Chapter Eighty-two: Understanding You

  Two people arrived at a tastefully decorated restaurant, which seemed to lack some commercial atmosphere. The interior had only two tables and a few chairs. The lighting was somewhat dim, revealing a hint of intimacy.

  "Wow! What a place is this? The environment is really good!" Xia Xuan liked this place from the bottom of her heart, it had a warm and cozy feeling like home, but not that kind of bustling feeling.

  "This is a private restaurant opened by one of my friends, it's not open to the public!" Lu Lingfeng was very familiar with making tea.

  "Aren't you saying there are others? Where are they?" Xia Xuan sat down very unceremoniously, waiting for Lu Lingfeng to make tea.

  "Of course someone has gone to buy vegetables! Young Master Lu wants a midnight snack!" A bright and cheerful male voice came, with a sense of helplessness but also full of willingness.

  Xia Xuan followed the sound and looked over, big bags and small bags were filled with ingredients, but this man, Xia Xuan was not unfamiliar, Han Yueming!

  Han Yueming was also startled when he saw Xia Xian, but soon covered up his uneasy expression and continued to chat and laugh.

  "Mr. Han, it's been a long time." Xia Xian asked with a smile, as if inquiring about an old friend.

  "Do you two know each other?" Lu Lingfeng didn't seem to notice anything, holding the tea set on the table and slowly pouring tea.

  "That was a few years ago, I don't know if Mr. Han still remembers me." Xia Xian smiled indifferently, as if explaining and also pressuring him at the same time.

  "How could I forget? Miss Xia, hello!" Han Yueming put down what he was holding and smiled as he walked straight towards the two of them.

  "Your connections are really extensive! I'll make the introduction for you! Miss Xia Xian, it's time for you to cook me a meal!" Lu Lingfeng was indeed not polite.

  Xia Xian glared at Lu Lingfeng fiercely, but Lu Lingfeng received the dissatisfied signal and simply filtered it out with a smile. He snatched the cup from Xia Xian's hand and drank the tea contentedly.

  "Ling Feng, you really don't know how to cherish a good thing! Making a young girl cook for you in the middle of the night! KFC is open 24 hours! From my place, turn left and walk about 400 meters, there's one!" Han Yueming said with a forced smile.

  "Returning kindness is Miss Xia's consistent style, I'm giving her an opportunity, right? I want to eat boiled beef, Maoxuewang, spicy chicken dices, as spicy as possible, very home-style dishes, you should be able to make them, shouldn't you!" Lu Lingfeng ordered with a "shameless" tone, his carefree attitude making Xia Xuan have an urge to splash him in the face with tea.

  "Master, eating such spicy food at midnight is a rhythm of seeking death!" Xia Xuan threw the ingredients in his hand and said with a frown.

  "Don't worry about the flowers and the cemetery, I've already taken care of them!" Lu Lingfeng spread his hands, meaning to say, let's see if you can get me killed!

  Xia Xian calmed down a bit, gave Lu Lingfeng a big white eye, turned around and entered the kitchen, looking at a pile of red and green chili peppers, Xia Xian leaned against the wall in distress.

  It's not that she didn't want to do these things, but her vocal cords couldn't withstand such torture, and her stomach couldn't take even a little spice. She's now like a porcelain doll, with almost all of its original parts having undergone major repairs after that car accident, and no matter how well they were repaired, it's just not the same as when nothing was wrong.

  After the first plate of spicy chicken cubes was served, Xia Xian's face turned deathly pale, but the indoor lighting was too dim to see clearly.

  "Wow! It seems I have good luck today! The color, smell and taste are all perfect! Yu Ming, want to try some?" Lu Lingfeng didn't hesitate to pick up a chopstick and put it in his mouth, the flavor was really great!

  "I wouldn't eat this kind of thing in the middle of the night!" Han Yueming was just drinking tea, occasionally glancing at the kitchen, he was worried about her, but didn't know what to worry about.

  "Don't worry about your kitchen, she won't give you a discount!" Lu Lingfeng said with a smile as he continued to savor the delicious food.

  Xia Xian suddenly started coughing, Lu Lingfeng put down his chopsticks and rushed to the kitchen. Xia Xian covered her mouth with a tissue, one hand covering her stomach, and couldn't stop coughing. Lu Lingfeng turned off the fire and helped her out of the kitchen, only to find a bloodstain on the tissue.

  "What's wrong?" Lu Lingfeng was startled, how could he be coughing up blood?

  "It's nothing..." Xia Xuan's voice was hoarse and didn't sound like his usual self.

  "Stop standing there, let's go, I'll take you to the hospital!" Han Yueming picked up his coat and car keys without saying a word and went out first.

  Lu Lingfeng's face was apologetic, but Xia Xian just smiled faintly and shook his head, indicating that he was fine. He didn't know that she wasn't blaming him.

  "Brother, where are you going?" Wu Jiajia and Jiang Ze were just thinking of coming over to mooch a meal, but they saw Han Yuming hurrying along.

  Before Han Yueming could say anything, Lu Lingfeng supported Xia Xuan out the door. Seeing Xia Xuan's appearance, Jiang Jie seemed to understand something too, and his concerned gaze made Xia Xuan have nowhere to hide. Wu Jiajia even silently clenched her fists.

  "I'm taking Xia Xian to the hospital." Han Yueming didn't offer much explanation.

  "Take this first." Jiang Jie Zhe pulled out a box of medicine from his pocket and handed it to Lu Lingfeng.

  Xia Xian didn't dare to look at Jiang Jie's painful and helpless eyes. This medicine, all these years, she had been taking it. In the past, Jiang Jie would put a box in his pocket every day, Xia Xian this little scatterbrain, often forgetting to bring her medication, only he reminded her.

  After the two broke up, Jiang Jie didn't change this habit. Sometimes when the medicine expired, he would throw it away and replace it with a new box in his pocket. It's unclear whether he was punishing himself or missing her.

  "We'll go first, Brother Biao." Wu Jiajia tugged at Jiang Lüche's sleeve corner and bid farewell.

  "Jiajia, you go first! I'll accompany them." Jiang Tuo's eyes were fixed on Xia Xuan, filled with so much concern and regret.

  Lu Lingfeng seemed to have understood the relationship between Lu Lingfeng and Xia Xian, didn't say anything, took over the medicine and fed it to Xia Xian.

  How could Wu Jiajia possibly walk? She had no choice but to go with them to the hospital, albeit reluctantly.

  Xia Xian's throat was almost unable to speak, and in response to Yisheng's inquiry, she replied with great difficulty, her face constantly beading with cold sweat.

  "I'm here." Jiang Jie Zhe patted her back lightly. To him, she was very familiar, even after all these years of not seeing each other again, still familiar.

  She has a history of vocal cord rupture, about ten years now, and had surgery once, but the effect was not very obvious. In recent years, she has been paying attention to environmental stimulation on her vocal cords and diet, and often relies on medication to alleviate discomfort when she is unwell. Her biggest illness is stomach disease, with a history of 15 or 16 years. Initially, it was gastritis, but due to lack of rest, it eventually developed into gastric bleeding... At the age of 20, she had a car accident and suffered injuries to her stomach, which led to the removal of half of her stomach... Jiang Jizhe carefully explained Xia Xian's illness over the years to Dr. Yi, who nodded continuously, sometimes frowning, and sometimes looking at the man in front of him with admiration.

  Xia Xian quietly hung her head, listening to Jiang Jie and Yisheng's words, she had already shed tears. She didn't understand herself as much as Jiang Jie did, what was this?