Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 431 - 428: Is This Reason Enough? [Midnight]

"How about that, isn’t she beautiful? Look at her long flowing hair; even a fairy from the heavens isn’t as beautiful as her. This is the most stunning girl I’ve ever seen in my life."

"If I could win her heart, even if you asked me to die right now, I’d do it willingly!"

As he said this, Sunx Tong’s eyes shone with fervor as if he was willing to die for Lan Huanxi with just one word from her.

"How do you like that, won’t you guys say something, isn’t she beautiful?" fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Seeing no response from the others, Sunx Tong looked around and asked repeatedly.

"Yeah, beautiful, extremely beautiful!" Zhou Ji, Cui Pu, and Shitou all nodded in agreement.

Seeing Li Chen with an unchanged expression, Sunx Tong seemed displeased.

"Li Chen, don’t you think she’s beautiful?"

"Beautiful!" Li Chen casually replied and went back to his own business.

Sunx Tong felt a sense of blasphemy regarding his idol when he heard Li Chen’s nonchalant response, and his face immediately flashed with annoyance.

Cui Pu, who was adept at reading social cues, noticed the awkward atmosphere and hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

"Let’s eat after all that hustle this morning, we’re all starving. Let’s celebrate the official start of our wonderful university life with a meal!"

Li Chen, understanding Cui Pu’s good intentions and not wanting to offend him, thought for a moment and then said, "Wait, I’ll make a call and ask!"

"What, Li Chen, you need to report to someone for having a meal? Who is it? Surely not your girlfriend?"

Zhou Ji approached with a gossipy air.

Li Chen smiled and didn’t reply, which was taken as affirmation of the guess.

"Holy cow, Brother Chen, you’re awesome! It’s the first day of university, and you’ve already got a girlfriend!"

Zhou Ji gave a thumbs-up and kept praising.

Not missing a beat, Cui Pu jumped in with a laugh, "It’s not necessarily someone he pursued in university; I bet he got her even before that!"

"Wow, bringing a girlfriend along to university. That’s just like you, Brother Chen, totally amazing!"

After a two-minute phone call with Ye Chuxue, Li Chen turned back and said to Zhou Ji, Cui Pu, and the others, "Let’s get ready, the girls from their dorm are also coming. We’ll join tables with our two dorms for a simple mixer!"

"Brother Chen, the sister-in-law’s voice is so sweet; she must be a great beauty, right?" Like a gadfly, Zhou Ji was buzzing around Li Chen with glistening eyes and very curious.

Li Chen couldn’t be bothered with him and just casually remarked that they’d find out soon enough.

At the university’s gate, there stood a restaurant that looked quite posh, with an air of ancient charm. On it hung a signboard with three swirling characters: "Natural Inn."

There was a couplet on either side:

On the left: Guests ascend to Natural Inn;

On the right: As if they dwell in heaven itself.

It was said that the renowned calligrapher Lin Chen once dined here. Finding he had left his wallet at home, he wrote this couplet in lieu of payment.

Lin Chen, a figure as respected in the field of education as the North Star of the Big Dipper is to the night sky, with students everywhere, is said to have been a teacher of the current president of Jiangnan University. Even he enjoyed dining here, and naturally, people following the trend flocked to the place, eager to soak up the so-called scholarly energy.

Today, on the first day of the school year, the place was packed, and the private rooms were all full, so Li Chen’s group had to settle for a spot in the main hall.

They had just sat down when a group of young and pretty girls walked towards them, drawing everyone’s gaze.

"Wow, she’s so beautiful, like a fairy stepping out of a painting!"

Zhou Ji was so astonished that his eyes almost popped out, and he was drooling all over the floor.

"Goddess!" Upon spotting that beautiful figure amidst the crowd that drove him crazy, Sunx Tong couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Chuxue, we’re over here!" Li Chen stood up and waved at Ye Chuxue.

However, his expression faltered slightly when he saw Lan Huanxi following behind Ye Chuxue.

