County Town Chapter 11: Romantic Affairs

  It was raining in the sky, and Yi Tianxing rode his bicycle to school, riding from the muddy beach by the river, with countless yellow mud on the wheels. He rode fast, and the mud flew out, almost splashing onto a person's body beside him.

  "I'm going to get you." The student indeed wasn't a good sort and cursed loudly.

  Yitian Xing had been sitting by the pond for a night, thinking deeply. Although he didn't come up with any conclusions, he still gained some understanding of the natural way of life. He wasn't going to continue being a useless person like before. Just then, he heard someone scolding him. He slammed on the brakes of his bicycle, frowned, and turned around coldly, saying: "Who's talking?"

  "Hey, you're quite impressive today." Unexpectedly, the male student burst out laughing, and it was only then that Yi Tianxing saw that it was actually He Wei.

  He smiled wryly and said, "It's you, sorry about that."

  He Wei brushed off the yellow mud on his pants, walked up to him with a scowl and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "I heard that last Saturday someone made trouble outside the school, was it Xue Saner's people causing you trouble?"

  "It's nothing."

  He Wei saw that he didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask further. He laughed and scolded: "This broken car of yours, even if you can't bear to throw it away, should be washed clean at least? It's all muddy."

  "No, but I don't dare to wash it. These aren't all new mud, there's also old stuff stuck on top. If not for this mud, this broken car would have fallen apart long ago." Yi Tianxing rode off first, pedaling and laughing as he replied.

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  School life is always repetitive and boring. Normally, Yi Tianxing doesn't like to talk much in class, but today he intentionally relaxed his self-control, and although he didn't deliberately show a cold demeanor, he couldn't help but give off an "aura". His classmates used to tease him with the nickname "Trash King", joking around, and he wouldn't get angry, but today when they saw him, they felt a strange sensation.

  Yitian Xing has changed and become somewhat inscrutable.

  Zou Leran didn't have that feeling, after class, she called Yi Tianhang to the playground and grabbed his collar, asking him to go home for dinner tonight.

  Yi Tianxing cried out in a nasal tone, "I said I don't want to go, where can you forcibly drag me? I've heard of rape, but not of forced meals."

  Zou Leran's face turned red with anger and embarrassment, "How come you're speaking more and more improperly now?"

  "Seriously though," Yi Tian Xing said with a smile, his face turning serious, "I really don't want to go to your house for dinner."

  "Why?" Zou Lelai asked in surprise, "My dad and mom are pretty good to you." Suddenly, as if she had understood something, a hint of disappointment appeared on her face, and then she comforted herself warmly: "You usually smile so happily, don't be that kind of person, I really look down on men like that."

  "What kind of person?" Yi Tianxing's eyes widened.

  "Inferiority and superiority are twins, but for a person's emotions, it's a burden." Zou Leli is indeed the propaganda minister of the student union, speaking with logic, "Lin Daiyu's behavior in the Jia Mansion can be said to be spoiled. Why? Because she is an orphan living with relatives, her father Lin Ruhai is not by her side, so looking at her brothers and sisters around her, she inevitably feels some inferiority and self-pity. Therefore, on the surface, she appears to be exceptionally proud and arrogant, unwilling to accept others' gifts."

  Yi Tianxing's mind was quick and he immediately understood, chuckling: "Please, am I that kind of person?"

  Zou Leran clasped her hands together in front of her chest, staring intently into his eyes and said, "Don't pretend anymore. I know you've had a difficult life and things have been tough for you, but what's the point in front of me?"

  Yi Tian Xing felt a surge of amusement in his chest, but looking at the serious expression on the girl's face and her sparkling eyes, he suddenly felt a warmth spread through him. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would pretend to be something I'm not." For some reason, he felt an overwhelming urge, and in a daze, he took a step forward, embracing Zou Leilei into his arms.

  Zou Leran was startled like a little rabbit, immediately burying her blushing face in his arms, but then seemed to remember something and shouted loudly, pushing him away.

  "Are you looking for death? This is on school grounds!"

  Yi Tian Xing was taken aback for a moment before he came back to his senses. He rubbed the top of his head in a silly manner and smiled awkwardly.

  "Alright then, come over for dinner tonight." Zou Leran said softly as she turned her back.

  Yitian Xing smiled and said, "Really, it's not necessary." Seeing her puzzled expression as she turned around, he stammered to explain: "I'm afraid that if I see Auntie Pang and Teacher Zou, I'll feel awkward." It turned out that this kid had developed a fear of meeting his future mother-in-law.

  "Whatever, it's all up to you." She suddenly remembered something and thought she should mention it in advance: "On Saturday, the school is organizing a knowledge contest, I've signed you up for it, don't lose, okay?"

  She knew the seventeen-year-old boy in front of her had such a talent for being well-informed and knowledgeable. As a girl, she couldn't let the man she liked be hidden from view, but she also knew that Yi Tianxing didn't like to show off his talents, so she took the initiative to make the first move.

  "Really don't want to go."

  Zou Lerer looked at him with an innocent face, her bangs swaying gently in the wind on the playground.

  Yitian Xing suppressed his improper thoughts of embracing or further intimacy, and said seriously: "I think it's not suitable, you also know I don't want to draw attention."

  "Mao Sui's awl needs to be put into Ping Yuan Jun's bag by himself, but you're different, you're too sharp and will always be discovered by others. It's better to let others get used to it step by step."

  "It's no fun playing with these people." Yitian Xing thought he sounded very cool.

  "Oh, you're a genius, what's the point of being with someone like me who's just ordinary?" Zou Leilei said with a sigh.

  Yi Tianxing always thought that Zou Leilei was very suitable to be an actress, because as soon as he saw her face change, it became extremely sorrowful and on the verge of tears. He hastily sighed: "Enough, enough, I've had enough of this funeral flower drama, I agree."

  Then told her that she thought her acting skills were very good.

  Zou Leran pinched her nose and gritted her teeth, retorting: "Then I think you're really a pervert at heart, otherwise why do you... every time I pretend to be polite, you..." Suddenly realizing that this sentence was too explicit and had exposed her jade-like legs, her face flushed with shame, she quickly turned around and walked towards the teaching building.

  "What's wrong? The pervert is listening to you!" Yi Tianxing followed her with a chuckle.

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  The atmosphere was good, but as soon as the two returned to the classroom, it was like going from a sweltering heat wave to the Antarctic Circle.

  "It's easy to get there, Teacher Yuan wants you to go to the office." The class monitor shouted casually.

  "What's wrong?" Zou Ler asked anxiously.

  "What else can be done?" Hu Yun said coldly, "People like this who pick up trash must have some kind of shady connection with the hoodlums outside."

  Zou Lelai glared at the annoying boy and shifted her gaze to Yi Tianxing.

  Yitianxing smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'll go take a look." He glanced at Huyun again, thinking to himself with a smile that if his iron hands touched this guy's body, it would definitely be as soft as dough.

  Hu Yun left early last Saturday after sending a message to Xue Saner's subordinate, after all, he is the son of the police station director, and doesn't want to provoke trouble. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at school today, he found that Yi Tianhang was acting as if nothing had happened, which made him somewhat puzzled.

  He was already somewhat guilty, and now he saw Yi Tianxing smiling at himself with a smile, and for some reason, he shivered.