You've Got to Be Bold and Make Your Move in Love

To try and persuade them to stay, or to remain silent?

Cartethyia chose the latter, perhaps out of fear, or perhaps simply because she felt it wasn't the right time.

Wuling opened the door, she saw Doctor Lu, who was about to come in.

"Doctor Lu, you've come at the right time. She's already awake. I have to go back to military training, so I'll have to trouble you with this later."

"Yes, don't worry, this is my duty."

Wuling nodded to Doctor Lu and left the medical room directly.

Doctor Lu closed the door and walked to Cartethyia's bedside.

After asking some routine questions necessary for the examination, Doctor Lu nodded.

"I understand the situation pretty well. It's due to low blood sugar and malnutrition from skipping breakfast for a long time, plus the exhaustion from standing for so long. Take a good rest, eat on time, and you can try tomorrow. But if there are any problems, don't push yourself."

As Doctor Lu spoke, she pushed the warm water on the table toward her hand. A thin layer of condensation had formed on the glass, which was poured before Wuling left.

Cartethyia gave a soft "hmm," her gaze still lingering on the door that Wuling had left earlier; the slight click of the door closing seemed to still echo in her ears.

She unconsciously gripped the thin sheet, her mind a jumble of thoughts.

"What? They've been gone for so long, and you're still thinking about them?"

Doctor Lu asked, with a slightly joking tone.

"Huh? I, I didn't, I really didn't."

That's what she said, but her wandering eyes betrayed her.

Before he left, he told me to keep a close eye on you and make sure you eat on time.

Cartethyia's ears suddenly burned, and she quickly lowered her gaze, replying softly, "I understand."

"He's right. You can earn more back what you've already gained, but once your health is ruined, it's very difficult to recover."

"So don't trade your health for anything else. Fainting once is just a reminder; if it happens again, it won't be so easy."

Doctor Lu put away his stethoscope and made a simple note in the medical record.

"Doctor Lu... did you hear everything?"

Cartethyia's tone carried a hint of disbelief.

"Of course, hospitals aren't very soundproof, which is to make it easier for others to hear if there's a problem, but don't worry, I only heard a little bit."

Doctor Lu made a very small pattern with his thumb and forefinger.

"So when did you start listening?"

"Not much, just when I asked you if you had eaten breakfast."

Cartethyia:...

Doesn't that mean they heard the whole thing?

Cartethyia's cheeks instantly burned, and she instinctively shrank deeper into the pillow, wishing she could bury her face in the blankets.

Don't be so tense.

Seeing her helpless expression, Doctor Lu paused, his pen poised, and tried to soften his tone.

"I won't casually reveal your private matters. What you heard in the infirmary ends with me."

He closed the completed medical record and placed it on the cabinet beside him.

"I can tell he cares about you a lot, and it's genuine care. You must like him a lot too."

Cartethyia suddenly raised her head, her eyes wide open, her heart skipped a beat, as if someone had exposed the most secret secret hidden in her heart.

"I... I didn't... that's not how it happened."

She quickly retorted, but her voice lacked conviction; her fingers gripped the sheets, creating creases upon creases.

"It's just... he helped me a lot, that's all."

Doctor Lu smiled but didn't press further. He'd been that age himself; how could he not see through Cartethyia's thoughts? She was clearly saying one thing but meaning another.

Whether you like it or not, you know best in your heart. I won't comment further.

Doctor Lu picked up the medical record, got up and walked towards the door. As he stood at the door, he turned his head to look at Cartethyia.

"By the way, classmate, just a reminder: being a tsundere is outdated. In love, you have to be bold and aggressive."

Before she could react, Doctor Lu pushed open the door and walked out.

"I don't..."

Cartethyia muttered to herself, but no one could hear her.

She picked up the water glass from the cabinet next to her, took a sip, and found it was still a little warm.

Cartethyia looked at her reflection in the water glass, and a bitter feeling welled up in her heart.

But... am I worthy?

"Of course you're good enough! If you're not good enough, then who is?"

Wuling patted Calcharo heavily on the shoulder.

"But this doesn't look like something you could eat at all, does it?"

Calcharo glanced at the dark purple unidentified object beside him and shuddered.

"Let me tell you, don't let its appearance fool you, it tastes amazing. To be honest, I built all these muscles by eating this."

Wuling was talking nonsense to Calcharo in a serious tone, and he definitely wanted Calcharo to try this delicious food himself.

Seeing that Calcharo was still hesitant, Wuling immediately decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Working out regularly must be boring, right?"

How will you know you can't do it if you don't try?

"You only thought about how terrible it would be after you ate it, but you didn't think about how glorious it would be after you mastered it."

"If you don't gamble, aren't you just gambling that you're not good enough?"

"Losing is just losing this one meal, but winning has no limit."

"Think back to the days when all the upperclassmen and underclassmen surrounded you and praised you for being handsome."

Finally, after repeated brainwashing by Wuling, Calcharo's eyes slowly changed from hesitation to determination, and he immediately made up his mind.

"Never mind, let's do it."

Only Lingyang, standing beside him, was looking at him as if he were an idiot.

Dude, it's in the CPU! Hey, didn't you realize that?

But he didn't stop him; after all, who doesn't enjoy watching the excitement? He was also curious about how Calcharo would react after eating it.

The windows around the cafeteria were completely blocked, even though classes hadn't ended yet. These were all freshmen who had just finished military training, but this one window was completely empty, demonstrating its power.

This mysterious stew didn't smell strange, but its appearance was... well, let's just say it was a mess. It looked like a puddle of purple vomit.

Wuling was the first to arrive at the cafeteria. After a morning of training, few of the others could still run. He had already gotten his food and was sitting with Lingyang waiting for Calcharo.

"OK, I'm back."

Calcharo, carrying the purple substance, plopped down opposite Wuling. Both of them looked at him expectantly, but after picking up the spoon, he couldn't bring himself to take a bite.

After all, this thing looked rather nauseating, and he wasn't mentally prepared for it.

Forget it, a short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one. Let's get this going, brothers!

Calcharo scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth.

When Wuling and the other person saw Calcharo eat that spoonful, his face changed color from red to orange to white to green to blue to purple, and his facial features seemed to shrink together.

This stuff is acidic.