Just as Fang Chengying put down her dictation notebook, her phone rang.
Hello.
"What? What did the doctor say?"
"Alright then."
"The cafeteria isn't open yet, so I guess I'll have to buy food outside."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
Fang Chengying hung up the phone.
Taking the opportunity, Shen Qingqing asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
Fang Chengying looked somewhat helpless as she replied, "Fangyi woke up and refused to stay in the hospital. She insisted on being discharged, but fortunately the doctor agreed. The school doctor is on his way to bring her back now."
Shen Qingqing opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, so she could only nod.
The preparatory bell rang, and Fang Chengying sent her back to class.
During the short 15-minute break between two classes, Wu Fangyi returned looking listless, wearing a mask and carrying her schoolbag.
Shen Qingqing was doing her homework when she saw Wu Fangyi next to her and quickly asked, "Sister Fangyi, why are you back in class? Shouldn't you rest a bit more?"
Wu Fangyi felt completely dazed and her thoughts were a bit sluggish. After processing Shen Qingqing's words for a moment, she replied, "Hospitalization is very expensive. I don't have that much money, and I don't want to fall behind in too many classes."
“I can lend it to you, but you can only study after you get better from your illness, otherwise you won’t be able to learn it.” Shen Qingqing’s face was full of worry.
Wu Fangyi's lips twitched slightly beneath her mask, and her eyes curved into a smile: "Thank you. I was awake for a while yesterday too. I heard the teacher say that you helped."
Shen Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then shook her head instead of mentioning the Wu family's trip to Shanghai: "What kind of help is this? If it were really help, I should have taken you back with me on Friday night, so you wouldn't have gotten sick."
Wu Fangyi shook her head: "It has nothing to do with you. I called my aunt's house that night and forgot that they said they would go with me to celebrate my brother's birthday during the summer vacation. I also didn't have my biological parents' numbers saved, so no one came to pick me up."
Shen Qingqing was surprised that she actually knew about this.
However, they didn't continue the conversation. At this point, even if they sided with Wu Fangyi and spoke ill of her aunt's family, it would be like rubbing salt into her wounds.
She changed the subject, asking, "So who paid for your hospital stay?"
Wu Fangyi took out her textbook for the next class: "My homeroom teacher paid for it for me. My money is in my bag. I don't know how much it is yet. I'll ask after class to see if I have enough money to pay my homeroom teacher back."
Shen Qingqing nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you after class."
They all shared an office, and they knew that a student had been sent to the hospital from the dormitory, so when Wu Fangyi wasn't in a good mood in class, the teachers turned a blind eye and let her off the hook.
After class, Wu Fangyi felt even more confused. She stood up, holding onto the table, and was helped to the office by Shen Qingqing.
Fang Chengying, who was correcting the morning's dictation, waved her hand when she heard Wu Fangyi's purpose. "It's nothing, don't worry about it. It's not much money. If you're still not feeling well, go back to your dorm and rest first. Your face looks too pale."
Wu Fangyi insisted, "Master, I can't let you pay this money for me for no reason."
Fang Chengying sighed when she saw Wu Fangyi's expression. "Then just give me two hundred."
"Consider this as my way of helping you, my student. You're my student, so it's normal for me to help you, right?"
Wu Fangyi pursed her chapped lips, took out two hundred-yuan bills from her pocket, and handed them to Fang Chengying.
Fang Chengying took it and casually stuffed it into her wallet: "Don't push yourself too hard. Health is the foundation of everything. Only with good health can you study well. If you feel unwell, go to the school clinic to see the school doctor, okay?"
Wu Fangyi nodded, "Understood, Master."
Fang Chengying turned to Shen Qingqing, who was accompanying her, and said, "Qingqing, you are Fangyi's deskmate, so you need to pay close attention to her. If anything seems amiss, raise your hand and tell the teacher. Don't cover it up for her, okay?"
"Okay, sure!" Shen Qingqing nodded.
Fortunately, Wu Fangyi's condition improved during the fourth period.
"Fangyi, do you want to come to the cafeteria with me, or should I go to the cafeteria and get your food for you?" Shen Qingqing stood up and looked at Wu Fangyi, who was sitting at the same table.
Wu Fangyi rested on the table for a while before slowly standing up, supporting herself on the table: "I'll go with you. I don't know what dishes the cafeteria has for me to eat today, so it'll be better to go and check."
Shen Qingqing nodded, pushed the chair under the table, and left a path for Wu Fangyi.
Because Wu Fangyi was ill, she walked slowly. When she arrived at the cafeteria, Shen Yangyang and the others were already sitting and eating.
Shen Qingqing led the people to an empty seat a little further away and explained to her aunt, "Auntie, Fangyi has a cold. I've been sitting with her all day, so we'll just sit next to her. We don't need to sit with you."
Aunt nodded understandingly.
Wu Fangyi ate an extremely bland meal. Shen Qingqing originally wanted to choose something light to accompany her as well, but Wu Fangyi stopped her.
Wu Fangyi said that she herself was already eating bland food and had no appetite, so she wanted Shen Qingqing to eat something appetizing so that she could see it and fool herself into eating.
Shen Qingqing was amused by her, but she readily agreed and picked out some dishes that looked more appetizing.
Watching Wu Fangyi finish her meal with a pained expression, and then slowly take out a packet of medicine to take.
Wu Fangyi spent the whole week like this. Fortunately, the medicine worked very well. By Friday, Wu Fangyi's weakness was gone, but she entered a coughing phase.
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