Chapter 140 – You’re the Childhood Friend Holding the Script for a Sure Win!

Shi Yu actually wasn’t dead?!

Zhao Xinning was one hundred percent certain that her shot that day had blown Shi Yu in half.

If even that hadn’t killed her… Zhao Xinning could think of several possibilities.

First, Shi Yu’s two halves had been taken back, and ZERO had Heaven Canceller and miracle-working doctors who had put her back together.

Zhao Xinning immediately dismissed that absurd idea.

That shot had inflicted catastrophic damage on Shi Yu’s body. How could it possibly have been repaired?

Unless… the Shi Yu here now wasn’t the same Shi Yu as before. Had she obtained a new body???

Zhao Xinning thought of a second possibility.

Shi Yu wasn’t an ordinary person!!!

Was she from the Dark Realm, just like Xi?

Or was she a superpower user with regenerative abilities?

Or was she something else entirely?…

Zhao Xinning slumped weakly against the door.

She had gone to so much trouble and put in so much effort to kill Shi Yu, only for her to come back alive and kicking.

Worse, she was going to keep pestering Xi…

“Why… Why am I the only ordinary person…?”

Zhao Xinning was utterly miserable.

She was just an ordinary person. She had no power to protect her relationship with Lin Xi…

“Xi… will be stolen from me sooner or later…”

Zhao Xinning felt as though her entire world had gone gray.

“How long are you going to keep wallowing like this?” Pluto berated her. “What’s wrong with being ordinary? Most people in this world are ordinary.”

“So what if Shi Yu came back to life? Worst-case scenario, you kill her again.”

“Next time, don’t just blow her in half. Grind her bones to dust and scatter her ashes too.”

“If she can still come back after that, then keep killing her!”

“Didn’t you say you would kill every pest who harbored improper intentions toward Xi?!”

“Then pull yourself together!”

“You could weep from dusk till dawn and from dawn till dusk, but could you ever cry Dong Zhuo to death?!”

Pluto gave Zhao Xinning a merciless tongue-lashing.

Zhao Xinning: “…”

After swallowing Pluto’s toxic pep talk, Zhao Xinning’s dejection eased somewhat.

“Being ordinary is your greatest disadvantage, but your greatest advantage is that you’re closer to Xi than anyone else,” Pluto said. “Play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, and you can still turn this around!”

“You’re the childhood friend holding the script for a sure win!”

“Stop acting like you’ve already lost!”

You can win, you will win, you’re guaranteed to win-victory is assured!… Pluto continued to cheer Zhao Xinning on.

As the childhood friend facing off against all those random pests, no matter how I look at it, the advantage is mine!

After Pluto’s round of “talk therapy,” Zhao Xinning pulled herself together, got dressed, and stepped out of the fitting room.

When she saw Lin Xi chatting with Shi Yu, it felt as though an invisible hand had seized her heart and was squeezing hard. It hurt unbearably.

Didn’t Xi hate Shi Yu?

Were they only pretending to be friendly classmates because I was here?

Or… had Shi Yu done something to change Xi’s opinion of her???

“Xinning, are you okay?” Lin Xi walked over to her.

Zhao Xinning’s complexion had looked awful earlier, but she seemed much better now.

“I’m fine. I’m just a little tired from all the shopping…”

“Oh. Then let’s head back.”

“Mm.” Zhao Xinning took the clothes she had picked out to the counter, paid for them, then left while holding Lin Xi’s hand.

She made a point of watching Shi Yu’s expression, but nothing changed.

Shi Yu even smiled and said goodbye to them.

Since she had agreed to be the backup girlfriend, Shi Yu would never interfere in anything between Lin Xi and Zhao Xinning.

But as far as Zhao Xinning was concerned, there was no room for any so-called backup girlfriend…

…

Before heading home, Lin Xi stopped by the wet market with Zhao Xinning to buy groceries.

Zhao Xinning said she wanted to try Lin Xi’s cooking tonight, and Lin Xi naturally agreed to fulfill Angel-sama’s request.

The two returned home together.

As soon as they stepped inside, Lin Xi deliberately announced in a loud voice,

“We’re finally home!”

She was warning the Perverted Dragon Maid hiding somewhere in the house not to show her face under any circumstances!

Carrying the groceries, Lin Xi headed straight into the kitchen.

“Xinning, why don’t you sit on the couch and watch TV for a while? I’ll start making dinner.”

Zhao Xinning wanted to help in the kitchen, but Lin Xi insisted on doing everything herself. “You’re my guest. What kind of host makes her guest help out?”

“Then… can I rest in your bedroom for a little while?”

“Sure, go ahead. I’ll call you when dinner’s ready.”

After Zhao Xinning left, Lin Xi took out her phone, intending to ask where Thor was hiding.

“Master, I’ve been right beside you this whole time~”

Thor’s soft voice suddenly sounded beside her, making Lin Xi jump out of her skin.

“Y-You’re right here?!” Lin Xi reached out to the side.

Her hand accidentally landed on the softest part of Thor’s body.

“How bold of you, Master. But you should at least wait until tonight, when we can do this sort of thing together in the bedroom-“

Lin Xi was speechless.

As if she’d been burned by fire-no, wait, Lin Xi wasn’t afraid of fire… As if she’d been plunged into ice water, she reflexively snatched her hand back.

Lowering her voice, she snapped,

“I told you to hide, so you decided to turn invisible and hide right beside me?!”

“You can’t stay invisible for long. What if you suddenly appear? I can’t exactly tell Xinning it’s a new magic trick I learned-making a person appear out of thin air!”

Thor assured her, “I’ll leave and find a proper hiding place before my invisibility wears off. I absolutely won’t cause you any trouble.”

“So until then, let me help you wash and chop the vegetables.”

“I don’t need your help,” Lin Xi said. “I want to make dinner for Xinning myself.”

“You certainly are considerate toward Zhao Xinning.”

“Of course I am.”

“But what’s so special about her? Sure, she’s pretty and cute, but I’m pretty and cute too. Besides, she’s just an ordinary human, while I’m a Dragon Girl.”

“Xinning isn’t ordinary. She’s the first person I met after coming to this world who treated me with genuine kindness.”

“I understand now, Master. You’re starved for affection, aren’t you? I can play the role of your mother.”

Lin Xi tightened her grip on the kitchen knife. “Thor, if you keep screwing around, I’ll chop you up.”

“I’ll cut off a piece and make a dragon meat feast!”

“Really?!” Rather than frightened, Thor sounded delighted. “Master, I’ve already placed my tail on the chopping board.”

“Go ahead and cut it off. The Dragon Clan has incredible regenerative abilities, so it’ll grow back in just a few days.”

“I’m so happy you want to eat me. That way, the two of us can become one!”

Lin Xi was speechless.

What kind of perverted logic was that?!

“Do I have to make it a direct order?!”

“Get in the guest room and hide! Now!”

“And don’t take a single step outside without my permission!”

Lin Xi truly had no idea how to deal with this Perverted Dragon Maid.

Being scolded by Lin Xi secretly thrilled Thor. “Yes, Master. I’ll return to the guest room right away.”

Half a minute later, Lin Xi glanced to the side. “Thor, are you gone yet?”

“No.”

“You’re deliberately trying to piss me off, aren’t you?”

“I’m sorry! I’m going to the guest room right now!”

Once Thor finally left, Lin Xi could at last focus on cooking in peace.

After setting the finished dishes on the table, Lin Xi walked into the bedroom.

Zhao Xinning had fallen asleep.

She really was exhausted.