145: Chapter 145 Visit

The door swung open to reveal Captain Li Qiaoyan, dressed in a yellow floral-print dress and carrying a fruit basket, who greeted the two in the room with a smile.

Xing Yaoyan was visibly startled by the girl's sudden intrusion, her earlier mood instantly vanishing like smoke.

I was just thinking of teasing this little virgin while no one was around... what a shame... the opportunity's gone.

"Good morning, Captain Li Qiaoyan."

She replied with a smile of her own.

"Um... did I come at a bad time?"

Captain Li Qiaoyan's gaze shifted between the gift in Xing Yaoyan's hand and the young man lying in bed, as if she had suddenly realized something.

"It's fine, your timing is perfect."

As she spoke, Xing Yaoyan subtly hid the gift box behind her back.

"So, how about it? Did you find the device the Star Cult uses to collect Star Souls that I mentioned?"

"Sigh... don't even mention it... we found nothing of the so-called device you talked about. But it's true that all the Star Souls from the slain Star Beasts have disappeared. You have no idea how dark our bureau chief's face turned..."

Captain Li Qiaoyan closed the door behind her, complaining as she placed the fruit basket on Qian Mo's bedside. She then casually took a bunch of bananas from it, broke one off, and offered it forward.

"Sorry, I don't eat bananas..."

Qian Mo waved his hand awkwardly. He always felt this fruit gave off a strange smell, so he was quite averse to it. Besides, men and women shouldn't be too familiar. Sister Yan was right there watching; if he were to accept anything, it should be from her.

To his surprise, the girl didn't put down the banana in her hand even after he refused.

"Um, I..."

Qian Mo thought she hadn't heard him and was about to repeat himself.

"Don't flatter yourself, it's not for you."

Xing Yaoyan deftly stuffed the gift box she was holding under Qian Mo's blanket while snatching the banana from the girl's hand. She then leisurely began peeling it right in front of the slightly embarrassed young man.

Seeing this, Captain Li Qiaoyan patted the young man's shoulder and said earnestly:

"Junior, you know, Xing Yan has been watching over you since yesterday afternoon. Things like changing your clothes, wiping you down, feeding you nutrient paste—she did all that for you..."

"Wait! Don't slander me! I swear on the name of the Saintess of the Yao Race: a male nurse changed his clothes, someone else wiped his body. I only fed him; I didn't do anything else!"

The moment Captain Li Qiaoyan spoke, Xing Yaoyan, who had been about to eat, immediately lost her composure. Although she enjoyed teasing Qian Mo in private, having it said outright by someone else made her feel extremely awkward.

"Also, the reason I'm keeping him company is purely because he's a friend who came out to play with me. I have an obligation to take care of him. I don't want word getting out later, saying the Saintess of the Yao Race is a cold and heartless person or something..."

Xing Yaoyan's words gradually became incoherent towards the end, and a shy blush began to spread across her face.

Captain Li Qiaoyan took in all her changes.

But the girl just smiled knowingly and didn't continue teasing.

After all, it was a matter between these two. She was only mentioning it casually, driven by the human nature of enjoying gossip.

"Alright then, I won't disturb you two any longer. I'm off now, bye!"

Captain Li Qiaoyan left briskly, leaving only Xing Yaoyan and Qian Mo in the room once more.

But the ambiguous atmosphere from earlier had long since dissipated, so the two just stared at each other for a while, an awkward silence filling the air.

"I'll go wash an apple for you... you do eat apples, right?"

Xing Yaoyan spoke first, breaking the strange atmosphere.

"Oh... I do, thank you..."

Qian Mo quickly agreed, then simply watched the girl's back as she washed the fruit.

Her hair wasn't tied up yet, just casually draped over her shoulders. Compared to her usual spirited high ponytail, she now had a different, more gentle and domestic charm.

I suddenly want to hug her waist from behind, rest my chin gently on her head, and then...

Wait! What am I thinking? I can't have such dirty thoughts about Sister Yan...

And just as the young man sitting on the hospital bed was lost in his fantasies...

Suddenly, a commotion came from outside, accompanied by faint energy fluctuations.

Due to the room's spirit-isolating array, no one could perceive it very precisely.

"What's going on?"

Xing Yaoyan, who had just finished washing the fruit, turned to look outside the door, thinking to herself, *Isn't this supposed to be the best hospital in the capital? Why is there such a racket?*

"I'll go take a look."

Xing Yaoyan first walked over, placed the tray of washed fruit in Qian Mo's hands, then pressed his shoulder, signaling him to stay put in bed and let her handle it. She then casually tossed the banana peel away and curiously walked to the door.

She curiously opened the door and peeked out.

In Xing Yaoyan's view, two groups of people were standing outside.

On one side, a cat-eared girl had Claw Blades formed from Demonic Power condensed in her hands, adopting a guarded stance. The young man beside her was also exuding a hidden fluctuation of Demonic Power, poised for action.

On the other side, Yun Lan, Xiao Meng, and Hu Wang were also staring unfavorably at the two Yao Race members before them.

Both sides looked ready to come to blows.

The moment Xing Yaoyan opened the door, both groups simultaneously turned to look at her, and the previous clamor abruptly ceased.

The next second, Ying Linglong jumped up excitedly and said with enthusiasm:

"I told you this was Sister Yan's room, meow! You all said it wasn't. She clearly told me yesterday afternoon she was staying overnight at the hospital. You insisted I was talking nonsense..."

At this point, she then looked pitifully at Xing Yaoyan, putting on a wronged expression.

"Sister Yan, these humans are so mean, meow! It was their own mistake, but they insisted it was our fault. I patiently reasoned with them, but they wouldn't listen. They even tried to barge in, meow!"

"Ying Linglong, don't make false accusations! Captain Li Qiaoyan told us Qian Mo was in this room. We didn't know the Young Miss Xing Yan was here too... Wait! You said she stayed overnight..."

Xing Yaoyan had never seen Yun Lan move so fast. Like lightning, he quickly craned his neck to peek into the room.

Upon seeing his good buddy leisurely lying in the hospital bed munching on an apple, and noticing there was only one bed in the entire room, his previously somewhat angry expression suddenly shifted to a teasing look.

He then thrust the bag in his hand towards Xing Yaoyan, who hadn't yet reacted.

"It seems we were the ones disturbing you. We'll be going now."

Yun Lan turned and walked away. At the same time, he gave Hu Wang beside him a discreet look, signaling him to have Xiao Meng follow and leave with him.

But halfway down the hall, he stopped, turned his head to look at the two Yao Race members wearing triumphant expressions, and said in a somewhat provocative tone:

"Oh, right. As Qian Mo's friend, thank you for your hard work, Young Miss Xing Yan."

With that, he waved his hand, and the two humans and one fox promptly disappeared around the corner of the corridor.