A Young Woman's Heart

As we were chatting, we saw Mr. Xue walk backwards into the classroom with his hands in his pockets.

"Good morning, Xiaoxue."

"Good morning, am I not the third one today?"

"Yes, Yue Tingfeng didn't sleep all night, so he came early."

"Oh—so he's asleep now."

"Xiaoxue, why are you walking backwards?"

"I walked backwards all day just to prove one thing."

"what?"

“Turning back the clock of history is not an easy thing; after all, going backwards is already very difficult.”

"Aha?"

Occasionally, Mo Xueyao would feel that Mr. Xue was a bit eccentric...

……

(three)

The students at Yukong High School were probably too relaxed; on their first Saturday class, they all had a hard time concentrating.

There doesn't seem to be a class schedule on Saturday; it looks like the main subject teachers decided what classes to teach on the spot.

Those with heavy teaching loads will need an extra lesson.

As expected of Yukong High School, it always exudes a carefree vibe.

Well, the style of a school is indeed closely related to its principal.

During the morning reading time, Wang Qianyu, wearing a fluffy green dress, stood on the podium, arguing fiercely with Wan Jianlei about whose class should have more lessons.

"But... I seem to remember today being an exam?" Mo Xueyao muttered to herself.

Ye Wen walked in, yawning: "What are you two doing?"

"Wenwen, what's going on with today's class schedule?"

"...What?" Ye Wen looked the two of them up and down in confusion. "Are you two still asleep? Today is the monthly exam."

"cough!"

"I knew something was off..." Wang Qianyu smiled awkwardly and left the classroom with Wan Jianlei.

The students who witnessed this little farce couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at? Why didn't you remind Qianyu earlier? You made her so embarrassed!"

"Ah Wen, we thought the plan had changed today!" Gao Yuan shouted. "After all, we should follow the teacher's instructions."

“That’s right, that’s right,” Liu Xiaowei echoed.

Today, Yue Tingfeng wasn't among the voices of agreement, because the kid was still lying down sleeping, looking quite sound asleep, with drool already dripping onto his arm.

"Alright, alright, let's get ready for the monthly exam. Spacing out your seats, about a person's distance between each other. Even though it's in our own class, please remember, no cheating, no copying. It's useless unless you can cheat in the college entrance exam. Hey, you guys in the back! Wake up, don't fall asleep!"

Chen Cheng and Yu Zi both looked up groggily, but Le Tingfeng still hadn't heard anything.

"Zuo Qianxin—please tap Yue Tingfeng to wake him up."

"Le Tingfeng, Le Tingfeng." Zuo Qianxin, who had a special name but looked very ordinary, gently patted Le Tingfeng's head. The latter did not open his eyes, but just tilted his head, and even more drool flowed from his mouth.

She covered her mouth and couldn't help but laugh, while Du Qicai next to her reached out and pinched his face hard.

"Pfft, this is so oily!"

"Really? I want to try it too..."

"Le Tingfeng—Awen is calling you to wake up for your exam!" After only a few seconds of squeezing, Zuo Qianxin pulled her hand back. "It's really oily."

"Here, napkins." Du Qicai generously placed a whole pack of tissues on the table.

"Huh...? School's over?" Le Tingfeng swayed as she raised her head, opened her eyes wearily, picked up her schoolbag, and headed out.

Ye Wen was stunned.

The noisy chatter of the whole class even paused for a second.

She called out to Yue Tingfeng, both amused and annoyed, "Yue Tingfeng, where are you going?"

"Huh? School's not letting out anymore...?"

"It's only just started, and you're already home from school?"

"what?"

"Sit back down, the exam is coming up."

"Oh, oh..." Le Tingfeng scratched his head, still looking like he hadn't woken up yet. It wasn't until he sat back down that his face turned a little red, clearly realizing how 'embarrassing' he had just done.

……

(four)

During the exam, Mo Xueyao always felt like someone was gesturing behind her back.

—Although I didn’t actually touch her body.

And the only person who could do something underhanded during the exam was Duanmu Ji.

