38: I want to be a salted fish

Even though his family was wealthy for generations, Zhou Wenchang was only 18 years old this year.

Confessing to his ex-girlfriend again in front of hundreds of students, Zhou Wenchang still felt a bit embarrassed.

His cheeks were slightly red, and he couldn't look directly into Song Yu's eyes.

He noticed that his ex-girlfriend seemed more beautiful than before. Although he couldn't pinpoint any specific changes, he just felt that Song Yu was more attractive now, especially since the news had spread throughout the school that Song Yu's contract beast had evolved to the third stage.

The last time he had a 1v1 physical battle with Song Yu, he accidentally inflicted serious injuries on her...

Recalling the previous fight with Song Yu, where they exchanged blows and fought vigorously, he pondered for several days and asked friends for advice before concluding that his ex-girlfriend, Song Yu, must still have lingering feelings for him!

Otherwise, how could a combat match that usually took at least ten minutes to determine a winner end with just one move?

With a slightly red face, Zhou Wenchang took a deep breath and said, "After breaking up with Huang Jiayan, I thought for a long time. I feel that the days we spent together were the happiest... So, Song Yu, let's get back together. You also like me, right?"

"In the future, we won't break up anymore. After we graduate from the college entrance examination, we can apply to the same Beast Tamer University..."

Zhou Wenchang sneaked a glance at Song Yu, looking somewhat embarrassed. "I've thought about it... with our grades, it should be no problem to get into the Beast Tamer University in Jiangnan Province. After graduating from university, my mother will definitely agree to our marriage. By then, if we have a son, we'll name him Zhou Shaojun, and if we have a daughter, we'll name her Zhou Tianyu... What do you think?"

Song Yu: "..."

This guy! Song Yu was dumbfounded!

Even if this guy had eaten a peanut before coming to school in the morning, he shouldn't be so intoxicated, right? He had even thought about the names of their future son and daughter! Had he never considered that others might not agree?

"Zhou Wenchang, do you think I'm a spare tire? To be called upon at will, to be discarded at will? Or do you treat us girls as objects? To be selected at any time?!"

Despite Song Yu being someone who loved to act, she didn't feel like putting on a show at this moment.

Even if she could guess with her toes, at least 70-80% of the reason Zhou Wenchang wanted to get back together with her was because Qiuqiu had undergone a mutation and evolved to the third stage!

Song Yu raised an eyebrow, crossed her arms, and directly played the fool, completely letting go, scolding, "With your behavior, you're not looking for a girlfriend at all; you're looking for an accessory! Whatever accessory can highlight your identity, that's what you choose!"

Angry, Song Yu stared at him and said, "Moreover, where do you get the confidence to think that I'll get back together with you? Seriously, at such a young age, you're quite sick!"

Zhou Wenchang: "???"

Zhou Wenchang stared dumbfoundedly. After a moment, his face turned green!

He never expected that his ex-girlfriend Song Yu, who had been so infatuated with him to the point of being unwilling to let go, would say such unpleasant words.

Zhou Wenchang's face turned black, unwilling to accept it, and said, "I'm so handsome and wealthy, and I'm definitely going to be a professional Beast Tamer in the future. Why shouldn't I choose when looking for a girlfriend?"

"Just because your emotional intelligence and IQ are both low! Why don't you quickly find a mirror to take a look at yourself? Do you really think you're a precious cabbage?" Song Yu rolled her eyes, not speaking kindly.

"I don't believe you. You're definitely saying these angry words right now. Look at you, you're still giving me flirtatious looks." Zhou Wenchang was furious, gritting his teeth, about to grab Song Yu's arm.

Song Yu was dumbfounded and directly dodged to the side, angrily scolding, "Zhou Wenchang, stop laying hands on me! Even if you've only attended one class in the nine years of compulsory education, you should know that I'm rolling my eyes at you!"

