I Will Talk About Douluo Continent All Night Long

Wu Zixi left.

I reckon the guy would go back and question his life choices for a good few days.

Taking advantage of the gap when the lead teacher was calling everyone to gather, a foot in a little white shoe silently stepped on his shoe.

It wasn't forceful this time, just a gentle grind.

"Chen Zhi."

"Quite the actor, aren't you?"

Chen Zhi gave a dry cough and lowered his voice. "Right back at you. Your 'Then I'll come to Peking University too' just now was an absolute overkill."

Pei Ningxue looked up. "Since we've acknowledged our relationship, shouldn't we settle some scores?"

"What scores?"

"For example..." Pei Ningxue's gaze swept over Chen Zhi's hands, "The score of a certain someone getting handsy with me on the bus."

Chen Zhi's scalp tingled. Just as he was about to argue that it was self-defense, the loud voice of the lead teacher, Xie Ding, rang out.

"What are you all standing around for! Keep up, keep up!"

"Come on, come on! Students from First High, look here! Say cheese!"

They finally made it to five in the afternoon and boarded the bus heading to the hotel.

The hotel was booked in the Haidian District, not far from Peking University. It was a decent three-star establishment.

When the room cards were handed out, the scene was momentarily chaotic.

"Two boys to a room, two girls to a room! Those who have their room cards, hurry up and drop off your luggage. Gather downstairs at six-thirty for dinner!" Xie Ding roared, holding the roster.

Chen Zhi was paired with a bespectacled guy named Wang Bo.

This guy was the physics representative of Class One. He did nothing but grind through practice questions all day, the type who wouldn't utter a word even if you beat him with a stick.

As soon as they entered the room, Wang Bo pulled out a test prep workbook, sat at the desk, and started studying without even turning on the air conditioning.

"Dude, aren't you hot?" Chen Zhi set the AC to 23 degrees and casually threw himself onto the soft, large bed.

"A calm mind keeps the body cool," Wang Bo said without looking up. "You wash up first. I'm going to finish this mechanics problem."

Chen Zhi took a shower and changed into a loose T-shirt and a pair of large shorts. Only then did he feel like he had come back to life.

He lay on the bed, scrolling through his phone out of sheer boredom.

The class group chat had already exploded with activity.

Zhang Wei was also a member of their back-row gaming squad.

Although the kid didn't come on the trip, he was bouncing off the walls in the group chat, frantically tagging Chen Zhi and begging for photos.

[Zhang Wei: @Chen Zhi, my godfather! I heard Peking University is full of beauties? Hurry up and send some pictures for me to appreciate! Just the legs! I don't need faces!]

[Zhang Wei: [Image]]

Chen Zhi casually sent a picture of Xie Ding standing by Weiming Lake, his balding head reflecting the sunlight.

[Zhang Wei: ... Bad luck! I'm leaving the group!]

Chen Zhi chuckled. Just as he was about to roast the guy a bit more in the group, a message suddenly popped up.

Contact Name: Bad Woman.

Chen Zhi raised an eyebrow.

What does she want from me this late?

He opened the chat window.

[Bad Woman: Come out.]

[Chen Zhi: No thanks, not interested.]

[Bad Woman: [Image]]

In the photo was a pair of slender legs resting on white bedsheets.

The skin was smooth and pale, the ankles delicate and refined, and the toes round and cute, revealing a faint shade of pink.

However, on the fair instep, a slight red mark could vaguely be seen. That was from when Chen Zhi pinched her in retaliation on the bus earlier today.

[Bad Woman: It hurts.]

Chen Zhi stared at the photo for a full five seconds, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily.

This woman was definitely doing it on purpose!

[Chen Zhi: If it hurts, rub some medicinal oil on it. Why are you looking for me?]

[Bad Woman: You did this.]

[Bad Woman: Plus, I'm hungry now.]

[Chen Zhi: Go eat if you're hungry. The restaurant downstairs opens at six-thirty.]

[Bad Woman: I don't want to eat at the restaurant. I want to eat that.]

Immediately after, she sent a screenshot.

It was of a famous trendy dessert shop near the hotel, specializing in Mango Pomelo Sago and Tiramisu.

