Taoist Master and the Cat - Chapter 81

Su Miaomiao jumped up and was about to beat him up. Gu Jialing wanted to run, but was held down by Xu Shou. Su Miaomiao started to scratch at him. If it wasn’t for her nails not being as sharp as cat’s claws, Gu Jialing’s down jacket would have been scratched to pieces.

Gu Jialing shrank his head and dodged while shouting, “Listen to my explanation! I just wanted to see if the Taoist master had really used up his aura!”

Su Miaomiao: “Then why didn’t you spit on yourself?!”

Gu Jialing said sadly and angrily, “Will it work if I spit on myself? The Taoist master is biased toward you, and he may not be able to detect the spit on Xu Shou!”

Su Miaomiao: “You’re still quibbling! The Taoist master favors Xu Shou the most. You just can’t beat him, so you’re bullying me!”

Xu Shou: “…”

The Taoist master was indeed very kind to him, but was he really being partial to him?

Xie Jingyuan just took out a wet tissue from his bag, and lowered his head to help Su Miaomiao wipe the place where Gu Jialing spat on. Fortunately, it was only the outside of the down jacket, so it didn’t soak the inside.

Knowing that Su Miaomiao liked clean clothes, Xie Jingyuan used three wet tissues in a row.

Su Miaomiao was still disgusted, and angrily took off her down jacket and threw it on Gu Jialing.

Xie Jingyuan hurriedly unbuttoned his jacket and wrapped her.

When Xu Shou saw that, he immediately took off his jacket and wanted to put it on the Taoist master.

Su Miaomiao stood in front of Xie Jingyuan and said, “I don’t want him to wear yours.” 

The Taoist master smelled so good, she couldn’t bear the smell of a dog on him.

Xu Shou’s face darkened, “Then what should I do, just let the Taoist master freeze?”

Su Miaomiao thought for a while, and took off Gu Jialing’s jacket. She also liked the grassy smell of the bird.

Gu Jialing was trembling from the cold, “What about me?”

Su Miaomiao snorted, “I’ve given you mine.”

Gu Jialing looked at the white down jacket in his hand. The white color was okay, but Su Miaomiao was only short, he was already 1.8 meters tall.

Xu Shou said in a cold voice, “It’s your own fault, if you don’t wear it, you can freeze.”

Gu Jialing had no choice but to wear Su Miaomiao’s jacket in the end. It didn’t matter if it was tight, because the sleeves were short, his arms were exposed.

The four of them walked into No. 1 High School, and the students passing by were all staring at Gu Jialing. Seeing the messy short hair on Gu Jialing’s head like a chicken coop, and then looking at his obviously ill-fitting down jacket, they couldn’t help wondering if this student was sleepy when he went out, and wore his sister’s clothes.

In Class 9, Gu Jialing was ridiculed by the students collectively.

Gu Jialing lay prone on the table, never wanting to see anyone again.

There were five study days a week, and Friday was the students’ favorite day, especially that Friday was Christmas Eve.

High school students didn’t care about the specific origin of Christmas Eve and its profound meaning. The meaning of Christmas Eve to them was just a little romance, and it was a festival in which they could take the opportunity to express love to others.

There were two types of love, friendship and admiration.

Su Miaomiao and Xie Jingyuan went directly to the playground. Gu Jialing and Xu Shou walked into the classroom with their bags in their hands. From a distance, they could see red apples on their desks.

Gu Jialing narrowed his eyes.

There were three apples on Su Miaomiao’s table, and the Taoist master had only one.

There were five on his desk, which seemed to be a lot, but why was Xu Shou’s desk almost covered with red apples, and even a beautifully packaged bear toy?

He was a big dog, what would he do with the little bear?

Gu Jialing was very jealous, and he was so jealous that he deliberately bumped into Xu Shou’s table when he came over.

The two red apples on the side shook and fell.

Xu Shou had quick eyesight and quick hands, and with a sweep of his slender and strong arms, he caught both apples.

Gu Jialing snorted, and without looking at his own apples, he casually took one from Xu Shou, tore off the pink note on it, and whispered, “Thank you for helping me fix my bicycle, merry Christmas.”

Gu Jialing remembered that Xu Shou did help a girl repair her bicycle once after class at night, but he had already forgotten what that girl looked like.

He looked at the other red apples with notes, almost all of which were words of thanks.

Gu Jialing felt balanced, Xu Shou had done a good deed, and it was normal for the female students to give gifts to express their gratitude.

Xu Shou didn’t need that kind of thanks.

The students who gave the gifts did not leave names, so Xu Shou sniffed them one by one, and decided to return all the apples after class, including the teddy bear.

After the early self-study, Su Miaomiao and Xie Jingyuan came back.

