BTMDHSD Chapter 41 Part 1

When Qin Shiwu got the news, he was still wandering around the campus doing nothing.

He didn’t want to go back to the dormitory, since he would have to sleep alone anyway.

He thought of going to play with Lu Tong, but he was afraid of meeting his grandmother. As the saying goes, ‘now nearing home, timid I grow[footnote]It means nostalgia, home-longing, or the fear of returning home. It comes from Tang poet Song Zhiwen’s “Han River”.[/footnote]’. He had just met his grandfather, and now he was going to see his grandmother. Qin Shiwu felt that his little heart could not bear such a big stimulation for the time being.

Then, a text message from Ji Rang sent Qin Shiwu into a complete frenzy.

He leapt up from the empty playground, swore “fuck,” and then ran to the political and educational department with curses following it.

Ji Rang had told him: Lu Tong and Qin Chu were caught in a puppy love affair and were taken to the political and educational department!

He was the sort of person to cut corners when speaking. He didn’t explain the cause and effect and only told him the urban legend that was circulating on the forum. Qin Shiwu’s eyes darkened, and he roared in his heart: Puppy love?

Wasn’t this bullshit!

He had been with Qin Chu and Lu Tong for the longest time, and he paid more attention to their relationship progress than anyone else. If these two were in love, how could he not know?

Qin Shiwu felt that there must be something fishy going on. Ji Rang, who enjoyed watching a bustling scene and did not mind when things got big, thought of going with Qin Shiwu to the student affairs office to get some free gossip about Qin Chu. So he agreed with Qin Shiwu to meet under the school building.

On the other end, no matter how fast Qin Chu and Lu Tong ran, they were finally caught.

Although the Provincial No. 1 High School was quite big, no matter how big it was, it would only be a piece of land, and sooner or later it would reach its end. Moreover, Lu Tong’s physical strength didn’t seem very good. Not long after running, his old problem of hypoglycemia came back. His head was dizzy, and his lips went pale. So when Qin Chu looked back, he didn’t dare to run anymore.

Moreover, Lu Tong hadn’t eaten much for dinner. There were free eggs in the cafeteria of Provincial No. 1 High School today, so he had eaten an egg. And just now, he was dragged by Qin Chu to run for a while. The bumps up and down the stairs made his stomach churn.

His face looked worse.

So Qin Chu had to stop.

And just like that, with one wrong move, the two were caught red-handed by Old He and “sent” to the political and educational department.

By the time Qin Shiwu and Ji Rang arrived, Lin Siyin and Qin Heng hadn’t found the right place yet, and they were on their way.

The two of them stood at the door of the political and educational department and looked around, not daring to enter.

After a while, Lin Siyin came.

Not only did she come, but she also came with a mopstick.

Qin Shiwu was the first to see the mopstick in Lin Siyin’s hand and roared in his heart: Damn! No way! Was grandma so cruel when she was young?

His grandmother Lin Siyin was a stage actress. Stage actors were naturally more emotional than others. Lin Siyin had a slim figure and a beautiful face. Lu Tong’s face was inherited from her. One was an old beauty, and the other was a young beauty.

The old beauty Lin Siyin, although slender and weak, had not been cultivated into being a little sister Lin[footnote]Lin Daiyu[/footnote] who was like a willow branch trembling in the wind at all. She was highly capable and rather fierce. Her movements were swift and agile, and she reached Lu Tong’s side in just two steps.

She flew all over the world all year round and was rarely at home. Her way of disciplining Lu Tong leaned towards “loving deeply, criticizing harshly,” with corporal punishment as the main approach.

However, for the most part, Lu Tong had spared her of any worries since childhood. The main reason was that Lu Zhiyan was too strict, so Lu Tong couldn’t make any trouble. So naturally, Lin Siyin’s governance principle of “spare the rod, spoil the child” had never really been set in motion.

Today was the first time.

Barking dogs seldom bite, and when they bite, it stirs up a big matter.

Lin Siyin never expected that her own son, who had always followed the rules, would be able to do such a trendy and explosive major event as puppy love.

Never mind puppy love; the affair was so sensational that the whole school knew about it, with all the teachers from the political and educational department coming out in full force from their nest to catch him.

