Superman Termination Manual - Chapter 375

Chapter 375: Chapter 212: The Birth of the Cinders Witch

July 22nd, in the afternoon, on the second floor of a Western-style dessert shop.

The sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a glow on Ke Mingye’s profile, dyeing his lowered eyelashes and eyes the same hue.

He glanced at his phone, casually took a glass of raw coconut water from a plate passed by a server, inserted a plastic straw, stirred twice in the liquid, and brought it to his lips for two sips.

Then, he looked up at the girl with the high ponytail sitting opposite him and asked nonchalantly, “Little sis, has your friend arrived yet?”

At this moment, Bai Zini was looking down at her phone, seemingly sending a message to someone.

“She’s here. She said she’s nearby now. It’s rare that you’re so patient, big brother…” Bai Zini paused, then suddenly looked up somewhat displeased, squinting at Ke Mingye, “If I were late, you would definitely, absolutely scold me. Why are you so nice to strangers?”

“Someone saved my life, how can I not be nice to a lifesaver?”

“Strange things have helped you too, and I haven’t seen you be that nice to them?”

“Strange things are strange things; Xiaohongmao is Xiaohongmao. Even if a strange thing gave me a holy sword capable of decapitating the demon king, I’d first use it to stab that thing’s chrysanthemum before saving the world. What’s the point of bringing it up?”

“Well, that’s true…” Bai Zini unexpectedly agreed with him, yet she didn’t forget to point out a flaw in his words, “But her name isn’t Xiaohongmao, it’s You Minglu!”

Ke Mingye propped his chin up, and asked helplessly, “Alright alright, so where is this You student?”

“She’s at the door now.”

Hearing this, Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow, turned his head to gaze out the window, and among the bustling crowd, a short-haired girl dressed in a denim pinafore was slowly walking towards the dessert shop, stopping in front of it. She looked up from under the brim of her baseball cap, her eyes bright in the sunlight as she glanced at the name of the store, and then she walked in.

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Shortly after, light footsteps echoed up the wooden staircase, and You Minglu’s figure appeared at the second-floor entrance.

She turned her head to look around, finally resting her gaze on Bai Zini, and then quickly took in Ke Mingye, quietly withdrawing her gaze.

Bai Zini looked up from her phone screen, turned her head to look at her, and complained in a low voice, “So slow…”

“Senior, you never told me that your brother would be coming,” You Minglu said as she approached.

Ke Mingye spoke up before Bai Zini could explain, “I wanted to say thank you. Yesterday… Thanks to you, I was saved. Otherwise, I might have been taken away with a gunshot by that woman.”

“No problem,” You Minglu said, taking a seat next to Bai Zini, “The truth is, I just didn’t want to see senior upset. If something had happened to you, given her temperament, she would surely hide in bed and secretly wipe tears…”

She was interrupted by a fierce glare from Bai Zini.

“Shut up.”

“As you command…” You Minglu lowered her eyes slightly, “After all, us country folks aren’t supposed to speak when the city people do, raised with a silver spoon in mouth…”

Seeing Bai Zini’s profile turn even colder, she smartly cut herself off, coughing gently twice into her fist.

“Pfft…” Ke Mingye nearly spat out the sip of raw coconut water he had in his mouth; he rested his arm on the table and swallowed the liquid, “Your friend is really funny.”

Bai Zini said, “Oh.”

You Minglu said, “Thanks, I also think I have a good sense of humor.”

She paused for a moment and muttered, “But can you please not compliment me in front of senior? Otherwise, she’ll put pressure on me when we get back. Is this workplace bullying? Her expression growing somber, “But that’s what we country kids deserve, no backing, weathered by life from a young age, a life that can be seen at one glance, ah, capital, ah, society…”

Ke Mingye whispered, “Hey, hey, it seems like your friend has been tormented into depression by your unscrupulous leadership.”

Bai Zini said, “She’s always like this, full of drama every day. Strange thing talks nonsense eight out of ten times; she does nine out of ten, even more exaggerated than the strange thing. If you take her seriously, then it’s all over.”

“Damn… that strange thing really does harm.”

“Right?”

Hearing their conversation, You Minglu responded expressionlessly and earnestly, “Lying is a necessity for the lower classes; we who grew up on trash must carefully observe and adapt our speech, like a chameleon’s protective color, lies are a means to protect ourselves.”

“Has anyone ever told you… that you talk like a robot?”

Ke Mingye took a sip of coconut water and asked curiously.

“I see…” You Minglu supported her chin with her hand, “Do city folks think of country people as their worker robots, just like replaceable parts seen everywhere in factories, easily replaced if broken. Perhaps this is the cruelty of the bourgeoisie.”

“You’re unbeatable…” Bai Zini sighed, holding her forehead.

“Speaking of which… when I was with senior before, we talked about the blue owl, and she said a lot of bad things about you. I was speaking up for you back then.”

“Like what?”

“Well…” You Minglu started to say, but after glancing at the expression of the high ponytail beauty beside her, she quickly changed her statement, “It’s a secret.”

“Fine, how could I not know what bad things she says about me… Anyway, I just came to say thanks. Once I’ve said it, I should be going,” Ke Ming said casually, standing up from the sofa, “Maybe I can help you out in the future, let’s look out for each other… Well, I’ve got to go, you two have fun.”

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