Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 28

Because Xia Meng was in another teaching building, the group became three people. Lin Ruoruo lamented, “If only Xia Meng were in the same building as us.”

“Based on her current scores, she could apply to transfer over.”

Tao Yun walked ahead and, hearing this, said, “Whatever she prefers.”

She also wanted to be in the same class as Xia Meng, and even more, to be her deskmate.

She had this thought even before, practically since she first met Xia Meng.

Like a delicate porcelain doll, a pampered little princess. Keeping her nearby, just a glance now and then, would suddenly improve her mood. It made her reluctant to put any distance between them.

It would be best to keep her close forever.

Xia Meng liked Class 8, and now it seemed Class 8 was a decent class.

Tao Yun reluctantly dismissed the idea.

If there wasn’t enough time together at school, she would make it up elsewhere, Tao Yun thought.

“Class 8 is fine too,” Lu Xi looked towards the cafeteria.

Because of that glass of soy milk this morning, she now had a strong craving for it. The whole way, she was radiating the message: I want soy milk, I really want soy milk.

But she had already eaten breakfast and was full.

Yet, she still wanted soy milk. It was practically toxic…

Lu Xi couldn’t resist, seeing that there was still some time before class, she said, “I’ll go to the cafeteria first.”

Lin Ruoruo: “…”

Seriously? It’s just a cup of soy milk. Can’t you just ask Auntie Lin to make you a cup tomorrow?

Lu Xi wanted to drink it today!

She ran all the way to the cafeteria. There weren’t many people in the morning, and at this hour, there was practically no one.

As long as they had soy milk, she was fine. She went to the counter: “Auntie, one cup of soy milk, please.”

She was about to swipe her meal card.

The auntie saw Lu Xi and smiled warmly, “Oh, no need. Let me treat you to it.”

With that, she poured Lu Xi a cup of soy milk and didn’t let her swipe her card.

Lu Xi was used to this kind of treatment and didn’t say anything, just took the soy milk, thanked her, and left, feeling quite satisfied. However, the second before she left, she saw her old father.

Perhaps you don’t know yet, but Lu Xi’s old father is the principal of No. 1 High School.

No worries, Lin Ruoruo doesn’t know either.

When Lin Ruoruo used to wave at her, asking if she wanted to skip school early to go to the cafeteria to make sure she didn’t miss out on a chicken drumstick, her reaction was:

How dare you not recognize the principal’s daughter!

Lin Ruoruo really didn’t know, and neither did that young student… Recalling these things, Lu Xi drank a mouthful of soy milk moodily. She walked over and greeted her old father.

“Why are you eating in the cafeteria today?”

Principal Lu wasn’t very old. To become the principal of No. 1 High School, he was considered young and promising.

He saw his precious daughter: “Your mother is mad at me.”

Lu Xi took another sip of soy milk. She felt very full and really couldn’t drink any more, but smelling the aroma of the soy milk, she couldn’t bear to put it down.

She sat across from Principal Lu: “Mom heard the complaints from the Class 8 parents, right?”

Principal Lu: “…”

He was talking about the Class 8 re-examination.

The school’s handling of this matter was dishonorable and would significantly damage the school’s reputation if it got out, especially since the Class 8 parents were not to be trifled with—it was like poking a tiger in the butt.

But what did it have to do with him? He was an innocent principal.

Principal Lu had a headache: “It took me a great deal of effort to handle the public relations and keep it out of the media.”

He tried his best not to let the incident affect the school.

A school is huge, with so many teachers; the principal can’t oversee everything.

Principal Lu intentionally complained, even though the target was his daughter: “Anyway, whoever caused the trouble has to deal with it.”

Lu Xi chuckled softly: “Come on. If you really wanted to stop it, Class 8 wouldn’t have had to re-take the exam. To be honest, didn’t you actually want Class 8 to re-take it? What was the reason, exactly?”

Principal Lu: “…”

His daughter was a little too smart.

This was a good thing. He didn’t care that class was about to start and chatted with his daughter: “Because Class 8 has made significant progress, which is a good thing! I want to see how much more they can improve.”

It just so happened that someone caused trouble, which created this opportunity for him and allowed him to take the blame.

How could he waste such a good opportunity!

“Hmph.”

Lu Xi’s guess was pretty accurate.

Tao Yun probably thought of this too, which is why she had been subtly observing her recently, likely to gauge Lu Xi’s reaction.

The two smart people had likely exchanged countless messages in private, while the two big dummies knew nothing.

Lu Xi stood up: “I also like Class 8 very much. I hope they won’t get hurt, and I hope they get a nice apology.”

As the principal’s daughter and Lin Ruoruo’s friend, this situation was tricky for her.

She was torn.

Lu Xi left the cafeteria.

Principal Lu ate his noodles and thought about the situation.

It was probably during the second class when Tao Yun’s stomach began to feel unwell.

She calmly covered her stomach and ran through all possibilities in her mind: her period hadn’t arrived, she hadn’t eaten anything strange, and she hadn’t caught a chill last night.

Even if Xia Meng had kicked off the blanket last night, she would have woken up.

None of the above.

She thought of that cup of soy milk and remained silent for two seconds.

She had always thought she just didn’t like drinking soy milk, but was it actually a rejection? Could drinking half a cup really cause an upset stomach… Wait, Xia Meng also drank half a cup.

Tao Yun’s heart immediately clenched.

Xia Meng was still taking her exam. What if she got an upset stomach halfway through the test!

Tao Yun raised her hand: “Teacher, I need to go to the restroom.”

Teacher: “Oh? Okay—”

That was rare. Tao Yun actually needed to go to the restroom during class.

Not only did she go to the restroom during class, but she also endured her upset stomach and rushed to Xia Meng’s teaching building.

Unfortunately, Class 8 was on the second floor.

