The Silent Strength of Arden Li Chapter 2

Arden Li is actually named Li.

Very few people in school know this.

"Cheng" is his maternal character. Maybe from the beginning, the teacher called him Cheng Xiu, so everyone thought he was called Cheng Xiu.

No one in this school cares what Arden Li's last name is or how he writes his name, even though everyone from the junior high school to the high school knows him.

Whenever students mentioned him, they always used the nickname that everyone recognized for his image: Sissy.

Everyone must have encountered such a person in their academic career.

Although they look like men horizontally and vertically, certain actions, tone of voice, and the way they behave make people feel feminine.

Arden Li is such a person. Whether it is his actions, tone of voice, or the way he behaves, he is very unmanly.

Arden Li is actually not ugly, with fair skin, straight eyebrows, clear outlines, and good grades. If he didn't feel that way, girls would definitely like him.

Even if he is a sissy, as long as he is open-minded and cheerful, most people will accept him after getting along with him for a long time, except for the uncomfortable first impression.

But he was really unacceptable to everyone. Because he always exudes an intolerable smell. Either the strong smell of wine, the smell of greasy food in the kitchen, or a mixture of the two. He had not changed his clothes several times throughout the semester, and even the old teacher with excellent concentration could not help but frown and take a detour when he met him.

He was always gloomy when talking to people. The thirteen- or fourteen-year-old boy was thinner than a girl. He walked lightly with his head lowered, looking weak and dejected, which made people upset just to see him.

It is said that he was not in such a bad situation when he was a child. Although his family was not well-off and he was still small, his clothes were still clean and he did not look like he was malnourished. Later, it was said that his father ran away with another woman and took away all the money except for a shabby house. His mother drank heavily every day and didn't care much about him.

He was able to attend the best key middle school in the city because of his own hard work. It was said that he was one of the few people in his county who was admitted to this school, so the county provided him with money. Otherwise, how would he be able to get into a school like this where the children of high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen are always there.

His life experience and other things are not secrets in school. They are all talked about between classes and after class. Occasionally, there are a few people who sympathize with him, but as soon as they see his appearance, they all shake their heads.

He is such a person, he lowers his eyebrows and does not argue about anything. When he is ridiculed, he does not say a word even if his face turns red. When someone pushes him, he just shakes his shoulders and walks away quickly with his head lowered. He is so weak. A person who is easy to bully can only make those spoiled children vent their youthful arrogance and naughtiness on him even more.

Whenever get out of class is over, Arden Li is always the first to rush out of the classroom.

Usually no one would try to get in front of him, because as soon as everyone saw him, they would hold their noses in an exaggerated way and take several steps back.

He has become accustomed to such contempt and contempt. His young self-esteem was beaten to pieces before it could take shape, and he gradually became numb.

Since his father left, the trajectory of his life in the past three years, if drawn as a diagram, would be a triangle.

Home, restaurant, school.

Every distance between two places requires nearly an hour's bus ride.

When he takes the bus every day, it is the most relaxing moment of his day. He can just sit and not work. At this time, he will think a lot.

The 45-square-meter house at home is the only property he and his mother have. Other expenses were earned by working in a restaurant owned by a distant relative during all his time except studying, barely able to maintain the minimum living standard.

It's even more difficult now than before.

In the past, when his mother was sober, she would sell vegetables and get some money back every day. But after years of drinking and drinking, my body has long been ruined, and my moments of sanity have become increasingly rare. Not to mention when she was drunk, it was common for her to throw things and hit people. There were no electrical appliances in the house except light bulbs, and she broke them all, so she had no money to buy more, which also saved electricity. The only good thing is that now that he has grown up, he can do less washing dishes and sweeping the floor. After studying with the master for a few years, he now has the opportunity to cook a few dishes, so his salary is higher than before.

Life goes on like this.

At that time, the only way he could comfort himself was to fantasize about his future.

He wanted him to study hard, and the county promised to provide money for him if he could pass the provincial key high school. If you go to a key high school and work hard, you can go to a good university and find a good job after graduation. It is best to be in a strange city where no one knows him, so he can start a new life, and his life will change from then on.

When I got home in the evening, it was already past ten o'clock.

Many neighbors nearby had turned off their lights. He walked along the wall to his home, and when he touched the doorknob, the door was still open.

This has happened several times. Anyway, there is nothing worth stealing in his house.

As soon as he entered the door, he stepped on something and took a big step. Fortunately, he held the door frame steady, otherwise he would have to lie on the ground. Looking through the moonlight, I saw that there were translucent plastic bags all over the place again, with a lot of liquid dripping from them.

This is what he drinks all the time.

He remembered that when he was in chemistry class, the teacher also mentioned that many of these cheap packaged wines contained industrial alcohol. When he went home and told his mother, he was slapped a few times for no reason, and he never dared to mention it again.

He touched the wall and found the light cord. The moment the room lit up, he heard an inarticulate curse.

Sighing, he walked over and helped the middle-aged woman who was drunk on the ground, struggled to help her to the bed, and covered her with a quilt.

His mother was okay with him when she was sober. What he thought was okay was that she almost treated him like nothing, but at least she wouldn't beat or scold him, and she would cook for him.

It's a pity that she spends less and less time awake now, muttering dissatisfaction and resentment all the time, which he is used to hearing.

