Not a god

Chapter 178 Chen Yi is thinking

Amidst the dilapidated ruins, the sky was grayish-white. A disheveled little girl, about four or five years old, stood on the street, her hair hanging down like seaweed, her whole body filthy.

She had no shoes, not even pants, and was wearing a tattered short-sleeved shirt that reached her knees. She had taken it from the sleeping people in the ruins, and it clearly didn't fit her.

She didn't know why she was there or where she was going. She remembered being in a place with many children like her, where there was food and shelter. Oh, and there was also a big sister there who would often give her food and clothes. But then all of that was gone.

No one will give her anything to eat, and she'll get hungry if she doesn't eat, so she has to find something to eat herself, and that's why she's here, it's that simple.

There are many people sleeping directly on the street. Sometimes they have food on them. Yiyi has been observing them for a long time. These people sleep for a long time, and the food will spoil if they don't eat it. So she goes over and finds it one by one to eat herself.

Daddy is nowhere to be found. Yiyi is so hungry. Daddy didn't show up at that time, and it seems... she never had a daddy. It's so strange.

……

"Ho?"

Recently, Yiyi has felt like something's wrong with her.

It's not something that just started happening recently; it seems like it's been strange for a long time.

She felt that she had actually grown up, become a tall adult, taller than her mother, and could unleash a burst of anger with a "ha!"

But why haven't I seen my dad since I grew up... The thought of not having a dad made her want to cry again, but when she looked up, she clearly saw her dad there.

Chen Xi was at the front desk, holding that thing called a cell phone, talking to someone, I don't know.

She does have a mother, but her mother seems to be looking for her father and always ignores Yiyi. She is also very fierce to Yiyi. After being scolded by her mother, Yiyi often finds a corner to secretly drop small pearls and stay there angry, hoping that her mother will come to coax her. However, her mother never comes to coax her, so she has to wait until she is no longer angry and then go back to find her mother.

And, she was so hungry... not just hungry now, but that feeling of being so hungry, like her tummy had never had anything to eat. She felt like she'd been hungry all this time, but when she looked down... even though Yi Yi ate until her tummy was round and full every day, and her dad would often poke her tummy and call her a little pig.

How strange! Is she hungry or not? Is she cold or hot? Is she big Yiyi or little Yiyi...? How strange!

My little girl has been thinking a lot lately.

For example, today, her dad gave her a sachima (a type of Chinese pastry) while she was sitting in the shop. She wanted to take it out of her pocket to eat, but she couldn't hold it with one hand. Her hands have become so big before, why do they look so small now?

She stretched out her hand, looking at her tiny hand. She clenched her little fist together, then opened it like a flower blooming, clenched it, and opened it again... She looked at her short fingers, her round little face lost in thought, looking more and more seriously, and then put it in her mouth.

good to eat
"I told you not to suck your fingers, take it out now."

Seeing this, Douzi quickly tried to stop her, but Xiao Chenyi was already prepared. She ran to a corner, squatted down, and started eating her fingers like crazy, turning her back to Douzi so that Douzi wouldn't let her pull her away.

Bai Douzi chased after her, grabbed her under both armpits, and picked her up. The little girl was lifted into the air, crawling on all fours like a dog, trying to escape, making a futile resistance. Her eyes held the calm of a strong person. Clearly, she had been picked up like this many times and was already used to it.

Then she was held in Bai Douzi's arms and sat on the stool.

"This is such a big Sachima! Let me break it into smaller pieces for you."

When the store wasn't busy, one of the employees, who was being exploited in various ways, also worked as a babysitter. However, this was all voluntary, as she genuinely enjoyed playing with and taking care of children.

Moreover, Xiao Yiyi smells delicious and is well-behaved. Although she sometimes likes to pick up trash to eat, that's normal for a child.

Seeing Xiao Chenyi, Bai Douzi couldn't help but fantasize again, imagining that she would get married and have children in the future, and have a well-behaved baby as obedient as Yiyi, hehe!
……

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xi told Jiang Xiaowan that he had to go out for a bit.

Did she cause trouble?

Jiang Xiaowan just heard the voice of Emperor Yan on the other end of the phone.

"That's it."

Jiang Xiaowan's expression darkened, and she whispered, "Brother..."

"Perhaps Xiao Wan could be a little more lenient with her. She has always been very respectful to you, hasn't she?"

Chen Xi said, "Isn't she your friend?"

"...But she still got her brother into trouble," she whispered.

