At the same time.
Rong City Second People's Hospital, Emergency Department.
Nan Xiaofeng helped Hua Ling out of the consulting room, and they sat side by side on the chairs outside.
“Phew… good luck, the doctor said Hua Ling you just had a slight allergic reaction to the ointment, and you’ll be much better after changing the medicine.”
“…Tha-thank you…”
The bespectacled girl sat obediently on the chair, looking down at the gauze wrapped around her ankle while responding to Nan Xiaofeng beside her.
A brief silence.
Nan Xiaofeng secretly looked at Hua Ling.
This afternoon, Xin Yuehu attacked her school.
To protect the girl beside her, she chose to transform into Magic Girl Hyacinth in front of her, but for some reason, Xin Yuehu suddenly retreated, leaving her bewildered and dazed.
When Bai Ling found out about this, she didn't say much, only telling her to pay more attention to Hua Ling's situation to prevent her from accidentally revealing Hyacinth's true identity.
“Buzz buzz buzz—”
Her phone vibrated; the caller ID was her dad.
“Hello, Dad, we’re almost done here.”
“…Mm, we’ll come out and find you.”
The call ended, and Nan Xiaofeng turned her head again to look at the bespectacled girl beside her.
Hua Ling was also looking at her, her eyes clear and filled with hesitation.
“I can take a taxi back myself, Xiaofeng, you can go first,” Hua Ling said softly.
“Absolutely not,” Nan Xiaofeng refused decisively.
“You take a taxi yourself? Your foot needs me to help you walk, I can’t rest assured.”
“But…”
“No buts, you’ll stay at my house tonight, and I can take care of you.”
“…Thank you…”
Hua Ling was stunned for a moment, then thanked her sincerely.
Nan Xiaofeng scratched the side of her face, a little embarrassed by her earnest gratitude.
“No need to be so formal… Aren’t we friends? Helping each other is what friends do.”
Hearing this, Hua Ling was silent for a long time, lowered her head, gently tucked her hair behind her ear, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of her mouth.
“I see… friends, huh…”
.
After getting into the SUV, the three quickly returned to the residential complex where Nan Xiaofeng lived.
Nan Xiaofeng sat at her desk organizing books and homework, while Hua Ling sat obediently by the bed, her gaze wandering around the very girlish bedroom.
The sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen, forming the only background noise in the house.
“…Will Xiaofeng feel cramped if I stay here tonight?”
After a long silence, Hua Ling finally blurted out this question.
“Hmm? I think it’s fine, anyway, it’s just me and Dad living here, Hua Ling, you can just share a bed with me.”
“Just two people living here…”
Hua Ling repeated it, as if she had noticed something, and did not continue speaking.
She originally wanted to ask why Xiaofeng’s mother wasn't living at home, but when the words reached her lips, she suddenly remembered a terrible possibility, so she didn't speak.
“Yes, just two people living here,” Nan Xiaofeng nodded, “I haven’t seen my mom since I can remember, Dad said she went to a very, very far place and will never come back.”
“…I’m sorry, Xiaofeng, for making you recall unpleasant things.”
“You don’t need to apologize, that happened a long time ago,” Nan Xiaofeng put down the book in her hand and said, “Besides, I don’t have much impression of my mom, I just hope she’s doing better wherever she is.”
The topic became awkward for a moment, unsure how to continue.
After a moment of hesitation, Hua Ling asked the question she had been holding in all day:
“Xiaofeng.”
“Hmm?”
“When did you… become a Magic Girl?”
“Half a year ago.”
Nan Xiaofeng answered honestly without hesitation.
“Half a year? Xiaofeng, back then you…”
“How should I put it… it’s quite complicated, but anyway, at that time I met the Observer Spirit, got the guardian star from it, and then became active as a Magic Girl.”
“Then how many Monsters have you defeated, Xiaofeng?”
“More than twenty? I’m not sure, I haven’t counted carefully, and…”
Before she finished speaking, a knock on the door sounded, and a deep male voice came from outside the door.
“Dinner’s ready, Xiaofeng, and Hua Ling.”
““Coming!””
…
Night deepened.
Tonight, a light rain fell, drizzling, and the temperature dropped significantly.
Rong City’s weather is just like this, frequent night rain.
It’s normal to think about it, after all, autumn has already begun, and when the cold front arrives, the temperature drops, and everyone is used to it.
Su Tianqing was no exception.
However, at this moment, she wouldn’t be too affected by the temperature change; with the existence of constant temperature magic, even standing on the rooftop was like being perfectly fine.
Because—it was work time now.
“Villain Fox Fox Xin Yuehu! Meeting everyone again!~”
The lively and cute Golden Fox pulled the camera in front of her face, perked up her two ears, and recited today’s opening lines.
“Good evening everyone~ Did everyone encounter anything fun today? Fox Fox is very happy today, oh.”
“Streamer is so cute”
“Fox Fox!”
“Cute Fox Fox, let mommy hug you quickly”
A flurry of bullet comments scrolled by, with a few super chats appearing.
“Stop! The one who said ‘mommy hug’! No daddy-mommy!” Su Tianqing immediately caught the most conspicuous super chat and said.
The bullet comments were instantly filled with “We want daddy-mommy” spam.
“Oh my… It seems everyone is very enthusiastic.”
The little fox’s eyes darted, and she chuckled, pulling the camera closer again, her pair of emerald fox eyes seemingly holding moonlight, opening her arms towards the magic camera not far away.
“Since everyone wants a hug so much, then Fox Fox will hug everyone~”
“Hug~”
The camera zoomed in on the little fox’s fair neck, lightly touched, then retreated, her slender arms extended on both sides of the camera, her hair falling softly around her.
From the camera’s perspective, it looked as if it was being embraced by this little fox.
“awsl”
“I’m good”
“The best episode”
“Slicing man, I want to see this, I’ll do anything”
The bullet comments became denser, and the super chats also increased significantly.
Adhering to excellent professional ethics, Su Tianqing read the super chats and gifts with a slight smile.
After all, she was currently relying entirely on this anonymous account’s Magic Girl live stream for her livelihood!
“Thanks for everyone’s super chats~ Thanks for Tentacle-san’s gift~ Thanks for Junzi You Jiu’s super chat~”
Wait a minute, did she just see a familiar name?
Su Tianqing calmly opened the super chat list and fixed her gaze on the 100 yuan super chat’s signatory.
“Fox Fox is so cute, come let mommy hug you,” ID Junzi You Jiu
“There are fine fish in the south, plump and plump. Junzi You Jiu has wine, and guests feast with joy.”
She still recited this poem very smoothly.
Nan You Jia Yu, Nan Jiayu…
Oh, you! Little Fish, you’re secretly going online to watch other Fox Foxes behind Ben Hu’s back, aren’t you?! And you even sent money!
Although this “other Fox Fox” is also Ben Hu~
Thinking of this, Su Tianqing showed Villain Fox Fox’s signature mischievous smile.
“That’s the smile”
“Does Fox Fox have bad intentions again?”
“I don’t want to go to work tomorrow, blow up my company, Fox Fox.”
“Nominate school” “School + 1”
“Hey! The one who said blow up the company is a bit much! School is also not allowed! Fox Fox is tired of blowing things up today!”
Outside the live stream, the cold rain was bleak, while inside, there was laughter and joy.