Chapter 12 Chapter 12: Don'T You Like Water?
Chapter 12: Don'T You Like Water?
Su Tao's tongue often grazed the wound inside her lip, and each twinge of pain reminded her of what had happened in the basement.
Her first kiss was gone.
She'd also been forced to drink blood.
Xiao Cheng had become someone she didn't recognize, and had said things she never thought possible.
She'd spent the last couple of days thinking about it, but hadn't mentioned it to anyone. No matter how much she pondered it, she couldn't understand why Chi Xiao Cheng had changed so much.
She didn't understand.
So she decided to avoid her for now.
But she didn't expect Chi Xiao Cheng to show up at the school's basketball game.
Was she here to see me?
Or was she here to cheer on Ye Liang and Dongfang Yang?
For some reason, a strange thought arose in Su Tao's mind.
--Didn't Xiao Cheng say she didn't like Ye Liang and Dongfang Yang?
With this odd thought, the game started quickly. As the male leads of the novel, Ye Liang and Dongfang Yang were naturally near-omnipotent.
The two teams were evenly matched, and the crowd of girls screamed with every handsome shot.
Midway through the game, Chi Xiao Cheng stole a glance at Su Tao.
She saw that Su Tao's eyes were also shining with excitement.
Her feelings toward her were complicated.
But she clearly had some fondness for the male leads as well.
Noticing the two unopened bottles of water beside her, Chi Xiao Cheng rolled her eyes.
She turned to a boy behind her and smiled sweetly. "Hey, can you do me a favor?"
The boy was stunned by Chi Xiao Cheng's sudden approach, his gaze lingering on her delicate and lovely face for a couple of seconds.
Chi Xiao Cheng didn't mind, but instead winked playfully.
The boy quickly snapped back to reality and nodded awkwardly. "N-no problem."
"I'm a little thirsty. Could you buy me two bottles of water?"
"T-two bottles?"
The boy nodded blankly, secretly delighted.
He was thirsty too, so one bottle each would be perfect.
The game continued, and the boy, eager to please the beautiful girl, quickly returned. He handed a bottle to Chi Xiao Cheng first, and was about to unscrew the cap of the other when Chi Xiao Cheng reached out.
He was taken aback. "What's wrong?"
"It's two bottles," Chi Xiao Cheng said innocently.
The boy looked at his friend beside him in confusion, then back at Chi Xiao Cheng. "You're going to drink two bottles by yourself?"
"Oh, I'm not drinking them myself. I'm going to give them to Ye Liang and Dongfang Yang later."
Her simple words instantly chilled the boy's heart.
I bought water for the beautiful girl, and the beautiful girl is using the water I bought to give to other men.
What am I then?
Dumbly handing over the water, the boy then saw Chi Xiao Cheng take out her small purse and pull out a five-yuan bill.
She placed it in his hand. "Thank you, handsome."
Two bottles of water only cost four yuan.
She even gave him a one-yuan tip!
The boy felt his nose gradually turning red, and it was as though he was wearing an exploding wig on his head.
His love hadn't even begun, and it was already over.
The friend next to him silently patted the boy's shoulder and stood up. "Let's go, or Batman will come to catch the Joker."
Soon, the first half of the game ended.
Ye Liang's blue team was in the lead.
It was halftime.
The boys on both teams were dripping with sweat, and girls were constantly bringing them water and towels, except for Ye Liang and Dongfang Yang.
These two were true campus idols, famous and influential at school, and ordinary people didn't dare approach them.
Besides, everyone knew they were both pursuing Su Tao.
The main character was right here.
Su Tao picked up a bottle of water and was just about to get up.
When another petite figure was faster than her.
Chi Xiao Cheng picked up a bottle of water and ran to Dongfang Yang with small steps, revealing a silly smile. "Young Master Dongfang, would you like some water?"
She held the water with both hands, full of anticipation.
As if it were a precious treasure.
Dongfang Yang chuckled and shook his head. "No need, thank you."
Although his opinion of Chi Xiao Cheng had changed somewhat, he certainly wouldn't accept water from her in front of everyone.
Especially not in front of Su Tao.
Seeing this, the disappointment on Chi Xiao Cheng's face flashed by.
With a stellar performance, she made sure that Dongfang Yang caught a glimpse of it, then forced a strained smile. "If you want water, you can tell me."
She turned around.
The system's voice echoed in her mind.
[Emotional value +4...]
[Emotional value +7...]
[Emotional value +2...]
Dongfang Yang was surprised that she dared to offer him water in front of so many people, especially when Su Tao had already stood up.
This was intentional!
Of course, Chi Xiao Cheng was doing it on purpose.
She just didn't expect to earn emotional value this way.
So she turned around.
And walked toward Ye Liang.
That silly smile instantly became somewhat fearful, and when she stood in front of him and held out the mineral water with both hands.
Before she could even speak.
Ye Liang slapped the mineral water to the ground.
"You still dare to show your face in front of me and pretend, get out of here!"
His voice was filled with anger, and because of his disgust, he provided Chi Xiao Cheng with 23 points of emotional value.
The mineral water rolled several times and stopped at the feet of a blonde girl.
She stepped on it.
The girl looked at Chi Xiao Cheng mockingly.
The small figure stood in a cleared-out space, looking so aggrieved and helpless.
Seeing this, Dongfang Yang frowned and couldn't help but say to Ye Liang, "There's no need for that, there are so many people here, pay attention to your image."
Ye Liang snorted coldly. "What, Dongfang Yang, you're sympathizing with this thing? I haven't even settled the score with her yet, and she dares to come over here. If it weren't for Su Tao stopping me, she would have disappeared from this school yesterday. Just looking at her makes me want to throw up."
From beginning to end, he didn't even look Chi Xiao Cheng in the eye.
That pale, plain face was very pitiful, but if he didn't look, how could he be bewitched?
Chi Xiao Cheng dejectedly returned to her seat, picked up the last bottle of mineral water, and slowly looked at Su Tao. "Tao Tao, do you... want some water?"
Having been rejected by two people in a row.
She seemed to be looking for spiritual sustenance.
Seeing Chi Xiao Cheng's poor expression and state, Su Tao wanted to take the water and comfort her.
But Ye Liang, walked over from a distance and coldly snorted.
Su Tao shrank her neck, glanced at him, and hesitated before shaking her head. "Sorry, Xiao Cheng, I'm not thirsty right now. I don't really want any water."
"Thump!"
The mineral water in her hand fell heavily to the ground.
The surrounding gazes, which had been watching the show, gradually became either mocking or pitying.
"I see, so Tao Tao doesn't want to drink water..."
Chi Xiao Cheng's voice wasn't loud, but it was just loud enough for Su Tao to hear.
She handed a bottle of water to Ye Liang, then turned her head and noticed that Chi Xiao Cheng had a faint smile on her lips, and her reddish eyes reflected her action of handing over the water.
Her pupils seemed to lack highlights, and were empty.
That absent-minded expression seemed to be conveying a message to Su Tao.
Chi Xiao Cheng's world.
Had collapsed.
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