Chapter 42: Han Mei's Resentment

Bai Guagua finally got her wish; for the first time in "so many years," she finally had pocket money that belonged to her and that she could spend however she pleased.

No, it should be called secret savings.

Looking at the pile of red and green banknotes before her, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, tiptoed to close the door and draw the curtains, and then hid the money in a place she considered very secret—under the pillow on her bed.

How could one not keep such lovely things as money under one's head? One had to know that to get this secret stash, she had been exploited by that hateful capitalist Zhang Wei for a whole month of dishwashing duties.

After dinner, the homeroom teacher Yang Lingang suddenly called.

"Zhang Wei, the principal asked me to pass on a message to you: thank you for stepping forward to save everyone. You are the pride of our school, and your deeds will become a glorious entry in our school annals!"

Zhang Wei said cheerfully: "Teacher, I have prepared myself mentally, please continue."

The homeroom teacher on the other end of the line was a bit stunned. What the hell else can I say? What are you mentally preparing for? Are you addicted to hearing compliments?

Absorbed Yang Lingang's Resentment, +67.

But he quickly adjusted his mood and mentioned another matter: "The school held an emergency meeting this afternoon and decided to ask the military district for help, dispatching soldiers to garrison the school to prevent another attack by mutated beasts. Additionally, building some basic fortifications might take some time, so the school has decided to give a three-day holiday. Go notify everyone in the class group."

Why are you assigning me tasks now?

Zhang Wei was silent for a moment, then cautiously prompted: "Teacher, please continue."

Yang Lingang gave a chuckle and said a bit embarrassedly: "Zhang Wei, how did you know the teacher had more to say? It's like this, my child at home is clamoring every day that they want to undergo Awakening too. Could you spare some time to provide some guidance?"

Zhang Wei felt a bit depressed and had to bite the bullet and say: "Teacher, is there anything else you haven't said? For example, did the principal only ask you to thank me verbally? Is there no bonus or anything? Or a guaranteed admission spot to Tsinghua or Peking University would also work."

Absorbed Yang Lingang's Resentment, +88.

"Ahem, well... Zhang Wei, you have to understand the school's difficulties. This sort of thing isn't something that just exists on demand. How about this... I'll go ask for you."

Zhang Wei's face darkened immediately. Such a large school, yet they wouldn't offer any real benefits and only focused on superficial gestures.

Yang Lingang gave a chuckle and said: "Zhang Wei, why don't you come to my house during these few days of vacation? My child has watched your video and treats you like a hero."

Zhang Wei said earnestly: "Teacher, you have to understand the difficulties of Awakening. This sort of thing isn't something that just happens on demand. How about this... wait until the child is an adult first."

Absorbed Yang Lingang's Resentment, +99.

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After badmouthing the school in his heart, Zhang Wei opened his phone and saw a new message on WeChat from Ma Jieke.

"Brother, do you think my profile picture is badass?"

Zhang Wei zoomed in on the profile picture and saw Ma Jieke with a colorful afro, grinning with his yellow teeth and looking extremely happy.

After a moment of speechlessness, Zhang Wei sent one character back: "Like!"

The 'shamate' on the other end had just revealed a happy smile when he suddenly felt something was wrong...

You little brat! This young master asked if the profile picture was badass, not if the profile picture looked like a dick, OK?

Absorbed Ma Jieke's Resentment, +577.

After notifying the class group about the earlier matter, Zhang Wei also took the opportunity to post a message on his Moments:

Please everyone, work hard and strive for your own goals!

And as for me, I am the goal that everyone is striving for!

Everyone who scrolled past this post felt a pain in their balls. How the hell are you not exploding yet when you're this full of yourself? Can you say something pleasant for once?

Absorbed Hong Jianjun's Resentment, +377.

Absorbed...

After contentedly watching a wave of Resentment roll in, Zhang Wei entered a forum with many Awakened and browsed through it, finding a post with an interesting title, so he clicked in to take a look.

The content of the post was: Watching my ex-boyfriend start flirting with others, is there any way to stop him? Or ruin his good time?

Utterly boring!

Zhang Wei was just about to press the back button, but in the spirit of harvesting whatever he could, he replied below: "Some people occupy the latrine but don't poop; the original poster is like someone who has left the toilet but still wants to lock the door."

Not long after, a record of Resentment from Han Mei suddenly refreshed, +744.

Zhang Wei was puzzled; how did he offend this girl again? Could it be...

He went back to that post, looked at the original poster's profile and past post history, and was shocked to discover that this person was very likely Han Mei!

So Zhang Wei was amused.

She's an Awakened, she's far away, and she doesn't know his identity—if he doesn't troll her now, when will he?

Immediately, he replied below again:

Want to ruin your ex's good time? It's very simple. First, you need to be prettier than your ex's new flame; second, you need to find a boy who is more outstanding than your ex; finally, you need to be wealthier and more powerful than the new flame, and then go defeat her.

And the original poster of this thread, Han Mei, was sulking over the previous reply. Seeing that there was a new reply to the post, she couldn't help but think carefully: Am I prettier than Gu Xueling? It seems like it's just a tie; a boy more outstanding than Zhang Wei?

She thought about how all the Awakened in the school were helpless in the face of the exotic beasts, and recalled Zhang Wei's power to almost instantly kill the two eagles. In this Great Awakening Era, there really weren't many peers who dared to say they were more outstanding than him, right?

As for being wealthy and powerful... the Gu Family is a large clan that spans both political and business circles; one couldn't count five families in the whole country that dared to say they were wealthier and more powerful than hers, right?

Thinking of this, Han Mei felt completely terrible; it was especially, particularly heartbreaking!

I just posted a thread to vent, why did I attract so much annoyance?

Absorbed Han Mei's Resentment, +974.

Zhang Wei on this side secretly chuckled. How is this girl so easy to trick? It would be a disservice to himself if he didn't tease her.

Regarding Han Mei's complex psychology, Zhang Wei had no intention of investigating it in detail, and didn't even think in that direction at all.

Low emotional intelligence is one thing, but having a brain circuit different from ordinary people is also a reason.

Furthermore, it is very difficult for him now to truly keep someone in his heart. Even if he has a good impression of the other person, and even if they have established a romantic relationship, it is estimated that they would still be low on his list of priorities.

The sky gradually darkened. The prosperity of the Rongcheng night did not reach this Shanty Town at all, and the surroundings were completely silent.

This is the best time of day to absorb Star Power, but this does not mean that every Awakened will sit withered on their bed to embark on such a completely unknown journey.

Many people still follow their original life trajectories, going for late-night snacks, going to KTV, playing around, or sleeping soundly. How could inherent habits be easily broken?

Among the Awakened scattered in every corner of the world, only a small handful have shifted the entire focus of their lives to cultivation, whether because of extreme boredom and spiritual emptiness, or because they were at their wit's end and were making a desperate gamble, or because they had the foresight to realize...

In the world of the future, the strong will always be strong!