Chapter 20 (1/2)

Gao Xuan was silently lying on a bed in a clean and neat single-patient ward. His breathing was stable and steady.

Yun Qingshang sat on a chair by the bed, her expression calm and peaceful. She had changed into a T-shirt and long pants, and her crass, primordial demeanor had disappeared, leaving only her usual coldness behind.

A simple and loose braid made her look extra youthful.

Wei Zhenzhen, who’d just entered the room, couldn’t help but feel a little envious when she saw Yun Qingshang.

This girl was clearly not as beautiful as her, but her cold, genuine demeanor triumphed over her outright.

Any man would think that Yun Qingshang was of a higher class than her.

Yun Qingshang liked Gao Xuan, but she didn’t like Yun Qingshang. This wasn’t because she was petty, but because she could see that Yun Qingshang was cold and aloof to everyone around her.

Yun Qingshang also acted very aloof around Xu Yin, who took good care of her.

Wei Zhenzhen was the most spoiled child in her family. She couldn’t stand being ignored.

She especially felt this way over Yun Qingshang’s unadulterated disdain. Other than Gao Xuan, everyone else might as well be an object in her eyes.

If not for her detest for Yun Qingshang, Wei Zhenzhen would’ve lived in the ward to take care of Gao Xuan.

Now, she could only visit Gao Xuan three times a day. Thus, she felt very displeased every time she saw Yun Qingshang.

Xu Yin noticed that Wei Zhenzhen had a stern expression and gave her a reprimanding look. She signaled for Wei Zhenzhen to make her displeasure less obvious.

Yun Qingshang was cold and proud. She was this way with Gao Xuan too. The only difference was that she obeyed Gao Xuan’s words, yet when someone else was talking to her, it was like she didn’t hear a word they said.

Xu Yin admired Yun Qingshang. Modern civilization was overly refined. It lacked such simplistic beauty.

Xu Yin smiled at Yun Qingshang. “Good news, the school is willing to recruit you guys as part of the 3018th batch of new students of the Combat Academy, Sword Technique Branch. The vice-principal will personally write your enrollment notice.”

Yun Qingshang knew that Gao Xuan cared deeply about this, so she stood up and nodded slightly. “Thank you.”

Because Gao Xuan was unconscious, this was done completely with Xu Yin’s help. Even though Yun Qingshang didn’t like interacting with others, she still had basic manners.

“You guys stopped Wang Hongen and saved our lives.” Xu Yin shook her head and said, “This is nothing compared to that.”

Six students of the expedition had died. They’d all been killed by Wang Hongen, which was something especially hard to deal with.

Fortunately, Wei Zhenzhen had had her camera on the entire time. Her smartwatch had recorded Wang Hongen killing the students. However, the camera had automatically shut down when she’d become unconscious. Only Yun Qingshang knew what had happened after that.

What these people didn’t know was that Yun Qingshang had received the relevant training since young and was extremely adept at throwing off any investigators. Lie detectors were useless on her.

She also had the Crimson Heart. It was easy for her to fool this bunch of people.

After the matter had been thoroughly investigated, the school immediately decided to recruit both Gao Xuan and Yun Qingshang. They were going to recruit them, even if they were idiots.

These two wouldn’t spout nonsense in the outside world if they became students of Mingjing University. That was the only way to defend the glory of the school.

Xu Yin, as one of the professors who had led the expedition team, was also hit with a great deal of trouble.

Even though this matter had nothing to do with her, the parents of the six students who’d died would definitely search for the person who was responsible for their child.

Fortunately, Xu Yin was from an influential family, and the school was also willing to support her. Still, she barely made it through the ordeal.

After toiling for a few days, the matter came to a close.

That was why she had the free time to come visit Gao Xuan and tell them the good news.

However, Gao Xuan wasn’t awake yet.

This made Xu Yin a little worried. Even though medical technology had already become very advanced, research on human consciousness was still rudimentary.

If Gao Xuan became brain-dead, there’d be no sense in keeping his body alive.

Xu Yin said, “Qingshang, let’s give Gao Xuan a full check-up. I can contact a brain expert.”

“No need.” Yun Qingshang shook her head determinedly. “He’ll wake up on his own.”

“Sister Yin, look. She’s so stubborn.”

Wei Zhenzhen was very dissatisfied. She had already talked with Yun Qingshang numerous times about giving Gao Xuan a full check-up but was always vehemently rejected.

Yun Qingshang was still rather polite with Xu Yin and gave her a word in explanation.

Wei Zhenzhen pointed to Yun Qingshang and said, “You’re not Gao Xuan’s guardian, nor are you his wife. You don’t have the right to decide for Gao Xuan.”