Demon King – Chapter 498 – Aunt Mu Got Dumped?

Over the next several days, a certain girl remained in a gloomy state. It was like she had fallen ill. She suddenly did not like talking anymore, did not like making noise, and most of the time just stayed where she was, spacing out.

Looking at his little girlfriend like this, Yuki felt both anxious and worried. Even though he tried hard to talk her through it, problems like a mental hurdle were not something that could be solved just by talking.

He had heard the legend of the Daughters of Amber Crystal before, but in the end those were just rumors passed around, without any real sense of weight. Now he had seen a real, living example, and their experiences might even have something to do with her own responsibility. For a sixteen-year-old child with weak interpersonal skills, that was indeed too much to bear.

“Hug…”

In the middle of class, the little Demon Lord suddenly climbed onto Yuki beside her and burrowed straight into his arms. Of course, no one else could see her.

These days she had not been running around either. She even went to class properly. But in truth, she just wanted to stick with Yuki, so she stayed glued to his side like a little follower.

Even though Eiru was being this clingy, Yuki could not feel happy about it at all. Compared to her previous spoiled affection, her current behavior was more driven by fear. She was just trying to find a sense of security from him.

Over the past few days, Jixian and Ziyu had also noticed that something was off with their beloved dorm pet. Out of concern, they came to ask Yuki about the situation. Yuki could not explain what had happened at the orphanage or the issue of the Daughters of Amber Crystal, so he could only give them a very vague explanation.

Of course, Yuki also did not expect these two to come up with any good ideas. Jixian was tangled up in his own emotional problems, and as for Ziyu, emmmmm. Forget it.

After school at noon, Yuki carried the silver-haired girl who was stuck to him like chewing gum, went to the cafeteria to pack two lunches, and then returned to the dorm.

“Lu Brat, get down and eat.”

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Patting the girl on the back in his arms, Yuki was just about to set her down when the door suddenly banged open with a loud sound, startling both of them.

“This is bad, this is bad!”

Ziyu rushed in in a panic.

“Perfect timing, you two are both here. Something’s wrong with my son!”

“What happened to Aunt Mu?”

The little Demon Lord perked up slightly, poked her little head out from Yuki’s shoulder, and asked the question that Yuki also wanted to ask.

“My son, he seems to have been dumped!”

“Stop, stop, stop. Don’t talk nonsense. Talking carelessly means you have to take responsibility.”

Jiaqi, who was not far behind Ziyu, hurried in and interrupted him.

“Don’t listen to this idiot spouting nonsense. He didn’t get dumped, but something did happen.”

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Jiaqi slapped Ziyu hard on the back, then explained the whole situation to the two of them.

Simply put, Jixian had finally made up his mind and found an opportunity to confess to Xuenan. Although Jiaqi and Ziyu had played a role in pushing him along, Jixian truly felt that he could no longer suppress his desire to express his feelings.

Originally, with the powerful buff of reunited childhood friends, Jiaqi and Ziyu thought this was a guaranteed win, absolutely impossible to fail.

Jixian and Xuenan’s relationship had always been very good. Although they were not a couple, their level of intimacy could definitely be considered quasi lovers. Ziyu had even said that if this failed, he would directly declare that he no longer believed in love.

Maybe the flag had been set too hard. This seemingly sure-win move by Jixian actually got reverse-jinxed by Ziyu and crashed.

But it was not a complete rejection. Xuenan’s response at the time was that she had always been able to see Jixian’s feelings and intentions, but at the current stage, she was not mentally prepared for that kind of relationship.

She also said that she still regarded Jixian as a close friend and had not developed those kinds of feelings yet. She needed Jixian to give her some time to think, so for now she did not want to progress to that level.

Ziyu, who had been secretly observing, ran off as soon as he heard Xuenan’s rejection. He planned to hurry back to discuss follow-up strategies with Yuki and Eiru. Even though they usually took advantage of each other all the time, if Jixian got dumped, they still had to find a way to help him out of the shadows.

So only Jiaqi, who stayed behind to continue observing, heard what came afterward. After learning that it was not a complete rejection, he immediately let out a sigh of relief.

At least it did not develop into an awkward situation where they could not even be friends anymore. And Xuenan had left plenty of room. While maintaining their relationship, as long as Jixian put in more effort, this pair still had a lot of hope. Because of that, Jiaqi remained optimistic about Jixian’s romance.

In his judgment, Jixian would most likely feel dejected for a while after the setback. But he should soon figure out Xuenan’s meaning on his own, and then work even harder to pursue her.

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Xuenan had not given him a good person card either. Although there was a bit of a dangling feeling, as long as it was not a clear rejection, Jiaqi believed Jixian had no reason to give up.

“So why did you rush back like that? He didn’t get dumped at all.”

Jiaqi smiled and lightly punched Ziyu in the chest.

“At most, his love campaign just had its battle line stretched out. You almost caused a false alarm.”

“Even if you put it that way, my son is definitely going to have some problems, right? When he made up his mind, and when he went to confess today, he was so excited…”

Recalling how Jixian kept fixing his appearance in front of the mirror that morning, Ziyu had even thought he was treating his school uniform like a suit.

“There’s definitely some impact. After all, he did hit a wall. But it’s not that serious. If we help him sort it out, he’ll be fine.”

Thinking back to his own mindset when he confessed to Eiru back then, Yuki also offered his opinion.

If Eiru had responded to him in that way back then, Yuki felt his reaction would probably be similar to what Jiaqi thought. He would feel down for a while, then calm down and try again.

“Then we’ll see how my son acts when he comes back before deciding? If there’s any problem, should we climb over the wall tonight and take him out for a meal? Treat it as comforting him a bit.”

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“That works. Lu Brat, what do you think?”

The other two both agreed with Ziyu’s suggestion. Jiaqi suddenly threw the question to Eiru, who had been silent the entire time.

“Huh? I… I’m fine with anything…”

Being suddenly pulled into it, the little Demon Lord froze for a moment, then softly replied with that sentence, once again shrinking back into Yuki’s arms.

“Is our little princess really okay like this?”

Looking at their dorm pet’s completely listless appearance, even the usually unserious Ziyu felt a wave of worry.

“Let her adjust on her own. It’s not that easy… us worrying blindly won’t help. Whatever problems there are, leave them to Yuki, her boyfriend and male mom.”

Jiaqi patted Ziyu on the shoulder and shook his head.

Jiaqi also knew that the distance between him and his childhood friend had grown. Even though he felt a bit unwilling in his heart, leaving these things to Yuki was still far better than him interfering blindly.