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"Hey!"
A light tap on the shoulder made Yue instinctively turn around, and he saw a familiar face.
"What’s up?"
"Oh no! You can't do that!" Xiao Yu exaggeratedly shook his head and sighed. "Don't you know? If someone taps you on the shoulder from behind, you must never turn around immediately!"
"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Ah? You've never heard of it?" Seeing Yue's puzzled expression, Xiao Yu began to recount what he had heard from elsewhere—
It is said that there are three flames on a person's shoulders, symbolizing their three souls. Therefore, the older generation often warns seriously not to casually tap someone on the shoulder.
If you casually tap someone’s shoulder and accidentally extinguish the flame of their soul, it could lead to a decline in fortune or, in severe cases, cause them to lose their spirit.
Moreover, if the person who gets tapped turns around immediately—especially if startled—they might accidentally make eye contact with something that doesn’t exist...
"...So what are you doing?" Yue glanced sideways at Xiao Yu, who was saying things like "don't randomly tap shoulders" while continuously tapping his own shoulder.
"Oh, I saw some dust on your shoulder, so I helped you brush it off." Xiao Yu then proceeded to pat vigorously as if it were a serious matter.
"Get out of here!" Yue dodged his hand and retaliated. "Oh no! You have dust on your face too; let me help you with that. Watch my Buddha Palm!"
"Hah! I have the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms!"
The two of them playfully exchanged punches and slaps in the hallway.
It wasn't until the class bell rang that they put away their playful antics and obediently entered the classroom.
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"Hey!"
Yue felt a sudden hard slap on his shoulder from behind and instinctively turned around—
"Uh—" He saw Xiao Yu behind him, rolling his eyes and sticking out his tongue, pretending to be a hanging ghost.
Without hesitation, Yue threw a punch at his face, but Xiao Yu dodged it with a cheeky grin.
"You’re so boring!" Yue said irritably.
"Haha! Were you scared? I told you not to turn around immediately, but you just wouldn’t listen." Xiao Yu was pleased with his prank and shook his head dramatically, sighing. "Ah, as they say, those who don’t listen to the advice of elders suffer the consequences..."
"You're such a weirdo." Yue swung again, this time successfully hitting Xiao Yu on the forehead, delighting in his yelp of pain. "Alright, what do you want? Spit it out!"
"Ouch! That hurt! You hit too hard!" Xiao Yu complained while rubbing his reddened forehead, sounding aggrieved. "I came to get you to go to the cafeteria for lunch! Are you coming or not?"
"Tch, you could have just said that from the start!" Yue scoffed as he got up from his seat. "Let’s go! If we move too slowly, all the food will be gone."
"Oh."
After school—
"Hey, do you have any plans for later?" Xiao Yu asked.
Yue shook his head. "No, what's up?"
"I heard that the claw machine store around the corner just got a lot of new stuff. Want to go check it out?" Xiao Yu said excitedly.
"Oh, sure!" It was on the way, so playing for a bit wouldn't hurt.
"Ah... wait!" Xiao Yu suddenly clutched his stomach in pain. "My stomach is cramping, and I need to use the bathroom! I'll be right back!"
"Haha, I told you that bread had mold on it and you shouldn't buy it. You never listen to old advice!" Yue said, looking at him with schadenfreude.
"But it looked just like blueberry flavor! Who knew it was moldy... Ugh, I definitely need to complain... Uh oh! Wait, I can't hold it anymore! Just wait for me here!"
"Okay."
Watching Xiao Yu dash into the bathroom at the end of the hallway at lightning speed, Yue leaned against the wall of the classroom, pulled out his phone, and started playing Candy Crush to pass the time.
The crowd of students leaving school had mostly thinned out, and only Yue remained in the hallway. Besides the mechanical sounds of candy being crushed from his phone, there was no other noise.
Just as he was getting focused on his game, someone suddenly slapped him hard on the shoulder from behind.
Yue immediately rolled his eyes in impatience.
"Enough, are you done yet..."
However, when he looked up, there was no one in sight.
"...Huh?" He couldn't help but be taken aback.
Had someone hidden away? But looking around, there were no corners in this hallway to hide immediately...
While he was puzzled, he saw Xiao Yu leisurely walking out of the restroom, a look of relief on his face.
"Ahh~~ much better!"
Looking at Xiao Yu, who was a distance away, it was impossible for him to have patted Yue on the shoulder and then silently hidden back in the restroom without making a sound...
Moreover, he had clearly been leaning against the wall just moments ago...
Yue's face suddenly turned pale, and his scalp tingled as he stiffly turned to look at the wall behind him—
Who had just patted him on the shoulder?
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