[Chen Zhi: Sis, it's thirty-eight degrees outside! You want me to go buy you dessert?]

[Bad Woman: You're not going?]

[Bad Woman: Then I'll post about you touching my feet on the bus to the class group chat. And I'll tag Lin Wanwan while I'm at it.]

Fuck!

Chen Zhi sprang up from the bed.

This was a blatant threat!

[Chen Zhi: What flavors?]

[Bad Woman: Mango Pomelo Sago, less sugar, no ice. The Tiramisu needs to be rum-flavored.]

[Chen Zhi: Just wait!]

Chen Zhi put on his shoes, gritting his teeth.

"I'm going out to buy something, be back in a bit," he said to Wang Bo, who was still wrestling with his physics problems.

"Oh," Wang Bo replied, still not looking up.

Chen Zhi put on a baseball cap and slipped out of the hotel like a thief.

The dessert shop was about a kilometer away from the hotel. Chen Zhi scanned a shared bike and pedaled furiously all the way there.

By the time he bought the stuff and returned, his T-shirt was half soaked with sweat again.

Carrying the bag, he guiltily avoided his classmates in the lobby, ducked into the elevator, and headed straight for the fifth floor.

Ding.

The elevator doors opened.

As soon as Chen Zhi took a step out, he saw someone standing in the corridor ahead.

Wearing a light blue floral nightgown with wet hair draped over her shoulders, she was standing in front of the vending machine, spacing out.

Li Zhiyi?

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

Li Zhiyi seemed to hear the noise and turned her head.

Upon seeing Chen Zhi, her entire demeanor visibly brightened.

"Chen Zhi?"

She jogged over a couple of steps, bringing with her the fresh scent of body wash.

"You... you went out?"

Li Zhiyi looked at Chen Zhi's sweaty face, then at the delicate paper bag in his hand. She tilted her head, looking somewhat confused.

Chen Zhi's mind raced.

If he told her he bought it for Pei Ningxue, wouldn't that be digging his own grave?

"Ah, yeah," Chen Zhi held up the bag, his face calm and his heart steady. "I saw Wang Bo studying so hard, so I bought him some supplies. Plus, I wanted something sweet too."

"Oh..."

Li Zhiyi nodded obediently, without any suspicion.

She pulled a pack of tissues from her pocket, took one out, and stood on her tiptoes.

Chen Zhi instinctively wanted to dodge, but seeing her earnest gaze, his feet stayed rooted to the spot.

The slightly cool tissue gently wiped across his forehead.

Li Zhiyi's movements were very light, as if afraid of hurting him, her eyes focused.

"Why are you sweating so much..." she muttered softly. "Hurry back and enjoy the AC, don't get heatstroke."

A surge of warmth welled up in Chen Zhi's heart, immediately followed by an intense wave of guilt.

Look!

Look at Zhiyi!

So gentle! So considerate!

Then look at that Bad Woman who only knows how to threaten and extort!

It was literally the difference between an angel and a demon!

"Um, Zhiyi." Chen Zhi caught her wrist and took the tissue down. "I can do it myself. You should go back and rest early too, don't wander around at night."

"Mhm." Li Zhiyi's face was flushed as she pulled her hand back. "Then hurry back to your room."

She shook the mineral water in her hand. "I'll head back after buying something."

Watching Li Zhiyi obediently walk over to the vending machine, Chen Zhi took a deep breath, turned around, and walked toward the other end of the corridor.

Pei Ningxue's room was at the end of the hall.

Chen Zhi walked to the door of 508, looked left and right, and after making sure no one was there, raised his hand to knock.

Knock, knock, knock.

No answer.

Chen Zhi frowned and knocked twice more.

Click.

The door opened.

But it only opened a crack.

A pale hand reached out from the crack of the door, palm up, fingers beckoning.

"Where is it?"

The voice was lazy and seductive.

Chen Zhi hooked the bag onto her finger and said irritably, "Here, here! Hope you eat till you burst!"

Pei Ningxue took the bag, but didn't close the door.

Instead, the gap widened a bit.

