"Double Ghosts Slamming the Door," the Best Mind Game Anime of the Year Appears, a Familiar Scene

"Ugh, bathroom, bathroom..."

Xia Tongxin's small face flushed red as she anxiously searched for a bathroom inside the hospital.

Because it was the school hospital, and the school was not short of money, the place was quite spacious. The price of this spaciousness was that it took a while to walk to the bathroom, which was torturing Xia Tongxin to death.

After a good while, Xia Tongxin finally found the bathroom she had been desperately seeking and dashed inside.

Not long after.

The sound of splashing water could be heard. Xia Tongxin had already come out of the stall and was washing her hands at the sink outside. In front of her was a huge mirror. Xia Tongxin could just barely reach high enough to see a little bit of her upper body, revealing her cute pink little head.

"As expected of me!"

Xia Tongxin struck several poses in front of the mirror, admiring her own beauty for a moment, and finally ended with a superb loli voice, praising herself fiercely!

Only then was she satisfied and ready to leave. Returning to the ward, as she reached the door, Xia Tongxin seemed to think of something. She took on a sneaky expression, muffled her footsteps, and pressed herself against the door to eavesdrop.

"Then we'll do as you said and pause the treatment for this period. Once this time is over, you must come over immediately!"

The head maid's very serious voice echoed in the room.

A giant question mark appeared above Xia Tongxin's head.

What was Xiaxia talking about, and who was she talking to?

Grandpa Niu?

Is Grandpa Niu awake?

Why is Xiaxia speaking so fiercely? What if she makes Grandpa Niu sad?

"Relax, Xiaxia, it's not as serious as you think. Don't always keep such a straight face, come on, give me a smile, mwah." Ye Cheng's cheerful voice came through.

Head maid: "..."

Xia Tongxin: "???"

Xiaxia?

Is Xiaxia a name for you to call!

For some reason, when Xia Tongxin heard Ye Cheng call the head maid Xiaxia, she felt very uncomfortable. Whether looking at it from Ye Cheng's perspective or the head maid's perspective, Xia Tongxin felt quite upset.

It felt as if she had been cucked by both of them at the same time.

In Xia Tongxin's view, at home, she had the best relationship with the head maid. A nickname like Xiaxia was an intimate term of endearment that only she was allowed to use; they were the absolute best of friends!

But now, Ye Cheng was suddenly calling her that...

That was from the head maid's perspective. From Ye Cheng's perspective, Xia Tongxin also felt something was wrong.

Ye Cheng had never even called her Tongtong or anything like that, yet he was already calling the head maid Xiaxia...

It was like three good friends hanging out perfectly fine, but then you turn around and find the other two have already started making out, instantly turning you into the third wheel. Anyone who has experienced this feeling would understand.

It hurts, it hurts too much!

For the first time, Xia Tongxin felt the complexity of society. As for the sinister nature of the human heart... she had already experienced that back when she was a little blonde kid and people gossiped about her.

Damn it, boohoo...

No, she absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen!!!

Just as Xia Tongxin wanted to continue listening to see if anything even more outrageous was going on, she suddenly realized it had gone quiet inside. After a brief silence came Ye Cheng's coughing again, sounding like a broken blower, extremely weak.

"Huh?" Xia Tongxin pricked up her ears and pressed against the door to listen carefully, shifting up and down to find the best position. It didn't make sense. There was clearly a voice just now, why did it suddenly disappear? Why...

Squish.

It felt like she had stepped on something. Xia Tongxin looked down and saw an extra foot under her black high-top platform shoes. She had stepped on someone.

Shen Qinghan looked down, and Xia Tongxin looked up. One tall and one short stared at each other at the door. The air inexplicably grew quiet, a bizarre kind of quiet.

Xia Tongxin: "..."

"Ah!" Xia Tongxin's silly little brain was slow on the uptake. Once she finally reacted, she let out a scream, hurriedly jumped back, and fell flat on her butt on the floor. Her scream grew even louder.

Shen Qinghan: "..."

This pink-haired elementary schooler in front of her seemed even dumber than a certain unlikable fellow?

Subconsciously, an image surfaced in Shen Qinghan's mind: the little secretary on the third floor of the cafeteria, holding a tray and tongs, eyes shining and drooling.

In the next thought, it changed to the little secretary sitting blankly on the hospital bed with lifeless eyes...

Retaliation?

Perhaps she has already learned her lesson... Just this once.

Even if Dongfang Zhixia didn't choose and just forced it, the eldest miss wouldn't actually retaliate in any substantial way. She had seen the little secretary; she was indeed an idiot. Although she didn't know how those two guys ended up in their current state, she could at least be sure the other party wasn't doing it on purpose.

But... this would be the only time.

If there was a next time, she wouldn't hold back.

The image of the little secretary remaining silent, her eyes dull while surrounded by people, reminded Shen Qinghan of her own childhood. She didn't like to talk, didn't cry or make a fuss, and back then, there were also this many people surrounding her, using all sorts of instruments to examine her...

In a sense, they were comrades in distress. Should she take pity on the little secretary?

Or perhaps... the eldest miss's heart wasn't as toxic as her words.

Seeing Xia Tongxin eavesdropping here, Shen Qinghan immediately realized something was going on inside the room, and it was a big deal. For a not-so-smart girl to be pressing her ear against the door, it had to be something incredible.

