The Villain: You Proposed Breaking the Engagement, So Why Are You Crying Now? - Chapter 3:

Chapter 3: You Asked to Break Off the Engagement, So Why Are You Aggrieved When I Take Back My Things?

Lin Panxi turned around and met Su Yu’s calm gaze. Her expression darkened slightly. “Are you saying that you, Su Yu, take back things after giving them to someone?”

As she spoke, she tightened her grip on the case containing the B-grade extraordinary alloy longsword, and her right hand instinctively moved behind her back.

This B-grade extraordinary alloy weapon meant a great deal to her. It was related to the graduation assessment half a month later.

Although she did not urgently need it herself, Chu Feng needed a suitable weapon. Moreover, a B-grade extraordinary alloy weapon was something even 7th-grade Grandmasters coveted. Even the Lin family did not possess many of them.

And the ring on her right index finger, glowing with a faint emerald light, was no ordinary item either. It was a defensive treasure forged by a Martial Saint. It contained the power of a single strike from a Martial Saint.

If she encountered mortal danger, this ring could save her life. Even 9th-grade Grandmasters would be envious of such a treasure.

To return these to Su Yu… she truly could not bear it.

Faced with her questioning, Su Yu smiled faintly and said leisurely, “Didn’t you just say you want nothing to do with me or the Su family?”

“Since these belong to the Su family, why can’t I take them back? And besides… I am not discussing this with you.”

Lin Panxi fell silent.

She genuinely could not find a reason to refute him. But… she really did not want to give them up.

At that moment, people around them began to echo Su Yu’s words.

“Exactly. Lin Panxi, you just spoke so righteously. So why won’t you return them now?”

“Could it be that you only want benefits without giving anything in return?”

“Tsk, even women in brothels know they have to give something in exchange for payment. She’s calculating so loudly I can hear it in my dreams.”

“Hahaha, don’t say that. Lin Panxi is the embodiment of purity. How could she possibly refuse to return them?”

Under the open and hidden sarcasm, Lin Panxi’s face turned alternately pale and flushed.

The most humiliating part was that she had no way to refute them.

Seeing her reaction, Su Yu’s smile faded and his tone turned cold. “Could it be that Lin Panxi believes the Su family has declined and can be bullied at will? These things… what qualification do you have to keep them?”

Under his sharp words, Lin Panxi was at a loss. “I… I…”

Just as she was flustered and unsure how to defend herself, a stern voice suddenly came from the crowd.

“Is the dignified young master of the Su family only capable of bullying a woman?”

Everyone turned toward the source. A simply dressed, upright man stepped out of the crowd and came to stand beside Lin Panxi.

He had delicate features, yet there was a firmness in his expression.

Some who recognized him exclaimed in surprise.

“Isn’t that Chu Feng from Class 3, fourth year?”

“Why is he here?”

“What does this have to do with him? Why is he speaking up for Lin Panxi?”

The discussions did not affect Chu Feng in the slightest. He strode to Lin Panxi’s side like a proud eagle shielding her.

Chu Feng’s gaze was unwavering as he declared firmly, “Once something is given away, how can you demand it back?”

“And these were given voluntarily. On what grounds do you take them back?”

His words rang out forcefully, faintly carrying a tone of questioning toward Su Yu.

Lin Panxi turned to look at Chu Feng, a trace of surprise and relief flashing through her eyes.

“Chu Feng, why are you here?”

Chu Feng smiled reassuringly. “You were gone for a long time, so I came to look for you.”

“Don’t worry. I’m here.”

Hearing his firm words, Lin Panxi nodded gently.

With Chu Feng by her side, even the most difficult situation did not seem daunting. This man gave her a sense of reliability.

After seeing clearly who had appeared, Su Yu narrowed his eyes.

The protagonist has arrived.

But so what?

Did he think a few words could change my decision? Ridiculous.

Su Yu clasped his hands behind his back and glanced at Chu Feng before calmly asking, “What is your relationship with Lin Panxi?”

He did not answer Chu Feng’s question. He simply asked his own.

Chu Feng showed no fear. Standing tall, he replied, “Panxi and I are good friends.”

He knew Su Yu’s identity, yet he did not fear him.

Because he believed he stood on the side of justice.

If I’m right, why should I be afraid?

Su Yu nodded lightly. “Oh.”

Then his tone shifted sharply. “And what does this matter have to do with you?”

“The issue between her and me—what right do you, an outsider, have to interfere?”

“And when did I ever say these items were voluntarily gifted?”

Chu Feng faltered for a split second, then quickly recovered and snorted coldly. “The grand young master of the Su family asking for gifts back—if word spreads, wouldn’t it be laughable?”

Su Yu cast him a cold glance and ignored him.

Instead, he looked again at Lin Panxi and asked indifferently, “I will ask one more time. Are you returning them or not?”

As Su Yu once again directed the matter toward her, Lin Panxi pressed her lips together and remained silent.

The crowd grew even more animated.

“This is the first time I’ve seen someone so shameless. She claims she dislikes him, yet she’s quicker than anyone to accept his gifts.”

“The key point is she even looks aggrieved. She clearly doesn’t want to return them.”

“And she’s called the campus beauty? What a joke.”

“And this Chu Feng has a screw loose. What does this have to do with him? Trying to play hero when Young Master Su barely even acknowledges him.”

The murmurs pierced Lin Panxi’s ears like countless needles.

What nonsense.

He gave them to me. It’s not like I demanded them. Why does he get to take them back?

You get to play the hero, and I become the villain?

Su Yu really has no kindness at all.

Given Lin Panxi’s personality, which valued reputation highly, she could not endure the crowd’s chatter. Her heart hardened. She removed the ring and threw it, along with the B-grade extraordinary alloy weapon, toward Su Yu.

“Fine! Take them back!”

Chu Feng’s expression shifted subtly, and he tried to stop her, but it was too late.

Su Yu caught the items steadily. His expression did not change. “Good. You may leave. Remember to have your father prepare properly. Tomorrow I will personally come to break off the engagement.”

At his words, Lin Panxi’s eyes turned red.

“Hmph! Chu Feng, let’s go!”

Without saying anything further, she grabbed Chu Feng’s hand and turned to leave.

Chu Feng looked at the B-grade extraordinary alloy weapon in Su Yu’s hand with a trace of reluctance. It felt as if something that belonged to him had been taken away.

Sensing his change in mood, Lin Panxi bit her lip lightly and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll have my dad find you a suitable weapon. It won’t be worse than the one he gave.”

Hearing that, Chu Feng’s expression changed repeatedly. He quickly pulled Lin Panxi away.

The surrounding students erupted into loud uproar after hearing Lin Panxi’s final words.

“Damn, no wonder she didn’t want to return it. She was planning to give it to that guy.”

“So she was using a bootlicker’s gift to support her boyfriend?”

“Are you trying to get yourself killed saying that?!”

“This Chu Feng really has no shame. No wonder he stepped in just now. That weapon was meant for him.”

“Disgusting!”

Amid the contemptuous voices of the crowd, the departing figures of Chu Feng and Lin Panxi looked utterly embarrassed.

Watching them leave quietly, Su Yu stood in place with an amused smile.

“This is only the beginning, Lin Panxi. Why are you aggrieved already?”

“Tomorrow will be the true disaster for you and the Lin family.”

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