A Young Woman's Heart

Spring thunderstorms are always as crisp and tender as bamboo shoots, and the brisk wind always makes people relax every pore, bringing a sense of refreshing joy from the bottom of their hearts.

It's Friday again.

However, today is probably not a very relaxing day for many students.

Although school ends early, the students' parents have to come here in the evening for a parent-teacher meeting.

Students with good grades don't care, those who occasionally do well on a test are secretly pleased and expectant, and those who don't get their ideal score... probably just want to fall asleep before their parents come home.

The rain was drizzling outside the window.

The members of the Snow Music Band have all gone home.

This time of day is usually the liveliest time in the band room.

Li Wanyan wasn't here either, because there was a parent-teacher meeting in the classroom later and she needed to make some arrangements, so she and Chali were busy with that.

As the vice class monitor, Mr. Xue also needed to work, but since it was still early, he followed Ye Wen's instructions and went to the convenience store at the school gate to buy snacks.

Some of the food was given as a reward to those who helped, while the rest was placed on each parent's table during the parent-teacher meeting as a snack.

"Knock." The classroom door was knocked once. Mo Xueyao rested her chin on her hand, turned her head slightly, and with an expression that suggested she already knew who it was, lazily replied, "Come in."

"Xiaoyao? I'm here." Shen Kelin combed her slightly messy sideburns and winked at her.

She glanced behind Shen Kelin but didn't see the boy she had mentioned: "He's here?"

"I'll be up in a bit. I just wanted to let you know in advance, you know what to do, right?"

The thought of it made her head ache again.

I have a feeling this will cause more trouble.

But he didn't want to betray Shen Kelin's trust.

In truth, was it trust or simply a lack of other help?

She still doesn't know about this.

For now, let's just consider it 'trust'.

"Ahem! Try to act natural later, okay, Haruka?"

"Be more natural? What would be more natural?" Mo Xueyao put her legs down and sat up straight.

Shen Kelin leaned against the door frame and gave a vague answer: "I guess... it's intimacy?"

"Intimacy?" Yi thought of Hua Yinyin, who would rub against her or cuddle with her every day, and felt that she understood what to do.

"See you later!" She waved her hand sassily, her ponytail swaying vigorously behind her, just as she had come, and disappeared in an instant as she left.

Even though she knew she was going to team up with Shen Kelin to tell a lie today, she still couldn't help but feel nervous when it started.

Having always been able to be seen through by her mother when she lied, she suddenly felt uneasy.

—He began to doubt his own acting skills.

"Is it really okay?" she muttered to herself, taking out the small mirror that Wang Jiale had placed in the drawer and looking at herself again and again.

The collar looks a bit crooked; I need to straighten it.

My hair is a bit messy, I need to comb it again.

However, since Li Wanyan wasn't around, and it would be too much trouble to style a neat and tidy single ponytail, she simply combed her hair, tied it with a hair tie in the middle, and then hung the ponytail over her shoulder. This made her look... a bit more gentle and graceful.

"Should I tie my bangs up?" She tried to lift her bangs up, revealing her smooth forehead.

It felt particularly strange, probably because it was something I rarely did.

I don't even look like myself anymore.

Moreover, sweeping back the bangs to reveal the forehead doesn't seem to match this hairstyle very well...

Just as I was struggling with this decision, I heard a series of rhythmic footsteps coming from the stairwell.

Before she could react, Shen Kelin and another boy walked into the band room in perfect unison.

"See, I didn't lie to you, this is the proof."

"Huh? Really? You and the school... uh, and her?" The boy put his hands in his pockets, hunched over, and tilted his head to look at Shen Kelin next to him, his eyes full of suspicion.

"What, is that not allowed? Besides, am I that much worse off?" Shen Kelin raised her voice, seemingly trying to sound more assertive. "Anyway, I've said I like girls, and this is my girlfriend, so please stop bothering me!"

"Hi..." When facing Mo Xueyao, this ordinary-looking boy seemed a little timid and reserved. "You're... her girlfriend?"

"Yeah, what's up? Who are you?"

"Ahem!" Shen Kelin coughed twice and took over the conversation, "This is the boy I told you about, the one who's been bothering me. Look, even my Xiaoyao is angry about it."

"Oh, it's you, that shameless and scoundrel!" Mo Xueyao quickly changed the subject, stood up, walked to Shen Kelin's side, grabbed her arm with both hands, and shook it forcefully as if asserting ownership. "I'm warning you, don't go near her again! She... Linlin is mine!"

When she said this, Mo Xueyao really felt goosebumps all over her body.

Such a form of address would be fine even with other girls, but for a classmate with whom you spent three years of junior high, especially a girl like Shen Kelin with whom you used to be like a brother...

The strange feeling was no less than when I was hugging Li Gutao or Shi Haiming and calling them "husband" in a coquettish manner.

"Hmph, see that?" Shen Kelin raised her chin triumphantly, and before putting her other hand around Mo Xueyao's arm, she slapped her bottom hard. "Give up already! Honestly, you're always pestering me. Your childhood romances don't count at all, okay? What did you know when you were little!"

He scratched his head vigorously, but the unreasonable arguments or shamelessness that Mo Xueyao had imagined didn't materialize. Instead, he wisely took a half-step back: "Is that really so..."

