Chapter 10: Returning to the Class

“Phew~”

Watching his figure disappear into the crowd, Su Xiaoxiao felt as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

She really didn’t want to keep running into people like that.

Maybe, from now on, she’d start to dislike all guys.

“….”

The street remained noisy and full of chatter, but it wasn’t annoying.

As long as no one came up to talk to her, it was fine.

“Arrived?”

Not long after he left, she reached the end of the street, the intersection.

She recalled the Baozi Shop Owner’s words from earlier.

Heading in a different direction from yesterday should lead to the school, right?

“Wow, yeah,”

Sure enough, as she looked over, she saw the Bus Stop Sign, and besides that, there was a girl waiting for the light to change.

She was from the same High School.

Su Xiaoxiao followed, waiting with the female Classmate, ready to tag along behind her to school.

Just to be clear, this isn’t stalking—just trying to get to school properly!

And so, after about seven or eight minutes, the girl successfully led her to the school gates.

“Thank you.”

Standing five or six meters behind, Su Xiaoxiao silently thanked the unsuspecting girl.

You’re the guide to my life.

After that, she didn’t follow anymore.

She was headed to Class 6, Grade 1.

Beauty Class, here I come!

Thinking of the word ‘beauty’, Su Xiaoxiao remembered the Long-haired Girl from last night and the female Classmates in the Class.

Mm….

“So nice. Too bad none of them are mine.”

So many beautiful girls, but not a single one belonged to her.

Inevitably, she felt a bit dejected.

But, well, someone like her didn’t deserve them anyway.

Oh, and she’d become a girl now, so it was fine.

“Ugh.”

She clenched her soft fist, wanting to punch her backpack to vent her gloomy mood.

But that would look stupid.

She couldn’t do it here.

Let’s keep walking.

But what the Girl didn’t realize was—

As she walked down the school path, her gesture of clenching her fist at her chest, as if cheering herself on, drew the eyes of many passersby—not just boys, but also girls.

She would never imagine that such a small action could attract so much attention.

“Which grade is she from? I don’t think I’ve seen her before.”

In the distance, some boys whispered about the unfamiliar Girl.

“No idea. Not like you have a chance anyway, so why ask?”

“….”

***

Su Xiaoxiao walked a short distance and climbed over twenty steps, arriving at the Freshman Grade Floor on the second floor.

“Teacher….”

She pushed open the door and entered the spot she remembered as belonging to the Homeroom Teacher.

Though she hadn’t been to school for over a month, the path was still fresh in her mind.

“Oh, Xiaoxiao, you’re here.”

The Teacher turned from the computer desk to face her, looking enthusiastic.

Dressed in a standard black teacher’s outfit, she seemed so young that Su Xiaoxiao was momentarily dazed.

The Homeroom Teacher was actually quite young, which naturally led to all sorts of imaginations.

“Mm, I’m here.”

Su Xiaoxiao shrank back, keeping her head down while the Teacher spoke.

“What’s wrong? You look uncomfortable.”

Mu asked her.

“Ah, no.”

She shook her head in denial.

So concerned. Thank you.

Actually, she did feel a bit uncomfortable. Her stomach was very hungry.

“Is that so? Alright then. Prepare yourself, class will start in about ten minutes. Everyone is still in Early Reading.”

The Teacher took Su Xiaoxiao’s hand.

Oh, her hand…

The Teacher’s hand was so warm.

“Sit here for a while. I’ll call you when class starts.”

“The First Period is mine. In a moment, just go up and introduce yourself briefly. I’ve already arranged a seat last week. After that, just go and sit down.”

Mu was very gentle, already arranging everything for her.

“Thank you, Teacher…”

“Sit down first. I need to check if the Class is studying properly.”

The young Teacher gently pulled Su Xiaoxiao to a chair.

She walked out with her back turned, her graceful silhouette lingering in Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes.

So nice.

Thank you, Yu Teacher.

So now I have to wait…

Might as well sleep.

Do as you say.

Su Xiaoxiao used her hand as a pillow and fell asleep.

Amazingly, she drifted off almost instantly, and it was a sweet sleep.

She didn’t know how much time had passed, but the sound of students’ Early Reading faded from the corridor.

“Ding ling ling~”

The bell rang for class while the Girl was still dreaming, but it didn’t wake her up.

“Xiaoxiao, it’s time. Let’s go to Class. Everyone is waiting for you.”

“Xiaoxiao.”

Mu gently patted her shoulder a few times before Su Xiaoxiao finally stirred.

“Owuu.. what’s going on.”

She groggily lifted her head from the desk, feeling like her mind had gone blank.

“Fsslp,”

Just after rising, the Girl rubbed her forehead and her heavy eyelids.

Her mouth felt damp.

Could it be…

Touching her lips, Su Xiaoxiao found a cool, glistening liquid.

“Sorry, um…”

She looked at the Teacher’s Desk in a panic, and sure enough, there was a small wet spot.

“It’s alright. Let’s go to the Class.”

Mu pulled a tissue from her pocket, quickly wiped up the transparent liquid, then led Su Xiaoxiao to the Class.

On the way, the Teacher chatted about various things related to the Class.

Following the familiar path, they reached the Class entrance.

“Ahem, quiet down. The New Student we talked about last week is here.”

Mu entered first, telling her to wait outside.

In the Class, Mu had great authority; with a single word, the once noisy room fell silent.

“Alright, you can come in now.”

When everything settled, she called the Girl inside.

What had to come, came.

Self-introduction… Let’s do this.

“Wow, this—”

The moment she entered, uncontrollable voices filled the Class.

“The beautiful Girl I saw this morning is in our Class! I knew it!”

Their commotion made Su Xiaoxiao forget her self-introduction entirely.

“Quiet! If you’re like this, the New Student can’t introduce herself.”

Mu shouted loudly to restore order.

“I… I’m Su Xiaoxiao.”

Speaking in front of nearly fifty people in the Class made her very shy.

Crimson spread from her cheeks to her ears.

“Big sis, your voice is so pretty.”

“Wuhu~ Take off, brothers.”

As soon as she finished, the room exploded again.

The boys in the Class were thrilled, since another Beautiful Woman had joined.

But not everyone was happy—some girls in the Class…