If not for the fact that her habits from more than 20 years of her previous life hadn't changed, and she hadn't learned Song Qi's skill of not doing anything if she could avoid it, Song Yu would have wanted to directly resort to violence! She had never seen someone with such thick skin! Rejected and he still clings persistently!

However...

It was precisely because of the commotion caused by Song Yu and Zhou Wenchang that the noise became too loud, drawing the attention of many students who had originally focused on the match on the stage. Suddenly, all eyes turned to Song Yu and Zhou Wenchang!

In this school where the atmosphere of learning was strong, Zhou Wenchang, who had transferred from a first-tier city, naturally had a much greater reputation than Song Yu.

Although the original owner was beautiful, in this academically competitive Jianghuai City First High School, even the most beautiful girls couldn't compare to those in the top ten rankings in the hearts of the students.

Especially many students in the school were focused solely on their studies and paid no attention to external matters, reading the sage's books wholeheartedly.

Ask them who in their school was handsome or beautiful, and not only would they not know, but they might also find the question strange.

Although the original owner had good grades, she was only ranked in the top few in her class.

However, in the entire senior year, there were sixty or seventy classes. It was difficult for the original owner to squeeze into the top one hundred in the overall rankings every time she took an exam.

However...

When Song Yu became the first senior in the school this year to have her contract beast evolve to the second stage and then to the third stage, far surpassing her classmates...

It was difficult for others to ignore, even if they wanted to!

The gazes of many students were like spotlights shining brightly!

They circled around Song Yu and Zhou Wenchang, and some students who had been on the forum and knew about the original's 'love and hate' relationship with Zhou Wenchang immediately whispered. They started explaining to others who didn't know, and soon, they were all engaged in lively gossip and discussions.

"Oh my god? Is he asking for a reconciliation?"

"Rejected! Rejected! Look at Zhou Wenchang's expression; it's so ugly!"

"Ah?! Is this the 'ordinary man plus scum' combo? He wanted to break up before, claiming that the other's beast-taming talent wasn't good enough, and now that he sees the girl's contract beast evolving rapidly, he's asking for a reconciliation? This is too much!"

"Wow, Song Yu scolds people so fiercely. I didn't know she could be this sharp with her words!"

"Hahaha, the scolding is too accurate. Isn't it just low emotional and intellectual intelligence? Luckily, Song Yu broke up with him; otherwise, wouldn't she be driven crazy in the future?"

Even though only a small fraction of the hundreds of students present were discussing, and they were lowering their voices, the various discussions still reached Zhou Wenchang's ears with the resonating air. This made him snap out of his anger-induced haze.

Zhou Wenchang slowly stopped pursuing Song Yu, his face alternating between pale and green. He was almost driven to vomit by the anger.

The scene of being surrounded and discussed by people was simply more suffocating than when he broke up with Huang Jiayan and was slapped.

Most importantly...

Right in front of him was his ex-girlfriend Huang Jiayan, who was now rejoicing that she had broken up with him.

Zhou Wenchang: "!!!" Critical hit!

 

*****

 

Huang Jiayan stood in the crowd, her face full of relief. Her two girlfriends beside her were similarly full of relief and sighed.

"Jiayan, it's a good thing you broke up with him. What kind of boyfriend is he? He's even worse than the big pig's trotters on TV!"

"That's right, Jiayan... it's better not to date during our study period. Look at Song Yu; she suffered a bit after the breakup but rose immediately after understanding. You've been in pain for so long recently. It's time for you to rise like Song Yu!"

"As the saying goes, men don't have a career fragrance?! When you enter the Beast Tamer University after the college entrance examination and become a professional Beast Tamer, by then, won't you easily find a boyfriend with eight-pack abs?"

Huang Jiayan nodded in agreement and withdrew her gaze slowly. "You're right. When I become a professional Beast Tamer, where can't I find a boyfriend with eight-pack abs?"

Although the Huang family wasn't as wealthy as the Wenchang family, they still had money!

 

*****

 

Song Yu emerged from the crowd, brushed off the nonexistent dust on her and cursed her bad luck.

