Chapter 229: Chapter 229: Looking for Trouble?
Ji You crisply and directly refused, which was quite unexpected. Upon hearing this, Lin Lele was instantly furious. She stepped forward, wanting to teach Ji You a lesson.
Hearing the footsteps and whooshing sound behind her, Ji You already sensed hostile intentions. She abruptly bent low to dodge Lin Lele’s punch that aimed sneakily at her. And while her opponent was still taken aback, Ji You performed a shoulder throw, tripping Lin Lele onto the ground.
Lin Lele fell to the ground, unable to believe that this person with such poor talent had dodged her sneak attack and even retaliated. She was so angry that she cursed out loud, "Ji You! Don’t think I can’t deal with you!"
Ji You lifted her chin defiantly and said, "Wait until you get up off the ground, then tell me that again."
Lin Lele was boiling with rage and was about to speak when she suddenly caught sight of Sheng Qingyan beside her, pausing in surprise as her face instantly flushed with embarrassment.
Sheng Qingyan lifted his eyelids, glancing indifferently at her and said, "That was an ugly fall, really ugly... Too spicy for the eye... Now roll away quickly."
Lin Lele’s eyes reddened slightly, she covered her mouth and ran away.
Looking at Sheng Qingyan, Ji You reproachfully said, "Look at the mess you’ve made, you’ve gone and made the girl cry!"
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Ji You called out, "Scumbag!"
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Ji You turned her head and continued jogging.
How did she, a pure and incomparably cute Little Cutie, suddenly become a scumbag?
The change was so sudden that Sheng Qingyan couldn’t collect his thoughts for a long time.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Now Sheng Qingyan couldn’t sleep, nor could he continue running calmly. He speeded up, took a few steps past Ji You, and demanded, "You poor dead thing, clarify what you said... How am I a scumbag?"
Ji You said, "You know that Lin Lele, right?"
Sheng Qingyan: "I know her... but I—"
Ji You said, "That settles it."
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Indeed, today wasn’t a good day to go out, meeting unlucky number 4444, and he got unlucky too.
While Sheng Qingyan was feeling gloomy, he heard Ji You ask, "That Lin Lele, is she also from the self-funded class? What’s her situation? How is her talent? If she comes to stir up trouble again next time, and I beat her up, would it cause trouble?"
Sheng Qingyan rolled his eyes and said, "Oh... turns out you can be scared too."
Ji You chuckled and replied, "I might not be scared, but I just dislike trouble."
Sheng Qingyan said, "What’s there to be scared of... If she dares to come at you, just beat her up... Beat her enough times and naturally she won’t dare to bother you anymore."
Ji You: "..."
She had wanted to find out more about this girl, but hearing Sheng Qingyan’s words, Ji You felt that he really couldn’t be relied on. She decided she would rather ask Jiaojiao or Shen Changqing instead.
After finishing the run, Ji You also vouched for Sheng Qingyan, who seemed to cheer up immediately, turned around, and prepared to go back to sleep.
Ji You couldn’t help asking, "What about the carpool? Where did the carpool go? And what about my red-braised spare ribs rice?"
Yawning, Sheng Qingyan transferred to Ji You the money for the red-braised spare ribs rice plus a day’s car fare, and said, "You poor dead thing, go buy it yourself, stop bothering me."
Muttering under his breath, he was about to enter the dormitory building.
Taking the money, Ji You’s dissatisfaction vanished in an instant. She turned around, ready to head to the cafeteria for breakfast. Just as she sat down in a self-service Floating Car to leave, she suddenly saw Sheng Qingyan dash up to her.
Ji You: "What’s with you?"
Sheng Qingyan, with a dark expression, complained, "Old Man Sheng is too much! Way too much!"
Ji You decided to keep her mouth shut and not ask.
She didn’t ask, but Sheng Qingyan just treated Ji You like a trash can, spilling her guts all at once: "That Old Man Sheng in my family is really too much... He actually forced me to take Combat Department classes, when we had agreed that just running would get me my living expenses... But he suddenly went back on his word and only wants to give me half the money, and demands I attend classes every day for the rest..."
"Paid by the day."
"That’s way too much."
"I clearly had so much in private savings, all secretly frozen by his behind-the-scenes manipulation..."
"I still need to save up to buy a Soul Device from Master Green Glaze..."
...
Chattering non-stop, Sheng Qingyan complained to Ji You for a long time, but still felt she hadn’t vented all her frustrations. Just as she was feeling sad and unhappy, she suddenly heard Ji You say, "Uh... I paid for this Floating Car, are you sure you want a free ride?"
Sheng Qingyan choked: "Didn’t I give you the fare?"
Ji You said, "But this is a car I rented, it has nothing to do with you. If you want a free ride, please give me 2 credit points."
Sheng Qingyan was so angry she almost choked, cursing: "You poor dead... bothered about 2 credit points, you deserve to be broke..."
Ji You looked at the furious Sheng Qingyan and laughed, "Of course, I’m not always obsessed with money. There is another way to avoid the fare, which is, if you wouldn’t mind shutting your mouth. Why do I have to listen to your ceaseless whining and hear so much about your troubles first thing in the morning? What did I ever do to deserve this?"
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Sheng Qingyan cursed, "Don’t you have any sympathy at all?"
Ji You bluntly said, "No."
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
This scene, why does it feel strangely familiar, as if I’ve seen it before?
Sheng Qingyan huffed: "You poor dead, you’ve already pissed off this Little Cutie. From now on, even if you want to talk to me, I won’t."
Ji You said, "Sorry, but that day will never come."
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Sheng Qingyan shut down.
All the way in silence, Ji You found the peace and quiet around her ears particularly pleasant, and her mood followed suit. The Floating Car was fast and arrived at the cafeteria in less than 10 minutes. Inside the cafeteria, it was bustling with students all in their places.
Ji You looked around and still chose to line up at the window where Senior Shi Ya might show up, silently queuing. Just as she settled in her spot, Sheng Qingyan followed behind and joined the queue as well.
Ji You wondered and asked, "Why are you following me?"
Sheng Qingyan kept quiet, fully conveying the attitude of refusing to speak to Ji You.
Ji You said, "Even if you follow me, I’m not going to invite you for breakfast, so give up that idea."
Sheng Qingyan kept her mouth shut, silent.
Ji You said, "Those 505 credit points you transferred to me are for my braised pork rice, just so you know I won’t be giving any refunds."
Sheng Qingyan took a deep breath and cursed, "Shut up! I just want to come eat a fried dough stick and drink some soy milk, who have I ever bothered to have to listen to your nagging?"
Ji You: "..."
Sheng Qingyan snorted through her nostrils: "Hmph..."
Ji You took a deep breath, turned around, and craned her neck, trying to make out through the crowded heads who was standing at the serving window.
Is it Senior He Bi?
Or is it that third-year senior?
Or—