Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

Cheng Bingxi's delicate body trembled.

She hurriedly shook her head,

"No, I didn't run into your ex-girlfriend!"

she said firmly,

Xiao Ye, "?"

"When did I ever have an ex-girlfriend?"

At his words, Cheng Bingxi's beautiful eyes widened, "Back in high school, didn't you have an ex-girlfriend named Xie Mengxuan?"

"She wanted to get back together with you, but I rejected her!"

"Listen up, Xiao Ye, I am never agreeing to someone like that dirty woman who's already been used!"

Xiao Ye raised his hand, "Hold up!"

"I guess I did have an ex-girlfriend like that."

"But that was so long ago, I almost forgot about it."

When he attended Third High School in Wilderness Base City, he and Cheng Bingxi were desk mates, and he dated the class beauty, Xie Mengxuan.

But Xie Mengxuan wouldn't even let him hold her hand, let alone kiss, hug, or do anything else.

He and Xie Mengxuan basically had no real feelings between them. At that time, Xie Mengxuan took the initiative to become his girlfriend just so she could show off that she was dating the top student and flex for status.

It wasn't until he, Xiao Ye, awakened his Talent that he regained memories from his past life.

He didn't know why, before awakening those past-life memories, he let a gold-digging woman like Xie Mengxuan become his girlfriend.

*Must have been clueless and naïve back then.*

Cheng Bingxi let out a cold snort, her eyes flashing with killing intent.

"She came back to Wilderness Base City recently, and even came to see me, saying she wanted to meet you and get back together."

"And she threatened me, saying she's your childhood sweetheart and your rightful first!"

"I just want to kill her!"

Cheng Bingxi seemed really pissed, her chest heaving with jealousy as she said,

"Xiao Ye, tell me, who's really your childhood sweetheart and your original match?"

Xiao Ye's mouth twitched, "It's Cheng Bingxi."

Cheng Bingxi's little face stiffened, and her anger melted away.

But then she seemed troubled again, sighing,

"But I'm the second person to be with you."

"If we're really counting, that makes Xie Mengxuan your true childhood sweetheart and your first love."

"And I, Cheng Bingxi, am the third wheel."

"You keep telling all the Beast Girls that I'm your childhood sweetheart and your first love, but the moment Xie Mengxuan shows up, I feel like a total clown."

Xiao Ye was dumbfounded.

*So that's what had Cheng Bingxi all sentimental and moody.*

*No wonder she had that frown, like something was eating away at her inside.*

*It was because of Xie Mengxuan, huh.*

Xiao Ye scoffed,

"How could Xie Mengxuan—that totally average looking, average body woman—even compare to you?"

"She and I? Just messing around, there was never any real feeling."

"Her as my first love? What a joke. She didn't even deserve the title."

Cheng Bingxi's little face froze for a second, then her heart lit up with joy as she looked up hopefully, "Really?"

Xiao Ye nodded, "Truer than pure gold."

"The only reason that Xie Mengxuan became my girlfriend was because I was a dumb kid who figured that having the class beauty as my girlfriend would make me look cool, and my dumb buddies would all be jealous and think I was a boss."

"She just wanted to brag to her friends that she was dating the top student, that's all."

"There was never anything real between us. Total mutual using, honestly."

"Otherwise, right after I awakened my Talent and got my template, she wouldn't have dumped me in public just like that."

"And if there had been any feelings, I wouldn't have agreed to break up without caring at all, and then gotten together with you, my treasure girl."

Cheng Bingxi's tightly knit brows relaxed, looking like she finally understood.

That really was how it happened, just like Xiao Ye said.

After Xie Mengxuan awakened her S-rank template, she dumped Xiao Ye in public, and he agreed to the breakup without a second thought.

Since then, Xiao Ye never once talked about Xie Mengxuan, or even glanced her way.

Even later, when Xie Mengxuan made a pact with some bald college dude, Xiao Ye acted like he couldn't care less.

*Looks like Xiao Ye and Xie Mengxuan really never had any genuine feelings—just fooling around!*

"Hee hee!"

Cheng Bingxi beamed like a flower, her soft body throwing itself at Xiao Ye, looking up at him with a happy face as she said,

"Xiao Ye, what about me, do you really care about me?"

Xiao Ye glanced over at her, not answering right away.

"!" Cheng Bingxi's face stiffened, her eyes welling up as her smile faded.

"Are you just messing around with me too?"

Xiao Ye kissed her on the lips.

"Mmm-mmm-mmm!"

Cheng Bingxi was furious. How could he not answer on such an important question? *He was driving her crazy!*

After half a minute of kissing, Xiao Ye grinned,

"When I kiss you, my heart feels all sweet."

"What about you?"

Cheng Bingxi blurted out, "Mine feels sweet too."

"Mmm."

"Now I get it!"

She got it.

*When you like someone, kissing them feels sweet.*

*Xiao Ye really did have genuine feelings for her!*

"Bingxi, as long as you understand," Xiao Ye said with a smile.

Suddenly, Cheng Bingxi hugged him tighter, tossed a villa onto the ground beside them, and dragged him inside.

"No talking, just want you!"

"..."

Two hours later.

Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi walked out of the villa.

Both of them were smiling, looking totally relaxed.

Xiao Ye laughed,

"No more worries weighing you down, right?"

Cheng Bingxi nodded, "Nope, I'm all good now."

Xiao Ye said coldly, "If you're still stressing over Xie Mengxuan, just kill her and send her off to reincarnation."

Cheng Bingxi grinned and rolled her eyes,

"I'm not some heartless villain; I already kicked her out of Wilderness Base City. As long as she stays out of our sight, that's good enough for me."

Xiao Ye shrugged, "Whatever you want."

Then, Cheng Bingxi began to awaken the Star River Realm Life Attribute Rule Origin Essence and Star River Realm Destruction Origin Essence.

After awakening, she started cultivating.

Xiao Ye didn't leave right away. After making sure Cheng Bingxi's cultivation wouldn't be interrupted by any newly born lifeforms in the Ten-Thousand Mountains, he finally left a day later.

Two light-years south.

The Time Empress and Mu Qingxue strolled on the clouds, the two girls—identical in looks—chatting away happily.

Every now and then, both girls would blush or roll their eyes.

Everything they talked about had to do with Xiao Ye.

"Qingxue, does the Human Emperor really lift his leg when he pees?"

"He does, just like a little puppy."

"Wow, that's actually kind of cute, hahaha."

"He picks his nose, too. And after picking it, he sucks on his finger."

"Huh? No way, doesn't that sound really gross?"

"You don't believe me?"

"That's too wild, I don't think the Human Emperor would do that."

At that moment, a handsome young man with a dark look on his face appeared behind the two of them.

He raised his hand and flicked Mu Qingxue's forehead.

"Ouch! That really hurt," Mu Qingxue said, pouting.

"Xiao Ye, why'd you hit me?"

Xiao Ye said irritably, "You're making up crap and trash-talking me, then you want to ask why I hit you?"

Mu Qingxue shrank her neck, "I was just kidding around."

"Didn't mean any of it."

The Time Empress looked surprised—so Mu Qingxue really was lying!

"Wow, so you actually tricked me!" The Time Empress held up her middle finger, "Lying all the time, Qingxue, that's a bad habit."

"Shame on you."

Mu Qingxue pouted, "I wonder who was just gullible enough to believe me—hmpf."

The Time Empress said, half-angry and half-embarrassed, "It's just that I don't really know the Human Emperor yet, so I wanted to ask you for advice."