Those were all the clothes that Lu Yu Chen and Tan Lu En felt were good, so theyâd picked them out and placed it on an empty rack so itâs easier to try it on in the fitting room .
Spending money at malls was a given, and that would even more so be the case for this male apparel specialty store opened to fluff guysâ feathers . When there werenât discounts or sales, youâd be a spendthrift fool to buy things from there . Though Lu Yu Chen and Tan Lu En had money on their hand, they werenât planning on purchasing he clothes unless they liked it very much . And even if they did, only one or two would be enough to get them off of it . Seeing how itâs an entire rack of clothes sheâd pointed at, they shivered at the thought of amount of money that would be needed to purchase that rack of clothes that they themselves wasnât even that fond of .
Cheng Ming Xuan was very accommodating: âAlright, if the size fits, wrap them up . Anything else?â
âNo no, thatâs it . â Heâd already taken such a large step back, what else could they possibly want more from him .
Xuan Mo grabbed two large hiking bags since she was already at it, and a few more novel and peculiar miscellaneous items, placed them on the chair and looked at Cheng Ming Xuan .
Cheng Ming Xuan couldnât help but laugh: âContinue, continue . â
Xuan Mo turned . Before she could see how many more bamboo poles* she could knock on, Lu Yu Chen held her: âAye, what else do you want, brother can get it for you . â
* in the past, movers would place their hard-earned income into the bamboo poles they would always hold on to hence their daily revenue could be gauged by knocking on the bamboo poles
And so, Xuan Mo obediently stopped and walked over to where Lu Yu Chen was . She stood behind him, occasionally looking over to gaze at Cheng Ming Xuan .
Cheng Ming Xuan shook his head, optionless . He waved his hand . Following which, a young man in casual wear produced a credit card and walked over to make the payment .
The cashier wrapped up all the clothes and items . In the end, the large pile of things on the counter amounted to a little mountain .
Cheng Ming Xuan knew that there was no point staying any longer . He also knew that he wouldnât be able to figure out who this girl was . At that, he nodded his head crisply: âMust be fate since weâve met here . Iâm make my leave then, good bye . â
Xuan Mo completely ignored him . Though heâs already made his payment, she was still picking items, padlocks, night vision devices, high heat resistant lighter, multi-functional swiss army knife and other items that would usually be on displayâŠ
Disregarding the people around her, she picked out a large pile, left them on the counter and said: âLeaving it here . â After which, she turned to leave .
Tan Lu En and Lu Yu Chen didnât pay much heed to Xuan Moâs strange behaviour; they were too occupied worrying about how they were going to bring the many items back .
Xuan Mo walked out the store on her own . When she walked past Ah Gui, she discreetly pointed at the unpaid items on the counter, saying softly: âYouâre not done . â
When Tan Lu En and Lu Yu Chen left, Ah Gui instructed a subordinate to follow them . As he smiled bitterly, he walked in to produce his wallet and pointed at the pile Xuan Mo had picked out . âHow much?â
âThirty-two thousand seven hundred* sir, will you be paying by card or cash?â The smile on the cashier was very professional .
* approximately USD$4800
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Ah Guiâs hand paused . He slowly retracted the two thousand heâd pulled out and scratched his hair . After contemplating for a long while, he dialed as he smiled bitterly: âHello, where are you? ⊠. doesnât matter, come over for a bit⊠bring more money with you too, borrowing! Not confiscating!â
When the following week dawned, the group of representatives arrived .
The school had just distributed the name list for the grouping, which would be made up of a student from each year . The Year Threes selected understood Japanese . However, there was a group where there were two Year Three . After which, Xuan Mo and Tan Lu En were grouped into the same team, and they were in charge of receiving the young student leader Yamano Akiya from the group of representatives from Akino Satoshi .
The bell rang, and the students resumed their lessons . Meanwhile, the exchange team arrived .
Xuan Mo held a bouquet of flowers as she stood by Tan Lu Enâs side . There were a total of ten secretary flanking the representatives; the secretaries were of opposite gender such that every representative had an accompanying male or female . The females held flowers whereas the males were in black suits .
