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Chapter 60 Only Rumors
Pei Zhaoye's response was to roll his eyes.
"Once she decides to join, you and Xiao Jiming should remember to give her a gift as well," Pei Zhaoye said.
He Jingtong raised an eyebrow: "How come I don't remember having this rule?"
Let alone giving gifts to newcomers, the concept of "newcomers" doesn't even exist.
The four of them enrolled together and became members of the same team.
Or rather, this team was originally founded by the four of them.
There are no new members joining the team, so where would there be any new member gifts?
"We've got one starting now," Pei Zhaoye said. "From her onwards, we have a new member's gift!"
He Jingtong didn't say much, but calmly reminded Pei Zhaoye, "Are you sure?"
He Jingtong had no objection to him preparing a gift for Jiang Xingni, since both he and Xiao Jiming had already accepted Jiang Xingni.
However, their feelings for each other were not as deep as those for Pei Zhaoye and Song Juexiao towards Jiang Xingni.
There is a reason for that, after all, Pei Zhaoye and Song Juexiao have spent more time with Jiang Xingni than the two of them.
The only thing they lacked was time to spend with Jiang Xingni.
"Su Yanzhi is also joining—Lin Hongguang hinted at it to me," He Jingtong said slowly.
Then he saw the smile on Pei Zhaoye's face slowly freeze, turning into an expression filled with disgust and indescribable shock.
"Su Yanzhi?" Pei Zhaoye frowned slightly. "He's coming too? Didn't he just say he was going to kill Jiang Xingni?"
Seeing Pei Zhaoye's expression, He Jingtong's impatience vanished instantly.
He watched with interest as Pei Zhaoye's displeasure grew: "Yeah, maybe Lin Hongguang and the others think that Su Yanzhi's actions were just a test of Jiang Xingni's ability to use his powers?"
"So, do you still want to create this tradition now?" He Jingtong rarely showed a smile as if he were watching a show.
Pei Zhaoye rolled his eyes at He Jingtong in response.
"Isn't it unnecessary to say something like that?" Pei Zhaoye chuckled and said. "Whether Su Yanzhi can join is still unknown."
But Jiang Xingni was indeed the one they all wanted to welcome.
Even He Jingtong himself couldn't refute this point.
He imagined what it would be like if Jiang Xingni joined the team and became a teammate... well, he was actually looking forward to it.
"We can't let Xingxing suffer just because Su Yanzhi doesn't even know if she'll join yet, can we?" Pei Zhaoye retorted.
He Jingtong remained silent for a while.
He Jingtong fell into deep thought: "I understand."
"I will discuss this matter with Xiao Jiming."
He Jingtong calmly said, "Considering that you and Song Juexiao have already given gifts..."
On the other side, Song Juexiao was explaining Taixu Academy to Jiang Xingni.
"So, there are only four of you in your entire class?" Jiang Xingni asked in disbelief.
Although he knew the whole world was a shonen manga, Jiang Xingni was still somewhat shocked by this unrealistic setting.
She recalled her years in middle school, when dozens of students were crammed into one classroom.
"That's great..." the little girl said, a hint of jealousy in her voice. "You don't have to endure the screams of dozens of people anymore..."
Song Juexiao did not expect that Jiang Xingni would pay attention to this kind of thing first.
She tilted her head.
For Song Juexiao, being crammed into a small classroom with dozens of other people like ordinary people was something from a past life.
She was raised as a superhuman after she awakened her superpowers.
Even when he was too old to enroll in Taixu Academy, Song Juexiao did not receive compulsory education in the primary schools that ordinary people should attend.
Her understanding of ordinary school life only exists in her experiences before the age of seven, and these memories have become blurred over the past ten years.
"I didn't attend junior high or high school," Song Juexiao typed on his phone with utter honesty. "After awakening my superpower, I... it was like some kind of private education."
"This kind of experience..." She pondered for a moment, then silently pointed behind Jiang Xingni.
Jiang Xingni silently tilted her head away from the direction Song Juexiao was pointing: "Have you finished dealing with your business?"
She didn't even turn her head, as if she didn't need to turn around to confirm who it was.
"When did you find me?" Xiao Jiming wasn't annoyed, just smiled and stared at Jiang Xing. "I finished dealing with it and just happened to walk over. Was Song Juexiao going to mention me just now?"
Jiang Xingni nodded: "Yes, we were discussing how lucky we are to have four people in one classroom."
Jiang Xingni originally thought that Xiao Jiming would not react, but when he turned around, he saw that Xiao Jiming was deep in thought.
Song Juexiao's fingers tapped out a few words on the phone screen as he added, "Xiao Jiming is the only one of the four of us who grew up in the world of ordinary people."
"But now that you're here, you're just like him."
Another common point.
Jiang Xingni was almost worried about so many coincidences.
Xiao Jiming and she both came from the lower city and grew up in the world of ordinary people.
The only difference is that Jiang Xingni's superpower awakened much later than Xiao Jiming's.
Or to be more precise, Jiang Xingni never awakened any supernatural abilities before she died.
If nothing unexpected happens—for example, if the protagonist is changed midway through the comic and the writers want to create a plot where the protagonist dies and is resurrected—Xiao Jiming will live until the finale.
"That's definitely true," Xiao Jiming said with a hint of helplessness. "As a superhuman, the conditions are still too good."
"Luckily, I'm an ability user now, so I don't need to go to high school anymore." Upon hearing this, Jiang Xingni quickly raised her face and stared at him.
No, you can't just say that...
If Xiao Jiming said this, would readers think he was illiterate or that he was very honest?
Jiang Xingni also fell into deep thought.
Hey protagonist, you're an illiterate person who doesn't even have a high school diploma!!
Jiang Xingni couldn't help but laugh: "Luckily, I got a guaranteed admission, so I don't need to continue to high school."
"Huh—" Xiao Jiming drawled, staring at Jiang Xing for a moment. "I remember now."
His tone was somewhat strange: "I have a senior classmate who also has this name—Jiang Xingni."
But that senior student—she was indeed admitted to university through a special program, and she was indeed from the same high school as him. When Jiang Xingni first appeared, she was also at the Tuhe River—should she be preparing to go to university now?
The legendary senior, Jiang Xingni: ...?
Jiang Xing glanced at himself and silently asked himself a question mark.
"Stars." Xiao Jiming was silent for a moment. "May I ask you, which high school do you go to?"