Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 9

Host’s current survival time: Seventy-nine hours.

Heaven and Earth are moved.

Since binding to this system, her survival time has never been this high.

All thanks to Tao Yun!

Xia Meng hummed a tune, happily heading home.

Actually, seventy-nine hours is only about three days of survival time. The System has never seen a Host with such a positive attitude; this is clearly a death countdown, not survival time.

However, Xia Meng was not worried in the slightest.

She even dared to look forward to the future.

Xia Meng opened the door.

I finally know how happy it is to be close to a beautiful older sister.

Host…

The System had nothing more to say.

When the mission was first issued, she accused it of being unreasonable and said she would never do such an embarrassing thing.

And now, Xia Meng’s eyes and heart were full of Tao Yun.

‘What’s the difference between this and being in love?’ the System mumbled quietly. However, since the System and Xia Meng had no privacy from each other, Xia Meng heard it, but she didn’t care.

“Aunt Zhang, I’m home.”

Xia Mom and Xia Dad were both very busy, especially Xia Dad, who was rarely home due to social engagements. So, they hired a nanny to take care of Xia Meng and Xia Ning’s lives.

The family also had a driver, who Xia Dad used.

Xia Meng ran to the living room: “Brother, what are we eating tonight?”

She could already smell the food.

Xia Ning didn’t say anything, but gestured with his eyes towards the upstairs, which immediately made Xia Meng tense up.

She knew she was probably in trouble.

Xia Meng whispered, “Give me a heads-up.”

Xia Dad shouldn’t be back at this hour, so it must be Xia Mom. Xia Meng couldn’t think of a reason why Xia Mom would be angry. Was it because she found the suicide note in her room?

Xia Meng was anxious. She had hidden it so well, how did Xia Mom find it?

How should she explain this…

Xia Ning said, “I’m not sure. She got a phone call and then became very angry.”

So it wasn’t about the suicide note. ‘Seriously, what a fright,’ Xia Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

She sat down on the sofa.

As long as it wasn’t that, Xia Mom would at most scold her a few times, and afterward, she would still be Mom’s dearest treasure. Xia Meng chuckled and started guessing what delicious food Aunt Zhang had made tonight.

Xia Ning narrowed his eyes: “Something’s not right. You’re definitely hiding something more important from us!”

Xia Meng froze.

Honestly, at moments like this, she hated her brother. Why was he so perceptive! Fortunately, this wasn’t the first time this had happened, so Xia Meng quickly recovered her composure.

“Nonsense, really.”

Xia Meng guaranteed it repeatedly.

Xia Ning was still suspicious, but then he thought that his sister had even told him about confessing to a girl in front of the whole school, so he dismissed his worries.

“Anyway, eat less later.”

“…Shouldn’t it be be careful?”

“You actually didn’t say ‘eat a little dessert.’ Look at you, you’re drooling.”

Xia Meng wiped her saliva. She was clearly just hungry. Why was she being called a little glutton? So unfair.

The next second, Xia Mom’s strong voice rang out from the stairwell: “Xia Meng!”

Xia Meng stood up from the sofa and raised her hand: “Here I am!”

Xia Mom got angry easily because her work caused her to habitually lose her temper.

But she was also a very good mother: tolerant and understanding.

Just as Xia Meng said, after a few scoldings, they would still be a loving family, without any barrier—simple and happy.

Xia Meng didn’t want to leave this home yet.

So, while Xia Mom was lecturing, Xia Meng sighed inwardly.

Scold me, scold me hard! Scold me more!

System:

I beg you, at this moment, please be more ambitious! Ask me to issue more missions to accumulate survival time, alright? Don’t forget! You have a promise with the beautiful older sister!

Xia Meng: Tsk.

Impatient.

Xia Mom had received a call from the teacher, learning that the mid-term exams were approaching, and Xia Meng’s previous grades were not ideal.

This happened often, and Xia Mom was already indifferent to it.

After all, she had an excellent son, so she just pampered her daughter, believing that happiness was enough.

But now it was different, and Xia Mom was extremely serious: “I heard the girl you like has very good grades. Think about it, what does she think of you! You must bring your grades up!”

Xia Meng was stunned.

“The mid-term exam is in three days. No, I must hire a tutor for you.”

Xia Ning interrupted: “Time is so tight, where can we find a suitable tutor? How about—”

“That’s right! That girl has excellent grades. Why don’t you ask her and see if she’s willing to tutor you!” Xia Mom clapped her hands and decided.

Xia Ning swallowed the rest of his sentence. He had originally intended to volunteer to tutor his sister himself.

But his sister’s life-long happiness was more important.

Xia Meng was already dumbfounded.

Wait, her survival time was only three days. Did she have to spend it on something as boring as tutoring?

However, the System seized the opportunity.

You have two choices:

Option 1: Ask Tao Yun to tutor you (You have ten minutes. Reward for completion: ten hours of survival time).

Option 2: Deduct ten hours of survival time.

Well, there goes the three days.

The System was frantic, Host, you can’t be so lazy! Just by asking, you can sleep well tonight! Why wouldn’t you do it!

That makes sense!

Xia Meng slowly pulled out her phone. With only ten minutes, why think so much?

