Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 181 - 162 Transferring Affections

Chapter 181: Chapter 162: Transferring Affections

Chapter 181: Chapter 162: Transferring Affections

Yang Sheng went to the back to throw away trash and happened to pass by the aisle, just in time to overhear Wang Longlong talking to Ma Shicheng with a mysterious expression.

“Brother Ma, you definitely understand that kind of dream.”

“Oh~”

Ma Shicheng nodded, probably grasping what Wang Longlong was talking about. He hadn’t expected that Longlong would actually bring up this kind of topic with him.

“Longlong, this isn’t like your style,” Ma Shicheng put down his phone, acting like an experienced person.

Wang Longlong said, “Brother Ma, listen to me, this is the first time for me too.”

“Don’t tell me you weren’t surprised the first time, didn’t feel an indescribable thrill?”

“Brother Ma, did you or didn’t you?” Wang Longlong pressed.

Ma Shicheng frowned, “I just found it so weird.”

Yang Sheng: “Cough cough.”

Startled, the two instantly separated and looked toward Yang Sheng.

Yang Sheng said, “I think it’s not that such topics can’t be discussed, but if you insist on discussing them, maybe keep your voices down a bit to avoid bothering others.”

Her face didn’t turn red, and her heart didn’t skip a beat, completely lacking the shyness typical of most girls.

Seeing this, Wang Longlong hurriedly said, “Did you misunderstand something?”

Without concealing anything, he told her directly, “I was telling Brother Ma about an awesome dream I had last night. I time-traveled in my dream, it was like playing a video game.”

Ma Shicheng suddenly realized, “Is that what you were talking about?”

“Brother Ma, have you heard of virtual holographic online games? Let me tell you, my dream last night was just like playing one, I did something really awesome in the dream,” Wang Longlong said excitedly.

“I can’t remember exactly what it was, but it was incredibly cool! When I woke up, I still felt amazing.”

Ma Shicheng said, “Of course I’ve heard of them.”

For a seasoned gamer like Ma Shicheng, who not only played games but also followed online gaming novels, virtual holographic simulation gaming was his dream.

Ma Shicheng got interested, “If there really were holographic online games, I’d definitely be in the top ranks on the server.”

“I’m not just boasting. Not only is my gaming skill top-notch, but I also know martial arts, which is a perfect fit for holographic gaming.”

“You saw me at the New Year’s party, didn’t you? My Sword Immortal figure slashing from the west, wasn’t it cool?”

Wang Longlong nodded, “I agree, Brother Ma’s swordsmanship is unmatched. If there were virtual games, you’d definitely be a Sword Immortal.”

Ma Shicheng felt that Wang Longlong was on the right track and he complimented him:

“Your stick fighting skills are also impressive, good enough to match me evenly.”

Then he looked at Yang Sheng and sighed,

“Unlike someone else, apart from being good at ping pong, what else can she do? What other merits does she have? Seems like there aren’t any other merits, just a single word—lame.”

Yang Sheng: “Heh, as if boasting is hard.”

Ma Shicheng: “I’ve been dominating the cool run leaderboards for months; who could rival me?”

Yang Sheng said, “You seem quite proud of yourself.”

Seeing that she couldn’t get to him, Ma Shicheng laughed, “Of course I’m proud.”

Yang Sheng said, “You’re quite capable.”

“With your gaming skills so good, your grades must be great too, right? I’ve heard only people with good grades have so much time to play games. I’m really envious of you.”

Yang Sheng looked at him with admiration and gave him a thumbs up in praise.

Ma Shicheng was suddenly insulted. He remembered his position as the last in class eight and felt his burning pride turn to icy humiliation.

Yang Sheng strode away.

Ma Shicheng’s pride was hurt.

He suddenly had the thought that perhaps he should start working hard now and get back at her with laughter after achieving good results.

After all, even Dan Kaiquan managed to make a comeback; he could definitely do it too.

