Fear
He was afraid that Xu Nian was even more afraid, thinking back to that night when Xu Hongqi was calm in the face of Liu Jun's provocation...
It turns out that I just haven't found the right time to explode.
Xu Fengkai saw Xu Nian standing there in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking, and then looked at the heavy rain that was still falling.
Time waits for no one. "Niannian, maybe I'm overthinking it, but just in case, you look for the red flag in school while I go out and take a look."
After saying that, he turned around and rushed into the rain. Xu Nian didn't dare to hesitate any longer. He crossed the muddy and rainy ground and first went to their classroom to check. He ran out of breath but didn't see anyone.
She still held on to a chance and walked back and forth all over the school. She didn't go back to the dormitory, the cafeteria, the doors and windows of the auditorium were locked, and she even asked someone to help check the men's restroom, but there was no one there.
The sky was filled with heavy rain, which made people feel anxious. Xu Nian was so anxious that she wanted to cry.
She had only one thought in her mind, which was to make sure Xu Hongqi appeared safe and sound.
She tried to avoid the rain at first, but she became more and more anxious as she searched, and her body was already soaked.
Standing in the deserted place where she said goodbye to Xu Hongqi for the last time, her mouth felt bitter, her eyes were wet and hot, and her brain seemed to have short-circuited. She didn't know what to do.
She had never acknowledged how important Xu Hongqi was before. How funny! They were only on a mission together, having known each other for less than three months. She just needed to use him to complete the mission.
But how can I not be in control when I am in it?
Was it because of symbiosis? Was it because she was inherently afraid of traveling to another world? Or was it because Xu Hongqi's presence distracted her from the initial discomfort and loneliness?
She had more experiences in her previous life than her peers, but after all, she was just a student who had just graduated from high school. When she was about to embrace a new life, she entered a family again to adapt to a new living environment.
It turns out that no matter how nicely she said it or how indifferent she acted, she was still anxious and uneasy in her heart.
She hid her emotions and focused on Xu Hongqi, telling herself that her current life was real.
Maybe it was because she stayed in the rain for too long, but she felt cold all over and her stomach ached badly.
The physical pain was unbearable, and she couldn't help but squat down and curl up to hug herself.
At this moment, he seemed like a fool and didn't even know to go to the corridor to take shelter from the rain.
This was the scene Xu Hongqi saw. His expression was no longer calm, but looked stern.
He strode up to Xu Nian and immediately pulled him under the eaves.
"Are you stupid? Don't you know to take shelter from the rain?"
Xu Nian rarely talked back, but just cried out "wa" like a little child, without any image at all.
Strands of hair stuck to her pale face, and she no longer looked like the delicate girl she usually is.
Her behavior stunned Xu Hongqi. After he came back, he heard several people tell him that a girl was looking for him everywhere. He thought Xu Nian had something urgent to do, so he ran over without even changing his clothes.
Seeing Xu Nian squatting in the rain, he thought she did it on purpose. After all, she often did things that seemed incredible to him.
"...Wu..., where have you been? You scared me to death."
Xu Nian was controlled by his emotions and could only repeat these few words.
Xu Hongqi felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. He was so smart that he immediately thought of the reasons behind Xu Nian's behavior.
He wanted to coax her to stop crying, but at the critical moment he could only say dryly, "Don't cry, I'm back."
Xu Nian was shaking badly, not sure if it was from the pain, the cold, or the turmoil of his emotions...
Xu Hongqi's heart suddenly tightened, and he felt distressed and scared at the same time.
He was so scared that he forgot to care about anything else and subconsciously hugged Xu Nian tightly, wanting to make her feel warm as soon as possible.
Xu Nian's stomach hurts to begin with, and she's a bit delicate. When she sees someone showing concern and care for her, her reaction becomes even more obvious, and she pesters the people around her even more.
"Xu Hongqi, my stomach hurts so much, am I going to die?"
Xu Hongqi didn't say anything to her. Instead, he said softly, "Don't be afraid. I'll carry you to see a doctor."
Xu Nian gradually controlled his emotions at this moment. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, he felt that it would be more dangerous to go out.
At this moment, she thought of Xu Fengkai and wondered if he had returned yet. She ignored her stomachache and quickly said, "Brother Kaikai went outside to look for you. Did you see him?"
Xu Hongqi frowned and shook his head.
Xu Nian was worried that one thing might be fine but another might be a problem, so he said to Xu Hongqi anxiously, "I think the stomachache is from getting caught in the rain. I'll go back to the dormitory and try to drink some hot water. You quickly go back to the men's dormitory and see if my brother is back."
It took them quite a while to go through all this. For the past two days, it was already dark around four o'clock.
Xu Hongqi also knew the seriousness of the matter, but seeing Xu Nian's lips turned pale, he squatted down, carried her on his back and ran towards the women's dormitory.
Xu Nian was already feeling uncomfortable, and the weight of Xu Hongqi carrying her back and forth made her almost vomit.
She was even confused by Xu Hongqi's instructions before he left. "I'll go see if Xu Fengkai is back. If you still feel uncomfortable, talk to the teacher first. I'll come find you when I find him."
