Today was the final exam period at Yinshan Academy. Although Ye Shuang didn't have to proctor any exams, he still chose to come by today and take a look. Judging by his usual routine, his life basically followed a cycle of company-home-company-Chen residence-company-home-school.
"Really quiet, huh. Probably because of the exams." All morning, no one had come to the third infirmary, so Ye Shuang could actually spend his time reading a medical book to relax his mind. For him these days, time spent at school counted as a vacation.
On the tablet next to him, a video call was still connected. On the screen was a woman with long, slightly wavy hair, eating an egg custard while wearing a silk nightgown. Her belly was beginning to show, though the loose dress did a good job of hiding it.
"Honey, my mom took me to the prenatal check-up today. She said the baby is very stable," Chen Qin said from the other end of the video.
"That's good," Ye Shuang looked up from his book. "Did they say anything else?"
"Well, if we want to find out the gender, it'll take about four months," Chen Qin continued. "Honey, do you prefer a girl?"
"Boy or girl, it doesn't matter," Ye Shuang said with a faint smile.
Most hospitals didn't offer gender identification, but if you really wanted to know, it wasn't hard. At least for the Chen family, this wasn't even worth mentioning.
"Have a few more, then we won't have to agonize over it," Chen Qin said with a smile.
"Just one is enough. Your health isn't great," Ye Shuang replied.
"Hey, I'm in great shape," Chen Qin said, flexing to show off the toned lines of her arm. She worked out regularly and kept her figure very well.
"Well, we'll see then," Ye Shuang smiled.
While chatting with Chen Qin, a student walked into the infirmary. Seeing that the third infirmary was open, the student reached out and knocked, saying, "Hello?"
"Sweetheart, you go ahead and work," Chen Qin hung up the call.
Ye Shuang took off his earbuds, glanced toward the clinic door, and stood up with a smile. "What's wrong, student? Are you feeling unwell?"
The person who came in was a girl. She looked hesitant for a moment, then asked in a soft voice, "Can you close the door?"
"Close the door?" Ye Shuang nodded in response. "Of course. Go ahead and close it. If you need to, you can even lock it."
Feeling reassured by Ye Shuang's permission, the girl let out a breath of relief and shut the door.
"Is it a physical issue? Or maybe something you want to talk about psychologically?" Ye Shuang poured a cup of warm water for her. In his white coat, he looked nothing like someone who worked at a corporate headquarters—just like an ordinary school doctor.
"I want to ask about both—physical and psychological," the girl said.
"I see... have a seat, then. Don't be nervous."
Ye Shuang took a quick glance at her information—
[Name: Mao Mao
Second year, Class B, Yinshan Academy]
There was nothing particularly noteworthy. Ye Shuang paused for a moment, then asked, "Have you had any troubles recently?"
The girl named Mao Mao looked conflicted, as if she wasn't sure whether she should ask Ye Shuang. After a while, she spoke in a hushed voice, "Doctor, can you keep a secret?"
"Of course. Since you came to me, you probably know my reputation. You can even treat me like a tree hollow."
"That's good, then..." The girl said, "Well, I've fallen for my sister's boyfriend."
An emotional issue.
Ye Shuang was already used to this kind of consultation, really. After all, teenagers were full of crushes and infatuations—it was completely normal. Wasn't everyone like that once? Perhaps a single afternoon ray of sunlight falling on the side of someone's face could make you stare dreamily for a long, long time.
"So you like your sister's boyfriend? That's a pretty common thing. But since he's your sister's boyfriend, it's best if you shift your feelings and try getting to know other people. Is it a crush?" Ye Shuang said.
"Doctor, that's not what I meant," the girl said, holding back for a few seconds before speaking. "Um... 'with' is used here as a verb, actually."
"A verb?"
Ye Shuang paused for a few seconds, then replayed her original words in his head.
Hiss.
Things got a lot more complicated all of a sudden?
"Does your sister know?" Ye Shuang asked.
"My sister doesn't know. Neither does my brother-in-law," the girl shook her head.
"Wait... your sister has a brother-in-law as well?"
"Yeah, my brother-in-law is my sister's boyfriend's boyfriend."
Ye Shuang: "..."
"Hold on, let me sort this out." Ye Shuang took a moment to process this information while trying to stay composed. "So, what's the problem you're dealing with right now?"
"The problem I'm dealing with now..." Mao Mao gave Ye Shuang a sneak peek before saying, "I want to break up with my brother-in-law."
"Okay... because you like your sister's boyfriend, you want to break up with your brother-in-law."
"Yes, yes, that's right!"
"Many students have come to me for advice, but yours—hmm, how should I put this—is a bit complicated. " Ye Shuang asked, "Why are you so hung up on your sister's partner?"
"Because I like my sister. I don't want to see her be with anyone else," Mao Mao said.
Ye Shuang: "..."
"Ah... well now..."
Okay, no verb needed this time. Ye Shuang got it.
"I think you shouldn't dwell on this. Maybe you should look at the people around you instead, try to change your focus?" Ye Shuang suggested.
"But they're all my classmates," the girl said.
"I see..."
...
An hour later, Mao Mao left the infirmary.
Ye Shuang slumped into his seat, mentally and physically drained.
Tired.
Every now and then, you got a troublemaker of a student. Well, to be fair, no one who comes seeking a consultation is exactly problem-free.
"Let me go outside and clear my head." Ye Shuang got up and walked out of the infirmary. The hallway outside wasn't too crowded, and most of the students were from the lower grades—after all, not all year levels had exams at the same time.
"Hmm... could really use a cigarette."
Ye Shuang stood at the edge of the sports field, watching the P.E. class in session. He pulled a candy from his pocket and popped it in his mouth, crunching down.
"I want one too."
"That was the last one." Ye Shuang said automatically, then froze for a moment before lifting his gaze.
Sitting on a tree branch above him was a long-haired girl, her legs dangling idly in the air.
"Xiaoyi, why are you up in a tree?"
The one perched on the branch was, of course, Anshi Yi. She leaned against the trunk, a pair of headphones hanging around her neck, looking completely carefree.
"The air is better up here," Anshi Yi replied.
"What's so special about the air a few meters higher?" Ye Shuang said, at a loss for words. "And isn't today your exam day?"
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ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
