Dating the Strongest BossChapter 3

Something’s not right.

Xiao Chen had this kind of unusual feeling as soon as he entered the classroom. Almost everyone was huddled in twos and threes, chatting about a mysterious topic. Their voices weren’t loud, like they were whispering. And the instant he stepped inside, a weird silence fell over all of them. What made him more confused was that everyone’s eyes were on him. Xiao Chen was dumbfounded, but he walked into the classroom pretending he didn’t notice anything. But the stares directed at him didn’t lessen at all, continuing to brazenly stick to him.  gJXf2Y

These kinds of stares were blatant, and even contained a bit of ridicule. 

This made Xiao Chen extremely uncomfortable, like there was something that everyone knew about him, but only he himself was hidden in the drum

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Finally, after this eerie atmosphere lasted for a whole two minutes, Xiao Chen patted a boy next to him and asked, “Why are you guys looking at me like that?”

The boy appeared like he had seen a ghost. “You don’t know?” dHvQ9W

“Wait, what don’t I know?” Xiao Chen frowned. “What should I have known earlier?”

A girl at the side, who had been watching the drama, moved closer. “Xiao Chen, you didn’t read the school’s Tieba today?” The girl threw an ambiguous smile at Xiao Chen.

“?”

The boy from earlier looked around and shouted to the classmates next to him, “You guys check outside the classroom for the teacher, I’ll show Xiao Chen the school’s Tieba!”

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“Okay~” In the surroundings, a chorus of voices came one after another. They weren’t loud and they dragged on, but they all made Xiao Chen sense their bad intentions.

The boy pulled out his phone from his backpack, excitedly entering Tieba and clicking on the homepage of the school’s Tieba. “See for yourself.”

Xiao Chen took the phone apprehensively.  

The moment Tieba was opened, there was a post pinned by the owner called ‘Take a peak, that perverted man whose mother is a pros/titute likes Senior Xiao Chen!’. Zh97v0

Xiao Chen’s eyelids leaped, and he inexplicably felt suffocated.

 

[I assume there is no one in the school who hasn’t heard of Senior Xiao Chen, right? But for Xu Sheng, this perverted man, let me explain! 

This topic creator (TC) and that perverted man are classmates, but I won’t tell you guys who I am. But that isn’t important! The important thing is that perverted man.  hH1wsa

TC is aware that the relationship between the perverted man and Senior Xiao Chen was formed when the latter kindly lent him a hand a few days ago. After all, such an excellent, gentle, and honest person would even help a small cat or dog on the road, right?

It is this well-known fact that made the perverted man have presumptuous thoughts!

The perverted man has bad grades and doesn’t listen in class, but recently I discovered that he was writing something in his notebook, just like a good student! This move immediately aroused TC’s curiosity, and finding a chance when he was in the bathroom, I secretly opened his notebook!

Holy cow, if I didn’t read it I wouldn’t have known, but I was so frightened I jumped! nojtd8

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Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

If you guys still don’t believe me, please see my photo! {photo}{photo}

Not only that! He also drew portraits of Xiao Chen! {photo} 1lnCY4

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My God, if I was Senior, I would strangle him to death!! He follows Senior every day!! {photo}{photo}]

First comment: After reading, holy cow, is this person sick? gqt2sZ

Second comment: My goodness! Senior Xiao Chen is too miserable, being peeped at and followed every day by the pervert, oh my god, this pervert simply doesn’t have any face! 

Third comment: Alas! It’s actually homosexuality??

Fourth comment: Previous comment! How has homosexuality offended you? Are we discussing homosexuality right now? Isn’t our goal to fight against the pervert? Homosexuals are not guilty!

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Thirty-second comment: If I have to say something, Xu Sheng will probably be beaten to death! The entire school likes Xiao Chen, tut-tut! I have heard that a third year sister is already planning to call people to teach him a lesson!

