A Young Woman's Heart

But at the corner, he happened to run into an acquaintance—Lü Bolun.

He went home alone.

For him, it was just an ordinary day, but when he saw Wang Jiale, his expression stiffened.

Actually, he no longer feels awkward when he sees her in the classroom, but it feels completely different from when he sees her outside of school.

"Uh..." He tried to pretend he didn't see her, but he couldn't take his eyes off her.

He tried to hold her hand as he used to, but his arm swayed slightly before he put it back in his pocket.

"Hey, Lu Bolun!" Wang Jiale greeted him quite naturally.

However, they no longer call him "idiot" affectionately like before.

"Oh... what is it?" he asked somewhat dumbfounded, then took a deep breath and forced a smile. "You're eating ice cream again."

"Hmm? Ice cream is delicious in winter! Why don't you go buy one and try it?"

"No, I don't like ice cream."

"Oh—" Wang Jiale nodded innocently.

She felt that the matter was in the past, and the two communicated like ordinary classmates.

Lu Bolun hesitated, but in the end he just looked at Mo Xueyao behind her and gave a bitter smile.

"Keep it up, brother." Mo Xueyao seemed to understand her mission and instinctively stepped forward, gently patting his shoulder, which made him feel awkward.

"what……?"

"What?" Wang Jiale tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

However, Luberon did not want to stay there any longer. He quickly left, as if he wanted to leave this place of sorrow.

"Why doesn't Lele like Lü Bolun?" Lu Chengyuan pointed out the hidden meaning, making Wang Jiale understand what Mo Xueyao meant earlier—but she still didn't quite understand why Mo Xueyao spoke to him in the tone that boys use to comfort their brothers.

"I just don't like it." Wang Jiale took a big bite of ice cream, and the cold made him jump involuntarily.

"I think he's a really nice person."

Mo Xueyao glanced at Lu Chengyuan sideways and asked, "Chengyuan, would you like to give it a try?"

"Try... well? But, he seems to be... cough hum!" Lu Chengyuan suddenly realized and stopped talking.

"Hehehe—" Wang Jiale leaned closer, "Cheng Yuan, want to give it a try? Lu Bolun is really pretty good! Although he's not suitable for me, maybe he'll suit you!"

Mo Xueyao stared at Wang Jiale, somewhat bewildered. She couldn't figure out whether this girl was truly innocent or not...

"What?! I never said I liked him!" Lu Chengyuan jumped down the steps in a panic. "I'm going home!"

"She ran away." Mo Xueyao shook her head speechlessly as she watched her run off in a panic. "Ah, let's hurry back to the classroom, or the ice cream I bought for Yinyin will melt."

"Winter won't melt away so quickly~" Although she said that, Wang Jiale still walked towards the school immediately.

"Lele."

"uh-huh?"

"You should know that Luberon still likes you, right?"

"Huh? It's been so long already?"

"You really don't know?" Mo Xueyao wanted to cover her forehead with her hands, but since she was holding ice cream in both hands, she had to give up.

How did you know?

"It's obvious!"

"He clearly spent more time looking at Xiaoyao."

“I don’t think he’s the kind of guy who judges by appearance.” Mo Xueyao sighed helplessly. Although she herself thought Lu Bolun and Wang Jiale were a good match, the other person had absolutely no feelings for him. You can’t force these things.

"Ultimately, it's because Lu Bolun can't fulfill Lele's fantasies about her other half!" Hua Yinyin darted out from around the corner, startling Mo Xueyao so much that she almost dropped her ice cream cone.

"What are you doing? How did you suddenly appear here?" She rolled her eyes in annoyance and handed over an ice cream cone. "Here, your ice cream. I didn't know what flavor you liked, so I didn't add any syrup."

"I like chocolate flavor, but—I hate chocolate syrup the most!"

“That’s right, I hate all syrups…”

"Syrup is the root of all evil! It will make you very fat in no time!"

Mo Xueyao paused for a moment, only then realizing that her reasons for disliking syrup were different from those of Hua Yinyin.

but--

"Even without syrup, this stuff is high in calories, okay? Why eat sweets if you're worried about gaining weight?"

“Exactly, exactly!” Wang Jiale nodded in agreement.

