Chapter 23: Xiao Zi: Lao Ye, wash your feet

Tomorrow arrived quickly.

Today, Ye Kui didn’t go to school, his waist sore and back aching.

On the second day, Ye Kui still didn’t go to school, his waist sore and back pained.

On the third day, Ye Kui still didn’t go to school, and the soreness in his waist and back became worse.

Ye Kui, you can’t go on like this.

How can mere waist and back pain stop your passion for work!

If you keep skipping, you’ll really get fired!

On the fourth day, waist and back pain.

Rest for another day.

……

Ye Kui couldn’t understand why his waist and back had been sore and aching for an entire week, especially when he hadn’t even done anything.

Ye Kui didn’t know—when the little octopus gets jealous, it’s hard to find peace.

On the seventh day, Ye Kui rubbed his waist.

He heard a knock at the door and reached out to open it.

Then, he saw a silver-haired girl sitting in a wheelchair at the doorway, smiling at him.

Her smile was beautiful, the corners of her mouth curving perfectly upward, but Ye Kui always felt a chill beneath it.

Maybe it was the angle of the sunlight, casting a shadow from Luo Xixue’s bangs over her eyes.

The girl’s beautiful silver eyes narrowed into a thin line.

“Teacher, you promised me you’d come to school tomorrow… Day after day, it’s been a whole week.”

“Teacher, why aren’t you coming to class?”

Ye Kui blinked: “Oh, oh, right away.

Tomorrow… I’ll come tomorrow!”

The smile on Luo Xixue’s face cracked a bit.

Tomorrow… again, tomorrow!

Luo Xixue took a deep breath, placing her right hand over her chest… but the cloth didn’t show the slightest curve.

“Teacher, if you don’t come tomorrow, I’ll skip class!”

Ye Kui: !

Threatening a teacher?

A truly rebellious problem student!

—

In the Enforcement Bureau, Beiming Shuangyu yawned.

She had pulled an all-nighter yesterday and felt a bit drained.

She rubbed her eyes and had just pushed open the door when a golden retriever squeezed in under her arm.

Beiming Shuangyu: ???

She realized it was Luo Qiongyin.

At this moment, the Saintess’s beautiful face was dark, and she stormed straight toward the prison.

Beiming Shuangyu chased after her, waving her arms and shouting.

“Wait, my Saintess, what’s wrong this time? Who upset you again!”

Luo Qiongyin didn’t respond.

She just kept charging forward, her small fists clenched tightly.

Last night, she sat in the living room waiting all night, but Ye Kui never replied to her messages.

She thought the three photos she sent would be enough to make Ye Kui overthink.

She had even prepared her lines in her mind, ready to toy with him and leave him speechless.

Play with his feelings! Jie jie jie jie!

But unexpectedly…

It turned out she, who sat all night, was the real clown.

Thinking of this, Luo Qiongyin’s anger flared, and she wanted to vent it all!

So, sorry prisoners, you’ll be her punching bags this morning!

Prisoners: Ying ying ying~

—

[Silent Alliance (Qingluo City Branch)]

[X (Group Owner): Recently, a so-called Genesis Organization has appeared, trying to take over our turf in Qingluo City. From what I’ve heard, these guys have no bottom line.]

[X (Group Owner): Move out, find their base, and take them down!]

[Group Member A: Boss, isn’t it normal for villains to have no bottom line?]

Group Member A was muted for three hours.

—

Ye Kui finally made it to school after a long absence.

In the Jingyiuan.

Although Ye Kui was a life instructor, he also served as the school doctor—a role he gladly accepted since the principal offered double pay.

Two salaries for two jobs.

Very fair.

At this moment, Ye Kui was secretly peeking at the screen.

He glanced at it, thoughtful.

Genesis Organization?

It sounded a bit familiar.

Ye Kui pondered, placing his phone on the desk.

Little Octopus Zina also peeked over.

Genesis Organization?

Zina didn’t know what that was.

Most of its headspace was occupied by Ye Kui, but since this bad organization was mentioned in the group, it couldn’t be anything good.

She had to watch over her master and prevent him from straying!

Ye Kui subconsciously reached for the desk, and Zina obediently extended a tentacle, pushing the goji-berry tea cup into Ye Kui’s hand.

Ye Kui picked it up and took a sip.

