Chapter 7

Sitting on the sofa, Xie Shuyun was urgently cramming knowledge about alphas and omegas. Although she knew the general structure of this world, there were still some details she had to understand on her own.

Of course, she also did not forget to instruct the maids to stew a pot of chicken soup, planning to let Cheng Lingxue properly nourish herself after she woke up.

“Eldest Miss, this is what you asked for.”

Qin Yu handed a sheet of paper to Xie Shuyun and said softly.

“Thank you for the trouble. You can go back to your work first.”

Xie Shuyun reached out to take it and smiled at Qin Yu before lowering her head to read.

This was the information she had asked someone to check: whether Cheng Lingxue had any dietary restrictions, preferences, or allergies.

After looking it over, there were no foods she was allergic to. She did not seem to be picky either, and her diet was quite balanced. However, she preferred vegetables and fruits more, unlike Xie Shuyun, who was the type who could not live without meat.

But recalling how Cheng Lingxue had felt when she carried her today, Xie Shuyun still felt that the other girl was too thin. So she recorded quite a few soups that were good for omegas on her phone and sent them to Qin Yu, asking her to tell the maids to make one every day and see if Cheng Lingxue’s complexion could improve a little.

Suddenly, she noticed a white figure on the stairs. Raising her head, she saw Cheng Lingxue standing there, quietly looking at her.

Xie Shuyun hurriedly stood up and quickly walked to the stairs.

“You’re awake. Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere? Do you want me to call a doctor to take a look at you?”

“…No need.”

Looking at Xie Shuyun, Cheng Lingxue slowly walked down the stairs and came to stand in front of her.

“Who brought me back?”

So that was what she wanted to ask!

Xie Shuyun immediately understood and quickly explained,

“I saw that you were sleeping very deeply. I called you a few times, but you didn’t wake up. The school doctor [stolen content]said your nerves were probably too tense because of your heat period and that as long as you rested properly, there wouldn’t be any major problem. So I asked the school for leave on your behalf.”

Cheng Lingxue’s thin lips parted slightly. She had too many questions she wanted to ask, but she could not bring herself to ask them.

Xie Shuyun did not notice her conflict. Instead, she pointed toward the kitchen and said,

“I had the maids stew a pot of chicken soup. You slept for so long, so you should be hungry. There’s still some time before dinner. Do you want to eat a little first?”

Looking at Xie Shuyun’s eager gaze, Cheng Lingxue did not refuse.

She wanted to see how long this person could keep pretending.

The steaming hot chicken soup was brought out.

Cheng Lingxue gently stirred it with a spoon. The chicken had been stewed until soft and tender. It was not greasy and gave off a faint fragrance of Chinese medicinal herbs. Just looking at it was enough to make one’s appetite rise.

“Be careful, it’s hot. It was just served. Don’t burn yourself.”

As she spoke, Xie Shuyun asked the maid for a cup of warm [bailiantales.com]water and placed it beside Cheng Lingxue’s bowl so she could rinse her mouth after drinking.

Xie Shuyun rested her chin on her hand and watched Cheng Lingxue drink the soup in small sips.

It was clearly a very simple action, yet it revealed elegance. That was the kind of excellent upbringing Xie Shuyun would never be able to learn.

Perhaps because she had drunk hot soup, a faint blush appeared on Cheng Lingxue’s fair cheeks. The light steam rising from the chicken soup made her face appear slightly hazy.

She had already been a cold, distant little fairy to begin with, and now she looked even more ethereal.

No wonder the original body had wanted to possess her so badly.

Xie Shuyun felt that she somewhat understood the original body’s thoughts. It could be considered a person’s wicked desire. Beautiful things made people want to own them, no matter what methods they had to use. If one could make a fairy fall into the mortal dust, what a sense of accomplishment that would be.

Of course, Xie Shuyun did not agree with that way of thinking.

She still wanted to live properly. She did not want to court death.

Thinking this, Xie Shuyun subconsciously touched the back of her neck. The pain there was ​stolen content​still fresh in her memory.

She did not dare provoke her. She really did not dare.

After a while, Cheng Lingxue finally finished the soup. She had just put down the spoon when a tissue was handed to her.

Without even raising her head, she knew who had given it to her. She did not stand on ceremony either. She took the tissue and wiped the corners of her mouth, letting the maid take away the empty bowl in front of her.

“So, do you have anything else?”

Xie Shuyun, who had been touching the back of her neck and mentally wandering, immediately came back to herself when asked. She quickly shook her head.

“Nothing, nothing. You look much better now.”

Xie Shuyun racked her brains trying to find a topic, but when she saw Cheng Lingxue’s calm face and dark pupils, her mind went completely blank.

“Ah, right. I’ll send you today’s homework…”

Halfway through speaking, Xie Shuyun stopped.

She seemed not to…

No, the original body seemed not to have Cheng Lingxue’s contact information?

She could not help sneaking a glance at Cheng Lingxue. Thinking that the other party probably would not want to give it to her anyway, Xie Shuyun patted her head.

“I’ll write it down on a piece of paper for you later. That’ll be clearer than sending a text or telling you verbally.”

Cheng Lingxue had originally thought this was Xie Shuyun’s purpose and had already thought about how to deal with her pestering. This sudden turn made her somewhat stunned.

She looked at Xie Shuyun with a slightly complicated gaze, nodded faintly, then stood up and prepared to leave.

Although she wanted to figure out the other party’s thoughts, facing Xie Shuyun in this state made Cheng Lingxue feel unused to it, and at the same time, she found it difficult to handle. She needed some time to reorganize her thoughts.

