After Zhong Yuchen walked away, I cleared my throat and said, "Hey, Miss Li."
Li Meiyu was slightly startled. She pouted and said, "Hmph, you're the Miss!"
"Uh … Then I'll call you Little Loli, okay?"
I was a little embarrassed. I didn't know when it started, but Miss was no longer Miss. Godsister and godsister didn't mean the same thing. A simple young man like me didn't like to argue over words. Since Li Meiyu cared, I might as well change the way I addressed her.
"Yes, yes. What's the matter?" Li Meiyu looked at me as if I was smart.
"Let me ask you. Do you like Zhong Yuchen that much?"
Although this question was a little hard to ask, I was thick-skinned and said it bluntly.
"Yeah, what does that have to do with you? At least he's so loyal. He's so much better than you who loves everyone. It's not that I want to criticize you, but last night, after you went on stage, Sister Xiao Lan was so angry that she burst into tears. I even told her that it's not worth it to be sad for you," Li Meiyu teased.
"Eh …" How could she be so mischievous?
Li Meiyu was really a little fairy. She was deliberately making things difficult for me!
Fortunately, I managed to coax Guan Ruolan into submission. However, I still had to apologize to her later. After all, it was my fault in this matter.
"Hey, Little Loli, you can't say that. Anyway, as someone who has been through it, I just want to advise you not to be so persistent. It's obvious that you have a crush on him. Why do you have to humiliate yourself?"
My words were heavy. Although Zhong Yuchen and I had a good relationship now, I didn't know why I had a strange feeling. I felt a trace of familiarity from him, which made me very puzzled.
"Tsk, Zhuang Feng, what do you mean by that? Pursuing him is humiliating yourself. Isn't it natural for him to pursue you? Do you really think you're the main character in a novel?" Li Meiyu rolled her eyes at me.
"Uh …" For a moment, I was speechless.
What Li Meiyu said did make sense. I couldn't deliberately break up an affectionate couple just because I thought they weren't suitable for each other, right?
That didn't make sense.
"Hmph, I think you're just jealous of him. If he manages to get me, he'll become the son-in-law of the Li Family. At that time, his status will be higher than yours. As fellow members of the Nan Yun Sect, you can also be considered as a competitor. You can't help but be jealous of him!" Li Meiyu couldn't help but reprimand Li Meiyu with a hint of ridicule.
I was speechless. It seemed the Li father and son didn't tell Li Meiyu about last night's treatment. Perhaps they wanted to keep it a secret for me.
This was a little unbearable. With my current strength, there was no need for me to live off a woman. It was just that Li Meiyu, who was only a teenager, did not realize this.
Even so, I still felt that she had changed a little since we'd first met. If it was in a TV drama, her character would have collapsed and she would have become more evil. In any case, she was acting strangely today. She looked like she was jealous, but she wasn't. It was as if someone had instructed her to do so.
"You can think whatever you want. Anyway, don't overthink it. I don't have any intention of getting you," I said with a serious face.
"It's good that you don't. That way, I won't have to be on guard against you. If one day, your brain is filled with lust and you do something to me, we won't be friends anymore." Li Meiyu curled her lips and said disapprovingly. It seemed she didn't believe my words.
Originally, I thought that Li Meiyu was quite cute and had the same style as Little Cherry. However, I had changed my opinion. Although this kind of girl from a large family was a rare beauty, she had a kind of arrogance and conceit in her bones. I didn't like it and even felt a little disgusted by it.
Perhaps it was because I hadn't known her for a long time, so I didn't understand her. Even if she didn't like me, it didn't matter. In any case, we wouldn't have many interactions in the future. I wasn't a RMB, and it was impossible for everyone to smile at me.
I continued to eat, too lazy to talk to Li Meiyu. Not long after, Zhong Yuchen came back. He felt the stiff atmosphere.
"What's wrong?"
"Big Brother Little Chen, I already told you before not to invite this womanizer, but you just wouldn't listen. It's just a normal meal, and you're talking about a bunch of big principles. It's like you're my teacher," Li Meiyu said gloomily, revealing a trace of disdain.
"Ah, don't talk about Brother Zhuang like that. It's just that you haven't seen his love," Zhong Yuchen scolded. Li Meiyu pouted her lips, looking disdainful.
However, after the commotion, Li Meiyu wasn't in the mood to eat anymore. She put on her earphones and started to play her mobile game. It was obvious that she was upset. Zhong Yuchen didn't want to comfort her.
Then, Zhong Yuchen took the initiative to start a conversation.
"Brother Zhuang, have you heard about what happened in Chuzhou?" He lowered his voice and asked carefully.
"Ah, what happened?" I asked even though I already knew the answer.
"You're really ignorant. A while ago, the three great martial arts families in Chuzhou were wiped out overnight. According to the clues our Zhong family has, it was done by people from the Demon Path!" He looked around and said mysteriously.
I furrowed my brows. Perhaps I could get some useful information from Zhong Yuchen.
"It can't be. I heard that hundreds of years ago, the people of the Demonic Path were exterminated. Although the current Wulin isn't an unprecedented era, at least there shouldn't be any Demonic Path people stirring up trouble!" I said with a 'surprised' expression.
"Sigh, of course, the problem is in Chuzhou. As the number one martial arts family in Chuzhou, our Zhong family has been under a lot of pressure. Our superiors have been asking for an explanation. My father has also started to investigate. According to the clues, the people from the Demon Path have been active in Yuncheng and Kuncheng, and …" Zhong Yuchen's face was serious.
"And what?" I asked impatiently.
"It seems to have something to do with you!" Zhong Yuchen squinted.
When I heard that, my heart almost jumped out of my chest.