Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 230 No one can touch the people under Ye Wanlan’s protection! [2 updates]

Chapter 230: 230 No one can touch the people under Ye Wanlan’s protection! [2 updates]

At this moment, Zhou Yixiang finally realized something was wrong.

Today she had a normal breakfast in the school cafeteria, and the only thing she had drunk was a cup of lemon water handed to her by her roommate Tong Li.

That cup of lemon water was also bought by Tong Li at the school cafeteria, and it was common for Tong Li to bring drinks from the cafeteria for her in the past.

Could it be...

But the pain in her stomach was getting stronger by the second, and Zhou Yixiang’s mind was clouded, no longer capable of thought.

Her fingers trembling, she managed to press the emergency contact number but then didn’t have the strength to speak a word before she passed out.

A "thud" echoed from outside the bathroom, where Tong Li, with an expressionless face, was packing up her backpack. She didn’t check the bathroom but picked up her things and left the dormitory.

At this very moment, at Zhou Family Old Residence.

"Ding-a-ling-ling—"

The urgent ringing interrupted the silent dinner table, and Madam Zhou looked up somewhat displeased, "Zhiyun, why didn’t you silence your phone during dinner?"

Eat without speaking, rest without talking.

This was a household rule of Zhou Family.

Zhou Zhiyun was about to hang up the call, but when she saw it was from Zhou Yixiang, she immediately answered.

Ever since Zhou Yixiang started high school, she rarely initiated calls to her, and whenever she contacted her, it was always to share good news or to give her a present.

It must be something urgent.

This made Madam Zhou even more dissatisfied.

"Yixiang?" Zhou Zhiyun asked, "Yixiang, what has happened? Is today your re-examination? Do you need any help?"

On the other end of the line, there was no response except for occasional rapid gasps.

Unable to bear it anymore, Madam Zhou said, "Zhou Zhiyun, hang up the phone."

"Mom, I have to go out," Zhou Zhiyun stood up, "Let’s discuss the rest when I get back."

"Zhou Zhiyun!" Madam Zhou couldn’t stop her and watched as Zhou Zhiyun left, "This child, why is she getting more rebellious as she grows? All the manners learned before are completely forgotten, and next week I still need to take her to meet with the Kang Family, how can she go like this?"

"Calm down, calm down, it must really be an emergency," Patriarch Zhou tried to comfort her, "Zhiyun has always been such a trouble-free child, the Kang Family will certainly like her."

Among the gentlemen of Zhou Zhiyun’s generation, apart from Fang Qinghan of Fang Family, Madam Zhou didn’t look favorably upon any other.

For this, she specifically contacted the Kang Family of Harbor City, arranged a setup, and tried to make a connection between Zhou Zhiyun and the heir to the Kang Family.

"There’s no hope for Hechen, as he will marry none but Sheng Yunyi," Madam Zhou clutched her heart, "If Heyuan were here, he would never be so emotionally imprudent."

As she said this, Patriarch Zhou also fell silent, and after a long while, he sighed deeply.

**

"Beep-beep-beep—"

"The number you have dialed is currently unavailable, please try again later."

"That’s strange, why isn’t Yixiang’s phone being answered?" Fang Qingli furrowed her brows, "She shouldn’t be asleep at this hour, and I had an appointment with her an hour ago."

Ye Wanlan looked up, "Let’s go check her dormitory."

Fang Qingli had visited Zhou Yixiang a few times before and knew where her dormitory was.

But the door was locked, and after knocking several times, there was no response from inside.

"Not in the dormitory?" Fang Qingli was puzzled, "Then where could she have gone?"

"No, she’s inside, there are breathing sounds, and it seems something might have happened," Ye Wanlan said, "Let’s find the dorm manager to help us open the door."

But the dorm manager didn’t believe their claims at all.

"No way, how can we just give you the keys to the students’ dormitory?" The dorm manager was unyielding, "Even though you are both young ladies, who knows what you’re here for? Go away, go away, or I’ll call security."

"Auntie!" An anxious voice rang out, "Auntie, have you seen Yixiang?"

"Miss Zhou?" The dorm manager turned around, somewhat surprised to see Zhou Zhiyun; she obviously knew her, "Are you also here to find Yixiang? These two young ladies are also looking for her."

Zhou Zhiyun was panting, "Auntie, I’m really sorry, Yixiang called me but didn’t say anything, I’m afraid something has happened to her. Could you please help us open the door?"

"Okay." Knowing the close relationship between Zhou Zhiyun and Zhou Yixiang, the dorm manager finally agreed and took out the keys to unlock the dormitory door.

The dormitory was empty.

"She probably went out for a meal at this time," the dorm manager said, "She has re-examinations this afternoon, so she needs to have a good lunch to stay energized."

Ye Wanlan stepped forward and with a quick scan, spotted the tightly closed bathroom door.

With her keen hearing, she could naturally discern the faint sound of breathing coming from inside the bathroom.