"Huanxi, how come you’re here too?"

Lan Huanxi looked restrained in front of Li Chen, her cheeks flushed red.

"I share a dorm room with Huanxi, so I brought her along with me!" Ye Chuxue stepped forward with great openness and said.

"Huanxi, you can sit here!"

Ye Chuxue gestured for Lan Huanxi to take the seat next to Li Chen.

Lan Huanxi stole a glance at Li Chen and then looked at Ye Chuxue before shyly saying, "Chuxue, you sit here. I’ll just sit next to you."

Besides Lan Huanxi, there were two other girls who were both very beautiful, one named Anjin and the other named Zheng Ran.

Ye Chuxue was noble and graceful, Lan Huanxi was bashfully cute, Anjin tall and slender, and Zheng Ran a delicately crafted Lolita. The four beauties, each with their distinctive charm, made Li Chen’s table immediately become the center of attention.

"Wow, Chuxue, what a coincidence, you also study at Jiangnan University?"

Just as they were having a harmonious meal at the table, a young man dressed in an Armani-branded outfit, holding a wine glass, walked towards them.

Ye Chuxue glanced sideways without answering, turning her gaze towards Li Chen.

Li Chen stood up to meet the newcomer’s gaze.

"I was wondering who it was... turns out it’s Pigbelly!"

Pigbelly’s real name was Zhu Yuepo, but when writing his name, the characters for ’moon’ and ’earth’ always seemed to merge together. It was because of this he had earned the nickname Pigbelly.

He, Li Chen, and Ye Chuxue were middle school classmates, just that they didn’t attend the same high school.

Hearing Li Chen shout his nickname right upon arriving, Zhu Yuepo’s face darkened immediately.

"Li Chen, to think a loser like you could actually get into Jiangnan University!"

Li Chen shrugged and replied: "There’s a lot of things you can’t imagine!"

"Hmph!"

Zhu Yuepo snorted indignantly and turned his gaze to Ye Chuxue.

"Chuxue, I didn’t expect we’d be so fated to meet. How does that saying go again, ’a thousand miles of fate lead to an encounter.’ For the sake of our fate, let’s have a drink!"

After saying that, he picked up his glass and gestured to Ye Chuxue.

"Chuxue doesn’t drink alcohol, don’t you know?"

Li Chen saw someone brazenly trying to hit on his girl right in front of him, and anger swiftly appeared on his face.

The atmosphere abruptly became tense to the breaking point!

Seeing Li Chen interfering in his good moment, Zhu Yuepo became infuriated.

"Li Chen, I’m talking to Chuxue, what business is it of yours?"

Li Chen raised his eyebrows and asked coolly: "I’m Chuxue’s boyfriend, you tell me what business it is of mine?"

Upon hearing what Li Chen said, Zhu Yuepo’s face filled with astonishment.

"What did you say, you’re Chuxue’s boyfriend? Li Chen, are you joking with me? Seriously, that’s not funny at all!"

"It’s true, we confirmed our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend last year. Zhu Yuepo, I hope you can refrain from harassing me in the future, thank you!"

Hearing Ye Chuxue’s words, Zhu Yuepo was stunned. He had liked Ye Chuxue since the first year of junior high, a full six years. He had even given up the opportunity to study abroad specifically to come to Jiangnan University for her.

He had taken for granted that there would be a romantic encounter in the Six Dynasties Ancient Capital, but he never expected someone would beat him to it.

Moreover, the person who had beaten him to it was none other than Li Chen, who he had always looked down upon as a loser.

"Chuxue, I can’t accept this. Li Chen has neither family background nor ability, and his looks are just average. What qualifies him to be your boyfriend? You owe me a proper reason, to convince me completely!"

"Slap!"

Before Ye Chuxue could respond, Li Chen gave him a backhanded slap.

Immediately after, Li Chen looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile, and asked word by word: "Is that reason enough?"