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Chapter 192 - 18: Bizarre Star Tower, Heavenly Defiance Childhood Friend (Third update, averaged 5000 owed a little)

Chapter 192: Chapter 18: Bizarre Star Tower, Heavenly Defiance Childhood Friend (Third update, averaged 5000 owed a little)

Ah?

No, who came to the school to see you?

Me?

Do you have an Erosion Crystal on your face or a Curse Crystal in your belly? What’s so special about you that I need to come and see you?

Even Xie Xiaochan, 38th on the Qingyun List, barely deserves a glance from me.

Xu Shu opened his mouth, at first surprised.

But then, seeing the look of entitlement on the other’s face, he suddenly had an epiphany.

— So I’m being treated like a simp, huh?

Too lazy to entangle with such narcissistic women, he made a gesture with his hands, "Yes, yes, just don’t bother me anymore."

He said this and was about to leave when Hu Xinrui overheard him and became anxious, grabbing him and saying, "What’s with that attitude? Did you not hear me clearly? I said you can look for me, but don’t cling to me at the school gate. Did you not hear?"

Xu Shu said speechlessly, "I heard, but is there a possibility that, right now, you are the one holding on to me?"

A girl dressed in such a purely desireful fashion, tugging at a tall and burly man on the roadside, naturally drew the attention of passersby.

Students and parents passing by who were sending their children to school pointed at Hu Xinrui and started to talk.

Annoyed and embarrassed, Hu Xinrui pointed at Xu Shu and said, "You’re still trying to infuriate me, to catch my attention."

Without words, "You’re truly Heaven-defying, not worth my time."

Xu Shu turned and walked away, but Hu Xinrui was relentless. She chased after him and said, "Are you saying you’re not deliberately lying in wait here for me? Your sister told you that I always get off here, right?"

"You’re really overthinking this..." Xu Shu sighed, but then he turned to see his sister, Zhou Shiyu, quietly watching them from not far away, with a blank expression.

But why do I feel like she’s watching a play? Sister, what kind of drama have you created?

After considering it, Xu Shu pointed to his sister and said, "See my sister there? I came to send her to school."

"Figures, I knew you would say that."

Hu Xinrui chuckled, disdainful: "Heh, how old is your sister that she still needs you to send her to school?"

"?" Xu Shu was taken aback by her words.

Well, don’t say!

That question really stumped him.

He didn’t know why his sister insisted on him sending her today; could it have been on purpose?

But he could only say, it’s difficult for me to explain this to you, but do I need to explain?

Xu Shu’s mouth twitched, "Are you alright? I’m leaving."

Hu Xinrui pursed her lips, haughtily saying, "Xu Shu quit pretending, you moved back here just for me, right? I can feel your affection!"

Xu Shu: "Ah..."

"But you came over here without saying hello and, if my boyfriend sees it, he’ll get angry!"

Xu Shu: "Uh..."

"Don’t do it again next time. I know you’ve always liked me, and truthfully, I’ve had feelings for you too, just hadn’t made up my mind before. Even though I have a boyfriend now, you can’t blame me; who would stop me from pursuing a better guy?" said Hu Xinrui.

"Of course, you’re not without opportunity. I can allow you to continue being nice to me, just like before, didn’t you often give me presents and invite me to dinner? If I break up in the future, you can be the first one I consider!

"However, before that, you can’t go looking for someone else, or else I’ll be angry. How about that? If you agree, tomorrow night, I can allow you to invite me to dinner—uh, are you listening?" Hu Xinrui posed with a sweet and condescending air of charity.

Listen.

I am listening.

Xu Shu listened with wide eyes, probably looking something like this: "0.0????"

Allowing me to be nice to you? Considering me first if you break up? Are you hearing yourself speak?

Had it been the naive me in my adolescence, maybe I would have fallen for these manipulative tactics.

But now, Xu Shu could only think... the past me who held any affection for such a person was probably because of a mistaken "girl-next-door" enchantment messing with my head.

"Don’t be surprised, I’ve always had a place for you in my heart..." Hu Xinrui kept on talking.

Xu Shu just coldly smirked and interrupted, "Why don’t you cut to the chase? Just ask me directly if I’m willing to be your backup, right?"

"Huh? A backup?" Hu Xinrui was taken aback by the question.

After hesitating for a while, she seemed to grasp the meaning of the word "backup."

Nodding thoughtfully, she then asked seriously, "Xu Shu, I’m giving you the opportunity to be my backup, are you willing? It’s a huge fortune for you to be nice to me, and you better not take it for granted!"

Xu Shu: "?"

F*ck, sorry, I admit I was rash, I misunderstood you.

You’re not just manipulative, you’re truly Heavenly Defiance!

If you got the Tai Chu Scroll, you’d indeed be a Creator God.

No longer able to endure, he thought for a moment, then directly cursed her, "Hu Xinrui, have you been brainwashed by some cult?"

Hu Xinrui was stunned, "My mom does follow a religion... no, Xu Shu, how dare you say that about her beliefs, you, you can forget me caring about you ever again! Unless you apologize to me..."

"Apologize your ass, f*ck off, idiot."

Xu Shu’s last bit of tolerance for this ’once childhood friend’ had finally run out.

Seeing her still wanting to bicker, he simply picked her up and with a whoosh threw her onto the distant grass, then walked away with long strides, not looking back.

"Xu Shu, you jerk..." Hu Xinrui wasn’t clear about what happened, only feeling like she was pushed, and couldn’t help swearing in anger.

When she turned around, she saw Zhou Shiyu, Xu Shu’s classmate and sister whom she had just met at noon, standing beside, quietly watching her.