Chapter 76 – Tang Tang is in danger

Today, the basketball team had a friendly match against the team from the neighboring sports school.

Tang Qing had been repeatedly reminded by Lu Bei to come and watch him shine on the court.

So now he was sitting obediently in the front row of the audience stands.

“Wow!!!”

Amidst the crowd’s cheers, Lu Bei made a spectacular three-point shot, dominating the game with every strand of his hair exuding confidence.

After scoring the crucial point, he completely ignored his teammates who wanted high-fives, turning instead to Tang Qing in the crowd. He proudly raised his chin, pretended to wipe sweat, and lifted a corner of his jersey to reveal his toned and sexy abs.

“Ah, the school grass’s abs!!” The girls were all excited, nudging each other in excitement.

“Is the school grass looking at me?” A girl shyly covered her face, glancing at Lu Bei.

“Sister, wake up a bit, he’s definitely looking at the School Flower.” Another girl, under the influence of the school grass’s charm, managed to maintain some rationality.

Tang Qing lifted his head, but suddenly had his eyes covered by Tang Bo.

Beside him, his brother frowned, watching the peacock-like athlete and impatiently remarked, “In public, barely dressed, it’s just too much!”

Lu Bei noticed that his Tang Tang couldn’t see his abs, his expression darkened, and he let go of his jersey, throwing himself fiercely into the game, playing even more aggressively.

The students from the opposing basketball team secretly complained about the school grass from the neighboring school. Why was he showing off like this? It was just a friendly match, was it necessary to go this far…

With a shooting motion, the watching girls were pleasantly surprised to discover that the school grass, perhaps due to his exaggerated movements, “accidentally” revealed his abs with every move.

The girls were mesmerized, paying no attention to the basketball game itself.

Tang Bo rolled his eyes at the sight.

Did he really think he couldn’t see through this little trick?

By the second half, unable to stand the strategic show-off of abs on the basketball court, and with the additional hassle of transferring schools, Tang Bo decided to leave early.

A boy sat in Tang Bo’s vacated seat.

Tang Qing glanced over and saw the boy, who appeared quite handsome, staring straight at the court, licking his lips.

Tang Qing found this person somewhat strange. He turned his gaze back to the court, focusing on the game.

“I know you, Tang Qing. You and Lu Bei are quite popular on your school’s forum,” the boy next to him suddenly spoke.

“I’m really curious to ask, are you really just friends as you claim on the forum?”

Tang Qing glanced at the person, speculating that he was one of Lu Bei’s admirers. He was used to such questions about their relationship from both males and females.

“Yes, we are friends,” Tang Qing answered in a calm tone.

“You claim to be friends on the surface, but in reality, you’re the person that others like but can’t get, and you keep them around you, you’re feeling proud inside, right? Lu Bei is all about you, don’t you feel a sense of accomplishment?”

The person’s words were sharp, and Tang Qing looked at him for two seconds before deciding not to bother responding.

“Tang Qing, I just want to have a nice chat with you. Don’t you think your high and mighty attitude is a bit arrogant?”

The boy was none other than Tan Yifan, who had crossed paths with Lu Bei at the hot springs. After being rejected that day, he couldn’t forget about Lu Bei. Later, he investigated Lu Bei’s school and found this handsome and pretty student beside him.

Seeing Tang Qing not answering, Tan Yifan assumed he was feeling guilty and vented his frustrations and jealousy towards Lu Bei on Tang Qing:

“But no matter how you act all high and mighty, it’s useless. I can see it. Lu Bei is straight as a ruler. No matter how you pretend to be pure and innocent, it’s all just a one-man show.”

Tang Qing realized that this person was quite mentally off.

He couldn’t be bothered to deal with Tan Yifan, so he stood up, ready to leave his seat.

Tan Yifan reflexively reached out and grabbed Tang Qing, about to continue humiliating him.

“Ah!”

At that moment, amidst the crowd’s gasps, a basketball flew straight and hit Tan Yifan’s arm, which he was using to pull Tang Qing with such force that it left a large bruise. The impact propelled him to sit on the ground, gasping for air, his arm numb with pain.

The pain from the impact made him feel a sourness in his nose, and his head buzzed.

He even suspected that his hand was broken.

Looking up towards the court, he saw Lu Bei leaving his teammates, walking over with a dark expression on his face.

Tan Yifan felt a sudden chill in his heart.

He admitted that Lu Bei, with his intimidating aura, was exuding a dominant vibe at that moment, a type that was very appealing to him.

But as he watched the fury in the boy’s eyes coming towards him, his legs couldn’t help but go weak.

“Why were you pulling Tang Qing?” Lu Bei bent down, looking down at Tan Yifan sitting on the ground with eyes as sharp as ice, “Can’t you see he doesn’t want you to touch him?”

Tan Yifan was momentarily stunned, his mouth agape, but he dared not speak.

