[Evening, after school.]
The students surged out of the classroom in a swarm, and the entire St. Freya Academy was plunged into a sea of liveliness.
Hearing people all around discussing topics related to Honkai Impact 3, Van felt that this place was not suitable for staying long, and he subconsciously quickened his pace to leave.
'Damn it, did that Ai-chan grow up eating golden fertilizer or something? One exposure video after another, are we not even allowed a moment to breathe?'
Just as Van was fantasizing in his mind about cutting off Ai-chan's two tufts of hair and stir-frying them with sour and spicy cabbage, he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder.
Turning around, it turned out to be the class president Fu Hua.
Seeing Fu Hua slightly panting, Van understood that she had come specifically to find him. But to avoid attracting attention from surrounding students, Van deliberately acted puzzled and asked, "Class president, is there something you need from me?"
Fu Hua nodded, expressing confirmation.
Seeing the crowd around them getting denser, Van became more and more uneasy inside.
Although compared to people like Kiana and the others, Fu Hua wasn't yet considered a legendary figure in the academy, still, relying on Fu Hua's detached aura and meticulous personality, she had already attracted quite a number of fans.
To prevent himself from being ambushed with a sack and beaten to death by some of Fu Hua's extreme fans on his way to school the next day, Van decided to do something.
"Class president, thank you for covering the class fee for me. I'll definitely pay you back this month!" Van deliberately said loudly.
As soon as Van finished speaking, he instantly felt that many of the hostile glares had lessened.
"As expected of our Lady Fu Hua, still so kind-hearted."
"Phew~ I thought there was something going on between Fu Hua and that boy~ turns out I was scaring myself."
"Exactly, exactly! I even took out my scissors for nothing..."
'Hey hey hey! What the heck do you need scissors for!?'
Listening to the whispering of the surrounding students, Van gave himself a mental thumbs-up for being so clever.
However, Fu Hua's next sentence instantly fried Van's mental CPU.
"It's not about that." Fu Hua shook her head. "It's another matter."
Van, "???"
"I want to go home with you."
Van, "!!!"
Surrounding students, "!!!!!!!!"
Noticing that some of the nearby girls had already begun rummaging through their schoolbags, Van went numb on the spot.
'No way, dude! I just wanted to quietly be a small, unnoticed person and live the rest of my life peacefully.'
'Who would've thought I'd get exposed by a damn capitalist dog, and now even my closest friend wants to backstab me!'
Seeing the situation getting out of control, Van had no choice but to grab Fu Hua's hand and dash out of the academy gate like a bolt of lightning.
After a frenzied sprint, Van dragged Fu Hua through several streets. Only when he could no longer see any students wearing St. Freya Academy uniforms around did Van finally stop.
He was just about to turn around and question Fu Hua about why she said something like that, but seeing Fu Hua's face flushed and drenched in sweat, he found himself unable to utter a single word of blame.
Thousands of words ultimately became a single sigh.
"Hua, what exactly did you come looking for me for?" Van asked helplessly.
After briefly catching her breath, Fu Hua's answer was still the same as before.
"I want to go home with you."
"What the hell! Why are you going home with me!?" Van broke down.
"I want to see the environment you're living in right now," Fu Hua said. "I really can't accept that the savior of the world is actually living such a miserable life!"
Just thinking about how the former savior of the world now couldn't even afford the class fee made Fu Hua feel deeply distressed.
"Even though my family isn't particularly well-off either, I will do my best to improve your life…"
At this point, Van heard a hint of pleading in Fu Hua's tone.
"Sigh~ Hua, you really don't need to go this far for me," Van said while covering his face. "These are all my own choices."
"Then helping you is also my choice," Fu Hua replied. Her tone suddenly turned firm. "Quoting something you used to always say to us in the past life: 'Saving you has nothing to do with you.' That is my answer."
Looking at the resolute girl in front of him, Van could only helplessly spread his hands. "Alright, alright, I'll take you to my place to have a look. But let me say this upfront, I'm really not doing as bad as you think…"
Ding-dong~
Just then, his phone rang. Van pulled out his phone from his pocket. Seeing the glaring overdue rent notice on the screen, he immediately shoved it back into his pocket and pretended nothing had happened.
"What the heck, why are these spam messages getting more and more frequent these days," Van muttered while looking off to the side, acting like he was talking to himself.
But what he didn't know was that Fu Hua had already seen everything clearly.
With the return of her memories, Fu Hua had also awakened part of her abilities from her previous life.
Even though she couldn't destroy the heavens and the earth like before, seeing through Van's little actions was more than enough.
Seeing Fu Hua's complicated expression, Van guessed that she had definitely seen through him. Yet before he could even open his mouth to explain, that damned phone rang again.
Ding-dong~
'Will it never end!?'
With a heart dead from despair, Van took out his phone again, only to see a notification in the corner of the screen that read, [Your specially followed uploader @MiHoYo's No.1 Idol Ai-chan has updated! Come and watch now!]
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