The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

When Kuang Zhiguo heard those words from Lan Meng, he was completely stunned.

Only then did he understand what the highest form of humiliation was.

But he felt that he really was pathetic.

Even after Lan Meng had treated him like that, he still could not bring himself to hate her.

He only hated Wu Wei for turning his goddess into someone with such a personality.

It was all Wu Wei's fault.

Therefore, Wu Wei had to pay the price.

Kuang Zhiguo majored in chemistry, and his grades had always been excellent. Though he was not a renowned academic star like Wu Wei, he could consistently rank among the top ten in his year.

He knew very clearly how to kill someone easily.

It all depended on whether he could make up his mind.

After Lan Meng said those words, Kuang Zhiguo made up his mind.

He would clear his own name.

He would seek justice for his goddess.

Scumbags like him deserved divine punishment.

He absolutely did not want to experience the fate he had lived through in that dream again.

So Wu Wei had to die.

Kuang Zhiguo was a man of strong initiative. Once he made up his mind, he acted immediately and went straight for the finish.

However, on the night before his success, that nightmare still would not let him go.

"You don't deserve to raise his child!"

"You don't deserve to raise his child!"

"You don't deserve to raise his child!"

That night, those words repeated over and over in Kuang Zhiguo's dreams.

He screamed and shouted, wanting to wake up, only to find that he could not do it at all.

Kuang Zhiguo was exhausted.

He swore that even if it meant being able to foresee the future, he never wanted to have this kind of dream again.

In fact, Kuang Zhiguo got his wish.

Though if he truly could foresee the future, he would definitely have slapped himself hard across the face.

Why the hell did I make that oath?

Early the next morning, the other three people in the dorm woke up one after another.

At Imperial Capital University, it was difficult to develop the habit of sleeping in. In such a studious atmosphere, even if you wanted to slack off, you would feel embarrassed.

Kuang Zhiguo watched Wu Wei drink the water in his cup, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. Then he picked up his own cup and took a sip as well.

But he had not noticed at all that Wu Wei's cuff was already wet.

Wu Wei had only pretended to drink. His lips had not even touched the cup.

Who knew what was in that water?

Wu Wei did not actually think Kuang Zhiguo would try to kill him, but he did not want to take any other risks either. Better safe than sorry.

Kuang Zhiguo poured himself some hot water from the dispenser and drank an entire cup without showing any reaction, leaving Wu Wei suspicious.

Did I overthink it?

That did not seem right either.

Was it some kind of delayed-action drug?

Wu Wei's thoughts raced, but his body followed its usual routine and carried out each step methodically.

Before long, he finished washing up.

Reason told Wu Wei that he should stay away from Kuang Zhiguo today, so he grabbed a few books and prepared to head to the library.

But Wang Zixuan called out to him just then.

"Wu Wei, you're not having breakfast?"

"I'll eat on the way."

"Wait for me. I'm coming too. Zhiguo, what about you?"

Wang Zixuan grabbed two books and followed right after him.

Wu Wei found it a little strange.

Among the people in their dorm, Wang Zixuan ranked dead last when it came to attitude toward studying.

His talent was actually pretty good, only slightly worse than Wu Wei's, but he was the least hardworking of the four. Of course, thanks to his talent, his grades were still decent.

Kuang Zhiguo glanced at Wu Wei and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll come too. Seeing you two work so hard, I can't keep being a slacker with a clear conscience."

Originally, Kuang Zhiguo had planned to stay away from Wu Wei. He knew something would definitely happen to Wu Wei today, and the farther away he was, the less suspicious he would seem. Although he had mentally prepared himself to be implicated, it would naturally be better if he could get away with it.

But whenever he looked at Wu Wei, he could not suppress his hatred. The words, "You don't deserve to raise his child," rang out in his mind once more.

Kuang Zhiguo wanted to personally watch Wu Wei bleed from all seven orifices and die. Only then would he feel truly satisfied.

Maybe it was psychological, but whenever Kuang Zhiguo looked at him in the past, Wu Wei had felt nothing unusual.

But there was something seriously wrong with Kuang Zhiguo's gaze today, no matter how Wu Wei looked at it.

"Did I kill his father? Or sleep with his wife?"

Wu Wei thought back on it, but he clearly had never done either.

So why had this guy suddenly gone crazy?

He could not figure it out.

But since both Kuang Zhiguo and Wang Zixuan had said so, Wu Wei naturally could not refuse.

The three of them went to the cafeteria first and had a simple breakfast.

After finishing the soup dumplings, Wu Wei was drinking tofu pudding when he kept feeling Kuang Zhiguo staring at him. Yet whenever he looked over, Kuang Zhiguo would avert his eyes.

Wu Wei's heart stirred as he guessed that it was probably about time for the drug to take effect.

With that thought, Wu Wei stood and said to the other two, "I'm still a little hungry. I'm going to buy two more buns."

Without waiting for their response, he got up and left the table.

Watching Wu Wei's retreating figure, Kuang Zhiguo silently counted in his heart. "One, two, three."

Huh? Why was Wu Wei's figure so blurry?

As Kuang Zhiguo thought that, he heard a loud clatter by his ear.

Then he could not see anything anymore.

When Wu Wei returned with two buns, he saw a dumbfounded Wang Zixuan and Kuang Zhiguo bleeding from all seven orifices.

He was stunned too.

Holy shit, Kuang Zhiguo, you actually used such a lethal drug?

What kind of grudge do we even have?

"Wu Wei, what the hell is going on? What happened to Zhiguo?" Wang Zixuan stared stiffly at Wu Wei.

There were not many people in the cafeteria that morning, but after something like this happened, people had already begun gathering around them.

Wu Wei made a prompt decision. Without going near Kuang Zhiguo at all, he said directly to Wang Zixuan, "Zixuan, stay here and watch him. I'll go to the infirmary to get a doctor."

There was an infirmary right beside the cafeteria. Without waiting for Wang Zixuan to respond, Wu Wei ran out.

Fuck, that scared the hell out of me.

Wang Zixuan: "..."

Shouldn't they carry Kuang Zhiguo to the infirmary together?

Of course Wu Wei was not going to do what Wang Zixuan had in mind.

He refused to have any physical contact with Kuang Zhiguo now, just in case Kuang Zhiguo really died and he could not explain himself.

However, as Wu Wei ran toward the infirmary, his steps suddenly halted.

Because he heard Wu Xie's notification again:

[Dad, you're amazing. You dealt with another discordant factor.]

At the same time, a transparent data panel appeared before him, displaying the birthing progress—2/10!

Kuang Zhiguo was dead.

Ten thousand grass mud horses stampeded through Wu Wei's heart.

Does this count as self-defense?

What he did not know was that Wang Zixuan had taken out his phone, then opened a recording.

The recording showed exactly what Wu Wei had done last night when he switched the drugs.

A faint curve lifted at the corner of Wang Zixuan's lips.

"Zhiguo, don't worry. You won't have died for nothing."

"Neither you nor Li Long will have died for nothing. Soon, I'll send Wu Wei down to keep you company."

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