Chapter 43: Do you think I’m good-looking?

Su Yichen, who was currently making a study plan based on Mu Xia’s actual level, paused for a moment before turning his attention back to the textbooks.

“Mr. Su, are you going to tutor Mu Xia systematically?” Huohua’s soft, cute, and slightly dorky voice popped into Su Yichen’s mind, as if she were a bit bored.

‘Pretty much. I have nothing better to do anyway. Didn’t you say it before? Every target in a void realm is a living person, not just game data that disappears after I clear the level.’

‘Since it’s just a small favor for me, why not help her?’

At his current capture progress, he would be staying here for at least several months.

Whenever he gained Love Value from his capture targets in the past, Su Yichen was never stingy with his help.

“Hehe…”

“Mr. Su really is a gentle person.” Huohua sounded like a child who had yet to grow up.

Huohua knew every time Mr. Su passed through a void realm.

Perhaps Mr. Su had rotted from the inside out amidst one tangled, abnormal romance after another, acting like a playboy or perhaps not being a “good” person. But Mr. Su was definitely not a bad person.

‘Alright, I have things to do here. Go play by yourself for a while.’ Su Yichen could easily imagine Huohua drooling at the corner of her mouth, but now was not the time to chatter with her.

With a single sentence, Su Yichen sent the dork back.

Huohua didn’t have much use, but she was very obedient.

Her only remaining virtue was her obedience.

Su Yichen was also a bit troubled. He had taken her through so many dungeons, so why hadn’t she leveled up?

She still felt like an LV0 Beginner.

As for Mu Xia, her Love Value had increased, but only by 5.

On paper, it was almost the same as no increase at all, but…

At the very least, it gave him a general direction.

Although it wasn’t very intuitive yet, it remained blurry.

Su Yichen knew that those 5 points of Love Value must have come from his actions just now, which caused Mu Xia to start having some strange thoughts.

It was a shame he didn’t have mind reading; he didn’t know what Mu Xia was imagining right now.

Su Yichen glanced at her. The young girl was currently spacing out, looking a bit dazed.

He couldn’t see her inner expression at all.

However, there was one thing… compared to Mu Qianqian, Mu Xia was someone with a relatively complex mind.

“Mu Xia, I’ve finished the study plan for each of your subjects. For Grade 10, drop all the subjects I’ve marked with a red X; just aim for a passing grade.”

“Focus your efforts on the remaining subjects. You should choose these for Grade 11.”

Mu Xia nodded and took the paper. She saw that the subjects Su Yichen had selected were all ones she liked, while the ones he crossed out were those she disliked. “Hehe, thank you.”

The girl smiled and blinked, her tone suddenly becoming very playful. “Su Yichen, you’re tutoring me and even treating me to food…”

“Could it be that you like me?”

Even though she used a joking tone and her words carried an audible teasing quality, her heart couldn’t help but beat a few labels faster.

She was curious about what kind of answer she would get.

“Yeah.”

Su Yichen responded without any hesitation.

He didn’t look up, but his smile was so warm it seemed like it would make the girl fall for him. “Of course I like you.”

“Mu Xia, you’re such a well-behaved and cute girl. No one would dislike you, right?”

“What do you think?”

Mu Xia’s eyes trembled violently as she watched him, but it stopped there.

He had answered, but he completely avoided the true meaning of the question.

But then again, she had asked in a joking tone, hadn’t she?

Su Yichen was smiling very gently, but…

He was looking at his phone.

The boy was sending messages to someone else.

Su Yichen didn’t deliberately hide the screen, nor did he avoid Mu Xia’s gaze.

So, the girl could see.

He was chatting with a girl named Tong Ya.

It seemed like…

They were talking about going out tomorrow?

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After Su Yichen finished sending the message, he put his phone down again.

Mu Xia recalled the few messages she had seen. They were roughly discussing what time to meet tomorrow.

She could tell the girl was very proactive, constantly sending him messages.

Tong Ya… she should be his classmate, right?

He was smiling so happily… Could it be?

His girlfriend?

“Are you chatting with your girlfriend?”

Mu Xia couldn’t help but speak up. It was almost subconscious; she hadn’t even noticed it herself.

“No, just a good friend I have a decent relationship with.”

As if he wanted to give the girl a bit of hope, Su Yichen, who hadn’t explained anything when he gave her the hot cocoa and donuts earlier, explained everything clearly this time.

“We’re in the same class. She wants to check out the clubs but is afraid to go alone.”

“So, she asked me to accompany her.”

“I see.”

Mu Xia suddenly felt much better.

Her heart had been stirred by Su Yichen’s smile, but when she discovered it might be for someone else… her chest felt a bit tight.

‘What am I thinking…?’

‘This is just how he is, right?’

He was very nice to everyone.

‘Having me get the milk tea was probably just to put my mind at ease, right?’

It was taken straight from the shop, with the packaging not even opened.

Thinking this, Mu Xia picked up the still-warm hot cocoa and took a small sip.

Then she took a bite of the donut.

It was so sweet; she hadn’t eaten one in a long time.

Her eyes, which were a faint pink and shaped like peach blossoms, curved into smiles.

“Then, is she pretty?”

“She’s alright. Look.”

Mu Xia looked sideways and saw a photo of a girl on the phone Su Yichen held up.

The girl in the photo was wearing a skirt that looked like a school uniform. She was petite and cute, and her smile was brighter than the morning sun in March.

It felt as if a single look at that smile could dispel all the gloom in one’s heart.

“What do you think? Isn’t she pretty?”

Looking at Su Yichen’s actions, which seemed a bit like he was showing off his girlfriend, Mu Xia felt like she had many complaints to voice.

But she couldn’t find anything specific to criticize.

She was just a pretty girl. If she and her sister dressed up, they would be just as good-looking.

Of course, she admitted the girl in the phone was beautiful and could easily trigger a boy’s protective instinct.

But a photo was just a photo, not the real person.

Photos could be enhanced!

And that outfit…

She could smell the scent of a tea sister even through the screen…

‘Does he like tea sisters?’

‘From the look of it, could he… be enchanted by a tea sister?’

Fortunately, she had found out. Otherwise… if her sister were to date Su Yichen directly…

She would definitely be utterly defeated by a tea sister in an instant.

Mu Xia narrowed her eyes.

Coincidentally, she knew how to play the “tea” role too.

“Yes, she is very pretty.”

Of course, Mu Xia wouldn’t say bad things about Tong Ya in front of Su Yichen.

“A girl like this could be considered the school beauty at our school~”

“I really envy her, being able to study at Qingyue University and having such an excellent friend like you.”

“And she’s so beautiful, too.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes~”

“However…”

Mu Xia took a large gulp of the hot cocoa and leaned close to Su Yichen’s ear.

Before the girl even spoke, the breath from her dainty nose was sweet enough to be cloying.

She blinked, her lips parting slightly as her voice sounded like honey-coated candy.

“Brother Yichen, don’t you think…”

“That I’m actually very pretty, too~?”