After preparing dinner, Yan Yuchen and his younger sister carried the food to the hospital to eat with their father and mother.
As they stepped out of the small courtyard, they saw Hu Guagua, wearing a white dress, sitting alone on a stone at the entrance. She held a willow branch, tearing off its leaves while muttering, "Yan toad, Yan scoundrel, Yan duck, Yan turtle..."
Tearing a willow leaf, she would curse again.
Yan Yuchen, standing at the entrance, spoke, "Hey, smelly frog, what are you muttering there? Why don't you go home for dinner?"
Hu Guagua lifted her head, pouted, glanced at him with a look of great injustice, and said, "Mind your own business! Go away, I don't want to see you!"
Yan Yuchen locked the gate, waved his hand, and said, "Fine, I'm leaving then, bye."
As Hu Guagua saw him actually leaving, she immediately stood up, stomped her feet, and shouted, "Yan scoundrel, I haven't had dinner yet, there's no one at home, and I'm really hungry..."
Yan Yuchen halted, thought for a moment, turned back, opened the gate, went to the kitchen, grabbed two bowls, scooped some food, and brought it out to her.
Hu Guagua looked at the delicious food, swallowed hard, quickly reached out and took it, saying, "Thanks, but don't expect to win me over with one meal. Remember to pay back in two days!"
Yan Yuchen smiled, didn't say anything, locked the door again, and left.
On the way to the hospital, Yan Xiaoxi grumbled unhappily, "Brother, why are you so good to her? Have you forgotten how she targeted you? Are you getting all infatuated just because she looks good?"
Yan Yuchen pinched her rosy cheek affectionately, laughing, "Jealous, huh?"
Yan Xiaoxi opened his hand, turned away, and said, "Hmph, who would be jealous."
Yan Yuchen lovingly rubbed her head, explaining slowly, "Anyway, she helped us, despite her not-so-good personality. We don't need to take it to heart. We should help when we can to avoid being accused of ingratitude. What do you think?"
Yan Xiaoxi pouted and said, "But you gave her our food, now we won't have enough to eat."
Yan Yuchen chuckled, "It's simple. You eat a little less."
"What?"
As soon as Yan Xiaoxi heard this, she immediately protested, "Brother, why should I eat less instead of you? Why should I endure hunger for doing a good deed? Is that fair?"
Yan Yuchen naturally said, "Brother needs to eat well to grow, it's only right."
Yan Xiaoxi stared at him, "So, I shouldn't grow?"
Yan Yuchen glanced at her slightly bulging chest and said seriously, "Brother thinks... a bit smaller is better. Why keep letting it grow, right?"
Yan Xiaoxi's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly walked ahead, turning around to say, "You big-headed ghost! No peeking, you villain!"
She then playfully walked even faster ahead.
Yan Yuchen burst into laughter and chased after her.
If his younger sister could forget the scars on her face, dispel the darkness in her heart, and remain as shy, cute, innocent, and romantic as she is now, that would be great.
The time for cultivation is pressing.
Carrying the food, the two walked into the hospital room. They saw a girl wearing a pink nurse uniform with a nurse cap standing between Yan's father and mother's beds, happily chatting with them.
Yan's parents were also smiling, occasionally adding a few words.
"Hey, who is that girl? Is she a nurse here?" Yan Xiaoxi asked with a puzzled expression.
Upon seeing the girl's face clearly, Yan Yuchen's expression slightly darkened. He turned around, ready to call a nurse.
Coincidentally, a nurse passed by the door, and Yan Yuchen grabbed her, pointing to the girl pretending to be a nurse in the room, "Why is she here again? Doesn't your hospital take care of these things?"
The nurse glanced at Xiaomei, smiled slightly, and explained, "Don't worry, Xiaomei is well-behaved during the day. She likes telling stories to patients, and they enjoy listening to her. She won't harm anyone."
Yan Yuchen felt a bit relieved, but thinking of the night she saw Qingya, he couldn't help asking, "What illness does she have? Can you tell me?"
The nurse shrugged and said, "I'm not too sure about the specifics. All I know is that she has some issues with her mind. She's full of energy during the day, but sometimes, even if people shout at her, she won't wake up when she sleeps at night, like she's dead. She often says some strange things, claiming that the hospital is full of ghosts, and she plays with them. Ah, she's a quite pitiful girl."
The nurse had other things to attend to and left hastily after speaking.
Yan Yuchen stood at the door, looking at the girl named Xiaomei, with a sense of deep suspicion.
If what the nurse said was true, could it be that this girl, when sleeping at night, actually doesn't have a soul? Then where is her soul?
Since she often plays with ghosts, could she also have an out-of-body experience?
That's impossible!
Only by practicing the "Soul Cultivation Technique" can one have an out-of-body experience. The ancient books are clear on this – there is only one book of the "Soul Cultivation Technique" in the world, and she absolutely cannot have practiced it.
"Brother, bring the food in quickly! Why are you standing there daydreaming? Mom and Dad are waiting for their meal."
Yan Xiaoxi shouted from inside.
Yan Yuchen immediately snapped out of his thoughts, holding the food, and walked in.
Upon seeing him, Xiaomei's eyes lit up, pointing at him with excitement to father Yan and mother Yan, "Uncle, Auntie, it's him! He's the guy I told you about. That night, I was sleeping in my room, and it was him being chased by those neurology nurses, running around everywhere. Then he sneakily hid in my blanket and slept with me. It's him! My mom said he has to take responsibility in the future, and if he dares to shirk, she'll break his third leg!"
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