Chapter 2: Late Again

  Dong dong dong dong—— Xi Zi's hair flew up as she sat up from the bed. "Ah—— I finally woke up, today's dream was really long!!" Suddenly, the empty room echoed with the voice of Xi He: 'Look at the palm of your right hand, Jin Wu's body will also have the same mark. When you bring your palm close, his mark will appear.' As the voice disappeared, Xi Zi lifted her own right hand. There was indeed a circular mark floating in the center of her palm. A circle of dragon patterns and a circle of phoenix diagrams were spinning rapidly, with a raven in the center emitting a faint golden light. Unbelieving, she clenched her fist again and opened it several times, finally believing this fact.

  "Xizi, you might be late for a longer time today." Xizi's father had finished his breakfast and was sitting on the sofa with a newspaper.

  "You never even call people." Xizi complained loudly towards the outside of the house. However, this couldn't be blamed on Xizi's family members. Since she was seven years old and had that dream, no one could wake her up from it. At first, she was late every day and her grades were very poor, which made her parents worried. But after being punished to run laps every day, she was unexpectedly selected for the long-distance running team. Although her grades were still poor, she managed to attend this city's key middle school in both junior high and high school. Xizi finished washing up and sat down at the dining table to start eating breakfast.

  Xizi's mother said anxiously: "Big sister, you can go to school after finishing your breakfast."

  "My goodness, your daughter makes a living from her athletic achievements. If she doesn't eat, what if she faints on the playground?" As she spoke, she stuffed hot sandwiches into her mouth.

  "It's like that, physical health is the most important. And besides, our daughter's university has already been settled, what are you still worried about?" said Xi Zi's father, defending his daughter.

  "So what if it's settled? If you don't study, you'll still be illiterate in the future." He said, poking Xizi's head.

  "You don't have to worry even more, I guarantee this." Xizi's father stood up and pushed Xizi's mother aside. "Our daughter has copied so many books, there are a lot that I haven't even read yet, how could she possibly become illiterate? You're worrying for nothing!" Looking at the girl eating with her mouth open, he raised an eyebrow and gave a loving smile.

  "How dare you say that! The child is spoiled like this." Xizi's mother became anxious and couldn't argue with Xizi's father.

  Watching his parents about to fight, he decided to quickly avoid them, grabbed his backpack and jumped out the door. "A" said as he slammed the door shut.

  Hongxing Middle School, Xi Zi accompanied by the sound of reading, stepped into the school gate. The final exam is approaching, and all the classmates are making their last preparations with great care. Only Xi Zi, this sports special student, still dares to be late every day without fear. Looking at several top students in the class, they feel both angry and jealous. Walking slowly to the classroom door, adjusting her school uniform and clearing her throat. "Reporting." The sweet voice is particularly loud and clear.

  "Come in." said Zhang, the language teacher and class advisor, impatiently. Xizi got the order, pushed open the door and walked in. Along with her footsteps, the bell for the end of early morning study also rang out. Upon hearing the bell, Teacher Zhang couldn't help but smile wryly. With a sarcastic tone, she said: "You're actually on time today?" Although her classmates were used to seeing her late, Teacher Zhang's sarcasm still made everyone laugh. Xizi, although already accustomed to it, still couldn't help but blush. Teacher Zhang threw the chalk in her hand and said: "The rest of you can go. You, do ten laps around the track and hurry back for class." Xizi blew at the bangs on her forehead, regretting in her heart that she shouldn't have eaten breakfast. Under the mocking gazes of her classmates, she dragged her half-dead body to the track to run.

  Today's first lesson was math, and the math teacher was an old man approaching sixty. He had been engaged in education all his life and worked diligently. As soon as class began, he noticed that Xizi wasn't at her seat and frowned, asking: "Liang Ziqin, where is your deskmate?"

  Liang Ziqin stood up straight. "Reporting to the teacher, Xi Zi classmate came a bit late today, so Teacher Zhang increased the punishment intensity, and it's estimated that she is still on the playground."

  The math teacher had long known that she was late every day, but today was the formal class and she still hadn't arrived, so he thought she had skipped class. "Oh, I see, well sit down then." He pushed his glasses up and said, "Let's open to page 34, now let's review..."

  Physical education teacher Liu, passing by the playground, saw Xi Zi running hard in circles. He jogged up to her and asked, "Why are you still here?"

  Xi Zi is an athlete, but after running ten laps, she's still out of breath. Panting heavily, she says: "Today Teacher Zhang increased the punishment, ten laps."

  "It turns out that's the case, but it's okay. There's a competition after the final exam, and I need to practice more." As she spoke, she slowed down her pace and shouted at Xizi: "Watch your step, adjust your breathing, go for it! I'm rooting for you!"

  Xizi listened to the shouting behind her, rolling her eyes towards the sky. "I'm going to your gas station, I'm exhausted." Although Xizi complained with her mouth, she still liked Teacher Liu very much. In this school, among all the teachers, Teacher Liu was probably the only one who liked her. Alone and helpless, she ran ten laps on the playground, wiping the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve. Thinking that when she returned to class, there would definitely be another round of ridicule, her heart felt a little down. But thinking that she was the daughter of the great god Hou Yi, different from these ordinary people, she found a supporting point for her embarrassing situation. Unconsciously opening the palm of her hand, she wanted to see the mark that showed her uniqueness. "Ah——how did it disappear? Are you kidding me?" At this time, in the empty playground, Xihe's voice echoed: 'The divine sign cannot be revealed in the world. When you meet Jinwu, the mark on your palm will definitely appear with the mark on his body.' "Pfft——" Originally beautiful, but finding that the mark on her hand was also gone, she slapped her hand uncomfortably and walked towards the classroom.

  Drenched in sweat, she reappeared in the classroom, and as expected, another burst of laughter erupted. Xīzi, already accustomed to it, didn't bother looking at others. With the teacher's consent, she walked straight to her seat and sat down. Looking at the dusty desk, she pouted and pulled out a book, placing it on the table, casting a sideways glance at Liángzǐqín, who was sitting next to her. Liángzǐqín stared intently at the teacher on the podium, completely ignoring Xīzi's gaze filled with resentment. Xīzi didn't give up just because he ignored her. She muttered under her breath: "What a selfish and self-centered rich boy, wiping only half of the desk? If you wiped my side too, it would exhaust you to death!" As she spoke, she pulled out a cloth from the desk drawer and began wiping down her own side of the table.

  Xizi's school, Red Star Middle School, is the most famous middle school in this city. It has a faculty of education that can't be compared to other schools and is favored by celebrities and wealthy businessmen from all over the city. However, it doesn't have luxurious classrooms or handsome uniforms like those in idol dramas. It's just an ordinary public middle school with old-fashioned classrooms without air conditioning. The wooden desks and chairs are a bit new, with two students per desk. The deep blue sports uniform is worn every Monday and Friday. Girls can have long hair but not shoulder-length. Boys' hair cannot be too long, but the checks are not very strict. The school rules prohibit romance, but some classmates still have subtle relationships. Teachers don't want to suppress them too much. The exam-oriented education system makes everyone in this school study hard all the time. Except for Xizi, because she spends most of her time copying notes.

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