Even with her roommates’ encouragement, Bai Xiaoya still lay on her bed, as if she had lost all her dreams, her eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.
“小yun, Xiaoli,” she murmured, “I miss Bai Xia.”
If it had been Bai Xia, just a bump from that big white rabbit last night would have counted as completing a daily ‘pick a fight’ task, but Su Qingyu was different—she had to be exposed for who she really was.
Looking back on everything, Bai Xiaoya suddenly felt exhausted.
Doing tasks was like this: the female lead just had to wait to be provoked, but the villainous young lady had a lot to think about.
What was the task goal?
Did the tactics work?
How would she be retaliated against if successful?
Would she get beaten up?
All needed careful consideration.
“Xiaoxiao, who is Bai Xia?” her two roommates asked, confused.
“She’s that girl from last time, black long straight hair, a first-year JK,” Bai Xiaoya said, “the one I followed at lunch the day before yesterday.”
Gu Yun immediately recalled, “You mean your little sister.”
“Yes, my sister, but not really my sister,” Bai Xiaoya shifted her small head on the pillow, “We have no blood relation, nor any legal sisterhood, but…”
After thinking for a moment, she added, “Her parents are my parents, and my parents are hers too, but they’re not the same two people—it’s four people.”
Hearing that, her two roommates were thoroughly confused.
After a while, the clever Gu Yun was the first to understand, “You two got married?”
“Cough cough cough, no way.”
Bai Xiaoya thought, with a relationship like this, she already got beaten up from time to time—if they were really married, she’d be done for…
Thinking of this, the busty girl’s eyes lit up again.
That was a wake-up scare.
“Anyway, what I mean is, Su Qingyu is really hard to deal with,” Bai Xiaoya sighed, “I feel a bit tired.”
After a whole day of hustle, tactics, and ambushes, she ended up getting knocked out and thrown into a bin.
How was she supposed to carry out future tasks?
She didn’t expect that as soon as she finished complaining, her two friends placed their hands on her shoulders.
Bai Xiaoya: “?”
“Xiaoxiao, you retreat when faced with difficulty? That’s not like you,” He Lili said, “Do you remember how confident you were on the first day of this week, when you just arrived at school?”
Though the sudden change was baffling, Bai Xiaoya’s inner and outer confidence back then made them admire her.
“We’ll help you,” Gu Yun said, “And since you’ve already tried, giving up halfway would be such a waste.”
Bai Xiaoya rubbed her eyes, deeply moved.
“Tragic sunk costs, but you’re right, I’m not someone who gives up easily.”
It’s just a loli—tear off her mask fiercely!
***
Su Qingyu was discharged in the afternoon after spending a night and morning in the Nurse’s Office.
It wasn’t anything serious—she had fainted from difficulty breathing, and resting in the Nurse’s Office was to avoid competing for air with roommates in the dormitory.
But it was humiliating!
Su Qingyu slipped away from school alone, her small white teeth clenched tight, walking to a quiet place where she took out her phone and called the driver from a few days ago.
“Miss, did something happen?”
The subordinate on the other end was confused, because normally Su Qingyu had to hide her identity at school and wouldn’t call them without reason.
“Something did happen, and you have the nerve to ask what?”
Su Qingyu stomped angrily on the stone path, “How did your investigation go? Are they really all pure and kind-hearted?!”
Before enrolling, she had her subordinates investigate the classmates to check for any dangerous elements.
The results showed the classmates were all kind and innocent—hardly anyone was even dating.
The subordinate wiped cold sweat, “Miss, did you encounter a dangerous element? We’ll find a way to deal with it.”
Su Qingyu’s small chest rose and fell, but she bit her lip and said nothing.
She had been knocked out by that busty girl’s big car; how could she say such a thing?
“No need, don’t worry about it. Just help me find a place to stay nearby.”
She couldn’t stay in the dorm anymore.
As for that busty girl—once she finished her own business, she’d deal with her!
“Also, have you found out anything about the whereabouts of the Pocket Watch?” Su Qingyu asked, getting down to business.
“Miss, according to people in Baiyuan City’s local Trading Zone, the Pocket Watch has been missing for years. We’re still working on it.”
“Tch!”
Always ‘working on it,’ what good are you!
After venting into the phone, Su Qingyu’s mood eased somewhat.
She would remember the busty girl’s grudge first—business came first.
***
Bai Xiaoya rekindled her fighting spirit, ready to launch a new round of tactics against Su Qingyu with her two capable assistants.
But on Thursday night, even after lights-out and power cut in the dormitory, Su Qingyu didn’t show up to shower.
“It’s okay, our class has outdoor PE tomorrow,” Gu Yun said, “She’ll definitely shower then.”
However, the next day, just as Bai Xiaoya got out of bed, He Lili ran back to the dorm in a panic.
“Bad news, Xiaoxiao! This is really bad!”
Seeing her urgency, Bai Xiaoya thought the world was ending and quickly sat up to ask, “Calm down, what happened?”
“She ran away, Su Qingyu escaped,” He Lili said anxiously, “She’s not living in the dorm anymore!”
Bai Xiaoya’s heart sank, “What? Seriously?”
“It’s true. I got up early today and went downstairs to buy breakfast. Everyone from her dorm was there except Su Qingyu. I asked around on the side, and her roommate told me she packed up and moved out yesterday, renting a place off campus. No more dorm life.”
That was really bad!
Not living in the dorm meant no night raids… well, she hadn’t planned on that anyway, but more importantly, no chance for unexpected meetings in the Girls’ Dormitory Bathhouse.
Without getting close, how could she probe further?
Bai Xiaoya had thought about approaching Su Qingyu in class, but she either came right after the bell or left immediately when it rang.
If she kept pestering her like that, Su Qingyu would definitely become suspicious, suspecting her true intentions and even seeing her as an enemy.
What now?
“It’s fine, it’s the weekend anyway,” Gu Yun, always the most resourceful, said, “Let’s rest for two days and think of a good plan.”
Bai Xiaoya nodded silently.
At this point, there was no other choice.
Friday’s last two periods had no classes. At four in the afternoon, Bai Xiaoya and other students left the school gates, preparing to go home.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Su Qingyu get into a black sedan, just like the one she had seen at the entrance of the Dangerous Trading District that day, disappearing instantly.
So mysterious, Bai Xiaoya thought.
“Xiaoxiao, see you next week.”
“Don’t worry, we’ll find a chance.”
Her roommates said goodbye and left.
About ten minutes later, Bai Xiaoya got into the car driven by Zhang Butler and headed home.