Chapter 28: DOLORE

Dolore: pain, distress, sorrow, grief; con dolore: with sadness.

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Yang Liu didn't feel like listening to the teacher in front of the class. He was a top student who usually always paid attention to the lecture, and he usually listening to the teacher's lecture earnestly while taking some notes in his book.

But, he was in a bad mood this afternoon. Moreover, it was already the last period, so he had a hard time concentrating. It was normal, though. Other students probably were the same as him.

But, why did Yang Liu suddenly had a bad mood? The culprit of his rotten mood was none other than Zhou Yongliang. His words in the library earlier kept haunting him.

["I like you, and I will never get bored to stare at you for the rest of my life."]

He had heard the same words before. Quite precisely. He had heard a sentence that was the same as what Zhou Yongliang said to him today.

'How could the strange boy copy and paste a sentence that I heard two years ago? I had almost forgotten everything, but that crazy kid carelessly opened the old wound that I tried to bury deeply. Was it just a coincidence?' Yang Liu had a monologue in his mind.

There were so many questions, but those questions remained in his mind without getting a certain answer. The tall student felt dizzy thinking about that, and he could only sigh as he tried to neutralize the pain in his chest.

Yang Liu finally shifted his eyes off the History teacher upfront, then turned to the window beside him. The windows with aluminum frames in the school were large, perhaps half the height of the walls. A good design for circulating sunlight, but also bad as students sometimes chose outside the window and ignored the teacher's explanation. Just like what Yang Liu did today.

The window directly led to the front yard of the school. From the third floor where he was currently having a class, Yang Liu could see the rows of cars starting to fill the front yard of the school. Soon, the last period would be over, so it was only natural that pick-up cars for students would start arriving.

Yang Liu's thick eyebrows suddenly plunged as he saw a sedan-type car moving through the gate and parked in a section of the school's front yard. Even though he couldn't see the license plate, Yang Liu was sure that he recognized the black car.

'Is he coming again?' The handsome student wondered in his mind.

When he was still busy thinking about the owner of the black sedan, the school bell suddenly rang, indicating that it was time to go home. Some students finally woke up and yawned lazily. Yeah, they fell asleep during the class. They were lucky that the teacher didn't notice them.

Yang Liu could breathe a sigh of relief that school finally over. It was a long and tiring day. His skinny hands started packing his belongings into his backpack. He would go straight home after this.

After he was done with his belongings, Yang Liu got up from his seat and started walking to the class door. When he walked past Zhou Yongliang's desk, he glanced at the boy for a moment, but the boy was still busy with his things on the desk. Yang Liu ignored it and continued walking to the door.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yongliang just finished packing his belongings to his yellow backpack when he felt a light pat on his left shoulder. He looked up and frowned when he saw Ren Weisheng standing beside him.

"I'm sorry," the shorter boy suddenly apologized. "I have reasons why I'm against your feelings for Yang Liu. I need time, Zhou Yongliang. Please give me some more time to convince myself that everything will be fine, that you will be fine with Yang Liu."

Zhou Yongliang blinked innocently. He couldn't understand what was the meaning of Ren Weisheng's statement. He couldn't guess what was on the short boy's mind right now.

But, the cheerful boy chose to brush off his confusion as he smiled sweetly at the shorter boy. He got up from his seat and hugged Ren Weisheng tightly. "I understand, gege. You don't need to apologize," he said in a sincere tone.

Chen Guangli and Huang Bo smiled seeing the sweet scene in front of them.

"I was moved," Chen Guangli said dramatically while touching his chest. "But, I will go home first, okay? Someone is waiting for me in the parking lot."

Zhou Yongliang and Ren Weisheng immediately released their hugs and looked at Chen Guangli lazily.

"Yes, you are the only one who is not single among us, so it's natural that you will go home with a certain someone every day," Ren Weisheng responded sarcastically.

Chen Guangli was not angry at the sarcastic Ren Weisheng and instead, he pinched Ren Weisheng's chubby cheeks. "Chill, Ren Weisheng. There are many beautiful girls out there who may want to date you. But, if there's no one, you can still fish in this school. There are a lot of handsome boys who are crazy about the sexy Ren Weisheng here."

