I was numb.
And crystalline tears still shimmered in Su Xiaoxiao's eyes, as if they would fall the very next second. Whether she was acting or not, it was up to him to decide!
"But I..."
"Oh, Xiaofeng, just relax. Whatever happens, I can help you handle it. You don't need to worry about anything. Don't you trust me?"
"This... okay..."
This time, Ling Feng did not refuse either. Mainly because he felt too embarrassed to refuse.
She had already received so much help from them. She had to show some appreciation, at least. She would take things one step at a time. Besides, they were rich ladies.
"Yay! So, Xi Yan, are you coming?"
"Hey, Miss, come with us. We need you."
It was the first time Ling Feng had seen Su Xiaoxiao beg someone like this. It practically overturned her worldview. Even Zhao Ping and Yuwen had started pleading for her?!
Su Yun was a little helpless, but as long as everyone was having fun, that was enough. Seeing Ling Feng spacing out, she moved a little closer to her.
"Xiaofeng, Miss Luo seems to think very highly of you."
"Huh? Sister Su Yun, don't say things like that. We're just friends." Ling Feng's face instantly turned red upon hearing Su Yun's words.
"Don't be so skeptical. Ever since I first met Miss Luo, I've never seen her ask for anyone else's opinion. She's equally distant toward both boys and girls. Other than Xiaoxiao and a few friends, I've never seen her take the initiative to talk to anyone."
After thinking for a moment, Su Yun spoke to Ling Feng in a voice only the two of them could hear. She guessed this might be useful to her.
"Mm... but I think she's pretty approachable."
"Exactly. Work hard, Astral Mark Girl~"
"Sister Su Yun, you..."
"Hehe." Su Yun chuckled softly. The meaningful look in her eyes was probably something only Ling Feng understood.
Whew, a woman's heart was deeper than the sea!
Unusual Memories of the Past
In the end, Luo Xiyan agreed to go to Phoenix Ancient City with everyone, and Su Xiaoxiao naturally grinned from ear to ear.
She also hoped Luo Xiyan would come out and have fun with them. The more companions, the better. She shouldn't keep that cold expression on her face all day and waste her best years. Being so beautiful would be such a waste otherwise!
Speaking of which, Luo Xiyan was only a seventeen-year-old second-year high school student. She was still a minor.
And this was her third time attending high school. Yes, her third time!
By the time Luo Xiyan was eleven, she had mastered every subject from elementary school through high school, and she had basically mastered university-level knowledge too.
But rather than waste time, she had skipped straight to the first year of high school. She kept the identity of a student and attended for three years, though she barely needed to stay at school because there was simply no need.
When she first went to school, her classmates had no idea how to get along with an eleven-year-old genius girl like her.
Since Luo Xiyan had been extremely beautiful since childhood, no one naturally disliked such a beautiful and adorable little girl. Instead, everyone liked her very much and would often take the initiative to talk to her.
However, due to her personality, Luo Xiyan did not know how to express her emotions, so everyone naturally received only cold indifference in return.
Wherever the girl went, a trace of fresh mint fragrance lingered around her, making people fall into it. It was as though heaven and earth had turned pale, and her singing drifted amid wind and snow.
It was hard to imagine an eleven-year-old girl possessing such a personality and temperament, one that made anyone who looked at her feel as though they stood in a world of ice and snow.
Su Xiaoxiao had also met Luo Xiyan when she moved into the school at the start of her first year of high school. At first, she had been shocked by Luo Xiyan's age.
Su Xiaoxiao had thought she was already an outstanding student who had entered through professional training. She had never imagined there would be such a genius girl. It was way too outrageous~
Even though Su Xiaoxiao herself looked like a loli, she had still been twelve at the time. She was also an outstanding student who had just graduated from middle school, let alone someone who had already mastered high school courses.
Later, Su Xiaoxiao heard others say that the girl's personality was a little strange, but that only piqued her interest.
After arranging a chance encounter, she began relentlessly clinging to Luo Xiyan. The moment she saw Luo Xiyan, Su Xiaoxiao immediately recognized her. It was not merely because she looked familiar.
Their families were all prominent, so the children of those families basically knew one another. From their memories of playing together in the past, Su Xiaoxiao felt that Luo Xiyan had never smiled. In any case, she was beautiful and popular, and their relationship had been fairly good.
When Luo Xiyan saw Su Xiaoxiao suddenly pop out from nowhere at school, she merely gave her a lukewarm greeting because they knew each other.
Su Xiaoxiao had not minded at the time. As long as she was thick-skinned enough, they could become good friends.
Later, Su Xiaoxiao and Luo Xiyan really did become closer and closer. Then, after Su Xiaoxiao's persistent pestering, they became popular idols together and gained a bit of fame, though their activities were mainly based in Yanjing.
When Su Xiaoxiao had just entered her first year of high school, Luo Xiyan had just finished her third year, so Su Xiaoxiao dragged her into attending high school all over again.
When the two of them finally graduated, Luo Xiyan actually asked Su Xiaoxiao to accompany her through it one more time. Su Xiaoxiao was completely dumbfounded at the time.
Are you really that bored?
Su Xiaoxiao did not know that Luo Xiyan had chosen to attend again because she enjoyed that leisurely, relaxed time. She had more time to do what she wanted, because in the past, she had never had any time of her own.
And as her close friend, Su Xiaoxiao naturally agreed without hesitation.
You had been willing to repeat high school with me back then, so of course I could do the same for you!
That continued until now, and the two of them had just finished their second year of high school.
Once Ling Feng found an opportunity, she used the same clever yet cliché excuse to prepare to slip away again, making Zhao Ping so angry that he nearly hit her.
"Get lost! You busybody!"
