Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 418 - 420 Playing with Fire Leads to Self-Destruction

Chapter 418: Chapter 420 Playing with Fire Leads to Self-Destruction

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"Ah?"

Accompanied by a sudden sting on the tip of his tongue, Xiao Yi let out a startled cry and, in an instant, his body sharply lurched forward, pushing Shen Xiaoxiao away from him.

Shen Xiaoxiao stumbled back two steps, nearly falling over. It took her a moment to steady herself and, once she regained her balance and felt the long-missed sense of freedom, a look of great relief uncontrollably crossed her face.

"I..."

As Xiao Yi gazed at Shen Xiaoxiao stabilizing herself, he couldn’t help but shiver uncontrollably, as if he had suddenly stepped from the heat of June into the frosty world of December. He felt a chill throughout his body, even his heart felt cold, and a thin sweat broke out on his forehead, immediately starting to pour profusely.

He opened his mouth wide, wanting to explain something to Shen Xiaoxiao, but his throat seemed suddenly choked up, unable to make a sound, and he just stood there, frozen.

"You little bastard!"

After catching her breath, Shen Xiaoxiao finally regained her composure. Glancing at Xiao Yi and thinking back to what had just happened, her face uncontrollably flushed a deep red, and she felt her whole face heat up. She angrily stomped her foot and after cursing, no longer dared to stay, turning around and walking briskly towards her home.

"Xiaoxiao sister, I..."

Xiao Yi instinctively wanted to stop her, but his hand only reached out halfway before it retracted involuntarily. Snapping back to reality, why should he stop her?

My God, what did I just do!

Stunned, Xiao Yi watched Shen Xiaoxiao’s graceful figure disappearing into the distance, eventually vanishing behind the door of the villa across the street, leaving his heart cold.

An overwhelming sense of remorse and dejection appeared on his face.

Now it was over, Xiaoxiao sister must think he was a despicable, shameless, and vile man.

She must be angry; judging by her expression just then, she definitely was. She probably would never forgive him, never pay him any mind again.

Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, how could you do such a thing.

Xiao Yi’s heart was filled with ceaseless self-blame and guilt.

While he was thinking, he lifted his hand and ruthlessly slapped his own cheek. He did not know how long it had been before he felt a faint trace of blood at the corner of his mouth and finally stopped his hand’s movement, yet he still couldn’t forgive himself.

Looking at the tightly closed door of the villa across the street, Xiao Yi thought that Shen Xiaoxiao might never forgive him, never pay him any mind again, and his heart was painfully stung.

This was the punishment he deserved.

Who else but himself had just now lost control like an animal?

Someone like him didn’t deserve to be Xiaoxiao’s friend.

After standing silently for a good while, Xiao Yi finally came back to his senses, feeling remorseful, dejected, and dispirited. He slowly withdrew his gaze from the villa opposite, slowly closing the villa’s door, and turned to walk step by step upstairs.

If it had been any other time, Xiao Yi would have wondered why he suddenly lost control. By all accounts, he was not a person who lacked self-discipline.

But today, when it came to Shen Xiaoxiao, he completely disregarded it and didn’t even consider the reasons.

Ever since the incident with Shen Xiaoxiao that evening, Xiao Yi’s mood had been in a state of dejection and melancholy, weighed down by negative emotions. Even in his cultivation practice that night, he nearly made a mistake by getting distracted and recited the wrong verses, which could have led to grave consequences. Fortunately, his cultivation power was relatively deep by now, and he regained his senses in time to prevent any disaster.

After finishing his cultivation power training, he wasn’t in high spirits for breakfast, casting frequent glances across at the villa opposite him. Several times he thought about going over to see if she had woken up, or to apologize, but in the end, he didn’t dare to make the move. It was only after receiving an unhappy call from Zeng Xiaoxiao that he reluctantly gathered his wits, changed his clothes, and after a few more lingering looks at Shen Xiaoxiao’s villa, he turned and walked towards the meeting place Zeng Xiaoxiao had told him to go to.

This foolish boy, he didn’t come over to say anything after so long, could he be angry?

Unaware, as Xiao Yi was leaving and his gaze wandered to Shen Xiaoxiao’s villa from time to time, Shen Xiaoxiao herself was also watching him from the second floor of her villa not far away.

Who made him act so impulsively yesterday?

If I hadn’t bitten him, things could have turned into a real disaster.

Watching Xiao Yi’s figure gradually moving away from the villa, Shen Xiaoxiao’s heart felt uneasy and anxious.

Last night, Shen Xiaoxiao was restless and could not calm down. Her emotions remained unsettled, and although she usually fell into a deep sleep within twenty minutes of lying in bed, tossing and turning wildly, sleeping like the world was ending, she who rarely experienced insomnia, found herself lying in bed unable to sleep until the early hours of two or three in the morning when she finally dozed off in a daze.

Her mind kept replaying the scene from last night.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt regret, wondering if she had gone too far yesterday. At one moment, she thought that Xiao Yi was just a young man in his early twenties full of vigor, and she shouldn’t have teased him yesterday— then she thought about the bite she gave him last night and how perhaps she used too much force, not knowing if she had injured Xiao Yi.

Early in the morning, she woke up and, for some reason, instinctively drew back the inner layer of the curtain and looked across at Xiao Yi’s villa.

She then noticed that Xiao Yi was also occasionally standing at the door, looking towards her side, seemingly hesitating whether to come over.

Her heart immediately filled with panic, and she thought to herself that it seems this kid does have some conscience after all.

Although she wanted to go over and say something to Xiao Yi, after all, as a girl, she couldn’t swallow her pride. If he came over and apologized to her, she could step down gracefully and apologize to him in return. Besides, even though she was at fault, she always felt that he was also to blame. Who asked him to act so crazily yesterday?

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi never came over. Until the very end, he left without coming over again.

Such a heartless, stinky brat.

Watching Xiao Yi’s figure gradually disappear into the distance, it seemed he really had left the house. Shen Xiaoxiao took a while to come back to her senses, and couldn’t help stamping her foot, annoyed that she had been so good to him usually, and yet he was upset over such a trifle, utterly unreasonable!

With that, she pulled the curtains shut angrily, deciding out of sight, out of mind.

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"Xiao Yi, over here!"

Just as Xiao Yi had barely arrived at the meeting place arranged by Zeng Xiaoxiao, the school’s main entrance, he saw Zeng Xiaoxiao’s flashy Beetle and her petite yet spicy figure standing beside the car. He was just about to greet her when Zeng Xiaoxiao spotted him, waved excitedly, and shouted out loud.

"Wow, so this beauty was waiting for this guy."

"It’s like a fresh flower stuck in cow dung."

"Exactly... Such a beautiful and apparently rich girl, and she ends up with a loser like that, it’s such a pity!"

"......"

The students who had already been attracted by Zeng Xiaoxiao’s flashy appearance and her petite and lovely looks, were all curious about who the beauty was waiting for, especially a few who recognized Zeng Xiaoxiao and knew that this genius beauty was listed among the school’s top beauties, were filled with curiosity, and had even stopped in their tracks to see the mystery person.

As soon as Zeng Xiaoxiao excitedly greeted Xiao Yi, their eyes immediately turned towards Xiao Yi, and upon getting a clear view of him, expressions of indignation involuntarily appeared on their faces. They began cursing in their hearts, and some even voiced their disapproval openly.

Especially those who knew Zeng Xiaoxiao, a swell of resentment grew inside them. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly votes at Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation.)