Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 35 - Li Chen the Unfaithful
35: Chapter 35: Li Chen, the Unfaithful
35 -35: Li Chen, the Unfaithful
“Achoo!”
Li Chen, who had already reached the school gate, suddenly let out a big sneeze.
Geez, who could this be, thinking about me so much?
Li Chen rubbed his nose and noticed a girl standing gracefully ahead, a box of Telunsu milk teetering on the brink of falling out of her backpack and hitting the ground.
Seeing this, he immediately raised his voice and called out.
“Hey, beauty in front, your milk has dropped!”
The person walking in front of Li Chen was none other than Ye Chuxue!
Upon hearing Li Chen’s voice, she instinctively turned back to look.
Li Chen casually picked up the Telunsu milk, ready to return it to its owner, and when he saw it was Ye Chuxue, he paused in surprise.
“Chuxue?
You changed your hairstyle?
I almost didn’t recognize you!”
Ye Chuxue glared with wide eyes and huffed, “Li Chen, you jerk, where did you go off to yesterday, not coming home for the whole night?”
Li Chen curled his lips, adopting a look of painful memories, and said, “Ah, don’t even mention it, I almost couldn’t make it back!”
Ye Chuxue gave him a half-doubtful, half-believing look, then took a deep sniff around him.
“Hey, Chuxue, what are you doing?
You’re not trying to assault me just because I’m handsome, are you?”
Ye Chuxue pushed Li Chen forcefully, feigning annoyance, “Get lost, don’t be so narcissistic, okay?”
“Ugh, Li Chen, why do you smell of perfume?
Spill it, where did you go last night when you didn’t come home?”
When Ye Chuxue questioned him, Li Chen looked utterly bewildered.
He looked down and sniffed himself intensely, mumbling to himself, “Perfume?
I don’t smell anything?”
Ye Chuxue huffed and said, “Hmph, acting all innocent like a blooming daffodil.
The scent on you is Chanel No.
5, a perfume exclusively used by French nobility, a 50ml bottle costs thousands in the market!”
Li Chen was a bit stunned; he had no idea Ye Chuxue possessed such a skill.
Her nose was even more sensitive than a police dog’s!
Seeing Li Chen not responding, Ye Chuxue sniffled with an air of grievance.
“Hmph, you skip class to chase girls, leaving me to eat instant noodles alone at home!”
Li Chen was shocked!
“Uh, Chuxue, you ate instant noodles again last night?”
Ye Chuxue huffed, “With no one to cook, what else was I supposed to eat?”
Li Chen broke out in a cold sweat!
“Why didn’t you eat out or order takeout?”
Ye Chuxue rolled her eyes, “I’m not used to eating outside food!”
“Oh, it seems your stomach is only used to the food I make then!”
“Cut it out, narcissist, I’m not talking to you anymore!”
After a pretentious huff, Ye Chuxue flipped her hair and headed toward the classroom.
Watching Ye Chuxue pout and sulk, Li Chen felt as if he was in a dream.
A faint smile played on his lips as he shook his head, talking to himself.
“This girl, still as tsundere as ever.
But I like it!”
Ning Qian’er saw Ye Chuxue walk away from Li Chen, looking all huffy, and hurriedly approached to ask.
“Chuxue, what’s wrong, did my Li Chen bother you again?”
Ye Chuxue blinked, purposely lowering her voice, “Qian’er, I’ll tell you a secret, your Li Chen has been playing away from home behind your back!”
Before Ye Chuxue finished speaking, Ning Qian’er suddenly exclaimed as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
“What, Li Chen has been unfaithful?”
Just at that moment, Li Chen had just reached the classroom doorway.
In an instant, all the classmates’ attention was focused on Li Chen.
Li Chen stood there completely dumbfounded!
Unfaithful?
What in the world is this?
When Li Chen saw Ye Chuxue resting her chin in one hand, mischief twinkling in her eyes, he knew right away who was behind this prank!
Facing his classmates’ attention, he remained calm.
Then, he cleared his throat and confidently followed up with a strong response.
“A branch of pink apricot blossoms climbs over the wall, a thousand, ten thousand pear trees burst into bloom!”
“Ha ha, Li Chen, you really live up to being the last in our Class 7, totally misquoting.
Let me tell you, the line before ‘A branch of pink apricot blossoms climbs over the wall’ is ‘No wall can block the full garden’s spring colors,’ from Ye Shaoweng’s ‘Worthless Garden Trip’.”
