"It's your birthday."

After Liang Zhirou finished speaking, she drifted off to sleep, leaving only Chen Lu's finger still there.

It's my birthday...

A few seconds later, Chen Lu withdrew his hand and turned to leave.

His strange smile drew sidelong glances from the nurses at the nurses' station.

If he weren't so handsome, I would have thought a pervert had come in the middle of the night.

Within minutes, he returned with a rented power bank. Because he had left Liang Zhirou alone in the ward, he ran back very fast, his figure flashing past the nurses' station.

The two female nurses on the night shift, who were chatting, were startled by him again.

"Why are so many people acting crazy tonight!"

"It seems to be that handsome guy again..."

Chen Lu returned to the ward, gently closed the door without making a sound, afraid of waking Liang Zhirou.

After charging his phone, he walked up to Liang Zhirou and tried to put her phone back next to her.

As I put my phone down, my thumb just happened to touch the bottom navigation bar, and I inadvertently glanced at her notes.

There seems to be a lot of writing on it, but I have no idea what this silly guy wrote.

Chen Lu is not interested in other people's privacy.

Unless you see your own name on it.

He opened it and found that it was the ledger she had kept.

One part records future expenses and current income, and the other part records past expenses.

The top of the list contains all the costs her mother will need for follow-up examinations and future surgeries.

[Mom's surgery costs:]

After going through all the medical expenses, he finally found his own name that he had seen earlier.

Chen Lu's SLR camera:

This was followed by a passage that read like a diary entry:

I hope my mother's illness can be cured soon, so I can save money to buy Chen Lu a camera.

Chen Lu looked very sad when he mentioned this, but he smiled after he noticed me looking at him.

He probably thinks I'm a bit naive and can't see through it.

Actually, I could tell.

I hope he can be happier.

He was like a ray of sunshine illuminating my gloomy life, so I hope he can also have a bright smile on his face.

Go for it, Liang Zhirou! You can do it!!

......

She also wrote down what she liked and disliked to eat. During casual conversations, she mentioned that she didn't like fish or bitter melon, and she noted it all down.

I only mentioned it casually when I complained about how bad my phone's camera was, and this silly guy took it to heart and made sure I got a DSLR camera.

The light from the phone screen shone on his face and reflected in his slightly moist eyes.

Chen Lu's pupils also widened slightly.

Her own expenses are listed at the very end.

Unlike before, she didn't record anything she wanted.

It only covers her personal expenses and grocery shopping.

The most recent item was a piece of clothing that only cost... less than forty yuan.

Chen Lu instantly understood everything; he finally figured out why Liang Zhirou had been so busy lately.

I also figured out why she suddenly became so tired.

Chen Lu's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, tinged with a hint of bitterness.

He looked at the sleeping girl. Liang Zhirou was sleeping soundly, her body rising and falling gently, and he could vaguely hear her breathing.

This silly girl seems to have two personalities; she's willing to spend tens of thousands on expenses for her mother and Chen Lu.

As a result, when buying clothes for myself, I'm only willing to spend a few dozen yuan.

She probably didn't know how long she would have to work towards these two goals; she was just hoping to achieve them as soon as possible.

What surprised Chen Lu even more was that he was only behind Xiao Xunfang in line, while she placed herself at the very back.

After a long pause, he sniffed and silently turned off his phone.

However, he did not leave; he remained standing there, quietly watching the sleeping girl.

I don't know how much time passed.

Liang Zhirou, who went to bed early, slowly opened her eyes and saw Chen Lu standing in front of her.

The girl was startled at first, but she relaxed when she saw that it was Chen Lu and slowly crawled into the quilt.

Why aren't you asleep?

She asked timidly, reaching out from under the covers to secretly touch her cheek; it was burning hot.

It's impossible that he was just looking at himself the whole time...

Thinking of this, she quickly touched her mouth, afraid that she had drooled while she was asleep.

Chen Lu's lips curled up slightly. "You were talking in your sleep, didn't you know that?"

"ah?"

The girl inadvertently uttered her characteristic silly question again, looking at Chen Lu with surprise and shame, "What did I say?"

Chen Lu didn't say anything, he just kept smiling at her, letting her imagine the rest.

Anyway, I didn't finish writing it, so let her think whatever she wants.

Liang Zhirou felt even worse now. How could they not even let someone die knowing why they died?

It feels like ants are crawling all over my body.

"Go back to sleep, it's still early," Chen Lu said quietly, reaching out to tuck her in.

They moved very gently, as if taking care of a child.

Liang Zhirou glanced at the hard, foldable hospital bed and asked softly, "Do you want to sleep on the bed?"

Chen Lu froze on the spot.

?

What did I just hear?

He turned to look at the girl, whose face was half-hidden under the covers. "What did you say?"

Liang Zhirou then realized that what she had just said could easily be misunderstood, and quickly sat up to explain:

"Don't get me wrong! I meant I was down there!"

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