White Rabbit
After paying the fee, Zhou Xi sat on the blue bench next to the narrator. His eyelids were a little droopy and the sweat on his body had dried and become sticky.
She was holding a stack of sheets in her hand, and the top light yellow sheet had her personal information clearly recorded on it. Zhou Xi stroked the thin paper with a special smell and felt a strange feeling.
She remembered that the first time she was asked to take this kind of list was when she was sick, and the second time was when her grandmother was sick. And because of her grandmother, she had become accustomed to this kind of list over the years. Gao Liyang was the third one.
"elder sister!"
An excited yet weak voice was heard, and Zhou Xi came back to his senses, when something soft bumped into his arms.
"Minmin? Why are you here?" Zhou Xi touched He Min's small and tender face, which was a little hot, with a white patch on her forehead.
He Wenzhou touched He Min's head and said, "Ah, Tongtong, I got a call from Teacher Minmin. She said she had a fever. I'm bringing her here right now. Tongtong, why are you here?"
Zhou Xi nodded and greeted him, "Uncle He, our school is organizing a study tour in Beibin. My classmate is injured, so I came here with him to see him."
"Sister! Hug me!"
"Okay, I'll hold you. Are you feeling better? Does your head hurt?" Zhou Xi hugged the person unskillfully and patted his back gently.
"My headache is gone after seeing you! Sister, didn't you promise Minmin during the Chinese New Year that you would come see me when you were free? Why haven't you come in such a long time? If I hadn't seen you just now, when would you have come?"
He Min lay on Zhou Xi, looked up, her little face flushed, and her voice a little weak because of her illness.
"Minmin, your sister is very tired from studying. Can you wait until you have a holiday to visit her?" He Wenzhou sat down and opened the small cup filled with strawberries. "Come, have some water."
Zhou Xi pinched He Min's chubby cheeks, used his hands and legs to lift her up, so that He Min could sit more comfortably.
"I'll come see you during summer vacation, okay? My sister's friend is injured this time, and I have to take care of him. I can't play with Minmin anymore. Be good and get your fever down first."
"Okay, sister, you have to keep your word. Pinky promise! You can't change your mind even if you hang yourself for a hundred years. If you change, you will be a little dog! Then, sister, is your best friend in the same pain as Minmin?" He Min took out some candy from her pocket. "Dad said that eating candy will stop the pain. Here you go, sister!"
"Thank you Minmin, Minmin is awesome!" Zhou Xi pinched the slightly soft White Rabbit milk candy, and his heart softened. Children are always sincere, so how could anyone refuse them?
"Tongtong, how is your classmate? Is he seriously ill? Are you okay?"
"They're still checking. It should be fine. I'm fine, don't worry. Where's my mom?" He must be on a business trip again.
Zhou Xi looked at He Wenzhou, who was carrying He Min's small schoolbag, a cup and a bag of medicine. He looked very haggard and had a lot of stubble. It seemed that having a sick child was really tiring.
"Your mom is on a business trip. The troupe has a touring show and she is leading the team. She has been gone for more than half a month. Minmin misses your mom so much. Fortunately, I have time on the weekend, otherwise I don't know what to do." He Wenzhou pinched his eyebrows and looked at He Min, unable to hide the doting in his eyes.
"Minmin is also clingy to you. Every time she sees you, she won't let go and will hold you to talk. Just now, I was holding her hand and looking at a list, and she was yelling about feeling dizzy, but she immediately broke free from my hand and ran away. This little thing has really sharp eyes!"
"Uncle He, thank you for your hard work."
"Well, it's okay. I'm just taking care of a child. It's common for children to get sick. Anyway, I have time."
He Min pulled He Wenzhou and shook her head: "Dad, that's not what you said just now. You said Minmin was so fragile and you won't let me eat ice cream anymore!"
"Ice cream? Did you eat ice cream?" Zhou Xi scratched He Min's face with the back of his fingers.
"Yes, she, the little greedy cat, secretly ate several ice creams yesterday. Your mother will scold you when she finds out!" He Wenzhou gently slapped He Min's little hand away.
"Lululu! So, Dad, don't tell Mom. Just say that I caught a cold because I didn't cover myself with the quilt properly at night. OK?"
"You're lying! Be careful, the bad guys are coming to catch you!"
"Hmph! Sister, protect me!" He Min put her arms around Zhou Xi's neck and was taller than Zhou Xi.
"Okay, stop bothering your sister and come down quickly!" He Wenzhou reached out and hugged He Min over. "Tongtong, when will your study tour end? Come home and play when you have time."
"I'm leaving this afternoon. I don't have time this time. Come back and play during the summer vacation. I'm leaving first."