“Tang Qing doesn’t like the same sex, much less someone like you who’s all show and no substance.” Lu Bei raised his foot and forcefully kicked the boy’s shoulder, the impact pinning him down to the ground.

“Get lost, don’t let me see you harassing him again.”

Tang Qing figured Lu Bei must have misunderstood this person’s intentions as pursuing him.

He tugged at Lu Bei’s sleeve, saying, “Don’t hit him, he’s just one of your admirers, let’s go.”

Lu Bei couldn’t control himself when faced with such situations. He was worried that if Lu Bei erupted in front of everyone and caused harm, it would affect his academic life. So he quickly pulled the person away.

Lu Bei immediately left the basketball game, his face dark, and left the court with Tang Qing.

Tan Yifan remained seated on the ground, staring at the footprint on his shoulder.

He couldn’t believe that Lu Bei didn’t recognize him at all and thought he was pursuing Tang Qing. This realization left him feeling deeply humiliated.

As they walked along a less crowded path, Tang Qing held Lu Bei’s hand and headed towards the dormitory.

After a while, seeing Lu Bei silent and still visibly upset, Tang Qing shook his hand gently and softly said, “Don’t be upset.”

Lu Bei still looked grim, “That person held your hand.”

Tang Qing explained, “A-Bei, that person likes you and was trying to ask me about our relationship.”

“I thought he was trying to pursue you.” Lu Bei, recalling something, spoke angrily and unwillingly, “Why are there so many people trying to get close to my Tangtang?”

Tang Qing scratched his hand again and coaxed, “No, not many people want to get close to me, I only have you by my side.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Bei felt a bit happier and took the opportunity to make a request, “Then comfort me.”

Tang Qing pursed his lips and stopped in his tracks.

Lu Bei also stopped, looking at him expectantly.

Seeing that there was no one around, Tang Qing walked up to Lu Bei, reached out to hug him, patted his back gently, and said softly, “Don’t be upset, don’t be upset.”

After that, he gently nestled his head against Lu Bei’s chin, rubbing against his neck like a kitten.

From childhood to now, his Tangtang only used this move.

But it always worked like a charm on Lu Bei.

Lu Bei’s lips curved into a smile as he hugged the person in his arms, inhaling the faint scent of orchids from him.

His Tangtang, no matter how many bottles of shower gel he changed, always smelled of his favorite scent, incredibly pleasant.

The next day, Lu Bei had an exam and was studying in the library in the evening.

Tang Qing was alone in the laboratory conducting experiments. Some data points just weren’t coming out right, and before he knew it, it was past eleven o’clock.

Finally achieving the correct value, he contentedly returned the little mice to their cages.

For some reason, although he usually attracted small animals, the little mice in the laboratory always seemed particularly afraid of him.

As he reached the door to leave, he found it locked.

What was going on?

“99, what’s wrong with this door?” Tang Qing was startled, calling out to System 99.

System 99 checked the playback and worriedly said: [The person who bothered you while the villain was playing basketball in the morning, Tan Yifan, locked the door a few minutes ago.]

At this point, even the security guards had gone off duty.

“Why would he do that?” Tang Qing was truly puzzled.

[That person is jealous of you and isn’t a good person. He’s called others over, host, you should hide quickly.] System 99 expressed concern.

Tang Qing didn’t understand why Tan Yifan had called other people over. Did he want them to fight him?

Regardless, he still wanted to find a place to hide. He was familiar with these laboratories, and he walked to the furthest one. The door to this particular laboratory was designed in a peculiar way, making it hard to notice at first glance.

Normally, students would joke that it was like the “Room of Requirement” in Harry Potter, blending seamlessly with the wall. Without careful observation, it was hard to find.

He opened the door and hid behind a cabinet inside.

Before long, he heard someone opening the main door and entering.

“I heard that little brat say he bribed the security here, got the key, and locked up a pretty boy here. Today we’ll have some fun with him,” said the person who had gone to the hot springs with Tan Yifan.

Another person couldn’t help but ask, “Bro, is he really that good-looking? Even if he’s just average, it’s not easy for us to come here as a group.”

“He’s good-looking. I saw him that day, even more beautiful than a girl,” the person said, taking out his phone from his pocket and scrolling through it. “Look, their school forum has photos. Isn’t he more beautiful than our school’s beauty queen?”

The other two came over to take a look. Although the photos were taken sneakily, they could still see the young man’s red lips, white teeth, and delicate features.

They were all amazed.

Excitedly, they started searching around the laboratory.

Tang Qing could roughly guess what was happening.

Silently, he took out his phone and sent a text message to Lu Bei.

Feeling a bit scared, he tucked himself entirely into the cabinet, not daring to make a sound.

Due to the partition materials used for the physics experiments in the building, the signal was very weak, and the message couldn’t be sent out, just spinning in circles.