Night 3 This school is unscientific 1
On this day, the sky was cloudy and there were cold gusts of wind.
I sat on the soft and comfortable chair, looking up at the imposing gate not far away.
The school I originally attended was an ordinary school that was not well-known. Anyway, a girl like me who was not outstanding in any way had no way of going to a high-end and classy school.
However, why did Huang Mingxi order me to study at Rose Academy?
Isn't this a famous "high-level" college? It gathers all kinds of geniuses with IQs over 200 and chaebol heirs worth over 100 million. It is said that students who graduate from this school will become social elites. To enter it, you need not only a superior IQ, but also a high tuition fee. After all, it is one of the best institutions of higher learning, with complete facilities and beautiful environment. The school implements a fully closed management teaching method, which is extremely confidential. Not even a fly can fly in.
"Why are you still sitting there like an idiot? Come here!"
Huang Mingxi took two steps forward and found that I was in a daze in the car, so he turned back with a very bad look on his face and urged me.
This guy has been like this since the "skirt falling" incident yesterday. He is not willing to give me a good face at all.
But I am not a petty person, so I will not care about his attitude. What shocked me was the big door in front of me that I had to look up at and the four big red characters on it surrounded by green leaves - Rose College.
I would not be surprised at all to hear that Huang Mingxi is a student of Rose Academy.
Because the car that came to pick us up this morning was a super luxury extended version. Although the driver's face was as white as lime, which made me very worried that he would faint while driving, he was very talkative and did not look unwell at all. Of course, he did not dare to say anything at first, but later, under my unparalleled noisy attack, the driver observed Huang Mingxi's face for a long time before carefully choosing his words to answer my questions.
However, later on, the driver was like a machine gun, talking non-stop. He was laughing and chatting all the way, and he didn't even care about Huang Mingxi's unhappy face. He was only concerned with chatting with me.
The driver told me that the Rose Castle is Huang Mingxi's private property, and even the endless rose garden outside the castle belongs to Huang Mingxi.
For a blood-blooded doctor who owns a "private castle" and is picked up by a luxury car, I don't think he would study in an ordinary school. But I didn't expect Huang Mingxi to study in such a... "normal" school. I thought that guy would take me to some research institute and let me learn how to be a lady from the etiquette training teacher.
After spending these few days together, I discovered that Huang Mingxi is a patient with "elegance obsessive-compulsive disorder".
Alas! A cute boy like Huang Mingxi should happily play sports with his friends, or at least play the piano and paint oil paintings to show his extraordinary temperament. He stayed at home all day to study how to kill the blood descendants, wasting his youth, and no classmates or friends came to play with him during this period. It's so pitiful that people dare not look directly at him!
From this we can see that Huang Mingxi's parents are much more incompetent than my parents. At least my mom and dad know to drive me out to jog around the residential area a hundred times every day to exercise.
Huang Mingxi, a guy who overemphasizes elegance and temperament, almost never goes out and does not take the initiative to contact others. Perhaps he is not good at communicating with others. You can tell from the driver's attitude that people who like to chat so much do not dare to talk to him in front of Huang Mingxi.
Alas, I don’t know if this guy has any friends at school.
I looked at Huang Mingxi worriedly.
At this moment, he was pursing his lips slightly, with an expressionless face.
Although I now feel pity and compassion for Huang Mingxi as a "human being", I subconsciously think it's better not to say it out loud. I always feel that if I tell him my true thoughts, the consequences will be particularly tragic.
Although my emotional quotient is not very high, I still understand the truth that "boys' dignity is higher than the Himalayas and deeper than the Mariana Trench." This is what my mother, a scientist, told me.
Huang Mingxi was probably getting impatient with my blank stare. He stared at me coldly, as if asking me "what exactly do you want to do?"
I continued to stare at him, completely unmoved.
As time went by, he looked at me more and more like a psychopath. Seeing that I was staring at him blankly, with all kinds of inexplicable looks of pity, condemnation, etc., he finally couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly: "Cha Ye!"
"Miss Cha, you'd better hurry over to the palace...to the young master!" the driver, with a pale face, urged in a low voice.
I glared at the driver unhappily, and while slowly moving out of the car, I accused him: "It is because you regard him as a scourge that he has such an awkward personality. Why don't you talk to Huang Mingxi's parents and ask them to care for Huang Mingxi more!"
