The Food-Guarding Pink-Haired Little Cockroach, Blood Pressure Soaring Oh, So You're Like Sister Lin, Huh Then Go Wait by the Door...

Hospital, corridor.

Xia Tongxin sat on the chair opposite the operating room, staring blankly at the electronic clock hanging outside, swinging her legs. Beside her stood the maids and bodyguards attending to her.

In the huge corridor, there was only Xia Tongxin's group. Everyone else had been driven away. The entire hospital belonged to Xia Tongxin, so it didn't matter what she did.

Of course, driving people away wasn't Xia Tongxin's idea; it was her subordinates taking the initiative.

Although Xia Tongxin liked to show off, she was the type who was terrible at it but loved doing it anyway. She wouldn't cause unsolvable trouble for the people around her because of her arrogance.

If there was any trouble, it just meant she hadn't given them enough money!

Just like at the barbecue restaurant earlier. It was indeed very impolite to tell everyone to get lost, but since she paid enough, no one felt like they were being told to get lost. Instead, it felt more like they had checked their horoscopes before leaving the house and struck it lucky!

A sudden windfall!

A wealthy, capricious, yet weak little miss—who wouldn't like her?

Miss, how about you change your clothes first? asked a maid beside her, holding a prepared set of clothes.

Xia Tongxin was still filthy. Ye Cheng had a lot of blood on his face, and when he suddenly did a plank on her earlier, a large red stain was left on her clothes, looking very conspicuous.

You could even smell a faint scent of blood. The maids hadn't found a suitable opportunity to speak up earlier, and only now that things had quieted down did they step forward to ask.

Xia Tongxin acted as if she hadn't heard, still staring absentmindedly at the clock hanging outside the operating room.

For some reason, she was a little unhappy right now.

He was clearly the hateful guy who had bumped into her. She had always wanted revenge. Her idea of revenge was to fiercely bump him back to wipe away the humiliation, and if possible, trample Ye Cheng under her feet and then... small fry!

Hmm... that was roughly the revenge plan: humiliate him severely and make Ye Cheng weep bitterly to repent for offending her.

She didn't want it to be like this, with him covered in blood, lying in a pool of blood, and now lying in an operating room...

Miss? the little maid's calling voice came from the side once again.

Xia Tongxin snapped back to reality, her thoughts pulled back.

Miss, your clothes are dirty. Let's change them first. The little maid brought the clothes over and showed them to Xia Tongxin.

Miss, is this outfit okay?

Xia Tongxin thought for a moment, her not-so-smart little brain starting to spin. She looked down at her chest... Hmm, it's so red, and it smells bad.

Oh, okay... Xia Tongxin nodded and hopped down from the seat in the corridor.

As if thinking of something, she stopped.

What if we leave and he comes out? Xia Tongxin's little brows knitted together.

Maid: ...

That won't happen, Miss. Young Master Ye just went in not long ago. The surgery won't end this quickly, and even if it does, the doctor will notify us immediately. By then...

The maid patiently explained, but Xia Tongxin's tightly furrowed little brows still didn't relax.

No, I can't leave! Xia Tongxin waved her big hand... oh wait, waved her small hand, clenching it into a fist as if she had seen through something.

If I leave now, the surgery will probably finish immediately. What if someone comes and falsely claims the credit?

Maid: ???

Falsely... claim the credit?

As soon as these words came out, the wrinkles on the maid's cerebral cortex were instantly smoothed out, as if she were strolling through a Norwegian forest...

Xia Tongxin, who had just stood up, plopped right back down, looking like she would live and die with the chair, refusing to leave even if beaten to death!

The maid was out of ideas, completely unable to understand her young miss's logic. But if the head maid were here, she would quickly deduce why her young miss had such thoughts.

For example... she watched too much anime, where the female lead often saves someone, steps away for a little while, and ends up having someone else take her place.

Every time Xia Tongxin saw this kind of plot, she would grit her teeth in hatred, wishing she could rush in and fiercely beat up the hateful demon who stole the fruits of victory.

Having watched too many weird things, Xia Tongxin had too many weird thoughts in her head. Although she would only leave for a short while, what if?

What if a hateful demon did appear?

No, she absolutely could not leave!

The credit was hers!