"Okay, be safe! Call uncle if you have any questions!"
"Yeah. Minmin, bye, see you next time!"
He Min moved over again and hugged Zhou Xi: "Okay, bye sister, you must come to see Minmin, Minmin will miss you!"
"good!"
Gao Liyang was lying on the hospital bed, unable to move his legs, holding a mobile phone in his hand. He heard noises at the door and saw Zhou Xi coming, so he turned on the phone and played it loudly.
"You and Zhou Xi stay in the hospital for a while. I really can't leave here. I've already called your uncle, and he'll be here soon!"
"Lao Zhang, since my uncle is coming over later, you don't need to come over. You can take care of the dozens of people in the class. I'm fine!"
"Is Zhou Xi next to you? I heard what you two were whispering about."
"Ahem!" Gao Liyang waved his hand, asking Zhou Xi to come closer, and shouted into the receiver, "Um, Old Zhang, you have really sharp ears. You can hear her even with all the noise over there. She's back. What's wrong?"
"Zhou Xi, are you there?"
Zhou Xi pursed his lips and took the phone: "Hello, teacher, I'm here."
"Look at you, you followed Gao Liyang in a lot of trouble, and the two of you left the team without permission, and got hurt, right? Luckily, nothing serious happened. How could you two, who are so smart, make such a stupid mistake? I really trust you. Come back and each of you write an 800-word self-criticism and hand it in on Monday. Do you understand?"
"I heard it! Lao Zhang!"
"I heard it." Zhou Xi's expression changed and he looked at someone.
"Gao Liyang, you're still laughing like that. It doesn't hurt at all, does it? I'll beat you to death when you come back!"
Zhou Xi heard that Zhang Tu was very noisy. Everyone was probably having dinner at this time, but Zhou Xi always felt like she had forgotten something. It turned out that she and Gao Liyang had not eaten yet. The emptiness in her heart was finally filled.
"Zhou Xi, take a taxi back to the hotel later. We'll be back at 1:30. Let Gao Liyang stay at his uncle's house in Beibin to recuperate. Be careful on the road. If you have any questions, call the teacher. Remember?"
"good."
"Okay, bye, Lao Zhang! Go take care of other things first..."
Zhou Xi watched Gao Liyang hang up the phone, and then continued to stare at him.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Gao Liyang threw his phone on the bedside table with an evasive look on his face. He felt that Zhou Xi was still a little scary when he had no expression on his face. Is this what a nerd like to be? He brings a sense of oppression with him.
"This is the first time I write a self-criticism." Zhou Xi's expression was complicated. She felt that this matter was not Gao Liyang's fault, but also Gao Liyang's and her own fault.
"It's my first time too, why are you so nervous? Could it be that you're just used to being a good student and you're a little uncomfortable?" Gao Liyang lay back on the pillow and patted the stool next to him, "Sit down!"
"Is this your first time? It doesn't look like it."
"Of course, from childhood to adulthood, I have only written speeches. But as for self-criticisms, I saw Xiao Xiaoyu and Lu Zisheng writing them as if it were a daily routine. Listening to them reciting scriptures, I almost memorized them. What about I am sincere, I promise, I swear, you, you won't?" Gao Liyang felt that this time Zhou Xi was like the one who took Coptis chinensis, and he was the one who forced him to do it, and ended up getting into trouble.
Zhou Xi opened his phone and replied to the messages that kept popping up in the group: "It's quite simple, not difficult, more watery than boiled water. I was just thinking about it, it's a bit novel."
"You should reply to their messages as well. They are concerned about you."
Gao Liyang knew what the news was in the group without having to guess. His fingers were so tired that he didn't want to move and he wanted to make a phone call.
"Oh, my hand feels a little painful too!"
"It really hurts. I happen to know a little bit about massage..." Zhou Xi looked at the emojis in the group chat about how the emperor is doing, the imperial physician has arrived, and it's time for Dalang to take medicine, and...
"It doesn't hurt now, I'll come right away!" Gao Liyang immediately started typing.
"What did you mean yesterday?" Zhou Xi stared at the whorl of hair that was revealed when Gao Liyang lowered his head, and asked for some reason.
"What?"
"Yesterday, why didn't you sit down nearby? You had to go around in circles. Someone as lazy as you wouldn't normally do something like that. Also, you said yesterday, you told me yesterday, but nothing happened."
Gao Liyang rolled his eyes and rubbed his temples: "You know me so well? How long did you have to observe me? I wanted to tell you yesterday, but I was too tired and forgot..."
"Be less narcissistic. You don't need it. It's easy to guess."
