Chapter 464: Leverage

To make it look more convincing, Wang Xing’er even smiled and waved toward Mu An.

And in a sweet, affectionate voice, she raised her voice and called out,

“Brother Mu An, I just knew you’d come protect me!”

Mu An: ???

‘Who are you calling brother? Are we that close?’

If Mu An had to express his current mood with a meme, he’d probably pick… The expression of an old man on the subway staring at his phone, jpg.

[Although Wang Xing’er herself felt disgusted by her own move, in order to ‘break the deadlock’ that is, to avoid getting beaten up, she had no choice but to drag you into this mess. Even if it fails in the end, maybe you’ll get beaten along with her, so she won’t be losing out too much either (psychologically)! The girl’s smug emotional fluctuation +25. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Rabies Outbreak Crazy Dog Barking Experience Card *1]!]

Mu An’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

So, this was what Wang Xing’er had been plotting in her heart!

And while he was still speechless, Wang Xing’er had already seized the chance to break through the ‘encirclement’ of the heavily made-up blonde girl and the others, then jogged over this way.

“Brother Mu An, are all these snacks in your hands specially brought for me? Th—”

Before Wang Xing’er could even finish saying that “Th—” for “thanks,”

Mu An had already taken a wary step back and silently shielded his snack set for watching the show behind himself.

“Did a donkey kick your brain in?”

Girls: ???

“Does your family abuse you or something? Don’t even give you a full meal?”

Girls: ???

“What kind of era is this where people still rob snacks?”

Girls: ???

Wang Xing’er was utterly confused, pointing at herself with a blank look.

Me… got kicked in the head by a donkey? Can’t get enough to eat? Robbing snacks?

What kind of nonsense is all this?!

And also… were you serious about that half-step backward?

Of course, in the end, the girl belatedly realized that Mu An was clearly just seizing the opportunity… to deliberately mock her!

“I…”

Just as Wang Xing’er was about to speak,

Mu An beat her to it and completely wiped out all her possible follow-up words.

“I’m not taking disciples!”

Girls: “……”

After this smooth little combo of ‘read and randomly reply,’ Wang Xing’er couldn’t help but grab her hair, feeling like her lungs were about to explode from anger.

Her emotional fluctuation directly blew up on the spot!

[Bewildered emotional fluctuation from Wang Xing’er +35. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Proficiency +6666]!]

[Angry super angry ultra angry invincibly angry emotional fluctuation from the girl +50. Congratulations, you have received the rewards [Cultivation Years +5], [Book · About How I Was Grabbed by Some Stinking Man, given a Bunch of Completely Nonsensical Replies, and Then Mocked With ‘I’m Not Taking Disciples,’ Which Made Me Super Ultra Invincibly Furious, Enraged, Irritated, and Mad]!]

Meanwhile, Mu An was secretly laughing to himself.

Trying to use him as a shield? Not a chance!

‘Not only can you forget about that, this young master is also going to squeeze a nice wave of emotional rewards out of you!’

“Are you her boyfriend?”

At this moment, the blonde, heavily made-up girls gathered around again.

Their eyes were fixed intently on Mu An’s handsome face, clearly eager for an answer.

Mu An decisively waved his hand and declared righteously,

“No way! I don’t even know her!”

“You can doubt my looks, but you can’t doubt my taste in girlfriends!”

“To put it plainly… there’s no way I’d have a girlfriend who’s this ugly, this short, and flat as a steel plate, an A-cup that’s not even worth having!”

Wang Xing’er: “……”

The girl beside her flushed deeply, her expression a mix of shame and anger.

She wished she could just reach out and strangle this man who was talking nonsense right then and there.

Sure, she was a little short and a little flat, but she had absolutely nothing to do with the word ‘ugly,’ okay?

Stop slandering people here!!!

“Hehe, I knew he couldn’t possibly be your boyfriend!”

“A bean sprout with no chest and no butt. What right do you have?”

“And besides… hasn’t your favorite all along been your Wang Mingxuan brother? So soon you’ve already switched your affections?”

Having gotten the answer she wanted, the blonde girl with heavy makeup looked at Wang Xing’er with a half-smile, half-smirk.

If it weren’t for the handsome Mu An being present, and her not wanting to leave a bad impression on him, she probably would have already ordered her lackeys to make a move!

Wang Xing’er shivered involuntarily, feeling a bad premonition.

Just now, when she saw Mu An, her head suddenly went hot, and she was only thinking about using him as a shield to escape her current predicament.

But she seemed to have forgotten that her long-established image had always been that of a pure-love warrior,  a simp, who was deeply infatuated with Wang Mingxuan!

“Don’t mind me, I just happened to be passing by today, and my eyes just happened to be… ‘blind’!”

Mu An cheerfully put on the sunglasses he had prepared long ago, looking cool and indifferent.

Beneath them were naturally those dark eyes waiting to watch the show.

Mu · Chaos Enjoyer · An, online!

“Hey, how can you just stand by and do nothing?”

Seeing that Mu An really seemed to have no intention of intervening, Wang Xing’er truly panicked.

She didn’t care about dignity anymore and quickly grabbed his arm, lowering her voice.

Glancing at the girl’s plain steel plate chest, Mu An casually grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and started cracking them open, completely ignoring everything.

“I’m not a formally trained doctor (spits out seed shell), nor do I have a medical license (chewing, chewing).”

“If you really die, well (spits out seed shell), there’s nothing I can do (chewing, chewing)!”

“Of course, I can be a good person for once and call emergency services for you at my own expense (spits out seed shell).”

“Coincidentally, I know a doctor from a traditional Chinese medicine family at Sunshine Hospital (chewing, chewing). Maybe they can give you a 1% discount on your medical bills!”

‘A 1% discount on medical bills? Do I look like someone who’s short on money?’

‘No, no, no, I almost got dragged into his nonsense again. Is this the time to be discussing medical bills?’

‘He’s already decided I’m definitely ending up in the hospital, hasn’t he!!’

[Embarrassed, annoyed, and speechless emotional fluctuation from the girl +30. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Fortune +30]!]

Wang Xing’er shook her head.

Thinking about how the blonde, heavily made-up girl had earlier humiliated her by demanding she kneel and lick her shoes, she was naturally a million times unwilling.

There was a saying that fit well.

I could have endured the darkness forever, had I never seen the light…

Right now, Mu An was that ray of light to her!

Maybe she only needed to bring up this man’s identity a little, and these few people in front of her would never dare bully her again!

And since she was asking a favor of him, Wang Xing’er’s tone could not help softening quite a bit. Forcing herself to endure the goosebumps rising all over her body, she still put on that deliberately sweet, cutesy voice.

“Mu Brother Ange, please help me out~”

“W-well… at worst…”

The last words were whispered shyly by the girl, blushing deeply, tiptoeing to stammer quietly into Mu An’s ear.

“I’ll take more of those… those kinds of photos for you…”

Those kinds of photos?

Hearing that, Mu An’s eyes narrowed sharply as he suddenly recalled some things about her.

To be honest, if she had not brought it up herself, he might really have forgotten that he was still holding Wang Xing’er’s ‘leverage’ in his hands!