Rebirth to Save Myself

As soon as Su Xia returned to the hotel, she saw Ye Lingling, Xia Qiqi, and Xia Qiaoqiao. The three of them surrounded her and started talking all at once, leaving Su Xia unsure of which one to answer first.

"Su Xia, were the math competition questions difficult?"

"Su Xia, this train journey must have been exhausting. How did you manage to get through it?"

"Su Xia, can I share a room with you?"

"Su Xia, where did you come from? Why aren't you at the designated hotel?"

Su Xia quickly gestured for her to stop and then said, "The math competition was difficult, but that's all in the past. Now I need to focus on the physics competition. My parents were worried I'd get tired, so they flew with me, which is why I didn't take the train. It doesn't matter who I share a room with; I'll just let the teacher know. My parents are waiting for me to finish the competition, so I've been with them until you arrived. So, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

"Then I'll go find the teacher!" Ye Lingling happily went to find the teacher.

"No, that's all for now," Xia Qiaoqiao said.

"Will you come back with us after the competition?" Xia Qiqi asked.

"Not for now, I'll be staying in the capital for a while," Su Xia replied.

"I'm definitely taking you out to have fun. There are so many fun things to do in the capital. We can also go see the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube." Xia Qiqi looked at Su Xia with envy. They were required to go home immediately after the competition, as the autumn harvest was waiting for them back home.

"It's okay. Even if you can't come now, you can still come when you earn your own money. Just have fun and satisfy yourself then." Su Xia comforted the two sisters, because she could empathize with them because of their similar backgrounds.

"Yes, when I earn my own money, I can go wherever I want." Xia Qiaoqiao thought about her future life and felt longing for it.

Two days later, the physics competition officially began. This time, in addition to completing the written test, participants also needed to conduct experiments on-site. Therefore, the exam was divided into a written test in the morning and a practical test in the afternoon, with the final score calculated by combining the scores of both parts.

As is customary for math competitions, Chen Yuan and her family arrived early in the morning to cheer on Su Xia.

As the bell rang, the day-long competition finally came to an end. Regardless of the outcome, it was all over. Ye Lingling and the others had to return to the hotel to pack their things, preparing to embark on their journey home the next day.

"Su Xia, I don't know when we'll meet again, remember to keep in touch!" Ye Lingling said.

"Yes, it will." Su Xia nodded. In a few years, the emergence of touchscreen phones will bring down the price of mobile phones. At that time, mobile phones will no longer be a symbol of luxury, and everyone will be able to afford them.

With the development of chat software, everyone will be able to chat and video call freely, no longer living in an era where contact was lost without meeting in person. There's no reason not to stay in touch with the partners we met during training; these are all valuable connections for the future.

Mr. Chen, Ms. Chen, and Chen Yuan came to the hotel to pick up Su Xia. They also invited Ye Lingling and the others to dinner as a way of returning the favor for taking care of Su Xia.

"I can't accept this, Uncle and Aunt."

"Yes, rather than saying we took care of Su Xia, it's more accurate to say Su Xia took care of us."

"Yes, yes, it's so great to be in the same dorm as Su Xia. She's never stingy with teaching us how to do problems, and she never feels like we're competing with her and tries to hide anything from us."

“You’ve been with Xiaxia for so long, and we’ve all helped each other. You’ve finally made it to the capital, and you have to go back tomorrow, so you should at least come and have a local specialty meal,” Mr. Chen said kindly.

"Go ahead, have a farewell meal," Su Xia said.

The three girls stopped refusing, explained the situation to the teacher and said they would take them safely back to the hotel, and then the group set off. Mr. and Mrs. Chen treated everyone to dinner, and then went to a famous pastry shop to buy each of the three girls a box of pastries.

"How can this be? We can accept the meal, but not these pastries," Ye Lingling said, pushing the box of pastries away.

“Yes, yes, it’s already a bit much to accept just one meal, but accepting more pastries would be unacceptable,” Xia Qiaoqiao echoed Ye Lingling.

“Take it, it’s not expensive. Besides, it’s a local specialty, so it’s good to bring it back for your family to try,” Mr. Chen said.

“Yes, don’t feel guilty. Auntie did this for her own good.” Chen’s mother looked at Su Xia and continued, “I hope you can still be friends with Su Xia in the future, encouraging each other and helping each other to go further and better. As parents, we can’t be with our children all the time, and that’s where the role of friends comes in.”

“Yes, Uncle relies on friends for help when I do business. Good friends can last a lifetime,” Mr. Chen added from the side.

Hearing this, Su Xia's defenses crumbled. Chen's parents had truly thought a lot about her and made many plans! Even though Chen Yuan was their biological daughter, they were truly treating her fairly, just as they had promised. Su Xia would have everything Chen Yuan had; there would be no favoritism, and they wouldn't abandon her halfway.

“Please accept them. I’m so happy that Xiaxia has made friends. You don’t know, I’ve been the only one who played with her since she was little. She’s been quite withdrawn,” Chen Yuan added from the side.

“Then we’ll accept it. Remember to visit me when you come to the provincial capital next time, Su Xia.” Ye Lingling took the lead, and Xia Qiqi and Xia Qiaoqiao accepted it without further hesitation.

After a short walk, I took them back to their hotel. They needed to be well-rested before taking the train the next day, and staying up too late would make the journey quite uncomfortable.

"Bye-bye, see you next time," Su Xia said to the three of them.

"Bye-bye." The three of them waved happily and then went upstairs.

"Let's go back to the hotel."

"Ah."

Su Xia was so tired as soon as she got back to the hotel that she fell asleep on the bed without even taking a shower. Knowing from the previous experience, Chen Yuan knew that Su Xia was exhausted, so she quietly took a shower and then lay down to sleep next to her.

When Su Xia woke up, she felt much more relaxed. Although she had outwardly stated that participation was the most important thing in the competition, she was actually very nervous inside. Especially since the people from No. 1 High School had said that if she got a ranking, she could be directly admitted to university, she wanted to seize this opportunity, so she had high expectations for the competition.

Her body was always on edge. She hadn't told Chen Yuan and the others that she often suffered from insomnia and couldn't sleep at all while in the competition hotel. She couldn't concentrate on the problems, so she could only relax by writing novels. Then she would continue doing problems and writing novels, her brain in a state of high activity, and now she could finally relax a little.