Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 535 - 140 I, Without a Sword to Slay the Dragon, Can Only Return to My Hometown to Start a Business (Vote for Monthly Ticket) _3

No, Panpan, this is just too... too...

Gu Yue Ming felt for the first time that her own cultural level wasn’t high enough and couldn’t even come up with the right words to describe the other person.

Although she had guessed what Gu Pan was planning to do before coming here, seeing it with her own eyes was another matter altogether.

She always felt that the "daughter" she had raised had changed.

Changed to the point where she didn’t recognize her at all!

Last time it was an accident, which was forgivable; she could console herself with that.

But this time she had come here of her own accord!

How could this be? How could this be?

Should she leave?

But... she did feel quite comfortable after that day, which meant there must be some benefits... and anyways, the restrooms here had doors that could be closed so no one else could see her inside...

Feeling that gradually intensifying warmth that seemed to scorch her insides, dispelling all the cold of winter and gathering in a swelling bulk around her stomach...

Gu Yue Ming gritted her teeth even harder.

"Ah, never mind, no one is seeing this! It’s all this kid’s Cultivation Technique that’s outrageous~"

Eventually, her reason overcame her embarrassment, and she entered the next stall, carefully locking the door behind her.

Not long after.

Zzzzz~

Drip-drip-drip~

The continual flushing sound of the toilet masked the not so loud sound of urination.

The faint scent of gardenias also began to disperse the odors in the restroom.

All was for the better...

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D8B3 Safety Zone.

Inside a clean, convenient, high-end residential area within 5 kilometers of Star Tower, Xu Shu’s home.

Zhou Shiyu had lunch, took a brief nap, and was already packed up, dressed in her clean, simple school uniform, ready to leave her home for school.

However, as an unlucky high school senior, Zhou Shiyu was currently enduring the most tedious time in an ordinary person’s life.

The homework was endless, there were no weekends, and love was a far-off notion, miles away.

Today was another weekend, and having enjoyed a Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, the girl had to once again step onto the small cliff-edge before crossing the narrow wooden bridge of the competitive world.

She glanced at the empty room next door, dusted the slightly dusty bedsheets, and left a bit disappointed.

"Mom, I’m heading out~"

Zhou Shiyu was changing her shoes and called out to her mother, who was cleaning in the kitchen.

There was a slight pause in the kitchen before the slightly hoarse voice of Li Guoying responded, "Okay, be careful on the road, it’s getting colder, take some extra clothes, don’t catch a cold."

"Oh, got it."

Zhou Shiyu elegantly stuffed an orange turtleneck sweater into her small suitcase and, before leaving, noticed a pile of cardboard boxes and freshly-fabricated parts on the sofa, frowning slightly.

These items were "outsourced" products that her mother, Li Guoying, had brought back from the nearby factory.

By manually assembling them at home and delivering them back to the factory, they could earn a meager outsourcing fee.

Now, their family had moved from the decrepit "poor district" to this "upscale neighborhood," and life had improved somewhat; theoretically, they shouldn’t have to struggle as they once did.

But Zhou Shiyu noticed that her mother seemed to be in the same state as before, finding all kinds of work to do on top of her regular job.

Her father had not been out of the hospital long; though fully recovered, he had found a new job through a referral and was often working night shifts now.

Zhou Shiyu had a vague sense of something amiss.

But she shook her head, forcing herself not to think too hard.

Leaving home, Zhou Shiyu walked towards the elevator but saw the neighbor across the hall also stepping out— a woman dressed in flashy, heavily made-up, and overly glamorous.

That woman was naturally Hu Xinrui.

"Tch~"

Dressed up like some sort of ghost and probably off to date some rich men from society again?

Zhou Shiyu couldn’t help snorting dismissively in her mind, not wanting to interact too much with the woman, hurried into the elevator, pressed the button for the ground floor, and furiously hit the door close button.

Unfortunately, Hu Xinrui still managed to slip in before the elevator doors closed.

"What a coincidence, off to another date?"

Zhou Shiyu didn’t care for her, but since they were now neighbors and classmates, she, as the goody-two-shoes, of course, had to greet her while also sneakily mocking her.

Unexpectedly, this time Hu Xinrui did not boast about her "boyfriend" and all the jewelry, perfumes, and other gifts he had bought her as she did before.

She looked sleep deprived, listless, just nodding to the elevator mirror in a daze.

Zhou Shiyu felt a bit surprised and suddenly on guard.

Was the rich guy tired of playing with her and dumped her?

She wasn’t thinking of coming back to mess with my brother now, was she...

As she let her thoughts run wild, rubbing her nose to disperse the overpowering scent of perfume.

Just then, Zhou Shiyu noticed Hu Xinrui suddenly turning to her, staring intently at her, and said in a very wooden manner, "Hey, can you imagine that, originally, cats could grow on mice. Tell me, are these mice still mice?"

Huh?

This sudden question left Zhou Shiyu completely baffled.

What the heck?

Has your brain been fried?

They didn’t teach this in recent biology classes, did they?

Feeling that the other party was being unreasonable and not wanting to converse further, she stepped out as soon as the elevator reached the ground floor, focused on catching the ghostly tram.

She hadn’t gone far when she saw a luxurious black car parked outside.

There was a man inside wearing sunglasses who smiled at her, nodded, and greeted, "Hello."

Zhou Shiyu knew this man was Hu Xinrui’s sugar daddy. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

However, she had no interest in meeting him.

The gaze of the grown man made her uncomfortable; she didn’t continue with the pleasantries but pretended not to see him and ran off without looking back.