An Zijin: "Then when are we getting married?"

There was no doubt about it—Su Ming was famous again.

Although he had only become famous yesterday, he would definitely become even more famous today.

At the very least, everyone who browsed the forums on the Academy Network and saw the photos of Su Ming hugging An Zijin had exploded with rage.

As a result, on today's forums, people were no longer discussing things as crazily as they had yesterday. Instead, they had issued a succinct verdict.

"If this bastard doesn't die, the hatred in my heart will never be appeased."

That was the only thought in everyone's minds.

There was no self-deception or unwillingness to believe it, nor did anyone seek to understand what had happened or why it had turned out this way. Everyone only wanted to find Su Ming.

Then tear the bastard apart alive!

Thus, people began roaming through the academy in massive numbers.

Especially the School Belle's fan club. Those senior students had gone mad, transforming into monsters and rushing all over the academy. Whenever they saw someone, they would grab them, and they had only one line left whenever they greeted anyone.

"Have you found Su Ming?"

Every word was filled with murderous intent.

"They're crazy. They're all completely crazy."

Hidden in some unknown corner of the academy, Su Ming watched the latest posts on the phone forum refresh every second. His hands were trembling.

"I'm sorry. This is all my fault."

An Zijin seemed to have come to her senses from the joy of their reunion and realized how serious the situation was. Her little face was filled with guilt.

But An Zijin kept clutching the corner of Su Ming's clothes with her small hand, as though she couldn't bear to let go. Even in this situation, she still refused to release it.

Su Ming didn't find it strange.

When they were little, An Zijin had been just like this. No matter where Su Ming went, she would hold a doll in one hand and clutch his clothes with the other, following him around to play and turning every place they passed into a playground for the two of them.

Now, nearly ten years had passed, yet he hadn't expected this neighbor girl's habit to remain unchanged.

That made it impossible for Su Ming to blame her. He could only smile wryly.

"Forget it." Su Ming sighed. "What happened with Xu Qianqian yesterday had already made me a thorn in many people's sides."

"Getting everyone angry one more time probably won't make much difference... right?"

Su Ming could only console himself that way.

"I'll go explain everything to everyone!" An Zijin still seemed extremely apologetic, as though she wanted to do something to make up for it. "As long as I explain it properly, everyone will understand!"

That was indeed a good idea.

With this adorable girl personally coming forward to explain, even if those people were completely insane, they would at least have to show An Zijin some respect and calm down a little, right?

Of course, to be safe, Su Ming still wanted to ask.

"How are you planning to explain it?"

Su Ming looked at An Zijin with anticipation.

An Zijin smiled brightly and answered without hesitation.

"I'll tell everyone that even though I belong to Brother Su Ming, I'll never forget them!"

The words the girl spoke with that adorable smile were so heartwarming—and so cruel!

Su Ming could practically imagine what terrifying state the people in the academy would be reduced to after hearing those words.

"Are you sure that's an explanation?" Su Ming stared at An Zijin in disbelief. "Why does it feel like you're telling them to hurry up and execute me?"

"Why?" An Zijin tilted her head in confusion. "Wasn't that what I always said when we were little?"

"Did you?" Su Ming froze.

"Mm-hmm." An Zijin nodded, her eyes narrowing into happy crescents. "Didn't Brother Su Ming say that if other boys wanted to play with me, I should just tell them that I belonged to Brother Su Ming?"

Su Ming was speechless.

Did that really happen?

Su Ming thought carefully and realized that it seemed to have... probably... actually happened.

The corner of his mouth twitched. He was so embarrassed that he could almost dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.

What was I doing when I was little?!

"But that was something we said when we were children, wasn't it?" Su Ming said awkwardly. "We're all grown up now. Why do you still remember that childish joke?"

"It wasn't a joke!" An Zijin puffed out her cheeks, frowning. "I've always remembered what Brother Su Ming said. Even after I went to Yinze City, whenever other boys wanted to play with me, I said the same thing!"

Su Ming suddenly felt that it would be better if he never went to Yinze City in this lifetime.

He had a feeling that he might encounter a second wave of pursuit there.

Su Ming timidly asked, "How did those people react after you told them that?"

At that, An Zijin cheerfully gave him an answer.

"Everyone said they wanted to meet Brother Su Ming and become good friends with him. They were all so happy!"

Her words didn't make Su Ming smile knowingly. Instead, they sent a chill through him.

Thus, Su Ming firmly resolved that he would never set foot in Yinze City for the rest of his life.

"By the way." Su Ming came back to himself and asked, "Why did you return to Longyao City? What about Uncle An and Aunt An?"

Faced with Su Ming's questions, An Zijin behaved exceptionally obediently.

