Chapter 65 Fainting
Life still had to go on. Although he had a quarrel with Shen Xiyu, the relationship between them was not completely frozen because Zhang Zhi and Dai Meng acted as glue in the middle. They still did what they had to do, but now no one dared to mention Liang Qi's name.
Shen Xiyu became somewhat silent and taciturn, constantly doing exercises, as if she wanted to focus all her attention on studying. However, the effect of this was indeed very significant. In the mock exam half a month later, she and Zhang Zhi tied for first place in the school, and Old Fangtou kept praising her for several days.
But she found that she had started to suffer from insomnia again, and it was worse than before. She couldn't sleep for nights. As long as she had nothing to do and everything was quiet, the belated emotions would grow secretly in the dark night. Sometimes her mind was filled with unsolvable problems, sometimes with things that happened in the past, and sometimes with the college entrance examination... In the end, Liang Qi told her that he would always be with her.
One night, she took a sleeping pill early and tossed and turned with a splitting headache. She checked her phone and it was already 3:05. Unable to fall asleep, Shen Xiyu simply got up and sat on the edge of the bed, lost in thought. She smoothed her messy hair with her hands. The physical discomfort overwhelmed the mental discomfort. She wanted to sleep, but her brain was working at full capacity, and the two forces pulled at her, causing pain to ache between her bones.
Without warning, Shen Xiyu burst into tears. Tears streamed down like a flood, gathering at her chin. Hot tears dripped onto the back of her hand. She had only cried once since Liang Qi lost contact, when she discovered all his accounts had been deactivated. But she quickly wiped the tears away.
Shen Xiyu couldn't help crying out loud. It was so painful. Everything felt uncomfortable. She felt suffocated by everything.
Watching the room gradually getting brighter, Shen Xiyu finally became numb. She sat there all night. She stood up with the help of the headboard, walked to the window and opened the curtains. The sky was already slightly bright. Perhaps it was early spring, and the daybreak came much earlier than usual.
She thought a lot that night. How could she have made herself like this?
This was so unlike her. She had been able to get through so many difficult times on her own. She had loved Liang Qi, but she shouldn't have wasted her vitality for someone who left. Liang Qi had his reasons for leaving. Shen Xiyu believed that Liang Qi loved her, but even without her, he would have other things he couldn't control. Since he had decided not to let her know anything, she had the right to forget him at any time.
Shen Xiyu loves him, but loves himself more.
Spring is coming. Chen Xiyu looked at the trees that were already turning green and murmured to himself, "Today is a new day, tomorrow is too, and the future is too."
Although she had convinced herself in her heart, her body was not made of iron. When she went to school that day, Shen Xiyu finally collapsed gloriously after more than half a month of suffering.
It was a math class that day, and the teacher asked Shen Xiyu to write the solution process on the blackboard. She had just stood up and had not yet left her seat when her eyes went black and she fell down. Fortunately, Chen Ningzhou was quick to catch her. However, this scared the math teacher so much that he quickly asked Chen Ningzhou to carry her to the infirmary.
Chen Ning rushed to the infirmary on Monday, but the school doctor said that there was nothing serious, it was just that his body had been under too much strain for a long time and his hypoglycemia was a bit severe, so his body couldn't bear it and he fainted.
Not long after the glucose was injected, Shen Xiyu woke up.
"You scared me to death." Chen Ningzhou saw that she woke up and handed the warm porridge to her mouth.
Shen Xiyu felt uncomfortable and couldn't eat at the moment, so he shook his head and asked him to put it on the table next to him.
"How long have I been unconscious?" Her voice was a little weak.
Chen Ningzhou looked at the clock on the wall. "It's been less than an hour. Dai Meng and the others came over just after class, and Qin Yiyan went to buy some food. The Chinese class is probably only halfway through right now."
"Aren't you going back?" Shen Xiyu gradually regained some strength and sat up with the help of a pillow. Chen Ningzhou supported her with his hands.
"How could I dare go back?" Chen Ningzhou took a tea egg and peeled it. "You just collapsed during class. We were all scared. The math teacher was here just now. We consulted the school doctor to find out what happened before we dared to leave."
Shen Xiyu took the egg and ate it slowly, "So what's wrong with me? Is it not a terminal illness?"
Chen Ningzhou, who hadn't heard her joke for a long time, was obviously stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered his composure, "What are you talking about? This is not allowed. Bah, bah, bah."
Seeing how nervous he was, Shen Xiyu actually laughed and repeated obediently, "Pfft, pfft, pfft."
"Low blood sugar, lack of sleep, and malnutrition."
Shen Xiyu thought that these were probably the only problems, nodded and said nothing.
"You've been under too much pressure lately," Chen Ningzhou said, choosing his words carefully.
The girl on the hospital bed didn't comment. She didn't really know. If you say she was under a lot of pressure, she couldn't actually feel anything. But if you say she wasn't under much pressure, she now had insomnia and ate less.
"It's okay."
"Don't force it." Chen Ningzhou strongly disapproved of her behavior of unconsciously ruining her body.
I don’t know if he suddenly remembered something, but Chen Ningzhou hesitated for a long time and started talking several times before stopping.