After taking care of his mother, he started to clean up the mess in the room.

His old home was always clean. His mother is actually a capable woman, and she has a good face. She will not see anything unpleasant in the house and will kneel on the floor to wipe the floor, so his hygiene habits have been very good since he was a child.

He didn't want to go to school smelly every day, but the water bill was too expensive and he couldn't take a shower every day. He only had two or three pieces of clothes that he could wear, and they were all given by people in restaurants, so he couldn't wash and change them every day. Reality.

At first, the looks from the classmates and teachers around him really hurt him, but later he actually became numb. I just thought that when I make money in the future, I can clean myself up and make friends. Now... it will be good to have enough food and clothing.

Arden Li's only hope is the future, which can support him to keep running like crazy for a whole day's rest time in less than five hours. It is the future. He thinks that if he works hard and works hard, there will be a completely different and beautiful life. future.

Just as everyone in this school knows Arden Li, Arden Li also knows Shao Qun like everyone in this school.

Although the two people are completely different.

Because he had been ridiculed and ignored for a long time, Arden Li rarely raised his head to look at the people and things around him. He could remember very few faces of people in school.

But Shao Qun is obviously different.

He is so dazzling.

He is noble, arrogant, and beautiful, exuding an aura that cannot be ignored at any time.

Arden Li was not interested in anything other than studying and making money, but since the first day of school, he had looked at the young master getting out of the black car - he was wearing a straight suit-style school uniform, and his facial features were impeccable. His face was as white as milk. Although he was younger than him, he still had an overbearing aura. Somehow, he couldn't forget it all at once.

At that time, the innocent boy had just realized that he was different from boys of the same age. Although he was very different in the first place, he had such a secret thought that he was very, very different.

Although no one would take the initiative to talk to him, when he was sitting quietly in the classroom, he could hear clearly when the boys in the class gathered together to discuss which girl was beautiful and which girl had big breasts. . But strangely, he is not interested. Compared with those delicate and beautiful little girls, he prefers to watch the boys pushing and shoving on the basketball court, the sweat and youth swaying in the sun, the messy hair and rich facial expressions, and the quick movements. The movements and cool-looking body language are what he thinks are worth watching. But he didn't dare to look more, so he took a quick glance.

As I get older, things become a little different.

But at that time, he was innocent and stupid, and he still didn't know what was different about him.

Shao Qun gave him the answer to this.

The sun at noon is so vicious that it can steam you dry. Even if you stand still, you will be covered in sweat in a short while.

The school was unusually quiet and empty at noon. Many students were picked up by cars sent by their families at noon. Those who did not go home rented a house near the school for a lunch break. Only he was too far away to rent a house and it was too expensive. Yes, I had to stay at school at noon.

Originally the school wouldn't let him, but everyone knew about his situation. Because his grades were always among the best and he was the top student in the school, the school turned a blind eye. But you can't stay in the classroom, otherwise you won't be able to tell what you lost.

He usually runs to the roof of his teaching building. It is not easy for the campus police to find him there. Although the campus police have reached a consensus on his matter, if they see him, they still have to rush him away symbolically. The rooftop is safe and well-lit, where he can rest, and it is also convenient for him to read and study.

In his barren life, he thought that having a space that belonged only to himself was enough for him to be secretly happy.

That day, as usual, he sat and took a nap in the shadow of the huge water tank.

The rare tranquility of the campus. Sitting in the shade with gusts of cool breeze blowing by. Closing his eyes and resting at this time is the most pleasant moment for Arden Li in his day. He can temporarily forget many things that worry him and concentrate on enjoying them. His quiet and comfortable time.

"what are you doing here."

Suddenly, a clear voice sounded above his head, startling Arden Li. The moment he opened his eyes, he couldn't adapt to the dizziness under the bright sunlight. A golden afterimage appeared in his closed eyes. The outline of the man's entire body was coated with a dazzling golden light by the sun. He He has a pale face, gorgeous black hair, and bright eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, the boy was still looking at him condescendingly.

Arden Li felt that his face was burning all of a sudden, and the heat immediately reached the top of his head. He knew that his face must be red.

The young man standing calmly was obviously surprised by his sudden red face and helpless expression. He raised an eyebrow and looked at him doubtfully.

"I..." Arden Li got up from the ground in a panic, patted the clothes behind him, looked at him nervously, and swallowed, "Hello... hello."

You can't blame him for being so nervous. It's been a long time since anyone took the initiative to talk to him, and he's such a good-looking person and famous in school.

He recalled the scene when he first met Shao Qun. At that time, Shao Qun looked like a noble and elegant little prince. Later I learned that Shao Qun, apart from his deceitful appearance, was actually an out-and-out hooligan. He would get involved in fights, gatherings, and troubles to bully teachers and classmates.

Shao Qun took a step back the moment he stood up, frowning at his wrinkled and oil-stained clothes, with undisguised disgust in his eyes.

After Arden Li saw that familiar expression, he felt disappointed for a moment, but he immediately regained his composure. After all, it was a reaction he was familiar with, and he knew how to deal with it familiarly. It is right to remain silent. When faced with the disgust of others, it is right to remain silent, and then no one will care about him.

Arden Li lowered his head, slowly turned his body sideways, and looked at a square brick in front of him.

"Hey, I'm asking you, what are you doing here?" Young Master Shao Qun was very dissatisfied with the neglect of others.