It was also at this moment, because Zhou Zhiyun called Zhou Yixiang’s phone again, that the ringtone could also be heard from behind the door.

Ye Wanlan’s eyes shifted down, noticing the locked doorknob.

She instantly understood what had happened and immediately opened the door.

"Yixiang!"

"Oh my goodness, Yixiang..."

Zhou Yixiang’s hand was tightly clutching her phone as she lay on the ground, deathly pale, with her eyes closed, clearly in a deep coma.

Seeing this, the dorm supervisor panicked, "Goodness me, what’s happened here? Quick! Take her to the hospital, she has an exam this afternoon!"

This was the treasure of their art department after all!

Ye Wanlan was the first to extend her hand and sealed several of Zhou Yixiang’s acupoints, then turned her head, "Qingli, Miss Zhou, to the hospital."

Twenty minutes later, at Jiangcheng First Hospital.

Zhou Yixiang was immediately taken into the operating room.

Some time passed, and the door opened.

"Food poisoning, and she was brought in just in time," the doctor came out and instructed, "You must be careful with what you eat. If she had been brought in a few minutes later, her stomach function would have been damaged."

But there was something he couldn’t understand.

It seemed that the patient’s acupoints had been sealed for some time, preventing the toxins from spreading further.

After some thought, he couldn’t help but ask, "Did any of you use traditional Chinese medicine on the way here, administering some basic treatment to the patient?"

No sooner had he finished speaking that he laughed at himself and shook his head as he left.

To so accurately seal a patient’s acupoints without causing any side effects would require decades of experience as an old TCM practitioner.

All three young ladies were so young, it couldn’t have been them.

Perhaps he was mistaken; some people just have a lucky star.

It wasn’t until Zhou Yixiang was completely out of danger that the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Ye, I have long admired your reputation," Zhou Zhiyun extended her hand, "It’s finally nice to meet you. We owe you a debt of gratitude for this, and I thank you on Yixiang’s behalf."

"Reputation?" Ye Wanlan shook hands with her and smiled, "Miss Zhou, are you sure it’s not an infamous one that you’ve heard of?"

"Rumors eventually fade into insignificance; I only believe what I see with my own eyes," Zhou Zhiyun shook her head, "Your presence today, Miss Ye, is distinguished and composed, you have my respect."

Ye Wanlan nodded with a smile, "The Zhou Family is fortunate to have Miss Zhou."

"About that past incident... If I had been there, I would definitely have stopped my second brother," Zhou Zhiyun sighed, "Why would he go looking for a body double as if he were in a novel, doesn’t that just cause harm to women?"

Fang Qingli shrugged, "Right? I even asked Madam Zhou whether the Zhou Family couldn’t even afford plane tickets."

"How could we not afford plane tickets," said Zhou Zhiyun lightly, "it’s just that his old love is overseas and cannot be seen every day. He’s just itchy in his heart."

Having said that, she looked up again, "I am not close with my second brother; my eldest brother raised me. Miss Ye, if you have anything to say, there’s no need to be wary around me."

"Indeed, I do have something," Ye Wanlan smiled slightly, "Have you ever thought about what if your eldest brother wakes up?"

"My eldest brother?" Zhou Zhiyun was startled and then let out a bitter laugh, "I don’t know how much longer my brother can hold on. Recently, my mother has restarted the investigation into the car accident that happened years ago, but unfortunately, nothing was uncovered."

Zhou Heyuan’s vegetative state was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Zhou Family.

Zhou Zhiyun thought for a moment, "However, if my eldest brother really could wake up and his body and brain were not damaged, I guess the person who would be most uncomfortable would probably be my second brother."

"I understand," Ye Wanlan nodded, "I will consider it carefully."

Zhou Zhiyun was taken aback, "Miss Ye..."

As they were speaking, there was a rustle from the hospital bed.

"Yixiang!" Zhou Zhiyun rushed forward, "Yixiang, how are you feeling? Is there any discomfort in your stomach?"

Ye Wanlan also approached the bed, looking at her with concern.

"Sister Lan, Sister Zhiyun..." Zhou Yixiang’s voice was weak, "Why are you all here..."

A moment earlier, she had almost thought she was going to die.

"You had food poisoning and collapsed in the dorm bathroom," Ye Wanlan asked, "What did you eat today?"

Zhou Yixiang took a deep breath, "My roommate gave me lemon water, and after I drank it, my stomach started having problems..."

"Your roommate?" Fang Qingli was shocked, "Why would she do that?"

"I don’t know," Zhou Yixiang said with a bitter smile, "We’ve always been on good terms, always encouraging each other before exams. This afternoon was my most crucial retest, why would she..."

She had heard senior students in the art department talk about the fierce competition for recommendations and even instances of sabotage.

But she never imagined that it would happen to her.

"What time is the retest?" Zhou Zhiyun was anxious, "Even if you can make it, with your current physical condition, you won’t be able to take the interview!"

Ye Wanlan took a pill from her backpack and put it in Zhou Yixiang’s mouth, "Who says you can’t participate in the retest?"