"You an to say that An Le is also sick?"
Tuesday noon, Far Moon Academy, First-Year Section.
Yan Huan looked at Spencer, who was standing before him in a tracksuit, and stroked his chin with a puzzled expression.
"Yeah, it seems she suddenly caught a cold or sothing yesterday. She is still in the hospital right now, and they say the doctors haven't figured out why she got sick either."
"They couldn't find the cause of the illness..."
When he returned last night, Yan Huan and Ye Lan had also checked on Ye Shiyu's condition. Ye Lan and Yan Huan had reached the exact sa conclusion.
It was not surprising that Ye Shiyu was like this. After all, she seed to have ingested the poison carried by Bai Yi's Fragnt, resulting in a random curse.
Yan Huan did not know the exact chanics of how the curse worked just yet, but it made sense that the doctors could not find a specific dical cause.
After thinking it over, Yan Huan decided he should still go take a look. He glanced at his chat history with Ye Lan on his mobile phone and asked Spencer,
"Is An Le also at the Shengxin Hospital in the Kyogo Ward?"
"I think so. Wait, why did you say 'also'?"
Yan Huan turned his head and glanced at Spencer beside him. She had leaned in close to him and was also looking at his phone screen.
As she asked the question, Yan Huan turned to look at her, and she simultaneously turned her head to look back at him.
A pair of clear, sky-blue eyes stared straight at him.
During their brief eye contact, Yan Huan suddenly caught a faint scent of sweat.
The scent of a young girl's evaporating sweat was unique. Of course, he couldn't call it sweet and fragrant—that would make him seem like far too much of a creepy pervert.
However, Yan Huan didn't find it unpleasant either. He just felt that the scent of sweat mixed with the evaporating fragrance of body wash was rather distinctive.
"Did you just finish exercising?"
"Huh?"
Spencer nodded, still wondering how Yan Huan knew.
"Yeah, isn't the Club War finale coming up? Plus, An Le ntioned there would be more team events. I can't do it all by myself, so I dragged Jiang Yun, Nino, and Zuo Chuan Da Zai to practice with ."
"..."
For so reason, perhaps because he had the incorrigible Ye Shiyu as a prior example, Yan Huan suddenly felt that Spencer looked a bit more pleasing to the eye.
Just look at that girl, Ye Shiyu...
When he first went to the Ye household, in order to monopolize Ye Lan and drive him away, she had probably started putting the Hypnosis APP into practice not long after acquiring it.
He had put in a lot of effort, trying to guide her with good intentions and steer her toward the right path.
And the result?
She still used hypnosis on him anyway! The only difference was that previously, she had maliciously used hypnosis on him, and later, she used hypnosis on him while feeling conflicted about it.
Fine, if reasoning with her didn't work, then he would borrow Aunt Ye's thunderous thods.
A severe spanking ensued, with Ye Lan hitting her with a clothes hanger so fiercely that it even bent completely out of shape.
As a result, she only cald down for a little while before starting to act up again.
Ye Shiyu simply had a problem with self-control, rivaling Bai Yi's stubborn, "impervious to reason" adaptive morality.
Looking at Spencer on the other hand, just scolding her a few tis nearly made her shed tears.
Not only did she not get angry, but she also reflected on her own actions.
After that, she stopped relying on the Modifier's superpower to win competitions. Instead, she went to the athletics field every day to train, and even gave him piggy biscuits...
Thinking of this, Yan Huan looked at Spencer, raised an eyebrow, and offered so unprecedented encouragent.
"Keep it up."
Spencer glanced at Yan Huan, the reflection of the peacock in her eyes starting to blur and distort a little once again.
She rubbed her eyes, letting out a silly laugh at the sa ti.
But as she laughed, Yan Huan suddenly thought of sothing and asked her,
"Wait a minute. You guys didn't have PE class this morning, so where did you find the ti to train?"
"..."
The smile on Spencer's face stiffened slightly, and her characteristic inability to hide anything on her face imdiately showed.
She wiped her already sweaty forehead, her eyes darting around with a guilty conscience as she looked away.
"Um... I wonder how An Le is doing. I was planning to go see her this afternoon. Are you... going to co with ?"
"...So you skipped all your mandatory classes in the morning, and now you're going to skip your electives in the afternoon, right?"
Yan Huan's face darkened, and he instinctively wanted to reach out and chop her on the head.
However, just as he raised his hand, he suddenly rembered that this was the motion he used to discipline Yurianna.