Thirty-third comment: Previous comment, more than that! I have heard that the people in their class are already planning to surround him in the bathroom and teach him a lesson!

……

One hundred and fifty-first comment: {link} Quickly, everyone look! The pervert was taught a lesson in the bathroom! Hahaha! K5Wdrs

 

Xiao Chen speedily turned page after page, his breathing becoming rapid. Almost without exception, all of the comments were fighting against Xu Sheng! 

When he saw the one hundred and fifty-first comment, his pupils contracted. He shakingly reached to click on the link, his heart suddenly stopping, and feeling as if he couldn’t breathe. 

“Hey.” The girl next to Xiao Chen had been observing his reaction, and once she confirmed the contents of the link, she turned malicious. PduYOM

“What? What happened?” The people around them noticed the girl behave in this way, so they all craned their necks to have a peek. But when they all saw clearly, they stepped back and carried the same hostility.

“My god, this is simply burning my eyes, frick me!” 

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“This man is too disgusting.”

The link brought them to a new website with only photos inside. Before the video even played, delicate white skin could be seen. The background was a dimly lit bathroom, and the entire video was blurry, with the main parts under a mosaic. The boy was curled into a corner, close to his messy clothes on the ground. He was clutching his head firmly, only revealing his chin and not his face. But as long as it was someone from this school, they would be able to recognize him.  CxpNoL

This person can only be Xu Sheng! It can’t be wrong!

Xiao Chen’s feet were unstable and his head was dizzy. The phone fell from his hand, but luckily the boy next to him was quick off the mark, catching it to prevent it from breaking into two halves.

Xiao Chen staggered and almost fell down, his eyes widening and his breath stuck in his throat. 

He turned sharply, scaring the students near him, their faces pale. There was only one thought in his head: ‘Find Xu Sheng!’ jlH9B8

One foot had just crossed the entrance of the classroom when, in the terrified sight of everyone, Xiao Chen collapsed. 

In his disoriented state, Xiao Chen saw one face after another around him, all of them flustered and horrified. But there were also noises of discussion.

 

“I beg you guys, save me! Save me! I beg you guys!!” A boy cried, his nose running. He harshly hit the door, each howl holding despair. Tears fell one by one, dripping onto the floor. He was like a lone wolf dying of sickness, letting out painful □□. In the dark hallway, no one responded, and the voice-activated lights flickered mysteriously.  Vi7DxM

“I know you guys are inside, I beg you guys, save me! I’m going to die! I beg you guys, help me call 120!” The boy grabbed the door handle tightly, smashing the door with all his strength. He thrashed wildly, knocking fiercely on every door in the hallway in desperation.

Xiao Chen stared at the scene in front of him, trying hard to see which boy’s face it was, but it was like a veil of mist covered his eyes. No matter what he did, the boy’s facial features couldn’t be seen, but he could still sense the other’s weak struggle and agonizing shouts. But the boy couldn’t perceive Xiao Chen’s presence. Xiao Chen watched with wide eyes as the boy looked through him, as if he were in another space. 

He examined the boy’s back view, his chest stuffy. He wanted to help the other scream, but his voice was stuck in his throat. His mouth twitched, but he couldn’t produce any sound. He blinked anxiously, but he could only roar in his heart. ‘Quickly open the door! Can’t you guys see that he is about to die?’

Xiao Chen’s prayers in his heart might have had an effect, because with a click, the door at the end of the hallway was opened. The boy brightened like a rescued puppy as he rushed there and hugged the person’s leg, hoarsely saying, “Save me!” CucHga

The man kicked the boy indifferently, making sure he was far away. “Don’t get close to me, don’t block this father! Little b*tch, you’re just as cheap as your mother!”

The boy acted like he was someone drowning and thrashing bitterly in the water, before finally seizing the last floating board. He wasn’t deterred, and returned to grab onto the man’s leg even as he was repeatedly kicked.

The boy knelt on the ground and kowtowed strongly. “I beg you to help me call 120, I beg you! I beg you!”

