Mana Revival: Starting by Sacrificing the Campus Belle!

Chapter 222: Chapter 171: Confession and Kiss

Inside the car.

Fang Xiu turned his head, lying down to look at Chu Qingxue’s profile.

’The design of this car is pretty good,’ he thought suddenly.

"Um... how do you know the principal’s wife?"

Chu Qingxue felt a little uncomfortable with Fang Xiu staring at her.

She stared fixedly at the roof of the car.

She thought of a question to distract herself.

"I asked around."

Fang Xiu didn’t tell Chu Qingxue where he lived.

Besides, it was Li Mu who had told him about it.

So that counted as "asking around."

No problems there.

"Oh, I see!"

Chu Qingxue replied.

Then she didn’t know what else to say.

She had thought it would be a good topic of conversation.

Seeing Chu Qingxue’s somewhat awkward expression, Fang Xiu suddenly chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?"

Hearing the laugh, Chu Qingxue turned her head.

She saw that Fang Xiu was indeed laughing.

Their eyes met, making things even more awkward.

She quickly asked the question.

"Nothing, I just thought of a funny joke."

Fang Xiu made it up on the spot.

"Oh."

Chu Qingxue wasn’t particularly interested in jokes.

"Can you... can you stop staring at me like that!"

Chu Qingxue looked at Fang Xiu in front of her, still feeling a bit awkward.

"It’s more comfortable lying on my side!"

Fang Xiu didn’t change his position.

Chu Qingxue hesitated for a moment, but didn’t change her position either.

Fang Xiu smiled. "Uncle Zhao told me you signed up for the Demon Beast Battlefield."

He had brought it up to save Chu Qingxue from her awkwardness.

"Yeah, but I heard there’s still a review process. I don’t know if I’ll pass."

Glad there was finally something to talk about, Chu Qingxue quickly replied.

"Mhm, I mentioned you to Principal Xiang. Plus, with what happened the other day when you hunted that Demon Beast, the Awakening Hall will also recommend you. You should be fine!"

Fang Xiu knew that Principal Xiang Babang was part of the evaluation committee.

He had already spoken to the principal about this last night.

"Thank you!"

Chu Qingxue didn’t know what else to say, so she could only thank him.

Fang Xiu smiled faintly.

Then, he reached out and brushed aside the hair that had fallen across Chu Qingxue’s cheek.

Chu Qingxue was flustered, but she didn’t stop him.

Fang Xiu retracted his hand and just looked at Chu Qingxue.

He watched until she shyly turned her head away.

SCREECH!

The car came to a stop.

Their seats returned to their normal, upright positions.

Chu Qingxue straightened her hair and quickly opened the door to get out.

Fang Xiu smiled slightly and followed her out of the car.

They stood before the villa where the principal’s wife lived.

Fang Xiu rang the doorbell.

"Who is it?"

The principal’s wife’s voice came from inside.

"Auntie, it’s me, Fang Xiu."

Fang Xiu replied.

Soon, the door opened.

The principal’s wife came out to welcome Fang Xiu personally.

"And who is this?"

The principal’s wife noticed someone else standing beside Fang Xiu and didn’t know who she was.

"Hello, Auntie. My name is Chu Qingxue. I’m also a student at Qingzhou City First High School."

Chu Qingxue answered quickly.

"Wonderful, wonderful."

The principal’s wife nodded.

Then she looked at Fang Xiu and shot him a meaningful glance.

Fang Xiu was taken aback.

The principal’s wife leaned closer to Fang Xiu and whispered, "Good taste. Your girlfriend?"

Chu Qingxue, who was standing nearby, heard it too.

The hearing of an Awakened was always better than that of an ordinary person.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to discern the direction of a Demon Beast.

Hearing this, Fang Xiu glanced at Chu Qingxue.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed.

Fang Xiu suddenly grinned. "Yes!"

When those words came out, Chu Qingxue’s eyes widened as she stared at Fang Xiu, her cheeks turning even redder.

"Nice, very good taste!"

The principal’s wife nodded in satisfaction once again.

Then she took Chu Qingxue’s hand and said, "Come, let’s go inside and sit down!"

"Ah? Okay!"

Chu Qingxue was still a bit dazed.

But she nodded nonetheless and followed the principal’s wife into the villa.

Chu Qingxue’s family was also quite wealthy.

However, they only lived in a high-end residential complex, not a villa.

"Xiaoxue, you don’t mind if Auntie calls you that, do you?"

the principal’s wife said softly, holding Chu Qingxue’s hand.

"Of course you can!"

Chu Qingxue nodded quickly.

The principal’s wife smiled with satisfaction and said, "That boy, Fang Xiu, he’s a good one. He’s got strength, and he’s handsome too."

"Mhm!"

Chu Qingxue glanced at Fang Xiu.

It was true.

Even in all of Qingzhou City First High School, Fang Xiu’s looks were top-tier.

He was the campus heartthrob.

As for strength... in the entire school, and even the entire country, there was only one SSS Level Awakened.

And his current strength had already reached Level 27.

It was truly hard to find anyone with more Talent than Fang Xiu.

"You two should get along well. You’re both Awakened, so you can look out for each other in the future. I’m just an ordinary person with no Awakened Ability. That’s why Old Yue has to fight out there all alone, while I can only stay home and worry. It’s not an easy life."

Having some company made the principal’s wife more talkative.

"Auntie, actually..."

Chu Qingxue tried to explain.

"Auntie, where should I put this?"

Just then, Fang Xiu brought their things inside.

"Just you coming is enough. Why did you bring so many things?"

The principal’s wife’s attention shifted to Fang Xiu.

