“Ah Qi, why are your dark circles so bad? You haven’t been staying up late writing novels, have you? I saw you updated five chapters yesterday. I know your sister is seriously ill and needs money, but you still have to take care of your health.”
The next morning, at seven o’clock.
Thanks to last night’s surprise attack leaving behind a ‘payment’ issue, the campus belle Lin had caused some trouble.
Su Qi arrived home near midnight and hadn’t slept well.
So, when he showed up early today at Spirit Martial Academy to drag the tail end of Class 18, Year 2, two large dark circles had already appeared on his cheeks.
As soon as he sat down, Su Qi received thoughtful concern from his good deskmate and close friend, Mo Yu.
Following the voice, Su Qi looked over and saw Mo Yu wearing a cool black short-sleeve shirt today.
Mo Yu stood about 1.65 meters tall, quite petite among the boys.
His arms exposed under the pure black shirt were as white and smooth as porcelain, and his face, delicate even compared to a girl’s, now held a pair of large apricot-shaped eyes full of worry looking at Su Qi.
Seeing such a deskmate, Su Qi couldn’t help but sigh—no wonder he had the nickname “Xiao Nanniang” (Little Southern Lady).
Those features, that skin—it was almost more feminine than feminine.
If it weren’t for the fact that they’d gone to school together since elementary, even Su Qi himself might have mistaken him for a girl.
But thinking carefully back to the countryside… now that he had awakened the Su Wife Ability, Su Qi felt that, in a way, his situation wasn’t so different from Mo Yu’s.
“Ah Qi… Ah Qi… Snap out of it! Before Teacher Zhang gets here, let’s talk about novels. Those five chapters you released yesterday were really amazing! What kind of wild imagination do you have to write a big sister fiercely taking down a cute little female lead? Is the big sister modeled after your own sister? Are you secretly a sister complex in real life?”
While Su Qi’s mind wandered wildly, Mo Yu reached out and shook his shoulder, snapping him back to reality.
Hearing Mo Yu mention ‘novels’ and something off about it, Su Qi felt a headache coming on.
In truth, Su Qi wasn’t writing novels.
The reason he told his good friend Mo Yu that he was a writer was simple.
One lie often needs another to cover it up.
As childhood friends, Mo Yu naturally knew Su Qi’s family situation.
In recent years, the money spent just to keep Su Lulu (his sister) alive was enormous.
Although a kind neighbor big sister occasionally offered some financial help, it was never enough. Even tuition for Spirit Martial University was covered by loans.
And Su Qi’s use of his Su Wife Ability to make bentos was something he couldn’t bring himself to confess.
If Mo Yu found out, besides the shame, Su Qi worried it would ruin their bromance.
So, to avoid suspicion, Su Qi fabricated the identity of a novelist.
After all, being a writer was hard to verify and easy to hide behind.
Under Mo Yu’s countless questions, Su Qi accidentally opened a folder full of cute girl fanfiction.
He thought Mo Yu wouldn’t be interested, and the matter would be forgotten.
But to Su Qi’s surprise, Mo Yu had long been an avid follower of that story.
Now that Mo Yu wanted to discuss the latest five chapters with him, Su Qi only felt overwhelmed. He hadn’t even read them yesterday.
He had no clue what the new chapters were about.
And… why did his best friend like reading these kinds of novels?
Just as Su Qi was at a loss, there was a sudden bang bang at the front of the classroom, followed by a deep, steady voice that captured everyone’s attention.
“Class, I understand that after enjoying a relaxing Saturday and Sunday, your hearts are full of excitement and anticipation. However, today is Monday, and we need to refocus on our studies of the Su Wife Ability.”
Standing on the podium, Teacher Zhang scanned the students’ faces, then eased his tone.
“Remember, this knowledge not only helps you activate your abilities but may also prove invaluable in critical moments, even saving your lives. Enough chit-chat. Did anyone activate their ability over the weekend?”
After Teacher Zhang’s question, Class 18 fell silent.
The students looked around at each other.
Just then, a burly figure two rows ahead of Su Qi slowly stood up under everyone’s gaze.
