Chapter 41

Jiang Bai gently closed the door and took two steps towards the kitchen. Lan Shuqing walked out of the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. There were still some vegetables that Jiang Bai had not finished eating yesterday, as well as some fruits in the refrigerator.

There were also signs of fire in the kitchen, and Lan Shuqing even saw a bag of instant noodles in the kitchen just now.

Lan Shu laughed lightly. She hadn't laughed since she saw Jiang Bai. She turned around, crossed her arms, raised her chin, and looked at Jiang Bai. "Tell me, what's going on?"

Jiang Bai scratched her hair. She looked at Lan Shuqing, feeling a little guilty and not knowing what to say, so she stammered, "Why are you here?"

Lan Shuqing felt the fire in her heart rising. She narrowed her eyes slightly, "Don't change the subject. Did you not go home at all? Why did you lie to me?"

From the time they met until now, Lan Shuqing had never been angry. Jiang Bai was a little confused and at a loss. She looked at Lan Shuqing, opened her mouth, swallowed it back, and whispered, "I didn't lie..."

She spoke softly, and Lan Shuqing barely heard it. She frowned and asked, "What did you say?"

Seeing her frown, Jiang Bai couldn't help but complain in his heart, who is bigger? But she was in the wrong now, so she didn't dare to say it out loud. Jiang Bai took two steps forward and tried to pull Lan Shuqing's hand. Lan Shuqing pulled back and glared at her again, "Jiang Bai!"

He was so angry that he shouted her name. Jiang Bai scratched his hair again, glanced at Lan Shuqing, and finally raised his voice a little, "I did go home, and I didn't lie to you."

Lan Shu frowned slightly, not understanding what Jiang Bai meant. However, Jiang Bai was not from City A. She put down her hand and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Bai glanced at Lan Shuqing and turned his head away. "This is my home."

Lan Shuqing probably understood. Jiang Bai said going home, but this was her home. There was no problem if she went back, but... Lan Shuqing thought she meant going back to her hometown.

The Chinese New Year's Eve is celebrated by the whole family together. Lan Shuqing's family does this, and she thought Jiang Bai did the same.

Lan Shu pursed his lips, his expression still serious, "Then why didn't you tell me you were alone?"

If she knew...

Jiang Bai looked at her, a hint of secret joy flashing through his eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. "I'll tell you, then what?" She smiled again, "It's good like this now."

Lan Shu pursed his lips lightly, "Then why don't you go back to your hometown?"

Jiang Bai smoothed his hair and said calmly, "My parents divorced a long time ago and both have new families. It has nothing to do with me."

Lan Shuqing just looked at her without saying anything.

Jiang Bai reached out and tugged at Lan Shuqing's sleeve again, "You haven't told me why you came back early..."

Lan Shu glared at Jiang Bai and poked her shoulder. "Isn't it because I want to bring you persimmons?"

Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Thank you~"

Thank you too~~

Lan Shuqing glared at Jiang Bai unhappily, the anger in his heart still not completely dissipated, but when he saw Jiang Bai's flattering look, he couldn't bear it.

Seeing Lan Shuqing showing signs of softening, Jiang Bai took Lan Shuqing's arm and led her to the door. "Lan Shuqing, what persimmons did you bring? Can I eat them now?"

Lan Shuqing followed Jiang Bai for two steps. Jiang Bai stood in front of her. Lan Shuqing looked at Jiang Bai's profile, pulled her hand out, put her arms around Jiang Bai's waist, hugged her from behind, and buried her head in Jiang Bai's shoulder.

Young people have high body temperatures, and Jiang Bai could feel the heat through her clothes. Somehow, her nose felt a little sore, but she didn't dare to move.

After a long while, Lan Shuqing still didn't let go. Jiang Bai gently held Lan Shuqing's arm and said, "Lan Shuqing, let go."

Lan Shuqing obediently let go of Jiang Bai, then poked Jiang Bai's waist and said, "Go put the persimmons away, and then give me one. I want to eat it."

Jiang Bai smiled and nodded, "Okay."

When Jiang Bai put the persimmons away, washed and cut two, and brought them out, Lan Shuqing was sitting on the sofa looking at his phone.

Lan Shuqing finished sending a message to Lan Qi, and when she looked up, she saw Jiang Bai standing in front of her with a fruit plate. Lan Shuqing patted the seat next to her and said, "Sit down."

Jiang Bai walked over, sat down, and handed the fruit plate to Lan Shuqing, "Here."

Lan Shuqing took the fruit plate and placed it on the coffee table. He leaned back on the sofa and looked at Jiang Bai seriously, "Jiang Bai, tell me everything you have to say."

The girl's expression was serious. Jiang Bai leaned back on the sofa, smoothed his hair over his ear with his right hand, and said in a rather tactful way, "That's not necessary."

Lan Shu leaned closer to her and said affirmatively, "Yes, I want to know."

I want to know why Jiang Bai is spending the New Year alone in City A. I want to know why Jiang Bai didn't tell her about this. I want to know if Jiang Bai will be lonely during this period...

If it were her, she would definitely be very lonely.

Lan Shuqing was too serious, so serious that Jiang Bai was a little scared. For a moment, Jiang Bai really wanted to tell her everything, but her reason told her not to. The child's concern for her was too pure, and Jiang Bai couldn't be so despicable.

Despicablely using one's own experience to gain sympathy.

So Jiang Bai shook her head gently. She still pursed her lips, with a hint of wariness in her eyes.

Jiang Bai has lived alone since she was eighteen years old. In fact, her parents have never taken care of her since she was old enough to understand, except for her schooling and weekly living expenses.

