RNP Chapter 45 The Test Between the Two
Chapter 45 The Test Between the Two
In the end, Bronya and Seele forcibly dragged Chen Feng here to recuperate for several days.
During these few days, Walter and Ein also came to see him.
Walter expressed his gratitude, while Ai-in was curious and wanted to witness his power firsthand.
However, he was being stared at by Bronya and Seele, and he didn't dare to say it out loud.
Chen Feng helped to get out of the predicament, saying that he would let Ai Yin study it when he went to Anti-Entropy, which made Ai Yin leave happily.
A few days later, Chen Feng boarded a plane back to St. Freya.
However, the two people beside him kept staring at him silently, their eyes looking quite resentful.
Chen Feng kept his eyes straight ahead, indicating that as long as he couldn't see it, nothing would happen.
Bronya and Seele exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
We couldn't stop them.
Who exactly is Saint Freya that he can't forget?
Could it be that he wants to see Kiana and Mei?
What's so great about these two people? They just developed two years earlier than me.
Tsk.
Bronya bit her finger, looking indignant.
Damn it, why don't I have the same amazing qualities as my future self?
Thinking this, Bronya looked at [Bronya] beside her.
Bronya knew what the other person was thinking just by seeing that expression on their face.
She smiled slightly and then straightened her chest.
The enormous fruit was so dazzling that Bronya couldn't open her eyes.
Bronya: ...
Do you have to show off your past self like this?
Despite their resentment, the group returned to St. Freya, a place they knew well.
After getting off the plane and arriving at the entrance of St. Freya, Bronya and Chen Feng were still somewhat dazed when they saw the familiar gate.
In Chen Feng's perception, he had only been in the Sea of Quanta for a few days, but now that he had returned, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
"...Let's go."
Chen Feng stepped inside.
The bell had just rung, and students were walking in twos and threes down the corridor toward the cafeteria.
Some people recognized Bronya, and they also noticed the bandages wrapped around Chen Feng's body and the blood seeping through them. Their gazes lingered on him for a few seconds, but no one went up to ask.
Kiana and Mei walked out from around the corner of the school building.
Kiana was gesturing wildly as she spoke, while Mei watched her with a smile.
As Kiana was speaking vividly, her gaze inadvertently swept across the front, and then she froze.
"...Chen Feng?"
Her voice wasn't loud, but Mei heard it, followed her gaze, and her smile froze on her face.
Kiana was the first to run over. She ran up to Chen Feng, looked him up and down, her gaze falling on the bandage wrapped around his arm and the strand of gray hair on his forehead. Her lips moved a few times, as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back.
"What...how did you get like this?"
Her voice was a little hoarse, completely different from her usual loud and boisterous tone.
Mei also came over. She didn't say anything, but just looked at Chen Feng's injuries and the blood seeping from the bandages. Her fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes.
"fine."
Chen Feng twitched the corner of his mouth. "It looks serious, but it's all just superficial injuries."
Kiana stared at him for a few seconds, then punched him on the shoulder. The punch wasn't very hard, but Chen Feng still winced.
"Nothing's wrong, my foot! Do you know how long you were gone? Two months! You left without saying a word for two months!"
She wanted to hit him again, but Mei grabbed her wrist.
"Let's go inside. It's inappropriate for you to stand here."
Mei's voice was calm, but she didn't let go of Kiana's wrist. Her gaze remained fixed on Chen Feng, her eyes filled with worry.
His injuries didn't look like what he said at all; they looked really serious.
The group walked towards the dormitory together, and Kiana kept talking the whole way.
Similarly, Mei's gaze also lingered on Chen Feng and Xi'er.
She was also wondering who this quiet girl was.
After arriving at the dormitory, Chen Feng planned to go back to his room, but the group of girls pushed him into their room all at once.
Kiana was pinned down on the sofa by several people and began rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for a first-aid kit.
Mei went to the kitchen to pour water. When she came out with the cup, she carefully examined the bandages on Chen Feng's body again, her brows furrowed tightly.
"Who put these bandages on?"
"Wow, a group of very capable doctors."
"It's probably been tied up for a while now, let me change it for you."
As Mei spoke, she squatted down and reached out to untie the bandages on Chen Feng's arm.
She moved very gently, peeling away the layers of bleeding bandages to reveal the wounds that were beginning to heal.
Kiana ran back with the first-aid kit, squatted down on the other side, and gasped when she saw the wounds on Chen Feng's body.
"You call this a superficial injury?"
Chen Feng didn't say anything.
Mei lowered her head and carefully reapplied the medicine and bandaged him.
Her fingers were cold, and when they touched Chen Feng's skin, he could feel her fingertips trembling slightly.
Kiana didn't help; she just squatted down and watched, then turned her head away.
"You're really reckless. You can call us next time something like this happens. We're pretty capable now."
Her voice wasn't loud, but Chen Feng heard it.
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Kiana leaned against the window, watching this scene with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth, but there was no smile in her eyes.
She looked up at Mei, who was sitting across from her eating, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
Kiana lowered her eyes slightly, picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks, and said seemingly casually, "Mei, what's that notebook you have on the table? What are you studying that you're taking notes on?"
Mei's fingertips, which were picking up food with her chopsticks, paused almost imperceptibly. She quickly concealed the emotions in her eyes and looked at Kiana with a puzzled expression.
"It's just some daily records, nothing special."
"Is that so?"
Kiana didn't say anything more; she picked up a bowl of porridge and started drinking it.
After finishing her drink, she spoke softly.
"Mei, are you hiding something from me?"
Upon hearing this, Mei's smile finally faded slightly.
She looked up at Kiana, whose gaze held a certain probing quality, which made her wary.
However, she didn't show any obvious emotional change. Instead, she said with a sigh, "Okay, I do have something to hide from you. I can't help thinking about him lately. I'm wondering what we would be like if he were still here."
"But Mei, if we stay stuck in the past, that's not something he wants to see."
"If we forget the past, how can we be sure about our future?"
"...So Mei, why do you think we always try to change the past?"
Upon hearing this, Mei looked up at Kiana again. This time, Kiana's eyes held the same stubbornness that Mei knew all too well.
Having probed to this extent, the two women understood the source of each other's recent strangeness. They stopped what they were doing at the table and stared at each other for a long time.
Up to now, the only thing missing between them is that thin veil of secrecy that hasn't been broken.
They stared intently into each other's eyes, the room eerily quiet, the sound of their heartbeats echoing in their ears.