Behind Su Mo, the woman holding him by the collar had a sweet face, like a flower blooming in spring.
However, in stark contrast to her sweet appearance, her temperament was unusually sharp, like the midday ultraviolet rays that could only make one's vision go black.
Her beautiful eyes were glaring fiercely at Su Mo, filled with anger.
Although her expression and sweet face made her seem like she was being coquettish, her height of 1.78 meters still gave Su Mo a strong sense of pressure.
When Su Mo realized the woman's identity, the smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a look of sorrow and helplessness.
His brows furrowed tightly, his lips parted slightly, and he called out the woman's name through gritted teeth: "Mu Pingxi!"
When Mu Pingxi heard Su Mo call out her name, she snorted coldly and said sharply, "Still wandering the streets so late at night, what bad things are you planning to do now!"
Her voice boomed like thunder, shaking Su Mo so much that she could only mutter to herself, "What are you yelling about? You're nobody to me."
However, his voice sounded somewhat lacking in confidence.
Upon hearing this, Mu Pingxi became even more enraged. Her voice rose eight octaves as she roared, "I'm your teacher, can't I even discipline you!"
It turns out that Mu Pingxi is a counselor at Shanghai University, and Su Mo was a student under her management before graduation.
Yes, you heard right. Su Mo, who seems like an uneducated person, actually went to university. Who can you complain to about that?
Mu Pingxi grew angrier as she spoke, and continued to berate, "Back when we were in school, you would skip class every few days to run off and lie to people, and you're still doing it now!"
"Back in school, you were a professional truant, skipping classes every few days and then wandering around like a headless fly, scamming people everywhere! I just don't understand, you're such a grown-up, how come you're still so irresponsible? You're still doing these scams!" Su Mo curled her lip in disdain, thinking to herself: It's easy for you to say, standing there and not knowing what I'm going through. Do you think I want to be like this? I'm just a poor, helpless orphan, with no one to rely on. What else can I do to make money besides this?
That's right, he could certainly do what other ordinary people do: deliver food and sell milk tea honestly and diligently, earning his meager income through his own labor.
But that must be so tiring!
In comparison, the thrill of making quick money is truly irresistible!
Su Mo thought to herself that since she was just going to rant and rave, she would just pretend she didn't hear it and let it go in one ear and out the other.
Just as he was about to unleash his "ignore technique," Mu Pingxi suddenly changed the subject, her originally stern voice becoming gentle.
"Do you know how dangerous what you're doing is? I'm really worried about you."
The sudden warmth, like the warm sun in spring, should make people feel warm and comfortable.
However, for Su Mo, this gentleness was like a cold current, penetrating his body and causing a strong sense of nausea to well up inside him.
This nausea did not stem from physical discomfort, but rather from his deep-seated aversion to such hypocritical emotions.
Su Mo has always been good at hiding his true feelings. He is used to wrapping himself in a disguise and never revealing his inner thoughts and feelings.
However, at this moment, he could no longer suppress his emotions and unconsciously shouted out, "What are you worried about! I'm not your brother, I have nothing to do with you, you don't need to pretend!"
Su Mo recalled her university days, when Mu Pingxi had shown her a lot of care and concern, which made Su Mo, an orphan, feel a sense of warmth.
However, when he later asked Mu Pingxi why she treated him so specially, Mu Pingxi's answer made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Mu Pingxi blushed and told him that her younger brother also had feminine features, and that she always felt like she was seeing her own brother when she saw Su Mo.
This answer was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Su Mo. He suddenly realized that Mu Pingxi's concern for him was not out of genuine affection, but because of his resemblance to her younger brother.
Su Mo, like Mu Pingxi, was an orphan.
Unlike Mu Pingxi, Su Mo was abandoned by her parents at birth.
If it weren't for God's mercy, which allowed him to develop intelligence in the womb, he probably wouldn't have been able to survive in this world.
However, this so-called "enlightenment" also brought him some negative effects. It made Su Mo understand the coldness of human relationships too early and remember the indifferent faces of her parents when they abandoned her.
These memories, like branding marks, are deeply etched into his heart.
Therefore, Su Mo developed a ruthless style of doing things from a young age.
He wasn't lacking in attention; after all, with such outstanding looks, a few words were all it took to easily gain others' attention and care. To him, these were nothing more than cheap goods.
Originally, Su Mo thought that Mu Pingxi had some genuine feelings for him, but the final result greatly disappointed him.
He was merely used as a substitute.
Su Mo didn't mind acting as a substitute, as long as the other party could give her enough money as compensation.
I don't need much, 50,000 should be enough, right?
However, Mu Pingxi neither wanted to spend money nor enjoy the feeling of being taken care of. Wasn't this a blatant act of freeloading?
Su Mo's words left Mu Pingxi speechless for a long time.
She couldn't help but wonder what this had to do with her brother.
Although her younger brother is also a handsome young boy, Su Mo in front of her is a white-haired "loli"!
For Mu Pingxi, who has been obsessed with the world of martial arts since childhood, this white-haired creature is exactly what hits her sweet spot, so how could she not take good care of it?
