A Familiar Scene, Completely Reversed The Universe Has Its Cycles... A Strange Buff

On the way to the hospital, it happened to be the break between classes, and many students were hanging around outside.

"What are we having for lunch today?"

"I don't know, maybe get some turkey-flavored rice crusts to eat."

"Turkey-flavored rice crusts? I thought it was turkey-flavored rice crusts..."

"Awesome, there's even a second level!"

"Holy crap, look at that beauty! No, it's a white moonlight!"

"What moonlight? You're so hopeless—holy crap, she really is a white moonlight!"

A group of students who were about to head to the cafeteria for a huge meal suddenly stopped, dumbfounded, watching the "white moonlight" walking toward them from a distance, looking as if she had just stepped out of a manga.

Whether it was her appearance, her aura, or her current outfit, she perfectly matched the image of a white moonlight dream girl in countless people's hearts. The similarity rate was ninety-nine percent... a rare gem indeed.

The young girl seemed to glow as she walked through the crowd. Both boys and girls subconsciously slowed their steps, their eyes lingering on her.

More or less, the same thought popped into their minds... so pretty.

And this sparkling effect was exactly what Lin Baizhi needed. Since it was all about the vibe, it had to be perfectly executed. Keeping it simple, she had specifically hired people to research, design, do her makeup, and style her... culminating in her current look.

Even the flaws or imperfections on her were deliberately left there. For instance, her hair clip was slightly crooked, and a few strands of hair had escaped her hair tie, forming a little cowlick on her head. This increased her cuteness while giving off the impression of a clumsy beauty...

That's right, exactly like this. With this kind of strategy, no normal boy would be able to resist!

As for her aura, that was even simpler. Her innate fragility and purity meant she didn't need to put on a special act or disguise herself...

The only thing she needed to be careful about was not getting too excited. She had to hold back a little, otherwise, she might drool when she saw her brother, or her eyes might look like she wanted to strip him clean and throw him onto the bed, and then... ahem.

Calm down, calm down, calm down...

Ding!

The elevator doors slowly opened. Lin Baizhi, holding a bouquet of fresh flowers, stepped out. Due to her nervousness, her heart rate began to accelerate uncontrollably.

She grew more and more anxious, to the point where her heartbeat was somewhat out of control. She had no choice but to sit on a nearby chair to catch her breath for a moment.

At the same time, she counseled and hypnotized herself in her mind.

It is going to be fine Baizhi, it is fine Baizhi, brother likes you the most...

Muttering like a demon's whisper, it took a good while before Lin Baizhi regained her confidence. Once again becoming sparkling, she walked toward the hospital room with incredibly demure steps.

At this moment, the cold and boring corridor seemed to transform into Lin Baizhi's personal runway.

Tap, tap, tap... The sound of her footsteps gradually approached and then stopped. With a gentle and elegant smile on her face, Lin Baizhi looked at the little secretary in the room, the word brother right on the tip of her tongue.

"Brother, I am here... huh?"

Hearing someone approach, the little secretary first hit pause on the TV drama playing in front of her, then turned her head toward the door and blinked.

Her eyes were filled with a clear, unadulterated foolishness.

"Student, who are you looking for?" the little secretary asked, chewing on the orange in her mouth as she spoke.

Ugh... so sour.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the little secretary's chubby face contorted. But the little secretary was a good girl who didn't waste food. Even though it was so sour, she forced herself to swallow the orange and then peeled the next piece to eat.

And then... she continued wearing a mask of agony.

Lin Baizhi: ???

What is this person doing?

Wait, where is brother?

Isn't this her brother's room? What's the deal with this idiot lying on the bed where her brother was supposed to be?

Sister Lin very considerately pinned the label of idiot onto the little secretary's head. Unlike her own fabricated clumsy beauty persona, which was designed to evoke a man's protective instincts, this was different.

The little secretary was just purely dumb. Looking at those intelligent eyes, Lin Baizhi was instantly rendered speechless.

What is a clumsy beauty? This was a true clumsy beauty. Whether she was a beauty was up for debate, but the clumsy part was undeniably real... She had to hand it to her.

Is hard work really this laughable in the face of natural talent?

Lin Baizhi once again began to doubt herself. Fortunately, her ability to handle stress was pretty good. If it had been a certain older leftover woman who liked to rob the cradle, things might have turned out very differently.

She probably would have been crouching on the ground drawing circles by now.

Looking around and not seeing any sign of Dongfang Zhixia, Lin Baizhi finally walked in and started asking the little secretary for details.

"Hello student, may I ask where Student Ye, who was originally lying here, has gone?" Lin Baizhi asked with a very gentle smile on her face, naturally making people let their guard down.

Of course, against someone like the little secretary who had no guard up to begin with, this trick was actually useless.

High armor penetration only works if the target actually has armor to penetrate. If there is nothing there, what are you even penetrating?

