Chapter 67: Saving the Bullied Top Student (15)

On the other end of the phone, Tang Mu fell silent for a moment, then lowered his voice: “Little Seven, this is adult business…”

“Little Uncle is only three years older than me.” Tang Qi’s fingers tapped the table. “Besides, isn’t Little Uncle afraid something might happen to your future little aunt?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!” Tang Mu scolded helplessly, then asked, “Do you have a grudge against that classmate of yours?”

“Yeah, a grudge!” The tapping on the table stopped. Tang Qi shifted to a more comfortable position and softened her voice: “Little Uncle, you don’t have to refuse in a hurry. Wait ten days, and you’ll change your mind.”

She hadn’t expected to convince Tang Mu in one try anyway.

After hanging up, Tang Qi flipped through the Book of the World again. The Book described Zhou Chenglong dominating the business world. It wrote that he valued loyalty, always left room for maneuver in his dealings, and all his former enemies eventually became his friends.

There was only one exception: Tang Mu.

Tang Mu, from a branch of the Tang Family. He squandered his entire fortune fighting Zhou Chenglong. After failing, he didn’t hesitate to try and drive his car into his opponent, seeking mutual destruction. In the end, his car exploded, leaving him dead without an intact corpse.

The System popped up: “Host, have you figured something out?”

Tang Qi’s gaze lingered on a passage of text—Tang Mu’s inner thoughts before death: “Tang Mu knew he was about to die. He had committed countless evils and knew he couldn’t live in this world. But now, only his physical body was dying. His soul had already scattered to the wind the day his girlfriend Zhou Qian died in a car accident.”

Car accident?

Tang Qi raised an eyebrow. The System didn’t understand what was so interesting about this passage and started gossiping with Tang Qi: “Host, guess what I just saw? Zhou Chenglong went home after you beat him up and is now crying to his grandmother!”

“He’s certainly capable of bending when he needs to. It’s just disgustingly nauseating to watch that thuggish face of his whining. And his grandmother keeps comforting him.” The System clicked its tongue, shaking its head.

“Zhou Chenglong wants his grandmother to avenge him, and she agreed on the spot.” The System mimicked the old woman’s tone: “The Shipping Tycoon’s granddaughter? Tang Jiu? Hmph, why would I be afraid of a mere Tang Family? Good Grandson, your grandmother will take charge for you. Just focus on being happy, don’t fear anything else!”

Tang Qi smiled and got up, intending to go downstairs to find Luo Xun. The System asked, “Host, what are you planning to do? Zhou Chenglong has backing now. Should we avoid his sharp edge for a while?”

“Backing? What I want is to break his sharp edge.” Tang Qi walked downstairs. Luo Xun was accompanying Mother Luo, watching TV. Mother Luo seemed a bit restrained when she saw Tang Qi. “Do you want to watch TV? Should I change it to your favorite channel?”

“No need, Auntie!” Tang Qi sat beside Luo Xun and secretly took her hand. Luo Xun blushed and glared at her. With mischievous intent, Tang Qi squeezed firmly, while subtly pinching Luo Xun’s waist lightly.

The two flirted right under Mother Luo’s nose.

The System felt it couldn’t watch any longer: I ask a bunch of questions and can’t get a single sentence out, but the moment Host sees her wife, she’s all smiles. Double-standard dog of a Host!

After coaxing Mother Luo to sleep, Tang Qi finally got to the main matter. “Should you take a few days off?” Zhou Chenglong had been especially crazed these past few days and would definitely cause trouble for Luo Xun.

Luo Xun shook her head: “Little Seven, I have to face these things bravely.”

Tang Qi stroked Luo Xun’s fluffy head, pinched her chin to tilt her face up. Their foreheads touched, the tips of their noses meeting: “Our Luoluo is already very brave, but when it comes to dealing with madmen, leave it to me!”

Luo Xun shook her head, but because Tang Qi was pinching her chin, she could only manage a small wiggle. No way, she wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Tang Qi, not just let Tang Qi charge into battle alone.

