The Heart Has Grown Cold, It Needs to Be Warmed by Hand

This Binary Sister, I feel like she's a bit sharp-headed.

She doesn't even explain things clearly.

Then let me ask you, is Qiao Shan a man or a woman? If she's a woman, then I'm asking you why she gave me money.

Jiang Linyuan quickly replied:

"I shall return like a bolt of lightning! We'll talk in detail when we meet."

"Ah, that works too."

Lin Yilin replied in a second, clearly slacking off while clutching her phone.

She's going to be a little rice weevil in the future too.

After a while, she asked again:

"How is the progress, Senior?"

"Little Yilin, play fewer galgames. Real life doesn't have affection progress bars."

Lin Yilin didn't reply, instead sending a puppy-angry emoji.

Jiang Linyuan immediately sent back a smug yellow smiley face from the Tieba forums.

Afterward, he opened his contact list, found an acquaintance in Clinical Medicine, and pushed her contact to Yu Songsong.

"Junior, this is a senior one year ahead of you. She's in the 5+3 program and has a very high GPA. You can reach out to her if you need anything."

The 5+3 is a rather grueling system in Clinical Medicine; after the college entrance exam, you enter university for a 5-year undergraduate degree plus a 3-year master's degree.

An eight-year academic journey that cultivates the most elite reserve of workhorses.

The medical student Jiang Linyuan pushed to Yu Songsong was someone he knew very well—thoroughly well.

But not that kind of "thorough."

After all, she's his own sister; how could he not be familiar with her?

The person he pushed to Yu Songsong was none other than Jiang Zhiyao.

Jiang Zhiyao, a miserable medical student currently studying at Xingnan University.

"Sis, I found you a new sister-in-law candidate. A freshman, Clinical Medicine. Go check the goods for me."

Jiang Linyuan sent her a message.

No reply; she was probably busy and hadn't seen it yet.

Otherwise, she would definitely explode on the spot.

Yu Songsong received Jiang Zhiyao's contact information, nodded, and said gratefully:

"Thank you, Senior! Once I successfully get recommended for graduate school, I'll definitely treat you to a meal!"

Jiang Linyuan's mouth twitched.

Please don't, sister. The risk of this meal is too high.

Don't harm me; the Phantom Thief Troubadour team doesn't need to expand.

"Junior, if that day really comes, remember that it's all due to your own hard work and has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Linyuan tried to distance himself.

Yu Songsong didn't think much of it, assuming he was just being polite.

The two soon returned to the classroom.

Then, Jiang Linyuan was surprised to discover Zhao Tongyu in the corner with a face as long as a horse's.

Horse-face, is that you? I'm Ox-head.

Yu Songsong also noticed Zhao Tongyu, looking somewhat impatient. She huffed and ignored him.

Jiang Linyuan didn't have time to watch a circus, so he went to find Lin Yilin.

Seeing Jiang Linyuan walk over, Lin Yilin tightened her little face and pulled him aside like she was interrogating a criminal:

"Senior, you've been exposed!"

This Binary Sister, daring to interrogate me? That's turning the world upside down!

"What, our affair has been exposed? What did our dad say?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Lin Yilin turned red again, glaring at Jiang Linyuan in shame and anger.

"The junior said it first, why can't I say it!"

Jiang Linyuan retorted without hesitation:

"Double-standard freak!"

Lin Yilin had also gotten used to Jiang Linyuan's temperament, so she blushed and shamelessly retorted:

"I'm a double-standard freak, so what..."

Bad news! Binary Sister has been corrupted.

"Sigh, junior, looking back on our past, who would have thought you'd change so much in the blink of an eye?"

Jiang Linyuan sighed with emotion:

"You two really are a half-pair of star-crossed lovers."

"What do you mean a half-pair of star-crossed lovers! It should be a pair regardless!"

Lin Yilin retorted.

"How disappointing! Who is a star-crossed lover with you? You're single, so naturally, you're only half a pair!"

Jiang Linyuan said bluntly.

Lin Yilin couldn't take it, reached out, and secretly pinched Jiang Linyuan a few times.

