She likes me?

Because she was searching through a schoolbag, not a briefcase,
Lin Yuxuan had momentarily forgotten—this body’s original owner didn’t share her habits.
In her urgency, she’d overlooked a simple truth: she wasn’t the same person anymore.

“Damn it… I forgot to bring medicine.”
Lin Yuxuan felt a pang of regret.
A habit she’d never broken in her past life—carrying emergency meds—had slipped her mind.
Back then, she’d carried them every day and never needed them.
Now, when someone actually did, she had nothing.

“Xuanxuan? What are you looking for?”

Xie Liting, who had just entered the classroom, noticed Lin Yuxuan frantically rummaging through her bag.

“Tang Yawen seems to have a fever. I’m trying to find some fever reducer.
Liting, do you have any?”

“N-no… I don’t carry stuff like that…”

Who brings fever medicine to school?

Liting was a little stunned.
Lin Yuxuan’s mindset was still too much like an office worker’s—
she hadn’t fully adjusted to being a student again.

“So what should I do…”

Lin Yuxuan wondered if she should just help Tang Yawen take the day off.

“You can take her to the infirmary, Xuanxuan.
There should be a nurse on duty at this time.”

“The infirmary? Right… I completely forgot…”

Lin Yuxuan suddenly remembered—this world’s schools were more like the ones in anime.
The infirmary wasn’t just for show.
Unlike in her past life, where it was basically empty,
here it actually had a real nurse on duty.

Snapping back to reality, Lin Yuxuan quickly woke Tang Yawen.

“Wenwen, stop sleeping. Come on, let’s go to the school nurse.”

“Xuanxuan… you smell so good…”
Delirious from fever, Tang Yawen couldn’t tell dream from reality.
She thought she was still dreaming.

“Silly~”

Lin Yuxuan blushed, two rosy clouds rising on her cheeks.

Xie Liting, watching from the side, gave Lin Yuxuan a knowing look.

But as a genjuku—someone with a full, active social life—she knew when to hold back her curiosity.

Still, that didn’t stop her from silently enjoying the drama…

(So Xuanxuan’s a lesbian, huh…)

Lin Yuxuan quickly carried Tang Yawen to the infirmary.

Tang Yawen shuffled along in a half-conscious daze.

“I’ll have to get her excused for the day.
She’s in no condition to attend class.
Let the nurse check her temperature first.”

In this world, students couldn’t just leave early due to illness.
They needed official approval from the school nurse.
Faking sickness wouldn’t work.
If a student had a sudden medical emergency—something life-threatening—
and the school simply let them go home without proper care,
they could be held liable.
That’s why the infirmary had a full-time nurse on duty.

The nurse on shift was a purple-haired woman in a white coat.

She looked a bit like Toomo Ayame, but more mature, more alluring.
Her figure was even more striking—her ample chest practically threatening to burst the buttons of her coat.

“Here for a fever excuse?”

The beautiful nurse set down her coffee cup as they entered.

The mature nurse quickly checked Tang Yawen’s temperature with a thermometer gun.

“39.2°C—that’s high.
Here, take this bottle of fever reducer.
After she takes it, let her rest here for observation.
Once her fever drops, she can go home.
I’ll write the excuse.
No class for her today.”

“Got it.”

This nurse… she was so cool and efficient.
Her commanding presence reminded Lin Yuxuan of a certain purple-haired senior.

“Hold out your hand~”
The beautiful nurse said in a tone that left no room for refusal.

“O-okay…”
Lin Yuxuan didn’t hesitate. She extended her smooth, pale hand.

The purple-haired beauty first cradled Lin Yuxuan’s hand in her own,
gently stroking the back of it for a few seconds—
then handed her a small brown, light-protected bottle.

“Fast-acting fever reducer.
Give it to her now. One bottle is enough.”

“O-okay…”

Lin Yuxuan really wanted to ask—
Why did you stroke my hand like that just now?
But she was too shy to say it out loud.

The nurse’s aura was just too dominant—she couldn’t bring herself to question it.