The little secretary blinked her big, sparkling, intelligent eyes. "I don't know. Our young miss is also looking for the Chief. Oh right, what is your relationship with the Chief?"

For once, the little secretary asked a question that hit the nail on the head, inquiring about Lin Baizhi's identity.

Chief?

Who?

Her brother?

Since when did her brother become a Chief?

Although she didn't quite understand the logic of this idiotic little secretary, she still politely introduced herself.

"We are very, very good... childhood sweethearts. And soon, we will be more than just childhood sweethearts. It is not something an ordinary classmate relationship can compare to."

When speaking of her identity, Lin Baizhi acted uncharacteristically haughty for a brief moment, specifically emphasizing the words classmate relationship.

If the older leftover woman drew the most aggro, then the young miss was second, followed by the Student Council President...

Lin Baizhi had a detailed data ranking in her heart. However, at the current stage, this data was always led by a certain detestable older leftover woman who liked younger men. Even with the young miss drawing so much aggro, she still wouldn't be able to catch up in the short term.

To this day, no one knew just how massive of a psychological shadow that night had left on Lin Baizhi...

"Childhood sweetheart... I haven't heard the Chief mention you. You aren't lying to me, are you?" The little secretary furrowed her small brows, looking at Lin Baizhi with a vigilant expression.

Her young miss had told her that she must beware of scammers outside.

Especially good-looking people; they were the scammers among scammers. Regardless of whether it was true or not, she had to be on guard first...

In reality, what Dongfang Zhixia meant by saying that was to tell the little secretary... that good-looking people like Ye Cheng were scumbags and scammers, so the little secretary shouldn't like that kind of scammer anymore.

As a result... when it processed through the little secretary's brain, it turned into: blah blah blah, good-looking people are scammers (except for the Chief).

She automatically stacked magic resistance for Ye Cheng, making him immune.

A genius!

The words of the President were as good as not spoken at all.

Lin Baizhi's expression stiffened, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood.

Lies don't hurt; the truth is the real sharp knife. The words coming out of the mouth of an idiot like the little secretary were especially hurtful. If the other party said she had never heard of her, then it meant he truly had never mentioned her.

Damn it, boohoo... Just you wait!

Lin Baizhi took out an old, yellowed photo from her pocket and handed it to the little secretary, pointing at the two exceptionally good-looking children in the picture.

It was Lin Baizhi and Ye Cheng from when they were kids.

"This is me, and this is my older brother, who is classmate Ye, and also the officer you mentioned," Lin Baizhi explained patiently, simultaneously... declaring her identity and claiming her sovereignty.

All of this was like playing the lute to a cow for the little secretary, who was completely oblivious to the underlying meanings behind Lin Baizhi's words.

Or rather, she barely even looked at Lin Baizhi, as all her attention was focused on Ye Cheng... He looks so good!

"Can I, can I get a copy of this photo, please!" The little secretary grew excited, looking at the somewhat bewildered Lin Baizhi with her big, sparkling eyes.

Lin Baizhi: "???"

What is this idiot getting so excited about?

Although very confused, she still agreed: "No problem, but... classmate, what do you need this photo for?"

"I, I... I just want to look at it." The little secretary originally wanted to say she liked Ye Cheng and wanted to take it out to look at when she had free time, but remembering how she got scolded by her young lady this morning, she didn't dare say it out loud.

She muttered it with a very guilty tone and a slight lack of confidence.

Lin Baizhi naturally didn't believe this nonsense, but she didn't mind either: "Mm, okay, I'll give you a copy next time we meet."

Still wearing a sweet smile, which in the words of Madam would be... a damn little green tea!

The conversation seemed to break off here. The little secretary blinked and then offered half of the sour tangerine in her hand: "Do you want some?"

Lin Baizhi: "..."

If she hadn't seen her twisted expression just now, she might have eaten it.

"No, thanks, I don't really like tangerines."

"Oh, okay. Then let's watch TV. This one is good, the people in it are handsome." The little secretary nodded and then pressed the play button, letting the idol drama on the TV in front of them continue playing.

Finally, she stuffed the sour tangerine she had just offered to Lin Baizhi into her own mouth. Chew chew chew... face contorted in pain... chew chew chew... face contorted in pain...

Lin Baizhi: "..."

She was speechless. This person was indeed stupid.

Although Lin Baizhi thought the little secretary wasn't very smart, she still managed to get some useful information out of her. For instance... Dongfang Zhixia didn't know where her brother went either and was also looking for him.

In other words, he was taken away by someone?

The last few suspicious suspects were first the older leftover woman, and then a certain problem child...

Let's check the surveillance cameras.

"Could we exchange contact info? Let me know when my brother comes back, and I'll give you the copied photo along the way. Is that okay?"

"Mm, sure."

