Xiao Yu

Binhai City People's Hospital. Chen Mo's body jolted as he opened his eyes in the hospital bed, his gaze blank.

Had everything just now been a dream?

Chen Mo felt a faint ache in his head and discovered that an extra memory seemed to have appeared in his mind—the information for Low-Level Human Potential Development Technology.

The Sci-Tech Library really existed? Overjoyed, Chen Mo closed his eyes again.

That hundred-meter-tall gate appeared before him once more. White light engulfed him, and Chen Mo appeared in the familiar library.

Bookshelves stretched beyond sight, a mountain and sea of books.

It wasn't a dream!

After withdrawing from the Sci-Tech Library, Chen Mo wore a delighted expression. The smell of disinfectant reached his nose and brought him back to his senses. He turned to look around.

This was a hospital ward. His head still throbbed faintly. When he touched it, he found a lump there. A light press made him suck in a sharp breath from the pain.

Suddenly, Chen Mo felt a heavy weight on his right hand. Looking over, he discovered a girl asleep with her head resting on his arm.

The girl from the library?

Chen Mo recognized her at once. She was the girl he had rushed over and embraced in the library.

He did not move, afraid of waking her, and simply let her lie there. Listening to the girl's breathing, his heart, long closed off, stirred faintly.

After quite a while, Chen Mo finally felt movement on his arm. He looked over just as the girl lifted her head and looked at him.

"You're awake." The girl hurriedly released his arm, a trace of shyness appearing on her face.

"Mm." Chen Mo smiled and nodded. "How long was I unconscious?"

"Almost three days. The doctor said you had a mild concussion, but it's nothing serious now. Thank you for saving me at the library."

"No need."

Chen Mo glanced at the girl's tired face and felt a little distressed for her. "Have you been taking care of me here for the past three days?"

"Mm." The girl nodded shyly. "Your teachers came to see you. The doctor said you were fine and would wake up after a while, so they didn't notify your family to keep them from worrying. They asked me to take care of you."

"Thank you." Chen Mo's gaze softened.

"It's only right. You saved me once, after all." The girl said, "My name is He Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu as in fisherman's yu. You can call me Xiao Yu."

"My name is Chen Mo, Mo as in silence."

Their eyes met. Xiao Yu's cheeks grew even redder, and for a moment, she did not know what to do.

Grrr...

The sound of his protesting stomach broke the delicate atmosphere. Xiao Yu burst out laughing, while Chen Mo's face flushed with embarrassment.

"You've been on glucose for the past two days and haven't eaten anything. I'll go buy you something to eat." Xiao Yu got up and left.

Chen Mo looked at his useless stomach in frustration. Couldn't you have waited a little longer before getting hungry?

Before long, Xiao Yu returned carrying a bag. "You just woke up, so you shouldn't eat anything too greasy. I bought you a bowl of porridge. If it's not enough, I'll get more."

"Thank you." Chen Mo reached out to take it, only to discover that an IV needle was still inserted in his left hand.

"I'll feed you."

Xiao Yu picked up a spoon, scooped up some porridge, and brought it to Chen Mo's lips. Her gentle movements made it feel as though a girlfriend were taking care of her boyfriend, drawing envious looks from others.

Chen Mo was over the moon. He had never expected to receive such treatment.

Xiao Yu fed him spoonful after spoonful of porridge. Seeing the guy in the neighboring bed looking over with envy, Chen Mo secretly reveled in it.

Their eyes met from time to time, and Xiao Yu's face remained flushed.

It was her first time caring for a man, and she had done so for three straight days. She had personally wiped down his body and given him massages, which was why she was so exhausted.

The nurses all assumed the two of them were together.

But Chen Mo had saved her, and his family had not come, so she was the only one who could care for him. Thinking of how she had touched every part of Chen Mo's body over the past three days, Xiao Yu did not dare meet his gaze.

After feeding Chen Mo the porridge, Xiao Yu took out a stack of red hundred-yuan bills from her bag and handed them to him.

