Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Chapter 1701 - 927: Underlying Currents Surge

Early morning, a slight chill.

"Why is it so loud outside?"

"What are they shouting about?"

Gong Jin sat quietly at the back of the classroom, listening to the constant noise coming from the balcony. He always felt this class of students was unusually loud.

"It’s Yun Tingting and Tang Fu playing badminton! Long legs, wow!"

’Tang Fu?’

Gong Jin didn’t know her. As a transfer student, he was still unfamiliar with this school.

He slowly stood up.

Lu Qiqi was being a little sycophant to the aristocrat. Seeing this, she nervously asked, "Are you going to watch them play badminton?"

Gong Jin replied casually, "Just going out for some fresh air."

Definitely not to watch any badminton.

He walked towards the balcony, passing by the four great kingdoms. He noticed the only chair in the class, where the little girl from the river dam was lying on the desk, sleeping soundly, with a velvet hat on her head, as if she was curled up in her own little world.

Gong Jin thought to himself, ’At this time, you can still sleep?’

Outside the classroom.

On the floor below, Yun Tingting was waving her racket in the cool breeze. Her figure was captivatingly attractive. Strangely, the boys on the second-floor balcony were suddenly fired up.

Guo Kunnan was in despair: "I can’t watch anymore, I really should be studying!"

Today was seat assignment day, and his ranking wasn’t ideal.

"This is a form of study too." Meng Gui stood against the wall, "Study skills."

Ever since Yun Tingting rejected someone’s confession, she became famous. Rumor had it that anyone who could defeat Yun Tingting in badminton could become her boyfriend.

Cui Yu said, "That’s right, as long as we watch Yun Tingting play every day, one day we’ll figure out her patterns!"

Liu Chuandao was impatient: "What’s the use of just watching and not practicing!"

Holding a racket, he shouted from inside the classroom to outside: "Anyone want to practice skills with me?"

Duan Shigang rubbed his hands: "I’m in!"

Cao Kun, unable to forget Meng Zi Yun, distracted himself by playing: "I’m in too!"

"Anyone else for a game? We need one more, just one more!" Liu Chuandao called out.

Wu Xiaoqi popped his head out from the front door of the classroom holding a basketball: "I heard someone playing?"

Liu Chuandao: "No, we’re playing badminton."

Wu Xiaoqi was disappointed.

"No one else? Alright, let’s go, guys!" Duan Shigang said.

A few of them headed downstairs in high spirits.

Chai Wei stood outside the crowd, standing like a lackey. He usually sat behind Wu Xiaoqi and Duan Shigang, so technically, they should at least have a nodding acquaintance.

However, even when a player was needed, Duan Shigang completely overlooked him.

’To think I even once taught you a math problem!’ Chai Wei clenched his hands tightly, his nails almost piercing into his palms!

Past experiences had made him a minor figure in 8th grade, unwanted and mocked every time he appeared.

Due to certain external factors, Chai Wei had reasons he had to change his solitary nature.

Two meters away, Gong Jin stood with his hands behind his back.

Downstairs, Tang Fu’s calves tightened, she leaped, her form suddenly airborne, executing a smash with immense power.

"Good shot, good shot!" the students exclaimed, amazed and praised her endlessly.

Gong Jin clapped along with the crowd slowly, his gestures elegant and regal, like a chieftain watching the World Cup.

Unfortunately, Tang Fu had her back to the classroom building and was immersed in her game, completely oblivious to him.

Gong Jin continued to smile, not embarrassed by his unnoticeable presence at all. He had an innate charm that seemed destined to make him the center of attention someday.

Lu Qiqi was deeply moved, ’That’s what an aristocrat’s demeanor is like!’

Instead, seeing his opponent praised, Yun Tingting downstairs put her hands on her hips, lightly swaying her waist, and looked up, "Am I not playing well?"

Gong Jin thought for a moment, planning to deliver a witty reply to draw her attention, to showcase his talent.

Cui Yu shouted, "Tingting, you’re on fire with your playing!"

Gong Jin fell silent; his grace and talent couldn’t beat someone’s offhand comment.

Yun Tingting laughed instead of getting angry: "Do you want to play against me?"

Cui Yu: "Of course, I do!"

Yun Tingting retorted, "Keep dreaming, you won’t even get a chance!"

Lu Qiqi, who had been following Gong Jin all along, finally couldn’t hold back seeing Yun Tingting’s flamboyant demeanor!

The competition of the women began!

Lu Qiqi softly and sarcastically said, "Yun Tingting is so pretentious, not playing badminton with the guys now only because she wants to raise her own value, really acting like a saint while being a sellout!"

Even someone accustomed to grand scenes like Gong Jin felt a subtle discomfort at being ignored by the alluring Yun Tingting. He calmly asked:

"Oh? How do you know her thoughts, unless you used to?"

Lu Qiqi hesitated for a moment, deciding to hurt the enemy even if it meant hurting herself.

She spoke with resentment: "Because I used to be a sellout too."

The surrounding Guo Kunnan and others were immediately stunned, no way, Qiqi you...

Gong Jin couldn’t hold it anymore, taking a deep breath, "I was just asking, did you also do similar things before?"

Lu Qiqi was almost infuriated to tears.

Her expression kept changing, swiftly changing the subject: "I used to play badminton a lot, exercised every day, my figure wasn’t worse than Yun Tingting’s."

She touched her face, "I’m nearly 95 pounds now, feeling so fat, a bit anxious about it."

The 8th-grade outsider, Chai Wei, saw the opportunity and suggested: "You don’t need to feel inferior; just lose another ten to twenty pounds at most."

With these words, Guo Kunnan looked slightly surprised, as he rarely saw the gloomy Chai Wei join their conversation.

Lu Qiqi was infuriated, her tone filled with gunpowder: "Are you kidding? I’m already so thin, and you’re telling me to lose weight, do you want me to turn into a stick?"

Chai Wei, having finally taken the initiative once, ended up as a lifelong introvert.

He left the group with a sullen face.

Guo Kunnan pondered: "How odd, why is Chai Wei acting so unusual today?"