"Hmm hmm!"
"Hmm hmm~"
Tang Qinqin cheerfully hummed an off-key tune as she left the hospital, her whole demeanor radiating newfound liveliness.
Or perhaps even more liveliness than before.
In stark contrast to Tang Qinqin's joy stood her older sister.
Tang Manman seemed distracted, her smile tinged with exhaustion and effort, as if it took considerable energy just to lift the corners of her lips.
As the two reached the hospital entrance, Tang Qinqin—clutching a small bag—suddenly spun around.
Facing the hospital, she stuck out her bottom, pulled down her lower eyelids with her fingers, stuck out her tongue, and wiggled her hips in a playful taunt.
"Bleh bleh bleh~~~"
"Stupid hospital!"
"Good riddance!!!"
After bidding this final farewell to the place that had confined her for nearly three years, Tang Qinqin turned away with a refreshed spirit, her every step exuding an air of liberation.
Beside her, Tang Manman couldn’t help but chuckle at her sister’s childish antics, her smile finally softening into something more genuine.
"Hehe."
Tang Qinqin glanced at her sister’s toothy grin and giggled.
"Sis, you’re finally smiling! You looked so unhappy earlier, I almost thought you didn’t want to come pick me up today."
Tang Manman shook her head with a faint smile and replied softly,
"No, it’s just... lately..."
She paused, her voice dropping even lower.
"I’ve been feeling a bit down."
"Feeling down?"
Tang Qinqin echoed, rolling her eyes in thought. After a moment, she looked up and asked,
"Why? Did Mom yell at you?"
"No."
Tang Manman shook her head.
"Then... is the family short on money again?"
Tang Qinqin’s voice grew cautious this time. She knew how much financial strain her three-year hospitalization had placed on the family, and the topic always filled her with guilt.
"No."
Tang Manman shook her head again. She tried to reach out and pat her sister’s head reassuringly, but her hands were too full of bags to lift that high.
She gave up.
If it wasn’t either of those...
Tang Qinqin—holding just one small bag—rested her free hand on her chin in thought before looking up again.
"Is it because of Lin Yu?"
"That Lin Yu you mentioned before?"
"..."
Tang Manman fell silent instantly. Her smile melted away like snow, and she turned her face slightly away, her voice suddenly weaker.
"No."
Then, abruptly, her tone shifted, laced with flustered irritation.
"Alright, stop asking random questions."
"There’s nothing wrong."
"It’s just..."
"Just..."
"Just some stress from school lately."
"Nothing else."
Tang Manman stumbled over her words.
Beside her, Tang Qinqin—who had observed every flicker of her sister’s reaction—could only sigh inwardly.
Silly sis.
At this point, you might as well have just said yes.
Having drawn her own conclusions, Tang Qinqin decided not to press further.
Clearly, her sister wasn’t going to spill anything.
I’ll ask Mom when we get home.
Or maybe Yu Kai.
And if neither of them tells me...
I’ll go find Lin Yu myself!
The thought made her curious.
What kind of person is Lin Yu, really?
Sis talks about him like he’s perfect, but Yu Kai makes him sound like the worst.
Hmm...
Guess I’ll have to see for myself...
...
The two arrived at the bus stop, lugging their bags.
As the bus approached in the distance, their hopeful expressions quickly soured.
It was the weekend, and the bus was packed to the brim. Peering through the front window, all they could see was a wall of bodies, pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in suffocating closeness.
The sight made their delicate faces scrunch up in dismay.
The bus rolled to a stop.
Both doors slid open, revealing the sea of passengers inside.
Tang Qinqin heaved a dramatic sigh and reached out to take some of her sister’s bags, hoping to lighten the load for the impending squeeze.
"Qinqin."
Tang Manman suddenly spoke up.
"Yeah?"
"What’s up, sis?"
Tang Qinqin blinked in confusion.
"How about we take a taxi instead?"
Tang Manman met her sister’s gaze and winked playfully.
"Huh?"
"Really?!"
Tang Qinqin’s dull eyes instantly sparkled.
"But..."
"Won’t that cost a lot?"
She put on a responsible front, though the excitement in her eyes betrayed her.
Tang Manman, well aware of her sister’s true feelings, chuckled lightly and offered a simple justification.
"It’s fine. Sis has money. Besides, this is the last time we’re leaving this hospital."
"We’re never coming back—one taxi ride won’t hurt."
"Mhm!"
Tang Qinqin nodded eagerly, repeating with glee:
"Last time!"
"Never setting foot in this awful place again!!!"
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!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
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