The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

Jiang Wan offered her opinion.

"If Mr. Di is determined to choose you, then he has an obligation to settle things in his family."

"There are three possible outcomes: one, the matter is resolved and everyone is happy; two, the matter is not resolved and he leaves his family to start his own; three, he lets go and you go your separate ways."

"What you need to do is continue to interact with him according to your own heart, instead of pushing him away."

"This is unfair to him, and it hurts you too."

"No matter the outcome, at least you have a clear conscience."

Jiang Wanqing's sweet and calm voice dissipated in the night wind. Tao Mengshu remained silent for a long time before suddenly smiling.

She raised her hand and ruffled Jiang Wan's hair like her older sister would.

"You look like a good girl, but I never expected you to be so insightful about life."

Jiang Wan smiled shyly.

She wasn't living life with perfect clarity; rather, in her heart, she always put herself first.

She will automatically optimize away the people and things that cause internal strife.

After the heart-to-heart talk, Tao Mengshu felt that the pent-up frustration that had been weighing on her chest for days had dissipated considerably.

Jiang Wan is right, things will eventually come to a conclusion, and she should enjoy the present moment.

What's the point of thinking so much?

She stood up. "It's getting late, let's go inside."

Jiang Wan got up and dusted herself off. "Sister Xiaomeng, be careful."

Tao Mengshu: "Okay, I'll come visit you when I have time."

Jiang Wan: "Okay~"

She turned and walked toward the gate, the sound of a motorcycle engine rising again behind her and fading into the distance.

*

Across the ocean, Boston.

Shang Shixu held his phone, looking at the documents in front of him, but his gaze was unfocused.

It's already late at night in China, and someone still hasn't sent a goodnight message.

My pursuit of him has become increasingly perfunctory.

Shang Shixu frowned, placed his phone face down on the table, and forced himself not to think about it anymore.

"Buzz—"

My phone vibrated.

He immediately opened his screen; it was a new message from Facebook.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Good afternoon, dear~ By the time you see this message, I'll already be in bed, about to drift off to sleep.]

If possible, I would like you to tell me a story to lull me to sleep.

After sending the message, Jiang Wan felt embarrassed by her own reflection on the screen.

To be honest, she's not someone who often acts coquettishly in real life.

In the past month and a half, Liao Shang Shi Xu has acted coquettishly more times than in the previous twenty years combined.

But it's not shameful to do it for money.

Two minutes after the message was sent, a message popped up on the screen: "Lie invites you to a voice call".

Jiang Wan quickly put on her earphones and pressed the answer button.

"crooked?"

Her roommate was sleeping, so she kept her voice very low.

The man starts with zero frames.

"Once upon a time, there was a little toad who wanted to go on an adventure..."

Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, then closed her eyes and listened to him speak.

The man's voice started off slightly stiff, but gradually became more and more normal.

With its melodious and rhythmic voice, the short story was told with great ups and downs.

At the end of the story, the little toad finished his adventure and went home to sleep, satisfied.

Jiang Wan realized what was going on. "Did you make up this story?"

Business time sequence: "Google search results".

Jiang Wan raised an eyebrow. "What's your name? I'll go check."

Shang Shixu: "I made it up."

Jiang Wan covered her mouth and chuckled; this man just had to be stubborn.

She suppressed her laughter and switched to praising him.

"Brother, your writing is fantastic! Truly, talented people shine wherever they are!"

Shang Shixu's lips curled slightly. "Sycophant."

Jiang Wan, both delicate and soft-spoken, said, "Okay, I won't bother you anymore, I'm going to sleep."

Goodnight, brother.

"Good night."

*

On Tuesday morning, the sky over Haicheng was not yet fully bright.

Jiang Wan was awakened by a sharp pain that seemed to seep from the very marrow of her bones.

She groggily turned over, feeling as if her head was filled with lead, incredibly heavy.

My throat is dry, like it's been sanded.

I reached up and touched my forehead—it was burning hot.

Jiang Wan cursed inwardly.

I felt a bit cold while working at the club yesterday, and I thought it was just because the air conditioning was set too low. I didn't expect it to be a sign of an impending fever.

She propped herself up and sat up, feeling dizzy. The curtain in front of her swayed for several seconds before it stabilized.

The dormitory was quiet, and Zhou Feiyan's even breathing could be heard from the opposite bed.

Wang Yurong mumbled something in her sleep, turned over, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Jiang Wan glanced at her phone; it was 6:30 in the morning.

