“Big Sis!!”

?!

The beautiful girl charging over was even more terrifying than the maid from just now!

But her momentum wasn’t even the biggest problem.

The maid had been charging pretty hard too, but she knew to slam on the brakes before reaching the bedside. Nice and safe.

But the black-haired girl didn’t!

Tears glimmered in her eyes as she ran this way, and she had absolutely no intention of stopping!

Ye Zhibai was internally so terrified that her face went pale.

Stop, stop...!

She’s gonna hit me!

Ye Zhibai couldn’t control her expression. Even though she was panicking so badly she could’ve cried, her face still looked utterly indifferent, steady as a rock.

Thank goodness.

She wasn’t actually going to crash into her.

Just as the black-haired girl reached the edge of the bed, she bent her knees. Ye Zhibai clearly heard the sharp crack as the girl’s knees hit the smooth floor.

S-she... she slid several steps!

Yikes... That had to hurt.

Then all she saw was a few strands of black hair lifted by the breeze.

They mingled with Ye Zhibai’s own silver hair.

The black-haired girl, still sobbing and clearly unable to wait another second, tightly threw her arms around Ye Zhibai.

She didn’t care how cold Ye Zhibai’s expression or aura was. All she wanted was to hold her big sister close.

A lovely floral scent immediately filled Ye Zhibai’s nose.

“Sob... Big Sis... Big Sis...!”

She was crying like a little girl looking for comfort.

Big Sis... That title...

Ye Zhibai tried to make sense of it with what little reason she had left in her panic. So this is my little sister, right?!

Sniff... Ye Zhibai had actually dreamed of having a little sister.

Ah... The glowing orb said I was a foundling, so she probably isn’t my biological sister...

But with this black-haired girl hugging her, she felt closer than a real sister ever could!

Thank you. Being hugged by a beautiful girl for the first time in my life feels amazing.

The Ye Family maids, who’d been respectfully waiting nearby, watched the scene...

...and were moved to tears again.

“Sob... Second Miss is always so strong and decisive, ruthless and fearless. But only in front of Eldest Miss can she act this spoiled. What a rare sight!”

The maid wiped her tears and sighed with emotion.

“Eldest Miss... Sob. During the two years you were unconscious, Second Miss was in high school and swamped with schoolwork, yet she still forced herself to make time every day to care for you personally. She wiped your body, washed your hair, changed your clothes... She wouldn’t even let us touch you. Even though those are exactly the duties we maids are here for... Sob, Second Miss is so kind!”

Who knew...

After she finished speaking, the black-haired girl, who was sobbing as she held Ye Zhibai, slowly turned her head.

From an angle Ye Zhibai couldn’t see, the black-haired girl’s eyes were icy cold, like a frozen wasteland.

“You... don’t you think you’re talking a little too much?”

Some things can be said. Others are better left unsaid.

“I’m sorry!!”

The maid immediately admitted defeat and shut up.

After warning her, the black-haired girl turned back and lost herself in Ye Zhibai’s embrace once more, giving it her whole heart.

Uh...

Let’s put all that aside for now.

So, how did Ye Zhibai feel right now?

Aside from being completely confused, her most immediate reaction was definitely physical.

The not-too-big, not-too-small marshmallows on her chest seemed to be getting squished against the medium-sized marshmallows belonging to the black-haired girl in front of her.

If...

Ye Zhibai figured she was a B cup now, while the girl in front of her had to be a C!

It felt tingly, in a way that was hard to describe.

How could she put it... Like riding a fine horse across a vast grassland, galloping toward a wondrous road stretching to the ends of the earth?

It was a feeling of total freedom.

And that floral scent from earlier was probably the girl’s natural fragrance. Perfume never smelled that natural.

Anyway, it was a pretty strange feeling.

But Ye Zhibai couldn’t exactly lose herself in this little perk. She wasn’t that kind of person.

Sigh... What a mess. If she was stuck living in this body, she’d better sort out her relationships, at least.

So Ye Zhibai tried to make her throat work, even though speaking was still difficult.

In a soft, rather pleasant voice, she asked:

“Who... are you?”

“...Huh?”

The black-haired girl held Ye Zhibai tightly, two streams of tears almost impossible to hold back.

But when she was suddenly asked, “Who are you?” her reddened eyes flew wide open.

She gently held Ye Zhibai by the shoulders and faced her.

Disbelief filled the girl’s sapphire-blue eyes.

Oh no...

Ye Zhibai wondered if she’d been too blunt.

The girl kept calling her Big Sis, so they were obviously close. Hadn’t Ye Zhibai just asked that without thinking about the consequences?

But after staring in shock for several dozen seconds, the black-haired girl finally cried out in disbelief:

“Big Sis, you can actually talk?!”

Wait, I really was mute before?! What?!

But then, a look of sadness clouded the black-haired girl’s eyes.

“Big Sis, you... really did forget me... The doctor said you hit your head and might lose your memory... Even though you always used to ignore me and never called me by name... Big Sis... I’m Zhijun, Ye Zhijun. I’m your little sister. Do you really... not remember that either?”

Oh, kiddo, sorry. I really don’t know you.

