Chapter 124: Eating Melon Only to Choke on It Yourself! Listen to My Explanation!
"Hey, you two—get out here! It's time to eat!"
After waiting two whole hours with no reply to his messages, Xie Xie's impatient voice echoed through the hallway.
"What are you guys even doing in there? I've messaged you, knocked half a dozen times—you not eating dinner or what?"
Jiang Chen and Tang Wulin exchanged awkward glances.
So… she hadn't ignored him because she was upset—she'd just been eating dinner.
Sure enough, at the hotel's dining hall, Tang Wulin spotted his senior chatting and laughing happily with his other senior sister.
The lovestruck look on his face made Xie Xie want to bash his head against the table.
"Seriously? We're not even done eating yet!" he complained, watching Tang Wulin instantly drop his chopsticks and drag Jiang Chen away the moment Ouyang Zixin stood to leave with Mu Xi.
"What even—what is going on with him!?"
Back in their room again, Tang Wulin sat on the king-sized bed, trembling with nervous anticipation.
"Brother Jiang Chen, what do we do now? We can't just keep ignoring her, right?"
Jiang Chen thought for a moment. "Yeah, seems she didn't even notice. Alright then… just send a 'Hey, are you there?' message."
Tang Wulin nodded eagerly and typed at lightning speed.
[Time Will Prove Everything] (Tang Wulin): "Are you there?"
"Jiang Chen, big brother, now what?"
"Now… we wait."
An hour passed. Nothing.
"What do I do now, Brother Jiang Chen?"
"Quiet! I'm thinking."
Jiang Chen's brow furrowed. This woman's got issues.
Who leaves someone on read like that? How rude!
As an experiment, he decided to test a few others.
[In This Life, I Shall Suppress All] (Jiang Chen): "Are you there?"
Na'er instantly replied: "What do you want?"
"Nothing."
Na'er: "…"
He tried again.
To the icy avatar of a barefoot snow maiden—
"Are you there?"
Snow Empress: "Do you need something?"
"Uh… No."
Snow Empress: "Idiot."
Next, the proud silver-haired empress seated upon a throne.
"Are you there?"
Gu Yue: "Get lost."
"Yes, ma'am!"
Then a cute cartoon avatar.
"Are you there?"
Huo Yun'er: "Ancestor, I was wrong! I shouldn't have disobeyed you! Punish me if you must!"
Ah, right. He'd told her to keep the Snow Empress and Gu Yue from being alone together. She'd clearly failed.
Luckily, no explosions yet—so everything should still be fine.
"Add it to the debt ledger," he typed. "You'll be punished later."
"Yes, Ancestor! Thank you for sparing me!"
Seeing all these instant replies, then glancing back at Tang Wulin's silent message window, Jiang Chen could only conclude one thing.
"This woman's the problem."
"Why not… give up?" he suggested.
"Brother Jiang Chen! My love for Senior Sister is real!"
Jiang Chen facepalmed. There was no saving this boy.
"How about messaging your other senior—Mu Xi? Let's see if it's really her or just you."
Tang Wulin nodded hesitantly. Maybe Ouyang Zixin was just asleep… yes, that must be it!
Terrified of missing a reply, he quickly messaged Mu Xi.
"Senior Sister, are you still awake?"
Instant response.
Mu Xi: "Nope, I'm awake. What's up? Need something?"
Both men fell silent.
What the hell?
Since Mu Xi and Ouyang Zixin shared a room, there was only one possible reason Ouyang hadn't replied—
She just didn't want to.
"My Senior Sister… she really hates me?" Tang Wulin murmured, heart sinking.
Jiang Chen patted his shoulder, sighing. "Forget it. Focus on your cultivation. These things can't be rushed."
"No! I have to do something!" Tang Wulin snapped.
Ouyang Zixin wasn't just any girl—she was the campus idol, admired by countless people.
The only time she hadn't been pursued was during her brief relationship with Xu Xiaoyu, which had ended after six months.
Now, admirers were crawling out of the woodwork again—especially here at Douluo University.
The pressure on Tang Wulin was immense.
Before Jiang Chen could stop him, the boy was already typing frantically.
"Senior Sister, are you there? There's something I need to tell you!"
Then came the red exclamation mark.
Message failed.
Blocked.
Tang Wulin sat frozen.
"What happened?" Jiang Chen leaned closer—then hissed.
"Oof. Brutal."
"She blocked you, huh?"
No wonder she hadn't replied before.
Jiang Chen could only look at him sympathetically. "Let it go, man. You're the son of Tang San, for crying out loud."
But Tang Wulin's eyes blazed stubbornly. "No! I refuse to give up!"
He immediately called Mu Xi instead.
Two minutes of ringing—and finally, the line connected. But for thirty seconds, the other end was completely silent.
"H-Hello?"
"Senior Sister?"
Then came that familiar, cool voice.
It was her.
Ouyang Zixin.
"What do you want? Mu Xi's in the shower. She's busy."
"N-No, it's nothing!"
"If it's nothing, I'm hanging up."
"Wait!"
He stammered, then blurted, "Senior Sister, why did you delete me?"
"Because I don't want to know you."
Jiang Chen poked his shoulder nervously. "Uh, everything okay…?"
If Tang Wulin lost his temper now—no one could survive a Golden Dragon King meltdown.
But the boy's next words made Jiang Chen's jaw drop.
"Senior Sister… I like you!"
He'd gone straight for the kill.
Speechless, Jiang Chen could only stare. The kid's gone feral.
Even Ouyang Zixin sounded stunned.
After a long pause, her voice lowered coldly.
"Tang Wulin, I told you—I already like someone else. Please stop bothering me. You're really annoying."
"But you broke up with Xu Xiaoyu!" he protested.
"That's none of your business. I like someone new now—and it's not you!"
"Senior Sister!!!"
He nearly exploded.
"I don't believe you!"
"Believe it or not, I don't care." She hung up—but not before dropping one final bombshell.
"I like Jiang Chen."
Jiang Chen: "???"
From casual spectator to immediate target, he froze in utter disbelief.
What the hell just happened!?
He'd been peacefully eating melons, and suddenly one smashed him in the face.
Then he turned—and met Tang Wulin's blazing, golden eyes.
Panic surged. With the divine energies of Tang San and the Golden Dragon King within him, if the boy snapped now, Jiang Chen wouldn't even have ashes left.
"W-Wulin, listen to me!" he said, waving his hands frantically. "Your senior and I have nothing between us! Nothing at all!"
"I've never even spoken to her before!!!"
(END CHAPTER)
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