"Do you really want to hear it? Don't curse me in your heart after you hear it." Gao Liyang smiled helplessly. He thought Zhou Xi would not ask anymore, but he didn't expect that he would dig deep into the matter. That's why he was targeting him yesterday afternoon, which was awkward.
"Um."
"That's right, you applied medicated oil in the car in order to listen to the documentary, and then, I got carsick, and the smell made me feel a little uncomfortable." Gao Liyang paused and reached out for water.
Zhou Xi stared at Gao Liyang's movements: "And then?"
Gao Liyang felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her, so he spoke frankly, "I vomited all over the place at the hotel, and finally managed to eat. Then, seeing you, I remembered that cough, cough. Anyone who has vomited knows the smell. So, I took a detour so that I could eat a few bites of food."
Zhou Xi pursed her lips, looking a little embarrassed. It turned out to be such a small matter. Then she...
"Oh, I will never apply Fengyoujing again, sorry."
"Hey, it's not your fault. I used it before, but I get carsick and can't stand the smell. Otherwise, I'm fine." Gao Liyang knew something was wrong as soon as he saw Zhou Xi. He was definitely furious. He quickly joked and continued, "But you, don't scold me in your heart for being nosy and pretentious. Try to understand people who get carsick."
"You're also good for pantomime."
"I..." Gao Liyang closed his thin lips and curved upwards. He blamed himself for not telling her in time yesterday. Yes, yes, it was his fault.
He felt Zhou Xi was incredibly good at speaking. He'd say he'd be indirect, then be direct. He'd say he'd be direct, then be indirect. Why wasn't he like that with Gao Yuanyuan and Xiao Xiaoyu, but he was like that with him? Why? Was it because their dynamics weren't right? Was that just how they were meant to talk? Was he a bit of a "M" personality, so he was just trying to get the conversation going?
Gao Liyang's mind was in a whirlwind, and he was really at a loss as to what to do with Zhou Xi. He was really curious about what this girl did and why she had this indescribable feeling.
"What pretentiousness! What suitability! What are you talking about!"
"Hey, what a beautiful girl, what's your name?"
"Zhou Xi."
"Oh, hello, hello! You're the one who brought our Ah Li here, right? Thank you!"
"Ali! Oh my goodness, what happened to you? Your teacher called me and scared me to death!"
As danger approached, Gao Liyang took a defensive posture and gave Zhou Xi a look.
Zhou Xi leaned forward silently, acting as a wooden stake.
“That’s enough…”
Zhou Xi glanced at the uncle Zhang Tu mentioned, and inevitably formed a first impression. To describe it in one word, it was romantic. Yes, romantic. His face could also give off this feeling, and he was also very handsome, especially his eyes, which were typical phoenix eyes.
The black suit makes him look more energetic, and there seems to be no trace of time on his face. Although his speech makes people feel that he is a young and joking person, his every move reveals the temperament of a superior.
People say that nephews look like their uncles. Zhou Xi thinks that there is some truth to this, but fortunately it is only a little bit. The two are only similar in outline, but there are still big differences when you look closely.
"Uncle, that's enough! Stop it. Don't embarrass yourself and scare others." Gao Liyang knew best how abstract his uncle was, so he interrupted him quickly.
Wen Chengyu's eyes flickered between the two men, and he nodded in satisfaction. He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, okay, Zhou Xi, let me formally introduce myself. My name is Wen Chengyu, and I'm A Li's uncle. Thank you so much for sticking with our A Li and sending him to the hospital."
"What do you mean by never leaving or abandoning? How did you learn Chinese, uncle?"
Wen Chengyu glanced at Gao Liyang and said, "It's just a small problem, nothing serious."
"It's okay, it's what I should do." Zhou Xi thought about it and decided to withdraw. One was already difficult to deal with, and now there was another one, and it was even higher-level. "I'm leaving first, you can take care of it."
"Hey, you're leaving so soon? Classmate, why don't you sit here for a while?" Wen Chengyu looked at Gao Liyang, his eyes full of confusion. According to the development of the plot, this shouldn't happen.
Gao Liyang had something else to say, but now was not a good time: "Okay, be careful on the road, thank you very much!"
"Uh, classmate, let me give you a ride. It's not safe for a young lady to walk alone."
"No need, uncle, you take care of him first, I'll take a taxi there."
Wen Chengyu turned around and glared at Gao Liyang: "Then I'll take you out of the hospital. It's just right, I'll buy him some daily necessities. Let's go, let's go!"
The ward was suddenly silent. Gao Liyang stared at his leg in a cast, thinking about how he had accidentally twisted it an hour or two ago, and it broke with a snap. He sighed, looked around, and saw nothing. He just covered himself with the quilt and went to sleep.
