Women Only Hinder My Growth

"Who's that girl?"

"She's so cute!"

"How come I never knew there was a girl like that in our academy?"

On the training field, the cadets in the middle of their morning exercises began whispering among themselves, their faces filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

It wasn't just the cadets. Even Ye Bai, who had been patting Su Ming, was wearing an excited expression, pointing ahead with all the demeanor of a hopeless loser.

Looking in the direction Ye Bai was pointing, Su Ming could understand the feelings of Ye Bai and the surrounding cadets.

That girl had suddenly walked onto the training field—and into the hearts of many people present.

She was an exquisitely cute girl, like a porcelain doll, the kind who instantly made people like her at first glance.

She was not very tall, and her limbs were slender. Her waist-length black hair flowed beautifully behind her, swaying as she walked, making the space around her seem like a painting and adding a touch of dreamlike beauty.

At that moment, the girl was entering the training field with two companions who appeared to be her roommates. They chatted and laughed as they walked, apparently there to do morning exercises together.

What drew most people's attention was the smile on her face. It was adorable and dazzling, complete with a pair of little dimples. She looked exactly like the sweet girl-next-door little sister boys dreamed of.

Seeing a girl like that, Su Ming believed that every boy present had only one sentence in mind.

"AWSL."

Ye Bai clutched his chest and blurted out those words.

The other boys seemed to have been pierced through by that unbeatable smile, each of them clutching their chests as well.

It wasn't just the boys. Even the girls looked unable to withstand it.

"Oh my god, are there really children this cute in the world?"

"Compared to her, my little sister looks like she came into this world just to make a living."

"I want to hug her, pinch her cheeks, and dress her in cute clothes."

"Let's go say hello to her."

As they spoke, many girls could no longer restrain their excitement and ran toward the girl.

"Should we go too?"

"Maybe not."

"I don't dare."

"We sweated so much just now. If we go over there now, we'll definitely smell, right?"

"We should go back and shower first."

"Let's go, let's go."

The boys stared longingly while worrying about all sorts of things. Especially the rough men from the Hunter Department—normally, each one was bolder than the last, yet now they were acting bashful like little girls. Even Su Ming found it nauseating to watch.

"Should we go back and take a shower too?"

Ye Bai grabbed Su Ming, looking both eager and nervous.

There was no doubt about it. This guy had fallen too.

"Shower my ass. If you want one, go back and wash yourself."

Su Ming slapped Ye Bai's hand away irritably.

He could understand the feeling, but asking Su Ming to act like an idiot along with him was something he politely declined.

Go back and shower? Why not blow-dry your hair, get it styled, and put on some makeup before coming back too?

"Who is that girl? Why have I never seen her in the academy before?"

Ye Bai did not mind at all. Instead, he looked toward the increasingly lively scene around the girl, wearing a genuine AWSL expression.

"Who knows? Maybe she's a freshman!"

Su Ming quietly took a step away from Ye Bai, only hoping no one would mistake him for being in the same crowd as this creepy-looking guy.

Just then, someone suddenly popped up beside them.

"I happen to have the latest news. Want to know?"

Lei Hao appeared out of nowhere, wearing the smile of a sly merchant.

"What latest news? Hurry up and tell us!"

Ye Bai's attention was immediately drawn over.

"I worked really hard to get this information from a senior sister, you know?"

Lei Hao began dropping hints.

"Just say it, Brother Lei. I'll cover all your meals this week!"

Ye Bai immediately became generous and righteous.

"Alright! Now that's straightforward!"

Lei Hao did not waste any time and immediately began explaining.

"Her name is An Zijin. She's seventeen this year, and just like Su Ming said, she's a freshman who only enrolled this year. Her birthday is May 4th, and her specialty is Warlock. In other words, she's a freshman in the Sorcerer Department, and she's also the top-ranked student among this year's freshmen."

Before Lei Hao had even finished speaking, Ye Bai became excited again.

"She's a junior from our Sorcerer Department? Great!" Ye Bai clenched his fists and cried out excitedly. "Our Sorcerer Department finally has a department beauty who can compete with Xu Qianqian!"

That was right. Ye Bai had already decided that An Zijin was the beauty of the Sorcerer Department.

Of course, the Sorcerer Department was not lacking in fair-skinned, beautiful female Warlocks. Pretty girls often gathered there in groups, and their numbers even vaguely exceeded those in the Hunter Department.

Because Warlocks possessed Spiritual Constitutions and could naturally generate spiritual energy, there were basically no ugly people among them. Their skin, especially, was fairer than the next, the kind of complexion that clearly came from being favored by heaven.

Just look at Ye Bai. He was clean and fair all over, and the other male Warlocks were much the same. It was incredibly difficult to pick out even one of them with darker skin.

