It's Hard Being the Bad GuyChapter 7

When Wen Ai woke up the next day, his cold was completely healed. He just had this kind of constitution. Although he was prone to getting sick, after the fever went down, his illness would also disappear along with it. Unlike some people, they would still have a cough for a week afterwards.

Wen Ai took a set of clean clothes and went into the bathroom. While he scrubbed his body down with a bath sponge, he recalled what happened last night. He remembered that someone carried him all the way back home from the classroom. That kind of feeling was very familiar, so he guessed it was probably Jiang Cheng because the other classmates were not very close to him. SFwQIJ

When he came out of the bathroom, Wen Ai was full of vitality. The clammy sweat stains that had originally stuck to his body were all washed down into the waterway, and his whole body became relaxed.

Finding the school jacket entangled with the quilt on the bed, Wen Ai extended his hand into the sleeve—

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Ei? Where’s my hand?

Wen Ai shook off the school jacket to see. This was clearly not his jacket. His was two sizes smaller! ipnqXE

The school printed the students’ names on a label at the back collar of each uniform. When Wen Ai pulled the label out and saw ‘Xu Changzhou’ these three words, his eyes bulged out.

Wen Ai stomped down the stairs and asked the housekeeper about it. The housekeeper was facing the table, arranging the breakfast: “Yes. When Student Xu wanted to leave yesterday night, you still hugged his school jacket tightly and took it as a bolster. He saw that you were asleep and didn’t have the heart to disturb you. I told him to take my coat for himself, but he didn’t want it and just left in his thin sweater.”

The housekeeper helped Wen Ai pull out the chair, and ladled him a bowl of corn porridge for him: “Young master, don’t blame me for talking too much. Student Xu stayed with you until two or three in the morning yesterday. If you have a conscience, you have to remember to thank him today.”

Wen Ai bit the spoon and nodded in a complicated mood.

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Usually, when Wen Ai arrived in the classroom, Xu Changzhou would have already been painting in his seat, while Jiang Cheng would have stepped into the classroom as the morning self-study period bell rang, only a step faster than the grade director.

Today, the order was reversed.

As soon as Wen Ai stepped into the classroom, Jiang Cheng rushed over, looking like he had been waiting for him for a long time.

Jiang Cheng very cautiously said: “How are you feeling? Your illness hasn’t relapsed, right?” As soon as his voice fell, he suddenly slapped his own head: “Fuck! What a broken tongue! I mean, you don’t have a fever anymore, right?” dqBtzX

Wen Ai put his schoolbag on the chair, glanced at the empty seat next to him, and absent-mindedly said: “I’m okay.”

Jiang Cheng remorsefully rubbed his hands: “Uncle asked me to take care of you before, but the result is I was the last person in the class who knew you took a sick leave…You, don’t be angry with me…”

Wen Ai stared at the classroom door: “There’s nothing to be angry about.”

Jiang Cheng’s anger surged: “Still saying you’re not angry! You don’t even want to look at me while talking! I sent you a lot of text messages but you didn’t reply! Also, when you felt sick yesterday, why didn’t you call me?!” He irritably scratched his head, “I knew I shouldn’t have accompanied those stinky girls to night self-study. The girls introduced by my mother are full of farts!” GMoYXl

Wen Ai glanced at him in surprise, thinking that yesterday, you still coaxed them left and right, and today, you called them stinky?

Wen Ai took out his mobile phone and long-pressed the power button in front of Jiang Cheng. The screen was still dark: “Did you see it? The previous two days, I took the exam and didn’t take care to charge it.”

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When Xu Changzhou arrived late, the grade director happened to be carrying his old teacup which was about to lose its paint, while doing his rounds in the corridor. He directly caught Xu Changzhou and took him to the office to be scolded and educated. He only let Xu Changzhou go when the first class had almost started.

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During the class, Wen Ai kept glancing sideways. Xu Changzhou looked fine. He probably didn’t suffer many losses in the office. It’s just that there was a bit of tiredness leaking from between his eyebrows. He probably didn’t rest well last night.

