She Forgot About That

"Then why did you decide to contract a Cotton Segment Worm?" Qiao Sang asked.

"I want to evolve it into a Ba Xue Butterfly. They're super pretty." As Fang Sisi spoke, she took out her phone, intending to find a photo of a Ba Xue Butterfly to show Qiao Sang.

"I know, but if you want it to evolve into a Ba Xue Butterfly, don't you have to take it to the Beilun Region?" Qiao Sang said.

The Beilun Region was no ordinary distance away from their Yuhua Region.

The Cotton Segment Worm currently had five known evolutionary forms, and the Ba Xue Butterfly required the proper environment to evolve.

The Beilun Region was precisely the environment it needed.

"No need. I specifically asked a breeder about it. It just needs to stay in an environment below minus forty degrees Celsius for an hour. When the time comes, I can hire an Ice Type pet beast to create the right conditions," Fang Sisi explained.

Seeing that Fang Sisi had already thought everything through, Qiao Sang nodded and asked the question everyone asked after the High School Entrance Exam: "How did you do this time?"

Fang Sisi shrugged helplessly. "304 points. I can only go to a vocational high school."

Before Qiao Sang could figure out how to comfort her, Fang Sisi asked, "What about you?"

"359 points," Qiao Sang answered.

"Seriously?" Fang Sisi's eyes widened.

"I'll show you when the report cards come out," Qiao Sang said with a smile.

Before Fang Sisi could say anything else, a sudden commotion broke out in the classroom.

Qin Shou had entered with his La Ousi.

When Qiao Sang had entered with Fire Fang Dog, everyone had chosen to watch from afar. After all, everyone knew Fire Type pet beasts had bad tempers, and it was best not to get too close.

But no one knew much about La Ousi's temperament. Just knowing it was a rare foreign pet beast was enough to send them into a frenzy.

Qiao Sang looked over and saw Qin Shou completely surrounded by the class. Forget La Ousi—even Qin Shou himself was blocked from view.

Guo Linze, who had been making snide remarks last time, also rushed over. "Shou-ge! Shou-ge! Let me see!"

The commotion lasted more than ten minutes. Only when the Class Teacher entered did everyone finally settle down and return to their seats.

Only then did Qiao Sang get a clear look at La Ousi.

It stood around eighty centimeters tall, with two bull horns growing from its head. There were fin-like markings beside its pale red eyes that looked like eyeshadow. It trembled slightly as it huddled in Qin Shou's arms, as though it had been frightened by everyone just now.

The Class Teacher was handing out report cards.

"Where's Xie Jiayi?" Qiao Sang asked.

Xie Jiayi had sat in front of Fang Sisi and had wanted everyone to apply to Haomu Pet Tamer Middle School together last time.

Fang Sisi glanced at the empty seat in front of her, then turned her head and whispered, "You weren't there on the day of the brain domain awakening, so you don't know. Xie Jiayi failed her brain domain awakening."

Qiao Sang froze for a moment without speaking.

Every year, only 73% of High School Entrance Exam candidates successfully awakened their brain domains, while 27% failed to awaken. Spread across individual schools, it wasn't strange for several students in their class to have failed.

Both of Xie Jiayi's parents were Pet Tamers, so her chances of awakening should have been quite high. This failure must have dealt her a heavy blow.

But reality was sometimes this unpredictable. Dai Shushu, the child of ordinary people, had successfully awakened on her own, while Xie Jiayi, the child of Pet Tamers, had failed her brain domain awakening.

Soon, the Class Teacher called Qiao Sang's name.

When she went up to collect her report card, she tugged but somehow failed to pull it free.

Qiao Sang looked up at the Class Teacher in confusion.

The Class Teacher was grinning from ear to ear, his wig bobbing with his laughter. Then he turned her to face the class and loudly announced, "Let me tell everyone some news! Our classmate Qiao Sang studied diligently and lived up to expectations! She got into Saint Water High School!"

