Lin Xiaoxi, Blunt as Ever

Lin Xiaoxi, are you a demon? He immediately blacklisted Lin Xiaoxi's phone number, then pulled up WeChat and his QQ Account and blacklisted her there too. After that, he texted Uncle Lin: "Uncle Lin, why are you making Xiaoxi go to school to register with me? I've been pretty busy lately, so I might not have time."

Uncle Lin: "Aren't you both at Southeast University? It's right on the way. I'm creating an opportunity for you here. No need to thank me, hehehe."

Li Yao: "???"

What the hell do you mean, no need to thank you? And what's with the hehehe?!

Is your whole family made of demons? Li Yao's feelings were complicated right now. It felt rather like someone else's parents were handing over the cabbage they had painstakingly raised for a pig to root through... Wait, no. What pig was as good-looking as him? Pah! That wasn't right either! How could he be a pig?!

Looking at himself in the full-length mirror beside his bed, Li Yao turned from side to side. Tsk, he really was handsome.

He put away his phone and resolved not to go to school with Lin Xiaoxi.

That girl was absolutely toxic! At the start of the school year, the returning student army was vast and mighty. Whether on public transit or the highways, traffic would be terrible. So Li Yao packed early and prepared to return to school. While packing, he discovered that having a Space Ring was really wonderful. Otherwise, all those scattered belongings would need to be packed separately. He had to admit, Lin Xiaowei was quite considerate.

Unfortunately, he didn't dare put all his luggage into the Space Ring, or Mom would nag him to death.

For example:

"You're taking so little? Who are you trying to impress?"

"Where are your Long Johns?"

"Why the hell aren't you bringing Long Johns?!" As a state-certified post-90s kid, Li Yao had long passed the age of choosing style over warmth. Whenever the weather turned cold, he obediently put on thermal underwear and Long Johns.

So, Li Yao still packed two suitcases and two backpacks.

Mom was very satisfied as she looked at the luggage piled high. "You've got everything, right? Saves you from running back and forth. Travel fare costs money too."

Li Yao: "..."

You don't know your son is worth millions now, do you? Heh! Not telling you!

Mom helped Li Yao carry all the luggage downstairs, while Dad waited below. He was going to drive Li Yao to school. But when they got downstairs, they found Dad smoking and chatting with Uncle Lin, while Lin Xiaoxi stood nearby with an unhappy expression.

Li Yao was instantly stunned. "Why are you..."

Before Li Yao could finish, Mom reached out with one hand, pressed down his head, and shoved him into the car! Then she turned to Uncle Lin with a smile. "Old Lin, all packed up? If you're ready, let's go?"

Uncle Lin: "Let's go, let's go! When you get to school, behave yourself... Don't cause trouble."

He wasn't worried about his daughter being bullied.

He was worried about his daughter bullying someone else.

Li Yao sat in the car with dead-fish eyes, watching Dad and Mom show off outside. When Lin Xiaoxi was shoved in as well, he and Lin Xiaoxi exchanged a glance and rolled their eyes at the same time. What sins had they committed?! After Old Li Comrade finished chatting, he waved to Old Lin and got into the car with Mom.

Li Yao was baffled. "You two are coming too?"

Without turning around, Mom said, "We're coming with you to help Xiaoxi tidy up her dorm and stuff."

Li Yao: "???"

Am I really your biological son? He glanced at Lin Xiaoxi, who went: ㄟ(▔,▔)ㄏ

What are you looking at me for? Li Yao smiled. Nothing... I just really wanted to crack your skull open.

Sigh! He shifted to the side and leaned against the window, gazing outside with a melancholy expression.

His heart was so tired.

Even though they left several days early, the roads on the way back to school weren't very clear. There were too many cars returning to school on the highway, so traffic was terrible. A trip that usually took three hours was stretched into more than five. They left in the morning and arrived in the afternoon. After Old Li Comrade found a place to park, he and Zhang Yufeng eagerly helped Lin Xiaoxi carry her things, leaving Li Yao behind to watch the heartwarming scene.

What sins had they committed?! That girl was a lesbian, Old Li Comrade, Zhang Yufeng Comrade!

After walking a while, Dad turned around and called out, "What are you standing there for? Lead the way! We don't know the place!"

Li Yao: "..."

With no other choice, he dragged a suitcase in each hand and led the way. Lin Xiaoxi needed to register at the registration area, where members of the School Communist Youth League Committee and the Student Union were helping new students enroll and handle various matters. His dormmates Cao Rui and Chen Tao were both Student Union members, so Li Yao figured he would probably run into them there.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the registration area!

Those two had both gotten sharp new hairstyles today, and they were dressed head to toe in trendy brands. They stood out in the crowd like showy peacocks. The weather was still hot, but those two peacocks wove through the sunlight with brilliant smiles... Looks like they had gotten quite a few junior girls' WeChat contacts today.

Following behind Cao Rui and Chen Tao was the final member of their dorm—Zhao Shuisheng.

He was a guy from the mountains of the southwest. He was tall, dark, and sturdily built, looking like the sort of guy with connections, but he was actually very gentle. Whenever something happened, he liked to smile bashfully. He wasn't a Student Union member; Cao Rui and Chen Tao had dragged him over to help out—or rather, they had dragged him over to make themselves look better by comparison.

After all, good looks were all about contrast.

Yet in Dorm 403, when it came to looks, Li Yao could take on ten of them!

Even in the simplest white shirt and jeans, Li Yao glowed with a soft, fresh radiance beneath the sunlight. Even while dragging two suitcases and carrying two bags, he drew the attention of quite a few girls.

Li Yao was already used to that sort of attention and took it calmly. But when those girls saw Lin Xiaoxi beside him, the light in their eyes immediately dimmed.

Did that handsome guy already have a girlfriend?

Ah, what a pity!

Cao Rui and Chen Tao were both rather hyperactive by nature. The moment they saw Li Yao, they turned to leave. Whenever they were with Li Yao, they became girl repellents—absolutely no girls would notice them. Zhao Shuisheng, on the other hand, waved at Li Yao with an honest smile. "Li Yao, long time no see."

Li Yao let go of his luggage and waved back. Then Cao Rui and Chen Tao spotted Lin Xiaoxi beside the Old Li Family Couple! They knew Li Yao was an only child and recognized his parents too! So who was that girl? Could she be Li Yao's relative? Their eyes instantly lit up.

Their good looks clearly ran in the family. Cao Rui and Chen Tao exchanged a glance, and their burning gazes instantly reached an agreement: Come on, let's duel based on our own abilities! You animals!

Then the two animals swaggered over with confident, wickedly charming smiles. "Li Yao, long time no see."

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie~"

"Is this your relative? Is she a Southeast University student too? If there's anything you need help with, just let us know~"

Li Yao felt a wave of nausea.

The greasy smiles on those two animals' faces were simply eye-searing.

He stepped aside and thought, Those two animals had just crashed into a nuclear reactor—they were courting death! His own parents were fussing over their "future daughter-in-law," and even Lin Xiaoxi herself was no pushover.

Sure enough, Lin Xiaoxi took a step back and said coldly, "Don't come closer. I reject ugly people."

Today I took my cat Teemo in for a teeth cleaning, so I was delayed by a few minutes. Sorry to keep everyone waiting—it's the cat in my profile picture. The cleaning cost 1,200 yuan, so expensive... I can't afford cat food anymore! Big shots, save this poor child!