Chapter 137 Hugging is inappropriate
How can you hug each other?
"Doctor Lu?" Chi Dong was stunned at first, and then he became confused. Something was wrong. He fainted, and the hospital should have notified his family. Why did Doctor Lu call Bu Qianli?
Do the two know each other?
Perhaps his puzzled look was too obvious. Bu Qianli raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes fell on Chi Dong's face, and she explained slowly, "You forgot that your phone ran out of battery on the day your uncle was hospitalized, so you filled in my number as the contact number."
Bu Qianli did not intend to tell Chi Dong that he was the "killer of one person every ten steps" at this time. He suppressed the complicated emotions in his eyes. Some things need to be said at the right time, but now is obviously not the time.
Chi Dong was slightly startled, and memories came flooding back like a tide - that day when he received the news that his father had an accident, he felt like he had fallen into an icy cave, his hands and feet were cold, and his mind was blank.
He arrived at the hospital in a panic and heard someone next to him whisper, "Fill in my number." He did it in a daze, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Thinking of this, Chi Dong's ears felt slightly hot and he lowered his head in embarrassment: "I... I forgot."
Bu Qianli's gaze fell on Chi Dong's pale face, his brows furrowed unconsciously, and his tone revealed a hint of severity that he himself did not even notice: "The doctor said that you fainted because of irregular eating and disordered rest. You..." He paused, as if he was suppressing some emotion, and at this moment, a slight sound suddenly came from the air - "dong".
Bu Qianli unconsciously placed the cup in his hand on the table. The bottom of the cup touched the table, making a subtle but clear sound.
Chi Dong lowered his head, avoiding his burning gaze, his fingers twisting the corner of the quilt unconsciously, and his voice was filled with a hint of guilt that anyone could hear: "I'm just... a little busy recently..."
Bu Qianli ignored his explanation and said, "Being busy is not a reason for you to skip meals. You need to rest well. You don't need to come to the company for the time being. Wait until you are fully recovered."
When Chi Dong heard that he was not allowed to go to work, he immediately became anxious and raised his head quickly: "No, no, I still have work to do, and I just have low blood sugar, not a serious illness, there is really no need to do this."
"No matter how important work is, it is not as important as your health." Bu Qianli's voice was low and unquestionable. "It's decided. I will let my assistant talk to your manager about the leave. You don't have to worry."
Chi Dong opened his mouth and wanted to fight a few more times, but seeing that Bu Qianli didn't have any room for negotiation, he swallowed his words back.
"Okay, then...thank you, senior."
Seeing that he was obedient, Bu Qianli's expression eased a little, and his tone changed from stern to gentle: "Have a good rest, don't let us... worry."
Chi Dong nodded lightly. At this moment, his heart felt like a mixture of mixed feelings, indescribably complicated.
He didn't expect that Dr. Lu would call Bu Qianli directly, and he didn't expect that after Bu Qianli received the call, he would actually put down his work and rush to the hospital to wait.
Thinking secretly in his heart, he couldn't help but secretly glance at the person opposite him, and looked away before Bu Qianli noticed.
At this moment, Chi Dong inadvertently glanced out the window. The originally bright sky had darkened at some point, as if covered by a piece of gray cloth.
His heart suddenly tightened as he realized that he had been delayed for such a long time since he fainted. His parents, who had been waiting for him to come back, must be extremely worried.
“Oh no!”
Chi Dong's expression changed instantly. He threw back the quilt and hurriedly got out of bed. He didn't even bother to put on his shoes and wanted to go out barefoot.
"Where are you going?" Bu Qianli was quick to grab his wrist. Although the force was not strong, it held him firmly in place.
"My parents will definitely be worried if I don't go back for such a long time. No, I have to go back." Chi Dong's voice was a little trembling, and he struggled with his wrist in Bu Qianli's palm but couldn't get rid of it.
"...Don't worry, just stay here. I'll go get them for you now." Bu Qianli stuffed Chi Dong back into the quilt and tucked the corners of the quilt for him considerately. Her movements were gentle but strong.
"Don't bother you, senior. I..." Chi Dong hesitated and wanted to say something, but Bu Qianli raised her hand and gently rubbed the top of his head. The movement was so gentle that he forgot to breathe for a moment.
"Be obedient, baby." Bu Qianli's tone was as if he was coaxing a disobedient child, and for some reason there was a hint of pampering in it.
