My Girlfriend is a Cold and Aloof Sickly Beauty 183

Chapter 183: Accompanying Her During Finals Week

Even until the moment he lost consciousness, Tao Wu couldn’t understand how he had ended up like this.

It seemed that from the moment he decided to teach that sickly female streamer a lesson offline, he had inadvertently touched a domino, triggering a chain reaction far beyond his expectations.

Shot in the forehead, amidst the excruciating pain, he felt his body become light.

As a medical student with excellent grades, he knew he was dying.

Regret surged within him. For the first time in his life, he regretted his actions—if he had known it would turn out like this, he should have smeared her reputation even more thoroughly!

At least he could have caused more trouble for that sickly streamer, letting every new viewer know that “her success wasn’t as clean as they imagined”!

For so many powerful forces to be mobilized against him, that seemingly aloof and untouchable woman must have a powerful background!

And that classmate of his, the Second Miss of the Jiang family, who had accompanied the streamer that day… how could an orphan without any experience with wealthy families obtain so many resources so easily?!

Thinking of this, Tao Wu suddenly felt a surge of strength in his ethereal body.

Just as he was about to fly across the ocean and return to his country to “reveal the truth,” a bone-chilling pain shot through him.

…What was going on? Hadn’t he already become a ghost?!

“Found you.”

A languid, soft female voice came from behind him. Tao Wu’s soul was startled and tried to turn around, but his “neck” was gripped by a powerful force.

“Such strong resentment, even in death, you still don’t reflect on your evil deeds,” Cang Ling said, maintaining the spell with one hand, the other gathering spiritual energy. “Since the world allows me to travel here, then my act of eradicating ‘vengeful spirits’ is also Heaven’s will.”

“Wait! Spare me—!” Tao Wu’s soul cried out in terror, knowing what awaited him. “I’m not a vengeful spirit! I’m just an ordinary person who died unjustly!!”

Cang Ling didn’t bother arguing with him. She had now fully reverted to her cold and indifferent “deity” persona from her time in the Office of Astronomy.

A silver spear quickly materialized in her hand—identical to the one Princess Zhemei used to wield. At the same time, the remaining spiritual energy, drawn by the power of the stars, transformed into countless arrows, hovering around her.

The Crown Prince in that world had been dealt with by Her Highness personally. This one would be handled by her.

After chanting an exorcism spell, Cang Ling threw the silver spear.

The spear pierced through his body, followed by countless arrows, riddling Tao Wu’s soul.

“Why…?”

Before completely dissipating, Tao Wu uttered his last words in disbelief.

“You should ask yourself why, having already possessed wealth and favor beyond the reach of ordinary people, you still chose the path of evil,” Cang Ling said calmly, casting another spell.

A few minutes later, the communication talisman placed at Uncle Seuss’s house glowed.

News of Tao Wu’s death reached the country half a month later.

Uncle Seuss reported it to the police in a way that wouldn’t arouse suspicion. Since Tao Wu was involved in a large-scale international case, the domestic police were also tracking him. After the two sides negotiated, Tao Wu’s body and belongings were taken by the domestic police.

His body was said to be severely decomposed, the remaining clothes clinging to his flesh, requiring considerable effort to remove.

The money involved in the case was returned to the victims and their families after the dust settled. The Huang family and everyone involved were held accountable, forced to sell their properties and move out of the villa district under police surveillance.

Shen Xianyue, having once been in a relationship with the criminal, felt both disgusted and relieved after hearing the housekeeper’s report.

Fortunately, she had listened to the advice and cut ties with that scum!

Recalling the events during the club recruitment, she felt she had to sincerely apologize to Jiang Xue and Xiao Luohan again. Following her usual practice, she would invite them to a high-end restaurant for dinner, or if they refused, offer material compensation.

So she tried contacting Xiao Luohan and, as expected, was rejected, although the reason given was irrefutable: 【My girlfriend is about to have her final exams, medical school finals, you should understand, Senior.】

She certainly understood. For medical students, the entire textbook was important for the finals, even more so than the college entrance exam, in her opinion.

Considering that the winter break would be right after the finals, and apologizing during the New Year’s holiday would only be a burden, Shen Xianyue decided to adopt a different approach.

That night, while Xiao Luohan was livestreaming her guqin practice as usual, special effects suddenly appeared on the screen.

【Nine Heavens Embrace the Moon has become your annual guardian!】

Xiao Luohan: ?

This was the first time she had received such a large donation from someone besides an acquaintance. After finishing the current piece, she thanked the donor and said, “The benefits for ‘annual guardians’ are listed in my pinned post. You can request a certain number of original guqin pieces, and the usage can also be discussed. The studio I’m affiliated with will contact you later.”

【Nine Heavens Embrace the Moon: No need, I’m just listening.】

“I can’t accept a reward without merit. Since you’re so supportive of my work, I naturally have to offer something in return.”

