OEBSAS |Chapter 11

Wang Zhe was thick-skinned and tough, so there was nothing obvious to see on his body, but the marks on Shao Xian’s waist were quite enough to make people’s hearts clench.

The school doctor sighed, took a cotton swab, dipped it in some medicine, and applied it evenly, saying with deep concern: “Look how painful this wound is. If you can avoid fighting, then it’s better to try not to fight.”

Shao Xian nodded. “Thank you, doctor.”

He glanced at Wang Zhe, and Wang Zhe immediately shrank back.

After the impulse came fear. Wang Zhe understood what the consequences would be if he hurt Shao Xian. A beating from both parents was a small matter; if the Shao family caused trouble for the Wang family, then he would have no pocket money in the future, and he would not be able to live in a big house either.

This was what his parents always droned into his ears. As long as they provoked the Shao family, their Wang family would not have it easy.

The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, and in the end he actually started crying with little sobs.

Chen Baizhou was good-looking, and when he silently shed tears, people felt heartache for him, but Wang Zhe had an ordinary face, and when he cried, his tears and mucus were all a mess, making anyone who looked at him feel annoyed.

His sorrowful crying successfully stopped Chen Baizhou’s tears.

Shao Xian pulled out a piece of paper, wiped away the tear stains for Chen Baizhou, then curved his eyes and smiled. “It’s only a little injury, it’s fine. Don’t cry.”

He actually did not like others crying in front of him, but Chen Baizhou’s silent tears just now had made him feel very warm inside.

Compared with that, Wang Zhe was even more unpleasant.

“Teacher, from now on let Chen Baizhou sit with me.”

Shao Xian had a deeply protective nature. Since he had decided to pull Chen Baizhou under his wings, he was unwilling to give others any chance to bully him.

Wu Qilin also did not want to see Chen Baizhou being isolated and bullied, but his words carried little weight, and he could not manage the children’s after-school behavior. Now that Shao Xian had spoken and made it clear he would protect Chen Baizhou, he readily agreed.

After returning to the classroom, the clear sound of reading in the classroom suddenly stopped, and the children all secretly glanced back.

Chen Baizhou silently followed Shao Xian and sat down beside him, causing an uproar in the class.

“When did Chen Baizhou get close to Shao Xian?”

“With Shao Xian covering for him, can’t we bully him anymore in the future?”

“Tch, with that kind of look, Shao Xian will probably get tired of him in a few days. Have you ever seen Shao Xian cover for anyone?”

The boys exchanged quiet remarks and did not even notice Wu Qilin coming into the classroom.

Wu Qilin cleared his throat heavily, and only then did the classroom quiet down a little.

“There’s less than a month left until the final exams. Last time, when our class took the midterm exam, our overall成绩 slipped. The average math score was surpassed by Class Two. Everyone needs to put their minds on studying, review seriously, and strive to get a good result on the final exam.”

After he finished speaking, he sternly urged everyone to do morning reading.

Shao Xian had just finished an application problem when the group leader came over to collect the homework notebooks.

He and Chen Baizhou handed in their homework notebooks, and the group leader reminded him, “Shao Xian, the teacher is going to randomly check recited texts today. You didn’t come to class on Friday, so you probably don’t know yet.”

Shao Xian did know. Chen Baizhou had already told him on Sunday.

“Thank you.” He smiled politely.

The group leader pressed her lips together and left with the homework notebooks.

Chen Baizhou stared at the text in the textbook, gripping his pen very tightly. Almost everyone in the class wanted to become friends with Shao Xian. He had never thought about it before, but now he only prayed that he could be the most special one.

He knew that he was overestimating himself, and he also knew that he did not have the right, but he still wanted to give it a try.

Shao Xian had clearly handed in the homework assigned on Friday just now, so it could be seen that he knew the teacher’s reminder, but the group leader still deliberately reminded Shao Xian. This little thought of trying to get close was seen clearly by Chen Baizhou.

“Do this problem,” Shao Xian handed over the math material. “We did this type yesterday, so you can consolidate it.”

