Chapter 32: Endings and Vacations
The voice didn’t return all morning. It seemed like it was just my imagination, but could it have been a mere illusion? If it was only Lanhua’s split personality, why would I hear that voice behind me?
I opened my eyes and looked at Lanhua, sleeping soundly in bed. Just then, Lanhua also opened her eyes and looked at me.
She had probably woken up long ago and might have intended to do something, but since she knew I was awake, she didn’t do anything too outrageous.
It was quite impressive that she held back, but there would be no reward.
“If you’re up, go wash up. I’ll get you a spare cup and toothbrush. Don’t you dare use mine. I’ll start making breakfast and you should change your clothes—they should be dry by now.”
They should have dried overnight. Of course, if they weren’t dry, she’d have to borrow Xinran’s clothes temporarily.
“Mm-hmm! Um, Juncheng…”
I rubbed my temples and stood up. Lanhua called out to me.
“Well, yes, good morning… ah…”
“Heh, when did you become so shy? We haven’t known each other that long, and I already know your true nature inside and out.”
Ever since the day you texted me saying you’d ‘always be watching me,’ I fully understood that ‘I’ve gotten myself tangled up with a troublesome person.’
“Then… I want a good morning kiss!”
“Oh no~ You’re the one who told me to say it, Juncheng!”
“Me asking you to request something is one thing, and me agreeing to it is another. Stop acting cute and get up.”
I waved my hand dismissively, blocking Lanhua, who was lunging at me for a kiss. This was the usual interaction.
What happened yesterday was considered over. The Lanhua who had briefly shown a soft side had returned to her normal self after a night.
But her usual self was truly…
“You’re biased! Biased! Biased!”
This is a bit annoying.
“Juncheng~ Kiss me again~ I want a kiss~ You even kissed me proactively yesterday… Ah, I think I saw it again…”
This guy is so bothersome. Is it because I allowed her to sleep in my bed? She seems to have become much more shameless than before.
Looking at it this way, her weak and delicate appearance yesterday was more to my liking.
Unable to stand her pestering any longer, I finally gave Lanhua a light kiss on her forehead, which made her break into a wide smile and go to wash up contentedly. After breakfast, she and I went to school together. I initially wanted to use the excuse that she wasn’t wearing a school uniform to have her go home and change, but Lanhua refused to let go of my arm, clinging to it like a lover. If anyone saw this, it would be a lot of trouble… Fortunately, we left very early this morning, so not many people saw us.
However, running into Lianbing at the entrance was quite terrible.
After taking her schoolbag from Miss Shirley, Lianbing walked straight towards us.
I smiled and waved at Miss Shirley, who was standing by the car. Miss Shirley transformed from her work attire into her sisterly persona, which was only revealed when she took off her maid outfit, and waved back at me with a smile. The red-haired maid beside her, who got out of the car and lit a cigarette, looked at Miss Shirley with a ‘shocked’ expression. Then, Miss Shirley noticed her gaze and looked back at the red-haired maid – I remember her name was Yao Chun. The cigarette in her hand vanished as if by magic, and she showed a terrified expression, even breaking out in a cold sweat. Unfortunately, from my angle, I couldn’t see what expression Miss Shirley had on her face. It was probably still a smile, but definitely a very powerful one. May you take care of yourself, Miss Yao Chun…
“Juncheng, are you listening?”
“Hm? …Um, what did you just say?”
I had been watching Sister Shirley, so I hadn’t heard what Lianbing said.
Lianbing didn’t get angry and repeated herself with a smile.
“Hehehe… I was asking you why ‘this shameless woman’ is going to school with you?”
“Oh my~ Of course, it’s because I slept in Juncheng’s bed yesterday~ He even kissed me… Ah, I’m sorry, you haven’t been to Juncheng’s room yet, have you? Even though you’re his girlfriend, you still haven’t been to your boyfriend’s… …”
I couldn’t even stand Lanhua’s smug and mocking face. It’s just that everything happened so ‘coincidentally.’ My younger sisters happened to be staying at a friend’s house for a few days, Zi’ai happened to return to her original world, and Lanhua’s spirit happened to have problems—
Under these coincidences, it turned into this situation… But what could I do if it just happened to be at this time?
I knew the reason why Lianbing hadn’t come to my house.
It was mainly because of my younger sisters.