"Lunch break."

Shao Qun didn't hear his mosquito-like voice at all, and leaned down slightly: "What?"

Arden Li raised his head and looked at him: "Lunch break." After saying that, he was a little stunned. There was a small voice in his heart saying, how could someone be so good-looking? The long eyelashes flickered, making him feel itchy.

"Isn't it forbidden to stay in school at noon? Who asked you to be here?"

Arden Li couldn't answer for a while, so he said: "You...you are here too..."

"Are you the same as me?" Shao Qun's tone was full of disdain. He came up with the idea of   playing hide and seek in this teaching building out of boredom. He originally thought he could find a place to take a nap, but he didn't expect that it had already been occupied by someone. , still this disgusting sissy.

Arden Li bit his lip and lowered his head.

"Get your things and get out of here right now, the air around you stinks to death."

Arden Li stuffed the book into his bag, grabbed it with one hand and got up from the ground, running towards the door without raising his head.

"Wait! Come back!"

Arden Li stopped obediently, turned around and lowered his head.

Shao Qun thought that there were still people looking for him downstairs. If this sissy went down like this, it would be time for him to get involved. Although he doesn't care about this game, he hates losing the most.

"You stay here, you can't leave until I leave."

Arden Li didn't want to stay with him, but he thought of a group of people led by Shao Qun who would beat anyone they didn't like. I still want to graduate safely, but I don't dare to offend him.

So he picked up his schoolbag and carefully tried to move back to the shadow.

"Stand there and don't move! Who the hell asked you to come here? You want to smoke me to death." The fair and slender boy sat down on the ground and uttered vulgar curses that were completely inconsistent with his beautiful appearance. , squinting at Arden Li.

He thought it would be good to keep him around so he could pass the boring time at noon. When I saw this sissy before, I always took a detour because he was so dirty that I couldn't even arouse the desire to bully him.

Arden Li could only stand there helplessly, looking at him blankly.

"Yes, just stand there and let the sun kill the bacteria. You will almost become moldy."

Arden Li stood there blankly, his hand holding the strap of his schoolbag so tight that it hurt. Within a few minutes, the sweat on his body was dripping down like a stream, literally. Standing under the bright sun at noon with more than 30 degrees Celsius is too much for an adult, let alone a child who is chronically malnourished.

Shao Qun originally wanted to squint for a while, but he was used to staying in air-conditioned rooms and felt that it was too hot here. Closing his eyes, the hot air made him unable to calm down at all, so he simply opened his eyes and looked at the person standing under the sun with a somewhat evil look.

"Hey, come here, stand here." Shao Qun pointed to the ground in front of him.

After standing for nearly half an hour, Arden Li was already dizzy from the sun, and his throat was so dry that it hurt when he swallowed. When he heard him speak, he felt as if he had received an amnesty. He quickly moved to the shade of the water tank and wiped it with his arm. With sweat all over his face.

Shao Qun stood up from the ground, walked around him twice, and finally stopped in front of him.

Arden Li looked up at him nervously. Shao Qun's development is obviously much better than him. Although he is two years younger than him, he is faster than him.

Shao Qun pointed at him rudely: "How come you, a man, look like a girl? Have you grown all the way down below?" In fact, he wasn't quite sure what should be there if the bottom was all grown up. It's just that they These little hooligans would always ask each other about their genitals when they were quarreling, and would laugh at each other's lack of hair, even though neither of them actually had hair.

Arden Li's face turned red.

Without his repeated reminders, he knew that he was unmanly, and everyone around him told him so. He didn't know why he was like this. Maybe it was because he always played with girls when he was a child? Because if he plays with boys, his clothes will be stained and torn. His mother hates it when he comes home dirty, so he will definitely suffer when he comes home. Moreover, the boys played too rough, and he was scared to see them. He liked to play with girls in some literary things, and over time, he often hung out with girls.

As he grew up, the boundaries between men and women became clearer. When he realized that he was not like a man, he had already deliberately regulated his words and deeds, trying to make himself less different. But the things in his bones seemed to show up unconsciously no matter how he tried to hide them. Now he found that the safest way was to do nothing. As long as he didn't talk and didn't make unnecessary movements, he felt that he would look more normal.

"Why do you act like a rag picker all day long and deliberately disgust others?"

Arden Li pursed his lips and said nothing.

Shao Qun kicked him: "You're dumb."

Arden Li lost his legs and was kicked to the ground by him. Although he tried his best to endure it, he was still a child after all. After being treated like this, he couldn't help but look up at him angrily.

"You are such a Fcuking B!tch, you fell down all of a sudden." Shao Qun squatted down, "Hey, what's that look in your eyes, are you not convinced? Do you know who the boss of our school is? Huh?" Shao Qun said. When I reached the boss, I felt a little complacent. He just entered the third year of junior high school this year. At the beginning of school, he was surrounded by senior students because he was too naughty. As a result, he made him unable to see anyone for several weeks. As soon as he arrived, the whole school was in a state of panic. The power of his family should not be underestimated, and no teacher dared to offend him. In just a few months, he has become so domineering in school that no one dares to mess with him. Even the senior high school students avoid him. These so-called intimidation and "status" are extremely worthy of bragging for an upright adolescent boy.

