Chapter 347: Campus Academic System (19)

Cheng Zixin and the others felt a bit bashful hearing this, scratching their heads involuntarily, and a sense of pride emerged in them all at once: Is that so? Are they really as good as Jiang Nainai praised them to be?

Just now at the entrance of the emergency room, they had nearly been chased away by a nurse, who clearly felt that because they had dyed hair and wore ear and lip studs, they didn't look like good people.

Jiang Nainai's voice was weak, but her smile was sincere: "You are all good children! It is Niannian's blessing to be classmates with you! After I am discharged from the hospital, I will have Niannian bring you home for a meal, and treat you to my specialty chive boxes and sweet potato balls."

"Grandma!"

After Jiang Yinian finished whispering with Xie Yang, he quickly returned to the bedside.

Fearing that these rich second-generation young masters would look down on the food Grandma mentioned and say something hurtful—even if unintentional, it would easily hurt the old lady—he interrupted:

"Grandma, you need to rest now; it is not good to talk too much."

"Alright, alright, then Grandma will rest first. It is getting late, Niannian, you take your classmates out for a meal and thank them..."

The VIP Ward has nurses on twenty-four-hour monitoring, so there is no need for family members to accompany the patient at all times. Therefore, after Jiang Nainai fell asleep, Jiang Yinian led Xie Yang and the others out.

"Thank you all for today, and I am also very sorry for interrupting the tutoring, I..."

Jiang Yinian had just started to speak when Cheng Zixin rushed to take over the conversation: "Psh! What's this about! If it's interrupted, it's interrupted. Just rest assured and accompany your grandma these few days; tutoring and such are not urgent."

"Yeah, yeah, we aren't in a hurry, really not in a hurry, Jiang Nainai's health is what matters!"

Hearing this, Xie Yang swept a look at the lackeys with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, as if she couldn't guess what little schemes they were harboring—it was nothing more than not wanting to study.

Cheng Zixin and the others felt their scalps tingle under Xie Yang's gaze and laughed dryly: "Uh, Sister Yang, if there's nothing else, we'll be going now?"

"Right, right! We're leaving first, we'll come see Jiang Nainai again tomorrow."

"No need..."

"It is needed! Jiang Nainai thinks we are classmates; if we don't come, she will think you have fallen out with us, and that is not good for her recovery."

Hearing Cheng Zixin say this, the other lackeys' eyes lit up, and they all chimed in:

"That's right! For the sake of Jiang Nainai's health, we absolutely cannot expose the truth that you and I aren't classmates right now!"

"How can we make Jiang Nainai believe we really are your classmates? By coming to see her every day—one trip isn't enough, two is fine too."

In short, as long as they didn't have to study, they would do anything.

It was just coming to the hospital to visit a patient, right? Send the patient a fruit basket or some flowers, and couldn't they slip away to play after the visit?

After the six of them finished speaking, they ran off in a flash, waving their hands to decline Jiang Yinian's offer to treat them to dinner:

"Don't be polite, buddy, there will be plenty of chances to eat later! You go take care of your grandma, we're off!"

Eating just for the sake of eating was such a waste of time! They liked to play while they ate!

"Are they always this... innocent?"

Watching the six retreating backs, Jiang Yinian truly couldn't find a more suitable word to describe them.

To be honest, just looking at their attire and their catchphrase of "kill him" at every turn, one would think they were not to be trifled with.

And it was true, who would dare mess with rich young masters?

But he hadn't expected that after spending half a day with them, they were actually like this...

"You want to say they are 'silly, sweet, and white,' right?" Xie Yang couldn't help but laugh at whatever she was thinking, "Do you want to guess why they call me Boss?"

Jiang Yinian raised an eyebrow and guessed: "You beat them into submission?"

