39 The four seats (1/2)
”Agh!” Hu Cheng Se panicked. She tried to save her lunch box and ended up falling to the ground full of red and yellow autumn leaves. ”Who the—?!” When she saw who it was, her panic turned to rage. ”It's you, Qing Bo!”
Qing Bo smirked. His sharp eyes seemed to also smile as he saw Hu Cheng Se's the veins popping on her head.
”What are you doing? Can't you see a girl trying to eat her lunch in peace?”
”Oh? I don't see any girl. I do see a wild boar though, or a fish flapping its tail.”
”Motherf*cker!”
”And I also see an angel in despair,” Qing Bo said in a soft voice. He gazed into Hu Cheng Se's eyes.
His smirk was gone. His sharp eyes looked at her and seemed to be able to read what was in her heart. Hu Cheng Se never saw him like this before. She wanted to break his gaze and look away from him but found that she couldn't.
Qing Bo took a light step toward Hu Cheng Se and sat beside her. Taking her lunch box, he took out the delicious meal from inside and ate it like it was his own.
Hu Cheng Se's eyes widened. ”Wait, that is mine!”
”Not anymore,” he said as he scarfed down the food with speed.
”Give it back!” Hu Cheng Se got up and tried to snatch the lunch box back from him.
Qing Bow was faster than Hu Cheng Se, easily dodging her advances. He grinned as he jumped here and there while Hu Cheng Se tried hard to catch him.
”Qing Bo, stop it!” Hu Cheng Se shouted as she staggered. ”Argh!” Her feet weren't completely healed from all the dance practicing yet. There were still bruises along the edges.
When Qing Bo saw her stagger, he dashed to her just before she fell to the ground. He caught her with one arm while still holding on to the lunch box with the other.
Surprised, Hu Cheng Se looked up at Qing Bo, whose sharp, still eyes looked down at hers. ”Your body is not in the best shape, right now. Why don't you go home, fish stick?”
”How did you…” Hu Cheng Se then became enlightened, her eyes widening. ”Did you purposely make me chase you so you can see whether I can move normally or not?”
”Well…” Qing Bo helped her sit down. ”Something happened to Hu Ye?”
Hu Cheng Se looked up and frowned. ”Just how much do you know?”
”Don't worry, I won't dig further.” Qing Bo sat down next to her. He gave the lunch box back to Hu Cheng Se and said, ”Go home.”
Hu Cheng Se looked at the lunch box. ”No, I need to take notes in class for Fourth Brother and myself.”
”I see…” Qing Bo then looked at her very pale face. ”Rather than talking about sad things, let's talk about something else.” He grinned.
”What is it?”
”Let's talk about the Wind Dragon.”
”Wind dragon?” Hu Cheng Se tilted her head. ”What is that?”
”You meet master Shou almost every day but do not know about the Wind Dragon?” Qing Bo raised an eyebrow. He could not believe that the Hu residence had such an ignorant little girl as their Second Young Miss.
”Everyone has their own limit, mind you.”
”Yes, but remember, you came from a military family. At least pretend to be interested and learn a bit.” Qing Bo sighed.
”Just get on with it.” Hu Cheng Se pouted. ”Tell me, what is a wind dragon?”