True Solution of the Sword Dao-Chapter 76 - 71 KTV One
Chapter 76: Chapter 71 KTV One
Chapter 76 -71 KTV One
The hazy glow of the streetlights outside the window and the gauzy moonlight sprinkled across the night sky mingled together, making the night feel unlike night.
Sitting at his desk, Lin Fei gently flipped open the Chinese textbook on the table. The familiar texts clearly presented themselves before his eyes, and up close, he could even see the fine lines and small dots on the delicate pages.
At his current level, school studies had lost much of their significance. However, due to the absolute inflexibility of Hua Nation’s college entrance exam system, and now that he was in his final year of high school, he had no choice but to continue studying. There wasn’t much else to do anyway, as cultivation didn’t require any particular setting or environment. Rather than saying he was aiming for a good university for his future prospects, it was more about putting his parents’ minds at ease.
As he relived the feelings of his past life, it was only at times like this that Lin Fei remembered he was still just a high school student. Friends, classmates, teachers, lovers from his previous life – one by one their familiar faces surfaced in his mind.
“Better to stick to the path from my past life as much as possible. The butterfly effect isn’t something to mess with,” he thought, and with that idea in mind, he refused Lu Jun’s offer to directly secure him a spot in university.
But in such circumstances, attending classes routinely every single day was highly unlikely.
“Knock, knock. Xiao Fei?” came the voice of his mother from outside the door.
Lin Fei quickly got up to open the door.
Jiang Feng stepped in, glancing at the textbook under Lin Fei’s desk lamp. “Stop reading for now, go pick up your sister. They’re at the Cherry KTV on Donghua Road. Your dad was supposed to pick her up, but he and I both have things to take care of.”
“Alright,” Lin Fei nodded.
“Also, take a taxi back and be careful at night,” Jiang Feng dug out some change from her pocket and handed it to Lin Fei. “The rest is for you to spend.”
“Thanks, Mom.” Lin Fei secured the money and watched Jiang Feng leave the room before he began to tidy up the textbooks on his desk.
On the wall of the room, the Longsword Ring was hanging. Lin Fei thought about it but decided not to bring it along.
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Cherry KTV, officially named Cherry Wholesale KTV.
Blue neon lights flickered dazzlingly at the entrance. Inside, a mix of various musical sounds could be faintly heard, along with many people shouting as they sang.
This KTV was one of the two larger ones on the entire Donghua Road. It was also relatively expensive.
Lin You sat in a corner of the private room’s sofa, holding a little black cat, watching as her classmates competed for the microphone, shrieking and howling, with ghostly wails ringing in her ears. If it weren’t for this being the last gathering of middle school classmates, she would never have come to such a place. She didn’t like singing on ordinary days, and she liked noisy environments even less.
Wanwan and Xiaoyue, her two best friends, sat beside her. Especially Wanwan, this little girl had even applied light makeup, looking a lot more mature and beautiful. Xiaoyue wore a skirt that didn’t quite reach her knees, also dressed in a somewhat sexy manner. They didn’t look like middle schoolers at all.
Only Lin You herself had chosen a bright blue T-shirt with puffed sleeves and a denim skirt, with no makeup, looking much more refreshing. She sat quietly in the corner, and aside from Wanwan and Xiaoyue, no one else dared to approach her to start a conversation.
Normally at school, she was the kind of presence that, just by standing in front of someone, could make them feel utterly inferior. Coupled with her somewhat proud demeanor – that is, she never spoke to those who didn’t do well academically – her aura was strong. Consequently, her social circle wasn’t very extensive; only the likes of Wanwan and Xiaoyue, who were also considered beauties and performed well in their studies, could get close to her.
And what’s more, Lin You excelled in many areas: she was the fastest female long-distance runner in her class and second fastest in the whole school; she had won national awards in calligraphy competitions; she was a regular winner of first prizes in school singing contests; she was a guaranteed presence as an event host for significant school activities and occasionally guest-hosted school radio shows. Her essays frequently won national awards as well. With her academic performance consistently in the top three of her class, such multiple layers of aura meant that even the most confident boys in her class didn’t dare approach her. Just speaking a few words to her was enough to cause them significant stress.
This resulted in Lin You being isolated in the KTV, with no one but Wanwan and Xiaoyue coming near her.
“Hey, Xiao You, if you don’t like it, why don’t you step outside for some fresh air?” Xiaoyue whispered to Lin You.
Lin You shook her head and stealthily pointed at a middle-aged woman who was singing, “Ms. Li is still here; leaving now would be too rude.”
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“How about this, Wanwan and I want some drinks; could you help us buy some?” Xiao Yue was very understanding.
Lin You hesitated for a moment, “Alright then.”
She stood up, took her purse, and carefully avoided the cables on the floor as she headed towards the entrance.
Just as she reached the doorway, a young man walked in. He was tall and handsome, with a distinctly South Korean pop-star charm. Lin You found herself face to face with the man.
“You are… Lin You, right?” The young man recognized her immediately.
“I’m Wanwan’s brother,” he said with a smile.
“Hello, brother,” Lin You didn’t know how to address the young man, so she simply mimicked Wanwan’s tone.
They nodded to each other; he entered the private room, and Lin You exited. As soon as she was out the door, she heard Wanwan’s familiar voice sweetly and obediently calling out, “Brother~~”. Lin You suddenly imagined what it would be like if she addressed Lin Fei the same way…
“Eh…” She shuddered, quickly dismissing the thought. “I’d rather die than call him that!” she affirmed to herself, quickening her pace as she left.
The corridor outside the room was fitted with blue wall lights, looking quite glamorous. Lin You, purse in hand, had just stepped out of the corridor when she saw the last person she wanted to encounter.
She suddenly recalled the last time she’s gone shopping with Wanwan and Xiao Yue. Surely they must have thought that her own brother, even if not as outstanding as Wanwan’s, would at least be on the same level. If they saw the real situation now…
“Excuse me, where is private room 302?” Lin Fei asked politely at the counter, wearing his usual white shirt paired with slim-fit jeans and his newly bought chunky leather shoes. He wasn’t extremely handsome, but could still be called delicate. Of course, he paled in comparison to Wanwan’s dashing brother.
“It’s over…” The receptionist was about to explain when,
“Lin Fei!” An alluring female voice interrupted.
Lin Fei looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Lin You standing at the start of the corridor with a frosty expression, coldly looking this way.
“What are you doing here?”
“I’ve come to pick you up,” Lin Fei whispered a quick thanks to the receptionist and turned to walk towards Lin You. “Dad’s busy today, so he asked me to take you home.”
“We are having our graduation party; with so many people around, what’s there to be afraid of? Go back! I don’t need you to pick me up!” Lin You flatly refused.
“Your private room is 302, right? Can I take a look? I could meet some of your classmates and friends,” Lin Fei always met Lin You with a challenge. Although he had shown a gentler side at the hospital, in the face of a sister who did not respect her brother, maintaining that gentleness would inevitably become submission, which his sister would take for weak condescension.
Standing in front of Lin You, Lin Fei smiled softly.
“It’s this way, isn’t it?” He naturally entered the corridor from which Lin You had come.
“Hey! Wait!! I said I don’t want you to pick me up! Can’t you hear me?” Lin You suddenly got flustered. She absolutely did not want Wanwan and Xiao Yue to see the real side of Lin Fei.
“Lin You? What are you doing here?” Suddenly, a familiar voice plunged Lin You’s heart to the bottom of a valley. She stiffened and slowly turned her head. “Ha… haha, it’s Xiao Yue. What are you doing out here?”
