Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman (1-200)

Chapter 132: Get Off The Cast!

Zhu Yuan glanced up at Gu Xiqiao the moment Jiang Shuxuan walked out of the room with his phone. Silently, she sat on a chair, peering at her own hand with a calm expression.

While this seemed like any other small wound, it had a significant impact on Zhu Yuan. There were two lacerations underneath of which raw, bloody flesh was visible. It must’ve hurt when disinfectant was poured over the wound but to Zhu Yuan’s surprise, she did not flinch even once throughout the whole ordeal.

Looks can be deceiving but minor changes in one’s expression usually could not. Zhu Yuan was sure that the seemingly delicate ice princess possessed a heart that was as hard as a rock.

“How old are you?” Zhu Yuan was curious about this young woman. “Are you in senior high, or perhaps you’re in university?”

Jiang Shuxuan wouldn’t be interested in a middle schooler, would he?

Gu Xiqiao peered back at him with a pair of eyes that glowed like the stars in the night sky. Her skin was crystal clear, like a piece of white jade underneath the fluorescent ceiling lights.

“I’m a university freshman,” she replied.

Her soft voice sounded cold but it was pleasant nonetheless. A glow appeared in Zhu Yuan’s eyes. “Oh? Here? In the Imperial Capital? What are you studying? Do you live here too? How did you come to know Master Jiang?”

His mind went back to that group of people from the ancient martial arts world. There were only a handful of girls whom he was familiar with but she was not one of these girls. If she wasn’t part of their group then there could only be one explanation left. Zhu Yuan stole a glance at Gu Xiqiao. If this was the case, then things were gonna get messy.

Would the Jiang family allow a commoner to marry into their family?

Despite facing so many questions, Gu Xiqiao answered them patiently. “Yes, I’m studying medicine. No, not here. I guess we met out of pure coincidence.”

Her answers were way too concise, which made Zhu Yuan scratch his head for a second. It took a while before he finally realized that she was answering his questions from before.

‘Studying at the capital, medicine, not from here and met Jiang Shuxuan by coincidence.’

Sounds interesting, Zhu Yuan thought. The more he looked at Gu Xiqiao, the more he wanted to know about her. Medicine. The best place for learning medicine in the capital was A University.

“Are you from A University?”

Although A University’s entry requirements were notoriously high, especially so for medicine, even if she wasn’t able to get in, Jiang Shuxuan should be able to find a way for her, right?

“That’s right.” Gu Xiqiao nodded. Then, she turned around and narrowed her eyes in the direction of the doorway.

Zhu Yuan, who thought that Jiang Shuxuan had returned, sat up straight as if their little exchange had not happened before.

A few seconds later, a blazing red-figure swooped in at mach speed from outside. Even Zhu Yuan was unable to catch a good glimpse of what that thing was.

Xixi flopped into Gu Xiqiao’s arms.

“Chirp! Chirp! Chirp chirp! Chirp!” (Are you okay? What happened?! I told you that you’d run into trouble without me!)

Master Jiang had already ordered it to follow Beauty Qiao around every day. The little red feather ball was euphoric upon receiving such an order.

Xixi, whose euphoria had yet to subside was suddenly drowned out by a large shadow casted over its tiny body. Then, two human fingers came in from nowhere and picked it up gently. Upon seeing who those fingers belonged to, the bird stopped its futile struggle. Obediently, it hopped onto Gu Xiqiao’s shoulder.