She shook her ponytail vigorously, as if shooing away flies, trying to get rid of anything that hadn't yet landed on her.

But it still exists.

If I had to describe this feeling, it would probably be something like—it's very irritating.

Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and, while Ye Wen was grading homework, she suddenly turned around.

She saw Duanmu Ji's fingers hovering over her back, drawing circles. When she turned her head, she didn't even realize it, so he drew two circles before stopping.

"cough……"

"Stop messing around," Mo Xueyao said in a low voice, annoyed, before turning back to continue writing her test paper.

The tingling sensation did disappear, but not long after, Duanmu Ji's fingers poked directly into her back.

"What—" she whispered.

"Um, can I borrow a pen...?"

"Here you go." Mo Xueyao quickly took one out of her pencil case and put her hand behind her back.

"Thanks……"

A strange feeling suddenly arose in Mo Xueyao's heart. She subconsciously glanced back and saw Duanmu Ji holding the pen high in front of his eyes, examining it as if he had received some precious souvenir.

She pretended not to see it and looked away.

Actually, she was quite worried that this guy would keep nagging her.

Although I had already politely declined last time.

But it seems like they haven't given up on their dreams yet?

No, that's not right either. Maybe that last time... it wasn't a rejection for him?

Mo Xueyao covered her aching head and decided to stop thinking about these messy things and focus on finishing her test paper first.

……

(Fives)

The day was spent taking exams, and as the evening sun set, the school bell rang to signal the end of the school day.

Even without first and second year high school students, the school remains noisy.

However, Mo Xueyao still had to stay behind and wait for Li Wanyan to supervise the other students to finish cleaning.

There were no designated students on duty on Saturday, so Ye Wen specifically asked Liu Xiaowei and Gao Yuan, two mischievous and energetic guys, to stay behind and do the work.

As for the others, the health committee members will organize them themselves.

If Ye Banxia had to rely entirely on herself, she would probably have to ask her good friends for help.

Fortunately, Li Wanyan was there, and a few boys were able to stay and work.

The classroom was filled with the sounds of brooms clattering against desks and chairs, or desks colliding with chairs.

"Are you done yet? Sweep, I'll take out the trash and then go play basketball!" Li Hongran urged loudly from beside the trash can, the basketball tucked between his arms.

Having already packed her schoolbag, Mo Xueyao went to the restroom to change her sanitary napkin and then walked back to the classroom through the back door.

"Hey, Yue Tingfeng, are you still sleeping?"

"He started sleeping during the second half of the last exam," Zuo Qianxin replied as she slung her backpack over her shoulder and prepared to leave.

"...This guy must have just randomly filled in a bunch of multiple-choice answers and gone to sleep." Mo Xueyao gently poked his head with her slender fingers. "Hey, Le Tingfeng, Le Tingfeng, Le-Ting-Feng, wake up, school's over."

"Huh?!" He suddenly woke up with a start.

“…This one still works.” Mo Xueyao teased jokingly.

……

Chapter 189 Sneaking into the Bar?

A gentle breeze blew down the roadside weeds, and ants on the flowerbed were lining up, carrying breadcrumbs on their backs. The person who brought them this delicious meal was Hua Yinyin, who was standing by the roadside eating bread.

Every time she took a bite of the perfectly good pork floss bread, crumbs mixed with pork floss would fall off in a flurry, making Mo Xueyao, who was standing next to her, feel extremely distressed.

— She bought the pork floss bread because a bakery had just opened near the school gate today, selling three generously filled pork floss breads for ten yuan, so she bought one.

Of course, she shared the three large loaves of bread with Li Wanyan and Hua Yinyin.

"School's out after the exams today, it's only three o'clock, right? Whew, so early! It's been so long since I got out of school this early, it feels so refreshing—"

"Actually, I didn't have to go to school today." Mo Xueyao caught the falling meat floss with her hand, and after swallowing the bread she was eating, she poured all the meat floss into her mouth.

Of course, some inevitably fell into her collar, and Li Wanyan, who was next to her, reached out to help pick up the meat floss pieces that had fallen on her neck and collarbone and eat them.