They are still close to me today despite their negative feelings

I looked at Chen Di. This guy had been smiling without saying a word the whole time, so he probably knew the answer.

"A classic turtle soup riddle. Ordering water instead of drinks at a bar suggests water is a necessary means. Being grateful even with a gun pointed at you suggests being frightened is also a means."

"So the answer is that the man was hiccuping and wanted a glass of water to stop it. The bartender deliberately startled him, making him stop hiccuping, so he smiled at the bartender."

"Who could have guessed that! It's such a far-fetched idea!" An Yu said, dissatisfied.

"The way to play the Turtle Soup game is not to make you guess immediately, but to refine your reasoning and get closer to the truth by using yes or no."

Chen Di looked at me and said, "But the person who asked this question certainly wasn't trying to play with the turtle soup; they were probably planning to imitate the bartender's actions, right?"

"?"

An Yu was taken aback at first, then slightly opened his mouth.

"They're deliberately trying to distract me and make me forget my headache!"

She looked at me with surprise and delight, her eyes filled with joy and excitement—not at all like someone who had just bumped their head.

"Oh, so it has this function too." I looked at Chen Di, as if I had just realized something.

"?"

"Is it true or not?"

An Yu was immediately somewhat dejected. This made Ge Lanlan, who was standing next to him, laugh out loud.

"An'an, do you think a lazy person would suddenly start playing a guessing game unless they had some ulterior motive? —Aren't you a bit too caught up in things to see them clearly?"

Who exactly has been talking about me being lazy behind my back?

"Right, Hu Dan~"

Ge Lanlan looked at Hu Dan beside her. Hu Dan seemed a little distracted, and when asked this question, a faint sadness flashed across her eyes.

"I think I'm right," she smiled and assured An Yu.

An Yu immediately cheered up again, glanced cautiously in my direction, then lowered her head shyly, shrank closer to Hu Dan, and chuckled to herself.

“But I’m just worried that she’ll blame me for hitting her head—if she wants to distract herself, she wants to distract herself from that.”

I whispered to Chen Di.

"…………" Chen Di looked at me coldly.

"Just think of it as making a kid happy."

Kids don't need all that trouble. Kids just need snacks... Hmm, from a certain perspective, An Yu and kids really don't seem to be any different.

It's best not to publish this amazing discovery for now; it's rare that this guy is behaving himself.

With that thought in mind, I walked past the school gate with them.

“Poke.”

I felt something touching my back.

"Poke!"

And then they started to exert force.

I turned around and saw Qiu Luxi appear out of nowhere, poking my back with a cat toy.

This cat toy looks so familiar—doesn't the owner mind if I just take things from the store like that?

"Hmm~"

Qiu Luxi put the cat toy back into her bag, then waved to me with a somewhat smug look on her face.

"What's wrong, Ning Ruoyu... Huh?! Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!!"

Noticing that I had stopped, Xu Xingxin turned around and looked back with me.

I quickly covered the guy's mouth. Qiu Luxi also very cleverly put the cat-ear hood on her head immediately.

"Ah, Xiao Qiu~"

Upon seeing Qiu Luxi, An Yu greeted her quietly and waved.

Qiu Luxi waved to her, then glanced around slightly before slipping between her and Ge Lanlan.

"Go back together?"

Qiu Luxi looked at me and tilted her head.

"My rented apartment is nearby, how can we go back together?"

Xu Xingxin was still struggling. I handed him over to Chen Di and smiled bitterly at Qiu Luxi, who had suddenly appeared.

"Miss, I won't even go the same way as you at the subway station."

Qiu Luxi seemed completely unprepared for this question, and her eyes momentarily looked somewhat blank.

"Aren't we going back together?"

She tilted her head, frowned as if thinking for a moment, and then revealed a somewhat sly smile.

"...I'll get lost if we don't go to the subway station together."

Great! That makes perfect sense; I almost believed it!!

"Just ten minutes," she continued, "...I finished my announcement and waited for you at the door for a long time!"

How did you know I hadn't gone home yet?

Ning Ruoxin told me that you haven't gotten home yet.

...Looks like my sister is already doing chores. Damn it, I still missed it.

Having lost my purpose of going home early, I sighed.

"Why do you insist on waiting here? Is there something you need?"

"Mm." Qiu Luxi nodded, looking at me with an air of matter-of-fact compliment.

"I want to walk home from school with my friends!"

[Next chapter preview: "You?! Me! Her! @#? You guys! @# Amusement park! @/*"]

"Godfather! Please allow me to do this for just a little while!"

In some ways, this guy is even scarier than Uncle Gold Tooth and his gang...

