Chapter 46: How could an outsider compare to family?
This time, it was Dad’s.
Did my younger brother tell him that my phone could connect?
It seems he still has some brains, knowing to pass the blame to his father for things he couldn’t handle.
There’s nothing inappropriate about that; in fact, after I spoke with my younger brother on the phone just now, I pretty much understood what was going on.
I could choose to continue prying for information to figure out what exactly happened, but… why should I?
I was already prepared to sever ties with the past, and learning so much would only bring me trouble. What else could it bring me?
But I still connected the call.
Not for any particular reason, just to tell him directly that there would be no more contact in any form in the future.
“Hello, Xiao Han.”
A voice came from the other end, different from what I anticipated, which surprised me a bit.
“Uh-huh, don’t hold back. Calling my name like that is disgusting.” I said directly, after all, this name wasn’t chosen by him but rather changed by me. They had no objections to it, just like they didn’t care about obeying a mentally ill person’s words. In the end, they even gave my younger brother a name with characters similar to mine.
I’ve never been able to understand their thought process; maybe they think their naming skills are wasteful?
After I retorted, I could clearly feel the heavy breathing from the other side. I have to admit, he has aged.
“Ha… Do you think I want to call you that? I just hope you come back; there’s still a place for you in this family. Do you really think you can have a good life with that girl named Bai Yu?”
“An outsider can’t compare to family, can they?” His voice continued, seemingly suppressing a persuasive tone, and I could sense the fatigue in his words.
At that moment, I truly wanted to blurt out “Yes.”
But the education and concepts from my previous life forced me to acknowledge that they were indeed the ones who allowed me to live in this family until now.
After all, living is living, which means they have provided for me. However, this is a concept easily confused; after all, feeding is nurturing, and raising is also nurturing.
Ultimately, it still comes down to my choice between breaking free from the cage and complacency.
Would a pig that escapes from a pen thank its owner for raising it?
Not me; I wouldn’t.
I am now an animal that has escaped the cage. If the owner can still contact me and wants me to return, I certainly cannot go back. Even if the owner plays the emotional card, I won’t return. When they say, “After raising you for so many years, have I treated you poorly?”
I would reply that they hadn’t treated me poorly, but I still wouldn’t return.
This is my contradiction. Once the concept is abstracted out, I am very clear about my choice and the pros and cons involved, but the beliefs and ideals of my previous life have become my greatest shackles.
Ironically, their personal influence on me is even less than in my previous life. Any little bit of softness I show now, they should thank the obedient good child I was in my past life.
So, I cannot choose; I can only make a vague choice.
Have I refused them?
I don’t know.
I only ended up choosing the Witch Academy due to an accident, and the final result is that I cannot return to the academy now.
The academy made a choice for me.
So I shouldn’t be troubled now; everything will go with the flow.
“Yes, how can an outsider compare to family?” I replied in agreement, even my tone lightened considerably. If they treated me as family, as a son, then naturally it would be incomparable.
While I was speaking, I saw a private message from Sister Bai on my new phone.
I was a bit surprised at how efficient Sister Bai was.
However, Sister Bai did not directly answer my question and just asked why I was curious about the matter.
I briefly brushed her off; if she wasn’t willing to speak or if it was inconvenient, then I could just ask another senior. In any case, I had to clarify this matter in the end.
“Wait, the voice is off. You’re not Yang Yuelan, who are you?” The other party seemed to have finally realized something and immediately asked.
I also realized that my tone had been somewhat off, leading to a difference in voice, which caused the other party to catch on.
In that case, it would be easier.
Since they figured it out, there was nothing more to discuss.
As for how things would develop next… Surely they wouldn’t expect me to lay my cards on the table, right?
That would just be asking for trouble, wouldn’t it?
“Ah~ You caught on? Xiao Han is now a new student at our academy; stop thinking about it anymore.” I didn’t hesitate and naturally switched identities as I spoke. I wonder how the other party would react to this situation upon discovering it?
“You! Who are you! Why is his phone with you! Give him the phone!” The other party, upon hearing my words, immediately ceased their previous earnest persuasion, as if suppressed emotions were released all at once, the voice loud enough to shock me.
“And you, which academy are you from! I want to report you! You took my son into the academy without my consent! Who gave you the power? Tell me! Who gave you the power…”
“If you have the ability, go report it, to the Security Bureau? Or the academy? Do you even know which academy I am from? Just shouting at me, are you still thinking about the fifty thousand from the Inferior Demon Academy?” I retorted without holding back. Why was I even being asked who gave me the power? Then who gave the other academies the right to poach students?
However, talking to him in another identity made my tone quite firmer. I also didn’t forget to dig for information, after all, I didn’t believe he was the type to go hysterical just for fifty thousand.
“Fifty thousand? You’re still thinking about that fifty thousand? Do you really think I care about that? I’m worth way more than that! You know nothing!”
“What does an ordinary person know?” I held the phone away; otherwise, I felt like the saliva from his shouting would reach my ears.
“I’m an ordinary person! So what if I’m an ordinary person! I’m his father! I understand his value far more than your d*mn inferior academy! Giving him to you is simply a waste! Just wait! The Inferior Demon Academy will find you! You will regret it! d*mn!”
I silently listened to his rant, and even I was a bit curious about how much I was worth.
Why… didn’t I know I had such terrifying value?
Could he have discovered that I was a transmigrator?
That shouldn’t be… too unlikely, right? Even if I was a transmigrator, they wouldn’t be able to determine it.
Even if they did, what would they gain? My knowledge?
Please, in my original world, I couldn’t even see the shadow of the extraordinary; technological development was only at a modern level, and there was fundamentally no value to be gained, okay?
Moreover, there’s one crucial point… why didn’t I know that the Inferior Demon Academy was so powerful? An ordinary academy couldn’t compete with the Inferior Demon Academy, sending out the students they acquired?
What kind of logic is that?
However, I sensed a flurry of noise from the other side, as if they were scrambling for something.
After a while, a clear voice came through the phone again, but it wasn’t as familiar as before.
It was evident that they had switched to someone else. As soon as this person spoke, their voice was somewhat jarring, even unpleasant, slightly awkward, and speaking seemed a bit laborious.
“Listen, I am from the Inferior Demon Academy… You have taken our target. If you don’t want this to escalate, you should return him quickly.”
“Inferior Demon Academy trash?” I had a rough idea of the other party’s identity. I didn’t expect that they were even by their side at this moment? It seems things are even more interesting than I thought, “On what basis do you think I would be afraid of you?”
“Trash? Good. You will regret calling me that. Don’t underestimate how much the Inferior Demon Academy values an Innate Spirit Vision User. You wouldn’t want the entire Inferior Demon Academy to come for pressure, would you?”
