Chapter 212 – The Ultimate Anti-Xi Move

“What kind of celery is Enqin? And what kind of orange is a Loyal Orange?” Sophie asked innocently, unfamiliar with this particular strain of internet nonsense.

She had joined the Sun Goddess Fan Chat after all. Almost as large as Xia Xun’s fan chat, it was now the second-largest fan chat at Z City No. 1 Middle School, full of talented people who all had such a way with words.

Yang Shanshan patiently explained Enqin and Loyal Orange to Sophie, drawing on Lin Xi’s glorious past exploits to spread the gospel.

Lin Xi went numb from head to toe with embarrassment.

She could not stop Yang Shanshan from proselytizing, much less stop Sophie from being curious.

Fine. She gave up. Let them do whatever they wanted.

As long as Sophie did nothing dangerous, Lin Xi would leave her alone.

Listening to Yang Shanshan’s explanations, Sophie declared that she had learned a great deal.

Her interest in Lin Xi grew exponentially…

…

After school that afternoon, Lin Xi skipped band practice.

There was something she had to do: visit Xia Xun at home.

For the past two days, the news had been dominated by headlines like “Queen of Lust Appears in Z City, Leaving Three Magical Girls Helpless.”

Lin Xi dearly wanted to curse out the genius who had come up with that headline. Its belittling tone had immediately drawn a barrage of criticism online.

The three Magical Girls’ fan bases were no joke.

Lin Xi’s verdict was simple:

Serves you right!

Xia Xun and the other two had fought desperately to protect Z City. They had hardly stood around helplessly!

Lin Xi felt guilty too. The Queen of Lust had come to rescue her, which meant she was indirectly responsible for Xia Xun’s injuries.

On her way to visit Xia Xun, she almost wanted to follow Shi Yu’s example and show up carrying thorn branches on her back to beg forgiveness.

Of course, she could not actually do that.

Wouldn’t that be as good as telling Xia Xun that she was the very Super-Grade Disaster Xia Xun was so desperate to catch?

Besides, the whole thorn-branch apology routine was far too absurd…

Determined to make amends, Lin Xi planned to take good care of Xia Xun.

Before going to her house, she stopped at a supermarket for fresh fruit. Once she got there, she would make Xia Xun her favorite fruit salad.

As she left the supermarket, a message arrived from Xia Xun, asking where she was and how much longer she would be.

Lin Xi took a photo of the fruit bags in her hand and told Xia Xun she was on her way to make her fruit salad.

…

“Yaaaaay!!!” Xia Xun wriggled around on her bed in excitement after reading Lin Xi’s reply.

“Lin Xi cares so much about me. There’s no doubt about it-she has feelings for me!!!”

After receiving treatment and purification in a medical pod at the Countermeasures Bureau1, Xia Xun was actually more or less fine.

She intended to play the sick, feeble patient and milk it for all it was worth!

Before long, the scheming Magical Girl finally heard the doorbell ring. Her unsuspecting visitor had arrived…

The door opened.

Lin Xi jumped. “Xia Xun, how did you end up looking so awful?!”

It was, in fact, Xia Xun’s sick-person makeup.

“Lin… Xi…” Xia Xun said weakly.

“Go back to bed,” Lin Xi said gently. “Just tell me if you want anything to eat or drink. I’ll stay and take care of you tonight.”

Xia Xun was deeply moved.

I really do have a place in her heart!!!

In reality, Lin Xi was acting out of guilt.

“I want you-” Xia Xun began.

Lin Xi: “…”

“Want me to do what???”

Why did something about this feel off???

Realizing she was getting ahead of herself, Xia Xun eased off her offensive.

“I want you to make me fruit salad.”

“Sure. Just a moment.” Lin Xi carried the fruit into the kitchen and got to work.

Xia Xun sat down on the sofa, her eyes fixed on Lin Xi.

“You’re so good to me.”

“Of course I am. We’re good friends,” Lin Xi replied as she cut up the fruit.

“Heehee…” Xia Xun smiled.

Lin Xi soon finished the fruit salad and brought it over.

“Could you… feed me?” Xia Xun asked feebly.

“You got it.” Lin Xi picked up a spoon and began feeding her.

Xia Xun was in heaven.

Who knew pretending to be sick would work this well? All that time she had spent studying Thirty-Six Stratagems of Love had not been a complete waste after all.

“You should have some too.”

Lin Xi looked at Xia Xun, then at the spoon. “I’ll get another spoon.”

Xia Xun caught the hem of Lin Xi’s clothes. “You don’t need another one…”

Lin Xi blushed faintly. “Then… if you don’t mind, I’ll use this one?”

Xia Xun nodded. Why would she possibly mind?

And so the two ate fruit salad together while watching SpongeBob and Patrick Star catch jellyfish on TV.

Lin Xi hoped she and Xia Xun could become friends like SpongeBob and Patrick Star-happy together every day, enjoying life to the fullest.

Then Xia Xun deliberately turned her head, letting some jam smear the corner of her mouth.

“Ah, sorry!” Lin Xi berated herself for being so clumsy. She could not even feed someone properly.

Xia Xun said it was all right.

Lin Xi: “…”

Wait… had Xia Xun done that on purpose???

What kind of yuri scheming was this???

“Behave, Xia Xun.” She reached for a tissue. Seeing this, Xia Xun immediately fell back on her time-honored specialty:

The ultimate anti-Xi move-crying and making a fuss!