Chapter 39: Staying Overnight at Cao Na's Dormitory

  All men fear death.

  All hoodlums are afraid of being beaten.

  But now I have no other choice, this is the only way I can deal with Zhang Kun, to perish together, perhaps only in this way, I can die and then be reborn.

  Zhang Kun is notorious for being fearless of getting beaten up, so I'll just have to accompany him all the way.

  I believe that one of us will eventually give in.

  I hope that person is not me.

  Liu Kai saw that I was stubborn and stopped persuading me. He just told me to be careful and wear more clothes.

  Among these brothers, Liu Kai is not the most astute. Since Liu Kai can see my situation at a glance, others will definitely be able to see it too. It's just that those people like to pretend to be stupid.

  "Are you really going to do that?" The next day, after Xu Long found out about my behavior yesterday, he couldn't help but furrow his brow. "Don't forget, Zhang Kun is a well-known good student in our school, the teacher will definitely be lenient with him. If your people beat him into the hospital, the head of the discipline department will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. It's very possible that because of you, the school will strengthen its control over us."

  "I've had enough, my brother was beaten by Zhang Kun's people last night and a third of them were injured. If this continues, my men will definitely be driven away. By then, I'll have nothing left." I frowned and said "You also know that on this road, sometimes when you fall down, it's hard to get back up. What if all my men run away? Do you think I can gather so many people again?"

  Xu Long slightly shook his head "It's tough on you, a newcomer facing such immense power. Even I would feel overwhelmed."

  "Since San Jie has already agreed to help you and Gao Tianwei, why don't you go find San Jie and have her inform Gao Tianwei in advance?" Xu Long asked me. "That way, Gao Tianwei might give San Jie some face and let you off for a few days."

  "Zhang Kun has a deep grudge against me, and I believe that even if Gao Tianwei intervenes, it's not certain that Zhang Kun will put down his butcher knife. Moreover, I owe San Jie too much already, and I don't want to trouble her again." I furrowed my brow, my face full of guilt. "If possible, I really don't hope for San Jie to get involved and help me."

  "When you become stronger, you won't need it anymore," Xu Long comforted me.

  "Zhang Kun's men are ruthless, you'd better be careful. I've told you before, I can't openly help you unless you can get past Zhang Kun's test." Xu Long said to me. "I admit I have personal motives, but I also have my concerns. I need to take responsibility for my brothers. I cannot let my own recklessness drag all of them down."

  "I understand you, being a big brother requires caution, every move you make can have a ripple effect." I nodded.

  "Li Jie, when you can stand on your own, I Xu Long want to be sworn brothers with you." Xu Long smiled faintly and said, "Being sworn brothers with me won't put you at a disadvantage. Rubin and I are sworn brothers, so if you become my brother, it's the same as becoming Rubin's brother. Once we graduate from high school and Hei Zi leaves, the power of Yi Zhong will be greatly diminished. There's only one Gao Tianwei, he won't be able to stir up trouble for much longer."

  "Let's talk about it when I can take care of myself," I said perfunctorily, still somewhat disapproving of Xu Long.

  This Xulang, is clearly a master who gains without losing. If he helps me wholeheartedly to get through this difficulty now, I will definitely treat him as a good brother in the future.

  But Xu Long was too cautious and didn't dare to take any risks, or perhaps he didn't think I could get through this ordeal.

  In the afternoon, Shi Meng and a few others seized the opportunity to beat Zhang Kun severely. After they finished beating him, Li Ming and Liu Kai also joined in. When I heard this news, I knew that I would be beaten soon too.

  In the evening, I was about to sneak out, but I bumped into Sun Yunyun, and it seemed like she had been following me on purpose.

  "Your affairs I've all heard of," Sun Yunyun said directly to me, "Li Jie, why do you want to wade through this muddy water? You're not suited for this path."

  "Mind your own business," I retorted irritably.

  "Then why are you out so late and not returning to the dorm? Where are you going?" Sun Yunyun asked me. "Why don't you like asking others for help every time you encounter difficulties? Is being stubborn interesting?"

  "You're wrong, I'm not unwilling to ask for help from others, but I don't want to ask you!" I glared at Sun Yunyun "Because of you, you're not worthy!"

  "That's Li Jie! Go on, get him!"

  My ears rang with a sound, I turned around and saw it was Zhang Kun's person.

