Yu Xiaogang's old face looked a little ugly after being directly rejected by Gu Yue Na'er. Once he came to his senses, he hurriedly lowered his head and flipped through the book in his hand, looking awkward as hell.
But after thinking it over, Yu Xiaogang still seemed unwilling to give up. He knew he had no hope himself, so he wanted to take in talented disciples to make a name for himself. Today, he had just accepted a Twin Martial Souls prodigy rarely seen in a century, making him feel pretty damn impressive.
If I can take this mysterious girl with an unknown peerless martial soul as my disciple too, then with her and Xiao San, my name, Yu Xiaogang, will surely become known across the entire continent in the future...
Thinking this to himself, Yu Xiaogang stopped caring about the embarrassment from before. He took out that book again and said to Gu Yue Na'er in a deliberately serious tone, "That's fine. You're still young. If there's anything you don't understand in the future, you can come ask me. This book is one of my life's works. Keep it and read it..."
After saying that, Yu Xiaogang handed the book to Gu Yue Na'er. She flipped through it, then shook her head and said, "I can't understand it. Forget it, I don't need it. I don't really like reading..."
"Oh, all right. I'm about done eating too. I'll be leaving first..." After being rejected again, Yu Xiaogang finally felt he could not stay any longer. He picked up his book, said something to Tang San, and hurried away.
Once Yu Xiaogang had left, Lin Fan reached out and stroked Gu Yue Na'er's silver hair. Smiling, he said, "Well done, Na'er..."
"Mm? What do you mean?" Gu Yue Na'er looked at Lin Fan in confusion.
But Tang San heard that as well. Somewhat dissatisfied, he said, "Lin Fan, why do you sound like you're looking down on my teacher? My teacher's Soul Master theories are among the very best in the entire Soul Master world. He may not be a powerful teacher, but he is definitely capable of teaching the finest disciples..."
Lin Fan raised his head and looked at Tang San with contempt. Before he could speak, one of the roommates beside him spoke up for him. That roommate was the boy from the original story who had mocked Yu Xiaogang in the cafeteria. He now looked at Tang San mockingly and said,
"Tang San, I never expected you to actually take Yu Xiaogang as your teacher. Let me tell you, Yu Xiaogang is just someone who freeloads at the academy. He has no real skill at all. Good thing Na Jie didn't take him as her teacher just now, or that would've been such a waste..."
"What did you say?" Upon hearing the boy's words, Tang San abruptly stood up and glared at him angrily. "I don't want to hear that a second time. If you dare disrespect my teacher, then there's no need for me to be friends with you either..."
After saying that, Tang San no longer felt like eating. He turned and left.
"Hey, Tang San, don't be angry..." Xiao Wu suddenly called out, wanting to chase after Tang San.
Lin Fan instantly reached out and grabbed Xiao Wu's slender, fair wrist.
Lin Fan was quite strong now. Xiao Wu's petite, sexy body fell straight against him, her small, delicate body pressed to his chest. For the first time, Lin Fan caught the scent on Xiao Wu's body, a uniquely alluring natural fragrance. Taking advantage of the moment, Lin Fan also gave her beautiful thigh a squeeze.
"What are you doing, pervert..." Xiao Wu abruptly stood up, her cheeks flushed red as she raised a hand to hit Lin Fan.
Xiao Wu was not very strong. Lin Fan directly raised his hand and blocked her soft little hand, then said to her with a smile, "Sorry, Xiao Wu. I used a little too much force just now. You don't need to worry about Tang San. We're all friends in the same dormitory. He shouldn't be so arrogant. Let him play by himself. Let's keep eating. Na'er still wants to talk to you."
Seeing Lin Fan glance at her, Gu Yue Na'er also smiled at Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, don't blame Brother Xiao Fan. He definitely didn't mean to..."
"What do you mean he didn't? He did it on purpose..." Xiao Wu glared at Lin Fan with flushed cheeks, rubbing the thigh Lin Fan had touched before sitting back down to continue eating.
