“Ah…” Ni Sihan’s eyes darted playfully, and she smiled. “One of the girls got injured, and she asked me to pick up some medicine for her.”
“Oh, okay.” Liang Sheng didn’t press for details. After all, she couldn’t really do much to help with someone else’s injury, so she simply sat down bored on one of the sickbeds.
By then, Mo Qingrou had already gathered the medicine and placed it into a plastic bag. She handed the bag to Ni Sihan without a word from start to finish.
“Thanks, Doctor Sis~” Ni Sihan flashed a sweet smile, snatched up the bag, and dashed out of the infirmary.
Now that she was in front of Gu Yuqi, how should she play this? Ni Sihan covered her mouth and chuckled to herself.
She placed the medicine into Gu Yuqi’s hand.
“Ah, got the meds.” Ni Sihan sounded like she was mumbling to herself, casually letting the words slip out. “Liang Sheng’s still back in the infirmary. Who knows what they’re chatting about in there.”
Hm? The moment she heard “Liang Sheng,” Gu Yuqi perked up instantly. She turned her head to look at Ni Sihan.
Hooked~ Ni Sihan laughed inwardly.
Now it was time for her big performance.
“Ah, right,” Ni Sihan paused as she reached for the medicine in the plastic bag, her gaze sticking to Gu Yuqi’s face. “What’s up?”
Gu Yuqi hemmed and hawed, rubbing the back of her neck awkwardly, not quite bold enough to ask.
“What’s wrong, Senior Sis?” Ni Sihan asked knowingly, leaning in closer on purpose.
Gu Yuqi scooted back a little, a hint of irritation flickering across her face. “Nothing. It’s nothing.”
Tch. Ni Sihan huffed and straightened up. If you want to ask, just spit it out already. She was dying to unload the melodramatic script she’d prepared in advance.
But after waiting forever, Gu Yuqi just kept hemming and hawing, refusing to ask.
It was infuriating—like watching someone else dither when she was the one itching to spill the beans. Sweat beaded on Ni Sihan’s forehead from the frustration.
No way, she couldn’t wait any longer, or the opportunity would slip away entirely. Ni Sihan gritted her teeth and tweaked the lines she’d prepared.
“Yeah, Liang Sheng is super popular, huh?” Ni Sihan’s face was practically plastered with fake envy. “I wish I could be like her.”
Ah, perfect—pure green tea vibes.
Gu Yuqi paused in the middle of unwrapping the gauze. Yeah, her Little Junior Sister Liang Sheng really was popular.
It’s working! Ni Sihan gloated inwardly and prepared to ramp it up.
“When I went into the infirmary earlier, it was Liang Sheng who opened the door for me.” She dropped the line casually, like idle chit-chat.
Gu Yuqi kept working on her bandage, pulling out the gauze. “Mm-hmm. And then?”
Hehe, that’s exactly what I was waiting for! Ni Sihan snickered to herself. “Then I told her why I was there, of course~”
Gu Yuqi, who had been about to apply the antiseptic, froze mid-motion. Her eyes fixed on Ni Sihan’s cheek. “And then? You told her why you came?”
Look at her getting all worked up over just one Liang Sheng. Ni Sihan snickered inwardly. Who knew she had such pull? Unbelievable.
“Yep~” Ni Sihan kept up the innocent act. She swung her legs up onto the bench, hugging her knees in a cute, petite pose, and tilted her head. “She saw me coming for the meds, so of course she knew someone got hurt~ Plus, she asked me outright. How could I not answer?”
“What… exactly did you say?” Gu Yuqi ducked her head, not wanting Ni Sihan to see her expression.
Hehe, finally, the question she’d been fishing for.
“The truth, of course!” Ni Sihan deliberately avoided quoting her exact words to Liang Sheng. That way, if the misunderstanding ever cleared up, she could play it off as a communication mix-up or something. The blame wouldn’t stick to her anyway.
Right—it was the truth: one of the girls got hurt, she was helping out by grabbing meds from the infirmary.
“Mm, mm…” Gu Yuqi’s mind wandered off somewhere else, her hand stalling on the antiseptic application.
“Senior Sis?” Ni Sihan reached out and took the cotton swab from her. “Scared of the sting? Here, let me help!”
Gu Yuqi snapped back to reality and scooted back again. “No need, no need. I was just lost in thought and forgot. It doesn’t hurt—give me the swab.”
What a buzzkill. Ni Sihan handed it back with deep dissatisfaction.
Gu Yuqi took the swab and resumed disinfecting her wound.
Once that was done, she applied the ointment. Finally, she picked up the gauze to bandage it up.
“Senior Sis, let me help,” Ni Sihan offered again. “It’s too awkward doing it one-handed.”
Gu Yuqi started to refuse but tried it herself and realized it was indeed tricky with one hand.
“Fine, thanks.” She handed the gauze to the orange-haired girl across from her.
Ni Sihan grinned in triumph.
Mid-bandage, Gu Yuqi suddenly spoke up.
“So… what was her reaction?” Her voice trembled slightly.
Pfft~ Who knew a handsome, gorgeous, super-popular senior sister like this could turn into a total simp? Ni Sihan chuckled inwardly. What a shame.
“Huh?” Ni Sihan looked up with feigned confusion, playing dumb again. “Who’re you asking about, Senior Sis?”
“Hah~” Gu Yuqi irritably brushed back her bangs, hemmed and hawed some more, then clenched her teeth and blurted it out. “Liang Sheng, obviously.”
“Oh…” Ni Sihan drew out the syllable, lowering her head to focus on wrapping the wound. “She just nodded, that’s all.”
Silence fell around them.
After a long moment.
“That’s… it?” The shock and disbelief were thick in her tone.
“Mm-hmm.” Ni Sihan didn’t pause her bandaging—the gauze was already wrapped twice. “What’s the big deal? That’s how anyone normal would react.”
Is that how normal people react? Gu Yuqi’s brows knitted tightly together.
No, no, no—there had to be some misunderstanding! She shook her head, trying to shake off the bad mood, but how could she?
Gu Yuqi’s favorability toward her was already starting to drop. Fortunately, Liang Sheng was too far away to hear the system notification or see the change.
This seed of suspicion left Ni Sihan smug as could be. She was practically humming a little tune.
“All done~”
Just as Gu Yuqi’s mind raced, wondering why Liang Sheng seemed so indifferent to her injury, Ni Sihan finished bandaging the wound and tied it off with a big, showy bow.
“Ah… huh?” Gu Yuqi stared blankly down at the bow. “Thanks.”
“No problem~” Ni Sihan gave a shy smile, covering her mouth bashfully. “Because I…”
