The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 18 If I apologize, you will feel better.
But no matter how unwilling he was, things had already come to this, and Wu Xianyu had no choice but to pack up and go home.

On the way home, Wu Xianyu was thinking about whether he should go fishing somewhere else during the National Day holiday. After all, there were not many fish to catch here, and it was difficult to feel a sense of accomplishment.

When Wu Xianyu and Jiang Tianhao were having dinner in the dormitory, they heard Teacher Li shouting with a loud speaker from a distance.

"Tonight, everyone stay in the dormitory to clean up. I will come to check before lights out. If there is any unclean toilet, you will have to clean it for a week."

Wu Xianyu and Jiang Tianhao looked at each other and silently quickened their eating movements.

After dinner, the two started to work. Just as they started cleaning, Sun Chuanchu and Zhong Wei arrived late. Hearing that there would be a hygiene inspection in the evening, the two did not dare to delay and joined in the cleaning after finishing their meal.

After Teacher Li pushed open the half-open door of the dormitory, he first took a general look at the dormitory, nodded, saying that there was no big problem, walked into the door, and touched the entire dormitory with his white-gloved hand. Seeing that his fingers were only slightly gray, Teacher Li nodded with satisfaction, wrote something in the manual, raised his head and said to Jiang Tianhao
"Yes, you are very useful as a dormitory leader. Keep it up."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after Teacher Li walked out the door and disappeared. They didn't want to clean the toilet.

Sitting on the chair, Sun Chuanchu took out a bag of snacks and ate them. Jiang Tianhao no longer read novels as he was really traumatized. Instead, he took out a few homework books and wrote furiously.

Everyone in the dormitory was dumbfounded. Wu Xianyu stretched his head to take a look. It was filled with dense numbers. He immediately turned his head back.
"Haozi, why are you suddenly working so hard? And even if you are working hard, you should focus on English or Chinese. By the way, have you memorized "Xiao Yao You"? The teacher will definitely do a spot check tomorrow."

Jiang Tianhao paused holding the pen, thought for a while and answered
"I can barely memorize it, which is enough to deal with the teacher. I want to defeat Qian Sanyi head-on. The only way is to start with science. The monthly exam is only a week away, so I have to make a sprint."

"Wow, what kind of bloody Dragon Quest plot is this?"

Wu Xianyu complained expressionlessly and turned the page of the novel in his hand.

"You clearly have an advantage in your project, but you insist on using your weaknesses to compete with the other party"

"Ok?"

Jiang Tianhao suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with surprise.

"Brother Xianyu, you said I have an advantage in the project?"

“Think about how you got to high school.”

"A student with sports expertise"

"yes"

Jiang Tianhao didn't react, so Wu Xianyu had to raise his head.
"You are a warrior. If you must compete with a wizard in magic power, can't you compete with a wizard in physique?"

“Isn’t this a bit unfair?”

Jiang Tianhao was a little worried and muttered something. Wu Xianyu said unhappily
"You still know it's unfair. I don't know what you're thinking when you, a sports student, compete with a top student in academics. Do you really have only brawn for your brain? I'm actually very curious, why do you want to compete with Qian Sanyi?"

"Of course, it's for Deng Xiaoqi."

"Does Deng Xiaoqi have you in her eyes? You're competing. Deng Xiaoqi is not a commodity. What? If you win, you can take Deng Xiaoqi home. What kind of remnant of the feudal era are you?"

Jiang Tianhao was not angry at all after being scolded by Wu Xianyu. Although his words were a bit rough, there was nothing wrong with his logic. He just couldn't accept it. Why didn't the girl he liked even look at him, but favored Qian Sanyi?

Jiang Tianhao didn't say this out loud. He didn't think the people in the dormitory would know why. He felt that he was one step ahead of most people since he had someone he liked. At least pursuing someone could be considered as love experience.

If Wu Xianyu knew what Jiang Tianhao was thinking, he would definitely be so angry that he would laugh. Deng Xiaoqi is just like Qiuya in Charlotte's Troubles. She likes talent rather than the person. If Qian Sanyi was not a top student, Deng Xiaoqi would keep her distance no matter how much she liked him, instead of throwing herself at him like she is doing now.

Seeing Jiang Tianhao like this, Wu Xianyu was too lazy to say anything more. He had also said that he would not say a word more about him and Deng Xiaoqi. He had broken his promise by saying a few more words today.

Sun Chuanchu and Zhong Wei were happily eating melons. Almost everyone in the class knew that Jiang Tianhao liked Deng Xiaoqi. After all, anyone with eyes could see it.

Just when Jiang Tianhao was still thinking about defeating Qian Sanyi head-on, during the break the next day, he saw Qian Sanyi talking nonstop on the "Qian Family Forum" and his face turned black with anger.

