CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 53: DEADLY MOMENT

"Which three guys." Bai Youyou’s tone had already cooled down.

Xu Xiaoyou looked up and chuckled:

"Do you want to hear?"

Bai Youyou was silent for a moment, holding the girl’s face.

Seeing the coldness in Bai Youyou’s eyes, a puzzled look flashed across Xu Xiaoyou’s face.

"Do you really want to hear?" Xu Xiaoyou murmured. "If you don’t speak, I’ll assume you want to hear?"

Bai Youyou: "..."

"Then I’ll tell you."

"Youzi, you’re tired, right?" Bai Youyou said. "How about going to sleep first? Some things can wait until tomorrow morning."

As she spoke, the black-haired girl gently cradled the girl’s legs, carrying her, the shadow she cast covering the girl’s face, making it hard to discern her expression.

"Are you cold too? Why are you trembling so much..."

Bai Youyou didn’t speak.

At that moment, Xu Xiaoyou’s slender arm wrapped around her shoulder, and her face came closer:

"Are you afraid?"

Bai Youyou looked down to find the girl in her arms, seemingly awake without her knowing, with a faint blush and a slight smile, looking at her seriously.

Before she could speak, Xu Xiaoyou leaned her head against her neck and whispered in her ear:

"Those three guys are... Big Yellow, Big White, Big Black."

Bai Youyou was taken aback: "Who is Big Yellow?"

"A mutt that our village raised when I was young."

"What about Big White?"

Xu Xiaoyou made a face like she was trying hard to think, and finally nodded, saying seriously:

"Superpower Land Team."

"Superpower Land Team??"

Bai Youyou was somewhat questioning reality. What on earth was the other person talking about?

"Big Black is..."

"Man!"

Bai Youyou was now almost certain that this person was currently in a state of confusion, talking nonsense from the beginning.

"You didn’t know? I’m actually the CEO of Cosmic Heavy Industries, but I was betrayed by a villain and ended up in a junkyard. V me fifty and I’ll tell you my revenge plan."

"Okay, okay." Bai Youyou nodded.

"Arrest me, Investigator Miss!"

"And, and, I’m also a major shareholder in Fresh Meat Restaurant, I’ve done countless evil deeds."

"Mm-hmm, I’m listening."

Bai Youyou responded to the girl in her arms like comforting a child, with a helpless expression, as she gently pushed open the bedroom door with her foot.

After tucking Xu Xiaoyou into bed and covering her with a blanket, Bai Youyou went to the kitchen and made a bowl of hot water.

Holding the girl’s body, feeding her sip by sip, Bai Youyou still felt a bit uneasy, reached out to touch Xu Xiaoyou’s forehead:

"A bit hot, but it should be fine."

Just as she was about to leave, Xu Xiaoyou suddenly reached out to tug at her sleeve.

"What’s wrong, Youzi?"

"If, I mean if." Xu Xiaoyou said calmly: "If Youyou, one day I really did something that hurt you."

"Would you forgive me?"

"For example, if I did something wrong, would you treat me like those criminals and arrest me, send me to prison?"

Bai Youyou chuckled, reaching out to pinch the girl’s face: "What forgive or not forgive, Youzi, we’re good friends, aren’t we?"

With that, Bai Youyou gently pressed the girl’s hand by the bedside, interlocking their fingers, her eyes turning indifferent:

"Don’t worry, I won’t send you to prison. If you did something wrong, like lied to me, just sending you to prison is too easy."

The girl’s soft voice was by her ear:

"We’re good friends, so it’s even more impossible for me to forgive you..."

"If you make a mistake, you have to accept the punishment obediently."

Xu Xiaoyou shivered.

"Youzi, good night." Bai Youyou whispered.

...

The next morning, Xu Xiaoyou was pierced awake by the early morning sunlight.

Her head hurt like it was splitting, she held it in her hands, dazed for a long time before coming to her senses.

Looking at the wet towel on the blanket, Xu Xiaoyou was a bit confused.

The chaotic feeling in her mind had subsided significantly.

The fever had subsided, but her body was still weak, soft and powerless.

After a long time, she sat up from the bed as usual, put on slippers, and changed out of her pajamas.

Then, with sleepy eyes, she started washing in front of the bathroom mirror, looking at her somewhat haggard self, Xu Xiaoyou fell into thought.

It seemed something happened last night, she couldn’t quite remember.

The images in her mind were blurry, she could only vaguely remember a black-haired girl’s face.

What did the other person do?

Xu Xiaoyou tried hard to recall.

The person seemed to have taken care of her all night, used a wet towel to lower her fever, wiped her body, and seemed to hum a lullaby in her ear before she fell asleep.

When did Lin Ran become so considerate?

She shook her head, trying to shake off the chaotic thoughts in her mind.

At this moment, her heart suddenly felt a bit strange.

At this time, Lin Ran should have already prepared breakfast and called them to eat.

Was the other person out?

Xu Xiaoyou picked up her phone, and a few texts from Lin Ran popped up all at once.

Lin Ran: I won’t be home these days, I’m out for something. Anya, you take care for a few days. There’s food in the fridge, just heat it up to eat.

Xu Xiaoyou was puzzled.

Weird, Lin Ran wasn’t home last night, so who took care of her?

Her heart skipped a beat, and her eyes moved rapidly, quickly scanning the chat history.

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Xu Xiaoyou: Prepare some boiled water and prepare a change of clothes for me, alright?

Xu Xiaoyou: Has Anya gone to bed? Did she eat dinner? How can she sleep without training!

Xu Xiaoyou: I’m at the doorstep.

Bai Youyou: Okay, got it.

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Xu Xiaoyou’s whole demeanor changed for the worse, a chill ran up her spine to the top of her head.

Did she send the message to Bai Youyou by mistake?

The one who took care of her last night was Bai Youyou!?

The one who patiently wiped her body, hummed a lullaby in her ear until she fell asleep was actually her?

Xu Xiaoyou swallowed hard.

Her mind raced at this moment, recalling every detail from last night.

Did she say something wrong?

At this moment, the doorbell rang and the girl’s voice came through.

"Youzi, are you awake?"

"Are you feeling better?"

The gentle voice outside the door resonated in Xu Xiaoyou’s mind like a death spell, exploding.

Bai Youyou’s bone-chilling cold eyes flashed in her mind.

With a heart full of nervousness and unease, Xu Xiaoyou calmed herself, adjusted her facial expression, and opened the room door.

"I went out early in the morning to buy some medicine for you, and now I’m bringing it over."

The girl still wore the same sweet smile as usual, happily greeting her before entering the room.

But Xu Xiaoyou clearly noticed the flicker of something unusual in the other person’s bright and gentle eyes.

As if, deep inside, a seed of emotion had already begun to germinate.