Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 83 : Clouds Part, Moon Emerges, Flowers Cast Shadows

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault for telling you the wrong answer."

As soon as class ended, the girl in front turned around, apologizing to Xifeng with a remorseful expression, looking as if she was about to cry.

"It's fine, it's fine." Xifeng waved her hand with a smile. She couldn't have answered it anyway, and the girl had helped her to some extent—at least the answer the girl gave wasn't too outrageous.

If she had guessed herself, she might have guessed ①②③, which would have made her a laughingstock.

Getting the answer wrong clearly wasn't a big deal, yet the girl acted as if she'd caused some huge disaster. This made Xifeng feel a bit overwhelmed—what's the big deal? Was it worth this reaction?

It was only then that Xifeng realized that despite being classmates for so many days, she still didn't know this girl's name.

This wasn't because Xifeng didn't actively interact with other classmates. She actually knew about half the class, but this girl who sat in front of her spent all day sitting in her seat being antisocial, rarely interacted with others during breaks, and seemed to never smile.

Just like a youthful version of Bei Yaoyue.

Thinking of Bei Yaoyue's attitude toward strangers, Xifeng hadn't approached her to strike up conversations.

"Um..." Xifeng awkwardly scratched her cheek with her index finger, "What's your name?"

"So I really have no presence..." the girl said dejectedly with extreme disappointment, as if a dark cloud appeared above her head, raining down on her.

The girl's tearful appearance immediately filled Xifeng with deep guilt. She quickly shook her head: "No no no, I just..."

Hmm... just what...?

Unable to think of a suitable excuse for a moment, Xifeng froze completely, her smile stiffening on her face.

Following Xifeng's silence, the gloom above the girl's head deepened, and moisture began brewing in her eyes.

"No, don't cry!" Xifeng immediately panicked. She couldn't stand seeing girls cry, especially when she seemed to be the one who made her cry—this made her feel even more guilty.

Tears circled in the girl's eyes, then seemed to be absorbed back by her eyes. She sniffled and said: "My name is Hua Nongying."

"...Hua Nongying?" Xifeng was stunned.

"Mm."

"...That sounds nice, it's a good name."

Though she said this, Xifeng's real thought was... isn't this too Mary Sue-ish!

It was almost the same level as names like Mu Binglei, Su Mengdie, or Yu Nishang. Hearing the name Hua Nongying, Xifeng unconsciously imagined a stunningly beautiful girl with multicolored eyes and rainbow-colored hair.

Hua Nongying seemed to see right through her thoughts, her face seemingly covered with a gray layer as she asked softly: "Are you thinking my name is very Mary Sue?"

"Uh... yes." Since Hua Nongying asked directly, Xifeng felt too embarrassed to keep dodging. She smiled awkwardly and asked: "How did you know?"

"Because almost everyone says that."

"..." Xifeng was speechless. Apparently she wasn't the only one who thought this—this was what they called great minds thinking alike.

Recovering slightly from her low spirits, Hua Nongying softly recited: "Waterbirds rest on sand as evening falls on the pool, clouds part and moon emerges as flowers cast shadows."

Hearing Hua Nongying reciting poetry, Xifeng could only smile dryly. Honestly, she couldn't even make out which characters were being said.

"This line comes from Zhang Xian's 'Heavenly Immortal·Water Melody Sounds While Holding Wine and Listening.' My name comes from that line 'clouds part and moon emerges as flowers cast shadows,' meaning 'the bright moon breaks through cloud barriers, evening wind stirs flower branches, shadows sway gracefully in the moonlight.'"

"Hearing it explained this way, it really is a good name." Xifeng couldn't help but admire it. Her previous praise was courtesy, but this time it came from the heart.

After Hua Nongying explained the origin of her name, it indeed lost much of its Mary Sue quality and became quite elegant.

"May I ask what your father's name is?" Xifeng became immediately interested. Someone who could give such an elegant name should come from a scholarly family, right? Then his own name should be quite good too.

"Hua Yunpo."

"...?" Xifeng looked completely confused. This was a man's name?

"I also have an older sister named Hua Yuelai."

"...??" Xifeng was doubly confused. What was all this about?

"Clouds part, moon emerges, flowers cast shadows." Hua Nongying softly recited the line again.

Only then did Xifeng realize—apparently one line had been split into three names.

Good heavens, I say good heavens. One Mary Sue wasn't enough, so they got a whole family of Mary Sues. This was a buy-one-get-two super deluxe package.

After chatting briefly, they could be considered initial friends.

Hua Nongying left an extremely deep impression on Xifeng, whether it was her name that was both Mary Sue-ish yet literary, or her extremely depressing personality.

Xifeng had never seen such a fragile person in her life. Any trivial matter could make her sad for half a day, and slightly serious issues would make her cry right in front of you.

Rather than a high school student, Xifeng felt Hua Nongying's personality was more like a child who hadn't grown up.

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The dismissal bell rang, officially ending the day's classes.

Watching other students gradually leave the classroom, Xifeng sat in her seat unwilling to move. She had never hated the end of school as much as today, because... she was a bit afraid to go home.

That insane task was still lying in the task list. Bei Yaoyue already had improper thoughts about her, and now with the system task as excuse and motivation, she'd probably be even more unrestrained.

Compared to home where she might be attacked at any time, school was incomparably safer. Xifeng didn't believe Bei Yaoyue would dare to get handsy with her at school.

But Xifeng could only think about it—she still had to go home. She couldn't really live at school.

The school at night, as a high-occurrence area for ghost stories, might be even more terrifying than a lustful Bei Yaoyue.

Walking out of the classroom door, as soon as she encountered Bei Yaoyue, Xifeng stared at her with extremely vigilant eyes, like a little lamb in a pen carefully observing every move of the wolf prowling outside the pen, ready to run at the first sign of trouble.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Bei Yaoyue looked puzzled, "I won't eat you up."

"Touch your conscience and tell me if you can say that with a straight face?" Xifeng raised her little pink fist indignantly and waved it, "You've already devoured me once."

"What's a conscience?" Bei Yaoyue calmly stated the shocking fact that she had no conscience.

Xifeng was immediately speechless. Since Bei Yaoyue had thrown away even her conscience, what more could she say?

Really acting like a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water.