Wu Xianyu snorted and shook his head
"Haozi, just give up and don't put your face forward to be slapped."

"Yes, yes, Haozi, just give up. Deng Xiaoqi has clearly said that she doesn't like you."

Lin Miaomiao chimed in. As Deng Xiaoqi's only friend in the class, she knew quite a lot about the situation.

Wu Xianyu was thinking that Deng Xiaoqi's kung fu was not good enough now. If she were in the shoes of those seniors, she could be in a relationship with Qian Sanyi and keep Jiang Tianhao hanging, after all, Jiang Tianhao was rich.

"No, I can't give up like this. I want to see what kind of books Qian Sanyi reads and how he knows everything."

Wu Xianyu curled his lips and was too lazy to say anything else.

Qian Sanyi seemed to hear his own name. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Wu Xianyu lying on the ground and Jiang Tianhao looking at him straight.

I turned my eyes, thought of something, and asked the people around me a question.

"Do you know who is the king of the world?"

While speaking, he turned his head to one side and stared at Jiang Tianhao. Jiang Tianhao really couldn't stand the stimulation and immediately spoke

“It must be us humans.”

"wrong"

Seeing Jiang Tianhao fall into the trap, Qian Sanyi did not give him a chance to explain and continued

"The king of the world is bacteria. They are everywhere, even in our bodies, and they are constantly affecting us, for example."

Taking a look at Wu Xianyu who was lying on the table, Qian Sanyi was ready to vent all the anger he had received before.

"For example, Wu Xianyu, the bacteria in his body must be very lazy, which makes him very lazy."

Wu Xianyu, who was catching up on sleep, heard his name and opened his eyes unhappily, looking at Qian Sanyi.
"Are you sick"

Qian Sanyi, who was originally in control of his wisdom, was stunned for a moment. Why did he start cursing right away? But Wu Xianyu still kept talking.

"Why do you want to play the bull wrestling for the cow scene with Jiang Tianhao and drag me into it? Yes, reproduction is the instinct of living things. I understand that you want to act big in front of girls, but what can I do to you? When was it not you who picked a fight and I fought back to protect myself? And..."

As he spoke, Wu Xianyu's mouth curved into an arc. Seeing this arc, Lin Miaomiao shuddered unconsciously and didn't even dare to eat the snacks. She was very familiar with this smile.

"You say I'm lazy? But I think you're lazier than me. What did you do during the last holiday? I was delayed for a while on the road when I walked home, but I saw you riding a bike home on the road, and you accidentally walked through the community gate. Where did you go? Did you go somewhere with someone? For example..." Wu Xianyu's eyes kept wandering in front of Qian Sanyi and Deng Xiaoqi, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became meaningful.

Everyone's eyes were sharp, and Wu Xianyu's suggestive gaze immediately attracted everyone's attention. After all, gossip is human nature.

Qian Sanyi felt a "thump" in his heart, and looked at Deng Xiaoqi unconsciously. He was invited by Deng Xiaoqi to drink a cup of milk tea last time. How did Wu Xianyu know about it? Seeing Deng Xiaoqi shaking her head slightly with an innocent look, Qian Sanyi thought that it was Wu Xianyu who guessed, so he spoke back.

"Don't talk nonsense. I went home right after school. Do you need evidence to speak?"

"Evidence? I don't have any. But you and I live in the same neighborhood, you must know that. I live in Building 2 and you live in the building behind mine, so our routes completely overlap. I saw you hurrying home on the road. I don't know if the surveillance cameras of businesses on the roadside can be kept for a week, and I don't know if they will let me see them."

Qian Sanyi was speechless for a moment. He really didn't know all this. After all, Wu Xianyu always walked home and always went home behind him. The two of them had never met before.

Deng Xiaoqi looked at Wu Xianyu with gratitude in her eyes. Now she was in the same boat with Qian Sanyi. When she saw Qian Sanyi coming over, Deng Xiaoqi immediately pretended to be panicked. Qian Sanyi hesitated for a moment and began to explain.

"That day, Deng Xiaoqi was waiting for a bus to go home. She was a little worried, so I went to drink a cup of milk tea with her. Nothing happened."

"Nothing happened~~"

Wu Xianyu repeated it in a strange tone, with a sincere smile on his face.
“I believe it”

Although this was said, everyone immediately started whispering. Perhaps the facts were indeed as Qian Sanyi said, but people would rather think that the facts were as they imagined. People believe more in their own speculations rather than what they hear from others.

"Bang! Don't go too far"

Qian Sanyi slapped the table and shouted angrily. Wu Xianyu looked innocent and spread his hands.

"I told you, I believed it, or are you anxious?"

"you!"

