âItâs you!â The girl before me looked surprised. âOriginally, the noble person that I, and my elder brother spoke of was you.â
I also recognized the girl before. I had met her on the first day of University. She was the one I stumbled across at the Payment Reception who had run into problems due to that cheat fellow.
âLittle Sister, do you know Chi..., Big Brother Liu?â Xu Er asked in surprise.
âEn. Big Brother, do you remember I told you how the teacher at the University Finance Department caused trouble for me. He is the person who helped me then.â Xu Xueyun nodded and said with a smile.
âWhat! So thatâs how it is!â Xu Er said with excitement. âBrother Liu, I donât know what to say. You are truly the savior of our family. You have helped us twice. I donât even know how I should thank you for it!â
âBig Brother Xu, I and Xu Xueyun are both classmates. It is right that we help each other. You donât have to thank me for it. In fact, I didnât help you much either. All those were just small matters.â I said quickly.
âEven if those were just small matters for you, we couldnât have gotten out of them without your help.â Xu Er said with emotion.
âAll right, no need to remember those unpleasant memories. It has already passed.â I said.
âYeah, itâs all over. I wonât say that again.â Xu Er promised while nodding.
âBig Brother, you ask Student Liu Lei if he has free time in the evening?â Xu Xueyun whispered to Xu Er.
âAiya!â Xu Er said, âYou know my memory... I almost forgot. Brother Liu, do you have free time in the evening? We brother and sister will play the host. Please have dinner with us!â
âDonât worry about treating me, you should think about your family condition and stabilize it,â I said.
âHow could that be? You have helped us so much this time. If we donât even do this muchâmy heart wonât be able to rest easy.â Xu Er said.
âYeah! You also helped me the last time. At that time, I had no money so could not treat you to a meal. But I have also made some money over the days. Though it isnât much, it is enough to have a meal. Oh, donât call me stingy for inviting you to a single meal, okay.â Xu Xueyun laughed while her face had two sweet dimples on it.
I couldnât help but fall into a trance. Even if the girl doesnât dress up grandly, she is a great beauty.
âAll right. I will eat with you, but it should be something casual, okay. No need to get something expensive.â I finally agreed.
âRight, Liu Lei. You should also call your girlfriend. We have met on the first day of school, and I think she is a pretty great person.â Xu Xueyun suddenly thought and said.
âAh!â I stared. With my girlfriend? If I only brought Zhao YanYan, though the other girls wonât say anything, it still feels uncomfortable. And if I bring all of them, it would be causing trouble for Xu Xueyun who is treating to a meal.
âWhat happened? Is there any difficulty?â Xu Er saw me with an awkward expression, and asked strangely, âDoes Miss Xia Jing have other matters to attend to?â
âXia Jing? Eh?â Xu Xueyun tried to say, âYou...changed your girlfriend?â But then she felt that something was wrong, and so, she stopped. It was their private business; there was no need for her to speak too much.
She certainly had many questions. After all, the one she met at the beginning of the year was Zhao YanYan and not Xia Jing.
âI didnât change my girlfriend. Explaining this matter in a short time is not easy so we wonât talk about it,â I said. âI will bring my girlfriend, but I will be the one to pay for the meal.â
âWhy?â Xu Xueyun asked strangely.
âMy girlfriend can eat a lot...â That was the only way I could explain.
âOh... It doesnât matter. I can eat a lot as well.â Xu Xueyun showed a friendly smile.
âWell, all right!â I made up my mind that when it was time to pay the bill, I will do it and that will be the end of the matter.
âThatâs great! You said it now. You canât go back on your word. Once we reserve a good place, I will let my elder brother inform you.â Xu Xueyun said.
âOK. But you should book a larger private room,â I added.
âA larger private room?â Xu Er didnât understand and thought that I liked bigger rooms, and so added, âOkay, I understand.â
Bidding goodbye to Xu Er and Xu Xueyun, I called Ding Wenfeng. That guy heard that I was back at University, and so, asked my location and ran over.
âLiu Lei, where did ya go? You had promised to join the Martial Arts society yet didnât show up for half a year. I called you, but they told me that you had gone out to run some errands.â As soon as Ding Wenfeng saw me, he started to complain about not being able to meet me.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI had to handle some of my matters, hehe!â I nodded.
âAfter a while, I will be going to the Japan University Student Friendly Exchange. I have decided to bring you along to participate in the competition. You got any opinion about the matter?â asked Ding Wenfeng.
âCanât you go alone?â I asked instead of answering.
âAltogether two people can go. I am certainly going. Now, the only person left is you.â said Ding Wenfeng.
âDo I even have a choice? Looking at you, itâs as if there is no one in the community besides me.â I said while smiling bitterly.
âThatâs the trick! You know that you donât have a choice, but I still ask.â Ding Wenfeng replied.
âF**k. You say that but donât even use my opinion!â I shrugged helplessly.
âHehe, I already got your form! I knew you would agree!â Ding Wenfeng said.
âBy the way, I heard you got into trouble with that Situ Liang a while ago. Is there anything like that?â Ding Wenfeng asked.
âOh... yes, I stole his girlfriend,â I said while nodding.
âWhat!â Ding Wenfeng said, âHe didnât come to cause trouble for you?â
âHe did. But I solved that matter.â I said.
âHow did you solve it?â Ding Wenfeng asked strangely.
âI smashed him!â I said.
âHuh!â Ding Wenfeng was surprised, âYou smashed him?â
âYeah! Is there a problem?â I asked him in reverse.
âDo you even know what kind of background his family has? That is just you asking for trouble.â Ding Wenfeng shook his head and said, âWell, whatever. If he finds you for trouble, I will help you reconcile with him. Though Situ Liang is an annoying bastard, the family behind him is powerful. It is better not to provoke a person like him.â
I couldnât help but feel funny when I saw Ding Wenfengâs expression. But he was worried about me and showed that he genuinely cared about me. Though I havenât known Ding Wenfeng for long, he is indeed a true friend.
âOkay, I understand.â Although I knew that Situ Liang couldnât do anything to me, I still showed my agreement.
âThen let it be like so. I will let you know when the schedule is out,â said Ding Wenfeng.