67 – The Withering Lily
“But I don’t know why, yesterday Xiaorou didn’t seem to be in a good mood and didn’t send me many messages. Maybe it’s because of her health…”
Xiang Honyun’s tone became low as he spoke, and he didn’t continue on that topic.
“If possible, I hope you can spend more time playing with Xiaorou. She might not have much time left here; she said she wanted to have some beautiful memories before leaving.”
“You can use this card for any purchases at Late Summer Square.” After saying that, Xiang Honyun pointed to the card.
Suyun could clearly feel that he was giving her a task.
Play with his sister, and the reward is this card.
And this card surely isn’t simple; given that it’s for ‘any purchases,’ it must have a lot of w in it.
“…” Suyun lowered her head and fell silent for a moment, thinking there wasn’t much to this matter.
“I don’t like shopping; I don’t need this.” She returned the card to the male.
“You don’t like this? Just say it, and I can meet your needs.” Upon returning it, Xiang Honyun became worried, his tone panicking, and he immediately increased the reward.
“That’s not… I don’t need your thanks; I didn’t do that for a reward. I want to be friends with Xiaorou; it’s just… I genuinely want to be friends with her.”
Suyun was unsure how to express herself; she just didn’t want the card, that was all.
Xiaorou was her third friend since starting university.
The first was Qin Xue, the second was Mr. Zhang De-yi, who got hurt helping her, and the third was this frail girl.
“Ah?” Xiang Honyun was slightly surprised by Suyun’s words.
He initially thought that such a beautiful girl would love to dress up and wouldn’t refuse his gifts.
It seemed he had underestimated her.
“Thank you.” Xiang Honyun bowed sincerely and thanked Suyun.
After a few brief exchanges and exchanging contact information, he left.
Suyun stood in place, feeling it was quite wonderful.
Wait, is Xiaorou preparing to leave? Isn’t she also a freshman like me?
Oh, she must be going back home to inherit the family business since her family is wealthy.
Suyun thought positively, after all, Xiaorou’s brother didn’t seem to be an ordinary person.
Playing with the girl, sounds good.
It’s not simple.
In a good mood, Suyun closed her door well and walked to 1102.
She also wanted to pet a cat.
“Xiaorou, it’s me; can I come in?” Suyun softly called to the interior of the room.
Soon, light footsteps came from inside.
“Click.”
“Come in.” Xiaorou’s frail figure appeared in front of her, wearing pajamas.
Suyun entered the room and suddenly realized that both doors had been fixed.
Moreover, the landlord hadn’t come to ask her for compensation.
After some thought, she felt that Xiaorou’s brother might have helped with that.
Smelling the faint fragrance in the room, Suyun felt pleasantly surprised.
Seeing the flowers outside the kitchen and the photos in the hall again, she suddenly felt how beautiful this place was.
“Meow~” After opening the bedroom door, a small orange cat leaped off the bed and ran towards Suyun.
In no time, the cat pounced into Suyun’s arms, pawing at her clothes and meowing happily.
“Little Orange, don’t pull at other people’s clothes.” Xiaorou came up from behind, pinching the little paws of the orange cat.
“It’s fine; it’s fine, hey.” Suyun felt her clothes were thick and didn’t mind.
But her focus was now on that frail little hand in front of her.
After all, since Suyun had become this way, her hands were somewhat small, probably because she was hungry a lot, drinking only a bit of blood each day. But she wasn’t a normal person, so this was considered normal.
However, Xiaorou was a normal person; she ate regularly, yet her hands were slightly smaller than Suyun’s, looking somewhat unhealthy.
“…” Suyun felt a bit worried inside.
Looking at the large pink bed in front of her, she felt that Xiaorou resembled a lily that was about to wither.
……
In the next hour, Suyun spent time in Xiaorou’s room playing with the cat and chatting about school.
Xiaorou looked fearful when she heard that Suyun had fallen from a four-meter-high stage yesterday. She kept asking if Suyun was okay, if she felt unwell, and kept asking for a long while, even inquiring several times before leaving.
A really kind girl.
Of course, Suyun didn’t mention the embarrassing song she sang on stage or the awkward nickname.
But it was strange; Xiaorou inexplicably asked about her relationship with Qin Xue, and her tone sounded gossipy. Clearly, they weren’t a couple, which made the question feel odd.
Once back in her own room, Suyun picked up her phone and found over ten missed calls from her father.
“Beep, beep…” Upon seeing this, she hurriedly called back.
“Hello, is it Suyun? Why didn’t you answer so many calls just now?”
“I just got back, playing next door.”
After a brief explanation, her father began discussing the main matter of the day.
The essence was that an elder from their hometown, working in the government, might be able to help them, and they planned to go back to offer a gift when they had time.
Actually, the issue with the ID card just needed a gender change; after all, the last photo was taken three or four years ago, and it was natural for her appearance to change from middle school to university.
But changing the gender wasn’t that simple, so they had to look into it.
The last time her ID would be needed was for the final exam of the first semester of her freshman year, which meant she had to get the new ID before the exam on January 14.
Currently, it was December 20, leaving roughly three weeks.
Her father decided to take Suyun back to their hometown next week or the week after to resolve this matter, with specific plans to be discussed once they got in touch with their fellow townsmen.
They chatted for over twenty minutes before Suyun hung up.
She felt her parents provided her with a lot of security, which affirmed a saying online: no matter what happens, just call out ‘Mom!’ and things get solved.
Of course, Suyun didn’t plan to rely on her parents forever; she intended to support them in the future, though there were some things she didn’t fully understand yet.
Returning to her desk, she resumed studying, motivated and quickly immersed in her work.
After ten days and nights, Suyun now had the confidence to attempt passing all her subjects, showcasing her efficiency.
But if she hoped to be first in her school, that was still in the realm of dreams; however, if she continued to work hard for the next month, there was still a chance.
……
“Ding~” By around eleven-thirty that night, her phone vibrated on the table.
It was a voice call from Qin Xue!
Suyun leaned in excitedly to check.
A video call! Wow?
She jumped onto her bed and answered the call.
Soon, a beautiful girl with long hair appeared on the phone screen.
