A Young Woman's Heart

"What are you going to school for?" the father asked from the side.

"Let's go play games!" Mo Xueyao answered honestly.

If the mother were to ask, the answer would probably be different.

"There are games to play at school?"

"Yes, it's a game made by the school itself. You can play it on the school's game console, and it can only be played at school," Mo Xueyao replied cheerfully. "You can exchange credits for game coins."

"I see, your school is so advanced!" The father nodded. "Go on, go on, are you coming back for lunch?"

I'll call you if you're not coming back for dinner.

"Okay, Wanyan, why don't you go play with Xiaoyao too? Don't study all day long, it's tiring to watch you. It'll be good to relax by playing some games."

"Listen to this, is that even human language?" Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes. "If it were any other student's parent, they'd probably say, 'Stop playing games all day, can't you study?'"

“Everything has to be done in moderation,” the father said seriously. “Studying all day or playing all day is not good. When I was in school, I often went out to play, but as long as I listened attentively in class and did my homework properly, that was fine, right? Otherwise, how would I have so many wonderful memories?”

"Look, Dad said Wanyan should play too later!" Mo Xueyao put her arm around Li Wanyan's shoulder and laughed loudly, just like she used to put her arm around her buddy's shoulder.

"Be careful on the road." The father didn't nag any further.

Mo Xueyao casually broke off two bananas and went out.

"You brat, you broke off two of my good bananas."

"Tch, there aren't any alone."

"Then you should take the fully ripe ones first!"

"I want to eat fresh food today!" Mo Xueyao turned her head and made a face.

"This girl." The father could only sigh helplessly, and then chuckled.

The journey to the school wasn't far; the two arrived at the school gate in about ten minutes.

Because it's the weekend, the main gate is closed; only the side gate is ajar.

In front of the flower bed inside the school gate, several sparrows chirped and hopped on the ground, looking very agile.

The security guard was sitting much more casually than usual—he had his legs propped up on the table, a newspaper in his hand, and a cup of tea that looked like it had been steeped many times on the table next to him.

Mo Xueyao reached her hand into the crack of the small door, pulled the latch, and then opened the door and went inside.

"What are you doing here?" The security guard was reading a newspaper, but he seemed to be keeping an eye on the entrance. He raised his eyelids to look at the two of them and asked, "Oh, it's you two? Come on in."

"Hey, weren't you just asking what I was doing?" Mo Xueyao said jokingly with a smile, "You're not very dedicated to your work at all."

"I know you two are good students, so it's okay."

"What if they're not good students?"

"Then we have to take it seriously."

"Differentiated treatment."

"Of course, it's their own fault for not studying properly," the security guard said matter-of-factly.

In fact, this is indeed the common perception of most people.

"Is anyone else coming in today?"

"Several boys have registered."

"Don't we need to register?" Mo Xueyao picked up a strand of black hair, which wasn't hers but Li Wanyan's.

"No need, no need, you can just go in directly. Registering is too much trouble." The security guard picked up the newspaper again.

Li Wanyan took Mo Xueyao's hand by her hair and said softly, "Rules are rules, let's register."

"Oh, you're such good kids. Alright then, the list is over there, just fill it out yourselves."

That's so casual...

During their school years, students with good academic performance receive preferential treatment in various aspects.

In particular, the preferential treatment received from elders.

This has nothing to do with appearance.

After all, girls who are pretty but bad at studying are not popular with elders.

Some might even think that this young girl is going astray at such a young age, and that she will grow up to be either a rich man's mistress or a hostess at a nightclub.

After registering, Mo Xueyao and Li Wanyan headed towards the laboratory building.

The arcade at Yukong High School was located in a classroom in the laboratory building.

Mo Xueyao had never been there, but she had heard other boys mention it.

They also said that the game consoles there are like credit-eating machines, able to use up all your credits in no time...

Ultimately, it's because there aren't enough credits.

Mo Xueyao, who has over 500 credits, doesn't have this concern.

She can have a great time.

"I think it was on the fifth floor...?" Mo Xueyao muttered, looking around the corridor but not finding any classroom that looked like a video game room.

Fortunately, the faint sounds of the students' noise helped her find her way.

After pushing open the door, I saw a group of boys gathered there. Some of them were playing games, while others were just standing aside watching.

The people playing were shouting and yelling with excitement, while the onlookers were making all sorts of comments, making the place as lively as a vegetable market.

Each game machine in the arcade is independent.

