Chapter 66 Chapter 66 "Am I still worthy of hugging you?"...
The next morning, Liu Jingheng was woken up by the occasional vibration of her cell phone.
I picked up the phone in a daze and saw that it was birthday greetings from Uncle Li and Teacher Xiaolu.
Among them, Cheng Yunqing sent a blessing message at 12 o'clock in the morning, and just sent another message:
[Happy birthday, Jingheng baby. I have to go take the exam first. Wait for my good news. See you in the evening.]
[Transfer 50,000] [Transfer 2,000] [Happy birthday, all the best]]
Liu Jingheng confiscated the money and just replied, "Thank you, good luck on the exam."
He lay in bed for a while, and when he was sure he couldn't fall asleep, he got up, dressed, and washed up.
As soon as he went downstairs, he smelled a faint fragrance in the air. Following the source of the fragrance, he met Qin Du's eyes.
Qin Du was holding a bowl of creamy green soup with steam rising from it.
Qin Du put the bowl down, habitually dug out the electronic blood pressure monitor from the drawer, and skillfully put it on Liu Jingheng's arm:
"Why are you up so early?"
"I can't sleep."
After the measurement, my heart rate was over 100, which was a bit high, but still within the normal range.
Qin Du put his arm around his shoulders, lowered his head and whispered in his ear:
"Happy birthday, may you live long and peacefully."
"Thank you, and I wish you happiness too." Liu Jingheng nodded and bowed pretentiously, but he refused to even lift his butt.
Qin Du pushed the beautiful soup bowl in front of him and handed him the chopsticks:
"You have to eat longevity noodles on your birthday, Liu Jingheng. Living to a hundred shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Liu Jingheng: "Okay."
He looked into the soup bowl, and his pupils suddenly trembled.
A bowl of longevity noodles is made with great care. A whole yellow noodle is arranged in a spiral, topped with a boiled egg cut in half. Sesame seeds are used as eyes on the egg yolk, and triangular carrot slices are used as a mouth. The cute little chicken comes alive.
In the middle are the words "Happy Birthday" carved out of ham, surrounded by carrot hearts of various sizes, and the vegetables are cut into the shape of sturdy young trees. The peanut crumbs on the surface look like falling snowflakes.
"Cute." Liu Jingheng said, "I can't bear to eat it."
Qin Du picked up the noodles and put one end to his mouth, saying:
"After we finish eating, I'll take you to see your birthday present."
Liu Jingheng lowered her head, bit her noodles, and asked vaguely, "Didn't we give a lot of gifts yesterday, including a cougar?"
"That's a Christmas present." Qin Du said.
Liu Jingheng chewed the noodles for a while and sighed:
"People who have birthdays on Christmas are so lucky, they can receive two gifts at the same time."
Qin Du smiled but said nothing. It was the individual who was happy, not the fact that his birthday fell on Christmas.
After eating the longevity noodles, Liu Jingheng did not ask about the gift, but went back to her room and sat at the table to draw.
Qin Du sat down and helped him tidy up his messed-up brushes, then asked:
"Don't you want to see the gifts? You were even asking me yesterday if I had prepared a gift for you."
"I do." Liu Jingheng scribbled the little figure on the paper, "But I want to wait a little longer, so that the anticipation will last longer."
After these words were spoken, Qin Du paused noticeably, and after a few breaths, he chuckled.
Perhaps she was a little surprised that Liu Jingheng had such a rare brain circuit, and she felt a little sorry for him. The Qin family had seen all kinds of rare treasures, and in fact, it made no difference to them whether it was a birthday or not.
But although Liu Jingheng clearly wanted a gift, he was able to wait patiently, just to let more anticipation fill his few happy areas.
Qin Du stopped urging him and sat beside him, quietly admiring the scribbles he made on the paper.
Two minutes later, Liu Jingheng suddenly stood up: "I can't wait any longer."
Qin Du: ...
