"We're almost there, just around the corner..."
Su Xin pointed to a corner ahead as he spoke, but noticed that the ponytail girl's steps were becoming more and more unsteady and slow, as if she were drunk, her movements staggered.
"Hey, are you alright?"
The ponytail girl glanced at him, her gaze seemed somewhat unfocused, and she said softly, "I'm a little dizzy, could you please take me back... back to school."
"Huh? Why go back to school? Where's your home? Let me help you bandage your wound, then I'll... hey! Wait! Don't pass out yet!"
As Su Xin was speaking, he saw the ponytail girl's eyes close, her body go soft, and fall to the ground. He quickly reached out to catch her.
...
A dozen minutes later.
In the infirmary, the doctor cleaned the wound on the ponytail girl's forehead, carefully bandaged it, and gave her an IV drip, then said to Su Xin:
"Her blood sugar is too low, plus she hit her head and lost a lot of blood, which is why she fainted. It's not too serious, she should wake up shortly, but she needs to pay more attention to her diet in the future."
"I'll give her a glucose injection first, and you remember to remind her..."
"By the way, you're just a classmate, right? Do you have a contact for her family?"
Su Xin shook his head, "No, I ran into her on the street."
"Alright, when she wakes up, remind her to pay attention to her diet, she shouldn't eat too little, and must maintain a balanced diet. She should eat more foods high in sugar or protein during this period."
"Okay, I'll remind her."
After the doctor finished instructing, he turned and left, busy with other patients.
In the examination room separated by wooden boards and curtains, only Su Xin and the ponytail girl remained.
Seeing the ponytail girl still hadn't woken up, Su Xin felt awkward leaving and could only take out his phone to order takeout.
Fortunately, the takeout business in this world had developed, though not as advanced as in his previous life, but the coverage was wide enough to deliver on time within city limits.
Half an hour later.
Su Xin, who was playing on his phone, received a call from the delivery person and went out to pick up the order.
The ponytail girl perhaps was awakened by the phone's ringtone and slowly opened her eyes.
After looking around the surroundings, she remembered the events before she fainted.
"This is... the infirmary?"
"Did he bring me here?"
She struggled to sit up.
Looking at the empty makeshift ward and listening to the noise outside, she thought of her nightmarish family relations. Though she prided herself on being strong, at this moment, she inexplicably felt lonely, as if she was the only person in this vast world.
"You're awake?"
A voice suddenly snapped the ponytail girl out of her reverie.
"Su Xin? You didn't leave?"
She subconsciously asked.
"No, I just went out to get the takeout when I got the call. By the way, how do you know my name?"
Su Xin naturally sat by the edge of the bed.
The ponytail girl glanced at him, "Who in school doesn't know your name?"
"That's true."
Su Xin nodded as if it were a matter of course, just about to unpack the takeout, when he suddenly realized she probably hadn't eaten either. Since he didn't know when she would wake up, he had only ordered one meal.
Without hesitating, he opened the package and handed the takeout to the ponytail girl:
"Here, this is yours."
"What about you?"
"I'll order another one, you go ahead and eat."
"Okay, thank you."
The ponytail girl took the takeout bowl, slightly bent her legs, placed the bowl on her knees, held it gently with her left hand that was receiving the IV, and took the disposable chopsticks Su Xin handed over with her right hand, eating awkwardly.
Su Xin glanced at her but refrained from offering to feed her. He took out his phone to order himself another takeout.
"Ding! Gained 8 causal points."
Su Xin couldn't help but glance at her again.
This girl, she seems unusually easy to earn causal points from, and the amount is not small either.
You have to know, last night when he saved someone, he only gained 8 causal points from the man being beaten, 10 causal points from the woman being assaulted, and a total of 14 causal points from the two men who were robbed of all their money and beaten.
But with this ponytail girl.
Just handing her tissues earned him 5 causal points.
Taking her to the infirmary, giving her a takeaway meal, earned him 8 causal points.
This girl seems to be somewhat special.
He couldn't help but ask:
"By the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Lin Yufei."
"Huh? This name sounds familiar?"
"I usually rank in the top ten on exams."
"Oh!!"
Su Xin suddenly realized, pointing at her with a look of surprise, "You're that Lin Yufei from Class 1! Impressive, impressive! Long admired!"
Indeed, his words were heartfelt.
At Lening High School No. 3, his ranking was in the top thirty of the whole grade, which was considered top-tier by most since Lening High School No. 3 was the best high school in the city, ranked in the top five statewide. Being in the top thirty there made one a top student citywide.
As for Lin Yufei.
She could steadily rank in the top ten.
Although the difference between being in the top ten and top thirty might not sound significant, but compared citywide or statewide, the gap was substantial.
If Su Xin was a top student.
Then Lin Yufei was an academic god.
Su Xin, while not too concerned with surpassing others, still recognized some names since his ranking in exams consistently had only a few above him.
Faced with Su Xin's praise, Lin Yufei seemed somewhat unaccustomed, keeping her head down and continuing to eat.
Su Xin took this opportunity to get a good look at her. Her face was small, skin fair, eyes like almonds, with large, round inner corners and small, sharp outer corners, making her gaze very clear and lively. Her features, though not exceptionally delicate, fit together harmoniously, giving off a pure, girl-next-door vibe.
Yet her demeanor was indifferent, her temperament cool, maintaining an air of distance that seemed to push others away.
"The doctor said you have low blood sugar and asked me to remind you to pay attention to your diet, not to eat too little, and to maintain a balanced nutrition, eating more foods high in sugar or protein."
"Okay, got it."
Lin Yufei, with a mouthful of food, replied vaguely.
"By the way..."
At this moment, Su Xin suddenly recalled what Lin Yufei said earlier and asked, "When you were about to faint, why did you want me to take you back to school?"
Lin Yufei shook her head, "It's nothing."
Persistent, Su Xin continued asking, "Is it that you don't want to go home?"
Normally, Lin Yufei wouldn't bother responding to someone so boundary-less with such an intrusive question, but given that Su Xin helped her, she couldn't turn hostile, and thus replied mildly:
"Yes."
"Oh."
Su Xin nodded.
He had approached the topic as far as permitted. If she wanted to confide, she probably would have, but her response remained cold. Thus, he couldn't pry further.
Though curious about what might make Lin Yufei special, why causal points were easier and more plentiful to earn from her, he wasn't desperate enough to grovel just for the sake of it.
He's already helped as he could.
There's no need to force things he couldn't help with.
With that thought, Su Xin lowered his head to play on his phone, not wanting to speak further.