“Last night, a large-scale gathering took place at the Lower City’s Junior Journey, resulting in five casualties. Fortunately, the police reacted quickly, preventing the casualty count from expanding further…”
Su Ling was woken up by the sound of the news.
She rubbed her eyes and found Hakimi in the corner, holding her phone and scrolling through videos.
However, Hakimi’s gaze was dull at this moment, and there was an indescribable sense of sorrow on the cat’s face.
Ha, she must really be groggy from sleep; how could she see such emotions on a cat?
“Ugh…”
Su Ling sat up and found a small hand draped over her waist.
It was Su Yao’s.
At this moment, Su Yao was hugging her like a young child.
Su Ling gently brushed Su Yao’s hand away.
Since Miaomiao was taken away by Bai Wei, Su Yao had become increasingly insecure, wishing she could be stuck to Su Ling every second of the day.
Su Ling stepped off the bed lightly and took the phone away from Hakimi.
“Meow~”
“Oh my, little cats shouldn’t be looking at phones; it’s bad for the eyes.”
Su Ling patted Hakimi’s little head.
She wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt like Hakimi’s mood was a bit down?
Beside Hakimi was that doll.
Hmm, was it an illusion?
Were the doll’s eyes closed?
Su Ling tilted her head; for some reason, the doll felt like it was alive, as if it were sleeping right now.
But she didn’t pay it much mind.
The doll was always with Hakimi, and Su Ling assumed Hakimi liked it, so she simply let her have it.
Su Ling gave Hakimi one last stroke and then got up to prepare breakfast.
Hakimi watched her back, her eyes filled with an unspeakable sadness.
“What’s wrong? You’ve looked distracted since early this morning.”
G502 woke up at this time as well.
She glanced at the still-sleeping Su Yao and asked in a low voice.
She wasn’t in a hurry to reveal her identity.
After all, she was still too weak right now, and explaining her identity to the Empress and the others out of the blue would inevitably give them a shock.
“Meow, it’s nothing, meow~”
Dalian curled up in the corner.
Last night, Mo Tong and Mo Ran had also followed them back to Su Ling’s house.
Su Ling cleared out her own room for the Mo sisters and slept with Su Yao instead.
Her little cat bed had also been brought into Su Yao’s bedroom by Su Ling.
Junior Journey was, after all, something she had built with her own hands; it was her life’s work.
She was just reminiscing about the past.
She also came from the Lower City, though her family background was much more tragic than Su Ling’s.
Both her mother and her “father” were thugs.
Those two jerks gave birth to her in the toilet of a local vocational high school and never looked after her again.
She was lucky enough to break her shell and was picked up by a little girl who was cleaning the toilets, who took her home.
But the world is unpredictable.
Her “little girl mother” eventually died from overwork.
On Dalian’s birthday, she had stayed up late working to save money to buy her a cake, but suffered a sudden death instead.
She became a complete orphan.
To survive, she had snatched dog food, hung around casinos, and been to the police station several times.
Fortunately, she was very smart.
Later, she scored 566 on the college entrance exam and got into the Witch Academy.
After graduating, she returned to the Lower City and founded Junior Journey with some like-minded friends.
In the beginning, Junior Journey was not involved in organized crime or the red-light district.
“To buy osmanthus and carry wine as before… but alas, it is not like the days of the Junior Journey.”
Her original intention when establishing Junior Journey was to provide a home for the homeless children of the Lower City.
It was only later, as the industry grew and shareholders became involved, that many decisions were no longer hers alone, even though she was the largest shareholder.
Her former like-minded friends had left or drifted away one by one, and Junior Journey had completely transformed into something she never imagined.
She had considered the possibility of things turning out like this and had even prepared for it.
But when the day actually arrived, she still couldn’t stop the sadness.
She slowly closed her eyes, and those past events and people kept flashing before her.
“Whose child is this? How could they leave her here? Oh, there, don’t cry, don’t cry.”