Qin Du stood up and said, "Come here." Liu Jingheng followed him like a little tail. Just as he was about to enter the elevator, he asked Qin Du again:
"Without blindfolding me?"
"What are you doing with your eyes covered?"
"That's how it's played out in TV dramas, blindfolding people to create surprises."
Qin Du looked at him for a long time, then smiled meaningfully.
He raised his hand to cover Liu Jingheng's eyes, and with his other hand supported his shoulders, very cooperative with the ground temperature:
"Are you ready?"
Liu Jingheng's pretentiousness really made her feel good, and she swallowed nervously:
"Easy to provoke..."
The two entered the elevator, which slowly went down and stopped at the basement floor.
Qin Du held Liu Jingheng's shoulders and told her to "walk slowly."
Qin Du stopped and was about to let go of her hand: "We're here."
Liu Jingheng shouted at the right moment: "Wait."
"What happened again?"
"You should have let me guess what the gift was before you opened my eyes," Liu Jingheng said righteously, "That's how it's played on TV."
Qin Du narrowed his eyes. Liu Jingheng was definitely the most troublesome person he had ever met.
Yet, inexplicably, a bitter feeling welled up in my heart. This kind of clichéd plot, which screenwriters had already written and audiences had already seen, had become an obsession in this child, longing to be loved.
After a while, Qin Du lowered his voice and said in Liu Jingheng's ear:
"Guess what the gift is."
Liu Jingheng was stunned for a long time, then her face flushed with excitement, her voice trembling:
"Did the Custard Bun come across the ocean to see me?"
Qin Du: "Who is Custard Bun?"
Liu Jingheng: "Cougar."
Qin Du smiled and said, "Guess again."
Liu Jingheng pondered for a moment: "Don't torture me... me, let me see."
Qin Du's veins jumped, and he bit Liu Jingheng's earlobe as if to vent his anger: "I'm going to let go."
Liu Jingheng nodded again and again.
A black mass slowly dissipated in front of his eyes, and the sudden large area of blue light made his eyes hurt slightly.
His dull gaze stayed there for a long time, and his eyes suddenly widened, almost to the limit.
A huge curved fish tank stands tall, and a suspended staircase spirals upward around the giant fish tank. In the sapphire blue water, small fish of various colors swim in groups through the gorgeous coral reefs.
Liu Jingheng was stunned for a long time, feeling that it was a bit fake, and quickly rubbed her eyes.
Qin Du suddenly patted his shoulder and motioned him to look up.
Liu Jingheng looked up, even more shocked. A massive blacktip shark was swimming around in the tunnel-like aquarium, teasing a large sea turtle. The turtle remained unmoved, but this frightened a timid sea hare, which frantically fled, flapping its wings.
Just as Liu Jingheng was wondering if Qindu Company had developed a fast displacement machine, she heard Qindu whisper in her ear:
"Happy birthday. Last time you said you wanted to raise a shark, and now your wish has come true. Shouldn't you express your gratitude?"
Liu Jingheng stood there like a piece of wood for a long time, pointing at the giant seawater tank:
"For Jingheng?"
"Yes, Qin Du gave it to Jing Heng."
Liu Jingheng was stunned for another half a year, and suddenly reached out to touch Qin Du's mouth.
Qin Du covered his mouth and blocked his hand: "How can you repay kindness with enmity?"
"No... no no." Liu Jingheng shook her head, "Or you should return the Christmas apple to me, and I will prepare a better gift for you."
"Liu Jingheng." Qin Du's expression suddenly became serious. "You don't need to think about Apple. Instead, think carefully about why I didn't build an underground fish tank for someone else, but just for you."
Liu Jingheng really started thinking about it seriously.
After a long pause, he tentatively asked, "I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out what you can profit from me."
Qin Du sneered: "This still requires a lot of thought."
"I can't think of it, just tell me." Liu Jingheng said.
Qin Du slowly raised his eyes and looked at a white cloud golden fish in the water, seemingly lost in thought.
