A Young Woman's Heart

"Lele, you didn't eat spicy food when you had your period before, did you?"

"Uh, I only crave it when I'm on my period... I've always eaten it before, it's nothing, it just means my bleeding is a little heavier."

"...You really are..."

"Don't you want to eat, Xiaoyao?"

“I have absolutely no appetite for that kind of food at times like this.” Mo Xueyao gave her a thumbs up. “You’re really amazing.”

"Spicy? Wanyan seems to have brought some bell pepper sauce. I saw her put some in just now," Hua Yinyin mumbled, biting her spoon. "Should Lele ask her for some?"

"Mmm!" Wang Jiale waved to Li Wanyan without hesitation: "Class monitor~ Can I have some of the bell pepper sauce?"

Mo Xueyao was speechless, her face full of admiration, almost as if she was about to give a thumbs up and shout "Hero!"

……

Chapter 272 The Singing Party in the Dormitory

(One)

"Birds on the tree are in pairs~" Wang Jiale hummed the song excitedly, her whole body steaming with heat, having just come out of the bathroom.

Mo Xueyao stretched out her legs and leaned against the wall, playing video games for a while before the lights were officially turned off.

She just replaced two new batteries, so she should be able to play for a while longer.

But on the way back by car, there probably won't be any fun to do.

"Did you take a shower?"

"Hmm."

"Oh, I just wiped it..."

"Did Xiaoyao bleed a lot today?"

"A little."

"Well, I don't have much, so I can take a shower easily, of course I have to go to a separate bathroom."

As Wang Jiale rubbed his wet hair with a towel, he walked over and sat down next to her: "Oh, by the way, Xiaoyao, do you still have any novels?"

"Yes, you seem to have seen them all, right?"

"Huh? No way, I can't look that fast..." Wang Jiale skillfully opened the cabinet, where Mo Xueyao's frequently used items were kept:

Combs with a few strands of hair wrapped around them, hair ties or headbands with a few strands of hair wrapped around them, novels with a few strands of hair clipped inside...

"Xiaoyao, your hair is everywhere!"

"Cough, it's not like you guys don't fall..." Mo Xueyao pouted and continued playing her box-pushing game.

Wang Jiale chuckled twice, removed her hair tie and headband, and started flipping through the novels.

This was something Mo Xueyao brought to pass the time; it wasn't borrowed from the library, but rather something she bought herself.

There are science fiction novels, martial arts novels, and a rural literature novel similar to The Grass House.

"Lao She's Cat City... I've read it. Frankenstein? I've read that one... Hmm..." Wang Jiale flipped through the book "Collection of Classic Science Fiction Novels," searching for short stories he hadn't read before.

She was overjoyed to finally find an article she hadn't read before, and she sat down comfortably to enjoy her little bit of free time.

To be honest, for a senior high school student about to take the college entrance exam, having time to read extracurricular books is a luxury even in this day and age.

……

(two)

After staying here for a while, people no longer all go to take a shower together.

Different people have different bathing times depending on their habits.

For example, Mo Xueyao likes to take a shower right after evening self-study, while Cha Li prefers to wander around outside for a while longer and wait until there are fewer people before taking a shower.

Take Li Wanyan for example. She only takes a shower once every three days, and each time she takes a shower, it's around the time after dinner.

As soon as she got home today, she went to wash up and then crawled into bed.

The blanket covered her head, and her lower abdomen was rising and falling rhythmically, so she seemed to be asleep.

"You said you love lilacs the most~ because your name is her..." Hua Yinyin hummed a song softly, but seemed to have forgotten the lyrics and could only sing along with the melody 'la la la'.

"What song is this?" Mo Xueyao, who was playing Sokoban, was able to multitask perfectly.

"Hmph, it's a song from the internet, it's quite popular on forums."

"Songs from the internet?"

"Yes, it's a song that wasn't officially released but only online. If a regular song is like a physical book, then an online song is like an e-book—that's roughly it."

"E-book." Mo Xueyao found the term a bit novel; she had seen it before, but didn't often hear others mention it.

