Chu Ran's legs had started hurting the night before. Unlike his usual discomfort, this pain felt more like something had run them over.
He had initially thought it was from exhaustion, but after what Ning Shile had said, that possibility was ruled out.
"Does it hurt?" Ning Shile asked again.
Zheng Ye and Bai Qiongyu also looked at Chu Ran.
If Chu Ran's legs really hurt badly, Ning Shile would definitely worry. They didn't want him to worry.
Neither did Chu Ran.
"No," Chu Ran said, his expression perfectly normal, betraying nothing. Instead, he looked at Ning Shile and asked, "Why do you ask?"
"Ah..." Ning Shile paused. "Just wondering."
Chu Ran isn't reacting?
If this really is the novel world correcting itself, Chu Ran, as the lead top, would definitely be the first to be corrected.
Ning Shile pressed his lips together.
So... if Chu Ran has no symptoms, am I overthinking it?
Hearing that, Bai Qiongyu hurriedly spoke up. "If you ask me, this sore throat is probably just a sign I'm coming down with a cold!"
"Right," Chu Ran picked up smoothly, looking Bai Qiongyu up and down. "If it's still not better tomorrow, you should see a doctor."
"You think I don't know to see a doctor?" Bai Qiongyu folded his arms and gave Chu Ran a cool once-over.
"Who knows? You are a little, you know..." Looking at Bai Qiongyu, Chu Ran raised a hand and tapped his own head.
"?"
A little what?
Having spent so long abroad, Bai Qiongyu didn't really know what tapping one's head meant. He was confused, but instinct told him it wasn't anything nice.
Determined not to let himself get the short end of the stick, Bai Qiongyu tapped his own head too and shot back, "You're the one