Seeing Cheng Lingxue about to leave, Xie Shuyun simply took the first-aid kit from a nearby cabinet and prepared to change her medicine.

When she came home earlier, she had taken a shower. The [unauthorized copy]medicated patch had become a little wet. To prevent the wound from becoming inflamed, it would be better to change it.

However, as she looked at the first-aid kit in her hands, she froze slightly.

How did she know the first-aid kit was kept here?

Had someone taken it out in front of her before?

As she thought this, she used her fingertips to feel around the corner of the patch. She did not know whether the adhesive was too strong or whether it was because it had gotten wet, but Xie Shuyun picked at it for quite a while and still could not peel it off. Her skin had even turned red from her attempts, bringing a faint pain.

She was wondering whether she should ask someone for help when, at that moment, a warm breath brushed against her neck.

Xie Shuyun felt all the hair on her body stand on end. With a swish, she jumped up from her seat.

Covering her neck, Xie Shuyun looked backward, only to see Cheng Lingxue, who had somehow turned back, standing there. One of her hands was still raised, while the other was blocking the back of the chair.

If she had not blocked it, then with the force Xie Shuyun had used to stand up just now, the chair would probably have struck Cheng Lingxue directly in the abdomen.

“…S-Sorry. Um, I… I was startled. Are you okay? Did you… did you get hurt?”

Xie Shuyun hurriedly moved the chair aside in panic and looked Cheng Lingxue up and down, afraid that the bump had injured her.

Cheng Lingxue looked at Xie Shuyun’s expression and hid the complexity in her eyes. She lightly dodged Xie Shuyun’s attempt to grab her hand and check it.

“I’m fine.”

As she spoke, she picked up the medicine Xie Shuyun had thrown onto the table.

“Apply the medicine.”

Did this mean she wanted to help her apply it again?

Xie Shuyun blinked.

She really did not understand Cheng Lingxue. One moment, she did not want to get close to her; the next, she came over on her own. This operation left her completely confused.

But under Cheng Lingxue’s increasingly dark gaze, she still obediently pulled the chair back and sat down with her back facing her.

That burning breath once again brushed against Xie Shuyun’s neck, causing goosebumps to rise.

The patch seemed to trouble Cheng Lingxue as well. Her fingertips kept lightly picking and moving over it.

Unlike Xie Shuyun’s roughness, Cheng Lingxue’s movements were very gentle, like feathers. She worked on the same spot for a long time, but there was only wave after wave of tingling itch. Paired with her breathing, Xie Shuyun felt as though she were sitting on pins and needles. It was even more unbearable than when the medicine had been applied at noon.

It was not that the wound hurt or that her skin stung.

Rather, the itch seemed to reach her heart, sinking deep into her bones. It made her unsure whether to scratch or not.

In the end, she chose to grip the cushion of the chair, lower her head, and endure this difficult time.

Hiss…

After a long effort, the patch was finally peeled off by Cheng Lingxue.

She used a tissue to clean off the remaining ointment. Fortunately, it had not ​read the original at bailiantales.com​worsened. Under the effect of the ointment, the swelling had mostly gone down. It was just that the teeth marks were still very obvious…

Cheng Lingxue reapplied medicine to the wound and put on a new patch, covering that shameful dark history. Then she took a step back.

“It’s done.”

“Oh. Oh! Thank you.”

Touching her neck and feeling that there was no major problem, Xie Shuyun stood up and thanked Cheng Lingxue.

Before Cheng Lingxue had time to feel surprised that Xie Shuyun had actually said “thank you,” the sharp-eyed Cheng Lingxue noticed several piercing gazes hesitating over her.

She lowered her eyes, concealing the coldness that surfaced within them.

She stuffed the ointment back into Xie Shuyun’s hand, then turned and left.

This time, she did not look back. Under Xie Shuyun’s dazed gaze, she went straight upstairs and disappeared at the stairway.

She really had personality…

Xie Shuyun patted her head.

Just as she raised her hand and prepared to clean up the mess on the table, she noticed a few moving figures out of the corner of her eye.

It turned out that several young maids in their early twenties were peeking around at the kitchen entrance, though she did not know what they were looking at.

“What are you doing?”

Perhaps they had not expected Xie Shuyun to speak to them, so the maids became a little flustered. Their faces flushed as they tidied their clothes and awkwardly pushed each other.

“Ah, um, Eldest Miss, we… nothing…”

“…It’s our break time right now…”

“Yes, yes. We’ll go back to work in a bit.”

“Is that so? Then rest properly, but don’t run around everywhere. Otherwise, Qin Yu will nag ​stolen content​you. Keep up the good work.”

Xie Shuyun smiled at the maids.

Toward the people who served her daily life, she still maintained respect.

“Thank you, Eldest Miss. I’ll clean these up.”

“No, no, I’ll do it! Leave it to me!”

Xie Shuyun looked at the table in front of her, which had been cleaned up as swiftly as a storm sweeping through. She could not help sighing in admiration.

The people hired by the Xie family were truly both enthusiastic and warmhearted. They even fought over work during their break time.

Should she mention it to Qin Yu later and ask her to give them a bonus as encouragement?

“Oh no, I still haven’t given Lingxue the homework!”

Suddenly remembering the matter she had ignored, Xie Shuyun hurried upstairs and jogged into her room. At the desk, following the text message unauthorized copyShang Yan had sent her, she began copying everything down quickly.