Can We Really Not Do It Again?

He Li'an seemed very interested in his affairs and continued asking, "What major are you in?"

Yu An had only attended school when he was very young. After that, he had stayed at home the whole time and knew nothing about university or majors.

But such a small matter could not stump him.

With a serious expression, he made something up. "The same as yours."

He Li'an did not doubt him in the slightest. There seemed to be a hint of delight in his eyes.

"How come I didn't see you at the orientation?"

"What's your name?"

Yu An lowered his eyes slightly and discovered that, because he had been carried sideways in He Li'an's arms, his name badge had been pressed into the folds of his uniform. "Yu An."

Luckily, He Li'an could not see his name badge.

Otherwise, it would have been hard for him to explain.

"Yu An..." He Li'an softly repeated his name, a smile curling at his lips again. "My name is He Li'an. Both our names have an 'an' in them. What a coincidence, right?"

Yu An looked into He Li'an's eyes and slowly said, "The an in my name has the wood radical."

"The an from eucalyptus?"

"Mm." Yu An explained seriously, "It's a very unkind tree."

Eucalyptus trees had extensive root systems and high transpiration rates, which could easily cause soil desertification and hinder the growth of other plants.

This was information Yu An had looked up online after growing up.

He did not know whether his parents had held other hopes when they gave him the name "An." He only knew that they had given him a rather unkind name.

Noticing the negativity in his tone, He Li'an comforted him. "Eucalyptus trees are very useful. They can be made into paper and used in medicine. Trees are like people—where there are strengths, there will be weaknesses. You can't look only at their flaws."

Yu An's eyes lit up. "Then do you like eucalyptus trees?"

"Hm?" He Li'an had heard him clearly, but the question had jumped too abruptly for him to answer at once.

Just then, they entered the campus hospital.

The doctor looked up at them. "What happened?"

He Li'an placed Yu An on the examination bed. "He sprained his ankle."

The doctor came over to examine Yu An's ankle, glancing at his name badge. "Student Yu An, which department are you from? Remember to fill out the consultation form later."

Yu An looked at his name badge in surprise.

The badge, which had been a blur before, now clearly displayed the two characters for "Yu An."

Why had it suddenly appeared?

Was it because he had just told He Li'an his name?

In the main story of the novel, He Li'an was already dead.

But in the prequel where Yu An currently was, He Li'an was a beloved, white-moonlight sort of character and counted as one of the main cast.

Could it be that any information acknowledged by the main cast would become reality?

"I'll fill it out for him." He Li'an got up to fill out the form, and Yu An's gaze followed him closely.

If things really were as he thought.

Then as long as he earned He Li'an's trust, could he have anything he wanted?

He Li'an picked up the pen and looked over. "Which Yu?"

After a pause, He Li'an ventured, "The Yu from lush?"

"The Yu from melancholy."

Yu An answered at the exact same time, their voices overlapping.

"I guessed right." He Li'an chuckled, pleasure showing between his handsome brows and eyes.

Yu An thought his smile was beautiful. It made people feel warm, so he stared at him without blinking.

After writing down Yu An's name, He Li'an seemed to sense something and looked up.

The doctor was palpating Yu An's ankle. He sat very properly, his hands braced at his sides, one leg resting on the stool and the other hanging naturally. Because he was thinner and weaker than others his age, his toes only just touched the ground, and his calf swayed slightly in a childlike manner.

He Li'an could not help curling his lips again.

But Yu An had been looking at him for too long. A full minute had passed, and he had not seen Yu An blink once.

Was he scared?

He Li'an set down his pen and walked over. "Doctor, how bad is his injury?"

"We'll need an X-ray." The doctor released his hand and turned to write an examination order.

He Li'an looked down, and Yu An was looking up at him.

His eyes were sharply black and white, moist and sparkling.

He Li'an raised a hand, intending to pat his head. "It's okay. I'll stay with you."

Yu An frowned and swiftly turned his head aside to avoid him.

He did not like being touched by others.

Not even He Li'an, who was handsome enough to make him want to live a little longer, was allowed.

No one was allowed to casually break his rules.

He Li'an froze. He had not expected Yu An to dodge him and instinctively apologized. "Sorry."

Yu An said magnanimously, "It's good that you know you were wrong."

Although He Li'an's sudden attempt to touch him had made him unhappy.

He was still quite satisfied with He Li'an's attitude of taking the initiative to admit fault.

"..."

He Li'an had never experienced rejection before and did not know how to react for a moment.

Just then, the doctor finished writing the examination order.

"You can go get the X-ray now."

The examination results showed a ligament sprain. The doctor fitted Yu An with a brace and instructed him to rest in bed.

He Li'an arranged an electric wheelchair for Yu An.

Yu An found it fascinating. While the doctor explained the precautions, he had no mind to listen and focused entirely on figuring out how to operate the wheelchair.

Seeing this, the doctor emphasized the instructions to He Li'an instead.

By the time they finished talking and turned around, they discovered that Yu An had already set the wheelchair to fifth gear and was speeding around the lobby.

He Li'an's expression changed. He raised his voice to stop him. "Yu An, stop!"

Yu An was engrossed in racing the wheelchair and did not hear him. He even imitated the sound of a car starting. "Vrooom~"

Being transported into a novel was great.

If he had not been transported into a novel, he would never have known wheelchairs could be this fun.

Just as he was having the time of his life, a tall figure suddenly intercepted his wheelchair from the front. Long legs braced against the chair, and with lightning-fast movements, he snatched the wheelchair's control switch.

He Li'an intercepted him quickly and cleanly, leaving Yu An no time to react.

He Li'an was slightly out of breath as he crouched in front of Yu An. "Yu An, do you know that this is very..." dangerous!

Yu An finally came back to his senses and looked at him with pure admiration. "That was amazing!"

Stopping a moving wheelchair barehanded required tremendous strength.

Yu An was not physically strong, so he greatly admired people with powerful physiques.

He Li'an held Yu An's gaze for only a second before the intense sincerity in his eyes startled him into looking away.

"You can't do that again. It's dangerous." The thin layer of anger in He Li'an's voice had long since vanished, and his tone returned to its usual gentleness.

"Oh." Yu An knew it was dangerous, but he did not care. "But you looked so cool just now. Can we really not do it again?"

"..." He Li'an walked around behind him to push his wheelchair. "No."

He did not look at Yu An's face the entire time, afraid that if he saw that sincere and innocent face, he would be unable to refuse firmly.

Yu An said, "Oh."

His tone was full of disappointment.

It made one's heart soften.

"Once your injury heals, we can do it again." By the end, He Li'an's tone was nearly a sigh.

He did not know why he was making such a ridiculous promise to this junior.

But Yu An's response caught him by surprise.

"Forget it."