Translated by Eve
Warnings for the entire story: Depictions of violence and underage substance use (cigarettes and alcohol)
Were the High School Students of This Area All This Wild?
“…Can I confirm whether you’ll be staying at the school’s dorms or will you be returning home at the end of the school day?”
The gentle voice of the lady on the other end of the phone was slightly accented. She seemed to understand that Sheng Renxing might not have understood what she had asked just now so she slowed down her speech.
Tiny droplets of rain pelted against the car window. The car shook as its wheels drove along the uneven road. It felt like the car might fly into the air at any moment.
The driver steered the car quietly. Occasionally, he would peek into the rear-view mirror. He didn’t have the guts to look at his passenger too openly.
After all, a passenger like this was rare.
A while ago, the driver had just arrived in the downtown core when this boy had waved him down.
Anger had emitted from the boy as he told him he wanted to go to Xuancheng. The boy had then casually grabbed a wad of cash and given it to him without even counting the bills.
The driver hadn’t refused. Firstly, it was a thick wad of cash. Secondly, the boy’s expression was frightening. He felt like he’d get beaten up if he refused.
From the rear-view mirror, he could see the boy leaning against the backseat, speaking into the phone with furrowed brows and a foul expression.
He also seemed a bit arrogant and unruly.
The driver recognized the boy’s phone: it was the newest model. It had hit the market less than two months ago. His son had been making a fuss about wanting one but it was ridiculously expensive. It didn’t seem to outperform its competitors either. Moreover, it was extremely fragile—you couldn’t drop it.
However, the boy looked quite handsome holding that phone. It made him kind of want to buy one for his son.
Sheng Renxing glanced at the driver through the rear-view mirror. Immediately, the driver looked away.
Sheng Renxing: “….” He glanced at the ‘Amiability Makes You Rich’ sign the driver had just hung onto the rear-view mirror and felt speechless.
He fiddled with the earring on his right ear. His voice didn’t reflect his emotions. “Aren’t all the spaces taken? We’re already halfway into the school year. Can I even get a spot if I wanted to?”
The other party: “….”
The woman on the other side of the phone sounded like she was struggling to offer a compromise. “The student beds are all filled, but if you want to live in the dorms, we can give you one in the teacher’s dormitory. All of the rooms in the teacher’s dormitory are single-occupancy and they are equipped with their own bathrooms. They also come with air conditioning and anything else you would need.”
“No, thank you.” Sheng Renxing didn’t even consider it before he refused. “I’ll live at home.”
“Ah…” The person on the other end paused and then raised a question in an uncertain tone, “Then, your father…what does Mr. Sheng think about this?”
“His opinion is the same as mine.” There was no expression on Sheng Renxing’s face. Annoyed, he thought, I’m the one who’s handling the transfer. He gets no say.
“All right. We’ve assigned you to Class 3. What do you think?” The woman on the other side then added, “We divide our classes using the S-model. They’re not based on academic achievement. But the teachers in-charge of Class 3 are quite good.” Even if the S-model was being used, that does not necessarily mean that all the classes are quite the same.
Sheng Renxing had no opinion: “Anything’s fine.”
“All right. When will you arrive at the school? We will need to prepare for your arrival in advance.”
Sheng Renxing peered out the window, staring at the drizzling rain and unfamiliar street outside. Someone carelessly threw some garbage off a ledge and the garbage just so happened to land on the head of an unfortunate victim underneath. The two parties involved started to quarrel loudly while standing on different levels. People surrounded the scene, joining in on the liveliness. Unfortunately, the crowd had ended up clogging the roads. Car horns blared, covering up the grumbles of complaint.
He had already arrived in Xuancheng.
“Next Monday.”
He hated rainy days. Rain was forecasted everyday for the upcoming week. The damp air obstructed the sun’s rays and the humidity made it hard to breathe.
The driver realized that it was his chance to speak up when Sheng Renxing hung up. “We’ve arrived in the city. Where do you want to get off?”
Sheng Renxing turned his screen off but a second had barely passed when another call came in. He glanced down at his phone, snorted, and then declined the call.
“At the hotel over here, I guess.” He pointed casually.
“Okay.”
The hotel’s sign was partially obstructed by the clothing store in front of it. From afar, the only word that could be made out was ‘hotel.’
Sheng Renxing only got a glimpse of its full name once the driver got close enough: Five Star Hotel.
