Full-Time Magister: Summoning Eight Demons at the Start.

Chapter 18 People Have a Thousand Faces

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"Sister Ningxue, Brother Acheng is alright, he'll be back soon."

At Lü Cheng's home, Ye Xinxia and Mu Ningxue were sitting together.

"Then I'll be going now." Mu Ningxue stood up.

"Wait a minute!" Ye Xinxia quickly grabbed Mu Ningxue.

"Sister Ningxue, you should talk things out with Brother Acheng."

Mu Ningxue's expression was somewhat unnatural. "I've already spoken and apologized, but he ignored me."

Ye Xinxia looked puzzled. "How did you apologize?"

"I told him that there's nothing between Mo Fan and me. That night, I acted on impulse. If he still wants to get engaged, I'll agree," Mu Ningxue said.

"And then?" Ye Xinxia asked.

"That's all," Mu Ningxue said calmly.

"..."

"That's it?" Ye Xinxia was taken aback.

No, sister, you call this an apology?

"What was your tone and attitude like at the time?" Ye Xinxia asked.

Brother Acheng has a very good temper, and he responds better to gentle persuasion than force. As long as you speak to him kindly, he will generally not hold a grudge.

"What tone?" Mu Ningxue asked back.

"..." Ye Xinxia.

Very good! I've roughly guessed the truth of the matter!

With your icy, aloof attitude, if I didn't know you'd always been like this, Brother Cheng would have already been too kind as to not beat you up, considering you're a woman!

……

On his way home, Lü Cheng got into Tang Yue's car.

"Why do I feel like you don't really care about this?" Tang Yue asked curiously.

Being stood up by your fiancée at your engagement party—for a teenage boy like you, this would probably feel like the world is about to break.

She had witnessed similar scenes before, and it seemed like she was about to burst into tears.

After all, teenagers are very sensitive and vulnerable, especially when it comes to these kinds of innocent love affairs. Even the slightest setback can trigger a huge emotional backlash.

She wouldn't be surprised if they became enemies because of this.

But when she looked at Lü Cheng, he didn't seem angry at all when he brought up that matter; it was more like... helplessness.

The helplessness towards children.

"What do you care about?" Lu Cheng asked back.

"Getting angry at the time was my instinct as a man. As for what happened afterward, it's over now. Only insecure and fragile people would hold grudges over a small setback. These things are based on mutual consent. If the other person doesn't want it, I naturally won't force them."

"Besides, do I look like someone who lacks female admirers?"

Tang Yue looked puzzled, but she couldn't refute it.

Let alone in a small place like Bocheng, even outside, Lü Cheng's looks and temperament are impeccable.

But isn't this child an orphan?

A person whose parents disappeared when they were five or six years old—their looks could be attributed to genetics, but their demeanor…

"I'm really curious about how you've managed all these years," Tang Yue said earnestly.

"Your demeanor is quite out of place among your classmates."

Aura is a special kind of feeling that requires a lot of time to train and cultivate. It cannot be faked; discerning people can see it at a glance.

For example, Mo Fan is an inexperienced, loud-mouthed fool who speaks and acts without thinking, only caring about momentary pleasure. He also has a sense of superiority that he is the only one who is sober in a world of drunks, and looks down on ordinary people who kowtow to the Mu family.

Although that kid is very talented, he made enemies for himself when he was still weak, and the reasons for making enemies were not only unreasonable, but also quite childish!

How should I put it? It's very much in line with the impulsiveness of this age.

But the feeling she had towards Lü Cheng...

"What else can I do but live alone?" Lü Cheng leaned against the window.

That's how I lived in my past life, so this life won't be any different.

No, I was a poor wretch in my past life, but at least I'm rich in this one. I can eat whatever I want and wear whatever I want without having to worry too much.

Reincarnation is a skill in itself.

Tang Yue paused for a moment, then said, "Although this may sound a bit rude, it's really not easy to have such a stable and self-disciplined personality when you grow up alone without anyone teaching or supervising you."

Parents and family have the most profound influence on a person.

Lu Cheng gives off a very independent vibe, without a trace of childishness. Because he has never had anyone to rely on since childhood, Lu Cheng always seems out of place in a crowd.

In fact, Lü Cheng could often be described as indifferent.

"Stable?" Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"It's not that I'm stable, it's that I don't have the right to be unstable."

"I also want to be willful, I also want to do whatever I want, but I know I don't have the right, no one will cover for me, and no one will tolerate my willfulness."

"I can only live cautiously, like the coward that great genius described, afraid of making a single wrong step."

Tang Yue's face showed bitterness. "You really are so mature that it's heartbreaking."

Fifteen or sixteen-year-olds are in the prime of their youth, and should be carefree, full of energy, and as passionate as the rising sun.

But Lü Cheng, like the moon hanging alone in the deep night sky, was quiet and lonely...

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"Feeling sorry for you?" Lü Cheng turned around.

"Would you like me to give you a massage? I know a little about massage, and my technique is pretty good."

Tang Yue's eye twitched. "I really can't figure out which side of you is the real you."

One moment he's a quiet, handsome man, the next he's a womanizing playboy.

Who can blame him for being handsome?

When a handsome person says something suggestive, it's called being charming; when an ugly person says something suggestive, it's called being vulgar.

Of course, it also depends on the occasion and the limits. Lü Cheng doesn't just go up to anyone and say dirty jokes.

At least, at school, this guy hasn't said anything to any of his other female classmates.

"It's all true." Lü Cheng shrugged.

"People are multifaceted; there's no such thing as someone who remains constant."

People have a thousand faces, and their hearts are ever-changing.

"Just like my sincere feelings for you before, they were genuine. But people's hearts are fickle, and truth and falsehood are intertwined."

"..."

"And now?" Tang Yue asked.

"Is your heart truly sincere?"

"Is what you say still true?" Lu Cheng looked at the small villa that was getting closer and closer; it was the small house that his parents had left him.

"And besides, would you believe me if I told you?"

Tang Yue pouted, "I really don't dare."

……

"Um?"

As Tang Yue approached the door, she smelled a warm, fragrant aroma.

"I remember, isn't your sister Xinxia disabled? You actually made her cook?"

"She just can't stand up, she's not unable to move, what can't she do?" Lu Cheng opened the door.

He decided to keep Ye Xinxia's legs a secret for the time being. After all, although Ye Chang was Ye Xinxia's mother, she went insane after Wen Tai's death. For safety's sake, he wanted Ye Xinxia to maintain her previous appearance when she was out in public.

As for the first time he tried to use the horse talisman to help Ye Xinxia stand up, he only took a few steps on the hill, and he was very stiff. After that, he carried Ye Xinxia back home. Even if someone saw that scene, they wouldn't think too much about it.

Today, the dragon summon he deliberately created was enough to attract the attention of the Black Vatican. It won't be long before Ye Chang comes knocking on his door in person. They haven't seen each other for ten years, and he wonders if this older sister still recognizes him...

"I just can't stand up..." Tang Yue's eyes twitched slightly.

She had thought Lü Cheng would be very protective of Ye Xinxia, ​​but judging from his attitude, it felt...

"Pity is not respect." Lü Cheng turned around.

"I treat her like my sister, not like those pitiful kittens and puppies on the street."

"She's fine, she doesn't need pity."

"I'm fine too."

(End of this chapter)