He knew that Chen Baizhou was definitely not low in intelligence. When he explained the problems yesterday, Chen Baizhou could infer one point from another and understand after one explanation. He was definitely not a stupid or dull person.

Shao Xian did not think his teaching level was higher than the math teacher’s, so he felt there was something fishy about Chen Baizhou’s homework and grades.

But he did not know for the moment where the fishiness was.

Chen Baizhou, on the other hand, was thinking that if he was going to stay by Shao Xian’s side, he absolutely could not embarrass Shao Xian, and he also could not let Shao Xian down. So he took out his highest level and solved the problem.

Elementary school math problems were not considered difficult, but Yuying Primary School had a very high teaching standard, and the students learned knowledge at a level higher than ordinary schools, so the problems in the material were essentially olympiad problems for children from outside schools.

Chen Baizhou quickly wrote out the solution process on scratch paper and handed it to Shao Xian. Seeing Shao Xian reveal a smile, his heart could not help but leap with joy.

“Not bad.” Shao Xian praised him. “Work through the material with me.”

Since he was going to skip a grade, he could not leave Chen Baizhou behind by himself.

Naturally, Chen Baizhou would do whatever Shao Xian said.

The day passed very quickly. Shao Xian used the whole day to finish all the materials for the three subjects, and Chen Baizhou did the same.

During breaks between classes, Qian Wenjie came looking for Shao Xian to play several times, so everyone knew that there was a transfer student in Class Three who was good friends with Shao Xian.

Just like that, on the first day after transferring schools, Qian Wenjie gained some followers, and those followers wanted to ride his boat to get onto Shao Xian’s ship.

Qian Wenjie was not stupid, so he directly brushed them off.

By the time school was over, Qian Wenjie came to find Shao Xian, planning to go home together with the two of them.

“Xianxian, can I come over to your place to mooch a meal at noon in the future?” Qian Wenjie let out a long sigh. “Today at noon my mom made the food. I almost got laughed at by my classmates, and it didn’t taste good either.”

The school had a cafeteria, but after noon dismissal, many students had food delivered from home, afraid their own children would not eat well.

Shao Xian was the same. The food was delivered by Auntie Sun, who had prepared two portions today, one for Shao Xian and one for Chen Baizhou.

Chen Baizhou had never enjoyed this treatment before. How could the Chen family care whether he lived or died? It was already not bad if they were willing to keep him in school.

He usually went to the cafeteria to buy a steamed bun to fill his stomach.

The Shao family’s dishes were very fragrant and delicious, and when Chen Baizhou ate at noon, he almost let tears spill out again.

“Where’s the auntie in your house?” Shao Xian asked Qian Wenjie.

“She has something at home and is on leave for a few days,” Qian Wenjie said, his thick brows furrowing. “And her cooking isn’t as good as yours, either.”

Shao Xian nodded. “All right, I’ll go back and tell Auntie Sun to prepare three portions from now on.”

The three of them walked together to the school gate, where the Shao family driver was already waiting.

Shao Xian was just about to get in the car when he heard Chen Baizhou say softly, “Shao Xian, you go home first. I’ll go back by myself later.”

“Something to do?” Shao Xian turned his head and asked.

The sunset fell on his side profile, and the eyelashes at the bottom of his eyes cast shadows. Chen Baizhou’s heart pounded. He tightened his grip on his backpack strap and nodded.

“Then I’ll go with you. We’ll go home after the matter is done.” Shao Xian certainly was not放心 about letting Chen Baizhou go alone.

Qian Wenjie leaned over excitedly. “Do you guys have some extracurricular activity? Count me in.”

Chen Baizhou lowered his little head and said nothing.

“Chen Baizhou!” A voice came from not far away, carrying some malice, and it was enough for the people at the school gate to hear clearly. “What are you still standing there for? You latch onto Shao Xian and don’t want to go home anymore? The Shao family isn’t a charity, right? You keep sticking to the Shao family all the time, do you still have any shame?”

Chen Yu was leaning against the Chen family car door, his face full of ridicule.

