Scalding hot yam

  The streetside where the sound of whistles intersects.

  Among the crowds coming and going, there is a tall and short pair of slender figures, blending in with the surroundings.

  The one on the left appears to be silly and confused at first glance, while the one on the right is elegant and gentle, pleasing to the eye. The two of them step in unison, walking slowly.

  Ye Cai suddenly stopped in his tracks, slanted his eyes and said: "Give me a cigarette."

  Liu Youyou hesitated for a moment, then pulled out a box of light gold luxurious cigarettes from her phone case and handed them over, saying: "Are you sure it's safe?"

  Quickly took over the cigarette and put it in his pocket, Ye Cai looked around and said: "I can't wait any longer, I want to study it as soon as possible."

  Liu Youyou was shocked and stuttered: "T-then who are you going to find?"

  Ye Cai seemed lost in thought, shook her head and gestured for her to go first, saying: "You go ahead, I'll go back to the hospital and ask a doctor."

  Liu Youyou's face twisted in a scowl as she yanked her arm in the opposite direction, saying: "Are you stupid? Can't you trust anyone else?"

  She pulled the frowning and disheartened Ye Cai, walking quickly towards the end of the street, muttering: "Even if it's urgent, we can't take this risk. I'll learn chemistry and physics well, and when I'm in college, I'll major in bioengineering or something. That way, we can research and develop our own cigarettes, which will be safer."

  Ye Cai pursed her lips and smiled bitterly: "Don't worry about it, don't bother yourself. You can still go learn acting in the future, I'll find someone else..."

  "Alright, alright, no problem, but don't be too anxious either. What's going on all of a sudden? Can't hold it in?"

  Ye Cai lowered her head, silent for a moment, and muttered: "No, I thought that transforming into cigarette smoke could repair all the damage and rebuild my body... I wanted to use this to let Xiao Qiu..."

  Liu Youyou was taken aback, and in her mind, she seemed to see Su Xiaochun lying calmly on the hospital bed again, with a pale and haggard complexion. She couldn't help but sigh and say: "You're so foolish, didn't you think that even if Su Xiaochun really recovers, wouldn't that pack of cigarettes attract attention?"

  Ye Cai was speechless, hanging her head and unable to utter a word.

  Liu Youyou stopped a car and pulled her onto it, saying, "Don't easily trust outsiders."

  On the bus, after reporting their destination, Ye Cai looked down gloomily with a sullen expression, while Liu Youyou still didn't feel at ease and whispered in her ear: "In the future, if there's anything big that happens, you must discuss it with me. Remember, I'm the most trustworthy person for you in this world, okay?"

  Ye Cai nodded lightly, but her heart couldn't express any feelings. She understood that Liu Youyou's words were correct - the person who knew her best and was most worthy of her trust in this world was indeed only Liu Youyou. Because, no matter how you put it, they were both special fringe groups carrying terrifying powers that threatened social norms, while Leng Xiaoyu was resolutely opposed to her using the transformation cigarette, strictly speaking, an enemy.

  As far as Ye Cai knows, it seems that only she, Liu Youyou and Leng Xiaoyao know about the existence of transforming cigarettes.

  But Leng Xiao Yu was an enemy, and in the future, she might bring her a lot of trouble and obstruction. This made her feel complicated and entangled, but if Leng Xiao Yu really pushed her to the end of the road, she didn't mind taking special measures to make Leng Xiao Yu lose her fighting spirit.

  While Liu Youyou supports her as a person, strictly speaking, it belongs to a kind of fanatical following, regardless of "paradise". And "paradise", for Ye Cai at the moment, whether or not to build has no significant meaning, perhaps in the past few days suddenly had a deeper and more profound understanding of life and human nature, her mood was greatly relieved, she understood that, regardless of transformation or not, male or female, soul and thought are the foundation of humanity from the beginning, while flesh is just a shell.

  Therefore, she seems to have seen through the psychological entanglements after transformation, no longer being bound by the flesh and material things, but has ascended to a higher realm. So she hopes that all the transformed women created by her can be as open-minded and transparent as her, rather than suffering from the pain of physical and mental differences between men and women every day.