Impressive.

Lin Siyin’s head was buzzing. How impressive!

Her son had grown up, and he had even learned to spoil other people’s cabbages[footnote](figurative, humorous or derogatory, specifically) Ugly men(or scumbags) ruining good(-looking) girls.[/footnote].

If it were anyone else, Lin Siyin wouldn’t have been so angry.

She hadn’t seen her old friend in years, and before they’d even exchanged a few words after meeting, she learned that her son was having an affair with someone else’s son. How could she remain calm then?

Lin Siyin’s old face[footnote]self-respect of old person[/footnote] was humiliated in front of Qin Heng.

“Lu Tong!”

As soon as she entered the office, Lin Siyin spotted Lu Tong’s position.

Lu Tong glanced at the mopstick in her hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched, “Wait a minute. You’re not going to beat me up with this thing, right?”

Lin Siyin said, “Why? Do you have any objection?”

Lu Tong, “A little bit. Isn’t it too thick?”

Qin Chu also made a constructive comment, “I’ve heard that thinner sticks hurt more.”

Lu Tong, “Excuse me, can you avoid opening your mouth? No one will treat you as mute if you don’t speak.”

Qin Chu blinked and said aggrievedly, “Don’t you have a single good word for me?”

Lu Tong, “If you keep pretending, I’ll rip your tongue out.”

Hearing Lu Tong’s attitude and witnessing his cold and indifferent treatment towards him, Lin Siyin was filled with anger.

What a scumbag?！

But as for Qin Chu — — Qin Chu was incredibly beautiful, and he was incredibly good at exploiting his looks. When his peach blossom eyes weren’t radiating sparks, the corners of them drooped slightly, giving him a pitiful look.

These words, this scene, caught Lin Siyin’s eye.

No matter how you looked at him, it looked like a ‘scumbag a miserable o’ pair. It always played out like this in dramas.

Although this “omega,” Qin Chu, was a little taller, he was extremely beautiful. As the “mother-in-law,” she subconsciously took a look at Qin Chu and was somewhat satisfied — — But she was still angry.

Lin Siyin speculated that her son had probably lost control of himself in the face of the beauty and fell into the trap of puppy love.

However, no matter how wrong it was, it was her son’s fault.

Seeing Lu Tong’s apathetic demeanor, showing no sign of wanting to take responsibility for Qin Chu even after being caught in the political and educational office, Lin Siyin’s mop got ready to move.

Seeing his mother getting serious, Lu Tong quickly explained, “Mom, we’re not in a relationship.”

Lin Siyin’s eyes widened, “You kid dare to play with someone and then abandon them?!”

Lu Tong：……

“Don’t misuse words. We really aren’t dating.”

“Why did you two run if you two aren’t dating?” Director He’s voice came in, interjecting at the right time.

“There were so many people on the rooftop. But why didn’t anyone else run? Yet, you two innocent people run?” Another teacher also chimed in, “You two also ran so fast! If not due to feeling guilty, why else then?”

“You might not know, parents, but that rooftop is a key area for catching puppy love in our school. Many young couples like to hang out there, and we catch several pairs a day. Since we had a parent-teacher meeting today, the school wasn’t enforcing the rules as strictly as usual. We were there for a surprise inspection, and who would have known that something like this would happen? Your behavior was extremely bad, and you two must be severely punished.”

Not guilty?

Then why were you running?

Facing these two questions, Lu Tong greeted[footnote](fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)[/footnote] all the 18 generations of Qin Chu’s ancestors in his heart.

Was he the one who ran?

It was Qin Chu who pulled him to run, okay?

This person’s brain circuit wasn’t normal to begin with. How normal could you expect the thoughts of a person who could only score more than 100 points in the midterm exam and could get zero points in Chinese reading comprehension to be?

He was a nutjob! And a Chunnibyou nutjob at that!

“No.” Lu Tong was almost helpless, “Besides……”

He and Qin Chu — — At the very least, on the surface, seemed to be both alphas. How could they possibly be in a double-A relationship?

Even if double A relationships were common in today’s society, there was no need to suspect him and Qin Chu, right?

