A Young Woman's Heart

No one knew exactly what was wrong with him, but Mr. Xue did indeed play another piece of music, and it was one that none of them had ever heard before.

Wu Shanshan sat down with Yu Shu, feeling a little embarrassed. Wang Jiale took the initiative to chat with her quietly to warm up the atmosphere and ease her awkwardness.

In fact, it's really hard to feel any pressure in front of these senior students who are completely down-to-earth.

……

Chapter 218 The Brazenly Strolling Crispy Candy

(One)

Thursday, June 2002, 4.

The second period in the morning was, as usual, a political class that had already entered the review stage.

Standing on the podium, Wan Jianlei habitually cracked a few jokes before coughing a few times and saying seriously, "So everyone here shouldn't have any problems. Next time you see a question like this, just think..."

For liberal arts students, political science has never been a particularly difficult subject.

Just like Chinese, it is generally a subject that liberal arts students excel at.

Students tend to pay more attention to subjects they excel at, even if many points in political science are quite dry.

Outside the window, under the azure sky, a soft white cloud drifts, stretching into the distance like a road leading to the world beyond.

Mo Xueyao tilted her head and rested it against the wall by the window, letting the breeze drifting in from outside gently ruffle a few strands of hair at her temples.

The open classroom door leads directly to the corridor, which is quiet and deserted.

After all, it's class time now.

But suddenly, a round, furry, yet still agile figure appeared from around the corner.

It was a cat with markings as white as a piece of candy.

Upon closer inspection, she realized it was just brittle!

The other students were still listening attentively to the lesson, completely unaware of the uninvited guest outside the classroom door.

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(two)

Su Tang seems to come to the school often. Not only does it not feel scared at all, but it even swaggeres around here, appearing quite relaxed.

It sniffed around the many corners of the corridor entrance, then suddenly disappeared around the corner. A few minutes later, it quietly peeked out from behind the wall with a 'huge' cat head.

The whiskers on his cheeks trembled, his wide eyes darted around, and then he strode in with a cat-like gait, seemingly oblivious to everyone around him.

“Alright, turn to the second page of the test paper…” Wan Jianlei had just put down the chalk and was facing the students when he noticed this uninvited guest. For a moment, he even forgot what he was going to say and just stared at it for several seconds.

The students were also drawn to this 'uninvited guest,' their eyes following it like magnets for several steps.

It walked from the front to the back, then from the back to the front, finally reaching Mo Xueyao's row. Then it leaped onto Hua Yinyin's desk, leaned against the high stack of textbooks, and lay down, looking like it had no intention of moving anymore.

"Huh, this isn't a crispy pastry..."

"Shh." Mo Xueyao quickly nudged her thigh with her own. "Don't tell anyone, or it'll be considered that I brought the cat to school..."

"Hey, did Xiaoyao bring this?"

"No, it must have come by itself..." Mo Xueyao glanced at it helplessly. The latter gently swayed its long, flexible tail, its eyes seemingly revealing a hint of pride.

"Alright, let's continue the lesson." Seeing that the cat didn't seem to intend to disrupt the class, Wan Jianlei paused and reorganized his thoughts. "Everyone, please focus your attention back on the test paper."

The table, which wasn't very big to begin with, was almost entirely filled with sugar, except for the books.

Hua Yinyin moved the stack of textbooks, which was as high as a small mountain, closer to Mo Xueyao before unfolding the test paper and turning to the second page.

The sugar cube even politely curled up a little to make room for more food.

The teacher's lecture was like a lullaby to it. This fat cat, who had just wandered over from the fruit shop, actually fell asleep and slept very soundly. If you listened carefully, you could even hear it snoring softly.

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(three)

As soon as the bell rang for the end of the second class, the music for eye exercises started playing.

The students on duty had already appeared outside the gate, and the red armbands pinned to their shoulders seemed to be a little darker than the ones Mo Xueyao wore in her first year of high school.

Does this mean this thing has never been cleaned in all these years?

"Part One: Massage the temples and eye sockets in a circular motion."

"Alright, alright, everyone close your eyes." Cha Li, who was in charge of patrolling the classroom during eye exercises, stood up and gave a special reminder to a few boys who never did the eye exercises properly.

Originally, this was supposed to be checked by Li Wanyan, but she handed the task over to Cha Li, while she herself would carefully do eye exercises to the rhythm of the radio every time.

It's probably because I'm nearsighted that I'm taking extra care to protect my eyes.

"Meow?" Cha Li turned to Hua Yinyin's table and gently scratched its fluffy tail with her restless little hand.

Su Tang turned her head away, without even opening her eyes, and just lazily twitched her ears.

"Xiaoyao, is this your cat?"

"cough……"

"Can I hug you for a bit after class?"

"Okay..." Mo Xueyao, who was doing eye exercises, said with a hint of helplessness.