Type, type, type—

Orange Cat Isn’t Heavy: Can I hire you as my tutor…

She put down her phone and met Xia Mom’s speechless gaze.

Xia Mom stroked her chin: “I didn’t expect you to even get her WeChat. It looks like things are going smoothly! Not bad, you have my style from back in the day!”

It was hard to imagine how Xia Mom could point at her lazy daughter and say, ‘You have my style from back in the day.’ This kind of heroic, capable businesswoman probably wanted to send Xia Meng back for a re-do.

Seeing that Xia Meng had already taken action, Xia Mom was relieved: “Come on, let’s eat!”

After dinner, Xia Mom returned to her study to work, and Xia Ning also returned to his room. Whether he was studying or playing games depended on his confidence in the mid-term exams.

Xia Meng received Tao Yun’s reply.

Tao Yun: What’s wrong?

Orange Cat Isn’t Heavy: The mid-term exam is coming, and my mom is very worried.

She was worried that if her daughter scored poorly, she wouldn’t be able to pursue her crush.

The other side was clearly not very busy.

Tao Yun: Your aunt treats you very well.

Tao Yun: But I have part-time work for a few more days, so you’ll have to come to the convenience store.

Was that a yes?

Xia Meng quickly replied: “Okay.”

She held her phone and thought about it, then cried out in realization that she had been tricked.

The System had clearly only asked her to ask, not that she had to get tutoring. How had a few words settled the whole thing?

A total loss!

System, how about issuing a mission to make up for it?

No, the mission system hasn’t refreshed…

It was probably because it was following a lazy Host. The mission system wasn’t very diligent either, and recently it seemed to be targeting a certain Tao. If this continued, its Survival System would have to change its name to the Strategy System!

The System felt a headache and decided it had to report to the higher-ups.

It was rare for the Host to have the motivation to complete a task; it couldn’t dampen her enthusiasm!

However, Xia Meng’s enthusiasm faded even faster than the System anticipated.

“Oh, forget it then.”

Though she said that, she had no intention of rejecting Tao Yun.

The tutoring matter was settled.

Xia Meng pulled out her suicide note from the gap in her desk, confirmed no one had found it, and added a few more lines to the letter.

She then meticulously folded the letter, put it in an envelope, and tucked it back into the gap.

This was her only respect for death.

With the sense of ritual fulfilled, Xia Meng satisfiedly clicked on a game.

Then she climbed out of bed. No, she had to quickly review some textbook knowledge. She couldn’t let Tao Yun discover how utterly useless she was!

“Are you sure about this?”

The owner of the convenience store was actually Tao Yun’s uncle.

The uncle was responsible for ordering goods and watching the store during the day. He could have hired a full-time clerk to help, but in the end, he gave the opportunity to his niece.

Tao Yun’s family was genuinely struggling.

Her father passed away early, and her mother’s health was also poor.

Earlier, her father’s relatives had said terrible things, saying Tao Yun’s mother was incompetent, gave birth to a daughter who was a jinx, causing the father’s death, and now would cause the mother’s.

The family’s income was primarily spent on medical expenses.

Some people even said, “Your family is so poor, why bother going to school? It’s a waste of money. You should go out and work.”

That’s how Tao Yun developed her rather cold personality.

The uncle spat, ‘Those terrible relatives are helping them,’ and didn’t argue with them. They didn’t rely on them for survival anyway; at most, they would just cut ties.

The fact that Tao Yun was able to be accepted into First High School made her uncle quite proud. What was this? This was a way to restore their reputation!

Their children would never be as promising as Tao Yun!

However, studying indeed cost money, not to mention having a sickly mother at home who relied on medicine.

Even though the uncle sincerely wanted to help, he had his own family, so he could only offer a small bit of help, such as letting Tao Yun work part-time here, providing food and accommodation, and paying a salary higher than the average.

And now, Tao Yun said she wanted to resign.

The uncle thought for a moment: “The Physics competition. Are you confident you’ll win?”

She must be, otherwise his niece wouldn’t waste her time.

Tao Yun nodded.

The uncle slapped his thigh: “Good! Go and win first place! Stick it to those people and let your uncle hear the cheers! Don’t worry! I’ll help take care of your mom!”

The uncle had helped a lot over the years, and Tao Yun kept it all in her heart.

As for those relatives, she truly didn’t care.

The uncle sighed: “You haven’t had it easy all these years. Your peers are dating, and you still have to work part-time at my small, shabby store.”

Tao Yun chuckled: “Why bring that up?”

Uncle: “You’re at the age for dating, too! Have any boys confessed to you at school? There must be! That boy who came to the store last time couldn’t take his eyes off you. He didn’t believe I could hire such a good-looking clerk!”

“Heh, you’re my niece!”

The uncle’s expression was triumphant.

Tao Yun was still smiling.

So many people had confessed to her, but she hadn’t remembered any of them.

Except for Xia Meng.

In that instant, her heart had fluttered a little.

Xia Meng was sweet and cute; when she was shy, her ears would turn red, and the look in her eyes was moist and clear.

Tao Yun suddenly said, “A girl confessed to me.”

The uncle completely forgot what he was about to say. He was stunned for a long time.

“No way!”

“You can’t get involved with… you should focus on your studies!”