MORIC - Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Who Loved and Left?

Chi Yueshan felt like she had consumed a lifetime's worth of sugar.

But even as she crudely devoured everything like a whirlwind, she still couldn't beat that Beta pair who came prepared. That person, Jiang Xian, was a well-known mukbang blogger on a famous website.

Getting first place was simply too easy for them.

In the end, Chi Yueshan barely managed to get second place, and Xuan Ping just scraped by with third, which was only the result of Mu Lai casting aside her pride and frantically gnawing away.

The formerly wild Alpha senior had somehow changed her ways, meekly lowering her head to let Xuan Ping wipe her face.

Only Xi Zhoumeng, standing beside Chi Yueshan, was still muttering.

"My manicure, my new ring, ah, my skincare protective barrier…"

"It's so sticky, so disgusting. Oh my god, even my cuffs are dirty…"

"Ew… this taste… What kind of diplomatic snack is this? Even the milk isn't first-grade…"

Chi Yueshan: …

This woman was so annoying.

Taking advantage of the wideness of Xi Zhoumeng's skirt, she gave her an elbow jab.

As a result, Xi Zhoumeng took the opportunity to fall against her, saying dejectedly and on the verge of tears, "I'm sorry, junior. It was your senior who dragged you down."

Hearing this, Xuan Ping hurriedly apologized on Chi Yueshan's behalf: "Not at all, Senior. You were already amazing! It's the participation that counts…"

Chi Yueshan: "It was clearly Xi…"

She saw the lava-cake-stained cuff of Xi Zhoumeng's sleeve and shut her mouth again.

To be fair, although this way of eating together didn't require them to be mouth-to-mouth, it was still intimate enough. If Chi Yueshan had been randomly paired with someone… Chi Yueshan would have preferred to go it alone.

But for a two-person event, given the choice, being with Xi Zhoumeng was actually very nice.

She pressed her lips together and said reluctantly, "Thank you."

The ones presenting the awards were all members of the Gongjin Society. Duan Daizhen announced the next program while giving a hint about the prize.

The prize money was more than enough to satisfy Chi Yueshan's desires.

Tuition money secured, and no need to do livestreams. How great was that.

I have a girlfriend now, it wouldn't be right to do 1v1 sessions anymore.

It wasn't hard for Chi Yueshan to guess the reason for the sudden increase in the prize money.

What else could it be for?

This chattering young lady beside me.

Xi Zhoumeng seemed to understand what Chi Yueshan would accept, knowing that she would definitely refuse if it were given to her directly.

Any other way would require a more roundabout approach, to protect the proud self-esteem of her little girlfriend from the Lower World.

The award also came with a physical metal plaque, which completely covered Chi Yueshan's face when she accepted it.

Xi Zhoumeng leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Can you thank me in a different way?"

Her voice carried a clear implication, and Chi Yueshan really wanted to stomp on her foot again. Unexpectedly, Xi Zhoumeng didn't play by the rules at all; in front of everyone… she brazenly kissed her behind the metal plaque.

The kiss landed on the back of Chi Yueshan's neck, precisely over the rose-totem suppressor patch.

It directly sent Chi Yueshan's rationality flying.

Forcing Chi Yueshan to bite her lip hard, holding back her overwhelming impulse.

Why is it like this every time?

It's like I'm destined to be locked together with Xi Zhoumeng.

Damn it, damn it, damn it, even if we're locked together, it's too unfair for it to be one-sided.

Shouldn't it be that if I did this to Xi Zhoumeng, she would lose control too?

Chi Yueshan bit her lip until it bled. Even after it was over, she still really wanted to smash that plaque on Xi Zhoumeng.

Unfortunately, the culprit was led away again by the members of the Gongjin Society.

Xi Shuang called out to Chi Yueshan from a distance: "Junior! Junior Chi! Come, come, come!"

Xuan Ping was also very happy today, but Mu Lai practically clinging to her entire body must have annoyed her, so much so that her movements when pushing Mu Lai away were somewhat undisguised. Then, while smiling at Chi Yueshan, she said, "Yueshan, I'm leaving now. Let me wish you a happy holiday in advance."

Chi Yueshan sniffled, a little reluctant to see Xuan Ping go. "You said you were going home later, no need to say goodbye so soon, right?"

Xuan Ping smiled. "I'm going to Fredesa Paradise with Mumu for a few days, and then I'll go straight home after that."

Chi Yueshan said, "Oh."

That milk ball of Xuan Ping's was liquor-filled. Mu Lai had drunk all the liquor filling, and now she had no strength in her body, her face as red as if it had been steamed.

Mu Lai said intermittently, "Mmm… Pingping and I… are going on a date… a k-king-size bed… dynamic… Mmph!"

Xuan Ping covered Mu Lai's mouth. Chi Yueshan let out a grunt, feeling like she had heard something incredibly scandalous.

