Chapter 63 "Su Yun is no longer your deskmate."
After having a fever for a whole day, Xing Xiaochu was still sick, but her eyes were bright, especially when she saw Qi Ying taking off his shoes and squeezing in the same bed with her, there was a smile in her eyes.
"Shh." Qi Ying reminded her softly, "Don't let the nurse find out."
Xing Xiaochu nodded obediently, and then when she saw Qi Ying extending his hand towards her, she naturally moved forward and fell into his arms.
The tip of my nose was filled with the smell of disinfectant from the hospital and the faint scent of plum wine on Qi Ying's body.
It made Xing Xiaochu feel extremely at ease.
Perhaps because he had slept for a whole day, Xiaochu was not particularly sleepy at the moment. There were not many people in the emergency room, and the hospital was inexplicably quiet in the early morning.
Soon, Xing Xiaochu heard the steady breathing of the person next to her. She opened her eyes and found that Qi Ying had closed his eyes at some point and was sleeping soundly.
Although his sleeping posture was a little strange, and he even stretched out one hand to hold Xing Xiaochu loosely to prevent her from falling off the bed, Qi Ying was still sleeping very soundly.
Xing Xiaochu blinked and didn't call her. He just looked at the woman in front of him carefully in the light coming through the curtain.
Qi Ying had beautiful eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and nice lips, plump and warm lips that felt great to kiss. Xing Xiaochu remembered that feeling, and she quietly reached out her hand to touch the other person's rosy lips.
When Xing Xiaochu's fingers just touched Qi Ying's lips, she quickly retracted them. She stared at her fingertips for a while, worried that she had not washed her hands and it would be unhygienic to touch Qi Ying's lips casually.
Considering his sister's health, Xing Xiaochu did not continue to touch her. He just snuggled on the pillow, looking at the sleeping Qi Ying, gently touching her face with his fingers, and rubbing her hair hanging on the pillow.
Qi Ying woke up before the young nurse came. When she lowered her head, she saw Xing Xiaochu sleeping soundly in her arms. For some reason, there was a look of satisfaction in her eyes and brows.
She stood up quietly. The nurse came in and took a look and guessed that the two of them must have huddled together for a while to take a nap. This was a common occurrence in the emergency room, so she didn't make a big deal about it.
After pulling out the needle, the nurse said to Qi Ying, who was sitting on a stool, "Observe for another half an hour. If nothing happens, you can go home."
Qi Ying nodded and thanked her.
Before dawn in the morning, Qi Ying brought Xing Xiaochu out of the hospital.
In the car, Xing Xiaochu had not fully woken up yet. He was still dazed while sitting in the passenger seat, which looked a bit cute.
While fastening her seat belt, Qi Ying said to her, "Let's go home first. Let's buy some of your favorite food on the way. Then have a good sleep when we get home. You didn't sleep well last night."
Xing Xiaochu nodded, squinted his eyes and yawned.
The steamed buns at the entrance of the community were freshly baked and hot. Qi Ying selected a few flavors that Xing Xiaochu liked and bought two cups of soy milk. Xing Xiaochu was sitting in the car at the moment, looking at Qi Ying who had just bought breakfast through the rolled down window, looking up at her slightly.
"Here." Qi Ying handed the breakfast in through the car window, held the roof and said to her, "When we get home, go to sleep. I have something to do outside."
Xing Xiaochu paused while chewing the bun, looked up at her and asked, "Are we going to the crematorium?"
Qi Ying had no intention of hiding it from her and nodded slightly.
Xing Xiaochu was silent for a long time while holding the hot buns, and then she said to Qi Ying, "He said before that he doesn't like sunbathing. Can you find a place with shade for him to bury him?"
Qi Ying tilted his head and asked, "Aren't you going to bury him with your mother?"
"Mom was beaten by him every day before. I don't want to be buried with him after I die. It's better to be separated." Xing Xiaochu said in a clear and cold voice, "It's better to be far away so that we can't see each other in the next life."
Qi Ying looked deeply at the person sitting in front of him. Xing Xiaochu's eyes were calm when he said this. He had arranged his father's funeral naturally, which made Qi Ying feel distressed.
Xing Xiaochu's previous days were really difficult. In the background setting of the game, just a few words laid the foundation for Xing Xiaochu's unfortunate childhood.
For Qi Ying, this may just be an ordinary background introduction, but for Xing Xiaochu, it is a real 18 years.
Qi Ying reached out and rubbed Xing Xiaochu's head, and said to her in a pretended cheerful tone: "Okay, I'll find him a cool place, far away from your mother."
Xing Xiaochu shrank his neck due to being pressed, but he still raised his head slightly to look at Qi Ying, and smiled with the corners of his lips curled.
As soon as they got home, the half-grown kittens jumped out and started circling around Xing Xiaochu's feet, looking very worried about their owner.
"Change your clothes and go to bed." Qi Ying watched Xing Xiaochu pick up the cat and kiss it, then said to her, "Order takeout if you're hungry. Call me if you have anything."
Xing Xiaochu nodded, and obediently carried the kitten to her bedroom.
Qi Ying watched her close the door and realized that it was still early and the funeral home probably hadn't started working yet, so she thought about cleaning the house first.
It would have been fine if he didn't clean, but as soon as he started to clean up, Qi Ying found a lot of traces of Xing Xiaochu.
There were two identical pillows at the head of the bed in his room. The side where he slept was clean, while the side where Xing Xiaochu slept was filled with dolls. The most eye-catching one was the brown puffer fish that Xing Xiaochu gave him on his birthday.