Wen Ai curled his lips. This fellow only went home at two to three in the morning, and in total only slept for a few hours. It’s more strange if he could have a good rest. This time, he really owed Xu Changzhou a favor. DuN7Xt

After class, Wen Ai returned the school jacket to Xu Changzhou. He took a gold card and put it on the table: “This is a thank you gift for yesterday. Now we’re even.”

Xu Changzhou stared at it blankly. His jaw gradually tightened and his complexion became ugly.

Wen Ai pushed the card forward: “Take it, bei. No matter how well-off your family is, it cannot compare to this card.”

Xu Changzhou stood up abruptly. Wen Ai thought Xu Changzhou was finally unable to restrain his anger and wanted to beat Wen Ai up, but Xu Changzhou directly left the classroom without even looking at him. S8etnI

Wen Ai looked at the shining gold card on the table. He also thought that this time he’s too brutal and cold-blooded. In fact, he really wanted to properly thank Xu Changzhou. When he was sick, Jiang Cheng didn’t take care of him. The system also couldn’t help him. Only Xu Changzhou stepped up and took care of him. When he heard about it from the housekeeper that morning, his heart was very moved.

However, he still had his duties. He had a strong sense of urgency regarding the memories he had lost. There must be something very important there.

The system suddenly appeared: “Congratulations, you finally humiliated the male lead in a real sense for once.”

Wen Ai felt even more uncomfortable about it: “I know, I know!” YUMvi

System: “QAQ you’re killing me”

Wen Ai: “…You go play Snake ba, I beg you.”

Wen Ai stood there for a while and finally put the card away silently. He couldn’t help but go out to find Xu Changzhou.

Xu Changzhou was outside the classroom. Both of his hands were on the railing. His head drooped down and his back was bent over. When the wind blew, his back looked lonely and weighed with sorrow. A person with discerning eyes would know with a glance that he’s either laden with emotional injury, or he had not eaten breakfast yet. qyTc0z

Wen Ai looked over to watch the scenery with him side by side, and asked him abruptly: “Have you eaten?”

Xu Changzhou was taken aback for a moment and shook his head.

Wen Ai took out the hand which was hidden in his pocket, and when he opened up his hand, there were two alcoholic chocolate candies in his palm. He stretched out his hand in Xu Changzhou’s direction: “Please eat.”

Xu Changzhou’s expression had eased up a lot. He took one and slowly peeled off the wrapping paper: “You like this very much?” Npi7Qv

Wen Ai tossed the remaining chocolate candy up and caught it again in the air. His line of sight also went up and down, following the chocolate candy: “Yes! Whether you’re busy or not, you can eat one. It’s really delicious!”

As soon as his voice fell, something was fed into his mouth. Wen Ai subconsciously bit it open, and a strong smell of alcohol filled his mouth. He was stunned, and then turned to look at Xu Changzhou: “Why did you give it to me? You haven’t eaten breakfast yet, right?”

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Xu Changzhou helped him catch another falling chocolate candy, peeled it in a few steps, and then fed it into his mouth: “I am allergic to alcohol.”

Wen Ai’s cheeks were full: “Are you really allergic or you are really angry with me?” DdCcQL

Xu Changzhou lowered his head to fiddle with the chocolate wrapper, not speaking.

Wen Ai poked him with his elbow: “Say, I even lowered my pride to look for you. Yet you’re still putting on airs with me?”

Xu Changzhou raised his eyes and glanced at him: “Not angry.”

Wen Ai didn’t believe it: “Then why are you staying outside?” G78hn5

Xu Changzhou folded the wrapping paper and put it in his trouser pocket: “To think about things.”

Wen Ai approached him and blinked curiously: “What things?”

Xu Changzhou glanced at him deeply: “You will know later.”

