Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards-Chapter 34 - Thank you, my former life

Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Thank you, my former life

The inspection team swept in like a gust of wind and retreated like the tide, leaving only desolation behind.

Desolation was a feeling.

Sao Ji’s face was sullen as he threw a soda can into the trash bin with a muffled bang.

Xia Yu sat at his desk, rubbing his face vigorously, filled with annoyance.

Chu Changkuo sat on the table, feet propped up on a chair, huffing and puffing.

The atmosphere was so oppressive it was suffocating.

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Su Huai didn’t spout any more cold remarks, first because there was no need, and second, because he didn’t want to hit Xia Yu and Xi Ziliu when they were down.

Instead, he apologized to the two, “Sorry, Sao Ji, Old Xia, I should have stopped you guys back then.”

“How could we blame you…”

Xia Yu forced a smile and shook his head, “After all, we had received the inspection notification, and it’s not like you didn’t try to stop us, it’s my own fault for hoping for the best…”

When Chu Changkuo heard that, he felt uncomfortable inside.

Then, immediately afterward, Sao Ji drove another knife into his chest.

“Huai, what are you talking about? It’s not your fault at all! If it weren’t for a certain Mr. Chu talking big, insisting on shouldering everything knowing everyone and being tough, would I start school with a warning on day one?”

Chu Changkuo’s eyes instantly reddened with anger.

The words were like ripping his face off and trampling it underfoot.

Unable to contain his fury, he roared back, “I said if I can shoulder it, I will carry it through! It’s just a warning, isn’t it? Tomorrow I’ll go to my aunt and have it withdrawn for you!”

“Will you die if you stop bullshitting?”

Sao Ji suddenly got wise, catching the loophole, “Can the Admission Office manage the punishment issued by the Academic Affairs?”

Chu Changkuo’s defenses collapsed as he blurted out, “Come on, name your price! How much is your damn basic warning worth? I’ll reimburse you!”

Sao Ji was so angry his eyeballs turned red, and he cursed, “Do I bloody need your filthy money?! What I bloody need is how to explain this to my parents!”

Chu Changkuo felt as if he had been struck on the head with a hammer, his momentum visibly deflated.

Unable to refute, he stubbornly insisted, “Don’t you fucking nag at me, I’ll definitely compensate you, what a big deal, dammit!”

With such an attitude, Sao Ji completely lost control, his slight frame not even reaching one meter seventy-five, jumped up fiercely.

“You son of a…”

However, just when Sao Ji was about to escalate the argument into a fight, Su Huai suddenly intervened, holding him in place.

“Xi, calm down!”

Su Huai’s expression was very serious, his eyes intense, his voice carrying an undeniable firmness.

He stared into Sao Ji’s eyes for a full 5 seconds, the hand on his shoulder never easing up.

After staring at each other for a while, the anger and impulsiveness in Sao Ji’s eyes gradually subsided, and Su Huai finally released him.

“Listen to me say a fair word, OK?”

Sao Ji was quite respectful of Su Huai, so he wiped his eyes and nodded straightforwardly.

“Alright, Huai, you speak!”

Su Huai took a step back, took out a cigarette, handed one each to Xi Ziliu and Xia Yu, then tossed another to Chu Changkuo.

After lighting the cigarette for Sao Ji personally, he spoke softly.

“First, the truth is that both of you are responsible for this issue, and I didn’t play a good role either; you admit that, don’t you?”

Sao Ji paused mid-motion, silent for two seconds, and finally nodded reluctantly.

“Mm.”

He spoke in a muffled voice, “We both have responsibility, it’s not your fault, Huai.”

“Alright, let’s not dwell on that.”

Su Huai waved his hand and continued, “Secondly, actually Chief Chu is not a bad guy, he was helping you guys to mitigate the punishment until the end, just perhaps overconfident, misjudging the severity of the issue, would you admit that?”

Sao Ji took a deep drag on his cigarette, but since he wasn’t used to smoking, he started coughing violently.

It was at that moment that Xia Yu nodded in agreement, “Yeah, Chief Chu is quite generous, at least he didn’t have any ill-intentions in this matter, anyway, I don’t feel right blaming it all on him.”

Once Sao Ji recovered, finally, though reluctantly, he nodded a second time.

Su Huai immediately struck while the iron was hot, “Third, we are all brought together by fate, and we will be sleeping in the same dorm for four years. It’s okay to argue over conflicts, but you shouldn’t say things that cut deep, do you agree?”

