61: Chapter 61 Eight thousand a month! Who do you think you are?

Behind the fence in a corner of the camp, it instantly became a hotspot for the freshmen to watch the drama unfold.

"Holy crap, is that Shen Youchu? She looks even hotter in person than in the photos!"

"That face, that figure, tsk tsk, no wonder Brother Feng was so obsessed with her before."

"Big wavy hair, designer bag, she's a textbook 'white lotus'!"

Hearing the chatter around him, Wei Kai regained a sense of superiority and said to Shi Lei beside him in a sarcastic tone:

"See that? What Soldier King, what monster—in front of a woman like that, doesn't he still have to act like a simp?"

Shi Lei nodded repeatedly and lowered his voice, but the malice in his tone remained undiminished:

"Exactly. Look at how arrogant she is; she's definitely got Qin Feng wrapped around her finger. We're in for a good show later. Let's see how Qin Feng ends up begging on his knees."

"Hmph."

Zhao Hu snorted heavily, looking extremely disdainful.

"What's so great about this woman? She reeks of cheapness. Her eyeliner looks like she's going to perform in an opera. Her whole demeanor screams 'I'm expensive, come grovel for me.' Utterly vulgar."

Li Lang agreed wholeheartedly: "Exactly! Compared to our classmate Li Qingxue, she's not even in the same league! Li Qingxue is a true fairy, untouched by the mundane world, while this Shen Youchu is at best a nightclub headliner."

The group subconsciously looked toward Li Qingxue in the corner.

Li Qingxue just stood there quietly, her gaze fixed on the woman in the distance named Shen Youchu.

She didn't understand what it meant to reek of cheapness, nor did she know what a nightclub headliner was.

She only felt that the way that woman looked at people was full of cheap arrogance and ignorance.

A man like Qin Feng—could someone so shallow and mediocre possibly understand the value hidden within him?

Mistaking diamonds for glass, and fish eyes for pearls.

Foolish.

Since you don't want him, then a man like that should be held firmly by someone who knows how to appreciate him.

A flash of light, unnoticed by anyone, flickered in Li Qingxue's eyes.

...

At the camp entrance.

Qin Feng walked over unhurriedly, his expression calm, revealing no emotion.

As soon as Shen Youchu saw him, she immediately raised her chin, striking a pose of someone coming to settle a score.

"Qin Feng, so you finally decided to come out."

"I thought you planned to stay in there and be a coward for the rest of your life?"

Murong Zhe stood to the side with his arms crossed, a playful smile on his lips, as if watching a good show.

Qin Feng stopped three meters away from them, looked at her indifferently, and said nothing.

This indifferent attitude caused the barrage of questions Shen Youchu had prepared to instantly get stuck in her throat.

Something was wrong.

In the past, whenever Qin Feng saw her, even if she just frowned, he would get nervous and flustered, trying everything to make her happy.

Why is he acting like nothing happened today?

Murong Zhe noticed her hesitation and whispered in her ear:

"Don't be fooled by him. He's doing this on purpose; he just wants to use this coldness to attract your attention and make you take the initiative to care about him. It's an old trick, don't fall for it."

Shen Youchu suddenly realized.

Right!

It must be like that!

This Qin Feng, after a month of military training, hasn't learned anything else, but he's learned how to play mind games!

Trying to use this tactic to raise his own value?

Ridiculous!

Having figured this out, Shen Youchu's confidence returned.

She cleared her throat and said in a condescending tone:

"Alright, Qin Feng. Stop playing those 'hard to get' games in front of me; it's very low-class, and I saw right through it instantly."

"I came here in person today just to give you a way out."

She extended a finger and pointed at Qin Feng.

"You ignored me before and didn't reply to my messages, which made me very angry, and the consequences are very serious."

"So, I've decided that to punish you, and to let me vent my anger, starting this month, your living allowance must be increased to eight thousand a month."

She paused, seemingly feeling that this condition wasn't enough, and added:

"Also, you must kowtow and apologize to me in front of me, and promise that you will never make this mistake again. If you do that, I might grudgingly consider forgiving you this once."

After speaking, she crossed her arms and looked at Qin Feng with a smug expression, waiting for his repentance and submission.

In her view, she had already made a huge concession.

This was a chance for him to be forgiven!

If Qin Feng were smart, he should kneel down immediately and be grateful.

However, Qin Feng just listened quietly, and then, he laughed.

It wasn't a fawning smile, nor was it a bitter smile, but a laugh from the bottom of his heart, finding it absurd and ridiculous.

"Eight thousand?"

He repeated it, then shook his head.

"Do you think everyone should revolve around you?"

"Do you think that if you frown, the whole earth will tremble?"

"Shen Youchu! Where do you get your confidence?"

The string of rhetorical questions made Shen Youchu's smile freeze on her face.

She hadn't expected Qin Feng to have this reaction.

Not only did he not kneel and beg for mercy, but he actually dared to question her?

"Qin Feng! What is that attitude!"

Murong Zhe seeing this, immediately stepped forward, pointed at Qin Feng's nose, and shouted:

"Youchu came here in person to give you a way out, and you're pushing your luck, aren't you? Who do you think you are to talk to Youchu like that?"

He struck a pose as a protector of the fair maiden, acting righteous.

"I advise you to take it while you can; don't be ungrateful!"

"Otherwise, if Youchu really gets angry later, this way out will be gone! By then, it'll be too late for you to even cry!"

Shen Youchu was puffed up by Murong Zhe's words; she puffed out her chest and looked at Qin Feng with her nostrils.

Qin Feng, however, couldn't even be bothered to look at him; his gaze returned to Shen Youchu, and then he pointed at Murong Zhe beside her and asked curiously.

"Who are you? We don't know each other, yet you jump out here blabbering."

Murong Zhe's face darkened, and he was just about to introduce himself.

Shen Youchu cut him off, proudly hooked her arm around Murong Zhe's, and announced: "His name is Murong Zhe, he is my… male best friend."

As soon as the words "male best friend" came out.

Behind the fence, a wave of irrepressible boos and laughter erupted instantly.

"Pfft! Male best friend? I don't buy that for a second!"

"Hahahaha, using the banner of a 'best friend' while doing couple things—city folks really know how to play!"

"I bet a pack of spicy strips that these two are definitely having an affair! If not, I'll livestream myself washing my hair while doing a handstand!"

Amidst the chatter, the expression on Qin Feng's face didn't change at all.

He just nodded, and then, in a tone of stating facts, said to Shen Youchu:

"Shen Youchu, I didn't come out today to listen to your conditions; I just wanted to make things clear."

"From now on, you go your way, and I'll go mine. Between us, this is the end."

He turned his head and said to the sentry at the gate: "Comrade, please take note of these two people. In the future, if they come again, it will be considered harassment of a military restricted zone; chase them away directly. If they don't cooperate, handle it according to regulations."

After speaking, he turned and left without a shred of hesitation.

The whole process was crisp and decisive, as if he were dealing with some insignificant trash.

Shen Youchu was completely stunned.

Was Qin Feng crazy, or did she have the wrong script?

How could he dare?

How could he dare to really not want her anymore?

Watching Qin Feng's back get further and further away, an unprecedented panic instantly overwhelmed her reason.

"Qin Feng!"