**Chapter 176: Mutual Hurt!**
After filling their bellies, Jiang Kekai led the team back to school, but Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang were still too busy thinking about how to poke each other…
Unsurprisingly, the bodyguards secretly tasked with protecting them reported to Jiang Bin, the family head, that the Young Lady had taken the Second Young Lady out for some junk food.
Jiang Bin sighed, helpless. His eldest daughter was great at everything except for one thing: her love for mischief and fun was endless. Luckily, nothing had gone wrong this time. Originally, Jiang Kekai was entitled to a nap in the dorm assigned by the school, but she declined because… too much trouble. So, she decided to crash in the dorm arranged for Jiang Hanhang, since more people meant more fun!
After all, if Xia Yu wanted to get back to normal quickly, a lively environment was necessary; too much quiet would actually be worse for her. Of course, this liveliness had to be the enjoyable kind, not the noisy kind!
As soon as they returned to the dorm, Xia Ling shoved Jiang Hanhang out of the way, wanting to nap with Xia Yu in her room. After all, she’d claimed the room first, and Jiang Kekai couldn’t possibly be that shameless, right?
Well, guess what?
The moment Jiang Kekai saw Xia Ling trying to snuggle up with Xia Yu, her reflexes kicked in like a ninja, grabbing Xia Ling and hauling her off to Jiang Hanhang’s room. Then she firmly declared, “From now on, you’re sleeping with Hanhang, I’m sleeping with Little Yu. End of discussion!”
“No, I refuse! I want to sleep with my sister!” Xia Ling protested, trying to wriggle free from Jiang Hanhang’s room, thinking that as soon as she bolted into Xia Yu’s room and locked the door, Jiang Kekai would be powerless. But surprise, surprise! In a flash, Jiang Kekai yanked the bystander Jiang Hanhang into the fray: “Hanhang, get in there and wrestle her!”
Now, Jiang Hanhang was all for a little revenge and wouldn’t hold back. Once inside the room, she dove straight into a wrestling match with Xia Ling…
Having had her fun, Jiang Kekai didn’t forget to close the door behind her before strutting back to Xia Yu’s room, clapping her hands like a proud director finishing a scene.
Upon shutting the door, her true nature emerged. She pounced on the little cutie Xia Yu, who was busy playing on her phone, like a wolf ready to devour a lamb: “Hehehe, Little Yu, how about you give in to your big sister today?”
When had Xia Yu ever witnessed such a domineering Jiang Kekai? Unsurprisingly, she found herself pinned down, her eyes swimming with tears and her little body trembling in mock fear.
“Hmm? Did I hurt you, Little Yu?”
Seeing Xia Yu’s tear-filled eyes, Jiang Kekai was convinced that she might have actually hurt her, and that would cause chaos, especially since Xia Ling was next door battling with her sister.
Thankfully, Xia Yu shook her head and quietly confessed, “No, I’m just… a little scared.”
With that, Jiang Kekai’s worry lifted, and she mischievously winked at the little cutie, “Oh? So you’re scared I might eat you, huh?”
As she spoke, Jiang Kekai leaned in, rubbing her cheek against Xia Yu’s adorable little face. So soft! After getting up, she looked at Xia Yu, who had nearly turned into steam from blushing, and reluctantly let her go.
Indeed, reluctantly. Jiang Kekai feared that if she continued, Xia Yu might actually get mad, and she knew the timing wasn’t right. “Okay, okay, I’ll stop teasing you now, Little Cutie. Time for a nap.”
With a gentle kiss on Xia Yu’s cute little face, Jiang Kekai was finally serious about sleeping. She wrapped her arms around the tiny figure and closed her eyes. As for whether Xia Yu could fall asleep, who knew? After all, no one could tell what was going on in that little head of hers.
Meanwhile, in the other room, Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang turned the doorway into a boxing ring, rolling all the way to the bed. Eventually, Xia Ling succeeded in overpowering Jiang Hanhang and pinned her down.
“Hey, I’m not done! Let go of me, I want a rematch!”
Listening to Jiang Hanhang’s complaints from beneath her, Xia Ling desperately wanted to poke her cheeks for some relief, but with both hands busy holding down Jiang Hanhang, she was temporarily occupied.
Suddenly, an idea struck Xia Ling, and a wicked grin spread across her face as she leaned down closer to Jiang Hanhang. “Hey, hey, hey, what are you planning to do?”
Ignoring Jiang Hanhang’s struggles, Xia Ling mischievously planted a strawberry-shaped mark right on her cheek. And not just any strawberry—one that definitely wouldn’t fade quickly!
