Chapter 12 Shou Hou

"Su Chen!!! You're such a disappointment! Do you... do you really have a death wish?"

Lan Qing's pretty face turned slightly red as she shouted loudly, chastising him. She had been advising him for so long, yet Su Chen was still so stubborn, it was really...

She was so angry she even wanted to raise her hand to slap Su Chen; she really wanted to knock some sense into him.

"Alright, stop making a scene. So many people are watching you and me. If you keep stopping me like this, they'll all think you're my little girlfriend or something!" Su Chen touched his nose.

Indeed, many envious and jealous students were eyeing Su Chen!

A notorious loser was continually receiving care from beauties of the school goddess level like Lin Lanxin and Lan Qing.

It was seriously unsettling.

Unwittingly, Lan Qing had once again amassed a wave of hatred for him.

"......" Lan Qing only then realized that indeed, there seemed to be more and more whispers from the surrounding students. Suddenly, her face turned even redder with embarrassment and annoyance, and she glared at Su Chen: "You'd deserve it if you died!"

After saying that, Lan Qing turned and walked towards Xiaao Wanyun in the crowd.

"What's that, Lan Qing, do you really think I'm going to lose?" Su Chen called out to Lan Qing's retreating figure, suddenly asking.

Lan Qing stopped, turned her head to look at Su Chen, and spoke haltingly, "If you could win, I would be the number one champion of Chengfeng University. Pray that those guys from the Heavenly Fate Martial Arts Society go easy on you!"

"What if I actually win?" Su Chen blinked, finding the girl quite cute, he couldn't help but want to tease her.

"Impossible!"

"Since it's impossible, let's make a bet! If I win, from today onwards, you won't wear heavy makeup, dye your hair, or dress up like a little punk anymore!"

"Fine, if you win, I'll even give you my first kiss!" Lan Qing glared fiercely at Su Chen. "Dream on!"

"Cough cough... Not a bad idea, then if I win, in addition to doing what I just said, you'll also give me your first kiss!"

"You're lecherous even at death's door. I should have known better than to care about you!" Lan Qing muttered under her breath and no longer paid Su Chen any attention, quickly returning to Xiaao Wanyun's side.

"He wasn't persuaded by you?" Xiaao Wanyun said indifferently.

"That stubborn donkey who doesn't know whether he's alive or dead, he's really infuriating!"

"Maybe, he really is confident!" Xiaao Wanyun glanced at Su Chen from afar.

"Confident my ass!" Lan Qing cursed again.

"This girl, she's always been so hot-tempered!" Su Chen chuckled lightly, withdrew his gaze, and was just about to move forward when...

At that moment, another figure blocked his way.

It was a young man as thin as a pole with a strange haircut.

Shou Hou? Su Chen's eyes lit up and without another word, he stepped forward and gave the other a bear hug.

Shou Hou's real name was Hou Li, and he was Su Chen's only brother in the Secular World!!!

Su Chen and Shou Hou were also high school classmates, but they were only in the same class during the first year.

In the second year, when they were sorted into arts and sciences, Su Chen studied science while Shou Hou studied the arts, and so they were no longer in the same class.

Although they had only been classmates for the first year, at that time Su Chen's grades were very good, among the top in the whole school, while Shou Hou's were mediocre. Yet during the many exams in their first year, Su Chen had often let Shou Hou cheat off him and, in this way, the two had formed a deep friendship.

Later, when Su Chen was in his third year of high school, he became self-destructive after his parents died in a car accident and faced much ridicule and bullying at school.

Shou Hou wasn't good at school, but he was tough in fights. As far as I remember, Shou Hou fought at least four or five times just to stand up for himself, right?

Then, during the college entrance exams, Shou Hou scored just over three hundred points, barely meeting the threshold for community colleges, but he still managed to get into Chengfeng University.

Because Chengfeng University offered not only undergraduate programs but also community college admissions, and, moreover, the graduates from its community college programs had always been quite impressive, many students advanced from community college to university.

After entering university, Su Chen often skipped classes and became even more withdrawn. Additionally, since he lived off-campus with Lin Lanxin, and Shou Hou stayed in the dormitory, and they were not in the same department, they seldom met.

But, in Su Chen's heart, Shou Hou was always a brother, even closer than a blood brother.

"Boss, you're so awesome, haha... Did you beat up Yoo Fei at noon? Damn! I've had it with that guy for a long time, just couldn't beat him myself. Fuck, Boss, you did what I wanted to do, boss is always boss!" Shou Hou said excitedly, looking more elated than if he had been in the fight himself.

"Boss, my dorm mates said that it's just a rumor that you beat up Yoo Fei and Zhao Lin, but I believe it!" Then Shou Hou added loudly, "Boss, I support you and believe in you, I came specially this afternoon to cheer you on, take down those bastards from Heavenly Fate Martial Arts Society!"

"Shou Hou, do you really think I can defeat everyone from Heavenly Fate Martial Arts Society?" Su Chen curiously asked.

"Of course, Boss, I'm telling you, I have a very sharp eye for people. Back in our first year of high school, I could see you were destined for greater things, bound to rise like a hidden dragon from the depths. That's why I clung to your coattails from that time!" Shou Hou said, giggling, never serious for a moment.

The corners of Su Chen's mouth twitched. Shou Hou was good in all respects, just a bit of a blabbermouth.

"Boss, don't doubt it. I've always thought you're amazing. I understand you. Since you chose to challenge the entire Heavenly Fate Martial Arts Society this afternoon, you must be confident!" Shou Hou suddenly spoke earnestly.

"You little rascal..." Su Chen patted Shou Hou on the shoulder and laughed. Shou Hou did understand him quite well.

"But, Boss, no matter what, be careful. I'm saying just in case, if you can't beat those bastards from Heavenly Fate Martial Arts Society on the Martial Battle Platform, just surrender. There's no shame in that. We can always get back at them later!" Shou Hou continued, still joking but his words carried a hint of concern.

"Alright, I'll take your advice!"

"Oh right, Boss, I've been chatting with you for so long, yet I haven't introduced my girlfriend to you!" Shou Hou bragged, pointing to a female student not far away: "Her name is Yang Ya, she's my girlfriend. Pretty good, huh?"

Following the direction Shou Hou was pointing, Su Chen saw indeed there was a female student, and this student was walking towards them.

Yang Ya? She did look quite nice. Not exactly a stunning beauty, but she was still pretty. If Lin Lanxin is a 9, then Yang Ya could be a 6.5 to 7.

But Yang Ya was not a good woman!!!

In his past life, Su Chen remembered clearly, during the year he left Chengfeng University and went undercover in Chengfeng to gather information about Xuu Ming, he had run into Shou Hou once.

That time, Shou Hou was drunkenly heartbroken. Upon asking, Su Chen found out Shou Hou had caught Yang Ya cheating on him.

Thinking about the timeline, Shou Hou had just recently made it official with Yang Ya, right? Su Chen took a deep breath, hesitated whether to advise Shou Hou to break up with Yang Ya before he got too deeply involved, but after thinking it over, he decided not to say anything.

Maybe this life would be different?

Soon, Yang Ya came over.

"Little Ya, this is Su Chen. He's my boss!" Shou Hou introduced her to Yang Ya excitedly.

"I am Yang Ya!" Yang Ya's attitude was somewhat cold, she spoke indifferently.

"Little Ya, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Shou Hou furrowed his brow.

"Hou Li, I have something to talk to you about, come here!" Yang Ya glanced at Su Chen and then whispered to Shou Hou.

"Why can't you just say it? Boss isn't a stranger!"

Without another word, Yang Ya grabbed Shou Hou's arm and pulled him to the side.