Though he didn’t speak, his slight smile and raised chin showed a bit of pride.
Being from the same class, Su Qi naturally recognized him.
His name was Li Jian, a fitness enthusiast with a strong, muscular build.
Su Qi himself wasn’t very physically strong, standing only 170 cm with a rather weak constitution. Coupled with always sitting beside the petite Mo Yu, perhaps there was some bias or distance due to physical differences.
After standing, Li Jian cast a mocking look toward Su Qi and Mo Yu before locking eyes with Teacher Zhang.
“Teacher Zhang, I activated my ability over the weekend—it’s Fitness Guru.”
As he spoke, Li Jian casually lifted the desk with one hand.
His biceps bulged fiercely beneath the half sleeves, veins standing out on his forearm.
The iron desk creaked under the immense pressure, slowly deforming under his brutal strength.
Though his action damaged the desk, Teacher Zhang ignored it and instead smiled with satisfaction.
“Li Jian, congratulations on activating your ability through your hard work. Yours is a rare body enhancement type with great potential. I’ll take you to Class 2 now. The rest of you may study on your own.”
After saying this, Teacher Zhang left with Li Jian.
With the two gone, the remaining fewer than twenty students in Class 18 whispered among themselves.
“Damn, Li Jian’s so damn lucky to activate such a rare ability and get transferred to Class 2. Finding a job after graduation will be a breeze.”
“Heh, job? With that ability, I bet Junfang will recruit him straight into the Special Operations Team, or he might form an Exploration Team to venture into the Saint Ruins. He’ll be swimming in money in no time.”
“Ugh, so jealous! When will I activate my ability and finally leave this bottom-tier Class 18?”
…
Listening to the chatter in his own Class 18, full of unawakened students, Su Qi recalled Li Jian taking the ruined desk and looking down on him with superiority before being led away.
He felt conflicted.
Emmmmmmmm, I already awakened my ability a month ago, you know.
It’s just too embarrassing to show off.
What’s this guy flaunting superiority for?
And Mo Yu and I don’t look that imposing—are we eating your family’s rice?
So ridiculous!!!
Just as Su Qi was grumbling inwardly, he felt the hem of his shirt being gently tugged.
Looking down, Su Qi saw Mo Yu beside him, stretching out a small hand to hold the shirt’s edge.
His overly delicate face wore a worried expression, his doe-like eyes soft and tender.
“Ah Qi, don’t pay too much attention to Li Jian. Actually, I think it’s just a matter of time before we awaken our abilities. We can’t lose heart. The future is promising. We’ll definitely awaken someday.”
Hearing his kind deskmate clutch a small fist and comfort him with the gentleness of a girl, Su Qi felt a mix of gratitude and complexity.
Emmmmmmmm, if my Su Wife Ability were bound to him, it would fit perfectly!
No matter how you look at it, my best friend is a Su Wife.
Heaven not only got my deskmate’s gender wrong but also gave his ability to me.
Fate is really playing tricks on me, playing tricks on me aaaah!!!
Just as Su Qi was about to reply with a casual “It’s okay, I don’t mind, don’t think too much,”
thud~
His foot suddenly felt a hard but painless impact.
Looking down, Su Qi saw a small, clear black shoe print stained on his once white running shoes, which had been scuffed from repeated use.
And the owner of that slender foot looked at him with an expression completely devoid of apology or remorse.
“I wanted to get water and didn’t see your foot. Really sorry, Su Qi classmate!!!”
Hearing the classmate An Xiaoling bite her teeth as she emphasized his name while apologizing, Su Qi glanced up.
On her adorable doll-like face, there was no trace of remorse.
Her arms were crossed over an unbothered chest, chin raised slightly, exuding an attitude that said, “I did that on purpose—what are you going to do about it?”
At that moment, a huge question mark popped up over Su Qi’s head.
What is going on?
He and An Xiaoling, a somewhat homebody classmate, didn’t interact much normally.
So why did she suddenly kick him?
It made no sense at all!!!
As expected… a woman’s heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea.
Compared to Li Jian’s hostility, Su Qi felt An Xiaoling was even harder to deal with!
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