With this in mind, Jiang You slowly walked over to the two kittens drinking a nutrient solution. She squatted down and reached out to pet them.
One was solid pink, pink all over.
The other also had completely pink fur, but its eyes were red.
’In the novel, didn’t the villainess only have a Healing Soul Beast? Where did this Combat Soul Beast come from?’
’Well, it’s understandable that some things are a little different now that I’m here.’
’I guess I’m a Dual Soul Master, so I’ll have to work hard at grinding instances.’
Both kittens were in their Level 1 Form and looked just like ordinary cats, with no major differences.
Jiang You petted the kittens for a moment before flopping back onto her bed.
She definitely hadn’t slept well in the equipment room last night. Her back was sore, and she was exhausted.
She lay flat on her bed, scrolling through her class group chat and news about those women’s various romantic exploits.
Jiang You felt her eyes getting heavier and her head growing dizzier.
Realizing something was wrong, she took out a thermometer to check. The reading confirmed she had a low-grade fever.
She remembered the new housekeeper had prepared cold medicine and such for her, and it was somewhere in her dorm room.
Jiang You weakly climbed out of bed again and began to fumble around. Perhaps because she was sick, her movements were sluggish. Frowning slightly, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself, "Where on earth did he put the first-aid kit..."
When a brief search turned up nothing, she decided to call the housekeeper, Chi Chuan.
However, she didn’t look carefully and dialed the wrong number.
The call rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Jiang You was growing impatient. ’This housekeeper has absolutely no professional etiquette,’ she fumed internally. ’He’s not picking up after I’ve been calling for so long. If he worked for anyone else, he would’ve been fired for sure!’
「Meanwhile, inside the Secret Realm.」
"Captain, your terminal has been ringing for a while. Aren’t you going to answer?" a young man asked, glancing from the vibrating terminal on the youth’s wrist to the youth himself.
The youth had a cold and stern face, with black hair and black eyes.
Xie Heng frowned slightly and lifted the terminal on his wrist. The caller ID read ’Fiancée’.
He never contacted this fiancée of his, nor did he like her. After all, even without deliberately trying to find out, he had heard bits and pieces about her exploits.
She was just like those other arrogant and domineering rich girls, suffering from "princess sickness."
He thought that if he didn’t answer, she would get the hint and hang up, but the call kept ringing.
Disliking her was one thing, but she was his fiancée, after all. So, Xie Heng answered.
Meanwhile, Jiang You was silently contemplating how she was going to dock this housekeeper’s pay.
’How dare he not answer my call after so long!’
Just then, the call connected.
"What is it?" a cold, displeased voice came through.
Jiang You’s thoughts were sluggish. ’What kind of attitude is that for a housekeeper? Am I the master or is he? How dare he speak to me like that!’
’He has no sense of service whatsoever!’
’Dock his pay! I’m docking his pay!’
"Housekeeper Chi, where did you put the fever medicine?" Forgetting her grievances for the moment, Jiang You turned the camera toward a cabinet.
The girl’s voice was a little hoarse and soft, carrying a pitiful, uncomfortable tone.
Xie Heng couldn’t help but frown. He realized she had dialed the wrong number. From her soft, pained voice, he could also tell that she was sick.
Otherwise, the high and mighty young miss would never speak in such a soft voice.
"Hurry up and tell me..." Jiang You frowned in discomfort. She thought her tone was harsh, but to the listener’s ear, it sounded like she was pouting. "Don’t tell me you forgot where you put it. Believe it or not, I’ll dock your pay..."
A strange feeling flickered in Xie Heng’s heart, but on the surface, he only frowned slightly. His gaze fell on the video feed, and he quickly located the first-aid kit.
The first-aid kit was right next to her hand, directly in front of her.
"It’s to your right," Xie Heng said, his expression grim.
’It’s right in front of her, and she’s saying she can’t find it.’
"Where?" Jiang You asked dazedly.
"The pink box," Xie Heng said, his voice cold and hard.
It took Jiang You a moment to process. "Oh, oh..."
’So this is the first-aid kit? Why is it pink?’
"Open it." Xie Heng had been about to hang up, but for some reason, he spoke again.
Jiang You obediently opened the first-aid kit.
"Top right. See that white medicine box?" Xie Heng said expressionlessly. "That’s the fever reducer. Take it out."
"Oh, oh..."
"The cup is on the table, next to the pink doll. Go get some water."
"Get warm water. The middle button."
"Okay, half a cup is enough."
"Put the medicine in your mouth, drink the water, and swallow."
"Alright, put the cup down and go back to bed and sleep it off."
...
Like a puppet who could only obey commands, Jiang You took the fever reducer and crawled back into bed to sleep.
She lay prone on the bed, and just before hanging up, she added, "Housekeeper Chi, your tone is bad, and your attitude is terrible. I’m still docking your pay..."
The young man’s voice came from the terminal, "...can’t even recognize who you’re talking to, yet you’re still thinking about docking someone’s pay."
The call on the terminal disconnected.
On the other side, Xie Heng lowered the terminal on his wrist.
The girl’s soft, coquettish voice seemed to linger in his ears, a little alluring, making them burn.
’She’s this obedient when she’s sick?’
Xie Heng’s expression smoothed. He didn’t like arrogant, domineering, spoiled, and foolish women like Jiang You.
’She’s just a little better-behaved because she’s sick. That’s all.’
’Why am I thinking so much about this?’
’It’s just a political marriage. There’s no need for feelings, and I don’t need them either.’
"Captain, finished coaxing the little one at home?" the young man asked with a grin. "My little sister is the same way. You have to coax her to get her to take her medicine."
Xie Heng’s eyelid twitched. "Coaxing?"
’As if I would ever coax that woman.’
’I was just worried she’d get delirious from the fever, be unable to find things, and call me again.’
’Besides, she is my fiancée. Even if I don’t like her, I can’t just stand by and watch her become delirious and hurt herself by bumping into something.’
’I was just fulfilling my responsibility as a fiancé.’
’It didn’t mean anything else.’
"You’re overthinking it," Xie Heng said coolly.
The young man paused. ’Am I overthinking it?’
’But the Captain was just being super patient, teaching someone how to get the medicine, how to get water, how to take it... It was basically nanny-level service, okay?’
The young man figured it must have been a child from the Captain’s family.
Little did he know, the person on the other end of the terminal was a big kid.
Xie Heng went back to leading his team through the Secret Realm.
He was a second-year in the Combat Department at Rose Liss.
Logically speaking, since he was entering a Secret Realm for training, he should have partnered with his fiancée from the Healing System.
But that woman, Jiang You, hadn’t come looking for him once, even though school had been in session for so long.
So, Xie Heng assumed she didn’t like him either, and there was no need to force it.
That was why his team for the Secret Realm didn’t have a Healer.
No Healer meant they had to deal with any injuries themselves.
Jiang You slept for a while, and when she woke up, she still hadn’t realized she had dialed the wrong number.
She felt much better.
She was, however, starting to crave some junk food.
Her three lackeys also sent her a message: the surveillance cameras in the equipment room were all broken, so nothing from last night had been recorded.