You can never wake up someone who is pretending to sleep Miss: Between us, it's not that you...

"Didn't you leave?"

Shen Qinghan's eyes held a trace of confusion as she looked at Tang Yuyao, who had returned after just leaving.

It hadn't been long at all, so why was she back?

Tang Yuyao's heart was pounding wildly. She kept telling herself to stay calm, absolutely calm. Perhaps recalling her past connections with the "morgue," Tang Yuyao forced herself to chill out.

Her strong nerves began to kick in!

Organizing her thoughts, she began to explain.

"Well, my sister-in-law's niece is sick, and my mom, being the elder, was so worried she insisted on coming to see her. I couldn't talk her out of it, so I had to accompany her here. Sigh, you know how the elderly are these days, never giving you a moment of peace..." Tang Yuyao sighed with emotion.

She was extremely decisive, shifting all the blame onto her own mother, making her take the fall!

Such a massive scapegoat—she was too young to carry it herself, so she had to let her mom do it... Mom, don't blame me, I had no choice.

Shen Qinghan pondered for a moment, seemingly sorting out the relationship between the foolish little secretary and the lazy doctor in front of her... a cousin's niece?

The social circle was only so big, and many people were related or connected somehow. This situation wasn't rare, at least not in their circles. It was the same logic as the prime minister's son eventually becoming the prime minister.

Other matters just flashed briefly through the eldest miss's mind, leaving only a vague impression. She didn't particularly care, let alone nitpick the details or get suspicious.

She didn't even think in any other direction.

However, Shen Qinghan agreed with one thing Tang Yuyao said, the very last sentence... the elderly these days really don't give you a moment of peace.

Upon hearing this, the image of a certain inherently wicked old lady automatically surfaced in her mind. Subconsciously, Shen Qinghan glanced behind her, but she didn't see the figure of that old woman. She must have gone back.

She might have gone back to scheme up some weird things again... She needed to keep her guard up.

The eldest miss understood a certain unreliable madam very well on this point. She had been a bit too well-behaved lately, which meant she was probably holding back an ultimate move. She needed to be careful.

Shen Qinghan nodded, "Indeed, they don't give you a moment of peace."

After speaking, she looked down at the little boy whose mouth was being covered.

Visibly, the little boy's chubby face turned red... What a pretty sister.

Tang Shouye used to take his family to attend large banquets where Shen Qinghan was present, but at that time, the youngest son hadn't been born yet and was still in the womb.

There hadn't been any such opportunities in the following years, so this was considered their first meeting.

Whether it was the eldest miss or the president, their charm levels were maxed out to a terrifying 9 out of 10. They could be called lady-killers, sweeping everyone off their feet, from twenty-something college students down to chubby kids in senior kindergarten!

Especially the aloofness radiating from the eldest miss, along with her "looking down on people," "arrogant," and "looking at trash" gaze buffs, which drove the male population crazy.

But they could only go crazy in their heads. The eldest miss standing before them with all these stacked buffs had another identity: a mafia heiress.

If you wanted to check out the eldest miss with lecherous eyes, you'd better hope there were no lackeys around, nor the abyssal glare of a certain madam...

"Right, Eldest Miss? You also think they're a handful, right? Hahaha," Tang Yuyao chimed in, hurriedly laughing it off.

She completely failed to notice that the heart of the little nephew she was holding had long drifted away to cloud nine.

Shen Qinghan was not a very talkative person by nature and had no particular interest in Tang Yuyao. She nodded as a polite response and then took light steps toward the hospital room.

Seeing the shattered door on the ground, Shen Qinghan's gaze paused in slight hesitation, then she bypassed the broken door and continued walking.

Tang Yuyao: "..."

Alright, she now somewhat understood why the eldest miss had such a "resounding" reputation in their circle and was constantly attacked with titles like "problem child."

Judging from their brief conversation and the eldest miss's attitude, it was truly an otherworldly interaction—extremely indifferent, not caring at all about her surroundings.

Typical early signs of autism... but the problem was that Shen Qinghan acted perfectly normal in other aspects, so it didn't quite fit. It was probably because her IQ was too high, coupled with a solitary personality, leading her to look down on everyone around her.

So... in Shen Qinghan's eyes, was she a retard?

Tang Yuyao: "..."

Through a bout of self-consistent logic, Tang Yuyao directly diagnosed herself as a retard, rendering herself speechless. The only comforting thought was that Shen Qinghan seemed to be like this with everyone around her, equally elbowing everybody.

"Auntie, Auntie, who is she? Can you introduce her to me!" the little boy looked very excited, staring at the eldest miss's back.

Tang Yuyao: "..."

