Chapter 7: The Despair of Decadence (Part 1)

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  A crisp bicycle bell sound woke me up from my dream, I rubbed my eyes and stood up from the corner of the wall, the pain on my body was much better than yesterday.

  Patted the dirt off my butt, my body had become a bit numb from squatting for so long. I stretched my waist in the astonished gaze of the street sweeper, carrying the medicine I bought, and walked towards the nearby breakfast stall.

  Yesterday evening, I went to the pharmacy and scared the owner's family, they almost called the police. After explaining myself, I bought some medicine worth over 10 yuan and applied it randomly after leaving. There was only a little over 100 yuan left on my card, this month's living expenses are basically all gone! Originally, I wanted to continue finding an inn or internet cafe to sleep in, despite the risk of being discovered and retaliated against by those guys. But unexpectedly, almost all the hotels and internet cafes saw me covered in dirt and hastily kicked me out with a face full of disgust, pinching their noses. The extremely embarrassed me went to several internet cafes and hotels, but received the same treatment everywhere. As the sky was about to brighten up, I was so tired that I had no choice but to find a secluded spot by the wall and take a nap with a belly full of grievances.

  Alas...

  I never thought that in my short 21 years of life, I would have the experience of sleeping on the streets! The wind at night was really cold, and I stood alone with my arms wrapped around me, my nose running wildly as I cursed those two old foreigners countless times.

  The water and mud stains on my clothes had solidified, emitting a wave of foul odor that made me feel ashamed. I rubbed my growling stomach as I approached the stall, just about to call out to the boss when he swung his cleaver at me and yelled: "You stinky beggar, scram! Don't interfere with my business, it's an unlucky hour!"

  Beggar?

  I was stunned and swallowed back what I wanted to say, looking around, it seemed like I was the only one there!

  Today! Talking about me!

  I knew my face must have looked terrible, with two fists clenched and crackling. From childhood to adulthood, I had never been insulted like this before, a surge of blood rushed up, making me want to rush over and give him two slaps! But after thinking about it, I finally held back my anger and turned away amidst the vendor's curses. I don't have the habit of hitting ordinary people, mainly because if I had hit him, I would likely be caught by the patrolling police uncles nearby, which would be a loss.

  Early in the morning, there were already many people on the road exercising. I dare say that I have become a hoodlum or a beggar in their eyes.

  I hung my head in shame, under the gaze of disgust and surprise from the crowd, I withdrew the only 100 yuan from the ATM next to the bank, turned around and walked towards the street stalls known as "Da Peng". That's the hottest and cheapest place in this city, where you can find any brand of fake clothing. The money I had on me and my current appearance could only take me there. One hundred yuan was enough for me to buy a new set of clothes, but when I arrived, I found that Da Peng was empty, not a single person! I couldn't help but scold myself for being foolish, it was only 5 or 6 in the morning, who opens their doors at such an early hour?

  What can I do? This outfit of mine is the center of attention wherever I go, and I'm afraid even public transportation won't let me on. A 40-minute bus ride to school is simply unthinkable if I have to walk back.

  Having no other choice, I hailed a taxi and used my silver tongue to persuade the driver to let me in. The condition was that I had to put newspaper under my butt and back, and pay double the fare; otherwise, it was a no-go!

  I've had enough!

  Sitting in the car, staring blankly out of the window at the rapidly receding scenery, I start to imagine the wonderful feeling of washing up and lying clean in bed.

  However, things didn't end there. When the car arrived at school, an even more embarrassing thing was in front of me: all the students were doing morning exercises in formation. I, who hadn't done exercises for a long time, was shocked to find that the school still did them. There was no way out, so I could only sneak into the school gate with my head down under the surprised gaze of the old man at the door. Then, I quickly ran back to the dormitory in the crowd. This time, it was really embarrassing and humiliating!

