"Drunk?" Jiang Chen looked him up and down and said calmly, "Are you sober now?"
"Wake up..." He Qianmin was about to nod, but when he looked up and saw Jiang Chen's expressionless face, he immediately changed his words: "No."
Jiang Chen's gaze moved from his face to the blood-stained corner of his clothes.
Seeing that Jiang Chen was just looking at him without saying anything, He Qianmin took a half step forward and pulled his arm, groaning and saying, "It's just a minor injury. I'm used to it. There were a few times before that were much more serious than this. This one will heal after a few days of rest."
"You're in the third grade of junior high school, and you've been drinking for so long. Are you used to this?" Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.
"No..." He Qianmin saw Jiang Chen angry for the first time, feeling flustered and at a loss: "Brother, that's not what I meant..."
It was the first time that several boys from Chenghua saw He Qianmin like this. After exchanging glances, they all came forward to smooth things over. A chubby boy smiled and said, "Brother, please don't talk about him. When he was getting stitches just now, he was howling so loudly that you could hear him from all three floors. It was so pitiful. And he didn't mean to drink. It was..."
Jiang Chen interrupted the boy and said to He Qianmin: "You speak for yourself."
He Qianmin pursed her lips, grabbed his arm, lowered her head and said nothing.
The chubby boy looked at Jiang Chen and then at He Qianmin, and winked at everyone else.
A man stepped forward and said, "Brother, it's really not what you think. We were just having a meal together, and I don't know who replaced Qian Min's drink with wine. This guy took a sip and stopped drinking. But he got drunk after one sip, and confusedly used the fruit knife on the table as a cup, and that's how he cut his hand."
Another person also said quickly: "Yes, brother, this is really not Qian Min's fault. We are all confused. There were drinks there. I don't know who put the fruit knife there. When we return to school the day after tomorrow, we will find that person and bring him out for you to see!"
"You mean..." Jiang Chen raised his eyes suddenly, "there was a drink there, and without your knowledge, a drink was replaced with a fruit knife?"
“That’s right!” The chubby boy added quickly, “Brother, please believe us, we are not lying to you. Qian Min is really unlucky this time. I don’t know who put the fruit knife there, and it was stuck vertically on the table, together with those wine glasses. Even if he was not mistaken, he would be cut accidentally when he went to get the drinks next to it. He was drunk and felt dizzy, so he reached out and grabbed the knife directly--” He said angrily, “If I knew which idiot did it, I would definitely…”
"That's enough." He Qianmin interrupted the little fat man, glanced at Jiang Chen, turned his head to look at the ground, and said self-deprecatingly: "You don't believe it, it doesn't matter if you don't believe it, I'm fine, you can now..."
Jiang Chen: "I believe it."
He Qianmin froze and looked up at Jiang Chen: "Do you believe what they said?"
"Why don't you believe it?" Jiang Chen suppressed the coldness in his eyes and asked, "You said before that you had several injuries that were much more serious than this time. Was it also because of this inexplicable situation?"
He Qianmin nodded blankly, his nose red: "Brother, do you really believe me?"
Jiang Chen saw his clear eyes gradually filled with tears, and his heart ached. He raised his hand and rubbed his head and said, "I'm your brother, of course I believe you."
He Qianmin blinked, turned his head quickly and said, "Just believe it."
The little fat boy rushed forward and said to Jiang Chen with a smile: "Brother, I haven't heard Qian Min mention you before. My name is He Yunlong, and I am Qian Min's classmate."
Jiang Chen retracted his gaze and nodded, "Hello."
Several other people also came up one by one to introduce themselves. Each of them was cheerful and outgoing, and it was obvious that they had a good relationship with He Qianmin.
After Jiang Chen greeted him, he smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of Qian Min today. I'll treat you to a meal when I have the chance in the future."
“Don’t do it later!” The boys loved to make fun of Jiang Chen. Seeing that he didn’t feel distant, they quickly treated him as one of their own. When they heard him say that, they all laughed and said, “Let’s do it today! I was so scared just now that I didn’t have time to eat anything. Now I’m hungry!”
Jiang Chen looked at the time and agreed, then took He Qianmin and a group of young men to a nearby porridge shop.
"Qian Min is injured and can only drink porridge. I will treat everyone to something else next time."
He Qianmin sat next to Jiang Chen and curled his lips when he heard this, "It's good enough to treat them to a meal. Why are they complaining so much?"
The boys also smiled and replied: "Yes, brother, this is good, we all like it."
"Yes, yes, yes. My dad said that if you want to stay healthy at night, you should eat these foods that are easy to digest."
"Brother, how old are you? Why haven't we heard Qian Min mention you before?"
He Qianmin finally couldn't stand it anymore, kicked the boy opposite and said: "This is my brother, you guys tell me to do whatever you want, and do you think my entire family should be informed of it?"
