Chapter 1139: Petty School Issue
But when she saw Luke surrounded by the girls, Mindy somehow felt like she was losing out.
With this sort of âcousin,â she would rather beat up those three b*tches than let Luke hawk his charms to achieve his goal.
They chatted for a few minutes, and the cheerleaders who had entered the basketball court earlier couldnât resist following the crowd as they gathered around.
At that moment, someone greeted Luke. âHey, Luke, youâre here so early? It seems youâre having fun.â
Luke stopped chatting and walked over with a smile. âHey, Nikki, Monica. Itâs been a while. Seeing you puts me in an even better mood.â
He gave each girl a half-hug and pressed their cheeks together.
The cheerleaders were all surprised, including Mindy.
Except for Luke, everyone else were high school students.
It was very rare to see this sort of greeting among high school students, especially between a guy and a girl.
This clearly proved that Luke and the two girls were more than just passing acquaintances.
Then, he pulled Mindy, who had been stunned for a long time, over. âMy cousin. Youâve probably known each other for a while.â
Nikki and Monica immediately pulled the short Mindy over and laughed, saying things like âYou hid your elder cousin so well.â
Mindy was dumbfounded.
I only found out today that I have a âcousin.â My bad!
Luke apologized to the other girls with a smile, before he led Mindy, Nikki and Monica to a tree in the distance.
At that moment, Monica nudged Luke with her elbow. âItâs a good thing you called yesterday. But are you sure you want us to be blunt? You have to know that the truth is always a blow.â
Luke chuckled. âItâs fine. Mindyâs my cousin. She wonât be affected so easily.â
Mindy was still dumbfounded. Monica and Luke were actually so close? Wasnât they just âburger friendsâ?
Nikki nodded and said, âMonica told me last night that your cousin is hanging around with those b*tches. We knew that it wasnât a good thing. Those three people like to bully newbies the most, unless they obediently follow the trio and suck up to them.â
Saying that, she turned and looked at Mindy. âThey invited you to a party in two days, didnât they? The boy who invited you was Simon, right?â
Mindy nodded blankly.
Monica sighed and continued, âSimon is Brookeâs âplaymate.â He often helps her deal with newbies whom they find unpleasant to the eye. If itâs those two who persuaded you to go to this party, itâll only be humiliation waiting for you.â
Seeing no reaction from Mindy, she turned around and looked at Luke. âArenât we being too blunt?â
Luke shrugged. âItâs fine. Itâs better than her happily following the boy to the party and then being humiliated by a bunch of people.â
Monica gave an âohâ and said comfortingly, âOf course, that wonât happen now. Weâll look after Mindy. Theyâre just good-for-nothings who use numbers to bully newbies. They donât dare provoke our group at all.â
Luke asked with great interest, âYour group?â He glanced at Nikki.
Nikki subconsciously explained, âItâs not a bad group. Monica and I set up a girlsâ self-defense club.â
Luke nodded and patted Mindyâs head. âAre you interested in another club? Girls should learn to protect themselves when theyâre outside.â
Hesitating for a moment, Mindy then nodded. âOkay, Iâm in.â
Monica hugged her with a smile. âDonât worry. Our club is more relaxed. Itâs just for the girls to learn some basic self-defense skills. We donât force them to participate in any activities.â
At that moment, Luke raised his hand and looked at his watch. âThe cheerleadersâ training is about to start. You can go first. After training, how about we have lunch together?â
The three girls had no objections and entered the indoor basketball court with smiles on their faces.
Luke didnât leave. He sat in the car and wrote and drew on his phone.
For him, he could always work anywhere.
From gathering intelligence and designing blueprints for new armor, to coming up with various plans for the future, and even creating some small inventions for the expansion under Jenny, he could make use of all his bits and pieces of his time and not waste any.
But it was almost eleven oâclock, and many boys who were here to pick up their girlfriends had already gathered around the car.
What they were really interested in wasnât Luke, but his car.
So, by the time the cheerleaders were done with their training and came out, they saw a scene similar to the morning, except that the bystanders were now guys.
Seven or eight guys were discussing Lukeâs car. Luke wasnât enthusiastic, but he wasnât cold either. He answered their questions every now and then.
Fortunately, the guys could fuss over some of the carâs minor modifications themselves, so Luke didnât have to deal with them too much.
A moment later, Luke picked up his âcousinâ and disappeared from sight.
Brookeâs expression was awful.
She wasnât an idiot. Luke had found Nikki and Monica, those two crazy girls, and was clearly threatening her.
Also, his attitude toward Brooke was clearly different; he either pretended not to hear her, or just laughed and spoke to her perfunctorily.
Clearly, Mindyâs cousin knew that Brooke wanted to mess with her, and was here to back Mindy up.
She couldnât afford to offend Nikki and Monica, but she wasnât afraid of the guys here.
Hearing them still discussing the car, she said disdainfully, âHmph, isnât it just a lousy discontinued model? Itâs not a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. Whyâs he playing around with an old car? He has no taste.â
In the end, guys were a little more stupid than girls.
A guy who had been engrossed in the discussion just now subconsciously sneered. âA lousy car? A Ferrari or Lamborghini is nothing. Thatâs KITT. Havenât you watched Knight Rider?â
Brooke had no clue what he was talking about and retorted without hesitation, âIsnât that just some dumb thing you d*mn homebodies play with? How old is he? He might as well just buy a Transformer and play with it at home!â
The boy flushed. âYou idiot! Thatâs the original model in the TV show, and this car has been modified to look like it. You can buy an ordinary Lamborghini if youâre just thinking about modifying the parts. Also, if you donât have any connections, you wonât be able to find a tech whiz to modify your car for you. Donât think that anybody would be willing to modify your car like that for you even if you gave them 200,000 dollars.â
The other guys clearly agreed with him and nodded.
If they stood on Brookeâs side, wouldnât that prove that drooling over KITT was stupid and low-class?