The Seventh Base

Chapter 157: Chapter 53: The Breakup_2

Given that, she naturally wouldn’t force the issue.

This time, the main person they had asked was Brother Xu Mo.

However, Li Man and Jiang Tong still came, arriving with Benjamin.

“Xiao Xiao, Su Rou, how can you still associate with these kinds of people?”

Li Man no longer hid the disgust in her eyes, which had previously been just an aloof indifference.

But in the Ruins World, what Xu Mo and his group had done to Jiang Tong made her feel disgusted.

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Jiang Tong stared coldly at Xu Mo.

In the Ruins World, he had suffered at the hands of Xu Mo’s cruelty.

Su Rou inwardly cursed upon hearing Li Man’s words.

Li Man and Jiang Tong always had prejudices against Xu Mo, looking down on Desert Hunters, naturally biased without fairly assessing Xu Mo.

It seemed their group might split as a result.

Sun Xiaoxiao felt somewhat embarrassed; she hadn’t invited them, yet they still showed up.

“Xiao Xiao, you saw what happened to Jiang Tong, right?” Li Man pressed on.

“Yeah, Xiao Xiao, why do you still interact with such disgusting people?” Jiang Tong added fuel to the fire, saying, “If you want to be with them, then we aren’t friends anymore.”

He seemed to be forcing Sun Xiaoxiao to make a choice.

Otherwise, Sun Xiaoxiao might grow closer to them.

Sun Xiaoxiao wasn’t happy upon hearing Jiang Tong’s words.

She wasn’t stupid.

With Xu Mo’s talent and strength, would he resort to underhanded tactics against Jiang Tong?

Xu Mo wouldn’t care about Lin Jue and his group, let alone Jiang Tong.

She could see right through Jiang Tong’s scheming. It was one thing before, but now that they had plotted against Brother Xu Mo, it was like a thief crying “stop, thief,” and they wanted to force her to pick sides?

So be it.

“Whatever you say,” responded Sun Xiaoxiao nonchalantly.

Jiang Tong stiffened, feeling a chill in his heart.

“I don’t like being friends with hypocrites.” Sun Xiaoxiao looked at Jiang Tong and said, “From now on, we’re not friends anymore.”

Jiang Tong’s face turned pale.

How did Sun Xiaoxiao know?

“Xiao Xiao, what are you saying?” Li Man asked Sun Xiaoxiao, “Are you coming with us or staying with them?”

Sun Xiaoxiao looked at Li Man.

It was Jiang Tong at fault, so why was everybody pressuring her?

Her anger started to build.

“Brother Xu Mo, let’s go,” Sun Xiaoxiao said to Xu Mo.

“Okay.”

Xu Mo nodded, walking forward.

Li Man was stunned. She looked at Su Rou, only to see her glance back and then walk forward as well.

Li Man felt her heart sinking.

“What’s gotten into them?” Li Man looked at Benjamin beside her.

Benjamin looked at Li Man, then glanced at Xu Mo’s departing figure.

He had heard from elders that something significant had happened in Steel Dome City the previous night, involving the military and a personal request by Lin Qingze from Noah Academy.

Li Man and Jiang Tong had greatly underestimated the status of Xu Mo and other Desert Hunters.

Li Man grew fearful at Benjamin’s expression.

She felt something was off about the way he looked at her.

“Jiang Tong, don’t provoke Xu Mo anymore,” Benjamin advised Jiang Tong, then followed the others ahead.

For Li Man, he didn’t know what to say.

Watching Benjamin leave, Li Man felt her heart hit rock bottom.

What had happened?

Why did everyone suddenly change?

……

Night fell.

On the rooftop of a skyscraper in Steel Dome City.

The rooftop restaurant had soft lighting and a romantic ambiance.

Xu Mo and the others were seated at a table on the edge, with a spectacular view of the Steel Dome City night skyline.

A pleasant evening breeze wafted by.

“Sister Xi, Brother Xu Mo, how’s the view?” Sun Xiaoxiao asked with a smile.

“Quite nice,” replied Xu Mo.

Sun Xiaoxiao’s smile broadened happily.

