The Foolish Bookworm of the Aristocratic Boys’ School chapter 108.1

Chapter 108: Lin Jinghang’s Heart Stirred part 1

As soon as the words fell, his face was punched to the side.

“Just one ‘sorry’ and it’s over? Do you know what you are doing?”

Zhou Xie sat on the ground, squeezing his eyes shut forcefully again, taking a few seconds to recover from the intense pain.

He propped himself up on the ground, trying to crawl up, but his palm touched the cold milk tea liquid and slipped inadvertently. His upper body fell to the ground, and he paused in a prone position for several seconds before propping himself up again. With lowered eyelids, he tried to walk out under the gloomy gaze.

Shi Ye yanked him back. “Where do you think you’re going?”

Zhou Xie shook him off. “I’m going to find Wen Rong.”

“You still dare to go find him.” Shi Ye was completely enraged by him. Reaching out, he grabbed Zhou Xie’s neck in a tight grip and slammed him against the wall. “You are not allowed to go find him again. If you dare approach him, I will kill you.”

He really meant “kill.” His rough fingertips almost dug into Zhou Xie’s throat, the flesh sinking in and turning red around the edges.

As if oblivious, Zhou Xie’s hand still tried to reach for the door. Shi Ye cursed, “You’re crazy,” and raised his fist to strike, but then froze.

Tears suddenly fell from behind the rimless glasses.

Zhou Xie was crying.

The person who remained calm even when President Zhou had his accident, whose eyes hadn’t even reddened, was actually crying now.

Tears fell in large drops like a broken string of pearls. Having known him for so many years, Shi Ye had never seen Zhou Xie cry.

Or rather, apart from Wen Rong, Shi Ye had never even seen a man cry like this.

Too shocking!

Zhou Xie was older than them all, always putting on airs and acting mature in everything. When his mother passed away, he was praised as the son the entire Federation wanted most because he behaved overly appropriately in front of the media.

Those titles were all empty; Shi Ye scoffed at them, but he acknowledged Zhou Xie’s ability to control his emotions as a strength.

How could he be crying?

Shi Ye thought of the messages he had sent to Zhou Xie, and suddenly began to feel guilty.

It couldn’t be because of those photos and words, could it?

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If that was the trigger, then didn’t he harm Wen Rong?

Shi Ye abruptly let go of Zhou Xie, not daring to look again. He dialed Leo, telling him to come pick up Zhou Xie immediately.

Of course, he also messaged Leon to ask about Wen Rong’s condition. Upon learning that Wen Rong was unhurt and had already been taken into the car, he let out a long sigh of relief.

“Shi Ye.”

Zhou Xie spoke faintly at this moment.

“Shut up! Wait here for Leo to pick you up.”

“Can you really get along peacefully with Leon?”

“…”

“Three’s a crowd in any relationship; you understand this better than I do.”

The suggestive words stung a nerve in Shi Ye, and his internal organs felt like they were about to explode.

Zhou Xie looked at his stunned back and grinned.

The wound on his lip split open again, and his white teeth were stained with blood, making him look somewhat manic. “Look, right now it’s Leon by his side!”

“Shut up!”

“It’s always been Leon by his side! He obviously likes Leon.”

When he shouted these words, his tone carried a strong jealousy that even he noticed.

Zhou Xie breathed heavily, wanting to say more, but his head was slammed against the wall again with tremendous force.

The severe pain shook away what little reason remained. Zhou Xie grabbed Shi Ye’s collar and pinned him back against the wall.

“What right do you have to stop me here? You and I are both the ‘other man’.”

“To the two of them, you’re just the same kind of trash as Zhang Wanfei!”

“What’s the use of you pushing yourself on them? They just barely accept you out of awkward politeness.”

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“One day, you’ll be shut out just like me.”

Bang—

The customers waiting for the elevator nearby suddenly heard a loud noise from the emergency exit. A bold man leaned over and saw two tall figures wrestling together.

The fight was fierce; neither gave an inch, pushing and shoving each other with loud thuds.