Shao Qun's family has been accustomed to being lawless since he was a child. He likes everyone's submissive attitude towards him, and is very happy to attack those who are not so submissive at first. But that doesn't mean that he, who is very submissive, doesn't want to play around with things like this dirty little girl in front of him.

When Arden Li was reminded by him, he remembered the misdeeds of this little gangster in school, and said with a low eyebrow, "It's you."

"It's good to know." Shao Qun raised his chin proudly.

Shao Qun looked at Arden Li who was sitting on the ground with his lips pressed tightly and his legs crossed. He didn't like it. You said that a man can even sit in such a girly posture. It's disgusting.

In his eyes, Arden Li looked like he deserved a beating, so he couldn't help but raise his hand and slap him.

Arden Li looked at him blankly, and then his eye circles turned a little red, but he did not dare to make a sound.

Shao Qun saw a tender red appear on his fair cheeks, coupled with the red circles under his eyes, just like the little rabbit he had played with before, which made him feel particularly amused.

He couldn't help but pinch his cheek with his fingers. Well, it was smooth and smooth, and it felt so good. Not to mention that this little girl not only behaved like a girl, had a girly name, but also looked like a girl.

Arden Li's cheeks hurt from being pinched by his hands. He felt like he was being targeted by a wolf and couldn't help but worry about whether his junior high school career with three months left would end smoothly.

Shao Qun saw how useless he was and felt bored again. There would be more than an hour until there would be people in the school. How long would he have to stay in this damn place?

The only person who can relieve his boredom is this little sissy. His cowardly sissy look is really disgusting. Just looking at him makes him irritated. When he gets irritated, he wants to torment him.

Shao Qun adjusted himself to a comfortable sitting position: "Hey, I heard that your father dumped you and your mother and ran away with Vixen. Is that true?"

Arden Li raised his head in surprise. He didn't expect this man to reveal someone's scars so directly, and in a tone as if he had discovered something new. He was stunned, and his eye circles began to turn red again.

Shao Qun got excited: "Is your father really running away with someone? I heard that you have an alcoholic mother, right? Doesn't she care about you? Look at how dirty you are all the time, how can you be so embarrassed to come out?"

Arden Li's red eyes were full of anger and sadness that he did not dare to vent. He stared at Shao Qun, his eyes becoming blurry as he stared, and his heart ached beyond description. The wound in his heart was treated like a joke, and he couldn't help but feel angry and sad, but he didn't even have the courage to express his anger, which made him even more aggrieved and sad.

"Cry, cry, cry, can you do anything else besides cry? Are you a Fcuking man?" Shao Qun roughly pushed his head several times and went crazy when he saw his cowardly look. .

Arden Li's tears fell, but she didn't dare to say anything. She lowered her head and stared blankly at the ground while wiping her eyes with her hands.

Shao Qun opened his mouth to say something, but the iron door on the top floor was suddenly hit hard against the wall, making a loud noise. Both of them were startled and looked back.

Several teenagers appeared at the door. They saw Shao Qun at a glance and said, "Haha, I finally found you. You are really good at hiding."

Shao Qun curled his lips disdainfully: "It took me so long to find it, am I the last one?"

"Yes, we all helped him in the end. Hey... who is this?" A boy looked at the child curled up on the ground beside Shao Qun in surprise and crying.

Arden Li also stared blankly at the people who came in. He knew these people, and they all hung out with Shao Qun all day long, but he didn't know their names.

"Hey, isn't this the sissy? Shao Qun, why are you staying with him? Aren't you afraid of being infected?"

The words made several people burst into laughter.

"I ran into him when I hid, and I couldn't go down."

"Hey, look, you made that little girl cry, hahahaha." The tall, thin boy with brown-red hair walked up to Arden Li and leaned slightly to look at him.

Arden Li buried his head in his knees like an ostrich, so panicked that he didn't even dare to breathe. These people were all well-known hooligans in the school. Being alone with a group of them frightened him so much that his heart began to beat rapidly.

"Hey, what are you hiding? Show it to my brother. Haha, I'm still crying. Shao Qun, why are you bullying others? You don't know that your father doesn't care for your mother and you are like a little beggar. Why are you still bullying others?" As he said this, everyone around him was in the mood of watching a good show.

"Aren't I bored? I'm hiding here and have nothing to do. Let him pass the time with me. Who knew he could cry so much? He looks like a B!tch. It's disgusting."

"It's just like the rumors." The red-haired man grabbed Arden Li's hair and tried to pull his face out. Arden Li's scalp was so painful that he was forced to raise his head.

His face, stained with tears and red from holding back, aroused laughter from the surroundings.

Someone next to him imitated a woman's voice and shouted: "Oh, you don't mind being dirty. Don't you know that he never changes clothes or takes a shower? You are not afraid of getting sick."

Hong Mao's hand was exaggeratedly withdrawn as if it had been burned, and he kicked Arden Li in disgust: "Damn it, if you really infect me with some bug on your body, I will throw you into the river to feed the fish." "

Shao Qun looked at a group of people surrounding Arden Li impatiently, as if he had discovered a new world: "Have you had enough fun? I want to go have a drink. It's too hot here. Let's go. Let's go. This little B!tch is so disgusting." What are you doing around him?"

The group of people left in a short time, and the top floor, which was noisy a second ago, immediately became deserted, just like the countless noons he spent here.

