2nd -Young Master
Chu Yu exited the police station holding a clear, plastic bag. The small bag was full of brightly colored fruit candy, which had been forced onto him by the female officer.
Choosing a raspberry-flavored one, he peeled off the wrapper and put the candy in his mouth. Then Chu Yu rembered and turned to ask Lu Shi, who was standing next to him, Ah classmate, candy, do you want so?
He and Lu Shi looked at each other. He was still a little scared, so his offer sounded a bit empty. Chu Yu always felt that this guy was much scarier than the guys with big sleeve tattoos squatting in a row inside.
The wind was strong and the air was terribly stifling hot, putting Lu Shi in a bad mood. He glanced at the watch on his left wrist and refused, No, Im leaving first.
Oh, okay. Chu Yu nodded, habitually wanting to say see you later, but he quickly swallowed it back not see you later ah, more like see you never again.
After the other boys back disappeared into the distance, Chu Yu dazedly stood at the door of the police station for a while, then he suddenly recalled his purpose in coming to Qingchuan Road his beef!
After hesitating for two seconds, and feeling sincerely disappointed with his sense of direction, Chu Yu decided to bite the bullet. He went to buy a bottle of water at the nearby convenience store and took the opportunity to ask for directions.
Lu Shi lived on Qingchuan Road. The old-fashioned, 30-year-old building had graying concrete walls on the outside and narrow passages with short doors on the inside. Spiders were weaving webs in its dark corners while the staircase railings green paint peeled away to reveal its underlying rust.
He was sowhat mysophobic and took a shower first when he got ho; he deliberately washed his hands three extra tis. The wound on his left arm was soaked in water and lost its color, but Lu Shi didnt bother looking at it, too lazy to care.
Lu Shi had changed into a white t-shirt and was wiping his hair when the phone rang.
Shitou?Literally translated as Stone. This nickna will be explained later in the novel.
On the other side of the phone, Wei Guanglei was alard, his voice coarse. Fuck his ancestors sideways! Lu-Ge, did that stupid Zhao Jiaqiang send soone to hinder you?
Lu Shi questioned, Who?
Wei Guanglei choked on his words. His stomach was full of a fire that couldnt be extinguished so he patiently explained, Its the guy who likes to wear red shorts and has azure dragons tattooed on his arms. He always goes around saying, Im Qiang-Ge, the boss of the Azure Dragon Gang!
Lu Shi matched the person with the na. En, he blocked in an alley behind the street around noon today.
No way? Wei Guanglei was anxious again. Lu-Ge, my sworn brother, sigh, you didnt cripple anyone, did you? Are they still alive?
It really wasnt that he liked to fight, but when Lu Shi first moved to Qingchuan Road, many people noticed that hed just graduated from junior highschool and that there werent any adults in his family. He always walked alone, but the shoes he wore werent cheap.
He was like a lamb that suddenly appeared with I have money and Im very easy to bully written all over his body, so so people started to have evil thoughts.
This area of Qingchuan Road was quite chaotic. It was full of old houses that hadnt been demolished, and as such, people from all walks of life could live in them. In the sumr especially, when people were very irritable, crowds gathered in the back alleys to have ard scuffles, and it was always lively at night. At tis, it was necessary to reserve a space in advance, otherwise, it would be too crowded, which restricted others from performing to their fullest.
Thus, in the beginning, Lu Shi fought almost every day and it lasted for a long ti. It wasnt until later that very few people on Qingchuan Road dared to do anything to Lu Shi.
Everyone reached the sa consensus youre no match for him, you cant offend him, hes not a fucking lamb no matter how you look cause hes obviously a feral wolf!
There once was a daring man who didnt believe in such evil. He saw that Lu Shi was young and handso, so he went in the middle of the night to pick his lock. That night, Lu Shi crippled the mans leg in the corridor. His howls of pain could be heard all the way down the street.
Throwing his white towel aside, Lu Shi grabbed a bottle of mineral water out of the fridge, unscrewed the cap, and took two gulps. There was no accident. Soone called the police so we all went to the station together.
Wei Guanglei hadnt expected this to happen. Then?
Theyre still inside, I left first to eat.
Wei Guanglei sighed, baffled. Who the hell called the police?
