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Li Weilan noticed something strange.

The person who had helped him didn’t seem to be with him 24 hours a day.

After disappearing without a word once before, Li Weilan wasn’t as worried this time. Perhaps that person had her own things to do, and what he needed to do was help tend the crops and maintain the base while she was away.

Given her style of constantly adding things to his space, Li Weilan felt a strong urge to continue evolving his own spatial ability. Only by further evolving could he always meet her demands.

Otherwise, if she found that his space couldn’t hold any more or that he couldn’t grow the things she wanted, would she go find someone else to help?

Li Weilan was afraid of the crisis of being abandoned, but he didn’t dare to tell her about it. They were not equals; he was always the one being helped. Asking her not to abandon him would only make him clingy and unpleasant.

He couldn’t bring himself to say it.

He just stared at the mountains of supplies he had scanned from Walmart in his space, shocked to find dozens of boxes of condoms that wouldn’t even be used up before their expiration date.

Why did that person scan so many condoms?

He felt a bit embarrassed.

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Since knowing that the person was a woman, Li Weilan’s original model of her collapsed in his mind.

Now, looking at all these condoms, the mysterious, powerful, and cold image he had of her seems to have disappeared.

In this world, condoms are indeed a necessity for many people. After all, if you get pregnant after having sex, not only is your safety at risk, but you may not even be able to provide for your child’s basic needs. Watching your child starve to death in front of you is the most painful thing in this world. But what’s the use of this thing for him? Even for the Noah Base, it is completely useless!

It goes without saying that Xi Nan and Xi Bei are siblings. In addition, the 20 women who were rescued are disgusted and afraid of men, and it doesn’t look like they want to find a partner. Currently, the base has no plans to expand significantly, so these dozens of boxes of condoms are useless except for taking up space or blowing them up like balloons.

Since she wants them, just let her keep them.

Maybe she’ll need them herself someday?

As Li Weilan thought this, his eyes finally showed a slight ripple, but soon calmed down.

He entered the base’s gate and saw two female ability users guarding the first level dozing off. But as soon as they heard the sound of the door opening, they immediately woke up and stood up when they saw him, saluting him: “Brother Li.”

Li Weilan nodded and scanned the area. He had been gone for about a day and the base was already bustling with people.

In his previous base, there were few women and men had a higher status than women. In addition, only those with abilities had a certain status, making the entire base lack vitality.

But Noah Base was different.

Even if there were only twenty women other than Xi Bei, these women all knew that Li Weilan was not the kind of leader who treated them as expendable resources. He always respected them and had no malicious thoughts towards them. In this situation, although Noah Base was only in its infancy, the women had already started to fully use their aesthetic abilities, choosing their favorite rooms and decorating the hall with enthusiasm.

In this extremely scarce beauty of the apocalypse, even a small pot of flowers or a paper butterfly made with care can convey a comforting and warm atmosphere.

As Li Weilan stopped in front of the paper flowers they had made, the female guards nervously called out “Brother Li”, not knowing if he would criticize them for making the base too feminine.

They saw the tall and cold man suddenly turn around and, very rarely, show them a smile: “Very good.”

Girls all like flowers, perhaps he should also plant some in his own space? It would also improve his mood when he saw them.

“???” What did we do?

The two women looked at each other, completely unaware of what they had done to be praised by Li Weilan.

Li Weilan did not explain, but simply said to them, “Notify Yan Hongyu and Xi Nan, we will have a meeting in two hours.”

“Brother Li, do you…,” one of the girls said softly, “just came back, do you want to rest for a while?”

“No need,” Li Weilan said bluntly, “two hours is enough.”

Noah Base had a lot of work to be done, and every minute and second was a race against time with the zombie tide. If he slept for one more minute, the future danger would approach one minute closer. This was not only an extremely precious gift, but also the fruit of his labor, which he valued greatly.

Two hours later, the first meeting of Noah Base’s ability users officially began.

The first sentence that Li Weilan said when he came back startled everyone present: “This base is not mine. You can call me Brother Li, but I have to make it clear to you all that the true owner of this base is not me.”

Yan Hongyu was the woman Li Weilan had saved in that small building.

When she heard this, her eyes narrowed, and Xi Nan, who was also hearing about this for the first time, exchanged a glance with her. They both paused, and Yan Hongyu spoke first: “Brother Li, are you saying that… you’re just a proxy?”

Li Weilan didn’t hesitate and nodded.

Although that person said that Noah Base was given to him, he would never take it as his own. At least he had to make it clear where this base came from.

All of this gratitude and admiration was unwarranted.

Even if that person might not care, he still had to make it clear to the others who the true hero behind all this was.

“But…” Yan Hongyu hesitated.

She really liked Noah and the atmosphere here, even though it was just a newly established base. But everything here gave her a beautiful vision.

But if Brother Li wasn’t the owner of this base, and the true owner appeared one day with demands of their own, what would they do?

After the apocalypse, people were simply divided into two types: ability users and ordinary people.

Yan Hongyu is an ability user herself, but she is not unaware of the kind of life ordinary women live in most bases.

Except for a small number of women who were already married and whose husbands had some ability, they were just tools for giving birth, mobile uteri, or even consumables.

Brother Li is not that kind of person. They all found that Li Weilan is more like an emotionless machine, indifferent to anyone.

But this distance and coldness brings a certain sense of security to women who have already experienced too much suffering.

They don’t want to rely on the strong, they just want to live well and maintain a certain dignity.

But what if the true owner who hasn’t shown up yet… what if they want something different from Brother Li?

Yan Hongyu was restless, not only for herself but also for the other women who escaped with her.

The light in her eyes was more like expectation. She hoped for Li Weilan’s ambition and desire.

However, Li Weilan said seriously and solemnly, “Don’t think too much, that person is a good person. Noah Base was built by her in the first place, she just entrusted me to manage it.”

“!!!” Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu were shocked.

Such a large and high-tech base, just given away like that?

They both lived in the base and had personally experienced how advanced its technology was. Even the ventilation and drainage systems were not post-apocalyptic wasteland technology.

Li Weilan wouldn’t lie, so the owner of this base must really be a wealthy and capable genius, right?

Anyway, even if Li Weilan was just making excuses, this was a time to just flatter him!

Thinking of his sister’s illness, Xi Nan immediately said, “Brother Li, no matter who built the base, I will be loyal to whoever you are loyal to. I’ll follow you!”

Li Weilan smiled rarely, “No, I believe she will appear in front of you one day. I look forward to that day.”

Xi Nan resisted the shock in his heart and glanced at Yan Hongyu. He also saw the unhidden surprise on her face.

An ability user who was considered to be strengthened mentally, but expressed this kind of trust without any reserve towards another person who had never appeared before, and they couldn’t even see a trace of ambition or desire for power. They really couldn’t understand.

They could only trust him and believe that the true owner of the Noah Base was really a person as strong and kind as he said.

Li Weilan finished the most important matter and finally turned the topic back to business, “There are several things that need to be done in the base recently. You have already assigned all the rooms in the base, which is good. Please report the number of vacant rooms that can be occupied. We need to establish a small base on the ground to facilitate the reception of people who want to enter the base. After completing the basic exploration on the ground, they will be eligible to enter the main base.”

After discussing the main issue, Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu both nodded seriously. In order to develop Noah Base, they naturally needed to recruit people. Many of the rooms in the base have specific requirements for abilities, and currently they are unable to meet them, resulting in doors that cannot be opened.

For example, the hydroponics room requires people with plant-based abilities to enter, while the water purification room requires people with water-based abilities. Currently, only Xi Nan can barely meet the base’s drinking water needs, but further demands cannot be met.

Currently, heating water and other tasks are completed through the use of fire-based abilities, and there is only Yan Hongyu with this ability in the base. Therefore, recruitment has already been put on the agenda.

However, Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu both know that many of the base’s black technology cannot be directly exposed to the public, so the choice in this matter is a relatively big issue.

The plan proposed by Li Weilan is indeed a temporarily safe solution.