Thus, quietly, the eldest miss also joined the eavesdropping squad.

It was a pity.

Ye Cheng inside the room had long seen through everything. His rather useless keen hearing and sight skill played a major role at this moment.

It was fine if he got caught off guard by Xia Tongxin's unfamiliar footsteps, but if he couldn't even recognize the eldest miss's footsteps, he might as well just double-tap his temples and restart his life!

Having heard Shen Qinghan's footsteps from far away, Ye Cheng, who was still gossiping happily with the head maid, immediately perked up the moment the footsteps appeared, startling the head maid.

"What are you doing?" the head maid asked helplessly, thinking Ye Cheng was about to pull another stunt.

Ye Cheng made a shushing gesture. The head maid furrowed her brows but obediently shut her mouth. Seeming to realize something, she looked toward the door.

With his keen hearing and sight activated, Ye Cheng instantly heard that there were two people at the door...

Judging from the breathing and heartbeat frequencies... it should be two people.

Then let me ask you...

It felt like Ye Cheng's head was getting pointy.

Bullshit. Hearing footsteps was already hard enough. If he could also hear breathing frequencies and heartbeats, Ye Cheng could just get certified and go work as Peter F*cking Parker.

You've got to be kidding me. If he could hear all that, would he even be human?

Anyway, there were people eavesdropping at the door, so the conversation was over. Ye Cheng's inner veteran actor instantly possessed him. He gently placed his phone aside, tightly closed his eyes, put on a painful and pale expression, and began to cough.

Battle face in one second!

Head maid: "..."

The head maid instantly understood and started cooperating with Ye Cheng, creating a scenario where she was the only one awake in the room, pacing back and forth softly...

Thump, thump, thump...

It wasn't until Xia Tongxin's scream came from outside the room that the head maid stopped her pacing legs and walked quickly toward the door.

Click!

The door opened. Her own young miss was sprawled on the floor, clutching her butt with a face full of pain. Shen Qinghan stood calmly at the doorway, her eyes quickly sweeping over the head maid as if confirming something.

The head maid: ...

This mafia princess was truly terrifying.

The head maid didn't dare to maintain eye contact with Shen Qinghan any longer. She hurriedly stepped out to help her young miss up. The head maid went out, the Eldest Miss went in, and then... closed the door!

Bang!

The head maid: ...

Ye Cheng: ...

Xia Tongxin: ...

It was the Eldest Miss's traditional signature move: closing the door immediately upon entering. Soon, the sound of the deadbolt locking echoed from inside. Just like that, the head maid and Xia Tongxin were locked out by the Eldest Miss.

The Eldest Miss had been standing at the door all that time, just waiting for the head maid to step out...

The head maid: ...

Miss, we should just run. We can't outplay her...

The head maid never expected to get played like this here. Now she somewhat understood how someone as proud as Dongfang Zhixia could be forced into becoming an irritable mother gorilla by Shen Qinghan.

Entering the room, closing the door, and even locking it—who wouldn't blow their top over this?

Seeing the door close, Xia Tongxin didn't even care about crying out in pain anymore. She scrambled up and pounded on the door: Open the door! I haven't gone in yet! Open the door!!!

The head maid: ...

Miss, is there a possibility that she did it on purpose?

Inside the hospital room.

Beep, beep, beep. The heart rate monitor remained steady. If Ye Cheng hadn't controlled himself well, his heart would have flown out of his chest by now. It was too freaking scary!

If Shen Qinghan hadn't been so worried and somewhat absent-minded, Ye Cheng felt she probably would have seen through his act not long after he entered the hospital... Too terrifying!

Ye Cheng felt he needed to get well faster. Otherwise, if he kept acting and the Eldest Miss noticed any flaws, he might as well go cosplay as dumpling filling.

Tap, tap, tap. Shen Qinghan's footsteps stopped. She sat down in the spot where the head maid had been sitting and began staring motionless at Ye Cheng again.

Seeming to feel the atmosphere was a bit dry, Shen Qinghan thought for a moment and squeezed out a single sentence: Rest well.

Ye Cheng: ...

Wow, great, it's rest well, we are saved!

Obviously, taking care of someone had crossed into the Eldest Miss's blind spot of knowledge. The most she could manage at this stage was to watch him unblinkingly and occasionally drop a rest well... What a pair of star-crossed lov—oh wait, no, how touching.

Of course, Shen Qinghan wasn't just sitting idle. While Ye Cheng rested, she entertained herself by treating Ye Cheng's heavily bandaged Teletubby hand like a stress ball.

Squeeze once, squeeze again, squeeze yet again, and again...

Ye Cheng: ...

Alright, the Eldest Miss really seems to have some cognitive and emotional expression issues. Just lie here for a bit, get out of bed in a couple of days, and then...

Knock, knock, knock!

Just as Ye Cheng was internally calculating how to pull off his recovery act without either of the young misses finding any flaws, a crisp knocking sound came from the door. It was completely different from Xia Tongxin's previous wild pounding and screaming...

Shen Qinghan, open the door. I have something to say.

Dongfang Zhixia stood at the door with a serious face, knocking. This scene... was inexplicably familiar.