Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

Mei blushed, unsure whether it was from the exhaustion of chasing after Ai Li or from being embarrassed by what Ai Li had said. Mei thought to herself, "This new acting homeroom teacher looks so young, and he's especially... fond of teasing female students." Mei asked.

"Alicia-sensei, is Kiana absent because she's not feeling well?"

"Oh dear, Mei is so concerned about Kiana~ But why isn't she concerned about Juexi? Juexi would cry if she knew you were being biased, wouldn't she?~"

Mei subconsciously imagined that scene... How strange...

"Teacher Alicia, please stop joking."

Alicia smiled.

"Just call me Airi~ Why is Mei so concerned about Kiana? You should be more concerned about... "

Ellie whispered in Mei's ear and continued.

"Shouldn't Mei be more concerned about Kevin?"

A fleeting look of surprise crossed Mei's face, but Ellie noticed it. Mei thought to herself that although her relationship with Kevin was confirmed, no one could tell; this teacher must have been guessing.

Ellie stood beside Mei, grinning, staring at her...

"Hehe, looks like I guessed right! Mei is amazing! Kevin is the prince of the academy! As for Kiana, she went to Canghai City with Juexi to visit an old friend. This time, Teacher Ai Li didn't lie to you, okay?"

Mei remained silent. She didn't know why, but having Kiana around made her feel inexplicably at ease. Of course, she felt the same way when Kevin was with her. It was just strange that this feeling was coming from Kiana, a girl. That's why she kept asking Ellie about Kiana's whereabouts.

Ellie tapped Mei's forehead with her finger.

"Alright, Mei~ Your boy must be getting impatient. If you really like Teacher Aili, we can exchange contact information. But this kind of approach... doesn't the teacher dislike it?"

Hearing this, Mei turned around and found Kevin watching her. She exchanged a few words with Ellie before going to find Kevin and Sue. Ellie watched the three of them leave, sighing at the atmosphere of the campus.

"How cute~ The innocent and beautiful feelings of school life... This may be the reason why we must overcome the 'collapse'."

Alice's phone rang suddenly, shattering her brief, beautiful fantasy. Alice looked at the contact name on the phone and then at her classroom.

"How annoying, farewells always come so suddenly."

Ellie answered the phone.

"Hey~ What's wrong? My dear Dr. Möbius?~"

"Juexi and Kiana are gone. Ai Li, come back. We're heading back to headquarters this afternoon too."

"Dr. Mebius"

Upon hearing this tone, Mebius knew that Ellie was about to say something bad, and immediately spoke up.

"Stop, stop. We've been out for so long, the spaceship is almost out of fuel, and the higher-ups are urging us to get back. We have to go back this afternoon."

"The branch bases probably have fuel too."

It's better not to mention it, because as soon as it's brought up, Mebius gets angry.

"I don't know what kind of fuel that unlucky Velvet used; this crappy spaceship can only use that kind. I tried using something else just now, and this crappy ship almost burned up. If I just leave this crappy ship here, that guy will come after me again. Anyway, come back quickly. Mei doesn't need your protection anymore. Juexi is gone, and there's nothing in Changkong City that can threaten her safety now. As for Mei joining 'Moth of Fire,' we'll talk about it when I meet her later."

"Okay~"

After saying that, Ellie hung up the phone and left Chiba Academy. This was her first and last time at the school.

......

Kiana yawned widely.

"Captain, have we arrived?"

"arrive."

Although the two could have gotten to Canghai City faster, they chose to take a plane instead.

Jue Xi thought to herself. She was truly lucky. "The Moth of Flame" had helped her and Kiana resolve their "illegal residency" issue, and Eden had given her a considerable amount of money. She had benefactors everywhere she went, and was pampered by wealthy women—first Rosalind, now Eden. She decided she should apologize to Rosalind when she returned to Teyvat; her attitude when she told her not to come to Inazuma had indeed been poor.

Kiana tugged at Juexi's hand.

"Captain, where are we going to find Fu Hua?"

"At school, our class monitor is still a proper student. I'll take you to eat his favorite food."

Kiana must have learned to make sarcastic remarks after spending so much time with Juexi, she said, recalling the class monitor's appearance.

"The class monitor's favorite food? It probably won't be very tasty."

"Nonsense. Even if it's a little bland, the taste is still very good."

"Oh."

Kiana agreed, letting Juexi pull her along. The two hailed a taxi and soon arrived at the gate of Hua's school.

As soon as the two got out of the car, they saw a woman with gray hair, wearing a school uniform with the character "武" (wu, meaning martial arts) prominently displayed on the short sleeve underneath, eating wonton noodles at a small stall near the school gate.

Kiana squinted.

"Is that the class monitor?"

Jue Xi was amused by this, what a coincidence. Jue Xi said with a smile.

"That's right, it seems you and the class monitor are quite compatible, Qibao~"

Chapter 125 Ordinary Daily Life...

Juexi pulled Kiana to the stall, let go of her hand, and greeted the owner.

