pertwk Chapter 45 Earnest Advice
Chapter 45 Earnest Advice
When Hong Liguo and his friends returned to school, they were punished by the teacher by being made to stand. After class, they were called into the office and criticized again.
Under the criticism of the teacher and the dean of students, Hong Liguo and his friends mechanically responded: "We were wrong. We shouldn't have fought with others, and we shouldn't have missed class because of this. We promise to change in the future, and we will never do it again..."
After this incident, Hong Liguo clearly felt that Wang Yuxin's attitude towards him had changed. Whether at school or on the way to and from school, Wang Yuxin deliberately avoided him. Even if he took the initiative to talk to her, she pretended not to hear him and ignored him. She was obviously very dissatisfied with his participation in the competition.
In the past, whenever Hong Liguo joked around with others, Wang Yuxin would nag him endlessly, but this time, she remained silent. This silence made Hong Liguo feel uneasy, as if something was missing from his heart.
What infuriated him even more was that Yu Deshui leaned over at this moment to warn him: "Wang Yuxin is ignoring you, so don't go and talk to her anymore. Stay away from her! If you're not ambitious, don't drag others down with you, okay?"
Hong Liguo was furious upon hearing his words: "Damn it! When did it become your place to lecture me? Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are? Whether I study or not, whether I talk to Wang Yuxin or not, it's none of your business."
To be honest, he didn't take Wang Yuxin's ignoring him too seriously—although he was a little uncomfortable with it, he was glad to have some peace and quiet and spared her the trouble of listening to her lecture him every day.
Yu Deshui's illogical words completely enraged him. He thought to himself, "You won't let me get close to her? I'll get close to her anyway! You won't let me talk to her? I'll talk to her anyway! Let's see what you can do to me! If you dare to act tough, I'll have a good excuse to teach you a lesson!"
In the days that followed, even though Wang Yuxin continued to ignore him and not speak to him, Hong Liguo, in order to spite Yu Deshui, deliberately sought out various opportunities to talk to Wang Yuxin. Even if Wang Yuxin did not respond to him, he would deliberately ride his bicycle behind her, and even on the way home from school, he would deliberately ride his bicycle between Yu Deshui and Wang Yuxin to separate them.
Yu Deshui was unwilling to give up and tried to squeeze him with his bicycle several times, but how could he gain the slightest advantage? First of all, his cycling skills were inferior to Hong Liguo's, and he also lacked connections. Hong Liguo didn't even need to lift a finger; Fa Zi and Jun Ge took care of Yu Deshui for him.
They deliberately used their bicycles to sandwich Yu Deshui, pushing him into the ditch and causing him to fall several times. But Yu Deshui seemed to have no memory of what was happening and continued to cause trouble from time to time. Hong Liguo was also holding back his anger and always wanted to find an opportunity to teach Yu Deshui a lesson.
Just as Hong Liguo was figuring out how to find an excuse to deal with Yu Deshui, Wang Yuxin finally took the initiative to speak to him.
On his way home from school that day, Yu Deshui probably sensed that Hong Liguo and his friends were going to teach him a lesson, so he didn't dare to get any closer and just followed them from a distance—if they rode fast, he rode fast; if they rode slow, he rode slow, deliberately keeping a safe distance.
Just then, Wang Yuxin suddenly sped up, caught up with Hong Liguo, grabbed the back seat of his bicycle, and angrily said, "Hong Liguo, you stop right there! I'm asking you, can you even study properly anymore?"
Hong Liguo scratched his head, looking completely innocent. "What did I do wrong? I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
Wang Yuxin's anger flared even more, and his voice rose several decibels: "All you think about is sparring and fighting, instead of studying properly, you call that good? Final exams are just around the corner, aren't you worried at all?"
Hong Liguo retorted, "That happened so long ago, why do you still remember it? I've been studying really hard lately, and my teachers have been praising my progress! How can you still say I'm not studying well?"
Wang Yuxin launched into another long-winded explanation.
Hong Liguo sighed inwardly—sure enough, she either didn't speak at all, or when she did, she started lecturing people, spouting a bunch of grand principles, as if she were an adult, a parent, and he was just a three-year-old who didn't understand anything.
Before he could retort, Wang Yuxin continued, "Are you planning to deal with Yu Deshui these past few days? What did he do to you? You want to punish him? Is punishing people so fun? If it is, let me hit you a few times and see!" Clearly, Wang Yuxin already knew Hong Liguo's intentions.
Hong Liguo couldn't help but laugh and teased her, "You want to hit me? I think you should forget it. With my tough body, I'd rather you hit me than not fight back. I'm afraid I'll hurt your delicate little hands."
Wang Yuxin turned pale with anger at his words and said sternly, "Learn something! Last time I told you not to fight with the He brothers, but you wouldn't listen. Didn't you get scolded by the teacher? Why don't you learn your lesson! Even if you win that fight, does it count as your exam score? Does it give you an award? Does it bring glory to your ancestors? Don't you even bother to find out what people are saying about you behind your backs?"
Hong Liguo could only hang his head, like a child who had made a mistake, listening to Wang Yuxin's admonition.
"Listen to me carefully. Yu Deshui and I are from the same village and live not far apart. Yu Deshui just walks to and from school with me every day. There's nothing more to it. Don't treat him like an enemy. Unlike you, he doesn't like to cause trouble. He's honest and never gets into trouble. Why are you thinking of bullying him? Hong Liguo, I'm warning you, if you dare to cause him any trouble, don't tell anyone I know, I won't be polite to you."
Hong Liguo sneered inwardly—so that's why she talked to him, it was because of Yu Deshui! Yu Deshui must have badmouthed him to her! So what? You're still being impolite? What can you do about it? You think you can beat me up? You think you can even touch me? Don't hurt yourself.
But then he thought again, and felt that Wang Yuxin's words had a hidden meaning—"Yu Deshui just walks with me to and from school every day, that's all." What did she mean by that? Was she saying it on purpose for me to hear, or was she saying it to herself? What did she mean? Was she trying to express something?
He muttered to himself: Look at how attentive Yu Deshui is every day. No one would believe that Yu Deshui doesn't have ulterior motives!
"Don't fight with anyone anymore, okay? The exam is in a few days, so focus on your studies!" Wang Yuxin looked at him, her tone seemingly pleading.
Hong Liguo nodded to her, saying, "I know, I'll study hard from now on, okay?" But in his heart, he was still plotting how to find an opportunity to teach Yu Deshui a lesson without Wang Yuxin finding out.