25 Chapter 25: Back on Track
◎We didn’t talk, it was just friendship◎
Returning to the original world and getting life back on track is the goal that Xie Yun and Wu Yahua have agreed on.
But how to return to the original world, what is the method, the two have no idea for the time being.
Based on the information currently available, Xie Yun learned that both he and Wu Yahua woke up from a high fever and found that the world had changed.
For Xie Yun, if it weren't for the cat, he wouldn't have known that the world he lived in had changed.
Could another high fever return him to his original world? Xie Yun hypothesized.
Wu Yahua thought she could try having another fever to see if there were any changes, but she felt there was little hope.
She believed that her transformation into a cat was the turning point, and the fever was just a transitional period in this world. After she got through it, she would wake up and arrive in a parallel world.
[Then I'll eat ice cream and give myself a fever.] Xie Yun talked about his fever-treating plan on WeChat.
Wu Yahua replied: Then I will wear overalls.
The temperature in Yuncheng in late September is between 22° and 26°, with wind and a slightly cool feeling. It is suitable for wearing thin long-sleeved dresses, but not for wearing suspenders and shorts.
Wu Yahua changed into a suspender top and shorts. When Xie Lili saw this, she said, "That's so exaggerated! You're being slutty, wearing so little!"
"I just want to have a fever." Wu Yahua turned half a circle in front of the full-length mirror in the dormitory. It looked well-fitting and not ugly.
It is not only not ugly, it is simply extraordinary and eye-catching.
In Xie Lili's impression, Wu Yahua had only worn the suspender dress once. When she wore it, she also put on a sun-protection jacket on the outside, wrapping her upper body like an airtight courier.
And the white shorts she was wearing, she had never worn them since she bought them. In the summer, when the temperature was close to 40°C, she didn't wear them. When the weather got cooler, she did the opposite and changed her style to wear such cool clothes.
When she walks around the campus and attracts attention, nine and a half out of ten boys will turn around to look at her.
Xie Lili realized: "Being in love is different. People become less reserved than before."
"Who? I'm in love? Who should I date?" At this time, Wu Yahua didn't realize that Xie Lili had paired her with Xie Yun.
Xie Lili: "Don't hide it. If you are in a relationship, be open about it. Don't hide it."
Wu Yahua finally reacted, "You mean me and Xie Yun? We're not dating, it's just pure friendship."
"Just use your little mouth to deceive others, don't try to deceive me, I know everything."
Wu Yahua laughed at Xie Lili for being clever, and she was still different from the Xie Lili in the original world.
"Okay, if you have a clear door, I will have a clear window."
After packing up her things, Wu Yahua picked up her bag and was about to leave the dormitory. Xie Lili asked her where she and Xie Yun were going on a date today. Wu Yahua waved her hand and did not answer.
Wu Yahua remembered that she turned into a cat on July 20, 2025. At noon, she and Xie Lili passed a traffic light near the school, and she helped an old lady cross the road.
This was a rather special situation she encountered before she turned into a cat. She usually didn't see an old lady crossing the road, but she happened to see one that day and went to help her.
The old lady asked Wu Yahua if she had any wish. She said she had no wish, but she had a wish in her heart, hoping to have close contact with Xie Yun. A few hours later, she woke up and saw Xie Yun. She became the cat that Xie Yun picked up from the roadside and adopted.
Chen Xi is the 'suspect' who caused Wu Yahua to turn into a cat, and the old lady who was helped to cross the road was also listed as one of the 'suspects' by Wu Yahua.
Wu Yahua planned to return to the scene of that day and wait, hoping that by some chance she would be lucky enough to meet the old lady again.
The time of arrival was about the same as the time Wu Yahua met the old lady that day, both were noon. There were not many people around at this time. The nearby residents were cooking at home, and the students of World University were eating in the cafeteria and off-campus restaurants.
There were zero people crossing the street at this time.
Only Wu Yahua was standing on the roadside in cool clothes, hoping for a miracle to happen and for her to meet the old lady again.
If the old lady appears again, she will make a sincere wish to her, hoping that she and Xie Yun will return to their original world immediately.
The parallel world has its pros and cons. The good thing is that grandma is still alive in this world. The bad thing is that she always feels that the parents in this world should not go their separate ways. They should share the joys and sorrows and grow old together.
"Wow~ Where did this beautiful girl come from?" A motorcycle braked and stopped in front of Wu Yahua.
The Will-O-Wisp boy took off his helmet, revealing a head of dyed white hair, and shook it.
Like a big goose, that was Wu Yahua's first impression. She stepped back, worried that the sweat on the other party's head would splash onto her.
The goose's expression and behavior are quite annoying.
The big goose was sitting on the motorcycle, and it looked like the big goose was about 1.8 meters tall. But when he got off the motorcycle, the big goose was estimated to be at most 1.6 meters tall, 0.1 meter shorter than Wu Yahua.
Before speaking, the goose shook the two wisps of white hair on his forehead.
"Pretty girl, I'll take you racing."
Only then did Wu Yahua smell the alcohol coming from the other person's mouth.
This kind of person only dares to harass women when he is drunk. When he is sober, he dare not even fart loudly.