The driver first looked horrified, as if he thought what I said was extremely outrageous. Then he looked confused, as if he didn't understand what I was saying at all.
Huang Mingxi finally couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed my wrist and dragged me towards the door, saying as he walked, "What on earth is your head for? You keep saying things that no one can understand! Besides, even if my parents wanted to, they couldn't care about me!"
"Ah?" I was puzzled. "Did they go to a place far away? There's no way to contact them?"
Maybe he went to Africa? Dr. Blood is really philanthropic! He goes wherever love is needed!
Huang Mingxi looked like he had been hurt, with a complicated expression. He squeezed my hand hard, then realized that it was not gentlemanly to vent his anger on others, so he decisively shook my hand off. He seemed to have been holding it in for a long time, and after a long while he said, "I guess so!"
"Oh!" I nodded sympathetically, "My parents are the same."
Huang Mingxi looked confused for a moment. He looked at me steadily, and I tried to look back at him with a sincere and enthusiastic look, to express the meaning of "see, I am the same as you, so don't feel sorry for yourself." On the other hand, I couldn't help but think: If he could be more honest and kind, maybe I could discuss with him and ask him to call me "sister".
Huang Mingxi's tense expression gradually softened, and finally, he touched the top of my head almost gently: "It's okay, you can stay in Rose Castle."
He paused for a moment, then added awkwardly: "Since you are so pitiful, I won't chase you away even if Youran is here..."
“Dang—dang—dang!”
A loud bell suddenly rang, and the sound was like the one I heard in church when I was a child, distant and solemn.
Huang Mingxi's face changed and he murmured, "Oh no..."
I was confused: "What?"
The driver who had not yet left had a look as if he had seen a ghost, and his facial features were distorted. He started the car tremblingly, left a word "I'm leaving first", and then stepped on the accelerator and disappeared at the end of the road.
What's going on? Does this bell have any special meaning?
I watched in confusion as the car disappeared into the distant horizon as quickly as a rocket.
"Ah! Your Majesty!"
Suddenly, a pink whirlwind carrying a strong scent of perfume blew past me.
Fortunately, I reacted quickly and my hands and feet were even faster. Before my brain could figure out what was happening, I jumped to the side with my super sixth sense.
When I was sure that I had left the "rioting" pink whirlwind, I looked carefully and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of me.
Huang Mingxi was surrounded by a group of girls in pink school uniforms. Those girls rushed to kiss Huang Mingxi's cheek as if they were injected with chicken blood. At this moment, Huang Mingxi's face, which was as white as paper, was already covered with lip prints of various colors.
The girls who had kissed Huang Mingxi left the crowd contentedly, dancing with joy; the girls who were currently kissing were desperately pushed away by the countless girls behind them; the girls who hadn't been kissed yet... were lifting up their floor-length skirts to squeeze in.
Huang Mingxi stood in the crowd, covering his lips desperately.
It's so pitiful no matter how you look at it.
Uh...is this the "role model" that Huang Mingxi wants me to learn from?
"Alright! The welcome ceremony is over! Line up!"
Just as I was dumbfounded, a pleasant voice suddenly rang out.
The confused girls immediately stopped their crazy actions, dispersed in an orderly manner, and stood in a circle around Huang Mingxi.
But in the blink of an eye, the enthusiasm in the girls' eyes faded away. They shyly pinched the corner of their skirts, bowed their heads to Huang Mingxi, and shouted very sonorously: "Your Majesty, live forever!"
“Puff…”
I couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Even though my Chinese grades aren't that good, I know that "eternal" is not an idiom that can be used casually. Who are these girls? What they do and say are so weird, hahaha!
A gust of wind blew by, blowing up a few fallen leaves.
I was the only one laughing out loud at the huge school gate, while others looked at me with angry eyes, as if I had desecrated some solemn ceremony. It was so weird.
"Uh..." After I laughed a few times while holding my stomach, I touched my nose awkwardly to stop the "hahaha" sound that was a bit too loud.
The girls had no time to pay attention to me. They all locked their eyes back on Huang Mingxi and said in unison, "Welcome back to school, sir."
Then, a girl who seemed to be the organizer shyly stuffed a huge gift box with extremely beautiful packaging into Huang Mingxi's arms, and said delicately: "Sir, we haven't seen each other for a summer vacation. It feels like a year. This is a gift from the sisters. I hope you like it."
