Full-Time Magister: Summoning Eight Demons at the Start

"That's not what I meant!" Mu Ningxue stood up anxiously.

“I know you didn’t mean that,” Lü Cheng said.

"But that's exactly what you did."

Humans are contradictory beings. Even if we care about someone and don't want to hurt them, we often end up doing things we don't want to do because of various coincidences.

He knew Mu Ningxue didn't mean it that way, and he also knew she cared about him a lot, but that was something only he knew.

“Thinking and doing are two different things,” Lü Cheng said.

"Just because I know you didn't do it on purpose, does that mean I have to bear the pain you caused me?"

"Just because you don't want to hurt me, you feel justified in hurting me?"

Don't you find this contradictory?

Mu Ningxue's feelings are too immature; she's still in a childish state.

Although he could tolerate her naivety and help her grow up, the process was long and troublesome, and excessive pampering was not a good thing for the child.

On the road to growth, there are some storms that we must experience and face.

Excessive tolerance can turn people into overgrown children.

He had no grudge against Mu Ningxue, so naturally he wouldn't harm her like that.

Moreover, he'd been a clown all night; if he could just let it go with a few perfunctory apologies, he'd be in for a world of trouble later.

He had no interest in playing any dating games with this arrogant young lady until Mu Ningxue truly realized her own problems.

Chapter 20 Giant Eyed Rat

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Under the cover of night, Lü Cheng pushed Ye Xinxia out to stroll through the night market.

"Brother Acheng, since you know what Sister Ningxue means, why haven't you forgiven her?" Ye Xinxia asked, puzzled.

"Forgive? I've never blamed her, so where does this forgiveness come from?" Lu Cheng said with amusement.

"You never blamed me?" Ye Xinxia was taken aback.

"Then why have you always..."

"You've been ignoring her all along?" Lu Cheng said.

"Mm." Ye Xinxia nodded.

Since that incident three years ago, everyone has become noticeably more distant.

“Xinxia, ​​it’s not that I’m ignoring her, it’s just that we’ve all grown up and have our own things to do. We can’t just hang out together all the time like we did when we were kids,” Lü Cheng said.

"I'm not ignoring her, I just don't have time."

Mu Ningxue awakened her ice element at the age of fourteen and began intensive training. At fifteen, she was specially recruited by the Imperial Capital Magic Academy and left Bo City.

It wasn't that he ignored Mu Ningxue; it was that they simply didn't have many opportunities to interact. Coupled with their previous conflicts and the fact that their past interactions had been too frequent, the contrast created a sense of disparity.

But in reality, this is a normal change.

Everyone's grown up now, how much time do we have left to spend together?

"Will we always be this busy in the future...?"

Ye Xinxia lowered her head with some worry.

“Of course.” Lu Cheng patted Ye Xinxia’s head.

“We will all grow up and have our own lives. It’s impossible for us to be together all the time like we were when we were kids.”

"Everyone needs to maintain a necessary distance, a distance for themselves and for the other person."

"Excessive closeness will not enhance feelings, but will only hurt both parties."

Ye Xinxia nodded. "I've got it."

"remember?"

Lu Cheng changed the subject, "I thought you would cry and beg Brother Cheng not to leave you, but I didn't expect you to accept this cruel reality so easily. It seems that I am not that important to you."

"Huh?" Ye Xinxia looked completely bewildered.

"Brother Acheng, that's not what I meant. Didn't you say I should be obedient?"

"You'll listen just because I tell you to?" Lu Cheng tapped Ye Xinxia's head.

"If I let you stab me in the back someday, would you stab me or not?"

"If we encounter danger and I tell you to run first, will you abandon me and run away alone?"

"I..." Ye Xinxia's heart clenched, and her eyes instantly reddened; she was about to cry.

"Brother Acheng, I..."

"Don't cry." Lu Cheng squatted down in front of Ye Xinxia and put his index finger to her mouth.

“You’re a big kid now, you can’t cry all the time.”

"As for these two issues, I hope they never happen, but if they do..."

Lu Cheng reached out and cupped Ye Xinxia's head, pressing it against his skin.

"I hope you will do as I say."

"Okay?"

"No!" Ye Xinxia refused.

"I won't stab you, and I won't leave you alone!"

"Disobeying me?" Lu Cheng frowned slightly.

"I won't listen!" Ye Xinxia said, her eyes red.

"I'll listen to everything else, but not this one!"

"..."

"That's good." Lu Cheng pinched Ye Xinxia's cheek and smiled.

"If you believe such nonsense, then I'll really suspect that you're hoping something bad happens to me so you can elope with your brother Mo Fan."

"Brother Acheng!" Ye Xinxia said with a stern face.

"I am angry!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Lu Cheng leaned closer and tapped Ye Xinxia's cheek.

"Can you forgive me?"

"No!" Ye Xinxia turned her head away angrily, revealing the other half of her face.

"Oh, so we can't favor one over the other, right?" Lu Cheng nodded again, somewhat amused.

"Ok?"

"If you're still angry, then I'll..."

"No, I'm not angry anymore!" Ye Xinxia lowered her head, her face flushed.

That scoundrel brother really knows how to bite!

There are too many people here, this won't do!

If you're going to kiss someone, you have to go home to kiss them!

"It's good that you're not angry. It's getting late, we should go back to the palace to rest." Lü Cheng pushed Ye Xinxia to turn around and head back the way they came.

"My beloved concubine, tonight..."

boom!

A roadside shop suddenly collapsed, and the streetlights, seemingly due to poor contact, began to flicker, their single, scarlet eye flashing, and a pungent smell of blood filled the air.

Giant-eyed rat!

"Monster!"

The bustling street erupted into chaos upon the sudden appearance of the giant, blood-stained rat.

"How did this thing get into the city?" Lu Cheng pushed Ye Xinxia to stand still, instead of running away with the crowd.

This chaotic retreat, with no order whatsoever, is most dangerous if one is caught up in the crowd; a stampede could easily occur.

Moreover, the giant-eyed blood rat is a very timid monster that generally does not enter urban areas inhabited by humans. Even if it does come, it will only hide in the sewers and eat scraps, and will only eat people when it is extremely hungry.

Now, this thing has somehow ended up in a densely populated urban area?

What's the difference between this and someone with social anxiety actively going up to the stage at a company's annual party to sing?

Go against Tiangang!

"Squeak!"