Chapter 53.1: First High School (12)

After Pei Yan finished speaking, the air suddenly fell silent. Perhaps no one expected the reason to be like this.

Moreover, when Pei Yan spoke, his expression was very serious, making it difficult for people not to believe him.

The main point was that there had been very few times where someone voluntarily broke up with the teenager. Previous breakups were initiated by the teenager after getting tired of playing around.

After all, whether it was for the teenager’s powerful background or for the person himself, probably no one would be willing to say goodbye.

Therefore, Mo Ran’s face immediately darkened. He stared fixedly at Pei Yan, like a venomous snake ready to strike and bite its prey.

Ruan Qing didn’t pay attention to Mo Ran’s expression. After regaining his strength, he pushed Pei Yan away and arrogantly said, “Then let’s break up now.”

“After all, I heard the breakup and have already blocked all your contact information. That means we’re done, even if you were framed by someone.”

Being framed and leading to a breakup had happened before, but once the original owner blocked and deleted all contact information, it was unlikely for him to return, regardless of the reason.

Although Ruan Qing’s character had already collapsed several times, the penalty points were calculated by the number of incidents. If he could maintain it, he would, or else he would accumulate more penalty points than his game completion points.

It would be difficult to repay the accumulated points.

Most importantly, he didn’t want a dominant boyfriend or girlfriend, which also meant danger.

Although based on the original owner’s personality, even if it was a boyfriend, they couldn’t surpass him. But once an indifferent and calm person goes crazy, they are definitely harder to control than anyone else.

Moreover, the other person was also a player, and their methods were definitely more than an ordinary person. It’s akin to courting disaster.

Given the option, Ruan Qing didn’t want to have any contact with someone he couldn’t completely control.

Mo Ran’s expression instantly changed from gloomy to bright after hearing Ruan Qing’s words. He smiled brightly at Pei Yan and said, “That’s right. You can’t even protect your own phone and fell victim to such inferior means. This proves that you’re not worthy of Brother Su.”

“And why didn’t you come to explain things to Brother Su immediately when you were framed? Brother Su was on the court just now, and classmate Xia even came. But you kept dragging it until now. I think you never really cared about Brother Su, and maybe you had planned to break up long ago.”

Mo Ran chuckled contemptuously, his tone filled with mockery. “Don’t tell me you’ve only just realized you’ve been framed. That will only make Brother Su and me look down on you.”

Pei Yan had indeed prepared to say something, but hesitated.

[Hahaha, folks, this Mo Ran is quite something! He casually blocks all of God Pei’s paths. It would be great if he was also a streamer, then he could always follow the campus bully beauty.]

[Campus Bully: You ignore me today, you can’t reach me tomorrow. I can’t even laugh anymore. Our God Pei is now talking nonsense and being told that he’s worthless.]

[What a precious identity card! You insisted on breaking up over the phone, and now you regret it, right? It’s too late! Even my campus bully wife has a temper!]

Pei Yan looked at the teenager. He was about to speak but froze.

There was a lovely blush at the corner of the teenager’s eyes, and the roots of his eyelashes seemed slightly damp.

Did he... cry?

Just because... he almost lost the competition?

Mo Ran hadn’t paid attention to the teenager’s appearance earlier due to his fast departure. Now, he followed Pei Yan’s gaze and looked at the teenager, also noticing his state.

Mo Ran seemed to suddenly realize something. His expression drastically changed. He took a step forward and grabbed the teenager’s hand, quickly placing his hand on the teenager’s left chest, before releasing it the next moment.

His heartbeat... was still there.

Ruan Qing, stunned, looked at Mo Ran who was close by, then glanced at his hand placed on his own chest. It took several seconds for him to react, and he directly pushed the person away. Then, with an angry expression, he slapped Mo Ran across the face.

Mo Ran’s head was slapped to the side, looking somewhat pitiful.

In fact, the slap did not knock Mo Ran off balance, but he deliberately leaned to the side following the force exerted by the teenager.

After all, the teenager’s strength was so weak that even hitting him couldn’t cause any pain. Instead, it felt more like a touch, tickling the depths of one’s heart like a feather.

Furthermore, just now he had touched the teenager’s hand and left chest, which was different from other men. The teenager’s entire being was fragrant and soft, making people want to hold him in their arms and playfully bully him, never letting others have a glance.

Mo Ran slightly lowered his head, hiding the excitement in his eyes, and touched his face that had been slapped.

He turned his head back to look at the astonishingly beautiful teenager.

Even when he was angry, he seemed... even more captivating.

Mo Ran smiled pleasingly at the teenager. “Brother Su, I didn’t mean to. I just saw a caterpillar on your chest, so I took it off.”

Mo Ran finished speaking and opened the same hand that had touched Ruan Qing’s left chest. There happened to be a dead caterpillar inside.

The original owner was most afraid of caterpillars, the soft-bodied creatures with hair, so Ruan Qing’s expression changed now.

He took several steps back and nervously spoke. “Quickly, throw it away!”

“I’ll throw it away, I’ll throw it away.” Mo Ran quickly threw away the caterpillar, adopting a very humble posture, and a tone filled with appeasement and self-reproach. “I’m sorry, Brother Su. I was wrong. I should have informed you first. I’m sorry.”

If there really was a caterpillar on his body, the original owner would never have wanted him to inform him first before removing it. So Mo Ran’s approach was actually the best.

Thus, Ruan Qing coldly snorted, his face displaying arrogance. “I will let it go this time.”

