Jiang Xuan never expected it, Ji Chen had vowed solemnly1信誓旦旦 (xìn shì dàn dàn): to make a solemn vow; pledging in all sincerity; vowing solemnly; pledge in all sincerity and seriousness; From the Classic of Poetry, poem 58 (《詩經·衞風·氓》): 總角之宴，言笑晏晏。信誓旦旦，不思其反。, In the pleasant time of my girlhood, with my hair simply gathered in a knot, harmoniously we talked and laughed. Clearly were we sworn to good faith, and I did not think the engagement would be broken. to him at that time that he wouldn’t target Lin Zimao, this is what he meant by won’t?
Turn around and meet people privately!
His hand holding chopsticks paused slightly, and his expression lightened: “What did he want with you?” He didn’t even realize how fast he responded.
Lin Zimao admired his expressionless handsome face, as if he didn’t get tired of looking at it every day, he smiled and said: “It’s nothing, just ask me to accompany him to watch a movie that just came out, I read the introduction of the movie, the main actor is a well-known comedian, it’s not bad.”
Jiang Xuan’s good mood for the day began to slowly decline from the highest point, and the food in front of him suddenly became tasteless2索然無味 (suǒ rán wú wèi): bored; unenthused; dull; boring; tedious., and he had no desire to eat at all.
Jiang Xuan accidentally put a piece of his least favorite sweet and sour spare ribs3糖醋排骨 (táng cù pái gǔ): Sweet and sour spare ribs. 
into the bowl: “You really want to watch it?”
Lin Zimao said slowly: “Not really.”
Jiang Xuan’s falling mood rose a little bit again: “Then, what kind of movie do you like?” His chopsticks were poking around in the bowl.
Lin Zimao found it amusing to see his appearance of eating or not, and said: “Something hot-blooded and exciting, such as the Space Warriors4太空戰隊 (tài kōng zhàn duì): Space Warriors, an 80’s Taiwanese Super Sentai-like tokusatsu. series, I watched them all from one to seven.”
When he mentioned his favorite movie, his eyes shone brightly, piercing Jiang Xuan’s heart.
When Jiang Xuan heard that this was also his favorite, he immediately said: “I like the Space Warriors series too, I’ve watched it seven times.” There is quite a bit of currying favor meaning.
Lin Zimao said: “I’ve watched it eight times.”
Jiang Xuan brought up another one that interested Lin Zimao even more: “Space Warriors Eight will be released this year, so we’ll be able to watch it again.”
Lin Zimao is really interested: “Really? Then, I’ll definitely go watch it! Have you read the manhua?”
Jiang Xuan: “Also see, which character do you like best?”
Lin Zimao: “I like the richest entrepreneur, he was the most arrogant at the beginning, and then he slowly changed, in fact, he is very kind, he changed the most, this person also has the most stories.”
Jiang Xuan: “My favorite is that young man, Eiger, who likes to ride horses.” This character also has a pair of clear eyes.
Talking about this movie, the two seem to have a lot of things to say.
Half an hour later.
Jiang Xuan sat on the floor-to-ceiling window chair and asked Lin Zimao: “Did you agree to go out with Ji Chen today?” He is obsessively concerned with5念念不忘 (niàn niàn bù wàng): to keep in mind constantly (idiom); to never forget; bear in mind constantly; be obsessively concerned with. with this matter.
Lin Zimao leisurely told him: “Um? Oh, you mean him, I refused when I got up.”
Jiang Xuan: “…” Then why are you still telling me?
Always felt cheated, he suddenly come up with an ingenious idea6突發奇想 (tū fā qí xiǎng): suddenly have a thought (idiom); suddenly be inspired to do something; to suddenly come up with an ingenious idea; hit upon a strange idea.: “Do you know the final outcome of that entrepreneur?”
Lin Zimao rushed towards him suddenly: “Don’t know! Don’t say!”
Before Lin Zimao rushed forward to cover his mouth, he said: “He died.”
Lin Zimao stood still, staring at him with wide eyes, then he picked up Jiaoyan without saying a word, and went upstairs quickly, without even turning his head for Jiang Xuan.
Not good, seems to be angry.
Lin Zimao’s little temper continues into the next day at noon, in the morning, Jiang Xuan especially went to the kitchen and made two sandwiches, Lin Zimao still eats well, but he doesn’t talk to him, and doesn’t let Jiaoyan approach him, after eating, he took Jiaoyan upstairs, Jiang Xuan had no choice but to continue to do his own thing, but he also deeply understood the feeling of being at wits’ end7一籌莫展 (yī chóu mò zhǎn): to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits’ end; can find no way out; be at the end of one’s tether; be at a loss; not know which way to turn..