"Sorry, I really have something to do! (//?//)"
Ling Feng felt deeply apologetic too. After all, her time had been quite important lately.
And she could not exactly tell them she was going to wear a maid outfit to a convention, could she?
Wouldn't that be instant social death?!
"Take care, pro! Don't forget tomorrow's finals!"
White-stocking Catgirl Maid Outfit
After Ling Feng left, the lively, cheerful atmosphere seemed to quickly return.
Originally, because Luo Xiyan, Su Xiaoxiao, Su Yun, and the other girls were there, people had constantly come over to strike up conversations and take photos. The road had nearly become impossible to walk through.
Zhao Ping was utterly speechless. Couldn't they see there were boys beside every gorgeous girl? Were they trying to hit on girls right in front of their own people?
And after Ling Feng left, Luo Xiyan followed shortly afterward and left the food street as well.
Great, now there was another person missing from the group.
Just as Su Xiaoxiao and the others were deciding whether to go somewhere else for fun, another somewhat refined young man came over to strike up a conversation.
The young man wore cyan robes with a green jade sash. His face was as fair as jade, his ink-black brows sharp as swords, and he held a silver-white folding fan. With a smile on his face, he exuded an imposing air of nobility.
After walking straight up to Su Yun, he wore an exceedingly kind smile. Yuwen nearly exploded with anger when he saw it.
You want to hit on my girlfriend? Do you think I don't exist? Or do you fucking think this is some costume drama? As Yuwen thought this, the refined young man spoke first.
"This humble bird... cough, cough, this humble beast... no, this young master is fortunate to meet all you birds... cough, cough, all you gentlemen. A pleasure, a pleasure..."
"Um... Miss, would you be willing to honor this humble beast... cough... this young master with the chance to pour... cough... have a drink with you?" the refined young man said slowly.
"Oh?" Su Yun glanced at the young man impassively, but did not respond.
Zhao Ping and the others could not even be bothered to say a word. Only Yuwen glared resentfully at the young man.
Then Su Xiaoxiao and the others left together, trying to hold back their laughter. What number was this guy tonight, anyway?
There had to be at least a hundred of them. It was seriously annoying, okay?
Looking at that frustrated face, Zhao Ping laughed himself silly.
"Haha, 'this young master'? Who does he think he is? I thought we were filming a TV drama. Serves him right!"
Still, he somewhat sympathized with these people. After all, it was normal to see pretty girls on the street and want to strike up a conversation or ask for their WeChat.
After the group had gone far away, another young man suddenly walked over to the refined young man holding the folding fan.
"Young Master, those people were too ungrateful just now, weren't they? Should I..."
As he said this, the young man made a throat-slitting gesture. He meant to ask whether they should kidnap them, put knives to their throats, threaten them, and force them to apologize. But the refined young man did not understand it that way. He thought his subordinate was preparing to kill them to silence them!
"Outrageous! Do you know what you're saying?! Does this young master lack even that much magnanimity?!" Thinking this, the refined young man immediately launched into a furious tirade at his subordinate.
"I'm sorry, Young Master. When we return, I'll accept twenty strokes of the family discipline rod!" the scolded young man said in terror.
"Sigh, forget it. Let's go."
After speaking, the refined young man snapped his silver-white folding fan shut and stepped onto the air, ascending to the rooftop.
Because the lighting here was dim, no one noticed the commotion. Otherwise, it would probably become another major news story tomorrow.
Watching his young master climb onto the roof, the young man marveled for a moment before breaking into a run in his direction. If he did not hurry, he would lose sight of him again...
Sometimes, the simpler the words, the more shocking they were.
The strength anime gave us was an invisible kind of change. It brought out the soft and delicate parts of our hearts in the simplest words. Or perhaps writing needed that same sincerity.
We who had no wings were merely considered unable to fly.
Many people pursued the third dimension, but that was ultimately just a dream of fantasy~
Taking advantage of the darkness, Ling Feng went to a public restroom near the convention and transformed. Then she took out tonight's equipment from the Destiny Sign mission interface's item storage.
Mm, just as they had agreed before, it was a maid outfit. She had already become quite familiar with that, but then she suddenly realized something was wrong!
"Xi He, come out for a moment."
[I'm here, Master. How may I help you?]
"Can you explain this tail and cat-ear accessory to me?"
[Catgirl Maid Outfit~]
[Can you really bear to miss a catgirl maid?]
"No! This is way too embarrassing. I like seeing pretty young ladies wear maid outfits, but I... no, no. Just thinking about it is already..."
As she spoke, Ling Feng's little face reddened all the way to her ears, as if she had done something immoral.
[Mission reward: 500 yuan...]
"Okay!"
"It's just a maid outfit. It's not like I haven't worn one before!"
A flush rose on Ling Feng's face. Her large ice-blue eyes blinked, and she took a deep breath, seemingly calming down. Then she smiled shyly.
Stay calm~
Finally, after she had completely changed, she experienced a different kind of embarrassment.
"So strange..."
"So embarrassing..."
Opening the mirror function on her phone, Ling Feng was finally able to get a clearer look at her current appearance. But at first glance, she was stunned.
"Damn..."
"Damn, I'm so cute..."
The maid outfit was pink and white, making Ling Feng look even softer and cuter now, like a little female cat.
The skirt of the White-stocking Catgirl Maid Outfit reached just to her knees. Fortunately, Ling Feng had undergone countless training sessions before, so she could still accept how she looked now.
After folding up her original clothes, Ling Feng walked out of the public restroom. It was the men's restroom.
Without looking back, she casually tossed her original outfit into the trash can and strode toward the convention. Even though it was nighttime, the place was still incredibly lively.
What Ling Feng did not notice was that the outfit she had thrown disappeared before it even landed in the trash can.
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