Chapter 2 He is my boyfriend

  Looking at those friends who have always been paying attention to me, supporting me and liking me, my heart is always very comforted. To be honest, I haven't read many books, I don't look outstanding, and I'm not a particularly excellent person. In fact, several years ago, I was even taken away by the police as a hooligan. But I have always believed that hard work will pay off, with perseverance, determination, and persistence, success will eventually come. No matter how humble my origins are or how poor my family is, as long as I am willing to work hard, these are not problems. I can be where I am today, first of all, because I think my AQ (Adversity Quotient) is pretty good; secondly, it's because I have an attitude that wants to try everything. But apart from these, there is also the luck given by God and the blessings brought by friends. Many people say that I am humorous, interesting, and have a strong affinity with others. I think they say this because I'm not a particularly handsome guy...

  Many years later, Qiu Yuejin's conversation during an interview.

  ……

  Although there are students like Qiu Yue Min and Zhang Yang, the recent rise in the high school promotion rate of Di Shi Middle School has also made its reputation soar. Within just half a year, Di Shi Middle School started with the toilets, wrapping up the entire school inside and out.

  As a result, many new students, both male and female, mistakenly took the toilet as a teaching building and rushed in. The outcome was very embarrassing and miserable for all parties involved. Within less than a week after the start of school, a first-year high school girl stood at the top of the sixth floor of the science building, refusing to come down and seemingly intent on jumping off the building. It wasn't until later, after the situation had been resolved, that it was discovered she had been seen by a male student while pulling up her pants, leaving her feeling extremely ashamed and embarrassed.

  It's also because of this that many ugly-looking and dirty-minded boys are willing to be reckless, loudly praising the school's beautiful toilet policy, hoping to catch a glimpse of spring.

  Class 232 also moved from the original dilapidated second-floor classroom to the fifth floor of the new teaching area. The new teaching area is divided into three areas, A, B, and C, but it's not allocated by grade level, with each grade having classes in every area, all located on high floors. This may be a deliberate arrangement by the school.

  Qiu Yue-min walked in the front, Zhang Yang and Qin Tian followed behind, humming a little tune as they swaggered along. The names of these three rascals were absolutely well-known in school, although not everyone knew them, but in District B, almost everyone who saw them would voluntarily give way. That one face of slyness was more frightening than seeing the principal.

  "Qiu Ge, Zhang Ge, Tian Ge, where are you guys going?" As the three of them walked to the first floor, a short boy with a smiling face came up and greeted them.

  Qiu Yuemin glanced at him with a slight slant and said lightly: "Go take a stroll around the small shop."

  "What do you need, just say it and you won't have to run all the way down from the fifth floor to buy it." The short one said as he looked around, then took out a few loose cigarettes from his pocket and handed them out to the three of them one by one.

  Qiu Yuemin took the cigarette with satisfaction, patted the short man's head and smiled: "We've been sitting for a long time, let's take a walk. Shorty, has that bastard been bothering you again?"

  "No! Not another one!" The dwarf exclaimed.

  "Well, that's good. Let me know if there's anything fun." Qiu Yuemin patted the dwarf on the shoulder, and the three of them walked past him.

  Although the dwarf is very respectful to Qiu Yuemin and others, he is not a sycophant. He has his own connections and skills that allow him to get by just fine. It's just that compared to people like Qiu Yuemin, his reputation isn't as great.

  The end of the second class, there were twenty minutes of rest, which was also the busiest time for the small sales department. The small sales department was originally not big, and the counter of less than three meters was suddenly crowded with people. Seeing this situation, Zhang Yang lit a cigarette and squatted on the flower stand, saying: "Yue Min, this situation, I'm afraid you have to come out!"

  Qiu Yuemin nodded slightly, then revealed a faintly complacent smile. He wore a loose-fitting yellowish-brown shirt on top and bell-bottom jeans below, with an ordinary face that was full of mischief. His hands were thrust into the pockets of his jeans, his gaze fixed rigidly ahead as he swayed unsteadily towards the small sales department.

  Many people on the periphery of the crowd knew Qiu Yuemin and knew what kind of person he was. Now, seeing him with a calm face and a slightly fierce expression, they smiled and nodded, taking the initiative to make way for him without saying much. For a moment, a path that could accommodate one person appeared in the crowd, and Zhang Yang and Qin Tian couldn't help but smile at each other.

  Indeed, every time the brothers fought in school, Qiu Yuemin was the loudest and most violent. He wasn't particularly strong or intimidating in appearance, but he was ruthless when it came to fighting, and anyone who caught his attention would be in for a world of trouble. Because of this, many students were extremely afraid of him.

