TSIBAMS Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Ye Xing’s “wishful thinking” hadn’t even had a chance to be verified before a slap in the face came unexpectedly.

He had already looked at the person talking to the grade director in the hallway several times. Not only because this person’s clothes and appearance seemed out of place here, and even the phone in his hand was a Vertu, but also because he looked too familiar.

And the woman next to him, although no longer young, looked elegant and composed. Ye Xing didn’t recognize many brands, but he could tell that the H-brand bag in her hand was not cheap.

The grade director stopped Ye Xing, “Go call Qi Guang over.”

The two people also turned their gazes to Ye Xing in unison.

He stopped in his tracks. No matter what, being stopped by the grade director was a nerve-wracking matter in itself.

“Okay.”

Okay my ass!

Qi Guang hadn’t come to class today at all. But he couldn’t say that directly to the grade director, so he turned and went into Lu Yueyang’s office.

Lu Yueyang was preparing for her lesson. She looked at Ye Xing, “Looking for Qi Guang, right?”

“Yes, but he’s not here,” Ye Xing answered.

“I know. I called him, but no one answered,” Lu Yueyang said.

Ye Xing was a little confused. “Huh?”

Then you’re still preparing your lesson here so serenely?

“Do you know where he lives?” Lu Yueyang asked without looking up, while typing on her keyboard.

“Yes,” Ye Xing said.

Not only his house, but also his sister’s house, and even the place where he works, I know them all. So, please send me to find him quickly, I really don’t want to go to the next history class!

Lu Yueyang looked at the timetable posted on the wall and pondered.

Ye Xing quickly said, “I’ll go find him, I can go now.”

“Okay, I’ll have the class monitor lend you the notes later.” Lu Yueyang smiled as she looked at Ye Xing’s eager appearance.

Ye Xing successfully skipped class as he wished. He waited for a box of oden at the school gate before embarking on the road to find Qi Guang. He wasn’t in a hurry at all. After all, Qi Guang was a seasoned truant, and there wasn’t much to worry about. He even thought he should worry about himself, whether he would get beaten up for disturbing Qi Guang’s sleep.

He first passed by 1984. Although he knew that Qi Guang was unlikely to be there, he still glanced in the direction of the bar when he passed by. Sure enough, it was not yet open.

When he strolled to Qi Guang’s building, he saw the motorcycle parked downstairs at a glance.

He threw the oden box into the trash can and bounded upstairs to Qi Guang’s door.

Knock knock knock…

Knock knock knock…

Knock knock knock…

After knocking on the door three times without any response, he started to get a little nervous. He shouted Qi Guang’s name while knocking on the door harder. Just as he was about to start kicking the door, the door next door opened, and a middle-aged woman poked her head out, looking at Ye Xing with an expression that said, “Do you believe I’ll call the police right now?”

Ye Xing ignored the middle-aged woman next door.

He believed that Qi Guang wasn’t home. He turned around, went downstairs, and called Qi Guang. This time, it wasn’t that no one answered, but that the phone was directly turned off.

It further proved that he wasn’t asleep and didn’t hear, but that he was deliberately avoiding him.

Ye Xing frowned.

He sent a message to Zhou Tian.

-Do you have Shuai Xiaoyun’s contact information? Ask her if she knows where Qi Guang is.

-Okay.

Soon, Zhou Tian replied.

-She said she doesn’t know. What’s wrong with Qi Guang? I sent him a message, and he didn’t reply either.

-Tell her to keep an eye out and let me know if there’s any news.

Ye Xing put away his phone. Some bad premonitions made him feel a little panicked. He walked around aimlessly after leaving the staircase. Then he took out his phone again and called Lu Yueyang, “Hello.”

“Did you find him?” Lu Yueyang asked, with some noise around her.

“No, he’s not home, and his phone is off,” Ye Xing answered.

At this time, Lu Yueyang’s phone was snatched away, and the grade director’s deep and loud voice came from the phone, “You tell Qi Guang to answer the phone! You little rascal, changing classes doesn’t make you behave! His parents have come to the school!”

Ye Xing felt that the director’s voice was deafening and unconsciously held the phone further away.

But the next second, he immediately reacted. Qi Guang’s parents?

The two people with the grade director were Qi Guang’s parents?

No wonder he kept feeling familiar just now. Connecting it with Qi Guang’s appearance, they were undoubtedly his biological parents.

He felt like he might really be deaf. The director’s voice was still like a machine gun, firing incessantly, but not a single word was entering his brain. His brain was filled with Qi Guang’s voice, with a reverberating echo—

“I’m the only one left in my family.”

“Died.”

So, Qi Guang had lied to him.

The director’s voice was still droning on and on. Ye Xing, annoyed, directly hung up the phone.

Is this fun?

He looked down on himself from the bottom of his heart. Just because they had drunk together and chatted, he unilaterally dragged the other person into his circle of friends? And when he was overwhelmed by his family’s scandal, he confided in him without any guard?

And his so-called impoverished family background, shaping himself into the image of a pitiful orphan, was all a damn lie!

Not only were his parents alive, but they were also living very well!

He still had the nerve to tease others as “Young Master Ye.” He was talking about himself, wasn’t he!