Chi Dong's heart shuddered when he heard this; his heartbeat quickened and his ears turned red, like ripe fruits that would break at the slightest touch.
All the words that Chi Dong wanted to say to refuse were stuck in his throat. In the end, he could only nod in panic and agree.
Chi Dong came back to his senses only after Bu Qianli's figure disappeared outside the door. He raised his hand and gently touched his earlobe which was red from the heat. His thoughts were now a tangled mess and he couldn't make sense of them.
He was not a fool, of course he could see the change in Bu Qianli's attitude towards him. Originally, he thought that after the confession, Bu Qianli would stay away from him.
He had already prepared himself mentally, assuming that their relationship would return to that of "familiar strangers" or just ordinary senior and junior students.
However, the development of the matter was completely different from what he expected. Although after that, Chi Dong could feel that Bu Qianli was indeed distancing herself from him intentionally or unintentionally.
But after he was inexplicably scolded for delivering documents, the other party's attitude suddenly took a 180-degree turn.
She called him by his nickname tenderly, and was busy helping the family with all kinds of chores. Even when they were most needed, he was always the first to show up.
What made Chi Dong even more confused was that Bu Qianli's attitude towards him seemed to be closer than before, or even... ambiguous.
This sudden change made him wonder if he was too sensitive and overthinking. Maybe Bu Qianli came to the hospital to help out of responsibility just because the doctor called, not because she had any special feelings for him.
After all, he is also an employee of ET. Company, and as a boss, it is understandable for Bu Qianli to care about his subordinates.
But even if he found various excuses and reasons to excuse Bu Qianli, Chi Dong still couldn't convince himself. Those subtle concerns, gentle tones, and occasional doting eyes were like tiny thorns that gently pierced his heart, making him unable to restrain his fantasies.
Before he could sort out his confused thoughts, Dad Chi and Mom Chi pushed the door open and walked in hurriedly.
"My dear!" Mother Chi's voice was filled with heartache. She quickly walked to the bedside and reached out to touch Chi Dong's forehead. "Tell me quickly, do you have a fever or are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"Yes, kid, why didn't you tell us that you were not feeling well? You made us worried." Dad Chi came up a step later than Mom Chi. He waited for her to finish speaking before looking around at Chi Dong with a worried look on his face.
"Dad, Mom, you're here." Seeing the two people come in, Chi Dong hurriedly sat up from the bed.
Chi's mother's eyes were slightly red. Although she was blaming him, she was more distressed: "My dear, why did you suddenly faint? What did the doctor say?"
Without waiting for Chi Dong to answer, Chi's father, who was standing beside him, sighed and said, "Kid, you hide everything. You don't tell us even when you are tired. You have to wait until something happens before letting us know."
"The doctor said I had low blood sugar and gave me an IV of glucose. I'm fine now." Chi Dong knew they were worried about him, so he comforted them softly, "Don't worry, I just didn't have time to eat breakfast today, so I feel dizzy. I promise you, I will eat on time in the future, and this will never happen again."
"...Okay, then you have to do what you say." Mother Chi held his hand tightly. Seeing his serious promise, her tone softened, and her eyes were full of tenderness and heartache.
Father Chi echoed: "Do what you say."
"Yes, I promise you."
After chatting with the two of them for a while, Chi Dong's gaze involuntarily drifted towards the door, and he secretly expected that a figure would appear in front of him in the next second.
However, he didn't see that person until the end of the conversation. Chi Dong retracted his gaze, pursed his lips slightly, and pretended not to care.
"Mom."
"Huh? What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'll call a doctor for you." Mother Chi said nervously.
"Are you feeling unwell? Don't panic, I'll go call the doctor right now, you just wait here." When Mr. Chi heard this, he suddenly became anxious and turned around to rush out.
Chi Dong waved his hands and comforted her quickly, "No, no, I'm not feeling unwell. I just want to ask... where did Senior Bu go?"
"Oh, I'm glad you're okay." Father Chi stopped walking, breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Chili has gone to get the medicine for you."
"I'm glad you're not feeling unwell. My dear, you almost scared me." Mother Chi looked at him carefully and saw that he looked normal and didn't seem to be trying hard. She was relieved. "Are you looking for him because of something urgent? How about I ask your dad to go find him? After all, we should be the ones to get the medicine. It's not nice to trouble him to make a special trip."
"Don't bother, Dad." Hearing that Bu Qianli was going to get medicine for him, Chi Dong's eyes suddenly brightened, and there was an inexplicable joy in his voice when he spoke, "Why don't I go? Anyway, I'm fine now, so I can get out of bed and walk around." After saying that, he ignored their obstruction, lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed.
