Daydreamer

I opened my eyes to a pristine white wall, somewhat familiar, yet somehow not so familiar.

Cartethyia opened her eyes, her mind a jumble, somewhat confused as to why she was there.

"Oh, you're awake?"

Cartethyia tried to get up, but found that she couldn't muster any strength in her limbs and they were also quite sore, so she could only try her best to turn her head and look in the direction of the sound.

Wuling cut off a piece from the peeled apple and handed it to her.

Cartethyia blinked her big eyes, somewhat confused about what had happened, and why she felt like she had missed so much in the blink of an eye.

"You fainted during training, so I carried you here."

Seemingly sensing her question, Wuling began to explain.

"You suddenly fainted during military training. Instructor Jiyan asked someone who knew you to carry you to the infirmary, so I came."

"And then this is what you see now. I'll stay here and take care of you."

Realizing that Cartethyia wasn't going to speak, Wuling put the piece of apple he had cut off into his mouth.

Cartethyia was stunned for a while before her sluggish brain slowly processed what Wuling had said and pieced together all the events.

She gently moved her fingertips, but the soreness and weakness throughout her body had not subsided, and a slight throbbing sensation from a low-grade fever lingered in her forehead.

"Did I... faint?"

Her voice was soft, with a hoarse quality from just waking up. The blue and white unicorn hair clip was still neatly fastened at her temple, though some strands of hair were loosely stuck to her forehead.

I thought I was just seeing things.

Wuling finishing the apple in his mouth, Wu Ling placed the remaining fruit on a clean paper plate next to him and casually put the fruit knife on the tray beside him.

"Not only were your eyes blurry, you fell straight forward, and no one around you could catch you in time."

He paused, his gaze falling on her slightly pale face. "Doctor Lu examined her; it's mainly dehydration and a bit of low blood sugar. It's not a serious problem. She can lie down in the infirmary for a while and drink some water and sugar to recover."

Cartethyia's ears turned a faint blush. The thought of fainting in public and being carried away by Wuling made her feel uneasy.

She subconsciously pursed her lips, avoiding his eyes and looking up at the pure white ceiling above her.

"Thank you so much... for staying here to take care of me."

"It's okay, we're friends."

Wuling spoke casually, reaching out to help her sit up. He then picked up a glass of warm water from the table, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to her.

"Drink some water first, drink slowly, don't gulp it down."

Cartethyia tried to reach out and take it, but found she couldn't muster the strength.

"Um, I can't muster any strength right now."

"Tsk, I see. This is a bit troublesome."

After thinking for a moment, Wuling looked up and took a big gulp of water, then suddenly kissed Cartethyia on the lips.

Cartethyia's eyes widened, her pupils suddenly contracting. She hadn't expected things to unfold this way at all, and sat there blushing, unsure of what to do.

And so, she let him take it, bite after bite...

"Cartethyia? Cartethyia? Hello?"

Wuling waved his hand in front of Cartethyia's eyes, not understanding why she had suddenly started spacing out again.

"Hmm... Ah?"

"I asked you several times if you wanted some water, but you didn't answer. Are you too tired? Well, you just woke up. Do you want to rest a bit more?"

Cartethyia touched her lips and found that they were still the same as usual, without any marks.

In other words, everything that just happened was... my... thought?

Having figured this out, Cartethyia suddenly felt she couldn't face Wuling anymore.

They're clearly so concerned about me, so what on earth am I thinking?

Thinking about this, Cartethyia wished she could bury her head in the pillow, feeling utterly ashamed. If there were a crack in the ground, she would probably crawl right into it.

"What's wrong?"

Wuling looked at her suddenly flushed face and the faint white steam rising from her head, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, so he moved a little closer.

"Why is your face so red? Is your temperature rising again? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Cartethyia, who was already feeling guilty and blushing, felt her heart beat even faster and her head buzz after his question.

"No, I don't feel unwell."

She turned around to argue, but when she did, she saw a pair of bright golden eyes staring at her with concern.

Wuling was now very close to her, their eyes less than twenty centimeters apart. Cartethyia could even see his eyelashes.

Cartethyia had never been so close to a man before. The voltage instantly exceeded the CPU's capacity, and with a snap, the CPU burned out.

Her body fell straight backward, and it looked like she was about to hit her head.

At the critical moment, Wuling reacted and reached out to catch her as she fell backward.

Looking at Cartethyia, whose eyes were round, face was burning red, and white steam was still rising from her head, Wuling felt a little dazed.

Wuling: Oh crap, I'm doomed. Did I scare them to death?

Look closely, this young man was just showing a little concern for his female classmate, but he didn't expect to scare her to death. Now the young man is in big trouble.

After an unknown amount of time, Cartethyia opened her eyes again, staring at the familiar ceiling before her.

"Oh, you're awake?"

I feel like I've heard this before.

Cartethyia forced herself to sit up, leaned against the back of the hospital bed, and turned to look to the side, where she saw Wuling peeling an orange.

As for the apple from before, it had already been peeled, and it wouldn't taste good if left for too long. Since it was still uncertain when Cartethyia would wake up, it was all fed to Abu.

Wuling casually took a bite of the orange he had just peeled, chewed it a few times, paused, then broke off a piece and expressionlessly gave it to Cartethyia.

Cartethyia instinctively took the orange segment that Wuling handed her and then, without any precautions, put it directly into her mouth.

But as soon as she took the first bite, she felt her face contort.

It's so sour.

After Wuling saw her eat it, her facial muscles twitched.

I don't know why this orange is so sour, or is it just bad luck?

Wuling put most of the remaining oranges on the counter next to her, intending to save them for Abu later. If you really don't know what to do with something, then just feed it to Abu, and he will eat it all.

"Cartethyia."

"Um?"