They are still close to me today despite their negative feelings

Ling Chuqing turned to look at An Yu and noticed her gaze.

"Sister An Yu...?"

"Huh?" An Yu seemed to wake up from a dream, and then shifted her gaze from my arm to Ling Qingxue.

"Ah, yes, yes, that's exactly what I think. Even though we're friends, that kind of person takes advantage of young girls, changes their contact names to nasty ones without permission, and doesn't even apologize. He's completely unsuitable for Ling Qingxue!"

She emphasized again, "It's not suitable for any of you!"

This guy is really blatantly spouting nonsense right in front of me.

Ling Chuqing was deeply moved.

"As expected, Sister An Yu, you dislike him too, right!... Sister, if you think I don't understand because I don't know, then what Sister An Yu said can't be made up out of thin air!"

This guy is making something out of nothing! Well, not entirely making something out of nothing...

"........."

The number of people present was far greater than she had anticipated, and Ling Qingxue remained silent throughout.

So I decided to take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

Oh dear, the restaurant restroom was so crowded! I ended up having to use the public restroom outside.

[I saw that the pork floss buns here seem to be really popular. I'll be right back. Do you want me to bring you some?]

After blindly typing the message, I glanced at Ling Qingxue.

She picked up her phone but didn't reply; she simply put it down. However, her expression turned somewhat grim.

“…Although I am an outsider, I may not have the right to speak or make judgments,” I said.

"How could that be! Brother Lü Ning, you're no longer an outsider!" Ling Chuqing quickly looked up at me, then shook her head, the blue ribbon fluttering in the air.

"Thank you." I smiled at her—I couldn't touch her head anymore, or I felt like my head was going to be wiped off.

Ling Chuqing shyly hummed in agreement and lowered her head.

I felt two chills—how strange, I could understand An Yu still being angry about the "man-eating flower." But as for Ling Qingxue, I hadn't built up much goodwill towards her.

Could she really be a caring older sister who looks after her younger sister? That can't be, right?

Putting aside my doubts, I continued.

"But I'm only speaking from my personal perspective. Ning Ruoyu and Ma Hang are both friends I've just met. In this situation, wouldn't it be more reasonable to at least invite them both over so everyone can have a proper chat?"

“If there were other people present, I think you would have fewer concerns, right?” I looked at Ling Qingxue.

General~

Now that things have come to this, all I need to do is find some excuse to leave first, then disguise myself back as Ning Ruoyu, and in front of An Yu and Ling Chuqing, the three-quarters information asymmetry will be completely exposed—Ling Chuqing and An Yu are the witnesses I invited here.

One is the younger sister, and the other is a campus idol. Normally, there would be no opportunity for a calm and peaceful conversation between Ma Hang and me, the two parties involved. Ling Qingxue's well-behaved demeanor would likely be completely shattered.

...But, that's the premise.

My worst suspicion was wrong.

I looked at Ling Qingxue with sincere and warm eyes.

She finally let out a long sigh and smiled.

"In that case, as Lu Ning said—I will tell everyone everything."

"Before that, please let me go to the restroom. I need to sort out my feelings."

No, Miss Ling Qingxue, that won't work. I already said Ning Ruoyu isn't in the restaurant's restroom. Even if you wanted to stop him from meeting with everyone now, there's nothing you can do.

Ling Qingxue's suggestion was perfectly reasonable, so none of us objected. Seeing that it was almost time, I also prepared to make an excuse to leave and then reappear under a different identity—

[Ning Ruoyu! Are you home?! There was such a loud noise coming from your house just now!!!]

The message I received from Wu Yuehua five minutes ago made my pupils constrict slightly.

Immediately afterwards, my phone lit up with the caller ID.

The contact person displayed on the phone is Ning Ruoxin.

……

"What are you thinking?!"

Wu Yuehua grabbed my collar. The student council president didn't actually have the same prejudice or discrimination against me as other students at school, but at that moment, the disgust on her face was so intense it felt suffocating.

"Leaving your feverish sister home alone, do you even deserve to be called a brother?!"

I couldn't utter a single word.

At the time, I was preparing to force him to resign, but after receiving the call, I left with just the words "I have something to do" and rushed outside.

My stubborn younger sister has never called me since I transmigrated here, not even when she occasionally stays at my rented apartment.

She would always send a text message in advance, and then she would rather wait a long time at her door than give me a reminder that I might not have seen the message.

This is also why I find the sibling relationship strange.

The voice on the phone was indeed not Ning Ruoxin.

"Hey! Ning Ruoyu! Get to the Central Hospital right now!"

Wu Yuehua's voice was filled with impatience, and there were all sorts of strange noises around her.

"Ning Ruoxin fell off the chair while getting something! Come quick!!"

When I arrived at the hospital by taxi, the doctor told me that they had already done emergency treatment. The patient had a fever and a minor fracture, and was now resting and receiving intravenous fluids.

"Fortunately, it's just an incomplete fracture and it can heal on its own. We'll get some fever reducers here, and you can take them back to rest tomorrow."

"I'm not trying to be mean, but how could your family let a feverish patient do something like that? They shouldn't even have time to rest in bed, let alone reach for something high up in the kitchen—thankfully no other accidents happened!"

The doctor sighed and left, leaving me relieved and Wu Yuehua, the senior student, sitting to the side, suppressing her anger.

“I ended the debate early today. But Ning Ruoyu, if you continue to have this indifferent attitude towards Ning Ruoxin, I would suggest that you let her go back to live with her parents.”

"She's been taking care of you all this time, but you haven't been able to take care of her properly even for a day. I think you should reflect on that... I'm going back now. If anything happens, remember to contact me on WeChat. I'll be keeping an eye on things tonight."

"Thank you, President. I owe you a huge favor." I lowered my head honestly.

