"Hey, what are you doing?" Ji Chengxuan was in the middle of an exciting game and sweating all over. He was then dragged away forcefully by Yun Que'er.
"I've found something great. Let's go and check it out quickly!"
Yun Que'er didn't have time to explain much to Ji Chengxuan. She just dragged him towards the girls' restroom.
Ji Chengxuan blushed with embarrassment at Yun Que'er's actions. "Do you know what you're doing? This is the girls' restroom! What are you bringing me here for?"
Yun Que'er was bending down and searching carefully along the outer wall of the restroom. Finally, she found some hyssop again.
"Look, what's this!"
Yun Que'er excitedly showed what she'd found to Ji Chengxuan.
Ji Chengxuan, who was studying medicine and quite accomplished in traditional Chinese medicine, recognized it at a glance.
"Wow, there's such a great thing in our school!"
"I bet it's not just here," Yun Que'er said. "You're studying medicine, so you understand better than me. There's a mountain behind. Hyssop mostly grows on the mountain. So, you know."
The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with certainty.
Ji Chengxuan looked up at the sun. "It's almost time to finish school. There should still be some time before it gets dark. Let's go up the mountain to have a look after school."
The two hit it off. Their eyes looking towards the back mountain were full of longing.
"I didn't expect you to recognize this thing. It seems I was right to cooperate with you," Ji Chengxuan praised.
Yun Que'er scoffed. "It's like I'm so uneducated. Recognizing hyssop is nothing strange."
She playfully slapped Ji Chengxuan on the shoulder. Ji Chengxuan was standing unsteadily. After exercising for a long time, he was weak. Pushed by Yun Que'er, he fell straight down.
Yun Que'er was startled. She quickly reached out to help Ji Chengxuan, but accidentally fell herself.
With two thuds, both of them saw stars.
"Damn it! Are you crazy, Yun Que'er?" Ji Chengxuan complained, covering his aching head.
Yun Que'er, feeling guilty, also had a sore back from the fall. She said nervously, "I didn't mean it. I just wanted to play a joke on you. Who knew you were so weak now..."
Ji Chengxuan glared at Yun Que'er dissatisfiedly and tried to get up.
But they were tangled together. It took them a long time to sit up.
Yun Que'er got impatient and suddenly exerted force.
"I said, can you do it!"
Yun Que'er flipped Ji Chengxuan over. Finally, she got free but didn't notice that she was almost lying on top of Ji Chengxuan.
Ji Chengxuan looked at Yun Que'er, who was so close in front of him. He was momentarily stunned.
"Hey..." Ji Chengxuan said softly. "If we weren't in these kids' bodies, others might misunderstand us."
Ji Chengxuan was very close. His warm breath hit Yun Que'er's face.
Yun Que'er suddenly shivered. She finally came to her senses and let out a startled scream.
Just as she was about to push Ji Chengxuan away, there came a more terrifying scream from the other side.
Both of them were startled and quickly turned their heads. They found that it was Shen Qingqing, who had followed them without their notice.
"What are you doing!" Shen Qingqing stormed over angrily. She pulled Yun Que'er up and stared at Ji Chengxuan angrily.
"She's just a little girl. How could you...!"
Seeing that Shen Qingqing had misunderstood, Yun Que'er was in a hurry to explain. But Shen Qingqing was like a cat with its tail stepped on. She shouted loudly, accusing Ji Chengxuan in every word.
"You're not that old yourself. How could you do such things? Even if you don't know, haven't your family taught you? You actually... to a girl..."
Shen Qingqing got more and more anxious, as if she was the one involved.
Then, she turned around and ran towards the playground.
Yun Que'er knew something was wrong. She quickly chased after Shen Qingqing to stop her.
But it was too late. Shen Qingqing almost ran all the way to the teacher and vividly described how disgraceful the scene she'd just seen was.
The teacher's face turned black.
On the one hand, it was hard to imagine that a little boy a few years old would act like a hooligan as Shen Qingqing described. On the other hand, this happened in his class, and the students were freshmen. How could the teacher not be angry?
He directly took Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan to his office and questioned them in front of all the teachers about what had happened.
Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan looked at each other. They didn't know how to explain.
They really hadn't done anything. They were just two "kids." What could they do?
This teacher must be crazy to believe what Shen Qingqing said.
Finally, they had to tell the truth. They explained why they'd gone to the restroom and why they'd fallen.
After listening, the teacher's face got even darker.
It wasn't because he didn't believe them, but because he thought about the dirty thought that had just crossed his mind, especially in front of so many people. He felt his heart tighten.
After holding it in for a long time, he could only say angrily, "You two are really out of line! Even if you're young, you should know the difference between men and women. You two were in class but went to that corner. And you were pulling and tugging. I don't know how your families taught you! I think you don't need to attend the rest of the classes. Go and clean the playground and wipe the national flag stand! Don't leave school until you finish!"
The two were kicked out. Their faces were full of despair.
They never expected to be involved in such an unjust disaster.
Ji Chengxuan looked at Yun Que'er weakly. "Now you know why I don't like that Shen Qingqing, right? Sometimes, people's intuition is accurate. There's no such thing as survivor bias."
Yun Que'er hung her head weakly. "I know now."
She frowned. "I can see now that Shen Qingqing must be a stalker. She showed up at just the right time. She must have been following us. But I don't understand..."
Why was Shen Qingqing so against them?
When a person does something, they must want to achieve a certain result.
What exactly did Shen Qingqing want?
"Okay, stop thinking about those things," Ji Chengxuan put the mop on his shoulder. "Our top priority now is to finish the task the teacher assigned quickly. Otherwise, not to mention going up the mountain, we might not even be able to go home tonight."
Just then, the school bell rang.
In less than half a minute, students from all grades rushed out of the classrooms one after another.
Yun Que'er sighed. "It seems we won't be able to go home for a while."