Can't Shake Off My Arch-rival After Falling in Love Online - Chapter 17

The information sent by Shu Xing acted like a finale, bringing an end to the farce involving the internal members of the number one guild.

There were many spectators in the game, and without a doubt, tonight’s events would be discussed on the game forums for a long time. The guild chat had actually exploded back when Yu Hui left, but with Ni Xin being slaughtered by Yu Hui, the guild of only forty people somehow produced a conversation volume that felt like four thousand people.

Guild members were debating what Ni Xin had done to make Yu Hui suddenly quit and go on a killing spree. Ni Xin did not dare complain, only replying with “it was all a misunderstanding” before telling everyone to disperse.

Shu Xing knew Yu Hui was not someone who looked at the public world chat, so he asked, “Baby, do you not usually ignore the public chat? How did you know today?”

Yu Hui explained bluntly, “My roommate sent me a private message saying there was a green tea on the public screen and told me to check it out immediately.”

“Oh,” Shu Xing thought. That roommate seemed like a pretty good person. Shu Xing’s impression of this Love Bond CP increased significantly.

After the drama, Yu Hui switched back to the rented low-level account from earlier. After a few more matches, Shu Xing and Yu Hui were matched against Ni Xin’s team again. Looking at the opponent’s nickname, Shu Xing directly chose his best role: the Poison Master. Yu Hui cooperatively chose a high-output Swordsman.

The two of them entered the game and delivered a devastating mixed doubles beating to the opposing four. In particular, Ni Xin, who was also playing a Poison Master against Shu Xing, was beaten to death by him multiple times. To fully vent his anger, Shu Xing specifically camped at Ni Xin’s respawn point. As soon as the cooldown ended, he started the slaughter again, not giving the other person a single chance to resist.

Eventually, Ni Xin could not take it anymore. During the cooldown after being killed by Shu Xing once again, he hurriedly clicked the surrender button.

The victory was effortless, and Shu Xing’s mood was exceptionally bright. Outsiders who did not know Shu Xing assumed he could only play as a healer, often claiming his stats were inflated or that Yu Hui had hired a professional to play for him. In reality, before meeting Yu Hui, Shu Xing was an excellent Poison Master. He rarely hindered his teammates; on the contrary, people used to pay him to boost the hero points for the Poison Master role.

“Baby, you play Poison Master very well. You do not have to always play as a healer from now on.”

Yu Hui’s sudden remark after the game settlement left Shu Xing a bit stunned. Shu Xing quickly asked a sharp follow-up: “What do you mean! Yu Hui, do you also think I am bad at playing a healer?”

“Ah, no, no.” Yu Hui seemed to sense he had stepped into a trap and quickly clarified, “I mean, baby, you can play the roles you are good at and like. You do not always have to choose a healer just to cater to me. I will like whatever you play.”

Shu Xing: “…”

When exactly did this guy realize I was playing a healer just to cater to him? Shu Xing had always thought Yu Hui was a bit dull, but it turned out he had noticed the deliberate coordination all along. Shu Xing pouted and said, “Fine.”

By the time the round ended, it was nearly 2:00 AM. Shu Xing had classes the next morning, so he hurriedly logged off to shower. Before leaving, Shu Xing noticed Yu Hui’s two roommates had teamed up for the arena again. Those two college students were truly energetic; did they not have classes tomorrow morning?

During his shower, the voice call remained connected. The intermittent sound of water from the showerhead reached the other person through the microphone.

“Baby, do you like doing it in the shower?”

The sound of water was a bit loud, and for a moment, Shu Xing thought he was hallucinating. He wiped the water from his eyes, opened the glass door of the shower a crack, poked his head out, and asked with an innocent, confused tone, “What did you say?”

Yu Hui, on the other end, repeated it as if it were a common occurrence: “Baby, I just asked you, do you like doing it in the shower?”

Shu Xing: “…”

Actually, they were all adults, and chatting about suggestive topics occasionally was fine, but coming out with a line like that left Shu Xing, a pure-hearted virgin, a bit unable to handle the situation. After repeating himself, Yu Hui waited patiently for Shu Xing’s reply.

