Chapter 16 Hospitalization
◎Busy ward◎
Zhang Huai knew she had misunderstood and hurriedly explained, "It's like this. Teacher Zhao is also driving there, so at least one student has to take the teacher's car. Sister Jiang, how about you——"
"Teacher Zhang, how can you bully our little Siyue who knows nothing?" Yue Huan couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted immediately, "Let's follow the old rules. Those who are unlucky will sit with Teacher Zhao."
"Okay." Zhang Huai nodded.
After a while, Jiang Siyue understood this "old rule".
Riding in the same car with Zhao Yan, there was a possibility of being questioned at any time. If he couldn't answer, what would happen... Yue Huan didn't want to elaborate, his distorted expression said it all.
As a result, no one wanted to ride with Zhao Yan, and a rule was derived from this: play rock-paper-scissors, and whoever loses gets to ride in Zhao Yan's car.
"Or I--" Jiang Siyue didn't care about it, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yue Huan and forced to participate. As a result, she defeated everyone in the first round. She left the stage under the "envious and jealous" eyes of everyone, and watched the result with her arms folded, eating melons on the side.
After Li Chuan won, the battle between the other three suddenly became tense. Jiang Siyue was also infected by Yue Huan's "passion" and smiled particularly brightly.
"You won?" Zhao Yan suddenly interrupted, his tone familiar, and it seemed that he also knew what Zhang Huai and the others had done.
Jiang Siyue was startled and immediately dropped her hands. She nodded obediently, making sure over and over in her mind that she didn't say anything bad about him this time.
"We're running out of time. This time, the winner gets to ride." Zhao Yan said calmly, and no one doubted him. "Besides Jiang Siyue, anyone else who wants to ride in my car is welcome to do so."
They all took a step back in unison and piled into the rental car. The door was mercilessly slammed shut. Jiang Siyue's mouth twitched. How horrible were those punishments?
After getting in the car, Zhao Yan handed breakfast to Jiang Siyue.
The dumplings at Caida have thin skin and thick meat, and they burst with juice when you bite into them. Jiang Siyue squinted her eyes happily, naturally took one out from the dumpling and handed it to Zhao Yan's mouth.
There was breakfast for two people in the car. The corners of Zhao Yan's mouth were clean, and it was obvious that he had not eaten anything.
"Knock, knock..." There was a knock on the window. Jiang Siyue stuffed the steamed bun into Zhao Yan's mouth and quickly retracted her hand. Zhao Yan rolled down the window, said a few words to Zhang Huai, and looked at someone who was obviously "guilty as a thief" and smiled helplessly.
"Leave."
Jiang Siyue turned her head, her cheeks puffed up like a hamster. "Yeah." Leaning against the car window, the morning sun fell on her face, warm and cozy. She closed her eyes and said, "I think the relationship between you and the students is too cold. Everyone is a little afraid of you."
Zhao Yan scoffed, "Are you afraid that I'd dare to play rock-paper-scissors in front of me?"
This question stumped Jiang Siyue. She retracted her head and asked softly, "So why don't people dare to ride in your car?"
"Two years ago, there was a student who kept asking me professional questions while I was driving. To ensure safe driving, I asked a few in return and asked him to think about it. In the end, I couldn't answer them, so I tripled the amount of paper he had to submit for the group meeting that week."
What does it mean to say the most brutal words in the most gentle tone? Zhao Yan is like this, with three times the amount of papers, no wonder no one dares to get on Zhao Yan's car.
Jiang Siyue tilted her head to one side, her heart in a mess. After finally waiting for a red light, she asked weakly, "Did I not disturb your driving just now?" She didn't want to read the triple paper!
Zhao Yan glanced at her and said, "You are different from them."
Their eyes met in mid-air. The green light came on, Zhao Yan looked ahead, and Jiang Siyue pulled out two pieces of paper and held them in her palm.
*
It was drizzling in Linchuan County. Jiang Siyue didn't bring an umbrella. She was afraid that others would notice something, so she didn't dare to ask for Zhao Yan's umbrella. She rushed to Yue Huan in the rain.
Also traveling with us were students from Economics Class 1 and Class 2, Finance Class 1, and Insurance Class 1. We had to wait for them to distribute the keys first.
"Siyue, are you cold?" Yue Huan held her hand and frowned, "You're only wearing such a thin layer under your coat?"
A gust of cold wind blew straight into Jiang Siyue's neck. She hugged herself tightly and forced a smile: "I'm in good health, nothing's wrong."
Shortly after putting down the backpack, endless speeches began. These leaders would speak for at least two hours each. Even Jiang Siyue, who had excellent concentration, could not sit still. At the end, she and Yue Huan supported each other and returned to the room.
Before she had even sat for ten minutes, she was called to eat again. After all this non-stop work, Jiang Siyue felt her mind was a mess and she collapsed on the bed in exhaustion. Yue Huan was mumbling to her about tomorrow's arrangements.
