Chapter 35

The spectacular match came to an end at the most ** moment.

"Still won..."

Zhou Xian watched as the final list of winners appeared on the field, but he wasn't as excited as he had imagined.

"Old Zhou, let's go. We've won now, and the award ceremony is about to start!"

Xu Tianyun, standing beside him, tugged at Zhou Xian.

"Oh... okay!"

Following Xu Tianyun, the group from Longmu Club walked to the center of the field.

The e-sports tournament concluded without any dramatic twists.

After the award ceremony, Longmu Club also gained the right to suggest the use of the D-zone dormitory, which essentially meant direct usage rights. This made many people very envious, but one of the reasons Zhou Xian and others participated in the competition was to preserve the D-zone dormitory, which held many memories for them. So after the competition, no one wanted to use this right—of course, renovating and refurbishing the D-zone dormitory was a must.

On the other side, Mo Xie turned himself in to the police after the competition. With this, the entire incident could be considered to have come to a close.

For the students, the end of the competition also meant the start of the holiday.

After the final match, the official results of the final exams were announced, and the summer vacation finally arrived.

Thus, after the final match, the originally noisy Zhongzhou Academy quickly became quiet and deserted.

"Phew—cleaned up."

After cleaning the Silver Moon Hall Plus, Zhou Xian surveyed the activity room. Because of the summer vacation, the place would be closed, so he was doing the cleaning. As for the others, they were packing their luggage—after all, Longmu Club only had Zhou Xian as a resident student.

"Are you the only one here?"

Just as he had finished cleaning the machines and hadn't had time to clean everything else, Zhou Xian saw a girl standing at the door with her hands on her hips.

"Yes. Senior Su Xiaoyue."

Zhou Xian greeted her.

"Why don't you use a cleaning robot?" Su Xiaoyue stood at the door, watching the busy Zhou Xian.

"That... it's too expensive, 30 yuan per use. And you can't even rent a cleaning robot now."

Students could use cleaning robots to help them clean their rooms, but even if they had money, they might not be able to rent one during the holiday. Besides, although Zhou Xian had earned a lot of gold coins from the Emperor's mission and was temporarily wealthy, he couldn't change his frugal lifestyle so quickly.

"Do you need help?"

Su Xiaoyue asked.

"Uh... you?"

Zhou Xian looked at Su Xiaoyue, who was wearing a cute summer dress.

If others saw her, they would definitely praise her as a princess, but now Zhou Xian was cleaning.

"I'm talking about a cleaning robot!" Su Xiaoyue, seeing Zhou Xian's gaze, suddenly shouted.

"Oh, sorry, sorry. I really don't need it. I don't want to abuse my power. Besides, cleaning myself is also a labor achievement. I'm used to it anyway."

"…Forget it, I didn't come here for this anyway." Su Xiaoyue knew she couldn't persuade Zhou Xian, so she got to the point: "By the way, the investigation you entrusted me with is still ongoing, but there hasn't been much progress."

"…Oh." Zhou Xian thought for a while, then remembered that Su Xiaoyue was talking about the investigation he had asked her to do about the Emperor player. He had almost forgotten about it: "Just that?"

"No, I didn't come to your Longmu Club today for that. I came to invite you to a match."

"Match? What match?"

"Freshman Exhibition Match. E-sports Club vs. Longmu Club. Do you have any objections?"

The E-sports Club actually held Longmu Club in such high regard?

"Alright, I'll pass the message to our club president. But I think they will agree."

Hearing Su Xiaoyue's words, Zhou Xian suspected that this was a plan by the E-sports Club president, Gu Changsheng. Gu Changsheng was very strong and had once led the E-sports Club to the top three in the annual national competition. The E-sports Club being the largest club in the school was closely related to Gu Changsheng's management.

The E-sports Club's exit from the Middle School Cup was a regret, and Gu Changsheng would definitely care about it, as it affected the club's popularity and team unity.

"Alright, the exhibition match will follow the formal adult competition rules, and it will be a 5v5 match. Is that okay?" Su Xiaoyue added.

"Uh, I'll pass the message."

Su Xiaoyue was about to say something else, but at that moment, someone walked up to her, making her speechless.

"Alright, that's it. Also, about that matter, I'll send you a text. Keep your personal communication device on." With that, Su Xiaoyue left.

"Oh…" Zhou Xian was puzzled when another person suddenly walked in, and it was Li Chuyu. She was standing there with a small bag.

"Is there something wrong with Su Xiaoyue at school?" Li Chuyu watched Su Xiaoyue leave and then asked Zhou Xian.

"She's representing the E-sports Club to invite us to the Freshman Exhibition Match. The E-sports Club had some issues in this competition, and they probably want to make up for it."

"Oh, I see. I thought our cold-blooded school flower killer had done something big again."

"Ha…?"

When Li Chuyu mentioned the nickname from the gossip magazine, Zhou Xian was instantly embarrassed.

