A Young Woman's Heart

Wang Jiale, Hua Yinyin, and Mo Zhuyou stood side by side at the door, breathing heavily.

"Little Yao Yao!" Hua Yinyin rushed over excitedly, and before she could even put down her pipa, she hugged Mo Xue Yao and slumped down onto the desk behind her.

"The band room is the same as when we left..."

"Didn't Yinyin write anything on the whiteboard when she left last time?"

"Wanyan is here? Wanyan, do you have the classroom key?" Mo Xiaoxiao asked.

Mo Xueyao helplessly pushed away Hua Yinyin, who insisted on rubbing her cheek against hers, and said with a mix of helplessness and amusement, "What are you doing, Yinyin? Are you a puppy who hasn't seen its owner for a month?"

"Pfft—!" Wang Jiale couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud. "It really does look a bit like that. It's like a dog hugging its owner and licking and nibbling after not being home for a long time."

"Who are you calling a dog?!" Hua Yinyin shouted indignantly, revealing her sharp canine teeth. "Believe it or not, I'll really bite you!"

"Whoever bites is a dog!" Mo Xueyao shouted hurriedly.

"Then I'll be a dog today!"

"Ugh—you've got my neck all covered in saliva, it's disgusting—" Mo Xueyao pushed Hua Yinyin away with great disgust, and took the tissue that Li Wanyan handed her, wiping her neck several times.

When Hua Yinyin's sharp fangs bite, she has a vampire-like feel to them.

"We'll still be coming to the band room every day! In the morning! At noon! After school!" she shouted, grinding her fangs. "A senior year without the Snow Music Band is incomplete!"

"That depends on when I have time. Didn't they say there would be evening self-study every day from now on?" Mo Zhuyou lazily walked to the table, touched it, and then opened the cupboard to find a rag that was already tattered. "Ugh, this rag is all rotten..."

"There seem to be some unopened new rags under the cabinet." Wang Jiale tilted her head and glanced at them, then squatted down and took out the two packs of new rags.

"Hey, hey, we're already seniors in high school, don't you guys have anything to say?" Hua Yinyin leaned against Mo Xueyao and asked, "Seniors! The highest graders in high school! Next year you'll be going to university or entering the workforce!"

"Hmm, and then what? Do you want to show off your senior's style again?" Mo Xueyao nudged her with the back of her head. Footsteps came from the corridor again, and this time it was Mr. Xue and Yu Shu who appeared at the door.

Now, everyone in the Snow Music Band is here.

"Tch, it's senior year now, and no one seems to have changed much. That's strange. Why did I feel like seniors were so amazing when I was in freshman year?"

"It's just an illusion," Mo Xueyao said, grabbing Hua Yinyin's neck and pulling her close.

"Shu'er~" Wang Jiale greeted Yu Shu warmly, placing her hands on Yu Shu's rosy cheeks. "Welcome back to school! From today onwards, you're a second-year high school student!"

“You can already be considered a senior student.” Hua Yinyin winked at her.

"Eh? Senior... Senior sister..." Yu Shu licked her lips, looking a little embarrassed, but she seemed to have really fallen into some strange fantasy.

"It's the final year of high school." Mr. Xue smiled faintly.

"Ah..." Mo Xueyao suddenly felt a little lost.

The lively atmosphere from just moments ago suddenly turned somber.

"There's only one year left." Mo Zhuyou had already set up her drum set at some point. She sat on the drum stool and sighed softly.

"Yes, the last year."

"But this isn't Shuer's last year."

"You...you guys left...what about the band?!" Yu Shu couldn't help but ask, her voice much louder than usual today.

"Uh... then, should Yu Shu hire some more people?" Mo Xueyao asked anxiously, as if she were about to abandon her.

"It's okay, we'll just get into the same university and then form a snow music band in the university, isn't that great?" Hua Yinyin laughed to lighten the mood.

"whispering sound--"

"Easier said than done..."

"that is!"

"Haha."

Yu Shu kept her head down, gently pinching the corner of her eye, then suddenly looked up again: "But, but, we still have to celebrate that everyone is, is already a senior in high school..."

"Oh—Senior year of high school!" Hua Yinyin's shouting seemed somewhat nonsensical at this moment.

"Senior year of high school!!" Mo Xueyao shouted inexplicably.

"It's time to be a senior in high school!"

"Cherish this last year."

"Yes! I will try my best to preserve more memories and take pictures!" Yu Shu nodded vigorously, and a few drops of clear liquid 'plop' fell onto the classroom floor.

They glanced at each other and then smiled.

senior year.

A tense and stressful year.

Yet, it was also the year we were most reluctant to part with.