When Shen Cheng came online, the system happened to pop up a new prompt: “Li Weilan is applying to you for independent recruitment permission. Agree or not: Y/N.”

The young man’s voice trembled, but just as he was speaking, the progress bar for the “Explore Walmart” mission in front of Shen Cheng jumped to 10%. Suddenly, the older man next to him said, “Do you think he’ll spare you if you tell him everything? Don’t forget, you’re also involved!”

The young man’s voice trailed off. He swallowed nervously, looking at the sharp blade in front of him, and said softly, “I’m very scared. If you promise to spare my life, I’ll tell you everything. This plant is really powerful, it’s the fruit of our labor, we spent several years cultivating it in our laboratory… even if you destroy half of it, it might still survive if you take care of it. Please spare my life, and I’ll tell you everything.”

“???” Shen Cheng in front of the screen took a gulp of water. In the game, Li Weilan seemed to freeze too. The game stopped. A game option popped up on Shen Cheng’s screen:

“[Young researcher uses his life as a bargaining chip to exchange for clues about the ‘unknown plant’. Please choose:]

A. Promise him and spare his life.

B. Refuse and kill him.

C. Be ambiguous and decide after hearing him out.”

“???” Shen Cheng was in a dilemma. If she chose A and later found out about the evil deeds of these two, she, who wasn’t good at scheming against people, would probably feel heartbroken and uninstall the game.

Choose option B, it is obvious that this task cannot continue. Although exploring Walmart is a daily task, the cub has worked hard to push the task progress to this point. It is unfair to the cub just because of her moral principles that the task is ruined, isn’t it?

But option C is the most unclear and ambiguous among the options… How can it be ambiguous?

Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment, but finally followed her heart and chose option C.

When Li Weilan heard the young researcher say this, he actually felt amused in his heart.

He was originally planning to refuse outright when he heard it, but at this moment, a soft and gentle voice, but with an irresistible force, suddenly came into his ear: “Promise him.”

The speaker was a woman!

A woman?

It turned out to be a woman?

Moreover, judging from the soft tone of the voice, the speaker was a young, gentle, and pretty woman!

In this moment, all of Li Weilan’s previous guesses about the mysterious person collapsed.

All of his previous estimates became wrong in the face of this suddenly appearing voice.

Li Weilan’s eyes were turbulent, and he glanced at the two researchers in front of him, but saw that the young man under his knife was still waiting for his reply.

Li Weilan didn’t want to go against the will of the person who had saved him, so he agreed to the young researcher’s request with one breath: “Okay, I promise you, I will never personally harm your life.”

The young researcher breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the words. He was about to say something when the elderly person lying below suddenly spoke with a gloomy cold smile, “Wang Tao, you’re not that naive, are you? He said he won’t harm you with his own hands, but that doesn’t mean he will let you leave safely! How many things have we done? Do you think anyone will spare you if you confess everything?”

Not good!

Shen Cheng also noticed the language trap in Li Weilan’s words. Now that the old man had seen through it at a glance, and the expression of the young man had turned into suspicion, the situation was deteriorating rapidly. Li Weilan suddenly laughed coldly and said, “I’m not as despicable as you guys! If you’re not reassured, I swear! If you tell no lies, no deception, and I still harm you by any means, then I will be punished to have no place to live and no place to die.”

Hearing him say such harsh words, the young man kicked the elderly person with some resentment: forcing such a big shot to take such an oath, he could no longer hold onto the thigh. It wouldn’t have come to this if it weren’t for this old man who had done so much mischief and thought everyone was like him.

The elderly researcher grunted. Obviously, he wasn’t very strong, and he had said everything he could to incite. Seeing Li Weilan even say such harsh words, he couldn’t help but doubt his own judgment: did he really get it wrong? The killing intent that flashed in the man’s eyes just now was clearly as clear as day!

With no more scruples, the young man pointed to the plant that was barely alive and sighed with some regret, “This tree was a graft of a pitcher plant in our research institute before the end of the world. Its late mutation direction was very strange, consuming protein such as rotten meat, bones, and producing a new kind of food for us to eat.”

With the young researcher’s words, Li Weilan quickly learned what had happened in Walmart.

These two researchers are responsible for taking care of this tree. At first, they only knew that there was a large amount of rotten meat in the Walmart freezer. They brought the tree over and secretly fed it a little every day. The white block-like substance that grew from it after absorption was called “Mana” by them.

At first, the plant’s aggression was weak, so they only dared to keep it in the room and occasionally brought two zombies over to feed it. Once it had a full meal, they had food for themselves as well.

However, as the plant grew, it needed more and more nutrients. They later discovered that once it swallowed an ability user, the “Mana” it produced would be enough for them to eat for a month. It was a white, rice-like food that was not easily spoiled, and it had been their food source for more than a year.

So…every ability user who came to Walmart for exploration was provided to the plant by them.

“You don’t understand,” the older researcher sneered. “We’re not just eating for ourselves. I’ve studied it. The food it produces has high nutritional value, is not easily spoiled, and it has a certain self-protection ability. It also seems to recognize us researchers and has no malice or threat towards us. Isn’t it the savior of humanity’s future? Now you’ve destroyed half of it with one cut. What you’ve destroyed is not just a plant, but the future of all humanity! Since you’re a supernatural being, you’re stronger than us and can easily bring zombies to feed it instead of having to do what we do…if there were a choice…”

Before he finished his words, Li Weilan’s knife flashed and the head on the older researcher’s neck fell off. His eyes were still wide open, as if he hadn’t expected his death to come so suddenly.

“Ah, ah, ah, teacher!” The young researcher screamed in fear, trembling all over, and angrily rebuked, “You promised…”

“I only promised you,” Li Weilan coldly sneered.

He turned his face slightly, as if to listen to the voice that had just given him instructions, but the voice disappeared like a fleeting moment, as if it was just his illusion.

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The person didn’t speak again.

Li Weilan smiled slightly instead: “Since that person didn’t say anything, I assume she has no objections to my methods.”

“That’s good.”

His murderous intent was still brewing inside him. If that person tried to stop him from adhering to his principles, then he would have to part ways with her from now on. It was a pity to think about it.

“But now it’s just right.”

A slight smile appeared on his handsome face.

He picked up young the researcher with one hand and grabbed some engine oil from his space . He poured the oil all over the tree trunk, which was barely alive but still breathing. He lit a fire and the tree screamed.

Piercing, sharp.

However, the faces on the tree trunk slowly closed their eyes.

Shen Cheng watched this scene and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only now did she seem to fully understand that the cub she had raised had an inner beauty that was more attractive than his appearance.

For the survivors struggling in the apocalypse, the temptation to trade zombies for food was evident from the appearance of these two researchers.

If it were someone else, they might have left them alive and traded them for long-term food exchanges. But how could the dead on the tree trunk rest in peace? Would the tree, having eaten rotting flesh, also eat living people when the rotting flesh runs out? Ethically, the mana these two researchers ate was almost equivalent to human flesh!

The cub may have lost something, but his current behavior made his mother proud.

【Exploring the Secrets of Walmart Supermarket: Completed】

The task prompt appeared at the right time.

【Gold obtained from this sweep: 50 gold】

【Please note: Due to player choice, this sweep location will permanently close in 10 minutes. Please exit the map within ten minutes.】

Ah, only ten minutes! Shen Cheng hurriedly poked Li Weilan, wanting to grab the little person and quickly run around the supermarket.

After Li Weilan reached this floor, the entire map became clear. There were some daily necessities on the other levels, such as towels, basins, clothes, and so on. Anyway, the cub’s space could still hold them, so she quickly swept! Ten minutes! Time waits for no one!

Li Weilan felt someone push him and couldn’t help but smile again.

He turned around and saw the young researcher squatting in front of the plant like a lost soul. He lost his boiling killing intent and waved his hand. The sand in his space fell down, blocking the door behind him.

The young researcher looked at the tightly sealed door and the trees screaming and twisting in the fire. He realized that something was wrong, but the door was sealed tightly, and he couldn’t get out.

