Doomsday Leader Reborn As A High School Girl - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Chapter 12

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When Su Junxin found Li Weize, he was reading a book while sitting at the cashier of a convenience store.

There was a windchime made of fishbones hanging by the entrance, making some clear clanging noise.

When he raised his head and saw Su Junxin, the word ‘welcome’ was stuck in his throat.

Su Junxin glanced through his busted lip, and she then raised her slender eyebrows.

“You’ve injured your lip? What happened?”

Before waiting for him to reply, a middle-aged woman who carried a baby in her arms hurriedly entered from the back entrance of the convenience store. When she saw Su Junxin, she was startled for a moment but quickly revealed a smile on her face after that.

“Hi there, is there something you would like to buy?”

“Mum, this is my… classmate. She’s here to see me about something.”

Li Weize’s voice was a little nervous when he said that; he even tripped as he was circling around the cashier.

Then, Su Junxin walked out of the store with him. She turned her head and looked at the middle-aged woman through the window, who was also looking around curiously. After that, Su Junxin looked at Li Weize.

His head was slightly lowered as if he had returned to being the cowardly person he used to be.

Then, a stack of neatly folded banknotes was presented in front of Su Junxin.

“I’m sorry; I’ve got some matters to attend to at home recently… I won’t be able to make lunch for you anymore.”

Su Junxin squinted her eyes and did not reach out to receive the banknotes.

“What happened to your lip?” She continued to ask the same question again.

Li Weize was silent for a few seconds, and his voice softened even further. “I accidentally fell.”

“Is that so…” She tugged her lips gently and sized him up.

When her gaze was focused on his exposed wrist, her eyes squinted slightly.

“It’s such a hot day today… why are you wearing your school blazer?”

Li Weize was shocked when he heard that and subconsciously hid his left hand behind his back.

With quick accuracy and speed, Su Junxin went forwards and pulled his wrist over before pulling his sleeves backward.

There was a slight swell on his arm, a bruise that was almost the size of a palm spread on his skin, which was a ghastly sight to see.

“Has Youbiao and his gang bullied you again?”

Li Weize wanted to retract his hand, but Su Junxin’s strength was so surprisingly strong that he could only shake his head. “No…”

“Then who was it that did this?”

Li Weize bit on his lower lip, and his head was buried even deeper.

Su Junxin was quiet for a moment before her voice became even deeper.

“It was Qin You, wasn’t it?”

Li Weize fiercely raised his head, and a hint of nervousness flashed past his eyes. “No!”

Based on his reaction, Su Junxin had already gotten the answer she wanted.

…

The curtains in the classroom had been drawn, so apart from the buzzing noise coming from the air conditioner, there would occasionally be the sound of someone writing in their books and the snoring of some students who were asleep.

Su Junxin stood beside Qin You’s table and gently tapped on his table with her finger.

Qin You was leaning against his arms with his face inward at that moment. When he heard the tapping, he was startled for a moment before he raised his head.

Su Junxin casually said, “There’s something I would like to discuss with you.”

Then, she walked to the entrance of the classroom, and her gaze focused on the lunchboxes that were in the trash can by the back entrance for a moment. Her fingers by the side of her body were clenched tightly.

The two of them then went up to the rooftop, one behind the other.

Su Junxin turned around to look at Qin You and expressionlessly spoke up.

“Qin You, why did you…”

Her interrogative tone suddenly changed, and Su Junxin’s eyes were filled with shock.

“What happened to you?”

Qin You’s skin was originally fair, but at that very moment, even his lips had gone completely pale. He seemed to be so weak that he might fall over at any moment.

His eyes had an unnatural redness in them, and his breathing became paced as he stared at Su Junxin.

“You lied to me.”

Su Junxin was still immersed in shock and was not able to regain her senses yet. Hence, with Qin You’s sudden statement, she became even more confused.

“What do you mean, Qin You?”

Qin You took a step closer towards her; his eyebrows were tightly knitted together. His eyes depicted disappointment and hurt in them as he gazed into her eyes.

Then, he said, word for word, “I’m clearly your only friend, but you’ve been eating with someone else.”

When Su Junxin heard that, she instantly found it infuriating and laughable.

