My Online Friend Can't Be This Cute: Sickly

The moment Mo Xiangwen said that, Yan Nuoya immediately sensed the strange feeling in her heart.

He definitely knew who she was.

No, that wasn't the important part.

She'd already guessed it back at the milk tea shop a couple of days ago and had mentally prepared herself early on.

Then he was... Thinking from her own perspective, Yan Nuoya almost immediately guessed what he was thinking.

She instantly felt like grinding her teeth and taking a hard bite out of him.

Yan Nuoya opened her mouth, wanting to say something to salvage the situation, but she had no idea what to say.

However, Fu Qianping finally walked over at that moment.

"Does classmate Mo Xiangwen know my daughter?"

Her voice sounded gentle, but Mo Xiangwen somehow felt a faint killing intent behind it.

"Ah, Mom, he's Xiao Yi, the one I told you about."

A proud look appeared on Bai Shishi's face, and there was an odd sense of pride in her voice.

"My best friend, Xiao Yi."

Fu Qianping nodded thoughtfully. "I see. So classmate Mo Xiangwen is the online friend you mentioned."

There was no time to keep digging this hole. Startled, Mo Xiangwen hurriedly said, "Teacher, I can explain."

"Mm, go ahead."

Fu Qianping looked remarkably calm instead, but the calmer she was, the more unnerved he felt.

"Most of the people in our group are girls." Mo Xiangwen forced out a smile. "We're a perfectly respectable group. We just met through playing games together. We're ordinary online friends, that's all."

"As for Baibai being your daughter, I only found out yesterday."

"It doesn't matter."

"Wait... huh? What did you say?"

Mo Xiangwen had just been about to struggle a little more when he heard something unexpected.

"I said it doesn't matter."

Fu Qianping shook her head, as though she had finally let out a breath and set down the burden in her heart.

"Since you're my student, it matters even less."

"Shishi knows you well, and you're my student. There isn't anyone more suitable than you. I'd feel much more at ease leaving Shishi with you than handing her over to someone whose background I don't know."

Mo Xiangwen also let out a breath of relief. He hadn't expected his counselor to be so open-minded. This probably counted as escaping disaster.

"Of course. Don't worry, we'll take Bai Shishi around campus properly." Mo Xiangwen nodded and said solemnly, "Bai Shishi and I are friends. I'll definitely do my best to make sure she has fun."

"Mm, then I'll leave it to you two."

Mo Xiangwen glanced at Yan Nuoya beside him and winked at her, saying meaningfully, "Classmate Yan, aren't you going to say something?"

Say something? Yan Nuoya looked at him and only felt her teeth itch.

PS: This chapter didn't feel easy to split up, so I put it together. If there are any issues, I'll fix them tomorrow after I wake up.

Leave Request

I'm taking a day off due to physical discomfort. I hope for your approval.

However, I'll sort out the plot and outline while I rest.

I'll also try my best to adjust the update schedule so neither you nor I have to stay up so late.

...Didn't I just say that not long ago? Feeling guilty.

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Sickly

"If anything comes up, you can contact me by phone at any time."

Fu Qianping had originally been somewhat worried, but Bai Shishi had already moved to Mo Xiangwen's right side and was chatting with him excitedly, completely different from how she'd been in the office.

For a moment, Fu Qianping wondered if her worries had been unnecessary.

Maybe Shishi just wasn't good at dealing with older people, but got along well with people her own age.

It seemed asking Mo Xiangwen to help act as a bridge between Bai Shishi and Yan Nuoya had been the right choice... though now it seemed to have been a little too right, making her worried in another sense.

Still, as long as Shishi was happy, that was enough.

Fu Qianping silently sighed, her feelings complicated as she looked at Mo Xiangwen.

"Then I'll have to trouble classmate Yan Nuoya and classmate Mo Xiangwen to look after Shishi."

"Mm, don't worry, Teacher." Mo Xiangwen nodded seriously. "Bai Shishi is my friend. Of course I'll do my best to make sure she has fun today, and I'll keep an eye on her health as well."

Yan Nuoya also nodded with complicated feelings and didn't say anything more.

"And Shishi, if you need help with anything..." Fu Qianping rubbed her daughter's head and reminded her, "Don't force yourself. Tell classmate Mo Xiangwen and classmate Yan Nuoya."

Bai Shishi nodded vigorously, but judging from her expression, she clearly hadn't taken Fu Qianping's words in at all.

Fu Qianping shook her head with a wry smile and handed Bai Shishi a sun umbrella.

The moment the three of them walked out of the teaching building and Bai Shishi took out the umbrella, Mo Xiangwen reached for it.

Bai Shishi looked up at him and shook her head. "I can hold it myself."

"I should help you hold it." Mo Xiangwen winked at her. "Aren't you frail and easily tired?"

It had nothing to do with being gentlemanly. He'd never considered himself a gentleman.

It was just that they had known each other for a long time, and he'd known early on that she wasn't in good health. He felt that helping with small things like this was only right.

"I also think it would be better if you accepted his kindness, Bai Shishi." Yan Nuoya said softly. "You're friends, after all. This much should be fine, right?"

"It's only a little." Bai Shishi shook her head firmly. "I can handle this."

Mo Xiangwen and Yan Nuoya exchanged a glance and simply gave up trying to persuade her.

Mo Xiangwen nodded. "Then remember to say so when you get tired. We have plenty of time. Resting for a while is no big deal."

"Mm."

Bai Shishi answered with a smile, then opened the sun umbrella and stretched out her arm as far as she could to cover him as well.

But she was already limited by her height, and the umbrella seemed to have been deliberately chosen to be small and lightweight. It couldn't cover him at all.

