Ding-ling-ling~~~
After the Revival of Spiritual Qi, education shifted significantly from focusing on theoretical knowledge.
Now, the emphasis was more on real-combat techniques and the activation and application of Spiritual Energy and abilities.
Although the latter, in terms of both interest and practicality, was far stronger than the former.
Still, after attending four whole classes this morning, and having to awkwardly endure his brother’s incessant questions about novels during lessons,
while simultaneously feeling the faint, lingering gaze of the dorm girl An Xiaoling from the last row,
Su Qi had no idea what he had done to offend that little witch.
In any case, by the end of this morning’s classes, Su Qi was utterly exhausted in every sense of the word.
If this had been before, the sound of the lunch break bell would have been a huge relief.
But today, upon hearing the lunch bell,
Su Qi only grew more nervous, and for a very simple reason.
Last night, Lin Xue—the School Beauty of Spirit Martial Academy and a junior in her third year—had arranged to meet him in the canteen today to discuss cooperation fees.
But even now, Su Qi hadn’t come up with a particularly fitting idea.
After all, he wasn’t very familiar with Lin Xue.
Setting a reasonable price for the Su Family Bento was difficult without any accurate standards—it couldn’t be too high or too low.
However, although he didn’t know how he would negotiate later, Su Qi wasn’t planning to stand her up. Or rather, he couldn’t afford to.
Because right now, he was holding a trump card in her hands.
The initiative wasn’t on his side!
“Mo Yu, you eat lunch by yourself. I have something to take care of.”
Looking at Mo Yu, his close friend who stood up expecting to go eat together as usual,
Su Qi said the refusal with a pang of guilt.
He knew that Mo Yu, who hadn’t awakened his abilities yet, looked up to Lin Xue—who had a Transformation Series ability—as an idol.
But considering that the upcoming conversation might involve his secret,
if Mo Yu found out that Su Qi actually possessed the Su Wife Ability…
Although Mo Yu himself was a bit of a sissy, so maybe it wouldn’t be a big deal if he knew,
Su Qi didn’t want this secret ability to affect their brotherly relationship. Besides, he just couldn’t lose face over it.
“Alright… then,”
hearing that Su Qi had something to do today, Mo Yu’s delicate, hopeful little face instantly wilted like a frostbitten eggplant… a perfect expression of a pitiful abandoned cat.
It was hard not to feel a little sorry for him.
If Mo Yu had long, flowing hair right now, he’d be the perfect sulking girl.
Faced with such a good friend, Su Qi’s guilt deepened.
But keeping the bigger picture in mind,
Su Qi ultimately suppressed the urge to call Mo Yu to eat together and decided to first finish discussing the fees with Senior Sister Lin.
Afterwards, he’d open his Radish Package and look through that sweet novel carefully in the afternoon to discuss with his brother, as a form of compensation.
Spirit Martial Academy was one of the few universities under the Lin family.
Although the population after the Revival of Spiritual Qi had greatly decreased compared to before, the academy was still crowded near lunch.
Therefore, to accommodate the students’ dining needs,
Spirit Martial Academy had designed three canteens.
Su Qi walked alone toward the Third Canteen where he had arranged to meet Senior Sister Lin Xue last night.
Back then, he hadn’t thought much of it, assuming it was just a simple business discussion.
But now, looking at the passing crowd, especially the boys frequently glancing at the lively and beautiful girls,
Su Qi suddenly felt a slight headache.
Emmmmmm, with Senior Sister Lin Xue’s fame, this meeting would definitely attract a lot of attention!
It seemed that school life afterward might not be so easy!
Lost in thought, Su Qi had unknowingly already arrived at the entrance of the Third Canteen.
Stepping into the spacious canteen, Su Qi first scanned the interior.
Not seeing Lin Xue, he breathed a small sigh of relief before turning his gaze to the dishes displayed behind the transparent glass.
Honestly, Spirit Martial Academy’s canteens were pretty good both in appearance and taste—the colors were bright, and the aroma was rich.
For Su Qi before awakening the Su Wife Ability, eating at the canteen every day was a delightful experience.
But now, after awakening his ability, Su Qi felt no enthusiasm.
Even though the food was delicious, it was still just mass-produced dishes.
Compared to Su Qi’s master-level cooking skills and the warm buff from the Su Wife Ability’s temporary boosts,
canteen food now held far less attraction for him, both in flavor and function.
Joining the queue with the crowd, although he had earned a decent amount of money last night, most of it had been paid to his elder sister.
Su Qi only had 500 yuan left, some of which needed to be saved for groceries.
In short, he still had to be frugal.
Some might ask: if the bentos sell well, why not sell them every day?
Su Qi would say the risk was too high.
If more senior sisters like Lin Xue found out his secret,
he felt he might gradually fall into a terrifying abyss like some characters in those indescribable comics.
