The Old Back

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"Beep—" The sound of a whistle blowing.

"Pair up and do some stretching. We will be testing the two-hundred-meter dash later, which is also the last test before the winter break." Accompanied by the blow of his whistle, the physical education teacher looked at the students in front of him and spoke.

"Oh~"

The students began to find their partners. At this moment, the long-haired girl standing in the corner also looked at the person next to her, "Keke, stretching exercises."

"Come on, come on." Tang Keke also twisted her body, but accompanied by a cracking sound, her little bun-like face instantly puffed up, and her cheeks flushed bright red.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow..."

"Do you need to ask for leave?" Bai Yuyou asked.

"Wuuuu..."

Tang Keke felt a sharp pain coming from her waist and tears almost fell from her eyes. Seeing this, Bai Yuyou helped Keke sit down on the side and then had to stretch her body by herself.

"Keke, are you okay?"

"My poor old back."

"You sound a lot like Ye Shuang when you say that," Bai Yuyou said, then asked, "Should I take you to the school clinic? Ye Shuang is here today."

"But what about the running test? If I fail, I'll have to take a makeup test, right?"

"I'll go ask."

Bai Yuyou trotted over to the physical education teacher and informed him of the situation.

"She sprained her back? It seems she exercises too little normally." After learning that Keke needed to go to the school clinic, the physical education teacher said, "If she doesn't participate in the test, she needs a doctor's note from the school clinic."

"Is Ye Shuang okay?" Bai Yuyou asked.

"Who is Ye Shuang?"

"Ye Shuang is Ye Shuang," the girl said, nodding her head.

The physical education teacher froze for a moment, but still said, "You mean Dr. Ye, the school doctor?"

"Mhm."

The physical education teacher originally wanted to ask why this pretty girl in front of him would directly call the school doctor by his full name, but he suppressed his urge to ask what their relationship was and instead said, "Alright, go ahead."

"Okay."

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At this time in the school clinic, after Ye Shuang finished filling out the report in his hand, he looked down at his thighs, which were currently being pressed down by black and white ice creams—two fishes were gaming together, one on the left and one on the right, completely ignoring Ye Shuang in the middle.

"You just recovered from your illness, it's still best to avoid cold drinks," Ye Shuang couldn't help but say when he saw Chao Yiyu drinking soda again.

Chao Yiyu didn't even turn her head back, continuing to slurp her happy water through a straw, not forgetting to parry an attack in her game.

"Eh, only the weak need to watch their diet."

Ye Shuang: "..."

With a stubborn mouth like that, she'll learn her lesson the next time she catches a cold.

However, Chao Yiyu's recovery was going well, which made Ye Shuang feel quite relieved. Today was originally his day off, but considering it wasn't the weekend at the academy yet, he decided to come over and take a look anyway.

In a little while, he wouldn't need to come to the academy anymore, since the winter break was approaching.

Once winter break began, it meant the Spring Festival wasn't far away either.

"Celebrating the Spring Festival..." Ye Shuang couldn't help but think about it; his home would probably be very lively.

After all, there were so many children.

And...

His parents in that timeline had probably started preparing New Year goods early on, right?

Ye Shuang spun his pen, thinking about how to prepare the New Year goods, when he noticed figures appearing at the doorway next to him. He turned his head and was surprised to find that it was actually Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke.

"Hmm?"

It should be physical education class right now, right? Why would they come to the school clinic?

Just as Ye Shuang stood up and was about to ask, he noticed Tang Keke's tearful little face. "Brother, my back hurts."

Bai Yuyou, who was supporting Keke from the side, also spoke up.

"Her back, it's broken."

Ye Shuang: "???"

"Looks like she'll have to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair," An Shiyu also chimed in, while Chao Yiyu had already disappeared.

"It's not broken," Tang Keke explained upon seeing Ye Shuang's bewildered expression. After all, if her back were truly broken, she would be paralyzed.

Ye Shuang then summoned the system window to check Keke's information.

[Character: Tang Keke

Ouch, my huge assets]

Ye Shuang: "..."

[Character: Tang Keke

Hiss, one more look and it's going to overflow]

Ye Shuang blurted out in astonishment, "No, are you sick?"

Not giving a single piece of useful information, huh?

What was originally a complaint directed at the system fell into the ears of the two girls in front of him. They looked at each other in dismay, and Bai Yuyou said to Keke, "Keke, you are sick."

Keke: "Uh..."

I wouldn't have come to the school clinic if I wasn't sick, right? And why does it sound like an insult?

"Ahem, Keke, you lie down over there first." Realizing he had accidentally voiced his inner thoughts, Ye Shuang coughed lightly and told Keke to lie on the bed.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow." Tang Keke lay down with great difficulty, looking like she was about to cry.

An Shiyu glanced over from the side and then slapped Tang Keke's butt.

"Ouch, what are you doing?!"

"Oh, nothing, my hands were tired from playing games, just stretching them." An Shiyu stood to the side with a mischievous smile, even reaching out a finger to poke Keke's cute, chubby cheeks.

Tang Keke grimaced and bared her teeth.

"Alright, stop teasing Keke." Ye Shuang then placed his hand on Tang Keke's lower back. "Where is it?"

"Is it here?" As he pressed down on a spot, Tang Keke immediately let out a moan, "Ah~"

Ye Shuang: "..."

An Shiyu spoke up from the side, "You made her wet."

As a result, she received a knock on the head from Ye Shuang.

Seeing that An Shiyu finally shut her mouth, Ye Shuang pressed Keke's back a few more times and then said, "It should be an acute lumbar sprain... It's actually quite common. It's just a pulled muscle. It happens often with prolonged sitting or a lack of core strength."

"Don't move around recklessly for now, just lie down and rest for a while. It should ease up in about a week."

Tang Keke let out an "Ah?" and said, "A week?"

"It's hard to say. You're so young, you'll probably be able to walk normally in a day or two."

Hearing this, Tang Keke felt much more relieved. "That's good, that's good. I'm young, so I should heal very quickly."

"Carrying all that extra weight, you'll probably heal even slower," An Shiyu said, showing dot-like eyes as she started running her mouth again.

Tang Keke was a bit displeased. "Hmph, you talk about this all day long. I think you're just jealous of me."

"D-don't pinch my schoolbag!"

Seeing the girls getting rowdy, Ye Shuang could only sigh helplessly. He then glanced at Bai Yuyou beside him. She was wearing a sports uniform today. Perhaps because she had just come from the gymnasium, her slender thighs beneath her sports shorts were snow-white and eye-catching.

"Is it a physical test today?" Ye Shuang asked Bai Yuyou.

"Running."

"I can run very fast now." Bai Yuyou struck a pose showing off her arm muscles, which, paired with her expressionless little face, had a unique kind of cuteness.

"Get first place." Ye Shuang smiled and patted Bai Yuyou's head.

"If you pat it more, I can get it." The girl leaned in a bit closer.

"Is that so?"

However, it became noisy outside the school clinic again. Ye Shuang was attracted by the sound and looked toward the door, only to find Taozi helping An Shiyaya walk inside.

"Brother Ye, take a look at classmate Ducky."