## Chapter 111: A Little Bit Happy Today
Watching Dragon Brother’s retreating figure, Li Qing Xue turned to leave too.
But strangely enough, she didn’t feel particularly annoyed.
Realizing this, she quickly wiped the smile off her face.
“Stinky Dragon Brother…”
Then, a thought crossed her mind, and her previously cheerful expression suddenly dimmed a bit.
She began walking in the direction of home.
Once back, Li Qing Xue first checked herself in the mirror.
Sure enough, there was a black stain on the hem of her skirt. After changing, she tossed the dress into the washing machine and hurried to her room.
With her long, graceful, pale legs, she easily leaped onto her bed.
After a moment’s thought, she jumped back down, opened her wardrobe, and pulled out some intimate wear from a small drawer. Snuggling back under the covers, she soon replaced her black underwear with a fresh pair.
Her lovely body rolled around in bed.
For some reason, she felt inexplicably happy.
Especially when she saw the discarded black underwear lying nearby; she dove back under the covers, covering her little face with her hands, feeling a bit shy about being seen.
Why is it always said that eighteen is the best age? Because it’s pure, because it’s youthful, and also because it’s beautiful.
A knock sounded at the door.
Li Qing Xue froze for a moment before hearing her mom’s voice: “Xue Er, come out for dinner!”
And then she heard the door being opened.
Li’s mother looked at the girl not-so-discreetly wrapped in her blanket and couldn’t help but chuckle: “Little Xue, what are you up to? Why are you wrapped up like that?”
“Do you know you look like… like a… silkworm baby?”
Actually, Li’s mother wanted to say “maggot,” but thought better of it since that wasn’t very classy and changed it to “silkworm baby.”
Just after saying that, she noticed Li Qing Xue’s intimate clothing.
Li Qing Xue, just poking her head out from under the blanket, clearly sensed her mother’s gaze.
Her already rosy face turned beet-red.
She hurriedly pulled her intimate wear back under the covers.
Li’s mother couldn’t help but laugh quietly and silently exited the room.
After closing the door, she leaned against it, trying to stifle her giggles. “Little Xue has woken up to the world?”
As a parent, one tends to worry that their darling daughter might get overwhelmed by the torrents of teenage hormones… After all, both she and Xue’s father were once young and went through it themselves.
But their worries were unfounded.
Qing Xue seemed completely unaffected by puberty—good or bad, who knows?
However, thinking about the tightly wrapped blanket, her flushed face, and the intimate clothing she had discarded…
“Hey, wife, what are you giggling about?” Li’s father walked over and caught sight of the silly smile on Li’s mother’s face, prompting him to ask.
“Why do you care? Just eat.”
Li’s father gasped, watching his wife’s coy attitude, feeling suddenly competent as he dived right in behind her.
In her room, Li Qing Xue changed into her pajamas and joined them for dinner.
After the meal, Li’s mother cleared her throat: “Old Li, wash the dishes. Xue, let’s watch some TV together.”
Li Qing Xue, who had been heading back to her room, stopped to nod at her mother and followed her to the living room to watch TV.
Before long!
Li Qing Xue frowned slightly: “Mom, are you watching TV or me? You’ve got me all distracted.”
“Little Xue has grown up; it’s about time for her to start dating.” Li’s mother said, not quite knowing how to guide her daughter, and could only hint: “But remember, girls should always keep their dignity intact.”
After school, Li Qing Xue would be going to Kyoto, far from home, and her parents couldn’t always be by her side to keep her from getting tricked by bad boys.
Maybe this was just a feeling only parents with daughters understand.
“Mom, what are you talking about? I haven’t even thought about dating yet.” Li Qing Xue felt a bit embarrassed, thanks to her mother’s comments.
Seeing this, Li’s mother felt somewhat helpless; all she did was mention it, and look at Xue! She looked like she was already planning names for her children!
“Not watching TV with you anymore.” After saying so, Li Qing Xue returned to her room, finding her mom’s behavior today a bit strange.
She also felt… a bit strange herself today…
Lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling, she rolled around for a moment and then opened her phone.
Li Qing Xue loved posting updates.
Remembering how she first got her phone and her own Penguin ID, she frequently shared what she did, sometimes even what she had for lunch.
To this day, she hadn’t changed that habit.
Perhaps it was just the so-called desire to share.
Watching her fingers dance over the screen, soon more than a hundred words appeared.
Looking at the text, she ultimately deleted it all: 【A little bit happy today.】
After posting it, she exhaled deeply, lying back on the bed.
Before long, she received a flurry of notifications.
The three most cheerful ones were from the girls who had gone shopping with Li Qing Xue today.
They assumed her post was about their fun day out, which made her happy.
Seeing everyone’s replies, Li Qing Xue replied to each one.
For her, this was also a kind of fun.
But suddenly, her eyes caught a comment: 【I should step down as a knight now, but unexpectedly, I got into a certain university in Kyoto.】
It was Ye Liang Chen’s comment.
Li Qing Xue only glanced and moved on.
The fact that Ye Liang Chen had made her agree to help him with retaking the exam felt like a thorn in her side; just seeing him reminded her of it.
It was too ridiculous… After knowing someone for nine years, she had to give up on the college entrance exam. Heh, what a joke…
After replying to everyone,
Li Qing Xue was about to log off when she spotted a new update in her feed:
【Accompanying for nine years, never forgotten, poured heart and soul, neglected sleep and food, never forget the original intention, always the same, finally fulfilling desires. You once said that high school was all about the college entrance exam and college would be about freedom and dreams, do you still remember your promise?】
(A picture of a hand hidden in darkness against a bright moon.)
Li Qing Xue had noticed before that all of Ye Liang Chen’s posts were only visible to her.
But this one had comments below, showing it wasn’t aimed solely at her.
She rolled her eyes, utterly speechless, and just chose to log off: “Crazy…”
【Wishing everyone a little bit of happiness today… Let’s get posting, come on, come on…】