"Even setting aside the fact that she's your friend, she's been by your side in that world for so long." Chen Xi thought for a moment and said:
"I told her that Yiyi is Yiyi, and she is herself, but Yiyi and Emperor Yan do have a stronger connection than parents and siblings."

If she gets into trouble, I'll still feel like Yiyi has grown up and caused me trouble, without finding it troublesome or a headache at all. After all, wouldn't a parent's life be incomplete if their child didn't cause trouble?

"But she refuses to call you Dad."

"...One thing at a time, and I never planned to have such a grown daughter."

"What trouble has she gotten herself into?"

"It's related to Xiao Luo, and it's hard to explain in a few words, but it's not a big deal."

For Chen Xi, it really wasn't a big deal.

After leaving the store, he drove to the school.

It was Wednesday. When Chen Xi arrived, the school bell had just rung. People were strolling around the campus in twos and threes. Students were standing on the balconies upstairs looking down. Some people were even reciting their books after class. Some people noticed Chen Xi, who was not a student, but they only glanced at her a few times and didn't pay much attention to her.

Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School has both junior and senior high school sections. Chen Xi attended high school here. Returning to her alma mater brings back some memories, reminding her of many cute and silly things that happened to Jiang Wanwan during her adolescence. Maybe she should go back and look for her middle school uniform tonight...

Junior high school... I think it's this side.

Xiao Luo and Jiang Wanwan are somewhat similar. Both are from single-parent families and are not good at communicating with people. However, Jiang Wanwan is afraid to talk to strangers because of social anxiety.

Xiao Luo's difficulties in interacting with others stemmed from his parents' arguments during his childhood and the lack of his father's presence in his single-parent family.

However, he was not self-conscious or timid. Instead, he presented a completely different side from Jiang Wanwan. He was arrogant and didn't care about anyone. He felt that he didn't need friends and isolated himself from everyone else, like an unpopular troublemaker in the class.

However, Chen Xi would eavesdrop on his conversation with Douzi in the store from time to time. Every time, she would speak harshly like a hedgehog. When she felt that she had said something wrong, she would want to apologize but hesitate and then hummed indifferently... Isn't that too typical of a tsundere?
This kid is probably the same way in class, but the other classmates, unlike Bai Douzi, treat him like an immature little brother and always show her big sister's broad-mindedness.

Therefore, Xiao Luo didn't make many friends at school.

Today, at school, he beat up several people.

It's perfectly normal for kids to fight.

Moreover, although Xiao Luo cosplays Uchiha Sasuke all day long and has a sour face towards everyone, he is not the kind of person who starts trouble. The reason he got into a fight was because someone in his class provoked him first.

Some classmates have a foul mouth, saying that he is an orphan, his parents are divorced, and he is unloved by his parents.

"..."

Chen Xi entered the junior high school building, passed Class 1 of Grade 7, and headed towards the office.

"Hey, are Tiger and the others badly beaten? Why haven't they come back yet?"

"Finally, someone can stop them. Relying on their awakened destiny, they run rampant..."

"Speaking of which, Xiao Luo is really amazing. He beat those guys so badly all by himself. Is Xiao Luo also a chosen one?"

"This transfer student, who usually doesn't talk to anyone, is surprisingly fierce in fights."

"Hey, Xiaotian, aren't you his deskmate? Is this guy really that good at fighting?"

The office was packed with people, and Chen Xi saw Jiang Yan as soon as she entered. However, when Emperor Yan saw her, he shrank into a corner, desperately trying to make his presence known. His guilty look was so convincing that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to add a cartoon image of him sweating profusely to his head.

The reason this guy was there was because after Xiao Luo hit someone, the teacher called his parents, and Xiao Luo didn't want Ms. Yin to know, so he asked Yan Di to impersonate his parents.

After the results came out, this guy got into a conflict with the other parent.

She hit the other person's parents.

Yes, it wasn't a big deal originally. It was just a fight between kids, but she made a big deal out of it.

"Hello, teacher."

"You are Xiao Luo's..."

"This is what happened today..."

"actually……"

Since Chen Xi is here, she should just sit down, make the necessary compensations, and accept the criticism.

Half an hour later, standing on the elevated floor below the teaching building, looking at the two deities in front of him, he remained expressionless.

"Let's say something, who wants to start?"

"I'm not really my parent, boss. You're so annoying, go home."

"So, should I tell your mom?"

"...It's all Emperor Yan's fault! She started arguing with that fat mother as soon as she arrived!"

"It's all my fault. Didn't you tell me to go and save face?"