  Qiu Yuemin deliberately pulled a long face and came to the inner layer of the crowd, seeing that he was only one step away from the counter, but the guy in front refused to look back. Qiu Yuemin didn't want to waste time, so he prepared to tap the man's shoulder to tell him his name, but as soon as his head stretched out, his chin was violently struck, and he retreated several steps, almost falling over.

  Qiu Yuemin endured the pain and quickly stood up straight, wanting to see who was so bold as to sneak attack him in the chaos. But the next moment, he found that standing in front of him was a beautiful, elegant, and moving female classmate. And this female classmate was also stretching out her slender hand, stroking the weapon that had attacked Qiu Yuemin.

  The girl clasped her teeth and touched her head, looking very painful. She gave Qiu Yuemin a fierce glance before preparing to leave.

  Logically, Qiu Yue Min should have burst out in anger, but for some reason, he didn't make a sound until the female classmate walked by and stirred up a cold wind. Only then did Qiu Yue Min react, turning his head to one side and shouting: "Halt!"

  The girl classmate really stood up for me.

  Qiu Yuemin saw that she was still honest and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. He slowly walked towards her and said, "I say, fellow female student, when you bump into someone, at least you should apologize."

  The female classmate let out a cold hum, didn't even glance at Qiu Yuemin, and continued walking forward. This action made Qiu Yuemin's eyes blaze with anger.

  Qiu Yuemin secretly sighed in his heart, who is this? The boys at school saw him and respectfully called out "Brother Qiu", where did this woman come from? So arrogant! So disdainful of others?

  Qiu Yuemin covered his chin and shouted: "Halt!"

  But instead of stopping, the female classmate didn't stop and even quickened her pace, walking further away.

  Qiu Yue Min saw that his female classmate had already run far away, and since his stomach was growling with hunger, he swallowed the words of greeting to his mother.

  Qiu Yuemin turned around and saw that the person who had been blocking the counter was still standing there, a burst of anger in his heart. He pushed him away and kicked the small sales department counter hard, "Boss, buy nine breads, give me three sausages, hurry up!"

  ……

  Ding ding ding......

  This is probably the sound that students most want to hear, but for Qiu Yue Min, whether or not there is a bell makes no difference. Going to class and getting out of class are basically the same, one is sleeping in his seat, the other is hiding behind the toilet smoking, or standing on the podium looking at the playground to see if there are any pretty girls, and then running over to chat with relatives.

  Although the construction of Emperor Middle School is not bad now, the occupied area is still too small. In addition to the large recruitment efforts in recent years and the increase in new students, at noon when school is dismissed, the crowded playground is full of black heads and bicycles.

  Qiu Yuemin, Zhang Yang and Qin Tian always waited until the crowd had thinned out before strolling out of the school gate. One time, their class teacher asked from behind: "Aren't you guys not fond of staying in the classroom? Why do other classmates rush to leave after school, but you three are actually taking your sweet time?"

  Qiu Yuemin then put on a Lei Feng-like demeanor, with tears welling up in his eyes, and sincerely said: "Teacher, we're all third-year students now, we're the big brothers of this school, so of course we should act like big brothers, let the younger siblings go first..."

  Upon hearing this, the class teacher was moved and whispered to himself: "This kid can still be saved..." Meanwhile, Zhang Yang and Qin Tian vomited all over the place.

  Three people sat on the white railing under the podium, shaking their heads and gazing at the crowd gradually disappearing from the school gate. It seemed that every day at noon they repeated this action, and only in this moment did they look like good kids who yearned to read books.

  It wasn't until there were hardly any people left that the three of them showed signs of leaving.

  Qin Tian gazed at the right side for a while, as if he saw something, and pointed in the direction of his line of sight to ask: "Take a look, is that Li Jing?"

  Zhang Yang also looked over and squinted his eyes for a moment before saying, "It's really Li Jing. Huh? Why is she surrounded by a circle of boys, this girl has quite a few friends."

  Qiu Yue Min didn't make a sound, carefully observing, gradually furrowing his brow.

  In the distance, it was indeed Li Jing. Next to Li Jing stood a girl. On the other side, five boys dressed in trendy clothes were chatting with her and occasionally touching Li Jing's hair. From Li Jing's actions, she looked very unwilling.

  "It seems Li Jing has met a rascal." Zhang Yang said coldly, seeing through it.

  Qiu Yuemin pushed off the railing with both hands and jumped down, raising his voice to say: "What are we waiting for? Come on, guys! Li Jing is our person!" Zhang Yang and Qin Tian exchanged a smile and also jumped down.

  ……

  "Li Jing, just agree with me and be good to me!" The tall and thin boy closest to Li Jing grabbed her hand and said in a gentle tone that sounded somewhat corny.

  Li Jing flicked her hand and gave the boy a sideways glance, ignoring him.

