I Just Wanted to Be a Side Character
Chapter 22

Xu Qianqian: Are you engaged to Su Ming?

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Xu Qianqian was quite surprised.

Really quite surprised.

Not knowing the hottest headline news of the day, she had no idea that she would hear Su Ming's name from the mouth of the junior who had become a popular figure and the new School Belle.

Moreover, judging from An Zijin's tone, it seemed like her relationship with Su Ming was quite extraordinary.

After all, if their relationship was ordinary, how could she possibly call Su Ming "brother"?

Therefore, upon hearing An Zijin's words, Xu Qianqian's first thought wasn't anything else but surprise.

"You know Su Ming?"

Xu Qianqian asked the question out of curiosity.

As far as Xu Qianqian knew, Su Ming was incredibly low-profile in the academy. Since entering, he had been hiding his strength and had never received much attention. He was just like an ordinary student, with a very low presence.

If she hadn't directly gone to see Su Ming, causing him to be noticed by many people, most people in the academy would probably just reply with "Who is Su Ming?" when asked about him, right?

That Su Ming actually knew An Zijin, who had been in the limelight recently, with popularity even surpassing her own, and was regarded as a princess by countless people, and their relationship was quite extraordinary. Xu Qianqian suddenly became quite interested.

Little did she know that Xu Qianqian's interest, in An Zijin's eyes, was another signal that didn't make her happy.

Just like Xu Qianqian knew her, An Zijin naturally couldn't have not heard the rumors about this goddess senior with a bright halo.

Unlike Xu Qianqian, who didn't like to pay attention to unimportant news and had hardly ever visited the academy's online forum, An Zijin was no different from ordinary gossipy girls and often paid attention to things online.

Plus, since entering the academy, everyone had been comparing her to Xu Qianqian, so it was impossible for An Zijin not to know Xu Qianqian.

And what An Zijin knew about Xu Qianqian, although mostly heard from others, the most impressive thing for An Zijin was none other than Xu Qianqian's famous coldness.

Not many people had confessed to this goddess senior, but each of them had been directly rebuffed by her to the point of doubting their lives. As a result, there were many people in the academy who admired her, but very few dared to confess to her, and they didn't dare to pursue her openly.

Li Wei, the chief of the Demon Hunter Academy in his fourth year, was handsome, had an extraordinary family background, and his strength was enough to compete for the first place in the entire Demon Hunter Academy. Even professional demon hunters who had just debuted paled in comparison to him. However, he had publicly stated that he wanted to pursue Xu Qianqian, but Xu Qianqian had never even looked at him properly, let alone given a positive response.

Even the treatment of girls was not much better than that of boys.

At least, since entering the academy, no one other than butlers, assistants, and servants had been able to approach her closely and come and go with her.

This goddess senior had very few friends, let alone best friends. It seemed that only a very small number of one or two people had some contact with her.

Thanks to this, various rumors about Xu Qianqian were flying all over the Demon Hunter Academy, and even rumors of her being sexually frigid had appeared.

Such a cold goddess senior, yet she looked interested when she heard about Su Ming. How could An Zijin be happy?

Not to mention, she had rushed to find Su Ming gege before her, flirting with Su Ming gege, and even sent a little note.

These past two days, An Zijin had been wondering what was written in that little note.

Phone number?

Home address?

Or the location of a hotel?

Thinking of this, An Zijin felt terrible.

Fox spirit!

At that moment, An Zijin was about to say her catchphrase that she had been saying for ten years, "I am Su Ming gege's person."

But when she thought of Su Ming's instructions just now, An Zijin couldn't say it.

An Zijin would never disobey Su Ming's words.

Whether it was when they were young or now, even in the ten years they had been separated, An Zijin had never violated her agreement with Su Ming, and she would never do anything that might make Su Ming feel unhappy.

If it weren't for that, An Zijin wouldn't have turned the phrase "I am Su Ming gege's person" into her catchphrase, right?

It was because Su Ming had told An Zijin that if anyone wanted to approach her and play with her, she could say that, that An Zijin did so, and had been doing so for ten years.

Now that Su Ming didn't want An Zijin to say it, and An Zijin had already agreed, then she would definitely not do it again.

So, An Zijin pondered for a while and decided to change her wording.

"Su Ming gege and I have been promised to each other for life since we were little, it's not just that we know each other!"

As soon as she said this, An Zijin immediately felt extremely satisfied.

In this way, she had neither violated her agreement with Su Ming gege nor could she better declare her sovereignty to others, perfectly interpreting her relationship with Su Ming gege. It was simply too beautiful.

