TSIAGBICATMWI Chapter 167

Chapter 167 Freezing Like a Dog

Gu Tangxi had definitely followed Gu Tangyue. Although Xie YunChuan and the others were certain there was no danger in this city, who could guarantee absolute safety? Gu Tangyue was too weak to even truss a chicken, and Gu Tangxi couldn’t bear to leave her alone to slowly adjust her emotions.

Silently following behind Gu Tangyue, waiting for her to kick enough, Gu Tangxi finally stepped forward and said, “Okay, it’s my fault, I embarrassed you. I apologize, and I’ll explain it to Xu Yuzhe later, I’ll definitely clear your name.”

“Explain what? You eagerly brought it up, making it seem like I have something for him. Humph, who cares? If he looks down on me, I look down on him too. He can’t even compare to a single hair on Xie YunChuan’s head.” Gu Tangyue’s originally depressed voice became more energetic as she spoke, and her eyes brightened considerably when she mentioned Xie YunChuan.

Gu Tangxi’s expression darkened, and she said sternly, “Don’t harbor any thoughts you shouldn’t, and don’t do anything you shouldn’t.”

Gu Tangyue retorted sharply, “What kind of person do you take me for?”

“I don’t mean to look down on you, but you need to know what you should and shouldn’t do. I’m just afraid you’ll be confused for a moment.” Although Gu Tangxi’s tone softened a bit, her attitude remained firm.

Gu Tangyue, in a self-destructive manner, said, “What thoughts could I have? What could I do that I shouldn’t? It’s just envy, just admiring the strong. I’m a useless person, what can I do? What dare I do?” After shouting it out in a hoarse voice, the frustration in Gu Tangyue’s heart dissipated a lot.

She was very clear-headed and not a cheap person. Some thoughts couldn’t be controlled, but she knew her limits on what to say and do. Besides, she really liked Luo Shuyou, okay? Gu Tangyue muttered to herself, was it really necessary for Gu Tangxi to act as if she was afraid she would do something wrong and try to steal Xie YunChuan from Luo Shuyou? Luo Shuyou and Xie YunChuan’s relationship was stronger than gold, who could steal him away?

She really, really just admired and longed for their relationship, envying Xie YunChuan and Luo Shuyou’s love, longing for beautiful love. Perhaps this desire for the love of the strong inevitably projected onto Xie YunChuan, but she would never do anything stupid, let alone anything to hurt Luo Shuyou.

Of course, she also had no chance to do so. With someone like Xie YunChuan, the few times Gu Tangyue got closer than two steps to him were when Xie YunChuan had to protect her, a moving space, in dangerous situations. Gu Tangyue could see it very clearly. She didn’t understand why her older sister had such worries. Did she think her younger sister was an idiot?

Gu Tangxi quickly held Gu Tangyue’s shoulders, softly comforting her before she exploded, “Okay, okay, if you don’t have it, you don’t have it, if you won’t do it, you won’t do it. Keep your voice down, keep your voice down.” There were more than just the two sisters here. With such a loud shout, Xu Yuzhe must have heard everything. Now that Gu Tangyue was in a fit of anger and didn’t care about anything, if she came to her senses later, she would have a social death twice within an hour. She would be so depressed. Gu Tangxi felt embarrassed for her just thinking about it.

Xu Yuzhe did hear every word, not because he wanted to be a sneak and eavesdrop on the two sisters’ conversation, but because the supermarket was just so small, and Gu Tangyue was shouting so loudly. Anyone who wasn’t deaf could hear clearly standing at the supermarket entrance, let alone Xu Yuzhe, an ability user with sharp ears and eyes in the middle of it.

He didn’t blame himself, didn’t misunderstand that the argument was caused by what happened just now. The content made it clear that it had nothing to do with him. Only someone with Gu Tangxi’s outgoing and cheerful personality would only now realize Gu Tangyue’s delicate little thoughts. Hmm… maybe Xie YunChuan, whose heart was completely on Luo Shuyou, didn’t notice it either. Xu Yuzhe smiled, thinking ironically in his heart: In that case, he was just too meticulous.

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After Gu Tangyue vented enough, the three of them, having gained nothing, returned to the car and continued forward. This time, Gu Tangxi wasn’t idle. She finally belatedly started clearing the road for Xu Yuzhe. The thick snow on the ground melted upon contact with fire, which was easy for Gu Tangxi, a fire-type ability user.

Perhaps she hadn’t realized that her words had all been heard by Xu Yuzhe, or perhaps she had seen through it and didn’t care, Gu Tangyue no longer buried her head, afraid to face people, but instead leisurely admired the snow scene along the way.

The carriage was quiet for a long time. Finally, Gu Tangyue took the lead in breaking the silence, “Fireworks to ward off evil spirits, but no firecrackers; abundance every year, but no fish; clean and quiet, but no green vegetables; prosperous and lively, but no red lanterns…”

But these words were still unpleasant to hear. Gu Tangxi was ashamed and didn’t dare to increase her tone, but softly scolded, “Can you not use your self-pitying virtue here? It’s a waste of scenery, it only attracts bad luck.”

Gu Tangyue didn’t change her stubborn nature, retorting, “I’m telling the truth. Can’t I reminisce about the past and criticize the present?”

Gu Tangxi: “……?” Now there were no zombies, no lack of food and clothing, and they were even preparing to have a happy new year. What was there to be dissatisfied with?

Alright, it was best not to provoke this living ancestor today. Let her be a gloomy ghost immersed in her own sentimentalism.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yuzhe chimed in, “Fresh fish may be hard to come by, fresh vegetables may be hard to come by, but firecrackers and red lanterns are simple. We can find them if we look.” It could be said that as long as it wasn’t food or drink, there was nothing in this mall that couldn’t be found.

Xu Yuzhe didn’t want to be at odds with Gu Tangyue. They would have to live together in the future, and taking the initiative to break the ice was the best option.

Fortunately, Gu Tangyue wasn’t petty. She took the opportunity to step down and replied, “Then let’s go find them quickly.”

Entering a large shopping mall, they found a store specializing in New Year’s goods. There wasn’t a single New Year’s food item left, but the firecrackers and red lanterns they wanted were more than enough.

Gu Tangyue: “Take them, take them, take them all.” The extravagance of a space ability user was on full display.

Seeing the fireworks piled up like a small mountain, Gu Tangxi shouted happily, “There are fireworks here.”

Gu Tangyue walked to her side, wrapped her thick cotton coat tighter, and nodded repeatedly, “Good, good, good, take them all, take them all.” In the blink of an eye, the originally crowded store was empty, and without shelter, even the cold wind blew more rampantly.

Gu Tangyue shrugged, shivering like a matchstick. Even the thickest clothes couldn’t resist the invasion of the cold. Her teeth chattering, she said, “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go back to the car quickly. This damn weather is going to freeze people to death.”

Gu Tangxi waved her hand and said, “Go back to the car for what? Isn’t this huge shopping mall the place we’re supposed to scavenge?” She didn’t feel cold at all, even though she was wearing much less than Gu Tangyue.

Gu Tangyue froze, and simply stopped hugging herself. She raised her head, straightened her chest, and walked out with a dignified air, heading straight for the next store. If she was going to die, then so be it, an early death would lead to an early rebirth.

It was just that her constantly trembling chin exposed the reality that she was already freezing like a dog.