Luo Yao ran off, leaving the two big men in the room staring awkwardly at each other.
“Gave up already? Even faster than I expected,” Wu Xuan said, leaning back on the bed, exhaling in relief. “I thought Luo Yao would have stronger resistance.”
“Senior, hearing you say that… could it be intentional?” Lu Yunze asked.
“Not intentional. Would you really want me to tell the truth?”
Wu Xuan smiled and rubbed his head.
“If I really told everyone about you and Jiang Sui, I’m afraid you’d be the one to leave even faster than me.”
Lu Yunze was grateful to Wu Xuan for covering for him, but deep down he was puzzled and couldn’t help but ask for his reason.
“Shh, you say that like we’re not brothers,” Wu Xuan straightened his back and draped an arm over Lu Yunze’s shoulder, his face full of a mischievous grin.
“When a brother’s in trouble, you stab knives into your own ribs for him, especially with such a troublesome problem. Without me, I don’t even know what you would’ve done.”
“I still don’t get it.”
Seeing Lu Yunze’s clueless expression, Wu Xuan sighed and looked out the window. His tone grew serious and slightly awkward:
“There are two reasons. The first is, well… just a reason. Compared to Luo Yao, I actually have higher hopes for Jiang Sui.”
“Huh? What do you mean by that?”
“Nothing much. Just consider it a little personal bias of mine.”
Wu Xuan’s tone was solemn, as if entrusting Lu Yunze with something important. But Lu Yunze was still utterly confused and didn’t quite understand what he meant.
Higher hopes for Jiang Sui? Could it be referring to her talent in academics or music?
But Lu Yunze remembered that Jiang Sui didn’t seem to have such a close relationship with Wu Xuan. He wasn’t clear about her academic performance, and he certainly wasn’t as skilled as her at piano.
Unable to figure it out, Lu Yunze simply didn’t want to think about it and asked for the second reason.
This time, Wu Xuan didn’t answer straightforwardly. Instead, he hesitated and stammered:
“Actually, someone had already foreseen your crisis and asked me to help you in advance.”
“Who?” Lu Yunze asked.
Wu Xuan said nothing but pointed under the bed.
Lu Yunze froze for a moment, then in the next second, a hand shot out from beneath the bed and grabbed his pants.
“That’s right, it’s me!”
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The sudden surprise made Lu Yunze jump up from his chair, staring at the girl’s head peeking out from under the bed.
“Young Master, we meet again.”
“J-Jiang… Jiang Sui?!” Lu Yunze exclaimed, then immediately covered his mouth, glancing back to make sure Luo Yao hadn’t returned.
He hadn’t expected her to have stayed hidden under the hospital bed the whole time.
No wonder. If Jiang Sui was the one pulling Wu Xuan’s strings, then all of this made perfect sense.
“Surprised?” Jiang Sui smiled mischievously, completely forgetting that only the top of her head was showing.
“Surprised my ass! Get out here. You’re really something else, you little rascal.”
“Okay, hold on a second.”
Jiang Sui stretched out her hand, pressed against the floor, then started exerting force.
“Mouth… stuck?”
“What’s wrong?” Lu Yunze noticed she still wasn’t moving.
“Wait a moment.” Jiang Sui tried again.
Still no movement.
Her smile instantly faded, and she scratched her cheek awkwardly.
“Young Master, could you help me? I seem to be stuck.”
“Stuck?”
How is that even possible?
Lu Yunze bent down to inspect for a while and quickly found the problem.
The gap under the hospital bed was quite large, but with Jiang Sui’s bulky front armor, it was a bit of a tight squeeze. Getting in was already pushing the limit; trying to get out again, she had gotten stuck.
If it were Luo Yao, she’d definitely be able to move freely, since the size difference between the two was on a completely different level.
Jiang Sui tried twice more, but her big white thighs were completely pressed against the floor, showing no sign of movement.
With no other choice, Lu Yunze reached out and grabbed her hand.
At first, he thought he was trying to pull a mountain, as there was no sign of budging.
“Want me to help?” Wu Xuan asked.
“Senior, you can’t even get off the bed, just rest.”
