City: I Started As A Rich Second Generation Villain - Chapter 36: Blue Face, Blue Dressed, Blue Dressed, Then Turned Green!

“Brother Junqing!”

Li Xixue’s surprised voice snapped Gu Junqing out of his thoughts.

“Sister Xixue.”

Gu Junqing nodded in acknowledgment.

One was the direct descendant of the Gu family, the other the direct descendant of the Li family—both belonged to the equally renowned Four Great Families.

Although the Gu family ranked first among Luodu’s Four Great Families, with resources and connections surpassing the other three families, the combined strength of the other three could still rival the Gu family.

Thus, they naturally knew each other, having grown up together since childhood. However, even as a child, Gu Junqing had carried an “heaven first, me second” arrogance, looking down on little Li Xixue.

“I didn’t expect to see you here, Brother Junqing.”

Li Xixue was genuinely pleasantly surprised. Although she knew Gu Junqing attended this school, she hadn’t expected to transfer directly into his class.

Her original intention in transferring was to avoid Su Chen.

Her grandfather had arranged for Su Chen to attend her previous school.

Unexpectedly, Su Chen clung to her like sticky candy, refusing to be shaken off, all under the pretext of protecting her.

From the look in Su Chen’s eyes, she knew exactly what he was thinking.

Wasn’t it just about trying to win her over? Hah—men.

“But Brother Junqing is different. He’s so outstanding, so wonderful.”

Li Xixue thought to herself, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Remarkably, Gu Junqing accurately interpreted the meaning behind Li Xixue’s expression.

He felt somewhat speechless. Li Xixue’s temperament was quite similar to Murong Wan’s.

Both despised sycophants.

What was wrong with the world? Did genuine affection always fail to win people’s hearts, while calculated moves succeeded?

In the original story, Li Xixue only developed feelings for Su Chen after he gradually demonstrated his abilities and attracted various beauties.

“I didn’t expect to see you here either. Please, have a seat.”

Gu Junqing smiled. He knew how to handle this type of woman.

Essentially, methods similar to those he used with Murong Wan would work.

Dealing with such women was almost always a sure success for him. If asked why—

No special reason. Practice makes perfect.

Li Xixue nodded reservedly, maintaining the composure of a noble young lady, though she greatly admired Gu Junqing.

“Although she resembles Murong Wan, this attitude and expression—Murong Wan could never imitate them. It seems Li Xixue might have a bit of a tsundere side,” Gu Junqing silently assessed.

While Gu Junqing was chatting with Li Xixue, Su Chen was also observing Gu Junqing.

“Isn’t that the guy who gave me directions on the road?”

“I thought he was a good person at the time, but now it seems he’s not exactly virtuous!” Su Chen thought to himself.

Back then, he had eagerly rushed toward the place Gu Junqing pointed out, asking many people along the way, only to realize he had gone in the completely opposite direction. He knew then that he had been tricked.

But he had already run very far and felt extremely frustrated.

Then, on his way back, he suddenly came across a deserted mountain. For some reason, he became convinced there were treasures hidden inside.

So he ventured in to search and discovered the corpse of an elder.

The elder had left behind a medical text and several elixirs. Misfortune turned into blessing—not only did Su Chen’s martial power greatly increase, but his medical skills also advanced significantly.

After emerging, he hurried to the Li family. This time, he reached it without any trouble.

When the Li family’s gatekeepers and bodyguards refused him entry, claiming someone of his status wasn’t worthy of entering, he successfully humiliated them by presenting a marriage certificate, which gave him a great sense of satisfaction for a long time.

To be honest, this was the classic protagonist face-slapping trope.

Su Chen entered the Li family residence and found the family head—Li Xixue’s father—to explain the matter from years ago. Li Xixue’s grandfather had made an agreement with Su Chen’s master for the next generation to marry, establishing an engagement between Li Xixue and Su Chen.

Initially, Su Chen wasn’t particularly interested in the engagement. However, the moment he laid eyes on Li Xixue, he realized he had fallen in love.

He became determined to marry Li Xixue and abandoned any thought of canceling the engagement.

After Li Xixue’s father confirmed Su Chen’s master’s identity with her grandfather and learned that Su Chen excelled in both martial prowess and medical skills, he agreed to allow the marriage.

However, he insisted that Li Xixue herself must also consent before the marriage could proceed.

Su Chen readily agreed and requested to attend school with Li Xixue to deepen their relationship.

After learning about this, Li Xixue protested several times to her family to no avail and eventually resigned herself to the situation.

She knew resistance was futile and could only endure Su Chen sticking to her like glue.

Seeing Gu Junqing and Li Xixue chatting happily and standing so close made Su Chen somewhat angry. But after a moment’s thought, he let it go.

As long as he gave Gu Junqing a few acupuncture sessions later and rendered him useless, there would be nothing to worry about.

That way, Gu Junqing and Li Xixue would just be like sisters—maybe even become best friends.

Imagining them as sisters chatting freely made Su Chen feel much more at ease, and he no longer felt the sting of betrayal.

Meanwhile, Gu Junqing was reminiscing with Li Xixue about their childhood, evoking a deep sense of nostalgia in her.

Li Xixue then poured out her frustrations to Gu Junqing, complaining about her family pressuring her to marry Su Chen and how disgusted she felt by Su Chen’s gaze. Gu Junqing echoed her sentiments, joining her in criticizing Su Chen.

This delighted Li Xixue and made her feel as though Gu Junqing was a kindred spirit.

“Junqing, how about being my confidant? You know, like a ‘blue soulmate’—will you be mine?” Li Xixue’s eyes sparkled. She truly felt the sentiment of “a scholar dies for his confidant,” and the thought of having her idol as a confidant made her feel incredibly fortunate.

But clearly, she hadn’t heard the other saying:

A blue soulmate may eventually turn green—or even yellow.

“Junqing, please agree to be my confidant!”

Gu Junqing hesitated but ultimately agreed. Although being a “blue soulmate” felt somewhat humiliating—since it often implied being a backup—he was quite willing if it meant irritating Su Chen.

The two immediately swore sisterhood and promised to share a drink together someday.

Watching their intimate interaction from afar, Su Chen felt as if something heavy were pressing down on his head.

Veins throbbed on his forehead.

“Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. He’ll soon be a eunuch. Don’t be angry—no, wait, it, since he’ll be a eunuch!” Su Chen comforted himself inwardly.

Seeing Su Chen’s furious expression, Gu Junqing raised an eyebrow, thinking Su Chen was quite quick to anger. And this was only the beginning.

There would be plenty more for him to fume about in the future.

Li Xixue was also very happy. She couldn’t care less about what Su Chen thought—she had always disliked him anyway.

Instead, she felt that Brother Junqing was not only easy to talk to, handsome, and elegant, but also superior to Su Chen in every aspect several times over.

If only Gu Junqing were the one with the engagement—

She would definitely agree with great delight.