While waiting, Tan Lu En glanced at Xuan Mo in formal attire . His gaze floated to examine the surrounding, and couldnât help but smile . For some reason, he felt proud and satisfied . The young and green girls in formal attire around them seemed as though theyâd stolen their parentâs formal attire . Only Xuan Mo could hold the mature attire down even though she didnât seem to pay much heed to how she stood .
Though the sales assistant recommended this one, it was still Xuan Mo who decided to make the purchase .
Seemed like she didnât have too poor of a taste .
Suddenly, Yue Ling Lang standing on Xuan Moâs other side elbowed her: âXuan Mo, smile, the directorâs looking at you . â
Xuan Mo continued looking straight ahead, not moving .
After Director Yang picked up a call, he said anxiously: âEveryone get ready, theyâre already turned into the road . Theyâll be reaching in 2 minutes at max . â
A small commotion flirted through the students before it quickly died down . A large bus drove into the entrance . They could vaguely see a middle aged man speaking inside the bus . Following that was a line of students alighting the bus .
The ones walking at the head of the line was the middle-aged man that had been speaking on the bus previously, and a young man in student attire . Their Japanese school uniform was already formal, so there wasnât a need for them to especially attire themselves as the students from First High had . There were four teachers and male and female students numbering to nine in total behind them, either smiling or wearing a grave expression .
The Year Three assistant secretary walked forward first to shake hands with him . After exchanging introductions, the secretary brought them over to Xuan Mo and Tan Lu En, speaking in Chinese: âThis is student council president Yamano Akiya from Akino Satoshi . Heâs your age, do get along well . â Following that, he used fluent Japanese to introduce Xuan Mo and Tan Lu En . After which, the secretary gestured at Xuan Mo with his gaze .
Xuan Moâs lips twitched . She stretched her hands and handed the bouquet of flowers over, nodding politely as she did so .
After Tan Lu En greeted the student in Chinese, he stood and watched Xuan Mo in amusement .
Yamano took the flowers with a cold expression and thanked them in Chinese . After that, he stood beside Xuan Mo and turned to look at his principal Hirashigo who was speaking with a few teachers .
After exchanging greetings, the lot of them entered the meeting room . Yamano didnât speak on the way, so Xuan Mo and Tan Lu En kept their silence as well . The other groups on the other hand were chattering ardently . The Year Threes who could speak Japanese seized the opportunity to practice their pronunciation in a flurry a enthusiastic questions .
As the student they are receiving was the student president, they naturally had to be next to the principal . And so when the principal felt the sudden lack of noise from the group behind him in contrast to the bustle around the area, he turned to look at them in surprise . What greeted his sight was a sea of black hair from the three⊠the three of them walked with their heads lowered, not speaking nor smiling . The principal turned back to chat with the principal from the other school .
Upon reaching in the meeting room, everyone sat . Yamano sat down majestically between Xuan Mo and Tan Lu En then swept the remaining students a look . At his gaze, the Japanese students reined in their smiles and sat bolt straight .
On the other hand, students from Xuan Moâs school was still chattering and asking questions, not catching the principalâs coughs both times .
Xuan Mo glanced at Yamano . When she saw the smile he couldnât seem to suppress, she exhaled with a âhngâ lightly .
Her breath of air, as though tinged with murder, seemed to sweep across the place, crashing into each and every studentâs ears . The earth-shattering sound ceased the noise . Together with the silence was the slight chill that crept down their bodies .
Xuan Mo had a hand supporting her head with her eyes were half-lidded . Though she didnât seem to be looking at anyone, everyone felt as though sheâd swept them a look . At that, they shut their mouths and sat up straight, holding in the peculiar sense of fear that came with it .
The meeting room was silent .
The principal looked at Xuan Mo in shock . When he saw her unmoving figure, he coughed before smiling: âLadies and gentlemen, the welcome ceremony for the Japanese exchange with Akino Satoshi Academy will now commence .