Lin Fan was delighted. Xiao Wu had only just met Tang San and felt only a faint fondness for him. This was the best time to stop Xiao Wu from falling for Tang San. Later, he would have to find a way to make Tang San look bad, expose his true nature, and make Xiao Wu hate him too—hurt him.
And so, after the eight work-study students finished their meal amid laughter and chatter, they returned to their dormitory together. Tang San did not return until that evening. No one knew what he had gone off to do; he seemed to have gone to see Yu Xiaogang again. When he returned and saw the boy who had spoken about Yu Xiaogang in the dormitory, he still looked rather unhappy.
At that moment, the petite and adorable Xiao Wu was rolling around on her bed, playing cat's cradle with the beautiful silver-haired Gu Yue Na'er. She did not pay Tang San any attention, which made Lin Fan very happy. Sure enough, preventing Tang San and Xiao Wu from sharing a bed had cut off the development of their relationship at its root. It would be much easier to flirt with Xiao Wu later.
Over the next few days, school officially began. After Lin Fan had stopped them from sharing a bed, Tang San and Xiao Wu had few chances to interact and visibly began drifting apart. During classes, Xiao Wu always sat with Gu Yue Na'er and did not talk to Tang San.
But a few days later, Tang San actually began taking the initiative. After school, he would follow Xiao Wu to eat.
Lin Fan, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Gu Yue Na'er were all freshmen in the same class. Naturally, Lin Fan would not let Tang San get his way. Whenever Tang San followed Xiao Wu, Lin Fan would bring Gu Yue Na'er along with them, denying Tang San and Xiao Wu any chance to be alone together.
Whenever Gu Yue Na'er was around, Xiao Wu spent more time chatting with her. Lin Fan could also take the opportunity to get a little handsy with both girls, while Tang San stood beside them like a light bulb.
One morning, two weeks later, Tang San finally left with Yu Xiaogang. They were probably going to search for his first soul ring. It was a long journey, and he likely would not return for at least a month.
Luo Chen was finally happy. While Tang San was away from Nuoding Academy, it was the best time to flirt with Xiao Wu and steal Tang San's girl.
That afternoon, Luo Chen went to the southern garden to find Xiao Wu. As work-study students, she and Tang San were tasked with cleaning the southern garden. They had to clean it every day, and it was rather exhausting.
Because Luo Chen and Gu Yue Na'er had paid a little money, and because the academy's female teacher Li Qian had spoken up for them, their cleaning duties were much easier than Xiao San and Xiao Wu's. They only needed to clean once a week.
When he arrived at the southern garden, Luo Chen indeed saw the petite and adorable Xiao Wu diligently sweeping the garden. She seemed a little tired and a little playful. After sweeping for a while, she started playing by herself with the broom.
Xiao Wu like this was rather cute. After all, sneaking around with her would probably feel pretty good.
Luo Chen smiled and walked over to Xiao Wu. When she saw him, her cute big eyes widened as she said, "You little pervert, did you come to laugh at me? Move aside. I don't have time to play with you today. Tang San left, and I still have to help him clean too."
"What the hell? Tang San actually made you clean for him?" Luo Chen stared at Xiao Wu in shock, feeling a little angry inside. That guy Xiao San was an old man in his thirties, yet he had deceived Xiao Wu, gone off to enjoy himself outside, and left Xiao Wu to clean in exchange for tuition. That was too shameless.
Xiao Wu snorted and said, "What's so strange about that? Xiao San said he'd bring Xiao Wu a gift when he came back. He doesn't have any money to give me right now, so Xiao Wu is helping him clean."
After saying that, Xiao Wu continued sweeping the trash on the ground with her broom. Luo Chen felt a little sorry for her. Seeing no one around and looking at her slender, adorable body, he immediately stepped behind her and gently hugged Xiao Wu.
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