Chapter 198
Jiang Yunu knew with her toes why Xie Shi suddenly said she was slow.
It must be that before she sent the communication application, someone had already revealed to the young master that she would report to everyone tonight that she would not return to the Seventh District during the summer vacation.
As for the person who "leaked the information"...
The little girl with white hair felt that the target was not difficult to guess at all. It must be her brother Joyson.
During winter break, Joyson had already begun to develop a close relationship with Master Xie. In the new semester following the winter break, it's unclear what their daily interactions were like at Enge, but Joyson and Xie's friendship blossomed, and their interactions increased dramatically.
Not to mention that not long ago, during a phone call between Jiang Yunu and the Qiao family, Qiao Yisen took the initiative to say that the original plan to pick people up at the port was discussed with Zhou Jinxue and Xie Shi.
At this point, Joyson and Shesh must have a good relationship.
"At least I still called." Jiang Yunu said, "Look, it's already this late. At least I didn't see how late it was, so I decided not to call and bother you. I'll just cross you off my contact list."
Shesh said, “You dare?”
I haven't seen you for a semester, but Master Xie still speaks the same way, very tough.
Even this disguised version of "I miss you, I want you to call me" was spoken with a threatening tone.
But compared to Miss Nagu whom he met in the second district, Jiang Yunu believed from the bottom of his heart that the young masters and young ladies in their seventh district were more simple and lovely.
This kind of writing is threatening, and the attitude that reads as awkward and lacking in attention is not annoying.
"I dare not." Jiang Yunu said with a smile, "I was afraid that a young master would transform into a vengeful spirit and send a message in the middle of the night to hunt me down, causing a new era of The Ring. So I just called according to the list."
Young Master Xie didn't know the joke about "The Ring", but he instinctively knew that it was not a good thing to say. He snorted on the other end of the phone, but after that, he didn't spit any more criticism at Jiang Yunu.
"Why don't you come back?" Shesh just said.
Jiang Yunu said, "Joyson should have already told you the reason why I didn't come back, right?"
Xie Shi said, "Shouldn't you tell your friends about this kind of thing again, so that you seem to care more?"
The white-haired girl solved the case completely - it was really Joyson who reported it in advance!
While smiling, she mentally made a note of her brother's situation, yet she still met Xie Shi's expectations and explained the reasons why she couldn't return to District 7. She also mentioned to Master Xie, who was more prone to overthinking than others, "Actually, I also want to go home for the summer vacation."
Xie Shi was much more practical and immediately said, "Don't be silly. It would definitely be better for you to stay in the Second District this summer. It has more development prospects than going home."
Jiang Yunu did not deny this.
Denying a recognized fact also makes people seem a bit pretentious, as if they are taking advantage of something.
"When I become successful someday," she began to fantasize, her dreams lofty and boundless. "I'll try to bring resources back to District 7 to boost both our district's development and the educational resources of our community! Then, many years from now, during every long vacation, students will have to 'go back' from District 7 to District 3, so they can experience the hardships of moving long distances across districts."
Xie Shi listened to her playing in silence.
Jiang Yunu also said, "We need to hold more events in the Seventh District to try to keep all the talent from the Upper Three Districts. We want them to start looking at round-trip orbital ship tickets days in advance, and then a sudden and exciting holiday event will lure them home and completely disrupt their plans!"
Xie Shi did not deny Jiang Yunu's dream, nor did he say anything to spoil the fun.
He simply added the "truth" perfectly: "Wake up, Jiang Yunu. If District Seven truly attracts talent from the top three districts, these wealthy children won't need to fight for tickets to return home. Most of them have private lines, or dedicated drivers and butler robots, who will specifically travel across several districts to personally transport the young masters and young ladies back and forth."
Jiang Yunu: "..."
The white-haired girl's wonderful fantasy was interrupted for a few seconds, and she showed an expression that was a mixture of envy and unwillingness, which was called "Damn, I forgot they are so rich."
But she quickly regained her spirits and said, "It's okay. Even my big dream is still uncertain whether it will come true. It's normal for dreams to deviate from reality."
Shesh smiled across from him.
Master Xie said, "But what if? If it's you, there's a good chance that this dream will come true."
Jiang Yunu hadn't heard Xie Shi say such humane things in a long time. At first glance, it didn't sound like something Young Master Xie would say. But she didn't immediately question him, nor did she say anything like, "You talk like that?" to discourage him from saying nice things. She simply recognized his growth over the past six months. After a moment's reflection, she entrusted him with a task.
"I want to ask you for a favor." Jiang Yunu said.
Xie Shi's eyebrows raised slightly: "Can you still ask me for help?"
Although he said so, his attitude was rather arrogant, but the young master's next words were generous: "Speak, as long as it is within my ability."