Everyone in the Student Council had a great relationship, and Yurianna herself was very carefree. She didn't mind this kind of fleeting physical contact, and everyone was used to it.
Most importantly, that idiot often pulled off stunts that left people not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Anyone who could resist the urge to knock her on the head was truly a divine person.
But with Spencer, their relationship hadn't reached that level yet.
Thus, his instinctively raised hand froze awkwardly just above Spencer's head.
Coincidentally, Spencer also turned her head to look at Yan Huan, arriving just in ti to see his hand hovering a short distance above her head.
But to Yan Huan's surprise, she didn't bristle with anger.
Instead, she just glanced at his hand and then imdiately looked up into his eyes.
"..."
This caused Yan Huan to withdraw his hand rather unnaturally. He sighed and picked up the previous topic.
"One day, I, the Student Council President, will be completely corrupted by you problem students and start skipping classes too. Fine. I was supposed to have classes with Ye Shiyu this afternoon anyway, but since she's in the hospital, I'll just request a leave of absence."
"Hah? It's obviously your own lack of willpower, yet you're stubbornly blaming others."
Spencer curled her lips. In front of her eyes, the peacock-like silhouette overlapping Yan Huan began to solidify again, its beautiful feathers becoming clearly visible.
She gave a soft snort, too lazy to even argue.
But then, as if suddenly rembering sothing, she hesitantly reached into her pockets and fumbled around.
"By the way, this Friday I'm planning to invite everyone from the Doujinshi Society out to play. Are you coming?"
As she spoke, she pulled out several VIP tickets. Yan Huan caught a glimpse—they were premium admission ticket packages for Linn's Universal Studios.
Friday... That was the day before the finals.
Yan Huan didn't take them. He rely asked,
"Why are you inviting
to an internal gathering for your Doujinshi Society?"
"I..."
Spencer's words paused briefly, and she scratched the back of her head, looking a little embarrassed.
"You know I'm the judge for the finals, so you're trying to bribe
internally beforehand?"
"That's not it at all!!"
Spencer finally blew her top, glaring at Yan Huan furiously.
For so inexplicable reason, seeing her get all riled up made Yan Huan find her quite amusing.
Even though he had never felt this way before.
Well, since she seed to be offering a sincere invitation, Yan Huan stopped joking around and politely declined.
"...Forget it. You guys go have fun. I won't crash the party. Regardless, thank you for the invitation."
"..."
Spencer gripped the tickets, still looking at Yan Huan with a huff.
After thinking for a second, she spoke up again.
"Don't you still have a few remaining chances for
to pretend to be your girlfriend?"
Heh, truth be told, if she hadn't brought it up, Yan Huan would have nearly forgotten.
After all, this girl's advances lacked any real aggression. Initially, considering her Modifier, he thought she would definitely be a demon-lord-level threat involving so twisted NTR situations.
Instead, all she did was chatter like a kid.
"And so?"
Spencer peeked at Yan Huan out of the corner of her eye and said,
"...We can wipe the slate clean on all those chances, and in exchange... you co with us on Friday."
"Wipe the slate clean, really?"
Yan Huan raised an eyebrow in surprise, then deliberately provoked her.
"You'd better think this through. Wiping the slate clean ans the matter is completely settled, and we won't have any ties left... The kind where I take a detour if I see you in school."
To ensure she understood, Yan Huan specifically added that extra bit of clarification.
Hearing this, Spencer suddenly thought of the 'formal expulsion docunt' her educational advisor had handed her yesterday. Her eyes involuntarily dimd.
But on the surface, she just snorted lightly, crossed her arms, and said,
"I've thought it through. We write it off completely. Since I'm going this far, you have to go, right?"
"..."
He had just said that this girl wore everything on her face and was easy to read, but now he was imdiately proven wrong.
Yan Huan had no idea what kind of sche she was brewing by inviting him there.
Could it be a trap, trying to lure him in?
If it were Ye Shiyu, Yan Huan would absolutely believe she would do sothing like that.
After all, she was the type of woman who would trick you by saying her cat could do backflips just to invite you over for dinner.
And when you got there, there would be no cat, and no dinner either.
Only her, trying to eat him alive...
But did Spencer really have the intelligence to pull that off?
He couldn't see through it.
"Alright. You're treating
to a trip out, and we can wipe the slate clean on our previous deal. I'd be a fool not to go."
With that thought, Yan Huan agreed and reached out to take one of the tickets from her hand.
Seeing Yan Huan finally agree, a radiant smile burst onto Spencer's face.
