This phone runs so smoothly...!

That was Ye Zhibai’s most immediate impression after borrowing Ye Zhiyun’s phone.

Whether she swiped across the screen or tapped an app, everything felt so smooth.

One tap and it switches screens without lag!

Of course, pretty much every phone these days can do that.

It was just that in her previous life, Ye Zhibai had never used a phone that cost over a thousand yuan.

She’d been so broke that all she could do was hunt online for refurbished phones with versions that had been outdated for ages. Opening an app meant counting a few seconds in her head before looking back at the screen.

Ye Zhiyun leaned against Ye Zhibai’s shoulder, swept her black hair to one side, and asked in confusion,

“Sis... why are you looking at the map?”

“Don’t ask. I just want to look.”

“Okay!”

Honestly, Yun’er was so obedient and didn’t ask a million questions. She was a huge help.

Come to think of it... the wallpaper on her phone was really cute.

That girl on the screen—hey, a silver-haired beauty. She even looks gorgeous with her eyes closed, fast asleep. Seriously...

That wallpaper... isn’t that me?!

Once again, proof that Yun’er was a hopeless siscon...

Ye Zhibai sucked in a sharp breath and quickly pretended she hadn’t seen the wallpaper.

She hurriedly opened the calendar app that came with the phone.

—June 1, 2022, 2:43 p.m.

Ye Zhibai frowned slightly.

She clearly remembered that in her previous life, she’d been hit and killed by a car around noon today.

So... it’d only been a little over two hours since her previous life ended?!

Talk about a seamless transition!

Ye Zhibai remembered the time so clearly because when she’d gone to buy milk tea, the shop clerk had said they were running a promotion for the start of the month on June 1. She could get two yuan off her order!

If it hadn’t been for the discount... Ye Zhibai wouldn’t have wanted to splurge on milk tea just to “chase” that girl. Such a waste.

And another thing! She wasn’t some simp like that damn glowing orb had said! That orb didn’t understand at all. She and that girl were just tied together by a bit of bad fate. She wasn’t actually chasing after her!

Well, never mind. There was no point bringing any of that up now.

A car hit me, and now I’m gone. What’s the point of talking about it?

Anyway, a bad connection was a bad connection. It wasn’t worth dwelling on. They’d never meet again, so there was no point thinking about it.

Ye Zhibai closed the calendar and fumbled around until she opened the cursed map app.

And then...

Her eyes slowly widened in surprise.

Ye Zhiyun asked with concern, “What’s wrong?”

“Tell me, Ye Zhi... uh, Yun’er.”

Ye Zhiyun gave her a look, reminding her, so Ye Zhibai changed how she addressed her.

Her finger kept swiping across the map. She could hardly believe what she was seeing.

“This place we’re at... is it Qihai City Central Hospital?”

“Yes, it is, Sis. You’ve been staying here for two years. We booked this whole ward, and the maids are on guard outside day and night.”

“No... I mean, are we in Qihai City?”

“Qihai City Central Hospital is in Qihai City, of course...”

Ye Zhiyun kept her expression composed, but her lips were actually trembling with excitement.

Sis can read a map now!

Her question was a little strange... but that was okay.

Ye Zhibai had no idea how to describe what was going through her mind.

It wasn’t just that barely any time had passed since she’d been reborn into this body... barely any time had passed since she’d been hit and killed, either.

Even the city she lived in... was exactly the same.

That’s right. In her previous life, Ye Zhibai had lived in Qihai City too. She’d attended its best university, Qihai University.

With her average grades, she’d practically killed herself studying to get in!

Back then, Ye Zhibai had rented an apartment in East City.

And now, Qihai City Central Hospital was in West District.

Sure, the two districts were on opposite sides of the city... but Ye Zhibai tried searching for her old apartment on the phone.

It was only a little over ten kilometers away...

Did I get reincarnated right next door to my old place?!

Ye Zhibai had no idea if this was a coincidence or something arranged by that glowing orb that called itself a god.

Anyway, driven by anxiety and a flash of quick thinking, she hurriedly opened the daily local news on Qihai City’s official account!

She scrolled frantically... Oh.

Looks like she didn’t need to scroll frantically after all.

The news was right at the top of the account’s feed today.

“Breaking! Second-year undergraduate at Qihai University killed in traffic accident near Xiaochang Street!”

Waaah, stop yelling at me, stop yelling! It was me.

Looking at that headline... Ye Zhibai couldn’t help feeling like she’d had a really rough time of it.

She really didn’t want to tap the headline and read the details.

