Chapter 15: Zhao Yuer's Good Intentions

  Time flies, and the final exam is approaching. It's already July, and the weather is scorching hot. I've almost finished reading the topic assigned by Professor Liu last time, but I still don't have complete confidence in getting the scholarship. I was studying hard in my dormitory when Zhao Yuer's phone call came over.

  "Hello, Nie Yu, what are you busy with again? If you have time, accompany me to the library, I have a few topics that need to be checked for data. I'm waiting for you at your dormitory door now, hurry up!" The sweet and melodious voice was like the sound of flowing water. After putting down the phone and changing my clothes, I rushed out of the dormitory. Wu Shi Rong smiled mischievously and took a glance at me.

  "Hey! Beautiful girl, why did you suddenly come to find me today? It seems like it's been half a month since I've seen you come looking for me. We only exchanged a few words in class." The Zhao Yuner in front of him was wearing white shorts and a green thin blouse, and under the sunlight, she looked even more like a water lily emerging from the water.

  "This isn't an exam right away, and there's nothing going on, I don't want to disturb your studies either, I wonder how your studying is going." Zhao Yuner said as she walked with me towards the classroom's self-study room.

  "Aren't we going to the library? This is the direction of the self-study room! Are you going to sell me out?" I looked at her eyes in puzzlement.

  "I suddenly don't want to go to the library anymore, just accompany me for a walk, the air outside is so good, don't suffocate yourself in your dorm room. Here, I bought this for you." She handed over a bottle of my favorite drink.

  "What are you planning to do after the exam, stay at home or go traveling?" I found a chair and sat down with Zhao Yu'er. Zhao Yu'er turned her head as if she wanted to say something, then lowered her head, her face red.

  "I want to be the first in the exam, or get a scholarship, and then go back to Longquan Town to see my second aunt and little sister. I wonder how my little sister is doing now!" Thinking of my second aunt and little sister, tears welled up in my eyes.

  "Your little sister, isn't she awake yet? It's really not easy for your second aunt to take care of her." Zhao Yuer looked at my eyes and handed me a tissue.

  "I must find a way to lift the curse on Little Sister, I want to save her and from now on Second Madam won't have to take care of her every day. I'll go home to see them and then head to Jiangxi's Miao village with Wu Shi Rong, where there are all sorts of witchcraft methods for lifting curses. I'll go figure it out and come back to cure Little Sister." Zhao Yu'er nodded smilingly.

  "Oh? Then can I go with you? I also want to play in Jiangxi, and Miao Village. At home, my dad is busy with business all day, and my mom is also busy with company things, they don't have the mood for anything else, so I can only stay at home staring at the computer and TV. Zhao Yu'er's face became redder and redder, she lowered her head, her two hands clenched the package of tissues tightly, her face was like a red radish."

  Want to come with me? Zhao Yuer seems to like me a bit, but I've already promised Wu Shirong that we'll go together. It would be very inconvenient for Zhao Yuer to come with us, and as a girl, she needs our care. What if something dangerous happens? I was tongue-tied and couldn't answer her question.

  "Nie Yu, don't worry, I can take care of myself. I'm not a kid anymore, and I've even learned women's self-defense techniques. Believe it or not, I can take down two guys!" As she spoke, Zhao Yuner raised her arm and demonstrated a set of Shaolin Kung Fu moves.

  "Haha! Your posture is really too beautiful, are you Shaolin fist or Wudang foot now?" I was teased by her to the point of being unable to move.

  "This is called women's self-defense, do you understand? Anyway, I won't drag you down, okay? And who knows, with my talent and knowledge, I might be able to help you." She said this sincerely, after all, she was a top student in our class, definitely someone with extraordinary abilities, maybe there were some things she didn't understand that she could really help me with.

  "En, that's settled then. We all need to take care of ourselves. You do your thing, and we'll look for our own bracelets." I'm worried something might happen to Zhao Yuer, so I can only say this.

  "Alright, Nie Yu said it's settled you can't go back on your word! Let's make a pinky promise..." We hooked our little fingers together like kids and burst out laughing, who would have thought that even at our age we'd still be playing such silly games, but for the sake of this promise it was a simple ceremony.

  "Beautiful girl, let's go! Today I must invite you to dinner. The school cafeteria hasn't closed yet. Last time we went to steal the bracelet, although we didn't get it, but we also knew where the bracelet went. You helped me a lot too! Come on!" As I said that, I pulled Zhao Yuner's arm and walked towards our school's best cafeteria...

  Before I knew it, the day of the exam had arrived. Perhaps my spell had taken effect, for I hadn't dreamed of that female ghost even once. It seemed that the magic in "Nine Supreme Divine Strategies" was indeed effective. I grabbed my pen and admission ticket and rushed to the examination hall with Wu Shihong, Wang Xuebing, and Li Lin.

  "Classmates, be quiet! The exam is now starting!" After finishing speaking, a white-haired old man, who was the invigilator of which department, took out the examination papers. A young female teacher next to him politely received them and began distributing the papers to us. I flipped through the examination paper and looked at the questions, not bad, most of which I had seen before but didn't know how much I remembered.