“I doubt there’s any correlation between friends and having meals, is there? Furthermore, I couldn’t not have made any friends apart from you, you’re making a huge fuss about this, Qin You!”

“What about this?”

Qin You had presented a bottle of cream that had been half used in front of Su Junxin, and there was a suppressed anger in his voice.

“You’ve given someone else something that I gave you! Are you still going to blame me for making a huge fuss?”

Su Junxin was instantly speechless.

When she saw his slightly trembling hands, the anger that she had just welled up had instantly waned like a ball filled with air that had just been cut open.

“… Sorry,” said Su Junxin with her eyes lowered.

Qin You retracted his hands and smiled self-deprecatingly.

“Do you think that I’m especially easy to trick? You didn’t have to spend a single ounce of effort, nor did you even have to take the initiative, but I just approached you like that for you to toy around…”

Su Junxin’s eyes widened in disbelief, and she hurriedly raised her head to interrupt him. “No, I never thought of you like that before!”

“What do you mean, no?!” Qin You’s fists were tightly clenched, and his voice had become hoarse. “To you, I’m just someone to be taken for granted! Su Junxin, I suppose it would be right of me to say that I don’t even hold a single place in your heart!”

Qin You then turned around and was about to leave. However, Su Junxin’s heart suddenly tightened, and she immediately grabbed onto his wrist without a single thought.

“No… Qin You, let me explain!”

Just as she said that, her heart suddenly shrank ferociously as if a large hand had clenched onto it with great force. Instantly, she was in so much pain that she could not even speak.

Yet, Qin You did not look back.

When he did not hear any commotion behind him, he coldly smiled.

“What’s the matter? Are you unable to even come up with a single excuse? Then again, it doesn’t matter; let me come up with one for you. To you, the only use I have… Is to give you YC-2130, right?”

Su Junxin grabbed onto her chest and took a deep breath before she was finally able to endure that sharp pain. 

Despite the scene before her being a little black, she still raised her eyes to look at him.

“Qin You, to me, you’re even more unique than anyone else.”

She paused for a moment and heaved a breath of air.

“Do you still remember my question to you when we first met? The reason why I asked whether you have a brother who looks like you is because you look very similar to a person I used to know previously.”

Qin You slowly turned his head around.

The expression on his face was a lot calmer than before, but his lips were still very tightly pursed.

She silently heaved a sigh of relief and continued, “He was an outstanding person; whatever he achieved is a height that I will never be able to overcome in my lifetime…”

“From the sounds of it, you admire him very much, don’t you?”

She nodded her head. “That’s right, from a certain perspective, he’s a guide who shows me which direction I should take and the motivation for me to keep on living.”

Qin You now turned around to meet her gaze.

His lips gently opened up.

“Then… Have you ever taken a fancy on him?”

Su Junxin was slightly startled.

‘I’ve never thought about this question before. After all, I was in an apocalypse, so even expecting to live to see another sunrise was already something that was expected.’

“The both of you share a very deep bond, and you do care for him, don’t you?”

As the image before Cloud’s death flashed through her mind, she subconsciously nodded her head.

Qin You looked at her before he suddenly revealed a sincere smile.

He reached out his hand to pull her into his arms and embraced her tightly.

Su Junxin was very shocked, and the first thought she had was to push him away, but his next sentence stopped her from doing so.

“I’m sorry, whatever I said just now was just words of anger at the spur of a moment. I thought you really didn’t care about me a single bit.” His voice had returned to being casual. “Also, about the other guy… I’ll apologize to him later.”

Su Junxin was stunned and blinked her eyes that were filled with confusion.

‘Huh? He’s coaxed… Just like that???’

Qin You lowered his head, and the tip of his nose gently pressed in between her hair; his voice was a little dull.

“I’ll be eating my lunch in the classroom in the future as well. Will you join me?”

It was not an absurd request, plus Su Junxin did not want to provoke the beast that had just been tamed through a lot of effort. Hence, she agreed.

“Thank you.”

Qin You squinted his eyes with satisfaction and revealed a smile. His eyes were frightfully sparkling as he softly muttered, “You really do treat me the best.”