“Hehe, my little Dalian, tomorrow is your birthday. I see the children in the Upper City always buy a cake on their birthdays. I want to buy one for you too. Don’t worry about me… cough… I’m fine.”
“…”
“You want to give those orphans a home? Haha, you fool, don’t you know what kind of place the Lower City is?”
“Hmph, it’s not like I want to help you; I just can’t stand seeing those kids without a home either.”
“…”
“Dalian, you’ve changed! They are still children! How could you let them do that kind of work?”
“What ‘shareholder meeting’ bullshit! I think you’ve just gone crazy for money! Fine, I don’t want my shares anymore; you can have them all! Go earn your damn blood money by yourself!”
“…”
G502 said nothing more. She simply let out a sigh and turned back into a doll.
“Morning~”
As soon as the door opened, Su Ling saw Mo Tong.
Mo Tong had actually already prepared breakfast.
“You’re the guests; how can we let you make breakfast?”
Su Ling scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
“I have no other way to repay you, so I can only do what I am able to do.”
Mo Tong’s expression was very sincere.
Mo Ran also walked out of the bedroom at this time.
“By the way, Su Ling, I’m going to go exercise soon. Do you want to come along?”
“Of course!”
Su Ling agreed immediately.
One had to remember that the college entrance exam included a physical education test.
Although there were only two weeks left, it was better to do some last-minute cramming than nothing at all.
After hastily finishing breakfast, Su Ling and Mo Ran walked toward the school together.
In the Lower City, only schools had playgrounds, which were relatively suitable for exercising.
After saying goodbye to Su Ling, Mo Tong began to clear the table.
Just then, Su Yao also walked out while yawning.
Su Yao’s clothes were a bit loose at the moment, revealing her fair, tender shoulders.
Mo Tong hurriedly looked away.
“Um… Sister Su Yao, morning.”
“Mhm, morning. Where are Lingling and the others?”
“She and Ran-Ran went to exercise. I think she’s hoping to gain some points in the physical education portion of the entrance exam.”
“I see… Wow, such a hearty breakfast. Did little Mo Tong make this? You’ve worked hard, little Mo Tong.”
Su Yao rubbed Mo Tong’s forehead.
The latter’s body instantly trembled.
Following that, her little face turned red at a visible speed.
So… so soft, so fragrant…
…
There was almost no one on the school playground.
Well, except for a young couple in the corner who were “giggling and huffing.”
Seriously? It’s early morning; if you’re not going home, what are you doing at the school playground?
Su Ling roared inwardly.
“You get used to it.”
Mo Ran chuckled.
After spending the last few days together, she had become much more lively around Su Ling.
“By the way, Su Ling, how many pull-ups can you do now?”
“Ah, me? I… uh, probably about one?”
“How many?!”
Mo Ran stopped in her tracks, her face full of disbelief.
Su Ling was a bit confused.
“What… what’s wrong?”
When she was a boy on Earth, she couldn’t even do one.
Being able to do one now was already quite an achievement, right?
“No, Su Ling, have you looked at the scoring criteria for physical education?”
Mo Ran took a deep breath, her expression gradually becoming serious.
Su Ling really hadn’t looked into it in detail.
“Looking at you, you probably haven’t. This is going to be a problem.”
Mo Ran held her forehead, feeling a bit exhausted.
“Su Ling, for our college entrance exam physical education, the criteria for a perfect score is ten thousand pull-ups within ten minutes, a ten-thousand-mile long-distance run in three minutes, lifting a one-ton heavy iron in the weightlifting category, and one thousand jumps in thirty seconds of rope skipping.”
“These correspond to arm strength, endurance, absolute strength, and explosive power respectively. Each section is worth twenty-five points, for a total of one hundred points.”
“HOW MANY?!”
Su Ling’s cherry-colored eyes went wide and oval.
“HOW MANY DID YOU SAY?!”
Are you selecting for superheroes here?!