Chapter 117: Chapter 115: Penniless Bai Qi (Additional Update)_1
Early in the morning, just past six, at the foot of the boys' dorm building.
Dressed in a school uniform, Princess Bai Xi stood not far from the entrance, her gaze ceaselessly scanning the boys emerging from the dorm for the one who could take her to eat and buy her sanitary pads.
But her mere standing at the entrance stirred whispers among the passersby who discussed a variety of topics, and some even took photos with their phones to post on Baili University's forum.
"I heard about Princess Bai Xi coming to our school yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be true! I've even seen her in person!"
"Exactly, when Nikola. Zhao Si told me, I thought he was insulting my intelligence, so I went up and beat him up."
"I just can't understand why Princess Bai Xi chose Mediocre University. Our Baili is ranked so much higher than Yangming, why did she go there? And to choose a major in medical science at that."
"Who knows, we daren't go over and start a conversation."
"Who is she waiting for at the entrance of the boys' dormitory? Does our little place actually have someone known to the princess?"
"Anyway, it definitely can't be her boyfriend."
...
While the surrounding crowd murmured non-stop, Jing Haichuan and Li Xingwang sauntered out of the dorm in a carefree manner.
"Ranzi didn't come back all night yesterday, do you think some girl took him to get a room?" Jing Haichuan said.
"Damn, what girl has the guts to take Xuan Nv's man to get a room?" Li Xingwang retorted.
"Hey, don't say that, man. There really were a couple of girls trying to usurp her position yesterday, maybe they already went for it last night."
"Speaking of which, the class leader received a call last night and ran out. Could it be…"
As the two joked and bantered, a stunning figure ran towards them.
Jing Haichuan's body suddenly trembled, his gaze fixed on the ground as his expression turned deadly serious in an instant: "Huh? The scent of a girl! Ten meters ahead! Weight 49! Height 165cm! Judging by the smell, it must be a beauty of the highest order!"
"Damn, you're acting stupid again!" Li Xingwang smacked his head as he spoke.
While Jing and Li exchanged these words, Princess Bai Xi approached and spoke with a polite smile, "Excuse me, are you and Fang Renran from the same dormitory?"
"Princess! Your Highness!"
Jing and Li were startled as they looked up and were immediately dumbfounded by the beauty before them…
"Is Fang Renran up yet?" Princess Bai Xi asked.
"Eh? The princess is looking for him?" Jing Haichuan was stunned and blurted out, "He was pulled out by a girl to get a room last night... no, to discuss life."
"Don't listen to his nonsense, Princess, Ranzi didn't come back last night and we don't know where he went. He didn't answer his phone," Li Xingwang interjected.
"Thank you, if you see him, please tell him I'm looking for him."
After speaking, Princess Bai Xi turned and walked toward the cafeteria.
Behind her, Jing and Li remained rooted to the spot.
"This... could it be they really have something going on?" Jing Haichuan wondered.
"Only Princess Bai Xi could be qualified to compete with Xuan Nv for a man," Li Xingwang mused.
"What should we do? Help Ranzi along?"
"You freaking want to get tired of your family's condom factory, don't you?"
"This could be the great opportunity for Jing's condoms to make a name!"
------
------
In the campus cafeteria, Fang Ren sat alone at a table, munching on a steamed bun.
Though his recent days' cultivation of Realm and Cultivation Technique hadn't made any progress, he roughly grasped the realms of the second and third levels of Nine Techniques of Lethal Combat. It was strange, he felt he had touched the threshold, even though, logically, without breaking through the first level, there should be no progress on the second and third levels.
Once the first level of Nine Techniques of Lethal Combat broke through, the subsequent levels would be as simple as water flowing into a channel.
Yet he couldn't help feeling his cultivation ability was somewhat exaggerated.
Without even breaking through the first level, he felt confident based solely on his understanding of the text of the Killing Art... It was like not finishing junior high but already having studied at the university level.
Only, for certain special reasons, he couldn't get his junior high diploma nor was he allowed to take the university entrance test, so he was stuck in junior high.
"I've finally found you!"
While he was deep in thought, biting into his bun, a familiar female voice suddenly came from beside him.
Fang Ren turned his head to see a visibly excited Princess Bai Xi running towards him.
"What's happened to you?" Fang Ren asked, looking at the excited Princess Bai Xi.
"Well..." Princess Bai Xi glanced at the bun in Fang Ren's hand and involuntarily swallowed, quickly averting her gaze and said, "Could I borrow some money from you again..."
Fang Ren blinked: "What, your bank card still hasn't been unfrozen?"
```
"Not only has my bank card not been unfrozen, but the money you lent me last time... was also taken by my mom..." Princess Bai Xi said with a face that found it hard to speak.
