Douluo: My Clone Simulates the Star God.

Chapter 144 A Woman Like My Mother

Despite the major incident at Shrek Academy, which nearly destroyed the school, the casualties were minimized thanks to the combined efforts of the teachers and students.

That is, zero!

A world where no one gets hurt is born, and that's true happiness for everyone!

Even on days like these, sleep is still necessary. After all, the entire school had just played a life-or-death game of hide-and-seek. If everyone was found, they would live; if anyone was missed, they would die.

Under such immense pressure, everyone was on edge. Now that things have finally eased up, they've all deflated like punctured balloons.

Tang Wulin, facing life choices, felt the same way. He felt his eyelids were very heavy, as if he would collapse to the ground unconscious at any moment.

But at that moment, the girl's smile still flashed into Tang Wulin's mind...

"Thank you, Wu Lin!"

When Liu Ying woke up, the warm smile on her face was, in Tang Wulin's mind, comparable to the smile of his own mother.

This also caused Tang Wulin to often fall into a daze after separating from Liu Ying.

"Oh? What unhealthy things are you thinking about?" Xie Xie's cheeky voice came from the side. He had a wicked grin on his face and looked at Tang Wulin with ill intent. "Tell me so I can have a laugh too?"

"What unhealthy stuff? This is a serious matter, okay!" Tang Wulin's expression was serious, but in Xie Xie's eyes, it was all an act and had no persuasive power whatsoever.

"Alright, alright, I know!" Xie Xie waved his hand helplessly. "I can tell from your expression, you're definitely thinking about Liu Ying, right? What? You've fallen for her?"

"This... I don't know." Xie Xie's words made Tang Wulin fall into deep thought. He actually didn't quite understand what kind of relationship he had with Liu Ying.

They must be close friends, right?

After all, the four of them had been together since their time at Donghai Academy, and they all knew each other quite well.

Tang Wulin was certain that if Xie Xie or Xu Xiaoyan had been prepared to sacrifice themselves at that time, he would have definitely tried to stop them!

But why does something feel off about the fireflies? And why does it feel so strangely familiar?

"Stop thinking about it. I think you've fallen for her!" Xie Xie's voice came from the side. "Gentle, strong, and even when plagued by illness, she bravely fights back, using her own strength to illuminate those around her… Who wouldn't be moved by a girl like that?"

"Besides, she's been with us for so long and taken care of us the whole time... To be honest, even I'm tempted to confess my feelings!"

"However, I also know that this is just wishful thinking on my part, and the other person definitely doesn't like me."

"I can't forget the way Firefly looked at me before, like I was some rich kid... What's wrong with you?"

Xie Xie, who was originally planning to chat with Tang Wulin, suddenly noticed that Tang Wulin's expression had changed, as if he had suddenly realized the truth of the matter.

"That's right, Xie Xie, this is it!"

Tang Wulin was extremely excited, and even put more force into the hand he placed on Xie Xie.

"I knew there was something familiar about Liu Ying. Thank goodness you reminded me, otherwise I probably wouldn't have noticed it myself!"

"What did you find out?" Tang Wulin's appearance piqued Xie Xie's curiosity. Was this kid really planning to confess his feelings?

"It's Mom, Xie Xie!" Tang Wulin exclaimed excitedly, "Liu Ying is a woman who looks like my mother!"

ha?

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie was completely dumbfounded.

No, buddy?

I was waiting for you to say something explosive, but instead you just gave me this?

However, Tang Wulin ignored Xie Xie's shock and continued talking to himself.

"I knew the way Ying looked at me before was weird. I kept wondering why that look seemed so familiar. After you pointed it out, I realized that was the way Mom used to look at me!"

For Tang Wulin, his mother, Lang Yue, was a very special person. Although she was just an ordinary woman, her status in the family far exceeded that of his father.

Especially when he did something wrong, Lang Yue would always look at him with that kind of gaze... Isn't that the same expression Liu Ying often gave him?

"So, Xie Xie... Xie Xie?"

Tang Wulin became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Xie Xie's expression, because Xie Xie's expression had become just like his mother Lang Yue's.

"Wu Lin, sometimes I really think you're hopeless... How about we go to the hospital to get you checked out?"

"Haha, what are you talking about?" Tang Wulin could only scratch his head helplessly at Xie Xie's words. "But I really think Liu Ying looks like my mother..."

Bang!

Before Tang Wulin could finish speaking, Xie Xie let go of him and threw him to the ground, looking at him with a disgusted expression.

"Tsk! You're crazy!"

"Anyway, it's not far from the dorm, so you can go back by yourself!"

After Xie Xie finished speaking, his figure disappeared, leaving Tang Wulin alone, bewildered in the wind.

"Xie Xie? Xie Xie?"

After calling out several times without response, Tang Wulin was certain that Xie Xie was really gone, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"They're finally gone..."

Tang Wulin slowly stood up from the ground, gently patted the dust off his buttocks, and then walked alone towards the dormitory.

Is Tang Wulin really stupid?

He might be silly sometimes, but he can't stay silly forever, can he?

After all, people always have to grow up. Tang Wulin was only about eleven years old, but he had already experienced what most people would go through in half a lifetime. His growth during this period far surpassed that of anyone else of his generation.

How could he not understand what Xie Xie was saying?

He just didn't want to strain the relationship between the group because of his own actions.

In addition, Tang Wulin also wanted to be alone for a while, even if it was only for a short time, so that he could have some peace and quiet.

What usually takes only five minutes to walk took Tang Wulin a full twenty minutes to get back to his dormitory.

He gently opened the door, looked around the dormitory, and breathed a sigh of relief when he found the lights were off.

"Xie Xie is already asleep, so I'll get some rest too... I won't take a shower today."

Tang Wulin returned to his bed with minimal movement, making as little noise as possible, and within a few minutes, he began to breathe regularly.

He was really tired.

Meanwhile, the moment Tang Wulin lay down on the bed, Xie Xie opened his eyes. After confirming that the other was asleep, he sighed helplessly.

"What an idiot!"

(End of this chapter)