Chapter Thirty-Six

  Yu Chai thought that even if she went to ask for leave with the excuse of writing a book, it wasn't necessarily going to be approved. So, as soon as school was over, she went to hang out near the county hospital. After several days of doing so, she finally got her chance and the next day, wearing a mask again as an excuse for being absent, holding onto the film that she had managed to get her hands on with great difficulty, waiting in the corridor for the teacher's arrival.

  That day, I heard that Yu Cai was going to ask for a month's leave. With the intention of learning from it and making it a reference for the future, I swapped seats with my classmate to eavesdrop on their conversation.

  Outside the window, Yucai coughed one or two times. When the head teacher arrived, he immediately stepped forward and called out, "Teacher Wang".

  Teacher Wang had a good impression of Yu Cai and asked warmly, "What's wrong?"

  Yu Cai pulled out the black film from the large plastic bag in her hand, coughing while pulling it out. "Teacher Wang, I went to the hospital for a check-up last night and this is the X-ray film. The doctor said I have symptoms of suspected tuberculosis and asked me to be hospitalized for observation. Moreover, this disease is contagious, so I want to take two months off."

  Teacher Wang's eyebrows furrowed, and Yu Cai coughed a few times. "Actually, the doctor just said suspected tuberculosis, Teacher, take a look at this spot here, the doctor says this is a symptom of tuberculosis, but if it's not, just ordinary pneumonia, then there's no need to ask for so much time off."

  Pneumonia? Ordinary? Teacher Wang is about to get frustrated.

  "Teacher Wang, what do you think?"

  Teacher Wang nodded gently, "Take care of your body first, come back to class after you've recovered. When you return, I'll arrange for classmates to help you make up the missed lessons."

  Uh, Teacher Wang, are you sure this isn't because you want Yu Cai to get out of here quickly, so as not to infect the other students and yourself?

  Yu Cai suppressed the wild joy in her heart, politely thanked him, "Thank you, teacher. I'll definitely come back to class as soon as possible. Goodbye, teacher," then shrunk her neck and coughed as she went downstairs.

  What he heard inside was astonishing, this is a master indeed. With just one request, it's already been two months, and the teacher not only didn't suspect anything but also feared that what she gave wasn't enough. Speaking of which, where did she get the props in her hand from? She should be told to keep them for herself, who knows when she might need them someday...

  After a month of seclusion and self-cultivation, Yu Cai finally completed most of the draft, only lacking an ending and some polishing. After sleeping for a whole day and night, Yu Cai went to class with big dark circles under her eyes and a tired look on her face, looking as if she had been seriously ill.

  Before breakfast, Yu Cai brought the breakfast he had bought early in the morning to Class 12 to find Qi Shi Zhi. Zhou Chuan and others hadn't seen Yu Cai for a month, so they immediately surrounded him to ask about his well-being. Yu Cai sincerely thanked them, then asked Qi Shi Zhi with a serious face, "I told you to eat breakfast by yourself earlier, did you eat?"

  Qī shì zhī lèng le lèng, jì méi yǒu diǎn tóu yě méi yǒu yáo tóu, yù cǎi jiàn tā zhè ge yàng zǐ, zì rán zǎo shì wàng le, qì dào, "xià cì zài zhè yàng, wǒ jiù ràng nǐ yī zǎo shàng jiāng yī gè yuè de liàng quán bù chī xǐng!"

  Jiexi still seemed to be in a daze, staring blankly at her. Yu Cai couldn't bear seeing him like this, so she opened the plastic bag, unwrapped the milk, and stuffed it into his hand, chattering away, "You're always so absent-minded, you need to take care of yourself, do you think someone has nothing better to do than look after you? You'll only realize how tough it is when you're old..."

  Not yet finished talking, the class bell rang, Yu Cai hurriedly said, "It's okay if we're late for class, even if the teacher comes in, she won't scold you, eat up quickly, I'll go first".

  Ji Shi watched as Yu Cai's figure disappeared around the corner before slowly putting the pastry into his own mouth. He seemed to have agreed to buy breakfast for himself when Yu Cai wasn't around, but he forgot as soon as he turned around. The next morning, even after the bell rang for class, there was still no sign of Yu Cai's figure, and only then did he remember that Yu Cai had taken a leave of absence and told him to remember to eat breakfast. But since he had forgotten today, he thought it would be fine to just do it tomorrow instead...

  The same thing happened again on the second day, and on the third day......and on the fourth day......

  In the careless forgetfulness of remembering, Yu Cai returned triumphantly, her figure appearing in Class 12 when Qi Xie was thinking, "Isn't it just breakfast?" and bothering himself to think about it once a day, he vowed not to bother tomorrow. When Yu Cai's figure disappeared, Qi Xie thought, "Isn't it just breakfast?" Why did she always care so much...

  Alright, Ugly someone knows it's going to go wild now.