Chapter 173: No Longer What It Used to Be
Because Xiong Tianlei was angry, his chest puffed up, but he couldn’t do anything about Lin Tian.
The pain in his left knee was throbbing; Lin Tian’s kick just now should’ve been with less force, otherwise, standing here might’ve been impossible for him.
"I don’t want to ruin your life, just focus on the unified exam tomorrow!"
Lin Tian advised kindly.
But his advice didn’t mean Lin Tian was afraid: "If you want to continue fighting, I’m game, but I assure you, you won’t be standing here unharmed!"
Xiong Tianlei frowned, contemplating whether to fight or not.
After all, in front of Liou Qingcheng, not fighting would make it seem like he’s afraid of Lin Tian, losing face.
However, if he decided to fight, Lin Tian’s words didn’t sound like a joke.
While Xiong Tianlei was torn, Liou Qingcheng, standing on the side, suddenly spoke up: "Xiong Tianlei, who I like is my own choice, even if you win against Lin Tian today, I still won’t like you!"
These words didn’t surprise Xiong Tianlei.
Instead, they greatly surprised Lin Tian. What you said, Liou Qingcheng, isn’t that indirectly saying you like me?
This... made Lin Tian feel a bit smug.
A man’s ego was fully satisfied at this moment.
Unfortunately, Liou Qingcheng’s next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Lin Tian’s head, immediately sobering him up: "Even if Lin Tian wins today, I might not necessarily like him either!"
"For now, let’s prepare well for tomorrow’s unified exam, and put feelings aside for a while!"
Liou Qingcheng’s words were fair, neither making Xiong Tianlei lose face nor allowing Lin Tian to feel smug.
"Alright, let’s leave it at that for today!"
Liou Qingcheng gave him a way out, and the conflicted Xiong Tianlei naturally took the opportunity to back down.
"But Qingcheng, you are the only one I love in this life, and I will pursue you to the end!"
This seemed like a vow from Xiong Tianlei, but it was more for Liou Qingcheng to hear.
Fully expressing the overwhelming love in his heart!!!
Lin Tian couldn’t stand Xiong Tianlei’s words oozing with love and doused it with a bucket of cold water: "That’s enough, she’s not even interested in you, yet you keep shamelessly clinging on, I can’t stand you!"
"Hmph!"
Xiong Tianlei snorted coldly and turned to leave.
As soon as Xiong Tianlei left, Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng found themselves in an awkward silence.
"So, you came to check the exam hall alone?" Lin Tian said, trying to make conversation.
"Yeah!" Liou Qingcheng nodded.
"How about I walk you home?" Lin Tian offered.
"No need, my home is not far from One High, I can walk back." Liou Qingcheng replied.
"So, are you heading home? Or shall we grab a bite?" Lin Tian asked again.
For some unexplained reason, Lin Tian felt like they were a young couple just starting to date, shy and coy.
"I’ll head home, still need to study a bit!" Liou Qingcheng gently declined Lin Tian’s suggestion.
"Alright then, I need to go check out the Three High exam hall too!"
"I’ll be going now, remember to call me after the exam!" Liou Qingcheng reminded Lin Tian once more before leaving.
"Okay!"
Lin Tian watched as Liou Qingcheng walked away, sighed deeply, and suddenly had a whimsical thought: "Both Liou Qingcheng and Bai Shishi are exceptionally outstanding women, if I had to choose, who should it be?"
"Haha!"
Lin Tian laughed at himself: "Lin Tian, don’t flatter yourself, maybe neither of them even likes you!"
Shaking his head to rid himself of the pleasant fantasy, Lin Tian took his admission ticket and headed to where Bai Shishi’s car was parked.
As luck would have it, today he bumped into all the familiar faces.
Upon approaching where Bai Shishi parked, Lin Tian unexpectedly saw Li Li.
At the moment, Li Li was wearing heavy makeup, high heels, and a knee-length skirt; she exuded an air of debauchery, entirely lacking the innocent vibe she had at school.
Lin Tian saw Li Li, and Li Li also saw Lin Tian.
Li Li frowned slightly, her face immediately filling with disgust.
Seeing Li Li’s expression, Lin Tian smirked a little: "Don’t be so smug, there’ll be a time when you’ll regret it!"
"Oh~ coming to check out the exam hall?" As Lin Tian walked past Li Li, she sneered sarcastically.
Lin Tian ignored Li Li’s words and continued walking.
Seeing Lin Tian not responding to her, Li Li’s strong sense of superiority made her continue with her sarcasm: "Have you figured out which vocational school to attend?"
If he could swallow this insult, Lin Tian would be less of a man!!!
Lin Tian turned his head, cold-faced and said: "Don’t flaunt, Li Li, just because you found a rich man. Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west, don’t underestimate a poor young man!"
"Go on, keep talking, let’s see if your mouth can earn you money!" Li Li patted her Chanel bag on her back: "Liu Chan just bought me a new bag, ten thousand dollars!"
"Only ten thousand? Your boyfriend Liu Chan is quite stingy!"
Lin Tian sneered, whereas before earning ten thousand dollars seemed like a pipe dream for him, now earning it was a snap.
Ten thousand dollars, Lin Tian really thought nothing of it now!
"Stingy? Well, why don’t you buy one if you can?" Li Li snorted coldly: "You probably don’t even have a girlfriend!"
"Forget it, not going to engage in a verbal spar with you!" Lin Tian smiled, shaking his head: "A frog in a well, how can it know the vastness of the outside world?"
"Talking big, like some big shot, while being just a pauper!" Watching Lin Tian’s back, Li Li cursed in anger.
Rrrrr!
Suddenly, a BMW 3 Series parked by the roadside, Li Li tightened the Chanel bag on her back, opened the car door and got in, making sure to close the door hard, attempting to make Lin Tian hear the sound.
Letting Lin Tian know that she was now sitting in a BMW car.
Lin Tian didn’t even turn his head, merely gave it a sidelong glance, is BMW 3 Series that impressive?
Opening the door of a Mercedes-Benz S400L, he got in, dude now rides in a Benz!!!
Li Li saw this, her heart skipped a beat: "Could it be that Lin Tian is actually doing well now?"
"It must be a misconception, probably someone else drove him to check out the exam hall!" Li Li consoled herself in her heart.
Sitting inside the car, Lin Tian swore silently, when he went to university, he would definitely buy a sports car and show off right in front of that vile woman.
"Ran into an old flame?" Bai Shishi asked as she noticed Lin Tian’s gloomy face.
Bai Shishi had seen Lin Tian and Li Li encounter each other, sitting in the car. She knew what was going on since she had met Li Li before.
"After the unified exam, when I go to university, I’ll make enough money to buy a car!"
Lin Tian said viciously: "I definitely won’t let that vile woman be smug!"
"By the way, speaking of money, I just remembered, didn’t you come across an Imperial Green jade last time?" Bai Shishi suddenly remembered.