Let’s not talk about him, but just about Qin Chu. How sick must he be to be in a relationship with him?

When they met, they couldn’t wait to slap each other. Under what circumstances would they fall in love?

It was completely hard for Lu Tong to imagine himself having any intimate scenes with Qin Chu.

He denied it vehemently, making endless excuses. But in Lin Siyin’s eyes, he looked like an irresponsible wimp.

Lin Siyin’s focus was all wrong, “Lu Tong, what did dad and I teach you? Be a man. If you did something, you have to admit it. What are you doing now?”

Lu Tong was overwhelmed and thought to himself: The point is that I didn’t do anything!

Qin Chu watched Lin Siyin and Lu Tong for a moment before suddenly standing at the last moment and launching into a dramatic performance, “Auntie, this isn’t Brother Lu’s fault. I did it voluntarily. Alas, it’s nobody else’s fault but mine.”

Wow, even calling him “brother.”

He looked pitiful and aggrieved, his peach blossom eyes drooping like those of a little puppy that nobody wanted.

This look contained so much dramatic effect.

The theatrical actress Lin Siyin’s imagination was richer than that of others. From a single scene, she instantly conjured up a melodramatic, prime soap opera-style family drama about a heartless little a and a sentimental o.

Lu Tong scolded him, “Can you stop making trouble!”

Lin Siyin said, “You dare to scold him!?” She turned her head and looked at Qin Chu, “Little Qin, don’t worry. Auntie will never let you suffer.”

Qin Chu nodded, taking joy in calamity and delight in disaster[footnote](idiom) fig. to rejoice in other people’s misfortune[/footnote], “Thank you, auntie. Your words put my mind at ease.”

Now, based on her personal impression, she completely regarded Qin Chu as an omega.

Qin Heng stood by the side, unable to get a word in. He had doubts, but he didn’t know where to begin.

Lin Siyin’s mop was immediately raised high.

Only then did Qin Chu realize that something was amiss, but it was too late. Lin Siyin had already chased Lu Tong across the entire political and educational department.

Lu Tong wasn’t stupid. His mother wanted to beat him, so how could he just stand there and take it?

Qin Shiwu, who was at the door, said, “Fuck!” and rushed in.

Seeing Lin Siyin hitting her son, Director He rushed forward to break up the fight. Qin Shiwu leapt in front of Lin Siyin and, in the confusion, shouted, “Grandma, you can’t hit me.” Then, realizing he’d made a slip, he changed his words to “Auntie.”

Qin Chu pulled Lu Tong away, separating him from Lin Siyin. Qin Heng also hurriedly intervened, saying, “Siyin, you can’t hit your child, no matter how angry you are.”

For a while, the political and educational department became a pot of porridge[footnote](fig.) a complete mess[/footnote] with the clatter of overturning tables and chairs and the clamor of people trying to stop the fight. With the lively chatter of everybody trying to get a word in, the otherwise peaceful office turned into a vegetable market.

After all this turmoil, Lin Siyin was exhausted.

Lu Tong was tired and half-dead, and his body, which was already low in blood sugar, was now even more dizzy.

The broken egg in his stomach started to act up, making his nausea worse.

After a while of persuasion, the teachers separated Lin Siyin from Lu Tong.

Lu Tong hid behind Qin Chu. Lin Siyin was furious. What’s up with a towering ‘a’ hiding behind an ‘o’? So she called, “Son, come here! I won’t hit you anymore.”

The corner of Lu Tong’s mouth twitched, “Do you think I look stupid?”

Lin Siyin, “Then you can’t hide behind others! Do you see what you look like? Is this how a man should look like?”

In the chaos, Qin Shiwu was struck several times by Lin Siyin, but she didn’t actually hit Lu Tong. She was just bluffing, and the stick didn’t have much power when it fell.

The political and educational department was in such chaos that even with the appearance of an extra Qin Shiwu, no one noticed anything wrong.

Director He originally wanted to seriously criticize Qin Chu’s and Lu Tong’s puppy love behavior.

However, the overreaction of the parent, Lin Siyin, left him at a loss as to what to do.

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