“Ah, how did it come to this.”
Cheng Yuexin sat by the hospital bed.
Liu Yingqiu lay quietly in bed, her right arm resting outside the covers, an IV drip administering glucose.
The doctor’s diagnosis was that Liu Yingqiu had fainted from low blood sugar after donating blood on an empty stomach.
Cheng Yuexin stared at Liu Yingqiu’s peaceful sleeping face, studying it carefully.
Her straight bangs fell evenly across her forehead, her cicada-wing-like long eyelashes cast a small dappled shadow under the fluorescent lights, and her nose bridge was delicately arched.
A few strands of golden hair stuck to the slightly curved corner of her mouth, as if she were dreaming of happy things.
The memories of two lives converged again. When it came to memories of Liu Yingqiu, the impressions from this life were more profound.
It wasn’t that she no longer hated her, but compared to Gu Linxue, Liu Yingqiu left a slightly better impression now.
For her to go this far for Cheng Yueqing, Cheng Yuexin could somewhat forgive her.
She touched Liu Yingqiu’s slightly cool hand, which had regained some warmth—a sign of improvement.
Cheng Yueqing’s surgery was still ongoing, but the situation had improved.
Only then could Cheng Yuexin spare time to stay by Liu Yingqiu’s side.
Even if Cheng Yueqing’s surgery finished, she wouldn’t wake up so soon.
The phone charging on the bedside table powered on and buzzed incessantly.
“Pfft, so many messages.”
Not just calls, but WeChat messages too.
Most were from Chen Yiyi.
Before she could even look at Chen Yiyi’s WeChat messages, a call came through.
Cheng Yuexin stepped outside the ward and answered Chen Yiyi’s call.
“Cheng Yuexin, are you trying to scare me to death? You’re only answering now? Where the hell have you been?!”
Chen Yiyi’s anxious tone was palpable even through the screen, on the verge of anger.
“Calm down, calm down. I’m at the hospital. Yueqing had surgery this morning.”
Cheng Yuexin soothed her softly.
Chen Yiyi’s tone didn’t change.
“You’re at the hospital and you couldn’t even reply to a message? And you have the nerve to say that? I couldn’t sleep well last night, I thought you’d been kidnapped.”
Cheng Yuexin chuckled softly.
“Sorry, sorry. Why would I get kidnapped? What era are we living in?”
“Hmph, who knows? Someone vanished without a trace. It’s perfectly normal for me to let my imagination run wild. As long as you’re not missing, it’s fine. I need to sleep now, I’m dead tired.”
“Alright, sweet dreams.”
Hearing Chen Yiyi yawn, Cheng Yuexin hung up.
But the next person’s call came right after.
Contact name: Gu Linxue.
Cheng Yuexin didn’t answer immediately. She wasn’t in the mood to deal with Gu Linxue yet.
She swallowed hard, staring at the screen.
Just seeing her name always brought back terrible memories.
Taking a deep breath, she made a decision.
She dragged the call icon and gently released it over the decline button.
Exhaling slowly, Cheng Yuexin felt as if she’d been granted a reprieve.
But the next second, Gu Linxue called again.
“Gulp…”
“Can’t you just leave me alone?”
Cheng Yuexin’s brows furrowed tightly. She wanted to decline the call again.
But suddenly, a chill ran down her spine. Her woman’s intuition told her—
If she declined again, the consequences would be dire.
Cheng Yuexin swallowed the dryness in her throat again, her expression turning serious.
She pressed her fingertip firmly against the screen, dragged the call icon, and landed it on the green answer button.
“Hello…”
“You’ve got some nerve, hanging up on me. Who gave you the courage?”
‘Leung Jingru? As if it’d be me.’
That was what she thought in her head, but her mouth obediently replied in a meek tone.
“I… I wouldn’t dare. My phone had a false touch. This old phone doesn’t work well. Sorry.”
The ice-cold interrogation continued.
“And why didn’t you answer your phone last night? Who were you out fooling around with?”
“Uh… I… I wasn’t fooling around. I got drunk last night, so I couldn’t answer.”
Gu Linxue was like a tapeworm in Cheng Yuexin’s stomach, hitting the nail on the head.
Fine beads of sweat formed on Cheng Yuexin’s forehead.
After hearing Cheng Yuexin’s explanation, Gu Linxue responded only with a cold snort.
“I see you’re being disobedient. Little Cat is acting rebellious.”
This time, cold sweat ran down her back.
“I’m not being disobedient! And I wasn’t fooling around.”
Even as she said it, her voice trembled with guilt.
Gu Linxue had already lost patience, her tone turning even colder.