I stared blankly at this scene which resembled something from an ancient palace drama. Suddenly I felt it was very strange and at the same time very funny.
Do people with high IQs even do things differently from ordinary people? I’m not smart enough to understand what’s going on! And what is Huang Mingxi’s identity? Who are these girls?
Huang Mingxi was obviously frightened by the girls' overly enthusiastic "kissing on the face" and he still couldn't recover. He woodenly held the gift box as tall as him, expressionless, his long eyelashes drooped, and no one knew where he was looking.
The girls were obviously used to Huang Mingxi's behavior. Without waiting for Huang Mingxi to react, they walked towards the school in twos and threes, stepping like ladies.
I watched the girls go away before I approached Huang Mingxi cautiously.
Huang Mingxi, who had been standing still like a puppet, finally slowly raised his head and glanced at me.
"Who...are they?" I pointed at the spectacular lipstick marks on Huang Mingxi's face.
The way those girls pounced on Huang Mingxi and fiercely kissed her was totally inconsistent with the elegance they showed when they left...
Huang Mingxi's mouth twitched: "A bunch of crazy women, no wonder they haven't been able to get married for thousands of years!"
I suddenly remembered the fans who flocked to the hero in the comics when he appeared.
Could this be the legendary "Royal Guard"?
"What are you trying to do by putting on that 'I understand' expression again? What on earth do you understand?" Huang Mingxi's mood index was negative, and the elegance that he had always emphasized was gone, and the veins on his forehead were twitching.
I quickly laughed dryly to smooth things over: "Haha, no... I just knew that 'they are your personal guards'!"
I was afraid that this autistic boy who hardly even went online wouldn't understand, so I quickly added, "It's just 'fans'!"
Huang Mingxi's face became even gloomier, so I quickly said, "You don't even know what a 'fan' is? It's people who admire you! What a fool you are! Don't watch the 'Bloodline expansion pack' all day long. As a human being in the 21st century, you need to keep up with the times!"
Oh my! I can actually say such a high-level speech, I really deserve a praise!
I thought I had finally said something "truthful" and couldn't help feeling a little smug.
Huang Mingxi glared at me for a long time, and finally rolled his eyes at me.
Then, he suddenly threw the gift box to the ground. Because the gift box was too big, Huang Mingxi didn't have enough impact force when he first lifted it up to "combat", and almost didn't cause any substantial damage to the gift box. This made him even angrier. He simply picked up the gift box and threw it again.
With a "pop", the beautifully wrapped gift box shattered into a mass of unknown objects.
I watched in amazement as Huang Mingxi jumped onto the remains of the gift box and stomped on it hard as if to vent his anger, as if that was the enemy who murdered his father and he had finally taken revenge.
"A bunch of old women who have lost their integrity in their old age! I told you to molest me! I'll step on you!" The enraged Huang Mingxi jumped around like a human kangaroo, muttering to himself, and he really looked like a patient who had escaped from a mental hospital.
Being an "idol" isn't easy... I silently mourned for the innocent "gift". I wanted to comfort Huang Mingxi who was furious, but for some reason, what I said was: "Don't step on it! It's a 'fan' after all... a gift from your admirers!"
Huang Mingxi looked at me fiercely, as if he was looking at a stupid prey that had come to him: "If they give it to me, I have to accept it?"
I said, "If you don't want to accept it, you can refuse it. But if you have accepted it, don't take it out on me..."
"Shut up!" Huang Mingxi was furious, "You know nothing!"
I looked at the completely unreasonable Huang Mingxi in silence, and thought to myself with grievance: I don’t understand what “fart” means…
"Um..." The "gift-giving girl" who had left suddenly reappeared. She took out a bright red feather folding fan from somewhere, opened it gracefully, and covered half of her face while waving it quickly and slightly. She looked at me with a smile and asked very friendly, "This... little friend? Who are you?"
I was shocked by her soft “little friend” and said unhappily, “I will be 18 in a few months. I am Chaye who lives in Huang Mingxi’s house.”
The girl paused fanning herself, and her smile froze on her face: "Stay here?"
Uh? Did I reveal something bad?