Arden Li stroked his painful scalp with trembling fingers, and finally pressed his head and buried it in his knees. His shoulders rose up and down uncontrollably, and then he let out a thin cry.

Hongmao shook the water on his hand and said, "I washed it several times, but I don't know if it's clean."

"Okay, Da Li, why are you pretending to be mysophobic if you leave it here?"

"Hey, it's better to wash it a few more times. I'm afraid his energy will be contagious." Vincent Li next to him adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said.

"What do you mean, sissies are also infected?"

He smiled mysteriously: "You don't know, I heard that people like them are..." He deliberately prolonged his voice and looked at a few people with a wicked smile.

Shao Qun frowned and impatiently took a big sip of Coke: "It's all what I heard, don't make it exciting."

"I heard they are all gay."

"HomoS3xuality?" The three of them said in unison.

Vincent Li winked and scolded: "Fcuk, keep your voice down, I'm afraid others won't know."

In the 1990s, homoS3xuality was still a relatively new and unfamiliar word. For the slightly precocious junior high school students, it is not that they have never heard of it, but it is just too far away from them. In their consciousness, homoS3xuality represents monsters and monsters, and they are simply against everyone in the world. sin.

Several people suddenly became energetic: "Who did you listen to? How do you know?"

"My elder brother told me that there are always some people like that sissy in the nightclub he owns. A man wears tights and tights all day long, wears makeup, and has a cooing voice. It is said that they specialize in selling //B*tts are for men."

Several children gasped at the same time, as if they had discovered a fresh crime, which was exciting and nervous.

"Then that one, the one just now, could it be the same..."

"Eighty percent, have you ever seen a man so naughty? And don't look at whether he's dirty or not. In fact, if you look closely at his face, he has pretty features, a thin throat, and he's also slimmed down. People like them are like this. "The children are mysterious and proud of themselves. You don't even know."

Several people showed exaggerated expressions of disgust, shouting that it was disgusting and perverted.

Shao Qun seemed to have remembered something and slapped his thigh: "Hey, I remembered that when he saw me just now, his face turned red."

Several people laughed: "It's over, it's over, he must have fallen in love with you, he must have fallen in love with you!!"

"Bah, that's disgusting." Shao Qun thought of Arden Li's face so red that it could bleed and the eyes that were looking at him brightly, and then thinking about what they said, he instinctively felt awkward and immediately felt aroused. He seemed to be angry as if he was offended.

"Oh, it's good to be handsome. Not only women like him, but men also...Shao Qun, hahahahahahahaha."

The teasing from the people around him was like adding fuel to the fire, making Shao Qun feel quite embarrassed, as if he had been infected with the virus called "homoS3xuality", and the culprit who made him feel this way was obviously that person. Disgusting sissy.

Mr. Ellis, who has had a hot temper since he was a child, suddenly stood up: "Damn it, I hope I don't knock out his teeth."

"Alas!" Several people quickly grabbed him and forced him to sit back in the chair.

"We are just talking, but we can't be sure. Do you have evidence?"

Shao Qun stared: "I don't like people, so I need some damn evidence."

Da Li rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be busy yet. What's the point of beating him up? I promise you won't have to move a finger and he will kneel down for you. Isn't it fun?"

Several people echoed.

"Then what do you think I should do? Anyway, I'm unhappy now, and it's him who made me unhappy."

"I thought of a fun one. We just happen to be bored recently. This is definitely fun."

"What's so fun?"

Da Li licked his lips pretending to be mysterious.

Arden Li really didn't know how he got into trouble with these little hooligans.

A few days later, he was the first to rush out of the classroom after school to catch the bus.

As soon as I went out, I was blocked by this group of people.

Shao Qun crossed his arms and stood at the front: "Damn, it's even harder to find than a celebrity. I've been here several times and disappeared every time. Are you rushing to be reincarnated? Why are you walking in such a hurry all day long?"

Arden Li didn't know why. He held his schoolbag to his chest and looked at them with some horror.

The class he was in was a key class, a group of top students, and he had little contact with Shao Qun and his gang. Now that he saw several domineering and domineering gangsters who were famous in the school surrounding Arden Li at the entrance of the class, they all held their hands to watch the fun. With my thoughts, I crowded around the windows and doors and looked out.

Shao Qun glanced at the crowd of onlookers with stern eyebrows and stern eyes, and cursed loudly: "Fcuk, look at this, pull your heads back!"

As soon as Mr. Ellis shouted, a group of people immediately hid in the classroom and closed the doors and windows.

Arden Li stood alone outside the door, looking at them anxiously.

Mr. Ellis pointed at him: "You, follow me."

Arden Li said tremblingly: "What...what are you doing."

Mr. Ellis grinned and said, "I'll take you to play."

Only a fool would believe it. Arden Li took a step back in fear: "I, I have something to do."

Mr. Ellis immediately became unhappy, pointed at his nose and said, "Fcuk, why don't you give me face? If I say I want to take you to play, I will take you to play. Are you going?"

Arden Li was so frightened that tears welled up in his eyes, and the finger pointed at his nose.

If he missed work for one day, he would earn fifteen yuan less, so he was unwilling to leave with Shao Qun no matter what. And who knew what these little hooligans were going to do? No matter how scared he was, he shook his head slightly, and then peeked at Shao Qun's reaction with his eyes.