After a few breaths, he said softly:
"Every word you say, even if it's just a casual remark, will stay with me for a long time."
Liu Jingheng: "Is that so?"
His train of thought is even more straightforward than that of a straight man. If you don't give him a definite answer, he will just listen to whatever others say.
Qin Du knew that most of the time Liu Jingheng's words were spoken without thinking, and he himself would forget what he said. However, he would always think about his casual words for a long time, and a sad story would automatically appear in his mind. In the end, he couldn't help but sigh, "This child has nothing and has been owed his whole life."
As if infected by Liu Jingheng's memory, Qin Du had forgotten that Liu Jingheng already owned a dog worth four million, otters and cougars that ordinary people could not afford, and an underground seawater tank that cost nearly 100 million yuan to build.
"There are also gifts." Qin Du said again.
He clapped his hands, and a huge creature swam out from the dimly lit corner of the aquarium.
Liu Jingheng narrowed her eyes: "What is this?"
Qin Du smiled meaningfully: "Didn't you say that you like watching the mermaid show in your zoo?"
Liu Jingheng became excited.
He really likes the handsome mermaid in their zoo. When he has nothing to do, he doesn't just squat in front of the glass tank and watch the performance. He will also hide behind the door to watch the handsome mermaid change clothes, and drool happily at the fish's eight-pack abs.
Liu Jingheng's mouth was shaped like a heart, and she leaned on the fish tank and muttered:
"Mercy, this way, this way."
The mermaid made a nimble turn and came over with its big tail swaying.
Then Liu Jingheng couldn't laugh anymore.
But the smile did not disappear, but moved from his face to Qin Du's face.
"Look if you like. I spend money to support him so you can enjoy him every day."
"Just...there's no need for that..." Liu Jingheng's eyes were dull.
This costs money, and although it's not his money, it still hurts more than losing it.
Seeing that Liu Jingheng was about to turn his head, Qin Du grabbed his chin and forced him to turn around to appreciate the mermaid's underwater dance.
"Look, this is your favorite human-shaped koi." Qin Du said with a smile.
Although it is the Baotu Spring special edition "Pig Carp".
The handsome merman swam in front of Liu Jingheng, circled three times to the left and three times to the right, twisted his butt and neck, and every fat muscle in his body was in soul resonance with the dream.
On this day, Liu Jingheng finally understood a truth:
Swimming does not help you lose weight.
"I can't stop watching..."
"How can this be? If you like someone, you have to see it through to the end."
*
At 6:30 in the evening, a pot of mulled wine captured people's joy in the streets and alleys, and the golden bells hanging at the door emitted the smell of hazelnut ice cream.
At this time, at the door of the internet-famous crispy roast pork restaurant, Cheng Yunqing was wrapped in a thin white down jacket, looking down at his phone over and over again.
He called Liu Jingheng many times, but no one answered, and his text messages went unanswered.
Rather than worrying that Liu Jingheng would not come, he was more concerned about whether Liu Jingheng had an accident.
Shu Lang, who had passed the postgraduate entrance examination with good results, was now in a very low mood.
It was too cold and snowing, so Cheng Yunqing didn't dare go in. He was afraid that Liu Jingheng couldn't find the place, so he just sat at the door and waited.
He covered his cold ears with his hands to cool them down, but they were still cold, so he put on his hood, put on a mask, and completely wrapped himself in the warm cover.
Cheng Yunqing planned to call Liu Jingheng again. If no one answered, he would ask Uncle Li for clarification.
At this moment, in the bustling atmosphere of the crowd, a tall figure appeared in the crowd, staring intently at the white figure at the door of the roast pig shop not far away, with his hands in his pockets, tightly clutching the cold glass bottle.
Passersby who were rudely bumped into by the man complained and looked over.
Cheng Yunqing made a last call to Liu Jingheng, but still no one answered.
He sighed heavily, searched for Uncle Li's contact information, and called him.