Xiao Chen’s heart cramped and he wished to rush up and pick him up. ZImY a

The man sneered as if he was looking at a joke. He pulled out his phone. “You want me to call?”

The boy’s eyes were filled with hope, and he nodded vigorously, so fast that Xiao Chen was worried his head would be thrown off. 

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The man’s hand swiped across the screen, and Xiao Chen thought he was going to call the emergency number. But in the next second when he saw the screen clearly, he was chilled to the core.

What the man opened was the phone’s recording function!  t93TeN

He stepped forward and kicked the boy ferociously, his eyes exuding madness and odd satisfaction, as if to vent all his discomfort and resentment on the boy!

The mist shrouding Xiao Chen’s eyes instantly dissipated. At this moment, he could see the appearance of the boy behind it! 

Pale face, light gray eyes! Familiar eyebrows!

The cold sweat on Xiao Chen’s forehead tricked down, and he swallowed. FvAc3K

It’s Xu Sheng!

Bam!

Xiao Chen raised his stiff legs to get rid of the restrictions on his body and pull the boy away. But his body was still partially out of his control, so he toppled to the side, immediately falling unconscious. 

Xiao Chen barely managed to open his eyes, and his surroundings were all as white as snow. He gasped, his head blank for a moment, and ignorantly looked around. There were two male classmates sitting in front of his bed. It took awhile for him to realize he was in the hospital, though he didn’t know how long he had been lying down for.  5YpxNe

He violently sat up, thinking of Xu Sheng, of those pictures and the dream…

Xiao Chen impatiently asked, “Xu Sheng? How is Xu Sheng?”

The expressions of the two boys became a little strange, even frightened. One of them showed disdain, but still a bit of fear. “How else can he be, he did that kind of thing, and someone in the school took those photos. I heard that he committed suicide by taking sleeping pills at home!”

Xiao Chen’s brain couldn’t process it. He bit his lip, his face pale. oWJy7m

The boy continued. “However, I also heard that he regretted it afterwards, but didn’t have any method of communication at home. So he ran out, wanting to call for help from other people in the apartments, but nobody listened to him. So cheap, tut-tut, so tragic.” 

Xiao Chen glanced at the gloating boy, a chill running down his spine. He felt that the world was so unfamiliar.

Out of nowhere, he thought of a saying:

Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty. gfc7I0

Each of them is an accomplice who killed Xu Sheng!


T/N: Only one thing below because I’m already a little late with this update. I had an online test today. But besides that, this is where it all begins, precious readers!

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More information on the Chinese version of “holy cow”

我去, which literally means “I’ll go”, but I have used “holy cow” as a replacement for flow. It is used to express astonishment. It was one of the hottest words in 2010 because of a Japanese animated comedy, ギャグマンガ日和, which was revoiced by a group of Chinese college students who made about 28 films. 我去 frequently appeared in the films. When characters faced a situation beyond their control, they would say 我去 to express their thoughts.

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Translator's Note

瞒在鼓里, the Chinese version of “left in the dark”, being deceived by others. It is from Wu Gou Taoist’s Qing Dynasty book The Complete Story of Eight Immortals.

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贴吧, the largest Chinese communication platform created by Baidu, the Chinese equivalent of Google.

Translator's Note

我去, which literally means “I’ll go”, but I have used “holy cow” as a replacement for flow. It is used to express astonishment.

Translator's Note

There’s no real photo, but your amazing translator has a copy of Xu Sheng’s notebook!

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The number dialed in China for the police.

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老子, a way of referring to oneself as superior to who they’re speaking with.

Translator's Note

A quote by polish poet Stanisław Jerzy Lec which refers to the problem that results when many people individually only do something slightly wrong, and think they have no responsibility for the consequences.

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45 comments

  1. oh my god! this is definitely a scary chapter! first time that I really had chills while reading a supposedly horror themed bl novel hahaha!! so excited to find out what will happen next. thanks for the chapter!

