CH 1.1

Chapter 1.1:

HongLuo No. 7 High School

In the August September heat, Xu Youyou was bundled up in a fleece jacket as she stood dejectedly in the teacher’s office. Her mother was currently talking to her future homeroom teacher as she discussed the matters of her transfer. 

“I’ve seen her file, Student Xu Youyou grew up abroad. How is her Chinese, can she recognize Chinese characters?” The homeroom teacher’s name was Song You and looked to be a little older than 30 and very kind. 

“She can recognize them, Youyou grew up with a bilingual education. She shouldn’t have an issue with communicating or recognizing characters. However, of course, her Chinese cannot compare with students here,” Li LeYao said. 

“That’s good. Otherwise, she may not be able to take this class.” Teacher Song let out a breath of relief. He paused slightly before asking, “How about her other grades? Does she have a subject she excels at?”

“Teacher Song, I don’t have many requests regarding Youyou’s grades. After the Gaokao, I plan to send her abroad.” Before returning to the country, Li Leyao had already discussed this with her ex-husband. 

Since she was little, Xu Youyou had grown up in Y Country and received her education in Y Country. Since she returned to finish high school in the country, of course the Gaokao would be a harder for her. So, before returning she and her ex-husband discussed it and planned to send their daughter to study abroad for college after the Gaokao. 

“I see.” Teacher Song nodded his head showing his understanding. He turned his head to look at the girl who stood to the side and hadn’t yet said a word. His gaze landed on the girl’s fuzzy jacket, “Student Xu Youyou” 

“Yes?” Xu Youyou looked up, her delicate face was colored with a sickly pale white.

“Do you feel sick?” No matter how one looked at it, wearing a winter fleece jacket in the 20 something degree Celsius heat must mean something is wrong with the body.

“She is just unaccustomed to the new environment, the past two days she had a fever” Li Leyao answered for her daughter. 

“Then are you sure she should go to school today? She doesn’t need to rest for a few more days?” Teacher Song saw that the girl’s lips were not even a bit red, and asked worriedly. 

Li Leyao did not answer the teacher’s question right away, but rather turned towards her daughter and said, “Youyou, go explore the school. I need to talk to your teacher about a few things,” 

Xu Youyou nodded her head, exited the office and looked around. She saw that no far away under the sun was a bench, and she began walking towards it. 

Li Leyao watched through the window as her daughter sat down in the sun again and could not help but let out a sigh. 

“Teacher Song, Xu Youyou actually has psychological issue,” Li Leyao told Teacher Song. 

“Psychological issue?”

“Not long after my ex-husband and I divorced, he got married again. Youyou could not take the stimulus and got sick. After waking up, she always felt cold.” Li Leyao felt it was a bit awkward and tried to remedy it by adding a sentence, “Our divorce was not very amiable.” 

Teacher Song had a sudden epiphany. Getting married right after a divorce, 80% of the time is because of an affair that leads to divorce. 

“Then what did the doctor say?”

“The doctor said only she could unravel the issues in her heart and suggested I change her environment. This is also the reason I brought her back. But, she does not have any friends yet in the country and staying home isn’t good. So I thought she could just start school early to make friends, participate in group activities, and maybe this will help her healing process “ Li Leyao said. 

“I see, then are her emotions unstable? Is there anything I should be aware of? Like things that could trigger her?” Engaging with sensitive kids is always the hardest. 

“No need to worry. Youyou just feels cold and likes sitting in the sun. As for her triggers…since coming here there should be none. Otherwise I would not feel comfortable letting her attend school” Li Leyao said. 

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On the bench, Xu Youyou closed her eyes and sat in the sun for awhile. After waiting till her body was warmed by the warmth of the sun, she finally looked up towards the direction of the office.

Just now when her mother had her come out, she could guess what her mother and the homeroom teacher were talking about. It couldn’t be anything but her having some sort of psychological issue triggered by her parent’s divorce. Before coming back to the country, she had spent half a month seeing psychologists abroad. And she almost got depression from it. 

Ai, there really is no explanation for it. 

Xu Youyou could not help but let out a sigh. Although her asshole father, Xu WenGuang, got married after half a year and even brought back a 13 year old illegitimate daughter—exposing the truth of his ten-plus years of cheating, it should not have triggered her illness. The reason she always felt cold was because the after effects of rebirth. 

Yes, she was reborn.