CHAPTER 931: CHAPTER 542: TESTING A NEW MOVE

It’s October, autumn.

The moonlight is like mercury, scattered on the streets, it could have dressed them in a silver veil, but it’s disturbed by the flickering lights.

The wind blows, bringing the coolness of autumn.

Fourth Middle School, Sister Ma’s Barbecue.

In the open space before the store, the crowd is lively. Dan Kaiquan, Guo Kunnan, Wang Longlong, Ma Shicheng, and Hu Jun are raising their voices amidst the hustle and bustle of life, pointing and discussing the world.

A few guys eat meat heartily and drink coke, having a real good time.

"Today I want to thank you!" Dan Kaiquan raised his glass and toasted.

He had a conflict with Liu Chuandao during evening self-study, and Brother Nan and Brother Jun helped him out without hesitation. Later, Director Wang arrived, and Wang Longlong turned the tide.

Wang Longlong: "No need for too many words, it’s all in the drink, cheers!"

After three rounds of drinks, a few young people came to the table next to them. When Dan Kaiquan glanced over, they turned out to be old acquaintances, Shen Xu, Deng Xiang, Gong Xuan, and two other people he didn’t recognize.

Seeing Deng Xiang wearing AJ sneakers, Dan Kaiquan recalled when school first started, he asked Gong Xuan for contact information, then Deng Xiang found his class, he was going to get beaten up, but Jiang Ning intervened to resolve that matter.

In the past, when Dan Kaiquan saw Deng Xiang, he would inevitably be a bit uneasy. After all, he was outnumbered and could be beaten anytime.

However, now, Dan Kaiquan just looked at him twice without any response.

Long-term physical training not only made his physique strong but, through the pain of repeated rigorous training, he consistently broke through and greatly increased his confidence.

Deng Xiang glanced at Dan Kaiquan and also recognized him, smiling nonchalantly.

He didn’t know the changes in Dan Kaiquan and still had the same impression, thinking back then when he brought people to Class 8, this guy’s defiant look was visible.

Back in Iron Middle School, presumptuous kids like this he didn’t fail to correct.

Deng Xiang came to Sister Ma’s Barbecue tonight for something more important, he waved his hand and called: "Waiter!"

Actually, he didn’t need to shout; a girl in a school uniform, about 1.7 meters tall, came over with a clipboard. Walking, her long black hair gently swayed on her shoulders, exuding elegance and lightness.

"Hello, what would you like to eat?" The girl was very pretty, only her expression was a bit cold, not quite like a waitress.

Looking at Pei Yujing in front of him, Deng Xiang’s heart warmed up; this girl was so beautiful, totally different from the ones he’d met before.

To flirt with her, Deng Xiang had recently been frequenting ’Sister Ma’s Barbecue’; barbecuing, a session costing at least a hundred yuan, his wallet was unable to bear it.

But before the girl, Deng Xiang still pretended to be a big spender, "Twenty skewers of mutton, ten sinew skewers, five lamb chops..."

Pei Yujing wrote and drew on the menu.

Guo Kunnan at the other table said: "Brother Quan, when are you going to take action?"

Wang Longlong’s ears perked up, sensing something unusual: "Planning to do something big?"

Dan Kaiquan used to discuss some private matters only with Guo Kunnan, but tonight Hu Jun loyally helped him, and with Wang Longlong’s backup, he felt quite touched.

Sitting on the plastic stool, in front of him the small barbecue grill, with charcoal and sizzling oil blossoms, intertwined into a background music, he spoke deeply: "You guys know I like her, right?"

Hu Jun wondered: "Wasn’t it already over?"

Dan Kaiquan: "? We haven’t even started."

"Oh, it’s not Bai Yuxia." Hu Jun realized.

The moment this name was mentioned, memories tucked away in the heart surfaced instantly. Dan Kaiquan downed a cup of cola to suppress the emotions.

"Who is she?" Hu Jun asked.

Dan Kaiquan: "Her name is Lan Zichen."

"Do you have a photo?" Among high school students, checking out the girl a friend likes is quite normal.

Dan Kaiquan shook his head: "No photo."

Hu Jun: "Definitely has one on QQ space, right?"

Dan Kaiquan said: "Her QQ space is locked."

The atmosphere went silent for two seconds, Hu Jun guessed: "A locked QQ space, doesn’t bode well!"

The atmosphere went silent again for half a minute.

Seeing it nearly fossilize, Wang Longlong glanced at Hu Jun helplessly and stepped up: "Ah yes, Brother Quan, she must have put you in the family group, so she’s not letting you see her QQ space."

Guo Kunnan: "Hahaha yes, I also put the person I like in the family group."

Dan Kaiquan subtly felt something wrong, but being spun into this absurd logic by Wang Longlong and Brother Nan, he started to imagine things.

However, thinking of the pain the last person brought, Dan Kaiquan drank another cup of cola, and he spoke leisurely:

"I used to love playing games, you guys know Tiantian Kupao right? Later, for a time, I was very short on money, I wanted to sell my account, but people said it was bound to a QQ account and wouldn’t buy it."

"Only then did I realize that the account I’ve played on for so long didn’t truly belong to me."

"Games are already a tragedy, I don’t want the person I like to not belong to me either." Dan Kaiquan lamented.

Wang Longlong sighed: "Life is often ninety-eight percent unsatisfactory."

Dan Kaiquan: "Lan Zichen’s birthday is coming up, next week, I’m planning to do something big."

Ma Shicheng advised: "Brother Quan, let me give you one piece of advice, haste makes waste."

Dan Kaiquan shook his head: "Honestly, I feel if I miss her, it might be a regret for life."

Guo Kunnan thought to himself, ’Damn, you said the same thing back when you liked Bai Yuxia.’

Dan Kaiquan poured a cup of cola, also filling up Brother Nan and Brother Long:

"Not hiding it from you, right now all I think about is her."

Ma Shicheng earnestly advised: "How should I put it, if you really can’t control your feelings, I suggest you go for a run on the track, run until you’re exhausted, until you can’t go on anymore."