I Really Didn't Want the Long Aotian to Be My Wife [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 5

On Monday morning, after their early reading class, Wei Zhenge’s deskmate finally found an opportunity to ask him, “Who was that guy at the school gate the other day?”

Chen Ji, his deskmate, felt somewhat guilty for running away at that time, but since his family situation was ordinary, he was afraid of getting into trouble because of Wei Zhenge.

Fu Pengyi, whom Wei Zhenge has not been getting along with for years, has a father who is the biggest shareholder in the school. Normally, the school should pay great attention to a student like Wei Zhenge who consistently ranks first in the grade.

However, due to the Wei family’s indifference and disallowing Wei Zhenge to transfer, the school could maintain a delicate balance – they didn’t offend the son of a major shareholder and still had the brilliant Wei Zhenge bringing glory to the institution.

No one would dare risk their college entrance examination prospects. Hence, even if Wei Zhenge encountered some unfair treatment at school, his outstanding grades would still add luster to the school.

Moreover, Fu Pengyi’s actions did not escalate to personal attacks. It was mostly confined to shoving and trivial fights. He was quick to scheme, frequently making little desperate moves behind the scenes.

These actions were enough to disgust Wei Zhenge, but they carefully preyed on his mentality. The combined indifference of the Wei family and the school created the awkward situation that Wei Zhenge found himself in now.

In the end, Chen Ji was just his deskmate.

Being just a deskmate, Wei Zhenge simply replied, “It’s nothing; just a friend.”

A hint of pity flashed in Chen Ji’s eyes, “He seemed quite formidable; you should be cautious.”

Despite his good looks and excellent grades, Wei Zhenge couldn’t hide his family’s apathy. Judging by the way he lived, who could tell he hailed from a wealthy family?

Chen Ji thought, even his average family was better off than Wei Zhenge’s. Somehow, this brought satisfaction to Chen Ji, who realized that he had outdone Wei Zhenge in some aspects of life.

If it were before meeting Jian Yuanbai, Wei Zhenge would probably have agreed and nodded, but after spending two days together, he felt that Jian Yuanbai wasn’t as he appeared. In certain aspects, his thinking went beyond the ordinary.

Wei Zhenge: “He’s… probably quite nice.”

Chen Ji saw Wei Zhenge’s hesitation as a forced smile, which only served to reignite his pity and the slight sense of self-satisfaction.

Even with Wei Zhenge being well-liked, given his complicated and constantly troublesome circumstances, no girl would dare to approach him.

“Wei Zhenge.” A delightful feminine voice rang out.

Chenji’s train of thought paused instantly. How could he have forgotten that Tong Lerong, the class beauty of their batch, was consistently friendly towards Wei Zhenge.

The young girl was donned in the uniform of Jinyang Number One Middle School, her hair tied up in a ponytail, brimming with youthful energy. “Can you step outside with me? I have something to tell you.”

Chenji cheerily greeted Tong Lerong, “Good morning, Lerong.”

Tong Lerong ignored him, her gaze focused solely on Wei Zhenge. Chenji’s smile froze on his face, feigning naturalness as he lowered his head and pretended to read.

“Class is about to start, if you have something to say, say it here,” Wei Zhenge responded.

A hint of disappointment crossed Tong Lerong’s eyes, but she still warned him, “The other day at the school gate, Fu Pengyi was punched. He’s holding you responsible for it.”

“Rumor has it he’s looking for trouble,” Tong Lerong’s face turned slightly pink as she tried to maintain a normal classmate relationship, saying, “Maybe you could walk to and from classes and the cafeteria with me for a few days; he wouldn’t dare do anything then.”

Tong Lerong came from a well-off family; not as wealthy as Fu Pengyi but he wouldn’t dare lay a finger on her if he had any sense. Plus, she and Wei Zhenge were both boarding pupils.

Chenji was flabbergasted at the opportunity laid forth in front of Wei Zhenge. He couldn’t even pretend to read anymore. He stared at Wei Zhenge, both jealous and envious.

Under their intense stares, Wei Zhenge directly declined the invitation, “No need. I’ll be careful. Thank you for letting me know.”