The tea trading market in the morning, the tea mountain in the afternoon, and meetings in the evening, it's full.
After my mind was blank for ten minutes, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen Zhao Yan since I got off the bus.
Jiang Siyue asked, "When you went out before, did Teacher Zhao always follow you?"
"No." Yue Huan lay on the bed and waved his hands lazily, "The teachers have their own things to do."
Since that was the case, Jiang Siyue didn't ask any more questions, deleted the message in the dialog box, and went to sleep.
When they went to the tea market, it finally stopped raining. Jiang Siyue felt dizzy and it was not until they arrived at the tea garden in the afternoon that she became a little more sober.
During the rare free time, Jiang Siyue was not interested in taking photos. She just walked around the tea garden and breathed in the fresh air.
"Hello classmate, can you take a picture for me?"
Jiang Siyue was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. The boy in front of her was wearing a red and white jacket and had a very innocent smile. Jiang Siyue waited for a while, and when she found that he still hadn't handed her the phone, she couldn't help but remind him.
"My phone is out of battery. Classmate, please take your pictures first and send them to me later!" The boy smiled brightly and spoke in a generous tone. Jiang Siyue did not doubt him and nodded in agreement, taking a few pictures of him casually.
When she added him on WeChat, her muddled brain finally realized something was wrong.
How to add WeChat when there is no battery?
When she looked up, there was no trace of the boy. After Jiang Siyue sent the photo, she wanted to delete the friend, but her dizzy mind made her forget about it.
She put her hand on her forehead, and the icicle-like hand touched the stove-like forehead, and she shivered uncontrollably. Yue Huan was looking for her on the way back, and she didn't care too much and ran back quickly. After sweating a little, the temperature of her forehead dropped, and she felt much more comfortable. Jiang Siyue didn't care.
God will punish anyone who is stubborn. That night, Jiang Siyue, who always boasted of being as strong as an ox, coughed and vomited, and saw double in everyone. Yue Huan was so frightened that he quickly called Zhao Yan to explain the situation.
When Zhao Yan came in, Jiang Siyue was half-kneeling on the ground, her head resting on the bed. Her hair was wet with sweat, strands sticking to her face. Her lips were pale and she looked extremely weak. "Why are you here?"
His heart tightened. Zhao Yan walked over to her side, squatted down, and said seriously, "Let's go to the hospital." He wanted to pick her up, but Jiang Siyue held him down and pointed at Yue Huan and said, "Teacher Zhao, why don't you let Yue Huan come?"
Zhao Yan sighed, stared at her for a while, and finally took a step back. "Carry her to my car."
Yue Huan felt that these two people thought too highly of her. She was not even as tall as Jiang Siyue. After she shakily helped Jiang Siyue up, she and Jiang Siyue fell forward together before she took a step.
Zhao Yan quickly grabbed it and avoided secondary damage.
"Teacher Zhao, you should come." Yue Huan pushed Jiang Siyue over without hesitation. "Siyue, Teacher Zhao is highly respected and is our elder. Don't think too much."
Yue Huan is worthy of being Yue Huan, his words are more explosive than the last. As soon as the word "elder" came out, Jiang Siyue felt that the pressure around Zhao Yan dropped instantly.
The next second, she was picked up in mid-air and unconsciously put her arms around Zhao Yan's neck.
At three o'clock in the morning, they finally arrived at the hospital. After a series of blood tests and when the nurse came to give them an injection, Jiang Siyue felt that her fever was almost gone.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were sick?" Zhao Yan came over with a stack of bills and sat down next to her. After a night of running around, Zhao Yan's eyes were dark circles, his neat hair was messy and sticking up randomly, and he was obviously tired.
"I thought it would just pass," Jiang Siyue said with a sad face, "but it turned out to be pneumonia."
After the nurse finished the infusion, Jiang Siyue yawned. Looking at the dense list of injections waiting for injection, she felt overwhelmed and said to Zhao Yan, "Why don't you go back first? I can take care of it myself."
Zhao Yan stared at Jiang Siyue expressionlessly and asked, "Do you hate being with me?"
"No." Jiang Siyue shook her head like a rattle and explained, "I just thought you had to go to Linchuan tomorrow, and I was worried you might be tired from driving."
Zhao Yan sighed heavily, feeling a little helpless.
Jiang Siyue blinked, "I——"
"Is your head still hurting?" Zhao Yan changed the subject.
Jiang Siyue relaxed, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she started coughing violently.
Zhao Yan's expression changed slightly. He quickly let her lean against him and patted her back gently. In the darkness, Jiang Siyue smelled a faint scent on him. This scent made her feel at ease, and she couldn't help wanting more.
Physiologically, liking someone's smell means that your genes are attracted to each other.
Noticing her subtle movements, Zhao Yan lowered his eyelashes and patted her back slowly.
*
Illness comes like a mountain falling and goes like a thread being pulled out. After five days in the hospital, Jiang Siyue finally had the energy to pick up her phone and reply to messages. The boy who took the photo last time was from the insurance class, named Xin Yun, and he was particularly familiar.
