Chu Xusheng woke up early that morning to find that the bones in both his feet had healed pretty much. Though still painful, the discomfort was bearable. He couldn’t wait to bid farewell to the Wu family and head to school. Since he wouldn’t be becoming a retainer to the Wu family, and didn’t want to incur any more debts of gratitude, he politely refused their offer of assistance.
The result was that as soon as he left the island where the Wu family resided, he was swarmed by reporters who had been staking out the area.
With cameras of all sizes and microphones shoved practically into his face, Chu Xusheng was completely bewildered.
The fervor surrounding the Zhou family incident remained high, and only after the Zhou family members were arrested by the Tribunal Division did people finally have the capacity to focus on other matters.
The holy six-winged angel, the young master of the Long family who summoned the angel, and even the demon mercenaries, among others.
The most paying close attention, without a doubt, was Chu Xusheng. He was the one people empathized with and felt most sorry for. At 15 years old, seeking revenge for his sister, and not long ago just an ordinary person. He had been nearly killed by the Zhou family three times, and facing such overwhelming power as an ordinary person, how could people not sympathize?
People wondered if he was still alive, how his injuries were, and the related trending topics were always hot, with everyone eager for news.
Naturally, the reporters chasing this hot topic would try every means to get information, seeing it as a golden opportunity.
However, Chu Xusheng was currently with the Wu family, making it extremely difficult to get any news. They could only circle the Wu family’s island, waiting. They hadn’t expected to find Chu Xusheng so soon. Atavists truly were strong.
Perhaps it was due to sympathy, or maybe they feared being scolded by netizens if they had a bad attitude, or perhaps it was because Chu Xusheng was an atavist and destined for greatness. Or maybe it was simply because Chu Xusheng was too good-looking; who could say anything unpleasant when looking into those dreamlike eyes?
In any case, the reporters’ attitudes were quite good, and their questions weren’t particularly annoying. They mostly concerned his physical condition.
So, while Chu Xusheng was bewildered and not entirely pleased, he still frowned and answered their questions.
“I’m fine now. The Wu family was very diligent in my treatment. Thank you for your concern.”
“I’m in good spirits. My enemies have received their due punishment.”
“Could you please let me pass? I’m going to be late for school.” He had never been in such a hurry to get to school before.
A female reporter, with a keen sense, asked, “Are you rushing to school to find Miss Long Jin?”
Chu Xusheng’s face, already pale from his physical condition, suddenly flushed red. “Wh-what business is it of yours?!”
The female reporter’s lips curved upwards without knowing it. “Mhmm, we understand. It’s because Miss Long Jin saved you, right? A hero saving a beauty—it’s truly heartwarming. I’m sure she’s waiting for you too.”
Thanks to the government’s covert intervention, the live broadcast had proceeded smoothly from beginning to end without any artificial interruptions. Therefore, from Zhou Yongzi’s words, it was clear that Jing Pei had helped Chu Xusheng long ago, which was why she caused Zhou Yongzi’s resentment and desire to kill her.
Furthermore, after the Zhou family incident, many people dared to release videos from their phones. Because of that, the two videos of Jing Pei saving people appeared online. Many had already been shipping them a lot.
Chu Xusheng suddenly felt a bit dejected and also a bit angry. He felt that by saying such things, they were misunderstanding Jing Pei, just like Jiang Qing had. She had never once mentioned wanting him as her retainer, and had even said she couldn’t bring him home. Her help was given without expecting anything in return, different from other atavist families.
He wondered if they had already made an agreement? If only that were the case.
“She’s not waiting for me. It’s just that on my own wish for her to be my master… master family! I don’t even know if she’ll have me. Please don’t spread rumors, or I won’t forgive you!”
Although the beautiful youth looked fierce like a wolf cub ready to bite at any moment, he wasn’t frightening at all. The female reporter even felt like squealing. “Master,” and “take me”… how lewd!
“Alright, I’m leaving. Don’t follow me.”
“Would you like us to give you a ride?” the female reporter quickly asked.
“No need.” Fearing they would keep asking questions and delay him, Chu Xusheng quickly hailed a taxi and got in, escaping.
After Chu Xusheng left, this short interview video was eagerly uploaded online by the reporters present and quickly became a trending topic, exploding with traffic.
Those who were already shipping them intensely began to ship them even more. Even those who weren’t shipping them couldn’t help but start.
【Such a beautiful youth, please don’t be a dragon, ahhhh, Long Jin, hurry up and get him!】
【I was a bit of a shipper for the angel and the dragon before, but now I think the retainer and master pairing is even better!】
【Wishing for the other person to be your master, how lewd, how lewd, hehehe】
【Isn’t this just a public confession!!】
【Wake up, atavist families don’t like arranged marriages, especially between atavists, because it’s difficult to conceive offspring. There are very few mixed-bloods in this world, right?】
【Not very few, it’s just that we’ve never heard of mixed-bloods with two atavist genes living in this world. Historically, those born only inherited one atavist gene, and they all died young.】
【LOL, Long Jin of the Long family is the one in charge. Who can stop her if she wants something? Besides, what era is this? If you truly like each other, do you still need to consider whether you can have children?】
【I still think the angel and Long Jin are a better match…】
That’s right, the angel and the dragon were a better match. Moreover she could be with him without facing the angel’s judgment. Perhaps she was the other half created specifically for the angel by the gods. A dragon with an insect? How bizarre.
