The Disobedient Girl Awakened

Chapter 18: The night is so beautiful tonight

Disclaimer: There is some campus violence in this chapter because of the task issued by the system. This is the start of the scene from the synopsis and while Xia Xi will not be physically hurt, it is still bullying. Neither the author nor the translator condone any kind of bullying behavior, even if it was turned into a relatively ridiculous situation.

Today’s end of school was destined to be an extraordinary one and the activities in the corner of Wutong avenue were destined to be rather eventful.
Xia Yao was quietly hiding behind a wall with her friends, looking like a veteran proficient in kidnapping.

“Xia Yao, you have finally decided to retaliate against your white lotus sister! We had been waiting all semester!” Xu Yinuan rubbed her hand with a smile, her excitement overflowing.
“Naturally.” Xia Yao stepped on the stones on the side of the road, “You didn’t see her today when I went to Class A, she was deceiving others and insulting me. If I don’t get revenge now, I’m afraid I’m not worthy of being Xia Yao anymore.”
“Xia Yao, she is jealous that you took first place in the exam.” Sweet Sister had her camera against her, “We should teach her a lesson! In addition to defeating her in study, we also need to beat her to a pulp!”
Xia Yao was startled: Beat her to a pulp? What the hell, was she going to fight Xia Xi head-on?
“How about it, is everything ready?” Xu Yinuan turned to look at Sweet Sister.
Sweet Sister gave her usual OK gesture: “Of course, everything has been ready since the start of the semester, it’s almost dusty because I am only taking it out now. Had I known a little earlier, I would have prepared more chili water, pepper sprays, stun batons,….”
“It’s too bad that the sulfuric acid in the laboratory was not easy to get out.” Xu Yinuan showed a disappointed face.
Xia Yao’s expression shrank and looked at the sack at her feet: I am not worthy anymore of being a vicious female character, this is so bothersome.

Xia Xi was on duty today and posted anonymously on the forum in the classroom. When she left, she had a bad feeling about everything that had happened today, but when she thought of going home to see her brother’s smile, any slightly unhappy emotions instantly disappeared.
It was late fall and the sun was setting fast. At 17:30, the sky was already colored in red, and perhaps because school had been dismissed earlier today, there were no people left on the street.
Xia Xi looked at the lonely avenue and at the trees losing their leaves and felt unhappy again. She thought of Xia Yao’s majestic expression this afternoon and the more she did, the more annoyed she became. She had clearly done nothing wrong, it was normal for Xia Yao’s achievements to be doubted by everyone! Even if she had written the test paper in front of her, she would still not believe that she had not cheated!
And Xu Shizhou… why would he help Xia Yao? Xia Yao was stupid, she was not worthy!
Xia Xi clenched her fists and swore she would let everyone see Xia Yao’s true face.

She walked with her bag on her back and the more she thought about everything, the more wronged she felt. She didn’t know when the truth would come to light and before she knew it, her eyes were red and she just wanted to go back home to her brother immediately.
But suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps behind her and she felt someone’s presence. Perceiving danger, she turned her head abruptly and her eyes went dark.
Something covered her eyes; she wanted to shout for help but her mouth was also blocked. This thing… did it smell weird?
“Woooooo~” She struggled but her hands were tied together and she finally realized: she was getting kidnapped!
Xia Xi’s brain went blank. She was being kidnapped in broad daylight, how was it possible? Had someone taken a fancy to her family’s property and was trying to get a ransom? Her brother would definitely come to her rescue, she had to calm down first.

Xia Yao frowned as she looked at the girl who was twisting around like a worm and said in a cold voice: “Ah, let’s do it together.”
Even though it was their first kidnapping, their plan had been rehearsed countless times in her mind. Therefore, her movements were extremely proficient and Xia Xi was stuffed into the sack in a second.
Xia Xi, who was stuffed in, recognized Xia Yao’s familiar voice; she was being kidnapped by this bitch! What did she want to do to her?
Xia Xi had never been faced with fear so directly. She struggled more vigorously, not wanting to let that little bitch Xia Yao succeed.

Seeing that Xia Xi was still tossing around, Xia Yao patted the sack and said: “Be quiet or I will chop your hands and feet and feed them to the pigs.”
Xia Yao: The vicious female character should say that, right?
Xu Yinuan and Sweet Sister, who both showed admiration: Yes, yes, that’s your line!

Xia Xi was too scared to move anymore and started silently praying for her brother to come and rescue her.
“Haha, the white lotus finally fell into our hands. Tonight, let’s do whatever we want!” Xu Yinuan lifted the side of the sack with a smug expression on her face.
“Then Yaoyao should go first. I’m not in a hurry, I can be last!” Sweet Sister took a selfie with the sack. 
— First time kidnapping someone, so exciting wow~
Xia Yao felt that there was something really wrong with this situation but she picked up the other side of the sack. There was nobody around; they could easily avoid any witness and transport Xia Xi into the school. But in order to foolproof this operation, the sisters had skipped class this afternoon and directly drilled a hole in the wall, which was just big enough to squeeze Xia Xi in.

