âBy the way, my mom said I donât need to come over tomorrow night,â Blair said as he helped him tidy up and put his pants back on. âI asked her why, but she wouldnât tell me. Sheâs being all mysterious.â
âDoes it have something to do with me?â
âSometimes Mom does things that are out of the ordinary,â Blair replied. âJust give me a call if you need anything.â
âIt canât be that serious. Auntie always knows where to draw the line.â Ethan realized that this was Auntieâs way of wanting some alone time with him.
Could it be related to what happened this morning?
This morning was, in a way, a confession.
Was Auntie planning to respond to him?
âDonât get any weird ideas. Youâre not even in Momâs dating pool,â Blair said as he turned to leave. âAnd a woman in her thirties making moves on her nephew, thatâs just twisted.â
âIâm not having any weird fantasies. How can you accuse me of that out of the blue?â Ethan argued.
âHmph.â Blair laughed meaningfully, his gaze sweeping over him.
âWhy do you assume Iâm thinking about weird stuff!â Ethan had been getting along with Blair these past few days.
The barrier between them had unknowingly been broken.
They were back to being childhood friends who could talk about anything.
With the immediate threat to life gone, the atmosphere between them lightened, and they started to playfully tease each other.
Outside the hospital room.
Ella put down her phone, lowered her head, looked around cautiously, and quickly walked back to the duty room.
At the nurseâs station, the head nurse and a mature nurse huddled together watching an adult video. When they saw her come in, they immediately paused it and turned around curiously.
âElla, any new discoveries?â
âUm,â Ella blushed, nodded, and took out her phone to show them the video she had just recorded.
âIs there no frontal shot?â the head nurse asked, sounding disappointed.
Ella looked resentful,she felt the head nurse was making things difficult for her.
âHa ha, this is enough already,â the head nurse laughed awkwardly, realizing she might be asking for too much. She watched the video, winked at the mature nurse, and said, âWho should go then?â
âOh dear~ I wanted to be the good guy,â the mature nurse said, resting her chin on her hand and smiling mischievously. âThe poor little boy, bullied by the mean nurse, crying in my arms.â
âSo I guess I have to be the bad guy then~â the head nurse glanced at Ellaâs youthful appearance. âIâm quite curious to see what kind of face he makes when heâs being bullied.â
âUh,â Ella gulped down her saliva, feeling that the two were playing a bit too much, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of the adult video still playing on the screen.
âElla, come watch too,â the mature nurse noticed her gaze and handed her the phone with a smile. âItâs really thrilling, very immersive.â
She pressed play.
âNo⦠no, itâs okay.â Ellaâs cheeks flushed as she turned her head away.
The three of them were a team, and her joining in felt somewhat coerced. As the newbie, she didnât want to stick out like a sore thumb.
But now, she felt the other two were a bit too twisted, making her feel even more out of place.
Tonight, Blair was on night duty.
There had been a few incidents.
The VIP room they were staying in had a bath.
When Blair came out after her shower, she was wearing a simple tank top and shorts, white, very plain. But her long legs under her 5â9â³ frame were visually striking, long and fair.
Ethanâs first thought was, with legs that long, you wouldnât get tired of them in a year.
Blair glanced at him with a playful look in her eyes. âIâll be more careful next time.â
With that, she went back under the covers.
Leaving Ethan lying on the hospital bed, embarrassed, Blairâs teasing gaze haunting his mind.
âI wish I could live on another planet.â
â¦
The next day arrived.
Ethan spent the day trying to do rehabilitation exercises.
His current stats were:
âStrength: 1â
âStamina: 3â
âAgility: 2â
An average untrained adult male would be at 6, but in reality, not many modern people actually reach these standard attributes.
Most are between 4 and 5.
His main disadvantage was having a strength of only 1,the situation had been too urgent, otherwise, a bit more strength would have made a lot of difference.
But thinking about this now was useless.
His current stamina was roughly equivalent to that of a retired elderly person, theoretically walking out of bed shouldnât be a problem.
He spent the day trying to control his limbs.
The progress was visibly good,in just one day, he managed to sit up in bed using the strength of his arms.
But there was still a long way to go before he could walk.
In the afternoon, he encountered the last person he wanted to see.
âHi~ Ethan, did you miss me?â Emily twirled in front of him. âNotice anything different about me today?â
Ethan really didnât want to deal with her. Emilyâs golden long straight hair was beautiful, her school uniform innocent, and the black stockings under her short skirt added a touch of sexiness.
But no matter how pretty, itâs better to stay away from someone whoâs not all there mentally.
âNot answering your girlfriend immediately, thatâs a 10-point deduction,â Emily feigned anger as she moved closer. âI decided to wear the same style of stockings as your aunt today.â
Ethan glanced at her, his tone dismissive. âDo you think I care about that sort of thing?â
Emily giggled and picked up his hand, placing it on her stocking-clad leg.
Ethan wasnât particularly into stockings, but it still gave him a slight thrill.
âHehe~ Looks like your body is more honest than your mouth,â Emily giggled, pressing his hand down, showing no signs of letting go. âBoys liking stockings, I totally get it~â