Cultivation Shura Field

Imagine Shen Lan, who doesn't like to socialize with mediocre people, explaining questions to her classmates... Xu Zhe felt that saying that she made people "very stressed" might be a relatively restrained complaint.

But Xu Zhe didn't feel any pressure.

Mixing with junior high school students in their teens made him feel like he had to suppress his temper. And Shen Lan, who was already precocious and intelligent, and two years older in physical age, was just the right person for him to interact with.

So he smiled and said, "At least for now, I have no opinion about you."

Shen Lan tilted her head: "Is there anything that needs improvement?"

Xu Zhe: "I think it's better for people to be more natural and casual when they get along with each other. Don't try to improve anything deliberately. That's too tiring."

Shen Lan: "Is that so? But why do I feel that you are always mature, rational, and gentle in front of me?"

Xu Zhe: "Because I am a very gentle and easy-going person."

They chatted, walked and ate, and they had already finished the food in their hands. Adding what they had eaten before, they were about 70% full.

Shen Lan suddenly asked: "Do you want to eat anything else?"

Xu Zhe: "You can eat it, but it's not necessary. Eat less at night."

Shen Lan pretended to be casual and suggested: "Then let's buy some drinks and then go back to the room to talk?"

If the two of them wanted to go back to their rooms to chat, they naturally couldn't go back to their own rooms, but had to stay in the same room. And it was already dark, what would happen if a man and a woman were alone in the same room?

Xu Zhe did not immediately realize the sinister intention behind this, and just nodded: "Okay."

Shen Lan put her hands behind her back, her leisurely and unrestrained posture was no different from before. But in fact, the girl couldn't help but clench her hands.

It all depends on tonight!

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168. Chapter 168 167 Theoretically Impossible

168.

2023-09-23

The dazzling array of shelves in supermarkets often leads to a dilemma of making choices. This was the case for Xu Zhe at this moment. Faced with a variety of carbonated drinks, juices, and other beverages, he really didn't know which one to choose.

Shen Lan also walked around for a long time, seemed a little confused, and then took two cans of beer.

Xu Zhe leaned over to take a look and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "You want to drink?"

Shen Lan: "Drink a little."

Xu Zhe: "This is not just a little bit, right? Two cans of 500 ml each, that adds up to one liter!"

Shen Lan said confidently, "It's just beer, and that's all. Haven't you ever drunk alcohol before?"

Xu Zhe: "I'm only in the third grade."

In fact, he had never drunk alcohol in this life or in his previous life. How could a person who had no social connection in real life need alcohol? In addition, given his physical condition, he would not touch cigarettes or alcohol even if it was just out of the most basic desire to survive.

But at this moment, Shen Lan showed a sister-like smile and tempted: "Then give it a try... Life is about experience, you should agree with this, right?"

Xu Zhe did agree with this, so he couldn't refute it. He just asked, "Have you ever drunk alcohol before?"

Shen Lan: "When I graduated from junior high school, the whole class had a dinner together and drank a little. Theoretically, of course, we shouldn't drink, but in reality, no one would be so strict about following the rules."

Xu Zhe: "So, you haven't actually drunk so much beer? You won't get drunk, right?"

Not going to get drunk? I want to get drunk in your room!

But Shen Lan certainly couldn't say that, she just adjusted her glasses and said seriously: "I think it's okay to chat and drink a little. Tomorrow is Sunday anyway. You've finished your work. Sometimes, you should learn to relax, right?"

Xu Zhe: "..."

Shen Lan: "What do you think? Do you want to try something new?"

Xu Zhe: “…Okay.”

He finally agreed.

Shen Lan smiled calmly and nodded. But when she turned around, her smile became a little excited. She couldn't help but waved the beer can to vent her emotions.

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"That information competition, Xu Zhe should have finished his exam by now, right?"

Tang Lingfei asked this on the phone.

Song Xingye, who had just finished washing up, was lying on the bed and said, "He must have finished the exam. If you want to ask him how he did, just call him and ask."

Tang Lingfei smiled and said, "Okay, I'll beat him later, don't be angry."

"Why should I be angry..."

Song Xingye raised his head and looked at the starry sky outside through the narrow window.

It's a clear night tonight and the stars are exceptionally clear.

She had heard the metaphor of "stars are like blinking eyes" many times since she was a child, and it seemed a bit overused. But when she looked at the starry sky, she didn't feel that way. Moreover, if the stars really wanted to blink, how scary would that be?

Scary...

For some reason, Song Xingye felt a little uneasy, as if he had missed something very important.

So the girl murmured, "Xu Zhe went to the provincial capital to participate in the informatics competition. Senior Shen Lan was also there, but the junior high school group and the high school group had different schedules, so it stands to reason that they wouldn't meet up together..."

Tang Lingfei: "Xiao Ye, what are you talking about?"

Song Xingye pretended not to hear and continued to analyze: "But what if Senior Sister Shen Lan insists on seeing him?"

Hearing her say this, Tang Lingfei also felt a little uneasy, but she still insisted: "It shouldn't be, you said that the junior high school group and the high school group are separate, how could they meet?"

The two girls on the other side of the phone were silent. But they didn't think of a more terrifying possibility - that is, Xu Zhe did not participate in the junior high school competition, but signed up for the high school competition like Shen Lan, and took the exam together.

Suddenly, Tang Lingfei said, "I should give him a call and ask him, just as a daily greeting."

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When Xu Zhe and Shen Lan returned to the hotel, they not only brought beer, but also Coke and mineral water.

Xu Zhe was holding a large plastic bag in his hand, and he walked along the way without any effort.