Su Miaomiao’s red apples were all given by the female students in the class. Xie Jingyuan’s only one was from Yu Le. The note was to wish him and Su Miaomiao peace and happiness. She also drew a playful winking expression .

The one that Yu Le gave to Su Miaomiao also had similar words.

Su Miaomiao didn’t quite understand.

Xie Jingyuan tore the two pieces of paper expressionlessly. He didn’t know what was going on in those kids’ heads.

The class was lively.

Feng Xiaoyu, Cheng Yue, and Zhou Yao all came to give Su Miaomiao and Xie Jingyuan apples.

Xie Jingyuan took Su Miaomiao to the school supermarket and bought a lot of apples as a gift in return.

At noon, they went to the cafeteria for dinner, and when they came back, there was another apple on Su Miaomiao’s table.

The apple was from Lin Xi, and it simply wished her a merry Christmas.

Su Miaomiao, who was taught by Xie Jingyuan to reciprocate courtesy. She took out an apple she bought from her desk and went to the next door to look for Lin Xi in Class 10.

Gu Jialing looked at her back and asked strangely, “No, Taoist Master, the six of you are good friends before, why Cheng Yue and the others also gave you apples, but Lin Xi only gave it to Su Miaomiao?”

Xu Shou also pricked up his ears.

Xie Jingyuan didn’t know how to explain to them.

Lin Xi was a quiet boy, every time the group of six gathered, he was pulled over by Cheng Yue and the others, and Xie Jingyuan went to accompany Su Miaomiao.

He and Lin Xi rarely talked.

The girls were lively and enthusiastic and regarded him as a good friend, and Lin Xi knew in his heart that they were just ordinary classmates.

In Class 10, Lin Xi was helping a classmate, when suddenly a sweet and clear voice came from the door, “Lin Xi!”

Lin Xi looked up and saw Su Miaomiao, she was wearing a new white down jacket, holding a red apple in her hand.

She smiled at him, her eyes were shining, clearer than the stream in the scenic spot.

There were whispers from some classmates around.

“She’s so beautiful.”

“Isn’t she Xie Jingyuan’s girlfriend? How can she give Lin Xi an apple?”

“He has always been a good friend, don’t think about it.”

Lin Xi walked through the narrow aisle between the desks and came to the door.

Su Miaomiao: “Here, I picked this one myself. It’s red, big and round.”

Lin Xi smiled and nodded.

Su Miaomiao: “Then I’m leaving.”

Lin Xi: “Okay.”

He knew that she must seize the time to sleep.

Watching Su Miaomiao return to Class 9, Lin Xi slightly clenched the apple in his hand.

The one he gave Su Miaomiao was also the most beautiful one he had chosen out of thousands in the mall.

During the day, apples were constantly being delivered, and the whole No. 1 High School was full of festive romantic atmosphere.

After school, Gu Jialing suddenly remembered something and asked Xie Jingyuan, “Taoist Master, you didn’t even give us an apple.”

Xie Jingyuan: “If I give you one, you will give me one as well, so why bother?”

Gu Jialing: “The meaning is different, it has a sense of ritual.”

Xie Jingyuan shook his head, but after returning home, he went to the refrigerator to get three apples, and gave one to Gu Jialing and Xu Shou respectively.

Then, he took the last apple and went out.

He looked at the apple in his hand, and silently injected a trace of spiritual energy into it.

The traces left by the natural growth on the surface of the apple disappeared quietly, and the skin became rosy and shiny, exuding a perfectly ripe sweet fruit aroma.

Then, Xie Jingyuan sent a message to Su Miaomiao, asking her to come out to get the apple. If he knocked on the door, he might have to face Su Mingan and his wife.

A minute later, after Su Miaomiao opened the door, Xie Jingyuan handed over the apple, “Here, I gave the other two already.”

Su Miaomiao: “Oh, wait, I’ll get you one too.”

Xie Jingyuan: “No need, go to bed early after eating.”

On finishing speaking, Xie Jingyuan turned around and went back home.

Su Miaomiao had already eaten two apples during the day, and she really didn’t want to eat any more, so she casually put the apple on the side of the entrance cabinet.

The next day was Saturday, Su Miaomiao could sleep in until 8 o’clock, and then get up to go to the stadium with Xie Jingyuan for training.

Tang Shiwei was going to work that day. When she saw the apple before leaving, she thought it was an ordinary apple her daughter brought back from school, so she put it in her bag and took it away.

In the hospital, Tang Shiwei slowly ate the apple while turning on the computer to check the medical records.

She herself didn’t feel anything, but in the afternoon, several colleagues around her praised her for looking good.

Tang Shiwei looked in the mirror and found that her skin was indeed a little smoother, and even applying a mask did not have such a good effect.

But no matter how much Tang Shiwei thought about it, she wouldn’t link the incident to that apple.