Tong Lerong, being a popular girl, naturally found it hard to swallow the rejection. She huffed coldly in response, “No need for thanks.”

She departed with heavy footsteps. From her retreating figure, one could tell she was upset.

After Tong Lerong’s departure, Chenji nudged Wei Zhenge, full of curiosity, “Hey, why didn’t you agree? What a great opportunity!”

“What opportunity?”

Chenji responded, “The opportunity to walk with the class beauty Tong Lerong of course!”

Tong Lerong may have been just a class beauty, but that’s only because the students of Jinyang Number One Middle School never formally voted for the school beauty. In the eyes of most students, Tong Lerong is undoubtedly very attractive.

Wei Zhenge replied lightly, “I have too many troubles. It wouldn’t be good if she gets involved.”

Chenji curled his lips. He smirked inwardly, thinking, what a fake modesty!

Chen Ji had one thing clear: even if the girls didn’t dare to talk to Wei Zhenge because of Fu Pengyi’s constant pestering, their hearts still held admiration and affection for Wei Zhenge.

Wei Zhenge didn’t pay much attention to Chen Ji’s thoughts. He had been sharing a desk with Chen Ji for half a year and had a grasp of his personality well enough to know he was not the person to form close friendships with.

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Thanks to Tong Leerong’s warning, Wei Zhenge had been cautious these days. But whenever he encountered Fu Pengyi and his gang at school, they would deliberately barge him out of the way even when there was enough room to pass. Or, they would hurl unpleasant words at him. Other than that, things were relatively peaceful.

Soon, it was Friday dismissal.

“Wei Zhenge, it’s your turn to clean the classroom this week. Make sure you clean up the classroom before you leave.” The cleaning committee member, a tall, skinny male student known as Shouhou, reminded sternly.

Wei Zhenge looked up at him, “I remember it’s not my week.”

“It’s your week because I said so. Stop talking back.” Shouhou replied, rolling his eyes in impatience before shouldering his bookbag and leaving.

In reality, it was Shouhou’s week to clean, but he’d casually passed the task off to Wei Zhenge, uncaringly walking away after the transfer.

“Is it taken care of?” At the corner of the school building, Fu Pengyi put his hands in his pockets, arrogantly looking at Shouhou.

Shouhou grinned, “Don’t worry, Fu-ge. I made sure the classroom was even more of a mess. He will have to spend enough time cleaning until most of the school has left.”

Fu Pengyi laughed along, “Good, dare to fight me, huh?”

The two athletes standing behind him made no mention of the punch supplied by someone else, but echoed, “He deserves a lesson.”

“Acts all superior. Without a taste of reality, he won’t ever know who runs Shenyang No.1 Middle School.”

Wei Zhenge watched as Shouhou walked away. He held no intentions of calling him back. In the last year, he hoped to avoid additional troubles.

He knew, the Wei family forbade him from changing schools to deliberately disgust and grind him down. He was Wei Chengye’s son, the living representation of Wei Chengye’s parasitic lifestyle.

As long as he endured this year, passed the college entrance exam, and escaped from the influence of the Wei family, he could finally be as free as a bird in the sky or a fish in the ocean.

Cleaning the classroom usually involves a team of two members. Shouhou’s partner was nowhere to be found, leaving Wei Zhenge alone to clean the room.

On his way to rinse the dust-filled mop in the restroom, Wei Zhenge encountered Fu Pengyi, who was showing a sinister smile. The restroom door was closed by two other people who had entered, enclosing Wei Zhenge within.

Despite Wei Zhenge’s agile moves, he was restrained by two athletes. His actions were restricted, forcing him to stand in front of Fu Pengyi.

Caught in excitement, Fu Pengyi’s face contorted as he landed a punch on Wei Zhenge’s stomach. “This punch is for payback,” he stated.

There was a thud when the fist collided with the flesh. “This punch is for Tong Lerong,” he added.

“Tong Lerong seeks you, it annoys me,” Fu Pengyi spat, his face pulled into a scowl, “You dare to reject Tong Lerong, it pisses me off even more.”

