How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

Xu Yan, who was momentarily stunned, did not grip the other person's foot tightly.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang as the girl's knee slammed into the door frame.

"what!"

The door opened, and Jiang Yiyao immediately sat down on the floor, hugging her knees.

"...What’s wrong with you?"

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had done this himself.

The girl, gasping in pain, was speechless. She seemed stubborn, slightly pulling up her loose school uniform pants.

While revealing her fair and delicate long legs, one could also see the wound on her knee where the skin had broken and was bleeding.

Some injuries don't seem like much until you see them, but once you do, Jiang Yiyao's eyes immediately well up with tears. "Ouch, it hurts so much..."

If Jiang Yiyao's sharp tongue and scheming nature only makes people angry, then her red eyes and tears about to burst out will only leave people at a loss.

I panicked just like when I saw her injured when I was a child; my mind went completely blank.

"Wait a moment, I'll go get something."

Xu Yan didn't offer any on-the-spot comfort; he wasn't good at it and thought it was useless.

"what?"

Jiang Yiyao looked up, but the boy had already turned around and run upstairs.

Where is he going? Is he going to amputate his own leg?

Xu Yan, of course, was not so naive. He quickly carried a home first-aid kit downstairs, opened the door, and said to Jiang Yiyao, who was still sitting on the ground, "Can you still move? Go sit on the sofa first, and I'll clean your wound."

The boy's voice was exceptionally calm, conveying a reassuring sense of security.

"I... ouch, it hurts a little..."

He tried to get up, but his knees buckled and he almost knelt on the ground again. Fortunately, Xu Yan reached out in time.

He easily supported the girl's arm with one hand, holding her steadily. Jiang Yiyao couldn't help but look up at Xu Yan's face, and the boy happened to look over as well; the two exchanged a glance.

He stared intently into his own eyes and furrowed brows.

He seemed even more nervous than I was...

The girl looked down at her toes. "I can walk... I'm fine."

"Oh, then be careful."

Xu Yan let go of her hand, and only after she sat down on the sofa did the boy carry the first-aid kit and squat down in front of her.

Then he looked up and said, "Give me your leg."

Jiang Yiyao couldn't help but feel a little shy, but she was quite stubborn, saying, "How about I take it off and you take it home?"

Xu Yan rolled her eyes at her, annoyed. "Don't retaliate against Spiral now, okay? If it gets inflamed and suppurates, you'll be in big trouble."

"Humph."

Jiang Yiyao stopped talking, blushing, and stretched out her foot.

She took off her shoes, but not her white socks. Xu Yan didn't expect her to be shy about this, so he just grabbed them.

"Slow and hesitant, I don't know what's there to be shy about."

The girl, her face slightly flushed, couldn't help but glare at Xu Yan. "Are you going to apply the medicine or not?!"

"Tu, what's the rush... bear with it."

Xu Yan casually pulled the other person's feet into his arms, but not too tightly. He had initially worried that the socks might smell after a day's wear, but found they didn't at all.

Jiang Yiyao, who was not used to it, seemed unwilling to give up, and her little feet moved and rubbed against Xu Yan's chest.

"Snapped!"

Xu Yan slapped the other person's calf in an annoyed tone. There was no excess fat, but he could feel her toes instantly clench.

"Don't move."

Surprisingly, Jiang Yiyao, who had been slapped like that, did not struggle violently. Her cheeks were flushed red as she whispered, "It hurts... of course I moved around."

"Pain means muscle growth."

Jiang Yiyao: ...

She stopped talking and moving, letting the boy fuss over the wound on her long leg.

Calming himself, Xu Yan opened the first-aid kit and began treating the wound, which wasn't very serious.

The air suddenly became somewhat silent, as neither of them spoke. Xu Yan did not touch Jiang Yiyao's legs too much, so as not to arouse any resentment in her.

A slight stinging sensation came from her knee, but she was able to control it; the girl only gasped slightly.

Putting aside these slightly uncomfortable feelings, all she could see was Xu Yan bowing his head and carefully tending to her wounds.

