After playing pool, Jiang Shuyi and Song Jinxi returned to their room.

Li Roujia came by shortly to check the rooms.

Nothing happened, and everything was quite tranquil.

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The next morning, during breakfast, Jiang Shuyi looked out the window after eating her meal.

Yesterday was a warm winter day, but today it had turned foggy.

For some reason, it was quite unsettling.

Jiang Shuyi turned her head to glance at the Omega sitting on the other side of the hotel lobby.

Wen Yao was wearing the school uniform that everyone had on, her hair neatly tucked behind her ears.

Her fair, petite ears looked very soft.

Jiang Shuyi noticed that she was unusually sitting with a few other Omegas from the class.

They were probably Wen Yao's roommates.

But even when sitting with others, Wen Yao remained silent as usual, putting down her fork without eating anything.

After breakfast, Jiang Shuyi walked up behind Wen Yao. "Wen Yao, where are you planning to go today?"

Today's schedule was simply free time.

Students could choose to go to any attractions they wanted.

Wen Yao quietly raised her eyes to look at Jiang Shuyi but didn't answer.

Jiang Shuyi remembered that Wen Yao hadn't eaten much this morning. "Are you feeling unwell?"

For some reason, Jiang Shuyi felt that Wen Yao looked worse today than yesterday.

"I'm fine." Wen Yao replied in a neutral tone.

She didn't look at Jiang Shuyi's face, remaining silent and giving off a sense of distance.

"...But you look like you're not well." Jiang Shuyi reached out to touch Wen Yao's forehead.

Wen Yao calmly dodged her hand.

"Don't touch me."

Seeing Wen Yao's frosty expression, Jiang Shuyi couldn't help but feel a bit dejected.

"Oh," Jiang Shuyi quickly withdrew her hand. "I just wanted to check if you had a fever..."

Jiang Shuyi couldn't help but want to complain.

—I'm clearly worried about her, does she have to be this resistant?

"I don't have a fever, you don't need to act like this."

Wen Yao replied calmly, her voice as cold as always.

"...Oh." Jiang Shuyi wanted to say, 'That's good.'

But before she could say it, Wen Yao looked up, her eyes fixed on Jiang Shuyi.

"And even if I did have a fever, so what?"

"What does it have to do with you if I have a fever?"

". . ."

Jiang Shuyi was suddenly at a loss for words at this question.

However, hearing such words always made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

Jiang Shuyi pouted and looked at Wen Yao. "How could it not matter? Of course, it does."

After a long silence, Wen Yao looked at her. "Is it?"

"Then what is our relationship?" Wen Yao stared intently at Jiang Shuyi.

Jiang Shuyi noticed that there seemed to be something trembling in Wen Yao's gaze.

It stirred a sense of pity within her.

Jiang Shuyi quickly replied, "You're my classmate... Isn't it right for me to care about you?"

Wen Yao's expression turned serious as she eventually averted her gaze from Jiang Shuyi. "...That's not right."

Her voice was very cold.

Jiang Shuyi was taken aback. "...What's not right about it?"

"You teach me, and I help you... What's wrong with me caring about you?"

Jiang Shuyi listed her reasons like a child.

Wen Yao sighed as she looked at her.

"Alright, everyone gather around, the teacher has something to say." Li Roujia clapped her hands at the door.

Wen Yao walked over without saying a word.

"Wen Yao..." Jiang Shuyi could only follow her.

---

After Teacher Li was done explaining the important points, the students began their free activities, heading to the attractions they wanted to visit.

As Wen Yao watched people gradually leave, she glanced at Jiang Shuyi, who was still beside her, and walked out of the hotel alone without saying anything.

She hugged herself, simply wearing a layer of the school's standard white wool coat over her outfit, looking very casual.

Jiang Shuyi watched her leave and followed at a distance.

Wen Yao seemed to know she was following but didn't say a word.

They walked aimlessly to a nearby lake close to the hotel.

A flock of seagulls rested on the sandy shore of the lake.

The weather was bad today, with a gray sky and layers of gray clouds rolling over the deep blue lake.

As a winter scene, just looking at the lake made one feel very lonely and desolate.

The seagulls circling above the lake suddenly began to call out.

Jiang Shuyi followed behind Wen Yao, trying to make conversation.

"Wen Yao, there are so many birds over there..."

Wen Yao paused for a moment, glancing at her with some disdain without responding.

Jiang Shuyi suddenly felt that her comment sounded quite dull, so she changed the subject.

"...I heard there's a famous dessert shop not far from here."

"Do you want to go eat there with me?"

"No." Wen Yao looked indifferently at the center of the lake.

"I don't want to go out today."

Wen Yao fell silent again.

"But you hardly ate anything for breakfast this morning." Jiang Shuyi hurried to her side, looking worried.