The time spent waiting outside was half inexplicable sorrow and half excitement, thinking about the scene where Ye Cheng would come out of the operating room weeping bitterly to thank her for saving his life.

And he would declare that everything before was his own fault, and from now on, he would follow her every lead!

Hahaha!!!

The expression on Xia Tongxin's face became comical, her butt practically welded to the seat. No one was going to make her leave today, not even if the hateful cow demon came.

The credit must be hers!!!

Although Xia Tongxin's head was small and she didn't look very smart, fortunately she wasn't completely stupid. Her food-guarding instinct was quite strong. If anyone dared to come and snatch her credit, she'd probably fly over and fiercely bite them.

The credit was hers!!!

Even though the maid patiently explained that the surgery wouldn't end so quickly and no one would come to steal the credit, Xia Tongxin just wouldn't leave. At this point, even summoning the head maid to possess her wouldn't work.

The little pink-haired cockroach was too protective of her food.

Gritting her teeth, the maid called the head maid to ask for a solution. They couldn't really let their young miss wander around outside looking so filthy, could they?

If outsiders saw her, they might think something terrible had happened to their miss!

What was even more terrifying was that if their madam found out about this, they would all be blamed, and none of them would escape. Their madam was also quite protective of her food—she couldn't even bear to kiss her too much herself, so how could she let outsiders bully her?

Sister, save me!

The anxious little maid made a phone call to the head maid... begging the gods to descend!

Beep, beep, beep...

Hmm? What's wrong? Why have you guys been gone for so long without coming back? The head maid's confused voice came through the phone.

The head maid had been waiting alone in the hospital for almost half an hour. Forget about the strawberry milk; even the people who went out to get the strawberry milk had disappeared.

Not to mention they were very thoughtful. Fearing that too many people would be too noisy earlier, they had thoughtfully cleared everyone out. It was a great vanishing act; not a single person was left.

The hospital room was now so deserted it was somewhat scary.

Sister, this is bad! The miss refuses to change her clothes, what do I do? Wuu wuu wuu, sister, save my dog life! The little maid's pitiful voice came from the other end of the phone, calling her sister with every breath.

Head Maid: ???

"Change clothes? Change into what clothes? What happened to the Miss?" The head maid raised a delicate eyebrow, instinctively realizing that during the half hour she had been lying in the hospital bed, something had happened outside, and it was quite "complicated."

"It's like this, Sister. We just got the milk and were walking into the hospital lobby when a weirdo covered in blood..."

As the little maid's voice continued on the other end of the phone, the head maid's complexion worsened, nearly making her black out and faint.

So you're telling me that in the time it took to fetch some milk, the Miss was attacked?

Attacked by a weirdo covered in blood, and then our Miss insisted on bringing him to the hospital for surgery, and now she's waiting outside the operating room refusing to change her soiled clothes, saying she's afraid someone will steal her credit... Is that it?

Was she out of her mind, or...

"Wait, what's this weirdo's name?" The head maid found the blind spot. Even though their Miss was kind-hearted and gullible, she wouldn't personally take care of just anyone, let alone talk about being afraid of having her credit stolen.

She obviously knew the person!

Their Miss had only been in Dahai City for a couple of days and knew barely a handful of people... The answer was obvious.

The head maid's heart skipped a beat. Although she had a vague guess, she still needed to confirm it. It was too absurd. Hadn't that guy just left? And before he left, he even...

"I think his name is Ye something, I'm not exactly sure. I just call him Young Master Ye..."

The little maid muttered to herself for a moment, as if rambling, before realizing there was no sound from the other end of the phone. A look of confusion crossed her face.

"Sister? Sister, why aren't you talking?"

"Beep!"

The crisp sound of electronic equipment rang out. The head maid's heart rate spiked past two hundred, hitting a new "Mount Everest," and her blood pressure soared right along with it!

"I'll be right there!"

Rustling sounds came from the head maid's end as she frantically put on her clothes, got out of the hospital bed, and pulled off all the monitors attached to her body.

Before hanging up, she didn't forget to tell the little maid on the other end how to handle the situation.

"Okay, Sister, I understand! I'll tell her right now!" The little maid's excited voice came through. After sending the exact location, she hung up the phone.

The head maid put on her shoes, clutching her head as she swayed slightly, and headed outside...

