CHAPTER 363: CHAPTER 363: XU SIYU’S REACTION

Chapter 363

After returning to the dormitory, Ji You immediately brewed herself a cup of Cloud Mist Milk Tea. With tweezers, she meticulously measured the Cloud Mist Tea into the scale, ensuring that she picked out exactly 1 gram before boiling it.

No way around it, this stuff is expensive, and what’s more, it’s hard to find on the market, so it must be used sparingly.

While the milk tea was simmering, Ji You first logged into Star Network and entered the internal network of Alliance University. She wanted to check the latest information on the online competition. After reading it, Ji You felt a wave of relief in her heart.

Following the 100-person melee, the rules for the advancement tournament had changed again. The upcoming match would not be a multiplayer one, but a one-on-one duel. However, players couldn’t freely choose their opponents; they would be matched randomly by the system.

If you’re lucky, you might get paired with someone slightly weaker. But if you’re unlucky and get matched with someone in the top ten of the master’s list, then you can only cry and accept your fate.

However, those who have advanced to this point are unlikely to be weak.

Anyway, Ji You was not about to let her guard down.

To Ji You’s relief, the next random matching game would start in three days. In three days, the competition would become extremely fierce; losing three matches in a row would lead to direct elimination.

This also left Ji You with time to compete in the challenge from the Material Department.

Since she didn’t need to worry about the online competition for now, Ji You was about to log off when suddenly, she inadvertently caught sight of a somewhat familiar figure and couldn’t help but follow.

However, the slim figure disappeared into the crowd with a few swift moves, vanishing without a trace.

Ji You rubbed her eyes, feeling that she must have seen things. Otherwise, in this vast sea of people, how could she be certain that the person was weak chicken?

Yes.

Ji You suspected that the dim figure, skinny as a monkey, was weak chicken.

Ji You raised her hand and clenched her fist, cursing: "Weak chicken, wait until I catch you, I’ll slaughter you myself!"

After saying that.

Ji You chose to log off.

On this side.

Amidst the surging crowd, a dark nape of the neck appeared, and then, a whole face was revealed: who else could it be if not the weak chicken?

Weak chicken patted his chest and let out a long breath: "My God... that was scary... How is the Rag Queen’s perception so sharp?" Just now, unexpectedly encountering her, the weak chicken immediately thought of ducking for cover.

Fortunately—

Weak chicken’s reaction was also swift. With a quick rush, he slipped into the crowd, finally hiding his figure.

Alas!

Weak chicken scrolled through his blacklist, regretting having added her to it. If this keeps up—sooner or later, he’ll be caught.

Even just thinking about the consequences of being caught made weak chicken shudder uncontrollably.

Weak chicken was anxious until he made sure Ji You had left. Only then did he dare to swagger out and wander about...

**

Lanyue Star Military Academy.

As Ji You was diligently reading the Material Department information given by Sister Lingzhi, on the other side, in the Nolan Laboratory, Xu Siyu, wearing a white lab coat and sporting a clean face, was quietly doing data recording.

The slightly large lab coat made her already slender and fragile figure seem even more delicate and beautiful, giving off a vibe of Liu Fufeng (willow in the wind). The two male researchers watching Xu Siyu hesitated to approach and disturb her.

Until—

Xu Siyu closed her notebook and took the initiative to look up towards the door, asking softly, "Seniors, do you need something from me?"

The leading male student pushed his glasses up in a somewhat anxious tone, "Si Yu, have you heard about a junior from the 131st cohort publicly challenging you?"

Xu Siyu was taken aback, looking puzzled: "What is it?"

Seeing her expression, the male student realized she didn’t know, and said: "I thought as much. You really don’t know."

Xu Siyu noticed the expressions of the two researchers from Nolan Laboratory and asked with extremely puzzled eyes: "What is it? Has something serious happened?"

Before the leading male student could speak, the other male next to him hurriedly said, "Si Yu, it’s a bit troublesome. The one who publicly challenged you is Ji You, who was once caught plagiarising your work and had her admission revoked by the school."

Seeing his comment intercepted, the leading male showed slight displeasure. At this point, he stepped forward and added: "Yes, this person named Ji You seems to have a big grudge against you. We’re worried that you might run into trouble, so we wanted to give you a heads-up."

Only then did Xu Siyu appear to have an epiphany. She showed a faint smile on her face and said softly, "Thank you for your concern, seniors. I’ve taken note of this, and I will be careful."

The male student finally felt somewhat reassured and said, "Good that you know. Si Yu, according to our investigation, this person named Ji You, after having her admission revoked, managed to enroll again as a self-funded student. She has been all out to trouble you within half a year of her enrollment. We suspect her intentions are not good, you must be prepared. Although we all believe you will definitely not lose to her in a normal, regular competition. What if this girl resorts to despicable tactics to cheat?"

"Exactly... that’s very possible, Si Yu, you must be cautious. The best way is to ignore her! Let her perform a solo act!" The other male student chimed in.

"My advice is also for you not to accept it! Just let her kick up a fuss on her own!"

After listening to the two male students, Xu Siyu was silent for a while, sighed, and said: "Thank you, seniors. I will consider whether to accept her challenge carefully. Additionally... this student Ji You was actually my deskmate before. We used to be very close. I... I really don’t understand why she has turned out this way now? Just thinking about her makes me very upset, very upset..."

She paused for a few seconds, her eyes revealing a deep sadness, "I... that’s also why I haven’t taken the initiative to look for her since the start of the term, because—I don’t know what attitude to face her with? Her becoming like this... I also have my responsibility... If only I hadn’t discussed my material processing ideas with her, then... there wouldn’t be all these issues."

As she spoke, Xu Siyu covered her mouth, seemingly too pained to continue.

The two gentlemen, upon hearing her words and seeing Xu Siyu looking frailer and frailer, wished they could bear the suffering and sadness for her.

The leading male student frowned and said loudly, "Si Yu! You don’t need to feel sorry for that kind of person! Nor do you need to feel sad for them! You treated her as a friend! Yet she treated you as an enemy, so, you can completely disregard her! She’s not worth it!"

"Yes! She’s not worth your care!"

"Si Yu! Don’t overthink it, just ignore her when the time comes."