I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

With a way to pass the time, he didn't actually have to wait long for the remaining IV fluids in his bottle.

Soon, they called over a passing nurse to remove the IV needle from Hio. They sat there and waited until the bleeding completely stopped before Hio and Arisa slowly walked out of the hospital.

Following the directions Asumi gave them on their phones, the two arrived at a coffee shop.

Xi Ling immediately noticed that in front of Fan Xia was a large cup of fruit sundae, half-eaten, which made him very envious.

Unfortunately, he was sick and could only watch Fanxia enjoy herself, while he had to look at the menu to see what he, as a sick person, could eat.

After looking around for a long time, he finally saw the pretty cheese and ham sandwich, which suited his taste, along with a glass of orange juice.

As for Arisa, because of her throat condition, she couldn't eat bread or anything like that, so she ordered a spaghetti bolognese and some hot milk instead.

After all, the hot porridge she had just drunk wasn't filling at all, and she got hungry again in no time.

"How are you feeling? Any better?"

While eating her sundae with a spoon, Honoka looked at Nozomi beside her and asked.

"I'm not feeling as bad as I did yesterday. When I took my temperature just now, the fever had gone down a bit. I guess after resting for a while, my temperature will be normal."

"That's it..."

After hearing what Ximio said, Fanxia stopped asking questions and focused on dealing with the dessert she had ordered.

They simply ate lunch at a coffee shop outside.

After calling a taxi and returning to her apartment, Ximiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She sat on the sofa in Arisa's house, holding a pillow in her arms.

I could faintly smell the shampoo scent left by Sister Fanxia last night, which was very reassuring.

"Would you like something to drink?"

Bailus, who was in charge of looking after the house, came over at some point and asked Ximiao, who was sitting on the sofa.

"The juice is ready, thank you!"

"fine."

Watching the cat maid's retreating figure as she left the living room, Xi Ling felt as if she had forgotten something, but she just couldn't remember it.

It wasn't until he saw Arisa walk past him with her schoolbag that Nozomi remembered that she hadn't even started her homework.

in the afternoon.

Arisa, who was forcibly dragged out of bed by Himo and reluctantly brought to the living room to do her homework with him, had a face full of displeasure.

"Seriously...we're both still sick! Why are we doing homework when our minds aren't clear?!"

She was still trying to get Ximiao to come into her room to play games with her.

However, Xi Ling didn't buy it at all. With a cold little face, she quietly took out her pen and started doing her homework.

Looking at the silent Mio, Arisa knew she couldn't persuade him anymore. She sighed helplessly and continued to do her homework with her head down.

The living room was very quiet, except for the occasional sounds made by Naberos as he passed by, which told them that there were other people in the room.

evening.

Finally, with Nozomi's help, they successfully completed the weekend homework assigned by the teacher for Alisa, who couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The moment she put down her pen, she stretched vigorously, revealing her beautiful figure, which made Xi Ling glance at her a few more times.

"Are you so tired?"

"I feel like Arisa's reaction is a bit too exaggerated," Nozomi couldn't help but complain.

But she had a reason and told Ximiao how agonizing her afternoon had been.

She couldn't understand the math exam at all, and the English exercises were like gibberish. The only thing she could do well was write a little bit in the Chinese lessons.

As a result, Nozomi finished her homework in just an hour and a half, and then spent the rest of the time tutoring Arisa.

"I call this mental fatigue, not physical fatigue... I am indeed a bit tired physically, with aches and pains in my back."

"Come on, let's go to your room, I'll press a button for you."

"Wait a minute, let me take your temperature, Xiaoling, and see if your fever has gone down."

As she spoke, she brought over a thermometer and took Xi Ling's temperature. It was 38.4℃, which was much better, so she was relieved.

But when she went into the bedroom with Xi Ling, she was surprised to find that Xi Ling had locked the door from the inside.

Why are you locking the door?

"Hmm? After I finish massaging you, Arisa, I'm thinking of letting you try me out. My temperature is 38.4℃, is that not okay?"

Seeing Mio's innocent expression as she stared at her, Arisa was speechless, unsure of what to say.

You might want to refuse, but Mio, with her 38.4℃ temperature, is a rare sight.

