Lovely Allergen - Chap 22

Song Yu’s words seemed to have hit Wang Jie where it hurt. He turned to look at Le Zhishi angrily.

What are you glaring at? I wanted to punch you back. Le Zhishi glared back unceremoniously.

Song Yu walked towards Le Zhishi and took the watch. He lowered his head and carefully put it on. “If they want to bully you, you can beat them back. Let them know that you’re not someone to be bullied. But your punch and my kick won’t cancel each other out. It’s not that simple. ”

With that, he looked into Le Zhishi’s eyes. “You have to learn how to deal with problems and solve them yourself.”

Jiang Yufan had been hugging Le Zhishi’s bag and watching from the side. He didn’t dare to make a sound. When he saw Song Yu coming over, he immediately greeted him respectfully. “Senior Song Yu.” Song Yu nodded slightly and took Le Zhishi’s bag from his hands.

Le Zhishi obviously understood what Song Yu meant. This matter couldn’t go on like this. Just like in the TV series, revenge breeds revenge. When will there be an end to it? Although Wang Jie bullied his classmates, bullied him for protection fees, and even scolded him, he didn’t mean what he said at that time.

Le Zhishi rubbed the tip of his nose and glanced at Song Yu. He mustered up his courage and walked towards Wang Jie. Wang Jie thought he was going to make a move and was ready to fight. “Don’t think that I’ll be afraid of you just because you have your brother with you! I … ”

“Do you remember the last time you scolded me in the bathroom?” Le Zhishi looked into Wang Jie’s eyes.

His big eyes revealed a very subtle emotion, but Wang Jie noticed it and felt very uncomfortable. “If you want to fight, then just do it. Why are you talking so much nonsense …” Halfway through his scolding, he suddenly stopped. He recalled the scene from that day.

Le Zhishi continued, “You’re right. That’s why I’m angry.”

“I …” Wang Jie’s words were stuck in his throat. He fought and caused trouble, skipped class, climbed over the wall, bullied his classmates, and did all the things that the teacher did not allow him to do. However, he was already numb to it. What were these small things to him? She was nothing. He was just an ignorant and incompetent hooligan. He could see the end of his future at a glance. When he grew up, he would become a big hooligan with nothing to do.

However, he did not expect that he would feel guilty because of a curse.

“But it’s my fault for hitting you.” Le Zhishi lowered his eyes. “I’m sorry.”

Things were not what he had imagined at all. Wang Jie was at a loss. He only wanted to take revenge on Le Zhishi for being a busybody, so he punctured his tires and got someone to stop him. He wanted to teach him a lesson so that he wouldn’t dare to pretend to be a hero in the future. However, after hearing Le Zhishi’s words and seeing the bruises on his face, Wang Jie started to panic. In the end, he was the only one who was bluffing.

“You … don’t give me such a pitiful look.” Wang Jie made a disgusted tone, but his fingers were grabbing the fabric of his school uniform pants. “Look at your panda eyes. I also hit you, so we’re even.”

After saying that, his tone weakened. “That … I didn’t mean to curse you. I’m not that disgusting.”

Jiang Yufan interrupted in a low voice, “Then why did you bully your classmates …”

“That’s because he talked behind my back first. He said that my dad …” Wang Jie suddenly paused. His expression seemed to be very angry, but also seemed to be a little embarrassed. “… He talked about my family’s affairs and said that I was a thief. He asked the teacher to search my desk and bag. I don’t have money, but I’ve never stolen his money!” He seemed to be a little agitated. His eyes turned red as he talked about this. However, he quickly realized that these people in front of him still had a grudge against him. His tone changed. “… If he wants to talk nonsense, I’ll rob him. So what? Cheng Mingming is the one who owes me! ”

He seemed to know that his words were unreasonable, so his face turned even redder.

Le Zhishi listened to him in silence. He looked at his face and suddenly realized that the world was more complicated than he thought. Even he was not a righteous hero. It was just that when he heard the words “no one’s parents care”, it hit a sore spot. That was why he broke his low-profile style and stepped forward.

