Chapter 94: An Unexpected Arrival

Ye Ye Qingfeng felt somewhat stiflingly hot, so he walked to the corridor window and opened it; instantly, gusts of clear wind swept over his body, blowing his hair into slight disarray, yet an indescribable refreshing sensation made his heart feel relaxed and happy.

Senior Qing Yi also felt the mecha heating up slightly, walked over to Ye Ye Qingfeng's side, leaned on the window, felt the spring breeze brush across her face, and slightly narrowed her eyes to enjoy this moment of tranquility.

The quiet corridor echoed with the teacher's lecturing voice, but it did not disturb the current peace; the two gazed into the distance together, slightly dazed.

Ye Ye Qingfeng: "Indeed, a peaceful life is still the best!"

Senior Qing Yi: "Would changing my hairstyle make me look less childish?"

"Ye Qingfeng..." Senior Qing Yi, feeling the passage of time, noted that Zhu Yuan had been in the restroom for nearly five minutes; by rights, she should have emerged long ago, so she tugged Ye Ye Qingfeng's hem, tilted her head up slightly, and asked, "Don't you feel Zhu Yuan has been in the restroom for too long?"

"Indeed... just in case, go call out to her," Ye Ye Qingfeng slowly came back to his senses, turned his head toward the restroom direction, felt a slight oddity rise in his heart, and casually fabricated an excuse to fool Senior Qing Yi, "Perhaps she's got her period?"

After all, men and women are different, so it was inconvenient for him to go.

"Okay."

Senior Qing Yi offered no rebuttal and walked straight down the corridor toward the restroom; just as she reached the doorway, she saw Zhu Yuan standing unsteadily before the washbasin, propping herself up with both hands, her flushed face reflected in the mirror, her cheeks and forehead covered in beads of sweat.

Senior Qing Yi's pupils instantly filled with anxiety as she cried out, "Zhu Yuan, are you alright?!"

Zhu Yuan forced herself to lift her dizzy head and slowly turn around; feeling her body's weakness and exhaustion, she realized her current physical state could no longer support her persistence, squeezed out a forced smile, and said, "Sorry, Se... nior..."

The moment the words left her lips, Zhu Yuan's vision went black, and she fell straight backward; Senior Qing Yi leaned forward and had just begun to move her legs when a black shadow flashed past beside her.

The target was Zhu Yuan, who was about to crash to the floor; by the time Senior Qing Yi clearly saw that figure, Ye Ye Qingfeng already held an unconscious beauty in his arms.

"Zhu Yuan may have fainted due to heatstroke..."

Senior Qing Yi immediately calmed down and voiced her guess, but before she could finish, Ye Ye Qingfeng forcibly interrupted her.

"Senior Qing Yi, you go to the last class and explain the situation; I'll take Zhu Yuan to the infirmary and rush over immediately!"

Ye Ye Qingfeng gazed sharply at Senior Qing Yi, his tone brooking no refusal, his speech extremely rapid.

"I understand!"

Senior Qing Yi nodded solemnly in agreement; she had just prepared to tell Ye Ye Qingfeng not to rush, that the priority was Zhu Yuan's health, and that the drill could simply be postponed to the afternoon if necessary.

But in the blink of an eye, Ye Ye Qingfeng, holding Zhu Yuan in a princess carry, ran off without looking back; the infirmary they had passed earlier lay in that direction.

Senior Qing Yi helplessly pursed her lips and could only follow Ye Ye Qingfeng's plan, walking toward the last class.

At this moment, Ye Ye Qingfeng sprinted all the way, yet his upper body remained exceptionally steady; Zhu Yuan in his arms frowned tightly, her complexion beginning to turn pale, her body temperature now so high it felt scalding to the touch, like a fiercely burning furnace.

He soon arrived at the infirmary entrance; seeing the door wide open, Ye Ye Qingfeng rushed straight in, spotted the school doctor sitting not far away, and, under her puzzled gaze, carried Zhu Yuan to the bedside, gently laying her down before calmly stating, "She has fainted from heatstroke; her pale complexion suggests severe heatstroke!"

