Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Even if it means self-immolation, he will get close...
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The next few days were peaceful, and Mo Shiyu attended classes for a few more days.
The only unusual thing was that he always felt that his classmates looked at him in a strange way.
It was probably because of the last time Bai Lan shouted "Mom" at the school gate that he became famous in school.
Mo Shiyu was in a very bad mood and thought that if he had the chance to meet the disappeared Da Bailan again, for God's sake, he would definitely kick his ass hard.
During the break, Qiu Shengxin came over and asked him, "Shiyu, you didn't come to class last time."
He was referring to the class that night when he met Bai Lan. Mo Shiyu's mood was very fluctuating that day, so he skipped the class to settle Bai Lan and was too lazy to go back to school.
"Well, it took quite a long time to take care of that child."
Seeing Qiu Shengxin's troubled expression, Mo Shiyu tentatively asked, "What's the prevailing trend right now?"
Qiu Shengxin said silently, "It's nothing. Actually, everyone knows it was a misunderstanding..."
If this happened to another boy, he would probably just be teased and then let it go.
However, the protagonist is Mo Shiyu, the Chinese beauty who has long been famous in the school forum.
Mo Shiyu himself doesn't read the forum so he doesn't know that he is actually quite famous in school...especially among girls.
So many people started conspiracy theories.
Some said it was a pervert who took advantage of someone else's child, a disgrace to Japan. Others seriously researched the mysterious Chinese custom of recognizing one's mother and father. Still others wondered if Mo Shiyu was a child-eating monster, like a gray fox spirit.
In short, witness the limits of human imagination.
There was basically no malicious intent in the comments above, most of them were just jokes, but there were also a small number of people who made jealous and disgusting remarks - almost all of which were severely scolded back by Qiu Shengxin, and many students followed suit to report and delete the posts.
The reason why the students in the classroom secretly looked at Mo Shiyu was actually because they were afraid that the words on the forum would affect him.
Of course Mo Shiyu could feel this. He had always understood that most people in this world were kind and well-intentioned.
Even so, given his physique, the rumors haven't spread, but have been contained to their current level. This is definitely not the result of natural fermentation...
Mo Shiyu turned his head and whispered amidst the teacher's hypnosis teaching, "Qiu Shengjun, you have been speaking for me the whole time, right? Thank you."
"Huh? Why should I thank you?" Qiu Shengxin played dumb. "I didn't do anything. We're all just normal people."
Upon hearing this, Mo Shiyu slightly curved his eyes, with a smile on his face.
"Are we going to the cafeteria later?"
"It's a must." Qiu Shengxin said with a smile.
One minute before the end of get out of class, the middle-aged teacher with a mustache seemed to casually reveal that there would be a practical exam next week, which would be counted into the final grade. He successfully witnessed the expressions of the group of college students change from "get out of class is over" to "the sky is falling", and they walked away stroking their mustaches as if nothing had happened.
Qiu Shengxin, who was confused in every class, hugged Mo Shiyu's thighs and cried, "Mom, save me."
Mo Shiyu covered his mouth with a dark face: "..." Try calling me mom again!
After a heartfelt exchange, Qiu Shengxin, who had finally managed to cling onto someone's thigh, stood up contentedly. "By the way, Shiyu, the shrine next door is having an event tonight. You don't usually see it, so you can go check it out tonight."
Mo Shiyu pushed open the door of the teaching building. He seemed to have a cold recently and didn't feel like moving much. "Well, I'll go if I have time."
Qiu Shengxin chuckled, "That shrine is famous for matchmaking, there are many young ladies wearing kimonos there."
Mo Shiyu wasn't very interested. He had no worldly desires at the moment, not even a romantic one. "Is that so?"
***
They finished their meal in the cafeteria and walked out. Qiu Shengxin went to the vending machine to buy a drink, while Mo Shiyu leaned against the wall next to him, closed his eyes and waited for him.
Just as Qiu Shengxin turned around with his drink in hand, several people blocked their way.
"Are you the beautiful woman from China?"
