Chapter 46: Fang Xiaocao: 6
The hospital ward.
Zhi Qi sat in front of the hospital bed, locking eyes with Fang Xiaocao. Meanwhile, Su Wanqing, Yun Luoshu, and Wen Shi sat on their respective beds, curiously observing the two.
The atmosphere in the ward felt off.
Even the “Three Sled Fools” could sense it.
Fang Xiaocao glared at Zhi Qi, her cheeks puffed up in anger, while Zhi Qi sat there leisurely, completely ignoring her furious gaze.
Su Wanqing winked at Fang Xiaocao, signaling her to calm down.
Fang Xiaocao shot Su Wanqing a glare but remained puffed up like an angry pufferfish.
“Zhi Qi!”
Fang Xiaocao raised her voice.
“Shh! This is a hospital. Keep quiet,” Zhi Qi gestured for silence with a smirk.
Fang Xiaocao: …
“Don’t push it!”
Fang Xiaocao huffed in frustration.
“Shh! Keep quiet!”
Zhi Qi repeated her previous gesture.
Fang Xiaocao: …
Completely speechless. This woman refused to argue with her.
“You win…”
Fang Xiaocao sighed in defeat.
“When are we going?” she asked weakly.
“Yay~”
The “Three Sled Fools” cheered.
Surprisingly, Zhi Qi wasn’t the happiest about Fang Xiaocao’s agreement—it was the three eavesdroppers in the back.
Hearing their cheers, Fang Xiaocao glared at them fiercely.
Under the threat of her gaze, the trio instantly went silent.
“Tomorrow!” Zhi Qi replied with a smile.
“What time?” Fang Xiaocao rolled her eyes.
“Nine in the morning. I’ll pick all four of you up,” Zhi Qi said, raising an eyebrow.
“Screw you!”
Fang Xiaocao pointed at the door.
“Before I change my mind, get out of my sight. Immediately.”
She enunciated each word with emphasis.
“Alright, alright, I’m leaving.”
Zhi Qi raised her hands in surrender and cheerfully walked out of the ward.
“Move faster!”
Fang Xiaocao glared at her with a stern face.
“OK, OK~ Right away!”
Zhi Qi chuckled as she stepped out and even thoughtfully closed the door behind her.
“You three still laughing?”
Fang Xiaocao turned her glare to the “Three Sled Fools.”
“Hehe~”
They responded with sheepish grins.
“I’ll teach you to laugh!”
Fang Xiaocao grabbed a pillow and pounced on Su Wanqing.
“I’ll teach you to laugh!”
“I’ll teach you to sell me out!”
“I’ll teach you to agree on my behalf!”
She vented all her frustration onto Su Wanqing alone.
Yun Luoshu and Wen Shi, the other two dummies, sat by the side, snacking on sunflower seeds while watching the battle unfold.
“Wrong~”
“Aiya, I was wrong~”
Su Wanqing begged for mercy as she was “beaten up” by Fang Xiaocao.
“Hmph!”
Fang Xiaocao huffed angrily.
“And you two, still laughing?”
She turned to glare at the other two.
Yun Luoshu and Wen Shi immediately covered their mouths.
“Nope, we’re not laughing!”
They shook their heads in unison.
“You three really sold me out like this?”
Fang Xiaocao put her hands on her hips, puffing up in anger.
“Aiya, it’s not that we’re bad friends—”
“But Zhi Qi offered too much!” Wen Shi blinked innocently.
“Exactly~”
“And besides, it’s not really selling you out, right?” Su Wanqing grinned.
“Yeah, yeah!”
Yun Luoshu nodded in agreement.
Fang Xiaocao was about to go crazy.
The “Three Sled Fools” had actually agreed to Zhi Qi’s trip on her behalf while she wasn’t around.
If it were just a simple trip, she wouldn’t be this mad.
What drove her insane was that they had been bribed by Zhi Qi and had spilled all her embarrassing college moments to her.
Even the time she got scared to tears by a plastic bag outside her window in the middle of the night—every detail was retold vividly.
As a result, when Fang Xiaocao returned and saw Zhi Qi’s amused gaze, she practically died of embarrassment on the spot.
She felt completely betrayed by her so-called friends.
Just last night, she had been chatting with Zhi Qi on WeChat, trying to maintain the “smart and talented girl” persona she had carefully crafted.
Yet in less than 24 hours, her persona collapsed entirely under the three traitors’ betrayal.
Especially when she met Zhi Qi’s teasing gaze, she felt so embarrassed she could dig a hole in the ground with her toes.
She had lost all dignity.
That’s why she was so enraged!
The next day, still sound asleep, Fang Xiaocao was rudely awakened by the noisy chatter of the “Three Sled Fools.”
She groggily sat up and glanced at her phone.
Time: 06:25 AM
She rubbed her eyes and checked again.
Fang Xiaocao collapsed back onto her bed, lifeless.
“You three are too much!”
“Why aren’t you sleeping? What are you doing?”
She whined weakly.
“Sleep? Wake up already! Time to get up!”
Su Wanqing shouted energetically.
“Screw off…”
“Sis, the meeting time is at nine!”
“It’s not even 6:30 yet!”
Fang Xiaocao rolled her eyes in frustration.
“We know it’s at nine!”
“But you need to take us to school to grab our luggage.”
Su Wanqing grinned.
“Huh?”
“Isn’t it just a one-day trip? What luggage?”
Fang Xiaocao was stunned, sensing something off.
“Who told you it’s one day?”
“It’s a seven-day trip!”
“You think our friendship is only worth a day?”
Su Wanqing said matter-of-factly.
“Wang Defa*?!”
“Seven days?!”
Fang Xiaocao exclaimed.
(*Note: “Wang Defa” sounds like “WTF” in Chinese.)
“Yep, seven days!”
Wen Shi nodded.
“Aren’t you guys worried about missing school?”
Fang Xiaocao sat up in shock.
“We already took sick leave. What’s the problem?”
Su Wanqing shrugged.
“But…”
“Aren’t you afraid of failing your courses?”
Fang Xiaocao stared at them in disbelief.
“What’s there to be afraid of?”
“We study art.”
“At worst, we’ll just catch up later.”
Su Wanqing said nonchalantly.
“Yeah, academic classes can be made up, but a camping trip like this doesn’t happen often!”
Wen Shi added.
Fang Xiaocao looked at the three of them, dumbfounded.
“Hurry up and get up! Grab a few clothes too.”
Su Wanqing urged.
“Wait… Are you serious?”
Fang Xiaocao asked in a daze.
“Of course we’re serious!”
Su Wanqing nodded firmly.
Fang Xiaocao: “6!”
She wasn’t worried about her own grades.
She always ranked at the top, so failing was never a concern.
But the “Three Sled Fools” were a different story.
Even when they didn’t skip class, they barely kept up.
Now, taking a sick leave for ten days?
Failing was practically guaranteed.
“Isn’t this a bit much?”
“I’ll take you all during the actual holidays!”
“No need to joke around with your studies!”
Fang Xiaocao weakly protested.
“Stop nagging and get up!”
Su Wanqing stood with her hands on her hips.
“It’s just a few classes! We can catch up later. Don’t kill the mood~”
Wen Shi chimed in.
Fang Xiaocao: “6!”
(End of Chapter 46)
“6” means “cool” or “nice” (this is a Chinese slang)
