Land of Gods & Demons had gone down for maintenance the day before, so as soon as class was over Shi Sheng took her phone out to trawl the game forums.
However, instead of the Camp War feature that was going to be added in the latest patch, the hottest topic on the forums was a thread posted by an alt account with the title:
âLetâs Gossip about Sang Yuâs Not Lateâs Shameless Pastâ
The original poster listed out quite a few points.
For example, how Sang Yuâs Not Late used to have a business partnership with Call Me Profiteer before she struck it big. Previously, she would supply Profiteer with items to sell, and heâd take a portion of the earnings as commission. But after she had gotten familiar with the buyers, she began skipping over Profiteer to deal with them directlyâa quite unethical move as it could be seen as poaching Profiteerâs customers.
For example, whenever Sang Yuâs Not Late went on dungeon runs, as long as Dashen was there, sheâd simply tell him whatever drop she wanted and heâd give it to her.
She would also unscrupulously take items from the guild inventory without ever contributing anything in return.
The thread starter went on and on. It had nearly gotten to the point Sang Yuâs Not Lateâs image was steadily turning into a green tea bitch.
âThe author of this threadâs exaggerating quite a bit. Even if the FLâs broken her setting, sheâs not as shameless as this thread says.â
âAiyo!â
Shi Sheng suddenly collided with someone, causing her to retreat a few steps. It wasnât her who exclaimed, though; the person who bumped into her did.
Shi Sheng lifted her head from her phone to look at the girl. It was the same one who had been with Sang Yu earlier.
âHere comes trouble!â was what flashed in Shi Shengâs mind.
The girl had fallen onto the floor from their collision, and all the files she was holding scattered around them in a mess.
âMo Mo, are you okay?â Sang Yu ran over from afar and helped her friend up. âI told you to watch where you were going. Luckily this was just at school; youâd be dead if this happened on the road!â
The girl called Mo Mo flicked her hair and protested somewhat unhappily, âHow was I supposed to see in front of me when Iâm holding so much stuff? She was the one who didnât know how to give way and just had to bump into me!â
Shi Sheng: ââŚâ âYouâre blaming me for your own mistake? And I havenât even started acting unreasonable yet!â
Sang Yu turned towards Shi Sheng and was slightly surprised upon recognizing her. âItâs her. The girl from last time.â
âJunior, you bumped into someone. Shouldnât you say sorry?â Sang Yu spoke lightly.
Shi Sheng twirled her phone in her hand as she smirked. âDonât feel like it.â
Even if she was the one who bumped into them (and she wasnât), she still wouldnât apologise.
Mo Mo looked Shi Sheng over, contempt plain in her eyes. âYouâre dressed up so prim and proper, but how come youâre so rude?â
âBecause you think everyoneâs the same as you of course.â
âWhat do you mean?!â Mo Mo glared.
âSaying you have no manners, duh!â Shi Sheng blinked, her expression slightly innocent. However, that pair of clear eyes didnât hide the ill-intent itâs owner had in the slightest. âIt seems like Senior is not only impolite; youâre uneducated as well!â
The female lead would always have a foul-tempered best friend. As it turns out, Mo Mo fit the role to a tee. She instantly blew up a gasket. âAre all new students this arrogant?! Which course are you in?â
âWhat does it have to do with you which course Iâm in? You want to tattle like a grade schooler?â
âYouââ Mo Moâs expression turned ugly, as if Shi Sheng had hit the mark.
âMo Mo, just leave it; the teacherâs still waiting. Letâs deliver the stuff first.â Sang Yu finally piped in.
Shi Sheng then glanced at her. The calmness in the girlâs eyes felt like a dagger stabbing right through her heart, making her feel very uncomfortable.
âNo way! She has to apologise!â Mo Mo spat.
âAnd if I donât? What will you do, hit me?â Shi Sheng sneered.
Sang Yu thought of Music For Miles in the game as she looked at the young lady in front of her. âSheâs just as arrogant, and just as hateful.â
âSee if I canât!â Mo Mo rolled up her sleeves and charged forward with a raised hand.
Shi Sheng quickly dodged to the side. As Mo Moâs hand ineffectively brushed past her face, Shi Sheng used this opportunity to fling a slap of her own.
A loud smack rang out, attracting the attention of the students who were passing by.
Shi Sheng hadnât used much strength; after all, this body of hers wasnât exactly strong enough to exert a lot of force. It was just that the sound was a bit loud so it seemed painful.
Mo Mo could only feel a bit of tingling on her face, no pain whatsoever. But stillâ
To be slapped like that in front of so many peopleâŚwasnât it shameful?
âOh my god!â
âHeavens! Itâs him!!! Since when did my idol come back to school?!â
âSenior Dongfangâs giving a speech for todayâs freshman orientation, didnât you know?â
âWhy didnât anybody tell me about such an important thing?? Thank God I met him here, else I wouldâve missed the chance to meet him in person! Ah! Heâs sooo handsome!â
Out of nowhere, sounds of excited gasps and chatter from nearby girls came up.
Shi Sheng inwardly groaned. âI knew plot-sama would do thisâŚ
Male lead has to show up whenever the female lead meets the supporting female leadâŚâ
A youth walked across the bridge over the artificial lake, his gaze seemed to float over in Sang Yuâs direction yet at the same time not.
He paused slightly before heading towards them and stopping beside Shi Sheng. âJunior Chu.â
Shi Sheng blinked innocently. âDid the ML know Chu Yunxi? What did he just come over to greet me for???â
She dug through Chu Yunxiâs memories and finally managed to find something relevant.
The Chu Family and the Dongfang Family were business partners. Chu Yunxiâs father would sometimes bring her to some of the more relaxed parties that were held, so it wasnât strange to think that Dongfang Li mightâve met her at one of those parties.
OnlyâŚ
âThe reason this fellow suddenly approached me is because of the female lead, isnât it? He shouldâve learned about her identity by now, so he came back to the schoolâŚ
But because heâs afraid of scaring her off, he uses me as an icebreaker firstâŚ
Fuck! I suddenly feel very annoyed!â
âYou are?â Shi Sheng gave her signature slight smile.
âYou really think youâre a glowing little sun that everyone revolves around?!â
âI had to?â
Dongfang Li was stumped for words.
He had only met Chu Yunxi once. Though it had been a while, it had never once crossed his mind that it was possible for her to forget him.
His gaze swept over the files Sang Yu had picked up and shoved back into Mo Moâs hands before he very naturally changed the topic. âYouâre the junior in charge of delivering these?â
Mo Mo nodded her head dumbly.
âIâm going to the auditorium too. Letâs go together.â
âAh?â With such a fine specimen of the male species in front of her, Mo Mo couldnât even remember the fact that she had just been slapped. She felt her face burning as she stuttered, âO-okay.â
âJunior Chu, do you want to tag along?â
âNot free.â
âIâm not going to go watch the male and female leads flirt! I could lose control at any moment⌠And thatâs not good.â
#Single dogâs bitterness#
The only reason Dongfang Li had asked at all was because he didnât want to make it seem like he was deliberately trying to get close to Sang Yu. Hence, he was rather pleased that Shi Sheng rejected his offer. âWhat a sensible little junior. Iâll forgive her for not remembering me.â
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