…
"Wake up, my dear nephew, how do you feel?"
Gao Liyang opened his eyes expressionlessly, pulled out the pillow from under his head and threw it over.
"Wow! You're trying to murder your own uncle? Wow, this pillow is surprisingly warm!" Wen Chengyu was not surprised. He calmly patted the pillow and put it back on Gao Liyang.
"I bought this for you. You said you broke your bone just by twisting it. It's too fragile. Are you calcium deficient? Do you want me to buy you a few cans of calcium tablets? Your aunt also said that you want to grow taller and gain some weight."
"No, it's a sprain, it's God's will."
Wen Chengyu unpacked his newly bought toothbrush and other things while chatting, "Hey, it's been two or three months since we last met. How are you? Do you miss me, your uncle? I miss you a lot. You know, I was in a meeting today when your teacher called. I was so scared that I immediately left everyone in the room and rushed over."
Gao Liyang waited for Wen Chengyu to talk for a long time, then leaned sideways and said, "What are you thinking about? I don't know you yet. Thinking about me means you want me to take care of your baby. I'm busy with my studies and don't even have time to sleep. It's still a bit hard for me to miss you."
"Then I really want to thank you. Oh, and Mr. Wen, remember to compensate your employees by treating them to a meal and some milk tea."
"You little bastard, you're such a jerk to your uncle. Instead of saving money for me, you're trying to figure out a way to get the money. Your brain works really fast."
Wen Chengyu put down the things in his hand, fumbled around for a while, and then thought of something and moved closer to Gao Liyang: "Come, tell your uncle about that girl. I think you two are quite a good match."
"Haha, you've watched too much TV. They're just my classmates." Gao Liyang closed his eyes, feeling depressed. "That's all. I'm only 17. It's time to study hard. Don't bother with that nonsense."
"No, no, no, it's called a sixth sense. I think, it's just a feeling, there must be a chance. Why are you hesitating? If she's a good girl, then go for it. You don't know if you can even meet her when you get to college. So, do you want your uncle to screen her for you?"
Gao Liyang sat up, his back hunched, feeling completely exhausted. But he couldn't help himself and threw a pillow over: "You're getting old!"
Wen Chengyu ran to the bathroom and put his face in front of the mirror. "What! I'm old? How can you say that? I work out every day, and your aunt has never called me old! What are you talking about, you little brat?"
"Then why do you want to be a matchmaker? Don't you want to see the happiness of the next generation when you are old?" Gao Liyang did not doubt it at all. His uncle was only ten years older than him. He got married and got a marriage certificate after graduating from college, set up a company in a year or two, and had a child. His life was like a rocket.
"Tsk! When I was your age, I already caught up with your aunt. What about you? Are you trying to copy the old tricks? Oh, you'll have to go on blind dates for work in the future. Hey, I look down on you!"
Wen Chengyu had no intention of corrupting the child at all, and even passed on his experience. He felt that although his nephew looked good and had decent grades, his temperament and personality were much worse than his own, and he was very introverted. He was afraid that no girl would be interested in him in the future and he would remain single for the rest of his life.
Just today, I was standing at the door and eavesdropping. Hey, this girl has personality and is the one who can suppress Gao Liyang. Moreover, it seems that Gao Liyang is quite happy about it. He was even more satisfied when he saw her. She is pretty and polite, and she knows how to advance and retreat. It seems that his nephew is still not worthy of her.
"Okay, don't worry, your nephew is still charming, so don't worry about it. You'd better try to please your aunt. Your aunt is a powerful person. Uncle, be careful that your house will be robbed." Gao Liyang found the air conditioner remote control, turned up the temperature twice, and lay back down.
"I'm worried about you, but you still have to be at ease. Your aunt loves me, and we're doing fine!"
"Oh, I'm hungry, go buy me some food."
Wen Chengyu shuddered and patted Gao Liyang's face: "Damn it! Ancestor, you haven't eaten yet! What time is it!"
"Tsk!" Gao Liyang turned his head away with a look of disgust, "Oh, I forgot. Now I'm starving. Do you care?"
"Oh, oh, oh! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I just went out." Wen Chengyu fished for the car keys from the pocket of his suit hanging at the end of the bed, then returned to tuck Gao Liyang in. "Good boy, whatever you want to eat, your uncle will buy it for you!"
"casual."
Wen Chengyu shook his head and looked at the arrogant guy on the bed. He smiled patiently: "Scumbag quotes, okay, I know what you want to eat, sweet and sour pork ribs."
"Bye, wait for uncle to come back soon, hold on a little longer!"
The arrogant guy on the bed poked his head out, stretched out his hand and waved it as a response.
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