Xiaobao, it's not that your auntie wants to discourage you, but in her eyes, you're probably just a paramecium, not even qualifying as a retard...

Looking at her little nephew's face full of anticipation, Tang Yuyao, as his aunt, ultimately couldn't bear to tell him this cruel reality, so she opted for a more tactful approach.

"Xiaobao, give up. The age gap between you two is too big." Tang Yuyao put on the earnest appearance of an elder doing this for his own good.

The little boy looked unconvinced. "Auntie, you're an old cow eating young grass too, why can't I!"

Tang Yuyao: "???"

Visibly, the smile on Tang Yuyao's face stiffened. Her previously earnest, elder-like demeanor vanished, replaced by a taut expression.

"Xiaobao, come here with your auntie for a second."

"Smack! Smack! Smack!"

"Ahhh! Waaah..."

Before long, the corridor echoed with the little boy's pig-slaughtering screams, born from the fury of an older leftover woman!

Tang Yuyao was a person who advocated peaceful problem-solving and opposed violence, but now she suddenly realized that for some things, violence was simply more practical.

Logging in grants a hundred free slaps!

In a sense, the little boy was "inheriting his father's legacy." Both of them were excellent material for a "ten-pull gacha" beating—plenty of meat and highly durable against strikes.

Inside the hospital room.

The two were still chatting happily when, tap tap tap, the sound of light footsteps approached. They turned their heads in unison to look at the eldest miss, who had walked over at some unknown point.

They stared at each other in stunned silence...

Ye Cheng: "..."

Silently, Ye Cheng put his oxygen mask back on, preparing to "lie down for a bit."

Oh dear, he didn't know what was going on, but suddenly his back ached, his legs cramped, and his head spun... Anyway, he just felt unwell and needed to sleep for a bit, just sleep...

In this kind of situation where disaster was imminent, the best strategy was to go AFK and play dead. It was too easy; he had already "ascended to the ultimate level of playing dumb"!

Shen Qinghan took a few extra glances at Ye Cheng, not caring that he was currently playing dead and going AFK. Anyway, there was still time. She had plenty of time to slowly deal with a certain idiot...

Retracting her gaze, she looked at the old lady sitting to the side, who bore an eighty or ninety percent resemblance to Tang Yuyao. She said nothing, just looking at her like that.

Tang's Mother: "..."

"Girl, do you still remember me?" Faced with this bizarre scene, Tang's Mother was the first to speak, breaking the silence. She still remembered the little girl in front of her, the only heir of the Du and Shen families.

Her personality... seemed a bit eccentric?

A long time ago, Tang's Mother had seen her twice. However, at those times, the Eldest Miss was either still a newborn nursing in arms, or in middle school.

The time span was quite large.

Because of the status and positions of the two families, these were among the few opportunities they had to interact. Of course, Old Master Tang still didn't go; the one who went was Tang's Mother, who quite liked lively events.

The hundred-day birth banquet, and another rather special banquet during the Eldest Miss's middle school years...

Tang's Mother still remembered that both times, no matter which one, Shen Qinghan always had an icy demeanor. Even as a child, she had a "wooden face," and her eyes held a wisdom and brilliance absent in children her age.

At least... she was quite different from the silly boys in her own family. Whose child looks all around while nursing?

It was as if she was guarding against something, like someone was going to run away.

Truly strange...

It was even more obvious in middle school. The little girl sat quietly by herself reading a book in an inconspicuous corner, completely out of tune with everyone around her... After so many years, seeing her again, she had grown increasingly beautiful.

She wasn't inferior to their own daughter in the slightest!

She was a tough opponent to deal with...

"I don't know you," Shen Qinghan said calmly.

Tang's Mother looked slightly embarrassed. She hadn't expected Shen Qinghan to answer like that. She laughed it off: "It's fine, you were still a little baby back then, it's normal not to remember Grandma. Come, sit down, standing must be tiring."

"This is my seat," Shen Qinghan said, standing completely still.

Tang's Mother: "..."

Ye Cheng: "..."

So, Eldest Miss, the reason you've been standing there all this time is because your seat was taken?

The conversation between Tang's Mother and the Eldest Miss made Ye Cheng's scalp tingle. As expected of the Eldest Miss, equally elbowing everyone around her—this was true "social finesse."

Too powerful!

Tang's Mother silently stood up, gave the seat back to Shen Qinghan, grabbed a stool, and went to sit on the other side of Ye Cheng.

Only after Tang's Mother moved did Shen Qinghan stir. She sat down in the seat she had left earlier, and upon sitting, continued to stare unblinkingly at Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng: "..."

Eldest Miss, please don't do this, I'm scared.

