NOVEL NEXT 6: I Don't Talk to Idiots
“Tripping on flat ground is just too stupid!”
Ye Xing’s eyes were brimming with tears, the pain transmitted to her mind nearly causing her to faint.
Fortunately, injuries were not shared between the two bodies.
Ye Lan had fallen unconscious due to her body’s self-protection mechanism, while Ye Xing merely felt some of the pain transmitted from the other body.
This was the nature of a single soul.
“Wuu~ Wuu~ Wuu~”
It took quite a while for Ye Xing to recover after rolling around.
“What exactly happened? I was running and suddenly lost all strength…” Ye Xing complained as soon as she recovered.
“And I don’t know where they’ve taken my injured self. Is it a hospital? But I have no money, how can I afford the medical fees? Ah~ Does this mean I’ll have to sell the house and sleep under a bridge?! Damn it~”
Ye Xing rolled around on the bed, her oversized shirt slipping off halfway during the process, exposing large areas of snow-white skin. She was practically half-naked, exuding an aura of both cuteness and allure.
When her hair became somewhat disheveled, Ye Xing stopped and began to think calmly, suddenly having an epiphany.
“What if… I abandon that body?”
However, as soon as this unscrupulous thought emerged, Ye Xing lowered her head dejectedly.
“No, that’s not right. It’s all me, how could I possibly abandon myself?”
Numb, completely numb.
Now, thinking calmly, finding a rich beautiful young woman didn’t seem like such a shameful thing.
Of course, whether the other party would want her was another matter.
Who would be so idle as to take in two useless loli gluttons who didn’t want to do anything?
Ye Xing sat on the bed hugging her smooth, white legs, her grape-like toes repeatedly grasping the bedding beneath her feet, indicating her complex inner emotions.
“Forget it, let’s wait until Ye Lan wakes up before deciding…”
……
Night Watchers’ Base.
A petite black-haired girl lay on a bed in the medical department, her head wrapped in white bandages, sleeping peacefully.
Four people stood outside the door.
Three of them were Bai Tu, Cai Xun, and Bu Jie, who had brought Ye Lan back.
The fourth was the attending physician responsible for treating Ye Lan’s injuries.
“According to what you’ve said, it’s truly a miracle that this child didn’t die on the spot after falling at such speed. Moreover, she doesn’t have any severe injuries. I estimate she’ll be up and about in just a day.”
The attending physician quickly concluded after looking at the examination report in his hand.
This was mainly because Ye Lan had been treated by a Night Watcher with a healing-type Star, otherwise her injuries wouldn’t have recovered so quickly.
Cai Xun drew in a sharp breath, feeling that his worldview had been severely shaken.
“It’s unbelievable. Is this loli made of iron? How can she be fine after such a terrible fall?”
Bu Jie patted his shoulder, with a self-deprecating expression.
“Aren’t all young people this impressive nowadays? It’s us old uncles who are too weak.”
Cai Xun irritably swatted away Bu Jie’s hand, saying, “Get lost, I’m still young. You’re the old uncle!”
Subsequently, the attending physician left.
Bai Tu ignored the two bickering men and pushed open the door to check on Ye Lan lying on the bed.
Looking at her cute face, Bai Tu’s eyes became momentarily unfocused, as if recalling something, and a flash of sadness passed through them.
“She looks so similar… Well, it’s good that she’s alright.”
As Bai Tu stood there lost in thought, the figure on the bed slowly opened her eyes.
“Mmm… an unfamiliar ceiling.”
As soon as Ye Lan opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar environment.
If she wasn’t mistaken, this should be a hospital, right?
“Street rat, come quick! The little loli is awake!”
“Holy crap! Really! I thought she’d be in a coma for days. What an iron will!”
Hearing unfamiliar voices, Ye Lan turned her gaze and saw three strangers.
She remembered seeing these three people before losing consciousness. Were they her saviors?
As Ye Lan was pondering, a black-haired young man approached her bedside and held up two fingers.
“What’s this?”
“Two?”
Although a bit afraid to communicate with strangers, Ye Lan still gave a soft, timid answer, while pulling up the blanket to cover half her face, as if this could give her a sense of security.
The black-haired young man opened his mouth with a shocked expression.
“Oh no! Her body wasn’t damaged by the fall, but her brain was. She can’t even tell the difference between ‘two’ and ‘victory’!”
Ye Lan: “?”
Hearing this, Ye Lan suddenly wanted to get up and kick this unknown joker.
However, someone quickly avenged her.
A blonde young man slapped the back of the black-haired youth’s head, pushing him aside.
“You idiot, go play somewhere else. Don’t scare her.”
After pushing Bu Jie away, Cai Xun put on a friendly expression and smiled slightly.
“Little sister, don’t mind that fool. May I ask what your name is, where you live? What are your parents’ contact details? This way we can contact your family and inform them that you’re alright.”
Little sister?
Hearing this form of address.
Ye Lan realized it was her first time appearing before strangers as a loli, but she had no idea how to communicate with people in her current identity.
“Um, my name is Ye Lan. I live alone. My parents have passed away.”
Cai Xun was dumbfounded and continued to inquire, “Wait, you live alone? No one takes care of you?”
“No, I’ve always been alone.”
“Tsk—— This isn’t right. Don’t you have any other guardians? Letting such a young child live alone, what nonsense is this?”
Bai Tu was checking Ye Lan’s identity information on the side, but the results showed no record of a little girl named “Ye Lan” in this city.
There was absolutely no information to be found.
It should be noted that every child is entered into the online records after birth, and there should always be some information available.
But this completely blank record was a first.
“An unregistered person?”
Bai Tu guessed that Ye Lan’s parents must have given birth to her secretly, without any identity registration.
But she couldn’t understand why they would do this.
Probably to achieve some strange purpose.
Ye Lan was unaware that the girl beside her had already constructed her entire life story in her mind. At this moment, her own mind was in chaos.
[The pain is gone, modern medical technology is amazing, but the medical fees must be astronomical, right? I don’t have that kind of money at all~ Should I ask these three kind people for help? But how would I ever repay them?]
Bai Tu was also deep in thought, and then made a decision.
“How old are you?”
“Twenty-three.”
Hearing someone ask, Ye Lan answered instinctively.
Yes, her real age.
This number immediately left the three people dumbfounded.
At this point, Ye Lan realized that her answer might have been too outrageous, so she quickly corrected herself.
“Eighteen, yes, I’m eighteen!”
Bu Jie was covered in question marks.
“The hell you’re eighteen?! Sister, don’t lie. Which eighteen-year-old girl I know is as short as you?”
Ye Lan’s face immediately turned red with embarrassment, looking adorably stupid.
“Then fourteen…”
“Fourteen? Nowadays, fourteen-year-olds are almost as tall as adults. Are you… severely malnourished?”
“Hmph~”
Ye Lan directly covered her head with the blanket, sulking inside.
I don’t talk to idiots.