“Thank you, Zina.”

The little tentacles danced, and Ye Kui could tell Zina was shyly smiling.

Ye Kui sighed.

So, raising a little octopus was actually quite nice.

At that moment, with a bang, the door suddenly burst open and a young man rushed in.

He grabbed Ye Kui’s shoulders, shaking him with teary eyes!

“Old Ye, Old Ye, you have to help me!”

Ye Kui saw that the other’s foam was about to spray onto his face and leaned back defensively.

He swatted the hand off his shoulder.

“What is it?”

The newcomer was one of Ye Kui’s few friends, Xiao Zi.

Xiao Zi’s eye bags were heavy, his face pale, and his legs trembling.

“Old Ye, I’m willing to give you all my treasures! Please, you have to help me!”

As he spoke, Xiao Zi gritted his teeth in pain and secretly slipped a footbath coupon into Ye Kui’s hand.

“Old Ye, this is the Tianshang Renjian VVIP Supreme Footbath Coupon I worked so hard to get. Take it!”

“You have to help me!”

Ye Kui’s forehead filled with black lines.

“At least tell me what’s going on!”

Xiao Zi was stubborn.

“Promise me first.”

Ye Kui was at his wit’s end and was about to speak when the door opened again.

A gloomy-looking girl, dressed in a modified JK school uniform with long sleeves covering her hands and trailing down, walked in silently from outside, drifting like a ghost behind Xiao Zi.

The girl waved her sleeve and smiled slightly.

“Hello, Teacher Ye.”

Xiao Zi yelped, tumbling to hide behind Ye Kui.

“Old Ye, save me!”

The girl’s smile didn’t change.

Her long sleeve wrapped around Xiao Zi’s ankle and dragged him out.

“Sorry to disturb you, Teacher Ye.”

Xiao Zi wailed, clutching the floor with both hands.

“Old Ye, save me! Save me, I don’t want to… um um um!”

“Teacher Xiao, you promised to help me with tutoring. You can’t go back on your word.”

“Teachers must set an example for students.”

Ye Kui:……

Ye Kui watched as the door closed behind them, sighed, and lit a mental candle for his old friend.

Ye Kui sighed inwardly.

There were really a lot of problem students.

In a school where Evolvers and ordinary students coexisted, maybe it was normal to have more problem students.

Ye Kui looked down at the footbath coupon in his hand.

[Tianshang Renjian, waiting for your arrival.]

Pink-colored, with only these words on the front.

Ye Kui flipped it over.

[The wise do not fall in love. Adults must get foot massages. If you want to stand out, a back oil massage is a must.]

Ye Kui:……

His expression twisted.

Footbath… Was he that kind of person?

Just then, Ye Kui’s phone vibrated.

[Xiao Zi: Love rises with the clock, but when the clock stops, love remains unsettled.]

[Xiao Zi: Once you step into the footbath door, there’s no more sweetheart in your heart. Even if you’re penniless, don’t betray the pretty girl from the alley.]

[Xiao Zi: I used to think fairies lived in the world. Growing up, I realized fairies are in private rooms.]

[Xiao Zi: She passed through my world, leaving a few fleeting memories, trapping my youthful self ever since.]

[Xiao Zi: A gambling father, a sick mother, an abusive ex-husband, and a broken her. I don’t know her name, but my heart aches for her fate.]

[Xiao Zi: Whether it’s vulgar or elegant, I can’t tell anymore. I only know her story moved me. If I don’t help, I seem heartless. If poor, keep to oneself; if rich, aid the world.]

[Xiao Zi: Old Ye, tonight at Tianshang Renjian, I’ll wait for you!]

[Xiao Zi: But Old Ye, save me first! She’s tied me up!]

Ye Kui’s lips twitched.

He let out a light sigh.

He forwarded all these messages to a certain girl.

[Shang Yuannian: Thank you, Teacher Ye.]

Ye Kui felt like he had saved a lost old friend.

His soul felt purified.

At that moment, the door was pushed open again.

A girl rushed in.

“Teacher Ye, it’s bad! I saw Luo Xixue being cornered in the bathroom!”

Ye Kui’s eyes narrowed.

“Zina, be good. I’ll be right back.”

After soothing Zina, Ye Kui dashed out of the Jingyiuan.