In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Yuan Qianye nodded, then yawned slightly, and said nothing more.

He stood up, supporting his stiff neck with his right hand from the contorted position he had been in for so long, and left the living room.

Under Shihua's gaze, his steps slowed, and his movements were completely unlike his usual casual and lighthearted manner.

Her hands slowly clenched, her knuckles turning white from the force.

Once they were out of Toka's sight,

Yuan Qianye's gloomy appearance vanished instantly.

Shihua's reaction made him smile broadly.

However, the more this is the case, the more vigilant we must be.

All the necessary groundwork has been laid in the past few days; now it's just a matter of what happens tomorrow and the day after.

The next morning, at six o'clock.

Xiao Niao You Shi Hua got up and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for her family.

But then she saw that Yuan Qianye was already dressed in his uniform and changing his shoes in the entrance hall.

She hurried over and asked, "Qianye, are you going to school so early?"

Yuan Qianye smiled and turned around: "No, it's just that I have some work to take care of. Sorry, I forgot to tell you, don't bother preparing my breakfast—sneeze!"

We were talking when suddenly I sneezed.

Yuan Qianye was clearly taken aback.

Takanashi Toka's heart trembled slightly.

Since they started living together, as time went by, she discovered that her adopted brother was not only handsome, but also as strong as an ox.

In the dead of winter, while others wear down jackets or coats, he simply throws on a thin outer garment and goes out.

At first she was worried about it, but after a whole winter she found that he hadn't even been sick once, so she gradually felt relieved.

But now, in the increasingly warm weather, he has suddenly developed the early signs of a cold.

No, it might not be a harbinger, but rather something that has already happened.

"Qianye, have you been working too hard lately? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Shihua's tone was filled with concern.

A minor cold is nothing to worry about, but it made Qianye quite worried.

Not to mention that he's been busy with work all day and comes home late at night, and yesterday he even fell asleep on the sofa from exhaustion.

It is said that when people are extremely tired, their immunity drops significantly, which greatly increases the likelihood of getting sick.

So right now, his most important task should be to slow down, put work aside, and get some rest.

"It's nothing, probably just someone talking badly about me behind my back." Yuan Qianye didn't seem to care.

However, Toka clearly heard him sniffle softly after he turned around.

Just as she was about to say something more, Gen Chiya pushed open the door: "Then I'll be going now, Miyoko-nee is waiting for me."

Indeed, the familiar car was already parked outside the Yuan family's courtyard gate.

She had so much to say, but Toka couldn't say a word and could only watch Chiya get into the car and leave.

However, the feeling of worry did not lessen after his departure; on the contrary, it intensified.

Miyoko Kudo, who was driving, was unaware of the complicated emotional relationship between the two stepsiblings. She was simply amused by how good their relationship was, and how they had even taken the time to see him off at the door so early.

Then she seemed quite embarrassed: "Qianye, please don't spend so much money in the future. It's too extravagant for me to specially invite me to breakfast banquets at five-star hotels."

Gen Chiya naturally wouldn't tell her that this was just part of his plan, the key being to highlight the former's "early to work and late to return" impression in Toka's mind.

So he said with a smile, "It's not extravagant to specially invite Miyoko-nee. I've received so much help from you during this time, and I've been wanting to find an opportunity to thank you for a long time."

"Qianye, you really are..." The assistant couldn't help but pout as she was being teased.

Why don't we talk to President Yoko and officially switch companies?

Not only is Qianye's future promising and he's good-looking, but most importantly, he has a pleasant voice!

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Filled with anxiety all day, Takanashi Touka went home as soon as school was over.

"Maybe I should bring Chiyo with me. I'm not entirely comfortable with it."

"Mom, how are you and Dad supposed to relax with her with you? Are you going to hold her while you go to the hot springs too?"

"We can bring a stroller too, and put her in the stroller next to the hot spring."

Seeing that her mother was going on and on with increasingly outrageous talk, Shihua interrupted her again.

"Alright, Mom, you don't trust me with Chiyo? Besides, Rikka is home too."

"It's not that I'm worried, it's just that I'm thinking that you'll be a senior in high school soon, and you still need some personal time of your own from time to time."

“I have plenty of personal time, one more weekend won’t make a difference… Okay, Mom, don’t worry anymore. Leave everything at home to me. Put aside all your concerns and relax with Dad. After all, this is what Qianye wants.”

"Okay, then. Please feel free to call us anytime if anything happens."

"Okay, okay..."

In the master bedroom, Takanashi Touka helped her mother pack her luggage.

A little later, Rikka also returned home.

Toka held little Chiyo in her arms, and the three sisters saw their parents off to a taxi at the door.

