The Sick Villain Just Want to Live

A voice sounded, and the four people at the table looked up at the same time, including Zhu Tong, who distinctively did not know who this young man was.

Zhu Tong kept his polite demeanor, and asked, “Yes, is there something I can help?” 

“I came here specially to find you,” The young man smiled. He stood in place, and pulled a younger man from behind his body. “I heard that my younger brother was careless in the stairwell just this afternoon, and he accidentally splashed water on your hand. I brought him here to apologize to you.” 

“I just accidentally splashed a little bit of water on his hand…” 

“Shut up!” Seeing his younger brother’s reluctance, the young man tugged at him and said, “Why aren’t you apologizing?”

As soon as he said that, Zhu Tong saw the person behind him clearly, and his expression darkened. It’s the boy that called Zhu Tong “pretentious” before. 

Zhu Tong didn’t have a good impression of him, so naturally his expression darkened. He said directly to Shao Ming, “Let’s go.” 

Shao Ming’s eyes were slightly cold, but he still had his signature smile on his face. “Okay.”

“Hey, wait a minute,” The young man stopped him again and said, “I’m sincerely here to apologize to you…”

Just as he stretched out his hand, his wrist was suddenly gripped. Before the young man could react, his wrist was twisted, and with a “clack”, it looked like his wrist joining was misplaced. 

The young man’s pupils constricted in pain. He instinctively subtracted his pained wrist. 

Shao Ming let go of him at the same time.

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The young man stepped back and bumped into a dining table, looked at Shao Ming and yelled, “Are you crazy?!”

He lowered his head and held his wrist, then tried to move it around. Fortunately, it’s just an illusion. His wrist was fine, no misplacement whatsoever. 

Shao Ming leisurely: “Oh, I’m sorry. Just before, your younger brother suddenly attacked and frightened my deskmate. I thought you were going to do it too, so I did it subconsciously. Are you okay?” 

Zhu Tong: ” …”

‘When did I get frightened? Uh… well, I did get a little scared…’ 

Shao Ming and Zhu Tong were the focus of attention in the canteen, and many people openly stared at them, the source of commotion. 

“Aren’t those two… the Zhou brothers?” 

“Who are they?”

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“Zhou Rui and Zhou Sui belong to the school basketball team, a 2nd year and 3rd year respectively. The taller one is the older brother, Zhou Sui.” 

Zhu Tong originally didn’t plan to talk to these two people, but Shao Ming moved his hand suddenly. Hearing the discussions around him, he deduced that the brothers seemed to be quite famous in school.

Some things were better explained clearly.

Shao Ming’s insincere explanation made Zhou Rui jump out, “Shao Ming, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I start attacking him…” 

“You were holding that filthy rag before gripping my deskmate’s wrist, and was going to use that to wipe his hand. Isn’t this an attack?” Shao Ming said, pretending to be genuinely surprised by Zhou Rui’s disbelief. 

Zhou Rui choked suddenly.

Luo Suo was right behind Shao Ming, and when he heard this, he was surprised and said, “Damn! Didn’t you say that you were not careful? You took a dirty rag to wipe people’s hands? You’re trying to harm him, aren’t you?!” 

Someone beside him asked, “Didn’t you say he was just splashed with water?”

There were more voices of questioning going around, and the faces of the brother pair became a little ugly.

Zhu Tong looked at the man whose wrist was twisted by Shao Ming. Even at first glance, he never believed that Zhuo Rui wanted to apologize. He might say it like that, but he directly claimed it was an “accident” because his younger brother was “careless”.

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Zhuo Rui also fortified that claim, clarifying it as just “a little bit of water”.

What’s the point of apologizing for just “accidentally splashing a little bit of water”? What kind of apology is it, if he didn’t take accountability of his wrong-doing? Wasn’t this just making Zhu Tong sound unreasonable, making a mountain out of a molehill? 

No speck of sincerity was found in that so-called “apology”. 

He originally thought that the incident in the stairwell was an accident, but now it seemed that it was premeditated.

However, Zhu Tong was not interested in their motive. He directly said, “Your Didi is right, he just splashed some water, there’s nothing to apologize for. Since he’s not sincere, I don’t need such a grandiose apology.” 

“…” 

Zhou Sui’s wrist no longer hurts. He originally just wanted to talk to Zhu Tong by apologizing. He apologized so sincerely, so shouldn’t Zhu Tong give his senior a face and make friends with him?

