MNL Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Temperature. I don’t understand, speak human language.

Chapter 9 Temperature. I don’t understand, speak human language.

When the time was up, Shen Yan casually glanced at Xu Jing’s answers, suddenly laughed, and said, “Fantastic.”

“?”

“Not a single one is correct.”

Xu Jing was too lazy to pay attention to his sarcasm. Just as he was about to write again, his hand was suddenly grabbed.

The seated person instantly became alert, “What are you doing?”

Shen Yan gave Xu Jing a strange look, then pulled the pen out, pointed to the example question at the top of the tutoring book, and said, “This question tests the attributive clause introduced by a relative pronoun.”

“I don’t understand, speak human language.”

“It’s just analyzing sentence components.”

Xu Jing said “Oh,” “I can’t.”

“…”

Forget it.

Next question.

This bedroom was very large and didn’t have many things in it. Plus, the air conditioner had just been turned on, so he shouldn’t have felt hot anymore. But Xu Jing felt a bit breathless. The person next to him was bending over, his left hand reaching around his shoulder and resting on the back of the chair. He was also speaking very close, and the minty breath lightly brushed his face. After a while, Xu Jing didn’t hear a single word.

“Do you understand?” Seeing the face so close and extremely red, Shen Yan was stunned. “Are you hot?”

“Yeah.” Xu Jing pushed Shen Yan away and said, “If you’re explaining a problem, just explain it. Why are you so close? I don’t like it.”

Shen Yan frowned. He just thought that this posture was more convenient, and if he wanted to teach in detail, this distance was the most appropriate. Although it was very inexplicable, Shen Yan didn’t say much. He straightened up and sat back down in another chair.

“I’ll give you another fifteen minutes for the rest. The accuracy rate must be doubled.”

Xu Jing sneered.

He wrote all wrong again.

All afternoon, Shen Yan repeatedly wanted to dissect Xu Jing’s brain to see if there was a problem with its structure. Why could someone be so cluelessly specialized in certain subjects?

But seeing that the seated person was listening quite attentively, Shen Yan, who almost always got full marks in English, began to doubt himself for the first time.

“Can we communicate normally?”

“Nonsense.”

“Then why did you still choose B for this question?”

Shen Yan pointed to the answer that Xu Jing had just written. He clearly remembered that he had explained this knowledge point three minutes ago.

“Didn’t you say ‘be verb plus adjective of property plus to do’ means passive?”

The firm tone stunned Shen Yan for two seconds. He looked at the answer in option B again and gradually fell into thought.

“You think this option is an adjective?”

“What else?”

“…”

Shen Yan took a light breath and actually laughed out of extreme anger.

In an instant, Xu Jing heard the not-too-loud sound of the door closing. The person who walked out used an extremely restrained voice, leaving a sentence, “That’s a verb.”

Xu Jing: “…”

Oh.

Standing in front of the corridor window, Shen Yan blew the cool breeze for a full five minutes, making sure that he could hold back from hitting him before planning to go back inside. But at this moment, he received a message.

[Jiang Pei]: Found it.

Shen Yan’s body stiffened. His complex gaze lingered at the door for a moment, and then he turned and left. A burst of rapid footsteps echoed in the corridor.

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After that, Shen Yan didn’t go to 601 for a long time. Someone appeared calm and indifferent on the surface, not caring at all, but occasionally he would think about it. It wasn’t until that tutoring book was stuffed into the drawer, out of sight, out of mind, that everything returned to normal.

Half a month later, Yan Zhe once again dragged Xu Jing out of bed with an urgent phone call.

“Brother Jing! North Gate of Huaihai Park.”

Huaihai Park wasn’t far from Linhe No.1 High School. It was originally an abandoned park, and it had only recently been renovated. Logically speaking, very few people would go there at this time. It was very noisy on the other end of the phone. In addition to Yan Zhe’s voice, there were also many foul shouts.

Xu Jing didn’t have time to think much. He changed his clothes and went out.

When he arrived, Yan Zhe had already been forced into a corner, shouting, “When my brother comes, you’ll all be on the ground!”

Xu Jing: “…”

“What, does your brother have three heads and six arms? We’re not afraid of him even with a dozen of us?” The yellow-haired leader had a cigarette in his mouth and looked like a hoodlum.