    • Don’t tell me he died? I know that it is impossible for MC or ML to die for good at earlier chapter. But 😭

  2. I am so mad i want to (kill) them . Do this children know that they are killing someone ?!

    Those students are really disgusting.

    So what if his mother is prostitute.

    So what if he does not have father .

    This none of your business !!!

    I will wait for them to die.

    I don’t care whether them young and unreasonable, it does not gives them right to ruin someone else life!

    Karma where are you ?

    Thank you for an update 💜

  3. already picked up a gun and a sword from the interstellar world

    Ah! I should just borrow someone’s hand to repay them for what they have done. 🙂🙂

  4. oooooh, looking forward to what happens next! poor Xu Sheng

  5. I’m speechless. Bullying to the extreme to the point of pushing someone into suicide? What low life they are.

    Btw, I think you should make a trigger warning in the beginning of this chapter so everyone can stay alert

    Thank you for the update.

  6. Gotta say, you did a great job of translating the raws! I can barely understand what the machine translation says. You are doing an amazing job!

  7. I woke up and this is what I find. I sooooo can’t wait for everyone to get their sweet desserts.

    Also, I really love how the author incorporates quotes from different literature’s around the world, like it feels good to learn something new from somewhere different from you 😀

    Thanks for the chapter! 😘

  8. Thank you for the chapter! Damn kids are really vicious… The school will probably ignore it or try to shift the blame… Poor Xiao Chen, he’ll probably feel guilty that he indirectly acelereated Xu Sheng’s death (or not, I don’t know enough of MC to know whether he’ll think of the past instead of the present)

  9. What what what?! Is this for real?! Xu Sheng… died?

    All those people, disgusting.

    Ehh, I’m still not really sure what’s is this novel about, but I’m really curious. Soooo. Let’s see.

    Thanks for the chapter!

  10. Xu Sheng ;____;…. guess the revenge play is about to start??? And Xiao Chen is probably the only one immune hehe….

    Thanks for the chapter!!! It’s so interesting to learn the origins of Chinese slangs~~~

  11. “The link brought them to a new website with only photos inside. Before the video even played, delicate white skin could be seen. The background was a dimly lit bathroom, and the entire video was blurry, with the main parts under a mosaic. The boy was curled into a corner, close to his messy clothes on the ground. He was clutching his head firmly, only revealing his chin and not his face. But as long as it was someone from this school, they would be able to recognize him. ”

    Wtf did they do?!!!

    Why they fucking took a picture of someone naked and share it just like that omg!!!

    • Bullying is a cruel reality. Never really experienced it myself, but I’ve heard plenty of horror stories. For example, my mom’s friend’s daughter committed suicide because of cyberbullying. It shows what kind of a world we live in.

  12. Is the horror part?!! How could they they basically killed him

    Hell I sometimes feel pity when the ml ghost be killing people but now

    I don’t have a trace.

    They all deserve to die.

    😢😟😰😨😦😿😿😿😾😾😾😤😡🤬

  13. I know the bullying was terrible, readers have already commented about it, but Xu Sheng’s stalking was problematic as well… I know, it’s because he didn’t have much contact with people, he’s socially inept, he doesn’t know how to befriend people normally, but even though I know the causes, it’s still creepy.

  14. Oh my God… what kind of school is this to produce such malicious immoral students! How come no one do something about this school-wide scale bullying?! Where’s the teachers?! No way the teachers don’t know anything about this when even a passerby could see that a student getting ostracized!

  15. What the heck? The students of that school are fudged up, they literally bullied someone to the point of suicide. Poor Xu Sheng, tbh. Xiao Cheng, our MC seemed to be the only good person there. I hope Xu Sheng gets his revenge..

  16. WTF is wrong with these kids… they have such malicious intent it’s scary… kids should not act this way. Kids, don’t follow their example! (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)