"My dear, your body hasn't fully recovered yet, how can you get out of bed and run around?" Mother Chi stopped him from getting off the bed, then turned around and glared at her lover who was standing there stupidly, "Isn't your dad idle and has nothing to do? Just let him go, and you just lie down obediently."
"...Dad was in a car accident and hasn't recovered yet." Chi Dong knew that if he didn't come up with a reasonable reason, his mother would never let him go.
He pursed his lips, softened his tone, and pleaded, "Mom, there's really no need for Dad to go. I'm actually looking for my senior... because I have something to tell him."
Hearing this, Chi's mother's eyes moved slightly, as if she had noticed something. But seeing that Chi Dong looked serious, she did not ask any more questions. She just sighed and compromised, saying, "Okay, then go and come back soon, don't let us worry."
Chi Dong assured her again and again, saying coquettishly, "Don't worry, Dr. Lu said I'm fine. Don't you believe in his medical skills?"
Seeing his firm attitude, Mother Chi had no choice but to nod and agree to let him go.
After getting her consent, Chi Dong felt relieved and walked out the door quickly without thinking, fearing that if she was a few steps late, she would regret it.
As a result, as soon as he opened the door, a familiar figure suddenly appeared outside. Before he could be surprised, he stumbled because he was walking too fast, and fell forward uncontrollably.
"careful!"
"Son!"
"Ah! My dear..."
Suddenly, he heard several screams. Chi Dong's heart tightened: Oh no, I'm going to fall flat on my face! But he didn't expect that in the next second, a strong arm would wrap around his waist, firmly. Then, he was pulled into a warm embrace, and he almost didn't react.
When he came to his senses and looked up, he met Bu Qianli's deep eyes, which were full of worry.
"Why don't you just rest in bed? What are you doing running out?" Bu Qianli gently held his waist with both hands, frowning slightly, with a look of tension and worry.
"I……"
Chi Dong's face flushed instantly, and his heart beat as fast as a drum, thump thump thump non-stop. He stared blankly at the handsome face that was magnified in front of him, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but the words just couldn't come out, and he even forgot that he was still being held in someone's arms.
Seeing him like this, Bu Qianli couldn't help but raise her lips, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes, and she asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"
Hearing the voice, Chi Dong finally realized that he was still foolishly holding on to someone else's shirt. He quickly let go of his hand, avoided the pair of eyes that made his heart beat faster, and stammered, "No, it's okay... Thank you, senior."
He wanted to step back after he finished speaking, but somehow his calves went weak and he had no strength at all, and he almost fell down again.
Fortunately, Bu Qianli didn't let go yet. She held his arm and said sternly, "Don't worry. Be careful not to fall again."
"...Okay." Chi Dong's ears were red now. He responded obediently on the surface, but in his heart he cursed himself for blushing so easily. His parents were here. What if they saw what he was thinking?
Before Chi Dong could stand up straight, his mother rushed over to him in the ward and asked worriedly, "Did you fall anywhere? Let me take a look!"
"Mom, I'm fine, don't worry." Chi Dong comforted softly.
"That's good, that's good, I was really scared." Mother Chi let out a long sigh, and the tension on her face gradually dissipated. Then she remembered that it was Bu Qianli who saved Chi Dong. She turned around and said with a smile, "Xiao Bu, thank you so much."
Bu Qianli smiled slightly, looking calm and composed, "You're welcome, this is what I should do."
While they were chatting, Chi Dong thought that he would be discharged from the hospital soon, so he secretly packed up his things and prepared to leave.
Before he could finish taking the medicine, he heard Bu Qianli say, "Doctor Lu said I have to keep on getting nutrient injections for a few more days."
When Chi Dong heard this, his eyes widened and he immediately wanted to refute, "Senior, how can you lie? When did Doctor Lu say that?"
But before he could get the words out of his mouth, his father, his mother and Bu Qianli jointly "suppressed" him.
"Since the doctor said we need to continue the IV drip, let's stay for a few more days." Chi's mother looked worried and didn't give him a chance to refute.
"That's right, health is the most important thing. We are in the hospital anyway, so we can take care of you." Chi's father also helped.
Bu Qianli added slowly, "My dear, just listen to Dr. Lu and don't take your health lightly."
