Seeing Li Siqi’s face full of anger, Xia Mengxi immediately knew that she had definitely touched upon a key point in Li Siqi’s thoughts, but what was scary was that the other party stubbornly refused to give her a chance to ask.
“By the way, Mengfen, what about your parents… what will you do?”
Since Li Siqi changed the subject, Xia Mengxi sensibly didn’t pursue the previous question.
As for what the other party mentioned, in fact, it wasn’t really a big deal.
After calming down, Xia Mengxi thought things through carefully and finally came to a conclusion: Lin Xue’er would absolutely never lay a hand on their parents.
“Tch.”
Li Siqi, upon hearing this conclusion, looked puzzled.
Because, when she returned for the first time, Li Siqi had mentioned that Lin Xue’er threatened her using her parents, forcing her to take her own life.
But the problem was, that matter had never actually been verified. So up until just now, Xia Mengxi had always believed Lin Xue’er would do such a thing.
However, Lin Xue’er was not the kind of blackened archetype who had lost all rationality and completely ignored the rules and restraints that most people followed. In other words, since Lin Xue’er had consciously restrained herself within a certain framework, she had to act within the rules of that framework.
So, what was Lin Xue’er’s framework? It was simple: not to be disturbed by outsiders, and to be with her beloved forever.
Not being disturbed by outsiders meant, as much as possible, not getting involved with things in society, thereby ensuring stability and peace. Lin Xue’er’s actions consistently reflected this idea.
How could one tell? Just look at Jiang Wannin’s encounter during the first return, as well as Li Siqi’s experience the first time she came back.
The thing these two had in common was that both had unexpected accidents.
Therefore, even though Lin Xue’er could have easily dealt with both of them, she purposely made things complicated and dragged it out for so long. Wasn’t this just to avoid causing trouble for herself?
If she wasn’t afraid of inviting trouble but still wanted to get rid of certain people, then this self-imposed framework would naturally restrict her methods in certain areas.
For example, in a family, if both parents had an accident together, it could be considered normal. But if the parents had an accident, and soon after the child also disappeared, then… it could hardly be seen as just an accident anymore.
Thus, if the one Lin Xue’er truly wanted to target was Li Siqi, then Lin Xue’er would be limited by this framework and could not touch Li Siqi’s parents.
What about herself? By the same logic, if Lin Xue’er truly wanted to obtain her, then Lin Xue’er couldn’t do anything to her parents either. Otherwise, if the parents died unexpectedly and the child soon vanished as well, it would immediately attract social attention.
“That’s how it is.”
“Huh? Huh?? What???”
After listening to Xia Mengxi’s long and detailed explanation, Li Siqi felt her brain was about to melt.
So, unable to absorb it all, Li Siqi could only have Xia Mengxi sum up the main point.
“So… the main point is, as long as we have a backup plan, she absolutely won’t lay a finger on our parents.”
This so-called backup plan, of course, was the last point she had just explained specifically for her.
If Lin Xue’er ever tried to hurt their parents, they would immediately spread all of their experiences online. Even if their posts were quickly deleted, it didn’t matter, because from the moment Lin Xue’er acted against them, those matters would become facts in everyone’s mind.
In other words, they’d tie themselves and their parents directly to Lin Xue’er, so if Lin Xue’er made a move, she’d quickly be investigated by the local authorities.
By the way, this method was only useful for protecting their parents. It was useless for protecting themselves. The reason was simple: if they tried to use this method on themselves, it might drive Lin Xue’er to desperation, breaking her own framework and truly disregarding all rules. So they needed to be cautious and find other ways to deal with Lin Xue’er.
“Alright! Got it! Mengjia, you’re so clever!”
“Um… my head… hurts! Ouch! 1 1
Ah, crap! My brain’s about to explode!!
Because she forgot that her frail body couldn’t handle too much thinking, Xia Mengxi’s head felt like it was going to split open.
“What’s wrong, Mengjia?”
Ugh.
Xia Mengxi seemed to only utter a single word before falling straight into Li Siqi’s arms.
By the time she woke up again, more than three hours had passed.
: Congratulations, you made it! Don’t worry, the surgery went well. You’re now a girl!
…
Staring at the smiling face in her field of vision, with the lingering pain in her skull, Xia Mengxi couldn’t bring herself to laugh.
“I already was… a girl, okay…”
“Alright, let’s not be so serious. Smile a little.”
No, that’s not right! Something’s wrong with my brain.
Never mind, none of this matters anymore.
Xia Mengxi massaged her temples, deciding not to overthink these things. Then she asked Li Zhongqiong, who was sitting beside her, what time it was.
“It’s already past four in the afternoon.”
“She’s gone?”
“She asked for leave.”
Asked for leave… That’s rare. But does this mean that the Silver Mosquito Python Hairpin’s effect is to keep away the people you don’t want to see?
Xia Mengxi roughly guessed the effect of the prop she had used not long ago, but she didn’t know how long it would last, so she said to Li Yikun again,
“Let’s get our dorm procedures done. Otherwise, if she comes back unexpectedly, she’ll definitely stop us from leaving.”
“It’s fine, I’ve already handled it. All we have to do now is go home and pack our things.”
When Xia Mengxi was sent to the infirmary earlier, as Xia Mengxi’s homeroom teacher, the teacher naturally came to check on her. So, Li Siqi seized the opportunity to settle their dorm application.
Seeing this, Xia Mengxi nodded, then planned to get up from bed.
“Alright, anyway, I have a special permit. As long as I say you’re my classmate and I’m taking care of you because you’re sick, there shouldn’t be any problem.”
With their minds made up, the two immediately set out.
Getting to Xia Mengxi’s house was quite easy, but when they arrived at Li Zhongqi’s house…
“Yikun, didn’t Mom say you’re not allowed to stay out overnight? Why are you…”
As soon as Li Siqi opened the door, a scolding voice came from inside.
However, as the person inside appeared in front of Xia Mengxi, the woman who looked quite similar to Li Siqi froze on the spot.
“Hello, Auntie. I’m Enqi’s friend, Xia Mengxi.”
Upon seeing this, Li Siqi’s mother instantly changed her expression and greeted Xia Mengxi kindly.
“Ah, you’re Xia Mengxi? Come, come in, have a seat.”
“We’re just here to pack some things before we go.”
Seeing her mother trying to pull Xia Mengxi into the living room, Li Siqi immediately put a stop to her mother’s action, and at the same time, tried to guide Xia Mengxi toward her own room.
Li Siqi’s behavior, showing no respect for her own mother, made Xia Mengxi a bit uneasy, since she was, after all, the true culprit behind this situation.
But just then, Divine Script appeared.