Zhu Tong’s personality seems to be different from what that person told him.

Zhou Sui frowned, seeing that Zhu Tong was about to pass in front of him with his plate, he blurted out, “Actually, your Dage asked me to come to you.” 

“…” 

Zhu Tong stopped and turned to look at him. 

“My name is Zhou Sui. I’m from Class 2, Grade 3. You may not know me, but you know Qin Junhong well, right?” 

Zhu Tong paused, and asked in a deep voice, “Who did you say asked you to come?” 

“Qin Junhong, your Dage,” Seeing that Zhu Tong was finally willing to face himself squarely, Zhou Sui suddenly smiled. However, he did not notice the change in Zhu Tong’s tone, instead he gave Shao Ming a provocative look.

He had also heard all kinds of rumors about Shao Ming and Zhu Tong at school.

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So what if these two have a good relationship? So what if they’re deskmates? He’s definitely not as close as Zhu Tong’s relationship with his brother, who he grew up with. 

He approached Zhu Tong and said, “Qing Junhong asked me to take care of you at school, but I was too busy to take part in the basketball game a while ago, so I can only fulfill my promise now. Your Dage told me, you… “

“I think you made a mistake.”

“…”

Zhu Tong looked at him and said coldly, “My surname is Zhu, and I have no brother with the surname Qin. You have found the wrong person.”

The smile on Zhou Sui’s face suddenly froze. But before he could speak again, Zhu Tong walked straight to the canteen door with his plate in his hand.

Zhou Sui frowned.

‘Didn’t Qin Junhong say that Zhu Tong has a good relationship with him? But why did he react like this when hearing his brother’s name?’ 

Zhu Tong walked forward with a sullen face, feeling a surge of coldness in his heart. 

Qin Junhong found someone to take care of him in Gongshui No. 1 Middle School? How does he want to take care of him? How could he reach out to such a remote county high school?

–And most importantly… what about Xiao Xin? 

Zhu Tong became anxious for no reason. He came to the canteen to eat, so he didn’t bring his mobile phone. He hurried back to the classroom to make a phone call.

Just when he reached the gate of the canteen, a hand suddenly wrapped his shoulders, and he stopped in his tracks. 

A voice rang in his ears, “Are you going to bring the plate back to the classroom?”

Zhu Tong followed his words and lowered his head, seeing himself still holding the plate firmly. 

“…”

He turned his head to look at the person speaking next to his ear. 

Shao Ming took the plate from him, and said softly, “Wait here for a while.”

Zhu Tong stood there in a daze.

Seeing his muddle-headed state, the system readily comforted him. ‘Host, no need to worry too much. What you are worried about happened after the college entrance examination. Zhu Xin is safe now.’ 

Zhu Tong couldn’t say anything. A gust  of wind blew outside the canteen, calming his erratic heartbeat. 

‘Yes… that incident after the college entrance examination.’ 

‘Xiao Xin is not in the Zhu family’s house now.’

‘Grandpa is not like that irresponsible father. He will take good care of Xiao Xin.’

Zhu Tong wondered if he was like this because he was too sensitive. One mention of Qin Junhong was enough to send him into a spiraling mess of confusion and dread. 

As he tried to clear his mind, he angrily rubbed his forehead. 

When Shao Ming and the others came back after putting down the tray, the four of them walked to the classroom together.

On the way, Luo Suo’s eyes fell on Zhu Tong several times, but he still didn’t dare to speak in the end. He thought to himself, ‘That Qin Junhong… Who the hell is he?’

“Ge, who is that Qin Junhong you mentioned?”

In the canteen, Zhou Rui also had the same confusion.

Zhou Sui hadn’t recovered from Zhu Tong’s cold and rigid attitude just now. He simply brushed it off, and said, “Don’t worry about it.”

Zhou Rui felt dissatisfied by this non-answer. “Don’t worry about it? Yet you still asked me to get close to Zhu Tong? I hate Zhu Tong’s type the most. He’s so arrogant and thinks we’re all beneath him, and you still ask me to apologize to him? Do you think he appreciates your effort?” 

Zhou Sui said with deep eyes. “His family is rich.” 

Zhou Rui sneered. “What’s the use of being rich? Look at his short life, he can’t enjoy all that money.”