Tang Qi chuckled lowly, kissed Luo Xun, and said: “Come on, let’s go rest. We still have to wake up early to study tomorrow.”

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the stunned Nanny.

The Nanny had never witnessed such a scene before. The cleaning cloth had fallen from her hand without her even noticing. She saw Tang Qi’s gaze turn towards her, followed by a meaningful smile.

In an instant, the Nanny understood the warning in that smile and tiptoed out of the living room.

Tang Qi stood up, reached out her hand to pull Luo Xun up, and with a sweeping motion, lifted her in a princess carry. Luo Xun let out a small gasp of surprise. Tang Qi said gently, “Princess, I’ll take you back to sleep.”

Back in Tang Qi’s room, Luo Xun struggled to get down. “I’m going back to my room.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Tang Qi gave a gentle toss. Startled, Luo Xun felt herself trace a parabola through the air before landing on the bed. Fortunately, the bed was extremely soft, so she felt no pain.

Tang Qi leaned over, hands braced on either side of Luo Xun, looking down at her from above: “Go back where?”

Luo Xun clutched the hem of her clothes, her voice impossibly quiet: “Back… to my room.”

“Isn’t this your room?” Tang Qi’s presence was overwhelmingly intense. Her body lowered more and more. Luo Xun slowly lay back, finally burying herself entirely in the blankets, whimpering softly: “I want to go back and rest. Tomorrow, tomorrow I still have school.”

She pushed Tang Qi away and flipped over to crawl away.

Just as she was about to crawl off the edge of the bed, her heart leaped with joy, but the next moment, Tang Qi grabbed her ankle and dragged her back. Luo Xun cried out softly.

Tang Qi laughed: “You can’t run away. Just obediently sleep here.” Luo Xun bit her lip and mumbled, “You’re bullying me!”

“This is bullying?” Tang Qi trapped her beneath herself. She took Luo Xun’s wrist, her fingertips rubbing firmly against it. “I said before that I would ask for your consent.”

Tang Qi stared intently into Luo Xun’s eyes: “I’m asking for your consent now… Luoluo, can I kiss you?”

Luo Xun felt a wave of heat spread from her heart, flowing to every limb and meridian in her body. She turned her face away, refusing to look at Tang Qi, neither objecting nor silently giving consent.

But Tang Qi didn’t follow her tacit agreement. She asked again: “Can I kiss you? Hmm?” The last word had a rising tone, indescribably intimate and suggestive. Even the fingertips on her wrist slowly slid upwards, gently tickling the center of Luo Xun’s palm.

Luo Xun gritted her teeth, her eyes brimming with a watery sheen. She glared accusingly at Tang Qi, her voice soft and nasal: “You, you’ve got me pinned here and you still didn’t ask for my opinion?”

Tang Qi’s heart melted under that gaze. She released her wrist: “Then I’m not pinning you now. So, can I kiss you?” She drew closer to Luo Xun. “Or let me ask a different question: Are you willing to be with me?”

Luo Xun’s nostrils were filled with Tang Qi’s scent. She felt dizzy and lightheaded, her heart pounding uncontrollably. The beautiful, pretty face right before her eyes kept hooking her thoughts, and there was only one voice in her head: “Say yes, say yes.”

“I…” Luo Xun blushed. She thought they were already a couple; she hadn’t expected Tang Qi to be so wicked, wanting her to say it out loud.

Luo Xun felt a little wronged: “We’ve already…” But the words she wanted to say ultimately couldn’t leave her lips out of shyness. Finally, she closed her eyes tightly, steeled her heart, pulled Tang Qi towards her, and planted a series of frantic kisses.

Tang Qi was stunned by Luo Xun’s reckless momentum. In her heart, she found it both funny and endearing, secretly blaming herself for going too far. She didn’t know what had come over her—seeing the young Luo Xun in this lifetime just made her want to tease her.

