Chapter 51: The Lost Innocence
I took out my phone too, and she suddenly put hers down and looked at me with a hint of annoyance. “You really don’t know Zihan was here?”
Confused, I looked at her. “Of course not.”
“Heh heh.” She gave me these three words, “Xiaolan, let’s get straight to the point. I know you have a secret crush on Zihan.”
Boom! I was stunned!
She smirked at me. “You don’t stand a chance!”
“Huh?” I was taken aback. Oh my goodness! It’s like a palace intrigue!
“Hush~~~” Fu Su whistled from the side, “You’re being provoked, why aren’t you fighting back?”
Yuling raised her chin. “Zihan and I have become intimate.”
“Pfft!” I covered my mouth, my face turning red, but instead of feeling heartbroken, I felt a little disgusted. Is it really worth it to have done that? What happened to our supposed innocence?
“It’s only valuable if you haven’t done it~~” Fu Su sneered beside me, “No wonder someone is starting to miss their desk mate~~~”
Zihan came back to tidy up the living room, and Yuling immediately put on a smile. “Xiaolan, do you have a boyfriend?”
Zihan paused in her tidying, glanced at me, and continued with her work.
I was truly dumbfounded by Yuling’s boldness. She really dares to say anything! It took me a while to regain my composure. “Oh, not yet.”
“Xiaolan, you’ve disappointed me so much~~” Fu Su continued to instigate from the side, “I didn’t expect you to be so timid~~~”
I turned my head and glanced at him, gritting my teeth and whispering, “I’m just not interested, okay!”
“Who are you talking to, Xiaolan?” Zihan looked at me with confusion again. I turned my face back and smiled awkwardly, “No one, I’m going to the bathroom.” After saying that, I got up and immediately grabbed Fu Su’s arm, dragging him along.
As I closed the bathroom door, I glared at Fu Su in anger. “Are you trying to sabotage me or what?”
With his arms crossed, he let out a cunning laugh. “Hmph. Aren’t you so arrogant? How come you acted like a dog in front of Yuling?”
“Cut it out!” I retorted, “You just want to see us fight like dogs, and you want to see me embarrassed. I won’t see them again, so why should I argue with her in front of Zihan? Why are you so twisted and enjoy watching girls tear each other apart? Go back to your immortal land and enjoy the show. I’m sure there are plenty of girls there who would willingly fight for you, Lord Fu Su!”
“But…” He took a step towards me, and I cautiously took a step back, retreating to the door. Suddenly, he reached out his hand and “smack!” slapped near my face. Immediately on guard, I asked, “What are you trying to do?”
“Psst, you~~~” he narrowed his eyes with an evil grin. “I just want to see you tear it apart. Come on, tear it for me, what do you say?”
“You’re insane!” I pushed him away directly. “You should go take your medication!”
As he stumbled backward, he raised his hand, holding my phone. He proudly shook it. “Gotcha, Luo~~~” It was as if he was flaunting his spoils. Suddenly, his gaze locked onto the pendant on my phone, which was the miniature version of Mo Ming. Instantly, he became murderous. “You’re actually carrying his miniature!”
I quickly tried to snatch it back. “Give it back!”
“Fu Su! Give Xiaolan her phone!” Mo Ming’s miniature extended a small fist and swung it at Fu Su.
“Hmph.” He smirked and glanced at me coldly, then swiftly walked out through the door. “Come and take it, snatch it back.”
“Fu Su, why are you so childish!” I angrily opened the door and accidentally bumped into someone’s chest. The person in front stumbled, and I apologetically looked at him. “Sorry, Zihan!”
He touched his chest and looked at me. “Xiaolan, who are you talking to? Who is Fu Su?”
“I…,” just then, Fu Su stood beside him, waving the miniature of Mo Ming on my phone, and then ran away. I quickly bowed apologetically to Zihan. “Sorry, I’m sorry.” I hurriedly chased after Fu Su.
I chased after Fu Su through the living room, past a puzzled Yuling, and out of the front door. He stood on the lawn, holding Mo Ming’s miniature in his hand. “Don’t let me see you carrying his miniature again.” With that, he threw it and directly into the trash can by the front door!
“Fu Su! You’ve gone too far!” I couldn’t help but shout. He had always wanted to expose the immortal realm, so I wouldn’t be able to earn credits for my mission!
I didn’t care whether I would earn credits or not. I quickly went to rummage through the trash can, even though I could see Yuling standing behind the living room window, looking at me as if I were crazy.
Fu Su snorted and opened my phone, and I found Mo Ming’s miniature covered in cream and thrown into a piece of cake. I hastily grabbed a napkin to wipe it clean.
“I’m sorry… Master, you’re undergoing a personal assessment, and I cannot protect you…” The miniature lowered its face apologetically.
“It’s okay.” I cleaned off the cake from its body, but couldn’t completely clean it off its long hair. “Go back, I’ll wash it for you.”
The chubby-faced Mo Ming miniature immediately blushed. “You, you’ll wash it for me?” He slowly grabbed his tiny clothes tightly. “I, I would feel embarrassed…”
Watching his shy expression, I felt my heart inexplicably start to beat faster, as if I were about to give a real boy a bath.
“How did you get a photo of Uncle Ming?” an exclamation came from Fu Su. Damn it! Why does he always manage to crack the code of the Divine Device!
I immediately put Mo Ming’s miniature back in place and looked at him. What did he say? Ming Huang is his uncle? He’s related to Ming Huang? Could it be… he’s the Prince?
No way! I don’t want to be “taken care of” by him!
He was going through my phone, a chilling rage coursing through him. “You actually blocked me! And deleted all my photos! Xia Xiaolan, you’re doomed!” He glared at me menacingly, while behind him, Chen Zihan anxiously ran towards me. “Xiaolan, are you okay?”
“Zihan!” Yuling immediately caught up and held him back. “Don’t go over there, Xiaolan seems weird, like… she’s crazy.”
“Yuling! How could you say that about Xiaolan!” Chen Zihan became angry, and Yuling was taken aback, looking at him angrily. “What’s gotten into you today? Ever since Xiaolan arrived, you haven’t been acting normal. Look at her, does she seem like a normal person? Talking to herself one moment, and now rummaging through the trash.”
“Hush~~~~” Fu Su casually whistled and floated over to me. “Are you happy that they’re fighting because of you?”
Happy my foot! I’m sure I’m not happy at all! I like being alone, I want him to be fine, his whole family to be fine, so I don’t have to be forced to be with him.
Seeing Chen Zihan and Yuling suddenly arguing, I suddenly felt a bit sad. The cool, pure school idol that I secretly had a crush on in those years, now getting caught up in such petty quarrels. It feels like my heart’s idol has suddenly been dragged down to the mundane world, a sense of sadness for the passing of innocent times.