In all honesty, Zhou Sui didn’t think there was anything wrong with what his younger brother said. He looked at the direction where Zhu Tong and the others left and smiled, thinking, ‘While he can’t enjoy it, someone else can enjoy it in his place.’ 

In the Class 3 classroom, after Zhu Tong returned to his seat, he still contacted Uncle Liu. He would feel more reassured if he could monitor the people that Qin Junhong recruited. Finally, he sent a message to Zhu Xin. 

This time, Zhu Xin’s reply to the message was relatively slow. It was only after class that she replied. 

–However, just as he was about to write her a reply, his stomach suddenly had a cramp.

Zhu Tong’s body froze in conditioned reflex. After pausing for a while, he asked the system, full of uncertainty. ‘Aren’t I impervious to minor illness and injury after gaining 30% favorability?’

The system: i…you’re still at 29%, Host. That reward hasn’t been issued yet.”

Zhu Tong’s heart suddenly turned cold.

He was, indeed, 1% short! 

Still, he held on to his last hope, ‘I only took two bites.’

The system: ‘You just need one measly fall for your bone to break. You have glass skin and paper bones, please remember that.’ 

Zhu Tong painfully complained, ‘Why didn’t you remind me earlier?’

The system retorted, ‘If I reminded you, would you spit out the potatoes you ate?’ 

Because of his physical condition, Zhu Tong’s stomach ache was only caused by whether he ate spicy food or not, and there was no difference between one bite or two.

“…”

Zhu Tong was in despair.

After another spasm, the familiar pain began to spread. Zhu Tong’s heart was completely cold, and he thought, ‘It’s over…’

Meanwhile, Shao Ming felt that his deskmate was a little strange today.

No, scratch that. He’s very strange today. After returning from the canteen, he didn’t say a word.

He’s someone who usually loves to study, and yet he didn’t even do a single problem all day. Instead, he stared at his phone frequently in the first class, as if he was waiting for a news or a reply. 

After that, he stopped looking at his phone and started sleeping on his desk, all the way until the second break of the day. 

‘Are you in a bad mood?’ he wanted to ask. 

Shao Ming looked sideways at the back of his deskmate’s head, and subconsciously frowned.

‘Is it caused by those two in the canteen? He mentioned Zhu Tong’s older brother, although Zhu Tong denied their connection in the end.’ 

‘But that Qin Junhong guy must have something to do with him. If not, Zhu Tong wouldn’t react like that.’

‘If Qin Junhong was really his older brother… why did they have different surnames?’ 

Shao Ming had a guess in his mind.

At this time, a girl in the front row came over to collect their homework. She looked at Zhu Tong, who was lying on the desk with a flushed face. 

“…Zhu Tong?” The girl called softly.

Zhu Tong didn’t move.

Shao Ming turned his head to look over, his deskmate seemed to be fast asleep.

The girl saw him as if she had seen a savior, and asked in a whisper, “Well… can you give me his physics homework? It’s due today. Let’s not disturb his rest.” 

Shao Ming glanced at the book in the stack of books at the corner of Zhutong’s desk. He reached out to take out the exercise book for him.

When handing it to the girl, I suddenly heard a very low… moan?

Shao Ming suspected that he had heard it wrong. He looked down at his deskmate, asking in a hushed voice. “…Zhu Tong?”

 There was still no response.

Shao Ming’s heart tightened slightly, and he put his arms around his shoulders, trying to help him up.

Zhu Tong suddenly cried out in pain. “It hurts…”

It sounded like a low cry that had been suppressed for a long time.

Shao Ming straightened him to sit upright, and his expression changed immediately.

Zhu Tong, who had just laid down on his desk, was sweating profusely. He tightly covered his stomach with one hand, his brows were tightly knit together, and his expression contorted and his cheeks flushed red, probably from being in severe pain. 

Shao Ming took a deep breath.

The girl who came to collect homework also noticed something was wrong. She was startled, and said worriedly, “What’s wrong with him…”

Immediately, Shao Ming got up, pulled Zhu Tong’s chair back, and lowered himself to pick Zhu Tong in a princess-carry. 

Tang Nuan just turned around when she heard the movement, only to hear: “Class monitor,  please help me ask for a leave”.

Then the speaker rushed out from the classroom’s back door with his deskmate in his arms.