Chapter 6
"Yan Xi, I think he's pretty good. How much for a dagger? I want to buy one," Pandora imitated Da Wang's half-smiling expression and asked.
"Isn't this great? You don't have to run anymore. This way, I'm actually doing you a big favor. And don't reject Tu Qingluan like that. He's come with a valuable gift package. Shouldn't you reciprocate?"
"Alright, Yan Xi, I think you make a good point. I want to explode his hatred value. Cheer me on!"
Ignoring him yesterday, and using a basketball to hit him today?
Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you're ugly?
Actually, Tu Qingluan looks pretty good. He has light chestnut hair, and his eyes and nose have a nice contour. His fashion sense is also quite distinctive. But the most striking feature is his flirtatious peach blossom eyes when he casually looks at people. However, in Yan Xi's eyes, he's just an ugly boy.
"Because I don't like him," Yan Xi said with a smile, staring directly at Tu Qingluan.
Especially an ugly thing like you.
Despite being insulted.
Tu Qingluan continued to stare blankly at Yan Xi's smiling face for a few seconds.
Indeed, she's beautiful. He could at least feel the warmth and soft fragrance in his embrace. He really wants...
Quickly snapping out of it, he also smiled at Yan Xi and tightened his embrace, striding towards the direction of the campus room.
"Now that this student already has someone helping, the rest of you continue with the punishment run for me!" Da Wang shouted at the crowd watching.
Everyone complied, "Let us do it!"
Zhou Zhou looked in the direction they were walking, lost in thought.
"I just noticed that Zhou Zhou was looking at you. I think you should find an opportunity to interact with him more and skyrocket his affection value," Pandora reminded.
"Alright," Yan Xi gestured with her finger.
"It seems like you don't dislike Tu Qingluan that much either? He's been carrying you for so long, and you haven't resisted. My suggestion is to increase his affection value."
Yan Xi remained silent. Having free labor isn't a bad thing, right?
"Be my girlfriend, Yan Xi," Tu Qingluan suddenly asked while holding her and looking at her beautiful profile.
"Be my son?" Yan Xi replied in her mind.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as a yes?"
"Okay, son."
"Put me down, and get lost," Yan Xi suddenly withdrew her smile, giving Tu Qingluan a cold glance.
"Turning your back on me just like that, women are truly heartless."
"We've already reached the school clinic. He's no longer of value, so Pandora, please don't speak like that."
Despite Yan Xi's unpleasant tone, Tu Qingluan remained composed and set her down on the hospital bed.
"Oh, what happened to everyone today? Tu Shao, you're here too! Did you make plans with handsome Qi?" Wang Jianguo, the robust white-coated school doctor, joked.
Yan Xi looked up and saw a cold-looking guy sitting at the treatment table, while another short and casually dressed man was tending to his wounds.
Tu Qingluan noticed that Qi Shi was also there and asked, "Of course, it wasn't me. How much longer?"
Qi Shi heard the voice and looked in this direction. His gaze met Tu Qingluan's, and they nodded at each other as a form of greeting. "It's Qi Shi," Pandora spoke up.
"Pandora, is this the third target that has appeared?" Qi Shi asked.
"Alright, is she your new girlfriend? She's a pretty girl," Wang Jianguo said, finally noticing Yan Xi, who had been blocked by Tu Qingluan.
Yan Xi's black hair was disheveled, falling loosely over her shoulders after running. Her hair, which had been tightly tied up, was now hanging down, and there was a red patch on her calf. She kept her eyes low and her mouth tightly pursed, seemingly enduring the pain in her leg.
Qi Shi stood up and witnessed this scene.
"They're all people from the Crown Prince's circle, Pandora."
"One is the son of a mayor, the other has a high background. They are quite evenly matched," Pandora commented.
"She's not my girlfriend; I'm currently pursuing her," Tu Qingluan looked at Yan Xi, his tone serious, his eyes bright, and his voice deep and pleasant, reminiscent of the voice of the guy who chatted online with Yan Xi and Sea King yesterday.
If Yan Xi hadn't forgotten his frivolous appearance from yesterday, she might have believed him.
"This guy has good acting skills, Pandora."
Yan Xi coldly raised her eyes, her gaze drifting, ignoring Tu Qingluan's trash talk, and beckoned to the school doctor.
"I was just hit by a basketball, and the wound hurts. Could you please take care of it, Doctor?" Yan Xi politely addressed the school doctor while also taking a glance at Qi Shi.
"Qi Shi has quite a distinctive appearance. I feel that we're on par," Pandora remarked.
"How can you tell that you're on par with him? One is a man, and the other is a woman. There's no basis for comparison."
"Let me take a look." Doctor Wang Jianguo walked over and gently touched Yan Xi's wound with a cotton swab.