In a daze, the man saw the face of one of them clearly… no, both of them.

These two were actually both celebrities!

The news of Shi Ye and Zhou Xie fighting made headlines.

Not only did mall visitors post videos of the fight, but the hospital confirmed that one had a fracture and the other had facial injuries. Fortunately, there was no danger to their lives, and after simple treatment, both left safely.

Blue Book was buzzing with discussion, and the Black Pigeon Forum exploded.

[Can an insider explain why the Dealer and Shi Ye fought?]

[OP: This whole thing is weird no matter how you think about it. Why did they drive an hour to the city center just to fight for an audience? Are there not enough spectators at school?]

[Comment: It is indeed a bit strange. Isn’t their relationship pretty good?]

[Comment: Isn’t it obvious? Why would the main wife fight the mistress? Of course, it’s because the mistress was caught with the Male God by the main wife, and the main wife couldn’t handle the anger and started fighting.]

[Comment: I’ve never understood why people catch the mistress but don’t beat the scumbag, instead having two people deceived by love fight each other.]

[Comment: You mean you want them both to beat Wen Rong?]

[Comment: Not beating the scumbag is naturally because both of them still love the scumbag in their hearts. But as Little 88, let me clarify: my husband isn’t a scumbag at all; he is just loved equally by us.]

[Comment: So they fought on the street regardless of their image for Wen Rong?]

[Comment: Everything makes sense now.]

[Comment: I’ll say it first: Don’t blame Wen Rong!]

[Comment: Don’t blame Wen Rong!]

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[Comment: These two are really something. Why didn’t they fight to the death? I want to move up a rank.]

[Comment: Me too, me too.]

Various theories spread like wildfire on the forum. Wen Rong couldn’t figure out many things, so he controlled his urge to open any apps and thought about it night after night.

Not thinking about Zhou Xie forcing a kiss on him.

It was about another matter.

That day, after cleaning the blood off his mouth in the restroom, Senior Leon took him back to the car.

He didn’t cry. He leaned his head against the car window, falling into deep thought amidst the numbing pain coming from the corner of his lips.

Senior Leon thoughtfully didn’t speak, sitting quietly with him until the surrounding cars had all left and the mall had completely closed.

“Do you want to go back to school?”

Wen Rong replied “Okay.” Senior Leon drove him to the dormitory downstairs.

Wen Rong didn’t get out of the car immediately but sat there.

Leon turned off the car lights and asked in the darkness, “Wen Rong, can you tell me what happened between you and Zhou Xie?”

Wen Rong pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment, then recounted his conversation with Zhou Xie to Leon word for word.

After listening, Leon thought for a while before asking him, “What do you think about what he said?”

“I guess he must have lost his reason at that moment to force a kiss on me.”

“Put that aside for now. What do you think about what he said regarding holidays?”

“Spending holidays with him?”

“Mn.”

“I…” Wen Rong answered honestly, “I never thought about this issue, but once he reminded me, I couldn’t help but keep thinking about it just now. During those happy family reunion times, Senior, Shi Ye, you all go home. It seems I really can only be with Zhou Xie to not be alone.”

Leon laughed in the darkness.

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Wen Rong was stunned. “Senior, did I say something wrong?”

“It’s not wrong,” Leon said. “It’s just that Senior discovered your weakness.”

“Weakness?”

“On the matter of home, your head isn’t as agile as usual.”

Wen Rong turned his head in surprise to look at him. Leon pulled the seat lever, changing from sitting to lying down. The sunroof overhead slowly opened, revealing a patch of starry sky.

In the silence, such scenery slowly calmed his mood.

“Knowing you for so long, I think you always act according to plan and only move after thinking clearly. But on the concept of home, you rely almost entirely on instinct, like a child.”

“For example, wanting to build a family at first, then telling me you won’t marry… It’s even more obvious with Zhou Xie. Since his father passed away, you seem to have found some resonance of homelessness in him, and your attitude toward him is different from before.”

Wen Rong was stunned. “Is that so?”

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