Yu Yuer and Yang Jialing didn't leave.
They stayed in the hospital room until evening.
Only after Lu Xiaoxiao and Ye Zimeng "sent them packing" did Yu Yuer and Yang Jialing head back to school beneath the night sky.
"Sigh~"
Yu Yuer sighed.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Jialing turned to look at her in puzzlement.
Why sigh all of a sudden?
Yu Yuer looked up at the moon.
"I'm just worried about Little Deer being alone... Do you think she'll be okay?"
Yang Jialing immediately understood what Yu Yuer meant.
She pursed her lips.
"Other than this morning's accident, nothing happened to Little Deer today."
"That accident this morning already landed her in the hospital."
Yu Yuer looked at Yang Jialing.
"If something else happens..."
"She might have to switch hospital rooms."
"Ptooey."
As soon as she said it, Yu Yuer stuck out her tongue.
"Children's words don't count."
"I didn't say anything."
"And even if I did, it won't come true."
After making a thorough effort to "disown" her words, Yu Yuer breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of what had happened to Lu Xiaoxiao, she'd started to care a little about things she'd once scoffed at, like tempting fate, luck, and bad omens.
Just a little.
If it was easy enough to avoid something, then she might as well avoid it.
Yang Jialing's lips curved with faint amusement.
"Nothing will happen."
"Ye Zi is there, too."
"If Ye Zi gets dragged into it again—"
"Ahem~"
Yu Yuer coughed loudly several times.
She'd almost said that if Ye Zi got caught up in Little Deer's misfortune again, that would be just awful...
Little Deer hadn't meant to fall.
And she hadn't deliberately bumped into Ye Zi.
The outcome could only be called a