But as he touched his phone, he suddenly felt that a moment of frustration didn’t amount to much.

He sat quietly at his desk, his expression returning to calm, yet his heart was turbulent.

The longer he endured, the stronger the power he accumulated. It was just like saving energy in a game; once you accumulate enough, you can release a powerful move in one breath.

Instantly annihilating the enemy!

And Yang Sheng’s mockery would only charge him up further; mockery, disdain, and ridicule were all fuel!

One day, when he pulled off his earthshaking comeback, he would even have to thank Yang Sheng.

Those who harm me will one day watch me laugh as they cry!

Thinking this, Ma Shicheng was no longer angry.

‘One day, you’ll realize you were just a clown,’ he thought, pacified as he went back to playing his game.

…

In the front row.

Jiang Ning held a pen, its tip doodling on the textbook.

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His memory was very strong; he could remember the Classical Chinese texts in his Chinese language book after just one look.

In fact, he didn’t even need to look; Divine Sense could scan through the book with a single sweep.

This meant he seldom spent time actually looking at the textbook. To avoid standing out too much, he would hold a black pen and pretend to draw on the textbook—it wasn’t really drawing, more like scribbling to fill in the blank patterns.

It seemed many students had their own ways to relieve boredom; Xue Yuantong would curl up and sleep, Geng Lu liked to draw.

And Bai Yuxia would spin pens, but ever since the day she accidentally spun a fountain pen, splashing ink all over Dan Kaiquan’s face, she had toned it down quite a bit.

Dan Kaiquan didn’t mind at all; the day he got ink-stained was the day Bai Yuxia was the gentlest with him since the beginning of school.

If she could always be that gentle, Dan Kaiquan wished he could drink a bottle of ink every day.

Bai Yuxia’s deskmate, Chen Siyu, was holding and reading a book.

Jiang Ning used his Divine Sense to see through it, and it was actually “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”

It turned out not to be Chen Siyu, but her sister, Chen Siqing.

Chen Siqing grew tired of watching; she turned around, first glanced at Jiang Ning with the corner of her mouth hooked, then looked at Xue Yuantong.

At first, towards this top student of the grade, Chen Siqing held a sense of awe. That was not only the top student of the whole school but the entire city, more impressive than any top student from Yu Zhou Second Middle School or Tu County No.1 High School, a god-like existence.

After finding out that her sister, Chen Siyu, was sitting with Bai Yuxia in class eight, Chen Siqing switched to class eight multiple times to observe Xue Yuantong up close.

However, after watching for a long time, she realized there seemed to be nothing special about Xue Yuantong; cute-looking, loved to sleep, loved to eat, she was just a normal girl.

Chen Siqing looked at Xue Yuantong and blinked, asking,

“Xue Yuantong, do you think I am real?”

Her little secret of often swapping places with her sister wasn’t intentionally hidden; people like Bai Yuxia and Yang Sheng knew.

Chen Siqing and her sister were both beautiful, they never felt inferior because of their twin identity, on the contrary, they felt proud of the compliments they received.

Chen Siqing had read many books and understood that life was lonely, but she was different, no matter when, she and her sister would be the closest beings under the heavens, she was born un-lonely.

Xue Yuantong looked up at her.

Chen Siqing said, “Can you guess correctly?”

Xue Yuantong: “Too simple, I saw it in a second.”

Chen Siqing was surprised, could it be that someone who excels in studies is also an all-rounder in other aspects?

Up till now, the only person who could tell them apart at a glance was Jiang Ning.

“So say it, am I the older sister or the younger sister?” Chen Siqing decided to test her.

Xue Yuantong actually couldn’t tell, but she had another trick up her sleeve; she was a girl with a cheat.

Below the desk, she quietly patted Jiang Ning’s thigh with her little hand two times, then she spread her palm open.

She was ready.

Jiang Ning drew a cross in her palm with his fingertip.