She said she wanted to wait until Xinran and Keling could accept her before visiting. Until then, she would try her best to get along with my younger sisters.
Recently, it seemed they had begun to interact… But I didn’t know how exactly Lianbing was approaching them. She wouldn’t tell me when I asked. Although I was worried that war might break out between them, Xinran and Keling didn’t have a very good impression of me as their official girlfriend. But I also knew that Lianbing wasn’t that quick-tempered, and she was very skilled at communication, so it shouldn’t lead to conflict.
Well, I should trust my girlfriend.
Besides, I often talked about Lianbing to Xinran and Keling, subtly changing their perceptions… I don’t know if it had any effect.
“Oh my, I won’t be like someone who gets smug just from sleeping in a room for one night. I will officially get the consent of Juncheng’s family before entering. But by then, it will be time to talk about marriage~ Hehehe… How could one time be enough? Of course, I want to sleep in the same bed as Juncheng ‘forever.’ ”
A silent attack… As expected of Lianbing…
Normally, Lanhua would have argued with Lianbing a few more times, but today she just snorted and said nothing more.
Lianbing didn’t say anything sarcastic either. Instead, she put her arm around my other arm, smiled at me, and started walking with me while chatting.
“I know.”
“Hm? Lanhua?”
“It’s nothing, let’s go.”
SF Light Novel
Did Zihua say something again just now? Should I really introduce her to a psychologist? I remember Dad had a good relationship with a very capable psychologist at the hospital, Dr. He, who had visited our home a few times.
Under the somewhat piercing gazes, we walked across the playground towards Classroom 2-2. Recently, the nicknames ‘playboy’ and ‘pretty boy’ had completely fallen upon me, becoming common knowledge for half the school. Why just half? Because the other half seemed to refer to me as the ‘Harem King,’ treating me with great… Nonsense!
It seems like Mengfa always drags me around, asking me to impart secret dating tips, which is why others have gotten these ideas… I can only say, no comment!
As for the girls, they were even more confused and disgusted by me. Disgust was very common; no woman likes a player.
As for confusion, some didn’t understand why I had such good luck with women and maintained intimate relationships with multiple girls at once. They thought Lianbing’s taste was strange and that I wasn’t that handsome… I’m sorry I’m not handsome enough! However, a small number of girls thought that perhaps they hadn’t seen my excellent qualities yet, and Lianbing and Xueqing… they might have seen me as a…
Sorry, you are really overthinking it. I’m just an ordinary… uh, well, an ordinary zombie.
Upon entering the classroom, I saw Xueqing. I was supposed to call her this morning, but she texted saying it wasn’t necessary. She’s been waking up early lately, hasn’t she?
The first thing she said was:
“Juncheng, you’re back.”
Lian Nai, who was sitting next to me, also propped up her cheek and said:
“…You’ve changed back.”
“Yeah, today it’s the original Juncheng.”
Even Lianbing…
“Mm.” “It’s too obvious!” “It’s something we’ve always known.” “Hehehe, of course~”
…How did you guys tell? They look exactly the same.
“The smell is subtly different.”
Xun…
“You don’t need to be too surprised. It’s just because everyone is very familiar with you. I think others probably haven’t noticed. After all, Lilli learned the magic circle from Nana, and she’s quite skilled,” Xuan’er explained as she walked over.
She’s still a bit down, hasn’t recovered from that day’s events?
I patted her head and said:
“I’m very touched that you understand me so well~”
This is probably what they call a harem. Yu Hui is missing… Because she’s in a different grade, I haven’t seen Yu Hui much lately. Their final exams are later than ours, and she’s probably participating in the study session organized by Xinran and the others.
Then they asked me what happened yesterday. I deflected a bit, saying I’d tell them later.
It’s probably better to tell them about Zi’ai’s situation. That way, I won’t have to hide anything the next time I see Zi’ai.
I’m also looking forward to our next meeting.
As the exam was about to start, Lianbing walked over and whispered in my ear:
“Oh, Juncheng, during the exam later… don’t write your name.”
“Hm?”
She didn’t tell me why, but she reiterated that I shouldn’t write my name, and then the exam began.
What’s even more terrifying is that the math and physics papers are combined, totaling two hundred points. The college entrance exam’s comprehensive science covers physics, chemistry, and biology. Now, math and physics are combined. I can only say the school is crazy. And there seem to be joint questions too—this is simply inhumane…
I originally planned to just write my name and hand in the paper, but since Lianbing specifically told me not to, I decided not to write anything at all.
