"Of course I know." Zhu Jin smiled at Shi Shangbai, whose expression relaxed. Everyone was happy and excited. They only knew that it was a surprise, but they didn't know how much Helian Lan had paid for it, and even Helian Nan had paid a lot for it.
Ishigami Kashiwa, who originally supported Helian Lan, took on everything after Helian Lan's death. How could those people understand the pressure and hardship during this period? They envied Ishigami Kashiwa, who was originally unknown, for being able to get into the organizing committee of the sports meeting, but they didn't know that Ishigami Kashiwa should have gained more.
If it weren't for Ishigami Kashiwa, the results of Helian Lan's lifelong efforts would have been taken away by others and used as capital for promotion.
"After all, all the hard work is worth it." Shi Shangbai sighed sincerely. Although he worked really hard, the biggest credit behind it went to Helian Lan and Zhu Jin. The most fundamental reason for the successful application was the revival of the civilization heritage of the Blue Water Star. Zhu Jin played an indispensable role in this.
"The preparations are all planned in advance, so it will be easier than in the early stages. You should take care of your rest." Zhu Jin looked at Ishigami Bo's dark circles, "I still have some time before the holiday, and I will have to go back to school for classes soon." If he didn't go to school, both his studies and the establishment of the ancient medical discipline would be delayed, which was what Zhu Jin didn't want to do the most.
However, it now seems that the start of the new semester this year coincides with the opening of the sports meet, which will definitely have an impact.
"Go back. You don't need to be there all the time. Just let Qu Shao and Lian Qiao cooperate with you. Besides, I'll be watching them all the time." Shi Shangbai supported Zhu Jin. During the next few years of study, Zhu Jin would definitely have countless things to do. If she stopped classes every time something happened, then her original intention would not be achieved.
Ishigami Kashiwa changed the subject and said, "But are you sure you want to go back to school in a wheelchair? Your injury should be almost healed."
"I won't go back to school in a wheelchair." Zhu Jin's expression was a little subtle for a moment.
"Then when are you going to start walking?" Ishigami Bai quickly asked.
"I'll leave when it's time to go," Zhu Jin said with a somewhat harsh tone.
"Is it time to go?" Ishigami Bo pressed on. "Zhu Jin, I am not a doctor but I know that your legs are now fully capable of walking. You are a doctor and you know what is going on."
"So you don't have to care about me." Zhu Jin blurted out.
"Then stand up and go now." Ishigami Bai's tone became even heavier. He stood up suddenly and looked down at Zhu Jin.
Zhu Jin lowered her head and said nothing.
"Why don't you move?" Shi Shangbai looked at her helplessly, "You feel guilty and can't forgive yourself for not saving Helian Lan, or even not being able to see her for the last time, so you want to be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of your life to reduce the guilt in your heart?"
"I didn't!" Zhu Jin suddenly raised her head and retorted, but she didn't realize that it made her words even more obvious.
"You do." Ishigami Bo's voice slowed down and he looked into Zhu Jin's eyes. "You do, Zhu Jin. With your personality, you shouldn't be like this, but you really do."
Zhu Jin was speechless. These days, she knew something was wrong with her, and she knew something was wrong with Chonglou. She didn't take her anger out on Chonglou because everything was her choice, but Chonglou took his anger out on himself. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't, no matter what.
She had been avoiding this question, and Chonglou had never mentioned it in front of her, but Shi Shangbai brought it up in one sentence, leaving her with no way to avoid it.
She could never get over Helian Lan's unexpected death.
"You go first." Zhu Jin said in a stiff voice as she drove someone away capriciously for the first time.
"Tell me first, when can you leave?" Ishigami Bai paused but continued to ask. She couldn't continue to avoid it. The longer the time, the bigger the problem would be.
"Tomorrow, tomorrow morning." After waiting for a long time, Zhu Jin spoke in a low voice.
While she was torturing herself, she was also torturing Chonglou...
"Then tomorrow." Ishigami Bai breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that Zhu Jin could face her own problems.
Zhu Jin didn't say anything else. Shi Shangbai turned around and walked out. He took two steps and then stopped. He hesitated and turned back. "Zhu Jin, have you ever thought that maybe Her Majesty the Queen died with regrets just because she couldn't let you go and was afraid that you couldn't let go?"
Zhu Jin raised her head and stared at Shi Shangbai in a daze.
Shi Shangbai paused, "When Mi An left, I couldn't let it go just like you. I wanted revenge, but my enemy was dead, and I couldn't even find an outlet. At that time, I raised Shi Wei not only because I promised Mi An, but also because I wanted revenge. After a long time, two years later, I slowly realized that Mi An asked me to raise Shi Wei because he was afraid that I would not be able to let it go and do something crazy."
"It was only after a few years that I slowly realized that Mian used the cruelest method to make me feel relieved."
"Her Majesty the Queen doesn't have time, otherwise she might have left you a more cruel way to let you go." Ishigami Kashiwa paused, "If you really can't leave, whether it's for a day, a month, a year, or a lifetime, it will only make the Queen die with regrets."
Zhu Jin's hands clenched into fists little by little, tightening little by little.
"When I die, if Shi Wei is not sad at all, I will wish I could come back to life and beat him up before dying. But if I die and he is like you, I will die with regrets."
"It's been so many days since the incident happened. Now, Her Majesty the Queen's greatest wish in her life has come true, and you have become the president as she wished. You know exactly what to do and what to choose next, Zhu Jin."
It was the first time that Ishigami Bai advised someone in this way. He said a lot and his voice was a little unnatural, but every word came from his heart.
