Zhou Lin felt like he had suffered an industrial injury and demanded that Mo Leyang pay him for mental damages. However, after reaching out, he realized that Mo Leyang probably wanted to kill him even more, so he silently withdrew his hand.
“What do you plan to do? Continue living here, or change dorms?”
In this kind of situation, it was highly unlikely they could continue living together. Zhou Lin just asked casually; he knew Mo Leyang’s temperament all too well. If they really continued to stay together, Gu Shize would end up disabled, if not dead.
He would also have to help with the “after-sales service” and act as free labor. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
Unsurprisingly, Mo Leyang replied, “Do you still think his life is too long?”
“Not really,” Zhou Lin reminded him. “But based on my understanding of the Gu family, after that punch of yours, a feud has likely been settled. That old man from the Gu family has never been easy to talk to. If it weren’t for your family’s old man being around, he would have tried to rule Yancheng single-handedly long ago.”
The Gu family was one of the four major families in Yancheng, alongside the Mo family, the Zhou family, and the Zhao family.
The strength of the four families was roughly equal, maintaining a system of mutual checks and balances. However, this was only on the surface. If one were to compare true foundational strength, the Gu family was naturally a step below the Mo family.
This was also why the Gu family didn’t dare to have an open falling out with the Mo family. They might occasionally pull some small stunts behind the scenes, but they generally wouldn’t go too far; they always had to give Mo Yuncheng a bit of face.
But this time, since Mo Leyang had hit Gu Shize, the situation was completely different.
“Later, send the video directly to the old man. You don’t need to say much else.”
“No need to explain either?”
As soon as Zhou Lin said this, he realized his mistake. Mo Yuncheng was an old fox; why would he need an explanation for something so obvious? “Alright then, I’ll send it to your old man in a bit.”
The two of them headed straight downstairs from the dormitory, intending to take a taxi to a hotel. Just as they walked out of the school gates, they saw Bai Nanxing standing outside, seemingly waiting for someone.
The temperature was very low at night. Bai Nanxing was wearing a black overcoat with a brown scarf wrapped around his neck. His cheeks were slightly flushed from the cold, and his expression was visibly unhappy, tinged with a bit of gloom.
The whole person looked like a fragile broken doll, easily arousing pity in others.
Zhou Lin froze for a moment, then nudged Mo Leyang with his elbow. “It’s your little sister-in-law. Aren’t you going up to say hello?”
Mo Leyang looked over with a smile.
Zhou Lin immediately changed his tune. “But then again, you nearly got into a fight with Gu Shize in the dorm—correction, you one-sidedly thrashed Gu Shize—and that post has already spread through the campus forum. How can he look like nothing happened? I don’t believe he doesn’t browse the school forum.”
Perhaps because Zhou Lin’s voice was too loud or the gaze directed at him was too intense, Bai Nanxing turned around and discovered the two of them standing behind him.
A flash of astonishment crossed his face, but he quickly recovered. Since they had run into each other, he had to offer a greeting.
“Senior,” Bai Nanxing called out softly.
Zhou Lin smiled and waved in response, walking over slowly. “It’s so late, where is our little junior heading?”
Bai Nanxing glanced at Mo Leyang and noticed he had come out wearing pajamas, with only a jacket thrown over them. His hair was still a bit damp, but even in such casual attire, Mo Leyang still carried an air of high-class elegance.
However, compared to the Zhou Lin next to him, Bai Nanxing was puzzled as to why Mo Leyang had come out in pajamas. It didn’t fit Mo Leyang’s style as a noble young master at all.
“I’m going back home. What about you, seniors?”
Zhou Lin said, “Something a little unpleasant happened today, so the two of us plan to stay at a hotel for a few days.”
Did he have a fight with his roommate?
Rich people really are willful; if they don’t want to stay, they just go straight to a hotel.
But this had nothing to do with him, Bai Nanxing.
“Is that so? Are you seniors calling a car yourselves, or waiting for someone to pick you up?”
Zhou Lin said, “If we were waiting for someone, we wouldn’t have come downstairs so quickly.”
True.
It was obvious they were in a hurry to leave.
Bai Nanxing had nothing more to say and kept his eyes forward, continuing to wait for his car.
Beside him, Mo Leyang suddenly leaned into his ear and spoke: “Little junior, the school forum is very exciting today. Have you seen it?”
Bai Nanxing stiffened for a moment, then lowered his eyes and said through gritted teeth, “Senior, I don’t look at the forum. I don’t know what exciting things have happened.”
“It’s fine, I can tell you,” Mo Leyang said with a light laugh. “People on the forum are saying that I haven’t even been at school for two days and you’ve already seduced me into bed with you. They say you’re quite shameless. They also asked how you managed to be so good at seducing men and said they want to learn from you.”
Bai Nanxing gritted his teeth, finally letting go as he looked up at him. “And what about you, Senior? Do you think I’m that kind of person?”
This face looked both pure and seductive; his fair complexion made his lip color seem even more vividly red, like a delicious cherry that could drive people mad with obsession.
He certainly had the capital to seduce people.
Mo Leyang thought so in his heart.
And he made no attempt to hide this thought. He smiled and said, “I think—what if I feel that you, little junior, are exactly that kind of person?”
As expected.
Bai Nanxing had long guessed that Mo Leyang would say this and wasn’t surprised at all. “Is that so?”
“Is it not?”
“If I say it isn’t, you won’t believe me anyway, Senior. Am I right?”
Mo Leyang didn’t deny it.
Bai Nanxing lowered his head and stared ahead, no longer arguing with Mo Leyang. Some things are what they are if you believe them to be, and if you don’t believe they aren’t, no matter how much the person explains, they still won’t be.
There was absolutely no need to waste time explaining.
Zhou Lin felt the atmosphere was too awkward and changed the subject. “Oh, right, I forgot to ask earlier. If you’re going home, wouldn’t it have been fine to let Uncle Wu drive you back to the Bai family earlier? Why did you make a special trip back to school before going?”
If he could have avoided going back, Bai Nanxing would have died before returning.
He smiled bitterly and said, “My father has something he needs me to come home for, so I had to come back.”
Zhou Lin still felt confused. “If there was something, why didn’t he just tell you directly while he was at the Mo house?”
Why didn’t he say it? Naturally, it was because Mo Yuncheng was there, and Bai Yi was scared out of his wits; how would he dare to act out?
Bai Nanxing pretended not to know anything and shook his head. “I’m not sure. But it must be something important. It’s the weekend now, so it won’t interfere with anything.”
Zhou Lin wanted to ask for more details, but the ride-hail car Bai Nanxing had booked had already arrived at the school gate. At this moment, the driver was waving at Bai Nanxing.
“Seniors, I’m leaving now.”
Zhou Lin could only wave goodbye. “Little junior, be careful on the road.”
After he left, Zhou Lin said with a slight sense of disappointment, “I didn’t get any information out of him. This little junior is quite tight-lipped. I’ll have to probe again next time.”
As for why Bai Nanxing had been called home, Zhou Lin and Mo Leyang would find out everything on Monday.