Chapter 85 She had to stay and watch over him.
Hospital.
Ji Lanwan was undergoing a check-up when Ji He, after Ji Jingyu arrived at the hospital, said she had something to do and had to go out for a while, and then disappeared.
Ji Jingyu and Su Yinian sat on a bench outside the examination room, waiting for the person to come out.
"Teacher Su, you should go back to school. I can handle Grandma's situation by myself."
Su Yinian looked at him with concern, "It's okay, I've taken leave."
No matter how mature and composed Ji Jingyu is, he is still only seventeen years old.
Even if you appear calm on the surface, you'll definitely feel scared and helpless inside when faced with something like this.
Moreover, Su Yinian had already come to regard Ji Lanwan as family.
How could she possibly leave at this time?
"But you are, after all, the homeroom teacher."
Wen Jinxu and Zhang Yang had previously considered filing a joint complaint to replace Su Yinian as their homeroom teacher. Now that Su Yinian is on leave, Ji Jingyu is worried that they might take this opportunity to cause trouble.
Su Yinian smiled reassuringly at him, "It's okay, I've asked the head of the grade to keep an eye on him. Compared to me, the students in our class should be more afraid of him, so there won't be any trouble."
"But……"
"At least let me stay with you until your mother comes back." Su Yinian looked at Ji Jingyu with gentle eyes. "Otherwise, even if I leave, I won't feel at ease."
With Ji He gone, Ji Jingyu doesn't even have an adult who can make decisions for her.
"good."
After a long while, Su Yinian heard the other party respond softly.
"Thank you, Ms. Su."
"You're being so polite to me."
The distinctive smell of disinfectant from the hospital assaulted Ji Jingyu's nostrils.
Unlike the faint, sweet scent of glucose water in the school clinic, the smell here was much stronger, astringent and cool, carrying with it an inescapable fear and unease that stung his nose and made his breathing rapid.
At this moment, Ji Jingyu subconsciously wanted to find Jiang Sui.
I didn't even bring my phone with me.
When Sun Hao called him to the office, he thought he would be able to return to the classroom soon.
Jiang Sui was still waiting for him to come back and wake her up.
Unfortunately, things never go as planned.
Fate seemed to never treat him kindly.
Her long, slender, fair fingers were tightly intertwined, the knuckles turning bluish-white from the force.
Ji Jingyu stared intently at the red words "Under Inspection" on the LED screen. With each cycle of the light, he tightened his grip on his fingers, seemingly oblivious to the pain of his fingertips digging into his palm.
After a while, Su Yinian's phone rang a few more times.
Ji Jingyu tilted her head slightly. "Is the school looking for you?"
He wanted to persuade Su Yinian to go back.
Su Yinian glanced at his phone and then turned the screen towards Ji Jingyu so that he could see it more clearly. "It's Sui Sui."
[SuiSuiBaby: Mom, how is Grandma Ji doing?]
[SuiSuiBao: How's Brother Ji?]
[SuiSuiBaby: Which hospital are you at?]
“Sui Sui really likes Grandma Ji.” Su Yinian replied to Jiang Sui’s messages one by one. “She must be worried sick right now.”
"I know."
How could a message that can't be seen or touched really put her at ease?
As if remembering something, Su Yinian turned off his phone. "She likes you a lot too."
A hint of panic flashed across Ji Jingyu's face. "Teacher Su, I..."
Su Yinian's eyes revealed his understanding: "You think I've been a teacher for nothing all these years?"
This topic isn't really suitable to be brought up in this setting, but Su Yinian was genuinely worried about Ji Jingyu's current state and wanted to divert his attention.
“She’s just like her dad in this respect; they both like top students,” Su Yinian said half-jokingly. “She’s always so happy when she says she’s going to see you. Her little thoughts are written all over her face; you can’t fool her at all.”
After a pause, she continued, "It's not always a happy occasion. I remember once when Sui Sui twisted her ankle. That day, she sat alone on the sofa, looking very sad and disappointed. I thought something had happened to her father."
Su Yinian herself didn't realize her voice was trembling, "Has something happened?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Sui forced a smile when she saw her return.
"Then why are you unhappy?" Even though she knew she shouldn't be so close to Jiang Sui, and that they weren't mother and daughter who could sit down and have heart-to-heart talks, Su Yinian still couldn't control herself.
"It's all because..." Jiang Sui swallowed the words of complaint that were on the tip of her tongue. She pulled her foot back. "It's all because of those little brats downstairs who threw bouncy balls around and made me twist my ankle."
"You twisted your ankle?" Su Yinian walked quickly to Jiang Sui. "Is it serious? Should we go to the hospital?"