The three of them bombarded him one after another, and no matter how much Chi Dong wanted to stop them, he couldn't win. In the end, he could only stay in the hospital and get the so-called nutritional injection.
In the following days, in order to avoid being alone with Bu Qianli, Chi Dong, for the first time ever, acted like a spoiled child in front of Chi's mother, and tried hard to persuade her that he was fine and could be discharged from the hospital.
However, Chi's mother was adamant and refused to give in no matter what. Chi Dong had no choice but to give up the idea and use them as a "shield".
He thought to himself that it was better for four people to be together in the same ward than to be alone with Bu Qianli. This way, he could avoid those heart-pounding moments that made his heart beat faster.
But he had no idea that Bu Qianli could see through his little tricks at a glance. However, Bu Qianli did not expose him. Instead, she showed up in the ward on time every day with a smile on her face and a permissive look, carrying several large bags of fresh fruits and nutritional supplements, and even thoughtfully brought a few books for Chi Dong to read.
Until the day of discharge, Chi Dong had packed up early and paid the bill. Although the fee was so low that he couldn't believe it, the nurse confirmed again and again that there was no problem, so he could only pay all the fees with a lot of doubts.
After paying the bill, he checked and found that there was still two thousand left in the card.
After he told Chi Baba and his father about this, they also found it incredible, and then began to praise the national medical insurance reimbursement as a real benefit to the people.
The three of them walked down to the lobby on the first floor. Chi Dong listened to their conversation while looking around secretly. Just when he thought Bu Qianli would not show up and was half relieved and half disappointed, suddenly, a familiar sound of footsteps came from far away and gradually approached until it came to their side and slowly stopped.
"Dong Dong."
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Since the house rented by Chi's father was far from his company and transportation was not convenient, Chi Dong only stayed there for one day and then returned to school to live. After saying goodbye to them, he put on his backpack and sat at the station waiting for the bus back to school.
This place is remote, so there are not many people waiting for the bus. A few minutes later, a car with familiar numbers on it slowly drove up. Looking through the window from outside, there were only a few passengers inside. After getting on the bus smoothly, Chi Dong found a seat and sat down.
It was almost autumn now, and a breeze blew in through the window, bringing a little coolness. Chi Dong felt that the car was swaying forward. There were not many passengers in the car, so it seemed a little cold inside.
Chi Dong was sitting by the window, looking out the window, not knowing what he was thinking about. At this moment, a "ding" notification sounded. He did not open it to see, because he knew who sent it.
He stared at the phone interface in silence for a long time, his thoughts becoming complicated.
Suddenly, my mind flashed back to what happened when I was discharged from the hospital. At that time, Dad Chi was talking about the high cost of renting houses within the 5th ring road of Beijing. Then Dad Chi said that he met a few people at work, and they recommended several good places to him. He looked for several days one after another, and finally rented a one-bedroom and one-living room apartment with a nice environment within the 7th ring road.
Chi Dong was just about to ask about the details of the house, but Bu Qianli and Lu Jinjiang suddenly appeared with a smile and mentioned that there was a vacant room in his house and wanted Chi Dong and his family to live there.
Chi Dong was stunned for a moment, thinking that his hearing aid was broken and he had heard it wrong. He stood there in a daze, without any reaction.
On the contrary, when Chi's mother beside him heard this, she showed a hint of surprise for a moment, but then she quickly came to her senses, smiled and politely refused, and Chi's father also followed suit.
Hearing Chi's mother's refusal, Chi Dong came back to his senses instantly, his eyelashes trembled rapidly, and his eyes became clear instantly, "Don't bother you, senior, we have found a house."
Seeing that they were unwilling, Bu Qianli did not force them and responded with a polite smile, "Okay, since uncle has already rented a house, let me take you back."
Chi's mother was in a dilemma: "I'm so sorry, you have helped us so much, we are really..."
"It's okay. I just happened to be meeting a friend on the way." Bu Qianli had a calm face, his eyes were deep and bright, as if his expression was always the same, and there was always a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. "Besides, I also have something to say to Dongdong."
When his name was suddenly called, Chi Dong looked up abruptly. What he didn't expect was that Bu Qianli's gaze was also on him at this time, and the look in his eyes was full of deep meaning that Chi Dong couldn't understand.
Chi Dong's heartbeat suddenly quickened as he was stared at by him. He could clearly feel his heart beating "thump thump thump" non-stop. His cheeks, which were originally pale and bloodless due to illness, now began to feel hot, as if they were being roasted by fire.
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