"I clearly told you to impersonate my parent and apologize, but as soon as you showed up, you rolled up your sleeves and wanted to start a fight."

"Huh? You want me to apologize to someone else for you? I don't remember us being that close?"

"That's because you took fifty yuan of my pocket money! Yesterday too, you said you'd help me forge a parent's signature, but the next day the teacher said I went to elementary school students for help..."

"Hey Hey hey--"

The two argued more and more fiercely, and it looked like they were about to fight in the school. During the argument, they caught a glimpse of Chen Xi with his arms crossed and just watching expressionlessly. They suddenly realized that this was not Douzi, but the mature man, Boss Chen, and neither of them dared to say a word.

Chen Xi looked at Xiao Luo and said, "You don't want Ms. Yin to know that you hit someone at school because you also know that it's wrong, right?"

"They started it..."

"It's not that I don't want Mom to know you hit someone, it's that I don't want Mom to know that you don't have any friends at school, you're always alone, and you never interact with anyone, right?"

"Oh wow? I'll have lots of friends in the future..." Jiang Yan was about to interject when Chen Xi gave him a death stare, and he lowered his head again.

Xiao Luo, with a nonchalant attitude, said, "That kind of thing doesn't matter."

Chen Xi continued, "Actually, there are also people who don't need friends and can be very comfortable being alone."

"However, you are clearly not that kind of person. You really want to make friends with others, but you just can't seem to get the hang of it."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not..."

Just then, a thin male student came running down the hallway: "Xiao, Xiao Luo, it's actually because of me..."

"Zhang Xiaotian?"

Xiao Luo was taken aback when he saw who it was. The person who ran over was his deskmate. Although they were deskmates, they didn't actually interact much.

"Yes, it's all because of me. Xiao Luo is..."

Tan Huwen and his gang, having awakened to their destiny, acted like tyrants in the school all day long. Zhang Xiaotian, with his personality, was the perfect target for their bullying.

During this period, he was frequently called out, paid a lot of money, and sometimes even got beaten up.

Then today, as usual, this group came to his place, called him out, and accidentally bumped into his deskmate's desk, Xiao Luo's desk.

The classroom is only so big, so it's normal to bump into each other occasionally when passing by. Xiao Luo is considered tall among the first-year junior high students, so this group won't provoke him.

However, just from a light touch on the desk, Xiao Luo stood up and got into an argument with the group.

He only started fighting with those people after they mentioned his single-parent family, that he was an orphan, and that he didn't have a father.

This little student was indeed timid; he trembled even when speaking in front of others, and his voice was almost inaudible by the end. He forced himself to remain calm and said loudly:

"So, so, Xiao Luo got into a fight because of me! Brother, please don't blame him."

Chen Xi listened to the whole thing, a slight smile on her face, thinking to herself how youth really is.

"What are you talking about? I just don't like those few people, it has nothing to do with you..."

"Aro, are those people over there your classmates?"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xi interrupted him. Xiao Luo turned around and saw a group of students peering down the hallway, all looking at him with curiosity.

Xiao Luo glared fiercely at the group of people, but none of them were afraid of him. He turned around and met Chen Xi's gaze. Thinking of what she had just said, his expression became very awkward.

"I'm really not, I don't think friends are... Ugh, so annoying!"

Just then, the bell rang for the last class.

Chen Xi looked at Zhang Xiaotian and said:
"However, Xiao Luo's actions were indeed inappropriate. Everyone is a classmate at school, and fighting is wrong no matter what... How about this, considering it's his first offense, I won't blame him this time. You keep an eye on Xiao Luo for me, and if he gets into a fight with a classmate again next time, you tell your brother, okay?"

"Okay, okay."

"Class has started, go back to class."

"Ah."

He looked at Xiao Luo, "You go back to class too."

Xiao Luo turned around, still acting like he was dragging a child, and muttered under his breath, "It wasn't a big deal to begin with..."

"Xiao Luo, thank you..."

"I told you it wasn't because of you!"

Chen Xi called out to them, "By the way, bring your classmates to the store occasionally to sit down and do homework or something, since it's so close by."

Xiao Luo ruffled her hair, wanting to give him the middle finger, but didn't dare. She glared at her deskmate next to her, shooed him upstairs, and then ran upstairs herself.

After all, the school bell had already rung, and if we didn't run now, we'd be late.

Chen Xi sighed, thinking how innocent and adorable children are, before turning to look at someone.

Jiang Yan shrank his neck and tentatively asked, "Then... shall we go back too?"

(End of this chapter)