But later, Jiang Bai's parents divorced and she had no living expenses.

Jiang Bai works whenever she has time. When she was in college, her tuition was paid by scholarships, and her daily life was also earned by working. She only eats in the cafeteria and never eats out.

So Jiang Bai doesn't have many friends. She is not good at socializing and is only pragmatic.

Lan Shuqing didn't stay at Jiang Bai's house for long that day. He had to go back to pack up the things he brought back from his hometown. Li Liyue and Lan Zhaoting also returned to City A the next day, and then took Lan Qi and Lan Shuqing to various social events.

The first meal was a dinner with Lan Zhaozhao. Lan Zhaozhao only stayed in his hometown on New Year's Eve and returned to City A on the first day of the new year.

The second meal was from a supplier that cooperated with the Lan family.

The third meal was with the Ye family...

Lan Shuqing was very depressed about having to go out to eat every day. When he sent messages to Jiang Bai, he was full of resentment: Why did my dad take me with him? Can't he just take my brother with him?

Jiang Bai smiled and replied: Maybe, take you to see the world?

Q version villain: Woo woo woo woo

Pure white avatar:pat the head.jpg

Q version of the villain: Jiang Bai, are you going to work tomorrow?

Pure white avatar: Yeah.

Q version villain: So pitiful~

Pure white avatar: I want to make money.

Q version villain: Okay, you can make money.

Pure White Avatar: Then I have to thank you for being so generous~

Q version villain: You’re welcome~

Jiang Bai's rejection that day seemed to have caused no ripples at all. Lan Shuqing still sent messages to Jiang Bai as before, still as sunny and lively as the sun.

Jiang Bai's pale heart during the New Year gradually became colorful with Lan Shuqing's hug that day and their usual exchanges of messages.

But for the first time in his life, Jiang Bai thought of retreating.

Even when he was abandoned by his biological parents, Jiang Bai did not give up, but for Lan Shuqing, Jiang Bai did not want to continue.

New Year, new beginnings. Jiang Bai had a bad start and was hit on his first day of work on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

It was when they were crossing the traffic light. Jiang Bai was riding her electric scooter slowly, and she was always at the back in the traffic. But even when she was riding slowly at the traffic light, a delivery man on his electric scooter on the left was speeding and ran a red light, then turned a corner and rushed over to squeeze in with Jiang Bai.

There were partitions at the intersection, and the rider hit Jiang Bai directly, brushing against the partitions. Jiang Bai didn't react in time, and his electric scooter slid for more than ten meters. Jiang Bai braked suddenly, so he didn't hit other people or the curb.

The rider fell directly to the ground and took a long time to get up. Jiang Bai's left half of the body was hit. She felt some pain in her arm while sitting on the electric scooter. The traffic police and ambulance arrived quickly and took the two to the nearest hospital.

The traffic police got into the ambulance, learned about the situation, and then contacted the surveillance camera.

At the Lan family, Lan Shuqing sent a message to Jiang Bai at around ten o'clock, but the other party didn't reply. Lan Shuqing felt inexplicably uneasy. Jiang Bai was already at work at this time, and Jiang Bai always replied within seconds when he was at work.

But even after lunch, Lan Shuqing had not received any news from Jiang Bai. She leaned on the sofa, wondering whether she should call Lan Zhaozhao to ask.

Li Liyue was about to go upstairs to rest when she saw Lan Shuqing still in the living room. She walked over and asked, "Shuqing, aren't you going to take a nap?"

Lan Shu turned around and saw that it was Li Liyue. Holding the phone, he said, "I'm waiting for Jiang Bai. He didn't reply to my message all morning. I don't know where he's been..."

Li Liyue laughed, "Maybe she just had something to do and didn't make it in time."

Lan Shu shook his head slightly, "Jiang Bai has never been like this."

Li Liyue was stunned for a moment. She looked at Lan Shuqing and felt a strange feeling in her heart.

They are not boyfriend and girlfriend, so it is not normal for ordinary friends to reply to messages slowly. Li Liyue wanted to say this, but when she saw the undisguised worry on her daughter's face, the strange feeling became even stronger.

When the two people checked, the traffic police got the results, found the rider fully responsible, and gave him safety education and a fine.

The examination results showed that the rider only had a scratch, and the area of ​​the injury was a bit larger. Jiang Bai took a CT scan and went to the orthopedics department. He was found to have a slight fracture in his left forearm and would need to wear a cast for one and a half months. The rider paid half of the examination fee and medical expenses, and then left cursing.

Jiang Bai was speechless. She didn't say anything, but she couldn't even start her class and had to endure such an unexpected disaster. Jiang Bai felt that her fortune this year would definitely not be good. She was so unlucky.

By the time the plaster was applied, the bill was paid, and the medicine was picked up, it was already past one in the afternoon. Jiang Bai's electric scooter was still at the intersection. She sat at the hospital entrance and took out her cell phone from her bag. She had seen Lan Shuqing's message when she was paying the bill, but she hadn't had time to reply.

From this morning till now, Lan Shuqing has sent her several messages: Jiang Bai, I dreamed of you last night. Guess what I dreamed about?

Ten minutes later, the Q version of the villain: Jiang Bai, why don’t you reply to me?

Q version villain: Jiang Bai?

Q version of the villain:?

Q version character: Jiang Bai, did you not go to work and were secretly sleeping?

Q version of the little man: It’s noon now, you are not awake yet, right?

The latest one came from five minutes ago, Q version of the little man: Jiang Bai, are you going to be in trouble?

Jiang Bai glanced at her hanging left hand and sighed softly. She opened the keyboard with her right hand and typed the letters one by one: In the hospital, nothing is wrong.