Chapter 7: Night Visit to Lu Dongqing

  Xi Xi sat in the taxi, right at rush hour, almost arrived at the hospital, but got stuck in traffic. The sky darkened, streetlights not yet lit, pedestrians outside the window hastened their pace, night swallowed everything, including Xi Xi's patience.

  Thinking of Shen Luyu being by Lu Dongqi's side right now, she couldn't hear Lu Dongqi's voice, and she unconsciously kept looking at her watch, hoping that Lu Dongqi would be okay.

  The two groups of people rushing to the hospital, one group was blocked on the highway, and the other group's situation wasn't much better.

  Under the weight of Uncle Guo, that small wooden rickshaw which had accompanied Zhang Ye through countless days and nights finally couldn't hold on any longer about a mile away from the hospital. Uncle Guo patted it gently and let out a sigh.

  Zhang Ye rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "It's all because of you, my precious little car. You've been with me through thick and thin, just like my own child. How am I going to explain this to the wife now?"

  He reluctantly stopped the small wooden cart on one side, locked it with three chains, and Guo Shu muttered beside him: "No need to lock, no need to lock, who would steal your car?"

  Mr. Zhang couldn't stand Mr. Guo's chatter, locked the car and ran to the hospital, wishing he could get away from him as far as possible, his movements were swift and fierce, no less than chasing a 100-yuan bill.

  Guo Shu followed behind and ran for 200 meters before he couldn't run anymore. He shouted Zhang Ye's name from behind, asking him to wait for him.

  Zhang Ye had no choice but to stop under the dim streetlights, and the two figures of different heights walked side by side. One thought to himself, "Aren't you a young and handsome guy? Can't even run this short distance?" The other one said with a hint of telepathy, "It's been over 20 years since graduation, I'm not up for it anymore. Back then, I was the 800-meter champion."

  Xi Xi had just arrived at the hospital and found Dong Qi's ward, when she saw two class teachers walking towards her. One of them was beaming with oil on his face, like a shining light bulb, while the other had a cold expression, like an iron tower standing upright. These two people could form a combination called "Second Master Brother and Third Master Younger Brother".

  She calmly sat down on a nearby bench and covered her face with a newspaper.

  As soon as they entered the ward, Zhang Ye hadn't said anything yet, but Guo Shu was already chatting intimately with Dong Qi. One moment he would touch Dong Qi's head to ask about his condition, and the next he would hold Dong Qi's hand to chat about family matters, just like one of his own students.

  Guo Shu's spittle mixed with the disinfectant that lingered in the hospital for years, leaving a lingering chapter in this night.

  Dong Qi's parents were not around due to work, and soon after, his seven aunts and eight uncles came to visit him in groups. Shen Luyu looked left and right, unable to intervene on the adults' side, while Lu Dongqi didn't quite pay attention to her either. She was at a loss whether to leave or stay, feeling truly awkward.

  "Lu Dongqi, I care about you so much, can't you spare some attention for me?" She thought with a heart full of grievances, feeling sour in her heart.

  Her thoughts about Lu Dongqi date back to junior high school, when Lu Dongqi had just moved into her neighborhood. There were several children of similar age in the compound, all attending the same middle school. Lu Yao was the only girl among them, pretty and smart, always popular with the boys, but Lu Dongqi alone showed no interest in her.

  Her curiosity about Lu Dongqi gradually turned into a kind of expectation that she couldn't even understand herself. This feeling made her excited but also nervous, she hoped to hear people mention her name together with Lu Dongqi's, yet worried that others would say something excessive and make Dongqi unhappy. This contradictory heart was like a child who had secretly eaten candy and was afraid of getting cavities.

  Guo Shu and Zhang Ye were chatting with Lu Dongqi's aunts, having a great time. Lu Dongqi was lying in bed, his eyes rolling around, when he suddenly saw Xi Xi peeking through the window, trying to sneak a look inside. He was both startled and delighted, wondering how long this little fool had been waiting, and he quickly thought of ways to shoo them all away.

  He closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep, but in reality, he was secretly listening to the conversation between the two women.

  Finally, when everyone had left, XiXi hastily entered the ward and saw Dong Qi lying on the hospital bed with a pale face but still with a warm smile. She felt as if she was in a different world.

  "Uh... is there a restroom?" Her next words were quite anticlimactic.

  Dong Qi pointed inside and gestured for her to go in.

  Xi Xi had just walked in when she heard his deliberately raised voice, "Teacher Zhang, why have you come back?"

  "I lost my key, I'll come back and take a look if it's here or not."

  "Didn't see it, was it lost on the way?"

  Xia Xi Xi eavesdropped on the conversation between the two people from outside the bathroom door, her heart filled with a lingering fear. If she had been one second later, the situation would have become dangerous.

  "Go ahead, I'll look again, you take a good rest."

  "When the person left, come out" Hearing Dong Qi's signal, Xi Xi's heart still had lingering fear as she sneaked out quietly. At that moment, it was like going back to many years ago in late spring when two little kids went to secretly pick flowers and were chased by the owner all over the place until they hid in an alley to escape.

  "Hey, Lu Dongqi"

  "Hello - Xia Xi"

  She saw Dong Qi's gaze, so familiar yet so strange. In that instant, she forgot all the words she should say. The boy with a shallow smile amidst the fluttering flower petals, the little girl who loved to laugh on the back seat of the bicycle, clear memories gently flowed from her heart.

  "Sneaked out?" Dong Qi asked

  "You're really something, practicing a simple walk and getting dizzy enough to be sent to the hospital by an ambulance." Clearly heartfelt words of concern turned into this sentence at the tip of her tongue.

  "I have acute appendicitis," he said

  "Does it still hurt?" Xi Xi thought of Dong Qi's painful expression in the afternoon and felt a pang in her heart.

  "It doesn't hurt," he said with a pale face and a weak voice.

  "What's wrong with you, just cry if it hurts, I won't laugh at you" How can it not hurt, your face is clearly pale and bloodless

  "It doesn't hurt at all, the anesthetic hasn't worn off yet," he said helplessly.

  "Will the anesthetic wear off and I'll come see you again?" Xia XiXi thought in her heart was "Dong Qi, you must rest well, I'm so worried about you", but it kept turning around on her lips and she couldn't say it out loud.

  "Are you here to laugh at me?" Lu Dongqi pouted, looking wronged.

  "I went to great lengths to come out and see you, but you think I'm here to make fun of you? Did you have your conscience removed along with your appendix?"

  "How could I not know you care about me?" he said lightly, his gaze gentle.

  He knew she was impulsive and prone to trouble, so he always quietly cleaned up after her, never letting her suffer a bit of grievance.

  He knew she was careless and forgetful, so he was cautious and careful, often reminding her.

  He knows she has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and even if she says harsh words, he doesn't take them to heart.

  But does he really know the thoughts in her heart, that sweet and sour secret brewing inside?

  Sat by his bedside and chatted with him for a while, looked at the watch, it was already 9 o'clock in the evening. He had been tired and painful all day, how could he not be sleepy? XiXi said goodnight to him and left the ward.

  Across the glass, Dong Qi closed his eyes tightly, his long eyelashes falling on his pale face. The lamp cast a faint shadow on his face, which was a beauty she couldn't reach.

  She walked step by step, her figure disappearing at the end of the corridor.

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