Amidst the chaos, Yu He, following Qin Beiting's strong arm, found his Quchi acupoint and pressed it with all her might.
Qin Beiting's grip loosened, and Yu He's back hit the wall as she gasped for fresh air.
Then, with a "bang," the next second.
Qin Beiting clutched his head in pain as a fist struck the wall beside Yu He.
A bloody fist print immediately appeared on the white wall.
"Brother Ting!" Chen Dong immediately grabbed his lower back and pulled him away from the wall to prevent further injury.
He shouted at Yu He, "Quick, find a doctor!"
Yu He took a deep breath, looking at Qin Beiting's pained struggle, and felt a chill of fear.
She had almost been strangled to death!
"What are you standing there for? Hurry, I can't hold on!" Chen Dong roared when Yu He remained still.
"Let him go, let me."
Yu He's slender hand hung naturally by her side. With a twist, a silver needle appeared at her fingertips.
Chen Dong was almost spat out with rage by her calm words.
His boss, when he had an episode, was like a ferocious beast; even two of them couldn't handle him.
How could she, a delicate woman, do it?!
As he was thinking, he was suddenly hit by Qin Beiting's elbow, let out a muffled groan, and was then violently pushed away, falling to the ground.
Qin Beiting, in the throes of his episode, was like a crazed beast, "biting" any prey he saw.
Just as he was about to pounce on Yu He, she stood calmly in place, unfazed by the situation.
Her delicate hand rose, and the silver needle at her fingertip pierced Qin Beiting's Yintang acupoint.
Qin Beiting froze, and in the next second, he collapsed powerlessly towards Yu He.
Chen Dong was shocked, "Good heavens, she even brought a hidden weapon!"
No, wait. The boss, whom two grown men couldn't restrain when he had an episode, was subdued by her with a single needle?!
—
In the school infirmary.
Qin Beiting slowly regained consciousness.
He opened his eyes to see a delicate face upside down, with beautiful peach blossom eyes and a cold gaze.
A faint, pleasant scent of the girl filled his nostrils.
A pair of soft little hands were gently massaging his temples with just the right amount of pressure, feeling very comfortable.
It made him feel completely relaxed.
He hadn't felt this at ease in a long time.
Just as he closed his eyes, pretending to still be asleep and enjoying the moment, the hands on his head moved away.
"You're awake, so stop pretending," the girl's cold voice came from above him.
Chen Dong, who had been waiting by his side, immediately leaned over the bed upon hearing his boss was awake.
"Brother Ting, are you alright? Qi Nan is on his way. You've never fainted for so long before; you scared me half to death."
Qin Beiting: "..."
He couldn't pretend anymore.
"Get out!" He propped himself up, exuding a chilling aura.
Chen Dong felt wronged by the sudden shout.
He didn't understand why his boss was yelling at him. He meekly replied, "Yes," and actually rolled out of the room.
Yu He: "..."
Qin Beiting leaned against the hospital bed, staring blankly at his bandaged hand, as if recalling what had just happened.
"If Professor Qin is fine, I'll be leaving now," Yu He said, turning to leave.
She had wanted to leave long ago, but Chen Dong had stopped her, saying she couldn't leave until his boss woke up.
After all, it was she who had administered the needle.
"If they knew you were still alive, do you think my brothers and sisters would let you off so easily with their methods?"
Qin Beiting looked up, his gaze fixed on Yu He's retreating back.
Without the obstruction of his wire-rimmed glasses, his long, narrow phoenix eyes were sharp and piercing.
Yu He's steps faltered. The events of that year, the tragic scenes, flashed through her mind once more.
The Qin siblings devouring each other, their foster father framed and imprisoned; their foster mother who died in a car accident...
With a single sentence, "my brothers and sisters' methods," he absolved himself completely from the events of that year.
But was that the truth?
"Ah, you are... Uncle?" Yu He turned back.
As if she had only just recognized who the man in front of her was, though her eyes remained cold.
Qin Beiting smiled inwardly at this. Was her acting a bit too clumsy?
He saw through her but didn't say it. His once sharp gaze softened considerably, "Not in a hurry to distance yourself from me anymore?"
Yu He: "..."
"What do you want?" Yu He looked at him.
She couldn't gauge Qin Beiting's intentions. Did he want to tell the Qin family that she was still alive?
Qin Beiting saw the wariness in her eyes and was displeased by this unfamiliarity.
He remained outwardly calm, beckoning her over, "Come here, let me see. Is your neck alright?"
Yu He didn't move, her cold gaze fixed on him, and said, "Uncle, you're sick!"
Qin Beiting: "..."
He was sick, but her certainty felt strangely off.
"The Western medicine your assistant just gave you contains pregabalin and carbamazepine, specifically for treating neuropathic pain. Combined with the situation when you had your episode, I suspect you have chronic, severe headaches, and have had them for a long time."
Yu He recalled the scene when Chen Dong brought Qin Beiting to the school infirmary.
Chen Dong had only asked the doctor to briefly treat the hand injury before dismissing the school doctor.
He then took out a small bottle, poured out a pill, and fed it to Qin Beiting before making a call.
She had seen the pill at that time.
The shape of the pill was very similar to a medication for headaches that a Western medicine friend she knew online had researched, so she had taken a closer look.
"Continue."
Qin Beiting's phoenix eyes narrowed as he looked at the girl exuding an aura of aloofness.
How had the little princess who used to cling to him daily become like this?
"These two types of medication have certain side effects and should not be taken long-term. I learned some traditional Chinese medicine from my grandmother, and I can cure this condition for you."
Yu He paused here, then changed the subject:
"However, in return, you must help me conceal my existence from the Qin family until I reach adulthood."