Boyfriend Always Thinks I’m a Little Pitiful Chapter 31

" Xie Ci said we were getting cozy at the school gate?"

Gu Yufeng nodded nonchalantly, admitting directly, "Yeah, what's the problem?"

This attitude made Xiang Haibin furious: "What's the problem, you ask?! You and Xie Ci are both boys and underage! How can you do such intimate acts at the school gate?! Do you know how bad the influence could be?!"

Gu Yufeng: "Then next time, we won't do it at the school gate."

"Is that the point?!"

Xiang Haibin was so angry that he lectured him for half an hour until the first class was about to start before letting him go.

On the first day back at school, Gu Yufeng didn't even have time to do anything before he was handed a thousand-word reflection.

In Class One, Xie Ci saw Gu Yufeng come in through the back door, looking as if nothing had happened, and casually asked, "Did you explain it to Old Xiang?"

"I did."

Gu Yufeng took out a notebook, opened the cap of his pen, and started practicing writing.

[Regarding the incident of me and my deskmate Xie Ci getting cozy at the school gate, affecting other students negatively, I deeply reflect...]

Xie Ci glanced over and had a bad feeling.

"How did you explain it?"

Gu Yufeng wrote as he spoke, "We got cozy at the school gate, everyone saw it, and if I deny it now, wouldn't that make me a jerk?"

Xie Ci: "..."

You're something else.

Originally, he wanted Old Xiang to educate this kid and make him restrain himself a bit, but it seems impossible.

This kid can't be tamed by anyone.

The surrounding students all had expressions like they were watching a drama unfold.

What happened yesterday afternoon had already spread throughout the school. The two most handsome guys in Yi Zhong were caught getting cozy at the school gate, and a parent reported it.

But since one of the main characters was Gu Yufeng, who had publicly "confessed" to Xie Ci on his first day of transfer, most students in Class One thought it must be a misunderstanding, just a friendly greeting. But unexpectedly, he admitted it?

Zhang Ruochuan and his friends were laughing so hard they could die, explaining to the curious classmates one by one.

Fang Size: "You can tell from Old Gu's fearless look that he's joking."

Zhang Ruochuan: "Who would dare to admit to early romance in front of Old Ban? Besides, Old Gu and Old Xie are both straight guys."

Jiang Chenyu: "Stop making a fuss, Old Xie can't possibly like guys. He doesn't even like girls."

Over there, Yang He and Xu Chao's group were also discussing.

"Even if they're not gay, isn't it gross for two guys to get that close?"

Xu Chao didn't lower his voice on purpose, so the front and back rows of the classroom could hear him.

His deskmate Yang He sneered, "Didn't they do it several times before? I heard there are many gays among foreigners!"

The boys around them made a disgusted sound.

"I've heard about it before, but I didn't expect gays to be so close to me."

"It's really disgusting. If someone tried to get that close to me, I'd puke!"

"Better stay away from that foreigner. What if he attacks me on the street? So gross."

"What if he suddenly kisses me while passing by? Losing my first kiss to a guy would be a nightmare, hahaha."

The group got carried away with the topic of homosexuality, talking and laughing without any restraint.

Unintentionally looking up, Yang He saw Xie Ci standing by his seat, looking down at him, and he was so scared he forgot what he was going to say next.

The others also noticed gradually, and the room fell silent.

At that moment, the pressure from Xie Ci was palpable.

Xie Ci: "You haven't been suddenly kissed by a girl, so you don't need to worry about being kissed by a guy. Everyone's standards are the same."

The girls nearby caught the meaning in his words and burst into laughter.

Xu Chao and his friends' smiles froze on their faces.

Yang He: "But he's gay! Isn't that different? Gays aren't normal people; they're perverts!"

"Let's not talk about whether he's gay or not."

Xie Ci's expression was indifferent, his tone calm, "Even if he is, how desperate would he have to be to attack you guys? I'm not worried, so why should you be?"

The boys were humiliated but couldn't find words to refute.

Xie Ci excelled in both academics and sports, enough to have the capital to say such things.

The group of boys watched as Xie Ci walked to the front row, placed his workbook on the podium with a light thud, and returned to his seat, not daring to continue the previous topic.

