(Asking for votes at the start of the month. I didn't realize it was already the start of the month so soon.)
To continue where we left off and split the tale in two: the genius girl Chen Xiao Xue saw that the Lin family residence lay at the foot of the mountain. She let out a dramatic cry, descended from the clouds, and landed before the Lin Residence servants. Giving them a bow, she said, "This young lady is a close friend your esteemed daughter met while studying among the barbarian foreigners. I have come especially to seek shelter. Please trouble yourself to announce me." Seeing that the visitor looked fierce, the servant did not dare say much. He hurried to the inner hall, found Lord and Lady Lin, and explained the situation in great detail—then, while no one was paying attention, that little brat Chen Xiao Xue wandered off and found her mother herself.
Good heavens, I finally managed to shift the writing style back. But that was basically what happened...
"She said she was a classmate I met while studying in Bavaria! And she announced that she'd had a crush on Miss Lin for half a year while she was in Bavaria," Lin Xue said through the Spiritual Connection, gritting her teeth. "Now she calls every female life-form in my house Older Sister—except my mom, but including me!"
I said, "...Well, the fact that she didn't include your mother means she's still filial..."
"Do you believe Miss Lin would risk getting beaten into a lump by her father just to come over and bite you?" Miss said darkly.
I hurriedly coughed twice. "Ahem, ahem. Xiao Xue is being completely outrageous! How can she be so disrespectful?"
"Anyway, I know you were the one who let her out."