"Is it okay? Say something."
Seeing that Jiang Yu remained silent for a long time, Xia Che became anxious.
Jiang Yu clearly had a bright future ahead of her; her life had just begun. How could she just die?
Absolutely not!
Moreover, the reason I came here this time is because I have a way to cure Jiang Yu's leg and her grandmother's heart disease, so I thought I would take Jiang Yu out for a trip and give her a surprise at the end.
In his excitement, Xia Che almost let slip something, but thankfully reason prevailed at the last moment.
Telling her the good news now is a bit too early...
A surprise is more effective than telling someone directly, right?
"I was just kidding. How could I really die? I was just saying it to tease you, I didn't expect you to actually believe me."
Suddenly, Jiang Yu burst out laughing, covering her mouth with her free hand, laughing so hard that tears streamed down her face.
"...What? You were just kidding me..."
Xia Che was stunned for a moment. Seeing Jiang Yu's smug smile, he felt a little embarrassed and let go of Jiang Yu's wrist. "You actually lied to me, you beast! Be careful, or I'll make you stay here and wash three thousand dishes without paying you!"
"No, I was just teasing you."
Jiang Yu stuck out her tongue. "Three thousand plates! You couldn't possibly wash them all even if you broke your hands!"
"More than that, maybe five thousand, I feel three thousand is an understatement."
Xia Che rolled his eyes in annoyance. Did this girl have no sense of propriety at all? She even dared to make jokes like this.
However, after Jiang Yu's witty banter, Xia Che's ominous premonition subsided considerably.
"Pah, you bad guy."
Jiang Yu stuck out her tongue, then raised her eyes and suddenly said, "Thank you for being willing to be my friend."
"Why are you being so polite? If you'd like, we can be friends for life."
Xia Che rolled his eyes again.
"Friends for life?"
Jiang Yu murmured, but her expression suddenly changed. For some reason, her heart suddenly clenched when she heard those words, as if her subconscious was resisting them.
This feeling came out of nowhere, and even Jiang Yu herself was a little confused.
"Okay, I've almost finished eating. How long do we expect it to take before we go back?"
Jiang Yu touched her belly and suddenly said with great interest, "When we get back, you must take me to thank the manufacturer of this wheelchair. Their wheelchairs are really of excellent quality."
As someone who cannot walk on their own, my assessment of wheelchairs is the most objective.
Whether walking on the road or on the beach, this new wheelchair moves as if on flat ground. The tires are very smooth, and Jiang Yu can move around easily with almost no effort.
It's so much better than that old wheelchair.
"There's no rush to go back. It's still early, around five or six o'clock."
Xia Che thought for a moment. Should he thank the merchants? He could ask Ning Zheyuan in advance and maybe find one willing to cooperate in the act. So he agreed: "No problem, I'll take you there when I have the chance."
"Yay!"
Jiang Yu cheered, "Then let's continue playing? I still have so many things I want to do!"
"no problem."
Xia Che waved his hand generously, "But wait a moment, I'll go pay the bill."
"Wow, Mr. Xia is so handsome!"
"No, no, hahahahaha."
Xia Che was so flattered that he almost floated on air, and he laughed heartily as he willingly paid the bill.
Watching Xia Che's retreating figure, Jiang Yu's expression changed drastically. Just a moment ago she was smiling brightly, but in the blink of an eye, all that could be seen was a deep sadness.
"I'm sorry, Xia Che."
"I might... not be able to continue being friends with you."
Jiang Yu lowered her head, touching the scar on her wrist, her outstretched, fair hand gradually clenching tightly together.
"What I said just now wasn't a lie."
"Please forgive me for this last act of selfishness. I'm really... so tired."
"Grandma, I miss you so much."
Jiang Yu seemed to have lost all her strength, leaning back in her chair, turning her head to look at the beach and the frolicking crowd not far away, her eyes gradually welling up with tears.
She lied.
My own grandmother has passed away because of my inaction.
If only I could have noticed Grandma's unusual behavior sooner, or even just once gone to the hospital with her for a checkup, even if it was just once...
You can discover the problem earlier and treat it as soon as possible.
That way...
Perhaps this wouldn't have happened.
Past memories have become fragments, which she picks up piece by piece:
"I'm sorry, we've done our best. This is the patient's body. Would you like to choose cremation?"
"Grandma...Grandma!"
"Please don't do this, Miss. It really puts us in a difficult position... Please accept our condolences."
A dimly lit hospital, a doctor at a loss, and myself crying until I fainted.
It's really cold there.
...
The images in her mind changed, gradually revealing Jiang Yu's experiences in the second year of junior high school:
"Tsk tsk, what do you have to be proud of? You're clearly a cripple, and you're not happy about it."
"Without a father's love or a mother's affection, are you just a weed, Jiang Yu?"
"Hahaha, look at her, she's about to cry. Anyone who didn't know better would think we bullied her. Pah! Isn't she just telling the truth? You white lotus!"
...
Next is my high school years, before I transferred schools:
"Hi Jiang Yu, our class is having a party next week, would you like to...?"
"Shh! Why are you calling her? Are you crazy?"
"Oh? She's in our class too?"
"Idiot, someone like her is obviously not going to get into college, and she's disabled too. She'll probably just marry anyone after high school. Is someone like that even considered part of our class? Besides being pretty, what good qualities does she have?"
The girl glared at Jiang Yu with disdain, then pulled her companion, who still wanted to say something, away.
...
These fragments of memory returned to Jiang Yu's mind one by one; these were things she thought she had long forgotten.
She suddenly felt very cold. Even though the sun was shining brightly outside and the sand was scorching hot, she still felt cold.
She hugged her arms, lowered her eyes, and tears welled up in her eyes like an impending downpour.
Despair gradually eroded her heart.
Jiang Yu felt a surge of disappointment, and she remained silent, unable to utter a word.
"What's wrong?"
At this moment, Xia Che, who had just paid the bill, immediately noticed the disappointment on Jiang Yu's face. He glanced at the table and tentatively asked, "...Aren't you full?"
That shouldn't be the case.
There's still a little bit of food left on the table. To save money, Jiang Yu eats one thing at a time, and then eats the rest. If she's not full, she'll probably keep eating, right?
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