It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t talk, after all, he usually doesn’t like to chat with people.
Originally, he wanted to wait until the evening to find Lin Zimao, and wanted to ask him why he asked Ren Siran to be the challenge opponent, but who would have thought that the mentor suddenly asked him to go to school, Jiang Xuan went out first.
Lin Zimao had slept for two days in a row, there was a competition in the evening, so he packed up and went out.
He didn’t see Jiang Xuan, but there is a message from Jiang Xuan in the communicator that he had gone to school.
He’s still so upset about the spoiler and can’t forgive him8耿耿於懷 (gěng gěng yú huái): to take troubles to heart (idiom); to brood on; to not forget about a matter and always be troubled or vexed by it., so he decided not to reply for the time being.
He followed his usual route to the competition venue.
It was drizzling outside, someone said that he would catch a cold when exposed to the rain, he walked through the grove with an umbrella.
Just halfway through, a tall figure came out from behind the tree, blocked his way and asked him: “You are Lin Zimao?”
It can be heard from the other party’s tone that he comes with ill intent9來者不善 (lái zhě bù shàn): From 來者不善，善者不來 (lái zhě bù shàn, shàn zhě bù lái), He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom); Be careful not to trust foreigners; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!.
“So what if it is, and so what if it is not.” Lin Zimao feels that the other party is going to do something bad, “Who are you?”
The other party didn’t want to say more to Lin Zimao at all, he just punched Lin Zimao straight in the face!
Lin Zimao had already prepared, he quickly took a step back, dodging to avoid the opponent’s fist: “Who sent you here!”
If he’d been punched in the face, his nose would’ve been broken.
The other party took the time to say something: “Don’t even remember what you’ve done? Stalker!”
Lin Zimao calmed down, judging from his movements, he didn’t practice less at ordinary times, and he was very strong.
Looks like someone’s trying to stop him from going to the competition.
Interesting.
Ren Siran was even more disgusting than he imagined, now, he doesn’t regret making an appointment with the other party even more, of course, he hasn’t regretted it either before.
Fighting? He, Lin Zimao, has never been afraid of it!
“Looks like you’re nothing more than a puppet being used.”
The other party didn’t say anything, raised his legs, and kicked Zimao’s side waist, Lin Zimao reacted quickly and dodged to the side, and the opponent kicked the tree trunk aside.
Ruthless enough!
“Birds of a feather flock together10物以類聚 (wù yǐ lèi jù): lit. things will be gathered together according to category; similar things come together (idiom); like draws like; Birds of a feather flock together; Like attracts like; Refers to the bad guys who are like each other and collude..” As soon as the words fell, Lin Zimao grabbed the branch with his bare hands and kicked the opponent’s chest borrowing the force of the tree trunk.
Chu Liming didn’t consider that Lin Zimao would fight back in addition to dodging, and was kicked in the chest and took two steps back!
He now feels that the other party is even more hateful, wouldn’t Ren Siran be at a disadvantage if he encountered this person? Thinking of this, Chu Liming’s actions became even more ruthless!
Naturally, it is impossible for Lin Zimao to show weakness to a mental case, if the other party become more ruthless, he will be more ruthless than the other party, the fists greeted on the opponent will make people feel unbearably painful, Lin Zimao found the opponent’s loophole and punched him back with his fist, hitting the opponent’s front teeth!
Chu Liming tasted the pain and blood, too ruthless!
The two fought for nearly ten minutes, their bodies are covered with mud, Chu Liming never expected that the fight between him and Lin Zimao would be so difficult, and it also alarmed many people passing by!
What’s even more frightening is that he was the one who was knocked down to the ground and couldn’t move his whole body, he doesn’t fight often, but he usually gets the upper hand in fights.
But now, his face was pressed into the mud by Lin Zimao: “The next time we meet, it will not be simply knocking out your front teeth, remember, I, Lin Zimao, walk around if you see me! Stupid X, being used by others and don’t even know it!”
Lin Zimao spat out the rainwater from his mouth, and realized that his pants were so dirty that he could hardly look at them.
Seeing Chu Liming’s communicator on the ground again, he ruthlessly stepped on it, and the screen shattered directly.
Chu Liming speaks indistinctly due to missing front teeth: “You!!!”
Lin Zimao wiped the water from his hair and said: “Don’t even think about contacting Ren Siran, he’s nothing but a piece of trash.”
He checked the time, the competition would start in ten minutes, it would take several minutes to run there, there is no time to delay now.