The hotel’s management had even shamelessly drawn five stars next to the name.
“……”
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Sheng Renxing had a backpack slung over one shoulder. Upon entering the ‘Five Star Hotel’, he realized that it didn’t even have a presentable front desk.
The girl sitting at the front desk had her head lowered, though it was unknown as to what exactly she was doing. There wasn’t a shred of professionalism in her behaviour. Forget a service smile—she didn’t even show her face.
Sheng Renxing headed over and knocked on the glass.
The girl startled. She shoved her phone out of sight, as if she was at school and had just been caught playing on it by the head teacher. With a brilliant smile, she asked, “Hi, how can I help you?”
A very natural shift in behaviour.
Sheng Renxing: “….”
“A single room.”
“Sure. Please wait a moment.”
……
Sheng Renxing had already blacklisted four of his father’s numbers by the time the procedures were done with.
“This is the key to Room 306. Take it. You can call me with the room’s phone if you have any questions.” The young lady handed a key over, gaze firmly on Sheng Renxing’s body. She then smiled sweetly, “The elevator’s in repair so you’ll have to take the stairs. Do you need me to lead the way?”
Sheng Renxing accepted the key and glanced at the ‘Out-of-Order’ sign on the elevator. “No thanks.”
He ignored the young lady’s disappointed expression and left.
A few steps later, his phone vibrated.
Patience running thin, he reached to decline the call. But he froze when he saw the name. He then accepted the call.
The speaker on the other side of the phone was a little loud and there was a teasing lilt to his voice. “Little Tadpole, have you reached the city yet?”
“Fuck off.” He then hung up.
A few seconds later, ‘Big Head Qiu’ called again. “Ai, why are you so angry? Did you ingest explosives or something?”
It sounded noisy on the other end. Someone heckled: “Qiu ge, who’s ‘Little Tadpole?’ That’s so corny!”
“From what I remember, that’s not the name of the prettiest girl of No. 2 High School!”
“Hahahahahaha, maybe there’s a new prettiest girl.”
Qiu Huaixin chuckled. “That’s right. Your Xingxing gege took over the title.”
The person who heckled instantly shut up. It was like someone had pressed the pause button on him.
A while later, that person asked, “…Is it really Sheng ge?”
Sheng Renxing frowned. “It’s too noisy on your side.”
Qiu Huaixin walked a bit further away from the group. His speech was muffled, as if there was something in his mouth. “Tadpole gege, have you arrived?”
“Yeah.” Sheng Renxing climbed the brick staircase, spinning the key around his finger. “But that doesn’t mean I won’t take a cab back to beat you up.”
“….” Qiu Huaixin snorted, feeling a bit intimidated. In a nasally voice, he said, “Isn’t ‘Little Tadpole’ a good nickname? The Little Tadpoles Look for Their Mom~”
After a round of exchanging insults, Qiu Huaixin sensed that Sheng Renxing was on the verge of lashing out. He then asked, “Did the ride go smoothly?”
“Uh-huh.” Sheng Renxing had reached the third floor. He scanned the room plates. “The driver kept looking at me the whole way. I think he has a crush on me.”
“…I think it’s more likely that he was afraid of you robbing him! Your hair’s red.”
“Doesn’t it look good?” Sheng Renxing looked at his reflection off of the mirror that hung along the wall of the corridor. He ran a hand through his dyed hair expressionlessly.
Someone just so happened to pass by. They turned to glance at him.
After meeting his eyes, the other person immediately turned away and quickened their pace.
Sheng Renxing: “….”
“Won’t you have to dye it back once you’re back in school? What are you torturing your hair for?!”
Sheng Renxing fit the key into his room’s keyhole and turned it. “I like it! Maybe I’ll dye it green tomorrow and send Sheng Qiong a photo.”
“….” From the other side came: “You’re really something. Don’t piss off your dad. Careful, he might come after you with a tank.”
Sheng Renxing sneered. “He doesn’t have the balls to come to Xuancheng.” The lock on the door seemed to be stuck. He tried several times but nothing worked. Gradually, his actions became increasingly violent.
“Xuancheng…it’s not particularly developed there, right?” Qiu Huaixin tried to put it tactfully. Concerned, he asked, “Will you be able to adapt?”
Sheng Renxing fought with the lock for a long time before he managed to open the door. He laughed. “As if there’s anything I can’t get used to.”
