One Hundred and Thirteen, Lan Qi Has an Accident (4)

  After a while, I remembered what Gǔ Xuělín just said about asking for leave to see Lán Qí.

  "Can you go to Suzhou alone?" I asked.

  "It's okay, Lan Qi and the hospital have signed the agreement, tomorrow at 9 am we will go for an abortion. Tonight, she'll come to the bus station to pick me up. You can rest assured now. I've known Lan Qi for a long time, she definitely won't leave me alone at the station." As she spoke, Gu Xue Lin raised her head, comfortingly smiled and then lowered it again.

  "Hmm, how did you ask your counselor for leave?" I thought of this question and asked.

  "I had just left Ouyang Xiaoxiao's dormitory, and someone from my dormitory called me to tell me that I had won the second prize in the competition. As soon as I hung up the phone, I received a call from Lan Qi. Then, I called our counselor and said, 'I've been busy preparing for the competition lately, and the pressure has been quite high. Now that the competition is over, I'd like to take a leave of absence to go home.' Our counselor was also very happy when she learned that I had won the award, so she agreed right away."

  "Oh, it's like that." I nodded, "By the way, what happened to Ouyang Xiaoxiao? Is she okay?"

  "She's been fine, but her phone got wet these past two days, she took it in for repairs and hasn't used a phone since."

  "So that's how it is," I said, as if suddenly enlightened, nodding my head.

  "Xiao Xiao also told me some things about Ma Dai. That month, Ma Dai didn't contact you, but he was in touch with Xiao Xiao every day. Every night, Ma Dai would call Xiao Xiao..." Gu Xue Lin continued to say.

  "Hmm, it's almost time now. Aren't you going to the bus station? You'd better hurry up and find a taxi, or else you won't be able to buy tickets." When I found out that Ouyang Xiaoxiao was fine, my heart completely relaxed, and as for what Gu Xuelin said next, I didn't listen anymore, but instead reminded her to take care of Lan Qi.

  "Alright, I won't say much more to you, if there's anything else, we can talk on the phone."

  "Uh-huh, okay." I nodded.

  Then, Gao Xuelin walked towards the outside of the school gate.

  I also hastened my pace and caught up with her.

  Soon a taxi drove over and Gu Xue Lin hailed it down.

  "I'll take a taxi myself, so you don't have to send me off. Lan Qi will pick me up when the time comes," said Gu Xue Lin as she opened the car door.

  "Uh-huh, take care of yourself on the road. And after you get on the bus, send me a text message. When you arrive in Suzhou, send me another text message. When you see Lan Qi, send me yet another text message."

  "Alright, I know. If anything comes up, I'll contact you in time," said Gu Xue Lin with a slight smile at me before she got into the car with a lithe movement.

  "Then, goodbye."

  "Goodbye."

  Then, all of a sudden, there was a "bang" sound, and the car door closed.

  The taxi started moving.

  I stood there in a daze.

  It took me more than ten seconds to react.

  I cursed silently in my heart.

  Originally, Gao Xue Lin got a second prize, we can celebrate this afternoon, but suddenly, something happened.

  This is really frustrating.