“What do you think?” the majestic, sacred six-winged angel turned his head to look at the monstrous maidservant who was really busy doing cleaning.
Zhang Simiao turned to look at him, her large eyes blinking, and her five hands began to make gestures.
【The pairing of an angel and an Eastern dragon is also strange.】
Too honest, he felt like deducting her wages.
Lou Ting thought without showing any emotion.
Ever since Zhang Simiao took the initiative to undertake the cleaning work here, the maids who used to come to clean stopped coming. The Lou family directly started paying Zhang Simiao. Zhang Simiao was very happy, feeling that she could alleviate some of Wen Yuxian’s burden and support herself.
Lou Ting took out a shimmering scale from his pocket. This scale was iridescent, glittering under the light, so beautiful. It was one of the return gifts Jing Pei had given him last time.
In that small box, there were iridescent scales, iridescent feathers, and iridescent gemstones.
Lou Ting liked them very much; this was his little-known preference. No one in the Lou family knew about it, so the things they sent him to pass the time were either books or potted plants, as if that was more fitting for his status and temperament.
Who would have thought? The holy, judgmental angel was particularly vulgar and loved these shiny trinkets.
But Lou Ting loved this scale the most because it was a dragon scale. It must have been the shiniest one he found among her shed scales.
But why would she know? Could it be that his god told her? If she entered her complete atavistic state, would she become a shimmering dragon?
…
While the entire internet was abuzz with discussions about Chu Xusheng and Jing Pei, Jing Pei, one of the parties involved, was not paying attention. She was focused on another piece of news.
For the past few days, people’s attention had been on the Zhou family, so many new events had went by without anyone noticing. One of them was the resurrection of a young masterfrom a prominent family. It was truly a strange occurrence. This young master, named Wen Can, was declared dead at the age of 19. Ten years later, he reappeared, and DNA comparison confirmed it was him. This meant the person who died back then was not him.
Although the corpse from back then was couldn’t be told it was them, DNA testing had confirmed it was Wen Can, and there was even someone who claimed to be Wen Can’s girlfriend who had personally identified the body. But since the living Wen Can had reappeared, the one who died certainly couldn’t have been Wen Can.
Then who was the person who died? Why did the DNA test yield that result? And what about Wen Can’s so-called girlfriend who identified the body?
Hmm…
The girlfriend who identified Wen Can’s corpse was none other than Mei Yanlan.
This meant that Mei Yanlan’s storyline was about to begin. And it involved the main plotline again. Judging by the binding force of Wen Yuxian and Zhang Simiao’s plotlines, this time would not be easy, and might even be more difficult. Her secret weapon – the knife intended to kill Mei Yanlan – she wondered if she could remember it.
Jing Pei actually quite liked Mei Yanlan, and she was also very strong, maybe useful in the future. Jing Pei did not want her to die.
But this unruly child didn’t know what kind of bizarre trouble he would cause, making his old mother laugh herself to death.
Had her secret weapon been deployed yet? Jing Pei began searching for information about the slum area again. Nothing could be found online. No one cared what happened to the people in that area, and the people in that area wouldn’t speak out online.
If nothing could be found, it meant that nothing had happened, and her secret weapon had not yet been successfully brewed.
“Young Master, we’ve arrived at the school.” The driver said.
Jing Pei finally put away her phone and got out of the car.
After getting out of the car, Jing Pei noticed Chu Xusheng standing outside the car, leaning on crutches and wrapped in many bandages. However, his complexion was good, and his face was flushed.
When he saw Jing Pei, a light burst in his eyes. Even though his great revenge was complete and all his fierce anger had been released, he still had this sharp, distant edge about him. But the moment Jing Pei appeared, all those sharp edges seemed to melt away.
A sense of obedience suddenly appeared.
“Why did you come out after just a few days of rest?” Jing Pei asked.
There were quite a few students around secretly watching, and many girls looked excited, as if waiting to witness the birth of something.
Chu Xusheng secretly glanced at Jing Pei’s expression. Seeing that she didn’t seem to have seen the news online, he felt both relieved and disappointed. And after reading the crazy stuff the CP fans were saying online, he felt even more embarrassed in front of Jing Pei.
Come on, mouth, say it! Say you want to be her retainer!
His mouth wouldn’t open, it felt too shy.
So, all he could do was snatch Jing Pei’s bag and say, under her surprised gaze, “I, I’ll carry it for you.”
“I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I let an injured person like you carry my bag,” Jing Pei said. Of course, she knew what he was trying to do, but she just wouldn’t say it, waiting to see what he would do. What older sister wouldn’t like teasing a cute and well-behaved younger brother?
“I’m not injured anymore, I’ve recovered, look at my arm—”
Crack—
Jing Pei: “…”
Chu Xusheng, who was trying to swing his arm to prove he had recovered, couldn’t even bother with the pain of his bone breaking. He just wished he could disappear into the ground.
How could this happen… How could this happen! So embarrassing! She’ll probably hate me! A retainer should be cool for the head of the family to face, right?!
