A Young Woman's Heart

"Hmm." Li Wanyan seemed to have thought of something, and turned her head to look in the other direction.

"I really don't understand how a man like that can have a wife..." Mo Xueyao muttered to herself, "I can't stand it, what kind of world is this..."

“Perhaps, I’m just one of the few,” Li Wanyan said softly, her tone calm. “And I think… he should already be dead.”

"Huh—why?"

“…I guessed.” She seemed unwilling to explain, took a deep breath, turned around and hugged Mo Xueyao again, saying softly, “Let’s sleep.”

……

Chapter 160 What? There's a social gathering too?

After a week of light rain, the sun finally came out on Wednesday.

Mo Xueyao squinted, feeling that she hadn't seen such warm sunshine in a long time.

She was alone in the band room, drinking hot tea as usual.

Mr. Xue has already arrived at the classroom, but he has other things to finish before he can come over.

Many trees on campus are bare, which looks rather comical. Perhaps they need snow to serve as their 'leaves' in winter.

Unfortunately, even if it snows in the south, it won't be until deep winter.

She looked up at the bright sunrise and felt as if the world before her eyes had turned into clusters of light.

"Hmm..." She placed her hand on her thigh, which was covered in black pantyhose, and couldn't help but rub it a few times. Then she grabbed a corner of the pantyhose, let go, and let it bounce back onto her thigh with a 'smack'.

Perhaps because it feels so good, she seems to have developed a little habit lately: she touches her thigh from time to time, like she's spinning a pen to relieve stress...

After all, he used to be a boy, and he still had some longing for a girl's body. Even though he is now a girl, he still unconsciously reveals his true psychological reactions.

"Ah..." She closed her eyes and blinked. Sometimes, she felt like it was a dream, and when she woke up, she was still a boy.

But no matter how many times she wakes up, she still sees herself as a girl.

In life, there are many things that we may not accept at first, but we will gradually accept them over time.

As she thought this, she subconsciously combed her hair in front of the reflective mirror, checking if her bangs were messy and if the hair tie on her ponytail was about to fall down...

This is another habit of girls.

"Little Yaoyao~!" Just as I was lost in thought, I heard Hua Yinyin's voice, as always, full of energy.

"Good morning." Mo Xueyao yawned lazily. "What time is it?"

"Six-thirty."

"You've arrived quite early."

"What?! I usually come around this time!"

"It's usually around seven o'clock."

"Really? I don't remember~" Hua Yinyin blinked mischievously. "Shu'er didn't come today?"

“It’s impossible for her to come every day. She has her own things to do.” Mo Xueyao said, then yawned several more times, so much so that Hua Yinyin couldn’t help but yawn as well.

Hua Yinyin tossed her schoolbag aside, clearly indicating that she went straight to the band room upon arrival in the morning without leaving her schoolbag in the classroom.

"Clang clang clang!" Wang Jiale ran in, spinning around. "Knock knock knock!"

"What's making you so happy?" Mo Xueyao asked, puzzled.

The latter slammed a colorful flyer on the table in front of her and exclaimed excitedly, "Someone invited us to a social gathering!"

"What kind of social club? Do schools in our country still have such things?"

"It was an invitation from a student!"

"That's quite trendy... I heard from Tongjue that in Japan, students from different classes or different schools often hold social events together."

"Although I've never met anyone like this before, I did this time, and the people who invited us were students from a top high school!" Wang Jiale clasped her hands together, looking like a lovesick fool. "Hey, I wonder if there were any of those gentle and refined handsome guys among them?"

"Don't we have that kind of thing in our class?" Mo Xueyao glanced at the seat where Mr. Xue usually sat.

"Oh dear, a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow~"

"Lele, you don't actually want to find a boyfriend at the social event, do you?"

"No, no!" Wang Jiale quickly shook her head. "Uh, it's just a chat, after all, it's a rare opportunity. Do you guys want to go?"

"Why would they suddenly invite you? Do they know you?" Mo Xueyao looked at the flyer, or rather, invitation, which looked quite legitimate. It said it was a music exchange and social gathering. "Hmm, it seems they've invited the entire school's bands?"

"No, our school only invited us! After our performance, someone posted the video on a high school forum in Hangzhou, and that's how we became famous!"

"How come I had no idea?"

"Well... actually there aren't that many people on the forum, it's probably just that they happened to see it."

"So, the main purpose of this music exchange is to meet girls?" Mo Xueyao always had a keen eye for boys' psychology. "It seems that even boys from top high schools can't escape the clichés."

“Exactly, exactly. In this respect alone, she’s not as good as Xiaoxue!” Hua Yinyin nodded in agreement.

"Well... there's one more thing. Actually, the organizer is a Japanese exchange student who happens to be Tongjue's junior high school classmate."

"So, the invitation was actually given to her first, and she was asked to pass it on to you?"

"Well, anyway, it's for a variety of reasons! Are you guys going or not?"