Shu Xing noticed the silence on the other end and actually began to think about it seriously. The water continued to wash over his body. His skin was already very white, and with the hot water constantly pouring down, his skin soon turned a faint crimson.

“Doing it in the shower,” Shu Xing faced the showerhead, reaching out to gently touch the cool tiles. His naked waist sank slightly, and he slowly closed his eyes to imagine the posture. His head tilted slightly, and his other hand could not help but reach toward his rear. At the mere touch, a soft, tingling sensation made Shu Xing quickly retract his hand.

“Mmm,” after thinking it over, Shu Xing gave a serious answer, “If entering from the front, my back would be against the wall, which would be so cold. But if it is from the back, that posture feels like it should be very pleasurable.”

“Okay.”

“Wait, wait, wait?”

Shu Xing sensed something was off. What on earth is he “okay-ing” for!

Yu Hui said, “I just mean I understand now.”

Shu Xing: ???

What exactly does he understand now! Yu Hui is not actually preparing for the anniversary meet-up, is he? Please no, I have not done the mental preparation to be taken like that. Moreover, he still had to find an excuse to delay the meet-up in a few days!

Watching the anniversary date get closer and closer, Shu Xing still had not thought of a suitable reason to delay. His worry kept him awake until late at night, which inevitably caused him to wake up late the next morning.

When Shu Xing realized he had overslept, he practically launched himself out of bed. Yu Hui had woken up earlier than him, and their voice call had already been disconnected by him around 8:00 AM. Taking the subway from the city center to school was too troublesome and slow, so Shu Xing spent a significant amount of money on a private car and rushed to campus.

This morning was a major course, but the teacher had already assigned a short-term group project, so there was a high level of freedom. Once the group members arrived, they only needed to communicate and assign tasks. Fortunately, Shu Xing was not the only one late. Cheng Xinyu and He Wennan, who had pulled an all-nighter and had dark circles under their eyes, also arrived late.

Seeing their drained expressions, Shu Xing whispered, “What did you two do yesterday? You live on campus and still managed to be late?”

He Wennan whispered back, “That dog Cheng Xinyu insisted on dragging me to play ranked games to gain points. In the end, we did not gain any points and even lost several dozen.”

Shu Xing nodded and sighed. “Same here. Games are a menace.”

The group leader for the integration project was the boy who had added Shu Xing on WeChat last time, named Ruan Yi. Before Shu Xing arrived, he had already divided the sections for everyone and was currently planning the estimated progress for the week. As the other group leader, Shu Xing was late. He was thin-skinned and felt embarrassed about being late. Seeing that Ruan Yi had even taken over his share of the work, he gave him a grateful smile.

Ruan Yi was talking animatedly about the plan, but when he looked up and saw Shu Xing curling his lips and blinking at him, his ears instantly turned red as if burned by fire. Panicked, he immediately looked down.

Xi Yang was sitting directly opposite Shu Xing. His gaze followed Shu Xing’s smile to Ruan Yi in the distance. When he noticed Ruan Yi looking down in embarrassment and stuttering because of Shu Xing’s smile, a strange, sudden surge of annoyance crossed his heart.

Xi Yang was startled by this emotion. He did not know if he was annoyed by Ruan Yi’s shyness or Shu Xing’s smile. That strange feeling was too inexplicable, as if he were destined to have such a reaction. The annoyance and gloom felt like a tangled knot pressing on his heart. Xi Yang could not understand why he felt this way, so he attributed it to being angered by Shu Xing, as a group leader, being late without apologizing. His eyes darkened, and he cast a cold glance at Shu Xing’s smiling face.

Seeing the shallow dimples on the other person’s cheeks, Xi Yang felt even more uncomfortable. Ruan Yi finished explaining the plan stumblingly and asked everyone to do some self-planning as a simple break.

Shu Xing took the opportunity to wave at Ruan Yi, who was sitting two seats away. When the other person approached, he said with a smile, “Thanks for today, Ruan Yi.”