And it’s not just that I don’t know you. Before my soul entered this body, it might not have known you at all...

Before that blasted glowing orb sent her soul here, it had told her a few other things. Ye Zhibai had heard them clearly.

Basically, this body was something created by a god. It had a body, but no soul. It could take care of its basic needs and clumsily imitate the words and actions of people around it, but it had no real feelings or thoughts. It was just an empty shell.

In short, she’d been a total moron.

So, little sis, why do you care so much about this idiot version of me?!

Ye Zhibai didn’t understand that.

But now that she had a soul of her own, she wouldn’t stay an idiot.

This girl called Ye Zhijun—my little sister.

Hadn’t she just said I’d hit my head?

Then it made perfect sense that I’d gotten clever afterward and stopped acting like an idiot, right?

Ye Zhijun was hurt by what Ye Zhibai had just said, but she still pulled her close again and hugged her tightly.

“It’s okay... Big Sis, it’s okay. It doesn’t matter if you remember Yun’er or not. As long as you’re all right and stay alive, Yun’er will be happy... When you got hit by that car, I had no idea what to do, you know...? Sob... You were always a little slow... You don’t know... When the Medical Maid Corps at home told me you’d probably be in a vegetative state for the rest of your life, my heart nearly stopped. Even if you were slow, that was still so much better than being in a coma forever! You woke up... I’m so glad...”

“......”

So you’re gonna keep insulting me, huh?!

I’m telling you, I swear I won’t be slow anymore!

Wait... No, hold on. This body was hit by a car too?

Heh. So cars really do have it out for me, huh?

Ye Zhijun was so worked up she’d lost her head. She furrowed her brows and clung to Ye Zhibai, afraid to let go.

She was afraid that if she let go, her big sister would close her eyes and stop responding again.

Still holding Ye Zhibai, Ye Zhijun slowly stood up, keeping her protected in her arms.

As she stood, Ye Zhibai’s head ended up completely buried against her chest.

Sob... Ye Zhibai didn’t want this either, but she was still so weak she couldn’t fight back. All she could do was passively experience that softness!

At that moment, without turning around, Ye Zhijun spoke to the maid waiting for orders in the corner of the room.

Her voice was completely different from the soft, sweet one she’d used with Ye Zhibai.

Calm, yet commanding.

“Why hasn’t the Medical Maid Corps arrived yet?”

“R-Reporting to Second Miss! The Medical Maid Corps is gathering their equipment and on the way. They should be here any moment... Here they come!”

As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of wheels rolling across the floor came from the hallway outside.

Ye Zhibai’s head was buried against Ye Zhijun’s chest. Her heart sped up, then gave a sudden jolt.

What is it this time?!

A group of four middle-aged women in white coats soon appeared at the door.

They were dressed like doctors, but each wore a white maid’s cap.

They pushed a huge case of medical equipment and hurried over.

A closer look revealed an armband bearing the character “Ye” on each of their sleeves.

These weren’t hospital doctors. They were an elite team of resident physician-maids employed by the Ye Family.

Compared to the doctors at this hospital, their abilities were on a whole other level.

The middle-aged woman at the front pushed up her glasses.

She was astonished to see Ye Zhibai sitting there.

“Eldest Miss... She really woke up?! That’s impossible! It was already set in stone that she’d be in a vegetative state for the rest of her life—”

“Enough.” Ye Zhijun held the back of Ye Zhibai’s head tighter, her gaze growing even colder. “Big Sis is awake. Don’t keep repeating what you used to say. If you don’t want to work for the Ye Family anymore, you can leave whenever you like.”

“S-Sorry, Second Miss! We’ll examine Eldest Miss right away!”

That had been the whole reason they came.

As the women bustled around, Ye Zhijun reluctantly let go of Ye Zhibai for the moment.

She wouldn’t let anyone badmouth Ye Zhibai.

But Ye Zhijun was sensible. She knew her sister needed to be examined, and waking up so suddenly really was unusual.

When the medical maids shone little flashlights into Ye Zhibai’s eyes, she felt like she was going blind!

And... Ye Zhibai noticed something.

Whenever the doctors needed to touch Ye Zhibai during the examination, Ye Zhijun did it for them.

Just how possessive are you of your big sister, anyway?

“I’m... fine...”

She couldn’t take it anymore. Ye Zhibai squeezed those words out of her throat.

“Tsk...”

Ye Zhibai had clearly been saying she was fine.

But the medical maids looked so shocked at her words, you’d think they’d seen a ghost...

The lead medical maid turned to Ye Zhijun to report.

“Um... Second Miss, as strange as it sounds, this really is a miracle. It was already a miracle that Eldest Miss only suffered superficial injuries when she was hit by a car... I thought that was unscientific enough... But even though her brain damage should have left her in a vegetative state, her vital signs have suddenly returned to nearly normal. There’s no sign of any illness... She could even leave the hospital now.”

That last part was the most important point in her report.

“But the main thing is... Eldest Miss can speak now.”

Ye Zhibai turned her little head, still wearing a cold expression.

She blinked her big, watery, pale-purple eyes.

Her gaze met everyone else’s.

The whole room was filled with looks that seemed to say they’d just witnessed a medical miracle of the century...