My Demon Friends-Chapter 438 - 434: Brother Nan Takes You to Do Bad Things
The lights went out. ππ«πππ¨ππ―ππ πππ.ππΌπ
The dormitory was pitch black.
With rustling and clanging sounds, all four climbed into their beds.
Brother Nan stuffed Tuanzi into the covers on the side near the wall to prevent her from falling off in the middle of the night. If she fell and got hurt, Zhou Li would definitely blame her.
Tuanzi didnβt make a sound.
In the darkness, Baoziβs voice emerged, "Little Trash Cat really does resemble Lord Dumpling..."
"All cats are like that!" Brother Nan insisted. "Donβt make a big deal out of it!"
"MEOW?"
Tuanzi lay under the covers with her eyes wide open, her lively gaze darting left and right. Her body, however, seemed sealed, remaining motionless. It was hard to tell what she was thinking.
Baozi murmured an "Oh."
Qian Qian also tried to explain to Baozi, "Some people just arenβt liked by certain types of small animals. Itβs a matter of body chemistry. Experts say itβs due to their scent, and all animals of that type react the same way to such people. Maybe youβre one of them."
Baozi fell silent, nursing her hurt feelings in the dark.
Then Cotton Swab continued the discussion about Tuanzi.
Brother Nan ignored them all, took out her phone, and started texting Zhou Li.
Li Nan: Asleep yet?
Zhou Li: Not yet.
Li Nan: Why not?
Li Nan: What are you doing?
Zhou Li: I donβt know why, but I canβt seem to sleep after playing that game.
Li Nan: Haha, you actually got excited! Didnβt you used to hate games? Is taking down towers that much fun?
Zhou Li: Maybe.
This guyβs mentality might really be a bit off, Li Nan thought, but she didnβt elaborate and quickly shifted the discussion to the main topicβ
Li Nan: Whereβs your Little Trash Cat?
Li Nan: Out on business again?
Zhou Li: How did you know?
Li Nan: Guess where she is now.
Zhou Li: I donβt know.
Li Nan: Guess.
Zhou Li: In your dorm building? On your floor?
Li Nan: On my bed.
Zhou Li: ??
Li Nan: So surprised?
Zhou Li: I thought she was scared of you.
Li Nan: I snatched her from another dorm. Otherwise, that whole dorm would end up crying.
Zhou Li: I see...
Li Nan: Sheβs lying right next to me, completely still. /sideways smile
Zhou Li: Sheβs so mischievous when sheβs on my bed, especially at night. She has boundless energy and wonβt rest until sheβs made sure I canβt sleep.
Li Nan: Sheβs afraid Iβll hit her. /sideways smile
Zhou Li: Thatβs not right.
Zhou Li: If you have kids in the future, youβll hit them too, and your kids will be afraid of you.
Li Nan: If they misbehave, they need to be disciplined.
Zhou Li: If they fear you when theyβre little, youβll fear them when they grow up.
Zhou Li: 90% of families in our country are like that.
Li Nan: Mine wonβt be.
Li Nan: Theyβll always be afraid of me.
Zhou Li: ...
Zhou Li: Thatβs really not okay. If youβre impatient with them when theyβre little, theyβll grow up to be impatient people. If you resort to violence with them when theyβre young, theyβll grow up to be people who advocate violence.
Li Nan: ...
Li Nan: Youβd make a good, kind mother.
Zhou Li: Youβre suited to being child-free.
Li Nan: ??
Your friend retracted a message.
Zhou Li: /cute
Li Nan: ????
Zhou Li: Brother Nan, go to sleep now.
Li Nan: No.
Zhou Li: Get up early tomorrow morning and buy breakfast for Lord Dumpling.
Zhou Li: If options are limited, an egg yolk and a glass of water will do. She doesnβt drink milk.
Li Nan: FFS
Zhou Li: Good night. /hug
Li Nan: Sleep my ass! Get up and party!
Zhou Li: Donβt swear.
Li Nan: How about we go out for Dai cuisine tomorrow?
Zhou Li: We canβt leave campus.
Li Nan: We can climb the wall.
Zhou Li: Climbing the wall isnβt good.
Brother Nan pursed her lips, ended the chat, and tossed her phone onto the pillow.
After a momentβs thought, she picked up her phone again, set an alarm for seven the next morning, then closed her eyes and tried to welcome sleep.
γDormitory 502.γ
Zhou Li stared unblinkingly at his phone screen, but a reply from Brother Nan didnβt come for a long time.
In the darkness, his brow furrowed.
Climbing the wall is out of the question.
