Chapter 11 Chapter 11 He is a man who holds grudges
"So, you were a little curious, and after Song Yinxing mentioned it, you directly said that you wanted to go to the hospital with him?"
Yu Bai's shocked voice came from the other end of the headset.
"Let me confirm. Was it the first time you met yesterday?"
"first."
"You don't have any relationship with his mother, right?"
"Of course not."
"Then why..." Yu Bai omitted too much in this sentence, "Forget it, as long as you are happy."
"By the way, let me tell you, when you go to the hospital to visit a patient, you need to bring a fruit basket, milk, and other things. It's not good to go empty-handed."
"Yu Bai." Gu Yang asked seriously, "Am I mentally retarded in your eyes?"
What else? Yu Bai roared silently.
He really wanted to grab Gu Yang's collar and ask him what kind of train of thought he had that made him so naturally want to go with an ordinary classmate whom he had only met twice when he asked to go to the hospital to take care of his seriously ill mother who was hospitalized.
It was really unnecessary for him to make this call.
In the fruit shop in front of the hospital, the proprietress provided some commonly used combinations. Gu Yang didn't think too much about it and directly pointed to the one with the highest price.
"Okay, I'm busy. I won't talk to you anymore." Gu Yang hung up the phone, paid the money, picked up the basket and left.
Song Yinxing, who was asked to wait for him at the door, took a look at the things he bought, said nothing, and silently led him in.
The hospital's inpatient building was filled with the smell of disinfectant. Gu Yang followed Song Yinxing and looked around.
"It might be a bit noisy when we go in later." Song Yinxing gave a heads-up in advance.
His mother was in a four-bed ward. When he walked into the second seat, there were people on both sides. There was a duet of coughing and snoring, mixed with the chattering of family members in their dialect.
Gu Yang paused subtly for several seconds before walking in.
When the curtain was opened, the middle-aged woman sitting inside nodded to Song Yinxing and said, "Xiao Song, you are out of school. Your mother is doing well today. She fell asleep after the infusion and did not alarm the doctor."
Then she told Song Yinxing about taking medicine and getting an IV drip, and then she got up and left.
"Your caregiver is quite kind and helps others pack up their things." Gu Yang glanced to the side.
"It's not mine. I hired one-to-many people." Song Yinxing realized that Gu Yang might not understand. "She has to take care of several patients. It's impossible for her to stay with us all the time."
"This price will be cheaper." Having said this, he scratched his palm uncomfortably.
Adolescence is a time when self-esteem is strong. In addition, the Guanli High School where he studied was full of rich people. The obvious and covert gaps, as well as the occasional ridicule, all made Song Yinxing's mind unconsciously sensitive.
But Gu Yang just said "oh". This reaction was too calm and was not what Song Yinxing expected. Instead, it caught him off guard.
Fortunately, at this moment, Song's mother, who had been dozing off, woke up and said, "Xingxing is back."
She slowly turned her head and saw Gu Yang next to her: "Who is this..."
"Mom, his name is Gu Yang, and he's my classmate."
"Oh, classmate." Song's mother made a motion of pushing upwards with great effort. Seeing this, Song Yinxing quickly rolled the bed up. "It's really hard for you to accompany Xingxing to the hospital. Not only is my place a mess, but I also have nothing to treat you."
"No, I'm sorry to bother you. This is a little gift from me." Gu Yang smiled politely and put the fruit basket aside.
Song's mother's expression softened. She wanted to speak more, but accidentally pulled her trachea and choked and coughed several times. Song Yinxing sat next to her and patted her back to help her breathe.
"It's okay." Song's mother waved her hand. "You, my child, are no exception. How can you take your classmates to the hospital?"
"Why don't we go to the cinema to watch a movie after school, or have a meal together? Why do you stay by my side all day long? I've already told you that while I'm still conscious, you don't have to stay by my bed all the time. There's no need to hire a nurse. Why waste that money..."
"Mom!" Song Yinxing interrupted softly with some embarrassment, and subconsciously glanced at the person standing next to him.
There was always a smile on Gu Yang's face, not too much or too little, not very warm, but indeed impeccable, giving people a cool and dignified feeling.
"Okay, okay, okay, I have to stop talking. If I say more, you'll think I'm nagging." Song's mother smiled at Gu Yang, "You young people nowadays are more opinionated than each other."
"Yinxing is already very good." Gu Yang nodded slightly, "This is also due to Auntie's good teaching."
A young nurse came in and asked if the family of the patient in bed 121 was there. Song Yinxing hurried out with his earlobes burned by the intimate compliment.
Gu Yang and Song's mother were the only ones left in the room separated by a curtain.
Mother Song looked at him and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"You are the first classmate that Xingxing brought to see me."
Gu Yang thought that this line sounded strangely familiar.
Novels like to write that you are the first woman the young master brings back.
"Xingxing said your name is Gu Yang. Are you from the Gu family that does jewelry business?"
Gu Yang nodded.
Song's mother smiled and said, "Before I was diagnosed with the disease, I was working for a rich lady. I know a little bit about her, so don't be surprised."
Mother Song didn't say much, but Gu Yang knew that the rich lady she was referring to was Madam Nie.