A youthful yet handsome face, eyes that possess a unique charm when focused. She seemed so engrossed that she didn't even notice how close he was to her knees, his warm breath brushing against her leg...

The heat on his cheeks lingered, even though his movements were gentle.

Jiang Yiyao recalled when she was very young, when she fell down after getting injured, he would anxiously run over to check her wounds.

They would childishly blow on their wounds and ask themselves if it hurt.

At that moment, she forgets to cry; her mind goes blank.

In a daze, Jiang Yiyao seemed to see a hand reaching out towards that handsome face...

"Phew, that's better. It shouldn't hurt too much now, right?"

After finally applying a band-aid, Xu Yan let go of her hand.

Realizing what was happening, Jiang Yiyao quickly pulled her leg back, then couldn't help but roll her eyes at Xu Yan, "You got your pleasure again."

Xu Yan said irritably, "I'm being slandered for treating your wound. I should have just licked it earlier."

"Aren't you a pervert?!"

"You've wronged me so much, wouldn't it be a waste if I weren't a pervert?"

"Humph."

Watching Xu Yan pack up his suitcase, Jiang Yiyao also got up from the sofa, put on her slippers, and followed Xu Yan to the door.

"Alright, I'm going back now. Try not to get your wound wet, so you don't need to see me off."

"Who gave you this?" Jiang Yiyao grumbled, then glanced at the boy and said softly, "Thank you."

Xu Yan gave the other person a strange look, seemingly surprised that the other person still had a moment of gratitude.

However, he didn't say anything in the end, just nodded and went upstairs.

The girl, humming a little tune, returned to her room after closing the door and went back to the sofa, straightening her long legs that hadn't been pulled down to cover her trousers.

Looking at the treated wound, I didn't feel any pain anymore; instead, it felt warm.

Back home, Xu Yan glanced at his parents, who were still in the living room, and said, "I'm going in to rest now. You two should go to sleep early."

Wang Hui asked curiously, "Have you washed up yet?"

"I'm too tired to wash."

Upon entering the room, the boy opened his hands and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Does it really smell good?

……

Chapter 16 Ye Shutong

The weather was rather gloomy, with no direct sunlight, as if it were covered by dark clouds.

The day of the diagnostic test has arrived.

I miss you so much, every night~

Xu Yan, humming a song as he rode his bicycle, arrived at a familiar intersection.

I should have sped off straight towards the school gate, leaving everyone else in the dust, but then I suddenly remembered something.

Xu Yan suddenly stopped and looked in another direction.

Not long after, the familiar Maybach stopped at a slightly hidden spot on the street corner, and the girl, still glowing white, came into view.

Xu Yan was very curious: how did she not get tanned in Liangcheng's summer sunshine? Did she never go out in the summer?

Wen Xueyu felt that Xu Yan was going too far. It was one thing to bump into him by chance, but why was he deliberately waiting for her by the roadside? He was really trying to extort her!

Good morning, cod burger.

However, Wen Xueyu did not avoid Xu Yan. She was slightly dissatisfied, and her slightly chubby cheeks puffed up as she switched to pufferfish form.

"You're the one who's like a cod burger!" Wen Xueyu glared at Xu Yan, but her gaze was utterly harmless, a far cry from Jiang Yiyao's. Xu Yan thought that when Wen Xueyu got angry, the other person would probably just find her cute.

What are you doing here?

Wen Xueyu mumbled a question.

As soon as she approached, her unique fragrance spread, refreshing the mind and spirit.

Xu Yan grinned and said, "I was just waiting for you to treat me to breakfast, you little rich girl."

"Don't call me that..." The girl looked up at Xu Yan with a helpless and pitiful expression. "Didn't I already invite you last time?"

"I've already told you, I'll keep this secret for the rest of my life."

Xu Yan laughed loudly, behaving in a completely inhuman manner.

Just before Wen Xueyu was about to stomp her foot in frustration, Xu Yan waved his hand with a smile, "But you're lucky today, I've already had breakfast at home, so you don't need to today."

Wen Xueyu's pretty face flushed slightly, "There's no reason to invite them every day!"