Chapter 13: Didn’t Someone Say That My Pheromones Have No Effect At All?
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The bell for the end of the class echoed in the teaching building. The sparrows, resting in the shade beneath the courtyard trees, fluttered their wings in response, dancing through the dappled sky.
The shadows of two young girls were cast on the uneven path, while low, vintage buildings adorned with evergreen vines surrounded them. The scent of disinfectant enveloped Ji Xiao and Wei Qingyu as they stepped into the lobby.
Wei Qingyu was still brought by Ji Xiao to the school clinic.
She pinched the small suit jacket on her shoulder, and the faint scent of peach brandy wrapped around her.
She knew she shouldn't trust Ji Xiao, but still, the moment when Ji Xiao helped her up, she followed her.
The soft light in the school clinic corridor fell into Wei Qingyu's sight. She felt that the girl in front of her seemed a bit different from the past.
In the surgical clinic, a young female Beta was on duty. Seeing the wound on the palm of Wei Qingyu's left hand, she couldn't help but furrow her brow. “Little student, how did you get this injury?”
"Glass scratch," Wei Qingyu withdrew her thoughts and answered briefly.
"A glass scratch shouldn't be this deep. Was it intentional?" The doctor prepared a disinfectant cotton swab while talking.
Wei Qingyu remained silent. She didn't want anyone to know about what had just happened.
However, the doctor didn't intend to turn a blind eye to the matter. "What's wrong? Were you bullied? You can't just swallow this, you should report it to the head teacher."
Doctor: "Rest assured, the school deals with every matter fairly."
Wei Qingyu responded with a monotonous "Hmm" and said, "But I caused this injury myself. Could you please help me treat it?"
Her voice was calm and distant, giving off a sense of keeping others at a distance.
The doctor hesitated for a moment, picked up the cotton swab, and said, "Alright, since you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask. The next steps might be painful; please bear with it."
Wei Qingyu nodded faintly, opened her palm, and sat upright at the table, allowing the doctor to proceed.
The alcohol-soaked cotton, tinted with brown iodine, slowly rotated around the wound, but after one circle, it was dyed red by the traces of blood. The neatly arranged wound, soaked in water, revealed a gruesome whiteness.
Ji Xiao stood behind Wei Qingyu and observing. Every time the cotton swab touched the wound, her heart throbbed in pain.
Unable to resist, she glanced at Wei Qingyu beside her, only to see her composed expression. Her cool eyes calmly watched the doctor clean the wound, without a hint of pain on her face.
Could this be the heroine?
Ji Xiao couldn't help but marvel at how strong Wei Qingyu's heart must be.
After a while, the tray made a soft "clang."
The doctor set down the forceps with a sigh, "If this wound were a bit deeper, we would have had to stitch it."
"Hmm," Wei Qingyu responded calmly.
The doctor, seemingly accustomed to Wei Qingyu's indifference, smiled at her reaction, "I've dealt with so many wounds, big and small, but you're the first to be so composed."
Wei Qingyu, at the doctor's words, lightly pursed her lips.
Ji Xiao, however, keenly noticed a slight whitening at the corner of her lips.
The soft light above highlighted Wei Qingyu, and upon closer inspection, one could notice a slight tension in her expression.
Her wet long hair effectively concealed the sweat on her forehead, and occasionally, for a brief moment, Ji Xiao could see her eyelashes trembling uncontrollably.
It's not that some people don't feel pain; they just don't vocalize it.
Wei Qingyu remained the same cold and aloof girl.
But those who could make her act coquettish, cling to them, and not let go were no longer around.
Thinking of this, Ji Xiao's heart felt a twinge of bitterness.
The dog author is not human.
I'm not sure if this wave of emotions stirred Ji Xiao's mood or if she got a bit heat-stroked while assisting Wei Qingyu all the way.
Ji Xiao stood in the examination room, the faint scent of mint lingering in the air, and inexplicably, she began to feel a bit weak.
In her line of sight, white gauze wound in circles around Wei Qingyu's slender palm.
Ji Xiao pretended to look proper and leaned against the wall on one side.
"Before the wound scabs over, remember not to get it wet. If it gets wet, quickly unwrap the gauze to let the wound breathe, understand?"
“Mm."
"In these next few days, try not to bend your palm too often..."
….
The heart thumped gently, creating a small, rhythmic beat, intensifying and fiercely pounding against Ji Xiao's chest, making her feel dizzy.
The doctor's conversation with Wei Qingyu began to sound elusive in Ji Xiao's mind.
Thinking it was low blood sugar, Ji Xiao reached into her pocket and indeed found a few colorful, glossy paper-wrapped candies.
Her body seemed to retain a trace of the original owner's habit. Every time Ji Xiao passed by the box of candies at home, she would grab a couple and put them in her pocket.
Snap...
Ji Xiao's hand began to uncontrollably tremble, and the candies in her hand slipped and fell to the ground.
"What's wrong?" Both the doctor and Wei Qingyu were drawn to this faint sound.
"Nothing...my hand just slipped." Ji Xiao pretended nonchalance, waving her hand as if nothing happened.
However, Wei Qingyu noticed Ji Xiao's lips turning pale, with an unusual flush on her cheeks, and cautioned, "You don't look good."
"Yes... um... I think... I'm okay..." Ji Xiao spoke intermittently but felt that even breathing became laborious.
Wei Qingyu furrowed her brow and stood up, saying, "Your condition is not good right now. Maybe..."
