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◎Arguing◎
"I really don't understand you." Mu Heqing looked at Jiang Mu, who had sat back down next to her.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault," Jiang Mu apologized.
Mu and Qing looked away and silently clenched their fists.
I really want to hit him.
Jiang Mu was much more obedient this time, sitting properly next to Mu Heqing and giving a complete account of his encounter with the Nightmare.
He saw the Nightmare and politely asked him to leave. The Nightmare was displeased and grabbed him by the neck. He revealed his identity and explained his reasons, and the Nightmare gave up.
That's pretty much what he said, but his behavior sounded much more normal. I don't know if he was just pretending to be crazy or if he was just showing his true nature.
"Don't do that kind of thing anymore."
She was truly afraid of Jiang Mu.
Mu Heqing relaxed a bit; after what had just happened, she wasn't as reserved anymore.
Jiang Mu took out a jar of sour plums, looking innocent. "The doctor said you were vomiting a lot, eating some of this should help. I also brought you mouthwash, rinsing your mouth with this should make it feel better."
He carried out a large bag of things, which looked like he had prepared quite a lot, and everything was exactly what Mu and Qing needed right now.
If Jiang Mu were in ancient times, he would definitely be a master steward.
"Thank you." Mu Heqing didn't know what to say to Jiang Mu, so she could only express her gratitude.
He seemed very attentive, but then he acted like that again just now. She really couldn't do anything about him.
You can't avoid it, and you can't repay the favor.
Good heavens, it turns out that seven years ago wasn't the biggest hurdle in her life, but now it is.
"You're welcome." Jiang Mu popped a plum into her mouth.
Mu and Qing were too lazy to refuse, and the sweet and sour plums did indeed alleviate her nausea.
Once she felt a little better, she sat up.
"Seven years ago, I graduated from Huacheng No. 13 Middle School. Those strange guys you saw were my high school classmates. When you see them, walk around them and don't face them directly."
This was the first time Mu Heqing had spoken openly about her relationship with those guys. She hadn't even told her parents. She just hoped that Jiang Mu would realize the danger and stop courting death.
"High school classmate? Is that girl next to Ouyang Zhu also your high school classmate? She seems a bit strange, and seems to be very good at hypnosis." Jiang Mu had seen Si Fei at the art exhibition. At that time, Si Fei pulled Mu and Qing away, and their relationship seemed unusual.
Mu Heqing lowered his head: "Don't ask, forget about these things, and don't come looking for me. You can come to me if you encounter anything strange."
She will do her best to help Jiang Mu solve the problem.
"Why have you been telling me not to come looking for you? Are you still angry with me?" Jiang Mu asked cautiously.
"No, haven't you heard that curiosity killed the cat? Stop being curious."
Jiang Mu shouldn't have gotten involved with those guys; everyone should go back to their own lives.
"I don't understand, Qing. If they're really that scary, what will you do?"
"What?" Mu Heqing asked, stunned.
"You were hospitalized this time because of them, right? This time you just vomited a lot, but what about next time?" Jiang Mu frowned slightly. "You're injured, He Qing."
Mu Heqing suddenly felt her eyes sting, and she gripped the blanket tightly. "There's no other way, Jiang Mu. If this continues, you'll get hurt too, you might even die. Oh, right, you're already injured, the wound on your neck..."
"It's okay, the doctor said it will disappear in a few days. Qing, I just thought that you can't handle it alone, it might be better with someone else."
Mu Heqing said, "Jiang Mu, you and I have barely met, have you? You didn't need to go this far. You have no idea what's in front of you."
Can she say it?
If you talk too much, he'll become curious, and curiosity will lead him to seek knowledge. What will happen after he learns about it?
But she always felt it was too late.
Anxiety filled her heart.
"What does it have to do with how many times we've met? Some couples can betray each other even after decades of marriage, while some friends can become lifelong friends after just one meeting. Qing, I've been through a lot too, I can help you."
Mu Heqing's temper flared. She said, "Help me? Why should I help me? What do you want? Is it because of President Yu?"
Mr. Yu?
Jiang Mu thought for a while before remembering who this General Manager Yu was.
Mu Heqing actually believed that he approached her because of this President Yu?!
He thought he had done so much to make up for the unpleasantness of their first meeting, but Mu and Qing still didn't fully believe him.
"He Qing, you've always thought I had ulterior motives." Jiang Mu lowered his head, trying to suppress the bitterness in his throat.
Is this his retribution? He's so upset now that he has nowhere to vent his frustration.
How could this be? He thought that his emotions would no longer fluctuate so much after he turned sixteen.
Mu and Qing are right. He hasn't known her for long, so he shouldn't be so persistent.
"Are we that close, Mr. Jiang? Please leave." Mu Heqing's face was also cold.
She knew her words must have hurt people, but she knew she would hurt even more people in the future, including Tang Ruxing and Deng Qian.
She was very scared.
Mu Heqing has always been a gentle person. If it weren't for her high school experience, she wouldn't be able to say anything harsh now.
After saying those words, she was so upset that she wanted to cry.
She was acutely aware that she was hurting people who had good intentions towards her.
Mu Heqing lowered her head, not letting Jiang Mu see her expression.
"Okay, I'll leave then."
Jiang Mu stood up, while Mu Heqing kept her head down and didn't look at Jiang Mu.