  "Run!" I pulled up Sun Yunyun and started running, but as soon as I grabbed Sun Yunyun's hand, I regretted it. These people are looking for me, what am I doing pulling Sun Yunyun? Now that I've pulled Sun Yunyun, letting her go is not suitable either. Zhang Kun's men already know that Sun Yunyun and I have some kind of relationship.

  "Go in," said Sun Yunyun, pointing to the alley beside her.

  "They can't catch up with us"

  I didn't even think about it and ran into the alley according to Sun Yunyun's instructions. Sun Yunyun was running fast, and soon I was holding her hand turned into her holding my hand. Turning left and right, I was a bit dizzy.

  The footsteps behind grew increasingly indistinct.

  Finally, I saw a familiar house, which was the dormitory of Sun Yunyun and Cao Na.

  "After going around in such a big circle, we actually ended up here?" I vaguely remember that if you just walk straight and turn one corner, you can find this house, but Sun Yunyun actually took me around more than ten corners!

  "With so many turns, you didn't get lost?" I looked at Sun Yunyun in surprise, taking a deep breath.

  "On weekends, I get bored and often run around in the alleys with Cao Na." Sun Yunyun smiled and chuckled.

  "How childish" I shook my head speechlessly.

  "Alright, thanks for tonight, I'm leaving."

  "Where are you going? You can't go back to the dorm, why not stay here?" Sun Yunyun pulled my arm and said "Anyway, Cao Na is your girlfriend now, isn't she?"

  "I have a place to sleep!"

  "Alright, don't you know me? Come on in, there are two beds inside, I'll sleep with Cao Na on one, and you can have the other!" Just as Sun Yunyun was pulling me into the dormitory, Cao Na appeared at another entrance of the alley.

  Looking at our ambiguous tug-of-war, Cao Na immediately withdrew her head. Sun Yunyun and I both saw Cao Na, and Sun Yunyun immediately shrank back with a guilty conscience, saying to me "You go pull her back"

  "She won't go far"

  I nodded immediately and ran towards the small alley, and when I ran over, Cao Na hadn't run far, but was leaning against the wall, covering her mouth, with tears of grievance in her eyes.

  I couldn't help but smile wryly - while it's said that women are made of water, Cao Na is a bit too fragile, isn't she?

  "Cao Na, don't misunderstand, just now I was being chased by someone and was pulled into your dormitory by Sun Yunyun." I explained, holding Cao Na's shoulders with both hands.

  "What...what's with all the pulling and tugging?"

  "There's no pulling or tugging, it's just that I wanted to leave and she wanted me to stay, from your perspective, there might be some misunderstanding." I smiled and said "You're not jealous, are you?"

  She paused, pointed to her chest and said in a low voice, "For some reason, it hurts here. I know it's fake, but it still hurts. I know that even if you two do something behind my back, you won't choose to do it in my dorm."

  "Hehe" I smiled bitterly and emotionally "Luckily, you're still sane, otherwise I would have been really misunderstood"

  "What's wrong with you, I heard you and Zhang Kun had a fight? Is that true?" "It was Song Linlin who told you again" My mouth curled up slightly, smiling faintly. This time Cao Na could believe me, it seems I owe it to this Song Linlin too.

  "Hmm, she said you guys will turn the school upside down. Li Jie, don't get involved, okay? I'm really worried that you'll get expelled. People who fought with Zhang Kun in the past didn't end up well, and you know how good he is at studying, the school won't possibly not protect him." Cao Na looked at me worriedly and said "You're going against him, you'll definitely suffer a big loss"

  "It's not that I want to get involved with him, it's just that he's forcing me to, there's no way around it." I said with a bitter smile, and couldn't help but think of the sighs of those big brothers in the movies, when you're in the underworld, your body is not your own.

  "Alright, don't worry about these things anymore, you can go back now. Besides, Sun Yunyun already knew about our situation a long time ago, so there's no need to hide it from her either. And by the way, Sun Yunyun has had a boyfriend for a while now, so stop worrying about her." I smiled and comforted Cao Na.

  I was just about to leave when Cao Na suddenly grabbed my arm "Stay, live in our dormitory, I just came in and saw some people squatting at the entrance of the alley waiting for you!!"

  "Shall we share a bed?" I teased Cao Na.

  Cao Nuo's little face was red and puffy. "I'll go find Yunyun to sleep, you go to my bed."

  "Okay, I'm familiar with that bed, I've slept in it before," I said, and Cao Na's face turned even redder.