A Young Woman's Heart

Wang Jiale, who was standing nearby, chuckled and said, "When has she ever not looked down on you?"

Although Mo Xueyao and the other girls were all petite, they were no longer children. When the four of them squeezed together, even the air seemed to become thin. Only when the window was open could they feel a little openness.

The taxi quickly overtook the slow-moving bus and arrived at the hospital entrance.

Everyone waited at the door for another ten minutes or so before Mr. Xue and Mo Xiaoxiao finally arrived at the station.

"Phew, keep your voice down. Don't disturb other patients if they're resting." Mo Xueyao made a 'shush' gesture at the door of the ward, then gently pushed the door open.

The other two beds remain empty, indicating that no patients have checked in yet.

This is a good thing; it's like spending the cheapest money to enjoy the feeling of a private hospital room.

When everyone tiptoed to the innermost part, they found Li Wanyan leaning against the slightly raised bed board, looking sideways at the sky outside the window.

Whether she was too engrossed or too distracted, she didn't notice even when everyone walked up to her.

"Wanyan!" Hua Yinyin shouted loudly, but unfortunately, she was not frightened.

"Hmm...?" Li Wanyan slowly turned her head and seemed a little surprised to see so many classmates standing around her.

"Everyone's come to see you." Mo Xueyao was relieved to see that she looked well. "Cheng Yuan has something to do today, she'll come to see you tomorrow."

"It's alright, you don't need to come."

"Here, this is just a little something from us." Hua Yinyin placed her chocolate on the bedside table, then grabbed a banana, peeled it, and started eating it right away. "How's your recovery going?"

"No problem."

Others also handed over their gifts and showed genuine concern.

"So she was lucky that day. If she had really been hit, she probably would have been paralyzed." Wang Jiale felt relieved for Li Wanyan. "Thank goodness, the class monitor was pretty lucky."

"Hmph, it's all because I pulled Wanyan back, otherwise she might have been run over by the tire! You know, the tire was only a tiny bit away from us at the time!" Hua Yinyin said, trying to take credit.

"Thank you," Li Wanyan said sincerely.

"Tell her to ignore her. She likes to exaggerate. There was still some distance between the tire and the tire at the time, maybe ten centimeters."

"A few centimeters isn't a small distance, is it?"

“It’s far, okay? Some men don’t even have that long!” Mo Xueyao retorted.

"Stop, stop, stop! Why did the topic suddenly turn so strange?" Wang Jiale exclaimed, her face flushed. "Why are we talking about that?!"

"Oh, right, Wanyan, this is chicken porridge my mom made. Eat it when you're hungry."

"it is good."

At first, the girls surrounded Li Wanyan, but later they left her aside and started chattering about other gossip.

Later on, they simply did their homework together, using a taller stool as a table instead.

No one felt tired at all; on the contrary, they were excited because it was so novel.

"What did we talk about today?" Li Wanyan seemed a little worried, afraid that she would fall behind in the course if she missed a few days of class.

"I made very detailed notes today, Wanyan, let me show you. Also, I borrowed three novels. I don't know if they're the kind you like, but I'll put them here too, to help you pass the time." Mo Xueyao then remembered something else and quickly rummaged through her bag to take the things out.

"Oh dear, Yaoyao is so nice to Wanyan, I'm jealous!"

"Tsk, whatever you want, you're jealous all the time anyway."

"Try taking a bite out of Yin Yin, her flesh will definitely be sour~" Mo Zhuyou teased, and everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"I heard cat meat is sour," Wang Jiale continued, extending the conversation.

"So that means Yinyin is a cat?"

"That's right, that's why it's so sour!"

"Then I'm a cat, what are you?"

"For me, a squirrel."

"Tongjue likes squirrels? Hmm... If I had to be a squirrel, I'd still prefer to be a cat."

"Why not be a normal human being, why do you have to be an animal..." Mo Xueyao muttered with droopy eyelids, "Uh, I've finished my math homework."

"Let me borrow it for reference!" Hua Yinyin and Wang Jiale said in unison.

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Chapter 106 Appearance and Grooming Inspection

Thursday marked the start of the week's duty roster for Class 2 of Grade 11.

Before seven o'clock in the morning, the students responsible for different areas have to get busy.

The classroom was almost empty, with only a few students remaining—only a handful who needed to have their eye exercises checked.

When Li Wanyan was away, Mo Xueyao took over the job of opening the door, and she still arrived at the same time every day.

Because she was on duty for the week, the band practice in the mornings was interrupted. She rested in the classroom for a while, and then stood at the school gate at 6:40.