Gathering his strength again, Lu Yunze grabbed Jiang Sui’s small hand firmly:
“Get ready, I’m strong, it might hurt a bit.”
“Okay.”
Unexpectedly, he even had to use Secret Art for this.
Muttering to himself, Lu Yunze quietly set an anchor point on his hand, accumulated power, then exploded with force!
The strength was just right, and he pulled Jiang Sui free in one go.
Lu Yunze hadn’t expected it to go so smoothly. As he stepped back, his footing was unstable, and he accidentally bumped into the little maid.
Thud!
The back of his head hit the floor hard, making him gasp in pain. But before he could complain, his vision darkened, and even breathing became difficult.
Such a strong scent. Luo Yao was right—it really was lemon-scented body wash.
And this touch on his cheek, so warm and soft… could it be—
“Ow, it hurts! Young Master, are you okay?”
Jiang Sui propped herself up but didn’t fully get off him. Their faces were close, noses almost touching.
“Young Master, your face is red.”
“Get off!”
Jiang Sui straightened up but was still sitting on Lu Yunze, more precisely, on his lower waist, her two thick thighs clamped around him.
Every time her pubic bone exerted force, Lu Yunze felt the blood in his entire body change direction, rushing down to his lower half.
No, this won’t do. Little Lu Lu is about to raise his head!
Lu Yunze hurriedly pushed her away and stood up. Looking toward the hospital bed, Wu Xuan had somehow turned his face away discreetly, whistling while watching the scenery outside the window.
Brushing the dust off his clothes, Lu Yunze pointed at Jiang Sui sitting on the floor.
“You…”
Just as he was about to explode, Jiang Sui’s shoulders trembled slightly. She didn’t dare meet his gaze, looking pitiful and fragile.
He had planned to give her a good scolding, but seeing the wavering light in her pale purple eyes, Lu Yunze’s anger quickly dissipated.
After a moment of hesitation, Lu Yunze said nothing and let out a soft sigh.
“Get up.”
“See? I knew Young Master would feel sorry for me.”
Her expression changed faster than flipping a page, and it was obvious the earlier act was all a show. But seeing her playful smile, Lu Yunze’s mood genuinely improved.
After helping Jiang Sui outside, Lu Yunze immediately asked:
“You’ve been hiding under the bed this whole time?”
“You all came back too fast. I didn’t even have time to leave,” Jiang Sui shrugged.
“Don’t ever dare do that again.”
“Alright.”
“Good.”
Lu Yunze quickly let Jiang Sui go home first to avoid any trouble if Luo Yao returned.
Back in the hospital room, he heard Wu Xuan sigh, “She’s really something.”
“Why do you say that?”
“She never hides who she really is around you. That’s why I said Jiang Sui is better.”
“Right.”
Lu Yunze wanted to laugh.
“That’s because, senior, you don’t really understand her.”
Jiang Sui’s mask was still a mask underneath. Even Lu Yunze couldn’t figure out her true thoughts. If it weren’t so, he wouldn’t be unable to predict her words and actions like now.
After Luo Yao returned, Lu Yunze accompanied her out of the hospital. Luckily, Jiang Sui wasn’t discovered.
Before leaving, Wu Xuan entrusted Lu Yunze with an important matter.
Originally, Wu Xuan had accepted a piano performance at a restaurant next week, but since he still had to recover in bed, he had to ask Lu Yunze to fill in for him.
Since it was a request from the Club President, Lu Yunze naturally couldn’t refuse. After leaving the hospital, he went to the restaurant as Wu Xuan had described.
“It really is a Western restaurant, looks pretty high-class.”
Lingering at the entrance for a while, Lu Yunze planned to go inside and take a look. Just then, he accidentally bumped into a passerby.
“Are you okay?”
Lu Yunze was about to reply when a strange fragrance suddenly hit his nose, making him momentarily dazed.
He shook his head. Once his vision cleared, he saw the man pull out a strange little square box from his pocket.
Under Lu Yunze’s gaze, the man opened his mouth and shoved the box straight in, swallowing it whole!
Seeing this, Lu Yunze was stunned, thinking, What kind of weird trick is this?
By the time he regained his senses, the man had disappeared, leaving Lu Yunze standing there, dumbfounded.