Chapter 38 The Noble Academy's Substitute (Bonus Chapter) ...
Chapter Thirty-Eight
The Noble Academy's Substitute (Bonus Chapter)
Xia Zhi never expected that she would one day return to the world before she died in the first world. She stood there in a daze, listening to the system Xiao Qi speaking in her ear.
[Host! Although you have completed your mission, the male protagonists' resentment in the first world was too strong, causing you to return here. What you need to do is perfectly conclude the script of the first world, which is equivalent to the curtain falling on the theater, and your story officially ending.]
Xia Zhi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Didn't you manage to finish it back then?"
The ending was too sudden! You need to piece together the story now.
As Xia Zhi was pondering how to complete the storyline, she suddenly heard Xu Yu's anxious voice beside her: "Zhi Zhi! Why are you standing in the road?"
Xia Zhi paused slightly, then turned to look at Xu Yu.
She hadn't seen Xu Yu for a long time, and seeing him now felt like a lifetime had passed.
Xu Yu reached out and grabbed Xia Zhi, seemingly a little angry: "You! Why have you been standing in the road for so long? What if you get hit by a car!"
While Xia Zhi was still in a daze, Xu Yu suddenly hugged her: "You scared me to death! I thought you were going to get hit by a car and leave me!"
Xia Zhi finally realized that she had completed both worlds, but had returned to the first world.
She hadn't yet figured out the specifics of what System Xiaoqi meant by making the plot more complete.
But she decided to take it one step at a time, so she said softly, "I'm fine, why are you so nervous?"
Xu Yu was slightly taken aback, then looked Xia Zhi up and down. He hadn't expected Xia Zhi to speak to him so gently. In the past, he could only imagine Xia Zhi blurting out: "What's it to you!"
Xu Yu felt that Xia Zhi was a little unfamiliar at this moment, but he also had a feeling of having lost her and then regained her.
So he slowly said, "Zhizhi, I feel like you've changed..."
Xia Zhi felt a little guilty upon hearing this: "Could you please stop hugging me like this?"
Xu Yu then released his hands, took a step back slightly, and said awkwardly, "Sorry."
Xia Zhi didn't expect Xu Yu to say this to her; she thought Xu Yu would only keep forcing her.
As it turns out, if she had been nicer to Xu Yu, he wouldn't have kept forcing her.
Just as Xia Zhi was about to speak again, Xie Yi's voice suddenly came from the side.
Xie Yi quickly walked over, looking at the two of them with a somewhat probing gaze, then turned to Xia Zhi: "Zhi Zhi, do you know you almost lost your life?"
Xia Zhi felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this: "I'm sorry."
Xie Yi was slightly taken aback, as if she hadn't expected her to apologize.
Meng Ziyue, who was standing next to them, also came up. He looked at the two of them and said softly, "You guys... let's find another place to talk. It doesn't seem very safe to be standing by the road right now."
The group then realized that they were still standing on the side of the road.
So Xie Yi offered to go to the milk tea shop next door for a while.
They all looked at Xia Zhi, afraid that she would refuse.
Xia Zhi could sense their tension. She recalled what the system had said, so she slowly said, "Okay, let's go sit in the milk tea shop for a while."
All three stared at her in shock, but Xia Zhi felt as if she had been in another world.
She suddenly understood something, then smiled and said, "Let's go."
Let's say a final goodbye to this world.
Xia Zhi walked ahead, her mind quickly flashing back to every little detail of her time in this world. She suddenly realized that although they were all missions, everything had actually happened.
She needs to properly say goodbye to her past self so that she can start a new chapter in her life in the real world.
She chose a milk tea shop near the school, which was packed with people.
Xia Zhi seemed to see herself when she first came into this world, sitting in a bubble tea shop, drinking bubble tea and earnestly waiting for their arrival.
They were the mission targets, and they were also her friends.
This was the first time Xia Zhi had called them friends, because looking back now, they had indeed helped her a lot, allowing her to get through each day in this world.
Xie Yi frowned as she looked inside the milk tea shop, and subconsciously said, "Should we go somewhere else?"
Xia Zhi shook her head: "No need, there's a spot in the corner, let's go sit in the corner for a while."
Xu Yu looked at Xia Zhi thoughtfully, then said, "...Okay, but Zhizhi, don't you usually dislike crowded places?"
Xia Zhi blurted out, "Is it wrong for me to want to reminisce about my past self?"
Everyone was slightly taken aback; they all understood what Xia Zhi meant. When Xia Zhi first enrolled, she was alone; it wasn't until she met them that she moved into the villa for meals.
