The Flower Of The High Mountain Is Pregnant With The Son Of The Sand Sculpture Ceo Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Brotherhood

Chen Shuo’s gaze landed on Pei Yumin, and Pei Yumin immediately widened his eyes and stared back. His eyes were always slightly bigger than Chen Shuo’s, as if having big eyes was a matter of masculine dignity that he absolutely could not lose.

Chen Shuo caught sight of Lu Shangyan out of the corner of his eye and immediately fixed his stare on him. Seeing Chen Shuo shift his attention, Pei Yumin instantly puffed out his chest.

He had won this silent competition between men.

He let out a short, triumphant laugh, then raised his chin slightly toward Lu Shangyan and reminded him, with great experience, “Stare back.”

He felt that Lu Shangyan’s eyes were already big enough and didn’t need to be deliberately widened. Lu Shangyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He gave Pei Yumin a look as if he were an idiot, then quietly moved a little further away, hiding half his body behind a tree. He regretted it now. He should have left immediately, rather than staying longer just because Pei Yumin called him a “poor little thing.”

He wasn’t some pitiful stray dog. At the very least, he had rented a house and had a home of his own. He wasn’t homeless, so he wasn’t pitiful.

Pei Yumin didn’t know what Lu Shangyan was thinking, only that he was indeed “looking” at Chen Shuo as instructed. His back straightened even further.

He had won this silent confrontation, and Lu Shangyan had to win too.

Seeing Pei Yumin’s serious expression, Lu Shangyan couldn’t help but lower his head and laugh. Pei Yumin glanced at him, and when he looked back, Chen Shuo had already averted his gaze.

He immediately took Lu Shangyan’s laughter as the sound of victory.

Chen Shuo was dragged back by Xiao Yu, who cupped his face and forced him to look at him. “Are you trying to change the subject? Or are you feeling guilty?”

Chen Shuo snapped, “What the hell are you talking about! What do I have to feel guilty about!”

“Then why won’t you look at me?” Xiao Yu’s eyes curved. “Or are you saying you want to choose both?”

Chen Shuo saw him smiling, but felt a chill run down his spine. “I won’t choose either of them! You’ve got the wrong person!”

Xiao Yu held up his phone to show him. “I’ve given you many chances already. My patience is very limited, Chen Shuo. You don’t think I’ll always be this easy to talk to, do you?”

“The fact that I dared to come find you alone should tell you that I’m not someone you can just brush off. I’m not short on money, and I’m not short on company. Right now, I find you amusing, so I can spare some patience to play with you. But if you keep making me angry like this, I can’t guarantee what will happen.”

Chen Shuo looked at the boy, who was smaller than him. In the past, he wouldn’t have given a second glance to such an effeminate man, and might even have been contemptuous. But now, one look from Xiao Yu made his heart pound nervously.

He gritted his teeth and forced a smile that was stiff and ugly. “Buddy, stop messing with me, okay?” As soon as he finished, seeing the smile on Xiao Yu’s face slowly fade, he quickly added, “Can we talk privately? There are so many people here, it’s making my head spin. How can we discuss anything?”

Xiao Yu glanced at Pei Yumin, then quickly smiled and said, “No way. What if you run away when there are fewer people? Besides, what’s the difference between choosing now and choosing later?”

“Or are you trying to be two-faced, choosing now but not following through, just trying to get rid of me?”

Chen Shuo had seen Xiao Yu’s expression soften, but after glancing at Pei Yumin, everything changed.

He wasn’t stupid. He immediately rushed forward and grabbed Pei Yumin’s collar. “I knew it was you! You petty old man! He’s the one you brought here!”

He and Xiao Yu hadn’t seen each other for nearly three months. The matter was almost completely buried, but suddenly Xiao Yu had messaged him. He thought it was a drunken mistake, but who knew this time he was serious! He had even tracked him down to the school!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. The stares of the people around him were almost suffocating, piercing his body like thorns.