  Then, the person next to the boy started cheering and said with a smile: "Sister, just agree to Zhang Ge, Zhang Ge is sincere to you!"

  Li Jing was somewhat angry, her face flushing red as she remained silent. But the girl next to her knew Li Jing was timid and simple-minded, so she pulled Li Jing towards herself and said firmly: "Zhang Jian, watch your words, don't shout randomly!"

  That Zhang Jian boy smiled slyly, blew away the hair covering his eyes and said: "Zhao Bai Dan, I was rejected by you when I pursued you before, but now that I like Li Jing, you're interfering again, what do you mean?"

  "What do you little boys know about liking and loving? You're just bragging blindly!" Zhao Bai Dan turned her face away, not giving Zhang Jian any face.

  "Hey, you think you're quite old, don't assume that just because you look pretty, you're something special. Let me tell you, Zhao Bai Dan, there are many beautiful girls around, I'm not interested in you, so get out of the way and go home to eat your meal, this has nothing to do with you." Zhang Jian coldly hummed.

  "Let's go, I'm going back!" Zhao Bai Dan tightly grasped Li Jing and said: "Li Jing, let's go."

  Li Jing is leaving, Zhang Jian will not stay either.

  "Wait, you can go, but Li Jing stays behind, I still have something to say to her!" Zhang Jian's words were strong, and as soon as they came out, the four people behind immediately blocked Li Jing's way and grabbed her bicycle.

  "You..." Zhao Bai Dan's mouth was hard, but in fact, she had no way with this group of boys.

  Zhang Jian tilted his head towards the playground and then put his hand on Li Jing's shoulder, saying: "Let's go, I'll talk to you for a bit." Li Jing had no choice but to follow them as they slowly moved forward, surrounded by five boys.

  Just then, a lewd voice came over...

  "Good heavens... I say, Zhang Yang, in broad daylight, in a place of solemn national education, someone dares to rob a good young woman from a respectable family. It's really a sign of the times, and the world is getting more and more decadent..." Qiu Yuemin tilted his head, deliberately puffing out his chest as he slowly walked towards Li Jing, without even giving Zhang Jian a glance.

  "Ah, can't be helped... Some people are born ugly, so they have to rely on their strength." Zhang Yang dragged his bell-bottom pants and didn't even give Zhang Jian a straight look.

  Qin Tian inserted his hands into his waistband and added with a puzzled expression: "Can't we just use force?"

  "He's grown too ugly, what can we do about it?" Qiu Yuemin and Zhang Yang leaned in, asking in a pretentious tone.

  "Awesome!" Qin Tianyi said, and the three of them burst out laughing. Meanwhile, Li Jing in the crowd couldn't help but laugh too, and when she saw the three of them, she knew that their savior had arrived.

  Zhao Bai Dan glanced at the three of them, especially after seeing Qiu Yue Min, and was startled. This person? Isn't he...

  "Who are you talking about, you little stinker?" Zhang Jian finally felt something was off and asked. But after asking this question, he realized how stupid it sounded, as if he was cursing himself, who else could he be referring to?

  Seeing Zhang Jian's response, Zhang Yang finally looked at him with a serious expression. He rushed in front of Qiu Yuemin and stood very close to Zhang Jian, smiling as he said: "You're Zhang Jian?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "Then your surname is Zhang?"

  "You're sick, I'm Zhang Jian, of course my surname is Zhang!"

  Zhang Yang made an "oh" shape with his mouth and then asked: "What is your relationship with the girl behind you?"

  Zhang Jian thought for a moment before saying: "It's my girlfriend, what about it?"

  "Oh!" Zhang Yang let out a long "oh", and then Qiu Yuemin and Qin Tian also nodded in agreement, saying: "Oh, so it's his girlfriend..."

  Zhang Yang glanced at Li Jing and made a gesture with his eyes, then smiled and said: "Li Jing, you tell him what I am to you."

  Zhang Yang was secretly laughing to himself at this moment. After spending some time with Li Jing, she should understand what I mean. So I asked her like that, and then she said I'm her brother. Then I'll take advantage of Zhang Jian's foolishness first, let this little brother-in-law kowtow and acknowledge me as his big brother, and then I'll properly and thoroughly thrash him.

  Zhang Yang and others waited for half a day, but Li Jing still didn't respond. Even Zhang Jian stared blankly at Li Jing, waiting for her answer.

  "Come on! Don't be so damned hesitant!" Zhang Yang urged impatiently, his voice heavy with emphasis as he glared at Li Jing.

  Startled by Zhang Yang's shout, Li Jing was taken aback for a moment. Then she glanced at Zhang Yang and slowly squeezed out a few words from the corner of her mouth to Zhang Jian: "He... is my boyfriend."