Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 603: As Though He Was Basking in Starlight

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gu Xiang never imagined Shen Xi would say such a thing. Growing up pampered and living large, Gu Xiang was the center of attention no matter where she went. No one would ever say no to her face. Plus, she took an instant dislike to Shen Xi. Gu Xiang snickered coldly. “Are you brave enough to take up the challenge to bow down before me and lick my toes in front of the whole school if yours is a fake?”

Did Shen Xi think she was stupid or ignorant? Gu Xiang had been keeping her eyes and ears peeled on the latest update about the beauty pills. She would be the first to know before the news hit the streets.

“Sure.” Shen Xi smiled and added. “Let’s add something extra to the mix. If the stuff I have is real, you must give everyone here a bottle of the anti-aging beauty pills, and I’m talking about the 3.0 version. If I lose, everyone gets a bottle from me too.”

Gu Xiang had no idea where Shen Xi’s confidence came from. Still, she harbored disgust for the girl. “Fine, it’s a deal. You might want to scrape together the money now. You can drop out of school and get out of Capital University if you can’t pay up. Don’t embarrass us here.”

Shen Xi grinned. “In that case, you should get the hell out of Capital University if you lose.”

Jiang Xuanxuan and Ruan Xiaoxiao stared at Gu Xiang angrily yet amusingly. Was she out of her mind? What was wrong with everyone in the quarters? Did they not run a simple background check on the classmates prior to reporting to school?

As Ms. Cai Ni, Xixi was no short of cash. Why would she resort to counterfeit?

Nevertheless, they long had a problem with Gu Xiang looking down on people and acting like she was all that. They would be glad if someone put Gu Xiang in her place.

“We can’t leave the barracks since we’re in the middle of training. Once the training is over, we can bring my beauty pills to one of Situs’ chain drug stores to verify its authenticity,” said Shen Xi.

“You better keep your word.” Gu Xiang gave Shen Xi the side glance. People like Shen Xi used brandless cosmetics from drugstores. Shen Xi had nothing over her.

Indeed, the cosmetics Shen Xi owned were without a brand. She provided the Situ family with a formula suitable for her skin type. It was the only one of its kind in the world, so it was only natural no one knew about it.

“Shen Xi, the drill sergeant is calling for you. There’s a call for you,” someone shouted at the door.

Shen Xi was dumbstruck.

Everyone in the quarters was taken aback.

What was going on

All students’ mobile phones were confiscated during training. No one was to use their phones or reach out to the outside world. Parents, on the other hand, were allowed to call the barracks, but the students were not informed unless it was an emergency.

Ruan Xiaoxiao and Jiang Xuanxuan worriedly glanced at Shen Xi, hoping nothing perilous happened to her family.

Shen Xi smiled at them to calm their nerves, albeit she was feeling restless. She ran to the sergeant’s office across the quarters. The standalone building was quite far away, separating the boys’ and girls’ quarters.

“Hello.” Shen Xi picked up the phone.

“How are you handling the military training?” A man’s deep and sensual voice rang in her ear.

Shen Xi was hot with emotions, nearly moving her to tears. Having missed his voice for over ten days, she noticed a catch in her throat and her eyes welling up. It took a while for her to find her voice. “Fine.”

“I’m on the training grounds.” Li Yuan could feel his fair lady choking up. His gut was in a knot. “Do you have time to come over?”

“I’ll head there right away.” Enveloped in a cloud of happiness, Shen Xi put down the phone and dashed toward the training grounds.

It was ten o’clock at night.

Apart from soldiers standing guard, no one else was roaming around. The training ended at nine o’clock and it was lights out at half-past ten.

From afar, she could see a military truck parked on the training grounds. Just next to the vehicle was a man sitting in a wheelchair. As Shen Xi drew close, he waved his hand with a smile.

Shen Xi could feel her heart stop. The outskirts painted the clear sky with a myriad of stars, shining down on him as though he was basking in starlight. All she saw in her eyes was the brilliance of the galaxy.

She wanted to shout his name out loud, but her screams would invite unwanted attention in the quiet barracks. Hence, she held it all in.

Li Yuan watched as his fair lady raced toward him. While approaching, she scurried along too quickly that she stumbled over her feet and fell onto him.

Tumbling right into his embrace, Shen Xi could hear his beating heart. Thump-thump. With each beating pulling at her heartstrings, she joyfully cried, “Brother.”

The girl’s sweet voice could melt Li Yuan’s heart. Giving his fair lady full reign to hug his waist, Li Yuan also saw his sanity chipping away. The girl’s soft body and the sweet scent were challenging his patience.

“Brother.” Shen Xi’s voice was melodious and seductive, caught between pants.

With his breathing becoming haggard, Li Yuan’s eyes grew darker. There was no holding back once the beast inside was let loose. Suddenly, he grabbed the girl by the waist and held her tight in his arms.

He could barely sleep in the ten nights she had not been around.

Unable to hear her voice or see her smile, Li Yuan was about to lose it. The madness was eating away his reason every second of the day until there was no more.

He told himself to be patient.

Alas, he could not bear to face another second without her.

Shen Xi’s body stiffened as the man dug her deeper into his embrace. She lifted her head to meet his lowered head before brushing their lips lightly as luck would have it.

Their eyes locked.

His lips caressed hers.

With the last nerve in Li Yuan snapping, it blew away all his reason. He seized her by the back of her head and planted his lips onto hers, bringing together a sweeping intensity.

2

Under the beautiful night sky, the yearning was deeply rooted and the pent-up patience was killing him. At this very moment, he was like a trapped beast that escaped. No amount of reasoning could ever talk sense into his head.

Anything of everything existed because of her.

He was alive because of her, and only for her.

Temptation hid behind the curtain of darkness.

With the temperature rising, even the creepy crawlies chose silence above all. The only things disturbing the peace were provocative gasping and racing pulses.

Catching her breath, Shen Xi saw fireworks in her mind. She thought she was going to die of suffocation. She may have gone through this life twice and thousands of other realms, but both of them only lived for this moment.. Her eyes welled up and warm nectar dripped down.