“Yes, I think so too,” Lin Xi nodded, gazing at the view in the distance.

The wind tousled her long hair, creating an image of disheveled beauty.

“Sister Xi, you’re so beautiful,” Sun Xiaoxiao said, gazing at Lin Xi’s face.

Lin Xi shook her head with a smile.

“If I were a boy, I’d definitely pursue Sister Xi,” Sun Xiaoxiao declared.

“Since when did you start talking so sweetly?” Lin Xi said with a laugh.

“Because it’s the truth,” Sun Xiaoxiao replied. “Brother Xu Mo, what do you think?”

“…”

Xu Mo was startled. Why ask him??@@novelbin@@

He looked at Lin Xi.

Lin Xi also looked at him, but then her gaze shifted away.

“Sister Xi is, of course, beautiful,” Xu Mo said sincerely. In the former world, Lin Xi’s beauty would have surpassed any celebrity.

“See, I told you,” Sun Xiaoxiao said with a laugh. “Brother Xu Mo, what type of girl do you like?”

“???”

Xu Mo looked at Sun Xiaoxiao with a confused expression.

Is dinner supposed to be this hard?

Xiao Qi anxiously watched Sun Xiaoxiao.

Something was off!

“I like the sister type,” Xu Mo said.

Beside them, Ye Qingdie and Lin Xi both paused for a moment.

“Oh,” Sun Xiaoxiao showed a bit of disappointment.

There are actually people who don’t like cute lolitas?

“Xiao Xiaoxiao, what type do you like?” Xiao Qi asked from the side.

“I don’t like dumb ones,” Sun Xiaoxiao said, looking at him.

“Then I’m relieved,” Xiao Qi patted his chest.

Luckily, he wasn’t dumb.

“???”

Sun Xiaoxiao looked at him.

He didn’t really think he was smart, did he?

“I like someone like Brother Xu Mo,” Sun Xiaoxiao added, as if giving a final blow.

“He likes sisters,” Xiao Qi said, not caring.

“…” Sun Xiaoxiao glared at him, puffing up with anger: “Anyway, I don’t like someone like you.”

“It does not matter if you don’t like me, as long as I like cute ones,” Xiao Qi continued.

Sun Xiaoxiao decided to no longer be cute.

Lin Xi looked at the two bickering and revealed a faint smile.

She liked this kind of comfortable life.

It was very heartwarming.

“Sister Xi, have some food,” Xu Mo said as he offered Lin Xi some pastries.

“Thank you,” Lin Xi said softly, her mind thinking it strange to hear Xu Mo talk about liking sisters.

“Sister Butterfly, have some too,” Xu Mo turned to look at the other side.

Sun Xiaoxiao blinked her eyes.

Sisters?

Brother Xu Mo couldn’t possibly be a fickle playboy, could he?

But with Brother Xu Mo being so outstanding,

Being fickle wasn’t necessarily unacceptable.

The group enjoyed the evening breeze and chatted away, with most of the conversation coming from Sun Xiaoxiao, along with Xiao Qi sparring verbally with her.

Meanwhile, someone else played elegant light music.

As one melody ended, another moving tune began; just from the introduction, one could feel the beauty of this music.

Xu Mo’s body stiffened, and his heartbeat sped up.

Lin Xi, too, put down her cutlery, gazing at the night view of Steel Dome City, enjoying the evening breeze and the beautiful melody.

“This music is so nice to listen to,” Sun Xiaoxiao praised.

“It’s beautiful – it’s like telling a fairy tale, but there seems to be a touch of regret and melancholy,” Su Rou also said softly.

Even Benjamin was listening intently.

This music didn’t quite fit the era, yet one could feel its profound beauty.

When the music stopped, Xu Mo called for the waiter and asked, “Who is the composer of this music?”

“I’ll go and ask for you,” the waiter responded and then walked away.

Moments later, he returned and whispered to Xu Mo, “The musician said the composer is very low-profile and has never appeared in public. He also doesn’t know who it is.”

“Thank you,” Xu Mo nodded lightly, but his heart remained restless for a long time.

Sky City.

In this world, besides him, only Mia would know!