The girl's vision went black and then bright again.
She watched as Wei Qingyu approached, and before she could finish speaking, she fell into her arms.
….
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com please read it there. and check out other stories too.
The bright summer sunlight gently filled the entire world, and the sound of the fan humming reached Ji Xiao's ears. She looked at the white chalk in her hand, and on the blackboard were still the trigonometric formulas she had prepared yesterday.
Surprised, she turned to look at the classroom behind her. The neatly arranged wooden desks and chairs were occupied by familiar students. The whole classroom was shrouded in a soft and hazy light.
Ji Xiao touched the books placed on the podium, finding it hard to believe.
Had she returned?
She came back from that book!
However, this joy didn't last long. The faint smile on Ji Xiao's lips faded away.
What about Wei Qingyu...
If she returned to the real world, did that mean the original owner's consciousness returned to her body? She had promised to help her deal with Liu Meina's situation.
With the original owner back, she might face even more severe torment.
Alone and without anyone by her side, how could she manage?
Ji Xiao walked to the window on the side of the classroom, looking melancholic.
The invisible wind gently tousled Ji Xiao's long hair, carrying a refreshing hint of mint.
Two children, possibly the children of some teacher, playfully chased a chubby corgi into Ji Xiao's view.
Their laughter echoed like tinkling bells, crisp and lively.
With matching ponytails bouncing as they ran, the two little ones appeared innocent and adorable.
"Xiaoxiao, slow down a bit, be careful not to fall!"
A man's voice came from a distance. Ji Xiao saw a man in a casual suit, attentively following the two little girls.
Next to the man, there was a married couple.
The woman wore an umbrella-shaped skirt, elegantly leaning on her husband's shoulder, saying, "Qingyun, you don't need to be so nervous. Let her run, the grass is soft."
"That won't do. Your Qingyu is calm and quiet. Look at my Xiaoxiao, her arms and knees are all injured."
The man seemed somewhat helpless, turning his head to look at the couple behind him.
Ji Qingyun's scumbag face appeared in Ji Xiao's line of sight.
Ji Xiao's heart shook instantly.
Wasn't she back in the real world?
How could there be someone who looked so much like Ji Qingyun by her side?
"Woof, woof!"
Ji Xiao felt a damp sensation in her palm. The chubby Corgi from earlier was licking her hand with its tongue out.
She looked puzzled at the adorable Corgi in front of her, realizing that her perspective seemed to have become shorter.
A light purple skirt hangs on the grass, and a pair of slightly plump hands hold a bunch of white flowers.
"Do you know what kind of flowers these are?"
A voice, young yet cool, reached Ji Xiao's ears.
On the nearby grass, a little girl squats down.
She wears a white dress with a doll collar, and two small ponytails on top of her head are tied with large bows. The girl is diligently picking the white flowers around her.
Ji Xiao shook her head absently, "I don't know."
The little girl's mouth curved slightly at the words and she said, "These are Tea flowers, blooming at the very end of summer."
With that, the little girl lifted her head, looking towards Ji Xiao.
The slightly intoxicating summer breeze, carrying a faint minty coolness, gently brushed Ji Xiao's cheek. A pair of calm turquoise eyes appeared in her line of sight.
Ji Xiao's pupils trembled slightly, recognizing that someone she knew had eyes like that.
—Wei Qingyu.
A shock ran through Ji Xiao.
She stood up from the grass, wanting to walk towards the little girl with the same eyes as Wei Qingyu.
In an instant, the grassy field filled with Tea flowers sank, and she tried to escape but was pulled down with it.
A sense of weightlessness enveloped Ji Xiao's entire body. She didn't know where the destination below was, just endlessly falling.
"Ha..."
Ji Xiao took a deep breath, abruptly opening her eyes.
The piercing sunlight streamed into Ji Xiao's pupils, and she blinked in a daze, examining the environment she was in.
The unfamiliar scent of disinfectant gradually became clear in her nostrils, and the true sense of the world returned to her body.
Ji Xiao saw a quiet girl sitting on a chair by the window.
The light illuminated her, shedding the youthful appearance seen in the dream, and revealing a slender side profile that exuded a sense of aloofness.
A neatly fitted shirt adorned her graceful figure, and fair legs were concealed beneath the skirt, long and well-proportioned.
Wei Qingyu had changed into a clean school uniform, engrossed in scrolling on her phone with her head lowered.
Ji Xiao noticed a white mechanical watch on her knees, a timepiece she had never seen before.
The air still carried a faint hint of mint, much like the girl's demeanor.
Wei Qingyu, cold and aloof, kept others at a distance of a thousand miles.
Ji Xiao stole glances at Wei Qingyu and surprisingly felt a sense of relief.
Grateful that she had returned to the real world, realizing it was just a dream.
She sighed softly, letting go of the sweaty nightmare, but the hospital bed creaked with an uncooperative "squeak."
Wei Qingyu keenly looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Ji Xiao awake. She calmly put on the watch that had been resting on her knee.
Her expression remained indifferent. "Awake?"
Ji Xiao nodded, asking, "I... what happened?"
The afterglow of the setting sun pierced through the bright glass, casting its warmth on the girl.
Ji Xiao saw the rare curve of those cherry blossom lips, and a smile emerged.
"Didn't someone say that my pheromones have no effect at all?”
Author's Note:
Coward Ji: Lost the desire to be A.
Like a dream, deeply moved even after waking up for a long time.
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