Perhaps Xiao Yilin has a sadistic streak; otherwise, why would she always like to pinch my hand?

Jiang Linyuan enjoyed the sensation and then asked:

"Who is Qiao Shan? Where is she?"

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Lin Yilin blushed, pulled her hand back, and pointed to the side:

"She's that girl in the villa who was hogging the bathroom."

Oh, that person who spent over twenty minutes in the bathroom without pooping or eating poop.

As she spoke, she asked with a worried expression:

"Senior, you didn't do anything too excessive to her that day, did you?"

"What? Are you feeling sorry for her?"

Jiang Linyuan asked.

"It's not that, I'm just worried that Senior might get into trouble."

Lin Yilin replied quickly.

Not bad, this Xiao Yilin isn't an ingrate; although she doesn't know how to show gratitude, she's passable.

Jiang Linyuan didn't continue the questioning and walked straight up to Qiao Shan:

"Do you need something?"

Hearing a familiar voice, Qiao Shan turned around, startled, and took several steps back.

Weren't we supposed to talk online? Why did he show up in person!

She looked at Lin Yilin with a resentful gaze.

"What are you looking at?"

Jiang Linyuan said unceremoniously.

"If you have business with me, don't drag others into it."

He didn't have a shred of a good impression of Qiao Shan.

The two had already formed a grudge back at the villa that day, so naturally, Jiang Linyuan couldn't be polite to her.

Hearing Jiang Linyuan's words, Qiao Shan didn't get angry; she just gave an awkward smile:

"Senior, I didn't mean it that day. Look at how things turned out; I just came to apologize to you."

Jiang Linyuan raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Were you one of the people who got beaten up that day?"

Qiao Shan was stunned, then nodded:

"I was ignorant back then..."

Jiang Linyuan waved his hand impatiently, cutting her off:

"Get lost. Don't cause trouble in the future, and don't let me see you again."

Bad luck. To think I'd run into someone who engages in campus bullying at university.

Ignorant back then?

Does she really think she can wash her hands of it just by getting into college? Turning over a new leaf? Turn over your mother!

Did you ever ask for the opinion of the person you bullied?

What an idiot.

Qiao Shan gave a dry laugh, didn't say anything else, muttered an apology, and left.

Seeing Jiang Linyuan unusually flared up, Lin Yilin asked cautiously:

"Senior, are you alright?"

Jiang Linyuan turned his head to look.

The innocent junior was still the cutest.

"Looking at Xiao Yilin's face makes me feel just fine."

This time, Lin Yilin didn't blush; she asked with earnest concern:

"Are you really okay?"

Jiang Linyuan smiled:

"That guy went to the same high school as me. He used to bully people on campus, so I beat him up."

Lin Yilin heard him speak so nonchalantly, but judging by the attitude of the two, it clearly wasn't as simple as that.

She pressed her lips into a thin line and stood by Jiang Linyuan's side, not knowing how to comfort him, so she could only say:

"It's already in the past, Senior."

No, this junior, if you don't know how to comfort people, then don't!

Your words are as unhelpful as a man's; they aren't moving at all.

"Xiao Yilin, Senior's heart is feeling cold right now. Could you warm it up for me?"

Jiang Linyuan asked, drawing out his tone.

Lin Yilin hesitated for a moment, her eyes darting away, a blush appearing on her face involuntarily:

"Just for a little while."

As she spoke, she had already reached out both hands and placed them on Jiang Linyuan's chest.

Her small hands were warm.

Wait, I was just running my mouth.

Didn't you always refuse before?

Jiang Linyuan was stunned at first, but soon he began to enjoy it blissfully.

Since she was the one who initiated it, anyway.

It was perfect, as he had been out in the wind on the way back and was feeling a bit cold.

Lin Yilin kept her head down, not daring to look at Jiang Linyuan. Her small face was flushed a deep red, and the warmth and the pulse of his heartbeat transmitted through her hands made her mind wander uncontrollably.

For some reason, she suddenly remembered.

Juntang also went to the same high school as Senior, didn't she?

Does she not know about the campus bullying? I've never heard her mention it.