While the old doctor complained indifferently to Pei Zhi's life or death, he took out some disinfectant and then prescribed an anti-inflammatory medicine, saying that he should take one pill when he got home that night to prevent the wound from becoming infected.

He handed the completed prescription to Pei Zhi and waved it, saying, "This student, go to the room at the very end of the corridor to pay and pick up your medicine."

Pei Zhi: "".

He paused for a moment, but still obediently took it.

Registration and treatment at the school clinic are free, and wound care is also free, but medication is at your own expense.

However, they are generally very cheap.

Just as Pei Zhi was about to turn and leave, he saw Pei Xi standing to the side, intently watching the doctor disinfect the wound. He grabbed her hand and said in a way that left no room for refusal, "You're coming with me."

Pei Xi was taken aback. "Why?"

"...I'm afraid I won't be able to find it," Pei Zhi said through gritted teeth as he walked ahead.

Pei Xi: "?"

Is it hard to understand the phrase "the room at the very end of the corridor"?

Before she could even resist, Pei Zhi dragged her out of the infirmary.

Pei Zhi walked ahead very quickly, as if pulling Pei Xi away from some evil clutches.

He would absolutely not allow Pei Xi to be alone with that guy!

Although there was a doctor inside.

But as long as he's not there, it's considered being alone together.

Pei Xi was unaware of his inner thoughts. She followed him to the end of the corridor, where a sign read "Medical Room." Having been at No. 1 High School for so long, this was her first time here.

Pei Xi peered curiously through the doorway.

The pharmacist in the medicine room was a middle-aged woman. The room wasn't big, but the medicine cabinets were full of commonly used medicines.

Pei Zhi paid the money, and the woman handed him a small white cardboard box.

Then the two of them walked back together.

Halfway there, Pei Zhi seemed to suddenly remember something, abruptly stopped, frowned, and looked around.

An uncontrollable impulse suddenly surged up inside me.

He almost forgot that after all this fuss, he hadn't even gone to the toilet yet!

He handed the medicine to Pei Xi and said urgently, "Wait for me outside for a while, I need to use the restroom."

"oh."

Pei Xi obediently accepted it.

Then I watched as Pei Zhi strode into the bathroom.

Pei Xi hesitated for a moment. He was already such a grown man, he shouldn't need her to wait for him outside to use the restroom, right?

So she turned around and walked back towards the infirmary.

When Jiang Cheng returned to the infirmary, the doctor had already finished applying the medicine. Jiang Cheng was sitting on the hospital bed, his hand supporting him on the edge of the bed, his dark eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Hearing someone come in, he looked up, his eyes brightening for a moment.

Pei Xi slowly walked over, sat down next to him, handed him the medicine, and then frowned as she looked at the injury on his face.

Although they looked purplish-red, they were still just superficial wounds.

Fortunately, Pei Zhi, that reckless fellow, wasn't too heavy, or he would have been disfigured.

Pei Xi frowned, a pang of heartache rising in her chest, and asked softly, "Why didn't you fight back when Pei Zhi hit you?"

Jiang Cheng's eyelashes trembled, but he didn't say anything.

Pei Xi looked into his eyes and said, "I know you definitely didn't fight back. If you had, he might not have been able to beat you."

Jiang Cheng remained silent.

He simply stared intently at her with his dark eyes, at her clear amber pupils.

Pei Xi sighed almost imperceptibly.

Silence was the answer she had long anticipated.

She lowered her eyelashes.

The more silent she remained, the more she understood why Pei Zhi had hit him.

She also knew why he hadn't fought back.

"You just take it when he hits you?" Pei Xi scoffed, her voice low, giving him a reproachful glance. "Idiot."

"I'm willing to accept it."

Jiang Cheng suddenly spoke.

Pei Xi was stunned for a moment, and saw a thick emotion swirling in his dark eyes.

It's so thick it can't be melted or blown away; it's like a whirlpool that tries to suck people in.

Her heart skipped a beat.

My chest was thumping, as if a little rabbit was hiding inside.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the corridor, and then a person rushed in from the door. Seeing the two people sitting on the hospital bed, he grabbed Pei Xi's wrist and pulled her up.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me?" Pei Zhi frowned and questioned.

Pei Xi sighed helplessly, "How old are you? Do you still need people to wait for you when you go to the toilet?"

Pei Zhi was speechless for a moment, then pulled her outside, "Let's go back to the auditorium, Shi Chen is still waiting for us, the rest of the show hasn't finished yet."

Pei Xi didn't really want to go back. She had already watched Shen Miaoyi's show, and she wasn't very interested in the rest.

Noticing her hesitation, Pei Zhi tightened his grip.

They forcibly dragged her outside.

Pei Xi turned around, waved to Jiang Cheng, and pointed at Pei Zhi with a look that said, "Look at this person," a mixture of helplessness and a hint of ingratiation.

Jiang Cheng smiled and waved to her.

Then he shook his head.

It means, it's okay.

Pei Zhi noticed their subtle actions and pulled Pei Xi into his arms again, blocking her view.

He desperately wanted to lean down and yell into Pei Xi's ear, "Can't you tell that the person inside has designs on you?! You should stay away from him!"

But he couldn't say it.

If he were to expose Jiang Cheng's true intentions, wouldn't he be an idiot?!

Pei Zhi haphazardly ran his fingers through his hair with his other hand, turning it into a mess.

Damn it! I can't even express my suffering! It's so incredibly painful!