These words, with similar meanings, have been said to Zhu Jin by many people over and over again, but they were not expressed so clearly and understandably.
After a long silence, Shi Shangbai finally heard Zhu Jin speak, "You probably don't know how cold I was before..."
Because of this, she couldn't let it go.
But she has to face it and overcome this hurdle.
The next morning, Zhu Jin opened her eyes with difficulty. Because her eyes were sore and swollen, she couldn't help but frowning. She sat up and looked at her legs, her face full of confusion.
Auntie had already gotten up. After Zhu Jin woke up, she helped her get dressed and wash up. Seeing Zhu Jin choose another set of white clothes, she sighed in her heart. These days, Zhu Jin's clothes were either black or white.
"Miss, my sister sent this to you early this morning. She said that Her Majesty the Queen had asked her to make it for you. It's all slightly sweet, just like your favorite. She was too busy a few days ago and..." Sad, the aunt swallowed the last two words, "I saw it when I was sorting things last night, so I sent it to you early this morning. She said it was a gift from Her Majesty the Queen, so you must eat it."
Zhu Jin had a poor appetite, so the aunt took out the snacks as soon as she received them.
Zhu Jin looked at the beautiful and delicious snacks on the table, thought of Helian Lan, and without warning, tears burst out.
The suppressed crying echoed in the house. The aunt and the bodyguard sister's eyes turned red in an instant, but no one tried to persuade Zhu Jin. Instead, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Jin finally burst into tears.
After a while, Zhu Jin stopped crying. Her aunt hurriedly handed her a towel to wipe her face and eyes. She changed her clothes and came out. It was already late.
Zhu Jin asked her aunt to push her to the backyard, ready to fulfill what she had said last night. Zhu Jin stood up and looked up to see Shi Shangbai standing leisurely outside the fence which was originally empty.
Zhu Jin didn't know how to describe his gaze. She originally wanted to sit back, but under his gaze she gritted her teeth and tried to take a step forward.
A flash of joy flashed across Ishigami Kashiwa's eyes.
Zhu Jin's calves still hurt a little, but it did not affect her walking as long as she avoided strenuous exercise. Zhu Jin could not walk before not because of injury. This time she made up her mind. Although she walked very slowly, she still started to walk step by step.
The aunt and the bodyguard sister who were carefully standing by to prevent her from falling both smiled with relief.
"Don't walk too fast until your injury is fully healed, and pay more attention to your safety." Ishigami Bai looked at the time, gave this instruction, and prepared to leave.
"Are you leaving without showing off your achievements?" A thin layer of sweat appeared on Zhu Jin's forehead. She raised her head and squinted at the cypress in the sunlight. She felt that the sunlight was very dazzling, and the cypress was also very dazzling.
"How can I dare to express my anger when you are so angry?" Ishigami Bai said the truth.
Zhu Jin gritted her teeth and looked at the bruise on his forehead, which seemed to be broken. "What's wrong with your head?" There was no bruise on his head last night.
"Ahem..." Ishigami Kashiwa's face froze, "I broke it accidentally."
Actually, he was so thirsty last night that when he went back to get some water, he accidentally knocked against the refrigerator door and broke it. The pain made him move more violently, and then he got caught in the door...
"Why didn't you deal with it?" Zhu Jin frowned.
"I've dealt with it." In fact, he changed the Band-Aid when he got up in the morning, but the Band-Aids at home were all bought in the image of Shi Wei. They were so cute, and he felt awkward wearing them, so he simply tore them off and thought about buying another one on the way.
"...Let me help you with it." Zhu Jin sighed, asked his aunt to help get the medicine box, and invited Ishigami Bai to come in and sit on the chair for rest.
Ishigami Bai wanted to refuse in his heart, but he came in and sat down obediently. Zhu Jin didn't say a word and stood to help him disinfect and sprinkle some anti-swelling medicine. The small wound was healed in a minute.
As soon as Zhu Jin stood up, she saw some residual medicine powder on Shi Shangbai's forehead, and she quickly bent down to brush it off.
The next second after Zhu Jin stood up, Ishigami Bai saw Chonglou coming in out of the corner of his eye. He reflexively turned his head to look over and quickly stood up. As he stood up, Zhu Jin bent down, and the two of them somehow bumped into each other.
They just touched each other briefly and soon separated. Ishigami Kashiwa stood up straight and Zhu Jin took a step back in embarrassment.
Shi Shangbai was staring at Chonglou from the side, stunned, because the place where they touched just now was a little special. Zhu Jin bent down, and her lips happened to fall on his face as he stood up and turned sideways.
Chonglou just came in and saw this scene, and the touch of that moment also fell into his eyes.
Decades later, Shi Shangbai was still unable to describe Chonglou's expression and eyes at that moment.
Zhu Jin also saw Chonglou. She was already a little unsteady on her feet, so she sat down on the ground all of a sudden.
After sitting down, Shi Shangbai and Chonglou both came back to their senses. Shi Shangbai hurried to help Zhu Jin up, but was beaten to the punch by Chonglou who came running over. Chonglou helped Zhu Jin up, "Are you okay?" he asked, wiping Zhu Jin's lips fiercely, "It's okay, just wipe it and it will be fine..."
Zhu Jin, who had been shaking her head blankly in response to Chonglou's question, felt very embarrassed when Chonglou was wiping her.
“…I’m sorry.” Ishigami Bo, who was still bending over to pull Zhu Jin, stood up stiffly and spoke. Along with the sound came…a nosebleed.
Zhu Jin and Chong Lou looked at Shi Shangbai's nosebleed: "!!!"