[Xin Yun: Miss, which class are you from? ]
Xin Yun: Let's be friends. Let's eat together later. There's a place in the snack street that has really delicious braised chicken. Let's go there tomorrow.
【……】
Jiang Siyue scrolled through the chat history, thinking about how to respond so that Xin Yun could shut up in a gentle way.
【Jiang Siyue: I am a teacher.】
The dialog box quieted down. Jiang Siyue breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at other messages. Li Chuan had called her, and Jiang Siyue saw it and chose to send a WeChat message to explain the situation. Yue Huan replied the fastest.
Yue Huan: I'm glad you're okay. I was so scared that day. Luckily, I have Teacher Zhao.
[Yue Huan: Oh, right, I have some explosive news for you!]
Jiang Siyue had been feeling idle these days, so he hurriedly urged her to speak quickly.
Yue Huan: Teacher Zhao has been so busy lately that he's been hard to find. A first-year graduate student couldn't find him, so he went to wait for him after class, but he still left. Can you guess why?
Jiang Siyue suddenly didn’t want to know this “explosive news” anymore.
Yue Huan: Teacher Zhao said his wife was sick and needed to go to the hospital to take care of her.
Yue Huan: Oh my god! Wife, Teacher Zhao actually got married. It's said that countless first-year graduate students were heartbroken that night.
I secretly glanced at Zhao Yan who was peeling an apple and typed.
[Jiang Siyue: Is Teacher Zhao so popular?]
Yue Huan: Of course! Mr. Zhao is a professor at the University of Finance and Economics, a native of Yunnan and Beijing, and a major shareholder of Linglong Jewelry Group. He has all the financial, legal, and household registration needs taken care of. Anyone who marries him can retire immediately.
Jiang Siyue was 24 years old when she was suddenly announced to retire.
Yue Huan: Oh, I just hope Mr. Zhao's wife stays sick for a while so he won't have to urge us to submit our report.
The wife gave him a deathly smile and took the apple that Zhao Yan handed over.
"Yunjing household registration, professor at the University of Finance and Economics, and a listed company." Jiang Siyue counted out the sentences she had just heard, met Zhao Yan's eyes, and said with a smile: "It seems that I don't have to work hard anymore."
Zhao Yan crossed his legs, pulled out a few pieces of paper from the side, wiped his hands carefully, and agreed with her statement, "Retire, Mrs. Zhao."
His voice was low, and now he called out "Mrs. Zhao" with a hint of smile, lazy and seductive. Jiang Siyue's face was slightly hot. She turned her head and took a big bite of the apple, mumbling: "I'm still young, I want to fight."
Zhao Yan sneered and threw the tissue into the trash can. "Mr. Jiang, do you mean that the title of Mrs. Zhao is old-fashioned? Well, you have such a good relationship with Yue Huan, so it's normal for you to treat me as an 'elder'."
Unpleasant memories flashed through her mind, and Jiang Siyue felt the apple in her mouth no longer tasted sweet. Feeling guilty, she moved closer to him and said, "I absolutely didn't mean that. Yue Huan is also innocent."
"Why doesn't Yue Huan know?" Zhao Yan asked deliberately.
Jiang Siyue felt like she was being stabbed in the heart again. She moved forward again and said weakly, "After all, I don't want to retire yet." After hesitating for a few seconds, she reached out to hug his arm and act coquettishly. As soon as she raised her hand -
"Knock knock!" A moment after the knock on the door, a bright voice came, "Miss Jiang, I'm Xie Xishu, I wanted to come see you."
As they spoke, Xie Xishu had already opened the door. After not seeing her for so long, she was still as stunningly beautiful and charming as ever, like a red rose in full bloom in a garden, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
From the moment she came in, Zhao Yan's expression hadn't changed much, but his eyes were cold and his whole body was tense. He was nervous about meeting Xie Xishu.
Jiang Siyue tactfully withdrew her hand that was frozen in mid-air.
Her eyes moved cautiously between Zhao Yan and Xie Xishu. The two looked at each other, neither of them wanting to speak. Jiang Siyue couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere and said to Xie Xishu casually, "I didn't expect Miss Xie to come to see me."
"Ever since last time, I've always wanted to make friends with Miss Jiang. This time, when I heard that Miss Jiang was sick, I hurried over."
Xie Xishu smiled sincerely, walked in naturally with flowers in her arms, without a trace of worry in her eyes. If it weren't for the last party, Jiang Siyue would have been fooled by her "sincerity".
"Come out with me." Zhao Yan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up and spoke, which caught Jiang Siyue and Xie Xishu off guard.
After Zhao Yan stood up, Xie Xishu was the first to react. He said "hmm" with joy and followed Zhao Yan. After walking a few steps, Xie Xishu suddenly turned around and smiled brightly at Jiang Siyue.
The door of the ward closed with a slight bang. Jiang Siyue maintained her original posture, and her hands on the sheets unconsciously clasped together.
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