Chapter 116: Coincidence

A small battle thus quickly ceased, not because of a so-called reconciliation, but because neither of them actually had the desire to fight in the beginning.

Being inexplicably involved in this kind of life-and-death struggle originally made Xiao Fen feel angry. Then hearing that his parents were threatened, the 18-year-old boy immediately lost his composure. Regardless of his performance, family was always a hurdle he couldn’t bypass. Moreover, he wasn’t mature enough, which was why he had this kind of desperate fighting in a fit of rage. However, he had thought it through clearly when he returned to his room for the second time. The practice of venting anger on others was meaningless. As long as he was a Trialist, and as long as his parents were the parents of a Trialist, sooner or later he would encounter this kind of situation. Du Juan was just telling the truth.

And Xiao Fen hadn’t gotten used to becoming a true Trialist, was unfamiliar with Trialists, and even faintly rejected them, which made him finally vent it out today.

But after he vented, he also had to admit that currently, he had no other path to choose. There was no other method except helping Du Juan.

In fact, he also knew in his heart that although Du Juan’s words were harsh, they were honest words. Honest words hurt people, but for Xiao Fen, there was no harm.

Reality was Reality, and the Trial World was the Trial World. There might be blurring between the two, but they were also clearly distinct. In the Trial World, with the suppression of the World Tree, Xiao Fen could completely not worry about his family, but in the Real World, it wouldn’t work.

Du Juan didn’t leave Xiao Fen much preparation time.

Xiao Fen went home and briefly explained the situation to his parents, saying that there would be a group activity in Fuyuan City before the School started. His parents agreed to Xiao Fen’s lies with some doubt. Just as they were about to help Xiao Fen prepare luggage, they were stopped by Du Juan who had followed into Xiao Fen’s home.

“No need, Uncle and Aunt. The School has everything complete over there. And Xiao Fen still has a scholarship to take. Clothes and such are provided by the School. Look, these are photos of our School, and these, these.”

“Right, and these photos of our School’s group activities over the years. Even this tablet computer in my hand is a standard configuration of the School. Xiao Fen is still in the first grade, so he won’t be equipped too well. When he gets to a higher grade, he will be able to get a single dormitory.”

Du Juan used the tablet computer in her hand to give various explanations in front of Xiao Fen’s parents. For a time, she spoke so eloquently that Xiao Fen’s parents listened with fascination and completely forgot to ask anything.

On the contrary, Xiao Fen, standing to the side, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He completely didn’t expect that the woman who was fighting him to the death just now had the potential to be a Movie Queen. In the blink of an eye, she could turn into an articulate woman who showed care and concern for her junior.

However, at this time, he indeed needed Miss Du Juan’s kind of performance. Otherwise, he couldn’t explain it to his parents. Being asked questions left and right by his parents would be the most troublesome if any problems arose.

After being repeatedly hoodwinked by Du Juan, Xiao Fen’s parents, who had undergone a brainwashing effect, did not stop their child from participating in some inexplicable group activity. They also didn’t raise any extra opinions regarding such a tight schedule.

Instead, while Xiao Fen was simply cleaning his room, Xiao’s Mother quietly asked her son: “This girl looks pretty good. You’ve also gone to university. We shouldn’t worry about what comes next, but don’t you want to find a girlfriend?”

Xiao Fen’s face showed bitterness. He wanted to say the old lady’s eyesight was wrong. That Du Juan was pretty good, indeed pretty good, but a few words were missing at the end. It should be said she was a pretty good tiger. However, after thinking about it, with Du Juan’s Movie Queen level existence, even if he said it, his parents would absolutely not believe it.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fen smiled and said: “Mom, looking for a girlfriend depends on fate. Even if your son likes someone else, what if they aren’t willing? Wouldn’t it be quite awkward? It’s better to wait until I’m settled in the School for a while. Isn’t that better?”

The old lady’s face dimmed, she nodded and said: “Yes, that’s true too. But I know, in your heart, you still can’t let go of that girl.”

