Chapter 44: Oh my God! Is Dragon Brother No. 1 Falling for Hu Yu Ying?
Watching Ye Liang Chen dash away like he saw a ghost.
Dragon Brother could only helplessly turn back and head to the classroom, just as he did—he saw Hu Yu Ying, standing behind him, looking worried. “That guy seems pretty scared of me; he turned tail and ran,” she said nervously.
Hu Yu Ying looked at Dragon Brother with big eyes. “Big Brother Long, can you please stop fighting?”
Earlier, Hu Yu Ying had truly been terrified—worried that Dragon Brother might start a fight.
Last time, Wang Shuo had told her: if Dragon Brother got into a scuffle, he’d be punished.
At this point, if he got detention and was forced to stay home, he’d be sunk for the college entrance exam.
So she hurried over, jogging slightly.
Luckily, Ye Liang Chen had been so scared by Dragon Brother’s aura that he took off like a rocket.
“Fighting?” Dragon Brother looked at Hu Yu Ying with a amused smirk. “Do I look like someone who loves to fight?”
Everyone around, upon hearing this, twitched their lips subtly, nodding without leaving a trace.
In their hearts, they sighed: If you don’t like fighting, then maybe there really are no fighters in this world.
But what shocked them even more was that the new classmate, Hu Yu Ying, shook her head.
What does that mean?
It means Hu Yu Ying thinks Dragon Brother is not someone who likes to fight. That’s crazy!
Even Wang Shuo really wanted to tell Hu Yu Ying: “Back in the men’s restroom, Dragon Brother kicked like he was star player, kicking those classmates like he was showing off.”
The reason?
Because those classmates’ urinating sounds were just a bit louder than his.
Honestly, if it were just trash-talking, Dragon Brother might be bad enough—he’s outright vicious.
“Anyway, I just wanted to talk some sense into that classmate. Chillingly, barging into a girl’s door like that is wrong,” Dragon Brother said.
“Nothing came of it, since he ran so fast,” he added, then glanced around at his classmates, wondering why they all looked at him with weird eyes.
As soon as he caught their gazes, everyone quickly averted their eyes or pretended to read a book.
In their hearts, they cursed: Run that fast and you think we’re fools for not realizing?
“Forget it. Let’s go eat at the cafeteria,” Hu Yu Ying said, nodding.
“I’ll go get the meal card,” she added.
“Why get a meal card? I’ll buy you lunch if you help me with the extra lessons,” Dragon Brother said straightforwardly.
“Or else people might think I, Dragon Brother, am taking advantage of a girl,” he grinned.
Hu Yu Ying hesitated for a moment before suddenly clutching her head in pain.
Dragon Brother raised his fist. “Disobedient? I’ll teach you a lesson!”
“I lent you a pen earlier, and you lent me your notes—that’s because you didn’t want to owe me favors. You help me with extra lessons, I buy you food. Reciprocity, same principle with me too,” he said.
“So, enough talking, okay? Like a monk, you’re so loud I want to scream,” he grinned mischievously.
“Alright, alright, Big Brother Long, wait a second. I’ll go get something,” she said, then looked at Dragon Brother’s raised hand and hurriedly hugged her head: “It’s pickled vegetables.”
With the pickled vegetables in hand, she obediently followed Dragon Brother downstairs.
“Do you guys think Dragon Brother… might like Hu Yu Ying?”
“Possible—maybe he likes her so much he’s willing to change his bad habits?”
“Yeah, I think so. Dragon Brother has been here three years, always enjoying bullying others. Hu Yu Ying is the first to truly help him out!”
At this point, everyone’s gaze fixed on Wang Shuo.
Feeling their eyes, Wang Shuo hurriedly said, “What are you guys looking at? I already apologized to Hu Yu Ying!”
“And besides, Hu Yu Ying’s so cute and pure—who wouldn’t want to tease her?” he added nervously.
Then Wang Shuo hesitated slightly. “But honestly, I really think Dragon Brother probably does like Hu Yu Ying. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have just shouted and beaten that guy up right away!”
Yet, some girls weren’t entirely convinced.
“But Hu Yu Ying is top of her class. Whether Dragon Brother can get into university or not—those are two different things. She’s way ahead of him,” said a girl who had previously discussed math and chemistry with Hu Yu Ying.