What a thrill!
Using the same tactic, Xia Ling dotted more strawberries around Jiang Hanhang’s face, even on her neck! By the time she was done, her mouth was tingling.
“Ugh, I’m no longer pure! You bad person!”
Hearing Jiang Hanhang’s despondent complaints made Xia Ling finally release her: “Alright, alright! We’re both girls; it’s not like I did something terrible to you…” Just as she finished, Jiang Hanhang took the opportunity to mount a counterattack, pouncing on Xia Ling and biting down on her cheek for a revenge strawberry.
“Ow! Easy there!” “Didn’t I tell you to go easy earlier?”
With some complaints from Jiang Hanhang, she began planting a second strawberry…
By the time the lunchtime bell rang, both Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang were too embarrassed to step outside, especially Xia Ling, who thought to herself that she shouldn’t have played so hard; now she felt super awkward!
But when Xia Yu and Jiang Kekai showed up to hurry them along, the two little troublemakers opened the door, their heads hung low like kids who’d been caught doing something naughty. Jiang Kekai suppressed her laughter, channeling her inner noblewoman—as a Young Lady, she was trained to maintain composure. But she just couldn’t help it and burst out, “Alright, alright, no point hiding. Time to head back to class!”
While saying this, Jiang Kekai couldn’t stop the giggle that escaped her: “Who knew you two silly girls could end up like this!” As for Xia Yu, she also wanted to laugh but ended up so stiff she couldn’t manage a smile.
So, with Jiang Kekai and Xia Yu leading the charge while Jiang Hanhang and Xia Ling trudged behind, heads down in embarrassment, they made their way back to class; they really weren’t in a position to be seen!
Jiang Kekai was quite attentive, ensuring that Xia Yu, Xia Ling, and Jiang Hanhang got to their classroom without being late. After making sure they were settled, she finally headed off to her own class.
The many strawberry marks on Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang’s faces and necks inevitably caught the attention of their classmates, leaving even the usually bold Xia Ling too shy to raise her head.
As for Jiang Hanhang, she practically hid behind Xia Ling, using her as a human shield. After all, it was Xia Ling’s fault that they were in this predicament! If she hadn’t started things, Jiang Hanhang wouldn’t have been in such a ridiculous position. So embarrassing!
“Hey, what happened to your sister and Jiang Hanhang’s faces?”
As soon as Xia Yu sat back down, her shameless classmate Gao Xiaotian leaned over with a barrage of questions, overflowing with curiosity. Xia Yu sighed; she was really at a loss with her chatty desk partner. “I don’t know.”
Yep, she was genuinely exasperated with this nosy guy. Did he really think she kept tabs on everything? “No way! Didn’t you move into the teacher’s area with them? How could you not know?”
“I wasn’t sleeping with them; how would I know?”
Hearing this, Gao Xiaotian had a lightbulb moment and exclaimed, “Oh right! You’re not a girl, so you can’t sleep in the same room as them! That makes sense!”
Xia Yu: “…”
While the elementary school was lenient with lunchtime reading, the class teacher, He Gongxing, finally made his entrance amidst the chatter.
Truly, He Gongxing acted quickly when it came to tasks given by the principal. He not only brought books for class but also several sets of deep red female school uniforms.
“Xia Yu, come up here and collect your things.”
The entire class had been curious about whom the uniforms were for, but when they heard He Gongxing call out to Xia Yu, they were shocked. What was going on? Wasn’t Xia Yu a boy?
Ignoring the murmurs, He Gongxing handed Xia Yu the uniform, adding a reminder, “From now on, wear these. You don’t need to return the one you have on; it’s a gift from the school.”
“Ah? Okay.”
And just like that, Xia Yu successfully received her new uniform.
However, inside her head, her feelings were all mixed up. If she wore this female uniform in the future, would she still be seen as a boy attending school or a girl?
But then again, she thought, it’s just the uniform that’s changing; her student ID and enrollment records weren’t being altered, so she must still count as progressing as a boy, right?
“Whoa, what kind of operation is this? Why is the school giving you this uniform?”
As soon as Xia Yu returned to her seat, Gao Xiaotian was back at it with curiosity, hurling question after question. She was starting to feel too lazy to reply in detail this time, so she simply said, “I don’t know.”
He Gongxing, being an old pro, had clearly noticed the marks on both Jiang Hanhang and Xia Ling, especially the bite mark on Xia Ling’s cheek, making it obvious that something odd had transpired.
But what did it matter to him? It was their business, particularly Jiang Hanhang’s, the troublemaker! So he chose to ignore it and cracked open his textbook to start the lesson.
