Chapter 6

The man came to the third floor and was about to find the ward he was looking for, but he was stopped before he took a few steps.

A girl wearing a white T-shirt and holding a book in her arms blocked his way.

He frowned at her and wanted to go around her, but when he went to the right, she also went to the right; when he went to the left, she also went to the left.

At this time, he also realized that this girl was specifically blocking his way.

He paused. "How could you be so uneducated, little girl? Didn't your parents teach you anything? Really..."

His voice was loud enough for everyone in the entire hospital corridor to hear.

The curious people stretched their heads to look at them.

Even Xue Xiaochen, who was such an indifferent person, couldn't help but frown.

But she was not someone to be trifled with. She looked at the man in front of her and said in an extremely cold voice, "Sir, please don't get in the way of others."

Her attitude, completely opposite to that of the man, was enough to attract passersby to her, but no one came, after all, everyone was very tired.

Xue Xiaochen glanced at him and stood there motionless, making it clear that he should give way.

The man belatedly understood what she meant. He laughed angrily, "Who do you think you are?"

But as soon as these words came out, eyes from all directions fell on the two of them.

The man's voice became softer and softer, but he finally made way for the other party.

The girl walked straight ahead without even glancing at him.

After she walked away, the man spat, "What kind of person is this? Why are you so arrogant?"

After saying that, he started walking forward again.

Pei Qing originally planned to wait until the bottle of water was finished before being discharged from the hospital.

Before I could move, I saw the person who had just left come back.

Pei Qing was a little surprised: "Why are you here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was pushed hard into the quilt and his vision suddenly went black.

Then a fresh breath entered her nostrils.

Her body stiffened for a moment, and then a body whose temperature did not belong to her squeezed in.

The beds in the hospital are single beds, and if you try to accommodate two people, it will seem crowded.

She moved, trying to stick her head out, but before she could get out, someone held her down.

A sound at the door froze her movements.

The man stuck his head in from the door, looked around, and saw Qiao Ye leaning lazily on the back of the bed.

He swore an unlucky curse under his breath, but still walked in flatteringly and asked, "Have you seen our little love?"

Qiao also raised an eyebrow and looked at him with an innocent look, pretending to be stupid: "Huh? I don't know, who are you talking about?"

The man put away the smile on his face and stared at her intently.

Joe had no doubt that if this wasn't a hospital, he might have attacked her.

Fortunately, the man just snorted coldly, then walked away, slamming the door of the ward.

It even woke up the old man in the next bed. The old man spat into the spittoon and cursed: "What the hell is this? Do you know this is a hospital?"

Maybe it was because the old man's curse was too harsh, the man just kept silent.

After he left, Qiao got out of bed, put on his shoes, and clapped his hands, "Okay, now I really have to leave."

At this time, Pei Qing looked into her eyes and said, "This time, I really thank you."

"It's okay." Qiao also tidied himself up and left without even looking at her.

So she didn't see Pei Qing behind her. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but when she looked at her back, she put down her hand and sat back in her seat.

Xue Xiaochen was waiting for her in the hospital's emergency exit. When he saw her come out, he jokingly said, "What's going on? Has our great Master Qiao started to meddle in other people's affairs one day?"

Qiao Ye paused and rolled his eyes. "What do you mean by 'meddling'? How can being concerned about your classmates' affairs be considered 'meddling'?"

As soon as she said this, the atmosphere between the two of them instantly froze.

Qiao Ye also realized what she had just said. She remained silent and tried to find something to say to make amends, but she found that her Chinese learning was so poor that she had nothing to say at the critical moment.

In the end, Xue Xiaochen shook his head gently and said, "Forget it, it's nothing. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Afterwards, neither of them mentioned the matter, as if what had just happened was just an illusion of both of them.

On the way back, Xue Xiaochen took a taxi. When she was in the car, she asked, "Seriously, why did you help her just now?"

Just as Qiao Ye understood her, she also understood Qiao Ye.

The two of them understood each other, and under normal circumstances, Joe would never do these things, and even asked her for help.

Qiao Ye casually rested one elbow on the edge below the car window and looked out.

He answered her nonchalantly, "Before school started, I went to Fatty Xia's place to play games. I happened to run into her working part-time there, so we chatted for a while."