"What exactly are your family members thinking?" Fang Renzi couldn't help but feel helpless after hearing this, and turned to ask, "Want some buns?"
Princess Bai Xi's face turned red, and she glanced away, shyly nodding her head.
"You sit and eat first, I'll go buy you some porridge," Fang Renzi said.
"Thank you..."
After he had left, Princess Bai Xi watched his retreating figure, then looked again at the buns on the tray, and felt a wave of self-pity. Ever since she decided to come to Fang Renzi, she had barely ever seen money again.
Picking up a bun with chopsticks, Princess Bai Xi frowned, the appearance of this bun was truly ugly, twisted and squashed, and she wondered if it would be good or not, as she had never eaten one before.
After chewing the bun for a few bites, her furrowed brow immediately relaxed, and the expression on her face became as blank as an idiot's. Her beautiful eyes trembled slightly, continuously flashing with colorful light.
"They even lied to me!"
Princess Bai Xi quickly finished the bun with an angry expression and immediately grabbed another to stuff into her mouth.
She had never eaten such a delicious breakfast, yet at home, the so-called nutritionist actually told her it was junk food!
Indeed, high society is dark, such delicious food could be labeled as "junk food."
A minute later, Fang Renzi came back with a cup of egg soup, and his whole person became a mess at the sight of Princess Bai Xi with her cheeks bulging, holding a bun in each hand.
There were still over a dozen buns on the table when he left! Now only three are left!
When Princess Bai Xi saw him return, she immediately swallowed the bun in her mouth and said with an embarrassed face, "I might... have eaten a bit too much..."
Fang Renzi twitched the corner of his eye and sat down, saying, "There was no porridge left, so I bought you egg soup, I wasn't sure if you'd drink coriander and dried shrimp, I added them anyway."
Princess Bai Xi took the egg soup and smelled it, her face showing surprise: "It smells quite nice."
"Of course, it's nice," Fang Renzi frowned.
"But... they told me it smelled bad."
"Who are 'they'?"
"The nutritionist."
"They don't know shit!"
After taking a sip, Princess Bai Xi nodded her little head like a bobble-head: "I agree with you!"
"How long have you been hungry?"
"I haven't eaten since yesterday noon," Princess Bai Xi said awkwardly. "And I'm too embarrassed to lower myself to ask other students to lend me money..."
"So why are you not embarrassed to ask me for money?"
Biting into a bun, Princess Bai Xi replied, "According to their reasoning, as long as our engagement isn't annulled, I'm still your half-wife, so you have the obligation to provide for me, but I don't think so. As for why I'm brave enough to ask you for money, I'm actually not... especially since I haven't paid you back the money I borrowed last time... But I really had no other choice, I'm sorry..."
After listening, Fang Renzi could only let out a resigned sigh. No matter what, Princess Bai Xi was now his "comrade" on the front line of "annulling the engagement," and he didn't dislike her naive nature or her insistence on matters of gratitude.
Last time she claimed she would do anything for him, aside from offering her body, even diving into boiling water or stepping through fire...
Such a silly girl, even more genuinely silly than Jian Qi'er.
"I'll go buy you some more buns," Fang Renzi said. "Think about how much you want to borrow and tell me when I get back."
With that, Fang Renzi left the table again.
Holding the cup, Princess Bai Xi stared blankly at him leaving, suddenly feeling a warm sensation in her heart; this fiancé... was much better than she had imagined...
To tell the truth, she really didn't want to come to Fang Renzi to borrow money, especially since she hadn't paid back the money she said she would, she already felt very guilty.
But the problem was, it was only her first day at school, and she didn't know anyone else besides Fang Renzi. It was just too embarrassing to ask someone for money right away, even with her identity as Princess Tianjiang...
But in front of Fang Renzi, Princess Bai Xi felt she didn't need so many concerns. Fang Renzi naturally exuded an air that made her feel very familiar; from their first meeting, she felt like they were long-lost relatives.
So in front of him, she could allow herself to no longer be that princess who had to maintain her image, who had to politely speak, who had to pretend to be "wealthy", "not hungry", and "not in need of help."
She could express the thoughts deep in her heart truthfully.
So, in front of Fang Renzi, she felt a bit silly herself...
Another minute later, Fang Renzi returned with a platter, which held more than thirty buns.
After cultivating the First Level of the Nine Techniques of Lethal Combat, his physique had significantly improved, so he had a great demand for food.
"I can't eat that many," Princess Bai Xi said promptly, shaking her head at the sight of the small mountain of buns on the plate.
"So just because you ate mine, I'm not hungry?" Fang Renzi gave her a look.
"Uh..."
Princess Bai Xi's face turned red, and she quickly lowered her head in embarrassment.
```