A New Name, A New Lesson

Who would be messaging her at this hour…

Huang Xiu looked down nervously, then let out a sigh of relief. She thought it was someone else. It was Fang Miaoqing!

[One Day Green: I passed the re-examination.]

Passed the re-examination?

As expected of you. The top student of our school, the king of grinders.

The girl’s brow relaxed slightly. She immediately tapped on her screen and replied: “Congrats, congrats.”

[One Day Green: I’m back in Ying City today. Want to hang out tomorrow?]

What is going on today? Why does everyone want to put her on the spot?

Huang Xiu felt that not even the pressure from her project was as overwhelming as the messages from Shi Lei and Fang Miaoqing.

She shook her head with a smile and quickly gave the same excuse to decline Fang Miaoqing’s invitation.

But the other side immediately sent another message.

[One Day Green: You passed the re-examination too, right? I know everything about you.]

“Everything about me?”

Her thumb, about to tap the screen, froze in midair. Beads of cold sweat dripped down her forehead.

Had her transformation been exposed?

When?

Who told?

Just as she was starting to look for a traitor among her acquaintances, another message came through.

[One Day Green: You’re one of those people too, aren’t you? (smile) Quite the hidden talent, Classmate Huang.]

Reading this, Huang Xiu finally relaxed and patted her own chest.

“Scared me to death. She only knows I’m a special ability user.”

Compared to the embarrassment of transforming, revealing her identity as a special ability user was nothing serious.

After all, Fang Miaoqing had passed the re-examination and secured admission to Tiandu University.

Her identity as a special ability user would eventually be exposed anyway.

[One Day Green: Since you’re busy, we’ll leave it for now. See you after the semester starts. I’m giving you a chance this time (laughs).]

On the other end of the phone, in a room with walls covered in English phrases, biology and geography knowledge, and essay templates, Fang Miaoqing lay on her bed and sent the message.

Then she slapped her legs against the bed, waiting for Huang Xiu’s reply.

Ding-dong.

[Me Soon: Sorry, I’m not home this time. Next time for sure, next time for sure (cat waving.jpg).]

“Seriously, I give you a chance and you can’t take it.”

Fang Miaoqing pursed her lips.

She had originally planned to cut ties with Huang Xiu.

But unexpectedly, during this Tiandu University enrollment, both of them had passed.

Same class, close proximity gave an advantage.

After thinking it over, she decided to give Huang Xiu a chance to pursue her.

This time, she even took the initiative to invite.

After all, having a sweet romance in college was one of her life goals.

But who would have thought this guy was so unreliable, unable to even seize a free date opportunity.

“Whatever. We have four years of college ahead. Whether we’re a good fit can’t be decided in just a short summer vacation.”

Fang Miaoqing consoled herself. But she didn’t know she had already lost her chance forever.

The new ID arrived the next morning. The efficiency was so fast it almost brought tears to one’s eyes.

Huang Xiu remembered the last time she applied for an ID card. It took weeks, and even with expedited service and extra money, at least a week.

Not like now.

She had mentioned it yesterday, and it arrived this morning, delivered to her door.

But what surprised her was that along with the ID, there were other things.

“What’s this? It’s big and not heavy.”

Huang Xiu struggled to squeeze through the door carrying a cardboard box the size of a suitcase. The Great Xia Postal paper envelope containing the ID sat on top.

For some reason, her mother was wearing a dress today. She was as beautiful as ever.

It was Tuesday. Normally, her mother would answer the door while her father handled the cleaning.

But considering Huang Xiu’s situation, today her father answered the door while her mother stayed home to watch over, take care of, and teach (emphasis added) Huang Xiu.

Huang Xiu wanted to open the big package, but her mother snatched it away. She didn’t dare complain and just tore open the envelope.

“Hey, when was this ID photo taken?”

Huang Xiu looked at her new ID.

The name had changed from Huang Xiu to Huang Xiu. That was certain. The photo showed her current short-haired, girlish appearance.

A soft, adorable young girl in a dark blue short-sleeve shirt, her face glowing as if it radiated light.

“It must be Photoshopped,” Huang Xiu thought.

The people from Tiandu University were more thoughtful than she imagined. The ID number didn’t change overall.

Only the digit indicating gender was modified: from an even 8 to an odd 9.

Saved her the trouble of memorizing a new ID number.

“Wow, so many women’s clothes!” Zhuang Wenli exclaimed as if she had discovered a new continent.

Women’s clothes?

Huang Xiu was frozen for half a second by those words.

Then she remembered the underwear and women’s clothes she had left behind in the hotel in her haste…

An image of Li Qinyue’s forced smile appeared before her eyes.

“Throw away the clothes I bought? I’ll ram you to death!”

“No!” Huang Xiu shuddered and rushed over to the cardboard box.

Inside, T-shirts, shorts, long-sleeved tops, and underwear were stored in separate paper bags.

There was also a note.

Just as Zhuang Wenli was curious and about to read it, Huang Xiu quickly grabbed it.

[Next time you dare throw away clothes I bought, I’ll make you wear a qipao I designed myself.]

“What does it say?” Comrade Zhuang Wenli leaned in curiously.

Only then did the slow-witted mother realize that her own mother had even put on lipstick and makeup today.

“Nothing.” She pocketed the note at lightning speed and changed the subject. “Mom, you’re all dressed up. Are you planning a romantic date with Dad?”

“No.” Zhuang Wenli crossed her arms. “Today, I’m going to teach you a girl’s first lesson: makeup and skincare.”

“Makeup?!” Huang Xiu stared at her mother as if she had seen an alien. “Are you joking?”

“Hmm?” Her mother raised an eyebrow.

“I mean, I’m naturally beautiful and don’t need makeup to look good.” Huang Xiu immediately backed down.

Parents have a natural authority over their children.

“Even if you don’t need makeup, you still need to learn skincare.”

Previously, whenever she saw other people dressing up their daughters nicely, Zhuang Wenli could only envy them and secretly bite her handkerchief at home.

But now, she had her own daughter!

She was definitely going to dress Huang Xiu up nicely and pass on all her life’s knowledge.

“Skincare is not necessary either… hehe…”

Huang Xiu sweated and slowly started backing away.

“We special ability users have good physiques and strong detoxification capabilities. We don’t get pimples.”

“What a godly physique.” Zhuang Wenli looked envious, then changed her tone. “But do you think skincare is as simple as not getting pimples?”

“It’s a very, very profound skill.”

“Today, your dear mother will teach you a lesson.”

With that, Zhuang Wenli grabbed Huang Xiu’s hand and forcefully dragged her into her own room.

“And the first lesson of skincare starts with understanding skincare products of different functions.”

She pointed at a pile of bottles and jars on the makeup table.