Only then did Chen Zhi see clearly: she was wearing an oversized men's white dress shirt—who knows where she got it—the hem barely covering the top of her thighs, leaving her two long legs exposed in plain sight.

Her hair was casually tied up in a messy bun, with a few loose strands resting on her collarbones.

This look was fatally alluring, a perfect mix of innocence and seduction.

Chen Zhi instinctively averted his gaze. "Put some clothes on! Look at yourself!"

"There's no one else around."

Pei Ningxue leaned against the doorframe, holding the Mango Pomelo Sago dessert in her hand, looking at him with a half-smile. "What? Afraid to look?"

"Ridiculous! Am I that kind of person?" Chen Zhi stiffened his neck. "Delivery is made, I'm leaving."

With that, he turned to leave.

"Stop right there."

Pei Ningxue's voice came from behind.

Chen Zhi paused his steps. "What now?"

"Since I am also considered a daughter..."

Pei Ningxue slowly walked up behind him. Her voice sounded right by his ear, carrying a trace of warm breath. "Then it's not too much to ask for some child support, is it?"

Chen Zhi snapped his head around.

Pei Ningxue was very close to him.

So close that he could clearly see his somewhat flustered reflection in her pupils.

She dangled the dessert bag in her hand. "This is just the interest."

"And the principal?" Chen Zhi asked warily.

Pei Ningxue didn't speak.

She suddenly reached out, grabbed Chen Zhi by the collar, and pulled him down sharply.

Caught off guard, Chen Zhi stumbled forward a step, his hands planting onto the doorframe, trapping Pei Ningxue between his arms.

The posture was extremely intimate.

It looked exactly as if he were pinning her against the wall.

Pei Ningxue didn't dodge. Instead, she lifted her head. Those eyes, usually so cold and arrogant, now seemed to hold a pool of spring water.

"The principal is..."

Her finger slid down Chen Zhi's collar and lightly tapped his chest. "Tonight, keep me company and let's chat about Soul Land?"

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

This woman was playing with fire!

Right at that moment.

From the other end of the hallway came the sudden sound of a door opening.

Immediately followed by a familiar, soft and sweet voice.

"Chen Zhi? Haven't you gone back to your room yet? I thought I heard you talking just now..."

It was Li Zhiyi!

The hairs on Chen Zhi's entire body instantly stood on end.

He jerked his head to look at the corner of the hallway.

But Pei Ningxue showed no sign of panic whatsoever.

Instead, she leaned in a step closer, practically pressing her entire body against Chen Zhi, and whispered in his ear:

"If you don't want your little childhood sweetheart to misunderstand..."

"Then come inside."

She tugged hard, trying to pull Chen Zhi into the room.

Chen Zhi didn't follow her momentum. Instead, he grabbed her wrist in a reverse grip and shoved her hard into the room!

"Chat my ass! Go read the book yourself!"

Bang!

A loud crash.

With lightning speed, Chen Zhi pushed Pei Ningxue straight into the room and then viciously slammed the door shut from the outside.

The world fell silent.

Chen Zhi quickly straightened his rumpled collar, turned around, leaned his back against the door of room 508, and put on a calm expression.

"Chen Zhi?"

Li Zhiyi walked over, looking at him in confusion, then glanced at the tightly shut door behind him. "What was that sound just now? It sounded like someone closing a door."

Chen Zhi didn't bat an eye. He pointed at the room number behind him. "Oh, the lock on this door seems to be broken. It blew open when I walked by just now. I thought it was haunted, so I just helped close it. This hotel's facilities are terrible; I'll have to file a complaint tomorrow."

Li Zhiyi blinked. Although she felt something was off, looking at Chen Zhi's righteous face, she nodded anyway.

"Oh... then hurry back, the weather is too hot."

"Going back right now."

Chen Zhi maintained his smile, watching Li Zhiyi walk into the elevator.

Only when the elevator doors closed did he let out a long breath, his back already soaked in cold sweat.

Behind him, inside room 508.

Pei Ningxue rubbed her reddened wrist, staring at the closed door, stunned for a full five seconds.

Then, laughing out of sheer exasperation, she slammed the cup of Mango Pomelo Sago heavily onto the table.

"Chen Zhi... you're really something."