I never would have guessed Pingping was this type. Is a temporary mark really this dramatic?

Xuan Ping: "Yueshan, you must be careful celebrating the New Year in the Upper World."

She glanced at Xi Shuang and the tall Wen Xinghuo waiting for Chi Yueshan in the distance. "The seniors are very nice people. You can actually ask for help if you need it."

She knew Chi Yueshan was stubborn, so she added a quiet reminder: "Sometimes, being too polite can also make people feel distant."

Chi Yueshan felt that being in a relationship had made Xuan Ping mature quite a bit, and she nodded, deeply moved.

Xi Shuang looked at the little Omega still carrying the plaque and said with a smile, "Not bad, junior. You're a little rich girl now."

Chi Yueshan looked at Wen Xinghuo. "Senior, can I treat you to a meal?"

Only then did she notice an Omega standing behind Wen Xinghuo.

Sheng Yangkui smiled at Chi Yueshan.

Just as Wen Xinghuo was about to refuse, Xi Shuang gave her a look.

"Treat us, treat us! The semester is over anyway, let's all go out and have some fun."

Xi Shuang thought it over and over, feeling like these people's relationship problems were using her as a tool.

She absolutely had to get a meal out of it to make up for it.

Anyway, it wasn't easy to freeload off Xi Zhoumeng, and that exaggerated prize money of Chi Yueshan's was clearly from her.

So why not take it? She could also get some inside information from this royal princess.

Ling Xun: "It's not easy for Yueshan to save money, let me…"

Xi Shuang shot her a glare.

She felt that this cousin of hers was a bit clueless.

Wen Xinghuo and Xi Shuang had always been on good terms, and they would go out for a meal together at the end of every semester. It was just that Wen Xinghuo's financial situation was limited, so the places they went were far from high-end.

Knowing that Chi Yueshan was from the Lower World, Wen Xinghuo considered her situation and asked, "Is it okay if I pick the place?"

She looked at Chi Yueshan.

This time, Chi Yueshan wasn't being stingy. It would be a waste not to spend this windfall.

Wen Xinghuo then asked Sheng Yangkui, "Do you have a curfew today too?"

Sheng Yangkui nodded, a little dejected.

She looked like she desperately wanted to go. Ever since she was young, due to her health, she had never been as free as her two older sisters. Not to mention Sheng Qiuyu always targeted her, and Sheng Xinggui pretended to be indulgent. No matter where she was, she always seemed like the one who was cast aside.

Yet, this very isolation became the reason for the Queen's favor.

So much so that even a normal gathering like this with classmates was a luxury for Sheng Yangkui.

Chi Yueshan let out a sound of surprise. "What time is it that there's still a curfew?"

The end-of-year ball always went all night. Even someone like Chi Yueshan, who didn't like to party, felt that Sheng Yangkui was too pitiful.

"Can we talk to her lady-in-waiting?"

Chi Yueshan asked Wen Xinghuo.

The Omega junior's eyes were incredibly clear. Even though the previous infatuation was gone, she still had a unique kind of trust in Wen Xinghuo.

It made Ling Xun feel a slight pang of jealousy.

Xi Zhoumeng smiled silently, her thoughts unreadable.

Xi Shuang put her arm around Ling Xun's shoulder and said quietly, "Forget it, just find another Omega. Chi Yueshan is so feisty, you can't handle her."

Ling Xun didn't say anything.

Wen Xinghuo looked at Sheng Yangkui again. "Is it possible?"

Even having lived two lifetimes, Sheng Yangkui didn't have much experience. The boldest thing she had ever done was that premeditated escape the other day.

But before she could speak, Xi Zhoumeng cut in: "What's this about 'possible' or 'not possible'?"

As she spoke, she smoothly pulled Chi Yueshan to her side, showing no regard for Sheng Yangkui's status at all. "Are you the princess, or is the lady-in-waiting the princess? If you want to have fun, then have fun. Why bother with those servants?"

Her words sounded arrogant and high-handed, radiating a thick air of "what I say goes" entitlement, as if the only problem would be not doing as she said.

Xi Shuang: "As expected of you."

Wen Xinghuo: …

Chi Yueshan was pulled to the side. The familiar scent of perfume made her dizzy again, and she felt as if the kiss on the back of her neck was still branded onto her suppressor patch.

"You're not a princess, what do you know."

Xi Zhoumeng huffed. "And why am I not?"

She said it with such self-righteous confidence that for a moment, no one present knew how to refute her.

Her demeanor, her usual extravagant style, and her domineering aura at school were indeed very princess-like.

Perhaps it was because Xi Zhoumeng's "disappointed in you for not living up to expectations" gaze was too intense, Sheng Yangkui actually felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"I… I don't know what to say."

Wen Xinghuo: "The lady-in-waiting reports directly to the Queen. It's not up to A'Kui to just…"

Xi Zhoumeng: "A'Kui?"

