“Sis, this is my classmate. Let’s give her a ride.” Liu Xiyue pulled Song Shudi into the car. The night wind blew against her fair face, making her cheeks slightly flushed.
“Sorry, it’s so late. Thank you for your help.” Song Shudi was very polite and thanked everyone as soon as she got in the car.
Tonight, it was all thanks to Liu Xiyue that she was able to get away so smoothly. If she had called security, who knows how much time it would have taken.
“It’s okay. Sit in the back and fasten your seatbelt.” The manager didn’t say anything.
It was the first time she had seen Liu Xiyue bring a classmate into the car, and she was quite surprised.
Liu Xiyue sat in the back with Song Shudi. When they left the school gate, Liu Xiyue noticed Song Shudi’s thin clothes and felt a pang of heartache seeing her slightly purple hands.
She really wanted to put her down jacket on Song Shudi and warm her hands in her own. But given their current relationship, that was impossible.
Her darling still hadn’t broken the bad habit of not wearing thick clothes in winter.
Liu Xiyue silently closed the back window, reached out and turned on the rear air conditioner, deliberately raising the temperature two degrees to keep Song Shudi warm.
“Xiyue, are you cold?” The manager in the front seat felt a surge of warmth and glanced at Liu Xiyue in the rearview mirror. She
was wearing a down jacket, so why was the air conditioner so high? Besides, Liu Xiyue wasn’t usually afraid of the cold.
“A little bit. By the way, could you pass me the hot water bottle in the front?” Liu Xiyue pointed to the hot water bottle charging in the front seat.
“Sure.” The manager freed one hand and handed the hot water bottle to Liu Xiyue.
The hot water bottle hadn’t been in Liu Xiyue’s hand for three seconds before it was placed on the back of Song Shudi’s hand. The warmth from the cold made Song Shudi pause in surprise.
She hadn’t expected the hot water bottle to be for her. She didn’t like wearing thick clothes in winter, always feeling they were bulky, and even if she was cold, she was used to it.
“Your hands are all purple; that’s not good for your health.” Taking advantage of Song Shudi’s momentary daze, Liu Xiyue grasped Song Shudi’s hand and completely concealed it under a hot water bottle, ensuring the back of her hand was warm.
“Thank you…”
Song Shudi looked out the window. She understood why so many people liked Liu Xiyue; such a thoughtful person would be liked by anyone.
But what Song Shudi didn’t know was that Liu Xiyue’s thoughtfulness was reserved only for her.
With others, Liu Xiyue wouldn’t have noticed; at most, it would be just work-related concern.
After driving for five or six minutes, the agent in the front spoke up.
“Excuse me, where do you live?”
“XX Yipin.” Song Shudi gave the name of a high-end apartment building. When the agent heard this name, her hand on the steering wheel trembled slightly.
That wasn’t an ordinary apartment; the residents were all extremely wealthy and powerful. In their entire company, only the boss owned a property there.
The agent’s eyes darkened.
Liu Xiyue is quite good at making friends…
Song Shudi’s house is in the opposite direction from Liu Xiyue’s. After consulting Liu Xiyue, the agent decided to take Song Shudi home first.
In the back seat, Song Shudi inadvertently noticed a clock hanging on Liu Xiyue’s backpack. It looked like a mechanical watch, but the design was a bit strange, somewhat similar to one of her own watches… and there were some numbers written on it.
Song Shudi: 210, help me see what’s written on the clock.
She suddenly became curious about the watch.
210: It says “16442400”.
If the last four numbers represent midnight, what do the first four numbers mean?
Song Shudi: Is it the year?
210: I don’t know. 1644 is probably the Ming Dynasty, but now it’s modern times.
Song Shudi wrote down the string of numbers and went back to ponder it.
Liu Xiyue had already noticed Song Shudi staring at her watch. She was incredibly nervous, her eyes darting around. The watch was a gift from Song Shudi, but he couldn’t remember anything about it now.
“Classmate, we’ve arrived.” The agent in the back seat suddenly slammed on the brakes, easing the tense atmosphere.
“Thank you, I’m so grateful for your help today.”
Song Shudi went straight home.
Unseen by Liu Xiyue, she watched her until Song Shudi was out of sight.
Once home, Song Shudi opened her drawer and took out an old mechanical watch.
“This watch looks a lot like Liu Xiyue’s, probably from the same place, but the time displayed is quite different.”
