Douluo Chat Group: They've All Gotten Addicted to Gossiping

"Oh, alright, I get it, I get it."

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue. "I promise that next time I come out to eat with you, I absolutely won't do this again!"

Li Yuan glared at her. "You still want a next time? Forget it, hand over the voucher, I'll go pay."

"Oh, oh, here you go."

Xiao Wu obediently handed over the voucher, but as she watched Li Yuan walk toward the counter, she suddenly felt something was off.

Wait a minute... I was the one who invited him to eat, so how did it turn into him treating me, and then lecturing me like a parent?

By the time she realized it, Li Yuan had already finished paying and returned.

He frowned and asked, "Can you still walk?"

Xiao Wu tried to move, but ended up letting out another small hiccup, her face full of distress. "Hiccup~ It seems... still no. My stomach is so full, it hurts a bit whenever I stand up."

"What a nuisance."

Li Yuan curled his lip, not bothering with further nonsense.

He bent down slightly, one arm hooking under her smooth, tender thighs, the other supporting her back, and lifted her up in one motion.

Hmm, the sensation was unexpectedly good.

Her skin was delicate and smooth, though she was a bit too thin and lacked weight.

She'd probably be even better if she were fed a bit more...

"Ah!"

With her body suddenly suspended in mid-air, Xiao Wu let out a soft cry and instinctively wrapped her arms around Li Yuan's neck, her pink cheeks instantly flushing red. "You, what are you doing?"

"Walking."

Li Yuan carried her, his steps steady as he walked out of the restaurant, saying matter-of-factly, "Look at what time it is. The moon is already hanging high; if we wait for you to digest before leaving, we'd be here until midnight?"

Xiao Wu turned her head to look at the bright moon hanging outside the window; it was indeed getting late.

She muttered in a low voice, "Well... you're still too rude..."

Her voice was very soft, and Li Yuan didn't hear it.

It was unclear whether it was a complaint or something else entirely.

At the entrance of Notting Academy.

Tang San was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth, occasionally stretching his neck to peer down the road leading to the restaurant.

Why hasn't Xiao Wu returned yet... Could that bastard Li Yuan be harboring evil intentions toward her?

Just as Tang San could no longer wait and was about to go find them, a figure finally appeared under the moonlight in the distance.

Is that Xiao Wu?

Tang San's eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed forward.

When he saw clearly, his entire world fell apart.

The sky had collapsed!

What was he seeing?

Xiao Wu was actually being held in Li Yuan's arms, her face flushed red!

Tang San's head buzzed, hot blood rushing to his brain, and his first thought was: It must be that beast Li Yuan, taking advantage of Xiao Wu when she wasn't looking to get her drunk!

"Li Yuan, how dare you bully Xiao Wu! You're courting death!"

Tang San roared, charging straight forward and kicking toward Li Yuan with lightning speed.

However, to Li Yuan, whose perception had been fully enhanced after his Martial Soul Evolution, this kick—which would have seemed incredibly swift to an ordinary person—was no different from a turtle crawling.

He didn't even change his posture while holding Xiao Wu, simply side-stepping with a casual movement.

Tang San's sure-fire kick missed, and his momentum caused him to stumble forward.

A cold glint flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. Seizing the fleeting opening, he freed one hand and slammed a palm onto Tang San's chest. "You lunatic!"

Did he really think he was still the same weak, frail Li Yuan as before?

Before the system arrived, I was bullied by you.

Now that the system is here, if I still let you bully me...

Then wouldn't the system have come for nothing?

Li Yuan's palm strike looked casual, but his palm was secretly imbued with the reinforcement of the Golden Light Incantation.

In terms of power, it was truly terrifying!

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Tang San flew backward like a kite with a broken string, landing face-first in the dirt in a miserable heap. His blood surged in his chest, and he nearly lost his breath.

But at this moment, Tang San's heart was filled with the obsession to "save Xiao Wu," and he scrambled to his feet in a flurry, enduring the intense pain.

Tang San glared at Li Yuan with bloodshot eyes, panting like an ox, yet he still managed to shout at Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu! Don't be afraid! I'm coming to save you right now!"

Xiao Wu had already struggled and jumped down from Li Yuan's arms by this point.

She steadied herself, looked coldly at the crazed-looking Tang San, and spoke with clear indignation:

"Tang San! Are you sick in the head? I'm perfectly fine, what do I need saving from?"

Tang San was instantly stunned: "Xiao Wu, you're alright?"

Xiao Wu retorted irritably: "What could possibly be wrong with me? I just ate too much and couldn't walk, so I let Li Yuan carry me back."

"S-so that's how it is..."

Tang San finally let out a sigh of relief; it turned out he had misunderstood the situation.

"What else did you think it was?"

Xiao Wu's anger had not yet subsided, especially when she recalled the merciless kick Tang San had just delivered, leaving her filled with lingering fear and resentment: "Hurry up and apologize to Li Yuan!"

She had seen that kick clearly; it was aimed entirely at inflicting lethal harm.

She truly hadn't expected Tang San to be so ruthless!

He had attacked without rhyme or reason, even against a classmate he had known for nearly six years.

"I..."

Tang San's face stiffened.

Ask him to apologize to Li Yuan, someone who had always looked down on his teacher?

He was ten thousand times unwilling.

Xiao Wu saw his reluctance, widened her pink eyes, and issued an ultimatum: "If you don't apologize, I will never speak to you again!"

Under the pressure of Xiao Wu's threat to cut ties, Tang San had no choice but to walk honestly in front of Li Yuan and squeeze three words through his teeth with extreme difficulty: "I... am sorry!"

His voice was dry and devoid of any sincerity.

Li Yuan looked at the face before him, which was written with unwillingness and humiliation, and then thought back to that vicious kick, feeling a wave of nausea.

If not for his Martial Soul Evolution and the fact that he had been cultivating the Golden Light Incantation, that kick would have left him in pain for at least ten days or half a month.

Li Yuan curled his lips into a cold, mocking smile: "Heh... I don't accept your apology."

Too lazy to spare Tang San another glance, he turned to Xiao Wu and said simply: "Let's go."

With that, he walked straight toward the dormitory area, his back view decisive and clean.

"Look at that! Tang San! Are you happy now? Is this what you wanted!"

"You came up and started hitting people without asking any questions, and then you dragged your feet when asked to apologize, hmph!"

Xiao Wu walked away, huffing in anger.

"Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu! Listen to my explanation! I didn't mean it!"

Tang San grew anxious and wanted to chase after her, but not knowing what to say, he could only shout twice before standing helplessly in place.

On the way back, Tang San's mind was filled with the image of Li Yuan carrying Xiao Wu the entire way.

This was even more painful than having his flesh carved away or being killed!

He had to realize that he hadn't even touched Xiao Wu's hand, yet Li Yuan had dared to lay his hands on her!

"Li Yuan, you have already invited your own death..."

Back in the dormitory, Li Yuan washed up before flopping onto his bed in a lazy, sprawled-out posture.

He took out the Little Brick, preparing to see what had happened in the group chat that afternoon.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Ning Rongrong actually apologized..."

"But who is this Child Without Parents? How do they understand Ning Rongrong so well?"

Just as Li Yuan was reading the chat logs with great interest, a new message popped up.

[Single Academy-Running Housewife: @Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most, get out here! You don't believe I dare to step on Bibi Dong?]

[Child Without Parents: Is that for real?]

[Li Yuan: ??? What happened?]

[Big Cat in the Night: Same question.]

[Loves Eating Carrots: +1]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: +1]