In other words, it does not support two people playing against each other on one console, which is why the screen is much smaller and appears more 'compact' – relatively speaking.

Two game machines are placed face-to-face to allow for competitive play.

If you want to play against each other, both sides need to insert coins.

At the very back of the classroom, there was a credit exchange machine where you could exchange credits for game currency.

Mo Xueyao took her credit card and exchanged it for two game coins, then looked around for an empty machine.

If we group them in pairs, there are a total of twenty sets of machines in the classroom, but it seems that people are sitting in them all right now.

"Damn, I lost again! Ugh, out of coins." A boy stood up angrily, looking quite frustrated. "I didn't win a single game!"

"Haha, how about it? Anyone else want to challenge me?" The boy sitting opposite him laughed loudly. "If you win, give me a game coin; if you lose, I'll give you one. Don't come if you don't have any extra game coins!"

Mo Xueyao's eyes lit up, and she immediately walked over quickly: "I'll do it!"

"Hey—" The boy looked Mo Xueyao up and down, "Aren't you that... Duanmu Ji kid..."

"What is it?" Mo Xueyao asked, puzzled. She turned to look at him and realized it was a familiar face. It was the fat guy who had fought with Duanmu Ji before but then became friends. Mo Xueyao had also fought him once during the school anniversary celebration. No matter how many times she looked at that fat face, it was always so annoying...

"Hehe, I didn't expect the school beauty to come to a place like this."

"What? You can't come anymore? The arcade isn't a shameful place, and it's a school facility, anyone can come."

"Haha, I just think that students who are good at studying shouldn't like this kind of thing, or is it that the school beauty's studies are actually just average?"

"Hmm, so-so." Mo Xueyao didn't argue with him. You can see how good her grades are on the ranking list every time. She's basically in the top ten in the whole school. It's easy to find her name, right?

There's no need for me to prove this myself.

If you actually prove it yourself, you'll seem to lose face.

Many others had obviously seen the rankings several times, and instead of echoing them, they mocked the fat man for laughing at others without even looking at the rankings himself.

"What's your name?" Mo Xueyao asked casually.

"Zheng Qiang, let me make this clear beforehand, I am really strong."

Mo Xueyao felt that this guy probably wasn't really a villain, but he had a sharp tongue, and his appearance and relatively assertive personality made him quite disliked.

In a sense, this kind of guy who mocks others to their face actually seems honest.

Hmm... but not cute at all.

"Here, is a game coin?" Mo Xueyao placed a game coin on top of the game machine. "Come on, give me one if you lose."

"Heh, I won't lose. I've been studying this game for a long time!"

Mo Xueyao, who had a lot of credits, smiled calmly, somewhat like Li Wanyan when she smiled: "Then I might not be able to beat you."

The main reason is that they don't lack game currency, so they don't care about winning or losing a game—as long as a person can afford to lose, they will always appear very classy.

Hmm, this kind of demeanor, is that how Mr. Xue feels?

Living among everyone, she not only influences others but is also subtly influenced by them.

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Chapter 302 Playing with 'Teachers' at School (Part 2)

Because she hadn't played for so long, she had almost forgotten the familiar controls. After inserting the coin, Mo Xueyao simply left it to fate and clicked on a random number.

In this normal battle mode, you can get an extra 5% energy by selecting random. It's not really an advantage, because if you get a character you don't know how to play, then the extra 5% is useless.

It's not like the first competition anymore. Many people have been playing for quite a while now. Even those who don't have game coins have been watching for a long time and can occasionally use their newly earned credits to play a game.

According to Li Wanyan, the boys in her class have been particularly enthusiastic about doing anything that would earn them extra credits lately.

For example, before, everyone would refuse to help carry something, but now, everyone is shamelessly offering to help—as long as it adds to their credits.

The girls haven't changed much, but they are definitely more motivated.

This shows that the current principal of Yukong High School is truly 'educating people' rather than cultivating a group of learning machines.

"Ding ding ding ding ding—dong!" The screen, which had been spinning like a slot machine, stopped, finally revealing the character that Mo Xueyao had chosen.

This is Teacher Taiyin.

The hidden ultimate move is time reversal, while the normal ultimate move, also known as the burst skill, unconditionally removes half of the opponent's health.

However, she is not invincible. The game is quite balanced. Many people have found that Taiyin's energy bar build-up speed is slower than other characters, and her energy bar will return to its previous state after time reversal.