Xia Xi felt that she was lying on the ground and being pulled by others. The girls passed by one after another and then carried Xia Xi in. Night was approaching on the quiet campus and they walked at the devil’s pace.

***

Xia Yuan looked at the time and saw it was almost 7 pm. Today was when the results of Williston Noble High School’s midterms were announced and school should have been dismissed a little earlier than usual. However, Xia Xi had still not returned, neither had she answered when he had tried to call her nor had she messaged him back.
Xia Yuan had a bad feeling, which drove him to school. On the road, he happened to meet Ji Huai who also looked anxious and when Xia Yuan asked, the other boy said he had forgotten something.

In the afternoon, another round of anonymous posts had appeared on the forum. Ji Huai had looked at the empty seat next to him, not knowing where Xia Yao had gone. She must have been very sad and hurt after reading those comments. And when school had been over, Xia Yao had still not reappeared and Ji Huai guessed she had been too sad and had gone home. He had wanted to protect her.
He had also gone home quickly, turned on the computer, and began to hack the anonymous posts on the forum. As long as it had been sent from a phone, it had definitely left a trace, and no matter what, he had decided to dig out the poster before the forum administrator could delete the comments. And fortunately, this day, the administrator had not been as reactive as usual and had indirectly helped him.

Two hours later, Ji Huai had found out the poster’s ID and when he had seen the familiar name, he had not been that surprised. While students could be anonymous, the forum also had a mandatory real-name authentication and the boy had not doubted his results.
He had knocked on Xia Yao’s door but she had not answered, nor had she answered her phone. Ji Huai had faintly felt that something had been wrong; he had not seen her since the afternoon, had something happened?
When he had checked her location, he had found out she was still at school; indeed, something was wrong and he hurried back to campus. On the road, he met with Xia Yuan, who was also anxious and when he asked, it turned out that Xia Xi had also not gone home.

***

Xu Shizhou was a little irritable. Today, Xia Yao had obviously promised to tutor him but even though he had woken up as soon as class had been over, he had learned the girl had skipped and disappeared.
No one had ever stood him up, no one!
He had tried to call her but she had not answered, neither had she texted him back. He had endured for a long time, the girl rarely ever returned his texts quickly, but this time it had already been three hours! This was too much, he must make her jealous tomorrow!

Xu Shizhou, who was getting angry, adjusted his phone’s ringtone and his text alert sound to the loudest. He rolled on his bed over and over, and picked his phone a few seconds later to check if it still had any battery.
Full power, no missed calls, no new messages. Xu Shizhou was very annoyed and he scratched his hair into a bird’s nest before dropping his phone on the ground.
He picked it up again the next moment, fearing he would not be able to answer her call if it was broken. He sighed and to divert his attention, he clicked on a button he had never before: his circle of friends.

The first post was from “Explosive Sweetheart” and he thought this ID was a little familiar, only to remember it seemed to be Xia Yao’s best friend, a girl surnamed Xu. Wait, was it?
He glanced at her post; there was one sentence and a picture added with it.
<The night is so beautiful tonight>
The image attached was also familiar as he had been there himself and the location pointed to Williston Noble High School. And when he saw the comments, he found one from Xia Yao:
<Does the moon look a bit rounder in the school’s bathroom?>
Xu Shizhou: She has time to like and comment on her friend’s post but not enough to call me back or text me!
He slammed his phone in anger but then realized something— school bathroom?
He faintly felt that something was wrong; he quickly put on his coat and hurried towards the school.

***

Williston Noble High School really deserved to be called that. The restrooms were so spacious and bright, they could hold parties in it.
In front of the huge mirror stood eight girls and the only thing they seemed to have in common was the school badge pinned on their chests.
Xia Yao glanced at the noisy phone in her hand, snorted coldly and hung up before turning it off.
“Xia Xi, your phone is in my hand, Xia Yuan won’t come to rescue you. Look, it’s off, no one can find you.” She threw the phone aside and looked at Xia Xi’s pale face, full of pride. After many tries, it was her first time really understanding the mood of the vicious female character, she felt very comfortable playing her role today!

When Xia Xi had opened her eyes, she had found out a stinky sock had been stuffed in her mouth and she almost fainted on the spot. But she endured, brave girls didn’t easily fall down!
“Xia Yao, what on earth are you going to do?” She glared at the girl in front of her, “If you do anything to me, my brother will never let you go!”
“What are we going to do?” Xu Yinuan took a picture from the side, “You have read so many books for so many years yet you can’t tell what we will do? Such a waste of time!”
Xia Xi felt her eyes sting but did her best to keep her tears from rolling down. They were waiting to see her humiliate herself, she would not let them succeed!

