had a white napkin covering his face.

Sheng Yuan: “…”

Wait, who covered him with it?

Jin Anzhu twisted his small braid. “I’ll perform artificial respiration!”

“In a life-or-death situation, there’s no time to consider much else.” He said with a righteous appearance.

Before Sheng Yuan could refuse, Jin Anzhu felt something locking onto him.

He turned around to look.

Though delayed, Yu Zuojin had arrived.

Jin Anzhu instantly became cautious. Last time at the police station, it was you who got a kiss. Now it’s my turn, right?

Yu Zuojin coldly stared at him.

Jin Anzhu: “The river flows east for thirty years, and then west for thirty years.”

Yu Zuojin: (Stare)

Jin Anzhu: “…”

Alright, the mighty Yangtze River keeps flowing East.

Fortunately, Iron Head didn’t break his leg this time.

Author’s Note:

The hypocritical title of this chapter: Youth

The real title: Boss Yu and His Love Rivals

Characters in this chapter: Wild Fire, Zheng Zilu, Princess Gulun (MVP)