Chapter Seventy-Three

  When she opened her eyes in a daze, she only felt that her head was both swollen and painful, and couldn't help but hum several times.

  Qibook Fan got up in a hurry, "Xiao Cai, where are you uncomfortable?"

  "What's wrong?" Yu Cai suddenly remembered last night's events, and her already rosy cheeks rose several degrees in temperature.

  "You have a fever now, where does it hurt? Do you want to drink some water?"

  Yu Cai hummed in response and saw that Qi Shu Fan was about to feed her again, so she hastily stretched out her hand, "I'll do it myself."

  Qibook glanced at her and made He Qi shake off his sickbed, handing a glass of water over to Yu Cai.

  Yu Zai had been thirsty for a long time and his throat was on fire. He took the water and drank it all in one gulp, indicating that he wanted more.

  Qishu Fan couldn't help but feel guilty as he looked at Yu Cai, who was also drunk before and knew that a drunken person would easily get thirsty. Looking at Yu Cai's state, he feared she had become parched.

  Yu Cai took a second cup and finally calmed down, Qi Shu Fan asked, "Xiao Cai, what happened last night? Why were you lying on the ground?"

  Yu Cai made an effort to think for a while, "I don't quite remember, only remembering that I wanted to drink water".

  Qishu nodded slightly, "You sleep a bit more, we'll hang another bottle of water tonight."

  Yu Cai got sick at the right time, giving her ample time to think about how to make amends for her recklessness. After countless times of entanglement, Yu Cai decided to keep silent, thinking that even if Qi Shu Fan asked her, she would just pretend to be stupid anyway. Besides, they wouldn't see each other much in the future.

  Yu Cai made up her mind, while Qi Shu Fan was entangled in Yu Cai's thoughts, wondering how to deal with his own conjectures if they were true. Moreover, he had to return to the provincial city for work tomorrow, and Yu Cai was still ill...

  The next morning at the breakfast table

  "Xiao Cai, you're also about to start school soon, it's just right that you come with me to the provincial city for a few days now."

  "No, there's a lot of things to prepare for the new semester."

  "I'll send someone to help you with whatever you need. You're ill now, I'm not at ease with you being alone here. It's just as well that you come with me to recuperate for a while."

  "It's okay, I'll be heading back home this afternoon."

  "Xiao Cai, since you're going to Xiamen this time, we won't be able to see each other for at least half a year. Come stay with me for a while before you leave and invite He Qi along, let's have a good gathering."

  Yu Cai is silent.

  "Xiao Cai, you must be unwilling?"

  "Sorry, Mr. Qi, I think I should go back to accompany my mom, she's been very dissatisfied with me attending a school so far away and staying in Tibet for two months."

  Yu Qiao was at a loss for words, when suddenly the nurse came in. Yu Qiao returned to her room to get an IV drip, and before long, He Qi arrived, holding a bouquet of flowers that looked exactly like the one he had brought before. Yu Qiao couldn't help but laugh, leaving her breathless. He Qi was originally feeling guilty for indirectly causing Yu Qiao's illness, and now, holding the bouquet of flowers, he felt even more awkward. Seeing Yu Qiao laughing at him, he suddenly became annoyed. "Yu Qiao, you're better now! This first bouquet of flowers should have been given to my girlfriend, but I gave it to you instead. And you're still laughing!"

  Yu Cai hurriedly stopped laughing, "I know, I know, it's a bother for you, great kindness doesn't need to be thanked!"

  How despicable! "What's wrong with you, always getting sick at the drop of a hat? Next time I won't dare to play with you!"

  "Next time you won't have the chance either."

  He Qí suddenly thought of several people who were about to go their separate ways, and felt a sense of melancholy. Yù Cǎi also let out a sigh, although they had had disagreements and arguments in the past, He Qí was still a good friend after all.

  After lunch, Yu Cai insisted on leaving, and Qi Shu Fan saw that she couldn't stay, so he had to offer to send her back. Yu Cai looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile, "Dear uncle, this kind of thing is better left for the younger generation to do, Ah, Shi He Qi, would you mind sending me on my way?"