She wore an armband on her right arm with the word 'Discipline' written on it in large characters.

The job is actually quite simple: it involves checking people's appearance and checking for any violations, such as dyeing their hair or perming it.

These are actually the minority; the most common reason for deducting points is that someone is not wearing their school badge.

The school badge is similar to a brooch; it can be attached to the school uniform and is usually checked when entering the school.

In fact, even Mo Xueyao herself didn't have the habit of wearing her school badge because she felt it would ruin her school uniform—although it actually wouldn't.

Also, she doesn't like to wear anything on her body, not even a brooch.

In addition, she usually arrives early, so there's no chance of encountering anyone checking her name tag. Therefore, she always keeps the name tag in her pencil case and hardly ever uses it.

But now, as the duty officer responsible for checking appearance and demeanor, I have no choice but to wear it even if I don't want to.

After all, if you can't even do things right yourself, how can you be qualified to check others?

The students in the etiquette team haven't arrived yet, probably because it's only the first day of the week and many people haven't gotten used to it yet.

Mo Xueyao was a little nervous as it was her first time being on duty to check people's appearance. She gripped her notebook tightly, thinking about how she should talk to someone if they violated the rules.

There weren't too many people entering the school at this time, so she stood quietly by the school gate, watching the students walk in in twos and threes.

Many of the early arrivals were first-year high school students, and they looked significantly more energetic than the second-year students, unlike those seasoned veterans who even walked with a lazy gait.

"Excuse me, student." Mo Xueyao's gaze was almost entirely focused on the students' chests. Her first reaction upon each student entering was to check if they were wearing their school badges. At this moment, she spotted a first-year high school girl. "Where's your school badge?"

"Huh? School ID? Hmm... that..." The voice sounded familiar, making Mo Xueyao look up in confusion.

"Uh, Yu Shu?"

"Xiaoyao... um, I brought it, it's in my backpack..."

"Then take it out and wear it." Mo Xueyao wasn't so strict about enforcing the rules, which made Yu Shu breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"Hmm, I forgot when I went out today..."

"It's okay, just put it on."

"So this is what you're here to check this time?"

"Yeah... it was assigned by the class. Have you ever been on duty for a week?"

"Um... I'm in charge of sweeping."

“Alright.” Mo Xueyao nodded knowingly. Indeed, given Yu Shu’s personality, she probably wouldn’t be able to subdue anyone if she were to inspect them.

Even if we don't want the very serious type of student, we should at least want someone who is poised and confident.

"Hey, Xiaoyao, are you coming to the club at noon?"

"A club? Uh..." Mo Xueyao suddenly remembered that she used to have a club. "I probably won't go. I've been practicing instruments all the time, and I don't have much time to practice, especially at noon, which I can't afford to waste."

"Um……"

"By the way, are there any new members in the club?"

"Yes, there are some other first-year high school students."

"Well, that's good. At least it won't be too deserted." Mo Xueyao smiled with relief, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "Ahem, I didn't know about these things. It seems like they didn't ask us to hold a celebration for the new members."

"Probably because there are more at the end, more than a dozen."

"Ah, so many, no, even if there are a dozen or so, shouldn't we be called 'us'? Does that mean we're no longer considered members of the club? That's really disheartening..." Mo Xueyao teased deliberately, "What's the club been learning lately?"

"Everyone is different, and I'm learning photography."

"How's your learning going?"

"I feel...okay."

Yu Shu's answers were always ambiguous, which made Mo Xueyao feel frustrated: "Tsk, okay, you can go back to the classroom now, I have to continue checking."

"Only you?"

“There’s another guy, but he seems to be late and hasn’t arrived yet.” As Mo Xueyao was speaking, she saw Duanmu Ji hurrying past not far away. “Ah, that’s him, Xiao Ji!”

"Uh, what's wrong?" Duanmu Ji tripped over his right foot with his left foot, staggered forward two steps, and then regained his balance.

"Why are you so agitated? I'm talking to you! You're late! Hurry up and put your bag down!"

"I know, I haven't forgotten..." Duanmu Ji coughed and ran upstairs without looking back.

"I'm going to the classroom now..."

"Okay, go ahead."

After a brief period of quiet, Duanmu Ji walked over wearing the same armband as Mo Xueyao, and he also carried a notebook in his hand, in order to avoid not having enough time to record when there were too many people violating the rules.

Although in reality, it is rarely used.

"Hey, Xiao Ji."

"what."

Why are you so quiet, like a silent gourd?

"You're finding out for the first time?" Duanmu Ji asked rhetorically.