“Little scammer…” Shen Cheng poked the cub’s back and murmured softly, looking at the little person who seemed unaffected, feeling a little frustrated.

This time, Li Weilan heard it again.

He heard her complaints.

He didn’t know why, but he softly retorted, “I gave them two chances, but once bitten twice shy. I let them go today, but someone will be unlucky in the future, and I will become their accomplice…” He muttered, feeling silly explaining himself like this and wrinkled his brows with self-loathing, not saying anything more.

Shen Cheng looked at the bubbles popping above his head and felt a flutter in her heart. She poked him again.

The cub wasn’t a good person! But…what should she do when she liked him a little more?

Shen Cheng’s heart beat rapidly as she frantically swept the remaining resources in the supermarket and reviewed the cub’s actions. Then, she realized belatedly, “Hmmm, it seems that this tactic could also be effective against the landlord!”

Li Weilan sat up. The scene that greeted him in the room made him frown.

There were an old man and a young man who had just spoken. They were both as thin as skeletons, and from their clothes and emaciated appearance…were they researchers?

When they saw him wake up and open his eyes, both the old and young men seemed to be surprised, with the same look of astonishment on their faces.

Why were they surprised?

Li Weilan thought about it and guessed what had happened.

He had pretended to be nauseous earlier and held his breath when the green gas was sprayed. He didn’t inhale any of it. But if he had been affected by the pervasive smell of decay and relaxed his guard because he didn’t see any monsters on the second floor, would he have woken up now?

These two people looked like they had been here for a long time, living on what? He had heard that many ability users had gone missing in this supermarket. What role did they play in this process?

This dirty white robe stirred up Li Weilan’s darkest memories. He didn’t trust researchers.

The old man looked at him and saw that his eyes were clear and asked with a complicated expression of happiness and concern, “Young man, did you inhale the gas from the monster?”

Li Weilan didn’t answer. His clear eyes gradually faded away, replaced by fatigue, weakness, and exhaustion. His eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his gaze gradually became dull and blank. His lips moved and his voice was low and hoarse, “Where am I? What was that smell just now?”

“Teacher…” the younger voice whispered softly, “He doesn’t seem to be doing well.”

The older man didn’t rush to answer.

He observed Li Weilan for a while before saying cautiously, “You’re on the fourth floor. Speak a little softer, the monster is next door to us.” As he spoke, he gently pointed to the wall nearby.

Li Weilan’s face instantly showed fear: “What’s going on with me?”

“You probably inhaled the control gas from that creature,” the old man whispered, “the plant mutated. It was probably originally a carnivorous plant of the Nepenthes genus, but for some reason, it has now evolved to eat zombies, animals, and humans. Every time it eats, it can produce some control gas, which you probably inhaled.”

Shen Cheng looked at her own cub in front of the phone, clearly without any debuffs, and started to act fragile again. She didn’t quite understand what her cub was up to.

Without understanding the cub’s intentions, she couldn’t just disrupt his plan. As an ordinary person who thought her intelligence might not even match that of an AI, Shen Cheng just lightly picked up her cub’s slender fingers, even though she didn’t quite understand.

The little one’s head floated with a big question mark.

A confused look on his face.

Why is that person touching my hand?

Li Weilan’s heart trembled: he guessed that the person might still be around, but he never would have thought that the person’s way of saying “I’m still here, do whatever you want” would be to hook his fingers!

But for some reason, when he knew this, the few remaining worries in his heart disappeared, and instead a strange wave emerged.

Shen Cheng looked at him, clearly a tangled mess of emotions, but only showed a thoughtful and serious little expression. She also looked at the two people across from her with yellow symbols labeled “researcher”, and Shen Cheng couldn’t help but feel a bit strange. The group of ruthless little hooligans they encountered before were red and hostile, clearly unfriendly monsters. On the other hand, Xi Nan and their team started out friendly with blue, and later as teammates with green, even though they were holding knives at the beginning, they quickly turned enemies into friends.

This is the first time Shen Cheng has seen this yellow blood bar, and she’s a little curious: yellow? Is this the reason why her cub has been acting all along?

Just waiting for the plot to unfold on its own, Shen Cheng adjusted the camera to widen the shot a bit and looked around the floor to feel that her spirit had been contaminated.

Right next door to Li Weilan and the others, separated by a thin wall, countless swollen faces were stuck to the tree bark, like so many tumors that would make one develop trypophobia.

The tree was extremely huge, and veins on the trunk were bulging, expanding and contracting, causing the crown to break through the roof. The sunlight outside shone on the forest-green leaves, undulating in the sun. The trees that protruded from the walls outside Walmart were part of this strange tree. The faces on the trunk seemed to be sleeping with closed eyes and mouths, like warts growing on the tree.

“…” Ah ah ah! Shen Cheng almost dropped her phone! She was most afraid of these humanoid monsters, and why did she have to paint the original art of monsters so realistically while playing a simulation game!

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She couldn’t bear to look anymore and decided to watch just the cub to wash her eyes.

Shen Cheng honestly turned the camera back to Li Weilan. The cub was now half lying down in exhaustion, and would probably have fallen to the ground if not for the support of his elbow.

As his eyes slowly opened and closed, it was clear that he could hardly hold on any longer. The old man said to him, “Take a break for a while. When that monster comes over, we will wake you up.”

Li Weilan mumbled hoarsely from his throat, “Okay.”

Even though she knew her own cub seemed to be acting, watching this scene made Shen Cheng’s heart rise to her throat. They couldn’t even find the bones of an ability user in this supermarket, and the tree was covered in faces. Did all the ability users become the nourishment for the tree? Looking at the dense lumps on the trunk, she didn’t know how many ability users were harmed. They couldn’t even defeat this tree, was her own cub really capable?

The cub really fell asleep.

After a while, the elder of the two researchers stood up and walked over to lightly tap on Li Weilan’s face with his toe. He first lightly touched it and then pressed down hard. Seeing that the other party didn’t even flinch, the elder’s yellow bar almost instantly turned red. He turned around and coldly commanded the younger person, “Take him to the next room.”

“!!!” The first time witnessing an NPC in the game tearing off their clothes and turning from neutral yellow to hostile red left Shen Cheng stunned.

This was really impressive!

But how did her own cub know that these two people had a problem? Even from her god’s perspective, she didn’t see it, but her cub was able to see through the act of these two scheming individuals with just one glance. Impressive!

There was a hidden door behind the seats where they were sitting, and the young man picked up Li Weilan, passed through the hidden door, and placed him in front of a giant tree covered in gnarls.

The elder skillfully took out a small bottle of pink liquid from his clothes and poured it slowly onto the leaves of the tree. He looked at the countless eyes on the tree that instantly opened, sighed softly, and turned to the young man, saying, “Give him to the Tree God.”

The young man put down Li Weilan.

The giant tree slowly lowered its branches and used an extremely thick giant hand to flick Li Weilan before slowly opening the coarse bark on the giant hand, revealing a layer of tender, soft, pink tissue that looked like a flower. It slowly reached out towards Li Weilan’s position.

The pink tissue slowly wrapped around Li Weilan.

The elder’s face unconsciously showed a slight smile. He looked at the trunk of the tree and turned to the young man, saying, “Today, our Mana will be coming soon…”

His voice was filled with joy, but just as he closed his eyes to wait for the next moment, he suddenly heard a cry of pain and anger from deep within the tree!

He quickly opened his eyes, wondering what was going on.

However, Shen Cheng could clearly see through her phone: just as the elder spoke these words, Li Weilan unsheathed ‘Thunder’ in his hand, and with a flash of purple lightning, he slashed off the most vulnerable part of the plant, completely severing this tender pink tissue from the trunk!

My cub is awesome, Shen Cheng praised her cub.

Li Weilan slashed down with his sword. Thunder seemed to have become a part of his body, following his every move as he wielded the blade with ease. With a single thought, the lightning skill sealed within the sword burst out and combined with his strength, the force of the strike electrocuted the tree’s extended claw into complete blackness.