It was an unspoken rule in Qingchuan Road that if the matter could be solved with a fist, then calling the police was cowardly.
Lu Shis words contained a hint of a smile as he replied, A mber of the Communist Youth League.
Huh?
Dark clouds accumulated in the sky and strong winds rose on the ground. Lu Shi walked to Wei Guangleis auto repair shops door and shouted, Shitou.
Wei Guanglei yelled back from inside, Taking a bath! Two minutes!
Lu Shi was bored but couldnt go in, so he just stood at the door.
All around him were old shops that hadnt changed their signs in ten or twenty years. Lu Shi was looking around absentmindedly when his gaze suddenly fixated on a certain spot.
There was a person with a seemingly familiar back standing across the street at the entrance of Old Yangs Beef House.
Wei Guanglei walked out wearing a sports tank top and saw Lu Shi staring across the street. I just heard, Lu-Ge, didnt you help Uncle Yang advertise with that shitty public account two days ago? I didnt expect it to be useful, already tricking a new custor over for him!
Lu Shi could see clearly with his great eyesight that he was indeed the Communist Youth League mber from this afternoon nad Chu Yu.
The boy was still carrying the small plastic bag of fruit candy. He didnt enter and instead simply went to sit down at a table in front of the store. Perhaps Chu Yu wanted to avoid the strange stains on the plastic stool because he bent down patiently and wiped the seat several tis with tissue before finally sitting down.
Withdrawing his gaze, Lu Shi looked at Wei Guanglei whose hair was still dripping wet. What are we eating?
My mother specially stewed chicken soup before she went out to play mahjong. She said that youre about to start school as the second years first place scholarship student and since its exhausting being the top student, you have to supplent your brain! She just repeatedly told to drink less. Seriously, what is this double standard? Not to ntion, you still have more than half a month before you leave for school. Its still so early, what supplent
While complaining, Wei Guanglei set up a pair of square folding tables in the corner of the shop. Lu Shi took the bowls and chopsticks in one hand and carried the pot of soup in the other, then the two of them dragged over plastic stools and started eating.
Before their al finished, the rain that had been brewing for most of the day finally ca down, like a raging waterfall. The drainage system of Qingchuan Road was diocre and thus, the streets were soon filled with water deep enough to raise fish.
Through the curtain of rain, Lu Shi could see Chu Yu whod finished eating and was talking happily with Uncle Yang who was packing a serving of beef for take out. Uncle Yang took out an umbrella, probably asking the youth if he needed it. Chu Yu waved his hand and refused, but he didnt leave either. Instead, he sat on the stool and ate from the small fruit candy bag.
Wei Guanglei was still growing and could sweep empty a bowl of rice in a few mouthfuls. After drinking half a bowl of chicken soup, he decided to take a minute break and brought up the topic of Qiang-Ge again.
I heard that Qiang-Ge had been aiming for you for several days now, he just never dared to do anything before, most likely wary of the rumors. Yesterday, a few of them were collecting protection fees from the street vendors and got into an argunt. I dont know how, but your na got dragged in, so he brought so people to stop you today, probably to prove his status as the boss.
Having said so much, Wei Guanglei finished off with, Were all brothers here. My mother is your mother and Zhu Zhifei, that kids mother, is also your mother. Anyway, what I an is, if you really need soone to pick you up from the police station, just call my mother directly. If shes not at the mahjong table, then shes on her way to the mahjong table, shes quite free.
Lu Shi didnt like troubling people. If he could solve it himself, then hed settle it by his ans.
But when he t Wei Guangleis eyes, En, he said, will do, thanks.
Lu Shi continued to eat with downcast eyes. He was slender and lean, regardless of how he sat, hed still look good. Even while pinching food with his chopsticks, every movent could be said to be sowhat unique.
At that very mont, Wei Guanglei felt that although this brother of his was sitting close to him, he was very far away.
He suddenly rembered when his mother had chatted about Lu Shi with Auntie Jing from next door. She said that not long after Lu Shi had just arrived at Qingchuan Road, there was a bodyguard in a suit who ca looking for him in that kind of luxury car that could only be seen on TV. It left quickly and was never seen again.
At that mont, Wei Guangleis attention was drawn away. He put the bowl down and burst out with a swear, Goddamn, that car must be seven or eight million yuan, right?
