Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Don’t be so obvious

“Wanyu!”

An Zijin called out to Jiang Wanyu with a frown.

Jiang Wanyu turned her head to look at An Zijin, only to see the latter’s serious expression.

“You can’t say that about Big Brother Su Ming!” An Zijin said with an unusually serious expression.

Her serious expression was also strangely charming.

“It’s true!” Jiang Wanyu mumbled, then suddenly hugged An Zijin. “But if Zijin says I can’t, then I won’t say it anymore!”

Jiang Wanyu continued to nuzzle An Zijin’s face as she spoke, looking like she was hugging a plushie.

Even Yao Beibei wrapped her arms around An Zijin’s waist, a smile of happiness on her usually reserved face, as if she was hugging some sort of fluffy pet.

“Didn’t we agree not to do this sort of thing in public?”

An Zijin looked helpless and frustrated, sandwiched between Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu. It seemed like it was very difficult for her.

But Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu acted as if they hadn’t heard her. They continued to happily nuzzle and hug An Zijin, as if they wanted to merge her into their bodies.

Yao Beibei was especially explosive. Her chest was so large that it almost buried An Zijin’s entire head.

“Gulp.”

In the Missions Office, a sound of swallowing unconsciously rang out, telling everyone how enticing this scene was.

Su Ming finally noticed that, at some point, the conversations at the other tables had stopped. The people at his table had become the centre of attention, silently being watched by everyone else.

“Cough.”

Su Ming cleared his throat, breaking the somewhat out-of-control atmosphere. He then gave Lei Hao and Ye Bai a hard slap on the shoulder, waking up these two beasts.

“Cough.”

“Cough.”

Lei Hao and Ye Bai, who had just woken up, also coughed dryly, covering their embarrassment while glaring around.

The people around them reluctantly withdrew their gazes, letting the noise return, but it wasn’t as loud as before, proving they were still keeping an eye on the situation.

Su Ming broke the atmosphere by steering the conversation back to the topic at hand.

“Since we’ve come to this point, I can only ask you again, Xiao Jin.” Su Ming looked at An Zijin. “Are you really going to join our team?”

At these words, An Zijin struggled free from Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu’s control. Whether it was because she was shy or embarrassed, her face was red as she answered Su Ming’s question.

“Of course I want to join Big Brother’s team!”

An Zijin said this with an unusually strong conviction.

It seemed that this clingy little neighbour of his would never let Su Ming leave her sight.

Su Ming also knew that An Zijin really wanted to be in the same team as him.

Last night, when he received An Zijin’s call and heard her pleading, Su Ming felt a little annoyed but didn’t reject her outright.

Su Ming also knew that An Zijin was too conspicuous and too attention-grabbing. If she joined his team, he would have to act under the eyes of others.

In Su Ming’s style, he would naturally want to reject her.

But when he thought about the current situation and the potential dangers of the Hua Ming District battle, Su Ming felt that he couldn’t reject An Zijin.

Although this little neighbour of his seemed to have grown up a little crooked, she was still his childhood friend, his playmate for many years. The relationship between his family and the An family had also been good in the past, so he couldn’t push An Zijin away even if he knew there was danger.

If something really did happen, he could take care of her, right?

So Su Ming didn’t reject An Zijin. He only told her to meet here today and talk properly to confirm their decision.

An Zijin seemed to really want to join Su Ming’s team. Seeing that Su Ming was deep in thought, she anxiously and hopefully asked, “Can I join your team? Big Brother Su Ming?”

Her hopeful expression really tugged at the hearts of many young girls.

Before Su Ming could say anything, Lei Hao and Ye Bai eagerly spoke up.

“Of course you can join our team, Junior Sister An!” Lei Hao said first. “Or rather, it would be our honour!”

Ye Bai was practically about to pounce on her and lick her.

“Really?”

An Zijin’s eyes lit up, and her voice couldn’t help but carry a hint of excitement.

Lei Hao and Ye Bai immediately nodded like they were pounding garlic, looking like they were about to burst with joy. If someone didn’t know what was happening, they might even think that they had found some sort of treasure.

Only Su Ming shot a glance at An Zijin’s two roommates.

“Then what about your roommates? Are they also going to join our team?” Su Ming asked tactfully. “Our team isn’t particularly strong in the academy. We can only be considered an ordinary team. With your conditions, you should be able to find a better team.”

