Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 186 Ye Guyi's Angry
Gu Yuena's gaze shifted from the jade box and returned to Yin Chen's face.

She stared at him silently for two seconds, as if trying to see through everything hidden beneath his gentle smile.

Finally, she slowly nodded.

"Yeah."

She withdrew her gaze and didn't ask another question.

She knew he wasn't telling the truth.

At least, not all the truth was told.

But since he didn't want to talk about it, she stopped asking.

Sometimes, digging too deep into the details can backfire.

Seeing that Gu Yuena stopped asking questions, Yin Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally... we managed to get away with it.

Although revealing his ultimate ice and second martial soul was inevitable, that was something for later. He didn't want to explain too much now; it was too troublesome.

However, he hadn't completely relaxed yet.

A voice filled with shock, grievance, and strong dissatisfaction suddenly erupted from the row in front of him.

"Good guy!!"

Ye Guyi turned around abruptly, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief. She pointed her trembling finger at Yin Chen, then at Gu Yuena, her face filled with disbelief.

"You're treating people differently? This is blatant discrimination."

She was about to explode with anger.

"Why did you snap at me and tell me to stop asking when I asked you, but when Gu Yue asked, you not only answered honestly but also showed her everything?!"

"Yin Chen, you've gone too far!!"

The girl's accusatory voice gave Yin Chen a headache.

All the ostriches who had just buried their heads in their books couldn't help but quietly lift their eyelids once again, glancing out of the corner of their eyes at the sequel to this wonderful drama.

Looking at the little angel in front of him, whose cheeks were puffed up with anger and whose eyes were almost spitting fire, Yin Chen felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

He discovered that dealing with these interpersonal troubles was sometimes far more difficult than dealing with a Title Douluo.

Ye Guyi is different from Zhou Sichen and others.

She genuinely considered him a friend, and was one of the few people in the class, besides Gu Yuena and the Lan sisters, who truly entered his small social circle.

He could not ignore his friend's accusations.

Thinking of this, Yin Chen's somewhat helpless expression softened instantly.

He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, a slightly apologetic wry smile on his face.

"My bad, my bad."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was full of sincerity.

"I apologize for my bad attitude just now."

He offered no explanation and directly admitted his mistake.

Ye Guyi had prepared a long list of accusations, but Yin Chen's straightforward apology silenced her.

She paused for a moment, and her puffed-out cheeks subconsciously deflated.

Yin Chen pressed his advantage, continuing in a gentle, somewhat ingratiating tone:
"To make up for my mistake earlier, and to sincerely apologize to our lovely classmate Ye Guyi, tonight is my treat. Shrek City, you can choose any place and order whatever you like, how about it?"

These words gave Ye Guyi a way out.

Ye Guyi's little bit of anger dissipated almost instantly.

But she maintained a "I'm very angry, and the consequences will be severe" expression on her face, turned her head to the side, and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, you think you can bribe me with a big meal? I... I'm not that easy to talk to." Although she said that, her slightly trembling ears and the barely suppressed, upturned curve of her lips had already betrayed her true thoughts.

Gu Yuena, who was standing to the side, remained silent throughout.

She just sat there quietly.

But if someone observes closely, they will notice a barely perceptible smile flashing deep within her dark, star-like purple eyes.

She found the scene before her quite amusing.

Yin Chen, who always appears mature beyond his years and seems to have everything under control, displays clumsiness and helplessness when faced with simple emotional entanglements between peers. This makes his originally somewhat aloof image instantly come alive and become real.

……

Time always flies by in the fulfilling and intense college life.

As the afternoon classes ended, the setting sun bathed Shrek Academy in a warm golden glow.

Yin Chen kept his promise and held an apology banquet.

The large group left the academy and arrived in the bustling Shrek City.

Finally, after careful selection by Ye Guyi, they entered a high-priced restaurant that was famous for cooking rare soul beast ingredients.

Of course, Ye Guyi was not the only one attending the banquet.

Since Ye Guyi was making an apology, there had to be witnesses, so Gu Yuena, Lan Susu, and the Lan Luoluo sisters joined in without any pretext.

"Boss, bring us all your most expensive and best-tasting dishes."

Holding the menu, Ye Guyi spoke with an air of grandeur, as if he hadn't come to eat, but to uphold justice and punish Yin Chen, that rich but heartless fellow.

Yin Chen simply smiled and let her be.

He could afford to pay that amount, even though it was the princess's money.

Interestingly, just as they were about to enter the restaurant, a furtive figure crept over from a corner not far away.

"Boss, boss."

Zhou Sichen rubbed his hands together, his face plastered with a fawning smile.

"What a coincidence! You're here for dinner too? Oh, it's so boring eating with so few people. How about... I join you?"

He had already found out that Yin Chen was going to treat everyone, so he deliberately waited here, just so he could shamelessly mooch off this feast.

Do you think it's appropriate to bring another man along when having dinner with a group of beautiful girls?

Yin Chen glared at him, annoyed.

"I think it's quite appropriate. We're all classmates, so class monitor, you can't show favoritism."

Zhou Sichen said with a grin.

"I don't care what you think, I care what I think, get out of here."

Yin Chen made a kicking motion, and Zhou Sichen was so frightened that he ran away in an instant.

Only one sentence, filled with grief and indignation, remained in the air:
"Class monitor, you value romance over friendship."

Yin Chen shook his head speechlessly. What a character! But having a friend like this in academy life is quite interesting.

The meal was very lively.

Ye Guyi channeled her grief and anger into appetite, making her incredibly powerful in battle.

The Lan sisters chattered away, sharing all sorts of interesting stories from the academy.

Gu Yuena remained quiet, but occasionally she would nod slightly when Yin Chen looked over, or pick up her cup and sip her juice.

A warm and harmonious atmosphere flowed gently among them.

……

(End of this chapter)