Thinking of this, Mu Pingxi's mood gradually calmed down. She stared at the fierce Su Mo, and an indescribable emotion welled up in her heart.
Looking at Su Mo's slightly thin body, she couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch his waist.
This pinch seemed to touch a nerve in Su Mo's body, causing him to involuntarily let out a soft moan, which made Mu Pingxi's heart tremble slightly again.
"Look at you, you've lost a lot of weight since the last time we met."
"I can't help but say this softly," Mu Pingxi said, a hint of concern in her eyes. Her gaze then fell on the plastic bag Su Mo was carrying, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.
"Honestly, why are we eating this stuff again?"
Her tone carried a hint of reproach: "Come to my house, I'll cook you something delicious."
Although the question was asked, Mu Pingxi held Su Mo's hand tightly without letting go, indicating that she didn't care about Su Mo's answer.
Faced with such a powerful Mu Pingxi, what can Su Mo do?
He inwardly groaned; facing this incredibly strong female gorilla, even with all his might, he couldn't break free from her grasp.
Although he never drank milk.
However, life is the opposite of resilience. Since she couldn't fight against it, Su Mo simply chose to give up.
Oh well, anyway, this woman is a pretty good cook, so it's not a bad deal to have a meal at her place.
So Su Mo stopped struggling and let Mu Pingxi carry her towards her home.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a deep and deafening roar resounded on the road not far ahead, causing the ground to tremble.
Su Mo and Mu Pingxi's attention was drawn to the sudden sound. They instinctively looked ahead and saw a huge 100-ton truck speeding along the road.
In front of the truck, an elderly woman, trembling and frail, was struggling to cross the road, step by step.
Her steps were slow and unsteady, as if she might fall at any moment.
Such speed, while Go's Desert Eagle and Wa's Dark Steed couldn't keep up, was no problem for our 100-ton King!
As the truck drew closer, Mu Pingxi put Su Mo down without hesitation and dashed into the middle of the road like lightning.
She quickly went to the old woman's side, pushed her away, and kept her away from the dangerous truck.
However, the driver of that hundred-ton truck seemed completely oblivious to the road conditions ahead, continuing to press the accelerator without showing any sign of slowing down.
Just as Mu Pingxi was about to be hit by the truck and turn into Mu Pingxi sauce, a pair of small hands suddenly pushed hard on Mu Pingxi's lower back.
"What an idiot..."
Su Mo followed Mu Pingxi as soon as she saw her rush over. Although she disliked the woman, she had to admit that she was a useful person to society, unlike him.
"Forget it, you deserve to live more than I do..."
"Um?"
Su Mo tried his best to push Mu Pingxi away, but his thin arms and legs were no match for the strong and skilled Mu Pingxi. It was like throwing an egg against a rock, and he couldn't budge Mu Pingxi at all.
Mu Pingxi seemed to notice Su Mo's actions. A faint smile appeared on her lips as she gracefully turned around. Her eyes, as clear as autumn water, gazed at Su Mo, a hint of reproach in them, but mostly with satisfaction, as if to say, "I knew you wouldn't let me down."
Su Mo was very annoyed by that look, but he was even more curious. The truck was right in front of him, so how could he be in bullet time? Although he couldn't move his body, he could see the other person's expression clearly.
Is this what's called a revolving lantern?
"Roar, you're dead! It's all your fault!"
Seeing this, Mu Pingxi's smile widened, and she said softly, "Such a tsundere."
However, before the words were even finished, the enormous truck, like a ferocious beast, hurtled towards them at an astonishing speed. With a deafening bang, the truck slammed into the two men, creating a thunderous roar.
In an instant, Su Mo and Mu Pingxi's consciousness seemed to be swallowed up by a powerful force, and the world before them instantly turned into a dazzling white light. At the same time, the scene was stained crimson with blood, a gruesome sight.
Just as this breathtaking scene unfolded, the old woman who had been sitting on the ground suddenly seemed to be lifted up by an invisible force, leaping up from the ground.
Her posture became exceptionally upright, and she looked radiant, even exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.
The old woman stared at the tragic scene before her and muttered to herself, "Oh? I only planned to give one, so why did I give two?"
The 100-ton truck that had just come to a dramatic stop suddenly stood upright like a Transformer, as if by magic.
"I told you, don't always use big trucks to ram people; it's easy to cause an accident!"
The voice of the Hundred-Ton King seemed to come from a person's throat, carrying a hint of helplessness and reproach.
The old lady clearly didn't take the hundred-ton king's complaints seriously; she impatiently picked at her ear.
"Alright, alright. Last time, because we only sent that child into this world, he encountered a whole bunch of bad luck after landing. I even had to go through the trouble of pulling him out of the bear's mouth!"
The old lady muttered, a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.
"I'm sending both of you with me this time. I hope you won't cause me any more trouble, and maybe you can save that world while you're at it."
The old woman waved her sleeve, and the blood and flesh that had been scattered on the ground vanished without a trace, as if swallowed by an invisible force.
Then, the old woman and the large truck disappeared from the overpass, as if they had never been there at all...
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