Chapter 136 Diary
One morning in early spring after the New Year, a shrill ringtone woke him up; it was an unknown number with no caller ID.
Before he could even speak, a voice came through the phone: "Hello, this is the emergency center. Are you a family member of Lin Huai?"
Xiao You's hand tightened, and the cold sweat on her palms almost made her phone slip from her hand.
"I am."
"Lin Huai is currently at the city's central hospital. Someone found him unconscious on Green Island at 7 a.m. this morning. Please come to the hospital as soon as possible."
The phone slipped from my grasp and fell onto the bed, its sound muffled by the blankets.
He felt dizzy and tried to find his phone, but ended up collapsing onto the bed.
There was only a busy tone on the other end of the phone. He tried his best to remain calm and immediately packed his things to go to the hospital.
He arrived twenty minutes later.
"Doctor, how is he? Where is he now?" Xiao You grabbed the doctor's hand, her voice trembling.
"When he was found early this morning, he was collapsed on the ground. He currently has impaired lung function, respiratory failure, and his creatine phosphokinase level is more than 180 times the normal level... He is currently undergoing emergency treatment..."
Thankfully, the person is still alive.
As if all her strength had been drained, Xiao You leaned back on the stool.
Three hours later, the person was transferred to the ICU.
No one was allowed into the ICU, so Xiao You stood there, stunned, guarding the door.
"You should rest. I'll keep watch tonight," Lin's mother said, looking at Xiao You with concern.
"It's alright, Auntie, you should go back and rest first." As soon as she finished speaking, her vision blurred, and as if sensing something, Xiao You also lost consciousness.
In a blur, he saw Lin Huai kissing him.
He called out "husband" over and over again, but the man just smiled and didn't respond.
He shouted Lin Huai's name again and suddenly woke up.
Before he could even see what was around him, he heard a commotion of footsteps outside. He pulled the IV from his arm and rushed to the glass of the ICU.
"Um, your arm is still bleeding, let me take care of it for you first." A nurse came over.
Xiao You seemed to have taken root right outside the ICU, ignoring everyone's advice and suggestions.
He would rather stand guard at the door himself than have Lin Huai disappear again in some unseen place.
"Young man, you should go now, he's out of danger." Another doctor came and advised him.
"Then why hasn't he woken up yet?"
"It's probably due to excessive fatigue and high-intensity exercise. Your heart and lungs couldn't handle it, which led to oxygen deficiency. This oxygen deficiency seriously affected your brain and nerves. Don't worry, young man, you'll get better."
After guarding it for several days, my ankles swelled up like radishes, not to mention my complexion.
Lin's mother felt sorry for him and hugged him, saying, "Xiao You, take a rest, even just a short one. Otherwise, you'll fall asleep when he wakes up, and that won't do."
Xiao You nodded. He thought he would go home, take a shower, and clean himself up.
At least when Lin Huai woke up and saw him, he didn't think he was slovenly.
As Lin's mother watched Xiao You's retreating figure, tears welled up in her eyes.
How could she not be in pain?
Xiao You couldn't look at anything in the house; it felt like Lin Huai was really leaving this time.
My phone received a WeChat message. I don't know where Mr. Wang got the news from, but he knows about Lin Huai.
Mr. Wang: Are you alright, Xiaoyouzi?
Xiao You: Hmm.
Mr. Wang: That's fucking amazing. Back in Changbai Mountain, I heard Lin Huai make a wish.
Xiao You: What?
Mr. Wang: You went to the restroom then, and Lin Huai made a wish to Tianchi Lake, saying he hoped he would never fall into a coma again. I was wondering at the time why anyone would make such a wish, and now, less than half a year later, this accident has happened.
Xiao You: Did he say anything else?
Mr. Wang: He didn't say anything, but he left me something, which I'll send to you by express delivery later.
Xiao You: What is that?
Mr. Wang took a picture; it was of a key.
Xiao You: I'll book you the earliest flight; it'll be faster if you just send it over.
Mr. Wang: ...
Xiao You received Mr. Wang at noon the next day.
He rushed back home after getting the key, and after searching the house thoroughly, he finally found a safe.
It can be opened with a key.