The person who was saved, the person who saved, and the person who committed violence, none of them were black or white characters in hot-blooded manga. At this time, he couldn’t even tell who was the victim and who was the perpetrator between Cheng Mingming and Wang Jie. Maybe it was a combination of the two. That was why the humiliation and violence between them were endless.

Maybe this was what Song Yu meant by irreconcilable.

“But you can’t bully your classmates. That’s wrong.” Although he was not mature enough to give a strategy to break the situation, Le Zhishi learned his lesson. He looked into Wang Jie’s eyes and said seriously, “Just like how I shouldn’t hit people.”

Wang Jie was silent for a few seconds. Le Zhishi looked straight at him as if he was waiting for a response. Wang Jie had never met such a strange person. He looked away awkwardly. “I’m too lazy to argue with you. You’re a good boy and a good student. I’m not.”

After saying that, he glanced at Song Yu who was not far away. Song Yu was also looking at him with cold eyes. He was a little scared, but there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. It was like envy.

It reminded him of the embarrassing childhood memories and made him uncomfortable.

Wang Jie cleared his throat. “I’m leaving. I’m sorry about what happened today.” He took out a crumpled 20 yuan note from his pocket, pulled Le Zhishi’s hand, and patted it. “Here’s the money for fixing the tires. I told you it was stupid to do this. You just had to persuade me and make me pay for it. I’m telling you, this time we’re even. Let’s pretend we don’t know each other at school and mind our own business. ”

After saying that, he picked up his school uniform jacket from the ground, shook the dust off it, and turned to walk to the other end of the alley. He stopped at the corner, turned right, and disappeared.

Le Zhishi looked down at the note in his hand. His feelings were complicated, but he did not know how to describe it. He thought it would be like the dramatic scenes in TV shows and comics where he, as the protagonist, defeated the bad guys and won in the end.

Now he realized that it was rare to see an invincible protagonist in life, and it was rare to see a wicked villain. They were all awkward children who would do things they did not mean to do because of impulse. Some could be laughed off, while others might sink deeper and deeper, and finally deviate from their original path due to various emotions.

If he had ignored Wang Jie’s words, what happened later probably would not have happened.

However, if Le Zhishi was given another chance, he would still be angry because of those words. At that time, he would explain the situation to Wang Jie and ask Wang Jie to apologize to his mother.

The other end of the alley was empty, and every car on the street was panicking. He did not continue to look and turned around.

He believed that Wang Jie would also apologize.

With this feeling, Le Zhishi returned to Song Yu’s side. Song Yu handed his bag to him. “Let’s go back and eat.”

“Are you coming too?” Le Zhishi looked up.

Song Yu nodded slightly. There was no trace of blame on his face, which made Le Zhishi feel relieved. Jiang Yufan moved closer to him. “This is not what I expected. I thought you guys were going to fight.”

“You can’t fight. It’s not good to fight.” Le Zhishi emphasized to him and to himself.

Jiang Yufan patted him on the shoulder like an old man. “Okay, you’ve grown up.”

The three of them rode to the restaurant. Jiang Yufan and he rode side by side at a leisurely pace. Le Zhishi found that Song Yu was controlling the handlebars with one hand and thought it was very cool. In addition, Jiang Yufan kept praising Song Yu beside him and asked him where he learned how to do it. He also wanted to sign up. Le Zhishi felt that Song Yu was very cool.

Le Zhishi didn’t often bring friends to the restaurant. This was the first time, so Lin Rong was very happy. She prepared a table full of dishes, including steamed pork ribs with pumpkin base, steamed Wuchang fish, fried chicken offal with pickled peppers … Jiang Yufan was stunned.

“Come on.” Le Zhishi tried to stop Lin Rong. “That’s enough …”

“I’ve been waiting for you guys for a long time. Try this beef brisket with water chestnuts with vermicelli. It’s the last batch of water chestnuts in autumn. If you miss this batch, you’ll have to wait another year.” Lin Rong lifted the lid of the casserole. A strong aroma wafted out. She scooped a spoonful of it for Jiang Yufan and put it on the rice. “Hurry up and eat. It’s been stewing for three hours. It’ll be mushy with one bite.”

“Thank you, Auntie!” Jiang Yufan was a little surprised. He whispered to Le Zhishi, “Auntie is so nice. She’s so enthusiastic. She’s not like Senior at all.” His voice was especially soft when he said the last sentence.

