Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 80 : Sour as a Lemon

"Have you thought about how to tell Mom and Dad?" Xifeng asked softly, her right foot swaying back and forth in the air like a pendulum.

Although Xifeng had finally cast aside meaningless concerns, this didn't mean all the difficulties and obstacles would disappear from before her eyes.

Not a single obstacle would be missing. What lay before them was still a path covered in thorns. Compared to before, Xifeng simply had the courage to forge ahead.

"No." Bei Yaoyue shook her head quite straightforwardly, "We'll deal with it when they find out."

"If Mom and Dad don't agree to us being together, what do you plan to do?"

"Don't know."

"...You really..." Xifeng rubbed her forehead in exasperation, knowing this would be the result.

Xifeng increasingly felt that Bei Yaoyue wasn't brave at all, but rather heartless. She hadn't considered what obstacles lay between them or what consequences reckless advancement might bring.

In the end, she still had to worry about this.

Xifeng shook her head helplessly. Fine, fine, who told her she was the man?

She felt that if at least one of them had to think about their future, that person should definitely be herself, not Bei Yaoyue. Otherwise, she'd be letting down the little brother who had accompanied her for 21 years.

Making a girl shoulder the burden of an entire family—did that sound right?

Thinking this, Xifeng fell into contemplation. Since she should be playing the man's role, shouldn't she find a way to reclaim something from Bei Yaoyue?

At least... she couldn't always be pinned underneath, right?

It was time to find an opportunity for counterattack.

Xifeng secretly made up her mind. Starting today, she would officially sound the horn of counterattack, striving to complete the revolution within three months—the peasants would rise up and become masters.

Across the table, Bei Yaoyue looked at Xifeng, who had changed expressions several times in a matter of seconds, with the gaze one might use to look at an idiot, seemingly brewing something in her mind as well.

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Hao Kangde looked at these two female students he had just caught not long ago, his beard nearly twisted with anger.

Corrupting morals on campus was bad enough, but right after admitting their mistakes, they immediately showed up late without reason—truly incorrigible.

But what really made Hao Kangde feel uncomfortable was that this was the school board member's child, and he couldn't punish her arbitrarily.

Last time when he went to tell Bei Yaochen about it, Bei Yaochen smiled and told him: "My child, especially the older sister, suffered quite a bit when she was young, which has led to her current poor temperament and stubborn personality. If she makes any mistakes, I hope Director Hao can be understanding and give them both a bit more tolerance. If there's really something you can't handle, just notify me again."

Though the words were very polite, the meaning was already quite obvious. Stripping away the pleasantries and formalities, the core message was—you don't need to manage this; I'll handle any problems.

Being late was an error that was neither big nor small. Hao Kangde could only scold them briefly and let it go. He felt like he had strength but nowhere to use it, which was extremely frustrating.

"You two, explain properly why you were so late."

"Overslept."

Just as Xifeng was still pondering a good excuse, Bei Yaoyue very honestly spoke the truth directly.

Xifeng beside her lowered her head and desperately slapped her face in despair, wondering why Bei Yaoyue, who was usually so good at lying, was being so honest at a time like this?

"Overslept???" Hao Kangde's eyes widened, "Oversleeping for a 6 AM class would be one thing, but our school starts at 8 AM and you still overslept? What were you doing last night?"

Seeing Bei Yaoyue about to open her mouth, Xifeng was scared out of her wits, fearing Bei Yaoyue would shamelessly say something like "doing her," so she quickly interrupted: "My studies aren't very good, so last night I asked my sister to tutor me. Since I learn slowly, she tutored me until very late, which is why we overslept this morning."

Saying this, Xifeng bowed slightly and said very respectfully: "My sister stayed up late because she was tutoring me. If Director Hao wants to punish someone, I hope you'll only punish me."

Feeling this was a reasonably decent excuse, Hao Kangde nodded satisfactorily. He examined these two girls who were supposed to be sisters but had no similarities, and couldn't help but sigh—they're from the same father, so why is there such a big difference in how they conduct themselves?

The younger sister was quite sensible, understanding how to care for her sister at such a young age and taking the blame upon herself. In contrast, the older sister was simply a troublemaker. He thought that if he had the chance, he would definitely teach that reckless older sister a good lesson.

Xifeng's words also gave Hao Kangde a way to save face. He sighed lightly and said: "Considering you were late because you stayed up studying, I won't investigate your responsibility this time. Don't make this kind of mistake again."

"Thank you for your understanding, Director Hao. I guarantee there absolutely won't be a next time!" As if receiving a great pardon, Xifeng quickly expressed her gratitude.

Leaving the academic affairs director's office, Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, not expecting to get off so easily.

She remembered that when she previously attended Tianshui No. 1 High School, Hao Kangde was as fierce as a big wolfdog, biting whoever he caught. How had he regressed from a fierce wolfdog to a gentle little Labrador after just a few years of not seeing him?

He believed such a casually made-up excuse. Xifeng really didn't expect Hao Kangde to have such a gullible side.

If Hao Kangde knew what Xifeng was thinking, he'd probably just cough up blood and die on the spot—it wasn't that he believed Xifeng's obviously fabricated excuse, but that he had to believe it even if he didn't!

What else could he do? He couldn't just ignore it—that wouldn't look good—but he also couldn't punish them too severely since they had backing. He could only scold them briefly, find a way to save face, and then let them go.

Frustrating, truly frustrating.

When Xifeng returned to the classroom, it was already the twenty-minute break between the second and third periods.

"What did you do yesterday? You took a day off." Bai Pu came over, releasing his curiosity.

Having been without a desk mate to chat with for a whole day, he was actually quite lonely.

"Some private family matters." Xifeng smiled, "Not convenient to discuss."

"Oh, forget it then."

Bai Pu was also tactful enough not to pursue the matter. He organized the materials for the third period and said: "By the way, since you weren't here yesterday, let me tell you—there's a monthly exam this Thursday and Friday."

"Monthly exam, no big deal."

Xifeng's nonchalant attitude seemed to deeply irritate Bai Pu, who said fiercely: "Damn, it's an academic achiever."

"As if you're not one too." Xifeng sighed as if amused. Anyone who could enter Tianshui No. 1 High School was no ordinary person, and those who could break into Class 2 were the elite among elites.

Tianshui No. 1 High School's class division was quite distinctive. All students were ranked by final exam scores—the top 56 were in Class 1, ranks 57-112 in Class 2... and so on until Class 20, with classes reassigned every semester.

In other words, anyone sitting in Class 2 was someone who could break into the top 112 among nearly a thousand elites from Crescent City and even across the country.

This was also Tianshui No. 1 High School's unique educational approach. When others heard your class number, they roughly knew your academic level.

If you didn't want to lose face, you had to get into a better class, and to get into a better class, you needed to work hard to improve your grade ranking, thus creating a competitive environment and forming a virtuous cycle.

Thinking of this, Xifeng suddenly realized that Bei Yaoyue was in Class 1, wasn't she?

Good heavens, always fooling around at home, yet she was actually a hidden academic achiever.

Instantly, Xifeng transformed into a lemon spirit, becoming jealous of Bei Yaoyue.

She was really sour. Bei Yaoyue was beautiful, had a pleasant voice, came from a wealthy family, had countless fans, made six figures monthly, and had excellent grades. Except for her strange personality, it was practically a perfect life.

If only she could be Bei Yaoyue... how wonderful that would be!