The school beauty is aloof? Whatever, she has a younger sister.

Chapter 112 The Value of Wired Headphones
Inside the ward, the lights from outside cast soft shadows through the white curtains.

Chu Jiuli leaned against the hospital bed, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her face still somewhat pale.

Looking at her slightly pale lips, Liu Wuyang knew that she needed to rest more.

"Shishi, let's go, let Jiuli get some rest."

Wang Shishi nodded, and as she stood up, she suddenly grabbed Chu Jiuli's hand.

"Jiuli, you must rest well and recover in the hospital."

Thank you, Shishi.

"Jiuli, I will take good notes for you."

"Thank you, Shishi."

"Jiuli, drink more hot water."

"Thanks."

"Jiuli, remember to take your medicine."

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Chu Jiuli: "Shishi, my hand is so numb from being held by you."

Liu Wuyang patted Wang Shishi on the shoulder: "Let's go, I'll take you back to your evening self-study session."

"???"

Wang Shishi, who had just let go, grasped Chu Jiuli's hand again.

"Jiuli, actually there are still many things I haven't finished telling you."

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"Shishi, Jiuli needs to rest." Liu Wuyang helplessly tugged at Wang Shishi.

"Teacher Liu, it's fine to leave, but can I skip evening self-study?" Wang Shishi blinked.

Liu Wuyang raised her hand and pointed to the watch on her wrist: "It's only 8 o'clock now, there are still two hours until evening self-study ends."

Wang Shishi's face immediately contorted in distress as she looked pitifully at Zhang Muchen, her eyes filled with a plea for help.

Zhang Muchen turned his back.

Signal transmission failed.

Wang Shishi pouted: "Teacher Liu, doesn't my buddy have to go back to evening self-study too?"

“He doesn’t need it anymore; it’s too much trouble to go back and forth.”

Wang Shishi's expression became even more pained.

She glanced at Chu Youting, who was sitting obediently, and then her eyes suddenly lit up as she found a breakthrough.

"Teacher Liu, Youting has to leave too, right? She also skipped evening self-study to come out."

Hearing herself being suddenly called upon, Chu Youting stammered as she raised her head and widened her eyes.

Liu Wuyang glanced at Wang Shishi indifferently: "I don't care about Youting. She can get 145 points in math, what about you?"

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Wang Shishi was speechless, her shoulders slumped, and she completely gave up the struggle.

"Let's go."

Liu Wuyang strode forward, her high heels clicking on the ground.

Just as Wang Shishi was about to follow with a pained expression, Chu Jiuli suddenly spoke up: "Youting, why don't you go back to study with Teacher Liu too?"

Chu Youting was taken aback, then looked up at her sister and said, "I...I'll stay with you a little longer."

Chu Jiuli gently shook her head: "It's okay, I'm much better now. Go back and rest early."

Chu Youting pursed her lips tightly, but finally nodded.

Wang Shishi beamed with joy upon seeing this.

Going back alone with Teacher Liu was too oppressive. Now that the well-behaved Chu Youting is here, the atmosphere will be much more relaxed.

"Bye-bye, Jiu Li, I'll come see you again tomorrow." Wang Shishi waved to Chu Jiu Li on the hospital bed.

Liu Wuyang gently reminded her, "Shishi, you're not allowed to skip class tomorrow."

"..."

Wang Shishi immediately deflated, hanging her head, and obediently followed Liu Wuyang and Chu Youting out of the ward.

The door closed, and the ward fell silent instantly.

Zhang Muchen glanced at Chu Jiuli on the hospital bed, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Night begins.

Hospital bathroom.

Liu Wuyang stood in front of the sink and turned on the tap, the cool water flowing down her fingertips.

She squeezed out some hospital hand sanitizer and carefully rubbed the foam between her fingers.

The sound of flushing water came from the women's restroom next to her, and then Wang Shishi came out and walked to the sink. She also reached out to get water and imitated Liu Wuyang's movements to rub the foam on her hands.

"Teacher Liu, I have a question for you." Wang Shishi tilted her head.

"Ok?"

Wang Shishi leaned closer and lowered her voice, "Don't you think my buddy and Jiu Li are a good match?" Liu Wuyang paused for a moment, her eyes flickered slightly, but she quickly lowered her head and continued rinsing the foam off her hands.

"He is not good enough for Jiu Li."

"Huh?" Wang Shishi's eyes widened. "You're really amazing! Your English is so good, and you play the guitar so well too."

Liu Wuyang looked up at her, then suddenly changed the subject: "Shishi, do you like Zhang Muchen?"

"I"

Wang Shishi paused in her hand movements, her mouth slightly open.

Looking at her expression, Liu Wuyang knew the answer.

She didn't press further, but instead took a tissue to dry her hands.

"Study hard, and you can date whoever you want once you get to college."

Liu Wuyang casually uttered a sentence and turned to walk outside.

She walked along while staring at the ceiling.

Upstairs, Chu Jiuli and Zhang Muchen were alone together in the hospital room.

The night was so long, and it was just the two of them.

Was it really the right decision to have Zhang Muchen stay at the hospital to keep me company?
Seeing Wang Shishi's stunned expression, she had vaguely understood something.

Thinking back to the ward upstairs, a strange feeling welled up inside me, I couldn't tell if it was irritability or some other emotion.

It's faint, yet it lingers.

Am I jealous?
With a few high school students?

Late at night.

Chu Jiuli lay on the hospital bed, leaning against the pillows, and turned her head slightly to look at Zhang Muchen. The latter sat on the hard bed beside her, his fingers swiping across the screen.

Chu Jiuli's gaze lingered for a moment, just in time to meet Zhang Muchen's suddenly raised eyes.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Chu Jiuli withdrew her gaze and gently shook her head: "It's nothing."

"Bored?" Zhang Muchen asked.

Chu Jiuli did not deny it, and nodded slightly: "A little."

"You're in much better shape than before."

Zhang Muchen sized up Chu Jiuli, his gaze lingering on her face.

Her skin, which had been pale due to illness, has regained some color. Her lips are also rosier than before, and she doesn't look as weak as she did when she was first admitted to the hospital.

He raised his phone and waved it: "How about we find a movie to watch?"

"I don't know what to look at."

Zhang Muchen smiled slightly, then began browsing on his phone: "Then I'll choose. Do you prefer suspense, romance, or science fiction?"

"I enjoy watching online classes."

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There was a few seconds of silence in the ward.

Zhang Muchen suddenly stood up, walked to Chu Jiuli's bedside, and showed her his phone screen.

"I recommend this one."

On the screen is the cover of a classic movie.

"Three hours and twenty-eight minutes..."

Chu Jiuli widened her eyes slightly, looking at the length of the movie with some surprise.

"This is a movie that is well worth watching," Zhang Muchen said earnestly.

"I've heard of it, but I've never watched it."

"That's perfect. We're just killing time anyway, so let's take a look together."

Chu Jiuli lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment before slowly nodding.

Zhang Muchen curled his lips into a smile and skillfully pulled a pair of headphones from his pocket.

Wired.

He plugged in his phone and casually handed the other earphone to Chu Jiuli.

Chu Jiuli took the earphones and put them on.

The two people moved closer together.

Zhang Muchen placed her phone beside the hospital bed and adjusted the angle.

At that moment, he was very glad that he was wearing wired headphones.

Who understands the value of two people sharing a single wired headset to watch a movie!
The movie starts.

As the familiar music began to play, an English line slowly appeared on the screen.

The world has changed.

—The Lord of the Rings

(End of this chapter)