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I didn't expect the last period to be so tiring.
Xing Chen felt that all he could hear in his ears were complaints.
The voices of men and women were mixed together. I could only hear complaints, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.
The heavy rain washed away the mountain road, blocking the only way for them to leave. The road might not be cleared by the day of their return, so the students complained.
Xing Chen comforted the students within his circle of responsibility and finally found an opportunity to return to his room.
Mogo worked quietly on the draft.
When Xing Chen saw him, he calmed down.
"Being quiet is actually an advantage."
Mogo looked up at him with an innocent look on his face.
Xing Chen fell headfirst onto his bed. He was so tired that he soon began to dream.
The dream was about a bad memory.
If he could choose on his own, Xing Chen hoped that he could delete that memory on his own.
During high school, there were always different men coming and going near where he and Nan Ke lived, with clear goals.
But Nan Ke, as the protagonist, ignored most of those people.
Xing Chen knew very well that Nan Ke’s social circle was not large, and she couldn’t even remember the names of most of those people.
About a week after that embarrassing incident, Xing Chen saw Nan Ke bring a person of the opposite sex home for the first time.
Before that, Xing Chen didn't have a deep impression of that boy.
Because Nan Ke gave Xing Chen enough sense of security, although he did not completely let go of those passers-by, he did not take them to heart either.
But that day, the sky fell.
He originally thought that the movable area for those people would only be a fixed location in the community downstairs from their home, and other places were restricted areas for them.
...Xing Chen never thought that Nan Ke would take one of them home.
Actually, it's not really taking him home.
However, when they went upstairs to get something, they were seen by Xing Chen who had just arrived home.
Nan Ke introduced them to each other with a smile.
She said that the boy was her senior, but Xing Chen didn't hear her name at all.
She also said that Xing Chen was Nan Ke’s younger brother and lived with her.
She also told Xing Chen that he didn't need to wait for her for dinner in the evening, as they were going to go to the movies and would have dinner outside afterward.
Xing Chen didn't respond from beginning to end.
Later, when he thought back on that time, he felt like he was dead.
Although I could hear and see, I couldn't move or say anything.
Nan Ke seemed not to notice his abnormality.
The boy greeted him and said goodbye to him, but he didn't respond at all.
After the two of them left and the door was locked, a few minutes later, Xing Chen became weak and almost fell down.
He walked all the way to the window holding on to the sofa, and could still see Nan Ke and the boy talking and laughing as they walked away.
He had imagined such a scene, and now the nightmare had finally come true.
The boot fell off.
After Nan Ke left, Xing Chen could do nothing.
He imagined what they would say and what kind of intimate interactions they would have.
Also, will Nan Ke come back at night, or will he bring that person back when he comes back?
No, that wouldn't happen. They had just met, and Nan Ke wouldn't trust a stranger so easily.
But... that person was a stranger to him, but to Nan Ke, he was her senior, someone... she had known before this day.
To what extent have they come to understand this?
Xing Chen's mind was full of these questions.
He realized he couldn't go on like this.
Sooner or later, he will be driven crazy by these things he imagined, and Nan Ke will have no idea about it.
Just after nine o'clock in the evening, Nan Ke came back.
At the entrance, I said, "I'm back."
No one responded.
Xing Chen listened quietly to the footsteps in the room, and breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that only Nan Ke was there.
"Xing Chen?"
Nan Ke called his name softly in the house.
Xing Chen was still angry and didn't want to pay attention to her.
Then he immediately felt the urge to vomit.
Why should he ignore Nan Ke? This place wasn't even his home, it was Nan Ke's home, and he was just a temporary resident.
Lawlessness.
Xing Chen thought.
Since he had gone so far, it would be reasonable for Nan Ke to throw his things out and kick him out today.
He closed his eyes.
I heard a knock on my bedroom door.
"Xing Chen, are you there?" Nan Ke's voice was still gentle at this point: "I pushed the door open and came in."
Xing Chen struggled to open his eyes and turned around, only to see a familiar figure appear at the door.
"Are you asleep?"
Nan Ke sat down beside his bed and asked, "Why did you go to bed so early today? Have you eaten yet?"
Xing Chen's throat was dry, and he wanted to say something to show that he didn't ignore her on purpose.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he seemed to inhale some wind and immediately started coughing violently.
The voice doesn't obey its owner at all.
Nan Ke immediately poured Xing Chen a glass of warm water and touched his forehead while helping him up.
"You seem to have a fever."
Realizing that Xing Chen might be sick, all of Nan Ke's previous indifference disappeared.
She looked at him with concern and said, "You have to go to the hospital."
Xing Chen shook his head: "Just a little cold."
