Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 37 - 34 Unlucky
Chapter 37: Chapter 34 Unlucky
Chapter 37 -34 Unlucky
Xiao Qi was late coming out because he went back to the dorm to grab his clothes.
Yu Hang stood waiting for him at one side of the school entrance, not far from where Jiang Yan and Song Jiawen were. The boys were already arrogant and spoke loudly without any restraint, so not only Yu Hang but also nearly every passing student heard them.
Carrying his schoolbag, Yu Hang walked over, and a few boys who knew him and happened to pass by didn’t leave, staying to watch.
“Have the guts to repeat what you just said.”
From a distance, Xiao Qi saw a crowd gather because of Jiang Yan’s height; he was the first one Xiao Qi saw.
Sensing trouble, Xiao Qi quickened his pace and ran over.
“What’s going on?”
He reached Jiang Yan and Yu Hang’s side and looked at the boys from Experimental Middle School across from them.
“It’s nothing, just a bunch of dogs that have eaten their fill and come looking for attention.”
Although Jiang Yan didn’t want to fight, it didn’t mean he was scared.
After being reborn, was he going to let a bunch of losers point at his nose and curse him?
How would he ever get by after that?
“Go stand aside, don’t let their blood splatter on you.”
He said this to Song Jiawen, indicating he was ready to start a fight.
Yu Hang turned his head to look at him but said nothing, and handed his schoolbag to Song Jiawen.
Muttering under his breath, Xiao Qi quickly followed and handed over his schoolbag as well.
Really, it was the first time he’d encountered people bold enough to block the school entrance to start a fight.
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The few boys watching from the side saw the attitude of Yu Hang and his group, hustling over to stand behind them. It wasn’t for nothing, but those few words insulting their school were enough reason not to let them go without repercussions.
With that, the balance of power shifted immediately, with Jiang Yan and his group of onlookers facing the five from Experimental Middle School. The fight hadn’t started, yet the outcome seemed decided.
The leader of the Experimental Middle School boys noticed the opposition’s posture and immediately wanted to retreat, but his shoulder was seized just as he lifted his foot.
The hand gripping his shoulder was like a vise, immobilizing him.
He looked up at Jiang Yan in shock, thinking, how could this be… He remembered that during their fight last year they were evenly matched; while he couldn’t beat Jiang Yan, neither could Jiang Yan take advantage of him.
How much time had passed, a year? And now he couldn’t even move under Jiang Yan’s hold.
“What do you think this place is? Come and go as you please?”
Jiang Yan sneered as he grabbed the collar of the other’s neck and set off, with an alley not far ahead—a fine place to beat someone up.
Following suit, Yu Hang, Xiao Qi, and the others learned from Jiang Yan. Though they didn’t have the strength to pick up someone singlehandedly as Jiang Yan did, they dragged someone along between two of them toward the alley.
The security guard at the school entrance saw the students about to fight and originally wanted to stop them, until a student who had heard everything repeated the exact words of the boys from Experimental Middle School.
The security guard went silent, turned, and pretended to see nothing.
Song Jiawen, holding two bags, waited at the entrance to the alley. Within five or six minutes, Jiang Yan and the others came out from the alley.
With the fight still on their minds and not a scratch on their faces—it was a one-sided KO. Among the five from Experimental Middle School, the only one with fight in him had been pinned by Jiang Yan, and the other four didn’t dare move.
“With just that much courage, they dare show up at our school’s doorstep to pick a fight? Almost died laughing.”
“Sigh, I only managed to land one kick, it’s so unsatisfying.”
The others talked as they walked out of the alley, bidding farewell to Yu Hang, Xiao Qi, and Jiang Yan before departing. Of course, before they left, each sneaked a glance at Song Jiawen.
Without daring a straight look, they still blushed.
“Why don’t you two come over to my place?”
Xiao Qi took the backpack from Song Jiawen’s hands and said to both of them, “I board at school because there’s no one at home, and it’s empty and quiet living alone, but we have plenty of rooms. You guys can stay over too. Don’t worry, no one else is at my place, just me.”
Xiao Qi’s dad was transferred to work in another place, and his mom, not feeling reassured, went with him.
In front of his parents’ love, he was just superfluous.
Jiang Yan shook his head, “No need, my place is just two stops away from here, and I’m too lazy to pack up, so I haven’t moved in. Song Jiawen’s aunt wants to pick her up every week, but she doesn’t want to go because it’s more convenient to study at the school.”
Hearing him mention convenience for studying, Xiao Qi genuinely admired him.
However…
“Your family is in Yunzhou too?”
He arrived later and didn’t hear what those from Experimental Middle School had said, so he still thought Jiang Yan, like Song Jiawen, came from Jianghai.
Yu Hang glanced at Jiang Yan, thinking that his initial impression was not wrong — he really was the one who got expelled from Experimental Middle School last year.
But he didn’t plan to tell Xiao Qi about it and just wrapped an arm around his shoulder to go take the bus, “Let’s go. We can talk more after we get back. I’m hungry and heading home for a meal.”
The two homes weren’t far apart, and usually after returning, Xiao Qi would generally eat at his place.
After everyone had left, Song Jiawen leaned out to glance down the alley and saw that several people had disappeared, presumably having run off from the other end of the alley.
She clicked her tongue and glared at Jiang Yan, “You’re not very popular, are you? Why does everyone from Experimental Middle School want to beat you up when they see you?”
Jiang Yan was pretty frustrated himself. Thinking back, he really hadn’t stopped causing trouble in school, although it wasn’t to the extent of making teachers call his parents every other day. But every two weeks or so, Old Jiang still had to make a trip to the school.
What was it for back then?
It seemed like Old Jiang wanted to remarry, but he disagreed. To torment Old Jiang, or rather, to get Old Jiang’s attention, he would blow up at school over the smallest things with his classmates.
Pretty childish.
“I was too young before, it won’t happen again.”
The past is unbearable to look back on; Jiang Yan didn’t want to mention the past at all. That wasn’t him; that was a fool.
“Let’s not go for noodles. I’ll take you to eat hot pot after we get our backpacks from school, then go to a cafe to do homework.”
Having thrown punches, he felt invigorated and wanted to treat himself to something nice.
Song Jiawen gave him a glance, thinking for the first time that boys fighting might actually be a good thing.
“Let’s find a restaurant with fewer people, so we don’t run into anyone who knows you.”
She didn’t want to be interrupted even when eating.
Jiang Yan sighed, “Don’t worry, that won’t happen.”
It’s not likely to run into two sets of people who have grudges against him in one day; that would be beyond unlucky.
Since they enjoyed the environment and quiet of that cafe last time, they decided to go there after the meal, so they chose to eat nearby.
But they couldn’t find a hot pot restaurant in the vicinity, so instead spotted a local chicken pot restaurant.
Jiang Yan looked at the restaurant, which had a decent amount of customers, and asked Song Jiawen, “Want to eat chicken?”
“Sure.”
She was not picky about food. Having something to eat and someone to eat with was already great for her.
The two entered the restaurant and found a four-seater by the window, following the waiter to take their seats.
Jiang Yan ordered the signature chicken pot, a sweet corn pancake, and a vegetarian dish. In Yunzhou, the serving sizes were generous, and three dishes were enough for two people.
While Jiang Yan was ordering, Song Jiawen casually scanned the surroundings and her gaze settled on a particular spot, pausing.
Sigh, Jiang Yan really was a bit unlucky today. They just casually picked a place to eat and still ran into people they didn’t want to see.