Xu Nian waved his hand weakly to indicate that he heard it. Liu Xi and Liang Ting came back from school at that moment, and Xu Nian was supported by them back to the dormitory.
Liang Ting: "What's wrong with you?"
Liu Xi didn't waste any time and directly took off Xu Nian's clothes and brought over dry clothes.
Liang Ting saw that Xu Nian looked weak and uncomfortable, so she picked up her thermos, poured a cup of hot water and handed it to her.
He took Xu Nian's towel, wet it with hot water, and handed it to her to wipe her body.
Xu Nian was indeed exhausted. He smiled gratefully at the two of them, then simply wiped his body and changed into clean clothes.
After finishing all this, she broke out in a sweat again. The water temperature was just right at this time, and Xu Nian finished it in one breath.
Liang Ting picked up the cup she had just put down and poured her another one. Liu Xi took out the brown sugar that she usually treasured from the bedside table and sprinkled some into Xu Nian's cup.
Xu Nian took small sips of the drink, and his stomach felt much warmer and less painful.
In the dim light, the three of them were busy here, and no one else in the dormitory paid any attention. They were all busy with their own things. Twenty girls in a room were chattering, and it was hard to say whether to say it was noisy or lively.
Seeing that her face was gradually returning to color, Liang Ting pulled Liu Xi to stand opposite her and joked.
"Xi, do you think Nian'er is in confinement after childbirth?"
Xu Nian's hand holding the cup stopped immediately. Is this human language?
How could she describe such a beautiful girl like that? She was just sick, not dead, okay? She said that to her face.
Liu Xi saw Xu Nian lying on the kang, leaning against the bedside table, covered with a quilt, holding a cup of brown sugar water in his hand, and a absorbent piece of clothing covering his head. If you look closely, he really looks like that.
Nowadays, people have more children than usual, so children at home have naturally seen what it’s like for women to spend the confinement period after giving birth.
However, Xu Nian was staring at them now. Liu Xi agreed in her heart, but she didn't dare to agree. She just shook Liang Ting's hand implicitly.
Xu Nian really hated that her eyesight was too good now. She could see everything.
Liang Ting gossiped, "Who was that boy who just carried you on his back? Did you suddenly run out this afternoon to find him?"
Xu Nian replied, "It's my brother."
But the time spent in the rain today was not in vain, she felt that there was a description that was quite appropriate.
It's her fate too.
This sentence is actually neither appropriate nor inappropriate, neither true nor untrue, but it should be quite true before the age of sixteen.
Feeling dizzy, Xu Nian was worried about her cousin at first, but thinking that Xu Hongqi was always reliable, after staying in the warm bed for a while, her eyelids began to droop, and she fell asleep without knowing when.
In a daze, she seemed to hear someone mention her name, but she was too sleepy to open her eyes.
——
Because of what Xu Nian did yesterday, he woke up today with a cold.
She heard from Liu Xi that Xu Hongqi came to look for her last night, but knowing that she was asleep, he did not let anyone wake her up. He also asked them to tell her that her brother had been found.
Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but her nose was sometimes open and sometimes blocked, making her feel very uncomfortable.
But if she really fell ill, it would be difficult for her to ask for leave. The rain was still falling, as if someone had poked a big hole in the sky. Thinking about the fact that school had been dismissed early these two days due to the weather, she felt that she could still hold on a little longer.
As long as it is not physical labor and she just carries her head to attend class, she is good at it.
At noon, Xu Nian ate a little food and then hurried back to the dormitory to sleep.
In the afternoon, around four o'clock, school was over and Xu Hongqi came to find her.
After saying goodbye to his two good friends, Xu Nian stayed in the classroom with Xu Hongqi.
The classroom was soon empty. Xu Hongqi took out a round-bellied glass cup from somewhere and handed it to Xu Nian. The cup was filled with hot water.
After she took it, she saw him take out a few small paper bags, which obviously contained medicine.
Xu Nian tried to sniff but couldn't. She asked in surprise, "How did you know I had a cold?"
Xu Hongqi opened the medicine bag and said, "Your brother has a cold too."
Xu Nian's mind was full of questions, "So?"
"He's bigger and stronger than you."
Xu Nian turned his words over in his mind before he understood what he meant. Those with strong bodies have caught colds, so how could those with weak bodies escape?
Alas, smart people always like to talk in such a roundabout way. Fortunately, she is smart, otherwise if she met a stupid person, he would have to experience what it means to talk to a cow without understanding the meaning of the word "lute".
Xu Hongqi prepared everything and handed it over. Seeing Xu Nian's eyes rolling around, he knew that she was thinking about herself again.
But seeing that she had regained some energy and was taking medicine obediently, I felt happy.
If he was just too lonely and used to Xu Nian's company before, then after experiencing all the recent events, she has become a person closer to him.
Xu Nian was not very good at taking western medicine. She had seen some people swallow pills without drinking water, but she had to drink a lot of water every time she swallowed them, and her tongue coating was bitter.
The air was filled with steam. Xu Nian held the cup and asked Xu Hongqi, "Where did you go yesterday?"
Before she could finish her question, her nose suddenly became blocked, and the person who had been breathing through her mouth uncontrollably let out a large bubble of snot...
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