Yan Feifan found it impossible to refuse an outstanding and proactive girl like Yu Suye, especially since he harbored some amorous feelings for her himself.
He also rationalized it to himself this way.
’Rejecting her under these circumstances would be an insult. We’d probably become enemies after this.’
’And once we’re enemies, a physical confrontation is sure to follow.’
With his mind at ease, Yan Feifan began his "active exploration" and successfully completed the "homework" assigned by Mr. Wang Chuan.
However, what followed was a choice between being a beast and being worse than a beast.
Dominated by his hormones, Yan Feifan didn’t hesitate for long before tentatively beginning his conquest.
He received an enthusiastic, positive response.
To avoid making too much noise, the two moved the battlefield to the attic—to Yu Suye’s room...
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The next morning, a refreshed and invigorated Yan Feifan emerged from washing up in the bathroom, only to find his sister waiting right outside the door.
"S-Sis, why are you up so early today?"
Yan Ziruo, dressed in light pajamas with her hair a mess, shoved her phone directly in her brother’s face.
"You and Su Ye weren’t very detailed about what happened last night. I thought it was no big deal."
Yan Ziruo waved the phone in her hand and huffed, "But then I saw this video and realized..."
"That rescue you and Su Ye pulled off was like something out of an action movie."
Yan Feifan took the waving phone from his sister’s hand and replayed the video to get a clear look.
Judging by the angle, it must have been filmed by a resident on the top floor of the building diagonally across from them.
Although it was nighttime, the terrace was brightly lit, and the camera’s resolution was quite high, so the video quality was pretty good.
You could clearly see what everyone was wearing, and even roughly make out their facial features.
The short video began with the man staggering toward the terrace railing.
At that moment, Yan Feifan, Yu Suye, and the others were all gathered on the west side of the terrace, huddled around the grill.
As the man toppled over the edge, Yu Suye dashed to the railing in a flash and grabbed the shoe on his foot.
Immediately after, the man’s foot slipped out of the shoe and he continued to fall, only to be caught by a pair of hands reaching through the railing.
The next part of the video was replayed in slow motion.
After the man’s foot slipped from the shoe, Yan Feifan’s actions were highlighted in the footage.
He was shown diving forward, thrusting his hands through the railing, and grabbing the falling man.
Yan Feifan watched this slow-motion clip twice, unable to resist boasting, "Sis, look at my heroic dive to save him. Wasn’t it super stylish? Super cool?"
"Stylish, cool, and totally badass,"
Yan Ziruo snatched her phone back, echoing his sentiment, then reached out and squeezed her brother’s arm.
"You’ve actually built up quite a bit of muscle without me noticing."
"Feifan, is your arm okay?"
Yan Feifan shook his head and said, "My arm’s fine, Sis, but I got a big bump on my head."
"Look, it still hurts a little!"
Yan Feifan lowered his head like a spoiled child so his sister could see the lump on top.
Yan Ziruo parted her brother’s thick, short hair and indeed found a rectangular, bluish bruise.
She rubbed it, her heart aching for him, and asked in confusion, "Your arms weren’t hurt, so how did you end up injuring the top of your head?"
Yan Feifan straightened up and explained with a smile, "I was pulled forward by a huge force, so my head slammed into the railing, didn’t it?"
"Oh, right. I should ask how those people are doing now."
Yan Feifan went back to his bedroom, took out his phone, and quickly dialed the emergency room.
His colleague in the ER who answered the phone told him that after examinations and lab tests, it was confirmed they had been poisoned by toxic mushrooms.
All six of them had now regained consciousness.
However, they were still being kept for observation to watch for any unknown neurological damage or other after-effects...
At 7:10 AM, it was time for breakfast at the Yan family home.
This time, Yu Suye came downstairs a few minutes late, and her gait was slightly unnatural.
"I pulled a leg muscle while working out this morning."
Yu Suye explained unprompted, then picked up a glass of milk from the table and downed it in one go.
"Ziruo, Feifan, I saw that video from last night, too."
Yu Suye then added a reminder, "Ziruo, it’s getting warmer. We need to be more careful about our privacy at home from now on."
"You never know if there’s a pervert hiding somewhere, secretly filming."