"Great! When the ti cos, I'll call a car to take us all. I just don't know how An Le is doing, or if she'll be able to make it..."
Yan Huan's gaze lingered on the smile on her face for a few seconds before he safely tucked the ticket into his pocket.
"...We'll find out once we check on her. Let's go, we can take a taxi to the hospital together."
"Alright." Kyogo Ward, Shengxin Hospital.
"Co on, eat so apple, it'll help you recover faster."
"Oh Mom, I don't want to eat."
Bai Yi, lying on the bed, glanced at Zuo Jiangqin beside her and let out a heavy sigh.
Hearing this, Zuo Jiangqin, who had just finished peeling an apple, raised an eyebrow and scolded,
"You child, if I peel an apple for you, just eat it! It's all so you can recover quickly! I wasted my ti carefully peeling this for you, honestly..."
"But when you asked
earlier if I wanted to eat an apple, I clearly said I didn't! I told you I didn't want any, yet you peeled it anyway, and now you're blaming ?"
"Oh, so you're blaming
for peeling an apple for you? So caring about you is a mistake now?"
"I..."
After observing them yesterday, aside from An Le who was still suffering from a fever and a cold, both Bai Yi's and Ye Shiyu's conditions had improved significantly.
This morning, the doctors ruled out the possibility of an infectious disease and allowed family mbers to visit.
At noon, Zuo Jiangqin ca over to visit Bai Yi.
It was rather ironic. Because she was sharing a hospital ward with Ye Shiyu, Bai Yi had been terrified that Ye Shiyu might get up in the middle of the night and stab her. Consequently, she hadn't slept well the entire night.
As a result, when the second day arrived, her own mother had co over to torture her instead...
Seriously, she had had enough of this life.
"..."
Watching Bai Yi turn her back with a headache, Zuo Jiangqin was about to blow up, but then she rembered they were in a public place.
Furthermore, Bai Yi's condition had only just started to improve, so it wasn't good for her to suffer any more emotional turbulence.
So, holding the peeled apple, she turned to look at Ye Shiyu, who was reading a book in the back.
"Ah, Student Ye, Auntie peeled an apple. Would you like to eat it?"
"..."
Wearing headphones, Ye Shiyu stared blankly at her book, completely ignoring Zuo Jiangqin.
'This child, how can she have no manners at all?'
Zuo Jiangqin felt a wave of frustration, but realizing this was Ye Lan's biological daughter—soone even closer to Ye Lan than Yan Huan—she decided she shouldn't say anything.
Instead, she turned her head to the other side, looking at An Le, who was miserably blowing her nose.
'It seems this child is also from Bai Yi's school?'
"Excuse , classmate, classmate..."
"Ah? Auntie, did you call ?"
"Yes."
Zuo Jiangqin gripped the apple and asked,
"You're sick too, are your parents not coming to visit you?"
"Ah? My mama and papa ca to see
last night. They still have to work today, so it's fine for
to be here by myself."
"Is that so... Which ward does your family live in?"
"The... South Ward."
'From the sounds of it, she must be a normal student from the Outer Campus with an ordinary family background.'
With that thought, Zuo Jiangqin instantly lost all interest in An Le.
She simply stood up, faked a warm smile, and said to An Le,
"Here, Auntie is offering you an apple."
"Ah? No... no thank you, I'm not feeling very well..."
"Oh, just take it."
Before An Le could finish declining, Zuo Jiangqin forcefully shoved the apple into her hands.
An Le suddenly had no idea how to refuse. Moreover, if she took the apple and didn't eat it, wouldn't that seem impolite? But if she did eat it, her throat was in excruciating pain...
However, looking at Zuo Jiangqin's smiling face, she had no choice but to take a bite of the apple and force a smile.
"Th-thank you, Auntie."
Zuo Jiangqin smiled in satisfaction, yet she did not forget to turn around and glare at her own daughter, scolding,
"Look at how well-behaved she is, and then look at yourself."
"Heh..."
Bai Yi rolled her eyes and turned over to the other side again, keeping her back to Zuo Jiangqin.
This infuriated Zuo Jiangqin even more, and she absolutely couldn't hold back her temper any longer.
"Bai Yi, you—"
Just as she was about to raise her voice sharply, Ye Lan, dressed in a sharp suit, suddenly walked through the doorway.
Seeing soone causing a ruckus in her daughter's hospital ward, she unconsciously furrowed her brows.
The mont she saw Ye Lan, the stern expression on Zuo Jiangqin's face instantly vanished, replaced by an ingratiating smile.
