Chapter 6

“Student, calm down a little.”

The school doctor wiped her mouth. Seeing that Xie Shuyun was carrying someone on her back, she hurriedly pulled open the curtain at the side, revealing the bed inside.

“Put this student down here.”

“Oh, okay.”

Xie Shuyun quickly walked over, bent down, and placed Cheng Lingxue on the bed. Only after the two of them finally separated from that tightly pressed-together position did she let out a breath of relief.

Phew…

She had successfully protected her gland.

But when she turned around, she met Cheng Lingxue’s thoughtful gaze.

It felt as though Cheng Lingxue wanted to see straight through her entire being, making Xie Shuyun subconsciously look away.

Out of the corner of her eye, she watched as the school doctor checked Cheng Lingxue’s bite-prevention collar, took out a device and fiddled with it for a while, then finally gave Cheng Lingxue an inhibitor injection.

“Student, you haven’t differentiated for long, so your heat period is still unstable. It’s best to carry inhibitors with you at all times, just to be safe. Even if you’re wearing a bite-prevention collar, unexpected situations can still happen. Your rank is also the rare SS rank, so you need to protect yourself even more. I still have a few inhibitors here. If you forgot to bring any today, I can give you two.”

“No need. I have some in my bag. Thank you.”

Cheng Lingxue nodded politely at the school doctor.

“That’s good. Then rest here properly for now. Once your readings stabilize a little, you can leave. Of course, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, let me know.”

After writing a few notes in her notebook, the school doctor finally spoke slowly.

“I understand.”

Xie Shuyun watched their interaction.

This difference in attitude was really too extreme.

Thinking of the wound on her neck, she could not help touching it with her hand. As expected, it was already red and swollen. The moment she touched it, she sucked in a breath and felt even more aggrieved.

Walking over to the school doctor, Xie Shuyun covered her neck and asked awkwardly,

“Doctor, do you have any ointment for scratches?”

“You’re injured?”

The school doctor looked Xie Shuyun up and down. Finally, her gaze landed on the hand covering her neck. Then she glanced at Cheng Lingxue, and something seemed to appear in her eyes. Without asking any further questions, she took a tube of ointment from the drawer.

But instead of giving it to Xie Shuyun, she stuffed it into Cheng Lingxue’s hand.

Facing the confused gazes of both of them, the school doctor shrugged.

“The place she hurt is her neck, right? She can’t see it if she applies it herself. Since she brought you here, I assume you two know each other. Help her apply it. While you’re at it, clean off the twigs and branches on her. How is she supposed to face people looking so disheveled?”

Let Cheng Lingxue apply it for her?

That wound was caused by this very person!

Xie Shuyun was speechless. But seeing that the school doctor left the infirmary right after speaking, she could only move closer to Cheng Lingxue and stammer,

“Um… just give me the ointment. I can do it myself. You should rest properly. No need to trouble yourself.”

Unexpectedly, Cheng Lingxue actually opened the cap of the ointment. Then she slightly lifted her eyes and glanced at Xie Shuyun.

Xie Shuyun understood that look, but she still hesitated a little. In the end, she compromised. She moved a small stool to [Read on BaiLianTales]the side of the bed, sat with her back facing Cheng Lingxue, lifted her hair, and exposed the back of her neck.

Since the wound had been caused by her, Cheng Lingxue felt that she should take responsibility for it. But when she saw the bite mark that had already stopped bleeding yet was swollen high, her expression became somewhat unnatural.

Of course, it was not because she felt sorry toward Xie Shuyun.

After all, compared to what Xie Shuyun had done to her, this was only a drop in the ocean.

Rather, this wound reminded Cheng Lingxue of her own immature action earlier.

Impulsiveness was a great taboo.

Xie Shuyun rubbed her fingers against her pants, feeling Cheng Lingxue’s gaze wandering over her neck. This made her extremely nervous. She was afraid Cheng Lingxue would once again set her sights on her gland.

At that moment, a cool sensation touched the wound, making Xie Shuyun’s body tremble.

The moist ointment was applied. The refreshing feeling immediately stopped the pain.

But Xie Shuyun’s attention was not on that.

Compared to the ointment, the fingertips lightly brushing over her neck were far more distracting.

She did not know whether it was because of the gland, but her neck had become especially sensitive. Xie Shuyun could clearly feel those fingertips moving across her skin. Everywhere those warm, soft fingertips passed, a tingling itch spread like electric currents, making her body tremble faintly.

The fingertips soon left, making Xie Shuyun feel a little disappointed.

She did not notice Cheng Lingxue’s probing and icy gaze behind her. Cheng Lingxue’s brows furrowed slightly, and her body moved back a little, as if avoiding something.

…Heh.

Was this person really that sensitive?

Cheng Lingxue looked at Xie Shuyun’s neck, which had turned completely red. bailiantales.com Even the tips of her ears had taken on a rosy tint, and even her gland had reacted a little, releasing a faint lime-wine fragrance.

It was as if…

It revealed a trace of innocence.

The thought flashed through Cheng Lingxue’s mind and was immediately denied by her.

