Chapter 728 - 747: Liking Can Also Be a One-Person Affair
Chapter 728: Chapter 747: Liking Can Also Be a One-Person Affair
"Bro, why the strange expression?"
"No, wait... just give me a second." Huo Deng opened and closed his mouth, but couldn’t form a single word.
Huo Jia frowned.
"Uh, Little Jia... no one in our family has ever been... you know... involved in those kinds of emotional situations, have we?"
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"What are you talking about?"
"..."
"I’m saying our family has been in the military for generations. Our family values are upstanding... we don’t usually interfere in other people’s relationships."
"I know." Huo Jia was completely lost. "Who’s interfering in someone’s relationship?"
’You are.’
’You are.’
Huo Deng asked tentatively, "Little Jia, do you know this Qiuqiu is a livestreamer?"
"I know. She’s a very famous livestreamer; even Grandma and Grandpa like her." Before he knew Jiang Qiuqiu, Huo Jia didn’t have a good impression of livestreamers.
He had seen peers become fans of some strange streamers, and he’d found it truly baffling.
But Qiuqiu was different. She had a completely different style, as refreshing as a spring breeze. No wonder people called her a Spirit Healing Master. That atmosphere, that tone of voice, that feeling...
The young man was smitten all over again.
"But that’s not what I’m talking about. I mean, Little Jia, did you know that Jiang Qiuqiu mentioned on her stream before that she has a boyfriend?"
The words struck like a bolt of lightning.
In an instant, they split his mind open, illuminating the romantic fantasies hidden within.
"A boyfriend?! Impossible."
"I’ve never seen anything about it."
"She did. It wasn’t on her current platform, but she mentioned it several times before. And they seemed to be on pretty good terms."
"..."
He was silent for a long time. But when the next match began, Huo Jia still focused his full attention on it.
Watching him, Huo Deng sucked in a breath. ’No way. He’s just going to control his feelings now that he knows she’s taken?’
"How do you know she’s still taken?"
"He hasn’t been mentioned in so long. Maybe they’ve already broken up."
He said with a hint of stubbornness, "Besides... even if they haven’t broken up, I’m still going to watch her."
Just watching Jiang Qiuqiu’s videos was enough for Huo Jia.
’Just because she has a boyfriend, does that mean I can’t like her? As long as I don’t interfere, don’t say anything, and just watch quietly from the sidelines, liking Jiang Qiuqiu is my own business.’
It was rare to see his younger cousin so persistent, so Huo Deng decided to just let it be.
’It’s his first crush, so it’s normal to be this stubborn. He’ll get over it in time.’
However, the second match didn’t go nearly as smoothly.
Jiang Qiuqiu was matched against a top-ranking freshman from Class A1. Although he only had A+ spiritual power, the breadth of his Sea of Spirit Power was nearly S-Class.
After completing his training, he was one of the few opponents who could compete on the same level as Huo Jia.
Speed was also something he had mastered.
Although he couldn’t outpace Jiang Qiuqiu, he was more than capable of keeping up with her.
As someone who had studied Jiang Qiuqiu’s matches, he knew what his next move should be. A weapon duel at this stage would be foolish. She wanted to dodge and stall for time, so he had to make sure she couldn’t escape and couldn’t stall—
by swinging his fists and going straight for her.
Nothing was more agile than his own hands.
Sure enough, after abandoning his weapon, his speed kicked up another notch. Although Jiang Qiuqiu could still dodge, she was forced to move even faster.
This would undoubtedly increase her energy consumption.
Once her energy consumption became too great, her speed would fall. And once her speed fell, she would be forced into a head-on clash.
At that point, she would be a lamb to the slaughter.
With no other choice, Jiang Qiuqiu had to meet him head-on.
With her sharp senses, and knowing this was one of her own classmates, Jiang Qiuqiu was keenly aware that she probably couldn’t win this fight.
’If I can’t win, then I can’t win!’
’In that case, I won’t dodge anymore. I’ll use my classmate to test out the Strong Attack Sword technique I’ve been practicing—’
She raised her sword and piloted her Mecha forward, charging ahead without a second thought.