Xue Yuantong immediately understood; she withdrew her ticklish hand and crossed her arms in front of her chest, full of confidence:

“You are the older sister, Chen Siqing.”

Chen Siqing’s mouth fell open slightly: “How could you tell?”

“Humph humph, I have superpowers,” Xue Yuantong boasted.

…

In the afternoon.

Meng Gui sat in his seat doing his hair, while the skinny Cui Yu slowly walked over.

“Yo, isn’t this Brother Meng? Nice hairstyle.”

Meng Gui glanced disdainfully at Cui Yu and continued with his hair.

Cui Yu asked curiously, “How come Brother Meng hasn’t been pursuing Jiang Yanan lately.”

He took the initiative to raise this question; it was well known that last semester, Meng Gui and he had competed fiercely for Jiang Yanan.

In high school, when two boys like the same girl, unless they are particularly close friends, they are nearly enemies, each wishing the other would drop out of school.

Cui Yu and Meng Gui had several conflicts; at one point, on the schoolyard, they would have come to blows if not for others breaking it up.

Cui Yu was eager to push Meng Gui out of the running, but before he could make his move this new semester, Meng Gui suddenly gave up.

While Cui Yu was secretly pleased, he was also baffled; with the formidable Meng Gui out of the picture, his pursuit of Jiang Yanan lacked thrill and became lackluster.

He felt something was missing.

It was like when Cui Yu loved going to the arcade as a kid, hiding from his parents and wishing he could spend all his breakfast money for game coins and play his heart out.

And now, the arcade lay there untouched, available for his leisure, but Cui Yu no longer cared to even touch it.

Meng Gui said, “I find Jiang Yanan just so-so now, her eyes are a bit small, and when she’s chasing stars, she’s kind of crazy. It’s because I was young before and had poor taste.”

When a boy likes a girl, he often treasures her, but once his affections change, he becomes like Meng Gui.

Meng Gui could have doted on Jiang Yanan, but he could just as easily move on.

Hearing Meng Gui’s words, Cui Yu was immensely shocked, wondering if the sun was rising from the west?

The same man who vowed with him to protect Jiang Yanan like a precious pearl was now so indifferent.

Cui Yu almost couldn’t restrain himself from scolding Meng Gui.

Are you even human?

How can you change your heart so quickly, what do you think of Jiang Yanan, what do you think of me!

That’s too irresponsible, too lacking in perseverance!

But Cui Yu didn’t know from what standpoint to reprimand him.

He awkwardly asked, “So whom do you have an eye on now?”

When Meng Gui heard the question, his eyes lit up; he had long wanted to share with someone, but he lacked a suitable person until Cui Yu came along, it couldn’t have been better.

“That one time I went to bring Jiang Yanan some food.”

“What, you went behind my back to bring Jiang Yanan food?” Cui Yu was not pleased.

“Bro, let me explain, that’s all in the past, I don’t like Jiang Yanan anymore,” Meng Gui waved his hand, indicating he and Cui Yu were no longer rivals.

His tone grew excited: “When I was delivering food, guess what I saw; I saw Jiang Yanan’s best friend, oh my god, she was really pretty, much prettier than Jiang Yanan.”

“From that moment, I suddenly didn’t like Jiang Yanan anymore, I liked her best friend, I must get her best friend to fall for me!”

Meng Gui gushed about his new goal; his heart now completely fixed on Jiang Yanan’s best friend, he dreamed of being her boyfriend, marrying her, having two daughters with her, one taking his surname Meng, the other following her mother’s surname.

When the daughters grew up, one would become a doctor, the other a teacher.

Meng Gui shook with excitement.

Cui Yu stared blankly at Meng Gui, as if meeting this love rival for the first time.

So the reason for his change of heart was setting eyes on Jiang Yanan’s best friend?

But having pursued Jiang Yanan, could he still go after her best friend?

Cui Yu didn’t get it, he was deeply shaken.