“Tell me, where are you right now?”
“A… at the hospital.”
“What floor?”
Cheng Yuexin’s heart leaped into her throat. She turned her gaze toward the nearest stairwell.
“F… fifth floor.”
The moment she finished speaking, Gu Linxue immediately hung up.
Before the call ended, Cheng Yuexin vaguely heard the sound of high heels and the hospital’s paging system.
“Gulp… Could she be at the hospital right now?”
Panic set in. Liu Yingqiu was still unconscious in the ward. If Gu Linxue caught her hanging out with Liu Yingqiu, she’d be doomed.
She had to grab her things and bolt!
If that demon Gu Linxue found out, the consequences would be severe.
“Hurry up.”
She slipped back into the ward, quickly unplugged the charger, and ran toward the ward where Cheng Yueqing originally was.
But the moment she stepped out of the ward, Gu Linxue was already at the top of the stairs, her gaze sweeping over and locking onto her.
Some things were just that coincidental.
Whatever you feared, that’s exactly what came.
Swallowing hard, Cheng Yuexin slowly closed the door, staring at the approaching Gu Linxue as she stealthily shuffled her steps.
Today, she wore an off-white dress, her jade-like legs completely exposed, her high heels clicking loudly as she walked.
Her pink high ponytail swayed left and right with her steps, her eyes carrying a hint of coldness.
The corners of Gu Linxue’s mouth curved slightly, and Cheng Yuexin read a kind of triumphant smirk on her face.
It was just like how Cheng Yuexin had caught Gu Linxue and Liu Yingqiu flirting in her past life.
“How did she get here so fast?”
Cheng Yuexin’s confusion lingered in her mind as Gu Linxue steadily approached her.
Cheng Yuexin moved away from the ward door, seemingly wandering aimlessly, but actually heading toward Cheng Yueqing’s ward.
“Stop.”
The cold words, along with her icy glare, hit Cheng Yuexin’s pause button, forcing her to stop.
Cheng Yuexin tried to act calm, taking two steps as if to widen the distance from the ward.
“You… why are you here?”
Gu Linxue gave a few cold laughs, the anger in her eyes gradually surfacing. She grabbed Cheng Yuexin’s hand tightly, squeezing hard.
The moment she squeezed, Cheng Yuexin’s brows knitted together, her face instantly twisting in pain.
“If I hadn’t come, would you have been out fooling around without me knowing?”
Enduring the pain in her hand, Cheng Yuexin forced herself to stay calm.
“That’s not true.”
Gu Linxue naturally didn’t believe her. She glanced at the ward door Cheng Yuexin had just closed.
“Then tell me, where is your sister’s ward?”
“…”
Gu Linxue stared at the silent Cheng Yuexin, whose guilt made her hand tremble, transmitting the tremor to Gu Linxue’s palm.
Gu Linxue’s cold smile deepened, her face seeming to frost over.
“Hmph. The person inside this ward isn’t your little fling, is it?”
Cheng Yuexin was flustered and guilty, quickly responding.
“N… no, that’s not it. The person inside… I don’t know them…”
Gu Linxue gave a cold, dismissive snort, squeezing her hand even harder, as if trying to crush the bones in her hand.
“A lying cat isn’t a good little cat, you know.”
“Hisss… it hurts…”
“Still not telling the truth?”
Cheng Yuexin bit her lip and clenched her teeth, the grinding sound swallowed deep in her throat.
Gu Linxue watched her pained expression, a demonic smile spreading across her face.
She just loved it when Cheng Yuexin frowned like that, bit her cherry lips, and had those clear, bright eyes tinged with a hint of pleading.
“Not telling the truth, huh? If I go in and see for myself, I’ll know. But for a disobedient little cat, there must be proper punishment.”
“N… no! Ah…”
As Gu Linxue moved, Cheng Yuexin was forced to move with her.
But the pain in her palm bones intensified.
“Creak…”
The door opened. Gu Linxue’s first glance fell on the golden-haired girl lying in the bed.
She knew this person all too well.
Wasn’t this Cheng Yuexin’s “bestie”—Liu Yingqiu?
Gu Linxue turned back coldly, the curve of her lips sending chills down Cheng Yuexin’s spine.
The pain in her palm didn’t worsen, but the look in Cheng Yuexin’s eyes was like facing the Grim Reaper.
Fear, dread, grievance…
Complex emotions interweaved in Cheng Yuexin’s pupils, all color draining from her face.
Gu Linxue suddenly flashed an eerie yet gentle smile, but Cheng Yuexin knew it was only the calm before the storm.
“Cheng Yuexin, I really need to teach you a lesson now.”
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