  The weather in July was really hot, and there was no air conditioning in the classroom. The white-haired teacher who was proctoring sat on the podium fanning himself with a fan, while the young female teacher walked back and forth beside us to see if anyone was cheating. I only then noticed that this female teacher had a pretty good figure. She wore black short linen pants with many folds, and as she moved around, her curves were completely outlined. Perhaps due to sweating, the fabric of her pants clung tightly to her buttocks, which were perky and matched with a short-sleeved shirt. The pink shirt paired with light black shorts was both elegant and sexy.

  Suddenly a huge drowsiness hit me, and since I didn't dare to raise my head, I could only glance at the female teacher's butt with my peripheral vision. But when I opened my eyes again, the female teacher's pants had turned into a green long skirt! I vaguely looked up along the skirt - Anling Xin!

  The female proctor's face suddenly turned into Anling Xin, and she was standing beside me with a smile. I was startled and patted my own face again, looking up to see that it wasn't Anling Xin, but the female teacher instead. My heart became even more fearful, why? Why did this happen? Why do I always feel dizzy during exams? In fact, my mind is very clear, but I just can't open my eyes and fell into a daze, drifting off to sleep.

  "Hey! Wake up, classmate!" I was woken up by a strong shaking. When I looked up, the white-haired old invigilator was shaking my arm.

  "You've finished answering, why haven't you handed in the paper? Hurry up and hand it in! We're about to take the next exam soon!" I hastily wrote my name and handed it in, and surprisingly, all the answers were filled out. I really don't know when I answered them, just like last time, I lost my memory again.

  Other exams were the same, I was dazed and answered them all, I don't know how I answered, I completely forgot what happened. In less than two days, the exam results came out, and I was third in the class again. The first place is still Zhao Yuer, Wu Shirong is still second.

  The exam results came out two days later, and the school was about to have a holiday. I decided to go back to Longquan Town first to see my second mother and little sister, and then go with Wu Shi Rong and Zhao Yun Er to Jiangxi's Miao Village. Before leaving, I made an appointment with Wu Shi Rong to meet at the school gate. At this time, I called Zhao Yun Er to tell her where I was going.

  "Hey! Zhao Yuer, I think I'll head back home tomorrow to see my little sister and Erniang. I'm worried about my little sister, so I want to go back and take a look. Otherwise, can you wait for me at the school gate? When I get back from Longquanzhen, we can go together?" I glanced at my watch, it's currently 9 o'clock in the morning, I estimate that by 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon, I'll be at San Shu's house.

  "Oh? So soon, Nie Yu wait for me, I'll go with you to see Erniang and Xiaomei. After all, last time I went to the Ghost Cave, Erniang and Xiaomei took care of me, they are my benefactors, I want to go see my benefactors!" Zhao Yuer said was right, last time Erniang and Xiaomei did take good care of her.

  "Alright, you come, I'll be waiting for you here at the school gate, don't worry about time, there's plenty of it!"

  Not long after, Zhao Yuer arrived at the school gate by taxi. We went to the bus station together and took a bus back to Longquan Town. We arrived in Longquan Town at around 3 pm. Erniang had been waiting for us at the door of San Shu's house early on, and as soon as we got off the bus, she took us into the house.

  "Xiao Yu! You're back, are you on vacation now? It looks like you've gained a bit of weight this semester. And how come this girl looks so familiar?" Erniang hastily invited us to sit down.

  "Second sister, how is little sister now? Is she still unconscious? Does the hospital have any way to cure little sister?" I took out the fruits and clothes I bought for second sister and little sister.

  "Xiao Yu, the doctor at the hospital couldn't find anything wrong with her, but Xiao Yan's breathing and everything else is normal. I go to the hospital every day to take care of her. I heard you were back so I came to pick you up." Erniang said, tears falling from her eyes.

  "Auntie, don't you remember me? I'm Zhao Yuer, the one who stayed at your house to recover from illness last time. Does it ring a bell now?" Zhao Yuer stood up and held onto Erniang's hands.

  "Hey, I remember now, aren't you the one who came with two kids? How did you end up together?" Erniang looked at us in puzzlement.

  "Second sister, after I entered Haicheng University and arrived at school, I saw Zhao Yuer, unexpectedly we two are in the same school and even classmates. Zhao Yuer looked at me and second sister with a blush."

  "What a coincidence! You two are really fated to be together. Are you good friends now?" Erniang looked Zhao Yuner up and down.

  "Yes, I and Zhao Yuer are very good friends, and she is also the female academic leader of our class. None of the boys can surpass her! Erniang, let's take us to see Xiao Mei now!" After finishing speaking, I pulled Zhao Yuer's arm and followed Erniang towards the direction of the hospital.

  This is a very small hospital, only three floors high. In front of the hospital entrance, a row of elm trees were simply planted, and an Elm tree wall stopped a Jetta car, and the opposite side was full of bicycles. As soon as I entered the hospital, the strong smell of disinfectant floated into my mouth, and the air was filled with a sour and bitter taste. Following Erniang to continue walking in, it didn't take long to arrive at Xiaomei's ward.

  The door opened, and my little sister was quietly lying on the bed, with needle marks all over her arm. A bottle of nutrient solution was dripping slowly on the intravenous stand beside her. I couldn't bear the sadness in my heart, and tears fell at that moment.