Ling Xi!
When had she appeared?
Li Li looked at the suddenly emerging Ling Xi with a face full of fright, completely clueless as to how the Ling Xi she used to casually command had suddenly become so formidable.
"Xiaoxi." Ling Miaomiao looked at Ling Xi with a face full of surprise.
"Don't you know how to hide!" Without turning around, she watched the shock and fear-stricken figure up ahead with an indifferent gaze, her cold voice devoid of any emotion.
Before Ling Miaomiao could answer, Ling Xi walked leisurely step by step to Li Li, staring into her wildly terrified eyes, the depths of her pupils unfathomable, like a ferocious cheetah eyeing its prey with utmost danger. In Ling Xi's eyes, however, the person in front of her was far from worthy of being called prey!
"This is the last warning, stop provoking me; otherwise, I wouldn't mind cleaning up the... trash around me properly."
She didn't want to cause trouble in school, not for any other reason but because she simply wanted to continue living a simple and peaceful life.
Trouble, after all, is better kept at a distance from her!
After all! Her patience was limited! If there were people keen on courting death by seeking her out, then she truly wouldn't mind using it to pass the boring time at school! Right!
Swallowing subconsciously, Li Li couldn't help but frantically nod her ashen head.
...
Standing up, Ling Xi continued towards the parking lot.
Hmm... Leng Yichen should already be waiting there for her! She had to hurry over, lest Leng Yichen worry.
"Xiaoxi..."
Just then, a feeble voice called from behind Ling Xi, as if mustering a lifetime's worth of courage.
Ling Xi stopped in her tracks but didn't turn around, nor did she speak. She just quietly waited for the other party to continue.
"Can I follow you from now on?"
Gathering all her courage, Ling Miaomiao blurted out her words as quickly as possible, then took a long breath, having no idea whether the other party had understood.
"Reason." Ling Xi said calmly.
"Because I want to be as imposing as you, Xiaoxi, even if it's only one-tenth or ten percent." Ling Miaomiao said with determination glinting on her face.
One-tenth and ten percent, is there... any difference?
The corners of Ling Xi's mouth twitched helplessly, and she continued walking forward.
Li Li looked at Ling Miaomiao with heavy ridicule on her face.
See, offering up her warm face to someone else's cold derrière, and the other party isn't the least bit grateful!
...
"Aren't you coming!"
Just as Ling Miaomiao stood somewhat at a loss, Ling Xi's clear yet pleasant voice reached her ears.
In an instant, the smile on Ling Miaomiao's face turned joyful and bright as she hurriedly ran in Ling Xi's direction.
That's great, Xiaoxi agreed!
She knew it, Xiaoxi was just cold on the outside but warm on the inside; otherwise, she wouldn't have saved her just now.
...
"Xixi, did you agree to let her follow you because she stood up for you without hesitation just now?" Mengmeng asked curiously from within the space. As far as she knew, Xixi hated such troubles.
"I suppose, but not entirely because of that."
"Oh." Mengmeng nodded her little head somewhat confusedly.
After pondering for a long time and still unable to understand the full meaning of Ling Xi's words, Mengmeng simply gave up and continued to explore the realities of society with the notebook Ling Xi had given her.
For Ling Xi, even though she had been betrayed by a good friend before, even to the point of dying because of that person, it didn't affect her mood to make new friends; after all, if she was going to live the life of an ordinary person, friends were indispensable.
And Ling Miaomiao's impression on her was, admittedly, quite good.
That's all there was to it!
...
Time flies, days pass by swiftly, quietly slipping through the fingertips; over a month had passed since Ling Xi's rebirth.
In this period, Ling Xi had experienced a happiness and affection that she had never felt before.
The Ling Xi of the past, aside from assignments, it was still assignments, and the only solace that could make her feel a bit of happiness and comfort was Anran. Apart from him, there was no one else, not even Lou Yun, who could stir even the slightest feeling in her heart.
During this month, Ling Xi went to school and came back with Leng Yichen every day; at school, she had Ling Miaomiao for company. Although Miaomiao was occasionally still timid, she had become quite different from before. Now, she could even make jokes with Ling Xi, and she had become much more cheerful overall.
At home, Ling Xi would transform from the icy campus belle back into the sweet darling of the household, so endearing that it touched people to their core; the old master and the old madame couldn't stop smiling every day.
Besides these, Ling Xi devoted all her time to training and studying; hence, her superpower had already upgraded from the first-tier to the third-tier.
It was just a pity that after the third-tier, upgrading seemed to become increasingly difficult.
Well, it's better to progress step by step!
Regathering her superpower, her consciousness gradually returned to her body, Ling Xi sat up from the bed, took a light breath, and then got up to wash up.
A new day began.
...
"Hey... cut it out." Dodging Ling Xi's incredibly sharp attacks, Leng Yilei tried to maintain composure on his handsome face. "Xixi, do you have to improve so quickly..." Even he, who was somewhat from a military background, felt almost overwhelmed!
He had truly just realized that their family's Xiaoxi was actually a martial arts prodigy! At first, he thought she was doing it just for fun, or perhaps to settle scores with Qi Yuanfeng!
Leng Yilei had no idea that Ling Xi's skills were certainly not limited to this!
After practice.
Casually tossing a towel to Ling Xi, Leng Yilei walked over and sat down, but his gaze never left Ling Xi.
"Big brother, why are you suddenly looking at me like that." Feeling Leng Yilei's scrutinizing gaze, as if scanning her every cell, Ling Xi was covered in black lines.
Such staring, had she suddenly become a protected animal or an alien?!