Volume 1 Chapter 47: Wanting to Be a Good Child
That afternoon, Bai Muxue arrived early by car at the meeting place she had arranged with Shen Jingyi. It was one street away from the convenience store where Shen Jingyi worked.
The girl pushed open the car door and stepped out with slightly unsteady steps.
At this moment, a pair of sunglasses rested on her young face.
Instead of looking cool like she had imagined, they actually made her look a little funny.
“This weather is way too hot...”
The girl frowned slightly, looked up at the sky, and muttered to herself.
The afternoon sun was painfully bright.
Even lifting her head for a moment made her narrow her eyes, afraid the burning sunlight would hurt them.
There were not many people on the street.
But across the wide road, it felt as if waves of heat were floating everywhere in the air, rushing straight toward Bai Muxue.
The moment she stepped out of the car and lost the protection of the air conditioner, an unbearable heat spread through her body.
Along with it, the dizziness she had barely suppressed came back again.
Even the scenery around her began to blur.
Although Bai Muxue was afraid Shen Jingyi might notice something wrong, so she had carefully put on extra makeup to hide it, her pale face and weak footsteps still showed clearly that she was not in good condition.
But compared to physical tiredness, the mental exhaustion was even stronger.
For example, right now...
Bai Muxue sighed softly and looked back at the report on her phone.
It had been sent to her after a private investigator finished checking into the matter.
She had not completely wasted the morning lying in bed.
Because she kept thinking about Amber’s words.
‘This amusement park was built by a Bai family company.’
She forced herself to stay alert and hired someone to investigate the amusement park.
“Oh... So the company that built the amusement park was one of the Bai family’s construction companies?”
“But a few years ago, it ran away after being exposed in a business management scandal?”
“And the boss of that company... even came to the Bai family estate and caused a huge scene?”
So that meant the boss had a conflict with the Bai family back then?
Interesting.
Bai Muxue rubbed her aching forehead.
A faint smile appeared on her lips, and her eyes narrowed slightly behind the sunglasses.
Having money, connections, and influence really was nice...
Just move your fingers, make a phone call, and many people below would handle everything for you.
When she thought about how, back when Tang Xingwan entered middle school, she had to beg all over the place just to get the girl into a better class...
A strange feeling rose in her heart.
“Miss? Do you need me to stay with you?”
The car window rolled down, and the Bai family driver leaned out to ask with concern.
“No need. Just drive back. If I need anything, I’ll call.”
Still uncomfortable wearing sunglasses, Bai Muxue took them off while speaking softly.
If necessary...
She might need to go back to the amusement park with Shen Jingyi later to investigate again.
And if they ran into anything strange, it would be better not to involve an ordinary person.
“Then... Miss, your health is not good right now. Please be careful.”
The driver stopped insisting and slowly drove away.
Haa...
I can’t do this anymore.
I feel like I’m melting...
I already took fever medicine and slept.
Why does my body still feel this terrible...
Bai Muxue wiped the sweat from her forehead. She had planned to find a shady place to rest and buy a cold drink.
But then her phone suddenly rang with a message notification.
She opened it. It was from Qin Xiyao.
“Eh, speaking of that, Xiao Xue... are you going to meet a friend later?”
“Um... no. I did make plans with a friend, but it’s not for fun. I need to take care of something serious.”
If she replied that she was going out to have fun with a friend, Xiyao would probably explode for real...
After all, she had already hurt the girl before. It was better to say she had serious business to handle.
Besides, it was not really a lie.
It was serious business.
Though whether Shen Jingyi counted as a friend...
Uh, probably not?
At least Miss Shen definitely could not have any good feelings toward her...
Bai Muxue endured the dizziness and discomfort inside her body and carefully thought about her words before replying.
“I see. Then serious matters are more important. Xiao Xue, go do your work. You don’t need to worry about me.”
Attached was a sighing cat sticker.
Alright, if she says that, then it should be fine...
Bai Muxue sighed softly.
She casually sent back a lotus sticker that said “Wish You Safety,” then turned around unsteadily, planning to buy a cold drink.
…………………………
At Qin Xiyao’s home.
The girl curled up in one corner of her bed, silently staring at the sticker Bai Muxue had sent.
The sunlight outside the window was bright and warm.
But there seemed to be a shadow that would not leave Qin Xiyao’s face. Her dark eyes were dull and without light.
“...Sigh.”
A clear sigh echoed through the empty room.
Qin Xiyao lowered her eyes.
Her pale fingers unconsciously kept scrolling through the chat history between her and Bai Muxue from the last two days.
Finally, they stopped over the send button, as if she was hesitating whether to press it.
In the end, as if making up her mind, she deleted the whole message she had typed,
“Xiao Xue, is the friend you mentioned that tutor of yours? If you finish your serious matter, can I meet her? It’s okay, I can wait.”
What am I even doing...
Xiao Xue already said she has serious business...
I should be understanding.
I must not...
Do things that trouble Xiao Xue.
“Just like how Mom likes an obedient daughter more... Xiao Xue would also like a thoughtful friend more, right?”
Qin Xiyao muttered softly to herself. There was an obvious sadness hidden in her dim eyes.
At the same time, Bai Muxue knew nothing about Qin Xiyao’s feelings.
Instead, she was facing an unprecedented crisis.
It was not a terrifying Disaster Beast, nor some strange monster.
It was...
“Damn it, why did they put the cold cola so high up??”
At this moment, Bai Muxue was stretching her arm with all her strength, trying to press the top button on the vending machine.
In weather this hot...
Why did they put things like porridge cans and carrot juice on the bottom row, but water, cola, and fruit juice on the top row?
Were they afraid people could actually reach them?
When they made this machine, did they ever think about the feelings of shorter people??
I can’t do this anymore...
My head is spinning... I feel sick...
If I don’t drink something soon, I’m really going to die...
“Uh... just a little more... just a little...!”
Because of the heat and her fever, the girl was already dizzy and seeing stars.
She stood on tiptoe, trying hard to gain a little more height.
And just as her trembling fingertips were about to touch the button…
Another slender hand suddenly reached over and pressed it for her.
Eh?
Her fading mind made her turn her head by instinct—
Only to see a cute girl with twin ponytails smiling at her in a playful way.
Wait, wait, wait!
Xing... Xingwan? Why is Xingwan here!?
Bai Muxue froze for several seconds and stepped back in disbelief.
This must be another hallucination, haha... I knew my fever still hasn’t gone down...
The girl was already burning with fever, and after being shocked like this, her vision went black.
Right in front of Tang Xingwan’s stunned eyes, Bai Muxue collapsed straight to the ground.