Lima syndrome

I don’t know if it’s because he and Bai Zhiyan made an agreement that wasn’t really an agreement, and they resolved their previous unpleasantness, but Xu Shiyuan felt that even the way home from school seemed less dark.

After school every day, Xu Shiyuan would work part-time at a barbecue restaurant, and usually returned home in the early morning.

I used to drag my tired body home every time, but today I don’t seem to be so tired, and I am in a good mood. I can even do some homework when I get home.

As he was about to reach the alley near his home, Xu Shiyuan saw a few people standing under the street light ahead, smoking. Although he couldn't see clearly who those people were, his instinct told him that it would be dangerous if he continued forward.

So Xu Shiyuan stopped and planned to go back the same way and take another route home.

But God did not fulfill his wishes.

"Hey, isn't this our Shi Yuan? Why are you coming home so late?"

A familiar and frightening voice rang out, and he ran away without any hesitation.

"Shit, you dare to run!"

The other party did not expect Xu Shiyuan to move so quickly. After cursing, four or five people ran towards Xu Shiyuan in unison.

Originally, Xu Shiyuan had little physical strength after going to school and working, and the other side had so many people, so Xu Shiyuan was quickly caught by the group of people, and his hands were handcuffed behind his back and he was held down tightly.

Xu Shiyuan's face rubbed against the ground, and the fine sand kept grinding his bloodless face.

"Damn it, try running for me again!"

The leader kicked Xu Shiyuan hard in the abdomen with such force that Xu Shiyuan retched repeatedly.

"Kim Jae-hwan, what are you doing!?"

Xu Shiyuan forced himself to raise his head and look at the familiar face in front of him.

The person in front of him now was the one who had approached him with malicious intent and later joined forces with others to bully him.

"What do I want to do?"

He seemed to find Xu Shiyuan's question funny, so he bent down and patted his face.

"Of course I'm in a bad mood, so I'm looking for a trash can to vent~"

As soon as he finished speaking, he and the others attacked Xu Shiyuan with raindrops of attacks. Xu Shiyuan could only hold his head and curl up into a ball to avoid being hurt.

The storm lasted for nearly ten minutes, and Kim Jae-hwan's gang stopped only when they were exhausted.

"Shi Yuan, I'll see you another day."

Kim Jae-hwan shook his hands in satisfaction. He felt better after venting his anger to Seo Shi-won today. He was very angry when he confessed his feelings to the girl he liked but was rejected. He thought of a free vent and brought his friends to block Seo Shi-won near his house. He didn't expect that the little toy he accidentally found would be so useful.

So he hummed a song and happily led his people away.

Xu Shiyuan collapsed on the spot, his whole body covered in mud and blood. Even without looking in the mirror, he knew what he looked like.

He tried to move his body, but when he found that his hands and feet had temporarily lost feeling, he did not struggle anymore, but just lay there waiting to recover his strength.

In fact, this was not the first time that Kim Jae-hwan had approached him. Kim Jae-hwan was the one who deliberately approached him and then bullied him in junior high school. Xu Shiyuan thought that he would completely cut off contact with him after graduation, but he did not expect that this guy would linger around and still pursue him until now.

Could it be that this guy has a crush on me?

Xu Shiyuan laughed at his own wild conclusion. He pulled the wound at the corner of his mouth and then immediately retracted it.

After a long while, Xu Shiyuan felt that his strength had almost recovered, so he stood up tremblingly, holding on to the wall, and walked towards home.

After returning home and looking at the empty room, he just felt lucky. Fortunately, today was the day when his mother was on night shift and was not at home, otherwise she would have been worried when she saw him covered with wounds.

He found the ointment he had hidden in the small room and began to apply it skillfully and bandage the wound. He breathed a sigh of relief only after wrapping the last circle of gauze.

He remembered that he still had things to do tomorrow, so he propped himself up and went to prepare his lunch.

During lunch break the next day, Bai Zhiyan came to the rooftop as promised. When he came up, Xu Shiyuan was already waiting for him.

"You're here so soon, squad leader." Bai Zhiyan's expression instantly changed to a gentle and harmless one, and he approached Xu Shiyuan very kindly.

"Well, I brought the side dishes you want to eat." Xu Shiyuan didn't look at him, but just lowered his head and fiddled with his lunch box.

"Thank you, squad leader."

"It's nothing, eat quickly."

Because Xu Shiyuan had just been beaten last night, there were some bruises on his face. Although they were covered with hair and medical bandages, the wound at the corner of his mouth was still very obvious. He didn't want anyone to see him injured, but he had just promised Bai Zhiyan to come yesterday, and he didn't want to go back on his word, so he had to come up.

Bai Zhiyan was very sensitive to his abnormal behavior, so he squatted down and looked up at the head that was getting lower and lower.