Unlike other people, the Eldest Miss's smooth little combo seemed to forever consist of only one move: "Abyssal Gaze," and it had zero cooldown. It was too sinister.

In this kind of situation, even Tang's Mother, with all her older-generation wisdom, felt an unprecedented level of difficulty.

This girl... didn't play by the rules.

There was no feeling of respect, nor any feeling of disrespect. It seemed she treated everyone around her with the exact same attitude, like... treating an object, completely devoid of any emotion.

Perhaps it was too awkward, or perhaps unwilling to let the standoff continue and wanting to test the waters, Tang's Mother spoke up.

"Girl, there are oranges next to you. Have some, don't be polite."

Shen Qinghan nodded and reached for the oranges nearby. Ye Cheng's eyes widened in sheer horror—Nooo!

Sure enough, in no time, the scene turned into... open and swallow, open and swallow, open and swallow.

The Eldest Miss kept peeling oranges, and Ye Cheng's oxygen mask was pulled down as he was forced to accept her feeding. Of course, Ye Cheng had sensibly taken it off himself.

Otherwise... he would be taking a beating later.

It was fine to play dead in front of others, but now the Eldest Miss was feeding him. If he still played dead and refused her kindness... he'd probably be crushed into cookie crumbs!

Just like that, Ye Cheng was forcibly booted up by the Eldest Miss and sat there eating oranges, leaving Tang's Mother watching in silence.

This child... actually peeled food for others?

She didn't look the type.

Tang's Mother didn't speak, just quietly watching from the side, observing the relationship between the two. A very... subtle relationship. Ultimately, Tang's Mother decided to take the initiative.

"You two have a really good relationship, girl. I heard from Yuyao that you two seem to have quite a bit of destiny together?"

Tang's Mother spoke, "casually" bringing up the previous incident in the infirmary.

Shen Qinghan didn't speak, continuing to peel oranges and feed Ye Cheng. Ye Cheng couldn't speak; a small amount of mouth was found in his oranges... feed me peanuts, please.

Seeing that the Eldest Miss wasn't taking the bait, Tang's Mother narrowed her eyes and decided to go straight for the kill.

"Girl, you like this boy, don't you?"

As soon as these words came out, the room became terrifyingly quiet. Even the Eldest Miss's orange-peeling movements stopped. Ye Cheng nearly choked to death and hurriedly swallowed the orange in his mouth.

Great, finally a chance to catch my breath!

After a brief pause, the Eldest Miss returned to her previous state, transforming back into a ruthless orange-peeling machine... open and swallow, open and swallow, open and swallow.

Ye Cheng: "..."

"Things between us are not what you imagine. He took care of me before, so now I am taking care of him in return," Shen Qinghan said in a calm tone.

Rarely, the Eldest Miss didn't remain silent but chose to answer.

The answer... was very reasonable.

But Tang's Mother noticed a detail... Shen Qinghan didn't directly answer her question!

Her question was whether she liked him. Shen Qinghan's answer was about their relationship and why she was taking care of him... an evasive answer.

And the transition was incredibly smooth, showing no hint of evasion at all. This girl... had a very high IQ.

Tang's Mother could have continued to press the issue, but... there was no need.

Doing so wouldn't be good for her or for the pure-hearted eldest girl in their own family. Shen Qinghan was "sleeping" perfectly fine here; insisting on waking her up wouldn't be very polite.

Although it was a bit unethical, well... she had no choice. She was a person with selfish motives too.

You can never wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.

Sleep, girl, keep sleeping. You are still young and will meet the next one sooner or later. Our pure-hearted eldest girl can't wait much longer; if she waits any longer, she'll become an old maid.

Tang's Mother smiled and said: "Hahaha, don't take it to heart, girl. Grandma was just asking casually. Grandma saw it a long time ago, you two are very good classmates."

As if triggering some keyword, Shen Qinghan nodded.

"Yes, we are classmates, and I will take care of him."

Tang's Mother: "..."

This girl... is really stubborn.

It was good that she was stubborn. That way, their pure and silly girl would have a chance, otherwise...

"Ahhhhh!!!" A heart-wrenching cry came from the doorway, breaking the eerie silence in the room. The youngest son came scrambling in, holding his boxers up, snot running all over his face.

"You stop right there!"

Following closely behind was the furious shout of a red-eyed Tang Yuyao. It looked like she was determined to dish out a "hundred-hit combo" today!

Tang Yuyao stormed into the hospital room looking absolutely ferocious, tightly gripping the plastic hand slapper she used to spank her youngest son. The moment she burst in, she realized several pairs of eyes were staring right at her.

Tang Yuyao: "..."