The fifth night: Fireflies light up the summer 1
Ever since I witnessed the activity committee members' disdain, anger, and even hatred towards Liuli, I have been full of curiosity about Liuli's glorious past and worried about her future campus life.
When Liuli appeared at the door of our classroom openly, my first reaction was to fearlessly stand in front of Liuli, who was only as tall as my chest, and watch every move of every classmate in the classroom with full caution.
However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world...
"Ji Liuli is here!" Someone shouted.
The originally quiet classroom suddenly exploded. The girls screamed and ran around, completely disregarding their ladylike image. The boys did not react much due to face-saving, but what was going on with their actions of grabbing the chairs in front of them?
This situation of being on the verge of a great enemy is really funny, okay?
I watched in silence as the "seniors" in the classroom ran away in panic.
Liuli didn't care about the chaos in the classroom at all. As soon as she saw Huang Mingxi, she pushed me away without any appreciation and ran straight towards Huang Mingxi.
I don’t know where she got so much strength from. I couldn’t stand steadily and had to take several steps back. I almost hit my head on the podium.
By the time I found my balance and stood up straight, Liuli was already standing in front of Huang Mingxi with eyes wide open, like a puppy that had found its owner.
With her and Huang Mingxi as the center, all the students within a 5-meter radius, both boys and girls, wailed and fled in all directions.
Since Huang Mingxi's seat was in the center of the classroom, there was no third person in the area with a diameter of 10 meters in the middle of the classroom.
The students were clinging to the wall like paper people, standing there trembling with fear, looking so pitiful no matter how you looked at them.
In the center of the classroom, Liuli said to Huang Mingxi in her clear and crisp childish voice: "Sir Huang, I'm here to see you!"
When I thought that this was a girl older than me, I couldn't help but get goosebumps all over my body.
Huang Mingxi continued reading without raising his head and replied coldly, "Oh."
This arrogant behavior made me frown.
Liuli didn't care at all, the joy in her eyes was so full that it was about to overflow.
It’s a pity that Huang Mingxi didn’t even look at it.
Alas! How pitiful are the hearts of the fans all over the world!
Just as I was feeling emotional, someone pulled my skirt.
I looked back and saw Jasmine looking at me with a distorted face. She pointed at Liuli with a trembling hand and said through gritted teeth, "Why is she here?"
Oh my god, why is Jasmine like this? Is she so angry that she wants to beat Liuli up?
I quickly grabbed her hand to prevent her from going crazy. "Um, I forgot to tell you, Liuli said she would come to 'supervise' this afternoon... Oh no! She came to help us prepare for the Summer Night Festival!"
"Supervisor?" Jasmine's voice rose several decibels, sounding like a broken speaker, piercing my eardrums and causing a dull pain. "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
"Uh... sorry... I didn't mean it!" I admitted my mistake sincerely.
I really didn't mean it, but looking at my classmates' reactions, if I had told everyone earlier, Liuli would have been pranked, right?
So, I am still very glad that I didn’t say it in advance.
"We will prepare well for the Summer Night Festival! Don't worry about the 'division of labor and cooperation'! Just follow the instructions in the booklet! We don't need her help at all!" Jasmine shook my hand off with all her strength. She grabbed my collar and shook it hard, "Send her back quickly! Honey!"
"But..." I looked at Jasmine deeply. Jasmine immediately widened her eyes and pricked up her ears to listen to my next words with expectation. Facing her hopeful eyes, I said sadly, "Solidarity and mutual assistance are the traditional virtues of our country!"
Jasmine was stunned for a moment with her mouth open, then she pointed at my nose and screamed hysterically: "You two are accomplices, right? You must be on the same side! You must be!"
Several black lines immediately appeared on my forehead. Why does this statement seem a bit weird?
"No!" I shook my head innocently, desperately speaking good words for Liuli, trying to bring the seemingly collapsed Jasmine back to reason, "She really is here to help us!"
"Okay, human!" Liuli came over at some point. She narrowed her glassy eyes and looked Jasmine up and down.
I felt Jasmine suddenly tense up because she was now holding her breath.
I looked at Liuli encouragingly, hoping that she could say something to “clear the air.”
"Tsk tsk, you are still so immature, 'Captain of the Imperial Guard'?" Liuli said sarcastically , "You are always hysterical, even worse than the lowest human beings! You still want to follow the noble emperor, don't you feel inferior?"
“Wu…” Jasmine stood there in a trance for 5 seconds, then immediately covered her face and ran out of the classroom, crying loudly, “Waaaaa!”
Liuli turned around domineeringly and looked around the classroom.
