Chapter 160: Chapter 159: Slapping the Fake Heiress 60
Zhao Batian’s opponent was a robot named Golden Flame.
The most significant feature of the Golden Flame was its ability to shoot fire.
It would use extremely high-temperature flames to destroy the opponent’s circuits, thus causing the opponent’s robot to stop functioning.
Anning had previously conducted research specifically on these robots.
Of course, her research was on the various robots that appeared in the previous competitions.
And in the competition two years ago, there was a similar robot.
When Anning assembled Zhao Batian, she deliberately used some high-temperature resistant materials to avoid getting burned by fire.
At the same time, she also equipped Zhao Batian with some weapons.
Soon, Zhao Batian clashed with Golden Flame.
Golden Flame had a drill at the front, which directly aimed for Zhao Batian.
Zhao Batian swiftly dodged it.
"Good."
Zhao Mingrui cheered.
Students from Class Twelve cheered even louder: "Go Zhao Batian, you’re the best."
Zhao Batian flung out a whip and wrapped it around Golden Flame, attempting to flip it over.
But the Golden Flame was too heavy; Zhao Batian struggled for a long time and couldn’t flip it, so he had to change tactics.
At that moment, Golden Flame started to shoot fire.
As soon as it spat flames, Song Ruyi and Tian Mei both changed color in fright.
Zhao Batian had stayed at the Zhao Family for several days, and Song Ruyi saw it every day, sometimes even helping clean Zhao Batian, plus it shared the Zhao surname, so she naturally liked it a lot.
If Zhao Batian were to get burned and scrapped, Song Ruyi would definitely feel heartbroken.
Many people thought that Zhao Batian was out of options against the Golden Flame.
But at this moment, a large amount of fire-extinguishing agent suddenly sprayed out from Zhao Batian’s body.
So...
The Golden Flame was extinguished; not only was it extinguished, but perhaps because there was a bit too much extinguishing agent, Golden Flame short-circuited.
It remained motionless in the competition arena.
Zhao Batian was as cheesy as its name.
It actually walked over and stomped hard on the Golden Flame.
Then, another stomp.
Followed by another one.
The opponent’s player was almost crying with distress.
The referee quickly called a halt to the match.
And then, the match ended with Zhao Batian’s victory.
Anning took Zhao Batian backstage, and Yu Hongmei ran over to her. After giving Zhao Batian a look, she embraced Anning: "Zhao Anning, not bad at all, this Zhao Batian is quite imposing."
Anning smiled: "It’s alright, but it’s no match for your Blue Phoenix."
In front, several more robots had finished competing.
After that, Zhao Batian participated in another match, advancing to the semi-finals with overwhelming superiority.
Zhao Batian won again, and the cheers in the stadium were deafening.
The students from Class Twelve were yelling so loudly that they almost turned the roof over.
Many spectators were too engrossed in watching them to pay attention to the match.
Liu Mingzhu and He Yang were shopping in the mall.
He Yang’s sister He Min was about to have a birthday, and Liu Mingzhu was picking a present for her.
The He Family and the Zhao Family had always had a good relationship.
Liu Mingzhu and He Min could be considered to have grown up together.
In the past, every year on He Min’s birthday, she would give He Min a present, and this year was no exception.
However, the difference this time was that, in the past, Zhao Han would pay for He Min’s birthday gift, but this time, Liu Mingzhu had to spend her own money to buy it.
She was actually quite reluctant to part with her money, and at the same time, she didn’t want to give something too shabby, so she shopped from store to store in the mall, looking for a gift that was both original and not too expensive.
He Yang was quite patient, accompanying Liu Mingzhu as they went from store to store.
By noon, the two were looking for a place to have lunch.
Just out of the shopping mall, they ran into several of He Yang’s friends.
So, a group of people decided to dine together.
There was a restaurant nearby the mall, and they found a decent one to enter; once in the private room, a guy named Liu Yuxuan immediately pulled out his phone to watch a video.