While she was hesitating, Ximiao had already started taking off her clothes and was saying something.

"Hurry up, or you'll be responsible if I catch a cold, Arisa."

"..."

Suddenly, a heart-pounding sound came from the bedroom, causing even the passing Berlos to pause in surprise.

When Honoka and Ami returned from shopping together, all they could see when they entered the house was Nozomi lying on Arisa's lap on the sofa, watching TV.

And there was Arisa, whose eyes were somewhat vacant, as if she were in a daze.

"What's wrong with you all?"

Seeing this, Ami couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"I'm hungry, waiting for you two to come back."

"Then let's get ready. We'll go out to eat later, to a Chinese restaurant for something nice. The food there should be good enough for you two sick patients."

After saying that, Aunt Ashi and Sister Fanxia started counting the spoils they had bought that afternoon.

It was filled with all sorts of beautiful clothes, including some men's clothes that Fanxia bought based on Xiling's size... as well as women's clothes.

Although I don't know if there will be a chance for Mio to wear these, if it can add a little fun to what they're doing, then there's still something to look forward to.

She couldn't help but think that.

Chapter Seventy-Eight Rewards

It's been a while since Nozomi and Arisa both fell ill; at least, the midterm exams are over.

It was that tense and exciting time again for Arisa—the time to announce the results.

The bulletin board in the teaching building was covered with rankings of students' grades for each grade.

Although in recent years, there have been claims that the academic burden on students will be reduced and grades and rankings will not be published.

However, students at St. Martin's Private High School are clearly not on the list for reducing their workload.

The crowded people were jostling each other in front of the bulletin board, and Nozomi was clearly among them.

Although he saw his name was first at a glance, he still had to squeeze into the crowd to see Arisa's ranking.

As for why he didn't let Arisa see her grades herself, in Mio's words, he didn't want Arisa to be taken advantage of by some boys... and girls with ulterior motives.

So he volunteered to come over and check on Arisa's grades and how she did on the exam.

Not to mention Arisa herself, even Nozomi was a little nervous for her. After all, if she could get into the top 100, Arisa's allowance, which was already an astronomical amount for Nozomi, would be even more than that.

Moreover, Arisa had promised him benefits, which was enough to make Nozomi nervous for her.

Looking up from the 100th position, he searched for Arisa's name. Logically, he expected the girl's score to be around 90th.

She was somewhat discouraged after reading half of it without finding Arisa's name.

Just as he was about to continue his search, he suddenly felt his clothes being tugged.

Xi Ling thought it was an accidental tug from the student behind him, so he didn't pay much attention. But then he realized that the person who was pulling his clothes was becoming more and more brazen.

Finally, with a tremendous force coming from behind him, Xi Ling was pulled out of the crowd, leaving him stunned on the spot.

After finally realizing what was happening, he turned his head to look at the girl beside him and found that it was Arisa tugging at his clothes. He immediately swallowed back the words he was about to say.

After reorganizing her thoughts, Ximiao asked with some curiosity.

"What's wrong? Could it be that, Arisa, you found your name in the back?"

"No... Mio, try looking down from the top."

"Eh?"

Following Arisa's advice, he looked at the rankings again and saw that familiar name in the forty-seventh place.

"Forty-seven?"

"Um……"

The two stared at each other, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

a long time.

Inside the classroom of Class A, Grade 1.

Arisa couldn't stop smiling, and so did Nozomi, which puzzled their classmates. What was going on between the two of them?

However, Arisa couldn't wait to go home after school and throw her report card hard in her mother's face.

She felt lightheaded and unreal throughout the entire day of classes. Even when the teacher called on her to praise her, she felt like she was dreaming.

In the afternoon, when the school bell rang, Arisa took Himo to the gymnasium's locker room to change clothes.

Seeing herself following Arisa back to the same corner where she had previously vented her emotions, Hiyo knew perfectly well what Arisa was up to.

However, he didn't intend to spoil the fun, so he obediently took off his clothes, revealing his youthful body to the girl without reservation.

"Oh my~ Mio, why are you being so cooperative today?"

Arisa, seemingly surprised by his quick movements, couldn't help but tease him.

"Don't forget what you promised me, Arisa, about the benefits."

"Of course~ But before that..."