Just as this person took down the cigarette butt and was about to press it on Yan Zhe’s face, Xu Jing’s cold voice sounded from behind.

“He doesn’t have three heads and six arms, but it’s more than enough to deal with you.”

Hearing this, the group of young punks instantly turned their heads. After seeing the person standing in front of them, the yellow-haired leader was stunned for a moment, then let out a piercing laugh, “No way, is this the brother you just said was going to beat us to the ground? This skinny, delicate pretty boy, has he finished his homework?”

“That’s right, wor— what the hell?”

Before he could finish speaking, the person next to him saw his boss kicked away. The followers behind him were pushed back several steps by the sudden force. The scene instantly became chaotic.

“Damn, this kid’s playing dirty, aren’t you guys going to get him!”

The yellow-haired leader couldn’t stand up at all from the kick. Even on the ground, he was restless, his voice hoarse, still cheering and encouraging. Yan Zhe immediately stepped forward and stomped hard on his shoes, cursing, “Shut your mouth!”

These people had colorful hair and tattoos all over their arms, looking fierce and evil, but in reality, they were useless. Xu Jing’s fighting style was always clean and efficient. He would never leave a chance if he could knock someone down with one move. He glanced at the group of people lying on the ground moaning and felt that something was wrong.

Seeing this, Yan Zhe grabbed the yellow-haired leader’s collar. “Will you dare to do it again in the future?”

The yellow-haired leader immediately begged for mercy, “I won’t dare again, I’ll never harass that girl again, please let me go.”

“You better keep your word.” Yan Zhe let go and stood up, but turned to see someone rushing up behind Xu Jing.

“Damn, Brother Jing, behind you!!” Yan Zhe was about to rush up to help, but the yellow-haired leader didn’t know where he got the strength to suddenly hold his thigh tightly.

“…?! Let go of me, you bastard!”

Before this, Xu Jing had already heard the footsteps. The person had picked up an iron rod from somewhere, looking thicker than two fists. Xu Jing grabbed his hand and twisted it back, but he didn’t expect his wrist to start aching at this time. The iron rod changed direction and hit his back. The muffled groan made the other person overjoyed. Seeing him stretch out his fist to hit Xu Jing’s abdomen, Yan Zhe widened his eyes in disbelief. In the next second, he didn’t even want his shoes, heavily stomping on the yellow-haired leader’s chest, and ran forward to strangle the person’s neck.

The iron rod slipped, and Xu Jing couldn’t straighten up for a long time. After Yan Zhe subdued the person, he quickly stepped forward, “What’s wrong? Where are you hurt?”

“I’m fine, let’s go.”

The two were silent all the way. Yan Zhe knew that he was waiting for him to explain.

“They’re seniors in high school. Once, I ran into them harassing a girl near the school. I couldn’t stand it, so I fought them. Afterwards, that yellow-haired guy followed me to my house. My parents are coming back today, and I don’t want them to see.” Yan Zhe’s voice gradually became smaller. After Xu Jing heard it, he only said “Mm” and didn’t say anything else.

When they arrived downstairs, Yan Zhe was about to go up together, but saw Xu Jing pull back his arm and say to him, “The plane leaves at two o’clock, aren’t you going back yet?”

Yan Zhe was stunned. Xu Jing didn’t say anything the last time he mentioned this, and he thought he hadn’t heard it, but he didn’t know that the other person remembered. Thinking of the person in front of him rushing over without saying a word and taking this hit for him, his nose suddenly felt sour, and he choked, “Brother Jing…”

Xu Jing was too lazy to pay attention, glared at Yan Zhe, and turned to enter the elevator.

“Remember to apply medicine!!!”

As soon as the elevator door closed, the person inside finally couldn’t bear it and bent over. The area on his back must have been swollen, with waves of pain and burning sensations.

A few seconds later, Xu Jing supported his waist and moved out of the elevator entrance in small steps. However, when he looked up, he saw Shen Yan crossing his arms with ease, standing right in front of 602.

Their eyes met. Xu Jing subconsciously straightened his back, but the movement was too great, and his bones creaked, almost killing him.

