Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Piano Performance? (Thanks to Vitamin for the reward)
"Hey, here, take this!"
Lin Xi entered Zhu Yingâs room again, bypassed her, and placed the medicine package on the table beside her.
"Easy to catch a cold!"
After saying this, Lin Xi ignored Zhu Yingâs fiery glare, and left the room with satisfaction while she was still stunned.
"Bang!"
Zhu Ying released one hand and slammed the door shut.
Looking back at the medicine package on the table, she grabbed a coat from the hanger and quickly draped it over herself, quietly thinking, "Was he here to deliver medicine?"
It took Zhu Ying a while to calm down.
Ding ding ding...
At this moment, her phone on the bed chimed several times. Zhu Ying picked it up, opened WeChat, and saw messages from Lin Xi.
She originally wanted to ignore them, but then thought he hadnât really done anything wrong.
She could only blame herself for forgetting to close the door.
But no matter how you look at it, being seen like that, sheâd be annoyed at anyone right now.
"Canât he knock?"
Zhu Ying was at a loss for words. First touched, now seenâit must be fate!
The message roughly stated that the medicine should be brewed once daily and consumed in two portions, with brewing instructions provided. It didnât seem hard.
It also mentioned that it would only help suppress the condition and improve health, and if she wanted to completely resolve it, his unique massage would be necessary.
Reading this, Zhu Ying couldnât help but feel Lin Xi was just making excuses to take advantage of her or had some ulterior motive.
But recalling that night, after Lin Xiâs massage, her pain indeed stopped quickly and she was fine for several days, so she hesitated.
In the end, Zhu Ying simply replied, "Ok," with a mindset to give it a try. Besides, she felt Lin Xi wouldnât harm her.
When Lin Xi returned to the dorm, Peng Bo and the other two had just finished a game of cards and were planning to head out for a barbecue.
"Boss, come join us," Peng Bo called out enthusiastically, while the third, Xiong Haitao, looked a bit glum.
Because he had lost the most and would have to pay for this round.
"Sure." Lin Xi didnât refuse.
The four of them went outside the school, and Lin Xi ordered a heap of beef and lamb skewers, making Xiong Haitao sulk internally.
With the boss eating like that, a few more times this month and heâd go bankrupt.
Fortunately, the boss is like a dragon, hard to pin down.
Meanwhile, Peng Bo and Cui Hua kept egging the boss on, telling him to order more and make sure he eats his fill.
Lin Xi couldnât help but laugh, "Next time, itâs on you two."
This made the second and fourth go quiet immediately because with the bossâs eating habits, itâd easily cost them a few hundred each time.
Of the three, Peng Boâs family gave him the most, but it was only a few thousand yuan, while Cui Hua had just over a thousand per month.
That kind of money really wouldnât last long with Lin Xiâs eating.
When they finished and went to pay, the owner calculated it to be 1,200 yuan.
The thirdâs face fell, and realizing he didnât have enough cash, he was about to pay by phone.
However, Lin Xi stopped him and took 1,200 yuan cash directly from the Jade Pendant Space, handing it to the owner.
"No need to say anything, as long as youâre happy."
Xiong Haitao gave a silly smile, a bit embarrassed to let the boss pay.
But the three of them had long accepted Lin Xi as their leader and wouldnât bicker over such things. Moreover, knowing their boss was someone so extraordinary, this amount of money seemed trivial.
Eating on his dime didnât bother them at heart.
On the way back to the dorm, Lin Xi asked, "Any news about Gu Xiaoxian?"
All three shook their heads, indicating they needed more time.
After all, theyâd only arrived at Jiangnan University a few days ago, and hadnât carved out their own territory yet. Gathering or investigating any information would take time.
Peng Bo did reassure them that heâd assigned his guys to keep an eye on Gu Xiaoxian, ensuring there wouldnât be any safety issues.
Hearing this put Lin Xi at ease for the moment.
After returning to the dorm, the four washed up and prepared for bed, given the considerable amount of beer theyâd consumed that night.
Lying in bed, Lin Xiâs consciousness swiftly entered the Jade Pendant Space.
Inside, the Spiritual Qi was exceptionally abundant, just as when he last visited.
Without hesitation, Lin Xi sat cross-legged, entered a meditative state, and began cultivating.
The effects of the Spiritual Qi were unimaginable. As he cultivated, his strength was obviously increasing steadily, and he felt it wouldnât be long before he could break through again.
Two hours later, Lin Xi once again felt his body reaching a saturation point, making it difficult to absorb more Spiritual Qi from the space.
It seemed he could only cultivate for two hours each day.
But that was quite normal. If he could absorb Spiritual Qi endlessly, he wouldnât do anything else all day but stay inside the Jade Pendant Space to cultivate.
Such a rapid increase in strength would indeed be terrifying and unrivaled.
Even though the two-hour cultivation already surpassed a yearâs or even two yearsâ worth of painstaking training outside.
Moreover, as his strength increased, the effectiveness of such external arduous training diminished.
After stopping his cultivation, Lin Xi didnât rush to leave but carefully observed his surroundings within the Jade Pendant Space.
In the end, he didnât discover anything unusual!
The next day, Lin Xi got up as usual, washed up, and found a quiet place on campus to exercise for half an hour.
Returning to the dorm for a shower, he then went to breakfast.
Meanwhile, Peng Bo and the others remained in their typical laid-back state.
Today, the class group chat was especially active. It wasnât just about distributing textbooks; the classroom for evening self-study was also confirmed.
In the evening, there was also a welcome party where each freshman class performed one or two acts, with senior students from various clubs also staging performances as a welcoming gestureâan opportunity to make a name for themselves and attract future new members.
Throughout the morning and afternoon, though Lin Xi didnât seem very busy, there were still plenty of minor tasks in the class.
Perhaps because heâd offended the class monitor, Li Neng, Lin Xi was assigned a lot of chores.
But it was a rare opportunity to gain life experience; to him, it was just a matter of taking a few extra steps or doing a few extra tasks.
After dinner with his dorm mates in the evening, Lin Xi planned to deliver medicine to Yang Xin, but was dragged by the trio to attend the welcome party instead.
Actually, the performance wasnât very appealing to them.
However, Cui Hua somehow got wind of rumors that thereâd be plenty of beauties at the party, including a performance by one of the universityâs most famed belles, Luo Susu.
Meeting one of these celebrated university beauties was usually a rare event.
Of course, these campus beauties didnât include first-year students; they consisted of juniors and seniors.
Before the four could head out, Lin Xi received a message from Zhu Ying on his phone, asking him to meet her at the event site promptly.
Once at the venue, Lin Xi spotted Zhu Ying in the second row of guest seats.
Upon seeing Lin Xi, Zhu Ying frowned and pulled him aside, "Whatâs going on with you? You were supposed to prepare a piano performance, but you missed all the rehearsals?"
PS: Thanks for the tip, Vitamin! I think youâre a girl. Thank you; Iâll keep working hard. Yeah, please vote for me.