Qian Sanyi only felt a tightness in his chest. He had never seen such a scoundrel. Deng Xiaoqi, who was standing by, quickly stepped forward, pulled the cuffs of Qian Sanyi's short sleeves with his fingers, and shook them slightly.
"Qian Sanyi, stop arguing, let's forget about it, it's all my fault"

Qian Sanyi's anger subsided a little. He turned around and saw Deng Xiaoqi looking aggrieved with red eyes. Although he was sure that he had no interest in this girl, he still felt that he should do something when he saw this. He looked at Wu Xianyu again.

"You, apologize to Deng Xiaoqi. Your words have caused irreversible damage to her reputation."

Wu Xianyu looked at Qian Sanyi as if he were a fool. Didn't he see that Deng Xiaoqi's smile was about to burst out? Deng Xiaoqi also seemed to feel that she could no longer control her smile, so she lowered her head and covered her face with both hands.

After thinking for a while, Wu Xianyu stood up and looked down at him from a height several centimeters higher than Qian Sanyi.

"If I apologize, it will make you feel better."

After saying this, Wu Xianyu bent down slightly.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have speculated on your relationship just because you went to drink milk tea with Deng Xiaoqi after school."

After saying that, Wu Xianyu looked at Qian Sanyi's expression, which looked like a successful person, and smiled.

"Is that all right?"

Qian Sanyi did not reply immediately, but looked at Deng Xiaoqi who was lowering her head.

"Xiao, uh, Deng Xiaoqi, do you think you should forgive him?"

Deng Xiaoqi was afraid that she would laugh out loud, so she covered her mouth and nodded continuously. In her heart, she wanted to kowtow to Wu Xianyu. Wasn't this just tying herself and Qian Sanyi together?

Seeing Deng Xiaoqi nod, Qian Sanyi nodded modestly.
"I forgive you"

Wu Xianyu sat back in his seat with a playful look on his face. Qian Sanyi looked around like a winner. At this moment, he wanted to shout "VENI VIDI VICI" like Caesar to show his invincibility in this class.

However, he found that everyone's expressions seemed wrong. When the girls saw him looking at them, they turned their heads away consciously, while some boys smiled and nodded at Deng Xiaoqi from time to time, as if they had made up their minds about something.

Qian Sanyi calmed down, sat down slowly, and summed up his achievements in this matter. First of all, he lost face for Wu Xianyu, but did this man still care about face? He had seen it before. He could have a long argument with Lin Miaomiao just for a bite of food.

What did he lose? First of all, he and Deng Xiaoqi became unclear. Was this good or bad for him? He didn't know, but he still felt a little happy. What else did he lose? It seemed like nothing.
Qian Sanyi put a question mark around this question, but Wu Xianyu knew that from the few glances he had just seen, he had concluded that Qian Sanyi would definitely have no good days in the future. Deng Xiaoqi was not an ordinary person. Those actions seemed to have been rehearsed several times, and he also understood Qian Sanyi's character. All kinds of expressions and actions were aimed at him. Qian Sanyi would have a hard time in the future.

Thinking about something, suddenly a bag of dried hawthorns was handed to me. I looked up and saw Lin Miaomiao's silly face.

"Here, I don't like dried hawthorn, so I'll give it to you."

“Hey, there are things you don’t like.”

Wu Xianyu didn't hesitate to open the package and took a bite. Tsk, there was too much sugar and it was a bit choking.

"Don't be sad, I think you are quite responsible. Just admit your mistakes."

Lin Miaomiao didn't dare to look at Wu Xianyu. She turned sideways and said these words in a low voice.

Wu Xianyu showed a strange smile, pulled Lin Miaomiao's sleeve, and motioned her to turn around. After Lin Miaomiao turned her head, Wu Xianyu whispered
"You think I lost?"

Seeing Wu Xianyu's smile, Lin Miaomiao immediately realized that she had worried for nothing. She said that it was nothing for such a shameless person to lose that little bit of face.

So Lin Miaomiao showed a contemptuous smile on her face, and snatched the opened bag of dried hawthorns from Wu Xianyu's hand.

"Yes, yes, you didn't lose, you won, you always win"

Wu Xianyu put the remaining half of the dried hawthorn in his hand into his mouth, his face full of ease.

"Winning or losing for a while doesn't mean anything. You'll understand in the future."

At this time, a faint voice came from Wu Xianyu's side.
"Brother, did you really see that? Xiaoqi and Qian Sanyi were drinking milk tea together."

Turning around, Jiang Tianhao looked like he was about to collapse, and his voice was trembling. Wu Xianyu was speechless. Why didn't he give up even in this situation?
"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but Qian Sanyi and Deng Xiaoqi both said so."

"I don't believe them, I only believe you"

Jiang Tianhao grabbed Wu Xianyu's arm as if he had found the last straw, with a pleading look on his face.

(End of this chapter)