Chapter 201 - 200: Shocking Everyone! Shi Changying Is His Only Exception
Chapter 201: Chapter 200: Shocking Everyone! Shi Changying Is His Only Exception
Although the video recorded by Yan Sinian had indeed helped him out a lot, Yan Sinian’s constant boasting about "my student" over the past few days was becoming a bit unbearable for Cui Jinghan.
He had actually taught the Divine Emperor for a few years, yet he had never shown off like this!
In his entire life, Cui Jinghan had rarely submitted to anyone. Grand Secretary Ye Yu was the first, as Cui Jinghan had heard the title of this Banished Immortal since he was young.
Empress Taichu, Shi Yaoguang, was the second. She had single-handedly cleaned up the completely rotten court from the inside out, using the most ruthless and simplest method—killing.
Among the emperors before her, some had colluded with the Yanshan Bai Family, while others who tried to resist had died under mysterious circumstances.
Fortunately, Empress Taichu possessed innate Divine Power and unparalleled martial arts. Four hundred years ago, absolutely no one could harm her.
Except for that incredibly bizarre Heavenly Thunder.
At the thought of this, Cui Jinghan clenched his fists.
He thought, "The heavens are truly unfair!"
Yan Sinian’s mind suffered a massive blow. He stared blankly at the new clothes on Cui Jinghan and stammered, "S-Senior Brother, y-you changed into dozens of outfits j-just to..."
Was it to see Miss Shi?!
Someone slap him; he had to be dreaming!
Shi Changying accurately caught the main point. "You changed into dozens of outfits?"
Her words snapped Cui Jinghan back to reality. He shot a cold glare at Yan Sinian before replying, "Actually, it wasn’t that many. Please don’t listen to his nonsense. He always loves to spout gibberish."
Yan Sinian felt like he was going to faint.
His Senior Brother actually used formal honorifics to address Miss Shi! Was this still his aloof and unapproachable Senior Brother, the quintessential flower on a high peak?
Sure enough, his Senior Brother must have been possessed!
Shi Changying nodded, staying true to her style of complimenting people. "The outfit you’re wearing right now is quite nice."
Immediately after, Yan Sinian saw a hint of joy surface on Cui Jinghan’s extremely cold face as he replied, "I’m glad you like it."
Over the past two years, many masters had come to the Mingjing Academy of Arts to admire his Senior Brother’s calligraphy works. They had praised him with all their might, but never received the slightest bit of feedback.
Once, Dean Xu had let out a long sigh and said, "A Jiu, why don’t you just sit in front of our building and keep the statue in the fountain company?"
All in all, his Senior Brother was supposed to be a stern, unsmiling stone carving! What in the world was going on? Admittedly, Shi Changying’s calligraphy was indeed exceptional, but even a fickle person like himself hadn’t been this mesmerized!
DING DONG. The freshly made milk tea was sealed in its cup.
Shi Changying handed one of the cups to Yan Sinian. However, it was intercepted halfway.
Yan Sinian looked at the milk tea now in Cui Jinghan’s hand and felt even dizzier. "Senior Brother, haven’t you always refused to touch milk tea? You never even drink the afternoon tea that Second Senior Sister orders!"
Had his Senior Brother suddenly forsaken darkness for light just because Miss Shi bought this milk tea?
Cui Jinghan didn’t explain much, simply saying nonchalantly, "Buy your own."
"How old are you? Stop bullying a child," Shi Changying said, buying another cup of milk tea. "You don’t need to save money for me. I can still afford to treat you to milk tea."
Yan Sinian, a "child" who had long since graduated from college, held his new cup of milk tea and watched Cui Jinghan leave right behind Shi Changying. He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the look his Senior Brother gave him just now meant he wanted to kill him.
After standing in a daze for a moment, Yan Sinian immediately pulled out his phone and sent a message to the small group chat that didn’t include Cui Jinghan.
[Yan Sinian]: You guys definitely don’t know who Senior Brother bought over a dozen outfits just to go see! But I know!
[Second Sister]: Who?
[Fifth Brother]: Who exactly is it?
[The Only Person]: Spit it out. Don’t keep us in suspense, kid.
[Yan Sinian]: Hey, hey, what’s with you guys? According to our sect’s rules, if you want exclusive news, you have to send money first.
Hearing a series of DING DONG sounds, Yan Sinian clicked to collect the payments before replying.
[Yan Sinian]: My student!
[Yan Sinian]: Oh wait, no, she’s my ancestor now.
[The Only Person]: ???
[Ninth Brother]: What’s going on? Isn’t your student the daughter of the Xu Family? I remember she’s in her third year of high school this year!
[Third Brother]: I’ve been reading novels lately, and there’s always this trope where someone’s personality suddenly changes drastically. It always means they’ve been replaced on the inside. Could Senior Brother...
[Fourth Sister]: Impossible, because Senior Brother still treats you and me exactly the same as before.
[The Only Person]: I don’t believe it! It’s only right for Senior Brother to give everyone a cold face!
The group chat instantly blew up. As Yan Sinian counted his newly acquired money, he thought that he definitely had to cling tightly to Miss Shi’s coattails!
On the other side, Shi Changying distributed the remaining cups of milk tea to Qingyuan, Xie Qingshi, and Ning Liuyu one by one.
Xie Qingshi subtly glanced at the 70% sugar milk tea in Cui Jinghan’s hand. "I remember that Mr. Cui doesn’t seem to have a sweet tooth."
Cui Jinghan indeed disliked sweet things; he preferred savory flavors. Therefore, he wasn’t used to drinking modern milk tea. He still preferred brewed tea.
Occasionally, after morning court, he would go to the teahouse opened by the Master of Art, Qian Qiu, and order a freshly brewed cup of tea to dispel the exhaustion of the day. Unfortunately, the craft of brewing tea had also been lost to time, and it was hard for him to ever taste such a mellow beverage again.
Cui Jinghan said lightly, "People must keep up with the times. This is also a principle that Your Majesty taught me."
Shi Changying strongly agreed. She felt that although she had only been reincarnated for less than three months, she already considered herself a dedicated practitioner of socialism who had grown up under the red flag. She was determined to continue studying hard and get first place.
Meanwhile, at the Jianghuai Prosecution Office, Meng Shuyan had been detained for five days. During this time, he could hardly eat or sleep, until Xu Zhao Yu and Meng Baizhou arrived together.
"Dad! Mom!" A glimmer of hope reappeared in Meng Shuyan’s eyes. "Are you finally here to get me out?"
"The Mingjing Cultural Heritage Institute intends to seek a harsh sentence," Meng Baizhou said tiredly and indifferently. "Shuyan, you’re an adult now. Accept your rehabilitation properly in here."
"No... No, Dad, I don’t want to! I don’t want to!" Meng Shuyan panicked. "Save me, please save me! I regret it. I shouldn’t have done that! I’ll apologize, I’ll pay compensation—is that not enough?"
If he had known that the Mingjing Cultural Heritage Institute would be involved in the preliminaries of this youth calligraphy competition, he wouldn’t have dared to do such a thing even if he were given a hundred times the courage.
Meng Baizhou didn’t say anything more; he simply shook his head. "Zhao Yu, let’s go."
"Mom, are you giving up on me too?" Meng Shuyan screamed hysterically. "You’ve always doted on me the most! You’re the only one who still stands by my side! I’m your son!"
Under extreme anger, Xu Zhao Yu blurted out, "Don’t call me Mom! I’m not your mother!"