In other words, he was telling the two girls to find other teams.

What a joke. Even if he had his reasons for taking care of An Zijin, that didn’t mean he had the same for her two roommates.

Even though these two girls looked appealing, one fierce and one long, Young Master Su still didn’t have any intention of being chivalrous.

However, they didn’t do as Su Ming wished.

“Since Zijin is joining the seniors’ team, we will join as well!”

Jiang Wanyu said without hesitation.

“Wherever Xiao Zijin goes, we will go.”

Yao Beibei also said with conviction.

“Huh?” Su Ming was dumbfounded. He asked reflexively, “Why?”

This question earned Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu a bit of wariness.

“There’s no ‘why,’ we just want to be with Xiao Zijin.”

Yao Beibei expressed her stance in a direct but gentle voice.

Jiang Wanyu was even more blunt.

“How could we let Zijin join a team full of boys by herself? What if the seniors bully her?”

“Hey, junior sister, you’re making us sound like some sort of scum here.”

Lei Hao was stunned.

“We wouldn’t do something like that!”

Ye Bai also got excited, as if he didn’t want to leave the image of a bully in An Zijin’s mind.

Unfortunately, the girl still didn’t believe them.

“Who knows?” Jiang Wanyu hugged An Zijin, as if she were protecting her own daughter. “All men are beasts disguised in human skin. My Zijin is so cute, and if she’s tossed into a den of beasts, something terrible will definitely happen!”

“We only want to follow along with Xiao Zizi.” Yao Beibei also said, “If the seniors want Xiao Zizi to join, then we want to join too.”

These words made the three boys lose all words on the spot.

They finally understood just how popular and beloved An Zijin was within the academy.

First, there was the fan club organised by the Senior Sister that blocked all the boys from getting close to An Zijin. Now, there were two roommates guarding her and keeping a watch out for any approaching men. Who could they even complain to?

Su Ming even asked, “Are you two also members of Xiao Jin’s fan club?”

The response to Su Ming’s question was only one.

“How do you know?”

Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu looked at Su Ming in shock, answering in unison. They seemed shocked that their hidden identities had been exposed today.

Su Ming didn’t want to speak anymore. What could he say? Tell them not to act so obviously?

“What fan club?! Can you guys stop doing weird things?”

An Zijin was blushing red, her watery eyes stealing glances at Su Ming, looking very shy.

“Hehe. o( ̄▽ ̄)o”

What else could Su Ming do? He could only laugh.

At this time, the straightforward Lei Hao spoke up. “We don’t mind if you lovely little sisters join us, but I must say that our team isn’t anything special. We’ll most likely only be able to take on insignificant missions. Are you sure you’re okay with that?”

Lei Hao’s reminder was quite accurate.

Although there was some danger in going to Hua Ming District, there were also benefits.

Since the Base City needed others to help them, they would naturally give everyone a good reward and compensation.

Therefore, during this battle, whether it was the professionals or the students, the Base City would give out different rewards based on the difficulty of the task completed and the contributions made.

In other words, the Base City would open up their storage for the professionals and students to select their own treasures based on their contributions.

Therefore, there were merit points in this battle.

The more difficult the task completed, the more merit points the person would receive.

The more difficult the battle and the greater the help provided, the more merit points they would receive.

Then, professionals and students could exchange their merit points for treasures from the Base City.

Because of this system, professionals and students alike were all very enthusiastic. Many had already begun to rub their hands together in anticipation, ready to give their all in this battle.

In this situation, any student who was unable to fight on their own would want to join a good team and earn as many merit points as possible with reliable teammates.

Therefore, perhaps An Zijin and her friends choosing to join Su Ming’s team wasn’t the best choice.

“With your conditions, you could indeed pick a better team.” Ye Bai had no choice but to admit this. Even though he was reluctant to let them go, he still said, “Please think it over again, my dear juniors.”

Unfortunately, the seniors’ persuasion didn’t work.

The three juniors’ attitudes were extremely firm.

To put it simply:

“I don’t care! I just want to be with Big Brother Su Ming!”

An Zijin said a lot, but it could all be summarised with that line.

“We don’t care! We just want to be with Zijin (Xiao Zijin)!”

Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu also said a lot, but it could all be summarised with that line as well.

Silence.

Su Ming, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai were all silent.

What else could they say?

They had no choice but to accept!

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