Hu Yu Ying’s problem-solving was very clear.
In today’s test paper, when they discussed the five big questions, Hu Yu Ying answered nearly all correctly.
This alone made her more impressive than Dragon Brother’s dim-wittedness—much less the class monitor, who had never gotten full marks.
“No wonder Dragon Brother’s started studying proactively,” someone said.
“But do you think he has a chance?”
“Depends on his scores on the upcoming exam,” someone answered.
Soon, the class started quietly looking forward to the afternoon test results.
……
Meanwhile, at the cafeteria.
Ye Liang Chen was still in a rage, his face flushed.
Gao Quan, who had already gotten his food and was waiting, looked confused.
Seeing Ye Liang Chen’s angry red face, Gao Quan whispered, “Morning Bro, what’s wrong?”
Ye Liang Chen took a couple of heavy breaths, then closed his eyes and took a deep inhale, calming himself down.
“Nothing, I just went to find Dragon Brother,” he finally said.
Gao Quan hesitated, then connected this to Hu Yu Ying and Ye Liang Chen’s earlier talk: “Morning Bro, you probably went to find Dragon Brother for Lin Qing Xue, huh?”
“Are you okay? Did he hit you?”
Hearing this, Ye Liang Chen froze for a moment, then his eyes lit up. “Well, I’ve given up on chasing Qing Xue long ago, but we’ve been friends for so many years—I can’t just ignore her.”
“Oh my God, Morning Bro, you’re so cool! Saying you’re not interested in Lin Qing Xue anymore, then going straight to find Dragon Brother…” Gao Quan said, eyes glowing with admiration.
Seeing his idol, Ye Liang Chen straightened up, adjusted his school uniform collar. “Don’t tell anyone about this.”
“Yeah, yeah, don’t worry, Morning Bro. Since you want to protect Lin Qing Xue silently, I swear I won’t say a word!”
Ye Liang Chen’s lips twitched. Gao Quan was so earnest—if he told him that Hu Yu Ying would be his wife in the future, he’d probably faint from shock.
Everyone subconsciously looks at beautiful things more—part of human nature.
He couldn’t stop that.
But if the treasure girl’s eyes and heart were only for him, wouldn’t that make him envied by countless others?
He let out a soft cough, “I just want to keep a low profile. You can also secretly tell Lin Qing Xue’s deskmate—have Wang Rui keep an eye out. If Dragon Brother dares come again, just notify me in time.”
“Got it!” Gao Quan nodded sheepishly.
Just then, Gao Quan’s eyes flicked to the entrance of the cafeteria.
“Morning Bro, Dragon Brother is here. Maybe he’s coming to see you?”
Hearing this, Ye Liang Chen instinctively turned to look at the cafeteria entrance.
Sure enough, he saw Dragon Brother walking in with Hu Yu Ying.
He quickly turned back and clenched his fists tightly.
d*mn it!
Told himself not to mess with Dragon Brother early—this guy is like a rabid dog, biting and not letting go!
“Don’t look!” Ye Liang Chen whispered to Gao Quan.
As long as he didn’t look at Dragon Brother, Dragon Brother wouldn’t find him.
There were so many people in the cafeteria, and Ye Liang Chen was turned away from him; there’s no way Dragon Brother could spot him precisely!
He waited a moment, then whispered, “Where’s Dragon Brother now?”
“He’s sitting with a beautiful girl, eating,” Gao Quan said, glancing at Hu Yu Ying, unable to help but look twice.
Earlier, Hu Yu Ying had always followed behind Dragon Brother, usually looking down. Couldn’t see her face clearly.
But today was different. She was smiling.
Delicate, soft features, with a kind of indescribable pure innocence.
Especially when she smiled just now—innocent yet with a hint of irresistible charm.
Completely unguarded, tempting everyone to sneak a peek.
It felt like everything around her, in her smile, lost its importance.
Gao Quan’s reaction made Ye Liang Chen smile bitterly.
No guts. If he told him Hu Yu Ying would be his future wife, Gao Quan might drop dead from shock!
Everyone naturally looks at beautiful things a little longer.
That’s human nature.
You can’t change that.
But as long as the treasure girl’s heart and eyes were only on him, he’d probably make countless people envy him too…
