Chapter 41: Addicted to Her
This place is too dangerous; she wants to go back to the Apocalypse!
“I’m going back to the classroom.” Xia Chenge tried to sidestep Ling Hanmu.
“Let’s go together.” Ling Hanmu followed closely.
Xia Chenge felt a bit helpless. Didn’t they maintain a proper distance this morning? Why was he starting again?
Knowing she couldn’t convince Ling Hanmu and couldn’t defeat him with force, she could only let the man follow her.
Back in the classroom, Ling Hanmu divided his lunch in half and gave it to Xia Chenge, “Here, eat up!”
Xia Chenge’s mood immediately improved. Nothing could bribe her better than delicious food.
The two stopped talking and ate in silence.
Ling Hanmu would occasionally glance at Xia Chenge opposite him, and each glance deepened the smile in his eyes.
Someone from Class F returned to the classroom after lunch and, seeing the warm, harmonious, and subtly romantic scene inside from the classroom entrance, involuntarily paused, thinking they looked very well-matched.
“Bring it here, I’ll wash them together.” At this moment, they finished eating, and Ling Hanmu stood up to take Xia Chenge’s lunchbox.
The classmate at the door’s jaw dropped. They couldn’t believe their eyes. Young Master Ling was actually deigning to do something like washing dishes for Xia Chenge?
He was clearly annoyed with Xia Chenge this morning and even moved to a different seat. Why were they back to normal now? How did Xia Chenge bewitch Ling Hanmu?
“What are you looking at? Got a problem?” Ling Hanmu shot them a fierce glance.
Hearing this, those people lowered their heads, not daring to look at Ling Hanmu. Who would dare to have a problem with Young Master Ling?
Xia Chenge refused, “I can do it myself.”
As if! If he handled everything for her, what room would she have to refuse if they brought up the marriage contract later?
A flicker of disappointment crossed Ling Hanmu’s eyes. He was used to getting whatever he wanted, but the only girl he wanted to understand was desperately pushing him away… This was a major setback in his life!
However, the young master quickly rallied, becoming more determined with each setback. He didn’t believe this little girl could avoid him her whole life.
With that thought, the young master quickly chased after her, leaving the students of Class F astonished and a little scared.
It seemed Young Master Ling was truly smitten with Xia Chenge…
Ling Hanmu stood with Xia Chenge at the sink. Having never done such a thing before, he didn’t know where to start.
“I didn’t expect Young Master Ling to put aside his status and do commoner’s work.” A teasing voice sounded from behind.
Xia Chenge didn’t turn around but recognized the voice as Meng Yufei’s. Had he and Li Yuming planned to arrive one after the other?
“Why can’t this young master do it?” Ling Hanmu said arrogantly. “This young master is just a mortal, of course, I can’t be unapproachable.”
“Then, as the heir of the Ling family, you skip classes and fight without restraint. Is this why you need to be down-to-earth?” Meng Yufei said nonchalantly.
“I say, you can’t even keep an eye on your own girlfriend, and you come to this young master to mock and taunt. That’s pretty manly!” Ling Hanmu’s expression changed, and he started rolling up his sleeves. “Trying to shift the blame onto this young master and then fight it out?”
Xia Chenge got a headache. Why did she have to overhear such a childish conversation?
What male gods and campus heartthrobs, they were all just little brats!
“Xia Chenge.” At this moment, Meng Yufei called out her name.
“What, you want to take it out on her?” Ling Hanmu immediately shielded Xia Chenge behind him and said proudly, “Meng Yufei, there’s no one in Haicheng this young master wouldn’t dare to beat.”
“Do you think I’m as unreasonable as you?” Meng Yufei sneered.
“Alright, are you tired?” Xia Chenge pushed Ling Hanmu away and glanced at the two of them. “What are you two trying to achieve with this act? Such a boring game, are you too idle? Can you just be your male god and campus heartthrob roles properly and not break character like this?”
Ling Hanmu and Meng Yufei exchanged glances, both touching their noses. Never in their lives had they been so unceremoniously rebuffed… What to do, they actually found it quite interesting!
“Scum.” Meng Yufei said disdainfully.
Ling Hanmu looked disgusted, “Weakling!”
“Single Dog!” Meng Yufei provoked.
“Pitiful abandoned soul.” Ling Hanmu retorted, unwilling to be outdone.
Xia Chenge was going crazy. They were clearly two imbeciles. Who crowned these two idiots as male gods? She’d make sure they regretted it.
Xia Chenge walked past them expressionlessly, as if she didn’t know these two imbeciles.
Meng Yufei seized the opportunity to tease, “Haha, trying to get a warm reception and getting a cold shoulder. She doesn’t even care about you.”
“The kindness she shows this young master doesn’t need to be shared with scum like you who are destined to be alone. Goodbye!” Ling Hanmu pushed him aside, waved, and walked towards the teaching building.
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As school was about to end, Meng Yufei suddenly came to Class F to find Xia Chenge.
The students of Class F were stunned. After Ling Hanmu, had Meng Yufei also fallen under Xia Chenge’s spell?
Meng Yufei was the boyfriend of the School Belle, Li Yuming…
Meng Yufei stood by Xia Chenge’s desk. Xia Chenge kept her head down, reading, pretending not to notice Meng Yufei’s presence.
“Xia Chenge.” Meng Yufei tapped her desk.
Xia Chenge didn’t move.
Xia Chenge… Wasn’t it obvious enough that she didn’t want to talk to him? Was Meng Yufei that oblivious?
“Xia Chenge!” Seeing Xia Chenge ignore him, he knocked twice more, more forcefully.
“Isn’t my attitude of not wanting to talk to you clear enough?” Xia Chenge looked up. “Then I’ll say it once: Stop bothering me!”
Everyone gasped. Xia Chenge was truly audacious!
“Want to go out for dessert together?” Meng Yufei asked with a smile, as if he hadn’t heard her.
Everyone’s jaws dropped again. Holy cow, was Xia Chenge a male god magnet lately?
“No, thank you.” Xia Chenge refused without hesitation. “First, I don’t like having imaginary enemies; second, you are really annoying!”
The smile on Meng Yufei’s face froze. He felt a sense of existential doubt. In his entire life, this was the first time someone had so openly shown disgust towards him!
“Hahaha…” Ling Hanmu burst into laughter. “Finally, someone shares my opinion! You are indeed very annoying!”
Meng Yufei’s face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, “Ling Hanmu!”
Xia Chenge couldn’t be bothered with the two of them. The exam was in a few days, and she needed to use this exam to make a turnaround. She didn’t want to waste her time on boring people.
She packed her books into her bag, checked the time, and as soon as school ended, she stood up, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and left through the back door of the classroom. Taking advantage of the crowd at dismissal, she easily shook off Ling Hanmu and the other man.
As Xia Chenge was contemplating how to keep Meng Yufei away from her in the future, her path was blocked by two burly men, like iron towers, both over 190 cm tall.
“Come with us!” the man said gruffly.
“Who are you?” Xia Chenge took a step back.
The man said, “You don’t need to know. Hurry up.”
Xia Chenge smiled slightly, “What if I refuse?”
“It’s not up to you to refuse.” The man’s knuckles cracked ominously, a clear warning.
“No one has ever been able to change my decision,” Xia Chenge said nonchalantly. “A difference in stature doesn’t mean a difference in strength. You’ll have to catch me first!”
