Chapter 7: Why Did You Suddenly Come In!?

In the month that followed, Ning Chuxue’s life was nothing remarkable.

It was like falling into the track of an ordinary person’s life: eating, bathing, sleeping, drinking medicine, day after day repeating in a cycle.

But within this bland existence, a few unsolved mysteries always cropped up.

One: Ning Chuxue’s undergarments, used towels, and personal items would mysteriously vanish. However, her sisters often bought her new ones, so she didn’t pursue it.

Two: In dark corners, Ning Chuxue could always feel something secretly photographing her, but in the end, she figured she was just too sensitive.

Three: Second Sister Mu Wannuo would create many rules to restrict Ning Chuxue’s actions. But when she thought about it carefully, they all seemed perfectly reasonable, so she didn’t pay them much mind.

Four: Whenever she liked something she saw on a shopping app, Wen Yasheng would always give her the same item the next day.

Maybe it was a coincidence? Possible. But Wen Yasheng never admitted it, so she couldn’t bring herself to dig deeper.

Five: This was the one that bothered Ning Chuxue the most. She noticed that her memories of her past life were becoming increasingly blurry.

Until today, one month later, the memories of her past life had completely turned into a murky pool of filthy water.

She could sense the existence of that filthy water.

But as for what lay beneath the water, Ning Chuxue couldn’t see it at all.

This pool of water would grow darker, more turbid.

Until the memories of her past life vanished entirely.

Aside from that, her three “sisters” all upheld the agreement they had made back then.

They loved her unconditionally, spoiled her, and gave her their love without reservation.

Among the three “sisters,” Wen Yasheng had the most contact with her.

Her gentleness—that label had been deeply planted in Ning Chuxue’s heart.

Next was Second Sister Mu Wannuo. When Wen Yasheng wasn’t around, she usually took care of Ning Chuxue.

Strict, with a hint of sugar in her strictness—that was the label Ning Chuxue gave her.

But she didn’t dislike Mu Wannuo.

Finally, the one she had the least contact with was Third Sister, Shen Ruqing.

Ning Chuxue had never seen any emotion on her face. Only at certain specific times would she greet her.

What were those specific times?

Ning Chuxue couldn’t figure it out either.

Every time Shen Ruqing appeared, it happened to be when the feeling of being secretly photographed disappeared.

But as mentioned earlier, Ning Chuxue always thought she was just being too sensitive. Shen Ruqing was often away from home, so she never really suspected her.

The Three Nothings, the Eccentric—that was the label Ning Chuxue gave Shen Ruqing.

During this month, Ning Chuxue wasn’t completely idle.

She continued to look up information about this world, and by now she had a basic understanding.

This place was called Blue Star, and the climate and everything else were exactly the same as Earth.

The country she was in was the Dragon Kingdom. It was early autumn. Everything else was basically the same as her past life.

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Time returned to the present. Ning Chuxue was experiencing the first major crisis of her life!

“Chuxue!!!”

Waking Up Crisis!!!

The Waking Up Crisis was something no one wanted to face.

Right now, Ning Chuxue had to confront this fear that had made countless people shed tears.

Outside the door was a knocking sound like a death knell.

Behind the door was a long-haired little girl who didn’t want to get out of bed.

The little girl tossed and turned in bed, disturbed by the noise outside, and finally just covered her ears with her soft, fluffy blanket.

She had opened up a lot by now, a completely different person from the reserved girl she was a month ago.

If before she was a little pet with some rebellious thoughts.

Then now she was a little cake that loved to act spoiled and occasionally threw a tantrum.

Mu Wannuo waited outside the door for a long time, but the door that separated inside from outside never opened.

“Ah…”

Mu Wannuo sighed, her brows slightly lowered, a helpless smile on her face.

She had long gotten used to this kind of thing.

Ever since Ning Chuxue recovered from her amnesia and got close to them, scenes like this had become common.

Even so, they didn’t dislike it.

Putting aside the fact that they were especially “fond” of Ning Chuxue, Ning Chuxue herself was very well-behaved.

She knew her limits in her heart, was sensible, and made it hard for anyone to get angry with her.

Mu Wannuo lingered by the door for a while longer.

She raised her hand and glanced at the pure white mechanical watch on her wrist.

The hour hand was precisely on the number ten.

Just then, an old-fashioned clock above the living room’s front door started to tick-tock with a chiming sound.

The sound was heavy, carrying a sense of solemnity.

This old-fashioned clock didn’t tick-tock continuously—that would be too noisy.

It rang once every two hours, from 8 AM to 8 PM.

She lowered her hand, but there was still no movement from inside the room.

She couldn’t stand it anymore.

Mu Wannuo’s personality wasn’t as gentle and careful as Wen Yasheng’s.

Mu Wannuo had always been direct.

Only when it involved her “little pet” would she devise intricate plans.

Now, her little pet refused to get up. What should she do?

Mu Wannuo’s actions gave her answer.

She pulled out a spare key made of reddish gold from the small pocket on her chest.

She aimed it at the keyhole of the door in front of her and inserted it.

With a “click,” the lock opened.

After pushing open the door, as soon as Mu Wannuo saw the scene inside the room, her body froze as if she had been paralyzed, unable to make the next move.

Ning Chuxue was changing clothes. She was still holding a white thigh-high sock that she had only halfway put on. Her off-white knee-length skirt seemed to have just been put on; the side zipper wasn’t fully pulled up, and a thin strip of bare skin was still exposed.

On her upper body, she wore a pure white student shirt.

The shirt was a bit long, and the hem was all tucked into the knee-length skirt, but it just so happened that it didn’t cover the side.

As a result, the exposed skin on Ning Chuxue’s side—where the zipper hadn’t been pulled up all the way—was perfectly visible to Mu Wannuo.

Seeing Mu Wannuo force her way in, Ning Chuxue’s brain went blank instantly.

After a few seconds, she snapped out of it.

“What are you doing!!!” She instinctively grabbed the pillow beside her and flung it at Mu Wannuo.

A weightless pillow posed no threat to Mu Wannuo.

She caught it steadily, patted out the creases.

“The little one’s shyness hasn’t changed at all,” Mu Wannuo said, like nothing had happened, putting the neatly arranged pillow back in its place. Her words seemed to be muttering to herself, or maybe spoken for Ning Chuxue to hear.

Watching Mu Wannuo walk up beside her, Ning Chuxue desperately covered the exposed area with her hands.

“Why did you suddenly barge in? I was changing clothes!” She hung her head, tears glistening in her eyes.

Her pitiful movements made Mu Wannuo want to tease her a little.

The thought didn’t last long before she dismissed it.

Mu Wannuo knew that staying any longer might not end well.

‘If I make a move now, it’ll only make Ning Chuxue hate me.’

She comforted herself, trying to act as normal as possible.

After suppressing that urge, Mu Wannuo finally stated her reason: “We’re going to school this afternoon, and I was worried that my little poor thing might have overslept and missed the time.”

School—the Noble Academy mentioned earlier.

Ning Chuxue had chosen to go there after all.

“I know!”

Ning Chuxue’s tone was a bit tsundere as she lay back down on the bed, burying her entire body under the covers.