Xiao Luohan recognized Shen Xianyue’s M-Station ID and could roughly guess why she had suddenly given her such a large donation, but this had happened during the livestream, and the large donation had also brought more exposure to her channel, so the benefits still had to be provided according to the rules. “If you haven’t decided yet, we’ll record it and reserve your right to request an original piece.”

【Nine Heavens Embrace the Moon: Okay, then reserve it for now.】

After that, “Nine Heavens Embrace the Moon” left the livestream.

Xiao Luohan thought she had gone to attend to her own matters, not realizing that it was Jiang Xue, who was studying while watching the livestream, who had contacted Shen Xianyue.

Jiang Xue directly called the number Shen Xianyue had given them, even recording the call just in case. “President Shen, are you sure you don’t want to request a custom piece?”

Shen Xianyue had thought she was calling to question her, so she was relieved. “Yes, I don’t have any requests for now.”

Then she immediately added, “I’m just repaying a favor out of my own volition. You indirectly helped me escape that jerk. Although it might seem like a small matter to you, that scum really made me doubt myself repeatedly, wondering if there was something wrong with me…”

She couldn’t help but share her story with Jiang Xue.

Being mocked and belittled, even though many people around her had praised and encouraged her, the denial from someone “close” was still like a bucket of cold water poured over her head. The more she tried to deny their disapproval, the deeper she sank into the mire of anxiety.

—Perhaps the praise surrounding her was all fake. If there was truly nothing wrong with her, why had she been stuck in a bottleneck for so many years?

—Perhaps she really wasn’t suited for playing musical instruments. She had only taken this path because of her passion, she wasn’t particularly talented, only having her hard work and interest. The countless dazzling stars on this path made her feel like an outsider, forcing her way into a world of “geniuses.”

—She should give up on this and “return to a normal life” after graduation, stop pursuing music.

Since Xiao Luo had finally found her “sprout” in her hobbies and interests, Jiang Xue had been paying close attention to related topics recently and was willing to put aside her studies to patiently listen to Shen Xianyue’s story.

“I personally think, since you have the resources to try, why not continue?” she asked gently after listening. “Even if you’re criticized for being ‘stubborn and obsessed,’ ‘living in a small world,’ ‘having nothing else to offer,’ so what? You’re pursuing something without harming others, and you’re willing to dedicate your time and effort to it, is that a crime?”

“Life is short, and you might even die unexpectedly one day. I think it’s already great to find your own ‘sprout’ and your calling. Becoming a ‘worker’ trapped by a job after graduation is a normal life, but there’s no need to deny everything you’ve worked for just to conform to other people’s definition of ‘normal.'”

“I’m being blunt and harsh, but my advice is to tell those who like to criticize to mind their own business. If they can’t tolerate the diversity of their friends and family, and only see a narrow definition of ‘normal life,’ they should reflect on their own mentality.”

After waiting for a while and not hearing a response from Shen Xianyue, Jiang Xue glanced at the time, feeling that she should continue with her studies, so she politely explained and said goodbye, ending the call.

She didn’t know that Shen Xianyue was actually stunned, her mind buzzing.

But after calming down, Shen Xianyue felt a sense of relief and couldn’t help but donate a thousand yuan to Xiao Luohan’s livestream.

During the week of the traditional Chinese medicine final exams, Xiao Luohan asked Professor Yan for leave, took her guqin, and moved to the new apartment near N University, planning to stay with Jiang Xue until the exams were over.

She knew that Jiang Xue always got nervous during exams and was worried that she would stay up all night studying, so she decided to go over and supervise her sleep.

She was used to waking up early anyway, and if Jiang Xue needed it, she could even wake her up.

Although they had already discussed this, Jiang Xue was still so happy that she ate half a bowl of rice more than usual on the day Xiao Luohan moved in.

The only ones “hurt” were Xiao Luohan’s fans. The day before leaving, she had made an announcement during her livestream and also posted an update, saying that she would be accompanying her girlfriend during her final exams and wouldn’t be streaming for a while, but she would still practice diligently.

【I’m so jealous, now it’s truly Xue Wife’s private radio TvT】

【As a fellow medical student, how am I supposed to survive finals week without Xiao Luo’s guqin music?!】

【I’ve already created a playlist with all of Xiao Luo’s covers. I’ll just have it on repeat to survive :D】

【It’s okay, no matter how hard it is for medical students, there’s still a break after finals week…!】

【So when will Xiao Luo post new covers? Or original songs?】

【Can the annual guardian do something… please 555…】

Xiao Luohan hadn’t opened M-Station since posting the announcement. While Jiang Xue was studying during the day, she practiced the guqin in the next room—this was Jiang Xue’s request. She felt that studying with the guqin music in the background reminded her of high school, which she missed very much.

During this time, she also continued working on the draft of “that world.”

If Jiang Xue needed her help with reviewing, she would go over, taking a break from her own practice.

…And also steal a few kisses from Jiang Xue.