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“...”
Chi Zhiyu froze, her breath pausing for a moment, her mind not yet catching up.
Xie Ye’s voice slowly added two more words, “hands.”
Chi Zhiyu: “...”
Chi Zhiyu: “???”
“What?” Chi Zhiyu was confused.
Xie Ye patiently repeated, “Do you like my hands?”
“...” Chi Zhiyu was stunned for two seconds, “Is this all you want to ask?”
“Otherwise?” Xie Ye spoke leisurely, “What did you think I was going to ask?”
Chi Zhiyu snapped back to reality, gritted her teeth, and suppressed her irritation, “How would I know what you’re going to ask?”
After saying that, she felt strangely angry, turned to glare at him, “Can you finish your sentences in one go?”
Xie Ye caught her gaze, raised an eyebrow, “What about me?”
“Can’t you speak properly?” Chi Zhiyu glanced at him.
Xie Ye said “Oh,” and still annoyingly replied, “No.”
Chi Zhiyu: “...”
The female school nurse happened to be there. Seeing the two enter, she assumed something had happened to Chi Zhiyu and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”
“No, it’s not me.” Chi Zhiyu pulled Xie Ye’s hand, “It’s this.”
The female school nurse glanced at the slender, knuckle-defined hand in front of her, already slightly bruised, and frowned, “What happened? Did you punch a wall?”
Xie Ye: “No.”
“This isn’t it?” The female school nurse prepared some things on the side, “It looks bruised. What else could it be?”
Xie Ye sneered, “Punched someone.”
The school nurse was taken aback, thinking she misheard, “What?”
“What nonsense?” Chi Zhiyu slapped Xie Ye’s hand lightly and scolded him.
It didn’t hurt much originally, but the slap obviously stung.
It was intentional.
Xie Ye paused, glancing at her lightly.
Chi Zhiyu completely ignored him and smiled at the school nurse, “He tried to show off earlier and accidentally hurt his hand.”
Hearing this, the school nurse understood, “You boys trying to show off should know your limits. Girls will only find it funny, you know?”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, lowering her eyes to glance at him, “Did you hear that? Remember it well. Don’t talk nonsense or try to show off.”
Xie Ye sneered and ignored her.
This person was avenging his earlier remark.
It wasn’t a serious injury, just bruising from impact.
The school nurse prepared some ice cubes and a towel, handing them to Chi Zhiyu, “Apply ice to reduce the swelling.”
Chi Zhiyu took them, and the nurse led the two to the rest area at the back, “You can rest after applying the ice.”
“Okay, thank you, doctor.”
After thanking her, Chi Zhiyu turned to look at Xie Ye and found that he was already lying on the bed.
Chi Zhiyu: “...”
Xie Ye was half-reclining on the bed, reaching out his hand to her and tilting his chin, “Start.”
Completely acting like a spoiled brat.
“...” Chi Zhiyu was speechless for two seconds, “Your legs aren’t injured. Why are you lying down?”
Despite her words, she still took his hand, wrapped the ice cubes in the towel, and gently placed it on the back of his hand.
The sudden stimulation of the ice was somewhat piercingly painful.
Xie Ye made a slight sound, seemingly quite uncomfortable.
Chi Zhiyu immediately stopped and removed the towel, “What? Does it hurt a lot?”
Xie Ye frowned, “Are you trying to kill me?”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu: “Brother, I’ve only applied the ice for three seconds. Are you dying?”
This person was clearly being finicky.
Xie Ye started twisting logic, “If it hurts, of course I’ll die.”
“Then die from the pain.”
After saying that, Chi Zhiyu directly applied the towel without caring whether it hurt him.
“Hiss.” Xie Ye immediately furrowed his brows.
“Don’t pretend.” Chi Zhiyu gave him a glare, but her movements were still gentler.
“Knowing it hurts, you still hit so hard?” Chi Zhiyu looked down at his hand and frowned.
Xie Ye was half-reclining, letting her do as she pleased, and smirked, “It’s because he’s too weak.”
“What?” Chi Zhiyu looked up and glared at him, “Do you really want to fight?”
Seeing her move the towel away, Xie Ye clicked his tongue, “Can’t you apply it properly?”
Upon hearing this, Chi Zhiyu lifted his hand again, lowered her gaze, and carefully applied the cold towel.
The cold towel moved across his hand, and her palm happened to be touching his.
Realizing this, Chi Zhiyu paused for a moment, raised her eyes to look at him.
Xie Ye’s relaxed figure leaned against the head of the bed, his eyelids half-closed, not looking at her, seemingly dozing off.
Chi Zhiyu looked at him for a few seconds, then naturally withdrew her gaze.
She shifted the towel slightly, with no reaction.
She just let go of his right hand.
Xie Ye opened his eyes, his tone calm, “Done applying?”
Chi Zhiyu met his gaze, blinked, and said, “I’m tired, switch to the other hand.”
“Oh, applying for a little while,” Xie Ye’s gaze shifted slightly, his voice somewhat hoarse, “and you’re already tired?”
Chi Zhiyu switched hands, took the towel, held his hand again, lowered her gaze, and continued applying it. She tugged her lips and said, “Wild Brother is so strong, why don’t you apply it yourself if you can?”
“...”
Xie Ye didn’t say anything.
Seeing his reaction, Chi Zhiyu’s lips curved slightly, and she casually added, “When you get back, tell Aunt Zhi to remember to ice it for you, okay?”
Xie Ye closed his eyes, clearly ignoring her, but lazily hummed an “Mm.”
The icing time wasn’t long.
A few minutes later, Li Taoran also arrived. Upon entering the school infirmary, he spotted the two in the back rest area immediately.