Mr. Ellis was so angry that he skipped class in the summer and climbed from the first floor to the fifth floor just to block him. As a result, this little B!tch was still wasting time here. He really wanted to slap her.

Mr. Ellis poked his shoulder hard with his finger and threatened: "I'll ask you one last time, go, or don't you go?"

Arden Li didn't dare to shake his head and didn't want to nod. His eyes were wet and he looked around helplessly.

Except for Shao Qun's few friends, there was almost no one in the long corridor. Everyone in the other classes had either left or didn't dare to come out. Even if there were people, they wouldn't be willing to help him. This was the first time he felt like this. Fear and helplessness.

"Go, go somewhere."

"This is a fun place." Shao Qun pulled his arm and said, "Let's go."

Shao Qun dragged him out of the campus. Arden Li looked at the strange looks and snickers of the passing classmates. Tears welled up in his eyes. He begged in a low voice: "Where are you going? I still have to go." Something's wrong, I don't want to go, I... what are you going to do? "

Shao Qun said impatiently: "I told you I would take you to play."

Arden Li cried: "I don't want to play."

Shao Qun swung his arm, pointed at him and shouted, "Are you Fcuking annoyed? Cry again! If you try crying again, believe it or not, I'll slap you to death!"

Da Li quickly came up and held his arm to smooth things over: "Oh, Shao Qun, don't scare people, be friendly to your classmates, otherwise you won't be able to play." Da Li winked at Shao Qun, emphasizing the playful word.

Shao Qun curled his lips and cursed: "It's shameless. I take you to play because I think highly of you. Isn't it disgusting to cry and cry? You were born in the wrong child. I tell you, you were born to be a woman." After scolding, He also angrily rubbed the hand that had pulled Arden Li's arm onto his clothes.

Arden Li was scared and angry, and tears fell down her cheeks. The less she wanted to cry, the more she couldn't stop crying.

Shao Qun became irritable when he saw him crying. He had a bad temper to begin with, and he was most annoyed by such a male-female person. At this moment, he really wanted to go up and slap him.

Li Wenxun looked at it and sighed, pushed up his glasses, and said to Arden Li: "Hey, classmate, we really want to take you to play. What are you afraid of? Can we eat you?"

Arden Li looked at him hesitantly, still not believing: "Why do you want to take me to play?"

Vincent Li coughed twice and said, "We were on the top floor that day. We felt that what we said was too much. We want to apologize to you. I think we can become friends."

"Friends?" He didn't believe that anyone wanted to be friends with him. It's not that he has never had such a dream, it's just that since his father ran away and his mother became like that, no one has been willing to say a word to him. He can't think of any reason for these people with higher eyes to follow. He makes friends. Moreover, they were always very domineering and unreasonable in school. Even if they hit someone, they never felt guilty. How could they apologize to him?

"Yeah, we think you're a nice person, let's make friends."

Arden Li looked at him suspiciously, always feeling that they had some conspiracy.

Li Wenxun caught his eye, rolled his eyes, and said, "Actually, that's the case. I heard the teacher say the other day that you ranked first in the school again. Is it true?"

Arden Li straightened his back and nodded: "Yes."

"You know we have to be divided into classes in the second grade of junior high school. My dad said that if I can't be put into the key classes, he will beat me to death. He is most afraid that I will embarrass him, so we discussed it and wanted you to give it to us. Make up lessons."

"Make up a lesson?"

"Make up lessons?" Shao Qun was also surprised, but after Li Wenxun turned around and winked at him, he immediately nodded, "Yes, make up lessons."

Arden Li looked at the four boys surrounding him. Shao Qun still has the same arrogant look. The red-haired guy named Da Li with a playful smile looks like a hooligan at first glance. The person talking to him looks pretty nice and polite, and there are others behind them. One who said nothing with a cold face. It sounds a little bit real.

But regardless of whether it was true or false, he didn't want to have anything to do with them, and he always felt that something was definitely up to him.

So he shook his head: "I don't have time."

Shao Qun glared at him fiercely, and just about to get angry, Li Wenxun quickly waved his hand to shut up: "Why don't you have time? I heard that you are the first to run out of the classroom after class, so you just leave a little later, every day Give us an hour...one or two hours of class, what can we do? The content of the first grade of junior high school must be very simple for you. "

"I, I want to work."

"Working? What kind of job? Oh, yes, you smell of oil fumes, you work in a restaurant, right?" Da Li approached him, wrinkled his nose, and smiled evilly.

Arden Li didn't dare to look at him and nodded.

Li Wenxun asked: "You run so hurriedly every day to work. How much do you earn in a month?"

Arden Li didn't want to say anything, so he avoided the important point and said lightly: "It depends on the day."

"Then how much do you earn in a day?"

Arden Li pursed his lips: "...Fifteen, if I don't go for a day..."

"Fifteen?" Several people opened their mouths.

For young men who have been wearing limited-edition sneakers costing more than RMB 2,000 in their 90s and fighting with watches costing tens of thousands on their hands, they don’t know what they can do with fifteen dollars, and they don’t know how exhausted they are. What can you do if you earn fifteen dollars a day from a tiring day?

Fifteen yuan was the price given to him by his distant relative who took care of him. If he wasn't an underage worker like him, ten yuan would have been a good price.