"Why aren't you looking at me? Are you feeling unwell?"

The two of them suddenly looked at each other. Xu Shiyuan was frightened by Bai Zhiyan's sudden action. He didn't even have time to react. He leaned back and covered his face almost as a conditioned reflex.

"I'm fine!"

Bai Zhiyan clearly saw the bruises on his face, but he didn't expect his reaction to be so big. His legs were originally resting in front of his calves, but Xu Shiyuan leaned back suddenly, causing Bai Zhiyan to lose balance and lean forward.

So Bai Zhiyan lay on Xu Shiyuan's closed thighs in a very ungraceful posture.

"Well--"

Bai Zhiyan's chin hit Xu Shiyuan's injured thigh. Xu Shiyuan couldn't help but cry out in pain, and then he realized how rude his behavior was.

So he quickly helped Bai Zhiyan up and kept apologizing. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I overreacted."

Bai Zhiyan, who was helped up by him, rubbed his chin and sat next to him, but he was very curious.

"Then the wound on your face..."

Bai Zhiyan wanted to wait for him to say it, but Xu Shiyuan looked unwilling to talk about it.

"I accidentally fell when I went out this morning."

Bai Zhiyan sneered in his heart. He had been beaten so many times before that he could tell at a glance that the victim was beaten by someone else. Xu Shiyuan's excuse was just enough to fool someone.

However, seeing that he didn't want to say more, Bai Zhiyan estimated that even if he continued to ask, there would be no results. He didn't want to show that he cared too much about him, so he nodded and didn't ask any more questions, and naturally led the topic to the food.

"Then I want to try the dishes you made."

Bai Zhiyan gently picked up a piece of red spicy cabbage and put it into his mouth under Xu Shiyuan's nervous and expectant gaze.

"Hmm! It's delicious, monitor. It can be compared with the one my mom makes." As he said that, he picked up another piece, seeming to like it particularly.

"If you like it, that would be great."

Seeing Bai Zhiyan eating with gusto, Xu Shiyuan also breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that a rich young man like Bai Zhiyan had eaten countless delicacies from land and sea, and what he made was not worthy of being presented to the public. At first, he was very nervous, afraid that Bai Zhiyan would find it disgusting and unpalatable.

If he was so easily manipulated, shouldn't he have shown him more?

If he wants to change his class status, it is not enough to rely on hard work alone. He must rely on a big tree, and Bai Zhiyan is that tree. After establishing a good relationship with him, his future days will at least not be too difficult.

He must firmly grasp the nutrients that are offered to him.

Bai Zhiyan's performance just now was a bit exaggerated, but he was not lying. He had never eaten this kind of homemade side dish since returning to the Bai family.

When he lived with his mother in a semi-basement, his mother would often cook this kind of side dish for him. Because their life was hard at that time and they couldn't afford meat, the side dishes made by his mother became a daily necessity.

Seeing that he seemed to be recalling something, Xu Shiyuan recalled what he had just said and couldn't help asking, "Does your mother also make side dishes for you?"

Because in Xu Shiyuan's eyes, rich people like them would never eat this kind of thing.

When asked about his mother, Bai Zhiyan paused and then gave a formal smile.

"Yeah, my mom used to make it for me before I came here."

Xu Shiyuan knew that he was a transfer student, but he was also curious why his mother stopped doing it after coming here. However, before he could ask, he was interrupted by Bai Zhiyan's voice.

"I don't know what you like to eat, so I just brought some fruit to share with you."

Bai Zhiyan took out a pink plastic box from the bag in his hand. As soon as he opened it, Xu Shiyuan smelled a sweet fruity scent.

"This...is not good..."

Various cut fruits were neatly arranged in the plastic box, including strawberries, blueberries, dragon fruit, kiwi fruit, and even sliced ​​watermelon. These were fruits that Xu Shiyuan had rarely eaten in his life, and he felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"What's wrong with that? I've already eaten your food, so just consider it as a courtesy."

Bai Zhiyan didn't allow him to refuse. He picked up the fruit fork, picked up a piece of watermelon and put it into his mouth without hesitation.

The sweet juice instantly filled Xu Shiyuan's entire mouth. The cold and sweet taste made him stunned, and he didn't even care about Bai Zhiyan's somewhat intimate behavior.

"Is it tasty?"

“Y-yummy.”

Looking at Bai Zhiyan's smiling face, Xu Shiyuan felt a little at a loss. He hadn't felt such undisguised kindness towards him for a long time.

"That's great that you like it. Let's come here for lunch more often in the future."

Bai Zhiyan handed him the fruit fork and made an agreement as if he was signing some kind of contract.

