Interrupted by Liu Han, Gu Chen lost the desire to continue her afternoon nap, so she packed up and returned to the classroom.
At this time, most of the students were here, either reviewing textbooks or resting with their heads on the desks, preparing for the afternoon classes.
“Big Brother, why are you down so early today?”
Guo Ming was watching an anime on his phone, almost drooling.
Who knew what kind of show he had downloaded.
Hearing the chair next to him being pulled out, he immediately turned his head in surprise.
“Nothing, just some idiot ruined my mood.”
Gu Chen sat down and replied casually.
“Huh? Who’s the blind fool that dares to mess with you? Tell me, and your little brother here will take care of him!”
“Liu Han. Go beat him up. I promise I won’t interfere with your affairs.”
Gu Chen glanced sideways and answered indifferently.
“Uh…”
“I think… it’s better if you handle this personally.”
Guo Ming shivered in fear and immediately backed down.
That guy was the school bully who feared no one except Gu Chen.
If he went to stir up trouble, he’d just get beaten up too.
To shift the awkwardness, Guo Ming quickly found a topic:
“Big Brother, I recently discovered an encrypted website. I heard it has tons of private videos. Too bad they’re all pay‑per‑view—can’t even find pirated copies. Are you interested?”
“Oh? Are you willing to spend money to register for a membership, brat?”
Gu Chen asked sarcastically.
“How could that be? I always stick to the principle of freeloading rather than spending. I’ll just borrow a membership from the group chat later. I heard it’s all top‑notch stuff—something called Mahua Media.”
When Guo Ming started talking about this topic, he could go on forever.
“Borrowing a membership is too troublesome. Why don’t you just apply for a job there and try to become a male actor?”
Gu Chen directly cut him off, not wanting to hear any more.
‘I don’t know if it’s because my masculine hormones aren’t secreting, but although I’m still interested in girls, this kind of thing no longer does much for me.’
“How could I? I’m an artist—how could I do that kind of thing for money? Unless the costarring female lead is someone like Teacher Li, hehe.”
Guo Ming immediately declared that he had his own principles.
“You’re always dreaming of good things.”
Gu Chen was left speechless.
‘If it really were someone like Li Yanqiu, even paying wouldn’t get this guy a role!’
“By the way, I have a task for you.”
Remembering what had just happened, he still felt a bit uneasy and decided to do something.
“What task?”
“Check on that Huang Jun kid lately. He seems specially fixated on Chu Xiaomeng—there’s definitely something off.”
“Damn, he dares to set his sights on Junior Sister? Does he not want to live? He’s totally looking down on us!”
Guo Ming slammed the table and cursed.
It wasn’t easy for the disciple group to get a little junior sister. No matter how pervy Guo Ming was, he wouldn’t think about her that way.
If an outsider picked the peach, wouldn’t that be too big a loss?
“Alright, calm the hell down. Don’t go causing trouble for him—just quietly gather information.”
Gu Chen warned.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of that Huang Jun kid, but he hadn’t figured out his background yet, so it wasn’t wise to act rashly.
Being able to use someone like Liu Han as a messenger meant his backer was probably no simple matter.
If that guy knew his place and stopped scheming against Chu Xiaomeng, he wouldn’t bother with him.
If he didn’t listen to advice, then there was nothing left to say.
“Oh, got it.”
Guo Ming nodded and reluctantly agreed.
After the afternoon classes ended, Gu Chen went to the cafeteria to eat as usual.
“Seriously, the cafeteria food is getting worse and worse. Big Brother, you can come and go freely from school, right? How about you become a meal delivery agent?”
Guo Ming brought his tray over with a face full of resentment.
Seeing that dinner was just leftovers from lunch—how convenient.
“You’re overthinking. Are you afraid people won’t find out I’m registered as a commuter?”
Gu Chen directly refused.
Not to mention that his commuter status was fake; going in and out too often would inevitably get discovered.
Even if it were real, the school collects meal fees in advance each semester. Not eating means wasting that money.
Getting a meal delivery would only improve the food—nobody’s family had a money tree, paying for one meal plan and then buying another.
So the better food was limited each day, and it all depended on who ran faster.
“Uh, good point.”
Guo Ming scratched his head.
“Big Brother, Senior Brother, I’m here.”
Soon, Chu Xiaomeng also walked over with her tray.
Gu Chen had sent her a message earlier, asking her to come talk during dinner.
“Junior Sister’s here! Sit down, don’t be shy.”
Guo Ming greeted with a grin.
“Hello, Senior Brother.”
Chu Xiaomeng nodded and greeted him.
“Alright, don’t make it sound like some sect.”
Gu Chen found these strange titles uncomfortable.
“Chu Xiaomeng, that guy didn’t bother you today, did he?”
“No, I listened to Big Brother and deleted him.”
Chu Xiaomeng promised earnestly.
“Good.”
In that case, Gu Chen felt a little relieved.
It seemed that guy knew when to back down and didn’t dare to oppose him.
“Junior Sister, that kid is no good. Don’t be fooled by sweet talk. At school, only your Senior Brother and Big Brother can be trusted, got it?”
Guo Ming chimed in.
“Mm, I know.”
Chu Xiaomeng smiled.
But her expression still carried a hint of worry, as if lost in thought.
“By the way, what exactly did he say to you? How did you two meet?”
Gu Chen picked out the bitter melon he didn’t like from his tray, preparing to get the full story.
“Well…”
Chu Xiaomeng seemed hesitant, but afraid of making Gu Chen angry, she mustered her courage and said:
“Actually… I don’t have any other feelings for Upperclassman Huang. It’s just that he said he knew a big‑shot manga artist who could give my work some guidance, so I got in touch with him.”
“Huh?”
“You also do manga?”
Gu Chen really had no idea about this. He looked up, surprised.
“Yeah, besides studying, what I love most is drawing. But my works have all done poorly. This time I didn’t even get a contract. I don’t know where the problem lies.”
“Upperclassman Huang somehow found out about this and actively approached me, so that’s why I contacted him.”
Few people knew about Chu Xiaomeng’s hobby—at least in this school, she hadn’t told anyone yet.
If she could really get guidance from a master, she’d surely gain a lot.
But since Gu Chen said that guy was no good, she had to give up even if she was hopeful.
“Oh? You like manga too? Hey, what a coincidence! I’m good at this too, Senior Brother. You can just ask me.”
Guo Ming, upon hearing that this junior sister was also a kindred spirit, got so excited he nearly broke his stool.
As if he had hyperthyroidism, he was incredibly thrilled.
“Senior Brother, do you also upload manga online?”
Chu Xiaomeng also revealed a hint of surprise.
The two hadn’t known each other long and didn’t know much about each other—she didn’t know what level of artist the other was.