Before Sao Ji could speak, Xia Yu continued to show his agreement, “Huai, you put it really well, I think that’s how it should be.”

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Sao Ji pondered for a good while before nodding for the third time.

“Alright, one last thing.”

Su Huai raised a fourth finger, his expression suddenly turning somewhat stern.

“Judge people by their deeds, befriend them by their hearts. On the premise that the intention is not evil, whether or not you can get along is up to you. But as long as it’s not done on purpose, physical altercation is absolutely not permitted in the dorm!

We’re all adults now, don’t let impulsiveness destroy your life, can you understand that?!”

This time, Sao Ji didn’t think any further but nodded vigorously.

“I understand, Huai.”

Then, he turned to Chu Changkuo and grimaced as he apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Chu, I was too emotional. It wasn’t all your fault; don’t take it to heart.”

At that moment, Chu Changkuo’s fingers trembled.

For some reason, he suddenly felt like crying.

The immense sense of injustice surged violently, causing his nose to tingle and his eyes to redden slightly.

But obviously, he couldn’t show weakness in front of anyone, after all, face mattered more than anything.

However, more terrifying than wanting to cry was…

He actually felt a bit grateful to Su Huai!

Damn it, was someone like Gou Dongxi really the person who understood him the most?

No way, no way, I need to stay calm!

So, with a tense face, Chu Changkuo replied stiffly, “It is indeed my responsibility. Don’t worry, men of the Capital City keep their word; I will definitely find a way to compensate you!”

Before his words had fully faded away, he suddenly turned and walked towards the door, yanked it open, and then left without looking back.

“Hey, Mr. Chu, where are you going?”

Xia Yu couldn’t stop Chu Changkuo and thus felt a bit anxious.

Su Huai guessed a little and smiled, reassuring him, “It’s okay, don’t mind him.”

While Chu Changkuo was away, Su Huai took the opportunity to admonish the two once more, “Changkuo is just a bit wild, with a strong sense of superiority, but he’s not really bad right now. Even if you can’t get along with him, try not to completely offend him…

We’re talking about class differences in our families here!

Do you understand now?”

The two kids had such a shallow understanding of society that Su Huai had to put it plainly.

After pondering for a while, one reluctantly and the other wholeheartedly, they both nodded their heads.

“Don’t worry, Huai, I won’t be impulsive anymore. If it comes to it, I’ll just keep my distance and not hang out with him anymore!”

“Huai, thank you for your care and protection. You really act like an older brother!”

Having received promises from both, Su Huai finally felt relieved and patted the kids on their shoulders.

Tsk tsk, still not heartless enough…

If it were a truly ruthless and cunning person, they would love to watch Xi Ziliu and Chu Changkuo fight.

Why stop them?

Just add fuel to the fire!

Win or lose, it didn’t matter. In the end, with three against one, how would Chu Changkuo be able to stay in the dorm?

But Su Huai was never that kind of person, he had a lot of tricks, but he never harmed others.

Inciting a kid from an ordinary family to clash with Chu Changkuo, how could that benefit Xi Ziliu’s future at all?

It wouldn’t.

On the contrary, who knows how much harm it might cause.

As for the grievances between him and Chief Chu, the dislikes and resentments he had for Mr. Chu, he would settle them himself.

There was no need, nor was it possible, to harm an innocent roommate to achieve his aims.

To discern right from wrong, act with propriety – that was the real Su Huai.

Even if in his past life this approach caused him to suffer losses, he always believed it was because his abilities weren’t enough, not because his values dragged him down.

One can be selfish and utilitarian in life, but not to an extreme.

Extreme utilitarians have no family, no friends, no emotions, and even if they make lots of money, that’s not the kind of life Su Huai wants.

Reborn and now with a system, he could at last say no to everything he couldn’t tolerate before.

So why would he become a piece of scum he himself despised?!

Impossible.

I may be scum, at most a dog, but I will never be a bottomless, purebred bastard.”

With calm resolve, Su Huai set rules for himself, drew his red lines, his mood neither happy nor sad, as if he had only done the most ordinary thing.

Just judging by maturity, he had not let down the experiences of his past life.

The failed middle-aged man had actually left quite a wealth behind.

Suddenly, Su Huai reconciled with his former self. Watching that gradually receding figure, a strong emotion surged in his heart and transformed into two sentences of gratitude to himself –

Your success or failure has never been important, but your existence is very important.

Thank you, my former life.