Yi Pin tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. In the dead of night, he had a splitting headache, a stuffy nose, and was sweating profusely. It seemed that he had caught a cold.
The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Yi Pin finally got up, holding his forehead.
Looking at the phone number that he had dialed countless times and almost had engraved in his mind, he frowned.
"Pinzi, why are you getting up so early?"
Wang Tao had just come out of the bathroom. Seeing Yi Pin with a pale face in front of him, he was startled.
In the college boys' dormitory, as long as there were no classes and someone got up before twelve o'clock, it was all called getting up early.
"Urgent call!" Yi Pin waved his phone and said helplessly. Only when he spoke did he feel the hoarseness in his throat.
Then he kept coughing.
"Go find some medicine." Lin Yangcong was woken up and said sleepily.
Only Qin Zhuoyue's bed was empty. But it was expected that a straight - A student like him wouldn't mess around with the slackers.
"Okay!" Yi Pin responded, put on some clothes casually, and went out.
Unfortunately, he ran into Meng Ran as soon as he came out.
"Yi Pin, let's go together!" Meng Ran tossed her hair and looked at Yi Pin with a beaming smile and a slight curve of her lips.
Since she had said so, Yi Pin didn't know what to say. He just nodded.
When they arrived at the office door, Yi Pin felt a bit nervous. After all, he had been carried to the school infirmary just the day before.
He knocked on the door. When the two of them went in, it seemed that Shen Yu didn't even look up.
The two handed in their preliminary thesis outlines.
Shen Yu remained cold - faced and expressionless all the time. Just looking at him made one shiver.
After chatting with Meng Ran for a long time, he finally looked at Yi Pin and frowned.
"Alright, go back first." Shen Yu pushed his glasses.
Just as Yi Pin was about to walk out of the office, he was called back.
"Yi Pin, stay behind!"
Shen Yu's cold voice rang in his ear.
Yi Pin had just thought he had managed to escape, but he sighed helplessly.
"What do you want?" Yi Pin stood beside the desk with a helpless look on his face, full of irritation, with his hands in his pockets.
Shen Yu threw a packet of cold medicine at him, his face expressionless.
Yi Pin was shocked. Could he tell that he was sick just by taking one look? Could it be that he was the one who made him sick?
"Quickly make it and drink it. That's an order!" Shen Yu looked up, his eyes sincere, and said firmly.
Yi Pin was completely confused. He curled his lips. Was this an attempt to please him to ease his own conscience?
"No need." Yi Pin said and wanted to leave, looking disdainful.
"Do you still want your thesis to pass? You know I'm not a very decent teacher. It's quite possible for me to abuse my power."
Shen Yu curled his lips into a smile and played with the pen in his hand.
Yi Pin stopped for a moment. He cursed in his heart that Shen Yu was really a cunning and calculating man, really annoying.
He turned around, picked up the medicine, took a paper cup smoothly, filled it with water in a flash, and wanted to get out of this hell - like office as soon as possible.
But looking at the medicine, he frowned. He had hated the smell of medicine since childhood. Just the smell made him want to vomit.
He glanced at Shen Yu who was standing beside him, arms crossed, watching the show. He gritted his teeth, pinched his nose, and forced the medicine down. It was extremely bitter, and he frowned tightly.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Shen Yu seemed to be suppressing a laugh.
"I'm leaving."
After saying that, Yi Pin left in a hurry. He ran to the vending machine, bought a can of Coca - Cola, and gulped it down.
Only then did he feel alive again. He walked aimlessly, planning to find something to eat outside the school. Looking down the street, he saw several men surrounding a girl.
"Don't go! What's your name? Which class are you in?"
The bald - headed man leered at the girl in front of him, sizing her up.
The men whistled, smiling wickedly.
"Follow me from now on. I'll make sure you're well - known around here..."
Yi Pin watched this scene and walked over slowly.
"Hey, baldy, let that girl go." Yi Pin said helplessly, looking annoyed.
The men were all stunned. They turned around and stared directly at Yi Pin.
"How dare you talk to our boss like that? Do you know who our boss is?" A tall and thin yellow - haired man said fiercely, looking at Yi Pin with contempt.
"Don't know!" Yi Pin slung his schoolbag over his shoulder and looked impatiently at the three men and the girl.
And he really didn't know.
Taking a closer look... wasn't it Meng Ran? Yi Pin raised his eyebrows and waved at the timid Meng Ran.
Meng Ran quickly ran over and hid behind Yi Pin. A faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
"You... you actually dare to say you don't know our Scar - faced Brother! Do you believe I'll kill you?" The short and fat leopard - print - wearing man bared his teeth. But seeing Yi Pin's imposing manner, he didn't dare to step forward himself.
"Oh? Is it the 'Scar' like the one on a turtle's shell?" Yi Pin curled his lips into a smile.
It was such a modern era, yet there were still such blatant hooligans.
If he hadn't smiled, it would have been okay. But his smile made the bald man feel humiliated.
"Get him! Kill him!" The bald man was furious and waved his hand.
The men, relying on their numbers, thought they couldn't lose. So they surrounded Yi Pin together.
Yi Pin threw his schoolbag and hit the man in the middle on the face.
The men looked at each other and hesitated before stepping forward, with a sneer on their lips.
"Go stand over there!" Yi Pin looked back at Meng Ran and said coldly.
Meng Ran nodded. Looking at Yi Pin's back, she was a bit dazed, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
At this moment, she suddenly thought Yi Pin was even more handsome. The air of a ruffian about him was quite attractive.
"Be careful." Meng Ran said shyly, frowning. "Or should I go... find someone to help?"
Before she could finish her sentence, the men were wrestling. Meng Ran frowned, afraid that Yi Pin would get hurt.
But Yi Pin was obviously a good fighter. After all, his grandfather was a famous general, so he had been trained since childhood.
Moreover, Yi Pin had loved fighting since he was a child, and over time, he had developed some skills.
He kicked the yellow - haired man in the stomach. The already thin yellow - haired man fell to the ground, clutching his stomach.
Then he punched the short and fat leopard - print - wearing man on the nose.
The short and fat man touched his nose, glanced at Yi Pin, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes.
Then two of them attacked together. Yi Pin swept their legs and punched them randomly.
Although the opponents outnumbered him, they were completely subdued by Yi Pin. The bald man looked disdainful and frowned.
He picked up the stick beside his foot and walked towards Yi Pin.
After all, he was the big shot in this area. Being beaten like this by a student, he felt really humiliated.
"Watch out!" By the time Meng Ran shouted, the bald man had already raised the stick and was about to smash it down on Yi Pin's head.
Yi Pin turned around and saw that the stick was caught by a hand with distinct knuckles just a few centimeters away from him.
Looking up, he found it was Shen Yu.
Shen Yu kicked the bald man to the ground.
"Shall I call the police?" Shen Yu waved his phone and said contemptuously, with a sly smile on his lips.
"Let's go! You just wait, kid."
The bald man clutched his stomach. It hurt badly. This kid was really ruthless, aiming for the vital parts.
He waved his hand, and his little minions quickly came to help him up and ran towards the end of the street.