“She’s not like Uncle Song either,” Le Zhishi whispered to him. “My brother inherited it from his grandfather.”

“Oh, that makes sense.”

Seeing that Lin Rong’s heart was focused on the new classmate, Le Zhishi glanced at Song Yu. He was afraid that he would be jealous of his mother, so he wanted to pick up some food for him. He picked up his chopsticks for a while and stared at the top piece of steamed pork ribs. The meat was thick and oily, and it looked delicious. He was about to put his chopsticks down when Song Yu picked up some vegetables and placed them in his bowl.

“Eat more vegetables,” Song Yu said lightly.

Le Zhishi was very happy. He picked up the piece of pork ribs and placed it in Song Yu’s bowl. He also gave the piece next to it to Jiang Yufan. Then, he proudly ate a piece of bamboo shoots, thinking that he was the most sensible person in the world.

After busying herself, Lin Rong also sat down. She and Jiang Yufan chatted for most of the meal. They talked about Le Zhishi’s school life and his childhood. Le Zhishi occasionally said a few words, but most of the time, he was eating. To him, eating was very important. He had to focus on tasting the food.

“Auntie, I heard from Le that he learned Taekwondo when he was young.”

Hearing this, Le Zhishi immediately looked up.

Lin Rong nodded. “He learned it for a while. Brother learned it even longer.”

Jiang Yufan said, “That’s so cool. Why didn’t I sign up for a class when I was young? My mom is so disappointing.”

“Pfft.” Lin Rong was amused by him. “I also thought that boys would be handsome and strong if they learned it. That’s why I let them go, especially our Le. He’s been weak and sickly since he was young. His physique is especially bad. I even recorded a video of Le kicking wooden planks with his short legs when he was young. He’s really cute. ”

Le Zhishi emphasized seriously, “My legs are the longest among the boys in our class.”

“Yes, yes, yes. Who didn’t grow up with short legs?” Lin Rong continued, “It’s quite hard to learn that. To practice the basics, you have to run ten laps around the training ground. ”

Song Yu suddenly thought of something. He, who had been silent all this time, suddenly laughed. His voice wasn’t loud, but it was very eye-catching. The three of them looked at him. Song Yu cleared his throat. “Nothing. I just thought of someone who couldn’t run and was punished by the coach.”

Jiang Yufan immediately knew that it was Le Zhishi. “What was your punishment?”

Le Zhishi frowned and thought for a while. He suddenly remembered that he was the youngest in the class, only six years old. He couldn’t keep up at all. He fell to the ground after one lap, let alone ten laps. The coach couldn’t persuade him no matter what. In the end, he thought of a solution. He put a belt around his waist and fastened the other end to Song Yu’s waist. Then, he let Song Yu run in front of him.

Song Yu said that he didn’t want to and his face was dark. However, he still followed the coach’s instructions and ran forward with his little bag. The two little guys in white Taekwondo uniforms, one in front and one behind, ran until the sun set. They actually finished the whole course.

When the coach untied the belt, he said with a smile, “It seems that it’s good to have an older brother. With an older brother, you can persevere.”

After thinking about it, Le Zhishi felt very embarrassed. Thus, he used all kinds of methods to change the topic of the punishment. Jiang Yufan was also careless. He forgot about it when there was something else to talk about.

“Older brother practiced until he was in his first year of high school. Le’s body is a little weak. He only studied until he graduated from elementary school. He’s more suitable for the drawing class. ”

“Yes, Le’s drawing is so good. Our class even asked him to draw for the bulletin board.”

Seeing that the topic had finally changed, Le Zhishi breathed a sigh of relief. He pursed his lips at Song Yu. Song Yu pretended not to see it and calmly poured himself a bowl of soup. He didn’t eat much. He drank the bowl of fish soup for a long time. When everyone was almost done eating, he asked if there was any dessert. This reminded Lin Rong.

“Yes, I prepared a box of chestnut and taro cake today.” After saying that, Lin Rong got up to get the cake. She brought out the cut cake. “One piece per person.”

“I don’t want to eat.” Song Yu refused the cake.