Song Shudi fiddled with her watch; it read: “20002401.”
“Do you know where this watch came from?” 210 also found it strange; it didn’t seem to affect the watch.
“I don’t know. I first saw it during the last mission; I found it in a very old backpack.”
At the time, Song Shudi thought it was some valuable antique and kept it without paying much attention.
Seeing Liu Xiyue’s watch just now awakened Song Shudi’s memory of it.
“That’s strange. My memory has always been excellent, how come I can’t remember where I got this watch?” Song Shudi searched his memory, but couldn’t find any recollection of the watch.
“If you can’t remember, don’t think about it. Maybe you bought it in another world.”
210 thought that Song Shudi had traveled through so many worlds; it was normal for him to forget some details. It was just a watch; maybe it was a collectible from another world.
Liu Xiyue was also a transmigrator; perhaps the two of them bought the watch from the same place.
Song Shudi didn’t speak, but simply put the watch back in its original place. This watch… perhaps it would have its own use in the future. Since they rode in the same car together, Song Shudi’s attitude towards Liu Xiyue had softened considerably.
When they bumped into each other in the teaching building, Song Shudi no longer avoided her. Of course , these encounters were all orchestrated by Liu Xiyue herself; whenever she had time, she would find an excuse to wander around Building C.
Just running into Song Shudi was considered lucky, but of course, the chance encounters couldn’t be too frequent, otherwise, she would notice something was amiss. Final exams always pass quickly. In the blink of an eye, final exams were almost here.
One day, Song Shudi found a small bouquet of flowers in her drawer with a note that read, “Good luck on your final exams!” followed by a cute little emoticon. Seeing this, Song Shudi’s mood inexplicably improved. She wondered who had sent them; they were quite adorable.
She took the bouquet of flowers home and placed the card with the blessing on her desk.
Having worked so hard to complete the second semester of her junior year, experiencing high school life once again, receiving this gift made her feel much better.
From a distance, Liu Xiyue saw Song Shudi carrying her flowers into the car, and two adorable dimples appeared on her face. Song Shudi had actually accepted her gift, even though it was anonymous.
In any case, everything was moving in a positive direction.
In the final exams, Song Shudi gave it her all, marking a perfect end to her junior year.
On the day the results came out, Song Shudi quietly ranked third in her class, receiving praise from all her teachers during the class meeting. After the school leaders learned of this, they even put Song Shudi’s photo on the wall of the teaching building.
Song Shudi was even praised during the flag-raising ceremony, and all students were encouraged to learn from her. In no time, news of Song Shudi spread throughout the entire school.
Now, everyone knew that the once unambitious rich girl had started studying hard and was doing quite well.
As a result, Song Shudi’s grades improved significantly.
“Don’t you think Song Shudi is quite pretty?” a girl asked, sipping her milk tea and pointing to a photo on the wall of the teaching building.
“She really is pretty. Her style of dress has changed too. Before, she wore messy floral pants and a gold necklace to school. Now she wears white shirts and trench coats, looking much cleaner.”
“Yeah, her hairstyle is different too. She looks fresh and clean, with a youthful vibe.”
The girls looked at the photo on the wall; Song Shudi’s current appearance did somewhat match their ideal type.
Song Shudi was handsome, ambitious, and came from a wealthy family. He was now impeccably clean and attractive, even more so than many handsome men.
Liu Xiyue, who had gone downstairs to buy snacks, overheard the girls’ conversation. Her eyes dimmed for a moment; for some reason, she lost her appetite.
She looked at Song Shudi’s photo, feeling a mixture of affection and sadness.
She liked him because he was still so handsome, still so captivating.
She was sad because more and more people were liking Song Shudi, as if her treasured possession had been discovered by someone else.
Listening to the girls’ comments about Song Shudi, which carried a hint of affection, Liu Xiyue felt a surge of jealousy, as if she had drunk a whole bottle of vinegar in silence.
719: “Host, you’d better hurry! Your girl is getting more and more handsome, and now she’s behaving well, plus her family is well-off. She’s easily being targeted by boys and girls at school.”
Liu Xiyue felt uneasy listening to 719’s words. She knew Song Shudi’s charm and knew that other girls would definitely like her later.
An incurable sense of crisis crept into Liu Xiyue’s heart. She gradually began to worry that Song Shudi might like someone else.
If Song Shudi fell for someone else, she probably would completely go crazy…