Lu Shi looked up, following Wei Guangleis line of sight, he saw a black Rolls-Royce drive through the rain and slowly stop outside Old Yangs Beef House.
The drivers side door opened, and a chauffeur wearing a uniform and white gloves got out of the car with a big, black umbrella. He hurriedly walked around the back of the car and arrived in front of Chu Yu.
After a short conversation, Chu Yu got up to say goodbye to Uncle Yang and then walked to the front of the car with the driver while ducking under the umbrella. He waited for the man to open the car door before sitting in the back seat.
This entire scene shocked Wei Guanglei to the bone. Which rich familys young master ca here to experience our livelihood? Uncle Yang is probably delighted, he can brag about this for more than half of the year!
The Rolls-Royce drove away and Lu Shi withdrew his gaze. Lifting his bowl, he took a sip of the soup.
He thought back to the entrance of the police station where Chu Yu was carrying a bag of candy and had asked him if he wanted one, his eyes were light, like a small cup of amber beneath the sun.
Alas, he was indeed a young master with clean eyes devoid of the least bit of haze.
Inside the car, Chu Yu was a little cold due to the air conditioning. He turned his head to look outside the window, but the glass was covered by rain. It was blurry and nothing could be seen clearly
When he got into the car earlier, he noticed that sitting across the street was soone who seed to have been the gangster hed t at noon, but he didnt have ti to confirm it.
What would he even do if he was sure?
Not letting himself think about it anymore, Chu Yu gestured to the fruit candy in his hand and spoke to the driver, Uncle Chen, if you want so candy, I have a lot!
Uncle Chen glanced in the rearview mirror, seeing Chu Yus bulging cheeks he smiled. Young master, dont eat it. That kind of candy is cheap, eating it will make you feel uncomfortable and its not good for your health either. Also, from what I just saw, even if that beef tastes novel, its not clean. At ho, your Aunt Lan made mung bean cake for you. I slled that its divine.
Chu Yu was sowhat at a loss, he wanted to say that the beef was really, really delicious; the public accounts advertorial hadnt lied. The candy was also delicious and he didnt feel uncomfortable after eating it. Holding the plastic bag without letting go, he also wanted to reveal that hed followed a gangster and had taken a half-day tour of the police station with a group of tattooed n, but he no longer dared to speak.
He didnt want to brush off the persons kindly feelings. In the end, Chu Yu only said, Really? Then Ill try it when I get back.
Uncle Chen didnt notice his low mood and continued, Madam ca ho this morning to fetch so important docunts and asked where you were so I told her that the young master went out to play with his classmates. Madam left you a ssage saying shed be busy for the next few days and wont return ho.
Chu Yu fiddled with the colorful candy wrapper, rubbing bits of sugar on his fingertips, he made them sticky and uncomfortable.
He stared blankly then nodded after a while. Thank you, Uncle Chen.
Uncle Chen advised as usual, Young master, dont think that the Madam doesnt care about you. Madam is concerned about you, its just that Sir passed away so abruptly and the pressure fell on Madams shoulders. When one is busy, its naturally difficult to take care of their ho.
Chu Yu had been hearing these words so much since he was a child that he no longer kept count. He turned away and gazed at the scenery of the streets curtained by the rain outside of the window. After a while, he replied softly, Yes, I know.
Once ho, despite not at all being exposed to the rain, Aunt Lan anxiously pushed Chu Yu into the bathroom to take a bath.
After soaking for a long ti, Chu Yus limbs had softened. He changed and looked at himself in the mirror to find that his hair seed to have grown a little longer. As well as his nails, which had obviously been trimd yesterday, seed to have lengthened again today.
Was he having another growth spurt?
He didnt think much of it as he lay in bed at night and played gas. Before going to sleep, he told a story to hypnotize himself and soon drifted off.
In the middle of the night, Chu Yu dread that he fell into a volcanic crater. The heat inside his entire body was terrible, like his blood vessels were about to explode.
He also dread of that twisted alley covered in dazzling sunlight where Lu Shi turned his head to look at him with his dark brows and icy sharp eyes. The wound on his left arm was still dripping with blood.
1Literally translated as Stone. This nickna will be explained later in the novel.
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