My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 556 - 555: Courting Death with Flair, Hu Shiwu

Chapter 556: Chapter 555: Courting Death with Flair, Hu Shiwu

"Li Yiming, wait for me."

Under the scorching sun, passersby cast curious glances at the young boy and girl.

Li Yiren held her bag in one hand and pressed down on her sunhat with the other, trotting closely behind Li Yiming.

Hearing his sister’s shout, Li Yiming paused and walked to the shade away from the café, stopping and turning to look calmly at the gasping Li Yiren.

In front of a tea bar with a ’Shop for Transfer’ sign, the parasol blocked out the harsh sunlight but not the relentless heatwave.

Li Yiren’s fair face was flushed, with tiny beads of sweat hanging on her pert nose.

Noticing Li Yiming’s gaze, Li Yiren brushed away the strands of hair sticking to her face and turned her head away, muttering under her breath, "Why are you looking at me with those eyes."

Li Yiming, with one hand in his pocket, spoke with a hint of displeasure, "You tell me?"

The two had been inseparable for over a decade, and as Li Yiren grew up, she made many of the decisions at home.

Mainly because Li Yiming was somewhat indecisive and less capable in handling affairs than his sister, often making Li Yiren appear more like the elder sibling.

Now, with Li Yiming’s attitude having changed so suddenly, Li Yiren was unsure how to behave.

Seeing Li Yiren lowering her head in silence, Li Yiming’s expression turned somewhat irritable, "Why didn’t you tell me about this earlier, were you planning to keep it a secret from me forever?"

"I..." Li Yiren opened her mouth, starting hesitantly like a child who had done something wrong, "He said if we agreed to acknowledge our ancestry and return to the clan, we wouldn’t just receive lots of cultivation resources but could also enjoy the benefits that Daxia provides to civilian Combat Training Masters in advance, so... so I..."

Upon hearing this, Li Yiming gave a self-deprecating laugh, "I know I’m not very capable, I have neither great ambitions nor the ability to give you a good life, so first let me apologize to you..."

Li Yiren’s face was a mixture of panic as she quickly waved her hands, "No, that’s not what I meant..."

Ignoring Li Yiren, he continued, "Now that you’ve grown up, you can choose your own path. Wanting to become a young lady is natural, but please don’t make decisions for me, okay?"

Hearing these words, Li Yiren stood stunned, looking at Li Yiming. In that moment, she felt the person before her was utterly unfamiliar.

Cars roared past outside the sunshade, the heatwave fluttering the hem of Li Yiren’s skirt.

Her voice was somewhat hoarse as she said, "I want to live a good life... Do you think I’m doing it for myself?"

"I went to see him for your future, you know. You’re already a junior in college, and you’ll graduate next year."

"Even if you’re not worried, I don’t want you to graduate and be unemployed."

"Now there’s an opportunity before us, and I want to grab it for you." Li Yiren’s speech sped up, her volume rising until she almost lost control, crying out, "So where exactly did I go wrong!"

After her outburst, Li Yiren’s chest heaved rapidly, her eyes brimming with tears as she stubbornly locked eyes with Li Yiming, neither willing to back down.

"Are you done?" After a long while, it was Li Yiming who looked away first. He turned and walked towards the hotel, "From now on, mind your own business when it comes to my matters."

Li Yiren pursed her lips, standing still; even after his gaunt figure had disappeared, she could no longer hold back her feelings of injustice.

She squatted on the ground, sobbing softly, like an injured little animal.

...

"Casar, Casar, look at the camera."

Casar, who was eating, instinctively turned his head, his mouth even not having the time to bite through the deep-fried dough stick.

Click.

Hu Shiwu put away his phone, looking at the photo of Casar with a dumbfounded expression, rubbing his chin and nodding in satisfaction.

Then he closed the gallery and opened an app, his fingers tapping rapidly on it, his face carrying a mysteriously content smile.

Casar gave him a puzzled look and continued to bury his head in his meal.

On the other side, Yu Xiaoyu absentmindedly stirred her soy milk with chopsticks, her gaze sweeping back and forth over Li Yiming and his sister. A woman’s sixth sense told her there was something off about the two of them.

It was the time for the hotel’s breakfast service, and the restaurant offered a wide variety of morning fare, from sweet to salty, from sour to spoiled, with delicacies from all over the great Da Xia.

At a nearby table, a group of boys mimicked video clips for a laugh.

"Hey, guess what, our old imperial capital folks, at this time of day, you’ve got to try the fermented bean juice."

"Yo, look at Mr. Ma digging in."

"Hehe, that’s the real deal... Pfft, this is seriously nasty."

"Hahahaha."

Seeing their buddy in an embarrassing situation, a few students gathered around, laughing until they were bent over backwards.

Hu Shiwu finished up with his phone and looked around slyly with both eyes.

Hmm, Xiang Nan isn’t here, pity.

Suddenly his eyes lit up as he spotted a new target.

"Teacher Xiaoyu, what are you thinking about?"

With a face full of gossip, Hu Shiwu leaned in close, startling Yu Xiaoyu and causing her to scold irritably, "Stop wandering around and eat your breakfast properly."

"You’re acting strange," said Hu Shiwu with a teasing grin, suddenly shouting as if he’d discovered something, "Could it be you’re in love!"

Swish swish swish!

A wave of gazes swiftly turned in her direction.

The students, extremely sensitive to love, immediately cast gossip-filled looks, fully focusing on Yu Xiaoyu.

Under these gazes, Yu Xiaoyu’s fair face slowly turned a shade of red, which then spread across her whole face.

"Hu... what the hell, are you asking for death!!"

Bang!

Yu Xiaoyu screamed frantically, her fist brutally hammering down on Hu Shiwu’s head,

"Help, Teacher Xiaoyu is trying to kill me to silence me!"

Watching Hu Shiwu scurry away with his head in his arms, the others responded with kindly smiles, even Li Yiming and Li Yiren’s expressions lightened considerably.

At that moment, a somewhat piercing and stiff voice arose nearby, "Tch~ Da Xia people are indeed Da Xia people, so noisy no matter where they are."

As soon as the words fell, the entire restaurant went quiet, with unfriendly gazes turning towards the source of the voice.

A few hot-tempered boys stood up angrily, "You wanna say that again?!"

At a table near the window, a youth leisurely wiped the grease from his lips with a napkin, then stood up haughtily to face everyone.

The youth’s face was adorned with delicate makeup, a tight black choker around his slender neck. He lifted his chin slightly, his eyes carrying an irritating air of superiority as he softly said, "개소리몰라" (I don’t understand dog noises).

The students in the restaurant didn’t understand what he was saying, and the atmosphere grew somewhat silent for a moment.

On the contrary, the girls sitting at the same table as him gazed at the standing boy with infatuation, chirping something about ’오빠’ (oppa) ’자체발광미모’ (self-luminous beauty).

"He’s a competitor from Goryeo, it’s best not to start a conflict with them," Yu Xiaoyu softly cautioned her students, not realizing that someone was already sauntering over.