“Then you asked me if there was any dessert.” Lin Rong said angrily and pushed his share to Le Zhishi. “Le, eat.”

Le Zhishi was very happy. This was one of his favorite cakes. Usually, the cakes in the dessert shop were made with wheat flour. He could only look at it, but couldn’t eat it. He had been craving it for a long time. Lin Rong had been very busy recently. He hadn’t eaten a delicious cake in a long time.

Something came up in the shop, so the restaurant manager called Lin Rong away. Only the few of them were left at the small round table. Song Yu’s fingers tapped on the side of the black tea cup. After a short silence, he said, “Why is your phone turned off?”

“Huh?” Le Zhishi’s mouth was full. He blinked in confusion and finally looked at Jiang Yufan. Jiang Yufan just remembered. “Oh, right, I have your phone.” He dug out Le Zhishi’s phone from his pocket. It was indeed turned off.

He scratched his head. “Sorry, I used up all the battery. I was on the phone for too long. My mom is very long-winded.”

Song Yu understood. He glanced at Le Zhishi. “It’s okay. Eat the cake.”

Before Jiang Yufan left, Lin Rong made small cakes of different flavors for him and sent him out. Le Zhishi wanted to send him out too, but he was too full to walk. When he saw Jiang Yufan waving at him to go back, Le Zhishi simply sat on the marble steps at the door and watched him leave.

After a while, Song Yu walked out and sat beside him, half an arm’s length away.

This scene was very familiar. Le Zhishi couldn’t help but recall his experience as a mascot. He almost couldn’t hold back his laughter.

It seemed like he had taken a photo of him that day. Because it was too ugly, he didn’t let Lin Rong put it in the photo album when he was young. He even threatened to burn it.

At the time, Song Yu had especially reluctantly promised that he wouldn’t get into a fight in the future. But today, he still went back on his word.

Le Zhishi pursed his lips and turned to look at him. “Brother Song Yu, why are you here today?”

Song Yu had expected Le Zhishi to ask this. He was the most straightforward child in the world. So he had already thought of a way to change the topic.

He stretched out his right wrist for Le Zhishi to see.

Song Yu’s wrist was especially red, as if he had twisted it. There was even a faint bruise. Le Zhishi immediately forgot about the interrogation. He gently covered the red area with both hands, as if he was afraid to see it. Then he asked in a pitiful voice, “Does it hurt a lot?”

It was as if he was the one in pain.

Song Yu didn’t say anything. He only observed him as if he was observing a small animal.

“It hurts if you don’t talk.”

Song Yu denied it again. “It doesn’t hurt.”

“It hurts if I say it doesn’t hurt.” After saying that, Le Zhishi got up. “I’ll get you some ice!” But he was pulled down by Song Yu and sat down.

“Stop for a while.”

Le Zhishi could only sit beside him obediently. Suddenly, he thought of something. He took Song Yu’s left hand and looked at the watch. “You’re going to be late.”

“I’m not going.”

Le Zhishi couldn’t believe it. “You’re not going? Are you going to skip class for the whole afternoon? ”

Song Yu bent one leg and supported his elbow. He propped his chin up and stretched the other leg forward. His tone was unusually lazy. “I’ve already gotten into a fight. Skipping class is nothing.”

“No.” Le Zhishi grabbed his arm. “Didn’t you just tell me that fighting is bad and won’t solve the problem? Then why are you fighting and skipping class …”

Song Yu interrupted him. “It’s enough that we have one good child in our family.”

The late autumn wind blew Le Zhishi’s hair up, revealing his smooth forehead and clear eyes.

“But bad children will lead good children astray.”

Song Yu rarely had the thought of probing into people, but sometimes he was really curious. Where did Le Zhishi get so many “why’s” and “but’s” from? He was curious about what supported his straightforward desire to express himself. Was it the innocence of being too protected, or was it the serious stupidity in his bones?

There was always a sincere fire burning in his eyes, as if he was afraid that Song Yu couldn’t see it, so it didn’t extinguish.

Simple things were often the cause of two extreme emotions.

The desire to protect and destroy.

“Are you afraid that I’ll lead you astray?” Song Yu looked at him.