Back on the Chaotian Continent, he could tell at a glance whether someone was telling the truth or lying.
He could still do so now.
Because people were people.
From the speed of blood flow, breathing frequency, the length of breaths, pupils, posture, and fluctuations in consciousness, he could determine the answer very easily.
Zhong Lizi lowered her head and began eating, seemingly unconcerned about these matters.
Jing Jiu did not move.
She looked up at him and said, "This cost half a month of my food budget. Are you sure you're not eating?"
"It's inconvenient," Jing Jiu said.
Zhong Lizi thought he meant his hood made it inconvenient and said, puzzled, "Take your hood off, then."
"That would be even more inconvenient," Jing Jiu said.
Thinking of his face, Zhong Lizi nodded repeatedly and said, "Let's leave it like this, then."
If he showed his face, countless lovestruck cries would surely ring out in the cafeteria, and everyone would come over to look. How could they eat then?
The chatter in the cafeteria still circled the various tables before reaching Jing Jiu's ears clearly.
Those female students were discussing Zhong Lizi's looks, speculating about her relationship with Jing Jiu, then launching into mockery.
"Your looks aren't considered attractive here?" Jing Jiu asked.
Zhong Lizi pulled his steak in front of herself and said, "I'm the prettiest."
Not just at New Era Academy-even in high society, she was the most beautiful girl.
Her mother had told her this when she was little.
Her mother had also been a renowned beauty. If she had not been gravely ill, if her genetic optimization had not failed, if she had not known she had little time left and wanted to burn up her life pursuing love, why would she have married beneath her