There are two sets of toiletries in the bathroom, a cream-colored toothbrush and peach-flavored toothpaste, which are obviously children's favorites.
Half of the closet is filled with Qi Ying's clothes, and the other half is filled with Xing Xiaochu's clothes.
Even in the refrigerator at home, there was a half-drunk soda and half a watermelon that Xing Xiaochu had not finished eating.
Looking at all this, Qi Ying actually felt a sense of happiness, as if she and Xing Xiaochu really existed in this room.
Qi Ying looked at the traces of Xing Xiaochu and sighed.
How wonderful it would be if all this were true...
***
Xing Jianguo's funeral was handled quickly. When Qi Yingren arrived there, the ashes had already been burned. The cemetery chose the cheapest, coldest and most humid place to bury him, and the staff who promoted the cemetery even gave him a 50% discount.
After returning, Qi Ying briefly told Xing Xiaochu about the matter. The child blinked and said "Oh", indicating that he understood.
Later, because of the persistent low fever, Xing Xiaochu took another three days off. It was not until the third morning when her temperature returned to normal that Qi Ying felt at ease to let her go to school.
Qi Ying squatted down on the shoe bench at the door to tie Xing Xiaochu's shoelaces. The two of them slept separately during the days of illness. In addition, Xing Xiaochu was not in good spirits, so Qi Ying did not dare to get close to her.
At this moment, Qi Ying felt satisfied just tying his shoelaces.
"Let's walk to school later." Qi Ying straightened Xing Xiaochu's trouser legs and said to her, "It's too congested to drive. It's better to walk faster."
Xing Xiaochu naturally had no objection. He patted the kitten on the head before leaving and followed Qi Ying out.
It has rained for two days and it is sunny today.
Although the sun was shining brightly, there was still a chill in the air. When leaving the community, Xing Xiaochu paused and glanced to the side.
That was the place where Xing Xiaochu had the last argument with his father.
Qi Ying had been observing the people around her, so naturally she noticed all her little movements.
Sure enough, you still think about it, right?
Qi Ying took the initiative to move closer, holding the hand of the person next to him, attracting Xing Xiaochu's attention.
"Do you smell the scent of osmanthus?" Qi Ying smiled tenderly and said to her, "Golden osmanthus flowers are blooming on both sides of the road."
Xing Xiaochu looked up and saw golden flowers blooming on the roadside leading to the school. They bloomed in clusters and emitted a strong fragrance.
Those little flowers look as tiny as stars from a distance, but the scent they emit can be smelled by everyone.
Xing Xiaochu stared at the osmanthus flowers above her head. After a long while, she blinked slightly, held Qi Ying's hand tightly and said to her, "It smells so good."
Qi Ying said, "Osmanthus flowers all smell good."
Xing Xiaochu was stunned for a moment, then realized the man's teasing, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red, but she still couldn't bear to let go of the hand he was holding.
At the school gate, Qi Ying was about to see Xing Xiaochu off to school when he heard a voice from afar, "Xing Xiaochu's parents, please wait a moment."
Qi Ying turned around and saw that it was Xing Xiaochu's homeroom teacher.
In the teachers' office, the head teacher poured Qi Ying a glass of water and motioned for her to sit down and chat slowly.
Qi Ying was a little nervous when she was suddenly called to the office. She looked at her head teacher in confusion: "Teacher, is there something you want me to do? Or is our Xiaochu in school..."
"Oh, Xing Xiaochu is doing well in school. Nothing's wrong with her. She's very down-to-earth and has a good relationship with her classmates." The head teacher pushed his glasses, looked Qi Ying up and down, paused, and then asked, "Excuse me, are you Xing Xiaochu's biological sister?"
Qi Ying said vaguely: "Ah, not really my biological sister, but Xiaochu currently lives in my house, and I am responsible for everything about her."
The head teacher nodded slightly; "I see."
"Parents should also know that high school is a very important stage. Our studies are arranged. Xing Xiaochu will have some extra holidays because she is an Omega, but..." The head teacher said sternly: "She can't always ask for leave, right?"
Qi Ying: “…”
This is my point.
But it seemed to be true. Qi Ying had asked for leave for Xing Xiaochu too many times, and it would often be for a week. He had to ask for leave at least three or four times since the beginning of the school year. No wonder the head teacher would come to him on his own initiative.
"I didn't think this through." Qi Ying said embarrassedly: "Xiaochu did take too much leave, didn't he?"
The head teacher looked at her with a 'you know that' look.
Qi Ying laughed dryly when being stared at, and promised again and again that he would not take so much leave next time.
***
When I returned to the classroom, Chen Dongdong and Xin Ya came over before I sat down.
"I saw your sister was called to the office by our class teacher!" Chen Dongdong asked in surprise, "What happened?"
Xing Xiaochu was also at a loss: "The teacher said he wanted to talk to my sister alone, so he asked me to come back first. I don't know the details."
Xin Ya stroked her chin and pondered, "I guess Xiaochu has asked for too many days off recently. She said at the class meeting two days ago that we can't ask for too many days off at this stage."
Chen Dongdong nodded seriously.
Xing Xiaochu blinked his eyes, worried that Qi Ying would be scolded by the teacher, and thought about sending her a text message to ask her later.
A few people were chatting when the deputy monitor came over with his schoolbag on his back and sat down on the seat next to Xing Xiaochu.
Xing Xiaochu widened his eyes slightly, looked at the deputy monitor and said in surprise: "Monitor, this is Su Yun's seat."
Upon hearing this, the deputy monitor looked up and said to Xing Xiaochu: "Oh, you just came here on leave so you may not know. Su Yun asked to change her seat two days ago. Now she is not your deskmate."
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