Chapter 21: Yu Jingyuan comes to visit the patient
"Thank you, aunt." Lin Minghe swallowed it down, thinking to himself that he was really disappointing. He had said that he would be serious before coming here, but after coming in, he blushed just by seeing Xia Cheng sitting there and smiling at him.
Through the glass, he stole another glance at Xia Cheng. She was wearing a loose hospital gown and lying there listlessly. She was as delicate as a willow in the wind, with tearful eyes and smoky brows, which made people feel pity for her.
Thinking of what Xia Cheng said during the chat, he began to get anxious again:
"Are you, are you seriously injured? My family knows a lot of doctors, I can call them over!"
Xia Cheng looked at Lin Minghe quietly. She was now more certain that he liked her.
Why? Is it because she punishes evil and promotes good? It seems she is a truly simple person.
"I'm recovering. The doctor said I can be discharged after a few more days of rest." Xia Cheng's eyebrows were curved, and her smile was like pear blossoms wet by rain, the petals trembling slightly, with a fragile beauty.
"Thank you for your concern and for coming here so early in the morning. You must be very hardworking. But Momo has a lot of school work these two days, so I'm afraid you won't be able to see each other."
Lin Minghe was suddenly unable to utter the other words he had prepared.
"Those were things from my childhood. I've let it go long ago, and Xun Mo didn't take it seriously. Don't get me wrong." He said, lowering his head, feeling embarrassed to look at Xia Cheng.
Xia Cheng thought he liked Xun Mo? Why? He couldn't figure it out. The last time he confessed his feelings was when he was still in the early stages of love, and it was all in the heat of the moment. How did it become known to everyone? Even Xia Cheng knew about it. How could he pursue Xia Cheng? Would she accept a man who confessed his feelings to her after confessing his feelings to his sister?
He Qing couldn't help laughing as she saw Lin Minghe was just shy. She was about to make a joke when the phone rang. She could only ask Lin Minghe to take care of Xia Cheng while she went to the studio to check on him.
Lin Minghe agreed without hesitation. Such a good opportunity to be alone was the perfect time for him to explain.
He stammered:
"Um... that is, are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"
"Thank you, I don't want any water."
"Then drink something else!" Lin Minghe began to search through the expensive supplements he had bought. "How about this one, a brain tonic! And this one, a calcium supplement, perfect for you."
Xia Cheng laughed softly: "You seem very nervous, it's okay, maybe we will be a family in the future."
"A family?" Lin Minghe tilted his head and began to imagine what it would be like to marry Xia Cheng. He slowly lifted Xia Cheng's wedding dress and then kissed her... No, no, how could things progress so quickly? He hadn't even made his words clear yet!
"What are you thinking about?" Xia Cheng personally popped the pink bubble in his head: "If you and Momo get together, we will be a family."
With a click, his fantasy was shattered. Lin Minghe opened his mouth wide, unable to close it for a long time, and heard Xia Cheng say again:
"Although I haven't been with Momo for a long time, I know a little bit about her preferences. If you need any help, feel free to come to me. Don't be shy. We will be friends from now on."
"Friends..."
"Yes, just friends."
Lin Minghe didn't dare to continue. It turned out that Xia Cheng didn't regard him as a man who could develop a relationship with her, but rather as... her brother-in-law...
Love seemed to be drifting away from him, but Lin Minghe did not give up and asked again:
"Xia Cheng, do you believe more in love at first sight or love that grows over time?"
"Uh...I can't really explain that."
"Will you like your friends?"
"It's possible."
"What if that friend has ever confessed his feelings to someone of the opposite sex?"
"Isn't this normal? It's just a confession, and there's no substantial progress." Xia Cheng could of course guess who Lin Minghe was talking about. She pretended not to know, playing with her hair, and said lazily:
"Who are you talking about?"
"Just saying."
Lin Minghe finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up from the sofa a little further away and sat down beside Xia Cheng's bed.
"I……"
Da da da.
There was a knock on the door, so abrupt, as if someone was renovating on the weekend, which was very irritating.
Lin Minghe felt that he had really started off badly today. He had finally laid the groundwork here and was about to muster up the courage to say, "Actually, I fell in love with you at first sight. I like you!"
But he was interrupted by the guy who was in the way outside the door. He stood up angrily and opened the door forcefully:
"Who...Yu Jingyuan!"
Neither of them expected to meet each other here, and the first words they said when they met and greeted each other were the same:
"Why are you dressed so handsomely today?"
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There was only one chair next to the bed, and Yu Jingyuan sat down first. Seeing that his seat had been taken, Lin Minghe stood quietly aside, with his back against the wall and his arms folded across his chest.
"Why are you here? I remember you said that your teacher is competing for the partner position at the law firm and both you and he are very busy."
Yu Jingyuan naturally picked up the knife and began to peel the apple.
"No matter how busy you are, you always need to take a break. What about you? You didn't even spend time with us after returning home. What have you been busy with?"
"I want to open a swimming training class, but my parents don't agree. Huh... I really don't understand. They make so much money, can't they let me pursue my dream?"
Lin Minghe lowered his head in distress, the scattered hair on his forehead kept poking his eyelashes. He blinked and felt difficulty breathing when he mentioned this, as if he was swimming for the first time and could not find oxygen in the water. He could only paddle his hands in the water and wait for others to rescue him.
Yu Jingyuan noticed his disappointment, cut the peeled apple in half, gave half to Lin Minghe first, then cut the rest into pieces, put them in a bowl, and handed them to Xia Cheng.
He changed the subject.
"I heard Xia Cheng was injured, so I came to see you. I didn't expect you to be here too. I feel more at ease knowing you're in the hospital."
Lin Minghe felt something was a little strange. Listening to Yu Jingyuan's words, it seemed like he was advising from Xia Cheng's perspective, but when did they become so familiar with each other? So Lin Minghe opened his eyes wide and asked:
"You two knew each other before?"
“Cough cough cough…”
Xia Cheng choked on the chewed apple residue, and her cheeks turned red as if they were on fire because of difficulty breathing.
Lin Minghe's eyes were too sharp! She was startled and shook her head:
"Ahem, I don't know him, I don't know him."
Both men subconsciously reached out their hands to soothe Xia Cheng's rapid cough, and each leaned out from the left and right sides to pat her back.
“Pah.”
Almost at the same second, two large hands with distinct joints overlapped, causing a huge wave of embarrassment in the quiet ward. Xia Cheng felt the warm touch on her back, and when she thought that this touch came from two men, she blushed and her heart beat faster.
The two men withdrew their hands as if they were pricked by needles, and lowered their eyes, not daring to look at each other for fear of being discovered.
Yu Jingyuan didn't dare because of Xia Cheng's instructions.
Lin Minghe didn't dare. Since he told Yu Jingyuan that he had someone he liked, he decided to wait until he had won over Xia Cheng before making it public. Otherwise, if others talked about his past in front of Xia Cheng, it would be even more impossible for him to do so!
"Well, I think Xia Cheng choked, pat her." Lin Minghe turned his face to the side and stopped talking, only making the rustling sound of biting the half apple.
"Me too..." Yu Jingyuan lowered his voice. He was not good at lying and always felt guilty.
"I can do it myself."
Xia Cheng patted her chest, forcing her heart to calm down. "God damn it, couldn't they just come one by one? How could she flirt with them if they were all piled together at once?"
There was no way out, Xia Cheng pretended to be indifferent, as if he was not familiar with either of these two people.
"Why don't we play a game?" Lin Minghe was reluctant to leave, so he simply suggested this.
I used to feel it was awkward for two people to be alone, but now three people is just right.
Just right... Landlord.
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