Xiao Fen was stunned. He thought for a long time and didn’t know who the old lady was talking about. He asked: “Which girl?”

Xiao’s Mother poked her child’s head and said: “Still playing dumb there. Liu Xinyao, your junior high class monitor. The one who used to come to our house every day. She grew up in the same courtyard for so many years. She went to Fuyuan City to study in high school. Didn’t you mope around at home for quite a while? Did you think I didn’t see it?”

Xiao Fen was once again not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He knew that Liu Xinyao. She could be considered a talented girl. Although she was a year younger than him, the two entered school in the same year. Her academic performance was very good. She had been a class cadre since elementary school, all the way to junior high, serving as the class monitor for 3 consecutive years.

To say Liu Xinyao and Xiao Fen had a decent relationship, after all, they grew up in the same courtyard. Even if they didn’t see each other often, they were considered familiar. Moreover, the two had been in the same class since kindergarten, all the way to junior high. In the eyes of the elderly, this kind of fate could be considered a childhood sweetheart arrangement.

It’s just that Liu Xinyao’s family was wealthy. The Liu Family looked down on Xiao Fen, who used to be a bit crazy and always said he could see things. The Xiao Family naturally didn’t want to stick their hot face to someone’s cold butt. So whether it was the Liu Family or the Xiao Family, they restricted the two of them very strictly.

Being classmates for so many years, ultimately they were just classmates. Xiao Fen saw this kind of thing very lightly. Since childhood, he was mocked and teased by people around him because he could see the Otherworld, which gave him a defensive psychology towards his classmates. So to say he liked Liu Xinyao was simply impossible.

To be frank, he had almost forgotten what that Liu Xinyao looked like. At this time, the old lady suddenly mentioning this classmate and insisting that Xiao Fen liked this Liu Xinyao, what else could Xiao Fen do but smile bitterly?

However, the speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart. Xiao’s Mother’s words were heard clearly by Du Juan outside the door. With Du Juan’s current perception ability, covering the entire Xiao home was not a big problem. The whispers in every corner of this small 60-square-meter house would be clearly heard by her.

Hearing Xiao’s Mother say such an explosive and gossipy past, plus Xiao Fen didn’t make a denial, this made Du Juan quickly confirm that that Liu Xinyao was perhaps another rein to restrain Xiao Fen.

Although using Xiao Fen’s parents as hostages could currently control this somewhat stubborn and fierce horse, no hunter would dislike having too many reins in their hand. One more rein made it more likely to better control the situation when accidents happened in the future.

Thinking of this, Du Juan hurriedly took out her phone, sent a few text messages, then looked up to see Xiao Fen coming out of his room. She hurriedly jumped up, walked to Xiao Fen’s side happily, and asked sweetly: “Are you ready? I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

Xiao Fen got goosebumps all over his body. He hurriedly said in a low voice: “Ready, ready. We can leave now.”

Du Juan nodded and said obediently to Xiao’s Father and Xiao’s Mother: “Then that’s it. Uncle, Aunt, Xiao Fen and I are leaving together. Don’t worry. When the time comes, I will definitely bring Xiao Fen back intact. No problem.”

Xiao Fen gently shook his head, not daring to let this Movie Queen continue performing, afraid his parents would have a few more misunderstandings. He hurriedly dragged Du Juan out the door.

Du Juan followed very properly by Xiao Fen’s side, completely ignoring that Xiao Fen had been dragging her hand. Just looking like this, it was as if she were a girlfriend who was obedient in everything to Xiao Fen. The two of them walked in a hurry all the way, not knowing how many aunts and grannies in the entire courtyard saw it and were shocked in their hearts.

“That kid from the Xiao family, crazy for so many years, didn’t expect he knows what’s what in his heart. Did you see that? He got into university, found a girlfriend, and she looks like a flower, seems to be a mixed-race beauty too.”

Not long after, such discussions spread rampantly in this large courtyard.