Ye Zhiyun had been keeping watch beside her the whole time. She took Ye Zhibai’s small hand, which had stopped scrolling through the phone.

“Did seeing the accident make you think about what happened to you back then, Sis? I’m sorry... No one was there with you. You must’ve felt so helpless. Everyone was busy with their own things... no one noticed you’d gone out onto the street, and then that van came straight at you... Ah! Sis, don’t worry... I’ll always, always keep an eye on you from now on. Something like that... won’t happen again!”

A van?

Come on, Sis. I was hit by a truck recently!

But... the gentle warmth of Ye Zhiyun’s hand gave Ye Zhibai a little courage.

Frowning, she slowly tapped the news item pinned at the top.

The article itself didn’t say much more than the headline.

It just gave a few more details and included some photos from the scene.

“The deceased was a second-year medical student at Qihai University. Their identity is still being confirmed. The accident is preliminarily believed to have been caused by a truck driver driving under the influence. Students are urged to stay safe and check both ways before crossing the road.”

Throw the book at him! He needs the harshest sentence possible!

Drunk driving deserves the death penalty, you know!

Sigh... It was a little weird for Ye Zhibai to say this herself, but she was furious!

The person in the photos was already gone, probably taken away.

All that remained was the truck, tilted over at the side of the road.

It was the very same truck that had been frozen in Ye Zhibai’s memories at the end of her previous life.

I’m done looking.

Ye Zhibai’s heart tightened. She decisively closed the official account.

Then she handed the phone back to Ye Zhiyun.

All I can say is, me from my previous life... rest in peace.

You did your best, so... rest easy!

Waaah, no matter how I look at it, I had it so rough!

Ye Zhiyun could see that her sister’s face showed no particular emotion.

And yet, for some reason, she could sense... that sudden loneliness.

Sometimes Ye Zhiyun felt completely helpless.

When her sister was asleep and unconscious, she couldn’t wake her.

And when she opened her eyes like this and sank into loneliness, what warmth could Ye Zhiyun offer her beyond holding her hand?

No matter how little...

She had to try.

Ye Zhiyun was the type to take action. She’d rather do something than sit around thinking about it.

She did her best to make her voice sound full of energy, even though she wasn’t a particularly cheerful or energetic person except when she was with Ye Zhibai.

“S-Sis! To celebrate you waking up, is there anything you want as a gift? Anything at all! Just tell me what you want, and Yun’er will find it for you!”

“A gift...?”

“That’s right! Whatever you say, anything at all!”

Ye Zhibai thought for a moment.

She couldn’t think of anything she needed...

Oh, wait.

There was one thing no modern teenager could live without.

Without it, you couldn’t take a single step!

“Then... could you get me a phone? The cheapest one is fine...”

“A phone? Got it!”

Ye Zhiyun didn’t hesitate for a second. Turning toward the door, she called out, “Xiaoguang!”

“Coming, Second Young Lady! What are your orders?”

The maid who walked in was the same one from earlier. Her name was Xiaoguang, and she was one of the Ye Family’s combat maids, assigned to protect Ye Zhibai.

Ye Zhiyun gave her orders word by word, her voice frighteningly steady and her instructions crystal clear.

“Find the highest-performance smartphone on the market. The price isn’t the priority—performance is. Do your research. Traffic’s bad right now, so... once you’ve bought it, airlift it over by drone. The sooner, the better.”

“Understood!!”

Xiaoguang got her orders and took off without a word, hurrying off to carry them out.

What in the world was that?!

Ye Zhibai’s mouth fell open slightly. “No... I meant... the cheapest one...”

“Ah, I understand, Sis.” Ye Zhiyun interpreted it in her own way. “I get what you mean... price isn’t the only way to measure value, right? Mm, I agree. Performance is what matters. That’s my big sister—always thinking things through!”

What the hell do you think you understand?!

I wasn’t thinking anything like that!

I just wanted to save money!

Ah... wait.

Had Ye Zhiyun said something completely over the top when she gave those orders just now?

Ye Zhibai thought it was unlikely, but she figured she should ask anyway.

“Yun’er... you said drone just now, and I heard something earlier... don’t tell me you came here by helicopter? Your own helicopter...?”

“Hm? Yeah, Sis. I got a permit for this flight route so I could come visit you more easily... Ah! I get it—you want a helicopter? Okay, got it! We’ll get a few more. Xiaoguang...!”

Ye Zhibai hurriedly cut off her call for the maid!

“I don’t want one. I was just asking.”

“Oh... Sis, you’ve been asking some really strange questions today.”

You’re the strange one!!

Are helicopters something you can just get a few more of whenever you feel like it?!