In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

After hearing Fan Wujiu's words, Xie Bi'an remained silent. However, the silent "smile" at the corner of his mouth betrayed his thoughts.

He thought: [None of them are smart.]

As they talked, the two were almost at Tao Jingyang's door.

Before I could even step inside, I heard You Ran's excited voice coming from inside:

"She moved! Sister Jingyang's eyes moved! Miss! Miss, are you awake!?"

Inside the room, You Ran was wiping Tao Jingyang's face.

When the damp cloth touched the area around her eyes, You Ran vaguely felt that Tao Jingyang's eyes seemed to move slightly.

To be precise, her eyelid twitched.

At first, You Ran thought she was seeing things. But as she sat motionless on the edge of the bed, her eyes fixed on the person on it,

Tao Jingyang's eyelid twitched again.

"I'm not seeing things, it really moved..." You Ran's nose tingled with tears as she looked at the scene before her in disbelief and great surprise.

The two people outside heard the noise, exchanged a glance, and then hurriedly ran over.

At the same time, a series of "thump thump thump" footsteps came from inside the house.

You Ran hurriedly pushed open the door and saw two other people—Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu, who had just arrived.

"You've come at the perfect time! I just saw the girl's eyes move!" You Ran exclaimed excitedly to the two of them.

Fan Wujiu's eyes were now fixed on what was behind You Ran, and he spoke in a daze:

“Miss You Ran, it’s not just your eyes that have moved.”

Xie Bi'an, who was beside him, raised his hand and pointed at the person in the room, saying, "He's awake."

With a casual turn of her head, she saw that the person who had been lying on the bed was now propped up in bed, his expression even more blank than the three of them combined.

Tao Jingyang's mind seemed blank; he couldn't quite process what was happening.

Why am I in bed? And why are these three people all at my door?

and also!

Who hit me on the head when I wasn't looking?! Who the hell is plotting against me?!

Why does my head hurt so much?

Ignoring everything else, Tao Jingyang, despite the pain, was the first to raise his hand and ask:

"Um, what happened?"

No one answered her question; only a bird's chirp came from Fan Wujiu's hand.

"Tao Jingyang. Tao Jingyang."

Fan Wujiu turned directly to Xie Bi'an, raised his hand and said to him:

"That's really strange... Xie Bi'an, this bird actually works!"

Xie Bi'an couldn't hide the slightly "disdainful" look in his eyes for a moment. At this moment, he looked at Fan Wujiu as if he were looking at the village idiot.

He didn't answer Fan Wujiu's question, but turned around and ran away as if he had no "lingering feelings" at all.

[Tao Jingyang]: Why are you running away? Aren't you going to stay and have a quick meal?

[Fan Wujiu]: ? ? No, why didn't you call me when you left?

Fan Wujiu followed, then retreated.

He handed the bird he was holding, which now looked a bit "half-dead," to You Ran and followed closely behind Xie Bi'an.

You Ran was about to burst into tears of emotion, but the bird in her hand immediately interrupted her mood.

"Leisurely." Tao Xiaowu's exclusive, superb, eunuch voice.

"Even you're back?" You Ran ruffled Tao Xiaowu's feathers, her voice already trembling slightly.

She held Tao Xiaowu in both hands, turned around, rushed towards Tao Jingyang, and handed Tao Xiaowu to him, saying:

"Sister, look, they're all back."

Tao Jingyang stared at her swollen eyes and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips:

"Why are you crying?"

He leisurely withdrew one hand and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. His voice was slightly muffled due to a stuffy nose.

"Your eyes are sweating... You Ran isn't crying."

But hot tears still streamed down Tao Jingyang's hand, drop by drop.

"Don't cry, I'll take You Ran out to buy some delicious food later."

"Sister Jingyang... are you comforting a child..." You Ran held back her pouting lips that were about to fall because of crying.

Although she still had a long face, her emotions had calmed down a lot.

"Then I won't coax the child for now."

Come here, You Ran, get up and check me over. Do I have any wounds on my head?

"Why does my head hurt so much?" Tao Jingyang groaned, lowered her head, and gestured for You Ran to examine her.

For a moment, both of them were a bit flustered. You Ran looked completely bewildered as she "examined" the nonexistent wound.

"Sister, you don't have any external injuries. You were injured that day..." Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a strange noise from the doorway.

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Li Chengze, who was always so dignified, was now in a state of panic and bewilderment.

He took two steps at a time, covering almost a hundred meters in three footprints the moment he heard Xie Bi'an's report.

However, when You Ran saw him, she couldn't help but shiver and looked at Tao Jingyang with a pitiful expression.

[Tao Jingyang]: Why did You Ran show such an expression after seeing Li Chengze?

Another gust of wind blew into the hall. Li Chengze clenched his fist, covered his mouth, and cleared his throat.

"You can go now." He casually ignored You Ran's reaction.

But to Li Chengze's surprise, his words no longer carried any weight.

You Ran straightened her back, turned her head towards Tao Jingyang, and pretended that she was "deaf" and hadn't heard anything.

Li Chengze remained silent, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and said to Tao Jingyang:

"Now it's your turn to speak. What I say no longer matters to her."

Although Tao Jingyang had a headache, he still found the scene before him quite amusing.

After all, I've never seen You Ran so assertive since I met her.

So she pinched You Ran's arm and said:

"Alright, alright, your eyes are so red. Go out and get some ice water to put on them."

You Ran wasn't too happy about it, but she still replied, "Yes!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than she saw You Ran leave quite readily.

Looking at it this way, it's clear that she didn't want to go out; she simply didn't want to listen to Li Chengze.

[Li Chengze]: ......

Although You Ran didn't take Li Chengze seriously, he didn't say anything.

He sat down on the bed, supported Tao Jingyang's back, and propped up the pillow against her back.

Tao Jingyang accepted his "service" and changed to a more comfortable position.