The people who came seemed to be seniors. They walked over and scanned Mo Shiyu from head to toe with an uncomfortable look, then smiled with satisfaction, "Do you want to go out and play? Take our motorcycle and we'll take you for a ride."
Qiu Shengxin immediately took a step forward and stood in front of Mo Shiyu. He seemed to want to say something, but because the other party was his senior and in Neon, where the hierarchy was very clear, he couldn't say anything impolite and could only say.
"Sorry, senior, we're going to play ball later."
"Play ball?" The senior sneered. He didn't even look at Qiu Shengxin and continued talking to Mo Shiyu.
"I saw what happened at the school gate a few days ago. She even called me mom... Stop pretending to be innocent here. Come with us and do something exciting."
He pushed Qiu Shengxin away with one hand, walked in front of Mo Shiyu, leaned one hand on the wall, and put the ice-cold Coke can in his hand against Mo Shiyu's cheek with a playful interest.
"How about it?"
This is the side door of the cafeteria. There aren't many students coming and going here, but there are some. When they saw this scene, they were all a little disgusted, but instinctively avoided it as if it had nothing to do with them, leaving a large open space around it.
Mo Shiyu withdrew his gaze from Qiu Shengxin, raised his smoky-gray pupils, and looked at him calmly.
The steam from the iced drink stimulated his eyelashes to tremble slightly, and drops of water flowed down his cheeks.
The senior couldn't help but try to catch it with his fingers, but was blocked by Mo Shiyu.
Mo Shiyu lowered his head and twisted the water between his fingers, then said softly, "Just in case, let's confirm in advance. What will you do if I don't agree?"
Several people behind the senior also walked forward, forming an oppressive encirclement.
The senior looked at the gray-haired beauty in front of him, who was playing with her fingers with a nonchalant look on her face. For a moment, he even felt a little bit overwhelmed and wanted to pin her to the ground and kill her there. He said, "I have invited you so sincerely, how could you refuse?"
Mo Shiyu raised his lips and said, "Well, I guess that's the answer."
The next second, he grabbed the man's hair, turned around and slammed him against the vending machine. When the man knelt down with his head down, he kicked him to the ground with a sweeping kick.
When the other person was holding his stomach and wailing, he lowered his head and chuckled seductively.
"I like to play exciting games. Come on, play with me."
The students passing by screamed and stepped back, and after hearing this, they covered their noses.
The senior student was almost vomiting from being kicked by Mo Shiyu. He held his stomach for a long time and didn't get up. He said viciously, "You, you are looking for death..."
Mo Shiyu's answer was to grab the man's hair again and slam him to the ground a few more times. The man's mouth was full of blood and his nose was bleeding. He couldn't utter a word.
He controlled his strength very precisely. When the opponent was seeing stars, feeling dizzy and as if death was waving at him, a check-up at the hospital revealed that all his injuries were minor and did not constitute criminal offenses.
"Want to play more? Huh?"
Qiu Shengxin was stunned: “…” Damn, awesome.
The remaining seniors were also stunned. Who could have guessed that this long-legged, slim-waisted beauty could be so ruthless? How dare he! Wasn't he afraid of being deported?
"Damn it..." One of them walked towards Mo Shiyu with a fierce look in his eyes, but was knocked to the ground by Qiu Shengxin's punch behind him.
The sunny and handsome college student retracted his fist, scratched his head and laughed, "It's not manly to hit one more person."
About five minutes later, Mo Shiyu clapped his hands and walked out of the corner of the vending machine. Under the students' gazes of "wow, that's awesome!", he looked at Qiu Shengxin who had followed him and smiled, "Thanks."
Qiu Shengxin followed behind him and said, "I've been wanting to do this for a long time. It feels great!"
His eyes sparkled, his blood boiling. After the fight, he looked much closer to Mo Shiyu. "I can't believe you're such a good fighter, and you're so good at it."
Mo Shiyu smiled, and that kind of thorny and burning beauty made people want to bite it.
"For these people, fists are mostly a form of courtesy - to teach them a lesson."
A few days ago, that brat Bai Lan called him "Mom", which made some people restless.