"Phew—" Li Chuyu, seeing Zhou Xian's reaction, laughed: "Forget it, you didn't do anything wrong anyway."

"Didn't you go to pack your luggage? Why are you here?"

Xu Tianyun was busy packing in Zhou Xian's dorm.

"Already packed. Besides, I don't have much stuff. So I came to help."

Li Chuyu had her hair tied back in a ponytail and was wearing an old tracksuit. Although she was about to start cleaning, she had a fresh and clean look.

"Really didn't expect the competition to end like this. I thought there would be some epic showdown."

Li Chuyu shook her head.

"Epic showdown?"

"Yes, the gossip magazine analyzed before the competition. They said the final match would likely be between the Ever-Victorious Club and the E-sports Club, and they did a very passionate analysis."

"If nothing went wrong, it would have been like that."

Zhou Xian was wiping the windows, and Li Chuyu was washing the dirty rags in a bucket.

"But who runs this gossip magazine? How can it have such a big influence in our school?"

Zhou Xian's "nickname" was also given by the gossip magazine. The "cold-blooded school flower killer" had been a topic of ridicule for many people. But what did a school flower killer have to do with him?

"The news club. Their president is one of the top ten school flowers, Wang Jia."

"Is our school so obsessed with selecting school flowers?"

Hearing Zhou Xian's words, Li Chuyu couldn't help but smile.

After cleaning the windows, the last step was to mop the floor. After Zhou Xian changed the water, the two of them started cleaning the floor.

Finally, the floor was clean, and the work was done.

"Zhou Xian, do you really have nothing to do during the summer vacation?" Li Chuyu suddenly asked.

"Yes, nothing at all." Zhou Xian nodded.

"Alright, then, do you want to come to my place for a few days? My family will definitely welcome you."

"Um, we'll see." If it weren't for all the things happening around him and his part-time job, he wouldn't have so many issues.

"Alright, that's it for today." The cleaning was finally done, and Zhou Xian wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Do you want to have dinner together?" Li Chuyu suddenly asked.

Zhou Xian nodded: "Sure, but let's choose a place with fewer people. We might be quite 'popular' today."

Longmu Club had become the champion, and the school was in a frenzy. If he went out now, he might be surrounded by people. But students are forgetful, and Zhou Xian thought this excitement would pass after the summer vacation.

"That's fine, I brought some simple boxed meals. How about eating here?" Li Chuyu opened her small bag.

"Um…" Zhou Xian stared at Li Chuyu.

Li Chuyu had already taken out two meal boxes and handed one to Zhou Xian.

Zhou Xian opened the box and was immediately amazed.

The rice and dishes were neatly arranged, with vegetables, fried chicken, braised pork, and more. Although it was cold, it still looked very appetizing. The color coordination was excellent, and although it made him hungry, Zhou Xian felt a bit reluctant to start eating.

Li Chuyu's description of "simple boxed meals" didn't fit at all; this should be called a "luxury bento"…

"Try it."

Under Li Chuyu's expectant gaze, Zhou Xian picked up a piece of fried chicken.

Although it was cold, Li Chuyu's fried chicken was still not greasy and had a pleasant texture.

"Really good… as delicious as the snail rice noodles outside!"

"…" Li Chuyu, who seemed to have been somewhat expectant, was now filled with black lines.

"…Did I say something wrong…?" Zhou Xian felt awkward.

"Zhou Xian, remember never to use such a comparison in front of a girl."

Zhou Xian was puzzled: "Ah, sorry. But I really think it's delicious. Snail rice noodles are the best thing I've ever eaten, so I could only use that as a comparison."

"Is that so…"

For some reason, Li Chuyu's expression changed after hearing this.

Confused, Zhou Xian could only sit and eat the bento.

At that moment, his personal communication device suddenly rang.

"Hmm…?"

Zhou Xian took out the device and saw a message from Su Xiaoyue.

"At this time? A private room in a coffee shop?" He muttered to himself.

"Do you have another appointment?" Li Chuyu asked.

"Uh, just a small matter." Zhou Xian shook his head.

"Is it related to Su Xiaoyue?"

Li Chuyu said.

Zhou Xian hesitated but nodded: "Yes, but the appointment is in an hour, so it's fine for now."

Su Xiaoyue and Li Chuyu were originally good friends in childhood but became strangers due to a misunderstanding. Zhou Xian found their past relationship headache-inducing.

He could only say that boys and girls were creatures from different dimensions and spaces.

"Go ahead." Li Chuyu took the empty box from Zhou Xian, packed up, and got ready to leave.

"Are you okay?" Zhou Xian asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, go quickly. The place is already clean, I'll lock the door, you go first."

"Alright, I'll leave it to you."

After handing over the task to Li Chuyu, Zhou Xian left the teaching building and headed toward the school gate.

Just as he reached the school gate, he saw a crowd gathered there. Zhou Xian, seeing this, also joined the crowd.

"Hmm?"

Why was there another ambulance? And there were police standing nearby. What was going on?