Chapter 407 — I'm Suffocating with Frustration

"It wasn't me—my drink isn't even finished!" Gu Mengyao frowned. She knew perfectly well that Shen Yushu was just messing with Zhong Yongliang, but she had no intention of being blamed for nothing. Her, throw a bottle at Zhong Yongliang? She couldn't even be bothered to hit him. Who did he think he was?

As she spoke, Gu Mengyao pulled her drink out of her desk and waved it at Shen Yushu. "Would it kill you to stop running your mouth? Believe me, I'll pull your tongue out again!"

"Fine... I'll shut up. But I'm not falling for it again—I'm not opening my mouth!" Shen Yushu clapped a hand over her mouth. Zhong Yongliang was so furious sparks seemed to fly from his eyes. Shen Yushu was obviously toying with him, and yet he was utterly helpless! He couldn't afford to offend Shen Yushu either! Never mind how formidable her brother Chen Yuxuan was—just her status as Gu Mengyao's best friend meant he didn't dare cross her. Zhong Yongliang had swallowed a bellyful of rage, and now he could only vent it on someone else: "I'll count to three. Whoever threw that bottle, stand up right now, or don't blame me for what happens next!" Zhong Yongliang was truly at the end of his tether. He had suppressed his temper again and again, and now it all came bursting out. He was about to explode!

"All right, all right, it was me!" Feng Xiaoxiao hadn't expected Zhong Yongliang to react so violently. Seeing Wei Zhao watching her with a faint, knowing smile, she had no choice but to stand up and confess. Even if she didn't, Wei Zhao would give her away.

But she had misjudged him—Wei Zhao couldn't be bothered with such trivial matters, especially when the one getting hit was Zhong Yongliang. Even if Zhong Yongliang were beaten to death, it would have nothing to do with him.

"Huh?" Zhong Yongliang hadn't expected the drink bottle to have been thrown by Feng Xiaoxiao! His face twisted at once. He felt he was going to suffocate with frustration! He didn't dare provoke Wei Zhao, nor Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu—but right now, Feng Xiaoxiao was the one he dared provoke least of all!

"Little sister Xiaoxiao... it's fine now, ha." Zhong Yongliang swallowed his anger and sat back down. At that moment he felt like a giant balloon, ready to burst at the slightest movement! Yet there was nothing he could do. He couldn't afford to offend them, so all he could do was hide.

With Zhong Yongliang making such a scene, he had lost face more than a little. The classmates wanted to laugh but didn't dare, all stifling their snickers with their heads down. Zhong Yongliang knew he had embarrassed himself and felt thoroughly gloomy. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have stood up at all. Three times he had shouted and postured, and three times he had slunk away in disgrace. What rotten luck!

"Damn it! Ever since Wei Zhao transferred into this class, nothing has gone my way!" Zhong Yongliang was so furious he hurled a book at the wall. At that moment, the wall was the only thing he could vent his rage on.

"Brother Liang, just bear with it. Once Paozi comes down from the mountain, it'll be Wei Zhao's day of reckoning!" Gao Xiaofu already knew where Zhang Naipao had gone, and he was very much looking forward to Zhang Naipao's return, fully trained.

"Yeah, but the moment he showed up, even my pursuit of Gu Mengyao has gone badly, and now my relationship with her is getting worse and worse!" Zhong Yongliang said indignantly.

"That..." Those tricks from before didn't work either." Gao Xiaofu fancied himself a regular armchair strategist, specializing in underhanded schemes. "But Brother Liang, you need to hurry. We're about to graduate, and once we're in university it'll be even harder—if you two don't end up in the same department, just meeting will be difficult!"

"You're right. I need to hurry!" Zhong Yongliang nodded. "Do you have any good ideas?"

"My ideas are all useless, and I haven't come up with anything good for now!" Gao Xiaofu shook his head.

"Forget it, then. We'll think of something else!" Zhong Yongliang was equally at a loss.

When the last class of the morning ended and the lunch break was about to begin, Wei Zhao finally stood up and made to leave the classroom. Feng Xiaoxiao was overjoyed at the sight. She hurriedly signaled to Zhong Yongliang and dialed his number: "You go on ahead and clear all the other boys out of the restroom! I don't want to walk in and find someone else doing their business in there!" Receiving his instructions, Zhong Yongliang immediately took Gao Xiaofu and headed for the restroom ahead of Wei Zhao. They had to clear everyone out before Wei Zhao arrived—otherwise, if Feng Xiaoxiao walked into the men's room later and there was still someone inside, she would definitely be upset!

"Everybody out, everybody out! Get lost, all of you, now!" Zhong Yongliang didn't dare say a word to Wei Zhao, but with these students he was thoroughly overbearing. It took him only a few words before everyone in the restroom scattered...

But there are exceptions to everything. A boy with a cigarette dangling from his lips stepped out of one of the stalls and glared at Zhong Yongliang. "Hey, Liangzi, you're quite the big shot, aren't you? I'm in here smoking, and you go and drag me out?"

The one who emerged was none other than Zou Ruoming. Others might fear Zhong Yongliang, but he did not. Having been disturbed by Zhong Yongliang, he was immediately annoyed.

On any ordinary day, Zhong Yongliang really wouldn't have dared to clash head-on with Zou Ruoming, but today was different. After Zou Ruoming finished speaking, Zhong Yongliang merely curled his lip and said, "Brother Ming, Xiaoxiao has some business to take care of here in a bit. Don't say I didn't warn you—if you're willing to be a nuisance here, then stay."

"What? Xiaoxiao has business here?" Zou Ruoming was stunned. The cigarette fell from his lips with a plop onto the floor, and he didn't even bother to pick it up. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

With that, he dashed out of the restroom without another word to Zhong Yongliang.

Watching Zou Ruoming's retreating back, Zhong Yongliang smirked, borrowing the tiger's ferocity to cow the fox. Soon the restroom was completely empty. Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu stood at the doorway, one on each side, like a pair of door gods. Anyone who came to use the restroom was stopped by Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu.

When Wei Zhao reached the restroom entrance and saw Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu standing on either side, he was somewhat puzzled. "What are you two doing?"

"Nothing, nothing—we're just waiting for someone here..." Zhong Yongliang hastily replied with fawning deference. "Boss Lin, you need the restroom? Welcome, please come in!"

Wei Zhao frowned. What was wrong with those two? Even so, he stepped into the restroom. There was no one inside, and Wei Zhao instinctively grew more wary. Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu were a pair of no-good scoundrels, both of them. They had been waiting outside the restroom door, so what could they be up to?

"Hey, how's it going? Did he go in?" Feng Xiaoxiao had followed Wei Zhao to the restroom entrance, treading on his heels the whole way, except that she had hung back a little for fear he would notice he was being tailed, so she had not actually seen Wei Zhao walk into the restroom.

"Little sister Xiaoxiao, he's inside. The others in there have already been cleared out, so you can go in without worry. We'll keep watch for you!" Zhong Yongliang pounded his chest in assurance. (To be continued. If you wish to know what happens next, please log on to Qidian. More chapters are available there; support the author, support authorized reading!)