At this moment, someone suddenly patted my shoulder.
Cheng Yunqing was delighted, thinking that Liu Jingheng had come, and was about to speak——
Suddenly, a blurry light of water fell in front of my eyes. In an instant, an intense burning sensation enveloped my fragile skin, as if I was in a sea of fire, with flames licking and quickly spreading throughout my body.
Suddenly, there was a scream in the crowd, which seemed to scare Cheng Yunqing. He fell to the ground, covering his eyes and screaming in pain.
The tall figure that suddenly appeared froze after seeing Cheng Yunqing's face clearly, and the bottle of sulfuric acid in his hand fell to the ground.
"Yunqing, why is it you..." Qin Chuyao murmured in disbelief. At this moment, his fragile soul burst out with extremely strong power, breaking through the hard skull and soaring into the sky.
The crowd screamed for a long time and then ran away. Only a kind-hearted elder brother helped to call the emergency number, and by the way, he pushed Qin Chuyao to the ground and snatched the bottle of sulfuric acid from his hand.
…
At this time, Liu Jingheng was forced to watch the mermaid show for an entire afternoon, and she had lost weight visibly.
The villains are really good at torturing people.
Qin Du knew that Liu Jingheng had paid the price for his habit of looking at handsome men, so he said:
"Go up and have some food, let the merman rest for a while, and we'll come back tomorrow."
Liu Jingheng's face was full of emotion, and her eyes showed that she was unhappy.
He waved goodbye to the little fishes one by one, walked around the big merman, turned around and left, but the merman still swam behind him, waving his arms that looked like chicken wings wrapped in rice.
Liu Jingheng took the elevator back to the ground, took a deep breath, and enjoyed the air of freedom.
Qin Du took out a pink lace apron from somewhere, swung it around and tied it, saying:
"Today is a special day, I'll treat you to a hot pot meal."
Liu Jingheng nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
"What flavor of base sauce do you like?" Qin Du asked.
Liu Jingheng said without hesitation: "Butter..."
"Let's have a plain soup base." Qin Du interrupted him.
Liu Jingheng held it in for a long time: "Hmph..."
Qin Du was busy in the kitchen, and Liu Jingheng played frisbee with Penny for a while, when the cell phone rang.
When he slowly walked over and picked up the phone, he found that the other party had already hung up due to impatience.
It would be fine if I didn’t look at it, but once I did I became worried again.
How come there are more than a dozen missed calls and text messages from Cheng Yunqing? At this time, he should be studying the philosophy of the number 69 with Qin Chuyao on the round water bed in the hotel.
Liu Jingheng called back, but a woman answered the phone.
At that moment, Liu Jingheng thought a lot.
Until the woman asked him: "Excuse me, are you a friend of the injured Cheng Yunqing? We are at the Navy 601 Hospital. He's in trouble. We couldn't contact his parents just now, so we called you. His parents have been notified now. Why don't you come over as well?"
After hanging up the phone, Liu Jingheng sat for a long time, and suddenly rushed upstairs.
Qin Du heard the noise and walked out of the kitchen, and saw Liu Jingheng had already put on her coat and was hurried out.
"Where are you going?" He grabbed Liu Jingheng's hand.
Liu Jingheng opened her mouth, like a stuck machine.
After almost a century, he trembled and said, "Can you please take me to the hospital?"
A black car was driving on the main city avenue, and the unique red and green lights of Christmas were circling around the car body.
The car stopped at a red light. Qin Du put the car in neutral, leaned back, said nothing, and stared into the distance with a calm gaze.
Liu Jingheng, sitting in the passenger seat, kept pinching her fingertips and mumbling to herself:
"What would happen if sulfuric acid was thrown on me? I'd think I'd be disfigured..."
Qin Du glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, said nothing, pulled down the gear lever and stepped on the accelerator.
