450. Ice Mountain Goddess!
“Let me tell you, our English teacher is someone we know—her name is Qian Qian. As long as you don’t bomb the final exam, she can totally save you.”
“And there’s the Political Science teacher, who can’t even be bothered to take attendance. Feel free to skip class.”
“If you’re too sleepy to wake up, just ask someone to mark you present, aside from the few strict teachers who will actually care.”
“Oh, and…”
Wen Yang helplessly interrupted Ning Chu: “Don’t corrupt her!”
He smiled gently at Qian Qian: “Don’t listen to her nonsense. College mainly relies on self-discipline; don’t be like her and only cram at the last minute.”
“Oh~”
Qian Qian blinked, a flush creeping onto her cheeks as she looked down.
Ning Chu, well-versed in identifying Bad Women and vixens, immediately perked up. For a little girl like Qian Qian, a gentle and handsome guy like Wen Yang was a lethal weapon!
She cast a wary glance at the blush on Qian Qian’s ears, then gave Wen Yang a fierce kick under the table.
Stop flirting with the girls!
Wen Yang sighed in exasperation and innocence, choosing to keep quiet and just listen to the lesson.
Their little antics caught Qian Qian’s attention, and she lay her flushed face on the desk, overwhelmed with embarrassment. But soon, the Husky sitting next to her leaned in.
Yan Xinya was not quite as lively today as she usually was; her eyes were tinged with a damp blush, yet they still sparkled with gossip: “You like Wen Yang, don’t you?”
“No way!”
“Well, you’re doomed. Ning Chu is a vinegar jar come to life~” The Wolf Girl proudly patted her own chest, “I played matchmaker for them! They’re a perfect match! So many girls want to flirt with Wen Yang, but none can compete with Ning Chu, so you might as well give up~”
Qian Qian buried her embarrassed face in her arms, saying nothing more.
Let’s be real! What seventeen-year-old girl wouldn’t feel a flutter in her heart upon seeing a gentle, sunny handsome guy?
Too bad he was taken, and strong enough to cause even a Succubus to swoon… Last night Ning Chu’s voice was like someone drowning, then suddenly went quiet, which freaked her out, thinking Ning Chu had been taken out.
But when she saw Ning Chu bouncing around the next day, she couldn’t help but admire the resilience of a true Succubus.
“Are you talking bad about me?” Ning Chu popped her head over to Yan Xinya.
“Who, me?”
“Hey, are you feeling okay today?”
She scrutinized the Wolf Girl; as soon as she entered the classroom, she sensed something was off—Yan Xinya hadn’t pounced on her for cuddles like she usually did.
Though she lacked a dog’s sensitive nose, her rich experience in emotions immediately led her to draw a deep insight: “Oh~”
If it weren’t for the new girl mixing with the trio, making everyone feel a bit awkward, she and Lily might have already started teasing Yan Xinya.
“What’s so great about that… it’s just a normal physiological phenomenon.” Yan Xinya had not expected to bring up animal mating seasons over the weekend, only to find herself in the same situation today, murmuring, “I think Qian Qian might be into Wen Yang; you should get jealous more often.”
“No way!”
Qian Qian protested passionately.
“Calm down. Even if you do have feelings, Wen Yang isn’t interested in you.” Ning Chu yawned, “You’re too young.”
“But I’m seventeen too…”
Yan Xinya reminded, “I meant your A’s~”
Ning Chu had seen Qian Qian transform during her magical girl moments and quietly corrected, “Don’t go there; you should at least have an A.”
“…”
“Speaking of which, has that vixen in your dorm gotten into any trouble? And what about Qian Qian?”
Yan Xinya shook her head: “No way they could be having issues at the same time! It would be a mess! They might face some troubles within the next couple of months.”
What a shame, Qian Qian hadn’t reached her peak vitality yet. Ning Chu longed to see that shameless Zhang Shaoqing being too exhausted to get out of bed.
“Oh, I see… that must be disappointing for Lily, huh?”
Qian Qian barely understood their conversation and turned to Lily, only to see her with an icy expression, focused on taking notes in class, completely unaffected by their chatter.
Compared to Ning Chu and Yan Xinya, she admired, even idolized, Lily, with her cool and aloof demeanor like a snow lotus—so elegant and beautiful!
“By the way, Qian Qian.” Ning Chu poked Qian Qian’s shoulder gently and leaned in, whispering, “Lily is your accomplice… colleague.”
“She? Did Sister Lily still contract as a magical girl? Why?”
She didn’t want to mention that Lily was training a Tentacle Monster to be a toy, so she responded with an excuse Lily had used: “Lily said someone has to systematically study evil creatures like that…”
Qian Qian’s eyes sparkled with admiration as she nearly squealed, “So Sister Lily knowingly contracted even knowing the path ahead was dark? So cool!”
“……”
“I thought magic was just super awesome. I got swept away by Little Black, just like you’d expect from Sister Lily~ her vision is just unmatched!”
She sighed, pulling Ning Chu closer to ask, “So what wish did she make back then?”
“Um… I didn’t ask?”
It finally struck Ning Chu that when contracting as a magical girl, one could make a simple wish.
She turned to look at Lily for clarification, but was gently stopped by Qian Qian: “Sister Lily is in class; let’s ask after class, okay?”
“？？？”
Why do I feel like you have some weird misconception about Lily? Why do you keep calling her “sister”?
You’re both sixteen or seventeen; haven’t you gotten over the cringey stage?
Ning Chu looked at Qian Qian, bewildered.
“Is Little Black with Sister Lily?”
“Definitely not; otherwise, I would have seen it already.”
“Where did it run off to? Visiting family?”
As the two whispered and glanced over occasionally at her, Lily turned her little face, eyeing them, only to find the little girl was shy yet admiring, even mouthing “You got this! Lilijie!” to her.
Her brain went blank for a moment, and she hurriedly looked away, but her face remained cold and expressionless.
What’s going on?
Lily wondered if this was only their second meeting?
While her mind was confused, Yan Xinya perked up, delivering bad news.
“Lily, what did you do yesterday?”
“Hmm?”
The Wolf Girl shook her big fluffy ears, “I heard a lot of people say you sent some naughty pictures in the group yesterday! Why didn’t you send me one~ Is it a new pack?”
Lily’s expression stiffened even more.
Thank goodness she deleted them quickly; she hoped there hadn’t been any screenshots!
Otherwise, she would be finished in front of her classmates!
Realizing no proof existed, she quickly relaxed: “It’s nothing.”
After all, these people would forget about it soon enough. She would still be known as the Ice Mountain Goddess at school.
If something unexpectedly came up—well, that’s what magic is for!
Forcing everyone to forget!
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My roommate started running a fever this afternoon, but thankfully he cleaned the house this morning!
Still unsure if it’s COVID or just a cold, but a bit panicked.
