Her voice wasn't loud, but it couldn't escape Su Tu's ears. Even as laid back as he was, a few black lines appeared on his forehead.
Are girls nowadays all this fierce??
In my past life...
Well, it seems it wasn't much better in my past life either.
"Xiao Wen, lower your voice." Feeling embarrassed, the chubby-cheeked girl covered her friend's mouth.
"You're right, I should be braver." She looked at Su Tu, not far away, with a somewhat dazed expression. From the very first day of the new term in high school, she had been attracted to Su Tu.
To put it plainly, she was drawn to Su Tu's looks, but later, as she got to know him privately, she became more convinced that she truly liked him.
However, she never had the courage to confess her feelings to Su Tu. She had seen girls even more outstanding than her politely rejected by Su Tu, and she had planned to keep this love hidden in her heart.
But for some reason, she wouldn't be able to return to school until the college entrance exam was over, and that extraordinarily skilled teacher told her not to leave with regrets before leaving school, which led to the current scene.
She gritted her teeth, gathered her courage, and jogged toward Su Tu.
Many students around witnessed this scene, but they were long used to such things.
But once again, there was going to be another heartbroken person.
"Damn!! It's Wang Nuannuan!! The class beauty of Class 7!"
"What class beauty, she's the school beauty, and Su Tu is the top tier. Remember that child star who confessed to him on TV, and he had no reaction at all."
"Wang Nuannuan isn't just anyone, don't forget what the current director of the North Sea Public Security Bureau's last name is!"
"So what? If Su Tu doesn't agree, are they going to arrest him?"
The surrounding students discussed enthusiastically while Wang Nuannuan's face turned crimson.
But she still bravely came up to Su Tu and handed him the letter in her hand.
"Su... Su Tu, for some reason, I will soon leave the school. I may never have the chance to say these words if I don't say them now. I know you probably don't even remember me, but please make sure to read this.
Looking at Wang Nuannuan in front of him, Su Tu slightly curved his lips into a warm smile. He took the letter and seriously placed it in his backpack.
"Okay, Wang Nuannuan, I remember you. We've attended thirteen public classes together, and I remember you are really good at history."
"You're about to leave school, so I wish you a bright future."
At that moment, Wang Nuannuan was frozen on the spot, her mind buzzing, with only Su Tu's words 'I remember you' replaying.
Su Tu took the letter and walked into the campus.
The students around him watched him with expressions as if they had just witnessed a juicy piece of gossip.
However, he didn't mind at all.
Once he reached the Middle Tier in Spiritual Wisdom, Su Tu almost had a photographic memory, and he could recall everything he had experienced, so remembering Wang Nuannuan wasn't difficult.
He didn't have feelings for this girl; he just didn't want her to become someone else's 'topic of conversation' for being rejected in front of everyone.
"How come your luck with girls is so good!!" As soon as he entered the classroom, Chen Xi rushed over, patting Su Tu on the back.
"I heard another girl confessed to you? Is being handsome that impressive!" He grumbled in dissatisfaction.
Then, Su Tu took three or four breakfast sets that someone had given him from inside his desk and shared them with Chen Xi. Suddenly, Chen Xi's demeanor changed: "Hey, you know, being handsome is indeed impressive!"
Su Tu rolled his eyes. Chen Xi was like half a childhood friend to him; they had been classmates since elementary school. He was long used to Chen Xi's nonsense.
"What's up with your online girlfriend?"
"Of course, she's in love with my fascinating soul!" Chen Xi smugly flicked the hair on his forehead.
"But recently, we haven't been in touch much. It's all mock exams, mock exams, and it's really annoying."
Hearing this, Su Tu opened his mouth, wanting to tell Chen Xi about the possibility of martial arts being included in the college entrance exams, but he ultimately decided against it.
After all, it was just his guess without any solid evidence. Unlike him, Chen Xi didn't have a system and wasn't able to devote so much energy elsewhere. If his words affected Chen Xi's grades, he would really be betraying his friend.
"What is it? It seems like you have something to hide from me, huh? Speak up, and I might spare your life." Chen Xi teased, raising an eyebrow.