  The entire dormitory building was quiet, with a strange smell of mixed flavors emanating from the corridors. I quickly ran upstairs and returned to my dorm room, where everyone was still sleeping. The silent corridor had nothing but trash scattered all over the floor. I stood at the door and knocked for half a day before someone finally opened it, and a pungent foot odor immediately wafted out. I was dazed by the smell, rubbed my nose, and just as I was about to enter, my sleepy-eyed roommate suddenly sprang up, grabbed me, and shouted loudly: "Hey, hey, hey... what kind of beggar is this? How did you get into our dorm?! Get out, get out!"

  While talking, he pushed me out.

  I endured for so long, I thought returning to the dorm would bring me comfort, but who knew it'd be this kind of treatment! I pushed the monkey away with one hand and loudly shouted: "Damn it, open your eyes and take a good look at who I am!"

  The monkey was sleeping soundly, and I pushed it to the ground with one hand. Squatting on the ground and opening its eyes, it was about to scold loudly, but suddenly saw me, stunned for a long time, and shouted in disbelief: "Damn, Ah Hui? How did you become like this!"

  He immediately got up and grabbed me, but then covered his nose and hid to one side. The little bit of emotion just now instantly vanished, leaving me standing awkwardly at the door, unsure of what to do next.

  The people in the dorm were all woken up by the commotion, and when they saw my appearance, they shouted in surprise one after another. Then, they wildly chased me to the balcony and forced me to take a bath. I also felt that my body was really dirty, so I took off all my clothes and threw them on the floor, quickly turning on the faucet to take a cold shower.

  I pushed away the crowd surrounding the washing area, threw the medicine to them, and comfortably lay down on the lower bunk of Old Cow's bed. I usually sleep on the upper bunk of Old Cow's, but now I really don't have a single bit of strength left to climb up.

  My dorm mates all gathered around, and only then did I have the chance to carefully examine my injuries. My abdomen and back had several bruises, and my butt was numb; when I didn't move, it didn't feel like anything, but when I moved, it felt like being pricked by needles. From their gaze and the numbness in their heads, I knew that I must have already become a pig head.

  These days, I'm not in a state to see anyone! I feel very wronged in my heart. Why did I get beaten up like this just because I went out for a trip? Damn it, you two dead foreigners made me suffer so much. I curse you to have a son with no anus, and slip on a banana peel and fall into a state of being unable to take care of oneself!

  There are seven of us in our dormitory, originally it was an eight-person room, but after one person dropped out and no one moved in. Me, Old Cow, Ah Kun, Old Donkey, Monkey, Fatso, San Jin. Several people have been living together since the first year of school, and over the four years, their relationship is extraordinary, they spend all day messing around together. Of course, they've had their faces turn red with anger, and they've even fought, but in the end, they shake hands and make up. They are friends, also brothers.

  Ah Kun placed the medicine on the bed, took out a bottle of medicinal water and gently applied it to my wound. Wherever it touched, I felt a cool sensation, so comfortable that I almost cried out in relief. Having suffered for an entire night, now I can finally enjoy some comfort!

  The monkey stood on one side, suddenly curiously pressed my already bruised back with his hand, the comfortable feeling disappeared, replaced by an unspeakable pain.

  If looks could kill, I'd have killed that monkey N times by now.

  Seeing my fierce eyes, the monkey immediately ran to one side with a knowing look.

  "What's going on here? Did you get into a fight or fall into the sewer?" Ah Kun asked while applying medicine, voicing everyone's question. Looking at their eyes, I knew that if I didn't give them an explanation, it would be hard to convince them, and my heart couldn't help but feel some unease.

  Although we've been together for four years, they still don't know about my kung fu skills. Dad often told me not to show off my martial arts skills casually, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble, and I've always done that. For many years, nothing happened, but just last night, after showing it off a bit, I got beaten up like this. It's better if they don't know about the kung fu thing, saying it out loud won't do any good and might even cause more trouble, especially since this matter has already ended, so let's not mention it.

  Thinking of this, I deliberately pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Nothing happened, just had a fight with several small-time hoods in the city. It's nothing, they're worse off than me!"