“Well, thank you, Brother Su, for forgiving my rudeness.” Mo Ran smiled obsequiously, fully portraying the role of a subordinate, just as he used to treat Su Qing in the past.

Ruan Qing glanced indifferently at Mo Ran, not saying anything further.

On the side, Pei Yan watched without saying anything, even though he knew that Mo Ran had been deceiving the teenager from beginning to end.

Pei Yan was not in a hurry, but the audience in the livestream room was getting impatient on his behalf.

[Oh my, God Pei, are you just going to watch your partner being deceived? Hurry up and expose that scoundrel’s lies!]

[That Mo Ran clearly just wants to take advantage of my wife! And he’s talking about caterpillars! I really want to slap him a few times.]

[This infuriates me! I can’t bear to watch anymore. You’re just standing there, God Pei, so you deserve to be single!]

Pei Yan didn’t go to expose Mo Ran’s lie.

Because the teenager trusted him too much.

Even if he exposed it, Mo Ran would claim that he was angered by what the other said earlier and then accuse him of sowing discord.

Pei Yan looked at the teenager and considerately took out a tissue. “It seems like the caterpillar’s blood got on your clothes. Let me wipe it off for you.”

Ruan Qing’s expression stiffened slightly as he snatched the tissue from Pei Yan’s hand and vigorously wiped his clothes.

Pei Yan didn’t mind that he couldn’t help the teenager wipe it off and simply watched him.

The teenager looked nervous, clearly afraid of the caterpillar, which was not in line with his identity as a school bully.

But there was nothing about the teenager that matched the image of a school bully.

After all, no school bully would... hide and cry secretly because of losing a game.

After glancing at the teenager, Pei Yan turned to Mo Ran and said, “You’re also so careless. How could you accidentally kill the caterpillar on Brother Su Qing’s clothes? If it were me, I would have removed the caterpillar when Brother Su Qing wasn’t paying attention.”

Pei Yan’s expression remained as indifferent as ever, and even his tone was calm and flat, but his words carried an undertone of reproach.

Moreover, what he said and his own personality were completely incongruent. If one hadn’t heard it with their own ears, it would be difficult to connect him with the words he just said.

After Pei Yan finished speaking, Mo Ran’s expression momentarily froze.

Not only Mo Ran, even the viewers in the live chat were stunned by Pei Yan’s mention of ‘Brother Su Qing’.

The barrage of comments paused for a rare moment.

After all, players usually enter the game with their real body, although sometimes they were given character identities, it only vaguely altered the NPCs’ perception and awareness.

Pei Yan stood at around 1.86 meters tall, and although his exact age was unknown, he definitely looked over twenty and didn’t resemble a student among this group of NPCs.

On the other hand, the teenager called Su Qing, despite being a school bully, clearly appeared to be a freshman.

So for a moment, the audience in the livestream room fell silent. It took a few seconds before a barrage of comments flashed by.

[I suddenly didn’t know whether to mock God Pei for saying such exaggerated words or to mock him saying ‘Brother’ Su Qing instead...]

[Me too! I was so shocked that I spilled water all over myself. I almost thought I went deaf.]

[I think I might have misunderstood God Pei. How did I previously think he was cold and reliable?]

[God Pei: How can he do this? Unlike me, I only know how to dote on my ‘brother’.]

[Help! I can barely remember what God Pei used to be like. Now my mind is filled with “Brother Su Qing.”]

Pei Yan directly blocked the barrage of comments, showing no change in expression.

The teenager was too naïve; it seemed like he fell for this move.

So he learned from Mo Ran, and it was indeed quite effective.

After Pei Yan finished speaking, he noticed a change in the teenager’s expression towards Mo Ran. Obviously, the boy had taken his words to heart.

Su Qing gave a cold glance at Mo Ran and turned around to leave directly.

Seeing this, Mo Ran cast a dark look at Pei Yan and immediately followed after him. “Brother Su, wait! Listen to me explain!”

“Isn’t he cute?” Just as Pei Yan was about to leave, a male voice with a hint of indulgence sounded in his ear.

A split second before the voice sounded, Pei Yan swiftly distanced himself.

Xiao Shiyi looked calm as he watched the empty stab, a trace of regret in his eyes. “What a pity.”

After saying that, he sheathed his knife and turned to leave, as if he hadn’t just attempted to kill someone.

Both his expression and mindset were completely unlike those of a simple high school NPC; his composed demeanor was terrifying.

Pei Yan watched him walk away without stopping him.

[Terrifying, my god! If it were any other player, they would have been stabbed to death by him. What kind of instance is this damn thing? Wasn’t it supposed to be a supernatural one!? Why are NPCs randomly stabbing people!?]

[I had already suspected that the NPCs named Mo Ran and Xiao Shiyi were peculiar. They don’t seem like high school students at all. I just want to know, is it allowed for NPCs to harm players in this instance? If NPCs can randomly attack players without players being able to fight back, wouldn’t that be particularly dangerous?]

[Moreover, there are ghosts in an unknown location. Is this really an intermediate instance? The difficulty doesn’t seem like that of an intermediate instance at all.]

[You guessed it right. Initially, it was an intermediate instance, but it has now changed. I just went out to check, and it has become an intermediate promotion instance.]

[No, isn’t it supposed to take time and opportunity for an intermediate instance to be upgraded to an advanced instance? How did it suddenly require an upgrade? Did a player do something? Why didn’t I notice anything?]

 

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