Chapter 63 Li Nian's Independent Side Story - When He Remembered It (12)

It felt like falling into a pitch-black vortex—

Memories and thoughts were pulled and tangled together.

He found himself in the center of a vortex, barely wide enough for one person to stand, where the slightest misstep would plunge him into an abyss of no return.

"...Are you feeling any better now?"

Yu Qingzhou turned her head and saw a face wearing a mask in her gradually clearing vision.

"Dr. Chen...?"

Yu Qingzhou heard her own slightly hoarse voice.

At the same time, you can taste a faint sweet and fishy flavor lingering between your lips and teeth.

It smells like...blood?!

Yu Qingzhou subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to touch it, but was stopped by a hand that suddenly appeared from the side.

Gentle yet powerful.

It's Dr. Shen.

Yu Qingzhou did not forcefully break free from the other party's control. She stopped and looked over in confusion, her gaze questioning.

"The needle fell out once, and although it was reinserted, we still have to be careful."

Concise and to the point.

Only after being reminded did Yu Qingzhou realize the strange sensation coming from the back of her hand. It wasn't very painful, but rather a swollen, numb feeling that was somewhat uncomfortable.

Looking down, I saw a bulge.

There were even some bluish-black mixed in.

The color and appearance were like someone had been poisoned.

Fortunately, it only looks scary.

Yu Qingzhou wasn't too concerned; he was more interested in what had just happened.

I think I suddenly lost consciousness?

No.

That's not entirely true.

Because Yu Qingzhou vaguely remembered that she seemed to have seen a... darkness?

That deep, dark darkness, where the sun never shines, is like going deep into a deserted underground cave.

It is more spacious than the real underground.

If I had to use one word to describe that feeling, it would probably be "utter emptiness"...

Time and space have been lost...

It has lost its shape and color...

In a place where no one should have lingered, there is still... a lingering thought of "me".

To live endlessly in boundless nothingness, or to already be dead.

Accompanied by endless death, I wait alone for the day of end that will never come.

Just touching upon a few scattered fragments of memory is enough to send chills down one's spine.

The profound sense of loneliness was so real, like towering waves relentlessly crashing against the reality before my eyes.

Overwhelmed by immense fear in an instant, Yu Qingzhou instinctively tried to grab onto something.

And at this very moment, the person closest to him is—

Yu Qingzhou grabbed the pale wrist that was sticking out from the white coat.

It's completely thoughtless.

Because he was shaking violently and was too nervous, he didn't hold back.

As my sweaty, slippery palm pressed against that warm skin—

Yu Qingzhou seemed to hear a gasp of surprise, which sounded like someone gasping for breath; the distance shouldn't be too far.

There was a familiar voice; it sounded like the same chattering, laughing, and talkative nurse from before.

A pair of slender hands waved back and forth in front of my eyes.

For a time, it was a completely unadorned pink and white...

For a time, it was the vibrant and alluring nail polish...

Two hands, so similar yet so different, flashed before my eyes, overlapping and then separating.

Yu Qingzhou shook her head irritably, and when she looked closely, the hand had changed again.

The fingers are long and slender, with well-defined bones, and pale blue veins distributed beneath the translucent white skin.

There are some thin calluses on the fingertips and the area between the thumb and forefinger, which adds a slightly frosted feel to the delicate base color.

It was a hand that combined strength and beauty.

At this moment, it was being tightly gripped in the palm of his own hand, which was still holding an IV needle.

The warmth is different, yet equally reassuring.

That is a gradual confirmation that one is in a real, grounded state.

If it were any other time, Yu Qingzhou would have let go long ago, and perhaps even apologized in an awkward yet polite manner.

However--

If it were the usual Yu Qingzhou, she would never have acted this way.

Like a drowning person on the verge of death, desperately trying to grab onto anything that might help them survive, they have no time to care about the life or death of a single straw...

However, what he grasped was not a straw.

"...Yu Qingzhou?"

An unexpectedly concerned tone.