"Mom and Dad are still in Yinze City. The company can't operate for long without them, so they didn't come back." An Zijin gently explained, "The butler brought me back to Longyao City. I've been living in the dormitory since enrolling, but Mom and Dad helped me get in touch with Uncle Su and Aunt Su."

Hearing that, Su Ming felt terrible.

"Those two old rascals, my dad and mom, didn't even tell me about something this important?"

If he had known earlier that An Zijin had returned to Longyao City and become his junior schoolmate, Su Ming would definitely have told her to be careful and avoid revealing her relationship with him, so she wouldn't attract attention.

But now it was too late for all that.

"Brother Su Ming, don't blame Uncle and Auntie." An Zijin hurriedly said, "I was the one who told them I wanted to come find you myself and give you a surprise."

Su Ming almost laughed.

A surprise?

A fright, more like!

No, it had already become a horror story!

The academy's beloved School Belle, his junior, had suddenly turned out to be the neighbor girl who had always played with him as a child. Then she had thrown herself into his arms in front of everyone, causing the entire academy to hunt him down. If that wasn't a horror plot, what was?

"What about you? Why did you suddenly return to Longyao City?" Su Ming asked curiously. "Even if your Spiritual Constitution was detected and you wanted to study to become a Warlock, you could have attended the Demon Hunter Academy in Yinze City, couldn't you?"

By now, the Demon Hunter Academy had long since become the most important training institution in all of humanity's Base Cities. Every Base City had at least one, and some even had several, to cultivate talent capable of fighting the Phantom Demons.

Yinze City had a population approaching one hundred million and ranked first among the four coastal Base Cities. It was impossible for it not to have a Demon Hunter Academy.

In fact, given Yinze City's conditions, its Demon Hunter Academy was absolutely no weaker than the one in Longyao City.

If An Zijin wanted to attend a Demon Hunter Academy and become a Warlock, there was no need for her to travel such a long distance back to Longyao City to study.

Under Su Ming's puzzled gaze, An Zijin bashfully rubbed her fingers together.

"I decided to return to Longyao City myself." An Zijin lowered her voice. "Yinze City and Longyao City have established an exchange-student program. Every year, three students can be sent to the other city's academy as exchange students. I signed up after learning about it."

Su Ming knew about the exchange-student program as well.

When he enrolled last year, he had also been told that the academy had such a program. If students were interested, they could apply to study at a Demon Hunter Academy in another Base City.

Su Ming hadn't been interested. He also didn't want to leave the relatively safe Base City while he was still weak and travel all the way to another one, so he had never paid attention to the matter.

Who could have expected An Zijin to use this program to return to Longyao City?

"All right." Su Ming sighed and continued asking, "I didn't expect Uncle and Auntie to be willing to let you come back alone."

"Y-yes." An Zijin's eyes began darting around as she stammered, "After all, I've grown up too. They trust me a lot."

If Su Ming had known that An Zijin had only recently received a phone call from her mother, during which her mother had relentlessly fussed over her, he definitely wouldn't have believed her nonsense.

Naturally, Su Ming also didn't know that An Zijin had applied behind her parents' backs. Her parents only learned about it after her spot had been confirmed.

Because of that, the An family had nearly blown the roof off. Uncle An and Aunt An had stubbornly refused to let their precious daughter travel alone to Longyao City. In the end, if they hadn't been defeated by An Zijin's tears, she would never have appeared in Longyao City.

As for why An Zijin wanted to become an exchange student and come to Longyao City to attend the Demon Hunter Academy, perhaps only she herself knew the reason.

An Zijin secretly glanced at Su Ming. Looking at his familiar yet more mature profile, her heart began pounding.

Brother Su Ming seems much more handsome than before.

Brother Su Ming seems much more mature than before.

Brother Su Ming.

My Brother Su Ming.

"Hee-hee... hee-hee-hee."

An Zijin suddenly let out a foolish giggle.

"What's wrong?"

Su Ming looked at An Zijin, who had suddenly lowered her head, her delicate shoulders trembling slightly, and asked in surprise.

"N-nothing."

An Zijin instinctively wiped the corner of her mouth and gave Su Ming a perfunctory smile.

Though it was merely a smile meant to brush him off, it had to be said that with An Zijin's cuteness, any smile she made became incredibly lethal.

Su Ming was nearly killed by her adorableness.

"You've become even cuter than you were when you were little."

Su Ming couldn't help saying it.

"Really?" An Zijin's face lit up, and she happily said, "As long as Brother Su Ming doesn't dislike Xiao Jin."

"How could I?" Su Ming laughed. "No one would ever dislike you."

"Really?" An Zijin gazed at Su Ming.

"Really." Su Ming was unusually sincere.

Then, in the very next second, An Zijin said something earth-shattering.

"Then when are we getting married?"

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