Chapter 150: Chapter 122: A Potent Dose
And just like that, the world of the young author, He Zhiyu, which had been growing dim, began to shine once again.
At this moment, He Zhiyu felt as if all the ambiguous scenarios from her stories were being viewed through the filter of reality.
’Oh, this is so damn sweet.’
Li Zhi looked at the expressions on their faces and suddenly regretted letting this moron Shen Yuan reshape their Sugar Text worldview.
That dumbass Shen Yuan had been ruthless, but his dose of reality was also seriously potent.
He had completely fired up the two little sugar-lovers in an instant.
From the looks of it, they could probably fight for the world of Sugar Text for another hundred years.
And it seemed their spirits were even higher than before.
Li Zhi regretted it.
The beautiful girl lifted her foot and gently kicked Shen Yuan’s stool.
Feeling the force on his leg, Shen Yuan turned his head and looked at Li Zhi in confusion.
"Hm?"
Li Zhi glanced at He Zhiyu and Zhuo Peipei.
Shen Yuan nodded and gave her a thumbs-up.
Seeing this, Li Zhi took a deep breath.
’You idiot, I wasn’t praising you!’
Li Zhi took out a sticky note and scribbled a few small words on it.
Seeing her expression, Shen Yuan thought Li Zhi was about to praise him. But when she slapped the sticky note onto his desk, he knew he’d been mistaken.
[What the hell, why did you have to lay it on so thick! They’re all hyped up now!]
The corner of Shen Yuan’s mouth twitched. He wrote a few words and passed the note to Li Zhi.
[Don’t worry, it’s not a big problem.]
Li Zhi quickly passed it back to Shen Yuan.
[Oh, yeah, right. Just you wait. The next update will probably be NSFW.]
Shen Yuan blinked.
’You say that like it’s a bad thing?’
Li Zhi obviously saw what he was thinking and brought down a Flame-Splitting Wave Devouring Ruler on him.
"SMACK!"
The plastic ruler hit Shen Yuan’s arm as the beautiful girl shot him a husky-like warning glare and snatched the sticky note back.
After furiously scribbling on the note, Li Zhi slapped it onto Shen Yuan’s chest.
[Think any more lewd thoughts and I’ll kill you tonight!]
Shen Yuan ducked his head, not daring to say a word.
That wasn’t what Shen Yuan was thinking on the inside, though.
Ever since that Tuesday, Shen Yuan had to squirm around for a while before he could fall asleep.
The moment he got into bed, he couldn’t help but think of the scene at Li Zhi’s front door that night.
Shen Yuan felt like Li Zhi was about to turn him into a guy with a foot fetish.
’Oh, I probably already am.’
But Shen Yuan really hadn’t been thinking any lewd thoughts.
Whenever his mind started to drift in that direction, he couldn’t help but think of the moonlight that night.
The beautiful girl’s hazy silhouette under the moon.
His own nervous heartbeat.
A scorching emotion welled up from his chest, instantly extinguishing all of Shen Yuan’s other thoughts.
’I shouldn’t do that.’
Shen Yuan folded the sticky note and tossed it into the trash bag by Li Zhi’s desk. Seizing the opportunity, he said softly,
"Got it."
Li Zhi looked back at Shen Yuan, surprised.
But that surprise was followed by a sense of inner joy.
Li Zhi didn’t know why she was happy. Maybe it was because Shen Yuan was being obedient.
Not long after, a familiar voice rang in Shen Yuan’s ears.
"Lao Yuan! Your dearest brother is back!"
Zhou Shaojie appeared at the classroom door with his arms wide open, ready to receive Shen Yuan’s enthusiastic welcome.
But what greeted him wasn’t Shen Yuan’s warmth, but a bucket of cold water.
"Finished copying your vocabulary words?"
Ah Jie’s face immediately fell.
"Seriously, Lao Yuan, it’s first thing in the morning. Can’t you say something nice?"
Shen Yuan smiled faintly. "Oh, my dear Jie, seeing you work so diligently, I’m sure your English score on the upcoming monthly exam will definitely pass!"
That completely shattered Ah Jie’s defenses.
"What the hell! It’s the start of a holiday, can’t you say something auspicious?!"
"Bro, you’re getting all worked up," Shen Yuan said, patting Ah Jie’s arm.
"Go to hell!!"
"Getting cocky, are we?!"
Shen Yuan’s recent workouts had been very effective. With his powerful grip, he easily broke Ah Jie’s attack and, in a reverse move, trapped Ah Jie in a headlock.
"Little Ah Jie, gotcha! Go copy your vocabulary words!"
Now, Ah Jie was thoroughly unhappy.
He felt like his entire morning had been plunged into darkness.
Perhaps because they also had a short holiday coming up, all the subject teachers were in excellent moods during class today.
Of course, if you had to pick who was in the best mood, it was definitely Eldest Female Cousin.
She didn’t have class today; she just came back to assign some English homework and then took off.
It was the best!
During the long break between classes, Shen Yuan was hunched over his desk, writing furiously.
’Finish my homework today!’
’Have fun tomorrow!’
His old man had already told him they were going to his hometown tomorrow to see his grandparents. After a stroll around the old place, he’d be free to do whatever he wanted.
Finishing his homework early would also save him from Young Master Li’s nagging.
Just as Shen Yuan was scribbling away, he heard Li Zhi’s voice.
"Shen Yuan."
"What’s up?" Shen Yuan turned to look at Li Zhi.
"What are we eating for lunch?"
Hearing this, Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow.
He hadn’t forgotten their previous agreement.
"Pizza Hut. My treat."
Seeing Shen Yuan agree so readily, Li Zhi’s eyes immediately filled with suspicion.
"You have that much allowance lately?"
Shen Yuan shook his head. "Didn’t I tell you before? I earned a little money recently."
"Huh?"
Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi helplessly. Clearly, Young Master Li had let it go in one ear and out the other.
Shen Yuan’s face twitched into a fake smile.
"Don’t worry about it. The point is, I have money now. Just tell me if you want to go or not."
Li Zhi nodded, then blinked. "But I have to say, I’m actually craving KFC. They have an 8-piece weekend bucket for just 50 yuan."
"An 8-piece bucket by yourself? Can you finish it?"
"You can get a 4-piece one. Right now they only have 8-piece and 4-piece buckets in-store. They used to have a 12-piece one. They’re so stingy."
Li Zhi complained.
Shen Yuan didn’t really mind.
’An 8-piece plus a 4-piece is just 12 pieces anyway.’
’It’s more or less the same.’
Shen Yuan took out his phone, opened the KFC app, and after seeing the contents of the weekend bucket meal, his gaze fell back on Li Zhi as he spoke with utter resignation.
"You’ll eat the ice cream, I assume."
Hearing this, Li Zhi nodded happily.