"Boss, two bowls of wonton noodles, both with extra noodles. Um... three bowls then, two with extra noodles and one regular one."

Jue Xi thought to herself, one bowl probably wouldn't be enough for Kiana. The stall owner was probably busy too, as she heard him shout back from the kitchen.

"Okay, wait a minute."

Kiana, seeing the captain ordering food, couldn't wait to sit opposite Hua, since the captain wanted to sit next to her~ But why is there another bowl next to the class monitor's noodles...? Well, thinking about it, the class monitor can eat quite a lot.

Hua felt a little awkward. Why was this pretty white-haired girl sitting opposite her? There was plenty of room, after all. How embarrassing! Would leaving make her feel awkward? Would it make her seem like an outsider? What if she was also a student from the neighborhood? Although she'd already been called an outsider. Oh well... she'd better just eat her noodles and hurry back to class.

Kiana found it hilarious to see Hua so shy now, and really wanted to remember this scene to show the future class monitor. But then again, how was she supposed to strike up a conversation with Hua right now...?

Slurping noodles...

The two women were each making their own plans in their hearts.

Kiana watched Hua eat his noodles without saying a word.

Kiana thought to herself: The class president looks so... adorable!

Hua naturally knew that this white-haired female classmate had been staring at him. This was far too blatant; it was so shameful...

Hua's inner monologue was: "She's so strange...why is she staring at me like that? Is there something on my face? Maybe I ate too fast? But I'm not full yet. That bowl of noodles would be a waste if I didn't finish it, but will she laugh at me if I do? Waaah ┭┮﹏┭┮"

Jue Xi had just returned after ordering his food and plopped down next to Kiana.

"Qibao, why aren't you talking to Hua?"

Kiana and Hua were both speechless.

Kiana remarked, "Captain, this is too sudden." Hua, on the other hand, was somewhat surprised; why did this man know her?

Jue Xi ignored the strange expressions on their faces and continued to speak in a familiar manner.

"Oh, right, let me introduce myself. My name is Mu Juexi, Hua, you can just call me Juexi. This is Kiana Kaslana, you can call her Kiana. We just recently transferred here, so it's normal that we don't know each other. As for your name, Kiana and I thought you looked a lot like a friend from our hometown, so we made a special inquiry. Don't mind us."

Hua didn't continue slurping his noodles; he looked up and shook his head.

"It's okay, I don't mind."

Hua then understood why Kiana kept looking at him; it was because he resembled someone else.

Kiana rolled her eyes at her captain. How could this guy still talk such nonsense? They hadn't even seen the principal. What if the principal didn't agree to let the two of them enter the school?

Hua felt a little unhappy again. Was she really that unattractive? A pretty female classmate with white hair had finally come along, but it turned out she was only approaching her because she resembled her friend...

Kiana, as if knowing what Hua was thinking, continued.

"By the way, Hua, can we be friends? Because of you, not because of anyone else."

"what?"

Hua didn't react for a moment, and the boss came over carrying a plate with three bowls of wonton noodles.

"Please enjoy your meal, sir."

Chapter 126 One Year

The owner glanced at the menu: three people, five bowls of noodles. He paused for a moment, seemingly wanting to say something, but said nothing, then turned and went back to the kitchen.

Juexi felt a little embarrassed and spoke up.

"Haha, my Qibao can eat a lot after all, please excuse my poor appetite."

Hua naturally knew that the Qi Bao Mu Juexi was talking about was this beautiful white-haired woman. Kiana hadn't said anything yet when she was accused of being greedy, so Hua remembered that he had also ordered two bowls of noodles and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Well, it's alright. I can eat quite a lot too."

Kiana struck Juexi to express her dissatisfaction.

"Being able to eat is a blessing, what do you know! You idiot captain. I can't gain weight no matter how much I eat. Hua, don't listen to his nonsense, we're still growing."

Jue Xi muttered a complaint in a low voice.

"Hua is indeed growing, but Qibao, you seem to have passed the age of growing taller..."

Kiana, her face dark, pinched Juexi's inner thigh hard under the table with one hand... Juexi grimaced in pain.

"Hiss... Qi Bao, who did you learn that from?"

"Tell you to talk too much!"

Kiana complained for a moment, then let go of her chopsticks, picked them up, and looked at Hua with a smile.

"Hua, let's have a food-eating contest, hehe. The loser has to grant the winner a request, okay?"

"But I've almost finished my bowl."

Juexi couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this. Hua actually wanted to compete with Kiana to see who could eat the fastest—wasn't that her paramecium's forte? Hua even thought it was unfair. And how did Qibao learn to make bets with others? Had she caught it from her?

"Hey, Captain, what are you laughing at?"

Although Jue Xi didn't say anything, based on Kiana's understanding of him, she felt that he was secretly mocking her.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. By the way, Hua, you don't need to worry, my Qibao eats incredibly fast."

After saying that, Juexi lowered her head and slurped her noodles. Kiana chuckled and picked up her chopsticks to frantically slurp her noodles too...