So familiar with it that it almost brings tears to one's eyes.

It's strange, even though I've only known this person for a few days.

Before that...

Before that...

They should... have absolutely no connection... right?

(Is that so...?)

Shen Yingxue was unaware of what Yu Qingzhou was thinking.

Just as the young man grabbed her wrist, she instinctively raised her wrist and pulled back, but somehow changed her mind the next second.

Not only did he offer his arm as a pillow, but he also naturally wrapped his other arm around the other person's shoulder, forming a standard hugging posture.

At the same time, he gently patted the latter's shoulder and back.

So, the nurse, who was already so shocked by Yu Qingzhou's amazing move that her mouth could fit an egg, trembled and dropped the notebook in her arms to the ground.

Oh no...

The young nurse thought anxiously, "What should I do? I've accidentally stumbled upon the affair between the department's notoriously cold beauty and her cousin's wife!"

Will I be silenced...? QAQ

and……

And what's with me actually finding... them quite pleasing to the eye and even a bit endearing?!

Wait a minute, you're supposed to be a staunch warrior of pure love, aren't you?!

Before the little nurse could translate her inner monologue into words and post it in the turtle group, it caused a series of wolf howls.

Dr. Shen, who was looking down at the patient's condition, suddenly glanced over here, his gaze as cold as ice.

The nurse was startled, thinking she had accidentally blurted out her innermost thoughts... Thank goodness!

She patted her chest, secretly relieved.

However, the nurse quickly realized what was going on—

Their meaning was clearly "don't look at what you shouldn't see," and I totally got it!

Oh, I'm such a clever little devil!

The young nurse, well-versed in workplace survival skills, thought this to herself and immediately looked away nonchalantly, quickly tucking in her notebook and preparing to slip away.

Before leaving, the nurse hesitated for a moment.

Is it really appropriate to leave two lonely men and women alone in a room in broad daylight?

Thinking of this, she decided—

He thoughtfully closed the door for the two of them.

Anyway, if anything happens, the people inside can press the call bell at any time.

Even if we take a step back and assume Dr. Shen is present, what problems could possibly arise?

The nurse thought with boundless optimism.

As it turns out, she was still too young.

Insufficient risk assessment.

The moment the door closed and I turned around, I was so startled that I froze on the spot.

In stark contrast to her stiff body were her pupils, which were swollen and almost yellowish.

no? !

What's going on?!

God, are you kidding me?

"Hey, I dropped something."

Li Nian stared at the somewhat familiar-looking nurse across from her with a puzzled expression.

I've been so busy running around doing both official and private business lately that I'm more resentful than a ghost.

She finally had some free time to see her beloved boyfriend, but was looked at like a monster, making it hard to have the patience to put on a smile.

In fact, he has never been patient with people he doesn't know well, regardless of gender.

So after reminding the other person that something had been dropped, Li Nian ignored the nurse's terrified expression and vague words, bypassed her, and pushed open the ward door.

In the brief moment that the door opened and closed, Li Nian was still mentally complaining.

Putting aside my annoying cousin, the nurses here don't seem quite right either...

Therefore, she became even more certain in her heart that transferring her boyfriend to another hospital was indeed a wise decision!

Thinking about the upcoming meeting with Yu Qingzhou, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

Li Nian felt a surge of joy, as if all the fatigue and unhappiness that had accumulated over the past few days had vanished in an instant.

The young man's lips unconsciously curved upwards, revealing a smile sweeter and more captivating than honey.

However, the next moment, the honey crumbled into gritty bits.

The anxious nurse, who was peeking and darting around the door like a little ghost, heard a furious shout and the young man who had just entered was nowhere to be seen.

The quiet single-person hospital room was then filled with the dull thud of a fist striking flesh—the kind of sound that sent chills down your spine and made your scalp tingle…

The young nurse numbly stepped over the notebook that had fallen for who knows how many times, rushing inside while thinking with utter despair, "This is really it—"

Spicy!