Perhaps because this monster was inherently evil, it had almost zero resistance to lightning skills. With this strike, not only was its weakest point completely cut open, but the green aura that flowed from the tree’s body also vanished completely. The layer of emerald-like color faded away, leaving behind a putrid smell.

“Stop!” The old man rushed over like a mad tiger upon seeing the severe injury to the tree, but Li Weilan kicked him away and held the young man’s neck with his sword.

He said coldly, “What’s going on here? You better explain it to me.”

“Don’t don’t don’t don’t kill me…” The young man’s voice trembled. He couldn’t piece together how things had gone from being in his favor to the current situation. But he knew one thing for sure: at this point, if he confessed everything to the person in front of him, maybe they would spare his life in exchange for information about their research product.

He understood that the wise man puts his own life first. Facing the person’s blade and the fact that the experimental subject they had cultivated was obviously no match for this person, the only thing he could do was to recognize the situation and act accordingly.

“This is a plant in our research institute. It was originally our primary research subject,” he said, trembling. “After the apocalypse, it mutated.”

After finishing her operation, Shen Cheng checked the time and realized it was already past 12 o’clock. She logged off and prepared to go to sleep.

Before closing the game, she took a grateful look at her cub and silently made a wish: if she could successfully deal with the landlord this time, all the money saved and losses recovered would be spent on her cub, without her spending a penny. She had been too poor before, and if she could smoothly get her deposit back from the landlord, as a girl from the slums who didn’t usually bother with makeup and dress-up, she could spend all the remaining money on her cub after paying for food and rent.

Li Weilan’s series of manipulations and inducements had indeed opened Shen Cheng’s eyes. If those two researchers knew that he was a space-type ability user and that his weapon sealed a high-level thunder ability, would they still ask the tree to attack him? And if Li Weilan didn’t pretend to be faint during their last encounter and just directly went for a fatal attack, would hhe have won easily without any fierce fighting?

It was because he left a weak impression on the two researchers that they lowered their vigilance, and that led to his counterattack. Moreover, this kind of counterattack would not violate her moral bottom line as a player. Otherwise, if the two researchers kneeled in front of her cub and begged him not to destroy the plant that was their hope of survival, Shen Cheng, as a player, would have to struggle with her morality.

His indulgence and disguise gave them the courage to do evil, but it was also the beginning of their downfall.

Shen Cheng knew she was not as powerful as Li Weilan, but she couldn’t help thinking about the landlord’s behavior, which was similar to the two researchers’, pushing her step by step and becoming increasingly unreasonable. The first time he asked for a rent increase, she hesitated and wavered, which made her appear weak and vulnerable. The second time he peeped, she failed to catch him red-handed.

Shen Cheng guessed that she had left a similar impression on the landlord as a weak and vulnerable person who was rootless and drifting because of working in another city.

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As her lease termination date drew closer, the landlord, having already been caught spying, was unlikely to give up.

“Learn from your own cub, be smarter!”

After careful consideration, in the dark of night, her eyes shone brightly: “Thanks, little cub. I know what to do now!”

The next morning, Shen Cheng went out to buy a mini camera and ordered a strong self-defense tool on a certain e-commerce platform. When she returned home and finished setting up the camera, the landlord called, “Miss Shen, are you home? I’m bringing someone over to see the apartment.”

“I’m sorry, landlord,” Shen Cheng said timidly and softly, “Our company said we had to work overtime this morning, so I left early. Would you mind coming back at a different time? I’m really sorry.”

With a soft tone, Shen Cheng hid in the restroom of her company, using a borrowed phone with the recording button on, and recorded every word of the conversation.

“But I told you yesterday to come and see the apartment!” The landlord was immediately unhappy and his tone turned fierce and angry.

Shen Cheng apologized in a gentle manner, “I’m sorry, big brother landlord. I really had work to do this morning. If I don’t come, I’ll be fired. Then, I won’t have the money to pay you next month’s rent. Our lease doesn’t expire until next month, and I’m still counting on my company’s salary to live.”

From her words, the landlord could sense her poverty and understand her helplessness in not being able to afford to move out. His tone softened slightly, “Well, if you keep being so polite, I can give you some extra time to pay rent.”

Sighing softly, Shen Cheng said, “Tomorrow morning, I will definitely be at home waiting for you to bring people to see the apartment.”

The landlord hesitated for a moment, said “okay,” and hung up.

Shen Cheng smiled, transferred the recording from the borrowed phone to her own, deleted the original and returned the phone to her colleague.

She returned to her seat and opened the monitoring page on her phone while working. As expected, the camera popped up a notification shortly after, indicating “unusual activity” in her home.

Shen Cheng mocked with a sneer.

She had checked the contract before going to bed last night. One clause allowed her to do this: the landlord initially did not want to sign a contract, but Shen Cheng, a girl renting alone in a foreign place, needed a contract to avoid disputes no matter what. So, in the landlord’s unwillingness to sign, she paid for a real estate agent to act as a witness and gave the landlord a standard contract to sign.

Because she unilaterally paid the witness fees to the agent, the agent naturally leaned towards her, with several optional clauses, all of which favored the tenant. For example, the landlord had to consult with the tenant before bringing people to view the room, and the tenant had the right to refuse, and so on.

She was not at home, but the landlord had entered her home without her permission. With this video, as long as she reported it to the police, the landlord would be in trouble.

To be honest, even at this moment, Shen Cheng only thought of using the video to negotiate with the landlord and terminate the contract early to get her rent and deposit back this month, so she could use the money to find a new place to live.

But soon, the landlord’s actions in the camera made her burn with anger: the landlord sneaked into her room and went straight to the balcony, where he touched and picked through her underwear that was hanging there to dry, and finally picked one up, sniffed it, and put it in his pocket before leaving happily!

Damn it! Shen Cheng saw this scene, and her previously calm expression turned into anger in an instant: she had moved out of the dormitory since graduating from college, and this was the first house she rented. However, since she moved in here, her underwear would disappear every one or two months because the clothesline was exposed to wind and it was possible for the clothes to blow away, so she didn’t think much of it. Until she installed the camera today, she found out that her underwear…

Shen Cheng feel a surge of nausea in her stomach. She couldn’t help but wonder how many things the landlord had done without her knowledge. She felt foolish for trying to downplay the situation earlier.

As cub had said, being lenient towards bad people is being irresponsible to oneself and to the good people.

Shen Cheng thought about how best to use the video footage. Reporting it to the police was feasible, but since the landlord had not yet committed any “real wrongdoing,” even if she did report it, the most he would receive is a detention of less than ten days and a fine of 200-500 yuan. For a landlord who owned more than a dozen properties and collected rent, it would be a mere slap on the wrist. The police would usually choose to mediate first, which would only anger the landlord. After all, he was a local, and with some connections, he might not even receive detention. He could then continue to find another tenant for his dozen or so properties.

Thinking about what her son had done, Shen Cheng had an idea in mind.

When she got home, she called the landlord to apologize, “Brother Landlord, I’m sorry about what happened this morning…”

She spoke with a restrained anger, but the landlord was happy to hear her voice.

After apologizing, Shen Cheng changed the subject: “However, the rent of 2,000 yuan is too expensive. I really can’t afford it. I thought about it carefully today. I’d better move.”

If you only consider money, the rent she gave is naturally not high. But the landlord stole her underwear every once in a while, and secretly took photos of her. Shen Cheng guessed that these must be profitable.

So to the landlord, she’s afraid that her meaning is far greater than the two thousand yuan. Since the landlord does not want her to leave, hearing what she said will only change the tone.

The landlord really said: “Miss Shen, the rent is not negotiable. You are still so young, if you really want to make money, there are ways, it just depends on whether you want to or not.”

Shen Cheng’s heart sank.

Her voice trembled slightly, “What do you mean by that?”

“I don’t mean anything, I just thought if you wanted to earn a little extra money, I could help you think of ways to make some side income. It’s for your own good…” the landlord babbled on and on.