Xie Ci had spoken, and continuing the conversation would only make them look like fools.

Moreover, Xie Ci still looked as cold as usual, his tone not heavy, but they could feel that he was angry.

Gu Yufeng sat at his seat, watching the person who defended him return, twirling the pen in his hand skillfully, feeling a bit giddy.

When Xie Ci sat down, Gu Yufeng turned to him, "That 'I'm not worried' line was pretty arrogant."

Xie Ci flipped through the textbook for the next class, "Was it?"

Gu Yufeng dragged his voice, speaking slowly, "Can I take it to mean that you're very aware of how much you attract me?"

Xie Ci was indeed aware, having pursued Gu Yufeng meticulously in his past life and being readily accepted by him.

Thinking this, Xie Ci replied, "Don't take my words seriously."

"But actually, you weren't wrong."

Gu Yufeng leaned on Xie Ci's chair, getting closer, trapping him between the wall and himself, "I told you before, I really like you."

Xie Ci noticed the surrounding students quietly looking over, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Do you have to pick this moment to stir things up?"

Gu Yufeng: "I'm just expressing my feelings for you. How is that stirring things up?"

Xie Ci reached out to push him away, but Gu Yufeng wouldn't budge.

"Gu Yufeng." Xie Ci's tone carried a warning, "Behave."

The classroom suddenly fell silent.

Xie Ci saw Fang Size over there signaling to him, turned to look at the window behind him, and saw Xiang Haibin standing outside, glaring at them with a dark expression.

"Both of you, go stand in the hallway!"

The class bell rang, and Xie Ci and Gu Yufeng stood side by side in the hallway, feeling the cold wind.

Seeing Gu Yufeng smiling carefreely, Xie Ci realized.

This kid had deliberately stirred things up to get back at him.

"Happy now?" Xie Ci's voice was cooler than the wind blowing through the corridor.

Gu Yufeng: "Deskmates should share the same fate, as you said. How can I be the only one writing a reflection?"

From the classroom came Xiang Haibin's angry shout: "Dare to chat while being punished? Each of you write another 500-word reflection!"

The two immediately quieted down.

Xiang Haibin sighed deeply, leaning on the podium to look at everyone in the classroom: "The monthly exam results are out."

One sentence made everyone forget about the drama, feeling so nervous their scalps tingled.

Xiang Haibin picked up the list beside him: "This time, the first place in our class is Xie Ci."

Whoa—!

The whole class gasped.

The top spot had changed hands, breaking Fang Size's two-year record, just like that!

Jiang Chenyu excitedly raised his hand to speak: "Old Ban, what's his rank in the grade?!"

Xiang Haibin answered as if it were obvious: "Of course, it's first in the grade too. How could the grade first be given to another class?"

Whoa—!

Another gasp.

After Xie Ci scored full marks in the small test, they had been eagerly anticipating the monthly exam rankings. Although they had considered this result, seeing it in front of them was still shocking.

The top ten in the grade were all big shots they looked up to, and they didn't expect Xie Ci to reach the top, completing a perfect transformation from a poor student to a top student with just one monthly exam.

Jiang Chenyu shouted out the window: "Old Xie, did you hear? You got first in the grade!"

Xie Ci responded with a blank expression, not looking particularly happy.

The others came to their senses, realizing that the top student in the grade was being punished outside the door, and suddenly found it amusing.

Xiang Haibin looked at Xie Ci, asking indifferently: "Now that you've taken first place, do you have any insights or advice for the other students in the class?"

Xie Ci, separated by the window, was watched by the entire class. After thinking for a moment, he spoke with a deep expression: "As it turns out, early romance doesn't affect studies, so everyone can feel free to date early."

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Someone couldn't help but laugh, and the others couldn't hold back either, the classroom bursting into laughter.

"Get to the office door and stand there! Stand until class is over!" Xiang Haibin roared, grabbing the chalk beside him and throwing it over.

Xie Ci and Gu Yufeng went to the office door together.

This spot was sheltered from the wind, much more comfortable.

Gu Yufeng: "Did you do it on purpose?"

Provoking Xiang Haibin to get them a better spot to stand.

Xie Ci couldn't be bothered to respond.

