After Lao Mi left, my mother and Chen Jin followed in his footsteps... I felt much relieved. They probably wouldn't mention Lu Jia to me again until I could get out of bed and walk.
Honestly, if I were surrounded by complaints, I would eventually feel that life was meaningless... So, I am someone who really needs understanding.
...
After a while of being alone and quiet, the phone beside him vibrated. He picked it up and saw it was a message from Yang Sisi. Although it was just text, he could feel her caution. She asked, "Have your parents left yet?"
"They haven't left yet."
“If you leave, just tell me… I’ve wandered all the way from Walmart to Kunming Department Store… It’s so windy outside, and I was pushing an empty wheelchair; everyone was looking at me like I was an idiot!”
"Then come over here, what are you afraid of!"
"Nonsense, what do you think I'm afraid of?"
"Weren't you being pretty arrogant just now?!"
"On the surface, he's as calm as a mountain, but inside he's panicking like a dog... Those are your parents, who would really want to offend them?"
"You have already offended them."
“It was an emergency… If I wasn’t afraid you might do something rash and jump off the hospital roof, I wouldn’t have said those things to them.”
Before I could reply, Yang Sisi sent another message, asking, "What do your parents think of me now?"
"We're discussing whether to steam you or deep-fry you."
"Can you stop joking? I'm asking you seriously."
Still intending to joke, I asked Yang Sisi, "By the way, does your family really have hundreds of millions in assets? ...You're just bragging."
"Aren't you annoying...? Can't you just answer my question properly?"
"They've already left... Come here."
...
About fifteen minutes later, I saw Yang Sisi lurking suspiciously by the door. She glanced inside and, after confirming that I was the only one there, she pushed her wheelchair in. It seemed that she was really wary of Lao Mi and my mother.
She poured herself a glass of water, took a sip, and then said to me, "Tell me properly, what do your parents really think of me?"
"Since ancient times, the victor is king and the loser is villain. You have already won a great victory. My parents, as the losers, dare to have any opinions?"
"You really can't tell, I said those things because I felt sorry for you."
I was in a daze for a moment, and then it was as if I saw the scene of Yang Sisi arguing with my parents again... I felt a surge of emotion and suddenly wanted to do something for her, but looking around, I didn't have anything worthwhile to give her in return.
In the end, I just smiled at her and didn't say anything more.
...
Night deepened, and Yang Sisi lay on another empty hospital bed, playing on her phone. After a moment's hesitation, I said to her, "Why don't you go find a hotel to stay in?"
It's so uncomfortable in the courtyard.
Yang Sisi replied without looking up, "Don't you know I'm a very stubborn person? ... What I say is what I mean... So, I'm staying here and not going anywhere."
"Someone just died in the hospital, aren't you afraid?"
Yang Sisi abruptly put her phone down, then looked at me with a terrified expression. After a long while, she finally spoke to me, "Then I can't leave even more... I'll be even more scared sleeping alone... I can't bear to recall that scene, it was too bloody, too real!"
"Don't say I didn't warn you... This is where the incident happened. If there really is any supernatural event, tonight will definitely be the worst!"
Yang Sisi climbed from her bed onto mine, then grabbed my arm and looked me over warily… Seeing how seriously she took it, I felt a little uneasy; after all, I had witnessed that scene myself… I didn’t know if it could be considered a vengeful spirit.
“Michael, I’ll push you up in your wheelchair. Let’s find a hotel over at Taiye Plaza… This place is really scary.”
I forced myself to say, "I'm not afraid... You go by yourself."
“No… You have to stay with me tonight… If you don’t want to go, I’ll stay here…” After thinking for a moment, she added, “I still think the hospital is safer. If he gets involved with me and I’m still living alone outside, I’m doomed…”
"What terrible thing did you do? ... There were so many people there, why was he bothering you?"
"Because I'm a pushover, the easiest target for others to bully!"
I was both amused and exasperated: "You... you think you're easy prey?..."
"Not only am I an easy target, I'm also a soft girl... Do you want to pinch me?"
Looking at her teasing manner, I don't know if she's really scared or just pretending... Anyway, she's completely let loose in front of me, and she'll occasionally adopt an aggressive stance towards me... But I can't attack her, because my attack would be destructive!
It was at this moment that the nurse on duty came to my ward and reminded us that it was time to turn off the lights and rest.
...
Yang Sisi seemed afraid that I would send her away. As soon as the nurse left, she got up to turn off the light and then returned to my bed... Anyone who has been to a hospital knows that hospital beds are very small, so no matter how I tried to avoid it, I would still have physical contact with Yang Sisi.
This kind of contact makes me want to hold her tighter, but... just because she acts like a daughter-in-law in front of Lao Mi doesn't mean I can treat her as a woman I can take as I please.
I lowered my voice and said to her, "Don't rub against me like that, it's making me uncomfortable..."
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