Su Ming himself had once looked like a pretty boy, more delicate than most girls. At home, everyone had adored him. It was only after he could no longer stand looking like a little puppy that he went to great lengths to train, work out, and tan, trying to make himself look less feminine.

Even so, Su Ming had never managed to get tan. His complexion was still on the fair side, and his looks were not bad either. If his legs had been a little longer, he might have been able to debut in Korea as an oppa.

If even the boys were like that, one could easily imagine the beauty of the girls in the Sorcerer Department.

Unfortunately, the Hunter Department had Xu Qianqian.

Xu Qianqian's aura was too dazzling, and she was outrageously beautiful, as though she had cheat codes enabled. She alone surpassed every other girl in the Demon Hunter Academy, leaving all the beautiful senior sisters in the Sorcerer Department utterly helpless under her shadow.

Because of that, although the Sorcerer Department had many beauties—perhaps even more than the Hunter Department—it could not find a single one who could compare to Xu Qianqian.

It was only with An Zijin's appearance today that the Sorcerer Department finally saw hope.

Su Ming remembered Xu Qianqian's performance yesterday and felt his wrist begin to ache faintly.

So, Su Ming nodded heavily as well.

"Crush her! Crush Xu Qianqian hard!"

I'm all in on An Zijin. All in!

Unfortunately, Lei Hao disagreed.

"An Zijin is indeed cute, but she's only cute. She's still far from being able to surpass our Hunter Department's Xu Qianqian!"

Lei Hao declared that his own goddess was the prettiest one, absolutely unbeatable.

"Who says?"

Ye Bai immediately started arguing.

Two companions who normally faced life and death together were now spraying insults at each other over their respective goddesses.

The scene was far too filthy. Su Ming disdained to associate with either of them.

But—

"An Zijin?"

Su Ming stroked his chin, falling into thought.

For some reason, he felt as though he had heard that name before.

But Su Ming did not think too much about it.

There were plenty of people in the world with similar names.

Perhaps he had met someone with a similar name in the past, or even someone with exactly the same name. That was possible too.

"Well, it has nothing to do with a Side Character like me anyway."

Su Ming gave up thinking about it.

It was not that he did not crave cute, pretty girls. He simply took things lightly.

Like he had said before, he was a man preparing to lie low until he became invincible before revealing himself to the world.

When that time came, what woman could he not have?

Right now, he was still growing. He had neither power, influence, nor money. If he really went after these so-called goddesses, would he not have to risk his life simping for them?

And he might not even succeed!

Rather than that, he might as well wait until he became impressive before considering romance.

At that point, it would not be him simping for others. Others would be simping for him.

As for now—

"Women only hinder my growth."

Meanwhile, on the other side of the training field, An Zijin was surrounded by many people. As she politely greeted the senior sisters and fellow students, her phone began ringing.

"Sorry, Senior Sisters. I need to take a call."

An Zijin smiled at the senior sisters. Her adorable dimpled smile instantly struck down everyone present.

"Go ahead, little Zijin!"

"Don't mind us. We're already satisfied just watching you here!"

"Remember to come by the dorm later with your senior sisters, okay?"

"Your senior sisters will treat you well!"

The senior sisters' enthusiasm made An Zijin's smile turn a little strained.

Thinking about how her roommates had been just like these senior sisters lately—hugging her every day, rubbing against her, and changing her into all kinds of little outfits—An Zijin almost ran away.

At once, An Zijin hurriedly excused herself, ran to one side, and answered the phone.

The caller was An Zijin's mother.

"Mom, you're calling again?"

"No, no, I'm not saying you're nagging. It's just that you keep calling. If people find out, they'll think I'm a child who can't leave her parents."

"I know you're worried that I'll be bullied here, but I'm really fine. My roommates are very good to me, and the senior sisters are good too. They're just a little... enthusiastic."

"Alright, I understand. If anything really happens, I'll contact Uncle Su and Aunt Su."

"Didn't Uncle and Aunt say that Brother is here too?"

"Mm, I'll get in touch with Brother. Don't worry."

"Then I'm hanging up. Bye-bye!"

Two minutes later, An Zijin successfully ended the call.

"Mom really worries too much."

An Zijin stuck out her tongue.

She knew that her mother was worried about her.

After all, she had not returned to Longyao City for a long time, her parents were not here, she had no relatives or friends in the city, and her looks easily attracted people who wanted to approach her. It was only natural for her parents to worry.

But An Zijin was not worried.

Because she was not completely without someone to rely on in this city.

"I wonder how Brother is doing now. Does he still remember me?"

Thinking of her childhood playmate, An Zijin's mood immediately brightened.

"Wait for me to come find you, Brother Su Ming."

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