Pushing open the door, Gu Yuqi led a young woman inside. At that moment, Liang Sheng was kneeling cutely on the floor, one hand clutched over the spot on her neck where she’d been bitten.
The female doctor stepped in and took one look at Liang Sheng’s pose. She glanced over at Gu Yuqi, who was covering her mouth with a fake cough—obviously just trying to hide her flushed cheeks. The doctor fell silent for a long moment before taking half a step back. “Sorry to interrupt,” she said. “My apologies.”
Sorry my ass, Liang Sheng thought. She turned toward the voice and blurted out, “School Doctor Sis?”
Mo Qingrou nodded.
Liang Sheng couldn’t shake the weird feeling. Why did the school doctor’s gaze hold that wild, CP-shipping fujoshi vibe whenever she looked at her and Gu Yuqi? It wasn’t the usual icy, intimidating stare anymore.
“Ahem.” Caught by Liang Sheng’s probing look, Mo Qingrou ducked her head, flustered for the first time. Still, she pretended to be perfectly calm as she walked over with her medical kit.
With a click, she opened the case. Liang Sheng peeked inside and jolted in shock, her fever suddenly feeling half gone. What the hell was all that? Dark, gooey herbal paste, syringes with massive needles, and a little pouch crammed full of densely packed acupuncture needles.
Liang Sheng stiffly lifted her head to look at her senior sister, her lips going numb. “S-Senior Sister… I think my fever’s gone already, heh heh. Um… how about I just take some medicine?”
Mo Qingrou looked up suspiciously. “What’s wrong with your mouth?”
“It’s numb,” Liang Sheng blurted out without thinking.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
“Kids shouldn’t use bad language,” Mo Qingrou said coolly, schooling her with a frosty expression.
Liang Sheng blinked in confusion. What had she even said? It was true—her mouth really was numb!
Gu Yuqi, ever the one who understood her little junior sister, patted Liang Sheng’s head. “You said ‘numbed’ earlier, not ‘numb.'”
Oh. She must’ve really fried her brain with the fever. Liang Sheng flopped heavily back onto the bed. Whatever—let them do what they wanted. She was exhausted. Just let it all end. Her head throbbed like it was about to explode, and all she could think about was Gu Yuqi Senior Sister kissing her and cooing sweetly~
In the end, Liang Sheng’s worries were for nothing. She neither got any shots nor chugged herbal sludge. Probably thanks to the medicine Gu Yuqi had given her earlier, Mo Qingrou checked her temperature and found it down to 100.8°F. She handed over a few Western gelatin capsules, which Liang Sheng swallowed with some water.
Once the medicine was down, Liang Sheng wanted nothing more than to sleep. Even half-asleep, though, she clung tightly to her senior sister’s hand, mumbling nonsense like, “Senior Sister, I like you so much,” “Senior Sister, don’t leave me,” and “Senior Sister, I love you the most.”
Ding~ Favorability increased.
“Gu Yuqi’s Favorability Toward Liang Sheng: 47”
Ding~ Favorability increased.
“Mo Qingrou’s Favorability Toward Liang Sheng: 8”
What? Liang Sheng squinted at the inexplicably rising number for the school doctor sis. Oh ho… so that’s…
Ding dong~ System notification.
“Mo Qingrou’s Traits Updated: CP Shipping Girl”
Ah, that made sense. Who would’ve thought this big-iceberg-looking big sister hid such unexpected qualities behind her poker face? Total gap moe, just like with Senior Sister An Hua—though An Hua’s were even more shocking.
Truth was, Mo Qingrou loved shipping all sorts of weird couples, especially ones involving people close by. The first time she spotted Liang Sheng and Gu Yuqi in the school infirmary, she’d been instantly smitten. Her inner thoughts had gone wild: Aaaahhh! Get married already! Aaaahhh, so loving, so full of love! Aaaahhhh, I’ll drag the Civil Administration Bureau here right now! Aaaah, just marry on the spot! Aaaahhh, my boring life is over!
Today, seeing the two of them again, Mo Qingrou’s heart still hadn’t settled. Were they together now? Living together? Had these adorable kids just been up to some secret grown-up fun? Rawr rawr rawr!!
With Liang Sheng’s fever finally breaking, Mo Qingrou wasn’t in any hurry to leave. She wanted to watch a bit longer. And so, she started rambling nonsense. “Ahem. The fever’s down now, but it might spike again later. I should stick around and… observe you two lovebirds—er, observe her condition a bit longer.” The iceberg beauty nearly slipped up.
Gu Yuqi bought it completely. She nodded gratefully. “Thank you so much, Doctor. You’ve gone to such trouble. Let me get you a glass of water.”
Liang Sheng found it odd. She remembered Gu Yuqi’s place having two hired helpers last time she visited.
“Senior Sister Yuqi, what about that auntie and uncle at your house?”
Gu Yuqi called back as she headed out, “It’s almost Lunar New Year, so I gave them time off to go home. Everyone wants to reunite with family for the holidays.”
Heh heh, her Gu Yuqi Senior Sister was so kind to her whole household. Hmph, her eye for people was spot on. The one she liked was beautiful, cute, generous, kind-hearted, rich, handsome, dashing, suave, elegant as a jade tree in the wind—and her values were perfectly upright too. Liang Sheng pulled the covers up happily, hiding her smirking mouth.
With Gu Yuqi gone, Liang Sheng turned a cheeky grin on Mo Qingrou. Time to butter her up the best way—feed the CP shipper all she could want.
“School Doctor Sis, isn’t Senior Sister Gu Yuqi just the best?”
Mo Qingrou nodded expressionlessly.
“Take a look!” Liang Sheng fished out her phone from under the pillow, unlocked it with her face, opened the gallery, and scrolled through a bunch of intimate photos of her and her senior sister. She even deliberately lingered on one where Gu Yuqi was hoisting her up high, shoving it right in Mo Qingrou’s face to gauge her reaction.
Ding~ Favorability increased.
“Mo Qingrou’s Favorability Toward Liang Sheng: 10”
It worked! Ha ha ha! Liang Sheng grinned triumphantly. With her smart little brain, she could wrap up this CP Shipping Girl in minutes flat.
“Ahem.” Mo Qingrou coughed lightly and handed the phone back to the girl across from her, her face as calm as ever.
But inside, she was screeching like a prairie dog. Civil Administration Bureau, you’ve grown up now—time to walk on your own. Don’t just sit there; come here already!
Liang Sheng smiled as she took back her phone. Just then, she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Hmm… why not… heh heh heh. A naughty idea popped into Liang Sheng’s head.
“School Doctor Sis, let’s take a selfie together!” Liang Sheng suddenly grabbed Mo Qingrou’s hand and patted the bed beside her, inviting the doctor to sit.
Mo Qingrou had no idea what was going on but obediently sat down next to Liang Sheng anyway.
“Come on, flash a V-sign. Just one pic with you!”
Mo Qingrou thought it was strange. Why did this kid suddenly want a photo with her?