He relied on this job to earn fifteen yuan a day, and the leftovers from the restaurant every day, to support him and his mother. In order to save money, he did not dare to bathe and wash clothes frequently, and did not dare to buy anything unnecessary. Even though he had grown to almost 1.7 meters, he still shamelessly stuffed 50 cents into the box when taking the bus. Every time he saw the driver's slightly contemptuous eyes, he felt his face get hot.

He also wants to dress cleanly and freshly, and he also wants to look decent, but what can he do if he has no money? You can't starve to death without eating or drinking. In the face of food and clothing, dignity and face are all nonsense.

Compared to his classmates who were nervous and insomniac, he felt unbearably excited every day as the high school entrance examination approached. As long as he passes the provincial key examination, the county is willing to pay for him, and in addition to arranging room and board, he will also receive additional living allowance every month. Just thinking about this made him want to jump with joy.

Then he could get himself clean and maybe make friends. Even after a few more years, when he gets into a good university and finds a good job, he can live a decent life like others, with a life full of hope.

But now, he still needs these fifteen yuan a day. Even if they beat him today, he has to earn these fifteen yuan.

Shao Qun showed a weird smile, as if he wanted to ridicule but found it unbelievable. He sneered and said: "You have been running away as soon as school is over like you are trying to survive, just because... Okay, just follow Awen You said, you can make up lessons for us. Isn’t it fifteen a day for you to wash the dishes? We will give you one hundred and fifty a day. When you don’t need to wash the dishes, you can still wash the dishes. When you are needed, you can stay. How about it? "

Arden Li was stunned and looked at them in a daze.

One hundred and fifty? Did he hear it right?

Li Wenxun smiled and nodded: "Look, what a bargain. How about you give us lectures in class and work for ten days? There is nothing to hesitate about."

Arden Li's face turned slightly red, he was really moved.

One hundred and fifty. He worked for four hours every day in a hot and dirty kitchen without rest. He worked for ten consecutive days to earn one hundred and fifty. If he just gave lectures to a few people, he would earn one hundred and fifty. To make so much money...

Looking at his obviously shaken expression, Li Wenxun turned around and smiled proudly at Da Li and Shao Qun. Both of them gave a thumbs up and mouthed "You can do it."

"Then it's settled, don't go there today." Li Wenxun took out his wallet and pulled out three 100-dollar bills, "Then, I'll buy you two classes first, Mr. Li."

Arden Li looked at the money dazzled in front of him and hesitated to accept it.

"Take it." Li Wenxun put the money into his hand, "Take it, what are you thinking about such a good thing?"

Arden Li was a little worried at first, always feeling that such a good thing should not happen to him, but after grabbing the money in his hand and trying to push it back, he couldn't stretch out his hand.

Three hundred dollars, three hundred dollars in his hand.

How could money come so easily? He felt uneasy for a while, but he couldn't resist the temptation.

He looked at the people hesitantly, then at the money in his hand. Finally he gritted his teeth, took the schoolbag off his back, and carefully put the money into the compartment of the schoolbag.

Several people looked at his cautious appearance and couldn't help but show contempt.

Shao Qun smiled sarcastically and raised his chin at him: "Okay, can you come with us this time?"

Arden Li raised his red face and said, "Where are you going?"

Shao Qun glared at him: "Let me change your clothes. Are you teaching us like this because you want us to wear gas masks?"

Arden Li was stunned after being put into the car.

The driver was Da Li. Although he was close to an adult, he was only eleven or twelve years old after all. Arden Li wanted to get out of the car.

Shao Qun sat next to him and said impatiently: "Sit down and be honest."

"He, does he have a driver's license?"

"Ah, you also know about the driver's license. What kind of driver's license do you want? Have you seen that one?" Shao Qun pointed to a copper sign separated by the windshield. Because he was facing the outside, Arden Li could only look at it from behind. Pattern, I judged that it should be something like the national emblem, "That's the driver's license, no one dares to stop it."

Da Li licked his red hair and turned around while laughing: "Shao Qun, you are so brave. If your father finds out, he won't beat you to death."

Shao Qun punched the back of his chair: "Drive your car and stop talking nonsense."

Xiao Sheng, who had been sitting in the front seat and had not spoken a word, said calmly: "Da Li, look ahead and don't keep looking back."

"Don't worry, I'm just young, so my skills are fine." After saying that, he stepped on the accelerator and accelerated, and the car flew away with a bang.

It was the first time for Arden Li to ride in a car, but it was not as novel and beautiful as he had imagined. Instead, he was so frightened that his whole body was shaking and he felt nauseated.

Shao Qun was also shaken and tilted directly onto Arden Li. He pushed Arden Li in disgust, stood up and pushed Da Li on the back of his head: "Fcuk you//mom, slow down!"

Xiaosheng frowned and glanced at him disapprovingly: "Shao Qun, it was you who brought the car out, why are you angry at him?"

Shao Qun glared at him and leaned back in his seat, cursing: "Xiao Sheng, you B@st@ard, you will always help Dali, you two should be married."

Vincent Li laughed.

The few people kept talking since then, laughing and joking all the way to the city center.

After Arden Li got out of the car, his face was as pale as paper. He bent over and held his knees with his hands, and retched for a long time. He didn't spit anything out, but he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Shao Qun snorted: "You are made of paper. Get up and follow us."

Arden Li touched his stomach, straightened up and followed them.

