Chapter 36 Before the Parent-Teacher Conference
On the third floor of the main teaching building at Xizhao Middle School in Fangting City, Lin Xiaolu stared blankly at the call that was hung up. After a few seconds of pausing, she lowered her arm and put down the phone. She looked out the window in the corridor. It was drizzling outside. On this endless rainy day, she felt a little depressed.
Maybe it shouldn’t be called depressed, she felt lost.
When Cuiqiao told her "no need to come", it seemed that she did so out of good intentions. She didn't want Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang to be in danger, nor did she want them to miss the important parent-teacher meeting. Who wouldn't understand the care she was giving them? However, even if Cuiqiao had no other thoughts, this sentence could be interpreted in another way. The so-called "no need to come" actually meant "it's useless for you to come".
There was no contempt or belittlement in this; it was simply a statement of fact: in Delphinium's eyes, the two newcomers were fragile, in need of protection, and totally incapable of useful combat power.
When facing the remnant beast of the Snake Rank, Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang, who were only at the species level, could not play any role. Even though they had been studying and training for nearly a month, they would probably only become a burden when facing the Snake.
In name, Cuiqiao, Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang are the magical girl's "companions", but in fact, the two newcomers are completely unable to keep up with her pace and cannot even walk to her side.
Fangting City is now in crisis, and Cuiqiao can only fight alone.
So, is it really okay to just follow the routine like this?
Lin Xiaolu thought so.
Being protected, cared for, and taught by such a senior, she would indeed feel at ease. Perhaps it was really like this now, pushing all the dangerous things to Delphinium, and improving her strength step by step under her plan, so that she could naturally become a skilled magical girl?
There are no risks, no obstacles, all it takes is time, hard work and talent.
This growth path sounds so reasonable, safe, and rational. Just as every good teacher would do, they would do their best to arrange the most stable path for the younger generation.
But now that I can understand it, where does this feeling of loss in my heart come from?
She couldn't figure it out.
"Are you okay? Xiaolu."
Mo Ke, who was lying on Lin Xiaolu's shoulder, saw that she was in a low mood and asked with some concern.
Lin Xiaolu just shook her head.
The time for the parents' meeting is approaching, and most classes have finished their lessons for the day. Students walk out of the classroom and walk along the corridor to the outside of the teaching building, ready to greet their parents.
So the number of people in the corridor gradually increased, and the flow of people passing by became more and more dense. Lin Xiaolu couldn't talk to Mo Ke at this time.
She put her phone back into her pocket, patted her cheeks with both hands to remind herself to regroup and focus back on the upcoming parent-teacher meeting, then turned and walked towards the classroom.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, so she had to go back to get an umbrella.
Passing by the almost empty classroom, Lin Xiaolu took out her schoolbag from her desk, took out her umbrella, and walked out of the classroom door again. She happened to see a familiar figure:
It’s cool in summer.
"Xiaoliang!"
Mo Ke, who had been worried about Lin Xiaolu, betrayed her camp on the spot, jumped off her shoulder, and threw himself into Xia Liang's arms before she could react, leaving Lin Xiaolu standing there watching the interaction between the man and the demon with an unhappy look on her face.
However, this is a school, full of ordinary people who can't see fairies. If he interacts too much with Mo Ke, he will inevitably be regarded as a weirdo dancing in the air by other students. So Xia Liang also knows the limit, and only touches Mo Ke and then lets go, so as not to make his behavior look weird.
"How about it?"
After putting Mo Ke down, she looked at Lin Xiaolu with a smile: "Is your father coming soon?"
"How would I know that person's movements?"
Lin Xiaolu looked unhappy: "Maybe he won't come."
"So you still have an umbrella?"
"...Since there's nothing else to do, let's go check out the school gate."
"Puchi." Xia Liang covered his mouth and chuckled.
"You're so annoying!"
Lin Xiaolu said angrily, "If you have nothing else to do, go back to your class!"
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this."
After comforting Lin Xiaolu like coaxing a child, Xia Liang slightly restrained his expression: "I just want to ask about the message you sent just now, about the beast on the light rail tram..."
"The Delphinium has gone."
Lin Xiaolu's eyes flickered slightly, and she answered briefly, "Alone."
"...Really? It's like this again." Xia Liang blinked in confusion, but soon understood what she meant.
Compared to Lin Xiaolu, Xia Liang was more sensitive to the ways of the world, so she realized what Cuique did earlier and understood it more clearly.
She knew why Delphinium went alone.
After a brief silence, Xia Liang regained his composure and smiled to comfort Lin Xiaolu, "But this can't be helped. Since it's like this, let's face the parents' meeting properly."
"……Um."
Lin Xiaolu nodded with a complicated look in her eyes: "I know, worrying alone is useless."
After the greetings, Xia Liang waved goodbye to Lin Xiaolu and walked towards the other end of the teaching building, while Lin Xiaolu took her umbrella and continued to walk towards the school gate.
As the parent-teacher meeting approaches, a huge crowd has gathered at the school gate. Students meet their parents here and then take their parents to their classes.
Lin Xiaolu held up an umbrella, dodged the puddles on the ground, and hopped to the gate in three steps.
She stood on tiptoe, looked left and right, trying to find Lin Yun in the crowd, but the crowd was so crowded that it was difficult for her to see clearly given her height.
After some futile efforts, she realized that this would have little effect, so she stopped and stood still, preparing to try another method: find a place where there were less people and wait there.
After all, with her height, it would be somewhat difficult to find someone in the crowd, but with Lin Yun's physique, it was not difficult for him to overcome obstacles and find his daughter.
What she should do is make herself easier to find.
Lin Xiaolu held an umbrella and found an empty corner beside the flower bed at the school gate. After confirming that she could see the place from the gate, she stood there and began to wait quietly.
The flow of people at the school gate is getting denser and denser. More classes are finishing classes and leaving school. Some students are waiting in the teaching building, but most of them are coming to the school gate to greet them - after all, this parent-teacher meeting will also announce the transcripts of the final exams, and when you don't know whether you have failed the exams, it's always a good idea to behave well.
Lin Xiaolu didn't care about her transcript. She didn't like studying before, and after becoming a magical girl, she only regarded studying as a mandatory task. Although she knew that her grades would definitely not be very good, it was a fantasy to expect her to please Lin Yun for such a thing.
She came to the school gate simply to take a look.
(End of this chapter)
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