"I understand!"

Although the school doctor had doubts about this person who was clearly neither a student nor a teacher, upon hearing Ye Ye Qingfeng's words she immediately grew serious; walking to the bedside and seeing the police uniform on Zhu Yuan, she instantly understood the visitors' identities: "Are you from the Public Security Bureau? The ones here for today's school drill?"

"That's right!"

Ye Ye Qingfeng watched the school doctor bend over to examine Zhu Yuan's condition; worry filled his expression, and his heart felt exceedingly tormented—although both he and Senior Qing Yi guessed heatstroke, who could confirm this wasn't some obscure, difficult-to-diagnose illness?

"Correct! It is severe heatstroke."

The school doctor summoned her full concentration to assess Zhu Yuan's condition, finally confirming her symptoms were indeed heatstroke; she immediately rummaged an ice pack from the freezer, placed it on Zhu Yuan's forehead, then prepared to loosen her clothing slightly for heat dissipation, but before doing so, she turned her head to look at Ye Ye Qingfeng.

"Please go sit over there and wait; be patient, it's not that serious!"

Without waiting for Ye Ye Qingfeng's reply, the school doctor directly drew the curtain beside the bed.

Ye Ye Qingfeng could only follow the school doctor's instructions, sitting down to one side and watching her bustle back and forth, constantly passing before his eyes.

After roughly a few minutes, the school doctor gently parted the curtain and stepped out; looking at Ye Ye Qingfeng, she said in a calm tone, "Her body temperature has already begun to drop; don't worry, after resting a while she will be fine."

"That's good..."

Only then did the weight lift from Ye Ye Qingfeng's heart; pressing his hand to his chest, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Aside from today's hot weather and her failure to hydrate regularly, the main cause of her heatstroke is excessive physical fatigue recently," the school doctor said as she walked to her seat, picked up her water cup, drained the remaining half in one gulp, pursed her lips, and continued, "She won't wake up for at least two more hours; have her drink plenty of water, rest, and keep quiet for two days, and she'll be fine."

"I understand." Ye Ye Qingfeng committed this to memory, nodded heavily, then spoke with some embarrassment, "Actually, there's still one class's drill that hasn't been conducted; could I trouble you, Miss School Doctor, to look after her? We'll return immediately after we finish!"

The school doctor nodded faintly. "It's no trouble; it's my duty!"

"Thank you!"

Ye Ye Qingfeng turned to leave; before exiting, he glanced toward Zhu Yuan's direction, and only after noticing the school doctor's reassuring gaze with his peripheral vision did he set aside his worries and run toward the last class.

Just as he rounded a corner near the last class, he happened to see Senior Qing Yi standing not far away; Ye Ye Qingfeng braked sharply and stopped beside her.

"How is Zhu Yuan?"

Senior Qing Yi's tone remained slightly flat, yet her eyes were full of worry.

"Rest assured! Zhu Yuan suffered heatstroke only because of her fatigue these past few days," Ye Ye Qingfeng said, having sprinted twice within less than five minutes; leaning against the wall, he panted heavily, "She'll be fine after resting for two days."

"That's good."

Senior Qing Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief; the worry in her eyes now vanished completely.

This was not the first time Zhu Yuan had pushed herself too hard; whenever something important arose, her serious and earnest character often led her to devote two or three days' worth of effort, frequently resulting in moments where she was so exhausted she nearly collapsed into sleep the instant she turned around.

Each time she stubbornly insisted on handling everything alone; regarding this, Senior Qing Yi had often advised Zhu Yuan to pay attention to resting, never expecting such a situation to occur today.

Thinking of this, Senior Qing Yi secretly glanced at Ye Ye Qingfeng, hoping that with someone to care about, Zhu Yuan would not repeat this incident and would understand that one must act within one's capabilities in all matters.

Next time a similar situation arises, she could just bring this guy out as an excuse.