A wave of acid refluxed in Shen Cheng’s stomach. If it weren’t for the fact that she had guessed that he had taken her photo without permission but didn’t know where he had posted it, and thus needed concrete evidence to sue him, she would not have bothered to argue with him.

“Well…” Shen Cheng intentionally hesitated.

The landlord stopped persuading her and confidently waited for her to speak.

He picked his teeth and thought to himself, “These young girls are so materialistic nowadays. She’s already so poor that she can’t even come up with an extra two hundred yuan. The company wants her to work overtime until whatever time they say for such a meager salary. I have such a good money-making opportunity that doesn’t require showing her face or selling her body. How could she possibly refuse?”

If it weren’t for the fact that he himself didn’t have a large chest or a good figure, he would have done it himself.

Sure enough, he heard a timid and hesitant voice on the other end of the phone say, “But I do have a formal job… I still have my dignity…”

“You don’t have to show your face,” the landlord laughed.

“But…” she still seemed hesitant.

“Hey, what are you still worried about? In this world, we laugh at the poor but not the prostitutes. Besides, I showed them your photos and they were quite satisfied,” the landlord gritted his teeth. With his experience, even if someone initially did not want to do it, after hearing this kind of persuasion and thinking about how their photos were already floating around everywhere, they would end up half-pushing and half-pulling themselves into it.

“Well…can you tell me more about it?” The girl on the other end hesitated and gave the reaction he expected.

Several hours later, the police broke down the door and took the landlord away from his home.

They found a large number of secretly-taken photos and concrete evidence of extortion on his computer.

Shen Cheng was able to successfully retrieve her rent and deposit.

What’s the need of face in chasing a wife?

After speaking, Bai Quzhi tightly shut his mouth, instinctively feeling that this atmosphere is not suitable for talking.

He quietly glanced at Mo Li, who was beside him, and when he saw that his head was lowered, his face gloomy, and his thin lips tightly pressed together, he swallowed softly. If you’re not reading this on h olo lo novels, there will be spoilers embedded throughout the chapter.

In the next second, Mo Li made a sudden movement and kicked the guardrail beside him, shaking it violently. Bai Quzhi, who was watching, took a step back, and he was frightened.

He originally thought that Mo Li didn’t do anything to Xu Jia today, and his temper was better than expected, but he didn’t expect this guy to be so angry.

“Where is Xu Jia now?” Mo Li regretted it. He should have broken Xu Jia’s neck today and fed his corpse to the dog.

Startled by Mo Li’s wild beast-like eyes, Bai Quzhi clutched his sleeve tightly and replied subconsciously, “Xu Jia is usually in an internet cafe at noon…”

Mo Li glanced at him again and asked, “Which Internet cafe?”

This look is not very fierce, but it makes people feel frightened.

Bai Quzhi looked down at his toes with a dull expression. Although he was afraid, he still tried his best: “Mo Li, listen to me, you just transferred, so you don’t know. Xu Jia’s father is much more powerful than you can understand. He knows many businessmen in H City. The last time you hit Xu Jia with a book but nothing happened and that’s coz he doesn’t care about you, and if he really wants to do something to you, you’ll get into a lot of trouble.”

As he said that, he glanced at Mo Li cautiously, and seeing that Mo Li’s expression did not change, he added: “…You are so angry, do you know Bai Cheng before?”

When he heard Bai Cheng’s name, Mo Li’s eyes moved slightly. Although his expression was still not very good, the anger in his eyes slightly dissipated.

This name works better than any tranquilizer.

He lowered his eyes, snorted lightly, did not answer Bai Quzhi’s question, but calmed down and changed his tune: “I didn’t intend to trouble Xu Jia.”

Bai Quzhi had a look of disbelief. With the way he just looked, if Mo Li said he wanted to screw Xu Jia’s head off, he would have believed it.

And Mo Li already knew what he wanted to know at this moment. His heart was up and down, and the only thing he wanted to do in his mind was to go to Bai Cheng.

Not intending to continue to waste time on Bai Quzhi, Mo Li went and bought a bottle of cold drink for Bai Quzhi from the convenience store by the school gate.

“Thank you for telling me this,” he spoke gently.

“You’re welcome!” Bai Quzhi was not hypocritical, took the bottle and smiled, his throat was indeed a little dry after talking so much just now.

While drinking water, he quietly looked at Mo Li, who turned around to pay, and he couldn’t help feeling that the people from the big city were different. They were polite and easy to get along with.

Thinking about Mo Li’s attitude towards Bai Cheng, he should be a person with a special sense of justice.

Thinking of this, Bai Quzhi, who was bought by a bottle of cold drink, had a sharp rise in his favorability towards Mo Li, and even vigorously promoted himself: “You can come to me if you want to know anything else, there is no one in the class who knows better, and I’m glad you could listen to me.”

“Okay.” Mo Li nodded, his gentle attitude was completely different from just now, but no one saw the irritability and impatience hidden in his eyes.

After sending Bai Quzhi back to the classroom for lunch break, Mo Li ran directly to the rooftop.

Sure enough, he saw Bai Cheng there at a glance.

Bai Cheng was closing his eyes and leaning in front of the guardrail, his body was warmly covered with sunlight, the corners of his mouth rose slightly comfortably, and his small expression of contentment softened his cold face, which has always alienated those around.

It is unimaginable that such Bai Cheng has experienced the things that Bai Quzhi just said.

Mo Li couldn’t help but remember the first time he saw Bai Cheng. That time, Bai Cheng didn’t know his identity, thought he was there to buy a TV, and talked with a smile on his face to sell the TV. Mo Li still remember that he felt very comfortable then.

At that time, he thought, how can this man smile so well, and his voice is also good.

Later, he learned that Bai Cheng has no high education, no money, no family, and nothing.

But he could never see this from Bai Cheng, whose eyes were always filled with stars and warmth.

It was also the same Bai Cheng who pulled him out of the abyss.

Mo Li’s heart, that had been up and down, calmed down the moment he saw Bai Cheng.

His gaze became softer, he kept his steps lightly, and tried his best not to make a sound, but the keen Bai Cheng still heard the movement and opened his eyes.

Watching the approaching person vigilantly, Bai Cheng couldn’t see each other’s face for a while because of the dazzling sunlight.

It wasn’t until Mo Li sat directly next to him cheekily that he realized it was this guy again.

Irritably he closed his eyes and pretended not to see the intruder, and wished he could write the words “stay away from me” directly on his face.

It’s a pity that Mo Li’s eyes only see through the filter when it comes to Bai Cheng, and he moved to Bai Cheng’s side.

Bai Cheng couldn’t bear it any longer, he opened his eyes and stared at him and said, “Do you have to sit so close in such a big place on the roof?”

“Can’t sit here?” Mo Li looked surprised and touched the guardrail at the back, wondering: “Are the guardrails and everything in good condition?”

What did he mean by that! Bai Cheng frowned, staring at Mo Li but couldn’t say anything serious. After all, people’s mouth after eating is really soft.

Seeing that Bai Cheng was unhappy because of his presence, Mo Li smiled before he got up, and suddenly said, “What do you want for lunch tomorrow?”

Bai Cheng refused directly, “You don’t have to do anything more.”

He didn’t want to owe Mo Li any more favors.

Who knew that Mo Li pretended not to hear, “How about sweet and sour pork loin and stir-fried lettuce as side dishes?”

“The sauce is sweet and sour, and the tenderloin is the freshest and softest. As for the lettuce, it is refreshing. The crispness can relieve the sweetness of the tenderloin.” Mo Li used the best and most demagogic voice so vividly as if he was really cooking food and broadcasting.

“You–“

These are all Bai Cheng’s favorite foods, and he was also the least resistant to.

Sure enough, Bai Cheng swallowed subconsciously, turned his head awkwardly and said, “It sounds pretty good…”

“No!” He suddenly frowned and turned to look at Mo Li: “I said I don’t want it!”