Everyone she saw trembled all over, looking like a mouse seeing a cat.
I couldn't help but feel a little confused - looking at everyone's reactions, it didn't seem like they wanted to "avenge" Liuli. Instead, it seemed like they hoped not to see Liuli again in their entire life and wanted to avoid her as much as possible.
"The seniors will all prepare for the Summer Night Festival, right?" Liuli smiled sweetly, and her eyes seemed to become deeper, as if she wanted to absorb people's souls...
But her voice sounds so soft that it makes people's bones numb.
The students immediately nodded their heads vigorously.
Liuli raised her hand with satisfaction and the classmates immediately stopped all their actions like machines inputting instructions.
"It seems that everyone will have a great time in the next few days, because I will come to help again!" After saying that, Liuli skipped away.
The students immediately sat down on the ground exhausted like athletes who had just run tens of thousands of meters, and many of them were still gasping for breath.
"Why... are you so afraid of Liuli..." Don't accuse me of being unsympathetic. If you saw a group of people who usually behave elegantly and speak gracefully being scared like this, you would also be very curious.
"Didn't you see how she treated Jasmine?" A girl covered her chest with her hands, her face full of panic.
I thought carefully about what Liuli said. It wasn't that great. Jasmine's ability to withstand blows was too poor... But facing the eyes of my classmates who were like frightened little rabbits, I was too embarrassed to say it directly, so I had to say it in a slightly euphemistic way: "It's okay..."
"Are you okay?" The boy with glasses excitedly grabbed the thick English dictionary and took a defensive posture. The exaggerated action scared me, and I thought he would throw the dictionary at me as a weapon.
The boy said bitterly, "That witch! She always criticized us to pieces in every discussion... No, she was disrespectful! She even said that my glasses were worse than the glass of beer bottles. What the hell is beer? I checked the Internet and found out that it is a low-quality alcoholic beverage for ordinary people! She also said that I looked more ridiculous than a four-eyed frog! I checked the Internet again and found that frogs are just low-level amphibians. There is no comparison between me and them! But when I changed my contact lenses, she said that contact lenses can cause retinal detachment and even catch fire if you are not careful. As soon as she finished speaking, my contact lenses immediately caught fire! Fortunately, they fell off before burning, otherwise I would definitely go blind! She is a demon! A demon!"
Uh... OK, so Liuli's superpower is to make things burn? Even I was worried about the boy with glasses. Such a prank is really too much. If you are not careful, it will cause terrible harm to others. But... young man, as a senior, you must be broad-minded. It's okay to be teased by the junior girl. Don't take it seriously...
After listening to the boy's red-faced accusation, I sympathetically sighed: "You are so miserable..."
"That's what I mean!" The boy felt much better after receiving my sympathy.
Another girl couldn't help but start talking: "I still remember that it was a cold winter day, I was quietly hiding in the woods and looking at the handsome figure of Lord Huang... Suddenly! That person fell from the sky! Yes! She is Ji Liuli! She is obviously cuter than any other doll in the world, why does she have a heart more vicious than a snake and scorpion? She actually didn't allow me to look at Lord Huang! She also ridiculed me for being low-priced, lowly, and having very bad taste. She! She actually said that the school uniform looked as ridiculous as a lantern on me! She also said that I would definitely be punished by the wise birds! As a result, a stupid bird immediately shit on me! She must be an evil wizard!"
This... is probably just a coincidence...
I wiped the sweat off my face silently and smiled awkwardly: "Hehehe..."
"She's a bad girl! Right!" The girl looked at me hopefully.
I had no choice but to nod reluctantly.
Next, the classmates complained to me about the "unforgivable" things Liuli had done, as if they had seen a savior. They were nothing more than some verbal attacks and unexpected incidents.
For me, it's nothing worth remembering.
"Haven't you been hurt by her?" the classmates asked curiously.
I scratched my hair. Did Liuli ever hurt me? Not really, so I shook my head.
"What!" The classmates were shocked. "Who are you? That little witch Ji Liuli didn't do anything to you!"
"Do I have a face that is very suitable for hurting?" We are not related, and there is no conflict between us. There is no need to conflict. As for who I am, it is better not to say it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Who knew that the classmates actually nodded in unison.
This is the first time in my life that someone has told me that I “look good enough to be hurt”. I feel really complicated…
I touched my face in confusion.
My mom once said that I was naive and simple, and could be easily deceived; my dad once said that I was warm and kind, and could easily win the favor of others. These two opinions combined have nothing to do with "suitable to be hurt"...