His eyes were already wet with tears.
Inside the safe was a diary.
September 3rd.
When I first saw him today, I almost called out his name, "Song Nian'an".
But I held back; I knew he wasn't.
In his eyes, I'm just a classmate, but now he's in the hospital because I accidentally hit his head.
On the way to the hospital, Liu Cuicui told me about her family situation: her father didn't love her and her mother didn't care for her, no wonder she liked reading novels.
Everything has a cause and effect; it is all a cycle of fate.
Wen Jing didn't know what attracted her back then, but her impulse to marry him turned into a love that spans two lifetimes.
That's right, when I saw him again, I was still immediately smitten.
September 5th.
He didn't really want to talk to me, but every time he looked at me, his eyes were full of affection.
Is it because I see Wen Jing's shadow in me?
But I am him.
September 18
He clearly rejected me, telling me that he had someone he liked.
Today I encountered a villain who came to this world. Although he was a student, he looked quite worldly. His name was Chen Qiang.
He used insulting words and treated me, someone he considered a treasure, with disrespect.
I arranged a ball game with him, and it felt a bit like I was playing the hero saving the damsel in distress.
This was probably my first time standing out in the spotlight during my high school years.
It was the first time I heard him praise me, saying I was amazing.
I'm so happy.
September 21
No one on the field can compare to me.
I am very confident; I have trained my physical strength and explosiveness.
My teammates and I gave it our all.
Of course, he was also very effective, making excellent passes.
There was no way around it; it turned out that going to school and fighting with him was such a happy thing.
September 23
He asked me if I had ever had a girlfriend.
I told him I had a boyfriend.
She even had men as her wives.
But I didn't say it, because if I did, I'd give myself away.
I deliberately patted my chest muscles to show him, wanting to test if he was still as obsessed with my body as before.
As it turns out, it did have some effect.
September 24
We went to an internet cafe to play games and watched TV series together.
I subtly asked him if he would be with someone he liked after time-traveling.
He told me he couldn't.
We booked a room, just to sleep.
But the house itself doesn't think that way.
I listened to the noises from next door and slept soundly all night, my mind completely pure.
September 25
We climbed over the wall and were chased by security guards.
He jumped into my arms, probably because he could hear my heartbeat.
I had a slightly wicked plan: I got him to tutor me and then asked him to go to the movies.
Everything went smoothly.
...
There are ten such diaries.
Lin Huai diligently kept track of everything every day.
Because he was afraid, afraid that all of this was fake.
Memories are too insignificant; only the living are real. If Lin Huai could wake up, he would be willing to pay any price.
A week later, Lin Huai returned to a regular ward, and his mother's worries were finally relieved.
Xiao You wipes his body and massages him every day.
He also asked President Wang to come and see him every day, since Lin Huai really liked this sworn brother and would secretly smile every time he heard him speak.
"You're still lying there, and you've lost all your pectoral muscles." Xiao You leaned over Lin Huai's hand and gently took his hand.
"He's not handsome without his pecs, he's a bit too thin, and he doesn't feel comfortable to touch."
"I've read through all your diaries. How come you've been so lazy for the past six months? You haven't been writing much at all. I'd also like to know how you felt when you saw me in a maid outfit last time."
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked up and met Lin Huai's smiling eyes.
Xiao You suddenly stood up, but lost her balance and twisted her ankle and bumped her head.
He didn't care.
"Doctor, doctor, the patient in bed 59 has woken up!!!" Xiao You ran out and shouted, and people in the corridor gathered around.
"Young man, press the call button by the bed..."
A group of doctors and nurses jogged into the ward.
With the bed curtains drawn, Xiao You was left outside.
When the doctor left, Lin Huai was asleep, but this time he was truly asleep, not still asleep.
"Observe for a few days, and if everything is fine, you can take him home," the doctor said earnestly. "This time it's nothing serious, but you must be more careful in the future. The patient already has this kind of hidden danger, and his heart and lung function need time to recover. Don't put too much pressure on yourself at work. A young person's capital isn't working themselves to the bone, it's their life!"
Xiao You nodded repeatedly.
In an instant, I was both crying and laughing.
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