"Hmm! It's pretty good, similar to most pop songs."

"Little Yaoyao doesn't seem to like pop music very much?"

"No... but I prefer the opening and ending themes of TV dramas."

"why?"

"Because I always feel that there are stories embedded in it."

Hua Yinyin plugged in her hair dryer and was about to press the switch when Mo Xueyao stopped her.

"Shh—go blow somewhere else, Wanyan is asleep."

"Uh... never mind then, I'll just wipe myself with a towel..." She pouted, put the towel over her head, spread out her blankets, and looked like she was about to go to sleep.

She gets too little sleep each day, and even she doesn't want to keep going through all that trouble.

"The world is full of laughable things, and infatuation is the most pointless."

"Being arrogant and disregarding everything is fine too~"

The two sisters hummed one line after another as they walked into the dormitory.

"What day is it today? Everyone's singing as they come in?"

"Is it because it's almost over that you're in a good mood?" Hua Yinyin guessed, tilting her head.

"...Even if I go back, I'll still have to attend classes for another month."

"But at least it's happier than here, right? We get a day off on Sundays, and school ends on Fridays and Saturdays..." Mo Zhuyou said, counting on her fingers.

"I used to think this was very painful..."

"People always compromise."

"Alright, alright, stop reciting Lu Xun's 'window opening principle'." Mo Xueyao put down the game console. She couldn't get past this level and didn't want to use her brain, so she simply stopped playing.

"Where is Cha Li?"

"They're not back yet."

"She's been coming home really late lately," Mo Xueyao said, yawning and glancing at Wang Jiale beside her. "Lele... have you taken care of her?"

"Hmm? I'll go to sleep after I finish reading this story!"

"Maybe I'll leave tomorrow morning, and maybe you'll understand the heartache in loneliness..." Everyone was singing so happily that Mo Xueyao couldn't help but hum a song too. It didn't have any special meaning; she just suddenly thought of this song.

"Beep beep, switch channels, change songs." Hua Yinyin took out the remote control and pretended to press a button.

Mo Xueyao then sang another song in a very cooperative manner.

"Beep beep, change the channel—"

"So what do you want to hear?"

"Xiao Yaoyao's Cantonese is too bad, let's switch to some mainland songs."

"Hello..."

Mo Xiao smiled faintly, covering her mouth as she took her and her sister's bedding out of the closet: "Keep your voices down, don't disturb Wanyan."

"Then let's sing softly."

Are there any songs that are suitable for singing softly?

"Hmm—" Mo Xueyao poked her chin with her finger, looked up at the ceiling, "Hmm—! Shall we row our boats?"

"I'll do it, I'll do it~" Wang Jiale slammed the book shut, then suddenly startled, and cautiously glanced at Li Wanyan. Only after confirming that the latter hadn't been woken up did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"What does Lele want to sing?" Mo Zhuyou asked, her hands itching as she mimed playing a drum—even though she wasn't holding anything in her hands right now.

"Edelweiss,edelweiss,Every morning you greet me.…"

This song is Edelweiss, which is widely sung even in China, and it is also the first English song for many people.

"How about we have a concert tonight?" Mo Zhuyou suddenly suggested, her eyes wide.

"A singing party? That's possible... but we have class tomorrow, and Wanyan is still sleeping."

"Then let's sing some quiet songs."

"Want to sing together?"

"You can sing in a group or sing solo."

"Really? Does anyone know 'The Sound of Silence'? Raise your hand if you can sing it!"

"Shh, keep your voice down." Mo Xueyao patted Wang Jiale on the shoulder.

"Hey... does anyone know how?"

"I can." Just then, Cha Li gently pushed open the door and walked in, holding seven or eight fluffy dolls in her hands.

"Hey, Chali's in. You've finished your bath?"

"Um, would you like to turn off the lights?"

"Turn it off, turn it off, that'll create the right atmosphere." Hua Yinyin rested her head on Mo Xueyao's shoulder.

"Click." The dormitory lights were turned off.