The tap was turned off.
The ward returned to its usual quiet and silence.
When Shen Xu finished tidying up and returned to the room, Ning Yanshu was already asleep on the hospital bed.
Shen Xu turned off the light and groped his way back to his bed in the dark.
He lay down, covered himself with the blanket, opened his eyes, and stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.
He didn't like the smell of hospital disinfectant.
There's a chilling and despairing terror about it.
But in an environment filled with disinfectant, you can smell a faint fragrance.
Shen Xu felt inexplicably at ease.
His muscles relaxed, and his breathing began to become steady.
Just as I was about to fall asleep, Ning Yanshu's voice suddenly came—
"Chen Xu, are you asleep?"...
...
Shen Xu turned his head and found Ning Yanshu resting his chin on his hand, looking at him.
Her expression was both aggrieved and innocent: "...I have trouble sleeping."
Shen Xu looked at his bandaged wound and asked with concern, "Does it hurt a lot?"
Ning Yanshu shook his head: "It's not because I can't sleep due to the pain, it's more like the excitement after the anesthesia wears off."
To put it in simpler terms...
He slept too much during the day, so he's not sleepy at all now.
"Shen Xu," Ning Yanshu suddenly said excitedly, "Let's chat!"
Shen Xu sighed helplessly.
But she still turned to face him and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
Ning Yanshu thought for a moment and asked, "Is high school life fun?"
Ning Yanshu is currently in her final year of junior high school and the high school entrance exam is just around the corner.
Amidst the pressure of their studies, everyone loves to get together and discuss their different experiences at high school.
Shen Xu tried hard to recall his two years of high school life, and finally answered: "It wasn't fun...it was tiring and tough."
Endless exams, countless nights to stay up.
Besides hard work and exhaustion, Shen Xu couldn't think of any other adjectives to describe it.
China's exam-oriented education system trains children to become exam-taking robots.
Then, among this group of obedient robots, the best of the best are selected.
Few people can emerge unscathed from this educational model.
Most people waste nearly 20 years of their youth, only to end up like Kong Yiji.
“I thought so too…” Ning Yanshu touched the tip of his nose, then said dejectedly, “It’s the last semester of junior high, and all the teachers are working like crazy. I have to do practice tests until midnight every night before I can sleep…”
Although Ning Wan and Shen Fu never put pressure on Ning Yanshu.
I often tell him that he just needs to do what he likes.
Ke Ningyan didn't think so.
On the contrary, because of the two role models, Shen Fu and Lu Chen, Ning Yanshu was strict with himself and dared not slack off.
“Ningfeng Enterprise has grown to include thousands of employees. Maintaining the survival and operation of the entire enterprise is not an easy task... I must work harder so that I can help my father when he is tired.”
Although he grew up, he loved to bicker with Shen Fu the most.
But in Ning Yanshu's heart, she still loved her father very much.
“Shen Xu, do you know that when I was a child, besides wanting to be a king of selling boxed lunches, I also wanted to be a cartoonist?”
When talking about her childhood dream, Ning Yanshu's eyes shone brightly: "I wanted to draw all the romantic moments in my life. Not only could I share them with the people around me, but I could also make a record for my future self."
Shen Xu was tongue-tied and didn't know how to answer.
He simply affirmed, "Third brother and third sister-in-law will support us."
“…But I think I’ll pass.” Ning Yanshu lay back on the bed and murmured, “I still want to share some of the burden with Dad, so he won’t have to work so hard…”
...
The two then chatted about some other topics.
This was the first time in several years since Shen Xu moved to the school that the two had such a pleasant conversation.
Although Ning Yanshu did most of the talking, Shen Xu would occasionally respond with a few words.
Shen Xu was not talkative, so Ning Yanshu chattered on and on.
He talked about things at the boxed lunch shop and things at school.
They also talked about some of their childhood friends.
"Tang Tang and Long Aotian are officially dating." Ning Yanshu said excitedly, "That guy Long Aotian has been pestering Tang Tang since kindergarten, and now he has finally gotten his wish... I heard that Tang Tang took the initiative to suggest they date."
Ning Yanshu felt that, given Long Aotian's introverted and shy personality, if Tang Tang hadn't taken the initiative, they might have had to wait another ten years for their relationship to develop.
However, they are currently at a crucial juncture.
The two dared not be too open about their relationship.
So Long Aotian often used Ning Yanshu and Wang Zihao as shields for them.
“You have no idea how infuriating they are,” Ning Yanshu said indignantly. “We were keeping watch outside to see if any teachers or classmates would pass by, and they were holding hands and kissing each other in the school’s grove.”
Shen Xu's face, hidden in the darkness, felt slightly warm.
He pursed his lips, somewhat frightened, and did not respond.
The next second, Ning Yanshu threw out another tricky question at him: "...Shen Xu, have you ever kissed someone?"
Shen Xu's face instantly turned bright red.
His heart was racing, and he stammered, "N-nothing..."
“Me neither,” Ning Yanshu said with a disappointed expression. “I asked Long Aotian what kissing felt like. He said it felt like his heart was blooming, and he was so happy he felt like he was about to faint…”
Ning Yanshu couldn't help but complain: "With this kind of description and adjectives, no wonder his Chinese grades are so bad, he fails every time!"
Shen Xu: "..."
...
Shen Xu felt that the atmosphere was a bit off.
The topic gradually veered off course.
He wanted to tell Ning Yanshu to get some rest.
But he opened his mouth, before he could utter a sound.
He heard Ning Yanshu ask again, "Shen Xu, have you masturbated yourself?"
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