“Big brother!” You Xue looked at Xia Yu with an expectant gaze.
“What’s up?” Xia Yu asked, stroking the girl’s hair.
“I told Lily and the others that you can do hair, but they didn’t believe me!” You Xue was setting the stage for the request she was about to make.
“I see. What kind of hairstyle do you want?” Xia Yu immediately understood the girl’s intention.
“Can you do this one?” You Xue raised her mobile phone. On the screen was an image from an animated show.
It was a female character with flaxen hair wearing a red and white battle suit, holding a slender sword in her hand.
She wore a red miniskirt on the bottom half of her body…
“Look at the hair! Focus on the hair!” You Xue corrected Xia Yu’s gaze.
After glancing at the hairstyle twice, Xia Yu nodded.
“This time I want to record it!” You Xue pulled Xia Yu in front of the large mirror in her room, getting ready. She positioned her phone and began filming from behind.
First, he undid her ponytail and combed it neatly. On the left side of You Xue’s head, Xia Yu took two small strands of hair, twisted them into a fishtail braid, secured it with clips, then did another fishtail braid on the right side, coiling them together and leaving a small braid at the back of her head.
Hairstyling wasn’t difficult; his level 2 makeup skill was enough for Xia Yu to be familiar with all sorts of hairstyles. Without any props, otherwise Xia Yu could even give the girl a makeover.
“There you go.” Xia Yu patted the girl’s head and said.
“No wonder you’re my big brother, so fast!” You Xue happily turned her head, admiring her hair in the mirror. She picked up her phone, took a couple more photos, and posted them along with the video in her best friend group chat.
“You Xue: @Yan Li, did you see that? I told you the truth, my brother is amazing!”
She wanted to record this video specifically because Yan Li had doubted her.
“Yan Li: I was so annoyed I kicked my older sister who can only do ponytails!”
The other two little best friends were also expressing their envy below.
Satisfied, You Xue put down her phone and continued admiring her hairstyle.
After finishing You Xue’s hair, Xia Yu returned to his bedroom.
He pulled open the curtain and looked at the sky outside.
Because it was a small town with less light pollution, the stars were clearly visible.
Unconsciously, it had been nearly five months since he obtained the game, and his life had changed dramatically during this time.
Xia Dongyang’s escape, the district-wide music competition, An Siyao, Kong Hanyue—everything was moving in a positive direction.
The goal he had set five months ago, to improve the lives of himself and You Xue, had already been achieved. Although during these five months, some other hopes had emerged, they could be gradually fulfilled over time.
Living without a sense of urgency was truly pleasant.
After stretching lazily, Xia Yu lay on the bed and glanced at the empty slot activated after An Siyao’s boost reached level 3.
Currently, Xia Yu was reserving this slot for the black cat; it would still be needed for future advertising.
Among the other three slots, there were Bai Mao, An Siyao, and Xu Youxiang. Bai Mao was basically useless now, as Tina had already found a good family, so this slot could be deleted.
When wanting to use it again in the future, he only needed to go to the second district to find Tina’s home.
After canceling the Bai Mao slot, one slot would be freed up, allowing him to start considering the next physical body.
What kind of body should he choose?
Without the body search function, finding a suitable body would be a matter of luck, an extremely inefficient process. Moreover, Xia Yu currently had no idea what kind of boosts he needed now.
He would leave it for now; his main focus was still improving Xu Youxiang’s programming skills.
He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
After the sun rose, the first thing he did upon opening his eyes was go to Xu Youxiang’s place.
It was already 8 a.m., and Xu Youxiang was having breakfast.
“You’re here.” Xu Youxiang greeted him. “Yesterday, a woman came looking for me, saying she was assigned to teach me programming, but we won’t start until tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?” Xia Yu was puzzled. The information he received from An Siyao clearly indicated it could start today.
“Yes, you’re out of luck. Today is my hospital checkup day.” Compared to her previous irritability when discussing her legs, Xu Youxiang was now very calm.
Xia Yu had almost forgotten about Xu Youxiang’s leg issue, as there was hardly any inconvenience since she was always sitting.
After finishing breakfast, with the help of Mr. and Mrs. Xu, he went downstairs and into the car.
Upon reaching the hospital, the two placed Xia Yu in a wheelchair and skillfully moved him between various examination rooms.
It seemed the checkups were more frequent than Xia Yu had imagined, but since he rarely came, he didn’t know.
The examination procedures weren’t many, but some required waiting in line, and some results needed time. It wasn’t until the afternoon that everything was finally completed.
With numerous medical reports in hand, Mr. and Mrs. Xu, along with Xia Yu, went to see the attending physician.
The doctor took the reports and studied them carefully.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu looked nervously at the doctor. Xia Yu noticed that Mr. Xu’s hand gripping the back of the wheelchair was trembling slightly with tension.
Time seemed to slow down due to their intense focus.
After a long while, the doctor put down the reports and shook her head at Mr. and Mrs. Xu.
“It’s not optimistic,” she said.
Mr. Xu loosened his grip, leaving a pale mark on his fingers.
Mrs. Xu was even more choked up.
Thus, Xia Yu realized that Xu Youxiang had concealed some information from him.
“Please step out for a moment,” the doctor said to Mr. and Mrs. Xu.
After they left, she crouched down and grabbed Xu Youxiang’s leg.
The way she pressed down, it must have been quite forceful, but Xia Yu felt absolutely nothing.
Exactly what was going on?
After releasing her hand, the doctor returned to her chair.
She asked, “Did you go for the muscle massage I recommended?”
“She told you she did, going every week,” Xu Youxiang’s voice echoed in Xia Yu’s mind.
Following the girl’s words, Xia Yu answered accordingly.
“We’ll keep observing for now. If it doesn’t improve, then we can only…” The doctor didn’t finish her sentence.
She called Mr. and Mrs. Xu back in and took Xu Youxiang away.
On the way home, Xia Yu couldn’t ask questions, and Xu Youxiang showed no intention of explaining anything to him.
Back at home, Mr. and Mrs. Xu looked at their daughter lying in bed, standing motionlessly beside it.
“Why don’t you two go out for now?”
After driving them out, Xia Yu asked Xu Youxiang, “What’s going on?”
“Nothing special, just that my leg isn’t looking good. They might have to amputate it.” Xu Youxiang’s voice was calm.
“Is there any other solution? Can’t the hospital in Afang help?” Although Xu Youxiang’s legs were currently unusable, they were still there, making her a complete person. He couldn’t imagine what the girl would be like without her legs.
“What’s wrong? Are you upset because the legs you liked are gone?” Xu Youxiang’s tone turned mocking.
“Well, right, what can a girl do without legs? Maybe just get a new pair,” she continued, her tone rising.
“I don’t care about the legs,” Xia Yu said.
“But I do!” Xu Youxiang shouted, her voice sharp. “What are you doing here with a woman who only has her upper body, out of curiosity? To mock me? To laugh at me? It’s easy for you to say you don’t care? Don’t I have any feelings?”
“I…”
“Get out!”
Suddenly everything went dark in front of Xia Yu. When the light returned, he found himself back in his original body.
[Due to Xu Youxiang’s strong resistance, you have been temporarily logged out.]
The game notification appeared.
Sighing, Xia Yu lay on the bed.
How was he supposed to resolve this?
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