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(four)

After the eye exercises ended, the relatively long break time made the classroom much livelier. Some students went to the toilet in groups, some played loudly at the back of the classroom, and of course, some gathered around Mo Xueyao and Hua Yinyin's table, teasing Sutang.

Su Tang is a good-natured cat. No matter how others pet it, it doesn't get angry at all. Even if you gently tug at its whiskers, it will just cover its puffy cheeks with its two paws, making it look exceptionally cute.

"Hey, you guys in the back! Le Tingfeng! Don't erase the blackboard! It's not finished yet!" Mo Xueyao shouted, raising her voice. However, the blackboard drawing with chalk had already been smeared with several corners.

Although the boys acknowledged that they understood, they still made quite a fuss, and as long as they played at the back of the classroom, they would inevitably brush against the back blackboard.

If it were finished, that would be fine, but the problem is that it's only halfway done.

"If you smudge it, you'll have to leave it for me to fix!" she could only shout, puffing out her cheeks, planning to finish drawing it all in one go today.

"Look at Su Tang's paws, oh dear, they're black now, not pink anymore." Hua Yinyin pinched Su Tang's paw pads, deliberately teasing it with a disdainful tone.

"Xiaoyao, let me hug you!"

Why are you hugging me...?

"I meant to hug your cat, I'm not Yin Yin." Cha Li couldn't help but laugh, making Mo Xueyao's face turn slightly red.

The main reason is that Hua Yinyin usually says these kinds of things, so she directly interprets them as referring to herself.

Judging from this situation, if Su Tang comes every day, the class mascot will have to change from Mo Xueyao to Su Tang.

……

(Fives)

"Mom! Teach me this problem!" Zhou Yong seemed to have gotten used to calling her that, and shouted as loudly as ever, poking Mo Xueyao's back.

He has been studying very diligently these past few days, although every time he uses that title, it leaves Mo Xueyao with a helpless expression.

"What's wrong? Can't you just call me properly?"

"Well, I feel that calling her Xiaoyao would seem too intimate, while calling her Mom would be both affectionate and not too intimate."

Le Tingfeng was one of the few boys who came to tease the cat. He couldn't help but laugh, shrugging his shoulders, and put his hand on Zhou Yong's desk: "Hahaha... Zhou Yong, you're too funny... If you call Mo Xueyao 'Mom,' then do you have to call Li Wanyan 'Mommy'?"

"Huh? Holy crap..." He was stunned for half a second before he reacted.

As one of Letingfeng's good friends, he had of course been to his family's bar.

"I can't stand you guys anymore..." Mo Xueyao covered her forehead. "Alright, alright, what question don't you understand? This one?"

"right……"

"This was taught to you by Taoism, wasn't it? You can't do it anymore just because the form is changed? Then think about it again, what if we take this..."

"Oh, I see!

"Right, you have to learn to apply what you've learned to other situations."

"Zhou Yong, you're studying really hard, aren't you?"

"Well, it's a major turning point in life, so I definitely have to work hard."

"I don't believe you." Le Tingfeng glanced at him sideways, but didn't expose him.

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(six)

During the lunch break, the classroom desks were filled with students who were fast asleep.

What Mo Xueyao found most amazing was how those boys, covered in sweat, could fall asleep as soon as they got back.

The sweat on his body hadn't even dried yet.

—Even when she was originally a boy, she couldn't do this.

Ye Wen often used the indoor lunch break as a class meeting—that is, to talk about things and make announcements.

"Tomorrow is Qingming Festival, and our school will not have classes. We'll be organizing a tomb-sweeping event, but you still need to wear your school uniform tomorrow." Ye Wen glanced down at her work notes, and a cheer erupted from the audience as soon as she finished speaking.

"Do we have to sweep all day?" Ye Banxia asked softly.

"No, we'll be visiting the graves this morning, and in the afternoon we'll be watching a film screening organized by the school. We'll be watching some documentary films." Ye Wen tapped on the podium. "And one more thing, because it's lunchtime now and the classrooms might be a bit noisy, the school has set up five study rooms specifically for senior high school students. They're on the second floor of the science building, and the signs have been changed. If you want to study properly during lunchtime, go to the study room. But please remember one thing: you can't make a lot of noise in the study room. You have to be as quiet as you would in the library. Otherwise, if students from other classes complain to the teachers, I'll be embarrassed."

This news made many girls excited, even happier than when they heard they didn't have to go to class tomorrow.

In fact, for people who enjoy learning, not having to attend classes isn't something to be happy about.

"Looks like the principal has finally arranged this matter." Hua Yinyin nudged Mo Xueyao's arm with her elbow with a hint of pride. "This is all thanks to us."

"Hmm—that'll make things quieter, so people won't feel awkward refusing us when they want to come to our band room to study." Mo Xueyao breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, you feel most relaxed when you're alone in the band room.