Since it was what Xia Zhi wanted to do, the three of them could only nod and follow Xia Zhi into the milk tea shop.
Unexpectedly, they thought everyone would be looking at them.
However, since everyone was busy with their own things, they only glanced at them with surprise before quickly looking away.
Xia Zhi walked to a corner and gestured for them to sit down: "What would you like to drink? It's on me."
This time, all three of them sensed that something was wrong with Xia Zhi.
Xie Yi frowned and said, "Zhizhi, what are you doing?"
Xia Zhi blinked her eyes: "I feel that you guys are very kind to me, so I want to thank you!"
Xie Yi reluctantly replied, "Whatever, I don't like the drinks here, but you can order me anything."
Xu Yu and Meng Ziyue said it casually.
So Xia Zhi went to the front and ordered four cups of her favorite bubble tea.
As usual, she added red beans.
She walked over to the three of them with the milk tea, and then gave one to each of them.
She laughed and said, "This used to be my favorite milk tea. You guys want to know me, right? Try my taste."
Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then took the milk tea and took a small sip.
Xia Zhi smiled and asked, "How does it feel?"
Meng Ziyue was the first to answer: "It feels... quite sweet."
Xia Zhi replied earnestly, "Yes, I love desserts."
Xie Yi spoke up first: "Zhizhi, didn't you say you didn't like desserts?"
Xia Zhi shook her head: "That's because you don't know me well enough. I made up a lot of reasons to get close to you guys before."
Xie Yi was slightly taken aback, then looked up at her with a complicated expression: "Then tell us now, why is it me?"
Xia Zhi smiled slightly: "Can't we start getting to know each other again?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Meng Ziyue suddenly chuckled and said, "Zhizhi, you always surprise me. Want to get to know me again? No problem."
Xia Zhi then looked at the other two.
Xu Yu looked a little awkward: "Fine, whatever you say goes."
Xie Yi hummed in agreement: "That's interesting."
Xia Zhi nodded, then gently sat down next to Xie Yi and said, "The concept of getting to know each other again means that you and I are strangers, and you can't force me."
Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.
Xia Zhi, holding the milk tea, said, "Perhaps you can also try to understand me and get to know me."
Xie Yi took another sip of milk tea: "Are there red beans in this?"
Xia Zhi nodded: "Yes, is it delicious?"
Xie Yi hummed in agreement: "It's alright."
Xia Zhi said slowly, "I love red beans, so I always add them when I order milk tea."
Meng Ziyue suddenly asked, "Then what else do you like to eat?"
Xia Zhi slowly said, "I also like to eat grilled fish, grilled bullfrog, and potato noodles..."
Everyone stared at her in disbelief.
Xia Zhi smiled and said, "It's your turn. What do you all like to eat?"
...
The four of them chatted for a long time, as if it were the first time.
Xia Zhi glanced at the sky one last time: "It's late, I should go back and rest."
Xie Yi's face darkened upon hearing this, and just as he was about to speak, Xia Zhi stood up.
She said softly, "Then, see you tomorrow."
Xie Yi's smile was a little stiff: "Okay, see you tomorrow."
Meng Ziyue said softly, "Tomorrow... can we really be the same as before?"
Xu Yu said calmly, "Zhizhi, you tomorrow..."
The three of them waited for Xia Zhi's answer, but Xia Zhi shook her head and smiled, "We are in a new state now, and we are not familiar with each other yet, so I will not tell you what I will do or where I will go tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.
Xia Zhi inexplicably felt an urge to cry, and after a long while said, "Then goodbye to you all today!"
Xia Zhi hadn't walked far when she heard Xu Yu say slowly, "Zhi Zhi, no matter what, I still love you, always."
Although he didn't understand what Xia Zhi wanted to do, he could only tell Xia Zhi again and again.
Don't forget them, give them a chance.
Xia Zhi nodded and turned slightly: "Yes, I will."
"I will remember that."
...
Xia Zhi walked out of the milk tea shop, and once outside, she noticed that the three people were staring intently at her.
Xia Zhi smiled bitterly; she really had to leave now. Although she had lived in constant fear every day here, she had also truly lived through each day.
She's going back to the real world now, saying goodbye to everything here.
[Host! Is this your ending? You ultimately chose this path to complete the story.]
Xia Zhi nodded and replied, "That's right, because she was living here wearing a mask before. Now she's showing them her most authentic self."
[Is the beginning the end?]
Xia Zhi nodded: "The beginning and the end of the story are actually the same, just like the fairy tales we used to read."
【Okay! Zhizhi, best wishes to you!!】
Xia Zhi nodded, knowing that she would soon be returning to the real world.
She closed her eyes and felt a gust of wind...
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