She had to climb the stairs, evade an entire class, just to check on Class 8’s situation, and ideally, not attract the teacher’s attention.

Tao Yun decided to wait by the restroom to catch her.

And, incidentally, solve her own upset stomach problem… If Xia Meng came to the restroom, maybe she could ask her if there were any questions she couldn’t answer.

Tao Yun thought of so many things that the paper she brought wasn’t even enough, and she still hadn’t seen Xia Meng.

She then thought, Could the teacher have anticipated the possibility of cheating in the restroom and forbidden Xia Meng from going to the restroom? So, Tao Yun’s heart tightened again, and she decided to check the situation herself.

She was incredibly worried.

Cautiously, without making a sound, while other classes were in session, Tao Yun arrived outside Class 8.

Class 8 was focused on answering the questions. She glanced inside and found Xia Meng slumped on her desk. She immediately grew anxious, worried that her fears had come true.

Host, Tao Yun is outside the classroom.

The System alerted her.

“Ah?” Xia Meng looked up, her eye corners slightly red. Hearing Tao Yun’s name, she gave up on dozing off and looked out the classroom.

She didn’t see anyone. Xia Meng wiped her lips, making sure she hadn’t drooled in her sleep, and then felt baffled. It’s other classes’ time. Why would Tao Yun be outside!

However, worried about missing her, Xia Meng still handed in her paper early.

She walked out of the classroom.

Tao Yun was not in the hallway.

System, you lied to me!

Now she was stuck. She couldn’t go back after handing in her paper, and she couldn’t find a place to sleep!

Xia Meng was very angry.

The System was speechless.

Tao Yun is in the restroom.

Pfft, Tao Yun can’t possibly be waiting for me in the restroom! Don’t you dare ruin her image in my heart! A fairy wouldn’t poop— wouldn’t use the restroom!

Despite saying that, Xia Meng still headed to the restroom with half a mind to believe it.

Why would Tao Yun look for her during class time, and wait for her in the restroom, of all places?

Could it be something urgent?

She pulled out her phone, wanting to message Tao Yun, but then remembered Tao Yun never checked messages at school. She could only give up. She arrived at the restroom, thinking, If I don’t find Tao Yun, I’ll smear the System in my suicide note.

Truly unreliable. What good is there in deceiving the Host?

She walked into the restroom.

All the stalls were open, except for the very last one, which was closed. Xia Meng walked over.

She raised her hand and knocked: “Hello?”

Unsure if anyone was inside, or if it was Tao Yun, Xia Meng remained quite cautious.

After a moment, a voice came from inside: “Xia Meng, do you have any paper…”

It really was Tao Yun’s voice. Xia Meng quickly looked for paper in her pocket and actually found a packet. She handed it through the gap in the door.

System.

Alas, even fairies have to use the restroom.

Xia Meng.

For some reason, Xia Meng felt incredibly awkward. Using the restroom is a natural human process, but because the person was Tao Yun, Xia Meng felt the same kind of embarrassment as being caught using the restroom herself.

She awkwardly scratched the wall.

Accidentally making the screeching sound of her nails against the tile made it even more awkward.

[Tao Yun couldn’t have specifically come to this teaching building just to use the restroom. She came to find me!]

Xia Meng tried to save face. Tao Yun hadn’t done anything wrong; the System was wrong. No, she was wrong! It was all her fault for having class in this building, which made Tao Yun rush over specially.

Maybe she encountered something on the way, which caused her stomach to feel unwell.

It was all her fault!

Thinking this, Xia Meng asked, “Are you okay?”

Tao Yun’s stomach was churning fiercely. She opened the door and saw Xia Meng standing outside as if nothing were wrong.

Tao Yun: “…”

Why? Didn’t Xia Meng also drink the soy milk?

A trace of doubt flashed in her mind, but she quickly realized that her intelligence had dropped due to her stomach pain and that she had been overly worried, resulting in an action that undermined her image.

The concern in Xia Meng’s eyes was so genuine.

Tao Yun’s face flushed slightly.

The entire journey here, and secretly checking on Xia Meng’s situation, played out like a montage in her mind.

She stood straight: “I’m fine.”

Xia Meng: “…”

Though a bit inappropriate, Tao Yun’s blush looked so pretty.

And staying in the restroom might not be a good idea.

Xia Meng lowered her head, then quickly looked up and away: “Did you… did you come to find me?”

She didn’t need to overthink it. It was completely normal for good friends to go to the restroom together.

It was also normal to come from one teaching building to another, wanting to go to the restroom with a friend.

Tao Yun tried hard to keep herself steady. She let out a sigh, conveying a mix of distress and other emotions.

She decided to ask the thought in her heart. The best way to break the awkwardness was to face it. Actually, many things were minor; she was just overthinking.

She came here because she cared about Xia Meng. Tao Yun: “Is your stomach not feeling unwell?”

Xia Meng felt around: “It’s fine?”

Why would Tao Yun worry about her having an upset stomach? Could she have heard the horoscope information from a blogger with the same last name?

Tao Yun was so kind; she worried about her.

But her horoscope was safe this week! Nothing was happening!

However, there was one zodiac sign that was indeed prone to diarrhea. Xia Meng blinked, understanding something.

She asked, “Tao Yun, what’s your zodiac sign?”

Tao Yun: “…”

She believed this had nothing to do with her zodiac sign.

It must be that cup of soy milk! But why was Xia Meng fine? She was the one who was supposed to be the delicate, easily sick, frail type.

Tao Yun clutched her stomach and closed the door again.

She wouldn’t think about it anymore.

Once the door was closed, nothing could be seen.

Outside, Xia Meng’s soft voice said, “I’ll wait for you outside.”

Tao Yun, inside the restroom, was at this moment as fragile as a little white flower…