The little secretary nodded, the two exchanged contact information, and Lin Baizhi prepared to leave to go rescue him.

"I have some things to do, so I'll be leaving first. Sorry to trouble you, classmate. By the way, what's your name?"

"Oh, my name is Li Meng."

"That's a very nice name. I'm Lin Baizhi. Nice to meet you."

Tap tap tap... The sound of footsteps faded away. Once again, the little secretary was left alone in the room, watching TV with great relish. Though she was watching the handsome male actors in the idol drama, now the little secretary would subconsciously replace the actors' faces with Ye Cheng's.

Hehe.

Lin Baizhi headed towards the surveillance room to see if she could try her luck. Unless there were special circumstances, the school's surveillance footage was generally not made public.

Of course, it would be different if she were a school board director. There were only a few school board directors in the school, countable on one hand. The Lin family wasn't qualified yet, and the spots were already filled.

Even if they were qualified, it wouldn't work; there were no positions left.

So she could only try her luck.

Just as she walked near the surveillance room, Lin Baizhi stopped. Dongfang Zhixia's angry questioning voice echoed in the corridor.

"What do you mean the surveillance cameras broke at some unknown time?"

"A bunch of useless idiots!"

"Call Niu Fen over here!"

In the surveillance room, maintenance personnel were working overtime. The dean was sweating profusely while explaining on the side. In the center near the door stood Dongfang Zhixia, whose anger meter was fully stacked.

She didn't understand why the surveillance cameras kept having problems every other day right when they were needed. If it wasn't a problem here, it was a problem there!

They were perfectly fine when not in use, but as soon as they were needed, there were issues everywhere. A coincidence?

Who are they trying to fool!!!

The timing of the cameras breaking down was so coincidental; it was obvious someone had tampered with them. Immediately, Dongfang Zhixia thought of Shen Qinghan.

It was the same last time. She went to check the surveillance footage, only to find she had no clearance. This time she tried to pull the footage to trace Ye Cheng's whereabouts, and there was a problem again... Who else could it be but Shen Qinghan!

"Shen Qinghan, just you wait!!!"

Dongfang Zhixia gritted her teeth. Although she locked onto the culprit the moment the cameras broke, she currently had no time to deal with that matter.

Her home was in a mess, and a certain idiot was also...

Dongfang Zhixia quickly calmed down and called Ye Cheng once again.

Beep beep beep...

It went through!

Most of the gloom on Dongfang Zhixia's face vanished. The previous calls she made went nowhere, and her messages were unread. Now it finally connected!

"Hello, where are you, you bastard?" Dongfang Zhixia suppressed her anger as much as possible.

"Uh... probably, maybe, I should be... in a hospital?" Ye Cheng's uncertain voice came from the other end of the line.

Dongfang Zhixia: "???"

"I'll ask you one more time. Where are you!" Dongfang Zhixia was on the verge of erupting.

"Hey hey hey... Miss, you..."

There was a noise from the other end of the phone. Ye Cheng's phone was snatched away by Shen Qinghan. An incredibly familiar scene was replicated once again!

The scene from last night's phone call had completely reversed.

"Stop calling, you're disturbing my rest," Shen Qinghan's cold voice came through the phone.

"Beep beep beep..."

After saying that, she decisively hung up, not even giving the President a chance to speak. This scene... was so similar!

"Beep beep beep..."

"Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment, please try again later..."

President's anger +1 +1 +1...

Dongfang Zhixia's hand hanging by her side clenched tightly into a fist, and the hand holding the phone turned somewhat pale from the grip.

"It must be fixed by today, and find the cause."

Dongfang Zhixia issued her final, absolute order to the dean. The dean's face turned pale; he knew that if he couldn't handle this properly, today would be his last day in office, and his good days were over.

Tap tap tap, Dongfang Zhixia left the surveillance room with a dark expression and headed upstairs.

"Hmm?"

When she reached the staircase, Dongfang Zhixia suddenly saw a figure going downstairs in front of her that looked inexplicably familiar. The person disappeared in the blink of an eye, so Dongfang Zhixia didn't think much of it and continued walking upstairs.

Downstairs.

"Damn problem child, just you wait!" Lin Baizhi gritted her teeth.

Just as she had expected, a certain problem child got territorial and literally carried the person away!!!

Now that they were on his turf, taking the person back wouldn't be so easy...

Returning empty-handed once again, she could only listen through her phone—oh, wait, no, eavesdrop at the door... Lin Baizhi didn't even realize that she was getting increasingly familiar with the whole routine of eavesdropping at doors.

What a weird buff to acquire...

...

The Du family's private hospital.

"Uh... Hanhan, wasn't that a bit impolite?" Shen Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling a bit awkward after witnessing the entire ordeal.

Who would have thought their daughter could have such high attack power... She was so ruthless that she didn't even give the other party a chance to speak?