Chapter 7: Chu Li's Outburst

  The next day, military training began, which will last for about half a month. After completing the military training, we will officially start classes.

  Chu Li didn't attend the military training, every day he would either be lying down here or lying down there sleeping. Anyway, when everyone was sunbathing under the scorching sun, he would be resting in the shade of a nearby tree.

  Xiao Chan was drenched in sweat every day, her whole body tanned dark. She thought there was nothing more boring than military training. Every day was either walking or walking, or else it was sunbathing.

  Maybe heaven heard her cries and gave her a great excuse for not having to attend military training - she sprained her ankle.

  Here is the translation:

  Things were like this, in the morning Yung sent her a text message, asking her to answer the phone at 12 o'clock sharp, when he was free. Then Xiaochan's mobile phone happened to be out of power, and she rushed to grab the public phone at school, but didn't see a small step in front of her, and her foot twisted like that, and instantly swelled up, hurting so much that her heart, liver, and lungs were all in pain.

  Things happened too quickly, so fast that the people around hadn't reacted yet. Then there were a pair of warm and powerful hands that instantly picked up Xiaocui and sat her down by the flowerbed. Xiaocui stared blankly at Chu Li, whose eyes seemed to be filled with anxiety and panic.

  It's Chu Li again.

  He quickly and carefully removed Xiaocui's shoes, kneeling on one knee at her feet. He did this without a hint of awkwardness or humiliation, instead making him seem even more noble and dignified. Holding Xiaocui's rapidly swelling ankle, he pulled with both hands in an instant - crack.

  "Ah!" As expected, Xiaocui let out a miserable cry.

  "Now you move around a bit and see if there's anywhere that doesn't feel comfortable." Chu Li frowned.

  “……pain.” Pain is all that can be expressed, because Xiaocui's feet are so swollen that she can't move at all, gritting her teeth in agony. Even with people around her watching and discussing her, she couldn't hear them, for at this moment, how could she care about what others say?

  Seeing her expression was indeed very painful, Chu Li didn't say a word and directly picked her up, not going to the infirmary but straight to the hospital.

  "The bone was indeed displaced, so we pulled it back in time. If not, surgery would have been necessary. The muscle tissue here is damaged, first apply ice to relieve the pain, and after 24 hours, you can use heat. Her foot is quite swollen, don't walk for now, we'll bandage it tightly and observe her recovery to determine when she can be discharged." The doctor said while looking at Xiaoyu's X-ray film.

  Chu Li listened attentively throughout, his expression solemn as if he were the one who was ill. After the doctor finished speaking, he thanked him very politely before returning to Chu's room once again.

  Xiaochan lay on the bed, her eyes colliding with his. She wanted to say something, but after opening her mouth, she still didn't know what to say. In the end, she only managed to utter two words: "Thank you."

  Chu Li furrowed his brow and walked over to pour a cup of hot water, Xiaocui thought he was going to drink it himself, but instead he handed it directly to her. Xiaocui lowered her eyelids slightly, then took it from him and drank it in small sips. After she finished drinking, Chu Li took the initiative to take it back, silently placing it on the table.

  "It's not as serious as the doctor said... Chuli, can you tell the doctor that I don't want to stay in the hospital?" What are poor people most afraid of? It's getting sick and seeing a doctor, the money just flows out like water, who can still afford to stay in the hospital?"

  "I've already paid for your hospital stay. If you don't get admitted, they won't refund the money." Chu Li stated the cold fact calmly.

  Isn't it, the money has been paid and you still ask for a refund? Who will spit out what they have eaten? However, Xiaocui cannot rest assured in the hospital now. She has too many worries and concerns. She doesn't have the money to stay in the hospital, even if Chuli helped pay for it, she would still have to pay it back; she's afraid of falling behind in her studies, afraid that there will be no hope for her future; and then there's her family, they're probably waiting for her to go back and buy groceries and cook meals, what will they think if they hear she's been hospitalized?

  Will you still take care of me with the same eagerness as before? It's impossible now. Things have changed, people are gone.

  "Chu, I'll return the money as soon as possible, but I really can't stay in hospital, there are things at home."

  This remark somehow enraged Chu Li, causing him to suddenly explode in anger, "At a time like this you still have the mood to worry about that kind of thing? First worry about whether your own legs can still walk!"

  Xiao Chuan was startled, to be honest, she had rarely seen Chu Li so excited and angry in all the time they had been in contact, it was as if she had stepped on his toes or touched his bottom line... But wasn't she just talking about her own affairs? Had she said anything wrong?

  Looking at Xiaochan's stunned and helpless appearance, Chuli took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the intense emotions in his heart. After a long time, he hoarsely said in a low voice, "You rest well, don't think about anything else."

  "How can I not think about it, Chu Li is no longer the Miss Thousand Gold now, can't do whatever she wants like before...I have my own concerns and difficulties..." Perhaps it was Chu Li's low voice that made Xiaocui's voice suddenly rise, she didn't know why she was so excited, but she just was.

  Yes, how can she afford to rest and recover here? As soon as school is over, she has to go home and attend to things, otherwise she will always be worried that she will be driven out. Now she has nothing, if she even loses her home, what will she do in the future?

  "Wu Xiaocui..."

  Chu Li called out her name in a low voice, Xiao Chan was slightly dazed, as if she had heard Chu Li call her own name for the first time. Before that, he just followed her, never really calling her name, and now when she heard it, she felt a sense of strangeness and familiarity.

  "What's wrong?"

  He asked in a low voice, because his long eyelashes blocked his eyes, so Xiaocui couldn't see his expression.

  "My concerns you won't understand..." She said dejectedly, she was worried that if her family knew she was hospitalized, they would think she's a burden and be too afraid of being disliked.

  "If," his voice seemed to have softened a lot, but because of his usual coldness, this softening seemed somewhat stiff and out of place. "If I help you solve those things, will you be able to rest at ease and recover from your illness..."

  "What?" Because the words behind him seemed to be spoken too softly, Xiaocui couldn't hear clearly, he said what if?

  "...Take good care of your illness, I'll be back." He seemed unwilling to repeat what he said earlier, and only whispered instructions before leaving.

  For some reason, when she saw him suddenly wanting to leave, a kind of fear in an unfamiliar environment came over her, and Xiaocui couldn't help but ask, "You... where are you going?"

  Chu Li turned around and saw a flash of panic in her eyes, his heart softened, saying "I'll go out for a bit, I'll be right back."

  Xiao Chan's face was a bit embarrassed, she looked like she was afraid he would leave earlier, her face was a little red, and she lay back down, letting out a soft "oh" sound.

  Digression

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