In comics, isn't this how the heroines end up? How many heroines get too close to the hero and offend his fans, and get pranked! They might even get locked up in the bathroom!
Oh my god! I am so stupid! I actually provided such a shocking "gossip" to this group of "full of food and nothing to do"!
Huang Mingxi, who was watching silently at the side, immediately showed an expression that said, "You are so stupid! Don't ask me for help! I won't save you!"
So I had to tense up my nerves as if I was facing a great enemy, and I am very sure that various emotions quickly flashed across the girl's face, such as "You are dead", "Don't know what is good for you", "Envy, jealousy, hatred", etc., but in the end, what was fixed on her face was a sweet smile: "The teacher is not here, so it turns out that you are taking care of the adults. It's really hard work."
“Haha…it’s not hard…hahaha!” I reflexively scratched my head and said modestly.
Oh, I'm praised! Huang Mingxi is really hard to take care of... No, to serve! He's picky about food and likes to stay up late, he's disobedient and has a weird personality. He's younger than me but he still talks to me in an elder's tone. Most importantly, he's a blood-born doctor with a serious tendency to violence! Dear "fan", did you know that your "idol" watches expansion packs like "How to Kill a Blood-born" at home day and night?
I suddenly felt like I had found someone who could understand me, and my defenses against girls instantly collapsed!
Just when I was ready to show my affection to this girl who "understood" me with tears in my eyes, her face suddenly changed, and she even folded up her charming red feather fan: "Since you are a servant, you must act like a servant!"
I looked at her blankly.
"How dare you question the master's behavior! It's the master's business what he wants to do with the gift. Even if the master smashes it into pieces and throws it into a smelting furnace to melt it into waste water, we will still be very happy!" The girl pointed at me with a fan and scolded me in pain.
Hey! Who is the "slave"?
Also! Do you have a tendency to be masochistic? Do you feel happy when your carefully prepared gifts are trampled on?
I frowned and retorted: "I'm not..."
"She is not a slave." Huang Mingxi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interrupted me and said, "If we count by bloodline, she is also a first-class 'noble'. Can't you smell it?"
Hmm? What first-rate "nobles"? Is Huang Mingxi saying something I don't understand again?
The girl hesitantly twitched her small nose, and suddenly her face changed drastically. She glanced at Huang Mingxi, then looked at me in disbelief, her body shaking.
"Impossible!" the girl screamed in a shrill voice, "How is it possible!"
Then, she suddenly covered her face and ran away crying.
Why does this scene seem familiar? Why are the people around Huang Mingxi so nervous? I stared blankly at the girl's running back.
Even with such a long skirt, she could run away crying with graceful movements, and most importantly, she ran very fast. It really opened my eyes!
"What's wrong with her?" I asked Huang Mingxi.
Huang Mingxi snorted in response.
I had no choice but to give up the topic and instead looked at Huang Mingxi seriously, saying with a serious expression, "No matter what, it's wrong to vent your anger on a 'gift'. Don't waste other people's kindness!"
Huang Mingxi stared at me speechlessly for a long while, and finally sighed and said to me: "If someone gave you a snake and you didn't like it, would you treat it well?"
Is this metaphor related to what we are discussing now? Although I felt that Huang Mingxi was changing the subject, I still answered honestly: "Snakes are very cute. Since someone gave it to me, I will take good care of it."
"Aren't you afraid of snakes?" Huang Mingxi was stunned.
I sneered and laughed at him: "I'm very brave!"
Do you think I am you? Afraid of snakes?
Huang Mingxi rubbed his brows and continued to give examples: "If someone gave you something you didn't want at all..."
"But the problem is that you have already accepted it!" I interrupted Huang Mingxi impatiently, stopped him from struggling, and guided him to face reality.
Huang Mingxi was so angry that his face became expressionless. He said dryly, "That is my freedom."
"But..." I still didn't give up.
Looking at the glittering gold packaging bag, the beautiful ribbon and the card with beautiful cursive handwriting, I don’t know what they gave me. It’s such a pity that it was broken like this! I have never received such a thoughtful gift in my life!
Huang Mingxi blinked, and when he looked at me again, there was an expression on his face that I had never seen before, with a hint of coldness, a sense of superiority, and disdain.
Facing Huang Mingxi, who seemed like a completely different person, I suddenly felt like my heart was about to freeze, and even my breathing became heavy.