So Mo Shiyu knew that this would happen sooner or later, and he told some people like his seniors in the school that if they came to mess with him, they'd better be prepared to stay in the hospital for half a month.
After this fight, his campus life will be much easier.
Qiu Shengxin calmed down and couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Although I don't think they will complain to the school, you are an international student after all, so it's better to be careful."
He looked down at his phone and said, "I see the student I just witnessed is already chatting on the forum."
Mo Shiyu paused for a moment, looking in one direction, and smiled, "Don't worry, it's okay. Nothing will happen."
He said goodbye to Qiu Shengxin and walked out of the school.
Mo Shiyu stopped under a tree and snorted, "Don't hide."
The next second, Bai Lan came out from behind the tree with small steps, and a few white ears were revealed from her messy white hair.
This child's voice is very recognizable. No matter what time it is, the ending note is always rising, as if it contains honey, "Ciaos~" cara madre.
Italian. Mo Shiyu yawned lazily, "Sorry, baby, I let you see an unpleasant scene just now."
Bai Lan said, "Don't worry about it. Compared to this..." He stood on tiptoe and took Mo Shiyu's left hand. Seeing some purple bruises on the white bones, he sighed with some heartache, "It's all swollen."
[Bai Lan Favorability: 60 (+2)]
Little pervert, Mo Shiyu snorted and laughed, "You seem to like it very much."
Bai Lan flatly denied it, "It's unfair. I'm not one of those bad guys. How could Brother Shiyu think of me like that?"
He opened his arms aggrievedly, asking for a hug, but Mo Shiyu didn't respond and continued to lean against the tree. "I have a cold. If you get too close to me, I'll catch it."
Bai Lan narrowed his violet eyes. Seeing that Mo Shiyu refused to hug him, he naturally withdrew his hand. His strong heart was obvious. "I found some clues."
"Oh?" Mo Shiyu paused. "About 'book'?"
Bai Lan nodded.
"What is it?"
"I'll tell you right away. As a reward..." The white-haired child curled his lips cunningly and held up two tickets. "Brother Shiyu will accompany me to the shrine event tonight, okay?"
Mo Shiyu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Little boy, you are quite good at it."
Bai Lan knew that he agreed, and immediately smiled contentedly like a fox.
"So, what is the clue?" Mo Shiyu asked.
Bai Lan didn't keep the secret any longer, "Brother Shiyu, have you ever heard of 7 to the power of 3?"
Mo Shiyu frowned and shook his head.
Bai Lan explained, "More than 30 years ago, a stone slab was unearthed from an unknown ancient tomb in Japan. The material it was made of had never been seen on Earth before. It was almost impossible."
"Strangely, the stone tablet contains many inscribed characters that remain undecipherable, but the only discernible numerical pattern is [7×7×7], which is 7 raised to the cube. Later, some scientists believed that the world is composed of three parts, and that this stone tablet contains the truth behind how the world works."
"The slate itself is in the shape of a book."
The appearance of a book.
Mo Shiyu lowered his eyes. "Could it be that the stone tablet is the 'book'?"
"I'm not sure." Bai Lan shook her head. "In my opinion, it might not be that simple."
I see.
Mo Shiyu thought, however, that there might be a clue as to why he would get closer to "books" in the future.
If the 'book' records the truth about how the world works, then it must be related to his time travel.
Mo Shiyu had always known that his time travel was strange from beginning to end.
That day, he got off the plane and turned around to find that all his friends had disappeared.
He hadn't even realized he'd traveled through time at that point; he was just filled with fear and unease. He subconsciously bought a ticket back home, then sat in the airport and witnessed the entire airport ground to a halt to flights to China, a scene that chilled him to the bone.
Almost three years had passed. Mo Shiyu had tried many ways, but he had never been able to set foot on Chinese territory.
That piece of red homeland has become an unattainable symbol.
There is a force watching over him from above, controlling his fate and mocking his struggles.
If only he could figure out the reason why he traveled through time, no, if only he could go home... Mo Shiyu's brows furrowed in gloom.
Even if it means self-immolation, he will stay close to the 'book'.
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