“The line before ‘a thousand, ten thousand pear trees burst into bloom’ is ‘As if overnight, the spring breeze arrives,’ from Cen Can’s ‘A Song of White Snow in Farewell to Secretary Wu on His Way Home’!”
The speaker was their class representative for Chinese: Cheng Du.
Both his parents worked at the city’s Education Bureau; he was a second-generation official.
With this background, he swaggered around the school as if he was a crab, domineering and unchallenged.
Neither the teachers nor the school dared to manage him much.
Moreover, he was extremely arrogant.
Having published a few nonsensical ditties in the city’s literary arts newspaper, he fancied himself the contemporary Du Fu.
Just a short while ago, he even proudly wrote a love letter to Ye Chuxue.
But Ye Chuxue didn’t even look at it, directly handing it over to Li Chen to deal with it.
Just so happened, that day Li Chen had diarrhea, so he conveniently took care of it in the restroom.
It must be said, Poet Cheng’s love letter was really well written, at least it did an excellent job as toilet paper.
After mocking Li Chen, Cheng Du was lifting his chin, full of a sense of superiority.
Li Chen glanced at Cheng Du disdainfully from the corner of his eye and squeezed out a sneer between his teeth.
“Ha ha, Cheng Du, do you think red flowers must always be accompanied by green leaves?
Are you trying to highlight your talent by contrasting it with my ignorance, or trying to offset your pig-kidney face with my handsomeness?”
“Looking like you’re imitating the chairman of the Football Association with arms akimbo, dumb as a rock yet pretending to be bald.
You’re insecure yourself, yet you’re trying to seek confidence from me—just who do you think you are?”
Upon hearing Li Chen’s string of clever barbs, all the classmates were shocked, their eyes wide open.
Cheng Du was scolded until his face turned red and sweat poured down his forehead.
“You, you, you—how can you be so uncivilized, cursing as soon as you open your mouth?”
Li Chen raised his eyebrows and responded unyieldingly: “I cursed you, so what, you gonna do something?
If you dare to speak to me like that again, believe it or not, I’ll break your dog legs?”
Seeing Li Chen’s threat to break his legs, Cheng Du’s face really bloated to the color of pig liver.
“Do you know who I am, daring to break my legs?”
“I don’t care who you are, you’re not my son, why should I pamper you!”
“Li Chen, you…”
Just as Cheng Du was about to issue a harsh threat, when he caught sight of Li Chen’s sharp, sword-like gaze, he was so frightened that a chill ran through him, forcing the words back down his throat.
“Pfft, such a coward!”
Li Chen snorted disdainfully and swaggered back to his seat.
Ye Chuxue turned her head and said to Li Chen: “Li Chen, have you lost your mind?
Cheng Du’s father holds the top position in the Education Bureau!”
Li Chen rubbed his nose and said: “So what, if he angers me, I dare to break even his father’s dog legs!”
Ning Qian’er looked at Li Chen with a starry-eyed smile and said: “Hee hee, true to form, my Li Chen, always so domineering.
If that Cheng Du dares to trouble you again, just break his dog legs.
If something happens, I’ll cover for you!”
Ye Chuxue saw Ning Qian’er also egging him on and gently pushed her.
“Qian’er, stop messing around here!”
Ning Qian’er pouted and said: “How am I causing trouble?
Li Chen is mine, I can’t stand seeing him being bullied by others!”
A girl’s heart is exceptionally sensitive.
When Ye Chuxue heard Ning Qian’er adding ‘mine’ before Li Chen’s name, she felt a bit sour inside.
As for why she felt this way, even she couldn’t clearly say.
At that moment:
The class bell “ding dong” rang.
Li Chen poked Ye Chuxue’s back with his finger.
Without turning her head, Ye Chuxue asked impatiently: “What?”
Li Chen asked: “What class do we have next?”
Ye Chuxue took a glance at the timetable and said: “English!”
Li Chen yawned and said: “I didn’t sleep all night, I’m dead tired, cover for me with the teacher!”
“Hmph, that’s what you get for not returning all night, serves you right to be sleepy!”
Although she said that, Ye Chuxue still deliberately straightened up her body to shield the sleeping Li Chen from the teacher’s line of sight.
…
Zheng Shanshan was walking towards the classroom with her English textbook in hand.
However, at this moment, her mind was still entwined with Li Chen’s insufferably smug smile.
Particularly when he touched his earlobe, it fascinated her greatly.
I don’t even know his name, nor did he leave any contact information, I wonder if I will ever see him again?
With these thoughts, Zheng Shanshan, carrying a heart full of melancholy, entered Class 7 of senior year.