This is terrifying! How could these girls have come up with such a horrifying suggestion? What exactly did they go through?

"Haha, isn't that funny? Surprised? Unexpected?"

Chapter 75: Godfather Above

"What's the situation now?"

Xu Xingxin pulled me away from the girls and asked in a low voice.

"No, I should say, what's up with you, kid?!"

"How did you even know Qiu Luxi?! I can't even imagine you and Qiu Luxi being together at the same time!!"

That makes sense. Aside from club activities and part-time jobs, Qiu Luxi and I don't see each other very often in our daily lives.

Hmm... that's not very often, is it?

"And why do An Yu, Hu Dan, and the class monitor all seem to already know?"

Xu Xingxin looked at me suspiciously.

"The amusement park activities you mentioned before...could it be...?"

I looked away.

"!!!!!!"

Xu Xingxin started gesturing wildly again.

"You?! Me! Her! @#? You guys! @# Amusement park! @/*"

Good heavens, I thought An Yu was already incredibly brave in losing his ability to speak, but there's someone even more amazing than An Yu, and it even feels like symbols and characters have appeared out of thin air—whose subordinate is this?

“I know you’re excited, but you should still consider how people will look around – even if everyone knows Qiu Luxi studies at our school, she’ll still attract attention if she appears on the street.”

Fortunately, Chen Di came and restored the guy's language system.

"Squad leader 555, don't talk to me anymore, you're a traitor too..."

Even though he has regained his language skills, Xu Xingxin still seems to be holding a grudge, chattering away like a little girl.

"My two best friends are hiding from me, enjoying their youth there. And I'm stuck here, getting criticized even for uttering a complaint, sob sob..."

"Ugh, this is so annoying. I'll ask her for an autograph for you later, okay?"

"Godfather, from now on I will serve you wholeheartedly and without complaint. I will go through fire and water for you at your command!"

Xu Xingxin grabbed my hand and swore an oath to the heavens.

...Wow, I think Xu Xingxin is also a natural-born male prostitute—although he can't make a living based on his looks and talents, if he can be as submissive to those rich women as he is now and practice steel wool diligently, he can probably shine in our industry in his own time.

Seeing Xu Xingxin fawning over me with a smile and putting his arm around my shoulder, I tried to push his face away as he tried to get closer.

How should I trick Qiu Luxi into giving me an autograph later...? Maybe put a carbon paper under the exam paper or something?

Just as I was still thinking, Granlan called out to us.

"Hey guys over there, wanna come over and play Truth or Dare?"

"No..." "Yes!!!"

Xu Xingxin and I exchanged a glance.

"Godfather! Please allow me this much time!" He looked at me pleadingly, "This might be my only chance in this lifetime to play games with my idol... Please, please!!!"

Damn it, what a rebellious son!

I looked at Chen Di next to me, and Chen Di shrugged.

Xu Xingxin gritted his teeth.

"I'll cover all your chicken legs for this semester, all three meals a day!"

"...Going to such lengths?!" I exclaimed in shock. "Do you even have enough money for food...? My son, why are you putting your godfather in such a difficult position!"

"None of your business! Even if I die, I'll put that chicken leg in your bowl!" Xu Xingxin said viciously. "And godfather, don't think I'm stupid. If those girls see you're not playing, do you think we'll still have a chance to play? ...Even Chen Di didn't have a chance!"

"Why are you dragging me into this? You guys are really something." Chen Di said helplessly, caught in the crossfire.

"...Please, godfather, this is my lifelong dream!" Xu Xingxin said, tugging at my arm.

I feel nauseous.

"Alright, alright, for the sake of the chicken leg..."

In some ways, this guy is even scarier than Uncle Gold Tooth and his gang...

Oh, and by the way, afterwards his way of giving me chicken legs as an extra treat every meal was—he'd go to his friends, and if he saw anyone who had ordered chicken legs, he'd snatch them away. He'd then hand them to me, bruised and battered, after the chase was over.

—The legend of the "terrifying chicken leg man" in the cafeteria circulated for a whole semester.

……

"Huh? You guys really came to play?"

When she saw that we were actually coming side by side, Grandma was actually a little surprised.

"What?! You're not just messing with me, are you?!"

Xu Xingxin said viciously.

Goodness, in order to play games with his idol, he even bossed around girls he used to like.

Should we call him a disgrace or a role model in the world of sycophants? That's a profound question.

"No, we just didn't expect Ning Ruoyu to come and visit."

Ge Lanlan was completely unaffected and spoke calmly.

"?"

"Because Ning Ruoyu is very lazy," Ge Lanlan said, smiling at my puzzled expression.