Chapter 13: The Women's Persuasion, and Yu Xiaogang's Various Ways to Die
Thinking of this, Liu Erlong's gaze gradually dimmed, disappointment surfacing in her beautiful eyes.
She realized that the image of the learned, upright "master" she once held in her heart was slowly collapsing, revealing beneath it a soul that was cowardly, insecure, selfish, and utterly irresponsible.
"Did I… really fall in love with someone I never should have loved?"
Liu Erlong felt deeply conflicted at this moment. She found herself gradually beginning to accept the truth—that Yu Xiaogang was, in fact, very ordinary.
She no longer regarded Yu Xiaogang as her entire world and instead began to think for herself.
Star Luo Empire
Zhu Zhuqing clenched her small fists, her cute little face filled with anger.
"This Yu Xiaogang is just too detestable—he's a complete disgrace to all men."
"Not only does he look disgusting, but his heart is even more disgusting than his appearance. Someone like that should be sent to serve as a eunuch for the emperor."
Zhu Zhuqing cursed Yu Xiaogang inwardly.
As a naïve and innocent girl, what she hated most were men who recklessly toyed with young girls' feelings.
Those scumbags who played with girls' emotions deserved to be executed. Yu Xiaogang deserved even harsher punishment—simply because he was ugly.
Chat Group Interface
[My Surname is Not Yu: Is Yu Xiaogang really as unbearable as the diary's owner described?]
[My Surname is Not Yu: Did I fall in love with someone I never should have loved?]
Heaven Dou City
Liu Erlong was now trapped in doubt about her own feelings. Without even realizing it, she felt the urge to pour out her suffering to the group members.
Emotionally, she wanted to believe in her Xiaogang.
But rationally, she knew that what the diary's owner, Lin Chen, said was the truth.
Yu Xiaogang was selfish, cowardly, and a fraud who stole fame and reputation.
She truly did not know what she should do now.
[I Am a Little Princess: "My Surname is Not Yu"… are you Liu Erlong?]
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
When Ning Rongrong saw the message appear in the chat group, she suddenly jumped out of her blanket.
"No wonder! When we were cursing Yu Xiaogang earlier, this 'My Surname is Not Yu' kept trying to act like a neutral party. Turns out she's Liu Erlong."
When Ning Rongrong thought about how their chat group had actually gathered both Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong—two legendary "Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix"—she couldn't help but feel amused.
That said, those two had also provided the group with plenty of entertainment.
[My Surname is Not Yu: Mm.]
Upon Liu Erlong's confirmation, the group members began carefully choosing their words, preparing to help her finally see Yu Xiaogang's true nature as the despicable man he was.
Their impression of Liu Erlong was actually quite decent. She wasn't as arrogant and foolish as Bibi Dong.
Moreover, Liu Erlong had already shown signs of remorse and reflection, so naturally they wouldn't treat her the same way they treated Bibi Dong.
After all, recognizing one's mistakes and correcting them is the greatest good.
[I Am a Little Princess: No need to ask—you definitely loved the wrong person. Yu Xiaogang is nothing but a scumbag.]
[I Am a Little Princess: Just the fact that he abandoned you on your wedding day makes him beyond redemption. If he had any guts, he should have taken responsibility. Running away like that—what kind of trash behavior is that?]
[Yan Will Come Back: Exactly. And you're still hesitating over a man like that? Just like the diary's owner said, you're a bit foolish—but you're better than a certain pope in the group. At least you know how to think and realize that the person you loved was a scumbag.]
Spirit Hall
Seeing yet another group member subtly criticizing her, Bibi Dong snorted coldly, her rage surging in her heart.
'What did that "Yan Will Come Back" even mean—was she implying that I had no brain?'
'What a joke. How could she say I have no brain? If I had no brain, how could I possibly have climbed to the position of Pope?'
It was precisely because she loved Xiaogang deeply that she stood unconditionally on his side and trusted his character without reservation.
Unlike Liu Erlong, who didn't truly love Xiaogang and doubted his character because of it, Xiaogang was really unlucky to have a former lover like Liu Erlong.
Still, losing one competitor wasn't a bad thing either. At least it spared her from being entangled by someone as cold-hearted and ungrateful as Liu Erlong.
Yu Xiaogang could belong to her alone!
[Yan Will Come Back: If I were you, and I ran into a scumbag like Yu Xiaogang, I would've long let him taste my eighteen deadly poisons, making him suffer the agony of ten thousand poisons devouring his heart before dying.]
[Yan Will Come Back: But you're also pretty foolish. You're still holding out hope for Yu Xiaogang even now. That's truly disappointing.]
Heaven Dou City
A girl exuding an eerie, bewitching charm held a black diary in her hands, continuously using her own way to persuade Liu Erlong in the chat group.
The girl was Dugu Yan, granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
She had short, deep-purple hair, emerald-green eyes, and snow-white skin, giving off an unmistakably sinister aura.
"Honestly… how did two such oddballs end up in this chat group? Falling for trash like Yu Xiaogang—I really can't understand it."
Dugu Yan rubbed her forehead, feeling completely speechless.
Yu Xiaogang had neither formidable strength nor good looks. Even the theory he was most proud of was plagiarized.
Yet Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong somehow lost their minds and fell hopelessly in love with him. It really felt like something straight out of a storybook.
Originally, Dugu Yan still harbored a sliver of doubt toward Lin Chen's claim that their world was novel. But with these two oddities around, she had no choice but to believe that this world truly was novel.
[Cat Longing for Freedom: Exactly! Why are you still loving trash like Yu Xiaogang? If it were me, I'd castrate him first, then wait until he completely fell into despair before killing him.]
[Carrot Lover: Yes, yes! If it were me, I'd plant him in the ground like a carrot and let him starve to death alive.]
[Cold and Detached Melon-Eating Girl: You're all so cruel. If it were me, I'd just kill him outright. I'm more principled—killing without torturing.]
[I Am a Little Princess: ???]
[I Am a Little Princess: Hold on—do you actually think you sound kind-hearted?]
[I Am a Little Princess: And weren't we just trying to persuade Liu Erlong? How did this suddenly turn into discussing Yu Xiaogang's ways of dying?]
[I Am a Little Princess: Sure, I hate that scumbag Yu Xiaogang too, but the most important thing right now is to straighten Liu Erlong out first. That way, our chat group will have one less abnormal person.]
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
Seeing the group discussion spiral further off-topic—until they were outright debating Yu Xiaogang's methods of death—Ning Rongrong couldn't hold it in anymore and finally spoke up to steer things back on track.
Still… if it were her, how would she choose to deal with Yu Xiaogang?
"Hmm… bury him alive, I guess."
"I really am too kind."
Just imagining the scene of Yu Xiaogang being buried alive made Ning Rongrong burst out laughing.
Star Luo Empire
Realizing the topic had gone completely off the rails, Zhu Zhuqing immediately tagged Dugu Yan in the chat group.
If it weren't for her, the discussion wouldn't have veered into Yu Xiaogang's various deaths in the first place.
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