Gu Yufeng didn't mind: "How much experience did it take to accumulate this wisdom? Seems like you used to annoy Old Xiang a lot."

Xie Ci: "So now I'm getting my comeuppance."

Gu Yufeng pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his words: "Before, you stood alone, but now you have me with you. Isn't that better?"

The words sounded warm and comforting at first, but upon closer inspection, they were anything but.

Xie Ci looked at him with a sigh: "I'm being punished because of you, aren't I?"

Gu Yufeng turned his head to meet his gaze: "If you hadn't talked nonsense last night, I wouldn't have to write a reflection."

When the monthly exam results were announced, the whole school was abuzz.

The fact that Xie Ci had taken first place in the senior year spread like wildfire, unlike the small test before. Now even students who usually didn't care about gossip knew that the once-dormant top student had returned.

Almost every class's teacher used Xie Ci as a positive example to motivate students with poor grades.

Meanwhile, the subject of the case was being lectured by Xiang Haibin in the office.

As Xie Ci was about to leave the office, the door opened from the outside, and a boy about 1.75 meters tall with a somewhat gloomy look entered.

As they brushed past each other, the boy glared fiercely at Xie Ci.

Xie Ci was baffled by the glare but couldn't be bothered to pursue it.

Kids at this age could be a bit neurotic, just like Gu Yufeng, who lived up to his name, always ready to go crazy.

Xiang Haibin, feeling parched from talking, took a sip from his thermos cup when the phone on his desk suddenly rang. He picked it up: "Hello, Director Qian? ... Xie Ci, yes, he did very well this time. Considering the difficulty of the papers, his performance exceeded my expectations..."

Xiang Haibin's previously sour face softened, a smile in his eyes.

Director Qian sighed: "It seems that his foster family was indeed problematic. The principal just came to me, feeling guilty about Xie Ci's situation, saying the school failed to investigate properly back then, leading him astray."

When Xie Ci's grades plummeted after entering school, the school leadership had organized meetings to analyze the reasons and even called in Xie Ci's relatives for talks, but it all came to nothing.

"Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and it's not too late. The kid is working hard, and there's still time to make up for it."

Xiang Haibin said, then asked, "I heard there's a lawsuit against his relatives' family? How's it going? Is there hope of winning?"

Director Qian: "The lawyer his family hired came by yesterday. I received him. The principal's stance is to fully cooperate and show zero tolerance for domestic violence against minors."

Xiang Haibin: "Let me know if there's anything I can do to help."

As he was about to hang up, Director Qian remembered something: "This morning, a reporter from the education channel contacted us, wanting to do an exclusive interview with Xie Ci. If you have time, ask the kid what he thinks."

Xie Ci had been a hot topic since middle school, a favorite subject for media stories, especially after his fall from grace and now his return to the top.

Such a juicy news story, reporters were flocking to it.

Xiang Haibin had initially agreed but suddenly thought of something and quickly said, "I think his grades aren't stable yet, and with his family issues unresolved, let's not distract him for now!"

Director Qian: "Alright, I'll turn them down on his behalf."

After hanging up, Xiang Haibin felt conflicted.

He had no objection to Xie Ci being interviewed, but the kid seemed steady on the surface, yet his personality was rebellious and unpredictable. If he started spouting nonsense in front of the media, it would be troublesome.

Those media outlets wouldn't care about Xie Ci's feelings. Given the chance, they could twist the truth, turning black into white.

Xie Ci had finally settled down to study, and he couldn't afford any more trouble.

In the classroom, Zhang Ruochuan and the others gathered around Xie Ci's seat, discussing where to go for dinner to celebrate Xie Ci's first-place achievement.

"No need to go to such trouble," Xie Ci said.

"The sense of ceremony can't be missed."

Jiang Chenyu disagreed, "Every time Old Fang got first, we'd have a dinner. We can't break the tradition with you."

Hearing this, Zhang Ruochuan patted Fang Size, teasing, "Old Fang, you came in second this time. Do you feel like crying?"

Fang Size, sitting on the desk next to them, adjusted his glasses and said, "I already secretly cried in the bathroom once."

The group burst into laughter.

In the end, they decided on Lao Li's Stir-fry.

