Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 609 - 384: Enjoy Walking Backwards_2

But Tan Meiling just did that; she was very confident. Her innate beauty made her the center of attention in any crowd.

Many times, guys asked her for her QQ number, but Tan Meiling rarely gave it out, and when she did, it was with a condescending grace.

What could you do? It was hard to blame someone for being beautiful.

Naturally, many boys drew near to her, seeking her favor.

When a person spends a long time in such an atmosphere, it’s inevitable that they develop a sense of ’I am different,’ and without the corresponding maturity, they can easily become conceited.

As a result, Tan Meiling developed an attitude of pride and even arrogance.

She twisted her waist slightly, making her figure even more seductive, with an unpracticed charm.

Guo Cui, the two of them, gawked like dogs seeing meat, their eyes glued.

"Damn little temptress!" Guo Kunnan cursed inwardly; his Dao Heart swayed with emotion.

Suddenly, Cui Yu grabbed him and they quickly walked ahead, but after a few steps, they both turned back for another look.

Guo Kunnan glanced at the other’s waist for a few seconds and, feeling embarrassed, covered it up by greeting Dan Kaiquan, "Brother Quan, we’re gonna head off first, okay."

Cui Yu: "The weather’s really nice today, with a blue sky and white clouds. Holy shit, why is that cloud swaying?"

They made up an excuse to start walking backward.

Dan Kaiquan was internally rolling his eyes, pretending he didn’t know them.

Tan Meiling had long seen through their ploy; walking backward was just a way to keep stealing glances at her, wasn’t it?

Tan Meiling looked toward the two with a playful, enchanting smile that became a beautiful scenery all on its own.

Guo Kunnan: "She smiled at me, does she like me?"

With that thought, his awkward retreating steps suddenly looked a bit cooler.

The next second, Tan Meiling’s smiling face suddenly turned stern, and she scolded:

"Look, look, look, haven’t you ever seen a woman before? Keep looking and I’ll gouge your eyeballs out!"

Guo Kunnan panicked, being scolded by a beautiful girl was more serious than the sky falling!

His expression became frantic, and he looked as if he wished he could burrow into the ground.

Tan Meiling really enjoyed this reaction; she loved the feeling of dominating others, a wave of pleasure surged in her heart.

Cui Yu’s smile faded as he retorted nonchalantly, "Who’s looking at you?"

Tan Meiling was taken aback; she hadn’t expected someone would actually talk back to her. She reprimanded:

"You’re walking backward just to check out my waist, aren’t you? Shameless!"

Students walking nearby heard the commotion and turned to look, making Guo Kunnan the awkward center of attention.

Cui Yu scoffed, "The belly button’s so dirty it’s full of lint, I wouldn’t look even if you paid me."

That comment made Tan Meiling lose her composure, ablaze with shame and rage.

...

Class 8’s classroom.

"Jiang Ning, did you buy a lunchbox?" Chen Siyu asked. The small dining table format at the school required students to bring their own lunchboxes for rice or soup.

Xue Yuantong answered for him, "I’ve already bought one for him."

Xue Yuantong was always well-prepared for important matters like eating.

"What kind does it look like?" Chen Siyu continued to inquire.

Xue Yuantong pulled out her phone and showed her on Taobao.

Online shopping was booming, and with its affordable prices, the thrifty Xue Yuantong had fully embraced it.

"Yours is nicer. I’ve seen other students buying theirs at Yucai Supermarket, and they’re just these ugly stainless steel tins," Chen Siyu complained.

Saying so, she pointed to a classmate’s lunch tin.

Miao Zhe tapped the tin; it was large, with a removable plate in the middle, and its metal lid could be inverted to double as a bowl, very practical.

Dan Kaiquan said, "This tin isn’t bad, how much did you buy it for?"

"10 yuan."

"I might get one myself later," Dan Kaiquan remarked.

Zhang Chi grumbled, "Why do we have to buy a lunch tin when we’ve already paid for the meals?"

Cui Yu: "Chi Zi, you don’t have to buy one; you could just eat with your hands."

Dan Kaiquan joked, "No way, then I won’t sit with Chi Zi."

Zhang Chi was about to make a statement to rally everyone against the school, but no one took him seriously.

He suspected the worst: "The school must be in cahoots with Yucai Store, scamming our money."

Guo Kunnan: "Hey, speaking of Yucai Store, it reminds me of Boss Wei’s son Wei Xiu Yuan. He still hasn’t managed to win over Dong Jiayi, right?"

Back in the day, everyone in the back row had a strong dislike for Wei Xiu Yuan.

