Actually, Erzhong's students didn't know the legendary 'school tyrants' all that well.
Although He Zhao and Xie Yu both had bad reputations, it was not often that one would actually run into them. Most people had only heard a load of rumors and their strongest impressions of the two big bros were from the blurry candid photos on the school forum.
Less than a week after the anniversary celebration, the threads on the school forum concerning the two of them gained another dozen posts.
At first, the tone of the new posts had been quite normal. "School anniversary celebration videos, HQ! The blood banks are empty." "The two of them are way too good-looking." "Damn, just look at Xie Yu's waist."
As the posts went on, they sounded more and more like CP posts.
During lunch break, the Coolest Guy Group in the Universe put their heads together and carefully scrolled through the school forum.
"Hao-zi, look at this one." Luo Wenqiang scrolled downward on his phone screen and quietly read aloud, "Remember the red string on He Zhao's wrist when he did the opening? Look at 3:15. Surprise there for you."
3:15 was the timestamp of He Zhao and Xie Yu high-fiving. A red string was showing on Xie Yu's wrist, too. Someone had magnified the image and it looked like the same bracelet.
Liu Cunhao now remembered the idiocy he had spewed before.
Bracelet charms to guarantee passing the exams?
......
Pass, my ass.
Liu Cunhao rubbed his forehead and steadied himself, then said, "Reply to the thread, now! Tell them everyone in Class 2.3 has one of those bracelets and it's nothing special. Don't let them read too much into it."
Luo Wenqiang said, "This excuse of yours is really..."
Wan Da: "......"
That evening, they squatted outside the multi-purpose building and chatted for an hour. They all thought this was unexpected, but within reason. They had joked before that if He Zhao and Xie Yu kept being gay with each other then sooner or later something would really happen, but none of them had expected things to happen so fast.
They were the first couple in Class 2.3 and their situation was rather special, at that.
Liu Cunhao and the others discussed it and decided unanimously that since He Zhao and Xie Yu hadn't said anything, they would pretend not to know about this for the time being and also try to help them hide it.
Xie Yu had planned to sleep during lunch break, but he hadn't shut his eyes for very long before he opened them again. His gaze swept the front row, across the back of Luo Wenqiang's head, then landed on the corridor outside the window. He muttered, "Not again."
There were always several girls hanging around outside Class 3's doorway. Now, the girls numbered in the double digits and came during every break between class periods.
A few days ago, several very bold girls had held up their phones and taken candid photos. Xie Yu had gone straight up to them and told them to delete the photos. He had said, through the window, without any mercy at all: "Delete them."
The girls were so scared they nearly dropped their phones on the ground.
"What's the matter?" He Zhao was doodling on a piece of paper. Halfway through a calculation, he put down his pen and turned to look at Xie Yu, reaching out to knock on his side of the desk. "...Too noisy?"