Ruan Yi looked down, somewhat embarrassed, and adjusted the glasses on his nose. He said softly, “No, it is nothing. I just assigned them while I was at it.”

“I will buy you milk tea next time!”

When Xi Yang saw Shu Xing flash another beautiful smile at the guy, he could not hold back anymore. The muscles in his jaw tightened, his lips moved slightly, and he spoke with an unfriendly tone: “Shu Xing, you were 17 minutes late to class today. As a group leader, you made the entire dorm group wait for exactly 17 minutes, and in the end, the other group leader had to assign your tasks for you.” After listing Shu Xing’s crimes, Xi Yang tilted his chin slightly, narrowed his eyes, and said in a low voice, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”

“Huh?” Shu Xing tilted his head. The entire dorm group? He Wennan and Cheng Xinyu arrived around the same time as me. Oh, so when he said “the entire group,” he probably meant just himself?

While it was true that being late was wrong, it had not caused a major impact. It seemed unnecessary to be so strict and critical. Did Xi Yang eat gunpowder for breakfast? Why is he so aggressive!

Shu Xing already did not get along with Xi Yang, and with Xi Yang’s unfriendly tone, a surge of rebellion instantly rose in his heart.

“Hey, I was wrong to be late, but Xi Yang, I am telling you, do not be too”

Shu Xing wanted to snap back, but Ruan Yi quickly patted him and said, “It is fine, it is fine. Do not fight. Shu Xing and I are both leaders; it is the same whoever gives out the tasks.”

With Ruan Yi acting as the peacemaker, Xi Yang gave a dissatisfied “Mm” and turned his face away, refusing to look at the two of them. Shu Xing suddenly felt that he and Xi Yang might just be naturally incompatible. Otherwise, why would a new conflict arise just after their relationship had finally eased?

Shu Xing wrinkled his nose in annoyance. From the corner of his eye, he saw the sports car keys on Xi Yang’s desk. The yellow on red car keys with the striking Prancing Horse logo reminded Shu Xing that this person’s show-off nature was always present. Why display it on the table? As if anyone does not know you have a sports car.

For the rest of the morning discussion, Shu Xing decided to give Xi Yang tight shoes to wear. In the final planning and task distribution, he forced a lot of work onto Xi Yang. To see how Xi Yang would struggle with the group project, Shu Xing, following the philosophy of the strategist enters the fray, deliberately announced he would be in a pair with Xi Yang, attempting to disgust him with this forced pairing.

When Xi Yang struggles and fails to complete the group tasks, he will eventually have to lower his head and ask me for cooperation!

After class, Cheng Xinyu and He Wennan wanted to go back to the dorm to catch up on sleep, so they did not drag Shu Xing to the cafeteria. Coincidentally, the salesperson from the boutique where he had ordered his watch sent him a message saying the model he reserved was now in stock.

Speaking of which, the arrival of this watch was truly slow. If the salesperson had not sent the pickup notification, Shu Xing would have almost forgotten he bought such a watch! Recalling that before he bought the watch, Xi Yang had implied he was a vain person.

Thinking about that made Shu Xing dislike Xi Yang even more. He practically wanted to buy a pair of villain-stomping socks with Xi Yang’s name embroidered on them so he could step on him every day.

Since there were no classes in the afternoon and his roommates were sleeping, it was not convenient for Shu Xing to go back to play, so he made an appointment with the boutique salesperson to pick up the watch in the afternoon.

The salesperson greeted Shu Xing with great enthusiasm again. While another staff member helped package the watch, the salesman did not forget to recommend several new styles for this quarter.

Leaving the boutique, Shu Xing, who had not slept well last night, began to feel drowsy now that he was free. He wanted nothing more than to go back and sleep immediately. Languid with sleepiness, Shu Xing naturally did not notice someone nearby waving at him.

Song Tianyi had just finished browsing a streetwear shop when he saw Shu Xing walking past in the distance. However, because of the distance, Shu Xing did not see him waving. Song Tianyi looked at the luxury watch bag in Shu Xing’s hand and tilted his head curiously.

Eh? Is Shu Xing’s family back on track again?

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