"Can I not go...?" Mo Xueyao didn't really like these kinds of occasions. It would be fine if there were both men and women on the other side, or if they were all women, but it seemed like the people who were inviting her were all men...

What does that mean?

It's like a blind date.

She has absolutely no interest in boys, and no matter how handsome they are, she won't have any feelings for them.

Unless those people can all reach Mr. Xue's level, then there is still some desire to communicate.

"Ugh, if you guys don't go, I don't want to go either..."

"Tongjue will definitely go, right?"

"She said she's tired of social gatherings and doesn't want to go anymore," Wang Jiale muttered, resting her chin on her hand. "But if we all go, she might consider... going together?"

"Tsk, how's Yin Yin?"

"Me? I'll go if Xiaoyao goes."

"Then I'll... I'll go if Yinyin goes?"

"Hey, you two, just say you don't want to go!"

"To be honest, I feel like it would be really awkward, right?" Mo Xueyao glanced at the time on the screen. "Well... Friday afternoon, we did get out of school early back then..."

"Where is the location?" Yin Yin stopped joking and turned to ask seriously.

"In a karaoke bar."

"You have to be an adult to get in, right?" Hua Yinyin clearly had never been inside before.

"No need, right? It's not like it's some special club."

"Anyway, those kinds of places always feel a bit improper," Hua Yinyin muttered.

"I thought the students from top high schools would have some special preparations, but I didn't expect them to just go to a karaoke bar." Mo Xueyao said with a hint of sarcasm. Perhaps because she couldn't get into a top high school due to her surgery, she also felt a bit of rejection and dissatisfaction towards those students.

"The location can be changed," Wang Jiale said, sitting down. "Or how about a teahouse?"

"Tsk, whatever... If everyone's going, it wouldn't be good if I didn't go." Mo Xueyao shrugged helplessly. "You guys can decide for yourselves."

As they were chatting, Mr. Xue and Mo Zhuyou walked in one after the other.

Wang Jiale immediately went up to them and told them about the social event.

Mr. Xue said he didn't care, while Mo Zhuyou, like Wang Jiale, really wanted to participate.

"Speaking of which, Xiaoxue's grades are so good, she should be able to get into a top high school, right? Why did she choose to come to Yukong?" Hua Yinyin suddenly asked curiously.

"But Xiaoyao and the class monitor also have excellent grades, don't they?" Wang Jiale asked on behalf of Mr. Xue.

“Xiao Yaoyao had heart surgery back then, and Wanyan almost couldn’t finish high school because of her family situation,” Hua Yinyin answered quickly. “What about Xiaoxue? What happened to her?”

"I had diarrhea that day and missed one exam," Mr. Xue said with a smile.

"Huh, is that all?"

"Yes."

"Tch—I thought there would be some interesting reason!" Hua Yinyin slumped onto the table in disappointment.

"What do you think would have happened originally?" Mo Xueyao poked her shiny forehead.

Wang Jiale answered first: "It should be... a story of love and hate, right? For example, because his ex-girlfriend also went to a top high school, he didn't want to go anymore."

“There’s more than one key high school,” Mo Xueyao retorted.

Wang Jiale, however, still had a way to smooth things over: "For example, Xiaoxue used to have a girlfriend, but she ran off with another guy, who was also his brother. After graduation, they went to two different prestigious high schools. The other top high schools were too far from home, and he didn't want to see the two people who betrayed him, so he came to an ordinary high school to be an ordinary high school student..."

"Can you watch fewer romance dramas?" Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes. "Why are there so many complicated reasons?"

"Hehe!" Mr. Xue couldn't help but laugh. "It's a pity, the reason is simply that I missed one exam, it's that simple."

"So, did you regret it back then? Or feel a lot of remorse for not being able to go to a top high school?" Mo Xueyao asked curiously, resting her chin on her hand.

"Perhaps a little, but it doesn't matter. This kind of fate is quite interesting." Mr. Xue answered frankly. "And I have no regrets now. Isn't it all the same no matter where you study? The difference between a regular high school and a top-tier high school isn't as big as you imagine."

"Exactly!" Hua Yinyin nodded vigorously. "Maybe none of the boys at the social gathering will have better grades than Xiao Yaoyao!"

"It's alright. If we really have to compete in knowledge, let Xiaoxue go." Mo Xueyao patted his shoulder forcefully. "Anyway, Xiaoxue will definitely be able to handle everything!"

"There are always people more capable than you," Mr. Xue said modestly. "Besides, I only have a superficial understanding of many things myself."

Hua Yinyin rolled her eyes dramatically without any hesitation: "I've never seen anyone claim to know a little about the suona and then play a 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' tune!"

“Exactly—is it really that difficult to hear the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix?” Mo Xueyao agreed first, then asked.

"At the very least, only a very skilled person could play that; it's definitely not something someone who knows a little bit can do! To put it in perspective, someone who has studied electronic keyboard for at least five years would probably be able to do it, right?"

"It's not that exaggerated," Mr. Xue laughed. "It's not that difficult."

Everyone rolled their eyes in unison.