First Time Kicked Out (Thanks
"Brother!" Yuxue looked at Xia Yu with expectant eyes.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yu asked as he touched the girl's hair.
"I told Lili and the others that you can braid hair, but they don't believe it!" Yuxue was paving the way for her upcoming request.
"I see. What hairstyle do you want?" Xia Yu understood the girl's intention at once.
"Can you do this?" Yuxue held up her phone, showing an animated picture on the screen.
It was a female character with flaxen hair, wearing a red and white battle suit, holding a thin sword in her hand. She wore a short red skirt…
"Look at the hair, the hair!" Yuxue corrected Xia Yu's gaze.
After taking a look, Xia Yu nodded.
"This time I'm going to record it!" Yuxue pulled Xia Yu in front of the large mirror in her room, made her preparations, and set up her phone to start recording from behind.
First, Xia Yu untied her ponytail and combed it neatly. On Yuxue's left side, he took two strands of hair and twisted them into a fishtail braid, securing them with a hairpin. Then, he braided another fishtail on the right side, intertwined them together, leaving a small braid behind the head.
Braiding hair wasn't a difficult task, and Xia Yu's level 2 makeup skills were enough to make him familiar with various hairstyles. If there were no props, he could even give the girl a full makeup.
"Done." Xia Yu said, patting the girl's head.
"No wonder you're my brother, that was so fast!" Yuxue twisted her head to look at the reflection of her hair in the mirror, looking very pleased. She took out her phone, snapped two more photos, and posted them along with the video in her best friend group chat.
Yuxue: Yan Li, see? I didn't lie to you, my brother is amazing!
It was because Yan Li questioned her that Yuxue wanted to record this video.
Yan Li: I got so mad that I kicked my sister who only knows how to braid ponytails.
The other two best friends also chimed in with envious comments.
Feeling satisfied, Yuxue put down her phone and continued to admire her hair.
After finishing Yuxue's hair, Xia Yu returned to his bedroom.
Opening the curtains, he looked at the sky outside.
Since it was a small town, there was little light pollution, and the stars were clearly visible.
Without realizing it, he had been playing the game for almost five months, and his life had undergone significant changes in this period.
Xia Dongyang's escape, the regional music competition, An Siyao, Kong Hanyue – everything was moving in a good direction.
His goal of making his and Yuxue's lives better, which he had set five months ago, had already been achieved. Although some other hopes had sprung up during these five months, they could be gradually fulfilled in the future.
Living without a sense of urgency felt comfortable.
Yawning lazily, Xia Yu lay in bed and looked at the space he had opened up when An Siyao's enhancement had reached level 3.
At the moment, this space was reserved for the black cat, which he would use later.
The other three spaces were for the white cat, An Siyao, and Xu Youxiang. The white cat's function had basically been completed, as Tina had already found a good home and this space could be removed.
In the future, if he wanted to activate it again, he just needed to go to the second area and find Tina's home.
After the cancellation of the white cat's slot, a slot was available to start considering the next body.
What kind of body should they choose?
Without a body search function, they could only rely on luck to find a body, which was an extremely inefficient process. Moreover, Xia Yu still had no clue about what kind of bonus they needed.
For now, let's put that aside; the main goal was to improve Xu Youxiang's programming skills.
Closing his eyes, he went to sleep.
When the sun rose, the first thing he did after opening his eyes was to go to Xu Youxiang.
It was already eight o'clock in the morning, and Xu Youxiang was eating breakfast.
"You're here," Xu Youxiang greeted him. "A woman came to see me yesterday, saying she was assigned to teach me programming, but we can't start until tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Xia Yu was puzzled. According to the news from An Siyao, they should be able to start today.
"Yes, you're out of luck; today, I have to go to the hospital for a check-up." Compared to her previous irritability when talking about her leg, Xu Youxiang was now very calm.
Xia Yu had almost forgotten about Xu Youxiang's leg problem, as sitting all day long was not at all inconvenient.
After finishing breakfast, with the help of Xu's parents, Xia Yu went downstairs and got in the car.
When they arrived at the hospital, they put Xia Yu in a wheelchair and skillfully shuttled between the examination rooms.
It seemed that the check-ups were more frequent than Xia Yu had thought; he just hadn't come often, so he didn't know.
The check-up procedures were not many, but some required queuing and waiting for the results. It wasn't until the afternoon that it was finally over.
With many examination reports, Xu's parents and Xia Yu went to the attending doctor together.
Taking the report, the doctor studied it.
Xu's parents looked anxiously at the doctor, and Xia Yu noticed Xu's father's hand behind the wheelchair trembling slightly from exertion.
Time seemed to slow due to their concentrated attention.
After a long time, the doctor put down the report and shook her head at Xu's parents.
"It's not optimistic," she said.
The clenched hand of Xu's father loosened, leaving white marks on his fingers.
Xu's mother choked up a bit.
Xia Yu then learned that Xu Youxiang had hidden some information from him.
"You two go out first," the doctor said to Xu's parents.
After they left, she squatted down and pinched Xu Youxiang's leg.
Judging from the force of her fingers, it must have been painful, but Xia Yu didn't feel anything at all.
What happened in the end?
Releasing her hand, the doctor sat back in her chair.
She asked, "Did you go for the muscle massage I told you about?"
"I told her I went, every week," Xu Youxiang's voice echoed in Xia Yu's mind.
Following the girl's words, Xia Yu answered.
"Let's observe for a while longer; if it doesn't work, we can only..." The doctor didn't finish her sentence.
She let Xu's parents in and took Xu Youxiang away.
On the way home, Xia Yu couldn't ask, and Xu Youxiang showed no intention of explaining to him.
When they got home, Xu's parents looked at their daughter on the bed and stood motionlessly beside it.
"You two go out first."
After driving the two people away, Xia Yu asked Xu Youxiang, "What's the situation?"
"There's nothing special, just that the leg is not very optimistic and may need to be amputated," Xu Youxiang's voice was calm.
"Is there any other way? Can't the hospitals in Afang solve it?" Although Xu Youxiang's leg was currently unusable, it was still part of a complete body. He could not imagine what a girl without legs would look like.
"What's wrong, are you sad that the leg you like will be gone?" Xu Youxiang's words were laced with sarcasm.
"Besides, what's the use of a woman without legs? You can only find a new one." She continued, her voice getting higher and higher.
"I don't care about the leg," Xia Yu said.
"But I do!" Xu Youxiang shouted, her voice sharp. "What are you doing with a woman who only has an upper body? To gawk? To fool? To ridicule? You don't care? Don't I have feelings?"
"I..."
"Get out!"
Xia Yu's vision went black, and when the light reappeared, he found himself back in his own body.
Due to Xu Youxiang's strong resistance, you have been temporarily disconnected.
The game's prompt appeared.
Xia Yu sighed and lay on the bed.
How could he resolve this issue?