When they came out of the elevator, Shen Lan asked with a smile: "You are getting better and better, right?"

"well enough……"

Just as Xu Zhe opened his mouth, his cell phone rang. So he took out his cell phone with his left hand that was not holding the plastic bag and answered the call.

"Hey, Feifei, what's wrong?"

Shen Lan beside him said nothing, but seemed inexplicably nervous.

Why would his childhood sweetheart call at this time? Would she disrupt his plans? Would Xu Zhe tell her about what happened tonight?

Shen Lan couldn't feel at ease with the series of questions that popped up in her mind. But she couldn't do anything or say anything, so she could only watch Xu Zhe make the call silently.

He said, "Oh, I'll stay in the hotel for one night and then be back. Shen Lan? I don't know... Well, good night then, you should have a good rest too, and we'll talk about it tomorrow when I get back, bye."

The phone call was hung up, and the two had already walked to the door of the room.

Xu Zhe put the phone back in his pocket, took out the room card and opened the door.

Shen Lan asked cautiously, "Was it Tang Lingfei who called you just now?"

"Correct."

Xu Zhe swiped open the door.

Shen Lan took the plastic bag of drinks from him. The heavy weight made her body sink, and then she changed from holding it in one hand to holding it in both hands.

Xu Zhe pushed the door open and walked in. Shen Lan followed him and put the plastic bag on the bed.

Then Shen Lan closed the door again, turned around and asked, "Didn't you tell Tang Lingfei that I'm with you now?"

Xu Zhe sat on the edge of the bed, picked up a bottle of Coke, unscrewed it, and took a sip.

Then he sighed and said, "Because I have discovered that Feifei may like me a little. So, if I say that I am with you, won't it make her unhappy?"

Shen Lan thought for a moment: "You want to avoid trouble?"

Xu Zhe: "Yes, I want to avoid trouble. Anyway, I won't fall in love now. It's best if everyone is at peace."

"anyway?"

"anyway."

Xu Zhe's tone was quite affirmative and left no room for doubt.

Shen Lan asked again: "Why are you so determined?"

Xu Zhe: "Because dating itself is the most troublesome thing. I have never been in a relationship, but I have read a lot of posts and other people's complaints online. Many people show completely different personalities before and after dating. After the relationship is established, many people will especially need emotional value, but I don't have the time to think about it."

Shen Lan heard a new word: "Emotional value?"

Xu Zhe explained: "When I'm sad, I need to be comforted. When I'm bored, I need to be amused. I need to be with others at all times and provide emotional comfort to others. I can help others occasionally, but if I'm in a relationship, I have to do this every day... It's painful to think about it."

Shen Lan: "So do you plan to be single for the rest of your life?"

Xu Zhe: "Let's talk about it in the future, because the time now is the most precious to me. My plan is to retire before I turn 30. Before that, I want to finish everything I need to do."

He was actually being conservative when he said he would retire at the age of 30. As a reborn person, his advantage of foresight would fade away in his twenties, so he had to seize the time and cash in on the advantage of rebirth before then.

Shen Lan also reconsidered her plans for tonight - Xu Zhe was indeed determined to stay single for the time being, but she didn't want to wait until she was thirty, or even twenty.

Then, we should break through his defenses step by step.

Thinking of this, Shen Lan took out the two cans of beer and said with a smile: "Don't drink Coke, drink this instead. What do you want to do in the future? I also want to talk about this kind of thing."

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So, when was the first time you drank alcohol?

I think my elders gave me liquor in elementary school...

But I still have to say that alcohol is not a good thing. This is the next chapter (laughs)

169. Chapter 169 168 Boys should protect themselves when they go out

169.

2023-09-23

The night is getting darker.

Shen Lan was sitting in Xu Zhe's room, beside his bed, almost shoulder to shoulder, less than twenty centimeters apart.

She was holding a can of beer and had already taken two sips. However, her expression did not change at all, except that she seemed a little more talkative than usual.

Shen Lan said: "I didn't know what I wanted to do in the future. I didn't have any particular preference for what career I would have when I grew up. But I've been used to being smarter than others since I was a child, and others also acknowledge this. To be honest, I'm used to it."

Xu Zhe admitted this, of course: "That's true, you are really smart."

Shen Lan took another sip and said, "But I don't know where to use this kind of intelligence. I only started participating in the math competition in the third year of junior high school because of the teacher's provocation. I know it was a provocation, but whenever she said something like 'Aren't you better than those who won the second prize?' I couldn't help myself."

Xu Zhe: "It means you get emotional easily."

Shen Lan turned her head and looked at him, smiling: "But I am indeed better than those students who participated in the competition in the second year of junior high school. They only won second prize, and I won first prize."

Xu Zhe nodded and said, "Yes, I only won the second prize."

Shen Lan found an excuse for him: "You are different from them. They studied and prepared for the exam seriously, and finally won the second prize. You taught yourself programming and making games, and took the time to prepare for the competition, and won the second prize. These are two completely different concepts."

Xu Zhe discovered that there seemed to be a filter in the eyes of his senior.

He knew very well that he only had the advantage of being reborn and precocious, and had learned more advanced math knowledge and some Olympiad problem-solving skills, which was how he achieved the results in the competition. If he excluded the fact that he was reborn, he knew that he would definitely not have won the second prize.

But Shen Lan doesn't think so at all.

She repeated, "You are different from them."

Xu Zhe: "Actually, there is nothing different..."

Shen Lan laughed: "You see, this is the biggest difference. They won the second prize and came back to show off, as if they were afraid that no one knew about it. But you don't take it seriously. In terms of mentality, you are more mature than them, and more mature than me."

Xu Zhe: "Excuse me."