Chapter 26 - Commoner Beauty

Lin Yi nodded. Entertainment business, huh?

People managing businesses like KTVs or pubs, for most part, had more or less some sort of underworld connections. It wasnt surprising at all, considering how places like these were subject to the most troublemakers. It wasnt easy to survive without a strong enough background.

Quite a big shot in the city, then.

The information didnt shake Lin Yi in the least. To him, no chairman or mafia boss matched up to the likes of that old guy back home.

Thered be nothing stopping Old Lin from doing whatever he pleased should Lin Yi somehow piss the old man off. He could flip Lin Yi over his legs and spank him, and he wouldnt be able to fight back at all.

Well, his family isnt much compared to Chu Mengyaos. Xiaobo said with some disdain. Lin Yi could see that Zhong Pinliang didnt rank very high in his likeability list. Zhong Pinliangs family only has a couple of local entertainment outlets, while the Chus have a real company, its branches spreading far and wide throughout the entire country!

Lin Yi had his own share of info regarding Chu Pengzhans strength. If Pengzhan Industries was described as an aircraft carrier, then the businesses of the Zhong household could only be a mere couple of boats.

It was only natural, then, that Zhong Pinliangs antics did nothing more than annoy Mengyao.

You know a lot, dont you! Lin Yi smiled.

Xiaobos face reddened a little from the compliment. Well, its Chu Mengyao, after all. Most of the boys here know at least that much about her. Chen Yushus a little more of a mystery.

How so? Lin Yi was curious- he hadnt met Yushus family before.

He thought Yushu was kinda following Mengyao around because of how powerful her family was, going home in Mengyaos car and even eating at her home. Xiaobos words suggested otherwise, however.

I heard that her brothers a special ops soldier, the type you see in novels. Hes seriously pretty badass! There was this guy that couldnt get Chen Yushu to be his girlfriend two years ago, and he tried to do something out of spite. Yushus brother found out a while later, and he beat the guy up so bad that he spent the next half year in the hospital! The thing here is how his parents kept quiet about the whole thing, even visiting the Chen house for an apology!

Xiaobo continued explaining as he leaned in, his tone mysterious. Just that alone proves how big a deal the Chen family is! Chen Yushu doesnt go around causing trouble, though, so shes still really popular. Tons of guys have a crush on her- its just that no one has the balls to try.

Doesnt go around causing trouble my ass. Lin Yi thought to himself, remembering the things Yushu had done to him.

She was always looking to have him fight Zhong Pinliang, and there was that secret she always threatened him with, too. Then theres the washroom incident earlier! She even saw his thing How did this qualify as not causing trouble?

Just thinking about it gave Lin Yi a headache. He wasnt worried about Yushus brother coming after him- Yushu wasnt an asshole that shed just tell on him like that, he knew that much. She was way more open-minded than Mengyao, after all, and she wouldnt make a fuss over it. Mengyao, on the other hand

She probably loathed him even more. Sometimes Lin Yi felt that hed rather be Yushus study companion instead of Mengyaos- the Miss was a handful to deal with.

Lin Yi, youre not planning on going after them, are you?

Xiaobo patted Lin Yi on the shoulder again when he went silent again.

Lin Yi shook his head, smiling bitterly. Nah, Im not. She was his Miss, after all. Itd be like a servant in ancient times, running away with the lady.

Heh heh, don't worry, theres still one gem in this school that isnt out of our reach! Xiaobo whispered.

Who?

Lin Yi wasnt particularly interested in who the girl was, but he did want to learn more about the school.

Class nines Tang Yin. Xiaobo answered, clearing his throat. Shes the schools commoner beauty. Really pretty, but shes the same like us in terms of family background, always going to school in her uniform, doesnt use any makeup Yet even so, her natural beauty shines through.

Tang Yin? Lin Yi liked the name, but wasnt sure if she really was as amazing as Xiaobo described her to be.

Shes not that special if we put her next to princesses like Chu Mengyao and Chen Yushu, though. Lin Yi noticed the excitement in Xiaobos tone. But well, shes a little more within our reach.

Songshans First was split into two parts- the rich and the poor. The rich always stuck together, chasing after pretty girls as they played their days away. Heaps of money would then be used after graduation to get them in their ideal colleges. Some even went overseas.

The poor always put their focus on their studies, working hard, aiming for their ideal colleges through sheer effort.

The poor, for the most part, didnt bother with how the rich spent their schooldays, and the rich didnt bother with how the poor spent their time buried in books.

The split wasnt absolute, however- there were rich kids who studied, and there were poor kids who got in fights and even involved themselves with gangs.

But the same people stuck together. Zhong Pinliangs lackeys, for example, had rich families just like him.

As a result, Kang Xiaobo believed Chu Mengyao and Chen Yushu to be leagues above their level- an unreachable dream.

The commoner beauty of the school, at least, was a realistic target.

Xiaobos smile had a hint of longing and expectation, and Lin Yi sighed softly.

Schools werent as straightforward and honest as he imagined them to be.

You like her? Lin Yi asked with a laugh.

Hey, its not something Im embarrassed about! I guarantee that many of the boys in our school have Tang Yin in their sights, too. Xiaobo said with certainty. Youll see for yourself when you see her.

Going after the commoner beauty? The notion was an interesting one but Lin Yi shook it off. He was a study companion assigned to the Miss, he couldnt just abandon her and go chasing after a girl.

Even if Chu Pengzhan didnt say anything about it, the old man would.

Lin Yi wasnt even sure what the deal with the chairman was, as well. It did seem like he wanted to get Lin Yi together with Mengyao, as things stood.

Indeed, that was as real a possibility as it got He wasnt related to the Miss at all, what other way was there to give her some love? It wasnt far-fetched that hed get fired if he went after some commoner beauty.

Three thousand per month wasnt something Lin Yi was willing to risk losing!