SHOCKING VENOMOUS CONSORT: FRIVOLOUS MISS
15. Deal

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“Is there anything else you two want to say? If not, I'll go in for dinner. I'm starving thanks to this unfortunate delay. You two are free to go. I'm sure you can see yourself out,” Ling Chuxi said with a wave of her hand as if to dismiss her encounter with these two despicable people. Then without a care, he walked past them and returned home.

Qin Xiruo turned to look at Ling Chuxi, wanting to say something but unsure of what exactly. His lips were open, but no words came out. Without understanding the reason, Qin Xiruo discovered that she was somewhat afraid of facing Ling Chuxi further. He was afraid of facing more knife-like sharp rebuttals from Ling Chuxi.

Ling Xiaoting on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded. His face was completely thrown right in front of Qin Xiruo, the person he liked. He had thought Ling Chuxi would treat him as if he were a god, but it was a misunderstanding! The disgust and indifference that Ling Chuxi gave her was not contrived. How did it all get like this? Didn't Ling Chuxi like him very much? What the hell's been going on?

"Xiaoting, are you okay?" qin Xiruo asked gently.

Drowning in his own thoughts, Ling Xiaoting gave no response. Only after Qin Xiruo called out to him twice did his attention return to reality.

“Ah, Xiruo. Let's go back first. The wind is too strong here,” Ling Xiaoting said with a tense smile. He struggled to hold back the burning anger and displeasure within him.

There was a complex expression drawn on Qin Xiruo's face. He nodded in agreement with Ling Xiaoting's suggestion and they left together.

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Meanwhile, Ling Chuxi was sitting at her dining table enjoying the hot and fragrant dishes that Aunt Wang had prepared. Beside her, Little White also took part in her own party. As he recalled the constipated expression on Ling Xiaoting's face earlier, Ling Chuxi inevitably found it funny.

Given that Ling Xiaoting was such a proud man, there must have been quite a stab in his sense of self-worth rising at the moment. Well, he deserves it! How dare he raise his hand towards her with the intention to attack. Tsk, tsk. He'll make her pay this debt later. As for Qin Xiruo ... Ling Chuxi laughed coldly.

Qin Xiruo actually played a lot of games with everyone who was in the palm of his hand. Especially when it came to his injured arm and made Ling Chuxi a scapegoat for it. That's a pretty big deal, isn't it? Although Ling Chuxi was no longer afraid of the lowly people lying about him, the onlookers who did not know the truth greatly annoyed him.

Back when the Ling Family faced the Qin Family about the truth of the matter, many of the Ling Family found it unreasonable to do so. This was another reason why the discipline of the Ling Family of this generation did not have a good relationship with Ling Chuxi. In fact, it could be said that Ling Chuxi had no friends among the Ling Family where she was.

He needs to find a chance to end this once and for all. He had been a scapegoat for so long and he did not want to be a scapegoat anymore. It's time for this to stop. Furthermore, Qin Xiruo had hidden her true nature and had long enough hurt Ling Chuxi. It was time for Ling Chuxi to collect the debt Qin Xiruo had collected.

As Ling Chuxi was busy making all these calculations in her heart, a knock broke the silence from the outside. Aunt Wang immediately got up to open the door, and shortly afterwards exclaimed loudly, "Master Yichen, what brought you here?"

“Searching Chuxi.” Ling Yichen really liked to keep her words as if they were gold.

“If you're here to hitchhike, I'm not home. If you are here for any other business besides hitchhiking, come in,” exclaimed Ling Chuxi from the dining room. ‘Also, Chuxi? Since when was this fellow close enough to him to call him that?'

A slight twitch flashed across Aunt Wang's face. It's itself really... How should you say it, really? That kind of behavior is almost too embarrassing, isn't it? To speak in such a frank manner.

Aunt Wang smiled and quickly let out a soothing word to forgive Ling Chuxi's attitude. "Mr Yichen, if you haven't eaten yet, please come in. Miss is young and doesn't have a good understanding of things, so please don't mind it."

