Chapter 8 of Volume 1: A Single Fall of a Thousand Fathoms

  Sacred Cross Academy, main entrance.

  The rising sun, bright and shining, looks especially lovely in this autumn season. On the road leading to the school gate, two rows of maple trees with bright red leaves are waving in the wind, and the falling leaves are dancing in the air, gently kissing the earth's face, turning into autumn clothes, and becoming a carpet.

  "How beautiful!" Classmate A praised.

  "Yes!" Classmate B replied.

  "That's right!" Classmate C replied.

  "Her long black hair, white face, big eyes, small mouth, especially the two sky blue butterfly clips on her temples, make her look lovely and cute. It would be great if she could always stay calm like this..." said classmate Ding.

  Suddenly, a terrifying scene of a rough woman waving her school bag and hitting people appeared in the minds of A, B, C, and D.

  "What a pity... Alas..." The four of them sighed in unison.

  The warm sunshine on my body feels so comfortable! Xinyue likes the morning sun and the early morning, because everything is new, heralding the start of a day. Although I try not to think about yesterday's experiences, those unpleasant memories seem to be hard to erase in the short term.

  However, Enqi big sister was so good to herself, she gently washed herself a bath and made something to eat, although the taste is not dare to praise. But, speaking of taking a bath...

  Her cheeks were flushed, her hands covering her face, her expression dazed, laughing with a mouth that couldn't close, staring blankly: Dad, Mom, thank you for raising me! Being able to live until today is truly blissful!

  "Bang!" A iron fist.

  "Ahh!" Xīnyuè covered her head and crouched on the ground, only to see a black windbreaker dancing majestically in the air before her eyes, with two bold characters emblazoned on it: "Ghostly Duel".

  "Stop pretending to be stupid, it's too much!" the evil man Qing Chi said viciously, almost wanting to reach out and give someone a slap.

  Xin Yue looked at the man in front of her, silently stood up, widened her eyes, and even temporarily forgot the pain on her head. Not far away, a black Rolls-Royce was slowly driving away.

  "You... you... are crazy! Why did you let Uncle Zhang drive here! Normally I would have stopped at the intersection!"

  A face with the character "anger" written on it was getting closer and closer, "I'll remind you once again, my name is Xia Xinyue, I'm Yin Qingchi, what I want to do is my own business, don't interfere," paused for a moment, Qingchi's cold gaze swept across the crowd like a spectator, instantly everyone was shocked as if struck by five thunderbolts and scattered in all directions.

  Qingchi smiled complacently and continued, "Don't be too familiar with me, others will suspect something, understand? Or do you want me to run naked in just my socks?"

  Qingchi's tone was full of unspoken intimidation and unchallengeable menace.

  Devil... He is devil...

  "But you don't look like me at all now. When have I ever been as showy as you? This is exactly how to reveal one's true nature and get caught!"

  "Ah, I get it," Qingchi said with a twist of her neck, her hands clasped behind her head, and a nonchalant tone: "You want me to be even less manly, to pretend to be even more spineless, huh? Alright, I'll do my best! But you, stop looking so pitiful all the time, like you haven't eaten in days! You're not like me, who's always on top of things!"

  Qingchi finished speaking and ran towards the school gate, lightly jumping over the iron rod that blocked cars in front of the gate, then disappeared into the crowd.

  When Qingchi walked away, Xiangyue finally said in a low voice: "No masculinity... No backbone... A rough woman is also too much, am I so incompetent?"

  Just take it one step at a time, but somehow I feel like I'm living in the shadows. Xinyue let out a sigh and threw down that group of onlookers who were whispering to each other, walking towards the school gate.

  "Huh? Isn't that the chronic latecomer? You're here so early today?" a girl with an armband exclaimed in surprise.

  Xīn yuè yù kū wú lèi, rì zǐ hái cháng zhe ne.

  Translation:

  Joy is about to cry without tears, and the days are still long.

  Bing Tong, where are you...

  Classroom 7 of Grade 2.

  Why, why is everyone avoiding me like a plague? Am I that scary?

  In front of me is a girl and behind me is a boy, the stool in the front row and the desk in the back row are one meter away from me (the normal distance is 20 centimeters).

  On the left is... an empty table, no one...

  The one on the right seems like a boy, I've heard, but he's absent today...

  In other words, there is no one within a radius of 1 meter around me.

  "Summer... Xia Xiyue, you borrowed my pen yesterday, can you return it to me?" A girl asked timidly. She had long curly hair and a warm smile that gave people a sense of maturity and stability.

  "Me... did I borrow your pen yesterday?" How would Xiangyue know what happened yesterday?

  "Ah! Nothing... nothing... even if I didn't borrow it, forget it!"

  Oh no, that girl must think I'm threatening her!

  "Sorry, I didn't mean it that way, wait a minute, let me get out my pencil case and take a look."

  As expected... A metal pen with a brand name shining brightly was placed in an ordinary plastic stationery box, which made it stand out even more.

  "Is this yours? Here, thanks for yesterday!" Xiangyue handed the pen to the girl with both hands. Oh, and I still don't know her name, "Sorry, my memory is bad, I forgot your name, hehe, can you tell me?" Xiangyue touched the back of his head and asked with a tongue-out expression.

  How cute! The girl and her classmates around her were all stunned. Is this really that rough girl?

  Acting! Must be acting! How terrifying this woman is! The whole classroom suddenly became overcast with dark clouds and a chilly wind.

  "I... am Yu Duo, the extra Yu, the extra Duo. Please take care of me from now on." Yu Duo thanked her a thousand times and took over the pen, making Xiang Yue feel very embarrassed. Oh my, what kind of person was Xiang Yue in the past?

  "Everyone be quiet, the teacher is here!" said Glasses Brother, the class monitor.

  The English teacher had a short haircut that reached her ears and wore trousers, looking like a capable career woman.

  "The last mock exam was not ideal, today I'll hand out the test papers, everyone should summarize and review carefully."

  Yeah, it's the last time's English test, feeling pretty good, don't know how many points I can get. But what about Xia Xinyue from before? How are her grades?

  "I won't read out the scores, they'll be distributed from lowest to highest. Xia Xinyue, eayourpaper! (come get your paper)"

  Good heavens... I had still been holding onto a glimmer of hope, but the teacher's icy words instantly shattered this fantasy.

  3 minutes!!!!!