Thankfully, he was still able to speak and had not lost his ability to speak.
"No, you look very bad, go to the hospital."
Nan Ke had just returned and was busy again without even changing his clothes.
While helping Xing Chen find his ID card, she asked Xing Chen to change his clothes and prepare to go out with her.
Xing Chen wanted to say a few more words, but Nan Ke kept urging him on and didn't give him a chance to refuse.
Was it just an illness?
Xing Chen actually didn't realize that he was sick, he thought he was dying.
It turns out that extreme sadness can cause physical illness.
Xing Chen didn't know this before.
He thought that his health was one of his few advantages, but now it seems that it is not really an advantage. He is actually much more fragile than he thought.
There weren't many people in the hospital at night, and Nan Ke felt relieved only after the drip was hung up.
Xing Chen felt very sorry when he saw her running around for him.
"sorry."
Nan Ke was originally looking at his test results, and when she heard this, she looked into his eyes.
"What?"
"I'm sorry, you must be very tired after your date, and you had to take me to the hospital..."
Xing Chen thought of four words.
A stray dog.
It is definitely the right word to describe him at this moment.
He took a deep breath and said, "You go back. It's very close here. I'll go back by myself after I get the injection."
Nan Ke did not answer his question directly.
Instead, I asked him, “Did you not eat anything?”
Before Xing Chen opened his mouth to say anything, Nan Ke stood up, said "Wait a minute" and left.
Leaving Xing Chen sitting there alone.
Nan Ke's figure disappeared. Xing Chen turned his head and looked up, staring at the IV bottle as it injected the cold liquid into his body bit by bit, feeling the whole process.
I don’t know how long it took, but Nan Ke came back.
She packed two servings of xiaolongbao.
"When I came here, I saw a lot of people queuing up. I guess it tastes good. There are fewer people now. Eat it while it's hot."
Xing Chen did not refuse.
Only when he is with Nan Ke can he feel alive and feel hungry.
"Then there's no need to buy two. I can't finish it..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xing Chen saw Nan Ke opening the outer packaging of another package.
Nan Ke smiled and said, "And me, I didn't eat enough tonight, so I just wanted to try it out."
Xing Chen was furious: "That person didn't even let you have enough food?"
He completely ignored the possibility of choosing the wrong restaurant, the chef's incompetence, etc.
Nan Ke smiled and shook his head, then thought of something and sighed.
"Eat first, and we'll talk when you feel better."
Xing Chen was extremely anxious, but Nan Ke acted as if he would not speak unless he ate. He had no choice but to give in.
The soup from the dumplings flowed into my stomach, and I felt much more comfortable.
I'm not so hungry that I have a fever, am I? I haven't noticed it yet, Xing Chen thought.
Nan Ke also tried one and said, "Hmm, it tastes pretty good. No wonder there are so many people lining up. I have to write down the name of this shop and see if they do delivery."
Seeing her eating, Xing Chen also felt an appetite and ate two in a row.
Then he stopped and asked Nan Ke what was going on tonight.
"...Well, it's nothing actually."
It seemed that Nan Ke didn't intend to tell him the details of the process.
She simply said that the senior was interested in her and she had originally had that idea, but after spending time together today, she still felt that the two of them were not actually suitable.
"Let's just forget it."
Nan Ke lowered his head and muttered, "Su Su's idea is totally unreliable..."
Xing Chen's eyelids jumped: "Did Su Shuo introduce you two? Or...did she say she thought you two were a good match?"
Nan Ke was momentarily flustered and shook his head: "No, it has nothing to do with her."
She took a deep breath and finished another steamed dumpling.
"I think dating isn't really for me. I'd better focus on my career."
Xing Chen felt that his illness had been cured. He regained his spirits and nodded in agreement.
"Yes, you should really focus on your career first."
Xing Chen hoped that Nan Ke would continue to pursue his career until he grew up and could be with her.
Nan Ke looked at his silly look and couldn't help laughing.
Gently ruffled his hair.
"I mean, this kind of thing about falling in love just isn't for me."
Xing Chen's expression froze.
"What's the meaning?"
Nan Ke shrugged and said, "Establishing an intimate relationship with anyone is really too troublesome. It makes me feel annoyed just thinking about it. First, you have to share your future life with the other person unconditionally, and you have to provide emotional value to the other person in a timely manner... Of course, I know that in a good relationship, the other person will give me the same thing, but I am a very selfish person. I think dating is a waste of time."
Xing Chen was speechless for a long time.
He didn't know whether he should agree with her or advise her not to think that way.
In the end, he still followed his heart.
"If you meet the right person, you won't feel this way."
Nan Ke raised his eyes and looked at him.
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