Volume 2 Chapter 66
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 66: Qianxue’s Counterattack
“Precisely because I’ve done so much for you, you can’t just let all my efforts go to waste. By the way, on my birthday, wasn’t there something you didn’t manage to say to me? So… right here, right now, do you want to say it again?”
“I…”
Bai Yuxuan was startled at first, then fell into hesitation.
The words Qianxue referred to were none other than: “Can you be my friend?”
If it had been that day, Bai Yuxuan would have been overjoyed. But now, she found herself torn.
If their close relationship were exposed, it could very likely bring danger to Qianxue, something she absolutely did not want.
And yet… she could not bear to leave him.
“What’s wrong? Still too shy to say it?” Ouyang Qianxue teased from his hospital bed.
“Shut up!” Bai Yuxuan snapped.
“Don’t interrupt my thinking! Do you have any ideas? In all sixteen years of my life, I’ve never once struggled to make a choice, until now. And you’re the one who’s forced me into such a difficult decision!”
After saying this, Bai Yuxuan fell into deep thought.
Only after a long while did she raise her head again and look at him.
“Ouyang Qianxue… before I make my decision, I want to ask you something.”
“Go ahead.”
“The ‘risk’ Wang Qian mentioned… it refers to that girl, doesn’t it? The one I used to threaten you with?”
“Yes. But besides her, there’s someone else who’s also very important to me.”
“I see… Then tell me, where did you find the courage to approach me despite risking her safety? Back then, when I threatened you with her, you were clearly terrified.”
“You’re asking where my courage came from… Honestly, I was scared too. But I couldn’t just ignore you either. So I made up my mind, if something really did happen, I’d do everything in my power to protect her.”
These words both moved Bai Yuxuan deeply and struck her with sudden clarity.
(That’s right… What exactly have I been hesitating about? If Qianxue can make such a resolve, why can’t I? If I value her this much and refuse to let her go, then all I need to do is protect her, and everything she treasures, when danger comes! Even if the sky collapses, I, Bai Yuxuan, will hold it up for her!)
“Ouyang Qianxue!”
Bai Yuxuan looked at him with a serious expression.
“Would you be willing to become friends with someone like me, cold, heartless, and selfish?”
“Yes, I’d be very happy to. Though calling yourself cold might be fair, ‘heartless’ and ‘selfish’ are exaggerations.”
“But I’ve done so many terrible things to you before… and this time, I even caused you to end up like this…”
“But we’re already friends now, aren’t we? Since we’re friends, there’s no need to dwell on all that. If you really feel guilty, then how about granting me one request?”
At that moment, Bai Yuxuan didn’t notice the faint, subtle smile curving at the corner of Qianxue’s lips.
“Not just one request, even a hundred or a thousand, I’d do them for you. After all, you nearly lost your life because of me.”
Bai Yuxuan spoke with complete sincerity.
“Don’t get so worked up. The way you’re saying it makes it sound like we’re master and servant. Don’t forget, we’re friends now. So just treat my request as a favor between friends.”
“Understood!” Bai Yuxuan replied excitedly.
“Then go on, what is it?”
“Well, my request is…”
Just as Ouyang Qianxue was about to finish, footsteps echoed in the hallway.
“Not good! Bai Yuxuan, hide quickly!”
At the same time, with a bang, the ward door was pushed open, it was Wang Qian.
“Qianxue, you’re awake!”
Seeing him open his eyes, Wang Qian rushed forward in excitement.
“I thought I heard something from inside the room, so I came to check. I didn’t expect you to already be awake, you really made me worried sick!”
She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.
“Sorry… for causing you trouble again.”
“What trouble? As long as you’re okay, that’s all that matters!”
At that moment, Wang Qian’s gaze fell on the window, it was open.
“That’s strange… I clearly remember closing it before I left…”
Her expression immediately turned cautious.
“Qianxue, while you were awake, did anyone come here?”
“No,” Qianxue answered naturally.
Wang Qian scanned the room.
Since it was a single-occupancy ward, there were very few places to hide. She walked over to the storage cabinet and opened it, empty.
Then she glanced out the window, but there was no place outside where someone could stand.
“Looks like I was overthinking it.”
She returned to Qianxue’s side.
“Is something wrong?” he asked.
“Nothing. I was just checking for anything unusual. I’ll be heading back soon, but don’t worry, there are bodyguards stationed outside the door. If anything happens, just ask them to call me.”
After briefly explaining his current condition, Wang Qian stood up and walked to the door.
“I’m leaving now. Get some good rest.”
She left the ward.
“Phew…”
Once she was gone, Qianxue let out a long breath of relief.
A moment later, a noise came from outside the window.
Bai Yuxuan climbed back in.
“That was terrifying… But seriously, Bai Yuxuan, how did you manage not to get discovered in that situation?” Qianxue asked in amazement.
“I used the air conditioner bracket to climb down into the room below through the window. That room is also a single ward, and the patient there is in a vegetative state, so no one would notice me.”
“I see… so when you came in earlier, you climbed up from the room below?”
“Exactly. Your floor is full of bodyguards, so I bribed a water delivery worker. I wore his uniform and cap to sneak into the hospital under the guise of delivering water.
While doing that, I carefully observed the layout of the surrounding rooms. After a week of scouting, I finally found the perfect entry point.
So I entered the room below yours pretending to replace the water, then climbed up through the window and air conditioner bracket to reach your ward.”
“But this is the tenth floor! Climbing in and out like that is extremely dangerous, what if you…”
“Relax. You know my abilities. By the way… what was it you wanted to ask me earlier?”
“Well, my request is…”
As he spoke, Qianxue revealed a mischievous, almost wicked smile, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
“Go ahead. No matter what it is, I’ll do it for you.”
At this moment, Bai Yuxuan was still immersed in the joy of having gained her first true friend, completely unaware that she had already fallen into his trap.
“I want you… to be my maid for a day!”
In truth, Qianxue had never forgotten the humiliation of being forced by Bai Yuxuan to wear a maid outfit before, along with all the embarrassing events that followed.
Now, seizing the perfect opportunity, when Bai Yuxuan felt deeply indebted to him, he skillfully guided her straight into his carefully laid trap.
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