Five minutes later, he found himself standing at the hotel’s front desk, asking the young lady to give him an executive suite instead.
Sheng Renxing tapped his key against the counter and asked, “Where do you guys usually buy clothes?”
He had left in too much of a hurry. All he had in his bag was his wallet and his Air Jordans. He didn’t even bring any underwear, excluding the pair he was wearing now.
The front desk girl pondered over this question while looking at him. “We all shop at the Qingmao Shopping Mall. If you head out in that direction, you’ll arrive in ten minutes.”
Sheng Renxing nodded.
He left the hotel and stepped onto the street, people were coming and going from both directions.
The road infrastructure wasn’t particularly good. The roads were uneven and bumpy; the large potholes were currently filled with water. Whenever a car drove by, the water would soar a metre into the air.
Sheng Renxing took two steps back. There weren’t a lot of cars on the road right now so it took him a while to grab a cab.
His clothes were already in transit so he was just going to purchase a few emergency outfits at the Qingmao Shopping Mall to wear for the next few days.
Very quickly, he realized that this place had a wide variety of clothes. It was quite comprehensive.
He even saw a pair of adides hanging next to a pair of pume in one store. They were priced at 60 a pair.
The owner of the store had noticed his gaze. He tried to rope him in: “Do you want these? I can give you a pair for 55.”
Sheng Renxing was about to refuse when he heard the shop owner add: “They’ll look just as good as your current pair.”
Sheng Renxing: “….”
He looked at his limited edition dad shoes he had snatched from someone else and promptly left.
Uncultured!
He wanted to take a cab back so he told the driver of the one he flagged down to take him to Five Star Hotel.
The Driver: “Huh? Which one? We have several five star hotels!”
Sheng Renxing: “….”
He was about to explain that the hotel was named Five Star, but in the end, he decided to get out of the car and walk back instead.
It was just his luck that his GPS flipped out and took him on a weird route. It led him into a labyrinth-like alleyway.
Sheng Renxing: “….”
He turned his phone horizontally and vertically but he couldn’t figure out how to get out of here.
It was already dark out. Who knew what was going on in this area but there weren’t many lights. Every side alley he walked through looked the same.
The dim light illuminated a trash can standing against the corner of the wall. The dirty white wall was covered in scarlet ‘fuck you’ graffiti. There were also other dirty spots of unknown colour and form. It complemented the narrow, dark alleyway quite well.
There was a pile of trash accumulated next to the trash can. Suddenly, the pile shook and a mouse popped its head out. Its round black eyes stared at Sheng Renxing unblinkingly.
Sheng Renxing stood in place for some time. All of a sudden, he gave the wall a fierce kick in an attempt to vent his rage. The mouse was startled by his action and darted away.
Fuck, nothing was going right!
Sheng Renxing threw the bags of clothes onto the ground. He then pulled out a lighter from his pocket and lit a cigarette.
Nicotine worked well to dull one’s emotions, whether they were good or bad.
As he smoked, his emotions gradually calmed down. He no longer wanted to break something.
Sheng Renxing ruffled his hair. The trash can even gave him some apocalyptic wasteland vibes.
Trash art; artsy trash.
He took a few pictures of the ‘art’ in front of him.
His phone wasn’t on silent. The camera shutter sound effect was especially loud when contrasted with the silence of the night.
They were like drum beats signaling the start of something. Shortly after, he heard distant noises, as if they had been evoked in response to the camera shutter sounds.
Sheng Renxing: “?”
In the alleyway in front of him on the left, sounds of a scuffle drifted over. He didn’t know how many people there were.
Sheng Renxing threw his cigarette in the trash, as if he was shooting a three-pointer in basketball. He picked up the bags that held his clothes. He had no intention of checking the situation out. It had nothing to do with him.
Just like that, he was about to leave.
Before he could even take two steps, he noticed that the sounds seemed to be getting louder. He saw the second-floor window in front of him suddenly turn off.
It was a familiar and silent action.
All Sheng Renxing had time to do was turn around. He was met with the sight of a…male high school student (?) running towards him.
The blue and white jacket of the school uniform was especially eye-catching in the darkness of the alley. The boy’s clothes fluttered with the wind, as if they were going to fly up at any moment.
Behind him was a group of people.
