Chapter 106: That's No Ruthless Man, That's a Werewolf

"Love is gone." Jiang Muye fought down the sour swelling in his chest, swept his gaze over, and said sharply, "Is that reason enough?"

Xia Xiran bit her pale lips.

"I don't dare hug you, don't dare comfort you, don't want you to think we still have a chance with each other." Jiang Muye drew a deep breath, his eyes sincere. "Some things, left unsaid, become a knot. Said aloud, they become a scar. Back then I had the courage to let go of my feelings and start from zero. Now I hope you have it too."

This was a girl he had once genuinely liked.

He only wanted them to part peacefully, each doing well.

When they met in years to come, a glance and a word that all was well.

Wasn't that better than the tangled back-and-forth now, arguing without ever reaching a conclusion?

"Fine, then let's start from zero. Last time I was too rash, don't be angry," Xia Xiran's eyes were very moist. "Start as friends, okay?"

"No, we can't be friends anymore." Jiang Muye spoke to Xia Xiran with certainty.

The System reminded him: 【Congratulations, Host, on rejecting Xia Xiran. Obtained two hundred Grit Points.】

"W-why?" Xia Xiran's hand, hanging by her trouser leg, began to clench into a fist.

"There's nothing I can do about being friends with a girl I once liked. It would make my future girlfriend mind, and it would make you keep thinking of me. The best way is for us to not see each other, not disturb each other, and start our own lives."

As Jiang Muye said this, a needle was pricking hard at the bottom of his heart.

Xia Xiran still occupied a place in his heart.

But that wasn't love.

That was a pain he couldn't get past.

It hurt at the slightest touch. No matter how Jiang Muye numbed himself, no matter how he let go, as long as he recalled it, it would flare up, would fester, would ache faintly.

But Jiang Muye still held a longing for love.

He believed in love, and he also believed that eventually the day came when someone would pull him out of the dark valley.

The two of them together in the sunlight, hand in hand, embracing the newest of futures.

After Xia Xiran wiped her tears away directly, she looked at Jiang Muye very stubbornly and said, "Whether you accept it is your business. Whether I love you is mine. I won't give up on myself, and I believe that one day you'll come back to my side."

"How can I make you give up?" As Xia Xiran was about to leave, Jiang Muye called out loudly at her.

Xia Xiran turned back and said with deep meaning, "Unless you die."

Jiang Muye's heart sank.

Xia Xiran was a very persistent person. He suspected he still had a hard battle ahead.

After Xia Xiran left the police station quickly, she picked up her phone, dialed a number, and said, "This is Xiran. The thing I told you about before can be carried out tonight. Mm, I've thought it over. Continue with the original plan."

After Xia Xiran left, Kai and the others sighed, "Campus Belle Xia, rejected by you like that and still not giving up—she's a ruthless one."

"How is that ruthless? That's a werewolf!" Little White Dove muttered. "A fierce man fears a clinging woman, and such a stunning great Campus Belle clinging to you—Muzi, you actually don't fall for it. I'm in awe of you, bowing to the ground."

Jiang Muye said with firm eyes, "A good horse never turns back to eat old grass, much less me."

"Right, back then she wouldn't give you the time of day, now let her find you unattainable." Little White Dove said excitedly.

Old He nodded straight. "Who says otherwise! The Muzi of now is a far cry from before—the future hundred-billion heir, with so many pretty campus belles pursuing him. Late-arriving deep affection is cheap as grass, so don't blame Muzi for being rude now."

"Alright, no more talking about her, it's all in the past." Jiang Muye didn't much want to be tied to Xia Xiran, nor did he want others to slander Xia Xiran to elevate himself.

No need. It would only make him look low.

Just then, Jiang Muye's phone rang.

When he saw the caller display, his eyes softened, and the gloom from before vanished entirely.

"Hello." Jiang Muye answered.

"You're not hurt, are you? I heard you got threatened. I have the best investigation team here, and lawyers too. If you need anything, just say the word." Leng Ruoli's lovely voice rang out.

After hearing Leng Ruoli's voice, Jiang Muye felt especially at ease.

His mouth curved upward as he said to Leng Ruoli, "It's fine, I'm not hurt, you don't need to worry. As for detectives and such, no need, I've already called the police, no need."

【Congratulations, Host, on rejecting Leng Ruoli. Obtained two hundred Grit Points.】

Jiang Muye now had the skill the System had given him. He would use it once he got back to school, and then he'd know who the mastermind behind the scenes was.

"Okay." After hearing Jiang Muye's magnetic voice, Leng Ruoli's originally restless heart now settled calmly.

"So where are you now?" Leng Ruoli asked back.

"I'm about to head back to school." Jiang Muye said honestly.

"Okay, then I'll head back to school and wait for you too." Leng Ruoli's words surprised Jiang Muye a little. "You're not at school?"

"Right, there's something I need to handle, but I'll be right back."

Jiang Muye nodded and urged, "Then be careful on the road."

His words made Leng Ruoli's heart feel as warm as if she'd drunk a cup of warm tea.

Leng Ruoli immediately smiled faintly. "Okay."

After Jiang Muye hung up, he finished the statement and went back with his brothers.

But he had no way of knowing that after Leng Ruoli ended the call, she looked at the crowd with icy severity. She wore a black tailored suit, legs crossed, her long legs wrapped in black stockings alluring and slender.

Especially eye-catching.

But how would the men before her dare look even once more.

Leng Ruoli raised her pretty face slightly, her queenly aura fully unleashed, her voice crisp and domineering, "All the clues are laid out here. You must, in the fastest time possible, find out for me who's behind this. Investigate it within half an hour—reward of three million. Within an hour—reward of five million."

"But if you can't find it within a day, then I, on behalf of the Leng family, will directly cut off cooperation with all of you."

The cold voice immediately made everyone draw a sharp breath.

They were an underground investigation team specially hired and trained by the Leng family, serving the Leng family year-round.

If cooperation were terminated now, it would amount to them losing their饭碗—their livelihood.

"Yes, Miss Leng, don't worry. The matter you assigned will definitely be investigated clearly as soon as possible." Everyone stood up and, all in unison, bowed their heads and spoke respectfully to Leng Ruoli.

Leng Ruoli's eyes flashed a trace of darkness.

Jiang Muye was the person at the tip of her heart.

She couldn't even bear to let him suffer, and yet someone dared to run wild and want to torment Jiang Muye?

Dream on! Even if she had to dig three feet into the ground, she would drag this bastard out ruthlessly and make him understand that he had provoked the man he most shouldn't have provoked.

……

Night fell.

Jiang Muye had officially returned to school.

When he was about to enter the fitting room, he ran into a problem.

The fitting room was locked from the inside.

He couldn't get in—

How awful!