novelraw Chapter 176 : Upgrading
Chapter 176 : Upgrading
Volume 4: High School Arc - “I” Come to Find You~
I quietly warned myself to calm down.
The system upgrade, although sudden, was bound to happen sooner or later.
Even if I got angry now, it would just be impotent rage.
Anger... fury, apart from making me lose my rationality, would do nothing to help the current situation.
"Yes, it won’t help at all. Calm down and think about what to do next."
Although I considered myself a sentimental person, on the other hand, I also didn’t get emotional easily.
So, judging by the people I had met before, I might be... the type who smiles with a cold heart?
Actually, I had received similar comments more than once.
I had a decent sense of self-awareness.
And people like me were often able to think calmly.
Maybe because of that, many people said I was cold-blooded.
Well...
That was a matter of perspective.
I picked up my phone.
Although my heart was still pumping blood rapidly from anger, I was still able to think clearly.
My calmness was, to some extent, almost absolute.
At the very least, no matter how scared or angry I got, if I was poor, I would never throw my phone.
I also knew this trait of mine wasn’t exactly normal.
But now wasn’t the time to talk about that.
I got down to pick up the phone, removed the still-intact SIM card, quickly opened the new ☆ ☆ ☆, inserted the card, synced, solved everything within ten minutes.
At the same time, I picked up the Apple phone and called Liu Wanqian directly.
"Hello? Yunyan? Still not feeling well?"
As soon as the call connected, I heard the noise of people from the other end, but before I could make out the background noise clearly, Liu Wanqian’s worried voice came through.
"Mm... Dad, I’d like to take another day off today."
"Alright. In that case, I’ll have Shao He take you to the hospital for a checkup later. It’s better to confirm. If they can’t figure it out, at least give me a call. Is it hurting badly?"
On the other end of the line was a fatherly love I hadn’t experienced in years.
Although this affection was meant for ‘Liu Yunyan’, and as the consciousness of Zhang Yiwei, I shouldn’t have accepted such familial affection, at that moment, I suddenly let out a long sigh of relief in my heart.
The fingertips that had been trembling from rage also gradually calmed down.
So... this was what having family felt like?
It had been so long... such a long time since I last felt it.
"It’s okay."
Because of the migraine yesterday, I knew it would carry over to today.
Originally, I thought once the game ended and I relaxed, the headache would ease up or even go away without medicine.
But I didn’t expect... the APP would pull something like this.
"Alright. I’ll get in touch with Teacher Xue from this side. You get some rest. If anything feels wrong, let Dad know immediately. By the way, your allowance for next month has already been transferred. Let me know if it’s not enough."
"Mm..."
Listening to Liu Wanqian’s constant reminders, I had to admit... in that moment, my heart truly trembled.
After ending the call, I took a moment to calm my complicated emotions, then picked up the ☆ ☆ ☆ phone.
Tapping on the screen, I quickly sent out a mass message: ‘Meeting at Big Brother Shan’s BBQ shop tonight. My treat for barbecue.’
I sent it to Lu Haochen, Shan Xuelin, Jiang Yulong, and Xu Han.
These four were the only ones I knew from the APP game.
No, not just acquaintances—these were people who had shown kindness toward me among those I had met.
As for the people from the Death Coffin, although I knew them, I wouldn’t be contacting them.
When I entered Lu Haochen’s name, I clearly hesitated for a moment.
That moment of hesitation even surprised me.
I knew that Lu Haochen probably had some impure motives at this stage, but... that was just human nature.
After all, I too had grown up from the younger generation.
But right now, I wasn’t going to consider such things.
After sending the message, I believed the four of them would clearly understand what I meant.
For smart people, there was no need to explain much.
"Hiss~"
I touched my forehead.
The pain intensified due to accelerated blood circulation.
"I really do need to take medicine now."
I grumbled about switching identities but not medicine, feeling a bit helpless as I endured the headache and walked into the bathroom.
I didn’t use hot water, just rinsed off with cold water.
It helped ease the headache a bit, but I still felt physically weak.
Well, skipping breakfast and then taking a cold shower—no one would feel great after that.
I changed into clean clothes, picked up my phone, and looked up today’s news.
Just as I expected, the incident had quickly made it to the local trending topics.
The headline was simple, and the content even simpler.
“At 6:30 this morning, at Bus Stop 119 on East Road of Xijiao Street, a young man, due to lack of sleep, slipped and fell under a bus and died on the spot. This reminds everyone that while working hard is important, taking care of your health is more so. Actually…” and so on.
I figured the police hadn’t searched his home yet.
After all, his belongings should go to his family.
But Wang Ding didn’t really have any family now, so the police would likely search his room in a few days.
By then, the whole incident would definitely be exposed.
It just depended on how the authorities planned to suppress the news.
I put down my phone and headed downstairs.
Though my head hurt, I still needed to eat.
Breakfast had already been prepared, and Shao He had started eating.
When she saw me coming downstairs, she looked up at me.
“Eat. We’ll go to the hospital after breakfast.”
“Mm.”
Liu Wanqian had definitely contacted Shao He already, so I wasn’t surprised she said that.
Reina looked at me with concern.
“Ojou-sama, are you feeling better?”
Seeing Reina’s worried expression, I could only force a weak smile.
“I’m alright. Sorry for scaring you earlier.”
“It’s okay. Please have breakfast first, Ojou-sama.”
Reina didn’t blame me for my earlier outburst and remained as attentive as ever.
After breakfast, Shao He went to get the car ready.
On the way, I sent a message to Bai Juanjuan.
Previously, when I wasn’t at school, Bai Juanjuan might’ve been isolated.
But now, with Lu Haochen and the other two around, I didn’t need to worry about that anymore.
Bai Juanjuan replied with a message saying everything was fine and not to worry.
Just like that, we arrived at the hospital.
After a round of checkups, nothing useful was found.
Both Chinese and Western medicine had been consulted, but all they said was “rest and recuperate.”
I sent this update to Liu Wanqian.
In a provincial capital ranked top ten in national medical standards, that kind of diagnosis was still pretty concerning.
In fact, to this day, there was no particularly effective treatment for migraines.
I’d heard that microvascular decompression surgery had some efficacy for stubborn migraines, but I still didn’t want anyone cutting into my brain.
I sent Liu Wanqian a smiling emoji on WeChat, then put my phone down, took a painkiller, and lay on the bed.
Having barely slept all night, I wasn’t exactly sleepy, but my body felt quite drained.
Lying on the soft back seat, my body and mind gradually relaxed.
No matter what... I had safely made it through another round.
At the very least, during this system upgrade phase, I could finally relax a bit after being reborn once again.
"Hoo..."