MAFIA BOY and MASK MAN: Live to Love

CHAPTER #30

Walking downstairs to the main floor of the school, Qihe saw that Suyin was following him.  Once reaching the next hall, she looked one way and then the other, before asking, "where did he go?"

Qihe snuck up on her and put his face next to hers, "why are you looking for me?"

She turned and pushed him away, so he pretended to fall.  From the ground he held his hand out to her, "help me up?"

Suyin offered her hand, but instead he pulled her to him. "Remember to pay my medical bills." Laughing he booped her nose, then left.

"It's not my fault you fell!" She shouted after him, but didn't follow.

What new game was she playing now and why suddenly want to involve him?  He was nice enough to her and treated Bohai well, so what did Suyin want?  They had a class together, but she paid more attention to the girl in front of her, than to him.  She was sticking to her usual m.o. but didn't fool him, she was up to something.  By the end of class, he was already bored and disinterested.

As Qihe walked by the class door on his way to the next one, she held out a folder to him. "You forgot your homework."

He back tracked and took the folder, "thanks, I didn't know we had any."

She held out her hand to him and requested, "running errands fee."

He gave her back the folder and asked, "do you want money..." he ducked under her outstretched arm and moved closer.  It caused her to let go of the folder, so he caught it one handed, as his other hand was braced against the wall.  Leaning in beside her ear, he finished asking, "... or me?"

Suyin couldn't help the blush, but still shoved him away using her hands braced on his shoulders. "I want favours and money."

He laughed and rose an eyebrow, questioning her answer silently.  Qihe walked down the hall and put his arm around one of his fan girls, before replying over his shoulder, "sorry you get neither."

At the end of the hall was Bohai.  He'd seen the exchange and gave his sister a warning look, to which she tossed her hair over a shoulder and sauntered away.  As Qihe approached he asked, "Boss are you signing up for the basketball tournament?"

"I didn't know there was one."

"It's for the Mooncake festival held here at the school. The first prize is two kilos of hairy crab, second prize is a tea set worth 200 yuan and the third prize is a bunch of mooncakes."

"Sure sign me up if you want. Are you playing too?"

"I don't want to make the team loose."

"Don't listen to Suyin, you're a decent player and a good guard."

"Thanks Boss.  I'll put my name in when I write down yours." Bohai grinned and added, "want me to put your twin and half-brother's names down too?"

"Not Lu He, he's busy working on a new drama, but I'll ask Xiang Shao later and we can always switch him out if there are extra people who want to join our team and he can't play that day."

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At the next class Qihe was napping at his desk, head resting on his hands.  He overheard the guys behind him talking about Suyin. "She gave me her little rubber band."

"I thought she was only into girls," his seat mate said.

"I guess she must like me very much.  And she might be bi.  Haitao from the swim team said he saw her making out with his friend Sile."

Annoyed, Qihe said over his shoulder, "you are too noisy!"

"Sorry Mafia Boy," the guys apologized immediately.