Volume 1 Chapter 50: Mouth to Mouth?
Inside Qin Xiyao’s room, the girl casually glanced at the usual caring message from her mother: “Remember to eat well today and don’t run around.” She casually replied: “Mom, please stay safe outside too.” After that, she turned her eyes back to the poetry book on her desk.
Although Qin Xiyao had just invited Bai Muxue out shopping, she was not actually someone who liked going out everywhere. Instead of wandering outside under the hot sun, staying in her room to read books and write poetry suited her much better.
But...
Since Xiao Xue was a lively person who liked fun, Qin Xiyao did not mind making herself a little more “bright and playful.”
“Still, since Xiao Xue has important things to do... if I keep sending messages and bothering her, that would be too rude.”
Qin Xiyao slowly spun her pen and sighed softly. Since Bai Muxue was busy, she no longer felt like going out. She thought it would be better to stay home for the day and finish the book she had not completed before.
Suddenly, her phone rang with a ding-dong, breaking her thoughts.
The girl slightly frowned when she heard the notification sound, she never liked being disturbed while reading.
Of course, one certain young miss was the exception.
Who is it... a classmate? A teacher?
Probably not a teacher... my final exam scores didn’t drop. They wouldn’t call me just for that, right?
Or…
Is it Xiao Xue!? Did she finish her important work?
The moment she thought of that possibility, joy immediately appeared in Qin Xiyao’s eyes, and she instinctively wanted to grab her phone and reply.
But right after that... a small unhappy look appeared on her pretty face.
Hmph. These past two days she kept saying she was busy, busy, busy. Now that she has free time, she remembers to look for me?
I have feelings too, okay?
“Well... since Xiao Xue took the initiative to message me, I guess I can check first...”
After acting upset for a while, Qin Xiyao slowly picked up her phone. But the finger that immediately opened the chat app showed how happy and eager she really was.
“Classmate Xiyao, sorry to bother you at this time...”
Ah... what? It’s not Xiao Xue.
When she saw the name Tang Xingwan on the screen, Qin Xiyao’s expression froze. Then she collapsed weakly onto the bed like a balloon that lost all its air.
“It’s... Classmate Tang? Why would she contact me?”
Although she was disappointed it was not Xiao Xue, Qin Xiyao had never expected Tang Xingwan to message her.
Before, when their school held an arts performance, Qin Xiyao had been invited by the teacher to help write a short play script for Tang Xingwan’s class.
Because of that, they had each other’s contact information.
But they were not close. At most, they both liked the same magazine, so they had a little common topic and chatted once in a while.
But she said her friend had a fever?
Shouldn’t someone with a fever go to the hospital? She was not a doctor.
After hesitating for a moment, Qin Xiyao replied, “Fever?”
“Ah, Classmate Xiyao replied to me!?”
“Yes! My friend refuses to go to the hospital no matter what! I don’t know what to do!”
“Should I give her fever medicine first? But I saw short videos saying I should use ice packs in this situation?”
“If it gets worse, I really need to call an ambulance, right!?”
“Classmate Xiyao, you should know more than me, right? Can you please tell me what to dooooo!?”
Qin Xiyao had only replied with one word, but her phone immediately started ringing with one message after another.
A flood of messages mixed with stickers and emojis came nonstop like a bombardment.
S-So amazing...
Looking at Tang Xingwan’s message attack, Qin Xiyao secretly clicked her tongue in surprise.
How does this person send so many messages in one breath without stopping...?
If only Xiao Xue replied to my messages this quickly too... Ah!
Qin Xiyao pouted. Realizing she had such a thought for no reason, she suddenly came back to her senses and quickly slapped her cheeks lightly, trying to clear away all those messy thoughts.
Tang is asking for help because her friend has a fever and she doesn’t know what to do. She must be very worried right now... and what am I even thinking about!?
A look of shame appeared on Qin Xiyao’s pretty face. She quickly replied,
“Um, first of all, don’t panic. You can try wiping the body with alcohol first, then give fever medicine and see if the temperature goes down. Oh, and if your friend’s throat hurts badly, don’t forget to let her drink more warm water. If it still doesn’t work, then it would be better to go to the hospital.”
“OK, wipe the body with alcohol, then take fever medicine, right!? I got it!”
The moment Qin Xiyao pressed send, Tang Xingwan replied instantly.
It seemed she had been waiting the whole time for the answer.
“I’ll try that first! Thank you so much for helping me, Classmate Xiyao!”
Tang Xingwan then sent several cute anime girl stickers.
Seriously... Xiao Xue and you too, why are your stickers always so strange...
Looking at her screen now full of anime girls, Qin Xiyao could not help complaining in her heart.
“Wait, speaking of that...!”
She had originally planned to politely reply “You’re welcome” and end the conversation, but suddenly thought of something else and quickly sent another message to Tang Xingwan.
“By the way, do you know someone named Shen Jingyi? I think she goes to the same school as us...”
This time, Tang Xingwan did not reply right away. After a long silence, she finally answered.
“Eh... Classmate Xiyao, do you mean Shen Jingyi? I do know her. She feels like a very cold but very pretty girl. I think she works part-time at the convenience store on the street across from our school.”
“Oh? I see. Thank you very much, Classmate Tang.”
Works part-time at the convenience store across from school...?
Qin Xiyao looked at the phone screen. Her dark eyes became hard to read. Her right thumb and index finger rubbed against her nails unconsciously.
Why would Xiao Xue have contact with a girl who works at a convenience store?
Very cold and very pretty... heh...
Sunlight entered the room through the gap in the curtains. Qin Xiyao suddenly no longer felt like reading. She quietly lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling, while strange thoughts rose in her heart.
…………………………
Meanwhile, on the other side, Tang Xingwan put her phone aside, touched her small chin, pressed her lips together, and fell into thought.
“Why did Classmate Xiyao suddenly mention Miss Shen? Did something happen between them?”
Well, no matter what, whether it is Classmate Shen or Classmate Xiyao, it has nothing to do with me.
“Anyway, according to Classmate Xiyao, I should first help Miss Bai drink some warm water!”
Whether sick or not, drink more warm water!
But when she picked up the cup of warm water from the bedside table and looked at Bai Muxue, whose eyes were closed and lips slightly open, Tang Xingwan felt troubled again.
Miss Bai still hasn’t woken up. How am I supposed to feed her?
I can’t just force the water into her mouth, right? What if she chokes? Wouldn’t that become torture instead?
Could it be... uh...
As Tang Xingwan’s mind raced quickly, a very classic scene suddenly appeared in her head.
“Mouth to mouth...?”