The counselor alone spent around 40 minutes talking and introducing the school .
The young male counselor was a second-year student at the university . He was humorous, so the 40 minute-long introduction wasn’t a bore .
A class lesson immediately followed their introduction, and then it was lunchtime .
During lunch, Su Yue dragged Bai Jing out of school to a relatively high-end Chinese restaurant nearby . They left after a full meal .
Su Yue glanced over the sidewalk and had an idea . She smiled and pulled Bai Jing’s arm . “We have no lessons in the afternoon, so let’s go get a gift for your sister . ”
Bai Jing shook her head . “You don’t need to get a gift . Your presence is good enough . ”
“No, I have to bring a gift,” Su Yue said with determination in her voice .
There were many shops selling birthday gifts for girls near the school . Su Yue randomly picked one and used her preference as a reference for her gift, and so she bought a small guitar .
The main reason was that the small guitar came with a box, and it was easier to carry as compared to a huge stuffed toy .
Both of them bought a pile of snacks . When they reached the school entrance, Bai Jing’s phone rang . She took it out and when she saw the caller, her expression turned hostile .
“Hello,” she answered as she put the phone to her ear . She suddenly increased her pace and left Su Yue behind .
Su Yue carried her textbooks on one hand and the guitar in the other . She chased after Bai Jing .
When she finally caught up, Bai Jing had just ended her call .
“Su Yue, my—my second brother has sent someone to pick us up,” Bai Jing said, looking at Su Yue . She sounded very forced and unwilling to call him second brother .
Su Yue didn’t think into it and nodded . “Okay, I’ll just grab my phone from the dormitory . I left it there . ”
“Sure, you can bring back your textbooks, too . ”
When they returned to the dormitory, Su Yue unplugged her phone and turned it on . Countless messages and WeChat messages greeted her, and all of them were from Xuxu .
She read Xuxu’s message—it said that she should not go to Bai Jing’s house .
All her messages forbade her from going . It confused Su Yue because she didn’t know why . Hence, she called Xuxu .
“Hello, Third sister-in-law . ”
When Xuxu heard Su Yue’s voice, she worriedly chided, “I’ve been trying to reach you the entire morning . Why did you turn your phone off?”
This was the first time she raised her voice at Su Yue .
Su Yue froze for a moment before explaining . “I went for lessons in the morning . My phone was flat . ”
Her third sister-in-law must have been worried sick because she could not contact her .
“I’m already outside your school . Do you have lessons in the afternoon?” Xuxu asked, her tone milder than before .
“Today’s the first day of lessons, so I have none in the afternoon,” Su Yue replied . Then it finally registered in her brain and she asked in shock, “Did you say that you’re outside our school right now?”
Xuxu answered, “I couldn’t reach you and I was worried sick . Come over quickly . I’m in the school’s parking lot . ”
“Oh,” Su Yue answered before ending the call .
She looked at Bai Jing and said, “My third sister-in-law is here at the carpark . She asked me to go over . ”
Bai Jing nodded . “Let’s go together . ”
“Mm . ” Su Yue nodded . She turned around and retrieved her bag from the bed . “Let’s go,” she said to Bai Jing .
Xuxu saw Su Yue and Bai Jing walking over in the distance . She hurriedly walked over . “Yueyue . ”
She then looked at Bai Jing . “Bai Jing . ”
“Third sister-in-law,” Bai Jing greeted, nodding slightly .
Xuxu observed her face and smiled with concern . “The past few days of military training must’ve been tough on you . ”