Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Night, at the barbecue stall.

Skewers are grilling on the charcoal stove, lamb fat dripping, emitting a tempting aroma.

Shen Xu kicked over a chair, smashing the cup in his hand fiercely, cursing loudly: "I fuckin' can't believe it! I fuckin' can't believe it!"

"I'm gonna kill these two bastards, kill them!"

His whole being was engulfed in rage, his eyes reddened, the cunning salesman who used to peddle small goods in classrooms was completely gone, replaced by the sinister menace from his days at Iron Middle School, like a hysterical beast.

No matter a man's character, upon finding out he's been cheated on, he absolutely feels immense humiliation and anger.

Ge Hao saw Shen Xu like this, wanting to repeat: 'When you're down and out you…'

But right now Shen Xu wouldn't listen, so Ge Hao cursed along with him: "Brother Xu, let's get them! Just say the word, we'll leave right now!"

Compared to the short-haired Ge Hao, big brother Deng Xiang and eldest brother Duan Shigang were obviously more rational, they were no longer in middle school and past the age of lawlessness.

Everyone was over 14, and no one knew what terrifying thing might happen if they let the furious Shen Xu get near his cheating girlfriend, and her new guy.

Deng Xiang and Duan Shigang exchanged looks and advised: "We must hit them! We must hit them! Us brothers will teach him a lesson, make that guy kneel and beg for forgiveness, we'll gather intel tonight and hit them first thing tomorrow!"

Shen Xu was still going mad, shouting like crazy.

From afar, Pei Yujing saw this scene, her expression unchanged, just looking toward her mother.

Sister Ma busily flipped the skewers, skillfully sprinkling seasoning, running a large barbecue shop by herself, having supported it for many years, she'd seen fights and brawls plenty of times, and what's in front of her now was nothing big, as long as they didn't cause a bigger scene.

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The next day, Monday.

On the small path by the entrance of Fourth Middle School, lined on both sides were breakfast shops selling buns and fried dough sticks.

Although many students chose to eat at the cafeteria, that was only a portion, more preferred freedom and chose to eat off-campus.

Shen Xu walked down the road, ignoring the students around him, his steps hurried, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

Last night he sent many messages to his girlfriend, questioning why she betrayed him, but received not a single reply.

Not a single one!

If she wasn't guilty, would she dare not reply?

This completely confirmed for Shen Xu that he'd been cheated on.

Pain, excruciating heart-wrenching pain!

He had once cradled her in his hands, caring for her in every way, and after he earned money, he took her out for delicious food, bought her a gold ring, and a new phone.

Whenever chatting with friends, he could always boast about it, after all, she was a girlfriend from the experimental class!

Shen Xu had once jokingly said in front of others, though he wasn't good at studying, his girlfriend was! Their future children would definitely be gifted!

At the worst, his wife could teach the children.

Every time then, he could enjoy the looks of envy and jealousy from his friends.

But now, he was cast into the dust, and his girlfriend even kicked him while he was down, cruelly abandoning him!

Everything turned into a joke!

"Bitch, just you wait for me!"

Due to the massive shock, Shen Xu was unusually agitated yesterday, smoking half the night before finally falling asleep, and when he woke up, it was almost time for the morning self-study session.

To not be late for morning study, he didn't even wash his face before hurriedly rushing to school, no choice, Fourth Middle School was strict now, with severe checks for lateness.

Shen Xu jogged all the way to the classroom, only to find out today was Monday, he needed to gather at the playground.

So he followed the class group, transferring to the playground, and stood properly in the formation.

"Damn it, just wait for me, I'll find you as soon as class is over!"

Shen Xu's gaze was dark and carried a resentful aura, making the students around him not dare to approach.

As the sun rose, the thousands of students on the playground glowed red.

The atmosphere at this moment became especially solemn and serene, student representative—Grade 11 Class 2's female class monitor Xu Yan took the stage to give a speech.

The theme is [Cherish Youth and Stay Away from Early Love].

This topic was very straightforward, and the originally listless students perked up, attentively listening to Xu Yan's speech.

Dan Kaiquan nudged his good brother with his shoulder: "You didn't lose unjustly."

Guo Kunnan focused his gaze on the silhouette on the podium, the girl bathed in the brilliant morning sun, graceful, her long hair dyed wine red, her face delicate, still reading the speech script with confidence even faced with thousands of people.

This made Guo Kunnan feel sincerely, a sense of the unattainable, even giving a speech before the entire class would make him very nervous, let alone the whole school?

"Indeed, turns out she's firmly against being in a relationship! No wonder I couldn't catch her!" Guo Kunnan found an excuse, no wonder he couldn't succeed in pursuing her!

Lu Qiqi chuckled a bit: "Their speech script was teacher-assigned, not something she wanted to write."

Guo Kunnan: "How do you know?"

Lu Qiqi curled up the corners of her lips, bringing a bit of pride: "Because I've written one."

"That impressive?" Cui Yu was surprised, not expecting that Lu Qiqi, who seemed to be burning with intensity, had actually written a speech script before.

Just as people were questioning, Director Yan from the academic affairs office stepped onto the podium, his stern voice spread across the playground through the speakers:

"Speaking of early love, last night I caught a pair of early dating lovebirds, after evening self-study ended, they were being intimate hand in hand in the little garden!"

As soon as this was said, countless students focused their attention to listen.

"Ignoring school rules and openly engaging in a romance in school, this is intolerable, do you know how much this affects your studies? How much damage it brings to your future?"

He first expressed anguish, then with a sarcastic turn in his speech: "What's amusing is, when I caught them last night, the boy ran as soon as he saw me, only leaving the girl behind, don't you think that's funny?"