Jiang Yunu said, "I'd like you to pay more attention to Senior Zhou."
As an adult teacher, Mr. Lei wasn't teaching Zhou Jinxue's grade, and his busy schedule meant he didn't necessarily have the time to pay close attention to a student. However, Xie Shi, being only a grade younger than Zhou Jinxue and with several "little followers" around the school, had more opportunities to pay special attention to Zhou Jinxue, giving him a broader perspective.
Jiang Yunu was still worried about Zhou Jinxue's condition, so she asked Xie Shi to help her find out what had happened to her senior.
Xie Shi agreed immediately.
The end of the cross-regional call with Master Xie meant that Jiang Yunu's "reporting to relatives and friends" had finally come to an end.
Jiang Yunu breathed a sigh of relief after completing the important task of explaining to all his relatives and friends why he "couldn't return home".
Finals week at Golden Uriel Academy was completely painless for her.
Thinking about it carefully, it was quite strange. It seemed that since she enrolled in Enge Primary School for Special Abilities, Jiang Yunu had never worried about exams. Whether it was primary school or advanced school, she always had a way with the exams, and her test-taking skills were fully utilized. This might be attributed to the test-taking skills that were ingrained in her soul.
The intensive exam week passed quickly, and the upper three districts also ushered in summer vacation. At the same time, the schedule of the "Challenge Cup" district-level competition was also sent to the personal terminals of each player.
When Jiang Yunu checked the schedule, she finally understood why Pei Ya had said to her earlier, "I've prepared a place for you to stay."
Because the competition schedule covers the summer vacation, but the competition does not require the players to live in the competition camp dormitory throughout the whole process, there is a special "inter-competition break" for the players to recuperate and rest. This "inter-competition break" seems a bit useless for students whose home addresses are not in the local area.
If you live away from home and don't stay in the camp dorms, you'll have to stay in the school dormitories. However, the school and the competition venue aren't always located in the same place, potentially spanning one or two neighborhoods. This makes the trip back to school a time-consuming one, and you'll have to pay for round-trip fares, which is an additional expense. And if you don't go back to school during the holidays, you'll naturally have to stay at the camp and endure the inconveniences of living away from home.
Living in the camp during holidays seems to be no different from not having holidays.
Pei Ya found Jiang Yunu on the afternoon when the final exams were over. She quietly stood next to the white-haired girl who was watching the schedule without anyone noticing.
"Now," the wealthy woman with thick glasses said modestly, "will you accept the 'luxury dormitory' I've arranged for you in advance?"
Jiang Yunu turned on the floating screen in front of her, and she turned around and grabbed Pei Ya's hand.
"You've been so kind to me!" she said sincerely. "I'll definitely repay you!"
Pei Ya twitched her wrist twice but failed to pull it out. She silently accepted Jiang Yunu's advance verbal reward: "..."
The holidays are officially here.
Before reporting to the venue of the "Challenge Cup" district-level competition and going to see the temporary "luxury dormitory" prepared by Pei Ya for him during the summer vacation, Jiang Yunu's personal terminal received another text message - it was sent by Teacher Cuishita.
Teacher "Little Bird" hasn't seen Jiang Yunu for some time. It seems that ever since the "battle out of control" incident involving Miss Nagu, this green-haired lady who speaks like a song has been unprecedentedly busy. Even her classes have been taught by a male teacher who carries a "potted throne" with him.
Teacher Trista sent a text message asking Jiang Yunu if he was preparing to leave school for the holidays, and said that if she was free, he could visit her office.
Jiang Yunu made a prompt decision, stopped all the chores at hand, replied to the teacher's message, and went to the other party's office immediately.
"You're here so quickly?" Teacher Cuisita was a little surprised by Jiang Yunu's speed. She sang, "Aren't you afraid I'll call you over suddenly? Are you planning to temporarily recruit child laborers like the principal did at the beginning of last semester? I'm bringing you to run some errands."
Jiang Yunu said, "If Teacher Cuishita wants to recruit me, I will be at your service for free and at any time."
Ms. "Little Bird" poked Jiang Yunu's forehead with her pointed fingertips.
After poking the student who was as sweet-mouthed as ever and making her fall backward, Trista's expression became more serious. She obviously had something important to say to Jiang Yunu.
"Enough of the rambling," Trista said. "I called you here to tell you there's been some progress in Lynette Nagu's 'condition.'"
Jiang Yunu paused.
Trista said, "We took a tissue sample from her the day she became mutated, but the most complete analysis report only came out in the past two days. We can preliminarily conclude that she's showing signs of genetic fusion with a water elemental beast."
Jiang Yunu: "Water elemental beast?"
"Yes," Teacher Trista said, "Her mouth seemed to have grown longer that day, and feathers appeared on parts of her face. These are actually the characteristics of some kind of water elemental beast."
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