Now it was possible that even his spine was broken.

Shen Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, hesitated for a moment, and still walked forward to put Xu Jing’s arm on his shoulder.

However, this time, the latter didn’t refuse.

In reality, Xu Jing was in so much pain that he was already seeing stars and had no time to pay attention to anything else. The hand resting on Shen Yan’s body curled slightly, his fingertips unconsciously brushing his jaw, and finally stopping near someone’s Adam’s apple.

It was a little itchy.

Shen Yan’s body stiffened slightly, and he stopped him. “Don’t move around.”

The chaotic state in front of him lasted for a while. When Xu Jing vaguely opened his eyes, he saw a completely unfamiliar place.

He didn’t enter his own house at all.

“If you really want to go to the hospital, get out of bed.”

Shen Yan walked out of the kitchen with a medicine box in his hand, his tone carrying a bit of forcefulness.

Xu Jing didn’t move.

Shen Yan sat down on the edge of the bed. Just as his hand touched the white T-shirt, he very gentlemanly said, “I’m going to lift it up.”

Xu Jing buried his head a little further into the pillow, his voice muffled, “Mm.”

The young man’s waistline was very beautiful, and his skin was as white and tender as freshly polished jade. Shen Yan’s fingers were slightly cool, and they landed exactly in the hollow of his lower back. The cotton swab dipped in iodine rolled over the wound, bringing waves of pain. However, Xu Jing felt that his mind was blank. The place where his fingertips touched felt like an electric current was running through him, making him instinctively want to tremble.

Again, the iodine touched the severe part of the wound. Two extremely light groans came from the pillow. Shen Yan’s fingers moved down two inches, paused, “Does it hurt a lot?”

“No, you fucking… don’t touch me.” Xu Jing covered his face, and a sense of shame kept bursting out. He whispered, “It’s itchy.”

Hearing this, Shen Yan looked up at the person on the bed and said, “I got it.”

Even so, that hand didn’t seem to be at ease. But considering that the other person was applying medicine, Xu Jing gritted his teeth, his body tensed like a piece of wood.

Finally, that strange feeling became stronger and stronger. Xu Jing grabbed the hand applying the medicine. Shen Yan was stunned, thinking that the other person was going to say something nasty again, and he was already mentally prepared, but he didn’t wait for the following words.

It wasn’t until the medicine was applied that Xu Jing let go. Both palms were hot, and their breathing was a little disordered.

The room seemed to be shrouded in a subtle atmosphere. Xu Jing was lying half-naked on a strange bed, feeling even more uncomfortable everywhere. He could only take the initiative to break the silence, “Why were you at the door?”

“This is my house.” Shen Yan imitated his previous tone and asked back, “Is that not allowed?”

Xu Jing: “…”

Shen Yan put the cleaned-up medicine box aside and squatted down to appear in front of Xu Jing, “This injury, what’s going on?”

The sudden close eye contact made Xu Jing’s hand tighten.

“It’s none of your business—”

“Why is your face so red?”

“…”

Xu Jing felt that now was not a good time to argue verbally, so he buried his head in the pillow, his voice muffled, “I’m hot.”

The air conditioner was on in the room. Shen Yan didn’t expose this lie. He lowered his head, looked at the wound on Xu Jing’s back, and said softly, “Did you fight with someone?”

Xu Jing didn’t answer and supported himself, wanting to get up, but it hurt too much, and he felt powerless no matter how he moved.

After a while, he gave up the idea that he could do it himself, turned his head to look at Shen Yan, “Help me.”

Shen Yan responded, “Okay.”

“…”

So this person watched him struggle on the bed like a dying goldfish for so long without helping, just waiting for him to say this?

“This medicine can only take care of the surface. If it still hurts, you can only go to the hospital.” Shen Yan helped Xu Jing back to his own bedroom and gave him some instructions before leaving.

Xu Jing hmm’d, and saw the person at the door about to leave, and subconsciously blurted out, “That…”

Shen Yan paused and turned back in confusion.

The edge of the quilt was turned around two times by slender fingers, then released.

“Today, thank you.”

After a long while.

Only a soft laugh was heard in his ear, and the person at the door said, “You’re welcome.”