Underworld Player Chapter 109 - A Hospital Visit

"So, you two know what happened at the orphanage, right?"

Without waiting for an invitation, Bai Zhi took a seat on the edge of the bed and addressed the girls seriously.

In truth, he barely knew anything about the "real" campus belle, whose face was currently firmly buried in her pillow—if anything, the "impostor" campus belle, who had repeatedly tried to get closer to him, had left a stronger impression.

Strictly speaking, the only times he had even met the real campus belle was their first meeting in the cafeteria, and again when she followed him to school, so the sight of her completely hiding her face in an act of blind avoidance did not strike him as odd.

After all, in his mind, the real campus belle was someone who desperately tried to avoid making the slightest contact with him.

"Yeah, what of it?"

Xia Wen quickly planted herself between Bai Zhi and Lin XiaoYi, even as she threw the latter a disdainful look that said "an opportunity just fell into your lap and you wasted it".

The mind of the lovestruck young girl was beyond Xia Wen's understanding... Obviously it was safe to assume their conversation had already been overheard by that guy, so what was the use in acting all shy now?

"Simple. I'd like a basic overview of events."

Bai Zhi nodded at her.

"Starting with why you decided to go there at all, and what you encountered when you got there... In other words, how much do you remember about what happened at the orphanage?"

Xia Wen frowned. "Is this an interrogation or what?"

She could not help feeling irritated at Bai Zhi's calm, measured speech.

"You see, the orphanage was a place I called home, but it's been reduced to a pile of rubble, and you two are the only survivors thus far."

"...Sorry."

"It's not your fault, no need to apologize. I just need your help to piece together what happened. Do you mind?"

After a brief silence, Xia Wen spoke. "We arrived at the orphanage yesterday afternoon..."

She left out the reason behind their little excursion, but otherwise faithfully reported all t

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