Still, she was indeed enjoying this kind of kissing from Luo Xun. She stopped propping herself up and lay down on her side, lying side by side with Luo Xun. She reached out and took Luo Xun into her arms: “Sleep!”

The next morning, Luo Xun was woken by a knock on the door. Groggy, she went to open it. Standing at the doorway was the Nanny, her expression calm and unruffled: “Little Xun, time to get up and eat.”

Luo Xun nodded and walked to the wardrobe to change. As she was putting on her clothes, she realized the school uniform was two sizes too big. Looking more closely, she saw it was Tang Qi’s uniform—all the clothes in the wardrobe were Tang Qi’s.

She looked around. The room, decorated in a palette of slate grays, entered her pupils. A jolt went through Luo Xun; she remembered she had slept in Tang Qi’s room last night.

Wait, how did the Nanny know she was sleeping here? Why wasn’t she surprised at all?

Downstairs, Tang Qi had already finished breakfast and was on the phone on the balcony. Luo Xun couldn’t hear clearly what Tang Qi was saying, but she could see her expression was very gentle.

The Nanny, noticing her watching, spoke up: “It’s a call from Old Master Tang.”

So it was Grandpa! The faint jealousy rising in Luo Xun’s heart dissipated before it even fully formed!

Wait, how did the Nanny know she wanted to ask that? Luo Xun wanted to question the Nanny, but the woman had already turned and left. By the time Luo Xun finished breakfast, Tang Qi had also just hung up the phone. Tang Qi smiled: “Let’s go, time for school.”

Zhou Chenglong wasn’t at school. Luo Xun used the time to focus on her practice problems. Tang Qi pointed out a few of her mistakes from the side.

Zhou Chenglong only came to school in the afternoon. He was wearing limited-edition sneakers, a gold chain as thick as a thumb around his neck, and as he moved, he inadvertently revealed the diamond watch on his wrist.

He didn’t come to the classroom alone; he was surrounded by a swarm of underclassmen. Arriving at class, Zhou Chenglong waved his hand: “Wait for me at the school gate tonight. I’ll take you all to ‘Nightfall’.”

Nightfall was a KTV with very high spending in Haishi. These students usually couldn’t even touch its doorstep. Hearing Zhou Chenglong say this, they burst into cheers, their flattering words pouring out without restraint.

Amidst the crowd’s watchful gazes, Zhou Chenglong slowly walked back to his own seat. When he reached it, he didn’t sit down but turned sideways and hauled up the student in front of him: “Give your spot to me.”

The student silently left. Zhou Chenglong laughed a few times, seemingly very satisfied with the other’s performance, and deliberately said loudly: “Tonight I’m inviting everyone to ‘Nightfall’. Any classmates interested can come along.”

Several students showed interested expressions. Zhou Chenglong’s gaze swept towards Luo Xun and Tang Qi, skipping past Tang Qi to look at Luo Xun: “Luo Xun, do you want to come check it out too?”

Luo Xun gripped her book tightly: “No need. If I want to go, I’ll rely on my own ability.”

“Your own ability? I’m afraid you couldn’t afford even one visit in your entire lifetime.” Thinking of something, Zhou Chenglong let out a few strange laughs. “In that case, whoever wants to go, I’ll take them all. Those who go can come tell Luo Xun about it tomorrow morning.”

A few students couldn’t resist raising their hands to sign up.

The System cursed: “Tch, believe me, I’ll scrap you with a single Item?” What surprised it was that Tang Qi had no particular reaction, merely holding Luo Xun’s hand.

The day passed peacefully. Zhou Chenglong threw large sums of money around, quickly buying back the popularity he had recently lost. Quite a few classmates who usually liked to slack off gathered around him.

As night fell and evening self-study ended, Zhou Chenglong called his friends over. One by one, they got into the sedans parked at the school gate and vanished in a flash. Tang Qi and Luo Xun also got into their own car. Just as the Driver was about to start the engine, Tang Qi said: “We’re not going home. We’re going to ‘Nightfall’!”