Chapter 98: Uninvited Guests: Sharing Joy is worse than Enjoying It Alone
Yang Guisi hardly slept that night. She kept scrolling through her phone, unable to control herself as she watched the video circulating online about her argument with Zhang Li, and... the comments under the video.
What followed was an almost overwhelming amount of private messages. Yang Guisi glanced at it from outside the interface. In addition to some messages expressing comfort, there were also quite a few messages full of swear words, probably similar to the ones Zhang Li used to scold her.
Someone also told her that even if she ran away, she was still legally obligated to provide for her parents in their old age. The 8,000 yuan she left behind meant nothing.
Doesn't that mean I'll never be able to break away from them for the rest of my life?
Yang Guisi closed her eyes, feeling that she hadn't escaped that snowy winter. Her soul had been murdered that year, along with her sister, by her parents.
After a while, she noticed Chang Xile's fingers moving. She immediately wiped her eyes and said, "You're finally back."
Chang Xile had just returned to her body, still feeling a bit dizzy. She sat up and said to Yang Guisi apologetically, "I don't have the authority to see what your sister will be reborn into. But since Xiao Xie refused to show me, fearing I might disrupt order in the human world, at least it means Junyi hasn't been completely wiped out."
Yang Guisi seemed a little bit unconvinced and asked again: "Really?"
Chang Xile nodded, and she suddenly said, "Maybe I can ask my aunt."
Yang Guisi remained silent and did not respond to the conversation.
It was just dawn at this time. The two of them set the alarm and took a short nap. No one noticed that the small niche in the living room began to glow slightly red again.
When the alarm rang, Chang Xile didn't see Yang Guisi. She almost thought he was avoiding her again, until she saw the text message on her phone:
Wang Gui: [I have something to do so I need to leave first. Let’s meet in the classroom.]
Chang Xile yawned. Although her body had rested for a long time, including the time she was out of body last night, her soul was still awake, giving her the feeling of staying up all night.
When she left the apartment, she saw a snow-white lion cat waiting at the door. As soon as it spotted Chang Xile, it approached, circling her calves and brushing its fluffy tail against her feet. Chang Xile smiled, squatted down, petted its head, and asked, "Do you want to turn back into a cat today, or is this all you can do?"
Anping meowed, meaning "the latter".
Chang Xile looked at it with some concern, muttering to himself, "Should I stew some tonic for you to heal your body?"
But her cooking skills were terrible, something her mother, Tang Shixin, loved to explore. However, Tang Shixin was so absorbed in her career that she rarely cooked. Chang Xile planned to find time to call her home and ask for recipes.
"I'm going to class, what about you?" Chang Xile asked.
Anping turned around and walked a few steps towards the school, then turned back to look at her, the meaning was self-evident.
So along the way, people can see this scene: a short-haired girl walking on the road, and a beautiful white long-haired cat following her feet. It has no leash, but it follows her obediently.
At first, this sight didn't cause much of a stir. After all, training a pet is a skill. That is until someone recognized the cat as the school's "senior cat," known as "one cat passed down through three generations, even after the person leaves."
Someone had visited Senior Cat three times with snacks but was coldly ignored. After running into them on the street, he took a side profile photo in disbelief and posted it on the campus wall.
Please tell me that this cat that is loyally following that girl is not the famous cat senior in the school.
The comments grew rapidly:
[Unfortunately, this is the only lion cat in our school, the only one.]
[Since Senmo is so close to this girl, then it doesn’t matter that every time I try to pet a cat, I get coldly rejected!]
[Why...!! Secretaries, I need all the information about this girl within five minutes.]
This sentence is just a popular line on the Internet, and the person who posted the comment had no intention of digging up anyone's information.
But as luck would have it, Chang Xile has become a little famous in school recently.
[Is this the girl who had a huge argument with that morally blackmailing auntie in the square last night? My friend said he saw her live stream. Her name is Lan Tong.]
[Sisters, you should also follow Oni's live broadcast!]
[Yes!!! I also submitted that creative project, the one called “My Cat is a Little Weird”]
The post gradually went off track and turned into a family reunion meeting, until a comment suddenly popped up saying:
[Is this... the victim of the cat abuse case a while ago?]
[It seems like...it's the English major, right?]
[Yes, yes, I saw her in the English class]
[She's a role model for us... no wonder cats follow her.]
[Cat: Human! I’ll still follow you in my next life!]