Being stabbed in the back by Teacher Zhang during the day was bad enough, and now Zhou Wenchang had the nerve to flirt with her?

"Most importantly... I had planned this exam so well, lying on the ground and scoring zero in all three rounds." Song Yu was angry. "Zhou Wenchang has ruined my plan, hasn't he?"

"What if the final ranking results come out, and there are just a few more points because of this... I must make Qiuqiu beat him up in the Wild Forest!" Song Yu gritted her teeth. Don't think that a slacker like her can't get angry. She also has a small temper, okay?

"Forget it, forget it. I should focus on the next match for now."

"This time, I absolutely cannot fail again! I must lie on the ground the moment he throws a punch!" Song Yu clenched her fists, silently cheering herself on in her heart. Acting as an injured patient, she was an expert at it.

In the indoor sports arena of Room 1, there were a total of 10 classes participating in the current physical combat assessment.

Song Yu originally wanted to go down to find Zhou Ting, but the crowd was too dense, and once she stepped out, there was no way to squeeze back in.

Song Yu casually chose a quiet corner, where some sports equipment was unoccupied, and she treated them as benches.

Surprisingly, it worked well~

Sitting on the equipment in the corner, she watched the students on the stage engage in rapid combat.

Song Yu enjoyed her melon while observing.

It had to be said that in this world where combat was prevalent, it was rare to see students who could eat enough to gain weight.

Even if they ate a lot on normal days, daily physical training would burn off the fat.

Compared to ordinary high schools...

In fact, First High School looked more like a sports academy that appeared on the previous hot search. Muscular men and women could be seen everywhere.

Full of explosive muscular lines, each person looked like a tiger on the stage, with every punch and kick landing with force...

Upon closer observation, Song Yu also noticed that some students, when they saw classmates with significantly stronger abilities, would 'emphasize their strengths and avoid weaknesses' by choosing to give up and prepare for the next match.

But for students with a large gap in strength, there were also prediction errors... getting knocked down with a single punch!

Song Yu saw someone give up in the last round, eagerly charge up in the next, and end up being knocked off the stage in three moves...

"Oh~ It turns out that the reason for having 10 classes together in the physical combat competition is because the competition doesn't allow the school doctor to provide treatment, and students from each class have some understanding of their own classmates' abilities. It's easy to take advantage... But with 10 classes mixed together for combat, except for those students in the top positions on the grade ranking list who are recognized, it's difficult for students from one class to know the abilities of students from other classes."

As for whether there would be any unlucky person, someone with the ability to undergo practical combat training in the Wilderness Zone but continuously encountering three exceptionally strong students... it seemed like it would depend on luck. Song Yu pondered for a moment and already had a rough idea of the situation in this exam.

"Class 5, Song Yu! Class 5, Zhou Ting! On platform 12, come up quickly!"

At the same time...

The teacher on the platform, holding a scorebook, shouted again through the megaphone, "Class 5, Song Yu! Class 5, Zhou Ting! On platform 12, come up quickly!"

"Oh?! I didn't expect it to be Zhou Ting!" Song Yu exclaimed, her cheeks turning red with excitement.

Steady, it's steady now! This time, it's steady!

Her desk mate had been aiming to rank in the top 55 of the class to enter the Wilderness Zone, and there would definitely be no repeat of the absurd incident with Zhou Wenchang giving her a free pass.

Full of confidence, Song Yu thought, "As long as Zhou Ting throws a punch at me, I'll be lying on the ground!"

However...

Three minutes later...

Platform 12.

Zhou Ting covered her chest, trembling slightly, "Tea-teacher, I can't... I can't anymore~"

Watching Zhou Ting groaning in pain on the ground, Song Yu, who was supposed to be confident, was dumbfounded!

Song Yu: ???

Song Yu was shocked, her eyes wide open, almost jumping three feet high in surprise!

What's going on? She hadn't even started lying down to fake an injury, and Zhou Ting had already mastered the art of faking it?

How could someone be better at faking than her?

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