"Looks like I can't hide being your father anymore." Su Tu blurted out, as friends rib each other after years of camaraderie.
As the homeroom teacher walked in with a pile of papers, their happy time ended.
In the second semester of senior year, it was all about incessantly practicing, practicing, and more practicing, repeating this tedious process to induce qualitative change through quantitative effort.
Yet, this dull process was incredibly fun for Su Tu.
[You completed a Math Mock B Paper, Spiritual Wisdom +1]
[You completed one more...]
After all, with each paper completed, he could see his Skill Level increase and his Spiritual Wisdom improve, a tangible reward nothing else could compare to.
Outside the school, Wang Nuannuan was still standing there, mumbling to herself.
"He said... he remembers me!"
"He said..."
Her cute face wore a smile, as if she'd accomplished a small wish. A faint, weak light seemed to shimmer around her.
The security guard at the gate saw her and wanted to step forward to ask if Wang Nuannuan needed help.
But just as he was about to step forward, a man in a black suit suddenly appeared behind him, pressing a finger on the guard, immobilizing him.
"Stay quietly here," the man's voice was as cold as an icy pond.
"So my little sister's regret was this; because she never confessed, her mind developed a gap, preventing her Spiritual Realm from advancing. I don't even know what to say about her."
A young man, appearing in his early twenties, was somehow sitting in the security booth, speaking with a tone of indulgence and helplessness.
"Master, that boy has too much influence on Miss. The transformation on Ancestor Star is imminent, and there are only ten spots in North Sea. Miss can't have any distractions. Should I..."
As the man's voice dropped, a chilling aura filled the air like frost, making the surrounding air slightly colder.
The young man stroked his chin, eyes indecisive; he waved his hand, and the man in black quickly stepped beside him, leaning over, awaiting orders.
Then, with a 'smack', the young man delivered a big thump on the back of the black-clad man's head.
"What do you mean should? Have you watched too many dramas? What, are you an interstellar pirate?" the young man retorted sarcastically.
"Now my little sister has no regrets. Her Spiritual Realm is pure, ready to step into the Martial Arts Dao. As for that boy, he's just an ordinary person. Although he performs well academically, with the Ancestor Star's transformation looming, soon the big wave will pass, and he'll be just a woodcutter watching from the shoreline.
In their lifetimes, they might never cross paths again. In fact, if I have to say, I must thank him. Without that one line, Nuannuan's Spiritual Realm would be stuck at its initial stage for a while longer."
"Inform the family, if they run into him in the future, help him if they can. If anyone acts smart and does something extra..."
The young man didn't finish, but the chilling undercurrent in his voice made one's spine tingle.
"Yes," the man in black agreed hastily.
"The first martial exam preparations on Ancestor Star have yet to be announced. In the end, this martial exam is just for those family forces on Ancestor Star who have been preparing for a long time. How laughable...."
"But that's none of my business. I'm from an influential family. It's just a pity for my little sister's unspoken love; when they meet again, it will be a chasm like between Celestial Being and star dust."
The young man looked toward the distant sky, his voice low.
As they spoke, they gradually walked out of the security booth, and Wang Nuannuan leaned weakly into the young man's arms. Their figures disappeared.
The security guard, who had been playing dead, felt like he had heard something massive.
He just took out his phone to do something, but the next moment, a pair of eyes filled with spirals appeared before him, and suddenly, his mind turned fuzzy.
What was I about to do just now? Oh, right, I heard something big.
Su Tu spent the entire afternoon finishing more than thirty mock exam papers.
Earned a total of 30 skill level points.
[Spiritual Wisdom (Middle Tier) : 30/1000]
Watching the corners of the homeroom teacher's lips curl upwards uncontrollably, it was clear—a perfect score across the board.
"Spiritual Wisdom can't be rapidly improved for now, the focus will be to grind Fighting efforts," Su Tu mused to himself.
He glanced at a bird's nest outside the classroom window, where an egg was gently rocking as a damp little head began to emerge from the shell...