Bribery

  "Why aren't you talking anymore? Are you avoiding something?"

  I shook my head "Can I take it as you pursuing me again?"

  "Suit yourself, I'm just pursuing you, you say I'm a mistress, isn't that despicable?"

  I shook my head again "No, no, you're fine, I missed you"

  Zhao Min pushed me away with one hand, and held my face with the other "Fourth brother, why are you crying? You said it yourself, a big man doesn't shed tears even when he's bleeding. If you're like this, I'll look down on you."

  I wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes. "I'm sorry, you can look down on me, scold me, or even hit me, I'll endure it all."

  Zhao Min was taken aback "What did you say? I hit you and scolded you, haha, do you think I would spare you? Do you know how embarrassing your current appearance is? Two black eye circles, a listless body, do you know how heart-wrenching it is for me to look at you? I'm asking you once again, do you love me?"

  I tightly hugged Zhao Min and said, "Ah, I admit it, I love you. It's just that I didn't seize the opportunity well and missed you. As for her, I don't dare to say it's love, but rather a simple liking. I also don't know why I'm like this." As I spoke, tears flowed out again.

  Zhao Min hugged me tightly "You finally said you love me, I've been waiting for this day for almost a year now, today I finally got it, but everything is too late, isn't it? It's not your fault that we both missed out, if only I had confessed to you earlier, things wouldn't be like this, would they? We're still young, grown-ups say we don't know what love is, actually I don't either, I just can't leave you. Maybe this is love!"

  I carefully recalled what Brother Xu told me and looked down at Zhao Min "Let me tell you the difference between liking and loving, okay!"

  Zhao Min raised her head and looked at me with a smile "Alright, Fourth Brother" she said with a chuckle, I finally saw her smiling face. It seemed like it had been a long time since I last saw it.

  "I've told you, don't cry anymore, it hurts me when you cry."

  "Okay, I promise you I won't cry, but you have to let me hold you. In your arms, I feel very warm and safe."

  "You say you're so thin, but when I hold you in my arms, why do I feel such a sense of security?"

  I looked around and there was no one else. "Isn't this bad? Class is about to start, what if the teacher sees us when she comes over? Do you want us to be expelled or stay in school as a janitor?"

  Zhao Min finally reacted and let go of me. "I almost forgot, we don't have class today, how about you accompany me to take a walk?"

  I was taken aback "play hooky?"

  "Hmm, I just want to spend an afternoon with you." Zhao Min teased "What, are you afraid?"

  "Haha, is there anything that your fourth brother dares not do? Alright, I'll agree with you." Then I thought for a moment "The key is, how to get out, huh? Climbing the wall is no problem for me, but you, little one, tsk tsk, it's a bit of a challenge."

  Zhao Min burst out laughing "Fourth brother, can't you think of something better? We'll just walk out openly and honestly, right through the front gate."

  I let out an "ah" and said, "How are we going to get out? Are we going to fly or something? Or do you know some kind of invisibility technique? Even if you did, I wouldn't be able to do it anyway. I'd still have to climb the wall."

  Zhao Min hit me and said, "Stop messing around, come with me. Watch how I get out of here." After that, she pulled my arm and headed downstairs. I muttered to myself, "You were just calling him fourth brother, now you're suddenly my sister again, isn't this change a bit too fast?" Zhao Min ignored me and kept pulling me along. I felt a bit depressed.

  Just came out of the teaching building, and the class bell rang, I smiled "Time for class."

  Zhao Min didn't care about me, still walking away, not even holding my hand anymore. I guess she was also afraid of the teacher seeing us. I followed her from behind, and many students rushed to class, only the two of us came out of class, very calmly. Everyone looked at us with different eyes, I glanced left and right, looking at these anxious students, ah, time flies by.

  I followed Zhao Min from behind, walked for a while, suddenly felt very wrong, I pulled her "Sister, didn't we say to go out the main gate? Why are you going to the supermarket side?"

  Zhao Min glanced at me with a look of displeasure. "Don't bother, just follow me."

  I felt somewhat depressed and didn't retort back, just followed behind her silently.

  I went straight into the small supermarket in school, feeling a bit puzzled, but still followed him in. After entering, I heard Zhao Min shout "Sister, get me three packs of cigarettes".

  "What kind of cigarette?"