"No major issue; just spray some Yunnan Baiyao on it," Wang Jianguo turned around, opened the medicine cabinet, and took out a recently opened bottle of Yunnan Baiyao, spraying it onto Yan Xi's wound.
The sprayed area on her calf was slightly painful. Yan Xi wasn't actually in much pain, but she pretended to be.
Her beautiful fox-like eyes were filled with glistening tears, her eyebrows lightly furrowed, and she bit her lower lip without making a sound.
"You said Tu Qingluan was good at acting, but I think your acting skills are off the charts," Pandora sneered from the side.
"Pandora, shut up."
"Are you okay, Yan Xi? Does it hurt a lot?" Tu Qingluan asked with a worried expression.
Yan Xi remained silent, looking at him coldly.
"I'm leaving first, Wang Jianguo." Qi Shi spoke up, picked up his bag, and left the school clinic.
"You brat! Did you call Wang Jianguo here? Don't bother coming next time if you're going to act like this!" Wang Jianguo shouted loudly at Qi Shi, his voice as loud as Guan Yongyan's.
"Qi Shi left. You haven't even spoken to him yet. You should have greeted him earlier!" Pandora sounded a little anxious.
"Pandora, there's no rush." Yan Xi glanced at Qi Shi's departing figure and narrowed her eyes.
"Why aren't you leaving?" Yan Xi questioned Tu Qingluan's face, showing impatience.
"What happened today was my fault. I'm sorry. I accidentally slipped while playing basketball and didn't see you. But, Yan Xi, I genuinely like you. You added so many people yesterday. Why didn't you add me?" Tu Qingluan's tone was sincere, with a hint of grievance at the end.
"Because You're the Extreme Value Gift Pack."
"I don't like you. Is that answer satisfactory?" Yan Xi's face was filled with the haughty air of a young lady.
Tu Qingluan appeared slightly hurt but still made his promise.
"I will make you like me. Whatever you don't like about me, I will change."
Yan Xi remained silent and turned her head away, refusing to look at him.
Tu Qingluan's phone inconveniently rang from his pocket. Apologizing to Yan Xi, he said, "I need to take this call outside."
"Tu Qingluan seems to have a strong liking for you. Why don't you agree to become his girlfriend? If you have that girlfriend status, you can use it to enter the social circle of the target of our mission. Then you'll obtain even more information, won't you? Besides, he's not bad-looking."
"It's not the right time yet."
"Your name is Yan Xi, right? Your relationship with Tu Young doesn't seem simple. Are you his girlfriend? I've never seen you before," Wang Jianguo gossiped as soon as Tu Qingluan left.
"Of course not," Yan Xi replied with a gentle smile, but if you looked closely, there was a coldness in her eyes.
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"Damn it, do you think I'm fooling around with girls? What the hell do you want?" Tu Qingluan looked around to make sure there was no one nearby before daring to answer the phone, walking about 200 meters away from the school clinic.
"Tu Young, there are a few hot chicks tonight, and their figures are amazing! Shall we have a drink at the usual place?"
Tu Qingluan frowned and whispered, "Lately, that idiot Zhou Zhou and that pretentious Qi Shi have gotten into a fight. It's making my dad watch me closely, afraid I'll cause trouble. What a load of crap."
"Isn't that because of Ji Yao? But, to be honest, she's quite stunning. Those two haven't seen any beautiful women? They shouldn't fight over her."
"That's just a cover. Ji Yao is nothing special. The situation is quite complicated. It seems Zhou Zhou's dad has hindered Qi Shi's research project progress. Qi Shi's dad has been working on this research project for quite some time, and there have been some tensions between their factions before. After Qi Shi, that lunatic, found out about this, he picked a fight with Zhou Zhou for no reason. I don't know what he did, but those two idiots fought yesterday, and I heard it got pretty violent. However, I didn't see Qi Shi lying in bed today, and even that moron Zhou Zhou came to school as usual, playing basketball with great enthusiasm. Forget it, let's not talk about those two idiots anymore. I get angry just thinking about them! I'm hanging up." Tu Qingluan was getting impatient and wanted to end the call.
"Wait, who are you trying to woo? That's why you're so fired up, Tu Young," the guy on the other end curiously asked.
"Why do you care so much?"
"Is it that gorgeous transfer student you mentioned yesterday? How's it going? I saw her photo yesterday, and she looks amazing." The guy asked with a mischievous tone.
Tu Qingluan remained silent, seemingly confirming it, which made the guy even more excited.
"Why aren't you saying anything, Tu Young? Is she hard to win over?"
"Just a girl from a small city with a bit of money at home, but with quite a temper. However, it won't be long now," Tu Qingluan thought, finding it a bit difficult to approach Yan Xi with her attitude. But these are not problems at all.
But indeed, she is a beauty," Tu Qingluan's eyes flickered.