His pain, however, seemed particularly gratifying to Pei Yumin, whose eyes were full of provocation. “Isn’t he just telling the truth?”

Chen Shuo released his grip, raising his arm to strike, but Pei Yumin was faster, kicking him in the knee, making him stumble back several steps in pain.

Pei Yumin opened his phone, accessed a private folder, and found a group chat named “Annihilate the Chen Cockroach Army.”

There were only five people in the group, but he had named himself Commander-in-Chief:

[Commence action.]

Pei Yumin finished this as if nothing had happened, looking down at Chen Shuo.

Someone stepped out of the crowd. “He was so hostile toward Lu Shangyan before, but it turns out he likes men too. It looks like he was deliberately trying to cause trouble for Lu Shangyan!”

“He usually acts so disgusted by homosexuals, but it was just him feeling guilty and trying to cover up the fact that he’s gay!”

Chen Shuo yelled at the crowd, “I don’t like men!”

“Still pretending! He’s been tracked down, and he’s still trying to deny it. He has no backbone!”

“The photos of Lu Shangyan at the bar before, I think he deliberately released them, and he led the whole school to mock Lu Shangyan.”

“And Lu Shangyan going to the bar? He was tricked into it by Chen Shuo! Chen Shuo deliberately set a trap for Lu Shangyan just to take photos and cause trouble!”

“He always looks for trouble with Lu Shangyan. He definitely did this on purpose! But who knew he likes men himself? And he had the nerve to mock others! Shameless!”

Xia Li finished class, heard there was a commotion here, and found a crowd when she arrived. She initially didn’t want to join the excitement, but then she heard Lu Shangyan’s name being called, so she turned back, pushed through the crowd, and squeezed in.

She happened to hear the conversation and immediately said, “I can testify! He often follows Lu Shangyan and secretly takes photos, just trying to continue slandering Lu Shangyan!”

Someone immediately agreed, “Oh my god, he even claimed Lu Shangyan was interested in him before. Now it looks more like he likes Lu Shangyan, and because he couldn’t have him, he was deliberately causing trouble.”

The crowd erupted in a long, understanding “Oh,” followed by belated laughter and mockery.

Chen Shuo was even more humiliated. He struggled to get up from the ground, still trying to lunge at Pei Yumin.

Pei Yumin said again, “I am gay, and I am brave enough to admit it. Besides, whether I like men or women, what does it have to do with you? I don’t even know you. It’s the same for Lu Shangyan. As soon as he realized he liked men, he immediately moved out of the dorm, afraid you wouldn’t be comfortable. We are all trying to solve problems, but you are the only one constantly creating trouble.”

“In my opinion, regardless of personal orientation, as long as it doesn’t affect others, it shouldn’t be criticized. Unlike you, who can’t own up to what you do? You’re like a rat scurrying around in a gutter.” He then looked at Xiao Yu. “Spreading germs everywhere.”

Xiao Yu’s expression changed, then he seemed to remember something and quickly said, “Luckily, after he ran away, I felt something was wrong and went to the hospital for a check-up immediately.”

Chen Shuo was so angry his eyes seemed to shoot fire. “Stop slandering me!”

Xia Li rushed to his side. “Everyone who knows you knows what kind of person you are! If it’s slander, why is no one standing up for you!”

Chen Shuo didn’t dare look at the people surrounding him, much less meet their eyes. He was used to being superior and had never been so disgraced. He wished he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it!

Pei Yumin seized the opportunity to say, “You’re a university student who has received a good education. How can you not understand basic respect?”

Xia Li immediately chimed in, “Exactly!”

Her roommate followed suit. “That’s right! What does someone else’s sexual orientation have to do with you? You keep bringing it up in public, and you tricked someone into going to a bar, took photos, and led an online mob. This is campus bullying!”

Xia Li nodded. “I like guys too! I dare to admit it!”

She was usually gentle and mild-mannered when facing outsiders, but when she said this, her voice was full of vigor. Anyone who didn’t know better would think she had just publicly come out.