Wen Ai felt cold on his back, always feeling that this sentence was similar to ‘I will take your damned life ten years later’. gsHlda

Early the next morning, Jiang Cheng put a square box on Wen Ai’s table. Wen Ai looked at the words written on the box and felt uncertain: “Why are you giving me a power bank?”

Jiang Cheng opened the box and connected the cable data to Wen Ai’s mobile phone: “This way, you don’t need to worry about not being able to contact me if you run out of power.”

Wen Ai: “The power bank also doesn’t have unlimited power. It will definitely run out. Also, you should give this thing to your girlfriend.”

Jiang Cheng didn’t care: “What’s the use of giving this to her? If I can’t get in touch with her, just wait until I can get in touch, then I’ll talk to her.” WKR x4

Wen Ai: “…”

Do you still remember you said that you want to do all kinds of doting to your little lover?

Yes, he really face-slapped himself.

There was no night self-study on Friday. The school was over after four o’clock in the afternoon. Wen Ai sat firmly in his seat and waited until most of the students in the class were almost gone. He took a broomstick at the back of the classroom and stood in front of Xu Changzhou. zkVUbn

Xu Changzhou pursed his lips slightly: “What are you doing?”

Wen Ai smiled at him: “Don’t pretend anymore, the grade director will definitely punish you to clean up the class. All those who are caught for being late will not be able to escape this misfortune.”

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Xu Changzhou looked at the broomstick in his hand: “Then you…”

Wen Ai pushed the broomstick forward and passed it to him: “Of course I am here to supervise you!” IVDrPj

The cleaning work in the classroom was usually handled by a specialized cleaning aunty, who was professional and efficient and cleaned the classroom very thoroughly. But the restless students were all basketball enthusiasts, and they started shooting a long distance away from the trash can. Everyone thought they could score three points, but their ‘ball’ couldn’t even touch the frame of the ’ring’.  These young masters and young ladies were not willing to lower themselves to make the journey to pick them up. They just let the paper be scattered on the ground. People who passed by would accidentally kick them back into the middle of the classroom.

Wen Ai was sitting on the podium, and wherever he moved his line of sight to, he could see trash everywhere. Xu Changzhou swept the floor underneath. He took the chair out of the seat with one hand and put it back after the sweeping. He did it easily and the result was not sloppy at all.

Wen Ai picked a broken piece of chalk from the blackboard slot, weighed it in his hand, and threw it at Xu Changzhou’s head. Xu Changzhou seemed to have eyes on the top of his head. Without lifting his head, he shifted his body a bit, and the chalk brushed by his hair.

Wen Ai raised his eyebrows and threw a dozen of them in succession. All of them missed the target. In a huff, he immediately exclaimed, “I’m not playing anymore!” yf8HIp

After he finished speaking, he really laid still on the podium and didn’t move.

Xu Changzhou came over and poked his arm. Wen Ai shook off his arm very unwillingly. He just mumbled to himself and ignored other people.

Xu Changzhou poked his forehead again. Wen Ai used his round eyes to glare at Xu Changzhou and directly turned his head to the other side.

Xu Changzhou looked at the back of his head, and the corners of his mouth raised silently. gKOvJY

Wen Ai did not hear any movement for a long time and was puzzled when a shadow from above suddenly covered him.

Xu Changzhou propped his hands on both of Wen Ai’s sides and encompassed Wen Ai’s whole body underneath: “Why do you like to hit people so much? Hit using a tennis ball, hit using chalk, what will you hit with next time?”

Wen Ai was surrounded by Xu Changzhou’s breath, and he could even faintly feel the heat from Xu Changzhou’s chest on his back. His mind was suddenly empty, and his mouth was out of control: “I will just hit you…”

Xu Changzhou looked at Wen Ai’s reddening ear tips and laughed lowly: “Then I won’t dodge next time.” qnDcxA

 

T/N: Hello, this is the chapter for this week! Thank you all for your kind words! It really encouraged me to translate XD Also, shout out to MochiSpiider for the Ko-fi! Thank you all for all forms of supports you guys gave me! See you in the next chapter!