"Don't look down on me because of personal relationships. We're not just senior and junior, we're also neighbors, right?" Senior Wu Yuehua said with a wry smile as she walked out of the hospital.

Life is indeed a series of long and precise slaps in the face. For example, the beautiful girl I used to avoid like the plague now lives next door, which has now become a wonderful coincidence I'm grateful for.

I asked the nurse at the front desk for a thin blanket, pulled out the companion chair in the ward, lay down on it, and closed my eyes.

As the morning sunlight streamed through the glass and touched my face, I frowned, sighed, and sat up wrapped in a blanket.

Good morning.

On the hospital bed, Ning Ruoxin, who had already sat up, was leaning against the pillow, looking at me with some surprise and confusion.

"morning."

she said softly.

"You...really came yesterday?"

"Well, I took it upon myself to tell my parents it was just a minor injury. They only scolded us a few times in the group chat to be careful, and didn't say anything else."

Ning Ruoxin's expression turned slightly cold.

"It's okay. Even if you don't tell me, I won't tell Mom and Dad anything unnecessary."

She seems to have misunderstood that I was trying to shirk responsibility.

I sighed with a wry smile.

"What are you thinking? I'm not afraid that Mom and Dad will say I didn't take good care of you, I'm worried that it will make them worry about you."

"Oh."

Ning Ruoxin clearly did not believe what I said.

I put the blanket aside, stood up, and walked over to her.

"So now you can tell me—why did you deliberately fall off the stool?"

[Next chapter preview: Guess who Ling Chuqing went into the woods with? Guess who will be in real trouble if Ling Chuqing gets into trouble?!]

The fact that I didn't lie on the ground and roll around is a testament to my firm resolve and clear mind.

I rarely observe Ning Ruoxin so closely. Unlike her usual somewhat tough attitude, she is actually quite petite.

She clumsily opened her backpack, found her phone, glanced at the screen, and her expression darkened.

I glanced at her, then gently pushed her out the door.

Author's note: What else can I do after they've all been released... I haven't even checked the webpage all day and haven't had time to delete them 5555... Is this what being forced to update twice a day is like (burning out)

Chapter 41: I've finally been kicked out of my home!

The first time I sensed something was wrong was on that rainy day.

First, there's the matter of Ling Qingxue finding Ling Chuqing. We were at a nearby coffee shop at the time, but based on our conversation, Ling Chuqing seemed to have only told Ling Qingxue that she was near a friend's house.

Ling Qingxue seemed to be far too familiar with that area and with Ling Chuqing's friends.

Of course, I didn't think much of it at the time, since I didn't see the chat history. Maybe Ling Chuqing sent a location?

But then, just before that unlucky guy from the basketball team named Zhang Yinghao came to cause trouble, it was too much of a coincidence.

Ling Qingxue happened to see Ning Ruoxin's back, which led to Ling Chuqing's departure.

Ning Ruoxin's appearance at that time seemed to be to distract Ling Chuqing, leaving me and Ling Qingxue alone in a space where things could happen.

Afterwards, I asked Ning Ruoxin about it, and her answer was that she brought me an umbrella—although it seemed to be true, there was still something abnormal about it.

I only told Ning Ruoxin that I was going out, but there was only one person who knew that I was Ning Ruoyu and that I was still nearby when I went out.

Even Ling Chuqing couldn't do it, because in her memory, the person nearby should be "Senior Lü Ning".

—And Ling Qingxue, who sent me a message to invite me, but I ultimately stood her up. Only because we were chatting online did she mistakenly believe that Ning Ruoyu had gone out and was nearby.

So who can tell Ning Ruoxin that I'm out without an umbrella on my way home? The answer is obvious.

But this only means they might be in contact. An Yu and Ning Ruoxin often contact each other behind my back, and I, still wanting to slack off, continued to pretend I didn't know.

Until the time of club activities.

This isn't a novel or a TV drama; for two clubs from the same school to coincidentally choose the same day and the same place—it's too much of a coincidence, really too much of a coincidence.

When Ge Lanlan and I went to the other camp for a social event, I wanted to get some information from Ling Chuqing and also to get some confirmation from the basketball team.

Who decided on the time and place?

The answer is obvious. The club manager, Ling Qingxue, arranged the activities based on her ideas and available time.

but!but!

I can still escape reality!

Maybe she just wants to hang out with the school idols. Aren't there often those fangirls who, even if they're not really close, want to get closer? Isn't that cute?

...Then, damn it, those thugs showed up. I was shocked.

According to those thugs, their boss told them to do whatever they wanted except get on base—that's when I got really angry.

Guess who Ling Chuqing went into the woods with? Guess who will be in real trouble if Ling Chuqing gets into trouble?!

If this were the Ning Ruoyu of the past, the moment she returned from the grove, she would probably no longer be considered a paramecium, but would have truly faced social death!

I don't believe Ning Ruoxin would hate me to that extent. The person who did this is less targeting me and more targeting Ling Chuqing. In any case, whichever the possibility, I can no longer stand idly by.

Still feeling lingering fear, I had no choice but to ask Uncle Gold Tooth's men to help investigate Ning Ruoxin's social and campus relationships after I returned, and also took the opportunity to teach that loose-tongued kid a lesson.

However, there is currently no clue about the connection between Ning Ruoxin and Ling Qingxue.

Until yesterday's restaurant coup.

The thing I least wanted to be verified has been verified in the worst possible way. Ning Ruoxin not only has contact with Ling Qingxue, but she can also be said to be doing things according to Ling Qingxue's requirements.

He was even willing to break his own leg.

My sister is the mole! This dungeon is too hard! I don't want to play anymore, I'm going on strike!

The fact that I didn't lie on the ground and roll around is a testament to my firm resolve and clear mind.