When Liu Jingheng rushed to the hospital, a crowd of people had gathered at the door of Cheng Yunqing's ward. Cheng Yunqing's mother was holding her chest and crying so hard that she couldn't stand up. His father also looked upset. His colleagues were busy comforting him and giving him treatment plans.
Seeing Qin Du and Liu Jingheng, Father Cheng came over to greet them rationally:
"Representative Qin, I'm sorry to bother you during the holiday. We, Yunqing..."
At this point, the tall man all his life suddenly bent over and choked up, unable to speak anymore.
Qin Du sat down on the bench outside the door, looking down at a certain point on the ground, and said to Liu Jingheng in a low voice:
"Come in."
Liu Jingheng left with a resolute look on her back, not even refusing to look back.
The moment she stepped into the ward, Liu Jingheng stopped abruptly.
A terrible thought popped into his mind - if he hadn't asked Cheng Yunqing out for dinner, it seemed that Cheng Yunqing wouldn't have suffered this terrible misfortune.
His vision was so stiff that it was about to break, like a rusty machine struggling to operate, making an unpleasant clicking sound.
Lying on the hospital bed, Cheng Yunqing was hunched over, his right hand covering his face which was wrapped in layers of gauze, and his entire body was trembling from head to toe.
Liu Jingheng stood at the door for a long time, her head in a mess.
Until Cheng Yunqing took the initiative to speak:
"Why didn't you come?"
Rather than the possibility of facing disfigurement, he seemed more concerned about why it was Qin Chuyao who came instead of Liu Jingheng.
Liu Jingheng was already a bit of a taciturn person, and now he didn't know how to explain this. He couldn't just say he was a transmigrator whose mission was to bring him and Qin Chuyao together. If he did, he might end up in the ward next to Cheng Yunqing.
Liu Jingheng simply changed the subject: "Does it still hurt?"
Cheng Yunqing closed his eyes but said nothing.
Even after a few injections of painkillers, the burning sensation on my face still penetrated into my skin layer by layer.
"I'm sorry." Liu Jingheng lowered her head.
"I know why I did it, but I'm sorry." Cheng Yunqing clenched his fingers tremblingly. The severe pain caused him to gasp without saying a word, and it was very difficult for him to finish the sentence.
Liu Jingheng lowered his head even lower. He really didn't know what to say. At this moment, imitating the tone of a green tea girl was really a bit tactless.
Cheng Yunqing's Adam's apple slid, and he took a deep breath, his voice hoarse:
"Get out. I don't want to see you now."
Liu Jingheng pursed her lips: "Then... then I'll go out first, you have a good rest."
He looked at Cheng Yunqing for a long time before leaving the ward with concern.
After a long moment, Cheng Yunqing suddenly looked up, gazing in the direction Liu Jingheng had left. He slowly raised the corners of his lips, revealing a half-smile. Within his pale eyes, a dark undercurrent surged.
Cheng Yunqing saw that the person coming was Qin Chuyao, and also saw the other party take out a glass bottle from his pocket. With his reaction ability, he could easily avoid the sulfuric acid attack.
But he didn't.
Liu Jingheng walked out of the ward, and Qin Du was no longer on the bench.
He looked around and saw Qin Du on the phone in the small garden outside the corridor, his expression grim and serious.
Liu Jingheng stared blankly at the doctors who were gathered around him. Seeing Cheng's mother crying so hard that she almost suffocated, he felt even more upset.
My heart was pounding, and after a buzzing in my ears, I strangely heard the sound of his own heartbeat.
Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!
Liu Jingheng tremblingly took out the fast-acting medicine, pressed it under her tongue, and closed her eyes to calm down.
Suddenly, I heard a discordant sound of footsteps. When I opened my eyes again, Mother Cheng's face was very close to me. Her eyes were wide open and bloodshot, which was the only color on her pale face.
Liu Jingheng was stunned for a long time before she was shocked.
"Liu Jingheng, are you Liu Jingheng?" Mother Cheng grabbed his hand, her voice trembling and anxious, but she was trying hard to control her emotions.