Cui Yu: "He’ll get her when the chickens have finished the rice, the dogs have licked up the noodles, and Wu Xiaoqi has made it into the NBA."

Wu Xiaoqi glanced askance, basketball in hand. If it had been the past, he would definitely have taught Cui Yu a lesson; his dream was not to be insulted.

However, during these days, Wu Xiaoqi had experienced a lot and matured a great deal. He knew too well that on the road to greatness, idle gossip was inevitable.

Zhang Chi was still spinning conspiracy theories.

Wang Longlong spoke a fair word, "Our school isn’t bad, we don’t have disgusting school rules. In my middle school, we had to wear school badges all day. If you didn’t wear it, you’d get reported, and if you lost it, you had to replace it—five yuan for a little plastic badge, I don’t know how much they made off that."

Cui Yu: "We have that at my school too. I call that thing a dog tag."

Wu Xiaoqi seized the chance to hit back: "Do you wear it or not?"

Cui Yu answered subconsciously: "Yes."

...

Class 2 of Senior Year One.

In the northwestern corner of the classroom.

"Brother Tian, are we doing that little dining table thing?" Zhao Xiaofeng asked.

Qi Tianheng sneered with a disdainful air, "Do I look like someone who needs to be part of a ’little dining table’?"

Usually, he had a driver specifically to deliver his meals. Anything he wanted to eat was just a word away.

Sycophantically, Zhao Xiaofeng said, "Indeed, it would only lower Brother Tian’s standards."

While he said this out loud, Zhao Xiaofeng was thinking something else inside. Usually, he ran errands for Qi Tianheng, and although Brother Tian often treated him to meals, that didn’t fully cover three meals a day.

If he joined the little dining table, it would be different, at the very least he’d have a guaranteed base.

Zhao Xiaofeng pondered to himself, "Brother Tian, have you ever considered whether eating a specially prepared meal in the cafeteria could offer a different kind of experience?"

At that suggestion, Qi Tianheng immediately got it.

To be honest, he was beginning to feel that the classroom stage was too small, always the same group of classmates. He was tired of showing off.

The thought of eating in the cafeteria with others, albeit at the same table, but feasting on delicacies while others had common food, instantly gave him a sense of being in a different league.

Qi Tianheng smiled faintly: "Xiao Feng, not bad, you’re thoughtful."

With that, he pulled out four banknotes: "Run this errand for me, go pay for our meals."

With a wide grin, Zhao Xiaofeng promised: "Brother Tian, I’ll make sure it’s done right!"

He quickly ran off to the cafeteria to make the payment.

...

Class 9 of Senior Year One.

"Xinli, joining the little dining table?" Shi Qianjin patted him on the shoulder.

Shen Xinli: "Yeah, I’m in."

Shi Qianjin was relieved: "Then let’s sit together when it’s time."

Yan Tianpeng: "Together, together, count me in too."

Shi Qianjin was slightly annoyed. Yan Tianpeng was big and could eat a lot. He was utterly fed up with Yan Tianpeng.

At that moment, at the door, Tan Meiling stormed in furiously.

Yucai Store’s mobile phone lease Manager Shen Xu, in good spirits, said, "Sister Meiling, who’s the blind fool who provoked you?"

Tan Meiling was fuming: "Shen Xu, could you find someone to teach someone a lesson for me?"

Shen Xu was confident: "If I want to find someone, of course I can, with my connections."

"Good, I’ll take you to Class 8 to point them out!" said Tan Meiling.

The thought of Class 8 brought back many unpleasant memories for Shen Xu, and he groaned, "Class 8... that’s tough!"

He still hadn’t reclaimed the ground he had lost in Class 8.

...

During the last period of the evening self-study.

Chen Siyu wanted to switch seats with Xue Yuantong because she planned to ask Jiang Ning for help with a math problem.

Xue Yuantong agreed very loyally; it was just a bit of fun to swap seats.

After swapping places, Xue Yuantong asked Bai Yuxia, "Do you want to watch a movie?"

Holding her pen tightly, Bai Yuxia refused sternly: "No, I’m studying."

Xue Yuantong had no choice but to watch the movie alone. She placed her phone behind a book, set it horizontally.

The movie she had downloaded on her phone, which she had finished last time, was only the horror film she had bet with Jiang Ning.

She boldly chose to play it.

It was a ghost movie, terrifyingly scary. While watching it, Xue Yuantong kept her distance. Only in this way could she find a sliver of security.

Then, during the most horrifying scene when the ghost appeared, she quickly turned her phone screen away, too scared to watch.

Bai Yuxia complained, "Why? It was getting exciting."