  Everyone was shocked after hearing the news, and an old cow sitting next to him exclaimed in disbelief: "Kid, you don't have to do this just because of a lost love, do you? You went to fight with Xiao **? I think they beat you up!"

  The old cow's words made me feel a pang in my heart, and I couldn't help but smile wryly and change the subject: "You've never been in love, where did you get your loss from?"

  Ah Kun threw the medicine in his hand to one side, patted me seriously and said: "From now on, don't go out alone anymore. You're so stupid! If you encounter this kind of thing again, just run if you can, or endure it if you must. Don't suffer losses! A real man knows when to yield and when to be tough. Look at you, you've been hurt like this! If you're not happy, go find us to vent your frustrations, we'll give you a discount of 80% off the usual price, guaranteed to teach you some unforgettable political lessons for life!"

  Everyone nodded in agreement, and the cacophony of advice educated me. Although each person's words were not entirely proper, the concern conveyed through their speech still warmed my heart, making me smile and nod silently. Such friendship is worth cherishing for a lifetime...

  "Alright, alright..." Old Cow looked at me with a tired face and chased everyone out of his bed, kicking those who moved slower. He climbed onto my bed himself and said: "Everyone go back to sleep for now. Ah Hui, you should rest properly too, looking like a pig's head, don't go to class for the next few days! Anyway, we're all a bunch of unmanaged kids, just disappear for a few days until your injuries heal before going out again, it's simply embarrassing for 1B641 if you go out like this! Also, don't tell outsiders about this for now, who knows if those little rascals will come looking."

  Everyone nodded in agreement, Old Cow let out a loud snore and the dormitory returned to calm. I had been tossing and turning all night, now lying on the comfortable bed, I couldn't help but feel drowsy, and fell asleep in a daze.

  I slept until the evening before waking up, to be exact, I was woken up by hunger. From yesterday till now, I haven't eaten anything and after sleeping for a whole day, my head feels a bit dizzy. I shook off the dizziness, made an effort to get up and found that there's no one in the dormitory. On the bedside table, there's a note stuck on it with several big scribbled words: "The guys have gone out, call if something comes up."

  Throw away the paper strip and touch my face, it hurts so much that I gritted my teeth. I couldn't help but think of those two perverted foreigners again. Luckily, we were smart and ran fast, otherwise we might be lying in that hospital now. Shake my dizzy head hard, put all these things aside, then run to the balcony, take out my phone from dirty clothes, it's surprisingly still working!

  Haha, yesterday's crash didn't break it, what a miracle! I opened my phone with glee, and there were several unread messages inside. I took a look, and surprisingly, one of them was from her. My heart skipped a beat, and my smile froze on my face.

  After calming down, I slowly opened the message.

  "A few of my junior sisters told me that during the morning exercise today, they saw a person covered in injuries who looked just like you. Are you okay?"

  I forced a smile, but after reading the message, I really admired her.

  After being rejected, I've been thinking about what to do when I see her again, after all, there's still some time before graduation. Seeing this message, I think I understand now. Is it really the best choice to just be good friends? Maybe, she doesn't want to lose me as a friend because of this, she wants to continue our friendship, even though I've always thought she liked me too...

  But she is more rational than me, two students who are about to graduate and fly away separately, anyway, it never started, refusing may be the best choice for this relationship. But I'm really not reconciled now, if I could have a little more courage in this matter, maybe it wouldn't be like this now. Maybe I'm sitting on a bench in the park now, her head resting on my thigh, with an Alpenliebe candy in her mouth, being coquettish.

  I feel a lump in my throat, the more I think about it, the more worried I become. I weakly raise my fists in the air, trying to shake off these worries.

  It's useless to think about it anyway, so I might as well not think about anything!

  She sent a reply, telling her that it wasn't me, I had been staying in the dormitory all along, and she could rest assured. As usual, she checked N times before pressing the send button.

  Some of them were unimportant text messages, didn't even bother to reply, and directly dialed Old Cow's phone number, telling him I was very hungry and bored. After being scolded by him for a while, he promised to arrive within half an hour.

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