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song fengwan had no choice but to torment him a few times before he fell asleep.
it was already 9:40 in the morning. song fengwan couldnât make it back to school in time, so she called the counselor and teacher to ask for leave.
she never missed class on purpose, and the teacher was more tolerant and allowed her to leave without saying much.
*
fu chen had been given an injection to reduce his fever, so his head was heavy. coupled with the fact that he hadnât slept the entire night, he fell asleep leaning against the bed. song fengwan sat by his side, watching over him.
at around ten o âclock in the morning, the jiang brothers came. they must have gotten the news from shifang and sent flowers. fu chen was asleep at the time, so they didnât disturb him and left after a short chat.
duan linbai and jing hanchuan appeared in the ward at around 11 p. m.
âwhy are you guys here?â song fengwan asked the two of them to sit down.
âlunch.â jing hanchuan handed the lunch box to song fengwan.
âthank you,â he said.
song fengwan asked the two of them to sit down and went to the nurseâs station to borrow a few paper cups to pour them some water. they were only staying here temporarily and were not going to be hospitalized for a long time, so they had almost nothing prepared.
at this time, fu chen had already woken up and his fever had subsided. however, the doctor said that he would be under observation for a few more hours. he had taken some medicine and if there were no problems, he could leave in the evening.
âjiang er told me. i was at hanchuanâs house, so i came with him. why are you suddenly sick?â duan linbai bit his lip. â could it be that you were too high with sister-in-law tonight and didnât know how to behave properly? â
fu chen pursed his lips and didnât speak.
â iâve told you long ago. you and sister-in-law are so many years apart. you have to take it easy. â
âa little water flows a long way, donât you understand?â
âheâs not a young man in his early twenties, donât mess around.â
jing hanchuan lowered his head and played with his anipop without saying a word. then, a pillow was thrown at him. jing hanchuan dodged to the side, and the pillow hit duan linbaiâs face.
âwhat are you guys doing?â song fengwan happened to return.
âmy hand slipped.â fu chen said matter-of-factly.
duan linbai was speechless. your hands or feet either slipped.
âiâll get you some water. the hospital only has warm water.â song fengwan had just moved when duan linbai stopped her.
âno need to call me, iâm going to see the doctor.â
after he finished speaking, he even went to the bathroom to look at himself in the mirror. with some water, he tidied his hair and hummed a song as he left the ward.
song fengwan pursed her lips. was there a need to be so flirtatious just by looking at an arm?
furthermore, his wound had not fully recovered even after such a long time?
âheâs not looking at an arm, heâs looking at a person.â fu chen said in a low voice.
song fengwan laughed without saying anything.
**
xu jiamu was already doing her internship in the orthopedics department. she had just finished checking a patientâs condition with her teacher, but there were a few questions she couldnât answer. at this moment, she was flipping through books to find answers.
she was the only one in the huge office. it was mealtime and the doctor was either at home or in the canteen.
duan linbai hummed a song and found the office with ease.
he was wearing a mask. people like him were everywhere in the hospital, so no one paid much attention to him.
when he reached the office, the door was ajar. xu jiamu was talking to a man in his early thirties.
there was a bouquet of flowers and a lunch box on the table. the man was wearing a patientâs uniform, so he was obviously a patient.
âmr. wu â¦â
âi heard that you havenât eaten yet, so i ordered an extra portion when i was collecting the food from the canteen.â
âyouâre too kind. i canât take this.â
â throw it away if you donât want to eat it. that ⦠â the man coughed twice. â this flower is also for you. â
duan linbai stood at the door and pursed his lips.
an extra copy?
if he wanted to hit on her, he could have just said so. did he have to beat around the bush?
âiâm going to be discharged soon. thank you for taking care of me these past few days.â after all, the man was in his thirties, and his words were mature and appropriate, so he did not feel timid.
âthis is what i should do, but you should take these things back.â
âyou didnât accept the other things i gave you. itâs just a meal from the cafeteria. itâs only a dozen yuan. donât reject me anymore.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
duan linbai was speechless. it turned out that this wasnât the first time he had done this.
she had already rejected him, yet he was still sticking to her like this?
xu jiamu had rejected him many times, so he didnât know what to say. just then, a heavy cough came from outside the door.
the man turned his head and glanced at her. â you can go back to your work. iâll go back to the ward first. â
he limped as he walked, and when he passed duan linbai, he only smiled and nodded at him in greeting, not recognizing him.
duan linbai entered the office, turned around, and locked the door.
âwhy did you lock the door?â xu jiamu had gotten to know him well, so he wasnât as reserved as before.
âiâm going to take off my clothes.â
ââ¦â¦â
then, he began to unzip his jacket and sat down on the chair beside xu jiamuâs desk. he rolled up his sleeves and said, â come, let me see. â
â your wound is already healed. the needle and thread have been removed. thereâs no problem now. â
xu jiamu had told him half a month ago.
âi know, but itâs been a little itchy recently.â
â maybe the wound is growing. itâll hurt a little. if you donât feel well, iâll give you some medicine. â xu jiamu was speechless.
how much did this person value his life? even after his wound had healed, he still came to the hospital for check-ups all day long.
xu jiamu took a cotton swab from the side, dipped it in, and applied a little bit around his wound.
duan linbai had been looking at the flowers and food on the table from the corner of his eye. the flowers were sprayed with some perfume, and it was a little smoky.
âwho was that man just now?â he asked casually.
â a patient iâm in charge of gave me flowers to thank me for taking care of him. â xu jiamu naturally wouldnât tell him the truth.
âthe smell of this flower is a little strong.â
âa little.â
âitâs quite a space-occupying one.â duan linbai was speechless. there were all kinds of medical books and materials on her desk.
âand i donât have a place to put it.â xu jiamu smiled helplessly. it was her turn to be in this department, and even this desk wasnât hers.
âiâll settle it for you later.â
xu jiamu only smiled, lowering his head to continue wiping his wound. â are you free this weekend? â
âis there something?â
â i have to go back to school to settle the graduation matters. i want to treat you to a meal when iâm free. â
it was because of what happened at the hospital.
duan linbai coughed. â iâll ask my assistant later. â
xu jiamu nodded, thinking that he must be very busy, so it was normal for him to be hard to meet.
in fact, the thought in duan linbaiâs heart at this time was:
if he agreed so quickly, wouldnât it make him seem too easy to date?
after the wound was treated, xu jiamu gave him the medicine. â if you feel itchy, just apply it a little. i wonât be doing my internship here in a few days, so you might not be able to find me even if you come to the hospital. â
âyes.â duan linbai put away the medicine bottle and waited for the medicine on his arm to be absorbed before he got up and left, taking the lunchbox and the flowers with him.
xu jiamu was stunned, thinking that he was just joking. he didnât expect him to really take it.
duan linbai narrowed his eyes and took the elevator directly to the emergency department floor where fu chen was. he passed by a trash can and threw the things in.
she hummed a song and flew into fu chenâs ward with light steps.
jing hanchuan, who was playing anipop with his head lowered, glanced at him and said, â
mentally-disabled children were much happier.
fu chen looked at him with narrowed eyes, and a trace of suspicion flashed past his eyes.
did he hurt his arm or his brain?
*
xu jiamuâs phone received a short message around the evening when he got off work.
[ iâm free on the weekends. ]
xu jiamu hesitated. [ then, is weekend night okay? ] itâs in a hot pot restaurant on the second ring road of beijing. ]
[ sure. ]
duan linbai was speechless. this woman was really incredible now. she actually asked him out at night!
a certain someone was ready to go to the appointment, but because of what happened next, he was so embarrassed that he almost hit the wall.
he had lost all his face.