The entire class was stunned.

Studied diligently?

That Qiao Sang who slept in class, failed exams, and had recently been requesting leave instead of coming to school?

They had never expected anything from Qiao Sang.

And Saint Water High School?

Who?

That student who had always ranked third from last in class?!

Qiao Sang: "???"

Qingcheng Jiayuan.

Qiao Sang returned home, exhausted in both body and mind.

Her mother was humming a tune in her room.

Qiao Sang pushed open her mother's door and saw clothes, bags, and shoes of all kinds spread across the bed and floor.

"You're back! Perfect, come help Mom see which outfit looks good," her mother said with a smile.

"Mom, is something going on?" Looking at the scene in the room, Qiao Sang temporarily forgot why she had come in.

"Go on, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you get into Saint Water High School? I invited some people to Yujing Hotel for a celebratory banquet the day after tomorrow. Which outfit do you think I should wear?" her mother explained.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Mom, that's not necessary."

"How is it not necessary? It took so much effort to finally have a day like this where I can hold my head high. Of course we have to throw a banquet to celebrate. Oh, and I need to get a banner made too. What do you think it should say?" Her mother tried on clothes in front of the mirror as she spoke.

Qiao Sang was helpless. She already had an answer, but still asked to confirm, "You were the one who told my Class Teacher that I got into Saint Water High School?"

"Of course! I had to call and properly thank your Class Teacher for bringing your grades up during the final stretch. I even invited him to the banquet the day after tomorrow," her mother admitted.

What could Qiao Sang say? As long as her mother was happy, that was all that mattered.

But this was seriously efficient. It felt like she had called everyone they knew...

Qiao Sang stayed behind to help her mother pick out an outfit. After mixing and matching for ages, they ultimately chose a dress similar in color to Fire Fang Dog's fur after it made the final decision with a paw.

That afternoon, her mother went for a beauty treatment while Qiao Sang took the subway to Saint Water High School with her report card to confirm her enrollment.

Her attendance at Saint Water High School was now officially settled.

June 26.

Yujing Hotel.

"Qiao Sang, come here. This is your Aunt Pingping. She even held you when you were little." Her mother, dressed in a red gown with her hair elegantly styled, beckoned Qiao Sang over.

"Hello, Auntie," Qiao Sang greeted politely.

Qiao Sang was dressed no differently from usual, but the Fire Fang Dog in her arms had been dressed up.

Its flame-colored fur had been carefully groomed. A black bow tie was wrapped around its neck like a gentleman's, paired with black triangular sunglasses of the same color. It looked exceedingly dashing.

"Qiao Sang has grown so much," Aunt Pingping said to Qiao Sang, though her eyes kept drifting toward Fire Fang Dog.

Before they could chat for long, her mother had already pulled Qiao Sang to another table, where Qiao Sang did know some people.

"Hello, Teacher." Qiao Sang greeted him with a smile.

"Qiao Sang, when I first met you, I knew you were the studious type. Of all the students I've taught over the years, you were the only one to awaken on your own. As expected, you didn't disappoint me—you got into Hanggang's best high school." The Class Teacher stood up and said with a broad grin.

Before Qiao Sang could speak, her mother said, "Not at all. It's all thanks to you teaching her so well, Class Teacher. Not long ago, she even scored zero on an exam. If you hadn't refused to give up on her and taught her so earnestly, how could she have done so well on the High School Entrance Exam?"

"Not at all, not at all. Her grades improved because she studied hard herself."

"Class Teacher, don't be modest. If you hadn't kept such a close eye on her, how could her grades have improved?"

"Please don't say that. She was requesting leave for nearly two weeks toward the end. How could I have kept an eye on her studies?"

The air suddenly fell silent.

After several seconds, her mother looked at Qiao Sang and asked, "Requesting leave... for two weeks?"

Qiao Sang: "...!"

Damn it, she'd forgotten about that!