Mo Li directly ignored this sentence and asked with a smile, “Then do you want to come to my house and help me with it?”

“I won’t go, I said I won’t go.” Bai Cheng was a little desperate, not understanding why he and Mo Li were talking like chickens and ducks.

Unexpectedly, Mo Li thought for a while after hearing this, and said solemnly: “Otherwise… I will go to your house.”

Bai Cheng: “…”

His home?

The smile on his lips became more bitter. He ignored the coolness in his heart and lowered his eyes, “No.”

“This doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work.” Mo Li murmured softly, lying on the roof helplessly on his back, and finally stopped talking.

But in the bottom of his heart, he was thinking about how to get Bai Cheng to agree to go to his house.

At first, he thought that Bai Cheng didn’t want to go to school just because of economic problems, but now he sees that Bai Cheng’s family also has big problems.

Thinking again that there was no relatives around Bai Cheng in the previous life, something must have happened in between. He needs to find out more.

Only by knowing everything clearly can we help Bai Cheng.

Seeing that Mo Li stopped talking, Bai Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He touched the roof warmed by the sun, and used this warmth to make his cold body feel more comfortable.

Neither of them spoke anymore.

In the afternoon, the two returned to the classroom side by side, but Bai Cheng found a bunch of abusive words written on his desk, and even dirty water was spilled on top.

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The reason why Bai Cheng was excluded

Given Bai Cheng’s situation at school, Mo Li knew that acting rashly would only bring trouble to Bai Cheng.

As for what to do… He looked at Bai Quzhi again, raised his hand, gestured to follow him outside, and said, “let’s go out for a walk together.” If you’re not reading this on h olo lo novels, the ending might be missing.

Bai Quzhi was interrupted by Xu Jia in the middle just now. Although he really wanted to continue talking, he was afraid that Wu Shi will bother him if he sees him talking too much. Hearing Mo Li’s words, Bai Quzhi’s eyes lit up and he responded quickly: “OK!” Just when he wanted to smooth the pages and put the book back as if nothing happened, Mo Li had come over and sat next to him.

After that, he got up and walked out. Before leaving, he glanced at Wu Shi’s direction, and he was relieved to see that no one was paying attention to him.

The two walked downstairs, and Mo Li took the initiative to ask about Bai Cheng again. If you’re not reading this on ho lolo novels, there will be spoilers embedded throughout the chapter.

“You want to continue listening to what i was saying just now?”

Bai Quzhi asked quickly. He is a well-informed person, but he talks a lot, and his classmates are not very patient to listen to him, and now, there’s someone willing to listen to him. He was so happy that he could not wait to tell everything he knew.

“Where was I…? Oh, Bai Cheng defeated Xu Jia, right?”

Mo Li nodded.

Seeing this, Bai Quzhi organized the words and continued to speak: “Although Bai Cheng won at that time, he is different from Xu Jia. Xu Jia has a background, and his father is very fierce. I heard that he used to be a security guard and later won the lottery. Anyway, he was someone who made a small sum of money and started a company, and then gradually became rich.”

Speaking of this, his eyes dimmed a little, and his tone was a little pity, “At that time, Xu Jia’s father came directly to the school and asked Bai Cheng to pay 100,000 yuan, but how could Bai Cheng afford it, we all know that his family is poor, and he doesn’t even have money to eat lunch every day.”

“And then?” Mo Li listened silently. In his last life, Bai Cheng had never said this to him.

“Then Bai Cheng’s mother came.” Bai Quzhi scratched his head, and his face became more embarrassed. He licked his lower lip and said, “She…how to say, she seems a little wrong.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Mo Li stared at him with the cold and gloomy eyes.

With a thud in his heart, he quickly added: “I’m not swearing, in fact, I don’t hate Bai Cheng either. He and I were classmates in junior high school.”

Seeing Mo Li’s silence, he hurriedly continued: “so … umm, when Bai Cheng’s mother came here, she didn’t really ask what’s going on, and when she heard that it involved 100,000 yuan, she immediately asked Bai Cheng to kneel down and apologize. There were so many people in the school at that time.”

Even for Bai Quzhi, an outsider, the scene that was one was a little chilling thinking about it now.

His own parents actually loved face, but they weren’t as ruthless as Bai Cheng’s mother, who pressed Bai Cheng to kneel and didn’t say anything. When Bai Cheng didn’t kneel, she slapped him in the face. He could hear it at the door of the classroom.

Bai Quzhi was silent for a while, then continued to say to Mo Li: “Bai Cheng’s mother was so angry, she slapped Bai Cheng, and then cried in front of Xu Jia and the others scolding him like ‘Don’t you know what’s going on in our family, can you stop causing me trouble!? You and your father are both scumbags.’

Imitating Bai Cheng’s mother’s tone, Bai Quzhi paused and sighed: “It is from these words that Bia Cheng’s mother said aloud that people became aware of Bai Cheng’s father being a murderer. At that time, even the head teacher saw Bai Cheng’s mother’s eyes were not right.”

“Then Bai Cheng knelt down to Xu Jia.”

“Kneeling?” Mo Li murmured while looking at several students playing basketball on the campus playground.

Bai Quzhi said: “he really didn’t have a choice. His mother went crazy after hearing Xu Jia’s words, and screamed that if Bai Cheng didn’t kneel, she would jump down from the upstairs and it’s better to die than to harm others.”

“Bai Cheng didn’t want his mother to die, so he knelt down.”

Since that day, Bai Cheng became the joke of the whole school.

Then what?” Mo Li’s face turned pale, he restrained his emotions and stared at Bai Quzhi with scarlet eyes: “continue!”

Bai Quzhi was startled by the tone of Mo Li’s voice, and subconsciously took a step back before hurriedly saying: “And then, maybe because Bai Cheng backed down, Xu Jia kicked Bai Cheng in the face again, and accepted his apology. Bai Cheng’s mother was very happy at the time, and she was grateful to Xu Jia.”

“The teacher was very angry for what Xu Jia did in front of her, but he didn’t say anything after seeing the matter resolved.”

“This matter should have passed, but no one in the school wants to approach a murderer’s son, and his mother looked like something was wrong, and Bai Cheng’s own temper is not good, and his studies have plummeted. So, this is how it’s like this now.”

Feeling that Mo Li’s expression was as if he was about to kill someone, Bai Quzhi was afraid and didn’t dare to hide anything , and he said it all at once.

It turns out that this guy is just a coward

At the same time, Xu Jia was ready for Mo Li to resist.

Unexpectedly, Mo Li changed his arrogant attitude before, and was still silent after being pushed against the wall behind. He just glanced at Xu Jia, and the look in his eyes was incomprehensible. If you’re not read this on h olo lo novels, there will be spoilers embedded through the chapter.

“What kind of look is that?!” Xu Jia was inexplicably upset, grabbing Mo Li’s collar and roaring fiercely.

“It’s nothing.” Mo Li stared at Xu Jia with no emotion in his voice.

In fact, he was just immersing in the joy of breaking people’s hands and feet and smashing their heads that he used to do in his previous life, and thinking seriously about how to make Xu Jia disappear more beautifully. If you’re not reading this on h olo lo novels, the ending will be missing.

Otherwise, there will be too many circumstances that will affect Acheng’s studies.

Before he met Bai Cheng, he had always used this method to relieve his irritability that could not be controlled by drugs.

In Xu Jia’s eyes, Mo Li’s indifferent attitude was no different from provocation.

“Are you so proud that you managed to run away last night? Let me tell you, you were lucky one time but don’t think I’ll let you go again.”

Xu Jia’s cheeks were tensed, his eyes widened and his expression twisted.

When he was speaking, his eyes swept across Bai Quzhi’s face, and Bai Quzhi immediately lowered his head to read. Xu Jia saw and when back to focus on Mo Li’s face again, “You heard what he said just now. I’m not someone you can provoke, I don’t care which city you’re from, having the guts to throw books at me!”

Hearing this, Bai Quzhi groaned in his heart and looked at Mo Li cautiously with his head lowered, for fear that they would really fight.