"Oh, CEO Ye, you're here too?"
"Ah... hello."
Ye Lan gave Zuo Jiangqin a faint glance. She didn't say much, simply offering a polite smile.
She then looked over at Ye Shiyu, who was sitting on the bed, turning a deaf ear to the world and focusing entirely on reading.
Seeing her daughter so focused, Ye Lan smiled faintly. She quietly slipped over to the bedside and silently observed her daughter's condition.
It took several seconds before Ye Shiyu realized that soone in front of her was watching her.
She lifted her gaze expressionlessly, only to be t with her mother's smiling face.
"...Mama?"
She hurriedly took off her headphones and spoke.
"Yes, it's . I ca to check on your condition. Are you feeling any better?"
Looking at her mother, Ye Shiyu remained expressionless.
However, internally, she was slightly taken aback.
Because just a mont ago, when she realized soone was secretly watching her, she had felt a bit annoyed and wanted to frown.
Upon seeing her mother, she had wanted to show a slight smile.
Yet both emotions seed to vanish into nothingness at the ti, leaving her with absolutely zero feedback.
It wasn't until several seconds had passed that Ye Shiyu belatedly realized this fact.
"..."
'Is it because I'm not feeling well?'
It was only when Ye Shiyu subjectively recognized this that the emotionless mask on her face lted away a little, revealing a faint smile.
"I'm much better, Mama."
"Mmm, but I just asked the doctor, and they said it's best to keep you under observation for a little longer to avoid any risks... If you run into any problems at the hospital, you can tell . Mama will solve them for you."
"..."
Ye Shiyu didn't reply. She rely cast a glance at Zuo Jiangqin, who was eagerly staring in their direction from the side.
Her implication was obvious: the problem was this woman who had been making a racket beside her for half the day.
But after thinking for a mont, she only asked,
"Mama, where is my mobile phone?"
"Oh, right. Your mobile phone is in my car. I completely forgot to give it to you. I'll go down and bring it up for you later..."
As long as she had her mobile phone, everything would be fine.
With the conversation taking a brief pause on this side, Zuo Jiangqin, who had been watching eagerly the whole ti, finally found her chance to insert herself into the discussion.
"Um, CEO Ye..."
"Hey, hey, hey! You two wait a mont. Register whose family mbers you are and who you're here to visit before you go in."
Just as Zuo Jiangqin stood up, intending to go over and chat with Ye Lan, a nurse's loud warning from the doorway suddenly rang out, instantly drawing the attention of everyone in the room.
Over on the other side, An Le, holding the apple with no one beside her, was the first to look toward the door.
As soon as she looked at the entrance, her eyes lit up. Even though her voice was hoarse, she imdiately called out,
"Xiao Huan!"
'Xiao Huan?'
Hearing this, Bai Yi, who had been playing dead on her bed, instantly sat up and looked toward the door, also flashing a bright smile as she called out,
"Yan Huan, you ca to see !"
'What the hell?'
Ye Shiyu narrowed her eyes and shot a glare at Bai Yi.
Then, she too peered past her mother's silhouette toward the doorway.
There, standing at the entrance, the handso young man had just walked up to the door. Seeing the scene inside, he was completely stunned.
No, seriously—nobody had told Yan Huan that Bai Yi was here too!
Your Fragnt poisoned Ye Shiyu, so how on earth did you end up lying in the hospital yourself?
The poisoner ultimately poisons herself, is that it?
What was even more absurd was that her heavyweight mother, Zuo Jiangqin, was also present.
Fortunately, seeing Ye Lan's gentle face allowed Yan Huan's hanging heart to finally settle a little...
But not completely.
The most ridiculous part was that these three people were all staying in the exact sa hospital ward!!
Inside, in a single hospital ward, lay An Le, Bai Yi, and Ye Shiyu sequentially—these Three Great Phantom Gods.
What kind of hellish scene was this?!
Right at that mont, the face-mask-wearing nurse from behind also marched over with a frown. Looking at Yan Huan, she asked,
"Hold on, student. You two need to tell
who you're here to visit first so I can register you."
"..."
Yan Huan turned his head stiffly to look at the nurse holding a pen and paper beside him, finding himself entirely at a loss for words.
'Who the hell am I supposed to say I'm visiting?!'
'Singling out any one of them feels like a terrible idea!'
Seeing that Yan Huan wasn't speaking, the nurse tilted her head in confusion. She then looked at the person behind him and asked,
"Wait, what about you? Who are you here to visit, and what's your relationship with him?"
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