I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 72: The Purifying Heart Spell Isn’t Working Anymore

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: The Purifying Heart Spell Isn’t Working Anymore

"You don’t have to come pick me up. I can get there myself. Just text me after you’ve booked the restaurant," Su Yue said.

"Alright."

"Let’s just do dinner. Forget about a movie or anything, it’s too late," Su Yue added after a moment’s thought.

"Okay. As for a movie, I’ll find some time during the day next time." It was rare for Su Yue to relent, so Zhang Xiaohao knew to quit while he was ahead and didn’t greedily ask for more.

"Okay, that’s all for now. I’m going to take a shower," Su Yue said.

After hanging up, Su Yue considered calling her mom to ask why she’d told Zhang Xiaohao what Su Yue had confided in her.

But when she opened her contacts to dial her mom’s number, she thought about it and changed her mind.

’If I call her now, she’ll definitely say something like, "If you just had a boyfriend, I wouldn’t have to bother you anymore..." If she says that, I won’t be able to have a pleasant conversation with her. Better not to call.’

Su Yue locked her phone, tossed it aside, and flopped onto the sofa.

A few minutes later, she sat up, pulled a delicate strap that had slipped back onto her shoulder, and covered the skin that had been accidentally exposed.

She picked up the phone she’d tossed aside and unlocked the screen.

After opening WeChat, she found a certain contact she had nicknamed "Blockhead."

She opened the chat window and started a video call.

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A parking spot in Ping’an Garden District.

"Thanks!" Lin Li said to the designated driver as he got out of the passenger seat of the van.

"You’re welcome, it’s my job. Sir, would you mind giving me a five-star review later?"

The designated driver wasn’t much older, maybe four or five years older than Lin Li, and he asked with an honest-looking face.

"Sure, piece of cake. I’ll give you a five-star review as soon as I get home."

"I’ll be on my way, then."

After watching the driver leave, Lin Li started walking toward his home.

DING...

He had only taken a few steps when his phone suddenly rang in his pocket. From the sound, it was a WeChat video call.

Lin Li pulled his phone out of his pocket and saw it was a video call from Su Yue. He immediately tapped the screen.

When the call connected, the first thing he saw was deep cleavage, which made the slightly drunk Lin Li stare, completely dumbfounded.

"Lin Li, what are you spacing out for? Huh? Why aren’t you at home? What are you still doing outside so late at night?"

As soon as Lin Li answered her video call, Su Yue saw him staring blankly. Then, she noticed the dark, dim environment around him.

’Prosperity, civilization, freedom, equality, justice, integrity... No, it’s not working. My willpower is shot after drinking. The Purifying Heart Spell is useless now!’

Lin Li quickly recited the Purifying Heart Spell a few times, only to find that the magical incantation, which was usually foolproof, had no effect at all at this moment. He was deeply disappointed.

"What are you muttering about? ’Prosperity, civilization, freedom’... why are you chanting those words?" Su Yue asked in confusion, having caught bits and pieces of his "spell."

"Did you need something? Is that why you video called me?" Lin Li didn’t answer her question. He turned his head to the side, looking at a flower bed in the distance.

With that bottomless, tempting cleavage gone from his sight, Lin Li felt his restless emotions quickly calm down as he recited the Purifying Heart Spell again in his mind.

"I was a little bored and wanted to see if you’d team up for a few games... Oh, right. What are you doing outside so late instead of being at home?"

As Su Yue spoke, she rested the phone on her pale thigh and raised her fair hands to tie up the long, smooth hair that was draped over her shoulders.

Lin Li’s gaze had already shifted to the moths fluttering under a distant streetlight. Hearing Su Yue’s question, he casually explained.

"It was a classmate’s birthday. I went to his party tonight. I just got back to the district and was about to head home when your video call came in."

"You’ve been drinking?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"I could tell from how dazed you looked just now. You never look that foolish normally."

"..." Hearing Su Yue call his expression foolish, Lin Li immediately turned his head back to retort.

But the unfathomable cleavage appeared before his eyes again. He quickly looked away, not forgetting to fire back, "What do you mean ’dazed and foolish’? If you don’t know how to use adjectives, then don’t!"

"So you drank a lot at your classmate’s birthday party tonight?"

"Yeah, about twenty glasses!"

"..." When Su Yue heard Lin Li say he’d had nearly twenty glasses, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him and say, completely exasperated.

"You only drank that much and you’re already like this? Your tolerance is terrible! This won’t do. I’ll have to find some time to help you practice."

"The glasses were pretty big tonight..." Lin Li said, lacking confidence, fully aware of his own poor tolerance.

"How big could the glasses be?" Su Yue could tell immediately that he was exaggerating. She chuckled and said, "You’re a guy, and your tolerance is worse than mine. How is that acceptable?"

"That’s not a fair comparison. Your tolerance is incredible for a girl. A lot of guys who can drink can’t even outdrink you, let alone someone like me who basically never drinks. How could I possibly compare?"

Lin Li was suddenly reminded of what happened on his birthday last year.

On his birthday, Su Yue had come to his house and personally cooked a sumptuous feast for him.

At the time, Lin Li was drooling at the sight of the lavish dinner on the table, about to dig in, when that wicked woman Su Yue started making trouble, insisting that you couldn’t have a birthday without drinking.

Then, with just a few words, she got Lin Li to drink a lot, and in no time at all, she had drunk him under the table.

He barely had a few bites of the food before he lost consciousness and slept straight through until morning.

The next day, when Lin Li emerged from his bedroom with a splitting headache, Su Yue, who had stayed the night in the guest room, was already up. Full of energy, she laughed at how pathetic his performance had been the night before. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

She had clearly drunk much more than he had, yet she looked completely fine, as if nothing had happened.

Ever since then, Lin Li knew that Su Yue’s alcohol tolerance was astonishing.

’For someone so beautiful to have such an incredible tolerance for alcohol... it just defies all logic.’

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