What a show of a young master running away from home and disguising himself as a fallen youth to gain sympathy and trust from a real victim.

Did he look that easy to fool?

Damn it.

He inexplicably felt a sense of betrayal.

Ye Xing kicked a roadside soda can in great annoyance, scaring a stray dog nearby into barking at him.

Although it wasn’t summer yet, the sun in Chen Town was already hanging mercilessly directly overhead, shining with all its might. Ye Xing felt a little hot. He bought a can of ice beer and walked aimlessly while drinking.

It was the first time he was walking alone on the streets of Chen Town like this. There were few people on the streets during weekdays. It should have felt spacious and comfortable, but he was walking with a sense of loneliness.

He turned to the riverside. The breeze under the trees made him feel a little cool, so he crushed the beer can in his hand, which he had not finished drinking, and prepared to throw it in the trash.

He looked around for a trash can. His gaze inadvertently swept under the bridge, and he saw a person wearing a sun hat sitting by the river fishing. He was really sitting by the river, without even a decent stool, and he didn’t even know if he had a piece of paper under him.

…Unsanitary!

This strange person seemed to have a strange attraction. Ye Xing unconsciously moved closer to his direction.

He saw a pair of long legs that seemed to have nowhere to rest.

Well, he was more than familiar with this back.

Bastard!

He clenched the can in his hand and quickly walked towards the bridge.

Qi Guang was really fishing. The one catch in the bucket next to him was proof.

He was very focused when fishing, like a sculpture, staring at the surface of the river, motionless. But more than being focused, his unfocused gaze was more like he was lost in thought.

Otherwise, how could he not notice someone approaching him?

“You’re quite interested,” a slow, emotionless voice said beside him.

Qi Guang was startled by the sudden sound. He was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised his head. He saw Ye Xing looking down at him, his face gloomy, looking very unhappy.

Although Ye Xing was very unhappy, when Qi Guang raised his head, his dim eyes almost made him think he had mistaken the person. Qi Guang’s lips were tightly closed. Whenever he was like this, especially when he was silent, he looked very fierce. He glanced at Ye Xing, showing no surprise or shock, and he didn’t even open his mouth to speak. His gaze swept over without lingering and then turned back to staring at the lake as if he was a statue again.

In Ye Xing’s eyes, this was simply arrogant and like a provocation.

Keep pretending! Keep pretending!

He picked up a slightly larger stone from his feet and forcefully threw it into the river where the fish hook was, causing a big splash. Qi Guang was already sitting on the ground, and the splashing water directly hit his face.

This was unexpected for Ye Xing. After all, he just wanted to scare away the fish in this area and anger Qi Guang.

But the result was the same. Qi Guang had indeed transformed from an emotionless sculpture into a fighter with explosive rage.

He threw the fishing rod to the side and stood up. “Are you fucking sick? Get lost, wherever you came from!”

His bangs, which were not very long, were wet with water. Although they weren’t stuck to his forehead, the way the water droplets were on his eyelashes made him feel incredibly stupid. He raised his hand to wipe his eyes and glared fiercely at Ye Xing.

Ye Xing was satisfied with this turn of events. Someone with an impulsive personality like his was most annoyed when someone was indifferent to their anger. Only when the other person was angry could he feel psychologically balanced to proceed to the next step.

He threw the beer can in his hand at Qi Guang’s leg. “Who’s sick, you fucking know in your own heart!”

The beer that hadn’t been finished in the can spilled out, and both of their pants were not spared.

Qi Guang looked down at it, clenched his fist, and raised his eyes to stare at Ye Xing. He restrained himself from making a move because he knew that once he engaged in a real fight, Ye Xing was no match for him, but he didn’t know how much longer he could hold back.

“Ye Xing, it’s not too late for you to apologize.”

Ye Xing smiled coldly, “It’s not too late for you to go to the hospital, I suggest you register at the psychiatry department. No, that’s not right, your current persona is a lonely and destitute orphan. That’s it, if you apologize to me, maybe I’ll be in a good mood and reimburse you for the registration fee.”

Qi Guang took off his hat and threw it aside. He took a step forward, grabbed his collar and lifted him up, “You fucking apologize!”

Ye Xing did not resist, nor was he afraid. He continued coldly, “You’re the only one left in your family, right?”

“What are you trying to say?” Qi Guang said.

“Your parents are both dead and you’re all alone, right?” Ye Xing continued to ask.

“Say that again!” Qi Guang approached him, his fierce appearance as if he was going to devour him.

“Are you addicted to acting?” Ye Xing still looked unafraid.

“Say that again!” Qi Guang’s lips trembled. This time it was not as if, but definitely he was going to eat someone alive.

“I’m saying you’re a liar, a drama queen. I guess your so-called top of the grade is just another lie. But it doesn’t matter, you don’t need the top of the grade to add to your charm, with your acting skills, the admissions offices of the Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theater Academy would be scrambling to recruit you. Isn’t that right? Young Master Qi!” Ye Xing successfully activated his mocking mode. At this moment, anyone who wanted to argue with him would only end up kneeling on the ground, searching for their teeth.

But the facts proved that the speed of words could never keep up with the speed of hands.

“You’re dead!” Qi Guang didn’t want to hear another word from him. A punch landed on his face.