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CHAPTER 207
Bai Xiaojin was not okay with this Gu Mingzhe following him. To make things worst, he even sat with him. Bai Xiaojin decided to ignore the kid. But then, he could not take his stares.
"Why are you following me? What do you want? Look, I do not want any trouble, okay? I just want to be alone," Bai Xiaojin questioned him.
"Hold up, hold up, hold up. Who said anything about trouble and alone and whatever? I just want to seat and eat with a classmate of mine under the school's tree. Is there anything h wrong with that? Can I not seat anywhere I want to during lunch break?" Gu Mingzhe questioned back.
"Oh! No, you can seat wherever you want to," Bai Xiaojin answered and faced his food.
But he had to admit that he was comfortable with eating with or staying close to anyone during lunch break. But he also has to tolerate it. He does not own the school or the peach tree either. So he had no right to shoo anyone away from it. With these thoughts in Bai Xiaojin's mind, he opened his lunch box.
'Wow! Grandma knows how to make my afternoon,' he praised in his head.
Inside the lunch box, there was a curry egg salad sandwich, little sliced pieces of watermelon, blueberries and dark chocolate. His appetite was stimulated by a hundred per cent. Bai Xiaojin made a mental note to give her lots of hugs and kisses when he gets back home. While he was fawning over his lunch, Gu Mingzhe talked again.
"You were cool when you faced Yu Bao and Meng Jue today. It was amazing," Gu Mingzhe's eyes were full of admiration for Bai Xiaojin.
"Thanks..." Bai Xiaojin drew the thanks not sure if it was something to be proud of.
"Why do you sound like that?"
"Nothing," Bai Xiaojin shook his head.
"Anyway, can we be friends?" He asked all of a sudden.
"Why... why do you want to be my friend?"
"It's because I just want to be your friend? Also, I wanted to be your friend since you first attended school. But I noticed that you do not like being around people. But I wanted to ask you today. So what do you say? Can I be your friend?" Gu Mingzhe asked in expectation. He really wants to be friends with Bai Xiaojin.
"Why should I be your friend? For all I know, you might be like the rest of them," Bai Xiaojin questioned him.
"Urgh. I am not like the rest of them. Also, you will need someone to back you up once in a while. Like what I did today. Is that not a good reason for us to be friends?" Bai Xiaojin pondered over the matter for a while as he ate his lunch.
"Alright fine. We can be friends," Bai Xiaojin agreed.
"Really? That is great," Gu Mingzhe threw his fist into the air.
"But you can't say bad things about my mum," Bai Xiaojin placed his condition.
"I would never do that. Friends do not curse at their mothers. But can I ask you one question?" Gu Mingzhe raised a finger.
"What?"
"What they said about your mummy, is it true?"
"No, it's not. Now leave me alone. I am hungry," Bai Xiaojin picked watermelon and ate it.
"Sigh. I am Gu Mingzhe by the way," he said.
"Bai Xiaojin. Thanks for wanting to be my friend," Bai Xiaojin smiled a little and brought his hand close to Gu Mingzhe for a friendly shake.
"Yeah. Thank you for allowing me to be your friend. I look forward to knowing you more," Gu Mingzhe said like a businessman.
"Pff... Hahaha," they laughed together.
Just like that, the pair of new friends are their lunch and also talked about different things. They clicked well and Bai Xiaojin was very happy to have a friend of his age. Gu Mingzhe is the only son of his parents just like Bai Xiaojin. His father owns a reporting company while his mother was an event manager in a small-time company.
Bai Xiaojin was wowed by most of the things that his new friend told him about and it was the same for Gu Mingzhe. At the end of the break, they walked back to their class together. Bai Xiaojin could not hide his happiness. He could not wait for the close of school and his mother's work so that he would tell her about everything.
It was time for the school to close, the children began to troop out of their classes to the playground to continue playing before the arrival of their parents.
"Bai Xiaojin can I have a word with you?" Teacher Song said before he could leave the class. Gu Mingzhe and Bai Xiaojin exchange glances. They both wondered what he had done.
"Relax. You did nothing. So do not be scared," Trach3r Sing assured with a smile.
"I will go ahead. Meet me under that tree in the playground. Bye Teacher Song," Gu Mingzhe waved before he ran off.
"Come on. Let us seat down."
The two of them sat down on different chairs facing each other. Bai Xiaojin had his head lowered. He had thought that his class teacher would scold him because of what happened in the class before the lunch break.
'I wonder what that stupid Yu Bao told Teacher Song,' he thought.
"Sigh. Bay Xiaojin?!"
"Yes, teacher Song."
"How are you?"
"0_0"
"Huh?" Bai Xiaojin was confused. What was with his question?
*chuckle*
"I asked how you were? Is it wrong for a teacher to ask the kid in his class such questions?"
"No, it is not. I just... Why are you asking me that? Do you want me to relax before you drip your punishment?" Bai Xiaojin asked as he eyed his teacher suspiciously.
"What? Punishment? There is no punishment. I am not that cruel," Teacher Song said.
"Okay. Then, I am fine."
"Good. I just wanted to tell you to ignore what Yu Bao and Meng Jue said earlier. Don't let them get to you. They are just stubborn kids, okay?"
"Hmm. I know that already. As far know that it is not the truth, they are just wasting their time because they will never see me get angry or hurt by their words," Bai Xiaojin said.
Teacher Song was highly impressed by what he was hearing. For a kid, those mean 2orde that Yu Bai said should have made them cry tg3 while day and throw tantrums. But he had been observing this kid in front of him.
Throughout the rest of the day's lesson, he was quiet and attentive and... had a genuine smile. He even emerges with a friend after the lunch break. Bai Xiaojin had a strong... resolve or something like that.
"Hmmm. That is good to hear. I am happy to know that you do not care about all their harmful words. When you said you know it is not true, does it mean that you have a father? I am sorry for asking." Teacher Sing let his curiosity get the best of him and he may have hurt Bai Xiaojin in the process. But that was just his fear because, in the next second, Bai Xiaojin gave him an answer.
"No, I do not have a Daddy. But the rest talk about my mummy is not true at all. Besides, I will have a daddy very soon."
"That is great. So that will be all. You can go now. Your driver might have come for you by now," Teacher Song said.
"Okay."
"Has Yu Bao and Meng Jue apologised to you already?"
"No. Ge has not come to bother me after the lunch break."
"I knew it. That kid can never change his ways. I told him to apologise to you after I let him go for the break."
"I do not even care if he does not apologise. If he does, I will too and I do not want to apologise either," Bai Xiaojin puffed his cheeks.
"Hehehe. Alright fine. Get going now. Do not forget to do your homework and send my regards to your mother."
"Alright. Have a good day Teacher Song," Bai Xiaojin said before he walked out of the class.
Once Bai Xiaojin got to the playground, Gu Mingzhe came running to him with full speed. He panted as he got to his destination.
"What... What did Teacher Song tell you? Did he scold you?" Gu Mingzhe asked.
"No, he did not. He just told me to ignore stupid Yu Bai and his sidekick. But that is not the most surprising thing yet. He asked Yu Bao and Meng Jue to apologise but they did not," Bai Xiaojin jested.
"Really? Hahaha. You Bao would be so ashamed to do that. But it would have been funny to see him saying sorry. That will be epic. Everyone would have made fun of him for a whole week."
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