Her petite figure is basically just skin and bones, so she's probably the girl in the Snow Music Band who's least worried about gaining weight.

Sometimes she would even say things like she wanted to gain weight just to annoy others.

But if she actually gains two pounds one day, she'll definitely panic and say she's gaining weight, and then she'll eat very little that day...

Women are such contradictory people.

"Little Yaoyao, do you know what kind of boy Lele likes?"

"What kind?" Mo Xueyao and Wang Jiale asked in unison.

The three of them licked their ice cream as they walked upstairs.

Wang Jiale walked in front, while Mo Xueyao walked side by side with Hua Yinyin.

"A strong guy! Not the kind who's completely submissive to her, you know? It has to be that kind of 'You're coming with me' vibe."

"Isn't that the Japanese commander?" Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes. "Shouldn't a domineering person be the kind who makes you listen to everything he says? What's so good about that kind of person? It's male chauvinism. Even I don't like that. Isn't a gentleman like Lu Bolun, who is good at listening to women's opinions, better?"

"But doesn't it make people feel a little insecure? Because they lack assertiveness?"

“…Being a man is really hard.” Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes. “Does Lele like this type?”

"Hmm... a little?"

"No way, it actually came true?"

Wang Jiale was already eating the crispy part of the ice cream cone, making a crunchy sound as he chewed: "Why is everyone talking about me? What kind of ice cream does Yinyin like?"

"I like Yao Yao!"

"I was asking about boys!"

"What? How could I possibly like boys?"

"Hmm." Wang Jiale knew she wouldn't get anything out of Hua Yinyin, so she looked at Mo Xueyao. "Xiaoyao, answer seriously. Don't try to cheat like Yinyin."

"Me? Uh... I'm not really interested in guys either."

"You two are really birds of a feather, you should just get together."

"What do you mean by birds of a feather flock together?!" Hua Yinyin expressed her dissatisfaction.

“However, if I had to choose a guy to spend my life with…” Mo Xueyao thought about this seriously for the first time, “it can’t be the gentle type.”

"Huh?" Hua Yinyin looked at Mo Xueyao in surprise, "You're like Lele too?"

"No, no, I think it's the kind of gentle, especially cheesy, don't you think? It feels weird for a grown man to always talk like he's holding an egg between his teeth, and to always ask for other people's opinions on everything."

"I always feel like it's a reference to someone."

“I’m not talking about Luberon, he’s not that exaggerated.”

"So there is still a little bit?"

"No—" Mo Xueyao drawled, "Never mind, I won't say anymore."

"Yinyin, don't interrupt!" Wang Jiale's gossip spirit ignited. "Xiaoyao, tell me quickly, I'm listening!"

"Okay... So, be honest, be straightforward, don't be indecisive or annoying, don't worry about me too much, just say what you mean... That's about it?"

"Why does it feel like you're talking about Xiaoyaoyao herself?"

"A male version of Xiaoyao?" Wang Jiale gave a more accurate answer.

"That's right! So, Little Yaoyao likes herself the most? Tch, how narcissistic~"

"I..." Mo Xueyao wanted to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that she was indeed thinking based on herself. "Never mind, I have no interest in this anyway."

"There will be some in the future."

“Lele, who did nothing after checking into a hotel with her boyfriend, has no right to criticize me,” Mo Xueyao said sarcastically.

"What? Why should we do those things just because we book a hotel room? Girls should be chaste!"

Hua Yinyin grinned mischievously: "Hmm~ Maybe you won't break up after trying it."

"Huh? Why?"

"Maybe it will be very comfortable?"

"We're starting this awful topic again..." Mo Xueyao helplessly covered her forehead with one hand.

……

Chapter 203 Ascaris Medicine

When I left the school, the sun had completely set, and a section of the streetlights were broken; only one of the dozen or so lights was on.

If it weren't for the brightly lit buildings in the distance, Mo Xueyao would have thought she was walking on a road in the dead of night.

Winter always seems to fly by, probably because it gets dark so quickly.

"In the past, did people go to bed very early in winter?"

“Yes.” Li Wanyan nodded. “When I was a child in the countryside, the lights were turned off at around seven o’clock.”

"So early..."

"Some even went to bed as early as six o'clock."

"Isn't there any entertainment?"