Chapter 18: The night is so beautiful tonight

Disclaimer: There is some campus violence in this chapter because of the task issued by the system. This is the start of the scene from the synopsis and while Xia Xi will not be physically hurt, it is still bullying. Neither the author nor the translator condone any kind of bullying behavior, even if it was turned into a relatively ridiculous situation.

Today’s end of school was destined to be an extraordinary one and the activities in the corner of Wutong avenue were destined to be rather eventful.Xia Yao was quietly hiding behind a wall with her friends, looking like a veteran proficient in kidnapping.

“Xia Yao, you have finally decided to retaliate against your white lotus sister! We had been waiting all semester!” Xu Yinuan rubbed her hand with a smile, her excitement overflowing.

“Naturally.” Xia Yao stepped on the stones on the side of the road, “You didn’t see her today when I went to Class A, she was deceiving others and insulting me. If I don’t get revenge now, I’m afraid I’m not worthy of being Xia Yao anymore.”

“Xia Yao, she is jealous that you took first place in the exam.” Sweet Sister had her camera against her, “We should teach her a lesson! In addition to defeating her in study, we also need to beat her to a pulp!”

Xia Yao was startled: Beat her to a pulp? What the hell, was she going to fight Xia Xi head-on?

“How about it, is everything ready?” Xu Yinuan turned to look at Sweet Sister.

Sweet Sister gave her usual OK gesture: “Of course, everything has been ready since the start of the semester, it’s almost dusty because I am only taking it out now. Had I known a little earlier, I would have prepared more chili water, pepper sprays, stun batons,….”

“It’s too bad that the sulfuric acid in the laboratory was not easy to get out.” Xu Yinuan showed a disappointed face.

Xia Yao’s expression shrank and looked at the sack at her feet: I am not worthy anymore of being a vicious female character, this is so bothersome.

Xia Xi was on duty today and posted anonymously on the forum in the classroom. When she left, she had a bad feeling about everything that had happened today, but when she thought of going home to see her brother’s smile, any slightly unhappy emotions instantly disappeared.

It was late fall and the sun was setting fast. At 17:30, the sky was already colored in red, and perhaps because school had been dismissed earlier today, there were no people left on the street.

Xia Xi looked at the lonely avenue and at the trees losing their leaves and felt unhappy again. She thought of Xia Yao’s majestic expression this afternoon and the more she did, the more annoyed she became. She had clearly done nothing wrong, it was normal for Xia Yao’s achievements to be doubted by everyone! Even if she had written the test paper in front of her, she would still not believe that she had not cheated!

And Xu Shizhou… why would he help Xia Yao? Xia Yao was stupid, she was not worthy!

Xia Xi clenched her fists and swore she would let everyone see Xia Yao’s true face.

She walked with her bag on her back and the more she thought about everything, the more wronged she felt. She didn’t know when the truth would come to light and before she knew it, her eyes were red and she just wanted to go back home to her brother immediately.

But suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps behind her and she felt someone’s presence. Perceiving danger, she turned her head abruptly and her eyes went dark.

Something covered her eyes; she wanted to shout for help but her mouth was also blocked. This thing… did it smell weird?

“Woooooo~” She struggled but her hands were tied together and she finally realized: she was getting kidnapped!

Xia Xi’s brain went blank. She was being kidnapped in broad daylight, how was it possible? Had someone taken a fancy to her family’s property and was trying to get a ransom? Her brother would definitely come to her rescue, she had to calm down first.

Xia Yao frowned as she looked at the girl who was twisting around like a worm and said in a cold voice: “Ah, let’s do it together.”

Even though it was their first kidnapping, their plan had been rehearsed countless times in her mind. Therefore, her movements were extremely proficient and Xia Xi was stuffed into the sack in a second.

Xia Xi, who was stuffed in, recognized Xia Yao’s familiar voice; she was being kidnapped by this bitch! What did she want to do to her?

Xia Xi had never been faced with fear so directly. She struggled more vigorously, not wanting to let that little bitch Xia Yao succeed.

Seeing that Xia Xi was still tossing around, Xia Yao patted the sack and said: “Be quiet or I will chop your hands and feet and feed them to the pigs.”

Xia Yao: The vicious female character should say that, right?

Xu Yinuan and Sweet Sister, who both showed admiration: Yes, yes, that’s your line!

Xia Xi was too scared to move anymore and started silently praying for her brother to come and rescue her.

“Haha, the white lotus finally fell into our hands. Tonight, let’s do whatever we want!” Xu Yinuan lifted the side of the sack with a smug expression on her face.

“Then Yaoyao should go first. I’m not in a hurry, I can be last!” Sweet Sister took a selfie with the sack. 

