A Life

(Thanks to Zhulu Between Cliffs and Zangnan Pig for the tips.)

"Oh?" Ye Wanqing laughed behind him. "What, you suddenly learned how to talk like a human? And what do you mean by 'none of them are as pretty as me'? Are you saying I'm not pretty?"

"Come on, you know what I mean." Xiao He replied impatiently, continuing to pedal.

"But I think she's quite pretty. Don't you men all like that type?" Ye Wanqing asked curiously. "And her legs are really long. Aren't you a leg guy? She should be right up your alley, shouldn't she?"

"I don't know how to put it." Xiao He frowned. "That woman... gives me a fake feeling."

"What do you mean? Are you saying she had plastic surgery?" Ye Wanqing asked in confusion. Xiao He shook his head. "Not that kind of fake. It's just that she... doesn't seem real at all. She covers herself up with heavy makeup and fancy clothes, but the real her might be completely different from what you see. Compared to that, I prefer girls like you and Huang Ling. There's less of a contrast."

"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about." Ye Wanqing said irritably, quietly blushing behind Xiao He.

At that moment, Ye Wanqing felt rather fortunate that she was sitting on the back seat. At least Xiao He could not see her expression.

"Besides, her legs aren't pretty," Xiao He added. "They're long and thin, sure, but the shape isn't attractive. They're too straight and too skinny, without a girl's curves. Only girls would think that kind of leg looks good. To me, they don't show off the unique grace of a woman. A little softness is prettier."

"And you say my legs are too chubby..." Ye Wanqing clicked her tongue. "You're really picky."

"If your calves were a little slimmer, they'd look great." Xiao He spoke as if he were an expert. "Your ankles are actually very delicate. Have you noticed? The angle between your ankles and calves feels very feminine. If your calves were a little slimmer, they'd definitely look especially good. Or you could wear stockings to shape them a bit. But that campus beauty at our school... she's just taller, that's all."

"You shameless bastard. She probably wouldn't even look twice at you." Although Ye Wanqing said that, his praise had made her heart bloom. She lowered her head to look at her ankles, never having realized she had such an attractive feature.

"I wouldn't care for her either." Xiao He sneered. "So what if she's the campus beauty? I'm Yinglong, and my girlfriend is White Marsh."

"That's true..." Ye Wanqing muttered. "Status-wise, you do seem more impressive."

"Right? There are countless campus beauties, but there's only one Yinglong. Besides, look at that boyfriend of hers." Xiao He said sourly, "Does driving a Bentley make him so great? He didn't even slow down when he saw someone crossing the road on a bike. If I weren't worried about exposing my identity, I'd have flipped his car over!"

"But you didn't activate your ability?" Ye Wanqing asked curiously. Xiao He replied, "Even without activating my ability, I'm still a superhuman. Flipping over a car isn't a problem."

"Isn't your bench press less than four hundred kilograms?" Ye Wanqing asked in surprise. "That car must weigh over a ton. Can you really flip it?"

"A bench press is a bench press. You can only use arm strength for that. If I wanted to flip a car, I could use my entire body. My legs and waist would contribute too." Xiao He explained. "Don't think I'm trash just because I don't activate my ability."

"At least you're stronger than ordinary people." Ye Wanqing turned to look at the campus beauty behind them and sighed. "I'm so jealous of her."

"Because she gets to ride in a Bentley?" Xiao He mocked.

"Because she's so tall and slender," Ye Wanqing replied. "If only I were that tall. Then my legs wouldn't look thick, and my big chest wouldn't make me look fat."

"You're not fat at all." Xiao He replied. "What's so good about girls being too tall? I'd never date a girl taller than me."

"Plenty of men who are one meter eighty chase after her. She wouldn't care about you..." Ye Wanqing said, poking his back.

"Maybe that man in the Bentley is ugly, fat, and a pervert who trains her?" Xiao He retorted irritably.

As they chatted, Xiao He rode Ye Wanqing to the entrance of her classroom. Ye Wanqing seemed rather well-known in her department. After all, her breasts were large, and the male students paid her a great deal of attention.

"Hey, Wanqing, this is..." The girls who had been with Ye Wanqing before looked at Xiao He curiously.

"My boyfriend." Ye Wanqing answered readily, taking Xiao He's hand with a smile. "I hurt my leg, so he brought me to class."

"Wow, you two are so lovey-dovey." The girls covered their mouths and giggled teasingly. Xiao He nodded in satisfaction, then scrutinized the boys in Ye Wanqing's department. "That's how it is. From now on, stop getting ideas about our Wanqing, understand?!"

"Tch, what's he acting so arrogant for..." "Yeah, who knows what dirty tricks he used to get her." "Damn it, I'm so jealous. He must get to knead them every day, right?" "If it were me, I wouldn't stop at kneading. I'd make her clamp all kinds of things..."

Boys this age were truly hopeless. Xiao He silently shook his head and sighed, his hearing slightly sharper than normal allowing him to catch every word. Then he turned to Ye Wanqing. "That's it, then. I'll come pick you up when class is almost over."

"Mm." Ye Wanqing pressed her lips together in a smile and nodded. "See you later."

Xiao He waved to her, then leisurely rode his bike toward the school gates.

He had no classes that morning, so while Ye Wanqing was in class, he could head back to the apartment and rest for a while.

After leaving the school gate and turning a corner, Xiao He rode into the street leading to their residential complex. Then he noticed a car following him in, so he turned around curiously. This street was not meant for cars. It was narrow, barely wide enough for a single vehicle to pass, and cars normally would not take this route.

But when he looked back, he realized it was the Bentley the campus beauty had been riding in. The car was speeding up, heading straight for him. Sensing danger, Xiao He immediately got off his bicycle.

The Bentley continued accelerating. Xiao He grabbed his bike and darted to the side of the road, but the Bentley adjusted its direction and charged toward him as well. Still, over such a short distance, a car could not turn as nimbly as a person.

Thus, it failed to hit Xiao He, but it brushed right past him. If Xiao He had hesitated even slightly, he would have been struck head-on. The other party had clearly intended to hit him.

"Hey, what the fuck do you mean by that?!" Xiao He roared, pointing at the Bentley.

The window slowly rolled down, revealing the face of a spoiled rich kid. The man wore sunglasses and had fox-like eyes, a hooked nose, and a pointed, monkeyish face. He looked somewhat sleazy, and his slight build suggested he was only a little over one meter seventy tall.

This guy was the campus beauty's boyfriend? Xiao He found it hard to believe. His family must be really rich.

"Lucky you dodged in time. Watch where you're going when you ride your bike from now on, understand?" the man said weakly. "Even if I ran you over and killed you, it'd only cost me a few hundred thousand. That's all your life is worth. Got it?"

With that, the man spat through the car window at Xiao He's feet.

Xiao He stared silently at the glob of spit by his feet. Then he drew back and kicked the Bentley's rear bumper with all his strength.