Tender trapping

Zhuo Minghui's eyes stabbed at Ran Xu like a sharp sword. I don't know if it was because of the cold wind or the atmosphere between the two of them. Ran Xu felt his whole body go cold for a moment.

"Zhuo Minghui... I'm very sorry about your father." He swallowed and calmed down, "But anyway, I want to clarify one thing with you first, you can calm down and listen to me Is it?" He used a discussing tone, trying not to irritate the boy opposite.

Zhuo Minghui's state was not right, and Ran Xu could vaguely realize that there were some problems.

"..."

Zhuo Minghui didn't speak, and signaled Ran Xu to continue with silence.

"The relationship between me and your brother is not about selling butts and... the relationship with the gold master."

Just uttering these insulting words was already very embarrassing, Ran Xu didn't know what was going on, why Zhuo Minghui insisted on his relationship with Zhuo Wenlang.

"I don't know where you heard the news..."

"What about the photos on the forum, are they all fabricated photos out of thin air?"

"What photo?" Ran Xu was really confused.

Zhuo Minghui used a smart phone, and after a few operations, the saved pictures were displayed in front of Ran Xu.

In the dark environment, the screen of the mobile phone emits a blinding light. Ran Xu squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the pictures above. Each picture is real, but the "content" presented by each picture is subtly different from the facts. The difference, the atmosphere created very deliberately, the angle very deliberately.

"This is what Sun Cheng posted on the forum?"

Zhuo Minghui stared at him for a long time, then said "yes", followed by a long silence.

"Ran Xu, did I tell you to stay away from my brother?"

"But I really don't have that kind of relationship with him." At least not now, Ran Xu added silently in his heart, "I'm working in 1980 now, a clerk, and I really need this job."

"Because this job can let you climb high and get in touch with my brother?!" Zhuo Minghui's suppressed anger swept up again.

Ran Xu was annoyed by his malicious speculation: "Then if we continue talking like this, there is nothing to talk about between us. I know that you beat someone today not only because of Sun Cheng, but also because of me. contact with your brother."

"But no matter what you think, your brother is an adult, and so are you and me. It seems that there is no need for us to interfere too much in each other's private affairs... So, let's call it a day."

After finishing speaking, Ran Xu turned around and walked towards the school.

There was a buzzing sound in his head, as if thousands of bees were dancing a figure-of-eight dance in his head.

It was like this every time, when he felt that his life was finally getting better, but he had to be woken up by the reality soon - there used to be such and such troubles in his hometown, and now he was in college, and he still couldn't get rid of them.

Originally, he was still thinking that Zhuo Minghui beat someone to help him, but the truth of the matter was that Zhuo Minghui felt that Ran Xu had cheated on his brother!

It's really unfair to give him a verdict like this without any conclusive evidence.

Ran Xu was very confused. On the one hand, he felt aggrieved, but on the other hand he felt guilty—he did have some indescribable longing for Zhuo Wenlang, just like a little toad at the bottom of a well admiring Xue Bai. , noble swan.

It's just that this feeling shouldn't be his one-way arrow... right?

Ran Xu didn't have the time to think about these issues. He still had something to solve urgently—the counselor, he had to at least give the academy an explanation.

In fact, Lu Jianying called him back to talk about this matter, but now there are other troubles—he looked at Sun Cheng who was screaming in the emergency room of the school hospital, and suddenly became irritable.

"You know it hurts now? Then why didn't you think about the consequences when you secretly posted photos of others?"

Sun Cheng's face was really swollen like a pig's head, two of his teeth were broken, his whole mouth is now covered with blood, and there are varying degrees of bruises on his limbs and torso. He will need to be taken to a big hospital for surgery soon Further examination.

The school doctor dutifully opened Sun Cheng's mouth to treat his wound, but the latter couldn't speak, only whimpering.

"What's the matter with you student, fighting so badly with others?" The doctor glanced at Lu Jianying and asked curiously.

Lu Jianying snorted coldly.

The matter was too big, and it was beyond his counselor's ability to solve it. The following matters would be handed over to the college, whether it was about Sun Cheng posting photos or Zhuo Minghui's beating.

When Lu Jianying returned to the office, seeing Ran Xu who was waiting for him, his expression softened.

"Sit down, I'll ask you something." He beckoned Ran Xu to sit opposite him.

"Counselor Lu, the photo thing is pure nonsense, that's my new... friend." He wanted to talk about the boss, but changed his words temporarily.

"Friend?" Lu Jianying took a sip of water and put down the glass, "That's Zhuo Minghui's brother, right?"

"……Yes."

"Okay, don't lower your head, I didn't intend to say anything to you." Lu Jianying patted Ran Xu on the shoulder, "Xiao Xu, the teacher knows you are a good boy, what should be done, what should not be done, these I don’t need to tell you the truth, do I?”

Ran Xu raised his head, and the two met their gazes.

Lu Jianying's expression was very sincere, and she didn't intend to get angry, so Ran Xu heaved a sigh of relief.

"Teacher, I know." His voice was very small, a little unassuming.

Sitting opposite Ran Xu, Lu Jianying put on the airs of a counselor, and said earnestly: "Reading can indeed change the lives of many people... You have already done it, and you can come to the capital with your own ability, and you will definitely be able to Create a better future for yourself with your own abilities, the teacher believes in you, and you should also believe in yourself."

"So, don't think about heresy things, and don't think that there are benefits for nothing in the world. You are still a student, and no matter what, you can't play an old fritter that has been in society for many years."

"...Yes, teacher, I understand."

When he returned to the dormitory again, Ran Xu had no strength left.

It seemed that everyone was not optimistic about the relationship between him and Zhuo Wenlang, not to mention the students who believed in the rumors, but Counselor Lu, the teacher who cared about him, thought this relationship was incorrect.

Zhuo Wenlang was ten years older than him, and these ten years were equivalent to half of Ran Xu's life.

He really looked too immature in front of Zhuo Wenlang, but...

Ran Xu still felt unwilling.

It was not easy for him to welcome his first love. Whether it was a secret love or a further possibility, he was really unwilling to stop there.

Zhuo Minghui and Sun Cheng didn't go back to the dormitory that night, while Zhang Jinzhou remained as quiet as ever, and didn't ask anything about tonight.

And Ran Xu lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, all kinds of complicated thoughts cluttered up in his head.

He almost forgot that he had sent Zhuo Wenlang an invitation to dinner, at this moment, the phone vibrated twice under the pillow, and a text message came in.

[Sorry, I was dealing with some things just now, and I just saw your text message now. 】

Ran Xu held his breath, waiting for Zhuo Wenlang's next words.

【As long as you do it, I should like it^_^】

The three symbols formed a simple smiling face, but Ran Xu felt that the haze in his heart was swept away at once, and he became happy about it again.

However, thinking about Zhuo Minghui immediately, this happiness was diluted a bit.

After much deliberation, Ran Xu decided to send Zhuo Wenlang a message, asking him if he knew Zhuo Minghui's whereabouts.

[Don't worry, he's here with me. 】

Zhuo Wenlang replied quickly, just as Ran Xu was about to say something, another message was sent.

[Don't worry about everything, I will take care of it, go to bed early, good night. 】