Though paralyzed, still radiantly charming!

Chapter 21: Boys liking stockings, I totally get it~

“By the way, my mom said I don’t need to come over tomorrow night,” Blair said as he helped him tidy up and put his pants back on. “I asked her why, but she wouldn’t tell me. She’s being all mysterious.”

“Does it have something to do with me?”

“Sometimes Mom does things that are out of the ordinary,” Blair replied. “Just give me a call if you need anything.”

“It can’t be that serious. Auntie always knows where to draw the line.” Ethan realized that this was Auntie’s way of wanting some alone time with him.

Could it be related to what happened this morning?

This morning was, in a way, a confession.

Was Auntie planning to respond to him?

“Don’t get any weird ideas. You’re not even in Mom’s dating pool,” Blair said as he turned to leave. “And a woman in her thirties making moves on her nephew, that’s just twisted.”

“I’m not having any weird fantasies. How can you accuse me of that out of the blue?” Ethan argued.

“Hmph.” Blair laughed meaningfully, his gaze sweeping over him.

“Why do you assume I’m thinking about weird stuff!” Ethan had been getting along with Blair these past few days.

The barrier between them had unknowingly been broken.

They were back to being childhood friends who could talk about anything.

With the immediate threat to life gone, the atmosphere between them lightened, and they started to playfully tease each other.

Outside the hospital room.

Ella put down her phone, lowered her head, looked around cautiously, and quickly walked back to the duty room.

At the nurse’s station, the head nurse and a mature nurse huddled together watching an adult video. When they saw her come in, they immediately paused it and turned around curiously.

“Ella, any new discoveries?”

“Um,” Ella blushed, nodded, and took out her phone to show them the video she had just recorded.

“Is there no frontal shot?” the head nurse asked, sounding disappointed.

Ella looked resentful,she felt the head nurse was making things difficult for her.

“Ha ha, this is enough already,” the head nurse laughed awkwardly, realizing she might be asking for too much. She watched the video, winked at the mature nurse, and said, “Who should go then?”

“Oh dear~ I wanted to be the good guy,” the mature nurse said, resting her chin on her hand and smiling mischievously. “The poor little boy, bullied by the mean nurse, crying in my arms.”

“So I guess I have to be the bad guy then~” the head nurse glanced at Ella’s youthful appearance. “I’m quite curious to see what kind of face he makes when he’s being bullied.”

“Uh,” Ella gulped down her saliva, feeling that the two were playing a bit too much, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of the adult video still playing on the screen.

“Ella, come watch too,” the mature nurse noticed her gaze and handed her the phone with a smile. “It’s really thrilling, very immersive.”

She pressed play.

“No… no, it’s okay.” Ella’s cheeks flushed as she turned her head away.

The three of them were a team, and her joining in felt somewhat coerced. As the newbie, she didn’t want to stick out like a sore thumb.

But now, she felt the other two were a bit too twisted, making her feel even more out of place.

Tonight, Blair was on night duty.

There had been a few incidents.

The VIP room they were staying in had a bath.

When Blair came out after her shower, she was wearing a simple tank top and shorts, white, very plain. But her long legs under her 5’9″ frame were visually striking, long and fair.

Ethan’s first thought was, with legs that long, you wouldn’t get tired of them in a year.

Blair glanced at him with a playful look in her eyes. “I’ll be more careful next time.”

With that, she went back under the covers.

Leaving Ethan lying on the hospital bed, embarrassed, Blair’s teasing gaze haunting his mind.

“I wish I could live on another planet.”

…

The next day arrived.

Ethan spent the day trying to do rehabilitation exercises.

His current stats were:

“Strength: 1”

“Stamina: 3”

“Agility: 2”

An average untrained adult male would be at 6, but in reality, not many modern people actually reach these standard attributes.

Most are between 4 and 5.

His main disadvantage was having a strength of only 1,the situation had been too urgent, otherwise, a bit more strength would have made a lot of difference.

But thinking about this now was useless.

His current stamina was roughly equivalent to that of a retired elderly person, theoretically walking out of bed shouldn’t be a problem.

He spent the day trying to control his limbs.

The progress was visibly good,in just one day, he managed to sit up in bed using the strength of his arms.

But there was still a long way to go before he could walk.

In the afternoon, he encountered the last person he wanted to see.

“Hi~ Ethan, did you miss me?” Emily twirled in front of him. “Notice anything different about me today?”

Ethan really didn’t want to deal with her. Emily’s golden long straight hair was beautiful, her school uniform innocent, and the black stockings under her short skirt added a touch of sexiness.

But no matter how pretty, it’s better to stay away from someone who’s not all there mentally.

“Not answering your girlfriend immediately, that’s a 10-point deduction,” Emily feigned anger as she moved closer. “I decided to wear the same style of stockings as your aunt today.”

Ethan glanced at her, his tone dismissive. “Do you think I care about that sort of thing?”

Emily giggled and picked up his hand, placing it on her stocking-clad leg.

Ethan wasn’t particularly into stockings, but it still gave him a slight thrill.

“Hehe~ Looks like your body is more honest than your mouth,” Emily giggled, pressing his hand down, showing no signs of letting go. “Boys liking stockings, I totally get it~”