Inside a small clinic near the mountains and water, a nurse was bandaging Yang Sisi's wounds, while I sat outside smoking... But my heart wasn't as calm as I appeared; I was thinking about some things...
Just as I was engrossed in the conversation, the nurse inside called me in and said, "Her wound is near her knee, so she definitely won't be able to walk for the next couple of days. You'll have to carry her back later."
I glanced at Yang Sisi and replied, "She just walked over by herself, it's not that serious, is it?"
"You're so careless... Didn't you see the blood on her leg had just flowed down to her ankle? I still have the alcohol swabs I used to clean it there, take a look for yourself."
I remained silent, and Yang Sisi chimed in, "Don't talk about him... I'm not his girlfriend, he has no obligation to carry me back. I'll walk back myself."
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t carry you… I was just worried about your injuries.” After saying that, I turned to the nurse and asked, “When will she be able to move around again?”
“For superficial injuries, she can walk whenever she wants, but this wound is near her knee, and her knee will definitely move when she walks… This movement can easily break the newly formed scab, so it’s best for her to rest in bed for the next few days… That’s what I mean, not that she’s really unable to move, understand?”
"Oh, how many days exactly?"
"Not necessarily, everyone's recovery ability is different."
I responded, then looked at Yang Sisi again. Only after I felt I could clear my mind did I turn my back to her and say, "Get on, I'll carry you back."
With the nurse's help, Yang Sisi climbed onto my back and whispered in my ear, "Now you should be smug."
"What do I have to be proud of?"
"From now on, no one will be competing with you for the basketball court."
"It's because you're not as skilled as others, you don't need to feel sorry about it!"
“You’re despicable… I think you deliberately hit me… You hate me for not letting you stay on the basketball court, you hate me for always banging on the floor above your house… If I were to be killed by you today, it would be premeditated murder, you know?”
"Why didn't I smash your mouth too?"
"Do you think I talk too much?"
"It's good that you know."
...
Although Yang Sisi looks quite slender, carrying her for such a long distance still exhausted me. As we approached the gate of the residential area, I finally couldn't help but complain to her, "You don't look fat, so why are you so heavy to carry... Where did all your weight go?"
"I've always been a very rule-abiding person, so I grow where I should grow and don't grow where I shouldn't."
"I think you've all grown up to be cunning, otherwise how could you have so many bad intentions!"
Yang Sisi grabbed my ear from behind, preventing me from saying anything to her...
This action gave me a strange feeling, as if this was how couples should act... I felt panicked again. I was trying to avoid her, so why is she the one I'm closest to now?
The woman I truly want to get close to is somewhere far away, and she still hasn't replied to my message.
...
I carried Yang Sisi to her floor, then took the key she handed me and opened the door for her. I gently put her down and said to her, "I won't go in. Take good care of yourself and don't do anything reckless."
How do I get in?
"Your other leg is fine, right? Just hop in by yourself. It's only a few steps, no problem for you."
"Didn't you tell me not to jump around like that? Why are you always contradicting yourself like this!"
I was speechless for a moment before replying, "Those who should jump around should jump around, and those who shouldn't shouldn't jump around..."
"Then draw a line for me: when can I jump around, and when can't I?"
"Things related to eating, drinking, and relieving oneself are all about solving basic needs, so they're definitely worth your effort... But things like banging on the floor, which harm others and don't benefit yourself, aren't worth your effort."
Yang Sisi laughed: "You seem to have a particular grudge about banging on the floor!"
"You're driving me crazy... I'm really busy, I don't have enough energy every day, please have mercy."
What are you busy with every day?
"I'm busy with life... I'm different from you. If I'm idle, I'll be quickly eliminated by society; even if you're idle your whole life, you won't lose a single bit of your sense of superiority!"
"I'll go in and get you a cigarette, then you can have a good talk with me and tell me exactly where we differ."
"You smoke?"
"I won't smoke, the smell is awful! It's a really good cigarette that Cao Xiaobei left here last time. Someone gave it to his dad when they needed something from him. Do you want to smoke it?"
"No need for all that trouble... Once you've jumped in, don't come out again. I'll close the door for you."
Yang Sisi gave me a disgusted look and replied, "Fine, don't smoke then... Next time, when Nie Dangdang comes, I'll trick her into smoking... Anyway, you're already grooming him to be a scoundrel, so I'll just add fuel to the fire and then we'll both ruin his life together."
"How can you talk such nonsense..."
"Who's talking nonsense? This is all your doing! Making him take off his clothes in front of me... If I hadn't stopped him in time, he would have even taken off his underwear!... What kind of hooliganism is this? He has no sense of social morality at all!"
"I didn't let him take his clothes off completely... That kid is really unreliable!"
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