γThe next day, 10 a.m.γ
The weather was great. Brother Nan was perched on the wall, reaching out her hand to Zhou Li.
"Hurry up!"
Zhou Li was taking a running start.
After a short run-up of two or three steps, he leaped lightly. One hand grabbed the edge of the wall, the other grasped Brother Nanβs, and he easily pulled himself up to sit on the wall.
"Not bad," Brother Nan said, raising an eyebrow. "Youβre pretty agile."
Zhou Li felt a bit awkward and glanced around. "Is this... really okay?"
"Well, sitting on the wall all day definitely isnβt."
With that, Brother Nan jumped down, landing steadily. She then reached out her hand to Zhou Li. "Want me to catch you?"
Zhou Li shook his head. Just as he was about to jump, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye: three electric scooters with security markings were heading straight for them. They were clearly the targets.
"Securityβs here!"
"Then hurry down! What are you waiting for?" Brother Nan yelled urgently.
"Oh."
So, Zhou Li jumped down beside her, landing just as steadily.
Brother Nan still hugged him, though it offered no cushioning. Sheβs just trying to take advantage of me, Zhou Li thought.
By now, the electric scooters were very close.
The guard on the lead scooter shouted at themβ
"Stop right there!"
"Which department are you from?"
"Get back! Go back!"
"Stay put!"
"Stay put? As if!" Brother Nan wasnβt scared in the slightest. She laughed heartily, bent down to scoop up Tuanzi with one arm, grabbed Zhou Liβs hand with the other, and took off running. Her expression was surprisingly excited. "Run!"
"..."
Zhou Li was hesitant, but Brother Nan was pulling him with considerable force. If he didnβt cooperate, she might fall. After a quick consideration, he broke into a run alongside her.
The guards, furious that they didnβt obey, immediately twisted their throttles to maximum and sped after them.
On the public road outside Cai University, under a blue sky dotted with white clouds, three electric scooters and a young couple began a fierce chase.
Brother Nan knew running in a straight line would put them at a disadvantage, so she started weaving in circles nearby, almost as if she were deliberately toying with the three guards.
"Thrilling, isnβt it?" she even found time to ask Zhou Li, a smile on her face.
This infuriated the guards.
The electric scooters pursued them relentlessly, horns blaring nonstop.
However, the pair was fastβreally fast. Both tall with long legs, they took large, quick strides, almost constantly sprinting as if in a hundred-meter dash.
The wind WHOOSHED past their ears.
Tuanzi instinctively dug her little claws into Brother Nanβs clothes to avoid being thrown off.
The three electric scooters werenβt all the same model. One was an older type, with a top speed of only about 30 kilometers per hour when fully charged. The other two were newer and much faster, capable of 50 or 60 kilometers per hour without issue. Logically, no matter how fast Zhou Li and Brother Nan ran, they shouldnβt have been able to outpace these two newer scooters.
Unfortunately, one of these two newer scooters was low on battery, and its speed steadily decreased.
The other one was fast, but the pair was extremely agile and deliberately ran in circles. Just as it was about to catch up, there was a sudden THUDβa tire had blown!
Soon, only the old electric scooter was left chasing them, frantically honking its horn.
The remaining guard yelled, "You two from the P.E. department, stop!"
"Still running!"
"I said stop! Running that fast is dangerous, you know?"
"And youβre still laughing!!"
"Hey, I donβt believe it! I refuse to believe my two wheels canβt beat your two legs today!"
"Iβm really digging my heels in with you two!"
"Theyβre pretty good runners..."
By now, the two had stopped running in circles. They started heading straight along the road, still skirting the edge of the campus, their speed nearly matching the scooterβs maximum. The distance between them remained neither too far nor too close, always giving the impression that the guard was about to catch up.
One kilometer, then two... they ran further and further.
The guard had started with a firm resolveβI absolutely have to catch you two!βbut gradually, self-doubt crept in, and his confidence waned.
"Sigh..."
He sighed and started to slow down.
Just as he noticed the pair ahead had also slowed, and he began to think they were tired or had finally realized their mistake and were ready to surrender, he saw the girl turn her head, look back at him, and shout.
"Donβt stop!"
"Come on, come on! Keep chaβMMMPH, MMPH!"
The girlβs mouth was covered by the boy, who had turned back and was now forcefully dragging her away.
The guardβs electric scooter had, without him realizing, come to a stop. He sat there, stunned, watching the two figures recede into the distance, his eyes filled with bewilderment.
To be honest, Iβve been a patrol guard at Cai University for several years now, and this is the first time Iβve ever seen anyone this brazen, he thought. What do they take me for? Entertainment??
