Hua Xin and Xia Yan's Hundred Ways of Living ❤️

"Twelve o'clock direction??"

"Too much makeup, neck and face two different colors. Looks like a mature sister, but is Hextech."

"One o'clock direction??"

"Decent looking, dressed sweetly. Too bad her strength isn't apparent. She's flat."

"Two o'clock direction??"

"Press F to enter tank mode."

"Eleven o'clock direction??"

"I want to have children with her."

Watching Tom stare at Xiao Ling like that, a flicker of pity flashed in Mu Feng's eyes. He then expressionlessly took a sip of his ice-cold lemonade.

Poor Tom, being toyed with in the palm of a woman's hand.

His life would be like this forever.

Other people's sports students ate like crazy... In contrast, someone else...

Sigh.

He'll settle down when Xiao Ling marries someone else.

Shaking his head slightly, Mu Feng shifted his gaze back to the stage in the center of the field. The sky was getting late, and all the lights had been turned on, illuminating the surroundings as brightly as daytime.

There weren't many people gathered to join the fun. On a weekend night, those seniors might prefer to go out to stay up all night online or play billiards, but similarly, there were quite a few people like Xiang Guan who came for the beauties.

Plus, there was a band and fireworks.

Why not watch if it's free...

(Chew chew chew chew chew chew chew chew chew chew...)

Hua Xin, with her back to the two, hunched over with her head down, happily devouring the potato chips in her arms.

The place they were in was like a small corner, not many people around, a good spot for secretly watching beauties and doing naughty things.

(Xia Yan specifically instructed to bring Hua Xin to a less crowded place.)

The girl had stayed in the dorm all afternoon, reading the novel "I'm Not Happy Anymore, Give That Back to Me"????. She didn't see Xia Yan return even after finishing the last chapter, so she followed Mu Feng and Xiang Guan to the field, and coincidentally figured out the way to the teaching building.

And then...

You know, facing the temptation of "eat as much snacks as you want," Hua Xin couldn't resist??.

Since she was going to have a decisive battle with Xia Yan and Lin Qingyu tonight anyway, she might as well eat her fill first.

Cucumber flavored potato chips, Tang Monk's meat, Brazilian BBQ, vegetarian steak... She hadn't seen these snacks in months! If she couldn't grab a coupon, she could only stare helplessly!

With a grateful heart, the girl chugged half a cup of ice-cold lemonade.

"Refreshing..."

She didn't eat too much, only one of each item.

After all, these were bought by Mu Feng and Xiang Guan. If Xia Yan had paid... Hmph.

She wouldn't even leave him the plastic bag??.

Secretly taking out the last few packs of biscuits from her backpack and putting them into the large plastic bag, the girl put back a big bag of snacks.

One must know how to be content.

But Mu Feng was playing games, and Xiang Guan was watching Xiao Ling, neither of them noticed her actions.

"Buzz buzz."

Hua Xin took out her phone, a little confused.

Xia Yan: "On the viewing platform."

She looked up.

She saw a tall figure and a cool, beautiful woman dressed in dazzling fashion slowly walk onto the stage, then stand together in the center. The brilliant lights shone on both of them, making them appear very well-matched in both appearance and temperament.

"Respected teachers, dear classmates..."

They spoke one after another as if they had great chemistry, without any pauses or gaps. Their equally pleasant voices spread to everyone in the entire field.

However...

Xia Yan's voice was no longer as gentle and calm as before; instead, it had a slightly magnetic quality, as if he had lowered his voice...

Hua Xin frowned, then put on her mask.

She had a feeling she had heard this voice somewhere before.

"I say, Xiang Guan, when will you be able to stand on stage and be as dazzling as Brother Yan and Lin Qingyu with Xiao Ling?"

Xiang Guan seemed to recall an agreement with a certain bad woman, and a confident glint flashed in his eyes. He crossed his arms and said with firm certainty, "Ten days!! I only need ten days to win over Xiao Ling!!??"

After succeeding, he would be able to have dinner alone with Xiao Ling, during which there would be ambiguous confessions... flushed cheeks from drinking... heartfelt expressions of love... room keys for hotels...

As he thought about it, Xiang Guan instantly became lost in his fantasy, his mouth watering as if he was about to drool??.

"There's no saving him."