At that very moment, Jian Yuanbai was waiting for Wei Zhenge at the school’s gate after school.

In these five days, he had thoroughly experienced the life of a thug – going to video arcades, standing guard for the owner of the chess and card room, idling around with a cigarette in his mouth, and even teasing the stray cats that passed by him.

He played the annoying punk so naturally that nobody realized the thing he had in his mouth was not a real cigarette.

It was a candy that looked like a cigarette.

Seeing the decreasing number of students and that Wei Zhenge hadn’t come out yet, Jian Yuanbai could only chat with the system in his mind. “He hasn’t come out yet. Could it be that he’s sneaking in the woods for puppy love?”

“I remember one of his three future wives is his high school classmate.”

The system replied, “Wei Zhenge won’t engage in puppy love. To become Long Aotian, when he hasn’t shown his talents yet…”

It was speaking with such certainty and detail, but little did it know that Jian Yuanbai wasn’t heeding its words. “Early love is not good. It affects academic performance. As his guardian, I have to intervene.”

Saying so, Jian Yuanbai walked directly into the school.

The long-winded system was promptly silenced due to Jian Yuanbai’s action. It vowed to never engage with Jian Yuanbai again, never!!

Upon finding Wei Zhenge’s backpack on the seat in Classroom 3-1, Jian Yuanbai asked, “His backpack’s still here, where has he gone?”

“Could something have happened? Aren’t there some people in the school who don’t have a liking for Wei Zhenge?.”

His words alarmed the system, causing it to forget its recent vow, “No way. The whole plot hasn’t started yet. According to it, nothing dangerous would happen to Wei Zhenge.”

“I have a range of sensing Wei Zhenge within a hundred meters, let me check.”

After observing the situation, the system hesitated before reporting the situation, “He’s cornered by Fu Pengyi in the restroom. You don’t need to go over, he’s not in danger.”

“These setbacks are part of Long Aotian’s growth.”

In the system’s eyes, Jian Yuanbai, who has been branded as unruly, furrowed his brows at this moment and spoke in a slightly serious tone.

“So, humiliation without life threat becomes insignificant?”

The system was taken aback by his words, remaining speechless for a while.

The very next second, Jian Yuanbai raised his voice, “I am his father! If a father doesn’t care for his son, is he even human?”

“Tian’er! You even asked me to act like a beast, I must have misunderstood you.”

As he spoke, Jian Yuanbai shook his head with a soft tsk, his eyes reflecting surprise as if he didn’t expect the system to be like this, then added magnanimously, “I’ll forgive you this time. I suppose as a system, you wouldn’t have experienced the kinship of fathers, mothers, and children.”

Stupid, he thought, seeing Jian Yuanbai reliable and steady, he was the very fool.

The system thought without any expression while watching Jian Yuanbai stride towards the restroom, kicking open the door that had been locked.

Translator Footnotes:

早读 (zaodú): Early morning self-study or review lessons held typically before the first class of the day.

教室衛生 (jiaoshì wèi shēng): Classroom cleaning or sanitation is a norm in Asian schools. It not only teaches a sense of responsibility but also fosters a teamwork culture among students.

符哥 (Fu-ge): “-ge” in Mandarin means older brother, a term of respect often used to refer to a male character who is either older or has a higher status. In this case, Fu-ge is a nickname assigned to a character with the surname “Fu”.

早戀 (zao lian): “Early love” or “puppy love” is often seen negatively in Chinese culture, especially in high school, as it is considered a distraction that could negatively affect a student’s academic performance.

老子 (lǎozi): An arrogant or pugnacious way of referring to oneself, somewhat akin to “yours truly” or “this guy” in English, depending on the context. In this context, the character Fu Pengyi is using it to communicate his contempt and dominance.

校花 (xiào huā): Literally translates to “school flower.” In this context, it refers to the most attractive or popular female student at a school.

早啊 (zao a): This is a more casual way of saying “hello” or “good morning” in Chinese. The character 早 (zao) means “early” in English, but in this context, when it’s used as a greeting, it translates to “hello” or “good morning.”

He really wants to be a father… I just don’t know for how long will he think like that.

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