The boy was not angry even after being kicked. He dodged and said, "Brother, you don't know how domineering He Qianmin is in school. He doesn't behave like a good boy in front of you. Please teach us the secret! Let us also... Hey, He Qianmin, your shoes are made of iron!"
He Qianmin warned him: "If you say anything more, I'll kick you to death."
"Brother!" The boy looked at Jiang Chen: "Did you see that? This is how He Qianmin bullies weak students like us at school!"
"Yes, yes!" The others also wanted to watch the fun and shouted at Jiang Chen to make the decision.
Jiang Chen picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in He Qianmin's bowl, then curled his lips and said, "I am his brother, so I will naturally make the decision for him."
He Qianmin, who had a tense face, froze for a moment. He turned around and saw Jiang Chen's smiling eyes. His ears turned red. He looked away, but the corners of his mouth couldn't suppress the upward arc. He raised his chin and said, "Did you hear me? This is my brother. I'm here to make the decision for you."
The others didn't expect Jiang Chen to say that. After the boos, a boy said enviously, "He Qianmin, let me swap my brother with your brother."
Another person also said: "I want to change too!"
He Qianmin crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows: "Dream on."
"He Qianmin, you are getting too proud of yourself!"
"He must be taught a little lesson!"
"Come on! Let's go together!"
The boys were in a mess, and Jiang Chen looked at the porridge in the bowl, thoughtful.
It was getting late, so everyone dispersed after eating.
Before He Qianmin got in the car, Jiang Chen reminded her, "If something like this happens again, call me immediately. Also, come to my school in a few days and tell me about what happened to you."
He Qianmin's eyes dimmed with a smile, and he pursed his lips and whispered, "There's nothing to say."
Jiang Chen turned his head to look at him, but He Qianmin refused to look at him. He looked ahead expressionlessly and said, "You wouldn't believe it even if I told you. Everyone thinks those things were just accidents. There is no evidence. No matter how many times I tell anyone, the result will be the same."
"He Qianmin." Jiang Chen tapped his forehead, and when he covered his head and glared at him, he asked, "I said, I believe you."
He Qianmin was startled and looked into his eyes: "Why?"
Jiang Chen smiled: "Because you call me brother."
…
The next day, Jiang Chen arrived at Yan City Second Hospital early in the morning.
Jiang Zhuo's surgery started at ten o'clock. Shen Xu and Huo Bo also came. Jiang Chen sat on the stool outside the door with them, watching Yang Si walking back and forth non-stop, feeling uneasy.
"Mom." Jiang Chen walked to her side, pulled her and said, "Please sit down for a while."
"I just ate too much, so I'm going to walk around to digest it." Yang Si stopped and smiled to comfort himself, "Your father's surgery will definitely be successful."
Jiang Chen supported her and said, "There are still a few hours before Dad's surgery is over. Please sit down for a while."
Shen Xu also came over, took Yang Si's other hand and said, "Auntie, uncle must be fine, don't worry, sit for a while."
Yang Si took a deep breath, nodded, and sat down with them.
Time passed minute by minute, and as everyone outside the operating room waited anxiously, the operating light finally went out.
Shi Fengyue came out, and Yang Siteng stood up and walked over: "Doctor Shi, how is my husband?"
"The operation was successful." Shi Fengyue said, "He will be sent to the ward later, but the anesthetic effect has not worn off yet, so it may take another two hours for him to wake up."
"Thank you, Doctor Shi. Thank you." Yang Si thanked him repeatedly. His voice was a little choked, but his face was full of smiles: "Thank you so much, Doctor Shi."
Shi Fengyue said calmly: "This is my responsibility."
Jiang Chen also came over and said sincerely: "Thank you, Doctor Shi, you've worked hard."
Shi Fengyue nodded and left with the intern.
Chen Xu looked at Shi Fengyue's leaving back, ran to Jiang Chen and said, "Jiang Zi, he is the one who came to our school last time, right? He can perform surgery at such a young age? Awesome."
Huo Bo was curious: "Has he been to No. 1 Middle School?"
"I've been there once." Chen Xu said, "It was when the joint entrance examination results came out. I told you about what happened that day, but you didn't see it. In the huge crowd, as soon as Jiang Chen and I appeared, someone shouted, 'Here comes Jiang Shen'. Everyone's eyes were focused on us, as hot as seeing a glass of water in the desert, a guiding light in the darkness, and then the whole road was like..."
Huo Bo rolled his eyes at him, then walked past him and followed Jiang Chen and Yang Si.
Shen Xu jumped up and shouted, "Hey, wait for me!"
Chen Xu chased after him, determined to tell Huo Bo about that wonderful and glorious moment. Huo Bo walked from Jiang Chen to Yang Si, and then from Yang Si to Jiang Chen. Chen Xu kept chattering beside him.
