Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Total Chaos

　In the afternoon class, Yuan Xiaoling decided not to attend, simply covered herself with her blanket, and dozed off happily.

　The teacher for this class was a young woman who first scanned the room before starting, noticing a well-endowed girl wasn’t present.

　”How come she didn’t show up for class… oh right, she couldn’t make it.”

　This young teacher was also internet-savvy; after a moment’s thought, she understood why. “Girls in her dorm, remember to bring her notes when you go back.”

　Getting ambushed midday like that, being stormed into her dormitory and getting hit hard, missing the afternoon class was pretty normal.

　On the other hand, it was surprising that Bai Ling, dressed neatly, showed up on the playground for PE class.

　Even the class monitor gave an approving look:

　”That’s how we sports students roll.”

　During this PE class, the Business Management department attended together with them. Compared to the sports department, the girls from the arts side were even more amazed.

　”Such good stamina? Even though she’s a sports student, she looks so frail.”

　”Looking at her… hmmmm, speaking of which, haven’t you guys noticed that Bai Ling seems much prettier than before?”

　”Now that you mention it, It Turns Out I remember there was a photo on the forum, taken from a news report. The title was ‘The Unfortunate Miss Who Suffered Family Tragedy.'”

　”Yeah, I remember that too. Her hair was all messy back then, eyes full of bloodshot, and dark circles everywhere.”

　”She used to be like that as well, but ever since school reopened, she’s different.”

　”Hehe, maybe it’s the glow of love.”

　”To be fair, why do I feel she’s kinda cool now? Long hair can have such presence…”

　”Hey hey, are you secretly into girls too?”

　Listening to the playful banter around her, Zhang Shanshan clenched her fists tightly.

　Why is this happening? That Bai should’ve been utterly disgraced by now, how could…

　And because of her post, many people started paying attention to Bai Ling, discovering that this once gloomy ordinary girl had changed. After cleaning up, she looked really good, gaining even more popularity instead.

　WHY!

　A basketball rolled towards her feet, and a boy on the court nearby waved over:

　”Hey, beauty, toss it over here.”

　Calling her beautiful, he shouted it at her, but his eyes were clearly on the prettier girl beside her.

　That was her classmate, one of the top eight in the Campus Beauty Queen Competition. For some reason, Zhang Shanshan suddenly remembered what Yuan Xiaoling said earlier, about not remembering the 64-strong opponents initially, at least reaching the quarter or semifinals would be worth noting.

　At that moment, blinded by anger, she saw Bai Ling walking ahead, her back turned, so she picked up the ball and threw it forcefully at her head.

　”AH!!”

　”Watch out!”

　……

　”Huff huff, um, yeah.”

　Yuan Xiaoling woke up, checking the window to see the time—it was about dismissal time, just perfect.

　Not wanting to get up yet, she took out her mobile phone to play, but as soon as she connected to the internet, notifications from the forum kept popping up one after another.

　”Why are so many people tagging me?” Blonde-haired Maiden wondered, “What’s going on?”

　Opening the forum, she saw many posts on the homepage that were posted this afternoon, all seemingly related to Bai Ling.

　Among the dense post titles, Yuan Xiaoling seemed to spot the words “She’s so cool.”

　That’s strange, what did Bai Ling do? Did she use Flash to wall-jump and gank top lane?

　Finding the most replied-to post, there was a video inside.

　It showed during PE class, Zhang Shanshan suddenly picked up the basketball on the ground, with a ferocious face, gathering all her strength to throw it at Bai Ling’s head.

　The person filming screamed, and surrounding girls let out shrieks. Just as a tragedy seemed imminent, Bai Ling suddenly caught the basketball behind her back.

　Hmm, from the shooter’s perspective, Bai Ling lifted her hand slightly in the opposite direction, and the basketball was caught.

　She turned around, her gaze cold like looking at a dead person.

　Zhang Shanshan was scared, but still mouthed defiance: “What do you think you’re going to do…”

　Whoosh—!

　Bai Ling flicked her wrist, and the basketball flew past Zhang Shanshan’s face at lethal speed, the wind pressure cutting a strand of her hair. Zhang Shanshan froze, standing motionless.

　After doing that, Bai Ling turned and walked away, as if nothing had happened.

　Finally, the camera gave a close-up shot. The basketball she threw hit the wall behind, punching a hole straight through it.

　”Yuan Xiaoling! Yuan Xiaoling!”

　Roommates Gu Hui and Qiao Lili came back. As soon as they entered, Gu Hui excitedly said: “Do you know what happened this afternoon…”

　”I know, I know,” Yuan Xiaoling interrupted her, “I just saw it on the forum.”

　Even the usually quiet Qiao Lili said: “Dang, that’s crazy. She just raised her hand like that, then flicked it, how could she have so much power?”

　Yuan Xiaoling thought it had nothing to do with her hands; it was telekinesis, after all. Raising her hand was just for show; she didn’t actually catch it with her hands.

　”Anyway, I understand you now,” Gu Hui said to Yuan Xiaoling, “She has that much strength, and your situation earlier…”

　”You held out for so long already, that’s impressive.” Qiao Lili spoke straightforwardly.

　Gu Hui silently glanced at her, meaning you really lack social skills, don’t you care about your roommate’s face?

　Sure enough, Yuan Xiaoling hesitated, realizing the “battle situation” from noon must’ve been heard by these two at the door.

　The blonde maiden felt embarrassed for a moment.

　”Actually, I wasn’t in my best state today, didn’t eat enough lunch.”

　”Yes, that’s correct.” Gu Hui agreed.

　”If I ate a banana before coming back to the dorm, my condition would definitely be different.”

　”True, bananas are packed with nutrients.” Qiao Lili chimed in.

　She wanted to learn emotional intelligence too.

　Yuan Xiaoling: “Moreover, the competition format doesn’t suit me. You can tell from our builds; she has explosive power, but I’m better at endurance battles.”

　Gu Hui: “Right, BO1 caused total chaos.”

　Qiao Lili: “BO5 will definitely make her cry.”

　”Who will cry?”

　The three girls looked towards the doorway, where the slim White-haired Maiden stood quietly, holding a bag in her hand.

　”We were talking about…”

　Qiao Lili was about to speak, but Gu Hui quickly covered her mouth: “Nothing, we’re discussing matches.”

　”That’s right, we’re talking about G2’s match,” Qiao Lili broke free, seriously saying, “Winning a BO1 in Major caused chaos, but got completely crushed in BO5 during MSI.”

　She glared at Gu Hui, thinking what did you want to say? She has emotional intelligence, okay.

　”Exactly, discussing matches. You can still catch the live stream if you hurry,” Yuan Xiaoling added, “Also, what brings you here?”

　Bai Ling placed the bag in her hand next to Yuan Xiaoling’s bed, steam still rising from it.

　”I heard you took leave and didn’t get up in the dorm, so I brought you dinner.”