Wen Xinghuo was choked off.

Xi Shuang held back a laugh.

Even Ling Xun couldn't help but turn her head away.

Chi Yueshan let out a sound. "Calling her so intimately."

This back-and-forth between them wasn't rehearsed at all, yet it gave Xi Shuang the strong impression of wedding night teasing.

Wen Xinghuo: "…"

Sheng Yangkui leaned a little closer to Wen Xinghuo.

Xi Zhoumeng: "My apologies, I'm just a bit shocked that you would call her so intimately."

No one accepted her rare, sincere-sounding apology. Xi Shuang was about to double over with laughter.

Instead, it was Sheng Yangkui who asked cautiously, "Really?"

Xi Zhoumeng nodded. She was here to set these two up in the first place. Not fanning the flames at a moment like this would be a waste of such a perfect opportunity.

"It's true. I have a nickname too, and she never uses it."

"And Xi Shuang, her nickname is Guoguo. Have you ever heard Wen Xinghuo call her that?"

Xi Shuang: "Why are you exposing my secrets!"

Xi Zhoumeng: "And Wen Xinghuo, so heartless, always calling Chi Yueshan by her full name, or just a cold 'junior'."

Chi Yueshan interjected quietly, "She has called me Yueshan before."

Xi Zhoumeng: "Well, I call you 'Babe'."

Chi Yueshan shut up.

Xi Zhoumeng's verbal assault was all about praising one person while putting down two others, leaving both Xi Shuang and Chi Yueshan in agony.

Ling Xun patted Xi Shuang's shoulder and said with a smile, "Cousin, I didn't expect anyone to still know your nickname."

Xi Shuang, filled with grief and indignation, said, "For a proud and upright Alpha like me, having such a soft and cute nickname is just awful! And it's all because Xi Zhoumeng got me drunk when she treated me to drinks before."

Xi Zhoumeng completely ignored what Xi Shuang considered her social death, and looked at Sheng Yangkui. "You're the first."

The frail Omega looked easy to handle, as if anyone could easily break her.

Yet her purple eyes, symbolizing the Empire's bloodline, made her a piece of jade that could only be admired from a distance.

If anyone else had said it, Sheng Yangkui wouldn't have believed them.

But Xi Zhoumeng was different. The Xi Zhoumeng of this world was different from the one in her memory, but she was too close to Wen Xinghuo.

So close that it made her want to make her move early, but she couldn't find an opportunity.

But this Xi Zhoumeng didn't seem to have that kind of feeling for Wen Xinghuo.

Her gaze was completely different from her past life.

Xi Zhoumeng sighed. "Our Xinghuo, so tall and strong, yet she never knows how to protect people."

The few of them were standing in the garden behind the auditorium. Fireworks exploded overhead, and a holographic star map floated in the sky above.

It was as if they were in the universe, nothing more than tiny specks of dust.

Xi Zhoumeng's posture looked as if she was about to start a performance. Chi Yueshan's mouth twitched.

The academy's dream Omega looked at Wen Xinghuo with a pained expression. "When I was twelve, my mother punished me by making me copy the family regulations, and this person, Wen Xinghuo, wouldn't even help me."

She even raised her hand, then looked at Chi Yueshan and, ignoring their height difference, brazenly rested her head on Chi Yueshan's shoulder.

"My hand was about to break from all the copying."

Wen Xinghuo: "Commander Xi said if I helped you copy, she wouldn't let me see the mecha."

"See!" Xi Zhoumeng looked at Sheng Yangkui. "She's actually not very nice to me."

This person was simply too good at acting.

Chi Yueshan was a little annoyed. "Stop changing the subject. We're going out for drinks. We're definitely staying out all night. If Student Sheng's…"

Xi Zhoumeng stared at her. Chi Yueshan: "What is it?"

Xi Zhoumeng: "You're not inviting me?"

Chi Yueshan nodded as if it were a matter of course. "The place Senior Wen picks definitely won't be suitable for you. Besides, don't you not drink much and only like milk?"

Xi Shuang: "Yeah, the places Xinghuo and I have drunk at don't have very good service, they're pretty casual."

Xi Zhoumeng: "You're bullying me."

Xi Shuang: ?

Wen Xinghuo: …

Just as Chi Yueshan was about to lose her temper, Sheng Yangkui laughed.

For the first time, she felt the lively atmosphere of being in a group. A smile appeared on her rather youthful face. "I don't care anymore. I want to go."

She wanted to be a part of Wen Xinghuo's life.

The general who had beheaded her had a pair of resolute eyes, but she looked very lonely.

Wen Xinghuo's past, her youth, was she lonely then too?

It seemed not.

Xi Zhoumeng: "I'll take care of the lady-in-waiting for you. You all have to take me with you."

She took Chi Yueshan's hand, her eyes looking like they could spill tears at any moment.

"How could you love and leave me, the great hero who won you the grand prize?"

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