Chapter 39: White Rose will make it up to you with a better date next time...
At this time, Xu Ze, who was still waiting outside the exhibition hall, and the flowers in his hands wilted together.
He looked down at the time and saw the hands slowly moving towards eleven thirty-five.
Xu Ze looked at the intersection for a long time holding on to a glimmer of hope, until his eyes became sore and swollen, and he had to admit that Xiao Zhier might not come.
How could this happen?
Xu Ze asked himself in confusion. He thought that he had not offended Xiao Zhier in the past few days and that the other party should not have any bad feelings towards him.
He has done all he can.
Xu Ze leaned against the lamp post behind him in frustration. The rose petals in his hand were curled into a beautiful arc. He couldn't help but poke the beautiful petals and said unhappily, "It's still blooming. No one is coming. Who are you blooming for?"
He was feeling depressed when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
Xu Ze didn't even bother to check the caller ID. He tapped the Bluetooth headset on his right ear and said in a stiff voice, "Who is this?"
Xiao Zhier was already feeling guilty, and he became even more panicked when he heard Xu Ze's voice, which was obviously filled with anger.
He hesitated for a few seconds, until Xu Ze on the other end of the phone urged him again without waiting for the sound, Xiao Zhier said nervously: "It's me, Xiao Zhier."
From the moment Xiao Zhier opened his mouth, Xu Ze fell silent. Xiao Zhier explained anxiously, "Sorry, I didn't mean to break the appointment. Something happened to my student and I'm still in the hospital. I really can't make it in time. How about-"
Before Xiao Zhier finished speaking, Xu Ze seemed to have only heard the word "hospital". The young man frowned slightly and immediately interrupted Xiao Zhier and asked, "Which hospital are you in?"
Xiao Zhier didn't expect Xu Ze would ask this first. He had prepared a speech in his mind, intending to give a good explanation when Xu Ze asked him why he didn't come. But who knew that Xu Ze's focus had shifted to the hospital.
"Shaocheng Hospital."
Xiao Zhier answered subconsciously, and then he heard Xu Ze sigh softly. The young man on the other end of the phone spoke in a gentle voice, with a hint of comfort: "Wait for me, I'll be there soon."
Xiao Zhier could only mumble in response. He stared at the phone screen that lit up again for two seconds and slowly let out a breath.
If Xu Ze wants to come, let him come. It will seem more formal if they meet and apologize again.
Xiao Zhier was thinking so, and when he returned to the door of the operating room, the operating light on the wall just went out. Soon after, Xu He was pushed out by the nurse.
Xiao Zhier didn't care about the water in his hand. He casually put the bottle into his trouser pocket and hurried forward to hold Xu's father's arm.
Compared with his old father who was already in tears, Xu's mother seemed particularly strong. She thanked the doctor earnestly, listened quietly to the medical staff's instructions on postoperative precautions, and neatened Xu He's bed quickly.
Father Xu gradually calmed down after the child was pushed back to the ward. After being kicked by Mother Xu, he followed every instruction and made every move. The tall and strong man acted coquettishly to his wife in a wronged manner, and Xiao Zhier couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips slightly when he saw it.
Perhaps noticing Xiao Zhier's expression, Xu's mother silently punched Xu's father, instructed him to transfer the advance payment to Xiao Zhier, and then sent him to prepare some necessities for their son.
People were coming and going in the corridor, and the wind blew in. Xiao Zhier stood up and closed the door, and then he heard Xu's mother speak behind him: "Teacher Xiao, I want to ask what's going on with He He?"
"Why would he..." Mother Xu looked at Xu He's tightly wrapped wrist with distressed eyes, took a breath and continued, "Why would he do such a thing?"
Xiao Zhier was a little hesitant. He asked Xu Censheng about this when the doctor was performing emergency treatment, but Xu Censheng was not a careful person. He had been busy gossiping about Xiao Zhier and his uncle, and spreading rumors about Xiao Zhier in class, and had not paid much attention to Xu He.
He was worried that Xiao Zhier would feel that he was not doing a good job and would not be able to get any fresh melons in the future. Xu Censheng asked many people and finally gave Xiao Zhier a piece of news.
"When I got to the dormitory, he had already started it. I asked Xu He's classmates about it, and it seemed to be related to..." Xiao Zhier glanced at Xu He and slowly said, "It has something to do with money."
Xu's mother was obviously stunned. Although the family was not extremely wealthy, it was at a normal level. How could Xu He be so desperate for money that he wanted to commit suicide?
Xiao Zhi'er didn't know more about the situation. Seeing that Xu's mother was obviously a little confused by the news, he stood up considerately and said, "You can slowly ask the child about the specific reasons after he wakes up. I will go back to deal with school matters first. If you need my help with anything, you can call me directly."
After learning that her child might have committed suicide for money, Xu's mother seemed extremely anxious. Naturally, she had no mood to greet Xiao Zhier. Xiao Zhier's farewell was just right.
Mother Xu nodded gratefully. Without saying anything more, she stood up and walked Xiao Zhier to the door.
Coming out of the ward, Xiao Zhier reached the elevator but was not in a hurry to go downstairs. He stood in front of the window and looked out aimlessly, seeing the vast sky and earth, birds coming and going, and leaves falling with the wind.
Xiao Zhier closed his eyes and tried to empty his mind.