Anyway, passing has become impossible, so I might as well observe others… Wow, there are even a few people answering at lightning speed. Are they that terrifying? … Are there such gods in our class!
I know that everyone in the class is an Anomaly, and some must be cheating, but I really can’t tell what methods they’re using. Mid-exam, Teacher Xiaozhen caught a few people. Wow, Teacher Xiaozhen, are you a clairvoyant? More than half the exam time has passed. Although the number of people in the classroom has decreased, the temperature has risen. Not a single student has submitted their paper early. I accidentally made eye contact with Teacher Xiaozhen, but I didn’t avoid it.
After all, I didn’t cheat, so I don’t feel guilty.
Teacher Xiaozhen squinted at me for a while, but in the end, she didn’t say anything. Perhaps she saw that I had given up.
I idly spun my pen until five minutes before the exam ended. When I was about to check the paper and hand it in…
The exam paper was completely filled out!
I was so shocked that I almost cried out, but I managed to hold myself back!
At this moment, I noticed Qin Jiu’s exam paper next to mine had turned blank! I remember him furiously writing from the beginning of the exam!
He seemed to have noticed my gaze, turned his head slightly, and glanced at me with a corner of his eye… It was him! Then it was indeed mine…
Although I don’t know how Qin Jiu did it, he swapped our exam papers!
[Otherworld Demon King]… Is this some kind of magic?
Thinking back to what Lianbing told me before the exam… Was she bribed by Lianbing?
But how would he handle his own exam…
Qin Jiu didn’t seem to have the desire to write it again. He just randomly filled in the multiple-choice questions, wrote his name, and handed in the paper.
I watched him leave the classroom with a complicated mood. At this moment, Teacher Xiaozhen looked at her watch and said:
“…Time’s up! Everyone hand in your papers~ Make sure you’ve written your names properly!”
…Now I only have this one exam paper in my hand, so I can only write my name and hand it in.
When I handed in the paper, Teacher Xiaozhen looked at my exam paper, squinted, and stared at it for a long time. She knew I had been spacing out the entire class. It was too fake for me to suddenly hand in a paper like this.
But perhaps because she didn’t see how we swapped them, there was no evidence, so she couldn’t say anything. She just sighed and pouted, saying, “Little idiot Juncheng, you need to work harder next time… or Teacher Xiaozhen will cry for you!” I could only nod guiltily.
“Alright everyone, you’ve worked hard~ The results will be announced within a week, and the report cards will be mailed to your homes~ Those who pass will also receive invitations to the summer camp!”
Contrary to the news of the upcoming vacation, everyone looked disheartened, not only because the exam consumed a lot of mental energy but also because the hope of passing was slim.
I quickly left the classroom and caught up to Qin Jiu, who was on his way to the restroom, and asked:
“Classmate Qin Jiu!”
“Hm? What’s up?”
“Why did you…”
“Well, it’s just a transaction. Thanks to your girlfriend, I made quite a bit of money this time… Also, I’m busy this summer and need to work.”
“Oh.”
As expected, it was Lianbing.
Seeing my complicated expression, Qin Jiu sighed and patted my shoulder, saying:
“You feel bad about it… Really, I didn’t expect you to be such an upright person, just like a certain idiot hero… Ah, anyway, consider it a debt you owe me. You might need my help in the future, and I won’t be polite then. Will that do?”
“Yeah, no problem!”
“Heh, then we’re friends. See ya.”
He waved goodbye潇洒ly and left. A part-time job fanatic demon king…
Suddenly, I felt someone pat my shoulder. Before I turned around, I felt Lianbing rest her head on my shoulder and whisper in my ear:
“Cheng… you’re not mad at me, are you?”
…How could I be?
“Actually, I originally thought that even if you didn’t participate in school activities, I could take you to my family’s private beach… But that would make you feel indebted… ”
“This will make me feel indebted to you too.”
“But you’ll feel less indebted to classmate Qin Jiu, right? Hehehe…”
“My young lady is truly a master strategist. I am in awe.”
“Accompany me to pick out swimsuits tomorrow. We need to choose two. One that you think looks good, and another that can only be worn by you… Hehehe~”
This is too exciting!
“It seems… this summer will be very hot.”
Hot in various senses.
The exam time has ended, and a scorching summer is about to begin.