He actually… didn’t want to see what happened to Bai Cheng happen to Mo Li again.

Unexpectedly, Mo Li, who dared to smash Xu Jia with a book in front of everyone yesterday, is now like a wilted cannonball, just looking at Xu Jia without making any sound.

Seeing this weak and bullied appearance, Xu Jia was puzzled at first, and then quickly realized that Mo Li was afraid.

Think about it, he has a good family background, he always acts however he wants to, and he also knows people. Which student would not be afraid of someone like him?

But I didn’t expect Mo Li to be so useless, he was scared just from this and already broken down.

Despised in his heart, Xu Jia relaxed his strength and turned back to meet Wu Shi’s eyes.

Only then did Wu Shi put down the phone hidden in his cuff, and his body relaxed.

They originally planned to take pictures of Mo Li’s actions if he reacted aggressively.

The last time Mo Li smashed Xu Jia with a book, he wasn’t punish at all. So this time, they deliberately tried to capture evidence and show it to the teacher, and if the teacher’s punishment is not what they want, they will show it to the principal. In short, they must make Mo Li suffer a lot. Who knew that Mo Li was cowardly this time? Xu Jia rubbed his brows, thinking that he was being ridiculous spending so much thought on how to deal with a coward.

After releasing Mo Li, he sneered again, turned around and patted Bai Quzhi’s table hard before saying: “Idiot Zhi, keep your mouth shut, this is the last time.”

Bai Quzhi nodded quickly.

Seeing this, Xu Jia was very satisfied and pushed Mo Li’s shoulder again before went out in a good mood.

Although he is now in his third year of high school, Xu Jia doesn’t like to stay at school at noon, and will go to the Internet cafe to play for an hour. He doesn’t need to study anyway.

As soon as the others left, Bai Quzhi immediately changed his cowardly attitude, looked at Mo Li, gave a thumbs up, and said in a super soft voice, “You did the right thing! You must never confront Xu Jia. Isn’t it just a few words from them, just bear with it and let it pass.”

Mo Li’s peripheral vision retracted from Wu Shi’s body, but he didn’t know what he thought of and even smiled.

These kids are pretty good at playing, they have no idea what’s waiting in store for them 🙂

When you come to our class, you must follow our class rules

“Everyone doesn’t like him. Our class is the top class, and Bai cheng’s grades in the middle school entrance examination and the first year of high school are better. His current grades in our class are a hindrance.” The girl thought for a while and replied calmly.

Although her expression is very reserved, you can still see a faint sense of superiority and dissatisfaction: “and he is very aggressive, and he beats people. With him, everyone is always trembling, and the class harmony is completely broken. If it wasn’t for our school only dividing classes once in the first year of high school, he would have been driven away long ago.” If you’re not reading this on h olo lo novels, there’ll be extra, unnecessary sentences embedded throughout the chapter.

Hearing such words, Mo Li almost lost his temper. He just retracted his hand in front of the table, opened the zipper of his school uniform, and hid his hand inside the pocket. He exhaled heavily; his light brown eyes became a little colder.

He was worried that if his hand was placed on the table again, it would have thrown off the table.

Mo Li was quiet, tall and cool, standing in front of the table somewhat casually, leaning against the wall with his left shoulder, his hand in one pocket, and his eyes looking straight at the girl.

Being watched so intently, how could the girl have the courage to meet Mo Li’s gaze, she quickly looked away, her heartbeat quickened a lot.

As for Mo Li, who lived nearly ten years longer than these children, he could see the girl’s actions at a glance.

He lowered his eyes, just wanting to listen to the girl continue to talk about Bai Cheng. Seeing that the girl was just staring at him without speaking, he took the initiative to say, “Then Bai Cheng has done anything to others?”

“Move!” This time, it was not the girl who responded, but another student at the same table. He heard the topic spoken between the girl and Mo Li and raised his head with interest. His voice was especially loud in the quiet classroom during the lunch break. He seemed to find that he had disturbed other students’ break, so he turned around and apologized to the students behind him with his hands folded, and then lowered his voice and said to Mo Li: “In the second year of high school, Bai Cheng and Xu Jia had a fight. Xu Jia’s family was very powerful, and he was always pardoned whatever he did. He was considered a school bully in our school, but he was beaten by Bai Cheng that time.”

The boy was a little excited when he talked about this kind of thing, but he was worried about Xu Jia, so he whispered: “At that time, although Bai Cheng rarely spoke and was very quiet, he could still get along with others. We all thought at the time that the school bully of No. 6 Middle School was going to be replaced!”

“As a result, hey, it’s a pity to end…”

 “Idiot Zhi, what did you say?”

Just as the boy was talking with gusto, there was a sudden sound from his side. The boy was shocked, and when he turned his head, he saw that Xu Jia was pointing at him with a gel pen. Although he was smiling, his eyes appeared hostile.

Seeing him look over, Xu Jia threw the pen on the table, stood up and snorted: “Be quiet, I can’t even sleep with all the chatters.”

Bai Quzhi smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly covered his mouth and made a silent motion.

Satisfied with his success, Xu Jia slowly turned his eyes to Mo Li.

Mo Li stared at him calmly, while still looking lazy, leaning against the wall without standing.

The monitor Wu Shi saw this, his eyes moved, and he also stood up and said: “Mo Li, although you are a transferred student, you have to abide by the rules of our class. It’s lunch break. Go back to your seat to rest; don’t disturb others.”

His voice was not quiet, and several students who were doing the questions looked up at him, but said nothing.

Mo Li didn’t seem to hear such a big movement, his eyes still in Xu Jia’s direction, he didn’t even move a finger.

Xu Jia had already stood up and walked to Mo Li, pushing him hard.

Maliciousness from all around

All thoughts ran across in a flash, Bai Cheng answered without a moment’s hesitation, he pulled his arm back and left.

Not even taking a few steps, he heard Mo Li quietly say behind him:

“If you are short of money, do you want to come and clean my house every day after school? I will pay you fifty per day, plus lunch.”

He stopped subconsciously and turned around to see that Mo Li was lying on the table with his chin on the back of his hand, with a negotiating attitude. You’re reading a raw, unedited, and incomplete chapter from hololonovels.

Seeing him look over, Mo Li raised his head slightly, with brilliance in his eyes, and his tone was cautious, “Don’t drop out of school, okay?”

The young man lying on the table was bathed in the sun, and his smiling eyes looking sincere, like a painting dyed with bright colors.

After a long time in the future, Bai Cheng could still remember this scene.

But now, he just shook his head for a short time, felt a little befuddled and looked away.

Why does Mo Li help want to help him? This inexplicable kindness only made him uneasy.

No one will be kind to others unconditionally.

When he was hesitating how to answer, the classroom door was suddenly pushed open, and several classmates came back laughing after lunch. Who knew they would see Bai Cheng as soon as they opened the door.

Why is Bai Cheng still in the classroom at this time, wondering if he was going to take a lunch break?

Their expressions showed a little weirdness and disgust, but they continued to chat and smile as if they didn’t see him.

Taking this opportunity, Bai Cheng turned around and walked out without saying anything.

Mo Li’s expression froze for a while when Bai Cheng turned to leave. He almost subconsciously touched the calming medicine in his pocket, but there was none.

Remembering that he has now been reborn, and that he has had the opportunity to see Bai Cheng again, his irritation and wanting to hurt others has been forcibly suppressed.

Of course, he wouldn’t let Bai Cheng go alone. He quickly followed, and before going out, he noticed that there were a lot of people in the class who were looking at him quietly.

Bai Cheng stood by the sink and carefully washed the lunch box. He was still a little uncomfortable, he said without raising his head: “Wait for me to wash it, and then wipe it with a clean toilet paper after you go back, it won’t be oily.” If you’re not reading this on ho lol o novels, the ending will be missing.

Mo Li didn’t say anything, just walked silently to the tap, took the lunch box from Bai Cheng’s hand, lowered his head and washed it seriously.