This sentence is very short, but for Xue Xiaochen, it reveals a lot of information.

But she didn't continue to ask this question, but turned to look at her: "Auntie, do you know?"

The implication is, does Qiao's mother know that she went to the Internet cafe again?

Qiao also shook his head: "How could I let her know."

"That's good." Xue Xiaochen nodded, "But don't be too kind. Even if you're an alumnus, you can't help her."

As smart as she was, she had already guessed what Qiao Ye was doing when he took the clothes out that night.

"I see."

By the time they returned to the dormitory, it was already afternoon.

Standing at the door of the dormitory was a tall girl. Her neat short hair made her look heroic. She was wandering at the door of their dormitory.

Seeing them coming back, he immediately came over, his eyes locked on Qiao Ye, "You must be Qiao, right? I'm Liu Rulan, the president of our school's basketball club. I saw you signed up for our club, so I wanted to get to know you first."

"Ah, hello. I'm Qiao Ye." Qiao Ye said, then opened the door. "Come in and tell me what you want to say."

"Oh, no, no, no." The girl waved her hand and handed her the registration form. "Fill out this form. Then, after the military training is over, which is next week, we will start training?"

"Oh." Joe also took the registration form and looked through it for a few times. "It's okay. I don't need to train. Just call me when there's a competition. As for this form, you can ask someone else to fill it out."

As she spoke, she found a pen and wrote a string of numbers on the back of the application form in a flamboyant manner. She then handed it back to her, "This is my phone number. Contact me if you need anything."

Then, without waiting for the girl to react, he closed the door, leaving Liu Rulan disheveled in the wind.

But not long after the door was closed, it was opened again.

The one who came out this time was Xue Xiaochen, who had just returned with Qiao Ye. She looked at her apologetically and said, "I'm so sorry. Qiao is just like that. If you need help, you can call her directly. She's very good at basketball."

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay." Liu Rulan waved her hand, "Then I'll leave first and won't disturb you anymore."

Xue Xiaochen watched her leave and then returned to the dormitory.

Qiao had also laid down on the bed, with her legs crossed. I don't know when she found a lollipop in her mouth again, staring at the ceiling, wondering what she was thinking about.

"Have a good rest. We'll talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow."

After that, the whole dormitory fell silent again.

Qiao also fell asleep in a daze.

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The dream was very chaotic, as if countless figures were walking back and forth in front of her.

The noisy sound enters the brain through the ears, causing a splitting headache.

She wanted to move, but her limbs seemed to be tied up by something and she couldn't move at all.

There was a pungent smell of ethanol at the tip of my nose.

"Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been going on for an hour. Should we continue?" A hurried female voice came into her ears.

"Go on. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, don't give up." The doctor gave the order in a very calm voice.

What are they doing? Joe also wondered, why are there so many people?

She wanted to ask them, but her mouth seemed to be stuck by something and she couldn't open it at all.

After an unknown amount of time, she felt as if her hands could move again.

So I tried moving my index finger.

Just with this small movement, a surprised voice came to my ear: "Look, she moved. She moved."

Her chest was compressed, and fresh air suddenly rushed into her lungs.

The blood in her body seemed to come alive, and her originally cold body gradually began to smell like a living person.

But she was so tired and just wanted to sleep.

She would take a nap, then get up and eat her favorite beef hotpot with her mother.

"drop--"

A sharp voice rang out in the emergency room.

The people inside began to panic again.

Qiao also suddenly opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, gasping for breath, staring at the quilt with his eyes fixed, his mind blank.

Cold sweat slowly seeped out of her forehead, and the sound of her heartbeat was unusually loud in her ears.

My throat is dry, like someone walking in the desert.

Hearing the noise, Xue Xiaochen raised his head from below, took a cup of warm water and handed it to her, looking at her worriedly: "Are you having a nightmare again?"

Qiao also took the water and drank it all. The warm water made her brain gradually start to think.

She shook her head, indicating that she was fine: "It was just a weird dream."

Xue Xiaochen: "If anything happens, remember to go see Dr. Xu. Even though it's been a long time, it's just in case."

"Okay. I understand." She nodded, handed her the cup, and got out of bed.

After a good sleep, she felt more and more tired.