[Oh…damn, this post is probably going to be taken down]
[Why? ]
[you guess. ]
Sure enough, within a few minutes, the post on the campus wall disappeared without a trace.
As Chang Xile walked into the classroom, she felt the students' curious gazes. However, she assumed they were directed at Anping, the kitten, so she didn't pay much attention. She found Fang Xinai and Ren Qing and sat in the seat behind them.
The two turned around with some concern and asked, "Didn't Guise come with you?"
Fang Xinai's internet speed was very fast. She saw the video of Zhang Li and Yang Guisi arguing online last night, and she also understood why Yang Guisi didn't want to celebrate her birthday.
She lowered her head with some guilt and blamed herself: "It's all my fault. I took it for granted."
Chang Xile stroked her hair and comforted her, "Guisi said she would come to class today. She didn't blame you."
Fang Xinai nodded dejectedly, and finally noticed the cat lying on Chang Xile's legs. She said "Huh", but then remembered something and asked, "Are you its savior?" That's why this aloof cat is particularly close to Chang Xile.
Chang Xile was stunned for a moment before realizing she was talking about the incident where Chen Moxin abused the cat. She curled her lips and shook her head, saying, "You got it wrong."
Fang Xinai was a little confused, but before she could ask again, a voice came from the table where they were sitting: "Can I sit here?"
The three of them looked up and saw Chen Moxin's annoying smile.
Chang Xile said coldly: "I got it."
Chen Moxin only asked symbolically. He sat in the empty seat next to Chang Xile and smiled, reaching his hand above her knees. "This cat... looks so familiar."
Chang Xile waved his hand away heavily and glared at him: "How dare you come here?" In front of her, he stretched out that dirty hand to Anping!
Anping also became alert from his original laziness. He stared at Chen Moxin and let out a low growl from his throat.
"This is school. I'm a student, so why can't I come?" Chen Moxin found her anger amusing. He leaned closer to Chang Xile and whispered, "Why didn't it turn into a human? It's the white-haired man who came with you that day."
Chang Xile stared at him, holding the soul-catching rope tightly in his hand.
After Chen Moxin noticed it, he smiled playfully again: "Are you going to use the trick you used that day? I still remember that feeling. Do you want to do it again?"
Before Chang Xile could move, Anping pressed the back of her hand with his front paws.
We live in a society ruled by law, and there are many people here. Although Chang Xile is not afraid of Chen Moxin, she can suppress many things that make it difficult for him to do them. Even if Chen Moxin does nothing, just sitting here is enough to make people feel disgusted.
At this moment, Mr. Lin, the teacher, walked into the classroom. He quickly noticed that the whole class was paying attention to the seat by the window and looked over there with some confusion.
"Ah, student Chang is here for class. How are you?" Teacher Lin asked with concern, then noticed a familiar-looking male student standing next to her. Seeing the tension between the two, Teacher Lin remembered a video she'd stumbled upon on a student's phone. The man's hideous expression as he hurt cats and women.
A female classmate who heard the conversation couldn't help but say, "How dare you yell at me in front of others? Get out!"
Soon other indignant people chimed in: “That’s right!”
"I've never seen someone who breaks the law be so arrogant!"
"Shouldn't he be in jail? Why was he released so soon?"
…
Chen Moxin's face was a little gloomy. He slapped his hands on the table, and the thunder-like sounds around him quieted down for a moment. At this moment, the brisk class bell rang.
He maintained a gentle smile and spoke slowly, "I've heard that Teacher Lin is very knowledgeable and welcomes students who haven't registered for the course to audit his lectures. It's my right to sit here and listen to the lectures. You have no right to ask me to leave."
After hearing this, no one refuted it for a while. The students turned their eyes to Teacher Lin on the podium, as if they wanted to hear what he had to say.
Chen Moxin leaned back with a smile on his face, as if he was sure of victory.
However, Teacher Lin also smiled. He leisurely arranged the teaching materials he had brought on the table before saying, "I do welcome students from other majors to sit in on my class. After all, learning knowledge is not limited to majors."
After hearing this, Chen Moxin smiled even more happily.
"But." Teacher Lin's "but" was spoken quietly, but it reached everyone's ears steadily. "The premise of allowing auditing is to ensure the quality of teaching for students in this major. When the number of auditors is too large and squeezes out the space for students who originally enrolled in the course, this situation should be managed."
He smiled and said to Chen Moxin, "No one welcomes you, so we can't attend classes normally. However, our school's courses are all recorded in the cloud, and you can watch the replay after class."
