Volume 2 Chapter 67
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 67: Joy Turns To Sorrow
“What did you just say?”
It took Bai Yuxuan a long moment to process before finally asking the Qianxue lying on the hospital bed.
“I said, I want you to be my maid for a day!”
Ouyang Qianxue repeated himself without hesitation.
Only then did Bai Yuxuan snap out of her daze.
She realized that the gentle, refined “girl” she saw every day actually had such a sly, mischievous side.
“Are you kidding me? You want me, Bai Yuxuan, to be your maid?”
“What’s wrong? Weren’t you the one who said you’d fulfill any request I make? Are you really going to break your promise on your very first favor as a friend?”
“But your request is just too…”
“Ah… it hurts!”
Before Bai Yuxuan could finish, Ouyang Qianxue suddenly clutched his chest, pretending to be in intense pain.
“I’m already injured like this because of you, and yet you won’t even grant me this tiny wish. I read in a science magazine that a patient’s mood can affect how fast their wounds heal…”
As he spoke, he secretly observed Bai Yuxuan’s expression.
At this moment, Bai Yuxuan felt both angry and helpless.
If this had been before, she would have pounced on him and pinned him down to “teach him a lesson” for daring to provoke her.
But now… Ouyang Qianxue was lying in the hospital, gravely injured because of her.
No matter how she looked at it, she simply couldn’t refuse.
“…Fine. But a maid outfit is way too conspicuous. If I wear it to the hospital, it’ll draw way too much attention.”
“It’s fine, we can just video call.”
Ouyang Qianxue pointed to the phone beside the bed.
“Tomorrow, we’ll just use video.”
“You planned this from the very beginning, didn’t you?!”
Bai Yuxuan realized there was no escaping this.
Still… since she was the one who caused him to end up like this, letting him “bully” her a little wasn’t entirely unacceptable.
After chatting for a while longer, Bai Yuxuan left the hospital.
Now, she walks alone along the quiet streets at night.
“That guy Qianxue is seriously outrageous… making me be his maid. Is this revenge? Hmph, how dare he make me, Bai Yuxuan, his maid! But just you wait, sooner or later, I’ll make him pay it back with interest!”
Even as she said this, a bright, happy smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
Why is that?
In the past, a desolate street like this would have made me feel unbearably lonely… but now, it just looks like a beautiful night scene.
As she walked, she even felt as if her body had grown lighter.
Maybe it’s because… I’m no longer alone anymore.
Even though it had rained just the day before and the night breeze was slightly cold, Bai Yuxuan felt a warm current flowing through her entire body.
“Oh, right.”
Suddenly remembering something, she took out her phone and opened her music app.
“Found it!”
After selecting a song and setting it to loop, she put on her earphones.
It was the piece Ouyang Qianxue had played, recorded by a Sakura Academy student, the one she had stumbled upon when she was feeling irritated that day: “The Street Where the Wind Lives.”
As she walked through the quiet night streets, the melody sounded especially beautiful, captivating and gentle.
To Bai Yuxuan, the music felt just like Qianxue himself: soft, delicate, and exquisitely graceful.
“Young Master, you’re back.”
Only when Xiao Liu called out did Bai Yuxuan snap back to reality.
“Huh? I’m already here? It felt like no time had passed at all…”
She sounded surprised.
Because she feared being discovered, she had asked Xiao Liu to park the car more than ten kilometers away from the hospital.
“Young Master must have been too absorbed in the music. What song could possibly captivate you like that?” Xiao Liu said as she opened the car door for her.
“That’s none of your concern.”
“But judging from your expression, something good must have happened today, right?”
“That’s right. I became friends with that person today.”
“I see. Then congratulations, Young Master.”
“Oh, right.”
Bai Yuxuan suddenly remembered something.
“Xiao Liu, tomorrow I’ll be handling some confidential company documents. So don’t come to the apartment.”
“Yes, understood.”
After that, Xiao Liu drove her back to the apartment.
The next morning, Ouyang Qianxue eagerly grabbed his phone and began repeatedly calling Bai Yuxuan via video.
Only on the tenth attempt did she finally pick up.
“What took you so long? Trying to go back on your word?” Qianxue asked irritably.
“No, it’s just… putting on a maid outfit takes some preparation.”
“Wha…?!”
The moment Bai Yuxuan turned the camera toward herself, Ouyang Qianxue froze.
She had undone her usual tied ponytail, letting her black hair fall naturally around her neck.
Her bangs had been styled in a distinctly feminine way.
When she adjusted the camera slightly, the full outfit came into view.
“I have to admit… you actually have quite the talent for cross-dressing.”
Qianxue carefully examined her appearance.
With her jet-black hair, porcelain-white skin, and naturally delicate features, Bai Yuxuan looked like a stunningly beautiful short-haired maid.
Because she usually wore loose male school uniforms, Qianxue had never noticed how slender her figure truly was until now.
“Though… that chest padding is a bit excessive. Judging by the size… you’ve stuffed at least four or five pads in there, haven’t you?”
“Do you have a death wish?”
Bai Yuxuan’s gaze turned murderous, sending a chill down Qianxue’s spine.
“I just teased your fake chest a little! Anyway, since you agreed to be my maid, let’s not waste time, go ahead and complete your first task. Call me ‘Master.’”
“What?! You want me, Bai Yuxuan, to call you ‘Master’?” she roared.
“What’s wrong? Going to break your promise again, Young Master Bai?”
“Damn it… just you wait, Ouyang Qianxue. If you ever fall into my hands, I’ll make you regret it!”
“Enough empty threats. Hurry up and say it.”
“M-Mas…”
Bai Yuxuan’s face flushed red.
After struggling for a long time, she still couldn’t bring herself to say the word completely,
At that very moment, the ward door suddenly swung open.
“Big bro… Ah, I mean, sis! You’re finally awake!”
Ouyang Qianyue rushed in with tears in her eyes.
“Qianxue!”
Wang Qian and Ning Caiwei followed behind her into the room.
Caught off guard by the sudden embrace, Ouyang Qianxue panicked.
His phone slipped from his hand and fell straight to the floor, right in front of Wang Qian and Ning Caiwei.
The two of them lowered their heads…
Looking at the maid on the phone screen…
Then looking at Ouyang Qianxue.
The entire ward fell into a dead, suffocating silence.
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