Turning back into the house, Rikka put her hands on her hips and sighed, "It feels like the house has suddenly become so quiet. Did you feel the same way when I went to the hot spring resort?"

Toka handed Chiyo to her expressionlessly: "I just feel much quieter, more at ease than ever before."

"Tch~" Rikka pouted unhappily, holding Chiyo and sitting on the sofa playing with her little hands: "Oh right, when I had lunch with Chiyo, he told me that he would be back very late today, just like before, and that we shouldn't leave him any food."

Hearing this, Shihua, who was tying her apron, sighed softly: "What kind of work is it today?"

"It seems like they're going to shoot a poster, for kendo-related sports equipment." Rikka appeared carefree, proud of her sworn brother: "Chiya is getting better and better. Sister, do you know how popular he is at our school? His shoe locker is stuffed with love letters every day. No matter which school leader you meet in the hallway, they all greet him with a friendly smile. Thanks to him, my homeroom teacher, who used to be so mean to me, is now very polite to me. I'm really benefiting from his kindness."

Rikka was talking excitedly, but Toka didn't react much. She was preoccupied with Chiya's sneeze when she left home that morning.

She asked, "Rikka, did you notice anything unusual about Chiya when you had lunch with him today?"

Rikka asked in confusion, "What do you mean by 'something'?"

"He looked like he had a cold this morning."

"A cold? Ah, now that you mention it, it seems that Qianye did turn his back and cover his mouth with his hand to sneeze a few times during the meal. I thought it was because he choked on the super spicy curry that the school cafeteria served today, but now that I think about it, it doesn't seem right. Qianye can usually handle spicy food."

After the two sisters had this conversation, Rikka belatedly realized what was going on.

Shihua became even more worried about his condition.

Rikka thought for a moment: "Should I call Chiya now and ask her?"

Shihua kept herself calm: "He's working, why are you calling him? Don't worry, he's in such good health, he'll be fine."

She seemed to be saying this to her sister, but in reality, she was comforting herself in her heart.

However, just as the famous Murphy's Law describes...

If something can go wrong, it will eventually happen, no matter how small the chance.

In other words, what you fear most is what you will inevitably encounter.

Yuan Qianye returned home around 10 p.m.

Chiyo was already asleep in her cradle.

But the Takanashi sisters were waiting for him to come home in the living room.

Upon hearing a noise from the entrance, the two of them quickly got up and came over together.

They noticed something was wrong with Qianye after just a brief encounter.

The tip of his nose was noticeably red.

Yuan Qianye even had time to joke: "You two sisters are welcoming me home together. This is truly a welcome treatment I haven't received in a long time."

It's fine if he doesn't speak, but once he does, his nasal tone shouldn't be too obvious.

Rikka stepped forward worriedly and took his schoolbag: "Chiya, do you have a cold?"

"I don't think so. I just caught a cold. When I got up this morning, I found that I wasn't covered by the blanket properly and my body was completely exposed."

"It's the same thing!" Because she was so worried, Toka's tone was a little heavy.

"There is a difference. Catching a cold means there is a problem with your body itself, without the invasion of flu germs. Generally speaking, it's not a big problem. Your body will adjust itself and recover, and you'll get better."

Yuan Qianye is here to share some basic medical knowledge.

But the moment he squatted down, his body staggered uncontrollably.

The Takanashi sisters reacted quickly, supporting his body from both sides to prevent him from crashing headfirst into the shoe cabinet.

"Chiya, you don't seem to be in any serious condition." Rikka's eyes began to show worry, and she seemed a little anxious.

After helping Chiya Minamoto sit down on a chair by the entrance, Toka reached out her hand without saying a word.

Gen Chiya made a move to avoid it.

"Don't move!" Toka's tone was unusually serious, and the next moment she pressed her hand against Gen Chiyo's forehead without saying a word.

The moment the contact was made, Shihua's palm could feel a heat that was significantly higher than her own body temperature.

Fearing she might have made a mistake, she quickly checked the temperature of her own forehead and Rikka's forehead again.

The conclusions drawn are not optimistic.

Shihua's brows furrowed with worry: "Qianye, your forehead is so hot, it seems like you have a fever."

Rikka quickly reached out her hand, then became genuinely anxious: "What should we do? We need to go to the hospital!"

Yuan Qianye took off his shoes, got up and walked towards the living room: "Why go to the hospital? It's not a big problem. I'll be fine after a nap."

The two sisters followed him.

Shihua disagreed with him: "Even if we don't go to the hospital, we still need to take fever-reducing medicine. What if our brains get damaged by the fever?"

"Yeah, Qianye, I was thinking that I wouldn't work hard enough to support Brother Yi anymore."