After greeting the female school nurse, he walked over, seeing Xie Ye lying on the bed, and blinked, “What? Are you paralyzed or something?”
Xie Ye ignored him.
Chi Zhiyu had already heard his voice and released Xie Ye’s hand.
Xie Ye opened his eyes, glanced indifferently at Li Taoran.
Li Taoran met his gaze, completely unthinking, and curiously asked about the thing in Chi Zhiyu’s hand, “Are you icing it?”
“Mm.” Chi Zhiyu stood up and handed the towel to Li Taoran, “Since Little Brother Li has come, you help him apply it. I’ll go to the dance studio first.”
“Ah, oh.” Li Taoran took the towel, “Alright, I’ve already told the teacher for you, though class hasn’t started yet. Wu Xuan is waiting for you inside.”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, turned her head to glance at Xie Ye, “You stay here and finish icing, don’t leave, understand?”
Before Xie Ye could say anything, Li Taoran answered for him, “Little Sister Chi, don’t worry, I’ll make sure he finishes icing.”
Chi Zhiyu nodded affirmatively and patted his shoulder, “Alright, I’ll go first.”
Li Taoran: “Alright, go ahead.”
Chi Zhiyu glanced at the person on the bed, then turned around and walked out.
After seeing her leave, Li Taoran turned to look at Xie Ye’s lazy posture, chuckled, “You beat someone up and are quite enjoying yourself here, huh?”
As he finished speaking, he happened to meet Xie Ye’s gaze, which seemed somewhat displeased.
Li Taoran blinked and heard Xie Ye’s slightly disdainful voice ask, “Are you very free?”
“......?”
Li Taoran widened his eyes, “I came to see you out of kindness, and you’re still being picky?”
Xie Ye sneered, “I didn’t ask you to come.”
“No.” Li Taoran was also annoyed, “I’m doing this out of kindness, alright?”
This time, Xie Ye didn’t even bother lifting his eyes.
Seeing this, Li Taoran felt anger rising, endured it, and didn’t bother arguing with him. He picked up the towel and gestured to him, “Hurry up, give me your hand.”
Xie Ye didn’t move, looked at him for a few seconds, and calmly said, “Let me tell you something in advance.”
“Hmm?”
“I like girls.”
“......?”
“Are you insane?” Li Taoran looked at him incredulously, “Why should I care if you like girls?”
Xie Ye glanced at the towel in his hand, his expression very calm.
“......?”
Li Taoran noticed his gaze, suddenly understood, and directly cursed him, “Are you stupid? If Little Sister Chi hadn’t said anything, I wouldn’t even want to help you ice it; you’re acting so effeminate.”
Li Taoran threw the towel into his lap.
Xie Ye didn’t react much, casually picked it up, and placed the ice-covered towel on his right hand.
Seeing this, Li Taoran frowned and asked, “If you can ice it yourself now, why did you make such a fuss asking Little Sister Chi to help earlier?”
Xie Ye ignored him, lowered his gaze, changed direction, and carefully applied the towel to the back of his hand.
“You deliberately made Little Sister Chi help you, didn’t you?” Li Taoran continued to complain, suddenly seeing him do it so meticulously, paused, “What are you doing?”
Xie Ye looked up at him, his eyes spelling out two words.
—Are you blind?
“...” Li Taoran clicked his tongue, “Who doesn’t know you’re icing it? I’m asking why you’re being so meticulous about it. Are you afraid your hand will get ugly?”
Before he finished asking, Xie Ye unexpectedly said, “Yes.”
“......?”
Li Taoran didn’t expect that. He thought this guy would retort, but he was momentarily stunned.
And before a few seconds passed,
Xie Ye continued, his tone unhurried, “I’m afraid it’ll end up as ugly as your face.”
“...”
________________________________________
When Chi Zhiyu changed into her clothes and went to the dance studio, the group had already started warming up.
She nodded to the teacher and quickly joined the group.
Wu Xuan made room for her and whispered, “Are you alright?”
Just now, when Li Taoran came to ask for leave, he explained the incident with the ice cream guy and mentioned how Xie Ye had unilaterally beaten him up.
Chi Zhiyu shook her head, “I’m fine.”
Wu Xuan felt relieved, then thought for a moment and hissed softly, “How did we run into those people so coincidentally?”
“It’s indeed a coincidence, but since we’re in the same school, we were bound to meet sooner or later.”
“That’s true, but luckily, Xie Ye and the others were there this time. Next time, if you see them, remember to run quickly.”
Chi Zhiyu smiled at the familiar advice, “Thirty-six stratagems, retreat is the best strategy?”
“Yes.” Wu Xuan narrowed her eyes, “Those guys look pretty fierce and aren’t easy to deal with. It’s better to be cautious.”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, “I’ll be careful, but nothing’s wrong now.”
Hearing this, Wu Xuan remembered and asked, “Li Taoran said your Wild Brother beat them up?”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu said “Oh,” “More or less.”
Wu Xuan raised an eyebrow and clicked her tongue, “Unexpectedly, Xie Ye can do that.”
Chi Zhiyu listened to her tone, “Why are you so surprised?”
Wu Xuan explained, “Every time I see him, he looks so lazy, either slouching or sitting. Although he talks arrogantly, he always seems frail, so I thought he couldn’t fight.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow and nodded in agreement, “He indeed can’t fight well.”
“Ah?” Wu Xuan was surprised, thinking she misspoke, “He can’t fight?”
Chi Zhiyu nodded while stretching her legs, “Mm.”
“...”
Wu Xuan was still a bit confused and asked, “Then why did Li Taoran say Xie Ye knocked that guy down?”
“Oh, that guy was too weak,” Chi Zhiyu blinked, calmly and peacefully saying, “He fell by himself.”
Wu Xuan: “...”
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