Ren Weisheng immediately removed Chen Guangli's hands from his cheek and hit his shoulder hard. "Damn you, Chen Guangli!" He bluffed fiercely, but then he lowered his head sadly. "I actually still have feelings for someone here, but..." He looked back at Chen Guangli with a sad gaze. "It's better if I just give up."

"Weisheng likes someone here? How come I don't know about that? Who is that person, Weisheng? Why didn't you tell me before, huh?" The innocent Huang Bo suddenly chimed in.

Before Huang Bo forced Ren Weisheng to reveal his secret, Chen Guangli first intervened, "I don't think it's the right time. Am I right, Ren Weisheng ?" He patted Ren Weisheng's head understandingly. "Ah, I've been chatting with you guys for too long. Fang Xing will definitely get angry. I will go first, alright? See you tomorrow!"

Chen Guangli immediately ran away from the three guys.

Zhou Yongliang finally took the initiative to embrace Ren Weisheng's shoulders. "Today is quite tiring, huh? We better hurry home," he said.

Ren Weisheng and Huang Bo finally nodded, and the three of them walked out of the classroom.

After walking for a few minutes, the three of them finally arrived at the front yard of the school.

"Damn, my driver can't pick me up today! The car engine suddenly won't start," Ren Weisheng grumbled as his eyes continued to focus on the cell phone in his hand.

"Calm down, Weisheng." Huang Bo, who walked beside him, patted his tense shoulder. "I can take you home today. My brother comes to pick me up."

Ren Weisheng's eyes shined as he nodded rapidly.

Huang Bo then turned to Zhou Yongliang, who was walking on the other side of Ren Weisheng. "You should go home with us too, Yongliang. I want to know where you live," he said to the brown-haired boy.

"No need, Huang Bo," the tall student immediately rejected the offer. "You just go home with Ren Weisheng. I live very far away from here. I also have to work right away, so I can't invite you to stop by."

The blonde guy was a little disappointed, but he still smiled. There was no point in forcing Zhou Yongliang, anyway.

"Huang Bo!" A tall guy called the owner of the name.

Huang Bo's eyes widened in surprise, then he immediately dragged Ren Weisheng and Zhou Yongliang running towards the figure, who was standing by his sedan.

"Sorry, gege. We were having fun chatting in the class. Have you waited for so long, gege?"

The figure, who turned out to be Hwang Jihyuk, grunted irritably. "I was already here five minutes before the bell rang, you brat!"

Zhou Yongliang chuckled with amusement at the interaction between the two brothers, but when his ears heard the familiar sound of a certain motorbike, he then turned to the direction where the sound was coming. He could see a student on a black motorbike speeding toward the gate.

"Yang Liu, be careful on your way home!" Suddenly he shouted while waving his hand as the black motorbike sped past the gate.

The scream made Ren Weisheng and Huang Bo roll their eyes, but Hwang Jihyuk furrowed his brows.

"You know Yang Liu?" Huang Bo's older brother asked Zhou Yongliang, who seemed to be very enthusiastic all of a sudden.

Zhou Yongliang suddenly lowered his hand and turned to look at Hwang Jihyuk. "Um... yes, gege. We are in the same class, so of course, know each other."

"Liar!" Huang Bo suddenly exclaimed. "Yongliang does not only know Yang Liu, gege. Yongliang likes him! Zhou Yongliang likes Yang Liu!"

Zhou Yongliang's face turned red hearing how his friend teased him in front of his brother. He even covered his chili sauce-like face with his palms.

On the other hand, Hwang Jihyuk was stunned by his younger brother's words. He continued to look at Zhou Yongliang with sorrowful gaze.

Ren Weisheng, who had been silent for a long time, seemed to have noticed the change in Hwang Jihyuk's expression. His brows furrowed when he accidentally saw Hwang Jihyuk's hands clenched into fists at his sides. 'What's wrong with Hwang Jihyuk gege?' He asked himself.

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