Mo Xueyao is the kind of person who responds better to gentleness than force, but when she saw how pitiful the other person was, she felt a little sorry for him.

Because he seemed to really like Shen Kelin.

Is it really okay to deceive him like this?

I heard they were childhood sweethearts who grew up together.

"Sigh... It's true, I was too foolish. I thought the feelings from before... would come back." He slowly retreated to the door, forcing a smile like a drowned rat that had been abandoned. "Yes, we've both grown up now. I shouldn't have kept this up, although... I really like you."

"Uh..." Shen Kelin forcefully put her other hand behind her back, her gaze shifting somewhat uncomfortably elsewhere.

But Mo Xueyao wasn't moved, or rather, for a fleeting moment just now she was indeed moved.

But they quickly realized something was wrong.

Despite saying such hurtful things, his eyes were darting around as if he were observing Shen Kelin's expression.

What a cunning fellow! He's using an advance as a tactic to retreat!

It's definitely not a good thing, otherwise it wouldn't have bothered me for so long!

Mo Xueyao put aside her sympathy and decided to help Shen Kelin one more time.

She pressed her cheek against Shen Kelin's, adopting a submissive, dependent posture: "I will absolutely not allow you to take Linlin away, she belongs to me alone! Besides, Linlin and I have done all sorts of things, hmph—"

As Mo Xueyao spoke, she suddenly hugged Shen Kelin from behind, placing her hands in places they shouldn't have—this was Hua Yinyin's favorite sneak attack move.

"So, do you believe me now...?"

Before she could finish speaking, the voice of someone who had just been on her mind came from outside the corridor.

"Little Yaoyao—! Wanyan said you're still in the classroom…! Oh no!!"

All eyes were on Hua Yinyin, who had suddenly run into the classroom.

"Ah, Yinyin, you...uh...no, no...!" Mo Xueyao hurriedly let go of her hand, her cheeks covered in embarrassed sweat. "I just..."

"Wow—!!" Hua Yinyin gave a thumbs up. "What? I didn't expect Xiao Yaoyao to be like me! If you want to touch me, you don't need to ambush others, you can just ambush me!"

As she spoke, she puffed out her chest forcefully: "Hey, want to touch it? Touch it all you want! And it's definitely bigger than hers!"

Shen Kelin didn't know what expression to make at this moment.

This troublemaker completely ruined the whole thing.

"Do you know she's Shen Kelin's girlfriend?" The boy suddenly turned around and asked Hua Yinyin out of the blue.

"Where did Xiao Yaoyao get a girlfriend? Besides... when did Xiao Yaoyao ever say she liked girls? If she did, she should be with me!" Hua Yinyin exclaimed matter-of-factly, quickly running to Mo Xueyao's side, grabbing one of her hands, pressing it to her chest, and asking triumphantly, "Hey, how does it feel? Much more comfortable than hers, right?"

"Ah, this is a secret from everyone else!" Shen Kelin hurriedly tried to cover up her lie.

Hua Yinyin squinted and stared intently at Mo Xueyao. Her gaze, which seemed to see right through her thoughts, made Mo Xueyao stutter.

"Ah, yes, uh... no... that... cough!"

It would be terrible if Hua Yinyin revealed that she liked girls.

Then rumors will spread throughout the school that a certain school beauty likes girls, and the school leaders might even suspend her from school.

Back in junior high, there was a rumor that a boy liked boys, which resulted in him being taken to the principal's office for a talk, and he ended up transferring schools.

"No, no!" She panicked and could only tell the truth, "Actually, I was lying to you! It's because Shen Kelin really doesn't want you to keep bothering me! So, you should... have some self-respect!"

"What? Just say it!" The boy laughed heartily, casually brushing the dust off his shoulder. "I thought he was just shy or testing me before he disagreed. Since he really doesn't have feelings for me, then forget it. But if you ever change your mind, you can always come to me!"

"Uh... he doesn't seem so bad..." Although his cheerfulness and generosity didn't seem as natural as Mr. Xue's.

Shen Kelin gritted her teeth: "He's faking it! This guy is really... so annoying...!"

"Hehe." Hua Yinyin hugged Mo Xueyao tightly as if she had won. "So, little Yaoyao always rejects me because she's shy!"

"What are you talking about?! Stop messing around!"

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Chapter 49 Playing Hide-and-Seek at School at Night

The soft orange lights slowly illuminated the street, and standing there, I already longed for the warmth of home.

The aroma of food wafted through the air, and a few bicycles were already parked scattered around the school gate. From afar, Mo Xueyao saw her mother riding her own bicycle and stopping at the gate.

She was holding a sign that read "Grade 11 Class 2" in large characters.

Their main role is to meet with parents, so that no one is unaware of where their child's classroom is.

"Mom—!" She waved vigorously. She hadn't felt very hungry just now, but when she saw her mother, she suddenly felt ravenously hungry.

Hua Yinyin waited until Yang Xiaoyu approached before sweetly greeting her, "Hello, Auntie~"

To be honest, she doesn't usually speak like this; now it sounds like she's deliberately using a high-pitched, coquettish voice.