nycdaug Chapter 9 The School Beauty's Confession? At the summit of Kunlun Mountain!
Chapter 9 The School Beauty's Confession? At the summit of Kunlun Mountain!
A few days later, Su Chen went back to school.
It wasn't for attending classes, but for applying for a leave of absence.
With the end of the world approaching, Elder Long said he was shouldering the future of the entire Dragon Kingdom, so he had no time to waste in the classroom.
Walking along the tree-lined campus paths, the afternoon sun filters through the leaves, casting dappled light.
Students walked by in twos and threes, discussing final exams and summer trips, their youthful energy radiating from them.
Everything was unrealistically calm.
It was as if the global apocalyptic catastrophe was just a bizarre dream of his.
Su Chen walked into the teaching building, preparing to go to his office, when a clear and melodious female voice came from behind him.
"Su Chen!"
He stopped and turned around upon hearing this.
A girl in a white dress walked quickly up to him.
She had long, flowing hair, delicate features, and a perfectly balanced blush of shyness on her face.
She is none other than Liu Yiyi, the universally acknowledged beauty of Jiangzhou University.
"What's wrong?" Su Chen's tone was emotionless.
Liu Yiyi seemed taken aback by his calm reaction, but quickly recovered.
With her hands behind her back, she tilted her head slightly to look at him: "Um... I, I have a few words I want to say to you."
The two were standing in the lobby of the teaching building, a place bustling with people.
The school beauty took the initiative to find someone, and it was Su Chen, a "top student" who had almost no presence except for his excellent grades. This scene instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"Holy crap, what's going on? The school beauty is actively seeking out Su Chen?"
"Judging from that expression, is he about to confess his feelings?"
"No! I can't accept this! She's my goddess!"
"Quiet down, don't bother him! I bet a bag of spicy strips that Su Chen can't handle it!"
Amid the murmurs, Liu Yiyi took a deep breath, as if summoning all her courage.
He took out a carefully wrapped pink envelope from behind his back and handed it to Su Chen:
"Su Chen, I've liked you for a long time..."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it silenced the entire hall.
"I noticed you when you spoke as a freshman representative at the freshman orientation ceremony."
"The way you always sit quietly in the corner of the library, reading, is really captivating..."
As she spoke, her eyes reddened slightly, and her voice trembled a little.
His expression was so sincere and touching that it evoked pity in me.
The boys around were heartbroken, and a few who were just enjoying the show started making a fuss.
"Say yes! Say yes!"
"Together! Together!"
Su Chen didn't even lift his eyelids. He looked at the girl in front of him, but his gaze passed through her and landed on the bullet comments that only he could see.
Lines of scarlet text floated over Liu Yiyi's head.
[This Su Chen was a elusive "prophet" in his past life; he knows the key moments of every major opportunity perfectly! We must take him down!]
Once I become his woman, I'll have immediate access to all the information! The Kunlun Ruins, the East Sea Dragon Palace… these opportunities will all be mine!
[Hmph, men all fall for this, don't they? No matter how aloof I act, as long as I take the initiative and act a little coquettish, how can he not take the bait? Once I've squeezed every last drop of value out of him, I'll kick him to the curb!]
[A bunch of idiots, still trembling with fear over the death of 'simp' Brother Zhao, what useless trash! Fortune favors the bold, they don't even understand that simple principle!]
Su Chen pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose expressionlessly, the lenses reflecting a cold light.
That's it!
Another self-righteous reborn individual.
Moreover, she is a woman with considerable ambition.
"Say yes, Su Chen! What are you waiting for!"
"Exactly! The school beauty is taking such a initiative, any man should be ready to back down!"
Amidst the deafening clamor around him, Su Chen finally spoke.
"Sorry, no thanks!"
Four words! Clear, cold, and decisive!
The noisy atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly froze.
Everyone stood there dumbfounded.
The deep affection and shyness on Liu Yiyi's face froze, and she even wondered if she had misheard.
Su Chen looked at her and added, "I'm focused on my career and have no interest in dating."
After saying that, he didn't even glance at the pink love letter again.
Turn around, take a step, and walk straight away!
The entire process was smooth and quick, taking no more than ten seconds.
"..."
"..."
After a deathly silence, the crowd erupted.
"Holy crap! They rejected him already?"
"The school beauty! That's our school beauty, Liu Yiyi! She just got rejected like that?"
"Su Chen is ruthless! What a real man!"
"Brothers, I've got it! I've finally got it! Being a simp has no future! If you want to win over a goddess, you first need to learn how to reject her! That's called playing hard to get, that's top-tier maneuvering!"
Liu Yiyi stood there, still holding that ridiculous love letter in her hand, her face turning pale and then red, feeling as if all the blood in her body was rushing to her head.
The script is wrong!
The "prophet" in his past life was clearly a reclusive tech geek. Isn't the kind of person who is most easily seduced by beauty?
Why?
She bit her lip hard, her nails almost digging into her palms, her eyes flashing with deep resentment and bitterness.
But the next second, she let go of his hand.
Her pretty face once again wore that gentle and harmless smile, but deep in her eyes, only a cold calculation remained.
"It's okay... Su Chen, there's plenty of time. I believe we can develop feelings for each other over time!"
She murmured to herself, and her departing figure appeared incredibly lonely and pitiful in the eyes of everyone.
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After finishing the task, Su Chen walked out of the teaching building.
Qin Bing's black Hongqi sedan was already waiting by the roadside.
She rolled down her car window and witnessed the entire dramatic confession that had taken place in the lobby.
"Little guy, you're quite the ladies' man!"
Qin Bing rested one hand on the steering wheel, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.
"Okay." Su Chen opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.
"You refused?"
"Um."
"Why?" Qin Bing started the car, somewhat puzzled. "That girl is pretty, she doesn't seem like a bad person."
Su Chen leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "Her goal is the same as that idiot who tried to seduce the future empress a few days ago."
Qin Bing tightened her grip on the steering wheel, causing the car to sway almost imperceptibly.
again!
These reborn individuals are like rats in the sewers—they're impossible to kill completely!
"Does it need to be... disposed of?"
Her voice turned cold.
"No need." Su Chen shook his head, looking at the street scene rushing past the window: "It's just a small fish that took the bait willingly; it's a waste to kill it."
He turned his head and looked at Qin Bing.
"Keep her alive, let's see who else is connected to her? Maybe she can help us catch a whole bunch."
Qin Bing glanced at him in the rearview mirror. The deep and calculating look in the eyes of this 21-year-old youth made her feel uneasy.
The vehicle smoothly drove out of the school gate and merged into the traffic.
"Oh, right..." Qin Bing broke the silence:
"The latest news from Kunlun Mountain is that the energy fluctuations of the ruins have reached their peak, and it is expected to officially open in ten days."
Upon hearing this, Su Chen slowly opened her eyes: "Where's Xiao Fan?"
"There's still no movement. Our people have been watching him 24/7. If he dares to show his face, he definitely won't be able to escape."
"Very good." Su Chen closed his eyes, a cold smile curving his lips.
"This time, he has no chance."
Outside the car window, the city remained bustling.
Unbeknownst to anyone, a storm that would determine the survival of human civilization was brewing atop the distant Kunlun Mountains.
No one knew about the mysterious "traitor" who was seen as a thorn in the side by all the reborn.
He was sitting in this ordinary car, calmly looking down at his prey, who were walking step by step into the inescapable trap he had laid.