Seeing them like this, Yang Si couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's been a while since I've seen the three of you making such a fuss together. Xiaoxu is still so lively."
Jiang Chen also chuckled: "He hasn't seen Huo Bo for too long."
"I remember when you were a kid and you were away from home for a summer camp, after you came back, Xiaoxu missed you and clung to you like this, telling you what happened when you were away during the summer vacation."
That was a memory from too long ago, and Jiang Chen only had some vague impressions in his mind. But just hearing his mother say that, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
After seeing Jiang Zhuo, Yang Si took Jiang Chen and the other two to have a meal near the hospital. After the meal, she returned to the hospital. At Shen Xu's strong suggestion, Jiang Chen and the other two went to a cafe not far from the hospital.
This cafe is quite rare these days. It is a cat-themed cafe. As soon as Jiang Chen and Huo Bo walked in, they felt cat hair flying all over the air. Huo Bo frowned and stepped back in disgust, but was dragged in by Chen Xu.
The three of them sat down in a booth by the window. After Chen Xu ordered his food, he looked around excitedly and said, "I saw this place on the forum before and have wanted to come here for a long time. There are so many cats here!"
Huo Bo rolled his eyes at him and said, "There are a lot of hairs."
Chen Xu rolled his eyes and said, "What do you know?" He imitated the meow of a cat and grabbed some dried fish to coax Garfield, who was lying on the sofa not far away: "Come here, I have some dried fish."
Garfield buried his face lazily without raising his head. Shen Xu teased him for a while and then had to change his target. However, he grabbed the dried fish and coaxed all the cats nearby. A cat took his dried fish and ran away very quickly, but he didn't even get to touch a single hair of it.
"Are these cats shy? They don't like strangers." Shen Xu said disappointedly.
Jiang Chen lowered his head and saw a chubby orange cat sitting on his shoes, as if it had treated him as a sofa.
"Or maybe you two are silent, especially Huo Bo, with a dark face, scaring my little cat."
Another fat blue-gray cat walked over, lay down beside Jiang Chen's hand, nudged his hand, meowed twice like a spoiled child, and made purring sounds.
Chen Xu was surprised and said, "Jiang Zi, how did you get that cat? Help me get one too. It's all because Huo Bo sat next to me, so I don't like cats anymore."
A cat jumped down from the cat climbing frame at the back and landed directly on Huo Bo's legs, rubbing him affectionately. Huo Bo was so frightened that he leaned back and froze in place.
Chen Xu's eyes widened: "What's going on? Where did the cat come from? Why are they crawling all over you?"
Jiang Chen rubbed the cat beside him, and Huo Bo also adjusted his posture and carefully touched Garfield on his body. He was somewhat surprised by the feel of it and couldn't help but touch it a few more times.
Seeing this, Shen Xu became even more indignant: "Why didn't any of them come to me?"
Just then, a waiter wearing a coffee apron brought the coffee and juice they ordered. Shen Xu quickly asked, "Do the cats here have any quirks? Why do they keep crawling on these two? Or do they not like the color yellow because I'm wearing a yellow T-shirt?"
The waiter glanced at Chen Xu coldly and said, "These are all female cats."
Shen Xu didn’t understand: “What do you mean?”
"Look at the face."
Chen Xu: ???
"What do you mean?" Chen Xu slammed the table and stood up: "You mean I look... eh? It's you?"
The thin and fair boy glanced at Shen Xu, nodded to Jiang Chen, and left with the tray.
"That is..." Chen Xu looked at the boy's back and said, "Is that the one we saw in the stairwell before?"
Jiang Chen hummed softly, Chen Xu clicked his tongue, shook his head and said, "Although his eyesight isn't very good, he looks brighter than before."
Huo Bo raised his eyes: "Know him?"
"I know him." Chen Xu said, "I saw him before. He was blocked by Sun Zhi in the stairwell on the second floor and was bullied. If it weren't for Jiang Zi and I who rescued him, he would have been in trouble."
Huo Bo retracted his gaze and said calmly, "He doesn't look like he would be bullied for nothing."
"How do you know?" Chen Xu curled his lips and paused, "But speaking of this, I forgot to tell you that during the time you were not in school, Sun Zhi was instructed by someone to make trouble for Jiang Chen. I have someone watching him every day these days. I don't believe that I can't find out who is behind him. I want to see who is so stupid that he hides in the stinky ditch to make trouble for others."
"By the way, didn't you catch Sun Zhi when you were in the second or third year of junior high school? You said he was following Jiang Chen at the time. How did you find out and what did you get out of him?"
The author has something to say: Many people are asking about CP. Dakuan originally thought it was very obvious, but now it seems that he still has to clear Dr. Shi’s name.
CP. Shi Chen (Shi Feng Yue x Jiang Chen)
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