CH 38

Chapter 38 Chi Jingxi: I Will Never be Distracted by This Person Again! 2

Wen Yantong saw that he had already used two pieces of paper in a row and sighed, "Little Marquis, if you want to write, then write well. Why waste paper?"

Chi Jingxi's eyes darkened. "Are you lecturing me?"

Wen Yantong smiled and said, "No, no. I just think your words are so beautiful. If you don't want it, you can give it to me. It's a pity to waste it."

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Chi Jingxi put down the pen and told the servant to step down. "Not voting. Take it away."

Seeing that Chi Jingxi's face was not looking good, the servant didn't dare to stay any longer. Just as he was about to leave with a tray in his hand, he was hurriedly stopped by Wen Yantong.

"Wait!" Wen Yantong quickly stood up, but since she didn’t take the crutches, she limped after him and said in a low voice, "Since the Little Marquis didn’t vote, then let me. Don't waste this opportunity."

The servant did not dare to follow her without proper authorization. As such, he looked at Chi Jingxi for instructions.

Chi Jingxi's eyebrows twitched again. "What are you planning to do?"

Wen Yantong turned to look at him. "I asked him if I could have the paper balls that Little Marquis kneaded. I wanted to take it back and study it carefully."

Thick-skinned people could get meat, and thin-skinned people could not eat.

As if he had already guessed her plan, Chi Jingxi raised his left hand. He was holding a ball of paper with his fingertips.

Wen Yantong knew at a glance that he saw through her thoughts, so she had to give up her precious vote from Chi Jingxi and returned to her seat with a smirk. "It turns out that the Little Marquis was already holding it."

Chi Jingxi didn't speak, but a smile unexpectedly appeared on his face. He slowly unfolded the paper ball, showing her that it was an empty sheet of paper.

Wen Yantong was dumbfounded.

After seeing her expression, Chi Jingxi's eyes overflowed with a crafty smile. He then gave her the white paper, and with a smirk, he said, "Take it back, and study it carefully."

Best to dream about these little white papers lined up by the tree. Chi Jingxi viciously hoped.

With a blank look on her face, Wen Yantong received the paper, while Chi Jingxi turned his head to watch the ballot unfolding on the stage, his lips curled into a smile.

While he was distracted, Wen Yantong  asked for an ink pen from the servant, who was standing beside Cheng Xin. She quickly wrote the word ‘guqin’, folded the paper, and gave it to the servant. "This is Little Marquis's vote. Take good care of it. "

The servant saw Chi Jingxi giving her the paper with his own eyes, so he did not question her instructions and immediately took the vote to the stage.

Wen Yantong then picked up her crutches and fled the scene.

Seeing her leaving, Cheng Xin sat next to Chi Jingxi and asked, "Why did you give Wen Yantong the vote?"

Bewildered, Chi Jingxi wondered out loud. "When did I give it to him?"

"He just wrote the title of his performance on the paper you gave and handed it over to the boy who was collecting the votes. He said that you let him vote for you." Cheng Xin had already vaguely guessed the truth and smiled, "I didn't expect you to be put in one too, Xiao Xi’zi [1]."

Xiao Xi’zi: ...I was careless.

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Wen Yantong ran to Mu Yang's side and touched his foot with her crutches, "I want my seat back."

Mu Yang seemed to be chatting happily with Fu Zixian and waved his hand without looking back. "Go. Go. I'll be done soon."

"The day is still long! And you can’t even tell me when you’ll be done!" Wen Yantong rolled her eyes. "Go back quickly. The Little Marquis has something to say to you."

His eyebrows knitted tightly, and he looked at her with a bitter expression. "You are really annoying."

"I'm annoying?!" Wen Yantong exclaimed. "I was kind enough to tell you, and yet Fu Zi... You even said that I'm annoying! How ungrateful! Do you know how much pressure I had to suffer just to give you the chance to learn the secret of the upgraded art of archery?! In turn, I didn't expect you to..."

Mu Yang couldn't stand her being so long-winded. With Fu Zixian beside him also persuading him to go back first, he quickly left, leaving Wen Yantong's mumbling voice behind.

Wen Yantong breathed a sigh of relief, and as soon as she sat down, she slumped down. "What an exhausting day."

Fu Zixian held the long box in his arms and looked at Wen Yantong with excitement. He seemed to have something to say but was too embarrassed to say it.

Wen Yantong knew what he wanted to say, and patting his shoulder with a smile, she said, "You don't need to say anything. I already know."

"Fu Zixian, grow up quickly," she added after some thought.

She could punish Fu Shi a little, but she knew she couldn’t change the status of Fu Zixian and his being bullied at home. Fortunately, Wen Yantong knew that it wouldn't be long before he grew up and became Chaoge’s famous ‘Three Arrow Master[2]’ and Chi Jingxi's right-hand man.

Fu Zixian doesn't quite understand her words, but she didn't have the intention of explaining it any further. Wen Yantong just smiled and changed the topic, talking about the mahogany xiqin he had sent.

Soon, all the votes were collected, and the winner of the competition was announced. It was Wen Yantong's guqin group that came out on top and won the championship of the banquet competition. Wen Yantong breathed a sigh of relief. If she had known their victory was long secured, she wouldn't have schemed for Chi Jingxi's vote.

At the end of the banquet, the teachers gave their speeches and sang praises about the extraordinary significance of the first snow to Shaojing. After taking attendance, the First Snow Banquet of the Songhai Academy was finally over, and it was a success!

After exiting the hall, the sky was completely dark and the snow fluttered down over them like small fluffy cotton balls that made one’s heart grow soft. The warm yellow lanterns became the only embellishment of the night.

After Wen Yantong returned to her room, she took a comfortable hot bath and got into her warm bed.

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Everything was going well for Wen Yantong.

Her demerit was successfully removed from her records. Her leg was recovering well such that she could already walk without crutches. 

She was adapting better with her role as a student, too. She no longer fell asleep in class and could even understand some of the teachers’ lectures.In addition, her calligraphy was getting more and more decent. 

She felt as if everything was slowly becoming better, and life at the Academy wasn’t so bad.

Except, on the day Wen Yantong removed her cast, an astonishing thing had occurred: the academy's ‘morning’ rooster, Wu-ye, was slaughtered.

At this time, Wen Yantong, who had once attempted to kill the very same rooster not too long ago, was the prime suspect in everyone’s minds.

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The author has something to say: 

Chi Jingxi: Activating the curse of midnight!

Wen Yantong: [Ding! Player has been cursed!]

P.S. Tongtong will not suffer.

I’m rolling for comments and reviews. Why don't you love me anymore?! ╯﹏╰

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Footnotes:

[1] Xiao Xi’zi - Xiao is little, Xi is from Chi Jing’Xi’, zi means boy. 

[2] Three Arrow Master - 三箭公子 literally translates to Three Arrow Gongzi. It’s a title, but it should be hinting that Fu Zixian will be known to be able to hit anything down with three arrows?