Bubu Pharmacy was located on the northern side of Liyue Harbor.
The environment was elegant and refined, and a faint medicinal fragrance lingered in the air.
Hu Tao looked at the building situated on the hillside, then turned to Velina beside her, whose face was a little pale, and asked with concern.
“Velina, are you alright?”
“I’m okay.”
Velina lightly exhaled, yet the waves of piercing pain in her head made her unable to help but frown.
“Let’s go, let’s go.
I hope Baizhu is here.
He’s really skilled at treating illnesses.” Hu Tao seemed very familiar with this place.
After another long stretch of stairs, Velina finally followed Hu Tao to the entrance of Bubu Pharmacy.
“Qiqi!”
Hu Tao seemed to have discovered something.
Her eyes lit up as she called out loudly.
Velina also subconsciously looked over and saw a small figure.
She wore a dark cyan dress, her light purple hair tied into a small braid.
Her skin presented an almost transparent paleness.
What attracted the most attention was the yellow talisman on her forehead.
The other party turned her head to look.
Her dazed pink eyes, upon seeing Hu Tao, immediately revealed a flash of panic, and then she turned around and prepared to leave.
Looking at this scene, Velina tugged at the corner of her mouth.
Even though her body was uncomfortable, she still felt a bit like laughing.
Of course she knew Qiqi.
The zombie taken in by the owner of Bubu Pharmacy, Baizhu, and she also had an inseparable fate with Hu Tao.
Of course, she also had quite a connection with her.
In the game, Qiqi loved her the most—she was almost at C6.
“Don’t run, don’t run!
I won’t catch you this time!” Hu Tao hurriedly said.
Qiqi stopped in her tracks and looked back in confusion.
“My friend is sick.
You just happen to know medicine as well, and you’re better than me.
Help take a look and see what medicine she should take.” Hu Tao pointed at Velina beside her.
Qiqi looked at Velina, then walked over toward her.
She tugged at Velina’s clothes.
Then, Velina felt a force that she simply could not resist, and she involuntarily squatted down.
Tragic!
She was actually not even as strong as a little zombie!
Before she could react, a cool sensation came from her forehead.
“Fever.
Qiqi will prescribe medicine for you.”
Qiqi withdrew her palm, yet her eyes remained fixed on Velina, with no intention of leaving.
“Is it serious?” Hu Tao could not help but ask.
Qiqi shook her head, but her gaze never left.
“What’s wrong?” Being stared at like this, Velina also had an indescribable feeling.
“Qiqi… Qiqi seems to know you.”
Qiqi pressed a finger to her lips and thought for a moment before slowly speaking.
But right after, she shook her head again.
Her voice visibly became dejected.
“But… Qiqi doesn’t remember.”
Qiqi lowered her head, looking very dejected.
But then, she felt the movement on her head and, confused, raised her head again.
Velina rubbed Qiqi’s head.
Although she did not know why Qiqi would say such words, it did not matter.
“If you’ve forgotten, then we can just get to know each other again.”
She stared into Qiqi’s pink eyes that were as clear as ice crystals, then smiled slightly and extended her palm.
“I’m Velina.
Qiqi, it’s very nice to meet you.”
Qiqi froze for a moment.
Then, on that face that originally had no expression at all, a trace of surprised smile actually seemed to appear.
“Qiqi is also very happy.
Qiqi… Qiqi will have you take medicine.”
“Why does this sentence sound so strange…”
Before long, a bowl of still-steaming medicinal soup appeared in front of Velina.
It was pitch-black, and just smelling it carried a bitter aura.
“Do I really have to drink it all?”
Velina looked at Qiqi pitifully.
Her current appetite was not that big.
Drinking this whole bowl would probably mean she would not need lunch.
Of course, she did not have much appetite right now either.
“You have to drink it all.”
Qiqi nodded and answered.
“Hehe, Velina, want me to help you?”
Hu Tao rubbed her hands, eager to try.
“Thank you for the kind intention, but it should not be necessary.”
Velina took a deep breath, picked up the medicinal soup, closed her eyes, and directly gulped it down…
Unexpectedly, it was not as bitter as she had imagined.
There was even a faint coolness, and the pain in her throat almost disappeared instantly.
“Immortal medicine… truly miraculous…” Velina sighed in her heart.
Velina had no mind for shopping.
Under the frequent gazes along the way, she returned to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor once more.
It was already almost noon.
After simply eating a little something to fill her stomach, Velina said goodbye to Hu Tao and returned to her room, preparing to have a good sleep.
===✧✦✧===
At the same time.
The editorial department of Liyue Publishing House.
“Velina, how could you be so heartless!”
The sudden voice Mu Yun let out, along with her appearance of pear blossoms bathed in rain, immediately attracted everyone’s gazes.
“What happened?”
The female editor sitting beside her could not help but ask.
“Why can’t they be together?
Why does he disappear after being touched?”
Mu Yun wiped her tears, still immersed in the story.
Who can’t be together?
Who disappeared?
The editors looked at one another, but by this point they roughly understood.
Got it.
She had been affected by the plot of the novel.
But precisely because of this, they became even more curious.
After all, no matter what, Mu Yun was an editor.
Although her seniority was not deep, she had definitely read quite a few novels and would absolutely not have her emotions easily swayed by a story.
So, what exactly had been written?
“Seniors, do you want to read it?” Mu Yun sniffed and tidied up the manuscript as she asked.
“Read?
Of course we want to read.”
The female editor nodded and took the manuscript.
Very quickly, several editors gathered together and completely immersed themselves in the story depicted by Velina.
Mu Yun quickly calmed her own emotions.
When she saw the scene of her seniors reading the novel, for some reason, a strange feeling arose in her heart.
It was like… anticipation?
She really wanted to see their expressions after they finished the ending.
“No, what’s wrong with me?”
Mu Yun shook her head repeatedly, casting aside this strange thought.
When the manuscript was finally flipped to the last page of paper, the entire editorial department became terrifyingly quiet.
Mu Yun, who had already completely sorted out her emotions, looked at her seniors’ slightly trembling bodies and worked hard to keep a straight face so she would not laugh out loud.
She did not know why she wanted to laugh either.
Could it be that happiness always had to be built upon the suffering of others?
Velina, is this the purpose of you writing novels?!
“No!
I can’t accept it!”
Finally, one editor could not help but shout in anger.
He knelt on the ground and smashed his tightly clenched fists against the floor.
“This… why write such an ending!
Isn’t a happy reunion better?” someone wiped the corner of their eye.
“Yunyun, can you contact the author?
I want to treat her to a meal?”
The female editor worked hard to reveal a smile.
If not for her tightly clenched fists, Mu Yun might have actually believed it.
“Senior, calm down, calm down.”
“I am very calm.
You don’t actually think I want to send the author knives like those readers, do you?” the female editor said.
“No… isn’t it?”
“Although I do rather want to do that, I am a professional.
I won’t do such a thing.”
The female editor lightly coughed and patted Mu Yun’s shoulder.
“Congratulations, little Yun.
The first novel you’ve signed already has the potential to become a hit.”