“Auntie, one order of tomato scrambled eggs, one order of crispy pork chunks, a plate of stir-fried bean sprouts, and two bowls of rice, please.”
Considering the upcoming negotiation with Lin Xue, as the saying goes, one should be grateful when receiving help.
So today, Su Qi painfully ordered one extra meat dish and one extra vegetable dish.
After paying, Su Qi carried the plastic tray, searching for an empty spot.
Since it was mealtime, the canteen was crowded, and many groups were cleverly saving seats for their companions.
This made it hard for Su Qi to find a suitable place.
At that moment, a mocking, sarcastic voice suddenly rang out in the canteen.
“Well, well, isn’t this Su Qi who’s always hanging out with Little Mo Yu? Can’t find a seat? Want to share a table with us? Tsk tsk… only three dishes? So pathetic!”
Following the voice, Su Qi saw Li Jian from Class 2, who had just caused a scene earlier in the morning for his Transformation Series ability.
Surrounding Li Jian were several classmates from Eighteenth Class, with over a dozen dishes and bottles of fizzy drinks on the table, looking like they’d won at life.
Seeing this, Su Qi rolled his eyes helplessly.
Emmmmmm, normally he had no interaction with Li Jian.
Just because Su Qi and Mo Yu were skinny, Li Jian looked down on them.
He had started trouble in class, and now he was provoking him in the canteen.
Su Qi really didn’t understand.
Damn, was this guy sick? Read too many dumb novels and thought he was the protagonist?
Trying to boost his image by stepping on others just because he awakened an ability?
He really didn’t get it.
Feeling more and more eyes turning toward him, Su Qi had no patience to argue and tried to leave directly.
But when he reached Li Jian’s side, a muscular, thick black hand grabbed one end of his tray.
“Su Qi, didn’t you hear me?”
Feeling the tray being forcibly pulled, it was a gap impossible to overcome.
Just as Su Qi prepared to give up on this lunch, reluctantly setting the tray down,
Hiss~
Suddenly, many students around let out surprised voices.
A pure white, smooth, delicate hand suddenly appeared in Su Qi’s sight, gently resting on the muscular black hand.
At the same time, a faint jasmine fragrance wafted into the air.
Against the black backdrop, that touch of white was so ethereal, so slender.
But the next second, as the fair hand gently squeezed the wrist of the black hand,
the delicate white fingers, though appearing fragile and soft with beautiful, moist nails,
completely suppressed the black giant hand.
One could vaguely hear the chilling sound of bones cracking and Li Jian’s anguished cries echoing through the canteen.
“This student, bullying is forbidden at school, and fencing is even more forbidden.”
As Li Jian’s cries grew weaker from lack of oxygen, a clear and pleasant female voice softly sounded through the Third Canteen.
With her voice, a brief silence fell over the room.
The next second, a male student cautiously asked,
“Senior Sister Lin, you’re the School Beauty Lin Xue, right?”
Hearing the question, Lin Xue bit her pearly teeth lightly, hesitated for a moment, then replied, “Unless there’s another Lin Xue, it should be me.”
She carried the wit of a big sister, yet still playful and cute.
Faced with Lin Xue’s subtle little trick,
those gathered around Li Jian immediately turned their attention to her and began asking questions.
“Senior Sister Lin, is it true that you awakened an SS-level Blood Clan ability and can fly?”
“Senior Sister Lin, does your Cangyou Wildcat Team still need members? Can I try exploring the Saint Ruins?”
“Senior Sister Lin, who is the Elf Lady on your team? I’m her fan.”
…
Amidst the buzzing chatter, Li Jian, whose wrist was still held by Lin Xue, glared furiously with bulging eyes.
He couldn’t understand why the beautiful and capable Lin Xue favored the weak Su Qi instead of him, a fitness enthusiast with a powerful awakened ability.
This scene was exactly the same as a year ago, during their freshman year, when his goddess Wen Yin doted on Su Qi!
It was utterly incomprehensible.
Frustrated and confused, Li Jian struggled to pull back his wrist.
Ignoring the pain, he pointed at Su Qi and bluntly asked,
“Senior Sister Lin, why do you favor this pretty boy?”
Perhaps because Li Jian’s question was so direct,
and it was obvious to everyone that Lin Xue did favor Su Qi,
all eyes turned to them.
Feeling the gaze of the crowd, normally invisible Su Qi grew nervous.
The situation was completely unexpected, so he instinctively looked at Lin Xue to see how she would respond.
But when he saw the delicate, flawless face of Lin Xue slightly curve into a smile,
Su Qi felt an ominous feeling.
And in the next moment, that ominous feeling was confirmed.
“Why do I favor Su Qi? That’s easy to explain—I really like Su Qi’s flavor, so I’m pursuing this junior schoolmate. So everyone, please don’t bully him anymore~~~~”
Su Qi: !???
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