My Girlfriend is a Cold and Aloof Sickly Beauty 172

Chapter 172: Xiao Luo Is Not Alone Anymore

Despite knowing that they weren’t the same person, the man’s appearance still shocked Xiao Luohan deeply.

The person she had personally shot and whose soul had been shattered by her elder sister, someone who was undeniably dead, had reappeared before her, his tone carrying the same familiar and disgusting arrogance and flippancy.

But compared to fear or unease, what Xiao Luohan found even more difficult to accept was the surge of almost uncontrollable killing intent within her.

This was her deepest, darkest side.

If this man behaved himself, she could treat it as a chance encounter, a stranger she would forget after meeting once, and she could simply avoid him after entering N University.

However, the details of their encounter just now, and Jiang Xue’s words, only fueled the suppressed rage in her heart.

Back in the ancient world, she had killed the Crown Prince not only for self-preservation, but also to avenge her elder sister and the fallen soldiers. Moreover, if she had hesitated even slightly that day, she would have been the one who died in the Eastern Palace.

She had had sufficient reason to send him to hell back then.

—But no matter what, that was all in the past.

She was now in a society ruled by law.

Cheng Shizhu quickly brought the Huangqi Shengmai Yin, opened a bottle, inserted a straw, and handed it to Xiao Luohan. “Is one enough? Do you want two?”

“No, thank you, Shizhu Jiejie,” Xiao Luohan forced a smile and shook her head. Saying “Shizhu,” she couldn’t help but think of the servant who had been by her side in the ancient world.

Memories buried deep within her resurfaced, one after another. Even after drinking the medicine, she still felt unwell, a headache starting to develop.

Seeing this, Jiang Xue hugged her tighter, looked at Cheng Shizhu, and pleaded, “Shizhu Jiejie, can you please take us home immediately?”

Although it was only Wednesday, she felt that this encounter with the “Crown Prince” had to be discussed with her family as soon as possible!

And Xiao Luo’s current condition wasn’t good. She needed a proper check-up from Dr. Qi.

Cheng Shizhu agreed, quickly packed her things, sent a voice message to her manager asking for leave tomorrow, and then went downstairs to the parking lot.

Jiang Xue, still worried, carried Xiao Luohan on her back and took the elevator.

As soon as they got in the car, Xiao Luohan closed her eyes and leaned against Jiang Xue. Fortunately, she could still respond when Jiang Xue called her name, but her face was still pale, and her body was trembling.

Seeing her curled up, clutching her sleeve tightly, Jiang Xue’s heart ached.

This was the Xiao Luo she had carefully nurtured and protected for over half a year, finally freed from the shadows of the past…

“It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t be afraid, we’re going home!” Jiang Xue repeatedly comforted Xiao Luohan, then took out her phone and sent messages to her whole family, even Xie Xitong and Cang Ling.

Xie Xitong was also undergoing military training. Jiang Xue’s message arrived during her lunch break. After reading it, Xie Xitong almost snapped the disposable chopsticks she was holding.

【XiXi Drifting North: Although I knew this day would come, is this guy seriously that low?!】

【XiXi Drifting North: Deliberately saying ‘No Traces’ instead of ‘Traces,’ isn’t that clearly a curse?! Did that flute-playing older sister owe him anything, that he had to criticize her? He scared her away with his words and doesn’t even reflect on his own behavior?!】

【XiXi Drifting North: If you want to investigate, focus on the relationship between them. What kind of president lets a jerk like that shift the blame so openly?!】

Jiang Xue repeatedly said “I’ll investigate as soon as I get home.” Her own network wasn’t established yet, so she could only rely on her older sister and mothers’ connections.

After replying to Xie Xitong, she received a message from Cang Ling.

【Mu Mu Loves Stargazing: I just did a divination. It’s indeed the same soul, but the Crown Prince of Daying here shouldn’t have inherited the memories of his ancient counterpart.】

【Mu Mu Loves Stargazing: Reassure Xiao Luo. The hexagram shows that his evil deeds will bring retribution in the next few years. He will be abandoned by everyone, lose all his allies, and even face imprisonment.】

With Cang Ling’s divination, Jiang Xue was finally relieved and was about to show Xiao Luo the Crown Prince’s fate when Cang Ling’s next message made her freeze.

【Keep a close eye on Xiao Luo, don’t let her get blood on her hands again—those were Her Highness’s exact words.】

“Why would Your Highness say that?”

At the Xie family’s home, Cang Ling looked at the small robot in front of her, puzzled and curious.

“Ever since I learned that she wanted to kill the Crown Prince of Daying, I knew that my biggest worry would eventually become unavoidable,” Xiao Linghan said helplessly. “She’s not a soft persimmon who won’t hold grudges, but precisely because of her physical limitations, she’s more prone to accumulating resentment.”

“Without external triggers, that resentment would fester within her, not harming anyone. But… she has already had a major outburst before, and now, her buried past has been brutally unearthed. Knowing her, what she fears most now isn’t the Crown Prince of this world, but losing control of her own killing intent and actually doing something illegal.”

Hearing this, Cang Ling couldn’t help but touch the cards in her hand.

They were tarot cards, which she had recently become interested in. The divination results were the same as her traditional methods, but the process was simpler, and she was currently researching how to combine the two for practical use.

She casually drew a card, “The Lovers” upright.

A hopeful future, new friends, and a closer relationship.

