American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 214: Limited Room for Decrease

In the afternoon, Zeng Xiaoxian walked out of his room, still half asleep, wearing pajamas and with messy hair, clearly having just woken up. Although he hadn't seen anything last night, the various sounds had still excited him greatly, and he was still feeling completely exhausted.

Zeng Xiaoxian wearily looked up and saw Xiao Xian and Chen Meijia sitting together in the living room, chatting and laughing. Xiao Xian just told a joke, and Chen Meijia laughed heartily. What made Zeng Xiaoxian speechless was that Chen Meijia was wearing at least three layers of padding on her chest.

"Xiao Xian!" Zeng Xiaoxian snapped back to reality in an instant. He seemed to have seen something astonishing and couldn't help but shout out in shock.

"Teacher Zeng, you're awake? What's wrong? Why are you reacting so strongly?" Chen Meijia asked Zeng Xiaoxian in surprise.

Zeng Xiaoxian approached awkwardly, cleared his throat, and said, "Ahem, hello." He scratched his head, gave a friendly smile, and said, "Sorry, I just woke up and my mind isn't quite clear."

"Um, Xiao Xian," Zeng Xiaoxian finally spoke, trying his best to appear nonchalant, "I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately."

Zeng Xiaoxian's voice carried a hint of pleading as he looked at Xiao Xian with a very humble expression.

"Okay."

Xiao Xian looked at Zeng Xiaoxian, thought for a moment, and nodded. Xiao Xian was actually quite troubled by Zeng Xiaoxian.

Zeng Xiaoxian is a heavyweight character who was dated by Laura for eight years in the original story, was cheated on for six of those years but never broke up with her. In the end, Laura took the initiative to dump him. When Laura came back, he even considered whether to take her back, and actually did take her back for a while.

Zeng Xiaoxian has an extraordinary tolerance for being cheated on.

Regarding the fact that Nuolan and Hu Yifei had both cheated on him, Zeng Xiaoxian was not exactly unmoved, but his excitement was far less than that of a normal person, and the amount of corrupting power he collected was far less than expected.

As for being looked down upon by Nuolan and Hu Yifei, that's no big deal. Zeng Xiaoxian has been despised and insulted by Hu Yifei for many years, but Zeng Xiaoxian not only doesn't resist, he likes Hu Yifei even more.

However, after their relationship warmed up, Hu Yifei became gentler, which made Zeng Xiaoxian feel a little uncomfortable. Now that Hu Yifei has returned to her previous attitude towards him, even more so, it not only didn't make Zeng Xiaoxian feel bad, but also made him quite happy.

As for Nuolan and Hu Yifei's double infidelity, it was a bit upsetting for Zeng Xiaoxian, but not too bad. Compared to when Zeng Xiaoxian was dating Laura, and Laura cheated on him with more than a dozen people at the same time, it was not a big problem at all.

Last time, everyone on the bus drove except Zeng Xiaoxian, and he remained a virgin until the end. Zeng Xiaoxian persevered. This time, Zeng Xiaoxian even cheated on his girlfriend first, and the person he cheated on her with was the goddess he had secretly loved for many years. So Zeng Xiaoxian was not only not upset, but even felt a sense of relief that he hadn't lost out.

As the saying goes, when a person is shameless, they are invincible. To be honest, Xiao Xian was a bit helpless against such a shameless person. Just like how the Holy Knight Xiao Xian could find her weaknesses and make her fall into depravity, it was really difficult to make someone fall into depravity when she was a super veteran driver who was proficient in all kinds of positions and accepted all kinds of people.

If it were just about collecting souls, that would be fine; once the signing criteria are met, just sign them. The cost of dragging such people into hell wouldn't be high. But now, the goal is to collect the power of corrupted emotions, and Xiao Xian is truly stumped.

How do you make someone who is already lying down fall down?

Zeng Xiaoxian led Xiao Xian to the apartment's bathroom, then silently closed the door and turned to look at Xiao Xian.

"Xiao Xian," Zeng Xiaoxian took a deep breath and spoke frankly.

"Please, please don't tell anyone about us. You know, if the rest of the apartment finds out, I'll never be able to face anyone again. Laura's situation made me a laughingstock for so long; if it happens again, how can I possibly have the face to be the vice-chairperson of the apartment's committee!"

"Huh?" The key point is the deputy director of the apartment's subordinate committee, right? Xiao Xian looked confused when he heard this, but it seems that he has found a pit that can make Zeng Xiaoxian fall deeper into.

"In that case, wouldn't it be better if you broke up with Hu Yifei and Nuolan quickly?" Xiao Xian leaned against the door and looked at Zeng Xiaoxian, who was still cheating on his wife.

"No way!" Zeng Xiaoxian clutched his hair, looking extremely distressed. "Yifei said that if I break up with Nuolan, she won't talk to me anymore! Do you know how long I've been pursuing Yifei?!"

In addition, Zeng Xiaoxian was also reluctant to give up his current life. For some reason, watching or even just listening to Xiao Xian and Yi Fei or Nuolan playing cards made Zeng Xiaoxian extremely excited, even more so than when he was with Yi Fei.

"You and Laura were together for eight years. Oh, speaking of which, Laura was the one who broke up with you last time. It was only when she asked you to take over that you took the initiative to do so," Xiao Xian said, stroking his chin.

"Stop talking about it~ I also think I was really stupid back then." Zeng Xiaoxian said, clutching his chest. He was so blinded by greed back then. He thought he could have everything by sucking up to others, but in reality, he ended up with nothing.

"It might be inappropriate for me to say this, but honestly, what you're doing right now is pretty stupid," Xiao Xian advised. "Compared to your current situation, it's clearly better to break up with them and find a normal girl to start a new life."

"I understand!!" Zeng Xiaoxian said, grabbing his hair, "but I can't do it!"

"How about I help you?" Xiao Xian said, taking out his phone, writing a message to sever ties, and then handing the phone to Zeng Xiaoxian, saying, "Just press send, and I'll treat them like strangers from now on. You won't even need to find another girl, since you don't care about taking over their relationship anyway."

Holding his phone, Zeng Xiaoxian recalled his experience from last night. The thought that he would never experience that feeling of being on cloud nine again made him feel like life had lost its meaning. He swallowed hard and deleted the messages on his phone.

"I think it's fine this way. After all, happiness is the most important thing in life."

"..." Is that all the power of corruption? Xiao Xian felt the power of corruption emanating from Zeng Xiaoxian and thought speechlessly, "This guy really doesn't care much about the green grassland above his head."

"But if you're staying here, we'd better be careful. It would be better to go to Nuolan's house first," Zeng Xiaoxian said, feeling a little embarrassed by Xiao Xian's disdainful look.

"This isn't something you can decide. Or you could go talk to Hu Yifei yourself?" Xiao Xian shook his head and rejected Zeng Xiaoxian's suggestion.

(End of this chapter)