Green Tea? She's Clearly a Hidden Gem!

Yu Songsong woke up groggily, taking in her surroundings.

He really did bring me to the hospital.

She pursed her lips slightly and looked at Jiang Linyuan on her left.

Huh? What's with that expression?

Do I look that ugly right now?

Yu Songsong instinctively wanted to raise her hand to wipe her face, but Jiang Linyuan stopped her.

"You're on an IV drip, don't move around."

Jiang Linyuan said.

"Oh, oh, oh."

Yu Songsong listened to him, slowly lowering her hand and replying weakly.

Wait, getting sick can trigger an upgrade? That doesn't make sense.

Jiang Linyuan stared at Yu Songsong, scrutinizing her carefully until she felt embarrassed.

"Senior, could you please stop looking at me like that?"

"Junior, I need you to answer a very important question."

Jiang Linyuan asked with a serious expression.

Huh, could it be...

Thump-thump...

Yu Songsong instantly felt her heart beating wildly, and just as Jiang Linyuan was about to speak, she blurted out:

"I do!"

"Junior, do you feel like there's something wrong with you mentally?"

Their voices overlapped, and both fell silent.

Is the level of this bad woman actually the Cringe Woman level?

The cringier you are, the higher your level?

Jiang Linyuan looked at Yu Songsong's proud face, completely baffled.

Yu Songsong didn't feel awkward at all. She already liked Jiang Linyuan; she was just speaking her mind.

"Looks like the fever hasn't broken yet. You should rest a bit more."

"The fever's gone! If you don't believe me, check for yourself, Senior."

As she said this, Yu Songsong desperately tried to press her forehead against Jiang Linyuan's.

This instantly reminded Jiang Linyuan of the traumatic memory of her spitting all over his face. He covered her head with one hand.

"Feels like the fever went to your brain. I'll go find a 'female bodhisattva' to exorcise the evil spirits from you."

"Why a 'female bodhisattva'?"

Yu Songsong asked instinctively.

"Because don't you think some of those 'female bodhisattvas' online are just ridiculously 'hot'? Different professions have different specialties. They're experts at being 'hot'."

Jiang Linyuan said.

Yu Songsong was stunned for a moment, then asked:

"Senior, are you hinting at something about me?"

Jiang Linyuan rolled his eyes.

One Cringe Woman like Xiao Su is enough; why add another?

"Junior, I hate cringe women. Don't be so 'average confidence'."

"Oh."

Yu Songsong responded, feeling a bit sullen.

Being too proactive might scare Senior away.

I need to take it slow.

But, is Senior really the type to get scared off?

"Alright, are you hungry? There's a place selling wontons downstairs in the hospital. Want me to get you some?"

Jiang Linyuan asked.

Yu Songsong nodded:

"A little."

"Then I'll go get you some wontons."

Jiang Linyuan got up and left.

Damn, I'm starving. I barely ate anything all night.

Senior really does care about me, after all.

Yu Songsong watched his retreating back, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart.

A while later, a nurse came to change the IV bottle. She looked at Yu Songsong and said with a smile:

"Your boyfriend is so nice, staying with you the whole time."

"Mhm, thank you."

Yu Songsong nodded, her face breaking into an especially happy smile.

After a moment, she asked again:

"How many more bottles of this are left?"

"This is the last one."

The female nurse replied.

Yu Songsong glanced at the time on her phone:

"Could you please slow down the drip rate a bit?"

The nurse paused for a second, then smiled and nodded:

"Alright, that's fine too."

...

Jiang Linyuan walked out of the hospital, his mind completely occupied with figuring out how Yu Songsong had become an A-rank card.

This was the first time he'd encountered a situation like this.

She could actually evolve? System, why didn't you mention this!

And more importantly, why did she evolve?

Does having a fever have that effect?

Then why is Haji Yao still just a D-rank waste even after catching colds and getting sick so many times since childhood!

Jiang Linyuan thought about it for a long time and roughly concluded that the Thief Saint must have figured some things out, which led to her evolution.

But, where exactly is she 'bad'?

A-rank cards are truly baffling.

After mulling over this matter, Jiang Linyuan started thinking about something else.

Should I try to farm her again?

Better not. It feels like it wouldn't succeed, and if it did, either Yu Songsong and I would end up with an extra life, or one of us would lose a life.

Sigh.

Success is like pregnancy. Others only see the result of you being pregnant, but they don't know how many times you got hit.

It's the same with me farming reward cards.

Only I know that my confession being rejected was actually a win, but no one will understand my winning strategy.

The Department Head is still the best. Focus on the Department Head!

What about Yu Songsong? If I reject her and she still clings on?

Hehe, I have a plan that can make the Jiang household bright again.

A confident smile appeared on Jiang Linyuan's face.

There are differences even among A-rank cards.

Close the door, release Xiao Su!

Use a tiger to devour a wolf. Easy to handle!

Jiang Linyuan revealed a triumphant, smug smile.

A short while later, he returned to the hospital, handing a container of wontons to Yu Songsong.

"Eat them while they're hot."

Yu Songsong took it and asked:

"Aren't you eating, Senior?"

"I was already full when I packed these for you. These wontons are basically leftovers."

Jiang Linyuan said without the slightest courtesy.

Lose some favorability points, Thief Saint!

Yu Songsong looked at the perfectly packaged wontons and smiled:

"Senior is a tsundere?"

Tense.

"By your logic, Junior, don't you think high school teachers are also tsundere?"

Jiang Linyuan said:

"They say with disgust on their faces, 'You're the worst class I've ever taught,' yet they still teach us, saying one thing but meaning another."

"Isn't that exactly the same as the tsundere childhood friend in anime who says she doesn't like you but blushes and shoves a lunchbox at the male lead?"

As he spoke, he put on an incredulous expression:

"I often wonder, with all the teachers I've met, how they managed to resist confessing to me."

"I was being very proactive, after all."

Yu Songsong: ...

Sometimes I really think Senior's brain is a bit weird.

But after a moment's thought, she asked again:

"Senior, you didn't have a crush on any female teachers in high school, did you?"

A look of sorrow appeared on Jiang Linyuan's face:

"Junior, all my high school teachers were men."

Men are good. No female teachers is good.

Yu Songsong breathed a sigh of relief and asked again:

"Senior, why exactly did you reject me? Is it because you have someone you like?"

"Yes."

Jiang Linyuan nodded.

Hearing this, Yu Songsong's heart first felt a sour pang, but then she calmed down:

"Can you tell me who it is, Senior?"

Jiang Linyuan said word by word:

"Su Muzhi."

Hehehe, Xiao Su, love you~

Su Muzhi? A name I haven't heard before?

Is there such a person in Senior's social circle?

I thought it would be that Lin Yilin.

Yu Songsong frowned but quickly relaxed her expression.

Perhaps during the time we spent together before, I was really too gentle with Senior.

He actually just told me the name of his love rival.

No, someone who isn't even his girlfriend yet, what kind of love rival is that?

Heh, Senior, I was never a good woman to begin with.

I will make you like me, no matter what.

Thinking this, she glanced at the time on her phone.

10:30. By the time this IV drip finishes, the dormitory should be closed.

PS: A friend said AI can provide creative inspiration, but I feel it can't keep up with my train of thought. Is it the AI's problem or mine?