— First time kidnapping someone, so exciting wow~

Xia Yao felt that there was something really wrong with this situation but she picked up the other side of the sack. There was nobody around; they could easily avoid any witness and transport Xia Xi into the school. But in order to foolproof this operation, the sisters had skipped class this afternoon and directly drilled a hole in the wall, which was just big enough to squeeze Xia Xi in.

Xia Xi felt that she was lying on the ground and being pulled by others. The girls passed by one after another and then carried Xia Xi in. Night was approaching on the quiet campus and they walked at the devil’s pace.

***

Xia Yuan looked at the time and saw it was almost 7 pm. Today was when the results of Williston Noble High School’s midterms were announced and school should have been dismissed a little earlier than usual. However, Xia Xi had still not returned, neither had she answered when he had tried to call her nor had she messaged him back.Xia Yuan had a bad feeling, which drove him to school. On the road, he happened to meet Ji Huai who also looked anxious and when Xia Yuan asked, the other boy said he had forgotten something.

In the afternoon, another round of anonymous posts had appeared on the forum. Ji Huai had looked at the empty seat next to him, not knowing where Xia Yao had gone. She must have been very sad and hurt after reading those comments. And when school had been over, Xia Yao had still not reappeared and Ji Huai guessed she had been too sad and had gone home. He had wanted to protect her.He had also gone home quickly, turned on the computer, and began to hack the anonymous posts on the forum. As long as it had been sent from a phone, it had definitely left a trace, and no matter what, he had decided to dig out the poster before the forum administrator could delete the comments. And fortunately, this day, the administrator had not been as reactive as usual and had indirectly helped him.

Two hours later, Ji Huai had found out the poster’s ID and when he had seen the familiar name, he had not been that surprised. While students could be anonymous, the forum also had a mandatory real-name authentication and the boy had not doubted his results.

He had knocked on Xia Yao’s door but she had not answered, nor had she answered her phone. Ji Huai had faintly felt that something had been wrong; he had not seen her since the afternoon, had something happened?

When he had checked her location, he had found out she was still at school; indeed, something was wrong and he hurried back to campus. On the road, he met with Xia Yuan, who was also anxious and when he asked, it turned out that Xia Xi had also not gone home.

***

Xu Shizhou was a little irritable. Today, Xia Yao had obviously promised to tutor him but even though he had woken up as soon as class had been over, he had learned the girl had skipped and disappeared.

No one had ever stood him up, no one!

He had tried to call her but she had not answered, neither had she texted him back. He had endured for a long time, the girl rarely ever returned his texts quickly, but this time it had already been three hours! This was too much, he must make her jealous tomorrow!

Xu Shizhou, who was getting angry, adjusted his phone’s ringtone and his text alert sound to the loudest. He rolled on his bed over and over, and picked his phone a few seconds later to check if it still had any battery.

Full power, no missed calls, no new messages. Xu Shizhou was very annoyed and he scratched his hair into a bird’s nest before dropping his phone on the ground.

He picked it up again the next moment, fearing he would not be able to answer her call if it was broken. He sighed and to divert his attention, he clicked on a button he had never before: his circle of friends.

The first post was from “Explosive Sweetheart” and he thought this ID was a little familiar, only to remember it seemed to be Xia Yao’s best friend, a girl surnamed Xu. Wait, was it?

He glanced at her post; there was one sentence and a picture added with it.

The image attached was also familiar as he had been there himself and the location pointed to Williston Noble High School. And when he saw the comments, he found one from Xia Yao:

Xu Shizhou: She has time to like and comment on her friend’s post but not enough to call me back or text me!

He slammed his phone in anger but then realized something— school bathroom?

He faintly felt that something was wrong; he quickly put on his coat and hurried towards the school.

***

Williston Noble High School really deserved to be called that. The restrooms were so spacious and bright, they could hold parties in it.

In front of the huge mirror stood eight girls and the only thing they seemed to have in common was the school badge pinned on their chests.

Xia Yao glanced at the noisy phone in her hand, snorted coldly and hung up before turning it off.

“Xia Xi, your phone is in my hand, Xia Yuan won’t come to rescue you. Look, it’s off, no one can find you.” She threw the phone aside and looked at Xia Xi’s pale face, full of pride. After many tries, it was her first time really understanding the mood of the vicious female character, she felt very comfortable playing her role today!

When Xia Xi had opened her eyes, she had found out a stinky sock had been stuffed in her mouth and she almost fainted on the spot. But she endured, brave girls didn’t easily fall down!

“Xia Yao, what on earth are you going to do?” She glared at the girl in front of her, “If you do anything to me, my brother will never let you go!”

“What are we going to do?” Xu Yinuan took a picture from the side, “You have read so many books for so many years yet you can’t tell what we will do? Such a waste of time!”

Xia Xi felt her eyes sting but did her best to keep her tears from rolling down. They were waiting to see her humiliate herself, she would not let them succeed!