"What's wrong? Tell me." Shen Xiyu felt very aggrieved.
"That's right, I told you." Chen Ningzhou emphasized, "Don't be unhappy."
Shen Xiyu nodded.
"A few days ago, Qin Yiyan told me something about Liang Qi. Do you want to hear it? If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it." Chen Ningzhou asked for her opinion.
Chen Xiyu's eyes drifted away. Even if she didn't care about this matter anymore, it was still a knot in her heart. It would be better to make it clear than to keep being upset about it.
"Go ahead."
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with her expression, Chen Ningzhou began to tell her story.
"Something happened at home, and he might be implicated. According to Qin Yiyan, his family originally planned to let him study abroad during college, but after this incident, they'll most likely restrict him from going abroad for a long time. He doesn't want to, so his family is keeping a close eye on him. At first, he would reply to your messages secretly, but after they were discovered... his account was cancelled." Chen Ningzhou lowered his head, choosing his words carefully. "It hasn't been easy for you all until now. It was wrong for him to hide this from you, but..."
Chen Ningzhou kept saying "but" for a long time without saying anything, because he suddenly realized that as Shen Xiyu's friend, he was biased towards Liang Qi in this way, which essentially put Shen Xiyu in an isolated and helpless position. Liang Qi had a hard time saying it, but this was also an unprovoked disaster for Shen Xiyu.
Finally, he raised his head and said firmly, "No buts. I support whatever decision you make. Don't let him make you feel wronged, and don't let this go on just because of a momentary impulsiveness."
Shen Xiyu sighed, and the loose hair in her ponytail came out and stuck to her face, feeling a little itchy.
"In fact, without me, he wouldn't have chosen to go abroad and would have had to fight. He has his own unfulfilled dreams here. He is an ambitious person, and I am not the only one in his life."
After listening to Chen Ningzhou's brief account, Shen Xiyu understood. She understood Liang Qi, so she didn't think that she was the main reason for his struggle. In fact, there was nothing to compare between the two. In the end, he would have to leave. This was probably something that was difficult to change. Liang Qi understood it, and Shen Xiyu also understood it.
"Me too." Chen Xiyu looked away. "We both have things to pursue. We are both young and have dreams. When given the choice between the future and each other, we will both choose the future."
"So now, I won't just wait for him here, I will choose my own future."
"That's all."
*
The glucose dripped in very quickly, and when Shen Xiyu and Chen Ningzhou left the infirmary, get out of class had just ended. The doctor prescribed some medicine for her and told her to eat well.
"I'm going to the bathroom, wait for me." Chen Ningzhou stuffed the medicine in her hand into Shen Xiyu's hand. Shen Xiyu didn't touch the soy milk she bought for her just now, and it all went into Chen Ningzhou's stomach.
Shen Xiyu was waiting for him at the door.
At a corner of the toilet door, Li Gaokai and another boy were smoking. Boys of their age would light up a cigarette to some extent, and some would even take pride in smoking due to the influence of the surrounding environment.
The design of their school toilet makes this corner very hidden and not very soundproof, but because it is a blind spot, the probability of being caught by the teachers on duty is very small, so it has become a very popular smoking place.
Li Gaokai stomped on Yan Xing and kicked her into the sewer, gossiping idly, "You know Liang Qi from our class, right?"
"I know, Brother Gao, but he hasn't been in school recently. He wasn't even in the top ten of the last exam. He's said to be a good student, isn't he?"
Hearing him praise Liang Qi, Li Gaokai's face fell. "How powerful can a guy who got in through the backdoor and whose family is bankrupt be? He might have sought refuge somewhere."
"Is his family bankrupt? Didn't they say they were very rich?"
Li Gaokai became interested instantly. He had actually heard about Liang Qi's family from his friends in Jiangcheng a long time ago. Although the matter was not a big deal yet, it had already spread like wildfire in the Jiangcheng circle. During the years that Liang Qi was in Jiangcheng, he did not like to hang out with those second-generations, and he had offended many people invisibly. In short, word of mouth spread like wildfire, and the friend who had told Li Gaokai how powerful Liang Qi's family was also changed his attitude. Li Gaokai originally hated Liang Qi and thought he was pretentious and arrogant every day, so when he first learned that something had happened in Liang Qi's family, he was extremely happy. However, Liang Qi had a good relationship with people in his class, and Qin Yiyan and the others were still there. No matter what rumors were spread, he finally found someone from another class who started a conversation, and he started cursing like pouring beans.
"He's acting like an idiot every day. Who knows what's going on at home? I heard the hospitals in his family are closing one after another, and there was even a police investigation a few days ago." Li Gaokai said proudly, "Now he's become a rat crossing the street. He doesn't even dare to go to school. He's so scared."
"Oh my god, this is so serious." The boy was caught off guard by all the gossip and was a little bit incredulous. "I'm not going to school anymore."
"Even if he passes the exam after returning, I'm afraid he won't be accepted. Who would want to accept a student with such bad behavior? His family might have broken the law. It's a good thing he didn't go to jail. He looks so cunning. Maybe his family gave him the idea."
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