Ch. 176 - Lord Qingtang
Lu Xing put his hands in his pockets, not moving.
Chi Yueshan looked at Lu Xing, who had no intention of stepping forward, and then at the small, pitiful girl who was being pushed around.
Seeing that little girl, Chi Yueshan seemed to see herself.
When she was bullied at school back then, she would always think, I clearly didn't provoke anyone. Why do they hate me?
In order to avoid trouble, Chi Yueshan had developed the habit of observing people at school.
Although her situation had gradually improved later, someone had still played a big trick on her in the end.
Only at the moment she fell, when Chi Yueshan clearly heard the sound of her bones breaking, did she finally understand.
Malice never needs a reason.
From then on, Chi Yueshan began to pathologically tease others, to pathologically speculate maliciously about others.
She was absolutely convinced that people were the embodiment of evil.
But.
That time she saw Lu Xing in the rain...
Lu Xing held an umbrella, his eyes calm as he watched the entire opera, his gaze showing no fluctuation.
Chi Yueshan hated this calmness.
So she took off her makeup, stood in front of Lu Xing with a graceful air, and asked him a question, feigning pity.
At that time.
Chi Yueshan was very clear that she was very beautiful.
She almost thought with delight that in the next second, Lu Xing's eyes would definitely show astonishment, even ecstasy.
But no.
But Lu Xing still had no emotional fluctuation, and even gave her a compliment in return.
An indescribable sense of annoyance spread throughout her body. For the first time, Chi Yueshan discovered that her speculation was actually inaccurate.
This was too hard to accept.
She absolutely did not believe that this person, Lu Xing, had no malice in him at all.
And so.
Chi Yueshan, using Chi Shui's number, hired Lu Xing.
She wanted to "fish" Lu Xing, she wanted to destroy the calmness in his eyes, she wanted to see what a person so peaceful would look like when he went crazy!
Thinking of this, Chi Yueshan curved her lips.
She had lost.
She had lost willingly.
Lu Xing's existence, Lu Xing's experiences, had completely shattered her general definition of people being evil.
"Sister, what are you doing!"
A few middle school students were pushed away fiercely without any warning.
They were just about to speak when they saw a beautiful older sister with her long hair tied up, looking at them warily.
"Who taught you to bully your classmates?"
Although Chi Yueshan's voice was trembling a little, she still pulled the little girl behind her.
When she looked up at this group of middle school students, she really wanted to curse.
Are the kids these days getting too much nutrition? Are they eating feed? How did they get so tall!
"No, sister."
The little girl behind Chi Yueshan wanted to pat her shoulder, but the fabric of her clothes looked so expensive.
After a moment's thought, the little girl still didn't touch Chi Yueshan's clothes and just said in a small voice.
"We're filming a video, sister."
Hmm?
Chi Yueshan turned her head in surprise and, following the direction of the little girl's finger, saw a phone there, recording.
Seeing the phone, Chi Yueshan cursed at the few middle school students even more angrily.
"You bully your classmates and you still dare to film a video?"
In an instant, many videos of school bullying appeared in her mind.
"We're being wronged, Lord Qingtang!"
(TL: "Lord Qingtang" (清汤大老爷) is a pun on the term for an incorruptible official.)
A middle school boy didn't dare to look at Chi Yueshan's face and could only lower his head and stammer.
"We are students from a nearby middle school. We are also from the student council. This month, our theme is to oppose school violence, so we wanted to film a short film to respond to this theme..."
Huh?
Chi Yueshan's brain directly crashed.
"Wow, then you guys are really amazing. Haha, this sister thought you were bullying your classmate. It means you guys are acting quite well."
Lu Xing leisurely walked up and spoke for the completely silent Chi Yueshan.
As expected.
The few middle school students, after hearing Lu Xing's words, asked back in pleasant surprise.
"Really?"
"Haha, I told you my acting skills, which I've trained by watching so much TV, would be useful!"
"I thought we were acting very badly."
"Brother, you..."
Seeing this group of listless middle school students regain their vitality, Lu Xing laughed out loud and asked, "How did you think of doing this?"
"Because those people online are too despicable!"
"Right! Why do they have to bully others? So cheap!"
"Don't let me run into people who engage in school violence, or I'll beat them into QQ candies!"
"Filming a short film to persuade those idiots to be good. If they don't understand reason, I also know a little bit of kung fu!"
"..."
Listening to this group of middle school students, one after another, although their words might still be a little childish, their ideas were already very good.
After another wave of praise from Lu Xing that made them blush, he was about to leave with Chi Yueshan.
"Sister."
The little girl who had played the role of the bullied just now stood in front of Chi Yueshan nervously.
She felt that she was a little grimy, and she was a little embarrassed in front of such a beautiful person as Chi Yueshan. But she still mustered up her courage and said.
"Sister, can we add each other as contacts? We can send you the short film after it's edited."
"Because I think you are very brave, to be able to come up and protect me directly..."
Seeing Chi Yueshan fall into a silence, the little girl immediately waved her hand. "It's okay if you don't add me, sister. I just, I just..."
Lu Xing secretly poked Chi Yueshan's waist from behind. Chi Yueshan finally came back to her senses.
"I'm looking forward to this short film. I'll add you."
"Wuhu! Thank you, sister!"
"Right, and thank you, brother. You two are really a good match!"
Chi Yueshan's hand, which was on her phone, suddenly paused. She didn't dare to look up at Lu Xing's reaction.
...
"You saw that they were filming a video long ago, didn't you?"
Chi Yueshan pushed Lu Xing's shoulder irritably.
Lu Xing spread his hands and said with a smile.
"You don't need to worry about that."
Chi Yueshan: ...
You stinking little thing!
"Anyway."
Lu Xing put his hands behind his back, a feeling of an old cadre.
"This world may not be that good, but it's not that bad either."
"Some people destroy on a large scale, and some people patch things up."
He was just thinking.
Chi Yueshan can overcome her trauma of school bullying.
Then he can also overcome his fear of feelings.
Damn it.
He's such a good person.
On what grounds can't he live a happy and carefree life? On what grounds can't he have money and love?!
Chi Yueshan stared at Lu Xing in a daze.
Actually, half of her heart was the shadow of school bullying, and the other half was thinking...
By acting pitiful like this, can I increase Lu Xing's favorability?
But now.
A myriad of flavors filled Chi Yueshan's heart.
This world is not as good as she had thought, but it's also not as bad as she had thought.
A sense of freedom flowed between Chi Yueshan's exquisite features. She suddenly stepped forward and hugged Lu Xing, then immediately let go.
"Thank you."
Lu Xing was taken aback for a moment. The person in his arms had come quickly and left quickly.
Chi Yueshan had cheated a hug, and her mood was excellent. She lowered her head and said frankly.
"I've always thought people were very bad. But the first time I met you, you were too quiet. I thought you were pretending."
"I wanted to see what your malice was like, so I made the subsequent transaction."
"But just now, I suddenly found that my idea was too ridiculous. There are many bad people in this world, but there are also many good people."
"But I was blinded by a single leaf and could not see the great mountain."
Chi Yueshan looked up, her eyes containing a myriad of stars. She finally knew where she had gone wrong.
"Lu Xing, I'm sorry."
"I shouldn't have maliciously speculated on your sincere heart."
Lu Xing looked at Chi Yueshan in silence for a long time, then suddenly smiled.
"It's okay. I forgive you."
Chi Yueshan's tears fell with a swish.
Only at this moment.
She and Lu Xing had truly reached a reconciliation.
...
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