Jiang Sui tried to move her ankle. Although it still hurt, it was much better than when she first fell. "No need to go to the hospital."
Su Yinian carefully placed Jiang Sui's foot on his own leg and used an ice pack to cool her down and reduce the swelling.
Neither of them spoke, making the atmosphere inevitably awkward.
It was Su Yinian who broke the awkward silence first.
"I heard from your homeroom teacher that you have made great progress recently."
"Hmm," Jiang Sui replied listlessly.
This is quite different from her usual lively self.
Su Yinian assumed it was just a foot ache and didn't think much of it. "Thanks to Xiao Jing for tutoring you, find a chance to thank him properly..."
"snort."
Su Yinian finally sensed something was wrong, "You two... had a fight?"
Jiang Sui huffed, "Who has the time to argue with him?"
That means they had an argument.
Su Yinian was certain of his decision.
However, although Jiang Sui is spoiled, she is also a reasonable child.
As for Ji Jingyu, there's even less reason for him to bully Jiang Sui.
So, how exactly did these two kids start fighting?
Ji Jingyu certainly knew why Jiang Sui was unhappy.
Because he rejected her confession.
“At first I was quite worried. You were the first good friend Sui Sui made in Xunning, so you meant a lot to her.” Su Yinian breathed a sigh of relief. “Fortunately, you two made up quickly.”
Even Ji Jingyu himself didn't expect that Jiang Sui would be willing to talk to him.
She's really well-behaved and easy to please.
That's why Ji Jingyu felt time and time again that he wasn't good enough for her.
“Xiao Jing,” Su Yinian’s voice was gentle, “you are a very, very good child. I have always owed you a ‘thank you’. Whether it was nine years ago or now, you have taken good care of Sui Sui. If it weren’t for you, I can’t even imagine how sad she would be here alone.”
Su Yinian's eyes reddened slightly. No matter how many unspeakable secrets she had back then, or how many things she said were against her will, her indifference and rejection of Jiang Sui, as well as the grievances and hurts Jiang Sui suffered, were real and undeniable.
"During that time, I was really glad that you were there for her."
“Teacher Su…” Ji Jingyu wanted to say something, but his chaotic thoughts made him unsure how to begin.
"Mom, why are you crying?"
Jiang Sui, who had just rushed over from the hospital parking lot, was still out of breath when she saw her usually calm and collected mother and Ji Jingyu, who was even more composed than her mother, staring at each other in silence. The former even had tears in her eyes.
As for the latter, his mood wasn't much better.
Is Grandma Ji not feeling well?
Jiang Sui's mind uncontrollably conjured up many terrifying scenarios.
Su Yinian and Ji Jingyu turned to look at Jiang Sui, who had suddenly appeared, almost simultaneously.
"You," Su Yinian's eyes were blank and shocked, filled with disbelief and confusion, "How did you get here? No, how did you get here?"
As a fellow homeroom teacher, she knew very well that Sun Hao would not agree to Jiang Sui's reason for requesting leave.
Jiang Sui didn't understand why her mother was so concerned about this issue.
The most urgent matter is clearly Grandma Ji's health.
Jiang Sui couldn't hide her tears; her thin eyelids quickly flushed red. Between sobs, she took out her phone. "It's okay, my dad knows a lot of experts. I'll call him now..."
Ji Jingyu, who reacted even faster, quickly grabbed her hand, "No need to make a call."
"Huh?" Jiang Sui looked up at him blankly, tears clinging to her eyelashes, her pretty nose red, making her look both cute and pitiful.
Ji Jingyu pulled Jiang Sui to sit down beside her, and gently wiped away her tears with her cool, soft fingertips. "Don't cry, Grandma is fine."
"Really?" Jiang Sui's nostrils twitched slightly as she spoke, her voice thick with a nasal tone. "Then why did you all have that expression just now?"
The word "们" made Ji Jingyu belatedly realize that Su Yinian was still sitting next to her.
But at this moment, he suddenly didn't want to hide his feelings anymore.
Anyway, Su Yinian already knows.
“We were just talking about something else.”
Su Yinian's voice rang out beside them.
She seemed to have caught her daughter in a relationship and her boyfriend at the same time, but her expression was far less surprised than when she suspected Jiang Sui of skipping class.
How did you get here?
Su Yinian repeated the question from before.
"I took leave to come."
Jiang Sui was unreasonable but confident, and her behavior, which was almost like skipping class, was described as righteous and awe-inspiring.
"Did your dad get you the leave of absence?"
What seemed like a question actually gave Su Yinian the answer in his heart.
“My dad was worried about Grandma Ji, so he sent me to check on her.”