"As for what happened at the library, a girl was frightened by the thunder and accidentally knocked over the bookshelf. That girl came to apologize. This is the ten thousand yuan in medical expenses she paid you."

"Alright, leave it there. You're exhausted, so go back and rest first." Chen Mo looked at Xiao Yu's weary eyes and felt a little sorry for her.

Xiao Yu looked at Chen Mo, seemingly lost in thought. After a while, she finally nodded, picked up her bag, and stood.

"Are you coming again this afternoon?"

"Mm." Xiao Yu paused. Her ears reddened slightly, and she finally gave a soft reply before hurrying away.

Watching Xiao Yu's departing figure, Chen Mo was momentarily dazed. A smile rose on his lips, and he nearly wanted to leap out of bed.

From Xiao Yu's reaction just now, he knew he had a chance. He had not felt his heart stir in a long time, but Xiao Yu had given him that feeling.

The clichéd scenario of a hero saving a beauty and winning her affection had actually happened to him.

After his excitement faded, Chen Mo lay back down and began thinking about Human Potential Development.

That afternoon, Xiao Yu arrived as promised.

Chen Mo had also recovered. Only after a full examination confirmed that there was nothing wrong did he complete the procedures and leave the hospital.

"Let's go eat. I haven't eaten for three days, so I need to treat myself properly." Chen Mo said, rubbing his stomach.

"I'll treat you. You saved me, so consider it a small repayment." Xiao Yu stood beside Chen Mo, a little restrained. Whenever she recalled the past few days of caring for him, she felt flustered.

"No, I'll treat you. Thank you for taking care of me for three days." Chen Mo took out the money from noon. "That girl's compensation was a little too much. Return the rest to her later. She's a student too, and it's all her family's money. Since it was an accident, covering the medical expenses is enough."

Chen Mo handed the remaining money to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu looked up at Chen Mo, accepted the money from his hand, and the way she looked at him changed slightly.

After a simple meal, Chen Mo treated Xiao Yu to a movie as well. He could feel the distance between them gradually closing without either of them noticing.

After seeing Xiao Yu back to her dormitory, Chen Mo headed back to his own dormitory alone.

He had been lucky today. He had obtained the Sci-Tech Library and met a wonderful girl. He felt that his future was bright.

When he returned to the dormitory and found that those wolves of roommates had not come back, he lay directly down on his bed.

Not long after he lay down, his WeChat chimed. It was a message from Xiao Yu. Chen Mo eagerly opened it, feeling that from this day onward, his life had become exciting.

"I've already returned the money to that girl. She asked me to tell you she's sorry."

"It's fine. Maybe I should thank her for making my life more exciting." Chen Mo immediately replied, "Are you free tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is the weekend. I'm going to the library. I took three days off, so I need to catch up on my schoolwork."

"Perfect. I want to go to the library too. Let's go together."

Chen Mo smiled, but he genuinely wanted to go.

Old Shu had said that if he studied one hundred science and engineering books and technologies, he could obtain one technology. He had to study and improve himself in order to gain higher access privileges.

"Alright. I'll be there at eight tomorrow morning. You just got out of the hospital today, so get some rest early."

In the girls' dormitory, Xiao Yu put down her phone. Her eyes were shy, and a trace of delight still hung at the corners of her lips. Suddenly, her phone was snatched away, and a face wearing a wicked grin appeared before her.

"Xiao Yu, your eyes are brimming with spring and your cheeks are rosy. You took three days off to care for the hero who saved you. Did something good happen?"

"No, it... it's not that." Xiao Yu looked guilty. "Give me back my phone."

"Hehe, you're guilty." The girl laughed. "A hero saving a beauty is such a classic trope. Let me see your messages."

"Li Ruoxi, give me back my phone right now." Xiao Yu immediately grabbed the girl and desperately tried to snatch back her phone.

"Maybe I should thank her for making my life more exciting. Eight tomorrow morning, at the library. Get some rest early. Our family's finest cabbage is about to be rooted up by a pig."

"Ah! Damn Ruoxi, give me back my phone!"

Inside a girls' dormitory at Binhai University, a burst of commotion rang out.

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