Liu Jingheng nodded. He accepted the beating. This was his dereliction of duty. Even if he wanted to bring Qin Cheng and the other two together, he should have followed them closely to deal with any emergencies.
Mother Cheng wiped her eyes vigorously and pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile that was uglier than crying:
"Come here, Auntie has something to tell you."
Her voice was so soft and gentle that Liu Jingheng was momentarily at a loss as to what to do. He let Mother Cheng drag him to the empty ward next door.
Mother Cheng pressed Liu Jingheng onto the bed and closed the door.
Before Liu Jingheng could figure out what was going on, Mother Cheng bent her knees and knelt in front of him, looking up with her red eyes showing obvious flattery.
"Jingheng, Auntie wants to ask you a favor." Mother Cheng's cold hands tightly grasped Liu Jingheng's hands. "You know, Auntie only has Yunqing as a son. His father and I have spent all these years raising him. No matter what the outcome of his appearance is, we hope he can live well. You know, Auntie really likes you."
Mother Cheng spoke very quickly and softly. Her urgent mood was accompanied by her worry about scaring Liu Jingheng, which made her thoughts extremely confused. She spoke incoherently, saying whatever came to her mind.
Liu Jingheng finally reacted and pulled Cheng's mother: "Auntie, you get up first..."
Mother Cheng shook her head vigorously and tried to put on a smile: "Auntie won't get up. Auntie wants you to see my sincerity."
She lowered her head and pressed her forehead against Liu Jingheng's hand.
The back of Liu Jingheng's hand was wet and hot.
"Jingheng, you're a kind and good child, so you should understand how ambitious our Yunqing is. He gave up studying in Hong Kong for you. He braved everyone's misunderstanding and great pressure to take the postgraduate entrance exam. He said that the exam went well today and he has contacted a tutor at Jinhai University. His future should be very bright and brilliant."
As Mother Cheng spoke, her breathing became unbalanced and unrhythmic. Liu Jingheng felt that her hand was being pinched by her and it was so painful that her bones were almost broken.
"When I heard Yunqing was in trouble and saw him like that, my heart was broken." Mother Cheng cried breathlessly, her tears and hair all stuck together.
"Jingheng, my good child, you are the only one who can save us now." Mother Cheng stopped crying in an instant, raised her misty face and smiled at Liu Jingheng again.
"Auntie... I'm not studying medicine..." Liu Jingheng tried to explain.
Mother Cheng shook her head, cupped Liu Jingheng's face with her cold hands, and lowered her voice to the softest level:
"No, no, Jingheng, listen to me. Yunqing likes you very much. He loves you. You are his only motivation to live well. In his heart, mom and dad are nothing. You are different, do you understand? You are different."
Liu Jingheng chewed the words "You are different" over and over again, but couldn't swallow them after chewing for a long time. She tried to find some water to help her swallow, and then began to recall what Cheng's mother had said before.
Suddenly, he stopped moving.
Yunqing likes you very much, he loves you, and you are his only motivation to live well.
When did it happen???
In an instant, a small hole was eaten away by the tiny bugs in the pitch-black brain, and then countless bugs swarmed in, eating away at the small hole, making it bigger and bigger.
Liu Jingheng suddenly remembered that at the school anniversary party, in the garden in front of the building, Cheng Yunqing, dressed in white, kissed his forehead and kept repeating "Let's watch the kittens together". It turned out that Cheng Yunqing didn't mistake him for Qin Chuyao;
Deviating from the original text, Cheng Yunqing did not go to Hong Kong to study but stayed in Jinhai. It turned out that he did not stay for Qin Chuyao;
Cheng Yunqing’s words, “Let’s go see the rape flowers together again next year,” were not an appointment between friends, but a person placing another person in a secret future that belonged to him or her alone.
But I thought that all of Cheng Yunqing's closeness and friendliness came from his inherent kindness.
It turns out that neither is true.