  But at the same time, the significance of transforming into a cigarette was even more important to her, because the power it contained could change and save the current state of the world's technology being helpless. Moreover, she deeply understood that this mysterious pack of transformation cigarettes, once exposed to light, would mean that all the secrets of the transformation girls would be revealed, and she herself would also face legal sanctions for this matter.

  In any case, she had no way to turn back now. If Su Xiaoqiu hadn't suddenly gotten into trouble, perhaps she would have burned that package of evidence with a cigarette lighter and destroyed it.

  But now, she always thinks about finding someone to study this pack of cigarettes, so that Su Xiaoqiu can recover her health and let her guilty conscience be relieved. To the extent that, in a certain sense, this pack of cigarettes has become a hot potato in her hands, if possible, she really wants to get rid of it, shake off all the causes and effects, and live a ordinary life.

  After getting off the bus, Liu Youyou pulled her little hand and walked towards the school gate. At this time, a motorcycle rider came whizzing by, stopping not far away.

  Liu Youyou looked at it curiously, but saw that it was a bit familiar. The car owner had his chest exposed and abdominal muscles visible, as if waiting for someone.

  Ye Cai also took a glance and said: "Do you know her?"

  Liu Youyou shook her head, a hint of disdain on her face, and quickly pulled Ye Cai away. At this time, the noon break had not yet ended, and the school was very quiet, with few people in sight as they walked.

  She dragged Yezai into the classroom, under Xiao Xue and Li Wei's astonished gaze. She touched Yezai's small face, slightly bent down and whispered: "Little Zai, don't think too much, some things can't be blamed on yourself. I don't hope for any paradise-like nonsense, being an ordinary little girl is pretty good too."

  Ye Cai lowered her eyebrows and eyes, her face pale with despair, she barely nodded, and then parted ways with Liu Youyou.

  Liu Youyou walked back to her seat, being stared at by Li Wei for half a day, with an unkind gaze.

  As soon as Ye Cai Gang returned to her seat, she was caught by Xiao Xue. Xiao Xue pulled up her hand and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Where did you go?"

  Ye Cai touched her nose, taken aback by the other person's completely unembarrassed attitude, but somehow couldn't get angry, and said in a huff: "Look at Su Xiaoqiu, I heard she fell pretty hard..."

  Xiao Xue's gaze was gentle as she stared at her profile, hesitating for a moment before pursing her lips and saying: "Little Cai, why don't you just get rid of that pack of cigarettes? I feel sorry for you, seeing you wear boys' clothes all day..."

  Ye Cai lowered her head and couldn't say a word, after a long time she shook her head and said: "You don't understand, that pack of cigarettes can't be destroyed for the time being, I'll keep it, it's still useful... you know, it can cure all diseases."

  Xiao Xue was stunned, and then comforted: "That, that you hand it over to the government, also counts as making a contribution to society..."

  Ye Cai heard this and was stunned for a moment, then muttered to herself: "Right, I seem to have gotten the direction wrong..."

  Xiao Xue smiled with surprise and said, "Have you made up your mind?"

  "Uh-huh." Ye Cai nodded hesitantly and said, "I'll think of a perfect solution as soon as possible, you don't have to worry about me."

  Xiao Xue nodded vigorously, her face extremely pleased. At this time, Ye Cai turned around and glanced at Liu Youyou, exchanging a look with each other. She nodded and made a gesture to come over and chat.

  Liu Youyou hesitated for a moment, looked around at several classmates, and got up to walk over.

  "Yue Cai introduced Xiao Xue: 'She is my best friend, Liu Youyou.'"

  Xiao Xue nodded slightly and forced a smile at Liu Youyou, while Ye Cai said to Liu Youyou: "Sister Youyou, this is my best friend, she's been good to me..."

  "Oh?"

  Liu Youyou raised an eyebrow, her gaze no longer so kind, as if Xiao Xue's existence threatened her status.

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