How could this be?

What was this guy up to now? It had only been about half an hour, how did he end up in such a state?

What puzzled the head maid even more was the sheer coincidence of it all. Time after time, their Miss actually managed to bump into Ye Cheng. She had forcefully separated the two of them, yet... they ran into each other again?

If this wasn't seeing ghosts, what was?

The good news: the task assigned by Madam seemed to be accomplished. The bad news: things might not develop as the two of them had anticipated; the situation was getting a bit out of control.

Let alone Xia Tongxin's side, even the head maid's own attitude toward Ye Cheng had undergone a subtle change... shifting from complete opposition to a vague sense of support.

As for why, only the head maid herself knew.

The head maid staggered out into the corridor. She originally wanted to take the stairs, but in her current condition, she could easily fall, so after a moment's thought, she decided to wait for the elevator.

While waiting for the elevator, she suddenly heard a pleasant female voice coming from the nearby fire escape staircase, though the voice was currently suppressing intense anger.

"I don't see the need for this rundown hospital anymore. Such a huge hospital, yet there aren't enough elevators and we have to take the stairs. Spending so much money every year just to raise a bunch of ghosts!"

"Slow down, Eldest Miss..."

"Who is in charge of this hospital? And why does the Shen family have the authority over the surveillance footage!"

"Miss, this was negotiated previously by Madam and Master with the person in charge from the Shen family... It just so happens that Principal Niu Fen is from the Du family."

"Just so happens? Heh, what a coincidence!" Dongfang Zhixia gritted her teeth, her angry shout echoing in the corridor. She hadn't suffered as many losses in all these years combined as she had today alone.

She had finally managed to pin down that short-haired woman and could go to the security room to check the footage, only to find the access was shut off and the principal had run away. She didn't even need to think to know who gave the order!

You self-righteous problem child!!!

Just you wait!

Dongfang Zhixia descended the stairs faster and faster, followed by a large group of logistics staff from the Dongfang family, who were terrified that their Eldest Miss might slip and fall if she wasn't careful.

If she had just waited a little longer, she could have taken the elevator, but their Eldest Miss was too impatient to wait even a single second!

After dealing with the little secretary's situation, Dongfang Zhixia rushed non-stop to the hospital where Ye Cheng was. She had already hired professional doctors to look after the little secretary, but Dongfang Zhixia had no idea how long it would take for this condition to heal, and her heart was bleeding...

Those two idiots!

Dongfang Zhixia never expected that Ye Cheng would actually pull a sudden comeback. The two idiots had gotten together, and in such a short time, they had caused such a huge mess?

Dongfang Zhixia wanted to scold them but didn't know how... What reason did she have to scold them?

Both of them were lying in the hospital now, so what could she do?

Sigh...

Dongfang Zhixia made up her mind: she would absolutely not let these two fool around together anymore!

"Bang!"

The car door closed, and the black luxury car carrying Dongfang Zhixia sped quickly toward the hospital where Xia Tongxin and Ye Cheng were.

Ding!

The elevator doors opened, and the head maid stepped out. The group of little maids waiting in the lobby hurriedly surrounded her to support her. Shortly after, another car drove out of the school, its destination also the hospital!

...

Lin Group.

On the top floor, inside Lin Baizhi's office, the room was pitch black, with only a faint light shining through the window.

It was currently Lin Baizhi's nap time.

Without warning, Lin Baizhi jolted awake from her sleep, the fear on her face not yet completely faded.

"Sigh... why did I have a nightmare again?" Lin Baizhi covered her forehead and sighed.

She unlocked her phone and glanced at the time. She had already slept for an hour, which was about enough. It was time to get up and get back to work.

Lin Baizhi stretched and, out of habit, secretly checked Ye Cheng's WeChat Moments...

"Huh? Why hasn't he updated?" Lin Baizhi furrowed her brows.

"Could it be..."

Subconsciously, the contents of the nightmare she just had surfaced in her mind.

"Baby, is this the Lin Baichi (Lin the Idiot) you were talking about? Hmm, she does look quite like an idiot. But considering how sincere this childhood sweetheart is, here, go line up at the door and listen. Later, when you're out of energy, you can..."

Lin Baizhi: "..."

NO!!!