Chapter 1312 - 1003: Reason

Chapter 1312: Chapter 1003: Reason

After Huai Shi and Luo Su had their final communication, a matter was finalized.

In the following time, Huai Shi embarked on a hectic preparation period, getting ready with the equipment and supplies needed for the journey to Hell.

Of course, he didn’t forget to assign his beloved students an overwhelming amount of homework to ensure they wouldn’t have the energy to cause any trouble.

Yuan Yuan’s workload was already bursting, and Little Nineteen was recently caught up between the dojo and Triad, making it impossible for her to spare any time. Hence, the focus shifted to the problem teenage girl, Aniya.

She’s buried in games excessively!

Especially obsessed with freeloading Huai Shi’s games.

She must be disciplined!

After handing the courses over to Yuan Yuan for monitoring, the internship was given to Little Nineteen, and as for daily life, it was left to Uncle Fang—Uncle Fang wanted to take care of kids—the students are kids in my eyes—so let Uncle Fang take care of the students for me.

This logic was impeccably flawless.

It’s just that the old man had a look of wanting to say something but hesitated, and Huai Shi was out of options.

He had already tried his best!

And the last one to face was the person Huai Shi dreaded most.

"Have you been avoiding me recently?"

Tong Ji looked at him with watery eyes: "Did I do something wrong? Why are you ignoring me?"

"..."

Huai Shi covered his face.

"Do you have someone else outside?"

Tong Ji seemed to understand something, her voice choked with tears: "Darling, it’s okay if you’ve found someone else outside, just come home once in a while to see me, and Mama Crow will be happy..."

"That’s enough! This ethics gag is getting out of hand!"

Huai Shi rolled his eyes: "Also, get off me, hurry up!"

"No, I want to ride the horse!"

At this moment, in the dead of night, under the moonlight.

Huai Shi lay sprawled on his bed.

Keeping this position after waking from a suffocating nightmare.

While Tong Ji sat cross-legged on his chest, no matter how much Huai Shi struggled and thrashed, she seemed glued on, unmoving.

In the end, Huai Shi gave up first.

"Fine, do as you please." He closed his eyes, lying flat: "Do whatever you want, I’m tired, need to sleep."

"Hey, don’t be so cold." Tong Ji lowered her head, blinking her eyes: "I just feel the standing of big sister is threatened, wanting to quickly increase screen time... why aren’t you talking, are you mad?"

Her long hair fell like a stream from her shoulders, brushing past Huai Shi’s face, tickling him.

He could only helplessly open his eyes.

"Oh, I get it, this is the rebellious phase, right?"

Tong Ji realized: "Books say, as puberty comes, boys feel embarrassed about changes in their bodies, while longing for independence, they start to develop curiosity about other big sisters outside... gradually, between us who once talked about everything, a sad thick barrier has formed."

This ridiculous route you can drive on, absurd!

Huai Shi felt like a poor helpless child being run over by car wheels repeatedly on his face.

He could only raise his hands in surrender.

"I was wrong, I beg you, stop driving."

"That’s right, facing big sisters, one should learn to be honest, want some fruit?" Tong Ji somehow took out an orange.

"No thanks, you eat it."

"Hmm?"

"Ahem, I’ll eat." Huai Shi quickly backed down, avoiding another crash.

Until Tong Ji stuffed an entire fruit platter into Huai Shi’s mouth, she was satisfied and put her hands down, studying his helpless look, suddenly asked, "Huai Shi, are you happy with your work now?"

"Why ask suddenly?"

Huai Shi was slightly surprised, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded and answered: "If you ask me, very happy I guess, quite fulfilling."

"Seems you’re at ease with it." Tong Ji nodded in admiration: "Though saving the world seems silly to me, if you like doing it, I have no reason to oppose."

Huai Shi sighed, "Weren’t you the one who threw me into the Ivory Tower?"

"Ah, indeed, but initially, I just wanted you to have a fulfilling and beautiful youth, but now it seems fulfillment is there, beauty not necessarily, but youth simply vanished... not even time to date, sister feels quite sad."

"You’re not sad at all, you’re even laughing!"

"Do you know what a bitter smile means? Sister’s heart is sad." Tong Ji forcefully opened his eyes: "See, this sorrowful smile doesn’t stop."

"..."

Huai Shi didn’t expect this woman to have any conscience anymore.

"So, you came in the middle of the night just to mock me?"

"No, this is called loving care, understand?" Tong Ji rubbed Huai Shi’s face: "Others regard my little fool as a tool, all supporting your body, only sister cares for your inner self. If you have any sorrows or troubles, you can tell sister, let sister be happy."

"Less and less conscience!"

"Can’t do anything else, some things can only be self-inflicted, you wouldn’t change even if told, wouldn’t listen even if persuaded, so what can I do besides mocking?"

Tong Ji was shameless: "This is also a grind from fate, thinking this way, do you feel somewhat better?"

"Not in the least!" Huai Shi struggled angrily.

"Then how about considering other ways of living?"