However, I always felt that the classmates had misunderstood Liuli, so I explained: "Maybe everyone and Liuli have misunderstood each other. Although Liuli has a bad mouth, she is a very serious and responsible person. If everyone is willing to get along with her, I believe that all the previous grudges will disappear."
"Who are you anyway? Why doesn't Ji Liuli dare to do anything to you? Even the Emperor looks at you differently?" My classmates didn't buy it at all, and gradually became aggressive because I repeatedly "vindicated" Liuli.
Faced with my classmates who were getting excited again, I shrank my neck, not knowing what to say.
"She is my housekeeper." Huang Mingxi, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly said in a low voice, "I am sorry for not disciplining her properly. I have made a fool of myself."
The classroom suddenly became deathly silent, as if even the air had stopped circulating.
Someone suddenly said, "It turns out to be the butler of the Emperor! How disrespectful!"
Then this group of young ladies and young masters who were ignorant of the world began to imagine my life experience crazily.
"Since she is the housekeeper of the Emperor, she must be the daughter of some noble family!"
"Yes! Seeing how she remained calm in the face of danger, she is indeed worthy of being the housekeeper of the Emperor!"
"No wonder Ji Liuli is so polite to her. I almost admire her!"
…
I stood on the podium with my mouth open, forced to accept the fanatical worship of my classmates.
I really want to remind you: the little housekeeper that Huang Mingxi mentioned is actually just a little follower! His real housekeeper is your class teacher! Classmates! Also, to the distinguished classmates, I am just a grassroots civilian, and have nothing to do with the eldest lady or anything like that...
However, I also couldn't say out loud that I was a human who was about to become a vampire... Oh! The pressure of lying was so great.
I looked at Huang Mingxi with resentment, and he responded with a mischievous wink.
Well, your expression is so cute that it can totally melt my resentment.
After this farce, I somehow became the new star in the class. My classmates were all polite to me and cooperated quite well with the preparations for the Summer Night Festival.
For a while, the advanced department S1 class was in a happy mood, and the students were busy. This unprecedented scene was widely reported by the school's news agency, saying that our class had opened a new chapter of harmony in Rose College.
Maybe because what I said before had some effect, the students' attitude towards Liuli was gradually changing.
Instead of retreating, he tried to say hello to Liuli.
Liuli also gradually became more cheerful from being prickly at the beginning.
Everything is moving in a good direction, which makes me feel particularly cheerful, but I seem to have forgotten something very important.
Time passed gradually in such a harmonious atmosphere. Soon after school started, the hot summer finally began to migrate to other places, and the weather gradually became cooler.
At the end of this summer, the Rose Academy's Summer Night Festival is about to begin.
Tomorrow is the Summer Night Festival.
I stood in the attic and looked at the setting sun which was about to fall into the horizon. I decided to go to the mountain stream behind the castle to catch fireflies tonight.
During this period, I have been busy applying for venues from the school and preparing related props, so I often have to run around the school. Even when I get home, I have to prepare related small decorations and even eat in the small attic. Huang Mingxi's work was scheduled for the night of the Summer Night Festival. He usually has nothing to do, so I don't know where he hid in order to relax. So, Huang Mingxi and I haven't had a good talk for a long time.
I suddenly miss the days before I went to Rose Academy. Huang Mingxi at that time was real and cute, which made me like her. Since I started school, I have mostly seen "Huang Mingxi in school".
In school, Huang Mingxi is often serious, but he always helps me when I need him, and he also does some naughty things; he is very popular among his classmates, but they just like him blindly, which is very strange and often makes me feel uncomfortable. Although Huang Mingxi is also very cute in school, I still like Huang Mingxi at home.
Huang Mingxi is the most real at this time.
In order to catch fireflies, I went home early today. Huang Mingxi and Ji Youran haven't come back yet.
I left a note for Huang Mingxi and pressed it on the dining table with a cup. I planned to go to the destination to survey the terrain first.
Liuli told me about the fireflies behind the Rose Castle. She said it was a record from a long time ago and she wasn’t sure if they still exist now.
This girl is so unreliable! If I don't find the fireflies in time, won't I be in trouble tomorrow?
Walk along the cobblestone path leading to the back garden of the Rose Castle, and you will see an inconspicuous carved iron gate.
Mottled rust spreads on it, revealing the vicissitudes of time.
The iron door was ajar and it took some strength to open it.
Fortunately, I am no longer an ordinary person, so I opened the door and walked out easily.
The backyard of Rose Castle is a large lawn, with nothing else except pet cages and pets. Outside the iron gate is a dirt road with green grass on both sides. Fortunately, it has been sunny for the past half month, and the dirt road has long been bleached by the sun. It is hard to step on, which has the artistic conception of a country road.
