A Young Woman's Heart

"After you finish eating, remember to bring in your clothes that you hung out to dry on the roof," Ye Wen instructed the few boarding students who were still at school. "Otherwise, they might get blown away by the wind and you won't be able to find them!"

It did get dark earlier than usual today.

The sun was not setting normally, but was being blocked by the gradually thickening clouds.

Darkness gradually enveloped the world like a hazy mist.

The seawater, churning like boiling water, always made Mo Xueyao feel as if a giant Gatanothor might emerge from there.

"Those who are going to take a shower today should do so as soon as possible, otherwise the water may be cut off tonight," Ye Wen added. "Each dormitory should bring a basin or bucket of water in case of emergency. If there is no water to use or drink, you can come to room 304 to find me."

She has a lot to worry about. She had just finished speaking when she ran back to her office to contact the parents of each student to make sure they had all returned home.

Just as Mo Xueyao was finishing her dinner, Mr. Xue and Duanmu Ji finally returned. They hastily ate a little bit of the remaining mixed soup.

After walking so far, I definitely won't have much of an appetite for a while.

"Little Yaoyao, thankfully I bought a lot of food at the market. Now we can enjoy the typhoon season!" Just as Mo Xueyao was about to step out the door, Hua Yinyin suddenly appeared and rested her chin on her shoulder. "Milk candy, milk tablets, beef jerky, pork jerky, meat floss..."

"Okay, okay, you've just finished eating, so stop listing all the food names, it's making me feel even fuller..."

"Hehehe, Yaoyao, let's take a bath together tonight!"

"Why would you wash together in such a crowded place?"

"If we shower together, we can help each other out, like washing each other's hair or scrubbing each other's backs, right?"

Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes at her, then her gaze fell on Li Wanyan who was walking up from behind. Suddenly, she raised her voice and called out, "Wanyan! Yinyin said she wants to take a bath with you tonight! She'll help you wash your hair and scrub your back!"

Li Wanyan's gaze calmly fell on Hua Yinyin, but the latter looked away nervously and flusteredly: "It was Xiaoyao who was talking nonsense! I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Wanyan replied. She raised one eyebrow slightly, widened one eye, and smiled with a slight upturn at the corner of her mouth, putting her hands behind her back: "Okay."

"Alas!?"

Mo Xueyao and Hua Yinyin spoke in unison.

Clearly, no one expected her to agree to this.

It was clearly just a joke.

This left the two of them momentarily at a loss for words.

"Want me to wash your hair and scrub your back? I want to—Yinyin, let's wash together!" Wang Jiale quickly poured the leftover stew into the slop bucket, put down the bowl, and ran over. "My arms have been so stiff these past few days, I can't even touch my back! It always feels like I haven't washed properly. Yinyin's hair is so long, I can help you out. Let's help each other out!"

"Ugh—no, I want to wash with Yao Yao..."

"What? You're complaining about me?"

"Lele went to wash with Wanyan herself."

"Hmph, fine then, I'll shower with Xiaoyao today!" Wang Jiale quickly stepped forward, hugged Mo Xueyao's arm, and gently shook it. "Xiaoyao, how's it going?"

“Okay!” Mo Xueyao replied quickly, mainly because she wanted to tease Hua Yinyin.

"Hehe, look, Xiaoyao is mine today!"

"Ugh, damn it, why won't Yao Yao come with me!"

"Wanyan is with you, isn't she?"

"Alas--!!"

"You actually look down on Wanyan?" When Mo Xueyao said this, she deliberately glanced at Li Wanyan's face. The latter smiled slightly, and then pretended to be angry and glared at Hua Yinyin.

"Okay, okay, I'll wash you... Waaah, I'll do it with Xiaoyao next time..."

Duanmu Ji looked at the girls with some envy, and what he saw most often was her light blue eyes.

The light in those eyes was like the gentle ripples spreading across a clear spring.

She seemed to notice his gaze, and suddenly turned her head slightly, smiling and winking at him.

Duanmu Ji quickly looked away, only to hear her jokingly say, "Next time, let's take turns bathing with Xiaoxue!"

"Oh dear—could it be that Little Yao Yao—"

"And the first one to shower with Xiaoxue was—Duanmu Ji, how about that?"

"Okay!" Hua Yinyin immediately changed her mind.

Duanmu Ji stood there, unable to understand for a long time why they had such mischievous smiles.

