Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 42

Xia Ning: “…”

He suspected he had misheard, or perhaps there was another manager named Xie at the company? That would be quite a coincidence.

Xia Ning drew a sharp breath, wanting to tell the assistant, you’re truly hilarious, but joking about divorce is not okay.

Mom Xia wouldn’t use divorce as a threat; she rarely joked, especially about this.

She was a very serious person; once she decided on something, she would never go back on it. While her relationship with Dad Xia wasn’t great, they were still respectful toward each other.

Why would they suddenly be getting a divorce?

Xia Ning hadn’t put the call on speaker, so Xia Meng couldn’t hear what was being said on the phone and looked at her brother expectantly, celebrating her own good news.

Xia Ning ignored his sister’s gaze and calmed down: “Do you know what’s going on?”

The assistant was vague: “I’m not very clear about CEO Xie’s family matters.”

“Alright, sorry for bothering you.”

Xia Ning hung up the phone.

Xia Meng realized something was wrong, tilted her head, and asked her brother: “What is it? Did something happen at the company? Will Mom still come home for dinner tonight?”

She should… right?

Xia Ning’s mind was in a mess. Just as his sister found happiness in a relationship, his mother was about to return to single life.

He felt indignant and called Dad Xia again.

Dad Xia was always very busy, constantly saying the company was just starting up and needed to expand its network, busy with socializing. He was rarely seen throughout the year.

Mom Xia was also busy—a major company, a key person, various meetings, all kinds of decisions, and many phone calls even after getting home.

But no matter how busy Mom Xia was, she would come home every day. She would take time off to attend her daughter’s parent-teacher meetings, only asking Aunt Zhang to go if she absolutely couldn’t.

A bad premonition made Xia Ning uneasy. He realized it might be true, not a joke—Mom Xia was really going to divorce Dad Xia! Dad Xia must have done something wrong!

Xia Ning considered countless possibilities.

In fact, there were only a few things Mom Xia wouldn’t be able to forgive.

Xia Ning dared not believe that Dad Xia would do such a thing…

While waiting for the call to connect, Xia Ning was vaguely distressed to find that he seemed to be forgetting what Dad Xia looked like. It felt like his life was full of Mom Xia and his sister everywhere. When did they even have a father at home?

Xia Meng waited quietly for Xia Ning to finish his call.

Suddenly, she asked: “Are you calling Dad?”

Xia Ning looked at Xia Meng and smiled.

“I feel like you haven’t mentioned Dad in a long time.”

Xia Meng followed suit and smiled, with an air of indifference: “Yeah.”

Dad Xia didn’t answer the phone either.

Xia Ning thought for a couple of seconds, making himself sound nonchalant: “Both are busy, I guess. Sigh, why are you in such a hurry to show off? Your brother is still single.”

Unexpectedly, Xia Meng’s tears fell.

Xia Ning: “…”

“It’s great news, why are you crying?”

Xia Meng: “I feel wronged. He actually didn’t answer the phone. Tao Yun is so wonderful, and he won’t even listen to me brag about her.”

Hmph! She turned around and went back to her room, leaving her speechless brother behind.

System.

It’s been a long time since I saw you take out your ‘will’.

Xia Meng pulled out the thick envelope from the gap. Inside, besides the first page of the letter, the rest was all about Tao Yun, detailed almost like a diary.

Xia Meng pulled out the pages related to Tao Yun, leaving only the first page.

She looked at it for a while and then called Tao Yun.

The call was quickly answered. She could hear the sound of running water, and Tao Yun’s voice came through the mist, vaguely: “Hello?”

Tao Yun tested the water temperature. It was about right, and she could start showering.

But since she answered the phone, she didn’t explain and hang up. She simply took off her clothes and started bathing. Fortunately, she had a waterproof case, put the phone inside, and began talking.

She was not trying to avoid anything.

She missed her shortly after they separated?

How could Tao Yun bear to hang up the phone then: “Are you home yet?”

With the waterproof case, the sound was even more blurred, but it quickly became clearer as Tao Yun brought the phone closer to her face.

“Have you eaten?”

Xia Meng felt she couldn’t be overly sensitive anymore.

Listening to the water flowing, she held back her tears: “I want to come over and find you.”

“I’m taking a shower.”

“I’ll shower with you!”

Tao Yun: “Come on over.”

Of course, Xia Meng couldn’t go over. She lay on the desk. The room was very quiet, and the sounds from the other end never stopped. Xia Meng imagined the scene.

She disgracefully couldn’t cry anymore.

She was still a bit down: “I have some bad news for you.”

Tao Yun was silent for two seconds: “Anything other than breaking up is fine to say.”

Xia Meng: “My parents are getting divorced.”

Tao Yun: “…”

That really is bad news.

She turned off the showerhead and thought seriously for a moment, realizing she didn’t know how to comfort her.

From the start of her memory, she grew up with her mother, squeezing into a three-bedroom apartment with a stinky old man (her grandfather). Her mother always wanted to move out to give Tao Yun a quiet space.

That was impossible; rent was too expensive. The place Tao Yun lived in now wasn’t quite enough, but she was definitely clear-headed.

Tao Yun was still thinking that after her grandfather passed away, she, as his granddaughter, would be entitled to a share of the family property. She had to outlive that stinky old man, no matter what.

All of life’s calculations revolved around money.

Money was precisely what Xia Meng didn’t have to worry about.

Her family was well-off, and happiness was practically synonymous with Xia Meng. For no reason, the mention of her parents’ divorce sounded like a joke.

Xia Meng wasn’t the type to joke, just as her liking was simply liking, too lazy to use other words to cover it up—she was straightforward. It was very comfortable to be around her without all the complexity.

Now, hearing Xia Meng say her parents were getting divorced.