She was all alone and quite lonely; she just wanted someone to talk to.

She was happy enough that Fang Xiu had come.

Then she stood up and said to Fang Xiu, "Give that to me. You young people should chat more!"

She turned back to Chu Qingxue. "Xiaoxue, did you hear what I told you?"

"I... Mhm!"

Chu Qingxue nodded.

She really didn’t know how to explain the situation.

"Good, good. You two chat. Auntie will go cook. You’re both staying for lunch!"

The principal’s wife happily took the things to the kitchen.

Living all by herself in such a big villa, she was bound to be a bit lonely.

Having guests over was the best thing for her.

After the principal’s wife left, Chu Qingxue finally turned to look at Fang Xiu.

"What’s wrong?"

Being stared at by Chu Qingxue, Fang Xiu felt a little uneasy.

"Why did you say ’yes’ just now?"

Chu Qingxue demanded.

"Huh? ’Yes’ to what?"

Fang Xiu pretended not to know what Chu Qingxue was talking about.

’I just thought that an icy beauty like her looked rather cute when she was shy, so I went ahead and said yes,’ he mused.

"Saying that I’m your girlfriend!"

Chu Qingxue seemed to be grinding her teeth.

Looking at her expression, Fang Xiu chuckled.

"You’re still laughing!"

Chu Qingxue saw that Fang Xiu was still laughing.

She really wanted to hit him.

"Well, Auntie asked. I couldn’t just disappoint her, right? Besides, for someone as handsome as me, not having a girlfriend would be too unbelievable."

Fang Xiu explained as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"That doesn’t mean you can just say I’m your girlfriend!"

Chu Qingxue retorted, "You haven’t even confessed, so how did I suddenly become your girlfriend?"

"What if I confess then?"

Fang Xiu suddenly asked with a serious expression.

For a moment, Chu Qingxue froze, not knowing how to answer.

But Fang Xiu kept his eyes locked on her.

"I... I might consider it."

Chu Qingxue thought for a moment and said in a low voice.

"Then will you be my girlfriend?"

Fang Xiu confessed right then and there.

"I... I..."

Chu Qingxue hadn’t expected this either.

She never imagined things would develop like this.

For a moment, she didn’t know how to respond to Fang Xiu at all.

The Fang Xiu before her wasn’t just handsome and fit her aesthetic, but he was also powerful enough.

Most importantly, he had once saved her life.

Even the most aloof person would be moved by such an outstanding and perfect man.

"Are... are you serious?"

Chu Qingxue looked at Fang Xiu and asked.

Fang Xiu nodded seriously and said, "I’ve never been more serious."

"Then... I’ll think about it."

Chu Qingxue’s mind was a complete mess right now.

She had never had feelings for anyone before, nor had she ever encountered a situation like this.

When others had confessed to her, she had rejected them outright.

But now, the one confessing was Fang Xiu.

And to Chu Qingxue, he felt very different from everyone else.

"What is there to think about?"

Fang Xiu smiled slightly and moved closer to Chu Qingxue. "Answer me now."

"Um... I’m not ready!"

Chu Qingxue’s cheeks flushed red again.

’This aloof campus beauty blushes so easily. Guess you really can’t judge a book by its cover,’ he thought.

"Do you really need to prepare?"

Fang Xiu asked softly, looking at Chu Qingxue.

Feeling the aura from Fang Xiu, Chu Qingxue hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. "Okay!"

"You agreed!"

Fang Xiu was stunned.

He hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly either.

"Mhm!"

This time, Chu Qingxue didn’t hesitate.

She gave a direct, gentle nod.

Hearing this, a smile crept onto Fang Xiu’s lips.

He looked at the shy Chu Qingxue, at her flustered expression.

He looked at her... her luscious and tempting appearance.

Fang Xiu leaned in and kissed her gently.

"Ah!"

Chu Qingxue was already shy, and now she was completely caught off guard by Fang Xiu’s sudden kiss.

It almost made her scream.

"Ahem!"

Just then, the sound of a cough interrupted the two of them.

Chu Qingxue quickly pushed Fang Xiu away.

Her face flushed red all the way to her ears.

’What do I do? What do I do? Did she see us? We’re in someone else’s house! And I just accepted your confession, and you already...’

At that moment, Chu Qingxue couldn’t help but shoot a fierce glare at Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu, however, seemed unfazed.

He just licked his lips lightly, as if savoring the memory.

Seeing him like this, Chu Qingxue felt like hitting him.

"Ah, young love. That’s nice. But lunch is ready!"

The principal’s wife said with a knowing look.

This made Chu Qingxue blush even more.

After saying her piece, she left them alone.

"Fang Xiu! I’m going to kill you!"

Chu Qingxue, mortified, flew into a rage.

She lunged at Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu deftly dodged.

He smiled and said, "I’m going to go help bring out the dishes. You just sit here and be good!"

With that, he turned and ran.

Chu Qingxue was fuming.

But as she recalled the scene from just now, her heart began to race again.

"Is... is this what it feels like to be in love?"

Chu Qingxue mused.

...

After lunch, Chu Qingxue started to clean up.

Fang Xiu tried to help, but she shooed him away, saying he would just try to take advantage of the situation.

So, he could only chat with the principal’s wife.

"By the way, Auntie, I have some things to take care of in a little while, so I might not be able to visit you as often."

Fang Xiu remembered that the Demon Beast Battlefield might be opening soon.

So he mentioned it in advance.

The principal’s wife just nodded. "Mhm, you Awakened are all busy. You have to be careful with everything, you know?"

"Mhm!"

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

In all these years, it seemed like this was the first time he had felt this kind of familial warmth and concern.

’It feels nice!’