The school gate had heavy foot traffic. Who at the school did not know Shao Xian? There were a great many people who wanted to be friends with Shao Xian, and Shao Xian never paid them any mind.

Now that they heard Chen Baizhou had latched onto Shao Xian, they all felt a bit of jealousy.

Chen Baizhou suddenly raised his head and met Chen Yu’s gaze.

There was not the slightest expression on his face, the bruising on his right eye had not yet faded, and his left eye was quiet in a way that was a little frightening.

Chen Yu suddenly felt a chill prickling up his back, and he snapped angrily while forcing bravado: “You still dare glare at me!”

At Yuying Primary School, basically all the teachers and students knew the relationship between Chen Yu and Chen Baizhou.

If not for Chen Yu’s instigation and incitement, Chen Baizhou would not have suffered so much bullying at school either.

Now that they saw the two of them at daggers drawn, the crowd could not help getting secretly excited and waiting.

“Chen Yu, you used a rubber ball to kick and injure me, and I haven’t settled accounts with you yet,” Shao Xian said flatly. “That day after you kicked me, I saw with my own eyes that you ran off.”

As soon as he mentioned this matter, Qian Wenjie, who had already almost forgotten it, instantly recalled the grievance of being wrongly accused again, and he was about to roll up his sleeves and run over to fight Chen Yu.

The students watching at the school gate pointed at Chen Yu, and a big news story was born from this.

Chen Yu used a ball to injure Second Young Master Shao, and Second Young Master Shao declared he would not let Chen Yu have it easy!

The rumor grew more and more intense. In the end, a large part of the students switched sides. Those who had followed Chen Yu before had already slipped away, not daring to play with Chen Yu anymore.

Second Young Master Shao had clearly expressed disgust toward Chen Yu. Who would still be so tactless as to play with Chen Yu?

Thus, Chen Yu was gradually isolated, and even some of those who had been bullied by him before turned around and used Shao Xian’s power to bully him back.

These were all stories for later, so they need not be mentioned for now.

At the school gate, Chen Yu clearly also realized that his position was about to be lost, so he quickly climbed into the car and shut the door, cutting off the strange looks from outside.

Shao Xian did not know what consequences his one sentence would cause. Seeing Chen Yu drive away, he pulled Chen Baizhou into the car and asked, “Where to?”

Chen Baizhou stared at him blankly.

With just one sentence, he could change everyone’s attitude. Shao Xian was really amazing! He also had to become amazing.

“Ruihong Primary School.” He knew he could not avoid it, so he had to tell the truth.

Qian Wenjie was also in the car, and he could not help asking curiously, “What are you going to Ruihong for?”

Compared with Yuying Primary School, Ruihong Primary School could only be considered an ordinary primary school, with few truly rich or privileged children inside.

Chen Baizhou pressed his lips together and said nothing.

The two schools were not far apart. Not long after, the driver stopped at the entrance of Ruihong Primary School. Chen Baizhou got out of the car alone and walked into the small alley next to the primary school.

After a while, he walked out again, and the backpack on his back was obviously much fuller.

He returned to the car, and Qian Wenjie hurried to look at his backpack. “What treasure are you hiding in there?”

Chen Baizhou covered it tightly and would not let him look.

“Qian Crayons,” Shao Xian said to stop him. “We’ll talk about it when we get back.”

The car steadily returned to the Shao family villa. When Auntie Sun saw the three children, she smiled and said, “Second Young Master, Sir, Madam, and the Eldest Young Master are not coming back for dinner tonight.”

Shao Xian nodded. “Auntie Sun, let’s eat in ten minutes.”

Saying that, he took Chen Baizhou and Qian Wenjie upstairs into the room.

As soon as the door closed, Shao Xian’s gaze fell on Chen Baizhou’s backpack, and he said lightly, “Open it and take a look.”

Chen Baizhou obediently opened the backpack. Qian Wenjie took one look and, wow, it was a stack of homework notebooks!

“What’s going on?” Shao Xian had already formed some guess in his mind, but he still asked.

Chen Baizhou lowered his head and said softly, “I help them do their homework, fifty cents for one notebook.”