They all carried weapons as they chased after him with vicious expressions and hoots.
Were the high school students of this area all this wild?
The boy had obviously noticed him too. They both blanked out when their eyes met.
The group chasing the boy had managed to catch up because of this brief pause.
The boy faced off the group in front of him.
Sheng Renxing: “….”
Sheng Renxing then glanced behind him. Ah…he might have blocked off the other’s escape route.
The group consisted of five people but they looked apprehensive. They didn’t strike first. The loner boy turned to glance at Sheng Renxing in the meantime. Under the dim light, all Sheng Renxing could make out was the other’s knife-like silhouette. The other boy was thin but tall. He didn’t say a thing.
His figure looked like it would fuse with the darkness of their surroundings.
One member of the group glanced at Sheng Renxing. “Xing Ye, you called for help?!”
The loner boy was slightly out of breath but his tone was calm. “I don’t need help.”
Sheng Renxing thought, woah, he’s pretty savage.
The group member who had spoken wasn’t in as good of a mood as he was. He pointed at the boy named Xing Ye: “This is your last chance! You better think it over carefully!”
Xing Ye tilted his head down slightly, as if he hadn’t heard what the other had said.
The group member then pointed to Sheng Renxing. “You! You better stay there, you hear me?”
Sheng Renxing: “?”
He noticed that the other’s gaze had shifted from the bags in his hand to the phone he was holding.
The other had not bothered to conceal his intention at all.
“….” So he’s planning on making some money while fighting?
Sheng Renxing couldn’t help but want to laugh.
In the end, he really laughed out loud. He tossed his clothes onto the ground. Under the group’s gaze, he abruptly turned violent. He raised his leg and landed a hard kick on the person who had pointed at him. His voice reflected his loss of patience. “If you want to fight, let’s fight. You talk too much.”
The author has something to say:
The original titles were ‘The Arrogant Young Master Has Fallen In Love With Me’ and ‘A Rustic Romantic Classic’.
This is a high school romance. It’s not a typical school novel, or a typical novel in which the shou chases after the gong. The story takes place a few years ago. It could be considered magic realism.
Eve: Hi~ Welcome to my new pit. This is a super cute and sweet novel for the most part although there is some moderate angst~ Sheng Renxing is the shou and Xing Ye is the gong (though as Chinese readers have pointed out, the distinction is not particularly glaring in this novel). Sheng Renxing falls first. I squealed a lot while reading this and I love my boys a lot. They are still children and have much room for growth, but they are good kids all-in-all.
Lmaoo talk about bad luck xD I like this start. Sheng Renxing is pretty cute and funny so far and I’m curious about his relationship with his dad 👀 And can’t say much about Xing Ye, but he seems wild from the synopsis :0
Either way, I love school life novels, they are everything and more! Really excited to see how this is going to go! >u<
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
Xingxing is so cute. He tries to be a baddie but he’s a good kid deep down inside hahaha. XY is also very precious once we get to know him
Thankyou so much for the translation.Where Can I read the raws?
If you go to the novel page and click ‘raw source’, you’ll be brought to the original work’s page.
pokes the dirt around this new pit and runs off
One day I’ll manage to drag you into one of my pits. it’ll be like the reborn villains dogblood drama all over again
oh, true.. i did throw you into RMLE, so it might be your turn now…………. gets the tissues and bandaids ready
Ok so I’m willingly jumping into this with Eve… I’ve read almost all your translations.. I said I wasn’t going to start anything new, but here I am xD
Thanks so much for this! It started off so well already <3
Glad to have you on board 💕 Always love to see your comments! There’s plenty of room in this pit 😎
Yay! Not super typical so far! 🙂
But I sort of want to bury my head in the sand until it’s done translating so I can binge it. Hehe I won’t.
It’s added to my reading list!
nice nice nice. I love a good rowdy high school romance. Get the blood pumping.
👈🏼👈🏼
Thanks for the chapter!!!
👀 A new novel?!?! I’m ready!!!
oof~ I sensed some motherly love in their Eve.🤰🤱 Hoping our sons to have a smooth journey in this one!~🤧💞🎉
So much motherly love 😭 they’re my baaaaaabies
Sheng Renxing is pretty wild! To get in a fight Just because?! I like him already.
Thanks for your Hard work! Count me in for this story!
One chapter and I’m falling for the MC!!!!!!
Wow🤭