Gu Yufeng, munching on skewers, suddenly understood what Xie Ci meant that morning when they went hiking.

Some things aren't necessarily loved, but if you don't have them for a while, you'll miss them.

Some people are the same.

Seeing Gu Yufeng turn to look at him, Xie Ci raised an eyebrow, "What are you thinking about now?"

Gu Yufeng was amused by his wary tone, "Don't be so tense. I'm not going to suddenly kiss you."

Xie Ci: "That's hard to say."

Gu Yufeng: "Are you expecting it?"

Xie Ci silently shut his mouth.

If they continued talking, the conversation would definitely veer into a direction he didn't want.

Zhang Ruochuan and Fang Size exchanged a glance, understanding each other's look.

It seemed like the atmosphere between Old Xie and Old Gu was getting more and more subtle.

The group chatted about the classmate gathering on Saturday night, and Zhang Ruochuan asked, "What gifts are you guys planning to bring? I haven't thought of anything yet."

Gu Yufeng: "You don't need to bring anything, just show up."

"That's not right. How can we go empty-handed?"

Zhang Ruochuan turned to Jiang Chenyu, "You're full of ideas. Have you thought of anything?"

Jiang Chenyu rubbed his chin, thinking, "A week's worth of new socks, so you can save up a week's worth of dirty socks to take home for washing."

The boys chuckled mischievously.

Zhang Ruochuan: "That's a good idea, but if you give socks, I can't give underwear, right?"

Fang Size: "If you guys give those, what should I give?"

Jiang Chenyu: "Insoles?"

Fang Size: "…That's a great bad idea."

Zhang Ruochuan laughed and asked Xie Ci, "Old Xie, what about you? What are you giving?"

Jiang Chenyu: "Bro, I've got it for you. Just give foot soak packs."

Gu Yufeng was speechless, "Can I refuse to accept?"

Xie Ci finished the grilled meat in his mouth and casually said, "I've already prepared a gift."

Everyone at the table was curious, even Gu Yufeng was interested.

In his past life, on every holiday and anniversary, Xie Ci would prepare gifts for him, usually luxury items or sports cars. But now, Xie Ci was broke, and Gu Yufeng was really curious about what kind of gift he could prepare.

Gu Yufeng couldn't help but ask, "What did you prepare?"

Xie Ci: "You'll find out then."

Everyone at the table: "…"

Such a tease!

On Saturday afternoon, Xie Ci changed into his going-out clothes, glanced at the constantly buzzing messages in the group chat, and went downstairs to leave with Xie Qian.

He arrived at the agreed meeting place first, got out of the passenger seat, and opened the back door to take out the wrapped painting.

"Xiao Ci."

Xie Qian called out worriedly, "If anything happens, contact me immediately."

Xie Ci agreed, "Drive slowly on the way back."

Xie Ci waited at a corner of the square for a while, and Zhang Ruochuan and Fang Size arrived one after another.

Soon, a business car drove over and stopped in front of him, the window rolled down, revealing Jiang Chenyu's face.

"Brothers, get in!"

The group was excited, chatting non-stop on the way.

Jiang Chenyu noticed the item at Xie Ci's feet, feeling it looked familiar, and curiously asked, "Old Xie, is this your gift? It's so big."

Xie Ci: "Yeah, it's a painting."

Jiang Chenyu's expression went blank: "…Huh?!"

Zhang Ruochuan was a bit surprised, "Oh right, you can give a painting! It's much more elegant than giving socks. Old Xie, you're so sly, not telling us."

Fang Size: "Good thing I didn't actually buy insoles."

Jiang Chenyu stared at the painting, his eyelids twitching, blood pressure rising, his mind buzzing, unable to joke around.

Jiang Chenyu pointed at the painting, dumbfounded, and asked Xie Ci, "Old Xie, this painting isn't…?"

Xie Ci calmly replied, "Yeah."

Jiang Chenyu: "Holy crap!"

Last Sunday, when Xie Ci sold the painting to the uncle, he mentioned that Gu Yongnian had a painting from the same series. Little did they know that painting was still in his hands and hadn't been given away!

So that day, Xie Ci had completely bluffed his way to a million dollars with just his words!