Chapter 75: Nightmare

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t sleep well.

Because she had a nightmare again.

The dream was similar to the last one, just a bit longer, and she realized that in the alley, she was being chased and beaten with a stick.

“Ugh…”

The girl’s face was pale.

It took her a while to wake up.

“The same dream again.”

Su Xiaoxiao frowned and glanced at the phone next to her.

It was already past 6 o’clock.

Time to get ready for school.

She moved to the side and felt something soft.

A cute creature was sleeping next to her, curled up in a small ball.

It was Xia Xia.

She had climbed onto the bed and fallen asleep beside her pillow.

“She actually got on the bed.”

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t bother with her and got up to wash.

After that, she slung on her backpack and set off for school.

Today, there were still four subjects to take.

School wouldn’t end until five in the afternoon.

And tomorrow there was a so-called Graduation Closing Ceremony, a Time-Wasting Ceremony.

“Xiaoxiao, how’s your English?”

When she arrived at the Class, she saw that the seat next to her was actually occupied by Xiao Li.

Where did that big Xiaoyun go?

“Not very good.”

Su Xiaoxiao was a bit surprised, then answered honestly.

None of her subjects were good.

English was especially bad, the kind where if you randomly guessed, your score might be higher than actually trying.

“Hmm? About how many points?”

“Thirty to forty?”

Su Xiaoxiao gave a rough number.

“That low…”

“Eh.”

Just as they started talking, Ning Xiaoyun silently walked over from the back.

She had gone to the bathroom earlier.

“Xiaoyun’s here, so I’ll go now. Xiaoxiao, do your best on the English Test. For reading, remember to look for context, and try copying material for the essay.”

Before leaving, Xiao Li shared some tips.

“It’s fine, if you two want to talk, I can just go sit in the back.”

“Thank you, no need.”

After the two girls finished talking, Ning Xiaoyun sat back down.

As for those exam skills, how could Su Xiaoxiao not know them?

She just couldn’t bring herself to use them because reading the passages felt like torture.

But this wasn’t her previous life anymore.

She decided to take the Test seriously and see if she could improve with proper study.

“Are you and Xiao Li close?”

Ning Xiaoyun asked after returning to her seat.

“Pretty good, I guess.”

But not as good as that person Xiao Li said she liked for five years.

(The one Xiao Li mentioned in chapter 64)

“That post is really something. After harming Xiaoxiao, it goes after Xiao Li. It’s like it targets people in our Class on purpose.”

Ning Xiaoyun looked indignant.

“It’s okay, there probably won’t be any more.”

Su Xiaoxiao tried to calm her.

“It’s not a big deal anyway, right?”

“Mm.”

After a brief chat, they each started reviewing on their own.

Su Xiaoxiao flipped through the vocabulary list.

She tried to memorize words.

After all, that’s the foundation of learning a foreign language.

If you memorize twenty a day, before the first Test of next semester, you’d have over two thousand.

The exam would be a breeze.

Of course, that was just a fantasy.

This morning’s Test ended after a lot of suffering.

In the afternoon, only geography and politics were left.

“Xiao Li, are you coming to my Home for lunch? Today’s my Birthday. My parents ordered a big cake. Let’s eat together.”

When Su Xiaoxiao returned to the classroom for her keys, she saw Liu Yun inviting Xiao Li over.

“Is Xiaoxiao coming too?”

Seeing her, the other girl invited her as well.

“No, thanks. I have to go Home at noon to cook for my Sister.”

Su Xiaoxiao refused awkwardly.

“Is that so? That’s a pity.”

Liu Yun looked at her as she slung her bag over her shoulder.

“Sister?”

Xiao Li reacted differently.

“Is it that beautiful Sister from yesterday? Wasn’t she good at cooking?”

“Yeah, that’s my Sister. We take turns cooking.”

Su Xiaoxiao replied smoothly.

“Take turns cooking… okay then.”

Xiao Li seemed puzzled but didn’t ask further.

“Xiaoxiao, can you come over to my Home after the holidays? Let’s play games together.”

“Sure, no problem.”

“Mm, it’s settled then.”

After getting her answer, Xiao Li looked happy.

“Bye then.”

Su Xiaoxiao waved to them as she left.

Before she walked out, Liu Yun quietly pulled her aside and whispered something.

She praised her for being amazing.

What did that mean?

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t think much about it.

She just left the School and walked along the street to Sister Yu’s Apartment.

“Ding dong.”

She arrived downstairs first.

Yesterday, Bing Jie had messaged her to come by.

She didn’t know why, but she still came.

“Xiaoxiao, you’re finally here.”

The familiar woman greeted her at the door.

“Actually, my daughter checked her answers yesterday and realized she did poorly. She’s been in a bad mood.”

“I hope you can comfort her.”

“Um, okay.”

Su Xiaoxiao paused, then nodded.

Comfort Bingbing?

Wasn’t that supposed to be the Sister’s job?

Usually, you’re the one who does it, right?

Following Bing Jie, Su Xiaoxiao came to the door of the girl’s bedroom.

It was her first time about to enter Bingbing’s room.

“Xiao Rou, I’m coming in. Open the door.”

She knocked, trying to get the girl to open up.

“Creek…”

Inside, the girl slowly opened the door, leaving just a small gap.

Through the crack, Su Xiaoxiao could see the girl inside wearing thin clothes.

“Bang.”

As soon as Xia Bingrou saw someone else, she slammed the door shut.

“Why did you bring her here?”

“Eh…”

Being treated like this made Su Xiaoxiao feel a little hurt.

She was being treated as an outsider.

Well, she really was an outsider after all.

At this moment, Bing Jie nudged Su Xiaoxiao gently with her elbow.

It seemed like she wanted her to say something.

“Uh…”

She wanted her to speak.

“Doing badly on a Test isn’t a big deal. Learn from it, and you’ll do better next time. So don’t be upset.”

“You don’t understand.”

Came the reply from inside.

“Ah, um…”

Su Xiaoxiao was at a loss.

She’d seen people get ’emo’ over Tests before, but since it never bothered her, she didn’t know how to comfort them.

“Click.”

Seeing this, Bing Jie simply used a key to unlock the door and pushed her inside.

“Eh?”

Su Xiaoxiao was shoved into the girl’s room, bewildered.

She wanted to leave, but the door was already closed.

“I’m going to make lunch.”

Bing Jie’s relaxed voice came from outside, leaving her with no escape.

Turning around, Su Xiaoxiao saw Xia Bingrou lying on her desk, a book open at the corner.

“Meow~”

A small cat suddenly jumped out from somewhere.

“Little Orange.”

Su Xiaoxiao immediately crouched down to pet her, as if greeting an old friend.

“Your owner isn’t happy. Go to her.”

“…”

Hearing the cat, Xia Bingrou raised her head slightly, concerned.

“Meow.”

A cute orange cat appeared in front of her.

“Let me pet you.”

Xia Bingrou reached out to the white-haired girl.

“Eh, so sudden…”

Su Xiaoxiao hesitated, feeling the urge to leap forward.

“Oh.”

She thought about it and put the cat on the desk.

It’s all Yu Xueqin’s fault.

Now she’s acting strange too.

“Meow.”

At this moment, another Gray Cat climbed up, as if competing for attention with Little Orange.

Then Little Orange retaliated and slapped it.

“Meow!”

The two started fighting.

Seeing this, Su Xiaoxiao had to pick up Little Orange, while Bingbing hugged the Gray Cat.

“Don’t fight.”

The two girls spoke almost simultaneously.

Eh…

She hadn’t said anything comforting, but after playing with the cats, Bingbing seemed to cheer up a little.