Lin Yuxuan unscrewed the cap and gently fed the white liquid to the drowsy Tang Yawen on the couch.

“Wenwen, time to take your medicine~”

Delirious, Tang Yawen had no idea about the intimate little moment between Lin Yuxuan and the nurse.
All she saw was Lin Yuxuan holding a bottle of white “mysterious liquid,” ready to pour it into her mouth.

“Xuanxuan… I’m sorry… I won’t interfere with you seeing other girls…
I don’t want to die… I don’t want to drink poison…”

At the sight of this “classic scene,”
Tang Yawen instantly knew what was “happening”—and projected herself into the role.

“What are you talking about…”
Lin Yuxuan’s forehead darkened with a line of annoyance.

The nurse, however, burst into quiet laughter.

“Pfft~”

As a “seasoned veteran,” she could instantly tell what kind of relationship these two girls had.

Lin Yuxuan realized she and Tang Yawen were being misunderstood.

“Dummy! Just take your medicine!
Swallow it! No spitting! Do it now!”

Under Lin Yuxuan’s firm command,
Tang Yawen obediently swallowed every drop of the white liquid forced into her mouth.

Lin Yuxuan took a tissue and gently wiped the medicine from the corners of her lips.

This feels just like taking care of a little kid…

After taking the medicine, Tang Yawen drifted into a peaceful sleep.

Lin Yuxuan let her rest her head on her lap.

Even the beautiful nurse looked on with envy.

(Ah, youth… being able to cuddle with a white-haired beauty like that…)

“Are you two a couple?”

The nurse suddenly asked.

“Huh?! N-no! It’s not like that at all!”

Lin Yuxuan was completely caught off guard.

“Mm-hmm, sure. (Reading the room)”
The nurse sipped her coffee, clearly amused.

Lin Yuxuan: If you don’t believe me, that’s on you. I’m not explaining further.

Despite the chaos, they eventually got Tang Yawen home.

After Tang Yawen recovered from her fever,
she learned it was Lin Yuxuan who had taken care of her—
and nearly melted from embarrassment.

“Xuanxuan… did I say anything… weird while I was sick?”
Tang Yawen asked anxiously from her bed.

“Not… really…”

“Huh? Why the hesitation?”

“Well… not exactly weird.”

“You just told me not to give you medicine,
that you wouldn’t interfere if I dated other girls,
and that when I played with other girls in the future,
you’d hide under the bed.”

“AAAAH!” Tang Yawen froze, mortified.

Had she really said all that when she was delirious?

“Pfft~”
Lin Yuxuan couldn’t hold it in this time.

Teacher Wenwen is just too cute. Teasing her is way too fun.

“Get some rest. I got you excused.
The nurse already wrote the note.”

“Okay… I think I remember that.
I thought it was a dream at the time.”

Before leaving, Lin Yuxuan stopped by the supermarket,
bought some ingredients, and cooked Tang Yawen a nutritious, delicious lunch.

“I made lunch for you.
Just heat it up at noon.
No more takeout—it’s not healthy.”

“Mm-hmm.”

At the mention of takeout, Tang Yawen recalled her last meal from “Hua Chang Shi.”
She’d spent half the night running to the bathroom after that…

So this time, she knew better.
No more takeout.
And honestly, Lin Yuxuan’s cooking was way better than any restaurant.

Most importantly, she was running a fever—
if she got food poisoning again, her fragile body wouldn’t survive.

Lying in bed, Tang Yawen heard the soft click of the front door locking.
A sudden wave of loneliness washed over her.

Even someone like me—an amoeba—can be cared for like this?
And by my Xuanxuan…
Did the fever fry my brain? Is this all just a dream?

Could it be… she likes me?

The thought barely formed in Tang Yawen’s mind
before she was overwhelmed with shyness.
She buried herself under the blanket, unable to face the world.
Like a giant worm, she wriggled and rolled across the bed in panic.

“Ow! Hey!”

And accidentally rolled right off the bed.