Chapter 213: Chapter 213

In the clinic, Doctor Wang looked at this group of children who came again, feeling a headache, yet did not stop them. Luckily, once they entered the room, they were quiet and stayed silently inside. With only an hour left until the afternoon exam, Doctor Wang started getting anxious since typically they should be at school by now. He glanced at his watch from time to time, and fortunately, after twenty minutes, the person who had been sleeping finally stirred and opened their eyes.

When Ye Ling opened her eyes, what greeted her was a row of heads squeezed together. She seemed to have returned to her past life in the courtyard days. Back then, her personality was dull yet vain, and she couldn’t bear Ye Qian being better than her in every aspect, so she often bullied Ye Qian, which led to her being besieged by the other courtyard kids. She remembered a scene : those boys in management and logistics gathered to laugh at her, and that time Sun Mingjie had pushed her into a mud puddle, so she was covered in mud and water, and they were laughing at her.

Ye Ling closed her eyes, and Zhao Guodong’s voice of concern came to her ears, "Why are her eyes closed again?"

"Is she asleep again?" It was Wang Ping’s voice.

"Let’s watch for a bit." Zhang Linong’s voice was calm.

"Or... should I go get Doctor Wang?" Liu Zhiyuan was slightly worried.

"It’s all my fault for not protecting sister..."

"Stop crying, how annoying."

As Zhao Guodong spoke, Ye Qian’s voice faded out, but Wang Ping’s quiet grumbling reached her ears, "Don’t you like Ye Qian? Aren’t you afraid she’ll dislike you if you’re mean to her now?"

"Is this really the right time to say that?" Just then, a slap was heard, followed by Wang Ping’s voice of pain.

Ye Ling didn’t need to look to know Zhao Guodong had hit Wang Ping. The humiliation from her past life and the scenes unfolding now merged, and a warm feeling slowly emerged from her heart. Ye Ling suddenly felt very happy, that despite everything, these people who once looked down on her and laughed at her in a previous life, were now somehow mixed up with her in this life. Reflecting on everything that had happened brought a smile to Ye Ling’s lips.

"Hey, she’s smiling, maybe she’s dreaming?" Zhao Guodong whispered softly again.

Ye Ling slowly opened her eyes, "Seeing you all gathered here makes me happy."

Though there was some dislike for Liu Zhiyuan, Ye Ling decided in that instant that everything was about her past life. In this life, she was living well, so why dwell on past life matters? There was no need to pressure herself because of these people.

Ye Ling’s words elicited various responses from those present.

"You’re too easily pleased." Hearing Ye Ling’s words, Zhao Guodong’s ears grew warm, "Do you still feel dizzy?"

And Zhao Guodong’s remark of ’too easily pleased’ reflected everyone’s thoughts, even Sun Mingjie showed a trace of embarrassment. The girls in the courtyard were mostly pampered or arrogant, difficult to please yet requiring no coaxing, but he had never seen someone like Ye Ling before. Clearly stubborn, yet at times soft like cotton candy, she was truly a contradictory girl.

Her complexion was pale, yet her eyes were bright, like dazzling stars in the night sky. Her eyes were small, with single eyelids, yet they appeared bright, making one feel inferior when seen by her.

Ye Ling slowly got up, vision turned black briefly, held her head until she recovered, "Am I sick?"

"You said it yourself, it’s all because Liu Zhiyuan gave you morphine, otherwise you wouldn’t have fainted." Zhao Guodong grumbled with dissatisfaction.

Ye Ling was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Zhiyuan, who nodded stiffly, "Sorry, I didn’t notice."

"It’s okay, your intention was good." Ye Ling did not say much more, "What time is it now? The afternoon exam shouldn’t be delayed."

"There’s half an hour until the exam." Doctor Wang walked in and said, glancing at his watch.

Ye Ling hurried down from the bed, "There’s half an hour left, why are you still here? Hurry up, don’t delay the exam." This text is hosted at NoveI-Fire.ɴet

"Can you manage?" Zhang Linong supported Ye Ling’s arm at some unknown time, "If it’s truly impossible, don’t force it."

"I’m fine, just my head is a bit heavy, but there’s no discomfort elsewhere." Ye Ling forced a smile.

But the smile was weak, making Zhang Linong feel pity, yet not persuading her, asking Doctor Wang instead to help remove the needle from her hand, and they hurried to school, leaving aside any previous suggestions from Liu Zhiyuan and others.

When everyone arrived at school, the bell rang a few minutes after they sat down. Ye Ling, having run to school weakly, was sweating heavily, and as the test papers were distributed, she kept wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Sitting behind her, Liu Zhiyuan felt a mix of emotions, a suffocating feeling he couldn’t describe. And during the exam, he was distracted, unsure why he kept looking ahead, only remembering he was in an exam when he saw Ye Ling working hard, and he lowered his head to start his paper.

Ye Ling’s head felt heavy and dizzy, yet she forced herself to finish the test. Once done, she couldn’t help but lay on the desk. Although the issue from the previous life was resolved, she had to admit that anything involving Liu Zhiyuan never ended well.

It was best to keep distance whenever possible.

While Ye Ling was busy with the exam, back in the courtyard, Ye Qian returned home and locked herself in her room, not opening the door no matter how her mother knocked outside. In the clinic, Brother Zhiyuan had eyes only for Ye Ling, seeming not to see her at all once they entered, Ye Qian could not have felt this.

Knowing full well that Brother Zhiyuan would blame her for such an incident, when faced with his resentment, Ye Qian felt her heart wrenched, especially with Zhao Guodong being soft-spoken towards her, but for Ye Ling, he even scolded her for being pretentious. Everything was because of Ye Ling.

The more Ye Qian thought, the more angry she became, until her chest hurt, and she collapsed onto the bed. Bai Xue waited until her niece finished dinner in the evening and, seeing her daughter still inside, couldn’t help but enter without knocking, and found her daughter sweating on the bed.

"Qianqian, what’s the matter?" Bai Xue was scared, calling over her niece in the living room, "Hehua, come help quickly."

As Bai Hehua rushed in, the two managed to prop her up. Ye Qian’s face was pale, "Mom, my chest hurts, my whole body itches, I don’t have any strength, am I dying?"

She could hardly call out, Ye Qian was truly terrified. (To be continued. If you work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)