Bai Shishi frowned, beginning to worry.

When Mo Xiangwen noticed, he reached out and pushed the umbrella back. "It's fine if I get some sun. Baibai... Bai Shishi only needs to take care of herself."

Bai Shishi looked at the umbrella, then at him, secretly deciding that she'd get a bigger one next time.

Mo Xiangwen asked, "So, Bai Shishi, is there anywhere in particular you want to visit?"

"No. I came to H University because I wanted to meet everyone." Bai Shishi shook her head, her smile radiant. "It doesn't matter what the school is like. Meeting everyone is what's important."

"Then let's go find the president and the others first. We can look around elsewhere afterward."

"Mm."

Should she go? Yan Nuoya hesitated, but in that brief instant, she realized the two of them had already walked two or three steps ahead.

She sighed inwardly and quickened her pace to catch up with them.

Perhaps because she still found Yan Nuoya somewhat unfamiliar, Bai Shishi deliberately moved to Mo Xiangwen's other side, leaving him sandwiched between the two of them.

Fortunately, both girls kept a certain distance from him, so they wouldn't attract attention or be misunderstood... Yeah, right.

Bai Shishi and Yan Nuoya both had naturally rare hair colors. With the two of them appearing together, they drew even more attention.

Not to mention that Yan Nuoya was cool and aloof, while Bai Shishi was petite and cute.

Though they were beautiful girls of completely different styles, there was no doubt that both were equally eye-catching.

Just on the way to the small plaza, he could feel that the gazes assessing them had never stopped.

However, neither he nor Yan Nuoya cared about other people's stares. Bai Shishi was the one having a hard time.

Bai Shishi was already rather introverted and had little experience going out.

She still seemed unable to get used to people looking at her, constantly trying to use his body and the umbrella to avoid their gazes.

Most students weren't rude enough to stare at them continuously, but there were always new students passing by. When they saw the group, they inevitably looked over for a few seconds.

Mo Xiangwen suddenly stopped walking. The other two stopped as well and looked at him in confusion.

"How about you walk behind me?" Mo Xiangwen thought for a moment before suggesting, "I can block the people in front of you. You just need to hold the umbrella normally, and it'll block most of the remaining gazes. You should feel more relaxed that way."

Bai Shishi hesitated as she glanced at Yan Nuoya, then thought about it for a long while. In the end, between getting close to Yan Nuoya and being watched by others, she chose the former.

Bai Shishi moved behind him while holding the umbrella. As expected, many fewer gazes landed on her at once, and she immediately let out a breath of relief.

The missing portion had undoubtedly transferred to him in the form of hostility. If looks could take physical form, he would've probably been cut into a thousand pieces already.

Unfortunately, no matter how high their hostility was, there was nothing they could do to him.

After finally reaching the small plaza, the three of them walked around once but didn't see the anime club's tent.

After only making one small circle around the plaza, Bai Shishi's pale little face had visibly turned redder, and even her breathing had become somewhat uneven.

Since he was walking in front, he hadn't noticed.

Yan Nuoya, however, had been watching Bai Shishi's condition. The moment she noticed something was off with Bai Shishi's complexion, she lightly poked him.

Caught off guard by the poke, Mo Xiangwen looked at her in confusion.

Yan Nuoya tilted her head slightly and gave him a look. He immediately understood that something was wrong with Bai Shishi and hurriedly stopped.

The moment he stopped, Bai Shishi, who had been walking behind him, bumped into him. Fortunately, none of them had been walking quickly, so it didn't have much effect.

Bai Shishi only swayed slightly. After steadying herself, she didn't make a sound.

Mo Xiangwen quickly turned around and crouched down halfway to look at Bai Shishi. He moved a little closer to examine her and found that her complexion really didn't look good.

"How about we sit in the shade first? I'll contact them..."

The sun was already harsh today, and even with the sun umbrella, the heat made the frail and sickly Bai Shishi feel somewhat unwell.

Her head had already been spinning a little. Then Mo Xiangwen's face suddenly appeared in front of her, and a rush of blood mixed with embarrassment surged up. Just as she instinctively tried to step back, she immediately found herself unable to stand steadily.

Before Mo Xiangwen could finish speaking, he suddenly saw Bai Shishi sway and quickly reached out to catch her.

PS: I'll make up for the missing chapter tomorrow after I wake up. Let's see if I can finish writing it during the day tomorrow.

Is Hiding Your Identity Fun?

Mo Xiangwen held Bai Shishi's hand to help her steady herself, looking at her with some concern.

Although Bai Shishi had said before coming to the university that she wasn't in very good health, he hadn't expected her body to start having problems after walking only a few hundred meters.

He carefully studied Bai Shishi's complexion and asked, "Are you okay? How about we rest nearby for a while first?"

Bai Shishi nodded dizzily, unable to speak.

Seeing that she wasn't doing well, Yan Nuoya reached out, wanting to take her other hand so she could help her move, but Bai Shishi took a step back and avoided her.

Girl, were you seriously retreating by half a step right then? Yan Nuoya was suddenly at a loss for words.

"Sorry, I just..." Bai Shishi's face reddened with embarrassment at her instinctively rude behavior as she apologized, "I'm just not very used to physical contact with strangers."

Fortunately, her face was already red, so neither of them could tell.

Mo Xiangwen glanced discreetly at Yan Nuoya. The observant Yan Nuoya noticed his look as well, and after a little thought, understood what he meant.

Is hiding your identity fun?

"It's fine." Yan Nuoya pursed her lips, not wanting to pay him any attention, and instead continued looking at Bai Shishi. "Are you really okay?"