Xu Shiyuan was dazzled by his brilliant smile. After thinking that it was pretentious, he took the fruit fork in a panic and agreed to his contract application.

"it is good."

Bai Zhiyan's life was very peaceful in the next few days. There was no Bai Jitae to find fault with him at home, and Che Jingcan had not come to school. Going to the rooftop to have lunch with Xu Shiyuan every day at noon had become his unshakable daily routine.

It was another holiday, and with his last experience in mind, Bai Zhiyan rushed out of the house after washing up early in the morning. He didn't want to see Bai Jitaek so early in the morning and bring bad luck.

He came to the church to worship with the believers, but he didn't see Che Jingcan, perhaps because he came too early.

After walking out of the church, Bai Zhiyan walked uncontrollably towards the confessional as if he was possessed by a ghost.

As expected, Che Jingcan was standing in front of the confessional door. He seemed to have just come out from inside, and when he looked up, his eyes met Bai Zhiyan's.

"Hey--"

Che Jingcan recognized Bai Zhiyan and shouted at him.

Bai Zhiyan was frightened by his shout. His body moved faster than his brain and he instinctively turned around and ran away.

Che Jingcan, who stayed where he was, was dumbfounded. Why did this kid run away as soon as he saw him? I didn't catch him last time, and this time he heard me calling him, but he still dared to run away.

He didn't think too much about it and ran towards Bai Zhiyan.

Bai Zhiyan's physical strength is not as good as Che Jingcan, and he was caught by him after a chase. Che Jingcan grabbed the hood on the back of his sweatshirt tightly and forced him to stop.

"Are you a rabbit, you little brat? You're running so fast. Why the hell are you running away when you see me?"

Bai Zhiyan was gasping for breath and bent down slightly to support his knees.

"Then why are you chasing me?"

He couldn't say that this was an instinctive reaction of seeking benefits and avoiding harm that naturally formed because he had been bullied by him for a long time.

"I……"

Che Jingcan choked. He didn't know why he suddenly shouted out when he saw him and kept chasing him.

"You can't tell, we're even."

Bai Zhiyan took advantage of his distraction and broke free from his shackles, then immediately stood opposite him at a safe distance.

"Damn, you're such a cunning bastard."

Although the words were harsh, Bai Zhiyan could see that he seemed to be in a good mood today. If it were before, Bai Zhiyan would probably have a limp now.

But even so, he didn't want to make things too easy for Che Jingcan, so he continued to bite the bullet and retorted: "I'm a bastard? Let's be friends."

Hearing Bai Zhiyan's words, Che Jingcan rubbed his fists and slowly approached him with a frown. "You'd better keep your mouth shut."

Bai Zhiyan couldn't help swallowing as he looked at the face getting closer and closer to him, and his body slowly retreated.

By the time he had nowhere to retreat and was pressed against the wall, Che Jingcan's hand had already pinched his chin with such force that Bai Zhiyan's eyes turned red in an instant.

With red eyes, he glared at Che Jingcan fiercely, and kept pulling at the hands that were clamping him with his hands. However, his appearance had no deterrent effect in Che Jingcan's eyes. With his other hand, he grabbed Bai Zhiyan's hands that were constantly beating him, and held both of his hands tightly above his head, pinching his chin with increasing strength.

"Well……"

Bai Zhiyan cried out in pain and cursed.

"Let me go, you psychopath!"

But right after he finished scolding Che Jingcan, he increased his strength, and it hurt so much that Bai Zhiyan thought his jaw was going to be dislocated.

But at this moment he felt more humiliated. His hands were held by Che Jingcan and his body was pressed firmly against the wall. He could not struggle and could only stare at him with his eyes.

"If you don't want your mouth to be torn apart, just keep cursing."

Che Jingcan looked at his current expression with great satisfaction. Few people had ever been against him since he was a child, but the man in front of him had angered him twice. He was lucky the first time, but he would not let him go easily this time.

But Bai Zhiyan’s next move was beyond his expectations.

Bai Zhiyan knew that he was not as strong as him, so he turned his head sharply and broke free from his shackles in an instant, then opened his mouth and bit Che Jingcan's palm hard.

"what--"

Che Jingcan didn't expect that he would bite him. He pushed Bai Zhiyan away in pain. The teeth marks on his palm were clearly visible and even bleeding.

Bai Zhiyan reacted very quickly. The moment Che Jingcan let go of him, he ran away without looking back. When Che Jingcan turned around to chase him, he had disappeared.

Someone escaped from under his nose again. Che Jingcan was furious. His good mood today disappeared in an instant. He kicked over the flowerpot beside him. Looking at the bleeding teeth marks on his hand, he wished he could tear that daring boy into pieces.

"Damn it, you're such a bastard, don't let me see you again—"

Otherwise, the day we meet again will be the day you die.