The bloody scene in Xu He's dormitory seemed to still linger in his mind. Xiao Zhier frowned slightly. He clasped the windowsill with both hands, put his toes against the wall, and leaned back with his head raised.
The next second, he fell into a warm embrace.
Xiao Zhier was startled. He hurriedly took a half step back and tightened his fingers instantly: "Who!"
As he spoke, Xiao Zhier looked back, then turned around and came face to face with Xu Ze.
! ! !
"You scared me to death!"
Xiao Zhier was startled by Xu Ze. He glared at Xu Ze in reproach and reached out to poke his shoulder: "It's fine if you're so close to me, but you're coming closer without saying anything. Are you trying to scare me?"
Xu Ze had an innocent look on his face, his eyebrows slightly curved, and he looked at Xiao Zhier with extremely gentle eyes: "I saw that Brother Xiao seemed to be thinking about something, so I didn't want to disturb him, but I scared Brother Xiao."
Xiao Zhier knew that Xu Ze was clearly acting like a spoiled child, but he just fell for it.
Xiao Zhier turned around and leaned against the window, glancing at Xu Ze with a smile: "Come on, why are you pretending to be a good kid now?"
At the moment of speaking, a faint cold fragrance rose from behind him. The fragrance was slightly warmed by the body temperature. Compared with the fragrance in Xiao Zhier's memory, it seemed softer.
The moment his eyes fell, a bright silver light flashed in Xiao Zhier's eyes.
He squinted his eyes habitually, and only then did he take a closer look at the other person. He saw that Xu Ze was wearing a very low-saturation gray-pink shirt, a dark gray off-shoulder wool coat, dark blue jeans on the lower body, and a pair of black suede derby shoes on his feet.
The culprit that caught Xiao Zhier's eyes was a white rose brooch pinned on Xu Ze's chest.
There seemed to be a little hook in Xiao Zhier's eyes. As his eyes slid from Xu Ze, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Doctor Xu is dressed very fashionably today..."
The end of his tone was drawn out, and the voice became lower and lower, as if swirling and hitting Xu Ze's heart.
Xu Ze felt inexplicably ashamed. He looked at the shirt on Xiao Zhier, then at his own extravagant outfit. Xu Ze couldn't help but raise his hand and touch the tip of his nose: "Ahem... I just dressed up a little bit."
Xiao Zhier couldn't help laughing. He took a step forward to close the distance between the two of them. Xu Ze was half a head taller than him. Xiao Zhier tilted his head slightly, looked up at Xu Ze and smiled: "It's okay."
His voice was light and fluttery. Xiao Zhier looked at Xu Ze, his amber eyes filled with dazzling sunlight: "I'm so sorry for making you wait for so long in vain."
Xu Ze couldn't bear to see Xiao Zhier sad. He shook his head gently, with a smile on his face: "It's okay. Let's make an appointment next time. We will have many opportunities to go together."
Xiao Zhier raised his eyebrows slightly. He reached out and touched the white rose on Xu Ze's chest. His fingertips pressed on the edge of the white rose brooch and hooked it downwards: "Why next time?"
Xu Ze was startled, and felt a slight tug on his clothes at the chest. He couldn't help but say: "Brother Xiao means..."
Xiao Zhier's eyes curved, "I'll make it up to you with a better date next time."
Xu Ze's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Xiao Zhier, and his usually smiling face was now filled with uncontrollable excitement: "Date? Is that what you think it means?"
Xiao Zhier suddenly shut up. He just looked at Xu Ze and smiled, then stretched out his hand to him.
Xu Ze blinked stupidly. Xiao Zhier was not in a hurry. He just lowered his eyes and glanced at Xu Ze's hands which were behind his back.
Xu Ze reacted only at this moment. He hurriedly took out the bunch of white roses that he had hidden behind him. Perhaps he was a little hasty. With the slight sound of the wrapping paper hitting the ground, the roses rubbed against the heavy hem of his coat, and the tender petals fell with the rustling sound of the wrapping paper.
The pure white roses with a faint fragrance were wrapped in messy wrapping paper, and the flower heads had been smashed to pieces. Xiao Zhier glanced over and only saw two "survivors".
Xu Ze himself had not expected it to turn out like this. He looked down at the disheveled white rose in his hand, and after a long while he spoke in a low voice: "I'm sorry, maybe there were too many people in the elevator and the flowers were crushed..."
The young man pursed his lips hard, and his nose felt a little sore. Xu Ze sniffed and hid the flowers behind him: "I, I'll buy you a new bouquet."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Zhier grabbed his wrist in his palm.
Xiao Zhier asked Xu Ze to hold the flowers in front of him. He slowly pulled out one of the survivors, and gently touched the delicate flower head with his slender fingertips. With a "click" sound, Xiao Zhier had picked the white rose.
He took Xu Ze to the nurse's station to borrow a pair of scissors, cut a small piece of the ribbon on the wrapping paper, and with his fingertips flying, he quickly fixed the white rose to his collar.
"See, this looks good, doesn't it?"
Xiao Zhier lowered his head and touched the rose on his collar, then looked up at Xu Ze and smiled: "There is still a lot of time today, I don't want to waste it."
As he spoke, Xiao Zhier took off his phone case, revealing the art exhibition tickets he had stuffed inside. He smiled and waved the tickets in his hand at Xu Ze: "I wonder if I can invite Dr. Xu to go with me?"
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