It's decided! From now on, this sentence will be her new catchphrase!

Xu Qianqian, who didn't know what An Zijin was thinking, was surprised.

"Promised to each other for life?" Xu Qianqian said in surprise, "You and Su Ming have a marriage contract?"

For Xu Qianqian, having a marriage contract since childhood was not a strange thing.

As the young lady of the Xu Family, Xu Qianqian had seen countless childhood sweethearts and even marriages arranged in the womb. Family marriages were commonplace in her sight.

In this case, Xu Qianqian did not doubt that Su Ming and An Zijin had promised each other for life.

What surprised Xu Qianqian was that the low-profile Su Ming actually had such a beautiful fiancée.

His fiancée had become a popular figure and the new School Belle in the academy, but Su Ming hadn't made a single move. Was he just watching so many people call his fiancée "wife" every day?

Wasn't that too much of a background character?

"I haven't heard him mention that." Xu Qianqian looked at An Zijin and suddenly said, "Did he ever talk to you about what's going on between us?"

Xu Qianqian wanted to know if An Zijin was aware of the deal between herself and Su Ming.

Her mission and current predicament were not things she could casually disclose.

If Su Ming had revealed these things to An Zijin, Xu Qianqian felt she needed to pay close attention to An Zijin's movements.

Lost in these thoughts, Xu Qianqian had no idea how serious her words sounded to An Zijin.

"...What's going on between you and Su Ming, gege?"

An Zijin's heart sank.

Could this vixen really have some shady relationship with Su Ming, gege?

The thought made An Zijin grit her teeth and glare at Xu Qianqian.

Seeing this, Xu Qianqian raised an eyebrow.

It seems this new goddess-like junior doesn't know about my deal with Su Ming.

Knowing this, Xu Qianqian relaxed.

"If you're interested, you can ask Su Ming yourself." Xu Qianqian said to An Zijin, "Of course, I suggest you don't. What's between us is not something you can interfere with."

After all, An Zijin was just a freshman, and even as the top freshman, her strength as a first-year student couldn't be that high.

If An Zijin casually intervened in Su Ming's and her mission, she would be courting death.

Based on this, Xu Qianqian offered this advice.

However, Xu Qianqian's blunt, aloof demeanor, disregarding others' feelings, had a very negative effect on An Zijin this time.

"...Is xuejie declaring war on me?"

An Zijin was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

Xu Qianqian's expression changed slightly.

At this moment, An Zijin's tone was devoid of emotion, her face was expressionless, and her eyes lacked focus, creating a chilling atmosphere around her.

Of course, this wasn't the reason for Xu Qianqian's changed expression.

The real reason was the change occurring on An Zijin's body.

Faint, strange纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路纹路紋路 suddenly appeared on An Zijin's body, then disappeared.

The lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines appeared briefly.

But in that short moment, Xu Qianqian felt her blood boiling and her whole body trembling with heat.

This feeling was familiar to Xu Qianqian.

Although rare, Xu Qianqian had experienced the same feeling from a very few people.

Xu Qianqian knew what this feeling represented.

And when it appeared on An Zijin, Xu Qianqian knew exactly what it meant.

"So you're..."

Xu Qianqian's gaze towards An Zijin changed, becoming serious, focused, and incredibly sharp.

An Zijin ignored her.

She simply looked at Xu Qianqian coldly, the chilling atmosphere around her growing stronger.

This made Xu Qianqian instinctively activate her Phantasmal Demon power, her eyes glowing with red light.

The atmosphere between them became increasingly tense and oppressive, like a powder keg about to explode, causing the air to tremble slightly.

Just as a conflict was about to erupt between them, with unpredictable consequences, several voices came from the other side of the path.

"Let's look over here."

"Maybe Su Ming is here."

"Hurry up and find him, dig three feet into the ground if we have to."

"Damn it, I wonder where that Su Ming took An xuemei."

"Don't do anything foolish, An xuemei!"

"An xuemei isn't someone who would do something like that!"

When these voices came from afar, Xu Qianqian and An Zijin immediately snapped out of it, as if waking from a dream.

They glanced at the figures approaching from a distance, then looked at each other, and without any warning, they separated and left.

As they brushed past each other, a brief exchange occurred.

"You're hiding it well, xuemei."

"...We'll meet again, xuejie."

Leaving these words behind, they parted ways and quickly disappeared.

No one knew that the academy's two goddess-like School Belles had crossed paths.

And become adversaries.

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