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Chapter 98 How about... I take you home?
Jiang Xihan had just returned from Beijing University. It was a hot day, and the school was huge. She had run around most of the campus to submit her application form, and only realized she had heatstroke on her way back.

Once inside the building, she leaned against the wall to catch her breath. As she waited for the elevator, her head grew increasingly dizzy, and she didn't even realize when the elevator doors opened. She gently rubbed her temples with her right hand when she suddenly heard someone call out "Miss Jiang." Jiang Xihan slowly raised her head and saw Su Ruoyun inside the elevator.

"Miss Su?"

Jiang Xihan's eyes were watery, her brows were furrowed almost imperceptibly, and her lips were an unnatural white.

Su Ruoyun opened her mouth, about to speak, but before she could utter a word, a blur flashed before her eyes, and the closing interval was over, the elevator doors closing silently and automatically.

She turned her head, raised her fair fingers, pressed the door open button, and held it down.

Jiang Xihan stepped into the sedan chair, thanked her, and then leaned against a corner of the chair to support her slightly tired body.

"Are you... alright?" Su Ruoyun asked with concern, her eyes filled with worry.

"It's nothing, I might just have a bit of heatstroke." Jiang Xihan's voice was soft and gentle because she was feeling unwell.

Indeed, the weather in Beijing has been extremely hot these past few days, with temperatures soaring and heatstroke being quite common.

Su Ruoyun nodded, indicating that she understood. However, when her peripheral vision swept across the bright mirror on the side wall of the elevator, she saw Jiang Xihan's weak appearance. Her already pale lips were now almost transparent, and she looked as if she would collapse if blown by the wind, as if she would faint at any moment.

This doesn't count as "minor heatstroke," does it?

Su Ruoyun bit her lower lip lightly, her tone tentative: "How about... I take you home?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xihan turned to look at her.

When she met Jiang Xihan's gaze, which was filled with confusion and doubt, she immediately realized that her words were somewhat presumptuous, after all, the two of them were not very familiar with each other.

Su Ruoyun then belatedly realized what was happening and hurriedly added an explanation: "Oh, I was just worried that you might be home alone, and if you felt unwell, there might be no one to take care of you, what if..."

She stopped there, not continuing, but Jiang Xihan already understood what she meant.

She did not refuse her kindness.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Miss Su."

With a "ding," the elevator doors slowly slid open, and two people stepped out.

Jiang Xihan took out her key from her bag, unlocked the door and went inside. She put on a pair of indoor slippers and then said to Su Ruoyun, "Just come in, no need to change your shoes."

Su Ruoyun nodded readily and replied, "Okay."

She followed Jiang Xihan into the living room, her gaze subtly sweeping around. The room was decorated warmly, with plush toys and cushions on the sofa, books piled on the coffee table, and several potted plants on the balcony.

However, Su Ruoyun's gaze did not linger for long before she quickly turned her head and asked, "Do you have any medicine at home?"

Jiang Xihan took a few steps forward, half-squatted in front of the TV, reached out and opened the TV cabinet door, and skillfully took out a first-aid kit from inside.

When she opened the first-aid kit on the coffee table, Su Ruoyun was stunned. The entire kit was filled with various Huoxiang Zhengqi (藿香正气) medicines… including Huoxiang Zhengqi water, Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid, Huoxiang Zhengqi pills, Huoxiang Zhengqi capsules, and Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid. It was as if this small first-aid kit had become Huoxiang Zhengqi's 'exclusive territory'. Noticing Su Ruoyun's surprised look, Jiang Xihan explained, "I'm prone to heatstroke in the summer, so I prepared a lot."

As she spoke, she took out a strip of Huoxiang Zhengqi capsules, popped out two capsules, gathered them in her palm, and asked Su Ruoyun as she stood up, "Would you like tea, milk, or orange juice..."

"Orange juice, please." Su Ruoyun answered as she stood up and followed Jiang Xihan into the kitchen.

Jiang Xihan opened the cupboard, took out a cup, poured herself a glass of water, put two capsules in her mouth, swallowed them with water, then opened the refrigerator door, took out a bottle of orange juice and handed it to Su Ruoyun.

During this time, Su Ruoyun stood by the island counter, her palms resting on the countertop, her eyes fixed on the surface of the refrigerator, as if she were thinking about something. After a moment, she broke the silence: "Did you buy these refrigerator magnets yourself? I think they're quite nice."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xihan bit her lip, and feeling a little guilty as she thought about who had given it to her, her eyes began to dart around. She tried to cover it up by saying, "A friend gave it to me. He said he brought it back from a business trip to Shanghai."

Su Ruoyun twitched the corners of her mouth and gave Jiang Xihan a bright smile. She chuckled to herself. Sometimes she really couldn't be bothered to complain about her brother. He took the fridge magnets she had given him and then immediately tried to use them to curry favor with Jiang Xihan.

Jiang Xihan, of course, had no idea what Su Ruoyun was thinking. She assumed that Su Ruoyun was about to recognize that the fridge magnet was a gift from Su Mingyan, so she quickly changed the subject, "Do you live upstairs?"

"Yes, I live on the seventh floor."

Su Ruoyun unscrewed the bottle cap, tilted her head back and gulped down a mouthful of orange juice, licking her sweet lips. "How long have you been living here? I feel like I've never seen you before?"

Jiang Xihan: "It's been four or five years. Maybe it's because I don't go out often. I usually just go between school and home."

She paused for a moment before asking, "Have you been living here for a long time?"

Su Ruoyun nestled in the sofa, leaning back and resting on the chair back, her tone soothing. "Pretty much. I lived there for all four years of university. After graduation, it was empty for a year, and I just moved back at the beginning of this year."

Jiang Xihan understood and took out her computer and books from her shoulder bag.

All I heard was Su Ruoyun asking, "What major do you teach in Beijing?"

"physics."

Seeing Su Ruoyun looking at her with the same admiration and respect she would show a big shot, Jiang Xihan felt a little embarrassed. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she tugged at the corners of her lips as she explained, "It's nothing, actually. Jingbei University has even more outstanding flagship programs."

“In my eyes, you are already very capable.” Her gaze was sincere; Su Ruoyun was telling the truth, not flattery.

Jiang Xihan became an associate professor at Jingbei University at the age of thirty, a position that is unattainable for most people.

Hoping to absorb some of the 'spiritual energy' of highly intelligent people, Su Ruoyun lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before looking up and taking the initiative to invite them: "There's a horse race event in the outskirts of Beijing recently, would you like to go together?"

Fearing that Jiang Xihan might not agree, she added, "My brother will go too."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xihan paused in her action of bending down to pick up the textbook.

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