The order to expel him was clear and unequivocal. Chen Moxin's face had never been darker. He slowly turned around and looked around. Everyone was staring at him quietly, their expressions filled with hatred. This was completely different from the way they had always admired him because of his reputation, or had fawned over him because of his family's financial resources. Among them were even a few people who had supported him wholeheartedly in the photography department.
Indeed, at this moment, the laws of both the Yin and Yang realms could not touch him for the time being, but the human heart was a gap he overlooked, yet could not ignore. Their gazes were silent, yet deafening. For Chen Moxin, who had lived a respectable life for many years, this was perhaps even more difficult to accept than a knife being stabbed.
He quietly memorized everyone's face, then sneered, stood up and left the classroom.
After Chen Moxin left, everyone finished the class as usual. Teacher Lin still liked to call Chang Xile's name occasionally, but since she had just recovered from a serious illness, she restrained herself and turned to the student sitting next to her.
Chang Xile touched Anping's pointed ears that stood up. He was not sleeping, but was listening to the class with his front paws on the table, very alert.
Chang Xile, on the other hand, was incredibly sleepy. She hadn't gotten enough sleep the night before, and now her head was nodding like a chick pecking at rice. Anping whispered to her, "Go to sleep. I'll tell you what the teacher taught you after class."
Chang Xile propped her face up with her hands, feeling a little envious of the cats. She also wanted to bask in the sun, attend classes when she had time, and take naps when she felt tired.
Anping was one of those people who was very ambitious even to be a cat, and she felt inferior to him.
It was not until the end of the first class that Chang Xile breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the table. Anping retreated to her knees, luckily avoiding being crushed by her.
After a while, another voice sounded beside the seat, with a hint of laughter in it: "Is anyone sitting here?"
"Yes..." Chang Xile looked up weakly. Seeing Yang Guisi's face, she opened her eyes wide and said, "It's reserved for you. Please sit down."
Fang Xinai and Ren Qing in the front row also recognized Yang Guisi's voice. They couldn't help but turn around and look at Yang Guisi eagerly.
Yang Guisi had a light sweat on her forehead, and it looked like she was in a hurry. She glanced at the three people who seemed a little confused, picked up the two large cakes in her left and right hands and showed them: "Ding ding ding ding!"
"What is this?" Fang Xinai spoke faster than her brain. After she asked, she lowered her chin and waited for Yang Guisi to continue.
Unexpectedly, Yang Guisi actually bowed to the three of them. She said sincerely, "I'm sorry for last night. I know you guys were kind enough to celebrate my birthday. It's just that I was in a bad mood that day, and I let my bad mood affect you."
"No, we all understand." Ren Qing refuted her, "And I'm not unhappy about it."
"Yes, yes, yes," Fang Xinai nodded vigorously.
"I've figured it out. No matter what, the birth of life is something worth celebrating. This is not only my birthday, but yours as well. So, I'm going to order another birthday cake, and let's celebrate it once again." Yang Guisi said nervously, and received a big hug from the three people.
"Wuwuwu Guisi... I'm glad you're not sad. Whenever I thought about you last night, I felt so guilty." Fang Xinai was crying, and Ren Qing quickly picked up a tissue to wipe her tears.
Chang Xile asked Yang Guisi with a smile in her eyes, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Yang Guisi blinked: "Then it's not a surprise."
When the bell rang for the second class, Teacher Lin looked towards their table with a smile and said, "It looks like someone is having a birthday. Happy birthday."
The classmates looked at them with curiosity and smiles, and some extroverts even shouted, "Happy birthday!"
Yang Guisi just explained to Teacher Lin the reason for being late. He expressed his understanding and even stayed fifteen minutes because Yang Guisi wanted to share the cake with his classmates.
"It's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone." She smiled.
Before dividing the cake, the classmates turned off the lights and sang the birthday song in a very ceremonial manner.
Yang Guisi quietly asked Chang Xile: "I just ran into Chen Moxin on the way here. He looked sour. What happened?"
Chang Xile succinctly repeated the story to her. Yang Guisi said regretfully, "If I had come earlier, I would have been able to see the show!"
Fang Xinai turned around and waved his phone at her, saying pointedly, "Don't worry, there are definitely people taking videos of this~"
Chang Xile patted Anping's head and asked uncertainly, "Can cats eat cream? Just bear with me for a moment. I'll look it up."
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