Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Don’t Leave After School (15)

Chuzheng and Jih Cheng were punished by being made to stand.

But Chuzheng had no intention of standing.

As soon as she left the classroom, she headed downstairs.

Jih Cheng, naturally not much of a model student either, thought for a moment, then followed her.

“Xu Chuzheng.”

Jih Cheng caught up with her and walked alongside her.

“Why did you touch me just now?”

Chuzheng: “…”

How should I know.

I touched because I felt like it.

Do I need a reason?

Serves you right for being handsy!

Chuzheng pinched herself hard.

Chuzheng didn’t respond to Jih Cheng, and since Jih Cheng wasn’t one for small talk, the two walked in silence.

On the way, they bumped into Zhu Zian, who was also skipping class.

“Little junior, you’re not attending class?”

“The teacher kicked me out.” More precisely, I got detention standing.

But standing as a punishment? That’s never going to happen, not in this lifetime.

Zhu Zian, obviously someone who frequently received such treatment, wasn’t surprised in the least.

“Is he the same?” Zhu Zian nodded his chin at Jih Cheng.

Chuzheng nodded.

Zhu Zian sized up Jih Cheng.

This transfer student, who had caused such a stir upon arriving at the school, stood with his hands in his pockets and head slightly bowed, the picture of disinterest and despondency.

But damn, that face was something else!

Zhu Zian felt that many girls couldn’t hold a candle to him.

Zhu Zian’s gaze circled around Chuzheng and Jih Cheng.

This… their poses were identical!

“Cough cough, little junior, we’re going out to have fun, you coming?”

Zhu Zian asked out of politeness.

Originally, Chuzheng didn’t want to go, finding it a hassle.

But the “King’s Account” instantly gave her a mission, so she had no choice but to go.

Thus, the group naturally banded together to skip class.

Zhu Zian and his group often skipped classes and knew how to sneak out of school; they led Chuzheng to climb over the wall.

Chuzheng was unusually adept at climbing over the wall; Zhu Zian thought he would need to help her, but ended up only shouting “666” from the sidelines.

Jih Cheng was also quite skilled, leaping and landing with an effortlessly cool air about him.

Zhu Zian: “…” Annoying.

–

Zhu Zian took them to an arcade to play.

“Little junior, do you know how to play?” Zhu Zian pointed at the arcade machine.

“Never played before.”

“Come on, I’ll teach you.” Zhu Zian was ready to show Chuzheng.

But Jih Cheng beat him to it, sitting down first: “I’ll teach her.”

Zhu Zian: “…”

What Jih Cheng called ‘teaching’ was just demonstrating once without commentary; Zhu Zian thought Jih Cheng just wanted to play himself…

But to his surprise, Chuzheng actually got the hang of it.

After just the first couple of rounds not going so well, she barely lost at all afterward.

Jih Cheng released the controls, leaned back slightly, pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a drag, then finally spoke, “Didn’t you say you couldn’t play?”

Was this what she meant by not knowing how to play?

“Just learned.” Wasn’t it you who taught me? “Put out the cigarette.”

Occasionally, there was a faint smell of smoke on Jih Cheng, which wasn’t too unpleasant.

But now, as he smoked in front of her in the already smoky arcade, the smell mixed together became particularly offensive.

Jih Cheng frowned slightly and put out the cigarette.

“Another round?” Jih Cheng raised an eyebrow.

“No.” Boring.

“You don’t dare?”

Jih Cheng’s voice was usually very calm, not the cold kind of calm that Chuzheng had, but an indifferent kind of calm; but now, there was a hint of amusement in it.

His voice had a teasing lilt, lightly rising at the end.

“Boring.”

“Playing like this is a bit boring.” The youth’s pale face puffed up slightly as he spoke, “Let’s make a bet.”

“Bet on what?” Helping me spend money? I can consider that!

“Bet…” The young man pondered for a moment, “What do you want to bet on?”

“If I win, you have to help me spend Fifty Thousand Yuan.” I’m awesome!

Jih Cheng: “…”

What kind of bet is that?

“And if I win?” Jih Cheng asked.

“You name what you want.” I’ll buy it for you!

Win-win!

Perfect!

“If I win…” Jih Cheng deliberately drew out his words, leaning towards Chuzheng, “You have to agree to one condition of mine.”

Chuzheng thought about it and felt like there was no loss, “Alright.”

At that moment, Jih Cheng was very close to her. The young man’s lips, slightly parted and reddening, his tongue tip barely visible, seemed to be enticing someone to have a taste.

Chuzheng averted her gaze first and asked nonchalantly, “Shall we start?”

Jih Cheng sat up straight, “No, let’s change the game.”

Jih Cheng gave Chuzheng time to get familiar with the game, and only when she confirmed she could, did they begin.

One round would determine the winner.

–

Ten minutes later, Chuzheng handed over Fifty Thousand Yuan to Jih Cheng.

“You have one hour. You can’t just throw this money away or donate it, you must buy things with it.”

Chuzheng patted Jih Cheng on the shoulder.

Go for it!

Experience the pain of spending money.

“Are you really making me spend this much money?” Fifty Thousand Yuan wasn’t a significant amount for someone who had lived in luxury like him, but for him personally, it wasn’t a small sum.

[Miss, let me remind you that if this money goes through his hands, it won’t count as you completing the task, and it will be doubled, oh~]

Chuzheng: “…”

Bastard, I’ll kill you!

You didn’t say that earlier!

Now you say it!

When I handed the money to someone else before, why didn’t I see you giving a prompt? Are you broken!

[…] Miss, you’re so fierce, I’m scared.

[Miss…] The King’s Account cautiously explained, [Although you did hand over the money to someone else before, that was because you had decided what to purchase and just had someone else buy it for you, not like this, directly handing over the money to someone else.]

Chuzheng: “…”

The money’s already given away, can’t exactly take it back, right?

Dammit!

A huge loss!

That Bastard must have done that on purpose!

[…] Certainly not!

Chuzheng could only take Zhu Zian and the others to spend a hundred thousand.

“Junior, what does your family do?” Zhu Zian was very curious, he remembered rumors saying that her family wasn’t very well off.

“We run a mine.”

“Oh, no wonder.” Zhu Zian suddenly realized, maybe her family hadn’t found the mine before, so they weren’t well off, but now that they had found the mine…

It has to be that.

Zhu Zian completed the story in his mind.

Eventually, Zhu Zian took them to drink.

Zhu Zian didn’t know what he chatted about with Jih Cheng, but the two of them seemed to get along quite harmoniously.

“Bro, let me ask you something.” Zhu Zian, holding a bottle of alcohol and slightly drunk, pulled Jih Cheng aside to talk, “There were rumors that you’ve killed someone, is that true?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Jih Cheng wasn’t used to people grabbing him, so he pulled his hand away and moved to the side.

Chuzheng was sitting next to him; with his movement, they were almost touching each other.

“Everyone says you’re so wild, but how come you seem like an invisible person at school to me?” Zhu Zian continued to clamor.

“Did you really kill someone?”

“No,” Jih Cheng replied in a low voice, “Just stabbed him twice, he didn’t die.”

With that, the room grew even quieter.

Just…?

Did he sound regretful?

Even for Zhu Zian, who could handle a fight, using a knife to stab someone was beyond him.

Jih Cheng was ruthless!

Jih Cheng took a sip of his drink, “As long as you don’t stab vital spots, it won’t be fatal, you guys…”

“Big brother, stop there. We don’t want to stab anyone, really,” Zhu Zian interrupted him, “Come on, let’s drink, drink!!”