Chapter 176: The Thick Gold Chain

Hearing Gu Ting call its name, Erniu let out a couple of howls at him.
"Woof woof!"
Shen Qing was somewhat curious as well. Leaning against the wall, she looked at Gu Ting and asked, "What is that?"
Gu Ting chuckled, acting quite mysterious. "You'll know in a moment."
He found a small utility knife and sliced open the packing tape on the snack box. From inside, he pulled out a brilliant, dazzling, bright gold chunky chain, with a pendant shaped like a dog's head about the size of two thumbs.
Shen Qing paused for a second. Putting a chunky gold chain on Erniu?
"How ugly." Shen Qing couldn't help frowning.
Gu Ting gave an affirmative hum. "Erniu should like it." With that, he slipped the gold chain over Erniu's head.
"Woof woof." At this moment, Erniu had no idea what was about to happen.
"How heavy is it?" Shen Qing looked at the rather thick gold chain.
"Seems to be about a pound." Gu Ting finished putting it on Erniu and let go of his hands. Erniu's dog head instantly drooped downward from the weight.
"Awooo~"
"Gu Ting!"

***

Eleven was waiting downstairs. When he saw Gu Ting come down, he noticed his steps were somewhat unsteady, and even his breathing was a little rapid.
His body... had been hollowed out?!
Eleven opened the car door for Gu Ting, and thoughtfully gave him a supportive hand as he got in.
"Hmm?" Gu Ting glanced sideways at Eleven. Seeing his expression of wanting to speak but hesitating, he asked, "What is it?"

***

Eleven shook his head vigorously. "Nothing. But... Master, aren't you in a hurry?"
Gu Ting leaned back against the seat, raised his hand to pluck a stray dog hair off his clothes, and narrowed his eyes as he stared at Eleven. "Speak clearly."
"N-nothing." Eleven scrambled into the driver's seat, thinking he should probably get some restorative tonics for the master later.

***

As soon as Gu Ting left, Class Three's physical education class was successfully usurped by the mathematics teacher.
"Oh dear! Why did Teacher Gu ask for leave?!"
"The first day Teacher Gu is gone, and I miss him."
"I don't want to have a math class!"
Nie Huan turned her head to glance at Shen Qing. The girl was sitting quietly, playing on her mobile phone.
"You've been sleeping pretty well lately." Seeing that Shen Qing was in good spirits and hadn't fallen asleep at all throughout a whole day of classes—even though she hadn't paid attention either...
"Yeah." Shen Qing took out the last opponent and exited the God of War game.
"Huh? Sister Qing, you won just like that?" Fatty walked in from outside the classroom. He had just gone to the restroom, and in the span of just a few minutes, Sister Qing had already won the match?
"Yeah." Shen Qing tapped open the Snake game instead.
"Sister Qing, you're so amazing. Can you carry me in the game?" Fatty wore an expression of pure admiration. He played this game too, but he was somewhat terrible at it.
Chu Yu turned back and glanced at Shen Qing, looking quite surprised. "Sister Qing, you even know how to play God of War?"
Usually, he only ever saw Shen Qing play Snake, and occasionally saw her sending WeChat messages. He never expected that Shen Qing would also play competitive games like this. Could her phone's memory and hardware even keep up?
"Hey, Chu Yu, aren't you pretty good at it? Do you want to do a 1v1 match with Sister Qing?" Fatty said with a smile, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.
Chu Yu smiled awkwardly. "Let's not."
Playing against a girl, he wouldn't even feel good if he won.
Nie Huan was calculating an exchange rate. Hearing Chu Yu's words, she raised her head and glanced at him.
"Want to play a round with her?" Nie Huan nudged Shen Qing with her elbow.
Shen Qing slowly raised her head, first sweeping a glance at Chu Yu, then looking at Nie Huan. In high spirits, she joked, "If I lose, are you going to comfort me?"
Nie Huan's expression shifted slightly at the remark, and she shot a sideways glance at Chu Yu.
"I'll go easy on her," Chu Yu said in a low voice when he saw Nie Huan look over.
"Sister Qing, you definitely won't lose! I bet on you to win!" Fatty declared loftily, pulling out a one-yuan bill and placing it on Shen Qing's empty desk.
"What, what?" Yao Panpan came over from the front. "Who's betting with whom?"
"Sister Qing and Chu Yu, God of War PVP. Class monitor, want to place a bet?" Fatty held out his thumb and index finger, rubbing them together.
"This young lady puts down two yuan, betting on Sister Qing."
"Hey, count me in too. Chu Yu wins." A boy placed a five-yuan bill on the desk.
"I'm betting on Chu Yu as well." Another bill appeared on the desk.
In just a few short minutes, a pile of small change had accumulated on Shen Qing's desk, mostly one-yuan and five-yuan paper bills, with the latter standing out quite a bit.
"Hey, whose ten-cent coin is this? Sneaking in where it doesn't belong." Yao Panpan counted the money. "There is..."
"Thirty yuan and sixty cents," Nie Huan said after casting a glance at the pile.