“There’s no need to worry, Your Highness,” she said to Xiao Linghan calmly, holding the card. “Xiao Luo is no longer alone.”

When Jiang Xue and the others rushed home, Dr. Qi was already waiting, but considering that there were two other housekeepers who didn’t know the truth, she still had Xiao Luohan go to the bedroom first before taking her pulse and asking her questions.

Jiang Xue didn’t show Xiao Luohan the chat log with Cang Ling, only telling her that the Crown Prince in this world was also a bad person, and Cang Ling had divined that he would suffer misfortune.

She didn’t think Xiao Luo would be so impulsive as to kill the Crown Prince here, so there was no need for Xiao Luo to know that she had been suspected, even if the one who suspected her was Elder Sister Red Fox.

“It’s nothing serious, just a strong emotional reaction, a form of PTSD,” Dr. Qi quickly concluded. “I brought medicine for acute stress. Have her rest for a while after taking it, and we’ll observe.”

Jiang Mei, who was still at work, also rushed home after receiving the message. While waiting, she had already used her connections to investigate the “Crown Prince” from N University’s traditional Chinese music club.

“The Crown Prince’s modern name is ‘Tao Wu,’ the ‘Tao’ in ‘ceramics,’ and the ‘Wu’ in ‘Wu Xu’ (year of the Earth Dog),” Jiang Mei said, having received the investigation report, after Xiao Luohan took her medicine.

“Oh, the same name as ‘Taotie’ (a mythical gluttonous beast), one of the Four Fiends,” Dr. Qi clicked her tongue.

“He’s a junior this year, the ‘honorary president’ of the traditional Chinese music club, majoring in traditional Chinese medicine,” Jiang Mei continued reading. “The female president who plays the dizi is called ‘Shen Xianyue,’ Tao Wu’s current girlfriend, and the other one, who plays the yangqin, is the vice president, ‘Yun Chanchan.’ Both are sophomore students in the Department of Traditional Music.”

They didn’t even need Jiang Xue to investigate, the three’s identities were right there.

She couldn’t help but add, “That guy recognized Xiao Luo as ‘Traces of Xue Luo’ at a glance, and his words were so malicious, I suspect he…”

“They’re rivals, at best,” Jiang Mei said. “He’s a traditional music streamer on M-Station, ‘Tao Ran Shang.’ He registered his account three years ago during summer vacation. Xiao Luo’s current follower count is twenty times his. We’re still investigating his past, and Ms. Silin has also asked her studio to look into it.”

“I remember now!” Dr. Qi suddenly said. “This guy is Huang Qi’s favorite disciple. She’s mentioned her multi-talented ‘good student’ more than once!”

At the mention of the Huang family, she became even more interested. “I’ll also investigate! Teacher Sui and Professor Yan definitely wouldn’t want their lovely student to be harassed by someone like him!”

Xiao Luohan listened quietly throughout. The medicine took effect quickly, calming her turbulent emotions.

After a preliminary plan was formed, Jiang Mei and Dr. Qi left the room to carry out their respective tasks, leaving only Jiang Xue by the bedside.

“See? Everyone is using their own abilities to help solve the problem,” Jiang Xue said, intertwining her fingers with Xiao Luohan’s and comforting her softly. “Everything will be alright, and the bad guys will get what they deserve!”

Xiao Luohan softly agreed, then, after some thought, looked at the bedside table. “Can I check my phone? I think I heard a friend request notification.”

She had only given her WeChat ID to the vice president of the sketching club and had said she was willing to chat with the club members online, so it was probably a member adding her as a friend.

Jiang Xue instinctively reached for the phone and accidentally turned on the screen.

But after just a glance at the friend request, she frowned.

【[Nine Heavens Embrace the Moon] has sent you a friend request.】

【Note: President of the Traditional Chinese Music Club, apologizing.】

Although it was this president’s dizi music that had attracted Xiao Luo, and she had even corrected “No Traces” to “Traces” during their brief exchange, Jiang Xue still didn’t want Xiao Luo to interact with her in her current state.

“Can I talk to her for you first?” she asked.

Even though she hadn’t mentioned the new friend’s identity, Xiao Luohan had already guessed. “Okay.”

Jiang Xue accepted the friend request, but her opening message was: 【Hello, I’m Xiao Luo’s girlfriend. Xiao Luo is currently unwell and seeing a doctor. You can tell me anything.】

She saw the “typing…” indicator appear several times before President Shen Xianyue’s message finally arrived: 【On behalf of the entire Traditional Chinese Music Club, I apologize to Xiao Luo. It was my negligence in not managing the club members properly. I have already reprimanded the person involved. Please contact me for any emotional distress compensation.】

After quickly reading the message, Jiang Xue, recalling this person’s relationship with the modern-day Crown Prince, couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

【Excuse me, Senior, I’ll be blunt.】

【You’re being pushed out to take the blame, right? My girlfriend was attracted by your dizi music, then disgusted by your boyfriend’s rude words. It was clearly his fault, so why are you the one apologizing and offering compensation?】

【Is this the privilege of an honorary president? Hiding when something goes wrong? You might as well throw such an irresponsible boyfriend in the trash!】

【And the things he said to Xiao Luo today, you were closest to him, so you must have heard them, right? As an outsider, I don’t know the details of your relationship, but I advise you to stay away from him as soon as possible. He’s not a good person, and if you don’t want similar incidents to happen again, or even escalate into something more serious, it’s best to leave him!】