The Sickly Villain Only Wants to Survive

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Thinking to himself, Yuan Shaozhao looked at Xia Yang and directly asked, "This Zhu Tong, I heard you know him?"

"......"

Xia Yang was feeling a bit sour inside. Hearing Yuan Shaozhao's voice, he managed to control himself from losing his composure.

Xia Yang replied, "Their family has business dealings with mine. We met once at a banquet."

Yuan Shaozhao asked in confusion, "Once?"

"Yes." Xia Yang nodded. "Zhu Tong has been in poor health since childhood and often stays in the hospital. Uncle Zhu rarely takes him out. He usually hardly leaves the house. I don't understand why Uncle Zhu would let him come this time..."

He displayed a look of worried confusion.

Yuan Shaozhao suddenly laughed.

What was there to not understand?

A sickly child who treats the hospital as his home, unable to lift anything, and can collapse at any moment, is sent to this county far away from City A, likely to fend for himself.

He probably isn't valued much at home either.

He was originally concerned about whether Xia Yang would attract unwanted trouble for Zhu Tong when school started.

But now it seemed he was overthinking it.

So many days had passed, and no one had come to find him regarding Zhu Tong's incident.

Even if someone wanted to investigate, those thugs still at the police station were relying on him to bail them out and would never dare to expose him.

There was nothing to worry about.

As long as he didn't touch Zhu Tong for the time being.

Thinking of this, he looked at Xia Yang again.

Xia Yang was gazing at Shao Ming, who was sitting with his back to him by the window.

Even after being rejected, Xia Yang still seemed reluctant to part with him.

Yuan Shaozhao's eyes darkened as he watched the person enjoying boiled fish, grinding his teeth.

Shao Ming, you're finished.

The three people who were happily enjoying their dinner didn't notice that two others were passing by outside.

After finishing the meal and leaving the restaurant, Zhu Tong felt in good spirits.

He looked at the system interface, which seemed unchanged, but the progress bar had increased by 1%. Although he didn't understand, he was greatly shocked.

His favorability had actually increased.

Even if it was just 1%.

But even a mosquito's leg is still meat!

[The phrase "但即使是蚊子的腿也是肉 (dàn jí shǐ shì wén zi de tuǐ yě shì ròu)" translates to "But even a mosquito's leg is still meat" in English. It is a Chinese idiom that means that even small or insignificant things have value. The idiom highlights the idea that one should appreciate even the smallest gains or benefits, as they can still be of worth.]

All his emotions were reflected on his face, and seeing that the person who had looked dispirited during the meal was now obviously in a good mood, Shao Ming was equally astonished.

Could it be that this person had seemed lethargic not because of poor exam results, but because he was hungry?

The two exchanged puzzled looks as they returned to school.