Truly a Pitiful Guy

"....!!!!"

Upon hearing and reading the status screen displayed in front of him, Louis was extremely surprised and choked as some rice went into his nostrils.

"Uhukkk! Uhuukkkkk-!!!"

Instantly, everyone turned to Louis with confusion, realizing that the man seemed to be choking.

"Young Master?!" Without much thought, Lily immediately grabbed a glass of water and handed it to Louis.

"Here, drink slowly, Young Master..." Guiding him gently, she finally got him to drink all the water until he recovered from his choking fit.

Taking a deep breath of relief, he turned to Lily and gently patted her head while whispering, "Thank you, Lily, you saved me."

"Ufufu, it's nothing, Young Master~." Lily replied softly, then placed her cup on the table and looked at him again.

"But.... Why did you choke, Young Master?" the girl asked innocently.

Hearing the question and getting curious looks from the two others on the side made Louis feel a bit 'helpless,' and he tiredly answered, "I was just a little surprised when you guys talked nonsense like he's a war general and such, as far as I know generals are filled with old people. So, how could those old people eat young grass like our Student President?"

Shrugging with a confused expression, Kenzaki could only respond casually, "Well, maybe? It's not strange considering his rank. He could get as many pretty girls as he wants as long as he has power!!"

Wang Yilan just looked at Kenzaki in disgust upon hearing that and rebutted, "Euuu, if I were the Student President, I would never approve of that engagement..."

Then, the conversation ended after they finished their meal and tidied up everything in a short time.

Giving an appropriate amount to Kenzaki, he instructed the man to take care of Wang Yilan and let her go home with the girl.

After that, Louis returned to the mansion and rested with Lily on this beautiful night.

***

"So.... He's the guy you like...?" Mao Zi asked with a slightly disappointed expression on his face.

Nodding shyly, he gave his response to that.

"But didn't you say he already has a girlfriend?"

"Yeah, he does. But I won't give up!"

"Hahhh...???"

Mao Zi could only scratch his head in confusion. 'Even Ye Yue rejected me... What's wrong with all the girls on campus? Why do they all reject me?' He could only return to the dorm with disappointment.

The rain started to pour heavily, drenching the city with the soothing sound of pitter-patter and gentle rumbling, soaking Mao Zi as he walked dejectedly in the middle of the street.

"Why does the name Louis always come out of every girl's mouth? What's so special about him? Is he better than me?" he grumbled while kicking gravel on his way.

He spent the entire night cursing and complaining about it.

Unbeknownst to him, he himself was actually an idiotic guy who didn't understand how to socialize properly. Asking random girls on the street to be his girlfriend, wasn't that shameful? He felt too confident because he had entered this university without much effort.

Actually, it wasn't much of a concern for Mao Zi, but he was quite surprised that his childhood friend, Ye Yue, whom he had liked since forever, would fall for a guy like Louis, which made Mao Zi grit his teeth in anger because the girl outright rejected him.

"We even made a promise that we would get married when we grew up... I even knelt down to Shifu and asked for permission to leave the mountain to chase after her... But why did she reject me, saying it was just a childhood promise and didn't need to be discussed?!!" he shouted angrily while staring at the dark sky, feeling the rain flowing down his cheeks.

But now his mind was distracted by something else that made him curious. "Who is he?"

Finding a random guy on the street, he approached him and asked about it, "Hey bro, I want to ask about something, do you know a guy named Louis?"

The guy was quite surprised and looked at Mao Zi with a puzzled look for a few moments before answering, "Sure, I know that guy. But shouldn't everyone in this university know him? He's a handsome European mixed-blood who performed amazingly at the freshman welcoming ceremony! Also, why aren't you wearing a raincoat? You're getting soaked!!"

"The freshman welcoming ceremony?"

"Yes! He's also a very rich and handsome guy! If I could, I'd lick his shoes and get a position in his family's company if possible, hehehe," the guy joked with a slight blush on his cheeks.

"Ahhh... I see..." Finally, Mao Zi understood why all the girls seemed to worship Louis like crazy fans.

Hearing more about the guy made him determined about something. "Even if you're the Emperor himself, if you dare to take my Ye Yue, I won't be afraid to fight you!!" he shouted while clenching his fists to the sky.

The guy next to him could only look at him with a melancholic gaze, muttering sadly, "Truly a pitiful guy, it seems his mind has been damaged by being rejected by the girl he liked before... Truly, that mixed-blood guy has a terribly charming power...."