Who was Ling Yichen that Aunt Wang cared about so much? He was the newest rookie of the Ling family, the idol of the younger generation of the Ling family. His status within the family was quite large as many generations of the older Ling family placed great hopes on him. If Ling Chuxi's words made her angry enough to harass the elders, Aunt Wang knew she and Ling Chuxi would be in a difficult time.

Ling Chuxi's response did not anger Ling Yichen. Instead, he went straight into the house and walked into the dining room, where he placed an oil paper bag on the dining table.

"Baked chicken." Ling Yichen replied blankly.

“Ling Yichen's. A good man. Long live." Ling Chuxi carelessly shortened and recycled her standard praise for him. The presence of roasted chicken made her feel much friendlier than usual, so she instructed Aunt Wang to take another bowl and a set of chopsticks for Ling Yichen.

Ling Yichen found herself numb to the kind of spell Ling Chuxi used as a means of praise. It seemed that as long as someone bought him meat, he would be considered a good person. The 'good guys' label is really attached too cheaply.

“So, tell me. Why did you come looking for me?” Ling Chuxi turned to look directly into Ling Yichen's eyes. He was sure Ling Yichen had not come looking for him at this late hour just to give him a roast chicken.

"Guide me to White Stone Academy." Ling Yichen said each word clearly and sharply.

Ling Chuxi stopped in the middle of the road while pulling a chicken leg for Little White. Wrinkles weighed down his brows and he observed Ling Yichen with a puzzled expression. "Huh?"

“The first place prize of this year's White Stone Academy experience competition—aku want it,” continued Ling Yichen coldly. "Be my teammate."

After being stunned for a beat or two, Ling Chuxi said the only thing she could think of. "Wow!"

His cry not only shocked Ling Yichen, but also Aunt Wang, who was already struggling to understand the situation at hand. Aunt Wang's mind was filled with puzzling thoughts. 'What's this? Why would Master Yichen want Miss to be his teammate when her own abilities had already surpassed most? And at the White Stone Academy as well. Does he have a fever? Was he taking the wrong medication? Everyone knows the standard of Miss's abilities won't even make it past the family clan's judgment. How could he possibly be accepted into the White Stone Academy? And even if he somehow did, how did this partnership between him and Mr Yichen work out? How did they get first place?'

Aunt Wang secretly pinched herself. Maybe it's just an illusion. 'Ouch! Oh my God, this is not a dream!' Mr. Yichen was indeed standing before him and he had indeed just said all those things.

Ling Yichen met Ling Chuxi's gaze without saying anything as she waited for her answer. Will he accept or reject his proposal? Of course, Ling Chuxi's thoughtful answer was...

"Wow! These are the most words you have ever said. This..this is historic! Let me count exactly how many words you say. One, two, three... Twenty-three! Twenty-three words! What a great time to live!” Ling Chuxi happily gnawed a large piece of meat from the thigh of the roasted chicken to affirm his disparaging statement.

The corner of Ling Yichen's lips twitched and an invisible expression appeared on her normally empty face. He sat across from Ling Chuxi on purpose. "Do you agree, or not?"

"How do you know my abilities?" Ling Chuxi asked in an indifferent manner. He really wanted to know how Ling Yichen found out about his ability that he was deliberately hiding.

"I just did it," Ling Yichen replied in brief. "If we work together, we'll definitely get first place."

“I want all my meal expenses to be fully borne during the three years of study at Batu Putih Academy.” Ling Chuxi said in an indifferent tone.

"Deal!" answer Ling Yichen.

After hearing Ling Yichen's direct reply, Ling Chuxi became extremely happy. This was not a simple term to agree on, it would cost a lot because Ling Chuxi was a culinary lover! “Ling Yichen, your generosity never ceases to amaze me. You are a good person.I'm sure you will..”.

Ling Yichen cut him off before he could finish his sentence.

"I'm grateful to you. But there is no need to praise me like that in the future.” He unceremoniously took out another oil paper bag and placed it in front of Ling Chuxi. That's another roast chicken.