"And I'm a bit concerned about your health, you—"

"Jiang Shuyi."

Wen Yao's voice interrupted Jiang Shuyi.

". . ."

Wen Yao turned to look at the Alpha beside her and quietly sighed.

With a hint of helplessness, she hugged her shoulders and said softly, "Sometimes, you're really... annoying."

Unlike her usual cold tone, this statement from Wen Yao, while clearly saying "annoying," had a different feeling to it...

Jiang Shuyi looked at Wen Yao.

The cold wind stirred ripples on the water's surface, and a drop of water fell on Jiang Shuyi's neck.

Jiang Shuyi looked up in confusion, still not processing what was happening when rain suddenly poured down on both of them.

The lake turned into a white blur due to the sudden downpour.

"It's raining," Wen Yao said.

Jiang Shuyi glanced at Wen Yao's shirt, which was soaked by the rain, and without thinking, pulled Wen Yao back toward the hotel.

The cold rain fell on both of them.

Jiang Shuyi felt a bit of warmth in the hand that was holding Wen Yao's.

By the time they returned to the hotel, their hair and clothes were already drenched.

Jiang Shuyi stood in the hotel lobby, hurriedly brushing off the rainwater from her clothes.

She turned to look at Wen Yao beside her.

Wen Yao's already pale face looked even more so after getting wet.

Jiang Shuyi wiped the rain off Wen Yao's face and pulled her toward the elevator. "You should hurry back to your room, take a shower, and change into some dry clothes."

Wen Yao looked at Jiang Shuyi but didn't respond.

The elevator doors slowly opened, and Jiang Shuyi pulled Wen Yao inside.

"If you catch a cold like last time, it won't be good." Jiang Shuyi pressed the button for her floor and turned to Wen Yao. "Which floor are you on?"

Wen Yao hugged her shoulders and shrank back, letting out a sigh as she looked at Jiang Shuyi.

"My room card is with Lin Qing."

". . ."

---

Perhaps because of the rain, a sweet scent of roses wafted from Wen Yao.

Her damp hair, soaked by the rain, carried a fragrant scent.

The scent of her pheromones blossomed in the elevator, evoking an unusual feeling in Jiang Shuyi.

Feeling a bit at a loss, Jiang Shuyi shifted her gaze away from the Omega in front of her.

"Wen Yao, why don't you come to my room to take a shower first? If this goes on, you'll catch a cold."

The elevator stopped at Jiang Shuyi's floor, and she sniffed, looking at Wen Yao, whose face had lost its color.

The two entered Jiang Shuyi's room.

Jiang Shuyi immediately turned on the heating, found a set of her dry clothes for Wen Yao, and handed them to her.

"Go take a shower quickly."

". . ." Wen Yao paused for a moment, looking silently at Jiang Shuyi.

Jiang Shuyi handed the clothes to Wen Yao and urged her, "Hurry up, don't catch a cold. I'm fine."

". . ."

While Wen Yao was taking a shower, Jiang Shuyi quickly dried herself off and changed into her own clothes.

Then, she called room service to send their clothes to the hotel laundry to be dried.

Standing in front of the heater, Jiang Shuyi felt warm after a while.

The bathroom door opened.

The moment the door cracked open, a rich rose fragrance filled the room, enough to make one feel uneasy.

Wen Yao stepped out wearing Jiang Shuyi's clothes and pants.

Perhaps it was because she had just taken a shower, but there was a hint of moisture on Wen Yao, and even her gaze held something captivating.

Jiang Shuyi stared at Wen Yao in her clothes, and with that rich fragrance, her mind went blank for a few seconds.

". . ." She shifted her gaze somewhat guiltily. "Are you still cold?"

Wen Yao shook her head but still looked somewhat frail.

She seemed to glance weakly at Jiang Shuyi.

"Jiang Shuyi..."

At that moment, Jiang Shuyi's phone rang.

Jiang Shuyi glanced at Wen Yao and answered the call.

"Hello?" It was Song Jinxi's voice.

"Ah."

"Jiang Shuyi, are you coming?" Yan Jingshu's voice also came from the other end.

Zhou Jingtang's voice followed, "You're coming, right?"

"We're at that dessert shop now. Do you want to come over?" Song Jinxi asked, dealing with the other two on the line.

"The cheesecake here is really amazing," Zhou Jingtang's voice chimed in again.

Jiang Shuyi looked at Wen Yao.

Wen Yao seemed lost in thought as she slowly walked closer to Jiang Shuyi.

"I..." She was about to respond when, in the next second.

Wen Yao silently hugged Jiang Shuyi's arm.

Looking at Wen Yao in her clothes, Jiang Shuyi's eyes widened in surprise, and she instinctively blurted out,

"I'm not going."

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