Wu Yahua didn't want to talk to the drunkard, so she turned and left. Zui Da'e staggered after her and said, "You look down on me too?"
Wu Yahua ignored him and quickened her pace.
The drunk goose ran to Wu Yahua first and blocked her way.
He was wearing a pair of black lace-up sweatpants. Standing in front of Wu Yahua, he began to untie the laces and looked like he was about to take off his pants.
Seeing the situation was not good, Wu Yahua immediately shouted, "What are you doing? This is on the main road. If you dare to move again, I will call the police."
"Pretty girl, I'm going to show you something nice."
Da'e was about to take off his pants and sexually harass Wu Yahua visually. Wu Yahua quickly turned around with a look of disgust.
Bad luck! Who cares about the rotten stuff in his mouth?
I gave it to Wu Yahuabai to see, but Wu Yahua was afraid of getting stye.
Just after Wu Yahua turned around, the drunk goose fell down.
When Wu Yahua turned around, she saw a man holding a brick, and the goose fell at his feet. The man holding the brick was Lin Yaonan.
He gasped slightly.
Seeing the white-haired ghost-fire boy harassing Wu Yahua, Lin Yaonan ran over from a long distance. At this moment, after he knocked the white-haired boy down, his cramped calf was still trembling.
"Call 110." Lin Yaonan said to Wu Yahua.
Wu Yahua took out her cell phone and put it back.
"No, you can't call the police. If you hit him, the police will fine you." Wu Yahua walked up to the fallen goose, touched it with her toes, and asked, "Hey, you're not dead, are you?"
The goose didn't respond.
Lin Yaonan replied, "He's not dead, he's just drunk. Listen, he's still snoring."
Wu Yahua listened carefully and indeed heard a slight snoring sound. The big goose was sleeping on the ground.
"Then forget about him. Let's go. He's just an alcoholic. He can't remember being beaten after he blacked out."
Lin Yaonan: "Are you just going to let go of the harassment he caused you?"
"Forget it, I didn't see that disgusting thing of his. Let's go now to avoid being discovered. Calling the police and wasting time. I still have classes in the afternoon."
Seeing that Lin Yaonan didn't move, Wu Yahua took the brick from his hand, threw it far away, and pulled him away.
Half an hour later, someone passed by and found the goose sleeping on the side of the road and called the police.
The police woke up the goose. When the goose saw the two uniformed policemen, it asked confidently, "Why did you come to my house? What did I do wrong? I was sleeping well at home."
The policeman was speechless and wanted to laugh. He pointed around and said, "Look, is this your home?"
The goose looked around with a bump on its head.
"Oh, no."
Police: "Name, ID number, tell me."
The goose boy lowered his head and reported his ID number, then said his name, "Chen Baizhou."
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Wu Yahua rode Lin Yaonan's pickup truck back to school.
She sat in the passenger seat, looking left and right.
That’s right, when Lin Yaonan brought her home after she turned into a cat to temporarily foster her, she was lying on this passenger seat.
She asked in passing, "How is your aunt?"
Wu Yahua wanted to know if He Mei had been cursed to death by her.
If it weren't for He Mei, the kitten might still be alive and well today and wouldn't have come to another strange yet familiar parallel world.
Lin Yaonan: "Which aunt?"
"He Mei, she's crazy, claiming to be a disciple of Taishang Laojun, or some epiphyllum immortal or something like that."
Wu Yahua was too lazy to remember, and couldn't remember the long list of false and insane titles that crazy woman had.
The truck was driving fine when it suddenly braked.
The drive only took a few minutes. Wu Yahua was not wearing a seat belt, and when the car suddenly braked, her body leaned forward due to inertia and her neck twisted.
"How do you know about my aunt?" Lin Yaonan's eyes widened in surprise. "We just met today, and you already know all about me!"
What just met.
She had been to his house, eaten and slept there.
Wu Yahua put her hands around her neck and rubbed it.
I thought of the Lin Yaonan of today, the Lin Yaonan from another world. They indeed met for the first time today.
No, I had met Lin Yaonan once before with Xie Yun in the teaching building, but that’s not important anymore. Lin Yaonan probably has no impression of it and doesn’t remember it.
"I just know. If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, forget it."
Wu Yahua wanted to get away with it vaguely.
The parking place is not far from the World University, just a few steps away.
Wu Yahua opened the door and got out of the car, intending to escape back to school first.
As soon as she got off the car, a strong wind blew. Wu Yahua was wearing little, and she shivered with cold and hugged her arms.
It looks like I'm about to catch a cold.
Lin Yaonan opened the car door and ran out, walking beside Wu Yahua. He said with a bright expression, "In my memory, I had an aunt named He Mei. She was similar to what you described. She was a little mentally unstable and claimed to be someone from Taishang Laojun. But when I grew up, this aunt disappeared from my life without a trace. My family said I didn't have an aunt named He Mei and even took me to the hospital for a brain check."
This girl, whom he met for the first time, actually knew that he had an aunt like this.
He was curious and shocked.
"Hello, my name is Lin Yaonan."
Lin Yaonan stretched out his hand and told Wu Yahua his name.
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