When the Dragon Slayer Becomes the Dragon? I Never Suffered Your Pain, So I Cannot Urge You to Turn Back

Xiao Wu was clearly growing impatient. "Cut the crap. If you want to fight, then fight. Why all this nonsense?"

Boss Xiao's eyes shifted, revealing a hint of mischief. "Don't worry, I won't bully you work-study students. How about we settle this with a game?"

"What game?"

"I'll send out three people, and so will you. Whichever side wins more rounds wins."

"That's fair, isn't it?"

Xiao Chenyu was no fool. He knew exactly what Wang Sheng was like. If they had sent out a girl, it proved that her strength surpassed Wang Sheng's.

So, he chose to be cautious and test Xiao Wu's strength first.

If she was too strong, they would let it go this time.

Once they were fully prepared, wouldn't it be easy to deal with the work-study students?

"Fine!" Xiao Wu agreed without a moment's hesitation. She was confident she could win three straight matches.

She could see through the strength of the people around Boss Xiao. They were all flashy on the outside but weak underneath, all show and no substance.

"Liu Long, you go first."

"Alright, Boss Xiao. I won't let everyone down."

A yellow light flared in Liu Long's hand, and a Long Staff over two meters long instantly appeared in his grasp. "Little girl, my staff is pretty sturdy. Don't try to meet it head-on."

Hearing Liu Long's mocking tone, Xiao Wu felt her anger rise.

If they were going to fight, then fight. She hated that sort of snide sarcasm the most.

"If I don't teach you a lesson today, then my name isn't Xiao Wu!"

Liu Long's expression turned cold. Without another word, he stepped forward swiftly, swung his Long Staff overhead, and smashed it down at Xiao Wu.

In the blink of an eye.

Xiao Wu dodged the staff with her nimble body, then immediately used Jujutsu to throw the slow-reacting Liu Long to the ground.

Bang!

That single blow left Liu Long feeling as though his entire body were about to fall apart. He bared his teeth in pain.

"Ahhh!"

Forcing himself to endure the pain, Liu Long got back on his feet, the staff in his hand trembling violently.

Seeing this, Xiao Chenyu frowned and barked angrily.

"Get back here."

"Boss Xiao..."

"Get back here. I don't want to see you stuck in bed for days, unable to get up."

Inside the dormitory, Chen Qingling stroked her chin thoughtfully at those words.

This guy did not seem all that bad. But why was he so keen on bullying work-study students?

How strange.

"Wang Sheng."

"What is it, Sister Qingling?"

"How did you end up having a grudge against him?"

"Well..." Wang Sheng briefly sank into his memories, then let out a long sigh. "Sister Qingling, you don't know this, but long ago..."

"Boss Xiao was also one of the work-study students. He was bullied by the children of wealthy families too, and he was determined to fight them to the end."

"Later, a wealthy family in the city found him and confirmed that he was their missing child. After he returned to inherit the family business, he became like a completely different person."

"He started copying those rich kids and bullying newly arrived work-study students."

Chen Qingling suddenly understood. So there was that connection. This world really was fascinating, with all sorts of bizarre things happening.

The dragon slayer became the dragon.

She could not help feeling sorry for Xiao Chenyu.

Meanwhile, the fight outside continued. Xiao Wu fought two people by herself and defeated them both.

At last, it was Xiao Chenyu's turn. He wore an awkward smile.

"I didn't expect you to be this strong. It's an honor to meet you."

"May I know your name?"

"Xiao Wu." Xiao Wu proudly lifted her chin, clearly not taking him seriously at all.

Xiao Chenyu did not get angry. He kept smiling. "Hehehe, there's no need for the third match. I concede."

"The new boss of the work-study students, we have plenty of time ahead of us. There will be another chance for us to fight."

Xiao Chenyu had witnessed Xiao Wu's strength. She was not much weaker than he was, and at the same time, he saw a shadow of his former self in her.

How things had changed!

However, Xiao Wu's next words left Xiao Chenyu shocked and stunned.

"Pah, pah, pah."

"I'm not the boss of the Work-Study Student Dormitory. Sister Qingling is the boss."

"What?!"

Xiao Chenyu's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

Xiao Wu's strength was obvious to everyone, yet she was not the boss of the work-study students. The real boss was someone else!

How could Xiao Chenyu not be astonished?

Then Chen Qingling strolled casually out of the dormitory.

The moment Xiao Chenyu saw Chen Qingling emerge, his first thought was that she was beautiful—so beautiful that one could not bear to profane her.

He swallowed. "Y-you... you're the boss of the Work-Study Student Dormitory?"

"That's right."

Chen Qingling's expression remained calm. "You were once a work-study student too. Why make things difficult for your own people?"

"Ridiculous." Rather than getting angry, Xiao Chenyu laughed, as if she had struck a painful nerve in his heart. "You don't understand! You don't understand! You have no idea what I've been through!"

"If you have never suffered another's pain, do not urge them to be kind."

"Boss Xiao..."

The lackeys following Xiao Chenyu looked at one another. They had never seen their boss act like this before.

Their boss...

Wasn't he the child of a wealthy family?

Could there be some hidden secret?

Chen Qingling blinked her clear eyes, tilted her head slightly, and smiled at Xiao Chenyu.

"Yes, I never experienced your pain, so I cannot urge you to turn back."

"So can you tell me what happened? Maybe there's something I can do to help you. Isn't that right?"

Watching Chen Qingling's every gesture and hearing her every word, Xiao Chenyu was deeply moved.

There was clearly nothing special about it—just a sentence and a smile—yet they pierced through the heart he had kept closed and hidden away with a dazzling light.

No one had ever understood him.

No one had ever empathized with him.

No one had ever said such things to him.

Now, someone stood in the light and waved to him.

At that moment, Xiao Chenyu felt much better.

Had a newly arrived work-study student boss really talked him into letting go?

"I... I..."

At this moment, Xiao Chenyu no longer had his usual arrogance. Instead, his face was filled with relief.

"I should have been born into a wealthy family, but poor people blinded by money took me away, and I became a work-study student."

"Later, I was reunited with my real family. After learning the truth, my personality changed drastically, and I began to hate work-study students."

"But... I understand now."

"Let the past stay in the past. The present is the present. I can't hate all work-study students because of a few individuals."

"Thank you for helping me let go." Xiao Chenyu thanked her sincerely.

"Sorry for disturbing you."

Before leaving, Xiao Chenyu could not help glancing at Chen Qingling a few more times.

His lackeys exchanged looks, only following after him once they had taken a while to recover.

"Boss Xiao, y-you don't mean you've fallen for her, do you?"

Xiao Chenyu shot Liu Long a glare. "Shut up. I'm only grateful to her for helping me let go."

He did not dare entertain any improper thoughts about Chen Qingling. There was no other reason—she was simply too flawless. He was completely unworthy of her.

Xiao Chenyu knew his place.

After they left, Xiao Wu moved beside Chen Qingling and gave her a thumbs-up.