Arden Li looked at the adjacent high-rise buildings in front of him, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

He hadn't been to the city center for a long time. His memory was that when he was in elementary school and his parents were still on good terms, the three of them would occasionally come here to hang out. They basically didn't buy anything, but feeling the lively atmosphere and looking at the dazzling array of goods in the windows was a great pleasure for him at the time.

Several people took him into a store to buy sportswear.

Arden Li didn't know many brands, so he had an impression of the big check mark, and the impression was that it was very expensive. He didn't dare to touch expensive things, so much so that when he stood on the marble floor, which was smooth and translucent and seemed to be dust-free, he was afraid of being stained by others.

Vincent Li picked two pieces of clothing and pushed them on him: "Go and change out of your clothes."

Arden Li looked at him blankly. He didn't dare to hold the clothes in his hands too tightly, nor did he dare to throw them on the ground: "I, I, can't afford this."

"You don't need to buy it, just go and change it."

Arden Li still shook his head: "This is not good..."

Shao Qun pushed Vincent Li away impatiently: "Why are you being so polite to this little B!tch?" Shao Qun pointed at Arden Li, "Hurry up and put it on for me, and then wander around in front of me wearing this rag, believe it or not I'll kill you in the street!"

Everyone in the store looked over when they heard the scolding, and saw that they were actually a group of children, and their attitudes were domineering, and everyone looked surprised.

Arden Li grabbed her clothes, turned around and hid in the fitting room.

He found the label on the short-sleeved top and felt short of breath when he saw the price. But when he thought of the fierce-looking Shao Qun outside, he gritted his teeth and put it on. He thought that since he couldn't afford so much money, he couldn't be forced to buy it. Besides, he didn't have to buy it after trying it. People in big shopping malls should be reasonable.

After he got dressed and went out, several people stared at the fitting room, unable to hide the surprise on their faces when they saw him coming out.

He said "hey" loudly, turned around and took out his wallet to pay.

Li Wenxun smiled and looked at Shao Qun: "Not bad, it looks good."

Arden Li turned around and glanced at himself in the mirror with a blushing face.

Wearing such clean and beautiful clothes, he looked much more energetic. He actually felt embarrassed when he looked at himself.

Shao Qun pointed to the clothes on the shelf and said to the salesperson: "Take these sets in his size." The young male salesperson nodded perfunctorily, looking at them with a bit of sarcasm and disdain.

Arden Li was also disgusted with the arrogant attitude of Shao Qun and others. They were obviously children, but they had no respect for their elders at all. They were bossy to everyone they spoke to. Being with them only made him feel uncomfortable.

He still said hesitantly that he couldn't afford it. Shao Qun didn't talk nonsense to him. He didn't even let him change out of his clothes. He cut off the clothes and took him away directly to the next store.

Arden Li didn't know what they were going to do, so they put him in various clothes that he had never seen before, and he didn't dare to say no.

A few people walked around for more than an hour. It was already dark, and everyone had a lot of bags in their hands.

After throwing the bag into the car, they took Arden Li into a restaurant for dinner.

Arden Li was already stunned by them. He was shocked even when he answered a sentence, for fear that they would come up with something that he couldn't accept.

They bought him many things and brought him to dinner. This principle couldn't be more obvious than to take someone with short hands and eat someone with a short mouth. He didn't want those things at all, but he didn't dare to refuse, so he was forced to accept them. He felt horrified that he had really sold it to them. At least the price of that piece of clothing was what he had worked hard to save for several months. He looked at the four people in front of him as if he were a creditor.

He was really scared. What reason did they have to be so nice to him all of a sudden? What on earth did they want to do.

Vincent Li saw him sitting in a daze, not moving his chopsticks, so he tapped his bowl with his chopsticks: "What are you looking at? You haven't eaten yet."

Arden Li raised his face, looked at him timidly, and summoned the courage to ask, "What do you want to do?"

Vincent Li smiled easily: "I want to cover you."

"Why, why."

"Just because you like it, why are there so many of them? Anyway, if you follow us from now on, no one can bully you anymore. We'll protect you from now on. How about, be happy."

Arden Li was confused and speechless for a long time. Finally, he said, "I, I'm going to the toilet."

After saying that, she stared blankly and ran to the toilet.

As soon as he left, Shao Qun's face dropped and he stared at Vincent Li, "Is it fun? It's so funny. I want to beat him just looking at him."

Li Wenxun kicked him from below: "As I said the other day, if you can't continue playing, you have to admit defeat. We allow you to admit defeat."

Da Li was shouting at the side: "Yes, admit defeat. If you admit defeat, I will throw him out in a moment. Who do you think is willing to eat with that little B!tch? It's embarrassing."

"Admit defeat? There is no concept of losing in my life, Shao Qun."

"Then you should be nice to him. You are so cruel. You will scare people away a few times. Where can we confirm whether he is the one?"

When Shao Qun heard this, he also became a little more energetic: "Anyway, it must be, absolutely."

"I think so too. Then you have to let him admit it. Do you deserve to cooperate? If you don't, then we will give up and we won't play any more."

"Fcuk you, I know, I know, I just want to be nice to him."

"That's right, you are the main firepower, you know. He looked at you and blushed at that time." When Da Li mentioned this, he laughed again.

Vincent Li also laughed happily: "Maybe one day he will fall in love with you."

Shao Qun cursed: "Get out!"