Tong Ji suddenly leaned closer, gazing into his eyes, softly said, "Not just now, whenever, if you feel tired or in pain, want to give up, it’s okay."

Her cheek was close at hand, and when her eyes slightly blinked, there was a gentle breath falling on Huai Shi’s face.

Not allowing Huai Shi to turn his head and avoid.

She said, "If one day you don’t want to do it anymore, then you don’t have to — that’s all I want to tell you."

Huai Shi was stunned, "Not do it anymore?"

"Yes." Tong Ji nodded, "Not do it anymore."

"Then what about others?"

"Let them go to hell. Expecting someone without a girlfriend to save the world, they must be out of their minds."

"What about the Heavenly Kingdom Genealogy?"

"Just treat it as freeloading. The Heavenly Inquiry Route isn’t their patent."

"Utopia doesn’t care either?"

"Old dreams of the era, why cling so tightly? You weren’t even born when Heavenly Kingdom fell, what’s the sense in making you fulfill duties?

Besides, from the start to now, I’ve never told you: Look, there’s a ruin, let’s rebuild this skyscraper...

This isn’t your responsibility, Huai Shi, it’s just others arbitrarily placing their expectations on you. If anything, it’s like offering your seat to someone on the bus, if you feel like it, then move yourself, if you don’t, then stay seated, let them wait."

Tong Ji said, "If you have to feel you owe something to someone, then it’s only to me. Apart from me, there’s nothing else in this world worth your gratuitous sacrifice and effort."

"What if I lose my job, what about living?"

"Of course, your elder sister will support you."

Tong Ji pulled out her wallet and shook it, "Thanks to you, elder sister has made a big sum recently, you can buy any game you want, recharge as much as you like."

"What about food?"

"With Uncle Fang, are you still worried about food? Big plate noodles with chicken leg, eat one bowl, have another."

"What about a girlfriend?" Huai Shi asked, "How can I find a girlfriend staying at home?"

"Women?" Tong Ji was surprised and said seriously, "Women will only slow down your gaming speed. Only losers want girlfriends, true strong men don’t need women!"

"This..." Huai Shi leaned back a bit. "Suddenly turning from an overworked corporate slave to a shut-in, isn’t the change too drastic?"

Tong Ji said, "As long as you like it, it’s no problem."

Huai Shi was silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "But what if... I find this pretty good? What if I like my current life?"

"Then go protect the world."

Tong Ji calmly replied, "On the premise of being able to give up anytime, do what you can, put in a little effort, make some efforts — without delaying meals and sleep, without delaying finding a girlfriend, just spare some time to do it. This way, even if you inadvertently mess things up, there’s no need to regret."

"What about you, Tong Ji?"

Huai Shi persistently asked, "What do you want?"

"Hmm, let me think..."

Under the moonlight, Tong Ji held her chin, scrutinized Huai Shi’s face, and suddenly smiled happily, "If you want to go protect the world, then I will come protect you."

"..."

Huai Shi was dazed.

"What? Are you stunned?" Tong Ji blinked proudly, "A true big sister will always support you, don’t fall in love with me~"

"But, why do this for me to such an extent, Tong Ji?" Huai Shi sighed, "There must be a reason, right?"

"Because I’m your Contractor, Huai Shi." She pinched Huai Shi’s face, telling him matter-of-factly, "Just as you are my Contractor."

There’s no other relationship in the world more intimate than this.

.

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The next day, at the Ivory Tower campus.

Raymond examined Huai Shi’s appearance and asked, confused, "Did something good happen?"

"Mm, someone bought me a game."

Huai Shi’s steps were light.

"I’m not talking about that, why are you smiling so happily?"

"Because someone bought me a game." Huai Shi replied matter-of-factly, "Isn’t that worth being happy about?"

"Is that really worth being happy?" Raymond was bewildered.

Huai Shi pondered for a moment, scrutinized Raymond’s face, and for some reason, his expression suddenly became sympathetic, patting his shoulder, "Forget it, you’ll never understand."

Raymond’s expression twitched.

He felt subtly insulted, but the annoying thing was he didn’t know how to refute it! What kind of workplace bullying was this!?

This Ivory Tower was better off not staying!

He wanted to smirk crookedly, but thinking of his heavy loans, he could only give up, no choice, the sorrow of middle age was so profound.

What’s worse, after Huai Shi patted his shoulder, his face turned pale, he could almost not breathe.

His vision darkened!

"Hey, what happened?" Huai Shi was dazed, then suddenly panicked, "You aren’t trying to extort me, are you?"

"Ask yourself, you bastard!"

Raymond coughed violently, glaring at him fiercely, "What the hell are you carrying on you!"

The radar nestled in his eye sockets was frantically alerting, blood-red.

Right in Huai Shi’s pocket.

Like a pitch-black vortex, constantly pulling the surrounding Source Substance into it, brewing a disaster’s transformation.

It was a curse already solidified into a physical form!

In the instant of touching Huai Shi, Raymond’s Abyss’s Mouth within him even showed signs of losing control!

This guy, what hellish thing has he stuffed into his pocket!