Jiang Yunzhao had worked hard to earn some goodwill points with Su Yinian, and he couldn't let this incident turn his goodwill points into negative ones, so Jiang Sui quickly explained on his behalf.
Su Yinian was not fooled. "If your father wants to know about Grandma Ji's situation, he can come and ask me."
"Come on," Jiang Sui muttered under her breath, "Don't think I don't know he sent you twenty messages, and you only replied to one because you were in a particularly good mood that day."
Su Yinian: "..."
That's because Jiang Yunzhao sent her messages that she had no idea how to reply to.
Jiang Sui used to always complain about how busy and hard her father was, but Su Yinian saw that he was very free, and he would even take a picture of a plane flying by outside the window and share it with her.
She's still as clingy as ever, impossible to push away.
Jiang Yunzhao took advantage of her reluctance to tell the child the truth, which is why he so brazenly distorted the facts.
"To be honest, I coerced my dad into letting me take the day off, so please don't blame him." Jiang Sui hugged Su Yinian's arm and said coquettishly, "I'm already here, so please let me stay."
She patted her backpack. "And I brought all my homework with me."
"Alright."
Su Yinian had never intended to send Jiang Sui back to school.
As soon as she arrived, Su Yinian could clearly feel that Ji Jingyu's condition had improved considerably.
"Brother Ji, I brought your phone."
"Thanks."
Ji Jingyu reached out his hand.
Jiang Sui didn't give it to him.
She sighed softly, then reached out and grasped Ji Jingyu's wrist, while using her other hand to try and pry his hand open.
Ji Jingyu exerted a little force, clearly not wanting her to see his palm.
Jiang Sui looked up and glared at him, but because her eyes were still filled with tears, she didn't look fierce at all; instead, she made people's hearts soften.
"Let go, I saw it all."
Su Yinian didn't understand what the two children were talking about, but she didn't interrupt them.
She soon found out the answer.
It was a deep red, with the edges even showing a hint of bluish-purple.
This shows how much effort Ji Jingyu put in at the time.
Jiang Sui gently blew on his palm, her eyes filled with unconcealed heartache. "This is the only time. If there's a next time, I'll really get angry."
"The kind that can't be coaxed."
She added.
"Okay, I've got it."
Ji Jingyu closed her eyes, letting Jiang Sui gently caress the wound on her palm.
—
After the examination, Ji Lanwan was sent back to her ward.
Jiang Sui leaned on her arm by the hospital bed, her gaze fixed on Ji Lanwan's injured right leg. She wanted to touch it but was afraid of hurting her. "How could you have fallen down like that?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Lanwan reached out and patted Jiang Sui's head, smiling as she said, "I wasn't paying attention while walking and there was something at my feet, so I tripped and fell."
"The doctor said there's nothing seriously wrong." She didn't forget to reassure Jiang Sui, "It's okay, don't worry."
“Exactly,” Ji He chimed in from the side. “There’s no real reason, it’s just that I’m getting old and my senses are failing me.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Sui frowned almost imperceptibly.
At first glance, Ji He's words seemed fine, but Jiang Sui felt uncomfortable because they seemed too casual.
She didn't know if it was because of her preconceived notions.
Ji He returned later.
No one knows what she did or who she met after she left.
But can anything or anyone be more important than one's own mother's health?
Ji Jingyu's jawline tightened, his Adam's apple bobbed forcefully as if he were trying to suppress his anger, and his voice was as cold as ice, "Where were you when Grandma was getting her checkup?"
Su Yinian and Jiang Sui are still in the hospital room at this moment.
Being questioned like that by her son in front of outsiders, Ji He was both angry and embarrassed. "Xiao Jing, how could you talk to your mother like that?"
Ji Jingyu remained unmoved, only pressing on with, "Answer my question."
He rarely acted so sharply, even aggressively, and everyone present noticed his unusual demeanor.
Su Yinian secretly gave Jiang Sui a wink.
Jiang Sui understood and reached out to tug at Ji Jingyu's school uniform. "Brother Ji, my mom is going back to school. Come with me to see her off."
Ji Lanwan chimed in, "Xiao Jing, go see your teacher Su off. She's really been a great help today."
Ji Jingyu stared intently at Ji He for a while before getting up and walking out of the ward.
But as soon as he reached the outside of the ward, Ji Jingyu stopped and whispered an apology to Su Yinian, "I'm sorry, Teacher Su, I may not be able to see you off."
Su Yinian patted his shoulder, feeling inexplicably sorry for him, "Silly child, there's nothing to be sorry about."
"Mom, I won't go back yet. Fanfan and Jiang Deyu are coming to see Grandma Su later, and I'll go home with them then."
Ji Jingyu always easily breaks down when facing Ji He.
And especially today.
She had to stay and watch over him.
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