Chapter 120 – Look in My Eyes

Lin Xi had no idea how one was supposed to “catch” a rainbow, so she changed the subject and got Zhao Xinning to stop focusing on it.

“Xinning, I still don’t know what kind of stunt your Class 3 is pulling for the school anniversary-ah, no, I mean, what performance have you prepared?”

“We’re putting on a play.”

“What play?”

“Cat-Ear Maid Cafe.”

Lin Xi: “???”

She had thought Class 3 would perform some famous play or other. How had they ended up with Cat-Ear Maid Cafe???

At the mention of cat-ear maids, the first person Lin Xi thought of was Lu Yi.

“Your Class 3 didn’t come up with this because of Lu Yi, did you?”

“We did,” Zhao Xinning said. “Everyone in class found out that Lu Yi works part-time at Cat-Ear Maid Cafe on Saturdays and Sundays.”

“So someone suggested we use that as the theme and write a play around it.”

Lu Yi was a genuine cat-ear maid. Lin Xi had even drunk coffee that Lu Yi had cast her “tasty magic” on. The aftertaste was truly unforgettable.

Without a doubt, Lu Yi was absolutely the star of the play.

“Xinning, you’re taking part too, right?” Lin Xi asked.

Zhao Xinning covered her face. “It feels so embarrassing…”

“How could it?”

Lin Xi’s bold attempt at “flirting” was seen by Yang Tongtong, who grew angrier the more she watched. In her heart, she felt indignant on her sister’s behalf.

Zhao Xinning’s beauty was nothing compared to her sister after she returned to being the Queen of Lust!

Also, Lin Xi, that jerk, was way too smooth, wasn’t she?

Yang Tongtong recorded Lin Xi’s behavior in her mental ledger. Even if she had to disobey her sister’s orders, she would find a chance to properly teach Lin Xi a lesson for her sister…

…

The helicopter was like a giant black bird, arriving at its destination before the first class began.

A short while later, Lin Xi returned to the classroom.

It took only the span of one class for a rumor along the lines of “District 1 Magical Girl Su Tang personally flew a helicopter to escort Sun Goddess Lin Xi back to school” to spread across the entire campus.

After class, Lin Xi opened her phone and discovered that she had already overtaken Xia Xun to become the hottest topic at Z City No. 1 Middle School.

“Wait, what? Who started this rumor???”

“What did I ever do to deserve Su Tang personally flying me back???”

Everyone on the helicopter knew it had been District 1’s ace pilot, Jiang Liusi, who had brought them back.

Lin Xi approached the problem by process of elimination.

First, Xinning and Little Sister Tongtong could be ruled out.

Neither of them was that unhinged. They probably wouldn’t make up a rumor.

That meant the culprit could only be either Yang Shanshan or Su Xiangxue.

Lin Xi turned around at once and asked Yang Shanshan, “Miss Shanshan, was it you who started the rumor?”

Yang Shanshan immediately fired off a three-hit combo:

“It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it, I don’t know.”

Lin Xi said solemnly, “Look in my eyes!”

“Tell me!”

“Why?!”

Yang Shanshan looked like she was about to cry.

“Miss Lin Xi, it really wasn’t me.”

Lin Xi instantly changed her expression and apologized. “I’m sorry, Miss Shanshan. I believe you.”

“Mm. There is only one truth!” Lin Xi looked toward Su Xiangxue. “It must have been Miss Su Xiangxue.”

It wasn’t a good time to ask now, so Lin Xi planned to stop Su Xiangxue after school and get a clear answer.

…

After school, Lin Xi called Su Xiangxue up to the rooftop.

The first time Lin Xi had come to this place, it had been because she received that anonymous letter from Su Xiangxue.

After coming here once, she genuinely felt this place was pretty nice. It was somewhere you could “conspire loudly”:

“Miss Su Xiangxue!”

“Look in my eyes!”

“Tell me!”

“Why?!”

Su Xiangxue: “???”

“Miss Lin Xi? Are you… feeling all right?”

“Still playing dumb?” Lin Xi said. “You must have made up that rumor so my popularity would surpass Xia Xun’s.”

“Even if the rumor doesn’t really hurt anyone, spreading rumors is wrong!”

But Su Xiangxue said, “It wasn’t me. I was just about to ask you if you knew who did it.”

“Do you really think I’d use my own sister as gossip material?”

“Besides, I’ve always believed that if you’re going to win, you win fair and square.”

“Using a rumor to push your popularity above Xia Xun’s isn’t my style.”

Lin Xi: “…”

“That makes sense… Then who could it be?”

“Little Sister Tongtong and Xinning aren’t that unhinged. They wouldn’t do something this pointless.”

Su Xiangxue didn’t think they had done it either. She offered her theory:

“My guess is that some other student knew that was a plane from District 1 and saw you get off it, so they just made up a random rumor.”

Lin Xi realized there was a serious problem. “If this person makes up an even more outrageous rumor later, won’t I be finished?”

“So we have to find the rumor-monger and make them clarify it themselves.”

“I understand,” Su Xiangxue said. “You’re right. We have to pay attention to every little thing. We can’t let your reputation collapse.”

Lin Xi: “…”

“My reputation isn’t that fragile.”

“At school, I’m practically a Model Student.”

Su Xiangxue admitted it too. “The fact that Miss Lin Xi doesn’t have a single anti-fan is one area where you’ve completely beaten Xia Xun.”

“What? Xia Xun has anti-fans?” Lin Xi said in disbelief. “How could the super-perfect magical beauty girl Xia Xun possibly have anti-fans?”

Su Xiangxue answered, “Among the people who confessed to Xia Xun and got rejected, some turned love into hate and became anti-fans.”

“Ah. Well-” Lin Xi was speechless.

“Miss Lin Xi, in order to prevent the same thing from happening to you, please tell me honestly: how many people have you rejected after they confessed to you? That way I can come up with a strategy.”

“Zero.”

“Huh?! No one’s ever confessed to you?! How is that possible?!”

Lin Xi: “…”

“For an ordinary, assembly-line product like me, isn’t it perfectly normal that no one has confessed to me?”

“It isn’t normal. It’s actually a little eerie!” Su Xiangxue said with a grim expression. “Could it be some kind of curse that prevents people from even forming the thought of confessing to you???”

“Um… Miss Su Xiangxue, it’s not like we’re living in some fantasy novel. This is the real world. Where would a curse come from?” Lin Xi accepted the fact that no one had confessed to her with perfect peace of mind.

It suited her just fine.

She was a witch. She didn’t even know how long she could live, so what right did she have to waste someone else’s youth?

Lin Xi had decided long ago that she would never accept anyone’s confession, nor would she confess to anyone herself.

“Miss Lin Xi!” Su Xiangxue stood up straight and said solemnly, “Look in my eyes!”

“Let me be the one to break this curse for you!”

Before Lin Xi had time to say anything, Su Xiangxue blurted out:

“I’ve liked you for a long time!”

Creak-

Zhao Xinning pushed the door open and walked in, catching the scene at the perfect moment.