"Not at all!" Xie Yang held back her laughter and shook her index finger, "When they were little, they looked more like girls than I did—red lips, white teeth, and very gentle. They were often bullied by other bossy kids. I helped them a few times, and after that, they just kept following me around to play. I don't know when it was that they figured out a pattern: the more 'non-mainstream' they dressed and the more aggressive their tone of voice, the less anyone dared to bully them, and some were even afraid of them. Ever since then, they tried dyeing their hair all sorts of colors, and took turns trying out lip studs, ear studs, nose rings, and tattoos. Over time, they used this set as their protective camouflage. In fact, they still don't really know how to fight; they are purely 'noob but love to play'."

"..."

Preconceptions in people's hearts are indeed a mountain.

At this moment, Xie Yang's phone rang.

"Hello, daughter! Are you still at the hospital? How is your classmate's grandma doing? Your dad contacted President Lei, but unfortunately, it's bad timing; President Lei is away for a meeting these two days and won't return to Jiangcheng until tomorrow afternoon's flight. He said he will go to the ward to check on the old lady's condition as soon as he gets to work the day after tomorrow. Tell your classmate not to worry."

Xie Yang had pressed the speakerphone, so Jiang Yinian heard it clearly as well.

He didn't know how to describe his current mood.

All these years, whether it was his grandma's illness or his own studies, he had carried everything on his own, with no one to consult and no one he could consult.

How many years had it been since he heard words like these—

Don't worry, everything is arranged!

We are here, don't worry!

It seemed that ever since his father left this world, he hadn't heard them again...

"Jiang Yinian?"

Xie Yang reached out and waved in front of him, pulling back his drifting thoughts.

"Song Shu is here to pick me up. It's hard to park at the hospital entrance, so I have to go quickly. I won't be able to join you for dinner!"

Jiang Yinian subconsciously gripped her wrist, but upon realizing it, he quickly let go.

"Sorry."

He lowered his eyes to look at her neat hair whorl and did not ask her to stay; the hospital was indeed not a suitable place to treat someone to a meal.

"Then I will find another time to treat you... and your friends to a meal."

Xie Yang waved her hand dismissively: "We can talk about that later. Just rest assured and accompany Jiang Nainai at the hospital these few days! I will think of a way regarding the tutoring."

【It's over! Host, your poor-student classmate is about to abandon you and find someone else for tutoring!】

【Host, hurry and think of a way! If you don't get her to complete the Task, you will have to endure the electric shock punishment.】

【Ahhh! She's walking away, hurry and chase after her to beg her! Tell her not to find anyone else, just find you!】

【Eh? Host? Host? Why are you walking back? Aren't you going to chase her?】

【Oh my god! I'm so mad! Host, you blockheaded big fool!】

Jiang Yinian ignored the noisy electronic voice in his mind. After seeing Xie Yang into the car, he returned to the Inpatient Department, bought two bottles of water and an old-fashioned bread at the first-floor kiosk, and went back to the ward.

After Jiang Nainai had taken her medicine, she slept very peacefully.

Plus, the VIP Ward was quiet and comfortable, and the nurses were light-footed during their midnight rounds, trying their best not to make any noise, so they didn't wake the old lady up.

If you sleep well at night, you will have good energy during the day.

The next morning, before the doctor even came for rounds, Jiang Nainai, feeling that her heart was not as uncomfortable as it had been yesterday, urged her grandson to discharge her from the hospital.

She was old, but her heart was not blind, and her eyes were not dim. Staying in a hospital room that was more comfortable than home must be incredibly expensive.

Jiang Yinian was in the middle of trying to persuade her otherwise.

Xie Yang, carrying her schoolbag and holding the longan and lotus seed heart-nourishing soup that the cook had gotten up early to stew, along with fruit suitable for an elderly person to eat, pushed open the hospital room door.

【Whoa! Host, Host! Your poor-performing classmate has arrived with test papers and error logs! She didn't abandon you; the "other way" she mentioned turned out to be coming to the hospital room to tutor you!】

【Wow! So touching! As expected of the capture target chosen by System—a beautiful and kind-hearted little fairy! Host, you should learn from her!】

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