Most importantly, Xia Meng didn’t sound too heartbroken, making it difficult for Tao Yun to know how to respond.

She couldn’t even say, don’t be sad.

Fortunately, Xia Meng didn’t let Tao Yun struggle. She continued on her own: “Actually, I knew they would divorce a long time ago. I haven’t mentioned my father in a while.”

All her coquettishness and flattery were directed at Mom Xia.

Tao Yun: “Do you know something?”

Xia Meng was down: “Yeah, I’ve hidden it from Mom for a long time, and I almost couldn’t keep it a secret anymore.”

Tao Yun understood: “If she knows now, then it’s fine.”

She turned the showerhead back on and began to bathe.

Tao Yun had no reliance on her family and was terribly indifferent. She wasn’t good at comforting people, but Xia Meng sounded quite accepting.

It was inconvenient for Tao Yun to wash with one hand. She squinted, preventing the water from running into her eyes.

She had met Mom Xia twice.

Both times showed that Mom Xia was a very capable career woman.

At Mr. Ji’s place, Mom Xia could handle a group of elders alone, remaining poised. On the school auditorium stage, holding the microphone, she graciously accepted the fact that her daughter’s partner was also a girl.

Even with a divorce, her life wouldn’t be too bad.

Tao Yun still cared about Xia Meng: “Then after the divorce, what about you?”

Xia Meng was silent.

When this was mentioned, she started to feel upset again. The words hidden in her heart for a long time were finally spoken.

“I kept quiet because of this, hiding it from Mom. I’m a shameful daughter.”

“I’m afraid they’ll divorce. I only have this home as a safe harbor. If I don’t even have a home, what should I do?”

When high school started.

Mom Xia sent Xia Meng to school, and Dad Xia still didn’t come.

Xia Meng was a child who was dependent on home. She didn’t have many friends and was always isolated outside, so she was particularly sensitive. When she finally couldn’t help but look for Dad Xia, she found him with another woman.

She had hidden this for almost a year.

Thinking of this, Xia Meng’s eyes became wet again: “I like you.”

Tao Yun softly said: “Mhm.”

Xia Meng then burst into a tearful smile.

She buried her head, thinking, It’s different now. The students in Class Eight are very kind to her. She even joined the student council and got to know Lin Ruoruo and Lu Qian, and the one she loves the most, Tao Yun.

She just hadn’t expected it to happen so suddenly.

If Mom Xia hadn’t found out today, she actually planned to tell her in a few days.

This courage came too late. Xia Meng felt guilty for hiding it from Mom Xia for so long.

At the same time, she once again blamed Dad Xia for cheating.

Xia Meng looked at the first page of the letter. At that time, she had just bound the survival system and carefully wrote down the matter on the paper, hoping Mom Xia could find out and then divorce.

She was so weak.

Xia Meng stood up: “I’m going to find Mom Xia. Even if it’s late, I still have to tell her all this. I support her divorce!”

Anyway, the heartless old man, she hadn’t seen him for a long time and had no feelings for him!

Tao Yun didn’t expect Xia Meng to be so impulsive: “You should wait for Mom Xia to come home…”

Xia Meng: “I can’t wait!”

Xia Meng ran downstairs: “I’m with you, and I haven’t told Mom Xia about it yet!”

Tao Yun: “…”

Are you sure you want to tell Mom Xia now? Tao Yun couldn’t quite figure out Xia Meng’s thoughts. She suddenly felt that showering was a bad time. She quickly said before the call was cut off: “Wait for me, I’ll go with you!”

Beep—

The phone was already hung up.

Xia Meng ran wildly on the road. The family only had one driver, who mainly drove for Dad Xia, and now she had even less use for him.

She ran into the street and anxiously hailed a taxi. Because she ran so fast, she even startled Xia Ning, who was now frantically calling her.

As soon as she answered, Xia Ning asked: “Where are you going so late?”

Xia Meng: “I’m going to see Mom.”

Xia Ning: “…You found out?”

He couldn’t figure out how Xia Meng heard it when he didn’t put the call on speaker.

System.

Xia Ning: “Mom is getting a divorce… Tsk, wait for me, I’ll be right out. I’ll go with you!”

Xia Meng: “Just take a taxi!”

Xia Meng rushed toward Mom Xia’s company in a hurry, but no matter how anxious she was, the taxi couldn’t speed. She could only anxiously tap her foot in the car.

The driver was also getting impatient from the tapping.

“Little girl, why are you in such a hurry!”

“My dad cheated!” Xia Meng said harshly.

She pouted, feeling incredibly relieved after saying it out loud. If she had been this brave to go tell Mom Xia the day she found out, it would have been great.

She wouldn’t have delayed Mom Xia for so long.

Thinking of this, Xia Meng felt a lump in her throat again. She felt like she had made a huge, irreparable mistake.

After listening, the driver surprisingly said: “A man cheating, what’s the big deal.”

Xia Meng: “…”

The driver kept stepping on her nerve: “Nowadays, which man doesn’t cheat?”

Xia Meng took a deep breath and smiled: “Yes, your wife and children are really pitiful. I really hope they can find out soon.”

“Hey, you child!”

“Get out of the car!”

Xia Meng’s face darkened. She opened the phone’s dialing screen and started typing the police number: “Get out of the car, or I’ll make sure your wife finds out about this.”

A moment later, the driver dumped Xia Meng on the road and left, leaving behind a final remark.

“Are you sick?”

You’re the one who’s sick, Xia Meng cursed under her breath.

Even though it was hard to find a taxi here, she wouldn’t give in. She chose to run straight to Mom Xia’s company, running while talking to the system.

I feel like I’m full of courage now.

System.

I trained you, you’re welcome.