The more bewildered he looked, the happier they laughed.

Only when the laughter faded away did he suddenly realize what had happened.

Mr. Xue, who was sitting next to him, patted his shoulder with his big hand, his smile as warm as the sun: "Xiao Ji, want to take a bath together later?"

At this moment, Duanmu Ji stared at him, as if several red question marks had appeared on his forehead.

"Haha," Mr. Xue couldn't help but laugh, "It seems quite amusing."

"Not interested." He brushed aside the hand that was on his body with an annoyance and moved to the side with a look of disgust.

Qiu Yi looked at the two of them and gave them a strange smile, as if he had remembered something.

Wang Qianyu rested her chin on her hand and muttered softly, "I wonder how Jin Jiahui and Feng Yulan are doing now."

"Didn't that kid open a martial arts school?"

"So Feng Yulan is now the wife of the martial arts school owner?"

"Um……"

"Tsk tsk."

"Haha, you weren't there back then. You only know how fun it was after experiencing it firsthand. That kid actually used ice cream to lure Xiao Lan. At the time, we never thought it would actually work."

"Luckily she really is a woman, otherwise there would have been more trouble later."

"Yeah, back then, if you wanted to have surgery, you'd have to go abroad, right?"

Ah, youth is truly wonderful.

"Yes, it's so good to be young~"

The strange looks from Qiu Yi and Wang Qianyu made Duanmu Ji eager to escape.

He finished his dinner in three bites, put down his chopsticks and left the restaurant.

The strong wind blowing in his face cleared his head considerably; it seemed the typhoon was really coming.

The sunlight briefly pierced through the clouds, appearing exceptionally dazzling.

But soon, it was obscured by an even thicker layer of clouds.

He scratched his head vigorously, felt his pocket, and pulled out a blue stone.

To be precise, this is a piece of polished sea glass.

It is oval in shape, somewhat like an eyeball.

The color was almost identical to Mo Xueyao's eyes.

He saw this piece of sea glass at a market in the sea and was immediately captivated, buying it almost without hesitation.

The shop owner originally wanted to drill a hole and thread a rope through it, but he didn't want to ruin the overall aesthetic, so he refused.

But even if he just keeps it in his pocket, he can't help but take it out and look at it...

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Chapter 58 The Typhoon Passes By (Part 2)

(One)

During the day, the sun is intense, and the solar water heater heats the water to a scalding high temperature. Even when set to the medium setting, the entire bathroom is still filled with steam.

Wang Jiale washed the top toilet seat clean, then sat on it and used it as a stool.

"Why do you keep taking hot showers in this sweltering heat?" Mo Xueyao waved away the rising steam, feeling as if she were in a sauna.

My dad only liked to soak in that thing in the winter; he would often stay in it for half an hour.

Mo Xueyao went in with him a few times, and almost every time she escaped in less than five minutes, unable to hold on at all.

"I take hot showers all year round," Wang Jiale said, swinging her legs and combing her wet hair with her hands over and over again.

She always wore her hair in pigtails, and quite tightly, to the point that her hairline seemed to have receded a bit.

"I always use cold water in the summer." Mo Xueyao was applying shampoo to her hair, and the foam made her vision a little blurry.

"Xiaoyao, Xiaoyao, hurry up and help me apply some shower gel, I can't reach my back!"

"Is your body that tough?"

"Hmm...maybe I should sign up for a yoga class..."

Mo Xueyao, whose family was poor, shook her head and offered no comment.

"Wait until I've washed my hair."

"Just wipe it on first, I'll wash it myself first, and then you can rub it on for me later."

"Okay, okay." Mo Xueyao barely managed to open her eyes a crack, but foamy water was still flowing into them.

In addition, the bathroom was filled with steam, so much so that she could hardly see her surroundings.

Fortunately, the area is not large, and you can reach out and touch the other person, so you won't slip and fall after taking a few steps.

In fact, in such a narrow place, it would be difficult to fall.

Mo Xueyao squeezed out some shower gel and then patted her shoulder.

"Hmm, turn around..."

"Turn around?" Wang Jiale was a little stunned.

"Isn't it the back?"

"That's the place you're facing."

"Huh? Eh?" Mo Xueyao, whose eyes were covered by the shower gel, opened them a little wider and couldn't help but cough. "Um... I can't see very clearly, I didn't recognize her."