
"She's really satisfying you, isn't she?" ask Yu Bin. He was enjoying the bread.
"Lumayan," Zhuo Xia replied.
"Do we also have to give them this school assignment?" zhuo Xia asked pointing at the piled up paper before him.
"No. It's Master Yuan's duty, " replied Yu Bin.
Zhuo Xia nodded. He was busy with his i-pad. The company's affairs in Shadow City were still under his control. In recent days he has also been busy arresting corrupt officials. And new problems also present. Fugitives who have been imprisoned so far also many who run away.
He's massaging his temple. "The death of the Legendary King really made them brave," Zhuo Xia said.
Yu Bin glanced at him. "really. Their Combat Organization was also hiding. We really have to settle this by ourselves" replied Yu Bin.
After a while, there was no more conversation between them. Yu Bin is already focusing on his computer, Zhuo Xia is still focusing on his i-pad.
*
Today's afternoon was pretty blistering. Every student in the training arena was scrambling to buy a cold drink in the cafeteria. They have finished the test and the results will be announced in 30 minutes.
Ling, Liam, and Su Qiang were sitting at the end of the canteen. They ordered cold drinks and snacks. Liam had invited Su Qiang to join since he left the classroom.
"Ling, your genius is terrible. Why have you been hiding it all this time? You can be an heir without competing" said Liam.
Ling did not respond. He put on a headset and put his head to sleep. While Liam was clucking.
"Su Qiang, how many were your scores?" ask Liam who doesn't care about Ling.
"I don't know. I was too nervous earlier," Su Qiang replied lowered his head.
"What's wrong. We'll know the result later" Liam said calmly.
Su Qiang smiled gently at Liam. Today he wears glasses Liam gave him. He also tied his hair. He doesn't look as geeky as before.
"Do you want to come to my house? My homemade pastry is very tasty," Su Qiang asked timidly.
Liam's eyes sparkled at the word pastry. "Cake dry? Perfect fit! I really like that" Liam replied.
"Alright I will prepare a lot of pastries" Su Qiang said.
A few minutes later the bell rang. Ling, Liam, and Su Qiang entered the classroom. Same with the students in the cafeteria.
"Why do they see me that way?" asked Ling who was feeling uneasy because of the strange gazes from the people.
"And I told you, your genius is terrible," replied Liam who was taken in agreement by Su Qiang.
Ling snorted sebal. He doesn't like being the center of attention. Moreover, he still wanted to hide his strength. He did not want his enemies to be wary of him. There are still many unresolved grudges.
Before long, two women entered the classroom. They brought quite a number of stars this time around. The students who saw this really wished they could have one star.
"Chen Ling, Luo Wuzhou, and Lu Yan please come forward," Yu Bin said.
The three summoned people immediately advanced. They are ready to receive the stars. Ling with a lazy step forward. He breathed many times while walking.
Zhuo Xia gave one star to Lu Yan, two stars to Wuzhou, and three stars to Ling. They both graduated, but with vastly different grades.
Next, Yu Bin announced the test results. Zhuo Xia was in charge of distributing stars. This time there were ten people who graduated, including Liam and Su Qiang. The ten people immediately came forward and received their stars.
"It's nice to work with you guys" Yu Bin said, ending the class today. He and Zhuo Xia left the classroom.
*
Su Qiang was in the kitchen right now. He was busy making the pastry dough he had promised Liam. Ling and Liam were in the garden behind his house.
Su Qiang's house was quite spacious. But his parents had not yet hired helpers and guards. During this time, it was Su Qiang who cleaned the house, cooked, and took care of the garden. His parents were busy working in the office and Su Qiang was only alone at home.
Because from childhood already live a simple life, suddenly becoming rich does not make it change. He remains humble. It also makes him easily bullied while at school.
"I'm coming home" said someone from outside. From his voice he was a man. Su Qiang hurriedly opened the door.
"Dad," she said.
Father ignored him. He directly entered the house without even glancing at Su Qiang. While Su Qiang did not think too much about it. He went back to the kitchen and made a cake.
She learned to make cakes from her mother. Her mother's cuisine was notoriously tasty, because before work in the company, her mother opened a small restaurant. Her cooking talent was passed down to her daughter.
"Su Qiang where are my clothes? Didn't you wash? I have to attend the party later tonight," Su Qiang's father shouted.
"Yes, Dad. I'll prepare later. I'm still making cakes for my friend," Su Qiang replied gently.
"I want it now! Quickly wash and iron my clothes!" yell at his father again.
"At the end, Dad. I'm done in a moment," Su Qiang replied as gently as possible so that his father wouldn't get emotional.
"You're forcing me," there were footsteps coming towards Su Qiang.
"Who is more important? Your friend or your father? You're the kid who fought ya!" su Qiang's father said as he stood before him.
"I work hard in the office and get tired, you just wash and iron the clothes and it's not dirty! Who else do you think can give you money?" Su Qiang was still silent hearing his father's anger. He left the cake he made.
"Where's your friend? They must have been a bad influence on you. Show me! Where are they? I will make them not be friends with you anymore," Su Qiang's father continued in anger.
"No Dad," Su Qiang replied. His voice slightly shook withstanding the cry.
"You fight again? You useless child!" Su Qiang's father grew angry.
The man's hand was preparing to slap Su Qiang. While Su Qiang only resignedly accepted it. But after a moment of silence, he felt nothing. He opened his eyes.
"Who are you? You're Su Qiang's friend?" su Qiang's father said to Ling who was holding his hand.
"Let go of my hand!" he said he couldn't take Ling's grip off.
"You are an old man. You're a man too. Dare to hit women? Do you still have a face?" said Ling coldly. He threw the man's hand.
Su Qiang's father looked at Ling emotionlessly. He rubbed his red hands. "Who are you meddling in my business? He's my son. It's none of your business he wants me to do something about it" Su Qiang's father said.
"With your own son you are like this. I feel sorry for your wife" Ling continued. His eyes stared intently at the man in front of him.
The man looked back. Although there was a bit of fear in him, he tried to fight back. "I feel more sorry for you who don't know who your real father is. Even you didn't know that Wuzhou wasn't your adoptive sister," after saying that, Su Qiang's father left the kitchen.