Liu Jingheng pulled her fingertips hard, just like when she first learned that Qin Du was the big boss of the game, trying to find a reasonable and well-founded rebuttal argument in her dull mind.
But she was horrified to find that because of his appearance, the original plot had been shattered. The two people who were supposed to make vows to each other on this day became mortal enemies who destroyed each other's lives.
"Jingheng, Jingheng." Mother Cheng called him again.
Liu Jingheng looked at Cheng's mother's tearful smiling face and suddenly understood what she meant by "my heart is broken".
When her son got into trouble, she had to put on a smile to please others. The neurosurgeon who had cured countless patients was unable to heal her most precious family member.
"Jingheng, don't worry. Auntie will cure Yunqing's face even if I spend all my money. Although... although he may not be as handsome as before, Auntie believes that you are a good child, and you are not the kind of person who judges people by their appearance." Mother Cheng spoke faster.
"Jingheng, just ask for whatever you want, and I'll get it for you, even if it's the stars in the sky." Mother Cheng swallowed her saliva, "As long as you can treat Yunqing well, you can live a good life with him, right?"
Liu Jingheng remained silent. Even if he was slow-witted, he could still hear that Cheng's mother was worried that Cheng Yunqing's self-esteem would be hurt and she would do something stupid. So she wanted him to stay with Cheng Yunqing and help her regain her confidence in the name of "love."
"I..." Liu Jingheng opened her mouth.
"Knock knock." Someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Before the two could say anything, the door was pushed open.
Qin Du walked in, looked down at the two of them, and said in a cold voice:
"Liu Jingheng, you've been disturbing others for too long. Let's go."
Liu Jingheng uttered an "Ah" in a daze and subconsciously looked at Cheng's mother. The next second, Qin Du pulled her up and pushed her out by the collar.
Mother Cheng quickly got up from the ground and chased after them, chattering non-stop behind them:
"Jingheng, you will think about it carefully, right? Auntie knows that you are a very kind child. You can't just sit back and do nothing about Yunqing, right?"
They chased like this until they reached the hospital entrance. Qin Du stuffed Liu Jingheng into the car and drove away, but she still stubbornly followed the exhaust gas from the car.
Not long after the car drove out, Liu Jingheng received a text message from Cheng's mother:
[Jingheng, Yunqing said you love animals. I have connections in this area, so how about opening a zoo for you?]
Liu Jingheng sighed. He could clearly sense that Mother Cheng had gone mad.
In the car, it was so quiet that the only sound you could hear was the rustling sound of the air conditioner.
Liu Jingheng didn't know what to say, so she just stared out the window in a daze.
The car stopped at a red light, Qin Du put the car in neutral, his gaze piercing through the darkness and ending at the distant end.
Liu Jingheng was lost in thought when Qin Du's sudden voice brought her attention back to her.
"Liu Jingheng, I'll give you ten seconds to think about it carefully."
"What are you considering..." Liu Jingheng was in a daze, her mind was completely blank.
Qin Du said in an ambiguous tone:
"I asked the doctor, and the sulfuric acid burns on Cheng Yunqing weren't large, and didn't damage any of her vital facial features. Most likely, she'll only have a scar on one side of her cheek."
"But for someone as proud as him, this situation is already a hurdle that he cannot overcome."
Liu Jingheng then understood that Qin Du wanted him to make a decision regarding Cheng's mother's request.
Qin Du looked at the red lights that kept jumping in front of him and counted them softly:
"Ten, nine, eight—"
Liu Jingheng stared blankly at the red light countdown. He was actually very clear about his silence and hesitation. It was not because he had any special feelings for Cheng Yunqing, but it was entirely out of self-blame. In the final analysis, he had nothing to do with this matter and he should be held responsible.
The red light flickered one by one, and finally reached "1". After a short interval, the green light came on and the car started.
But Liu Jingheng did not give any answer.
Qin Du turned the steering wheel, his tone still as calm:
"I remember now. You told me to be more patient with you. Ten seconds is too short."