"Don't think I said that just now. I'm actually very happy in my heart." Song's mother said with a cloudy but warm look, "Because of my illness, he has been busy taking care of me since junior high school and has little time to spend with people in the class."
"After the high school entrance exam, he made his own decision and went to Guanli High School. I knew that was where all the young masters and young ladies studied. That child was too stubborn and a little independent. I was afraid that Xingxing wouldn't get along with them and would be bullied by them. Now it seems that I thought too much."
No, actually you guessed it right.
Gu Yang thought silently.
"Then I can rest assured." Mother Song closed her eyes. These words seemed to have consumed all the energy she had accumulated throughout the day.
I don’t know how long it took, Song Yinxing walked in from outside, lifted the curtain and saw the scene inside.
"It seems like he fell asleep again." Gu Yang didn't turn around, but lowered his head, not knowing what he was doing.
Song Yinxing walked over and tucked the quilt for his mother: "I'm sorry, I just talked to the doctor. It's getting late now. I'll take you out first... What are you doing?"
He saw Gu Yang actually using a knife to peel an apple.
"I wanted to prepare some fruit for your mother." Gu Yang handed him the peeled apple, "Now I'll give it to you."
"I brought this up so suddenly this time. Did it scare you?" Gu Yang put the peeled skins into a plastic bag and planned to throw them away. "This apple is for you. Don't think about it anymore."
So you knew it.
Before Song Yinxing had time to be shocked by the other party's ego, he quickly raised his hand and said, "Wait, don't throw this skin away yet, it's too wasteful... Forget it, just leave it here, I'll take care of it."
After sending Gu Yang out of the hospital and watching him leave in a taxi, Song Yinxing finally had time to carefully appreciate the thing in his hand.
To be honest, it was the first time he had seen an apple with such sharp edges.
He slowly brought it to his mouth and took a bite.
So sweet.
The juice spread in his mouth, and Song Yinxing couldn't remember how long it had been since he had eaten such sweet fruit.
Before his mother fell ill, she would occasionally bring back some fruits that the owners didn't want, and then cut them into fruit platters for them to eat.
This memory is too distant, and its beauty is covered by a blurry filter.
-Family-oriented.
Gu Yang handed his coat to the maid who came over to meet him. When he walked through the hall, he saw something and a look of obvious disgust appeared on his face.
Just as Gu Yang was about to go straight up the stairs, a voice called him.
"Why are you in such a hurry to go up there? Why don't you come over and have a meal first?"
Gu Yang leaned on the armrest and said coldly, "I'm not hungry."
"Auntie Wang, prepare another set of tableware."
The middle-aged woman who was busy in the kitchen came out. She quickly glanced at the boy sitting at the dining table, then looked at Gu Yang embarrassedly.
"Auntie Wang, hurry up, the food is getting cold. My brother is very delicate, don't let him get a stomachache again."
After being urged again, Mother Wang had no choice but to do as she was told.
The tableware was placed in the empty space, the chair was gently pulled away, and Gu Yang sat down.
The boy sitting opposite had a slight smile on his face. He had an agitated sense of nobility about him and seemed very arrogant.
Gu Qingxu, a cannon fodder character who is slightly less of a cannon fodder than him, a close friend of Nie Ying who shares the same interests with him, plays the role of mocking and dragging down Song Yinxing in the tug-of-war between the protagonists.
"You're really not hungry at all?" Gu Qingxu looked at Gu Yang's empty expression. "You came back so late. Did you eat outside? Who did you eat with? He Mingan?"
Gu Yang ignored him.
"Okay, even if you don't want to eat, just sit here and keep me company. It's boring to eat alone." Gu Qingxu said to himself.
Gu Yang lowered his head and played with his cell phone.
Starting from the top of the chat interface, he first responded to He Mingan's message asking him whether he had returned, and then to Yu Bai's gossip.
"Next week is Nie Ying's coming-of-age ceremony, you should go with her," said Gu Qingxu.
"No, I wasn't invited."
"I'm really sorry to disappoint you. Ah Ying has mentioned you to me before." Gu Qingxu showed a strange smile on his face. "You have never been there in all these years. It's not too much to ask for just one visit."
He actually took the initiative to invite him.
It seems that Nie Ying really doesn't know the inside story at all. Mrs. Nie has done a great job of keeping it secret. If she doesn't make a sound, it's fine. But when she does, it's a big one.
"Really? Then go ahead."
"I knew you were going to refuse, so I can only ask my dad to persuade you..." Gu Qingxu was still immersed in his own rhythm, and suddenly got stuck after he reacted.
How come you agreed so readily?
Gu Yang hadn't planned to go. After all, in the original book, Mrs. Nie just quietly called Nie Ying into the room and gave him the paternity test. She didn't go so far as to print it out for every guest to see, so there was no need for him to go over to watch the fun.
But since Nie Ying invited him like this.
He would act according to circumstances and see if he could get Nie Ying's little secrets out of him.
After all, he is really a vengeful person.
Scrolling down the chat interface, he saw a message from Ying Jiayi, which happened after school. He didn't have time to check his phone at that time.
The content was simple, inviting him to come and watch a good show tomorrow.
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