She got out of bed, took out the thermometer, climbed back into bed, tucked it under her arm, waited a few minutes, then took it out and looked at it—

Thirty-eight and five degrees.

Jiang Wan sighed.

Not too high, but definitely not low either; enough for her to lie in bed all day.

She took out her phone and sent a message to Shang Shixu first.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Mini Boiling Point Available Now ╥﹏╥]

After sending the message, I put my phone next to my pillow and closed my eyes again.

Across the ocean, Boston.

Shang Shixu had just finished a video conference when his phone vibrated.

He clicked on it and saw the words "small boiling food," and his brows furrowed slightly.

Lie: [What does that mean?]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [I have a fever, I feel like a walking furnace]

Lie: [Have you seen a doctor?]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [No, just woke up]

Lie: [I'll have your private doctor come to your dorm.]

Jiang Wan stared at the words and instantly snapped back to reality.

A private doctor came to her dormitory?

Wouldn't that completely expose her identity as Gu Manning?

She quickly typed a rejection.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [No need, I'll take some fever reducer later and I'll be fine after a nap]

Lie: [Don't take medicine indiscriminately]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [I didn't eat anything indiscriminately. I have experience with this, so don't worry, it's not serious.]

Lie: [Did you take your temperature?]

Nice Rabbit Rice Squid: [Measured, 38.5 degrees Celsius]

Lie: [That's not serious?]

Jiang Wan could feel his speechless tone even through the screen.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [38.5 degrees Celsius is nothing to me. I used to be able to walk around even with a fever of 40 degrees Celsius.]

Jiang Wan is talking nonsense.

Lie: [Are you made of iron?]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Yeah, I'm an indestructible cockroach~]

Lie: [...]

Lie: [You're sick and you still have the mood to joke around]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Okay, okay, I just wanted to let you know. I'm going back to sleep now. I'll let you know when my fever goes down.]

Lie: [Hmm]

Jiang Wan put down her phone and closed her eyes.

Unbeknownst to her, Shang Shixu, on the other side of the ocean, still made a phone call to a private doctor in China.

……

At 7:30, Wang Yurong's alarm clock went off without fail.

All four of us in the dorm have classes this morning.

Jiang Wan peeked out from behind the curtain, her voice hoarse like crushed leaves, "Feiyan, ask for leave for me."

Zhou Feiyan lifted the curtain and glanced inside, only to be startled by Jiang Wan's flushed face.

"Wanwan, why is your face so red?"

"She has a fever."

"Could you ask my advisor for half a day off? If I cancel my appointment this afternoon, I can go to class."

"Half a day isn't enough! You're burning up like this, please take a full day."

Zhou Feiyan got out of bed, then stepped onto Jiang Wan's bed ladder and reached out to touch her forehead.

"Oh my god! It's so hot! Did you take your medicine?"

"Not yet, there's some in the drawer, I'll eat it later."

Zhou Feiyan took out a medicine box from her drawer and placed it on the table.

"You lie down and rest. I'll go buy you breakfast. Eat it before you take your medicine."

Jiang Wan felt a warmth in her heart. "No need, you go to class. I can take care of myself."

"Stop talking nonsense." Zhou Feiyan glared at her. "Lie still and wait for me to come back."

Jiang Wan saw that she hadn't even washed her face before hurriedly leaving the house.

Wang Yurong also got up and walked to Jiang Wan's bedside. "I'll bring you lunch. Send me a message on WeChat about what you want to eat."

"Okay~" Jiang Wan gave her a weak smile.

Wang Yurong turned and walked towards the bathroom.

After yawning, Li Zhile also came to Jiang Wan's bedside. Seeing her fair face flushed, he felt both cute and sorry for her.

"How about I take you to the infirmary to get a shot in your butt?"

Upon hearing that she needed to get an injection in her buttocks, Jiang Wan shook her head vigorously.

"No, no! I don't want a shot! I just want medicine!"

Li Zhile shook his head helplessly, "Fine."

Soon, Zhou Feiyan returned with breakfast.

Millet porridge, steamed buns.

Jiang Wan sat on a chair, wearing a coat, and ate in small bites.

Her three roommates finished packing one after another, said goodbye to her, and went to class.

After finishing breakfast, Jiang Wan lay on the table to digest for a while before taking her medicine.

Just then, the cell phone on the table suddenly vibrated.

The screen displays: "Lie invites you to a voice call".

She pressed the answer button, "Hello?"

The Shang dynasty's timeline gets straight to the point.

"Your private doctor is downstairs at your dorm."