The girl had just spoken in English.
When Ye Xunzhi said nothing and simply looked at her quietly, the girl frowned.
"Don't you understand English?"
Seeing that Ye Xunzhi still wasn't responding, the girl cleared her throat and switched back to somewhat halting Chinese, pointing at the pile of luggage.
"Come here. These. Help me take them to the dorm. Understand?"
Meanwhile, the car had made it halfway back when Ye Xiao received a call from Yu Yuan.
Since their school term was also about to begin, Yu Yuan had packed his things early and moved back to get their dorm room ready. But as soon as he opened the door, he discovered that the window had been left open and a layer of dust had settled over everything.
As the most attentive mother hen in the entire dorm, Yu Yuan declared that this was intolerable. He had to drag a couple of able-bodied men back to clean.
Naturally, his good buddy was first on the list at a time like this, and that was how Ye Xiao got summoned back.
"Come on, come on. You have no idea. Our room looks like the Spider Demons' Cave. All the pillowcases and duvet covers need changing."
Yu Yuan grabbed him and headed straight toward the dorm building. "I've already called Fatty and the others. They'll buy new ones and bring them back. We'll go clean up first."
"Wait, wait." Ye Xiao grabbed his friend and headed in another direction. "My little sister started school today. Since I'm back anyway, I want to see if she's gone back to her classroom."
But just as they reached the area, they heard the girl ordering Ye Xunzhi around as though she had every right to.
Ye Xiao's expression changed. Could this be-school bullying?
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