  "Two packs of Zhonghua, one pack of Changbai Mountain"

  I was stunned for a moment, what is this little girl going to do?

  After Zhao Min finished paying, she pulled me out of the supermarket. At the entrance, Zhao Min stuffed the cigarettes into my pocket, "Take good care of them, remember, that pack of Long White Mountain is yours, and those two packs of Zhonghua will be given to the security guard later, got it!"

  I suddenly understood what Zhao Min meant, it turned out that this girl was trying to bribe the gatekeeper. I smiled and then thought of something, and then I became depressed. I looked at Zhao Min and said "Sister, why did you give me Changbai Mountain cigarettes and gave the gatekeeper Zhonghua cigarettes? Why didn't you buy two boxes of Changbai Mountain, one box of Zhonghua, and then give the Zhonghua to me and the two boxes of Changbai Mountain to the gatekeeper?"

  Zhao Min stomped her foot after listening, then patted me and said "Do you think those two gatekeepers are so easy to feed? This is still unknown whether it will work or not. Isn't giving you Mount Changbai a good thing? Don't give it to me, I'll quit"

  I hastily shook my head "Alright, whatever, I just feel it's really unfair. Ouch"

  I hadn't even finished speaking when Zhao Min pinched my ear "Hurry up, Mo Ji what's wrong with you!" I followed her to the school gate in a huff.

  When we were still about a hundred meters away from the entrance, the guard standing at the gate looked over in our direction. His gaze was fixed on us, making me feel somewhat uneasy. I glanced at Zhao Mian, but this little girl seemed completely carefree and composed. This puzzled me.

  As we approached the entrance, the guard walked towards us and after a few steps, we were face to face.

  "Which class are you from? You're supposed to be in class now, what are you doing running around outside?"

  Zhao Min glanced at me and stood aside, waiting for me to speak. I was helpless.

  "Brother, uh, I'm really sorry but my sister isn't feeling well, so I'll take her out for some fresh air."

  The guard directly asked "Do you have a leave permit?"

  "No, we rushed out to handle the company and asked our class teacher for leave. Our class teacher was not there. So we called him and he approved it, but didn't give us a leave slip."

  "After I finished speaking, I glanced at Zhao Min. This little girl was quite sensible and even put on an uncomfortable expression."

  "Don't try this with me, I've seen many students like you, which class are you from?"

  "Hey, bro, can you let it slide this time? I promise next time I'll bring a leave slip, okay?"

  "Don't play dumb with me, I've said it before, I've seen many students like you." The security guard glanced at Zhao Min "Is this your little girlfriend? Not feeling well, but pretending to be quite like one."

  "Brother, I'm not pretending, I really don't feel well." Zhao Min said on the side "I'll have my brother accompany me to check it out and come back soon." After finishing, she also winked at the gatekeeper a few times. What the... Can this be considered **? Didn't expect this little girl would use this trick too.

  "Don't pretend, which class are you from? Otherwise, I'll take you to the political education department to see which class you belong to?"

  I looked at the security guard, who didn't seem to be buying it, and took two steps towards him. "Brother, my sister is really uncomfortable," I said, taking out a pack of Chinese cigarettes and deliberately letting the guard see them before reluctantly stuffing them into his pocket. "Brother, can you let us through?"

  "This is troublesome, you don't have a leave slip, it's hard to say, right? I'm also very embarrassed. This security guard was also pleased to see me finish smoking and change so much."

  I looked at Zhao Min with some annoyance, and she winked at me with a sly smile. Then she glanced at my pocket again, the implication was clear - she wanted me to give it to her too, but I was reluctant to part with it.

  I leaned over to the other side of the security guard, and reluctantly stuffed another pack of Zhonghua cigarettes into his pocket. "Brother, let it slide this time, I promise there won't be a next time."

  The gatekeeper put on a very embarrassed look, thought for a moment and said "Oh dear, well then! You guys hurry back as soon as possible, no next time allowed"

  I smiled and said "Brother, I promise, just this once."

  "Haha, my surname is Zhang!"

  "Oh, Brother Zhang"

  After exchanging a few pleasantries with the gatekeeper, Zhang Ge picked up the remote control and opened the door a crack. As we came out, Zhao Min grabbed my arm and said, "Fourth Brother, you're really impressive."

  There is still one more shift tonight, around 7 o'clock

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