Liu Jingheng: "Yes."
Hearing Liu Jingheng's signature speech, Qin Du smiled meaningfully.
…
The news that Qin Chuyao threw sulfuric acid on someone in the street quickly became a hot topic, and netizens began to suspect:
[Does the Qin family have some criminal genes? How come there isn't a single good person in them?]
The person who was splashed with sulfuric acid was a senior from our school. I'm really worried about his face. I heard that sulfuric acid burns are irreversible. I can only pray that he finds a good plastic surgeon.
[I'm in a trance. The last time we had that popularity contest between Qin Du and Cheng Yunqing seems to be still fresh in my mind... Heaven is jealous of beauty...]
[That's what I'm wondering. Qin Chuyao has been pursuing senior Cheng Yunqing since he first entered school. Could it be that he's turned his unrequited love into hatred?]
Rilon Group's stock price has begun to fall. It seems the only solution is for Representative Qin Du to find the best plastic surgeon to restore Cheng Yunqing to her former appearance.
[Honestly, what did Qin Du do wrong again... He didn't want to have a nephew like this.]
*
Qin Du seemed to give Liu Jingheng a long time to think. Countless ten seconds passed, and he did not urge Liu Jingheng to give an answer.
On the contrary, it is no exaggeration to say that Cheng's mother sends hundreds of text messages a day, and every word is full of guidance.
Liu Jingheng was quite honest and read every detail carefully, and sent him directly to the hospital.
Just after lunch, Liu Jingheng felt dizzy and panicked. He ran to the bathroom to vomit, and then lay on the ground, unable to get up. Qin Du rushed him to the hospital for a checkup. An electrocardiogram showed his heart rate soaring to 160.
The doctor once again ruled out organic tachycardia, and said the same thing:
“The patient needs to stay cheerful.”
Taking into account Liu Jingheng's special situation, the doctor recommended that she be hospitalized and closely observed for the next few days.
Qin Du paid the hospital bill and walked to the ward with the medicine prescribed by the doctor. Liu Jingheng walked slowly behind him, holding on to the wall, feeling very dizzy.
Qin Du clearly didn't look back, but it was as if he had eyes on the back of his head and he suddenly stopped.
He didn't reach out his hand until Liu Jingheng walked to his side, without even looking at Liu Jingheng.
Liu Jingheng hesitated and extended her hand. Qin Du led him very slowly, stopping from time to time to let Liu Jingheng rest.
Liu Jingheng couldn't walk anymore, so she bent down and supported her knees. In the gray world before her eyes, she could only see the vague outline of Qin Du's body.
After a long while, he said a little aggrievedly: "I can't leave..."
There was a hint of crying in his voice.
Qin Du still didn't look at him, and said in a light tone: "Why, do you want me to carry you away?"
"Yes, is it okay..."
Qin Du paused, turned around, looked at Liu Jingheng's pale face and cyanotic lips, and asked:
"Am I still worthy enough to hug you?"
Liu Jingheng sniffed, tears welling in his eyes. He couldn't tell if he had hurt Cheng Yunqing because of his own cleverness, or if he couldn't hold back his tears because he was in so much pain.
I couldn't understand the deeper meaning of Qin Du's words.
Not having the energy to think about anything else, Liu Jingheng slowly reached out her arms to put them around Qin Du's shoulders, and tried her best to rub her body against his arms.
Qin Du sighed softly, bent down and picked the person up horizontally.
After trying it this way, it feels lighter than before, like a feather without any substance.
Qin Du tightened his arms, his tone cold but light:
"I wish I could feel bad for you."
Liu Jingheng nestled in his arms, sobbing and retching, until Qin Du held him tightly in the ward, fed him medicine, and he fell asleep, and then he finally calmed down.
Qin Du sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his pale sleeping face. Suddenly, he raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, covering his lips, and his eyes turned away as if escaping.
My eyes got a little red.
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