And her roommate, standing beside her, stood tall and proud, as if making a solemn vow. “I like men too!”

Pei Yumin was inspired and moved to stand to Xia Li’s right. “I like men too.”

The three stood in a row, their posture solemn and serious, as if facing a bottomless cliff, ready to jump to prove their resolve.

Lu Shangyan had retreated to the side of the road, wishing he could pull open a taxi door and flee immediately, to show that he didn’t know any of these people.

Zhao Jian was the complete opposite. He had only intended to come and watch after seeing the message in the group chat, but seeing the three of them getting more and more excited, he felt a surge of uncontrollable energy and ran out. In front of everyone, he grabbed his waist-length hair and ripped it off, revealing a short, stiff buzz cut.

“I even like cross-dressing! I like my girlfriend to be my husband! But I run a rescue center for stray dogs and cats, spending millions every year. My orientation hasn’t caused any negative impact on society. On the contrary, because of my existence as Xiao Fu, hundreds of stray cats and dogs have a home!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell into silence, until someone finally shouted in admiration, “That’s awesome, buddy!”

Then, thunderous applause erupted from the crowd.

Chen Shuo was practically spitting blood, squatting on the ground, clutching his hair, no longer daring to look up.

Zhao Jian was lifted and tossed into the air. His puffy skirt spread out, and he covered it, shouting, “Higher! I do so many good deeds, I deserve to stand tall and mock those heartless, scheming old dogs!”

His gaze landed on Chen Shuo. Someone noticed and took the opportunity to step on Chen Shuo several times.

Lu Shangyan, who had remained unmoved until now, was finally tempted by this sight.

He secretly slipped into the crowd, lightly stepped on Chen Shuo’s pinky toe, then quickly crossed through the crowd to the opposite side. Seeing that Chen Shuo was kneeling on the ground and showed no intention of finding out who had just stepped on him, Lu Shangyan slowly started moving back toward the inner circle.

Stepping on Chen Shuo was addictive to him. One step was satisfying; two steps was a bonus.

But before he could succeed this time, he saw two rows of security guards running out of the main gate, and even the sixty-something old man who watched the male dorm entrance and cleaned the area ran out with a broom, looking stern.

The school leader walked quickly, holding a megaphone, his car keys jingling at his waist. He stopped five meters from the crowd. “Which departments are you from! Mass gathering and causing trouble! All participation points deducted! Disciplinary action!”

Participation points were crucial for scraping a passing grade of sixty on exams! If they were all deducted, everyone would have to retake the exams, which was even scarier than disciplinary action!

Zhao Jian was dropped to the ground, and the crowd scattered.

These model students had been obedient for three years in high school, but in university, they experienced their first collective rebellion. Years later, when they talked about their youth, the most common memory would be fighting over the school leader’s megaphone to shout for their companions to “Run!” to avoid being identified.

Some even stole the sixty-year-old dorm manager’s broom to protect their friends from being beaten, hiding it behind their dorm door as a four-year university medal, which they passed on to a junior after graduation.

…

Meanwhile, Lu Shangyan grabbed Pei Yumin, and along with Xia Li and her friend, quickly crossed the street and hid in a milk tea shop.

Only Zhao Jian, who was immobile and had been dropped on the ground, was caught red-handed by the school leader. “Wearing strange clothes! What class are you in, and who is your counselor!”

Zhao Jian had always been a poor student and was afraid of teachers. “I didn’t even finish high school before I went abroad to buy a degree. I’m not a Z University student.”

The leader’s voice rose even higher. “You’re not a student and you dare to cause trouble! You’re going to the police station!”

In the end, Pei Yumin had a change of heart and went to bail him out.

Chen Shuo was taken away and soon escorted out of the school by his maternal uncle, Tian Sheng. His face was impossibly dark as he left.

His face was bruised, but his mouth was still defiant. “My mom came back two days ago. My dad likes to be a coward, but my mom always stands by me. She will definitely help me get double the revenge for this humiliation today!”