She breathed a sigh of relief, then heard Jiang Mu say, "He Qing, you might not know this, but I have many ways to find out about President Yu without going through you. I can find out about that man named Li Shi, the girl next to Ouyang Zhu, and the one downstairs..."
don't want!
Don't inquire, don't ask, don't think, don't look.
Mu Heqing wanted to stop him from continuing, but suddenly realized she didn't even have the strength to open her mouth. She gripped the blanket so tightly that the veins on her hands bulged.
She was trembling.
She was very familiar with this state. Seven years ago, when she had just graduated, she was in the same state.
She thought she was cured.
Oh, it wasn't there before.
Her face was pale, she bit her lower lip tightly, and her gaze was unfocused.
She couldn't hear Jiang Mu's voice, nor could she see the objects in the ward. What appeared before her eyes was the scene from seven years ago, on the eve of her graduation.
In the dim world, she saw many gruesome corpses. She heard many voices speaking in her ears.
They're saying, "Who will win, He Qing or Qing?"
Mu Heqing looked at her hands, which were stained with blood.
She won.
But now, she has lost again.
She still can't return to real life, and she still can't live a normal life.
Now, another person will die because of her.
She closed her eyes, and the whispers in the darkness grew louder, revealing one distorted smiling face after another.
"He Qing!"
"He Qing, what's wrong?"
Jiang Mu's anxious face came into Mu Heqing's view, and those distorted smiles receded like the tide.
Mu and Qing only had eyes for Jiang Mu.
She discovered that Jiang Mu was actually quite good-looking, and his current expressions were quite genuine, unlike before when he was always smiling and difficult to understand.
A doctor in a white coat stood by the bed. He sighed, "Let the patient rest well; don't agitate him."
"Yes, thank you, doctor." Jiang Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
After the doctor left, Jiang Mu sat next to Mu Heqing without saying a word.
"Water," Mu Heqing called softly.
Jiang Mu put a straw in the bottle and let Mu and Qing drink water through the straw.
Mu and Qing took two sips, then shook their heads and refused to drink anymore.
"He Qing, you really scared me to death." Jiang Mu smiled wryly. "It's my fault. I was just seeing a patient, and I ended up arguing with him."
Mu and Qing looked at the decorations on the ceiling of the ward. VIP wards are really different; they've put a lot of effort into the decor.
"I won't ask anymore, really."
"You just said you were going to investigate..."
"I'm not going to investigate anymore."
"Really?" Mu and Qing didn't believe it.
"Maybe this is my karma. In the past, I've always met people who believed in me wholeheartedly, and I didn't care much. It's rare to meet someone who does care, but they don't believe me," Jiang Mu sighed.
"Then leave."
"He Qing, I can leave without investigating or asking, but you can't kick me out. Maybe it's because I'm bad at getting along with people that you dislike me."
If Jiang Mu doesn't know how to get along with people, then there's no one in the world who does.
"I don't hate you. You have many friends, friends everywhere. Don't just focus on me."
"There aren't many genuine ones. People want something from me, and I want something from them. It's just a simple exchange."
Mu Heqing covered his forehead and gave a weak, bitter smile: "I really give up on you."
“You’ve actually cursed me in your heart many times, haven’t you? I’ve noticed.” Jiang Mu also laughed.
Mu Heqing said, "Then why do you keep coming closer?"
"I'm thick-skinned, and besides, your conflicted expression is quite amusing. You're probably thinking, 'Oh, Jiang Mu helped me, I should thank him,' while at the same time you're wondering, 'He keeps contacting me, does he have ulterior motives?'" Jiang Mu chuckled softly.
Mu Heqing turned her face away, knowing perfectly well what Jiang Mu was thinking.
"He Qing, if it were your friend or family member, the person in the photo from last time, would you also let them go?" Jiang Mu asked.
Mu and Qing answered decisively, "Yes."
"Okay, I understand. I won't ask anymore. You can get some more sleep." Jiang Mu's voice was very soft.
"Jiang Mu," Mu Heqing called out.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Mu got up and tucked the blankets into Mu and Qing's clothes.
If someone is always bothering you, how would you treat them?
Jiang Mu pondered for a moment and said, "I'll think about why he's clinging to me. What is it about me that makes him worth bothering? Once I figure that out, many things will become clear."
Mu Heqing lowered his head in thought.
Why are they entangled?
Hate? They don't seem to hate her.
Like them? If they do like them, then Mu and Qing can't bear their affection.
“My advice is, don’t respond to him as he expects. Don’t do what he thinks you will do. Don’t let him lead you by the nose.” Jiang Mu glanced out the window.
Mu Heqing said, "It's a bit difficult."
"It's okay, you can come to me. You should allow me to answer this kind of question for you, right?" Jiang Mu suddenly seemed to think of something, "By the way, He Qing, the person you were always talking about who's always bothering you, it's not me, is it?"
“I’m saying if, if someone is bothering you,” Mu Heqing emphasized.
"That's good. Don't use this method on me, or I'll be sad." Jiang Mu winked at Mu Heqing.
He walked to the door and turned off the lights in the ward, plunging it into darkness.
"Take a detour," Mu Heqing said quietly.
"I understand. I won't initiate conversations with your high school classmates."
"Don't play word games," Mu Heqing said again.
Jiang Mu sighed softly in the darkness and said, "I know, run away as soon as you see me."
He quietly closed the door and left.
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