He Yang, sitting next to Liu Yuxuan and seeing him engrossed in the video, patted him: "What are you watching that’s got you so hooked?"
Without looking up, Liu Yuxuan said, "I’m at the best part right now, oh my goodness, this is too awesome, I want a Zhao Batian too, speaking of which..."
Suddenly, Liu Yuxuan looked up at He Yang: "Your family is quite close with the Zhao Family, right?"
He Yang coughed awkwardly: "It’s not bad."
At the same time, he glanced at Liu Mingzhu.
Liu Mingzhu also felt a bit uncomfortable.
"So can you ask for me, if they could sell Zhao Batian to me?"
"What Zhao Batian?"
He Yang was clueless.
Liu Yuxuan leaned in to show him the video, and the other guys were also quite interested, so Liu Yuxuan shared the video link with everyone, and then everyone’s heads were down watching the video.
Liu Mingzhu also took out her phone to see what it was all about, wondering since when did the Zhao Family have a Zhao Batian?
After watching the video for a while, her face turned particularly awful.
In the video, Zhao Batian swept through all robots, advancing to the semifinals with absolute superiority.
And Anning was in her full glory.
In the video, students from class twelve were cheering for Anning; the camera panned over, and one could also see the Zhao Family cheering jubilantly in the VIP seats.
All of this was so beautiful.
But to Liu Mingzhu, it was also so heart-wrenching.
She bit her lip with her head down, feeling both uncomfortable and full of resentment.
She felt that all Anning had was stolen from her - her life, her family, her status... And now she was in such an embarrassing and helpless situation.
"Damn!"
Someone finished watching the video and exclaimed: "This girl is too amazing."
He looked at He Yang: "Heard she’s from your school, do you know her?"
He Yang’s face was stern: "I know, she’s from our twelfth grade, almost got full marks in every subject, ranked first in our grade."
"Does she even leave any room for others?"
Liu Yuxuan, with a hand on his forehead, said, "So good at studies and can also build robots, she’s leaving no chances for others."
After sighing, Liu Yuxuan asked He Yang: "Dude, can you ask if it’s possible?"
He Yang shook his head: "No can do."
"Forget it, forget it."
Liu Yuxuan clicked open the video again and rewatched it: "I better just go to your school and ask her myself."
During the meal, except for He Yang and Liu Mingzhu, the other guys discussed Zhao Batian.
Both He Yang and Liu Mingzhu were in low spirits.
After finishing the meal, neither of them felt like shopping anymore, and He Yang dropped Liu Mingzhu off before hurrying home.
As soon as he entered his house, he saw Mrs. He sitting on the sofa watching him.
"Mom."
He Yang called out while changing his shoes.
Mrs. He huffed: "Out with that Liu Mingzhu again."
He Yang’s expression darkened: "What do you mean ’that Liu Mingzhu’? You used to be so nice to Mingzhu. How did it come to this, Mom? You’re being too snobbish."
Mrs. He was furious: "I’m snobbish? It’s because of her character, not because she’s no longer the Zhao Family’s lady."
"Don’t talk nonsense."
He Yang absolutely refused to accept that: "Mingzhu used to come over to play often when she was little. You watched her grow up. How can she be bad? If she’s bad, why have you never said anything for over a decade?"
Mrs. He was exasperated: "You... it’s because she used to pretend, Yang Yang, think about it, what kind of people are Uncle Zhao and Aunt Song? Our families are longtime friends, and you know how much they doted on Liu Mingzhu. They had raised her for fifteen years; they wouldn’t abandon her just because she isn’t their biological child. If it weren’t for something Liu Mingzhu did that they couldn’t tolerate, they wouldn’t have kicked her out of the house. The Zhao family is not some small-time household; they can afford to raise another Liu Mingzhu."
But these words were something He Yang was unwilling to listen to.
"It’s all because of that Zhao Anning. She’s jealous of Mingzhu and insisted on not letting Mingzhu enter their home."