"Pain... " As soon as consciousness returned, the pain occupied my mind. It was as if I had forgotten something, but the only thing I remembered was self-harm in order to rendezvous with Yuxi in the rain. This is the infirmary, no doubt about it. But why does it feel soft underneath? It's very comfortable resting my head on something, and there's a blanket covering me. Undoubtedly, I'm lying on a bed now. But how did I end up on the bed, and why does my head throb painfully whenever I move it? Lost in thought, I unintentionally glanced to one side and saw Su Yuqian sitting there.

"Yuxi?" I exclaimed in astonishment.

"You're awake..." She looked away and her fingers were still twirling the end of her hair.

"How did I end up on the bed?" I asked her, confused.

"Your knee was injured. I helped you apply ointment and then helped you get onto the bed to rest," she explained.

"Is that so?" I found it hard to believe.

"Well, you should thank me. As the master, I've actually lowered myself to serve you, the servant," she said, puffing out her chest.

"Aren't you my girlfriend?" I found her words strange.

"Idiot... You're thinking too far ahead with this girlfriend thing. Besides, who would be interested in you, an NPC?" she said angrily, her face turning red.

"NPC? Is that so? So, I'm just an inconspicuous character," I said sadly.

"Sigh... My head hurts and my knee hurts. I'll just let the pain relieve me," I lay on the bed, feeling as if I had given up on life.

"You're... useless. Someone like you can never be my boyfriend," Su Yuqian turned her face aside, but still observed me from the corner of her eye.

"Well..." I suddenly sat up straight and tightly held her delicate and fair hand. Her body trembled and she looked at me in surprise and panic.

"Idiot... What are you doing?" Her voice suddenly became as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and her face reddened even more.

"What do you think I'm going to do?" I smirked.

"Anything too much and I won't hesitate to punch you in the face."

"So, a little bit of affection is fine, right?"

Upon hearing her words, I became a bit bolder and grinned slightly wickedly.

My eyes, filled with desire, moved over her body and finally lingered on her thin lips.

"Kissing is indeed the best feeling," I excitedly said.

"Stupid Jerry, your appearance is so disgusting," she said while closing her eyes as if cooperating, her face turned red. She seemed to be waiting for something.

My reaction was to flick her forehead lightly.

Suddenly, her eyes shot open and she covered her reddened forehead with her hand.

"Stupid Jerry, what was that?"

"That's what they call a playful tease," I jokingly said.

"Idiot! Fool!" She punched me in anger, and I felt miserable. I had just recovered from old injuries, and now I had new ones.

"By the way, Yuxi, when you sent me a message, I remember it said 'I have something to tell you,' right?" I rubbed my cheek and asked.

"Ah... that... actually..." Su Yuqian blushed and lowered her head, speaking hesitantly.

"What is it?"

"It's... about... meeting each other's parents..."

"Huh?" I exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't think of anything strange, idiot. It's because my mom wants to meet you," Yuxi explained, annoyed. I had been completely puzzled until she mentioned that.

"Your aunt wants to meet me?" I was both surprised and happy.

Yuxi nodded.

"Well, when I meet your aunt, I'll ask her to approve of our marriage," I recalled what my mother had mentioned, that as long as Su Yuqian and I filed for marriage registration, my mother would no longer have any reservations and would support us being together.

"Marriage... It's... too... early. We're still students," Su Yuqian mumbled, her face blushing.

"It's better to strike while the iron is hot," I said with a sly smile.

"That's not good at all. Besides... I can't stand someone like you," she said in frustration."Don't say things like that anymore," I suggested with a bitter smile.

"Forget it. Do you, as a servant, really think you can completely turn your life around?"

Su Yuqian looked down upon me with a superior gaze, completely belittling me.

"What's with the superior attitude? It's quite annoying," I jokingly said,

smiling with a hint of mischief as I held her hands tightly with my fingers interlocked. She seemed to want to break free, but I was relentless.

Just as we were about to kiss, the door of the infirmary opened,

"Oh? Is the teacher not here?"

"This is trouble. What should we do about the wound?"

"Deal with it yourself."

The voices belonged to two girls, one of whom seemed to have injured her elbow. The other girl carefully disinfected and applied medicine to the injured area.

"Is there too much bleeding? I'm feeling a bit dizzy in my head."

The injured girl walked towards me, and because she was in a hurry and couldn't find a place to hide, she ended up hiding on the bed I was lying on.

Just because we were so close, I could feel Su Yuqian's body warmth.

"Oh!?" The girl noticed me and was scared,

"Ahaha, I'm just resting here because my knee got injured," I awkwardly laughed,

"Oh!" And then she ran out,

I didn't understand why she ran out at all. The girl who came with her also chased after her,

And then, only Su Yuqian and I were left in the infirmary. A sweet scent stimulated my sense of smell and confused my mind,

In a daze, I hugged Su Yuqian,

"You smell so good,"

"What are you doing? Stupid Jerry, let go of me now,"

Su Yuqian tried to break free again,

"Sniff...” I sniffed her neck, then her armpit,

"You... Stupid Jerry, that's enough!"

"Ah!" She kicked my already grazed knee, causing me intense pain. It took a while for the pain to subside,

Su Yuqian's face turned red with anger,

She got off the bed, turned around, and prepared to leave. Just before leaving, she said, "You must come to my house before nine o'clock this Saturday, and... is it really okay for us to do this secretly?"

After saying that, she left with a profound look on her face, and I became more serious as I heard her words.