This person? Innocent?

What a huge joke!

Yet she shamefully discovered that her own body, her own gland, had begun to heat up faintly, as if it liked this lime-wine scent very much.

That feeling filled Cheng Lingxue with disgust.

She directly tore open the medicated patch in her hand unauthorized copyand, with a crisp slap, stuck it onto Xie Shuyun’s neck.

“Wah!”

Xie Shuyun, who had still been immersed in the feeling from earlier, nearly lost her balance from this sudden attack. She touched the back of her neck. The cool, tingling sensation from before had turned back into pain, making her look at Cheng Lingxue with a somewhat aggrieved gaze.

Why was this female lead O so unpredictable?

Naturally, no one paid attention to her protest. She could only dejectedly walk to the full-length mirror in the corner and clean off the leaves and twigs still stuck to her uniform and hair.

After tidying herself up, she returned to the small stool beside Cheng Lingxue and sat down, asking softly,

“Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”

Cheng Lingxue pursed her lips slightly and did not want to answer Xie Shuyun.

Not only because of the other party’s drastically changed attitude, but ​unauthorized copy​also because of her own unsettled state of mind.

The feeling of being unable to control the situation made her uneasy, and it also made her even more guarded.

Gurgle…

A sound rang out in the quiet infirmary.

Holding her growling stomach, Xie Shuyun’s face warmed a little. She had only eaten a few bites earlier and was nowhere near full. Then she had run around here and there. Right now, she could truly be said to be very hungry.

Right!

She had packed food earlier…

Xie Shuyun looked at the bag hanging from her elbow, which she had long forgotten. She carefully opened it. The containers were sturdy and had not let the food spill out, but the food had all mixed together, so it did not look very appealing.

What exactly was this person’s goal?

Why had her pheromones changed so much?

Countless questions surfaced in Cheng Lingxue’s mind. She lowered her head and closed her eyes slightly, thinking over a series of problems.

Suddenly, the aroma of food drifted over.

Something moved closer to her, making her frown and open her eyes. Looking carefully, she saw a small plate of food.

“You didn’t eat lunch, right? I saw your bread fall on the ground. Eat a little. Although it got bumped around earlier, it’s still edible.”

These were the relatively intact parts Xie Shuyun had deliberately picked out. After arranging them slightly, they actually still looked quite nice.

“…I’m not hungry…”

Cheng Lingxue turned her face away, rejection appearing on her face.

“How could you not be hungry? You only ate a little bit at breakfast too. When your body is still growing, you need to eat properly. And you’re still in your heat period right now, so you need even more nutrition. Look, I picked these for you. There’s a bit of everything. It’s definitely nutritious enough.”

Xie Shuyun advised her earnestly, almost to the point of feeding the rice into her mouth herself.

If Cheng Lingxue fainted because she had not eaten enough, then that would be her fault.

Perhaps annoyed by Xie Shuyun’s nagging and wanting some peace and quiet, Cheng Lingxue took the food and chopsticks with an unhappy expression. She casually ate a few bites and was about to put down the chopsticks.

But from the corner of her eye, she saw that Xie Shuyun was about to speak again, so she could only pick up the chopsticks and continue eating.

Seeing that the other party was finally eating properly, Xie Shuyun let out a breath of relief. Only then did she start eating.

Unlike Cheng Lingxue, who chewed slowly and carefully, Xie Shuyun, who was starving, practically wolfed down her food, quickly wiping it out.

As a result, Xie Shuyun and Cheng Lingxue put down their chopsticks almost at the same time.

But thinking of how much she had eaten just now while Cheng Lingxue had only eaten a little, Xie Shuyun felt a little embarrassed.

“Are you full? If you’re not full, I can go get you some more.”

“You can leave now.”

With her eyes slightly closed, Cheng Lingxue leaned against the headboard and gently spat out those words.

She had already given such an obvious order for Xie Shuyun to leave.

But when Xie Shuyun thought of how Cheng Lingxue was feeling unwell, she did not feel at ease leaving her alone. Who knew whether she would run into more unpleasant trouble on that short trip back?

Holding onto that thought, Xie Shuyun refused to leave no matter what.

She gently took the empty cup from Cheng Lingxue’s hand and placed it aside, saying,

“I’ll stay here and watch over you. Once you’re mostly better, we’ll go back to the classroom together.”

What exactly is this person…

Cheng Lingxue was already sore all over and insecure because of her heat period. Added to that was a whole series of annoying matters. She no longer wanted to bother with this annoying person who had been acting strangely and circling around her all day.

But she could not drive her away either, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted.

She closed her eyes sleepily, deciding that out of sight meant out of mind.

Who would have thought that after closing her eyes, when she opened them again, what she saw was a familiar ceiling.

Her consciousness immediately returned.

Cheng Lingxue supported herself up and confirmed that she really had returned to her room. The clothes on her body had also [stolen content]been changed into a clean nightdress.

She subconsciously touched her neck.

The feeling of the bite-prevention collar still being there made her feel slightly more at ease.

Then…

How had she come back?