Mu Feng silently cursed in his mind, abandoning any hope of rescuing Xiang Guan.

This was even more hopeless than those people who got too invested in virtual YouTubers, projecting themselves as their favorite VTuber (husband/wife), or those who got too into video games, identifying as a certain character (husband/wife).

Speaking of which…

He stole a glance at Hua Xin beside him.

Did she still need him to keep tabs on Xia Yan? If they waited until Xia Yan finished hosting and performing, wouldn't he be standing in the audience like a Terracotta Warrior, weathered by the elements?? His scrawny arms and legs couldn't handle that.

Mu Feng shifted his body, leaning closer to Hua Xin. He lowered his head and whispered, "Leader, do I still need to track… cough, protect Brother Yan?"

Surprisingly, the girl didn't seem scared. She just gently shook her head.

"No need."

"I'll delete the recording later."

As for the "thank you" for his snacks and lemonade, Hua Xin couldn't bring herself to say it.

She was always like this, unable to express even what she truly wanted to say.

Who had that much free time to guess what she was thinking?

"Oh, oh…"

Mu Feng, a bit bewildered, sat back down next to Xiang Guan. At the same time, the weight on his heart finally felt lifted.

His espionage life of so many days… had finally reached a satisfying conclusion.

His mood instantly brightened considerably, feeling a sense of mission accomplished, and even a slight reluctance to leave his spy life behind.

Who said people from the 2D world couldn't be spies?

Hua Xin sat quietly on the lawn, hugging her knees, her eyes watching the dazzling duo on stage with a mixture of envy and longing.

It was so dark here, and so bright over there.

Was Xia Yan trying to tell her that there was an insurmountable gap between them?

The girl's eyelids drooped slightly as she watched the lively scene in the distance and the stage.

Actually, it wasn't so bad.

If it weren't for Xia Yan, she probably wouldn't have had the courage to go out, wouldn't have met Chun Qiu, and certainly wouldn't have been able to come to such a crowded place to see a performance she'd always dreamed of seeing as a child.

Thinking about it, it wasn't a big deal. At most, they would just laugh at her or bully her a little.

It wasn't like she hadn't experienced that before.

Hua Xin hugged her legs tighter.

It's okay…

The show passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the school leaders had finished their speeches. Then, hosted by Xia Yan and Lin Qingyu, one student performance after another began, singing, dancing…

Many, many wonderful performances.

The girl opened her beautiful eyes, carefully watching the boys and girls on stage, all radiating youthful energy, some nervous, some composed, but all enjoying the feeling of being watched by the crowd.

The sky grew even darker.

But the cheers and lively discussions of the crowd remained as fervent as ever.

At some point, Xia Yan had changed out of his hosting attire and into a more form-fitting white suit, causing a wave of exclamations from the fangirls who had come specifically for him.

It had to be admitted, he was handsome; he looked good in any outfit.

Hua Xin rubbed her eyes. Her eyes felt a bit… perhaps from yawning or rubbing them. She then pushed aside the strands of hair covering her eyes and stared blankly at Xia Yan on stage.

Without the obstruction of her hair, her vision was exceptionally clear.

After this, it would be over.

She heard the rhythmic background music start to play and saw Xia Yan raise the microphone.

(What are you smiling at…)

(Always pretending to be kind and gentle… so disgusting behind everyone's back…)

Hua Xin pouted.

Then, as the lyrics unfolded one by one, she froze. Her small head involuntarily tilted up slowly, watching Xia Yan's serious expression.

This wasn't a love song for Lin Qingyu, nor was it rap that boys liked, nor was it a simple, childish pop song.

She had never heard this song before.

What the lyrics were at the beginning, what they were in the middle, all of it seemed to go in one ear and out the other, unheard.

But she heard the last few lines of the lyrics.

She was no longer looking down, nor was she curled up.

"Discovering that I'm actually too fragile to say it"

"When my back is to the starry sky"

"Constantly searching"

"Where in the boundless universe can I find the life I desire?"

"It turns out that a hundred kinds of things will only be understood a long, long time from now."

The young girl straightened up, extending her hands from her sleeves, and unconsciously grasped the fake grass on the lawn, softly murmuring the last sentence. Reflected in her radiant eyes was only the figure of Xia Yan, who was bending over in a bow:

"My hundred kinds."

"Life..."