Lin Zimao endured the scratch on his elbow and ran to the competition venue.
The challenge is a tradition of the Mech Academy, and today is also Sunday, many people have already entered the competition venue to wait.
But now there is a situation, whether it is the host or the staff, everyone’s expressions have become very anxious, today’s challenger Lin Zimao has not appeared, and the simulation cabin competition is about to start in five minutes.
What the hell is he doing, did he become arrogant after winning the first place? What the hell is wrong!
Ren Siran is very gentle, he pretended to be kind to appease the staff: “If Junior Brother Lin Zimao doesn’t come, wouldn’t this competition be impossible? Are you going to contact him again?”
The staff is anxious, with Ren Siran’s fanning the flames, he became even more anxious.
The host interviewed Ren Siran first, he had done his homework, and he once again emphasized the deeds of Ren Siran saving lives.
The host asked him: “Student Ren Siran is really amazing, weren’t you afraid at the time?”
Ren Siran pretended to smile shyly: “Not afraid, at that time, there was only one thought in my mind, and that was to save people.”
The host: “Your thinking is really great, many people can’t do it.”
Ren Siran: “At that time, if I was the only one who received the distress signal the fastest, I could only save the people, if it was one second later, five lives could be lost, I can’t do it, as a student of the Combat Department, I accepted the idea of saving people first, so I chose to save people!”
Such a righteous answer made the Combat Department students in the audience very proud, they will become good warriors like Ren Siran!
Some emotional students was moved to tears11熱淚盈眶 (rè lèi yíng kuàng): eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved; to be moved to tears; dissolve in/into tears; tears come to one’s eyes. hearing it, before, they only learned about this matter from reports on forums and reporter stations, they didn’t feel much about it, now that they hear a real person come out and talk about what happened at that time, the feeling is even deeper.
If they were the ones sitting in the mecha in the accident, but no mecha warrior were willing to sacrifice their lives to save them, how terrible it would be!
The Alliance needs heroes like this, people with a sense of honor, and the appearance of Ren Siran gave them hope, he is the pride of the Mecha Academy and a role model.
No wonder Lin Zimao wanted to challenge him, probably to challenge him with a sense of awe and respect! Maybe he worshipped Ren Siran as an idol!
Ren Siran received warm applause from the audience, and the whole person was smug and conceited, he likes this kind of atmosphere, he likes to be worshiped and admired by people.
Seeing that there were only three minutes left before the start of the match, but Lin Zimao hadn’t appeared yet, if he doesn’t show up again, the referee will judge Ren Siran as the winner.
At the same time, Jiang Xuan found an excuse to come out of the laboratory and found a seat to sit down.
As soon as he sat down, he heard someone beside him whispering about Lin Zimao.
From what Jiang Xuan could hear, it probably meant that Lin Zimao hadn’t arrived at the competition site yet.
He couldn’t help but wonder, how come Lin Zimao hasn’t come yet? He’s been home all day preparing for tonight’s match, he’s always arrive early for every match, never late.
The host said on the stage: “If Lin Zimao fails to show up within the stipulated time, he will be disqualified from this challenge, and the winner will naturally go to student Ren Siran.”
There are only two minutes left!
Everyone looked at the countdown on the big screen.
At the last minute, everyone saw Lin Zimao walking into the competition venue calmly12從容不迫 (cóng róng bù pò): calm; unruffled; not hurried, very calm; to take it leisurely; composed and steady; calm and unhurried; in an easy/an unhurried/a leisurely manner; as cool as a cucumber..
He took the host’s microphone and said: “Sorry, there was a small problem on the way, which kept you waiting.” He paused, his cold gaze swept across Ren Siran’s face, “Also let Ren, se-ni-or to wait for a long time, I will go all out for today’s match.”
He replied insincerely13虛情假意 (xū qíng jiǎ yì): hypocritical show of affection; false friendship; false display of affection; pretence of friendship/kindness; artificial kindness; pretending to be enthusiastic towards others without being sincere.: “I’m going to do my best in this match, too.”
Lin Zimao said with regret: “I hope one day I can use a real mecha to compete with senior.”
Ren Siran looked at the mocking smile on his face, his heart skipped a beat, did he know something!
Lin Zimao’s calmness made everyone temporarily forget about his current embarrassment state for the time being, but Jiang Xuan’s eyes, who was wearing a hat under the stage, couldn’t help but darken.
He was fine at home today, how did he end up like this?
The hair is very wet, the T-shirt is also stained with mud, and there is blood on his elbow.
Fuck his little problem who did it?
Both LZM & JX is on a warpath…
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