“I can wash.” Noticing Bai Cheng’s gaze, he whispered, “I can cook, wash dishes, and take care of people, but I don’t like to clean up the room.”

He has spent countless days and nights alone in the luxurious and beautiful villa, shattering and destroying everything in sight. It was his wedding house, but the person who was supposed to be with him was gone.

Looking up at the mirror in front of the pool, he opened his mouth, looked at Bai Cheng quietly, and said, “Can’t you really consider my proposal?”

Bai Cheng keenly heard that the emotions in Mo Li’s words were a bit strange. He didn’t know why he couldn’t meet Mo Li’s eyes, so he could only look away and said: “I really can’t, thank you though.”

Mo Li is a good person, but his time should be spent around more worthy people. He’s about to drop out of school, it’s not worth it. As he spoke, he gently rubbed the wound on his face with his finger, regained his indifferent expression, and turned to leave.

He was originally going to the rooftop, but probably because he was in a trance, he walked back to the classroom subconsciously.

As soon as he entered the door, he noticed something was wrong, raised his eyes just to meet the line of sight of the monitor.

The monitor’s name is Wu Shi. His name sounds feminine, but he is actually a thin boy with black-rimmed glasses.

He is also Xu Jia’s good brother.

“What are you doing here? Get out!”

Wu Shi stared at Bai Cheng, he put down the textbook while he was holding, stood up and said in disgust, “Didn’t we tell you that people like you are not allowed to stay in the classroom during the lunch break?”

“It’s really annoying.” A girl sitting at the door also glanced at Bai Cheng when she heard the words, and muttered dissatisfiedly: “What are you going to do, come back and disturb our lunch break?”

Hearing this, Bai Cheng couldn’t help but glance at the girl, his eyes were not sharp, but inexplicably had a sense of oppression, which made the girl shudder.

Seeing the girl looking at him alertly, Bai Cheng turned around without saying anything and went out again.

“It’s scary, was he going to hit me?” The girl hurriedly complained to other classmates nervously.

Mo Li also came back after a while, and it was a little strange to see that there was no Bai Cheng in the classroom.

He had clearly seen Bai Cheng walking towards the classroom just now.

The classmates in the class didn’t say anything when they saw Mo Li coming in, at most they just raised their eyes.

On the contrary, Xu Jia and Wu Shi said something in a low voice, but they pouted contemptuously and glanced at Mo Li.

Mo Li didn’t pay attention to these people at all, just leaned against the door and tapped the table of the girl sitting at the door.

The girl who was secretly reading the novel raised her head and saw Mo Li, she hurriedly smiled: “New classmate, what’s the matter?”

“Has Bai Cheng been back?” Mo Li asked directly.

The girl’s expression froze, but she didn’t expect Mo Li to ask about Bai Cheng as soon as he came.

She hurriedly glanced at the monitor, and seeing that Wu Shi seemed to have heard the movement, she quickly frowned and said, “Don’t mention Bai Cheng.”

Mo Li didn’t change his expression because of her evasive attitude, but lowered his eyelids slightly to hide his true emotions and asked: “why?”

I’m ready to drop out

The next day, Bai Cheng first handed the review to Mo Li, and then he began to get lost in his thoughts as usual, thinking about dropping out of school all morning.

Because China has a supportive policy, in his situation, as long as he goes to school, he will receive a small subsidy.

In this way, the tuition fees and book fees are actually not much spent, and the more expensive ones are mainly the review books that are required for the third year of high school.

He knew that he could not go to university and his grades were not good, so he never bought one.

It doesn’t matter if he drops out now. He secretly made up his mind, but when he regained his senses, he found that all the classmates had left, and it was already time for lunch break.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Mo Li suddenly sat next to him and gave him a bento. You’re reading a raw, unedited, incomplete chapter from hololonovels.

“This is for you.” Mo Li smiled at him familiarly, his voice was shy, and he looked a little nervous.

Bai Cheng glanced at the heart shaped bento in the lunch box, his eyelids jumped, and he gave Mo Li a blank expression.

“I made it with my own hands.” Seeing Bai Cheng looking at him, he thought he didn’t like it, Mo Li could only say, “If you don’t want to go to the cafeteria, don’t go. I made two lunch boxes for each of us.”

During the time when Bai Cheng was sick, Mo Li, who had never cooked before, learned almost all the dishes he could cook, because he was worried that he would not be able to cook what Bai Cheng wanted to eat.

“No.” Bai Cheng frowned and said coldly.

However, his eyes stagnated on the dishes for a moment, forcing himself to look away, but his Adam’s apple rolled uncontrollably.

He only cooked breakfast for Bai Jing and their mother in the morning, he didn’t eat any himself, he usually only eats one meal a day.

But… he wouldn’t fall to the point of eating other people’s food for nothing.

Seemingly noticing Bai Cheng’s deliberate estrangement, Mo Li opened the lunch box. Although his appearance was still docile, his eyes were pitiful, “One serving per person, if you don’t eat it, it’d be a waste.”

Bai Cheng really don’t know if Mo Li is shy or cheeky. Usually, he doesn’t dare to raise his head when he speaks, and his eyes are erratic, but no matter how cold Bai Cheng is, Mo Li doesn’t care.

Seeing Bai Cheng hesitantly moved on his seat, Mo Li thought about it and added: “Just take it as your reward for helping me write the review yesterday, if you don’t eat it right now, it will be spoiled later.”

Bai Cheng was silent for a few seconds, as if he didn’t want Mo Li to be too embarrassed, he finally used the chopsticks to pick up the heart-shaped bento that was cut from something unknown.

It tastes good after a bite, there was some carrots, but it feels sour and sweet, very appetizing.

Seeing him eating obediently, Mo Li was also happy, and explained while eating: “I specially pickled this, do you like it?”

Bai Cheng admitted that the taste was good, but looking at the little bento, he had bitten, he couldn’t help but ask: “But why make this… shape?”

He could see that each bento was carefully decorated, and it was impeccable, the plate was also carefully put together.

“I followed the online tutorial, and the tutorial taught this way, so I did it.” Mo Li said with confident.

Seeing this, Baicheng couldn’t say anything. He was just asking without thinking much.

However, he was still surprised to find that this bento, from the taste to the decoration, was all to his liking.

What the heck.

Maybe he felt a little closer to Mo Li in his mind, and coupled with his gluttonous mouth, Bai Cheng finally gave Mo Li a good face, at least his voice was much gentler when he spoke.

Just when they were about to finish eating, Mo Li suddenly said: “I read the review you wrote for me. The words are very good, and your language skills must be very good?”

He didn’t forget that he still wanted Bai Cheng to go to university when he was reborn. To help Bai Cheng study, he must first understand Bai Cheng’s shortcomings and advantages.

Listening to his casual question, Bai Cheng didn’t feel relieved, just shook his head and said, “I didn’t pass the test though.”

This is the truth. Bai Cheng’s studies have plummeted since he started high school.

Just when Mo Li thought for a moment and was about to answer, Bai Cheng suddenly said in a low voice:

“But it doesn’t matter, I’m going to drop out anyway.”

What Mo Li wanted to say suddenly stopped at his lips.

“Why?” he asked after a while.

Bai Cheng turned his head, looking a little irritable, and said impatiently: “There is no reason, just can’t learn, and don’t want to.”

He felt that Mo Li’s grades should be good, and he didn’t expect Mo Li to understand his situation. He stood up and went to wash the lunch box.

Who thought Mo Li would grab his arm, raised his head and asked: “Don’t you want to go to university?”

The University? If you’re not reading this chapter on the original website, the ending will be missing.

Hearing this word, Bai Cheng was only a little dazed, and then he laughed at himself.

He hadn’t had the luxury of going to the university since the beginning of high school.

Not to mention the tuition fees, just because of the circumstances of his family, how can he be assured of leaving Bai Jing alone by his mother’s side.

There are more and more things that distract him, and he could no longer listen to lectures in class, just because he is afraid that he would have the delusions that he should not have.

“Not in the mood.” He replied.