……

Chapter Two: The Unexpected Guy

Fifth floor.

The top floor of the Yukong High School teaching building.

Here, it's as if you can escape the hustle and bustle of the city, and similarly, the joys and sorrows of the new students also seem to fade away from them.

Standing here is like standing at the highest point of a building; besides the cold and desolate atmosphere, there is also a slight chill and bleakness.

This year will pass, and we will soon step into the adult world.

Whether you go to university or go straight into the workforce.

The sun was clearly rising, but to Mo Xueyao it seemed to be setting.

508.

The innermost classroom.

Grade 11...

No, it should be called Class 2 of Senior Three now.

Although the faces waiting at the classroom door were all familiar, it still felt somewhat new to her.

The door to the invisible temple was half open, and one could almost see the light shining through it.

Ye Wenshan arrived late and hurriedly opened the classroom door.

This was probably the most orderly students had ever been when they entered the classroom in the morning. Students carrying their backpacks rushed in, fanning away the dust with their hands and opening the windows for ventilation.

The classmates, who hadn't seen each other for a summer vacation, chatted familiarly, as if they especially cherished the time they were still together.

Standing by the window on the top floor, the view seems quite different.

"Ahem—!!" Ye Wen banged on the blackboard. "I'm going to put the seating chart on the blackboard now. Everyone, take a good look! Take your seats according to the seating chart. And class monitor? You should also tell the students who come in later to sit down according to the new seating chart. I have to go to a morning meeting, so I'll leave the class to you and the other class officers."

“Okay.” Li Wanyan nodded gently. In the class, sometimes her management was even more effective than that of Ye Wen, the homeroom teacher.

"Hmm, I wonder where I'll be sitting this semester..." Mo Xueyao, who was about to put down her schoolbag, picked up her bag again and wobbled to the podium.

However, at that moment, a guy who shouldn't have been there appeared at the classroom door.

Almost instantly, all eyes in the class were on him.

The morning sun's rays enveloped him like a spotlight.

Even if you can't see the face clearly, you can recognize that chubby figure at a glance.

"Damn!" Mo Xueyao couldn't help but swear, then quickly stopped, her face filled with surprise. "Gao Yuan!?"

"Ha...cough, haha..." Gao Yuan scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly, cautiously walking into the classroom with a new backpack on his back. "Hello everyone! I'm the new student—"

"New here my foot!" Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes dramatically. "What's wrong with you?"

"Yeah, Gao Yuan, what brings you here? Shouldn't you be studying abroad right now?" Wang Jiale was also incredibly curious, her gaze fixed on him, never looking at him so intently before.

"Gao Yuan?" Zhou Yong was also full of doubt. "You...you...what's wrong with you?"

"Hehe, are you surprised? Unexpected?" Gao Yuan strolled in, as usual, with a playful smile.

Liu Xiaowei darted over to him like a monkey and rubbed his dandruff all over him: "Damn, what's wrong with you?"

"Things have taken a slight turn for the better. Hey, I managed to seize the opportunity... Anyway, all you need to know is that I convinced my parents to finish high school and then go abroad to study at a university!"

"You? Can you do it?" Liu Xiaowei asked, his face full of disbelief.

"Damn it, what do you mean by that? What are you talking about? Is there anything I can't do?"

"That's great!" Zhou Yong took a deep breath and said sincerely, wrapping his arm tightly around his shoulder. "With you here, we're never bored!"

"Don't worry! Wherever I am, there will be laughter!"

Zhou Yong slapped him on the back of the head and asked, "So, how did you convince your parents?"

"Of course, we should appeal to their emotions and reason."

"Pshaw, do you think we'd believe that?"

"that is!"

"Well, how should I put it? There were some minor issues with the family's finances, and then there were some changes in our connections over there, so we had to cancel our original plans and wait until things stabilize next year."

"Holy crap, is something going to happen to your family?" Liu Xiaowei's eyes widened.

"Go away, it's because my dad has invested in something new again."

"It's fucking good to be rich!" Liu Xiaowei said, expressing the sentiments of countless people.

Gao Yuan disagreed: "Sigh, I would rather I had been born into an ordinary family."

"You're born into a life of privilege but don't know how lucky you are!"

Zhou Yong and Liu Xiaowei shook their heads vigorously in unison.

Although her relationship with Gao Yuan wasn't as close as theirs, Mo Xueyao still interacted quite a bit with this lively character. So, she was genuinely happy to see him, waved gently, and said with a smile, "Welcome back, Gao Yuan!"

"Welcome back~" Wang Jiale chuckled and imitated him.

As if it were contagious, these words came out of the mouths of every student in the classroom.