Chapter 38
Sheng Huaizhou took her luggage and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"not yet."
"Then let's go eat first."
Xia Weining hesitated, "You don't have to go to work?"
"Look at the time." He let out a low laugh, "I need to eat too."
Xia Weining hurriedly checked her phone. It was past 12 noon, time to get off work, and she felt a lot more relaxed.
"What to eat?"
Sheng Huaizhou didn't even turn his head, "You decide."
"Eat noodles." She added, "It's faster this way and won't affect your work."
"good."
The two chose a noodle shop near the community. Xia Weining had no interest in eating noodles at all and kept secretly looking up to observe him. He hid quickly the first few times, but was caught red-handed the last time.
"Why do you keep looking at me?"
"Thank you."
He gave a perfunctory "hmm".
He thought it was over, but seeing Xia Weining still staring at him, he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Is there something on my face?"
Xia Weining leaned forward and asked quietly, "Why don't you become a star?"
"What?"
"Just be an actor. This will be very popular in the future. And you are so beautiful, you can't waste it."
"Just because you're good-looking, you want to be an actor?" He said with disdain, "You're insulting the people's police."
"I'm sorry. My bad."
Xia Weining raised his hands in surrender and hurriedly ate his meal. Who could stand being accused of such a thing?
After dinner, Xia Weining went home and cleaned up briefly. She had to go to work the next day, so she prepared the lesson plans and new lesson content.
Because she had been switching classes with other teachers during the days she was on leave, she had to switch all her classes back in the next few days, so she has almost had a full class schedule in recent days.
My body hadn’t rested yet, and after taking so many classes in a row, I started to feel unwell.
She felt dizzy and had difficulty standing, so she hurried to the office after class to eat some food to replenish her energy.
There were no little bees in the class at this time, so I had to shout at the top of my lungs. The workload was too heavy, and my throat was the first to go on strike, becoming dry, sore, and hoarse.
I managed to catch up on all the missed classes, feeling relieved, but my physical discomfort was getting worse.
In the middle of the night, she felt her body getting hotter and hotter. Because she often had low-grade fever when she was a child, she was very sensitive to this. She put her fingers under her nose and exhaled, and they were very hot.
At this time, my mind became clear.
She has a fever.
She supported herself and went to find medicine, feeling uncomfortable all over.
There was no medicine at home. She looked at the time and it was past one in the morning.
She put on her down jacket and wanted to get medicine, but all the nearby pharmacies were closed and the hospital was some distance away. She knew it was the time and she shouldn't disturb others, but she had no choice.
When he reached the door, he was shivering with fever and knocked on Sheng Huaizhou's door after hesitating for a long time.
"Sheng Huaizhou..."
While clapping, a weak voice knocked on the door, "Sheng Huaizhou..."
A light suddenly came on in the dark room. She knew she was saved and smiled with relief.
Sheng Huaizhou opened the door and saw the person in front of him with a serious expression, "What's wrong with you?"
"Do you have any fever-reducing medicine at home?"
"You have a fever?" Sheng Huaizhou put his hand on her forehead. "It's so hot, I'll take you to the hospital."
"No, just take some medicine and sweat it out."
Sheng Huaizhou ignored her opinion, put on his clothes and took her out.
Xia Weining curled up alone in the back seat. Sheng Huaizhou became even more anxious as he looked at her. The car drove quickly towards the hospital. As soon as the car stopped, Sheng Huaizhou rushed into the hospital holding her.
This was the first physical contact between the two.
Xia Weining leaned in his arms, her fingers tightly grasping his clothes, feeling his strong heartbeat and anxious steps, feeling full of security. His chest was both broad and warm.
It turns out that being cherished feels so good. In a daze, she felt that she might be moved.
She had read a sentence on the Internet before: A man’s charm comes from when he solves problems.
Now she feels that a man's charm comes from when he cares about someone.
Here she preconceived that Sheng Huaizhou was concerned about her.
Doctors and nurses came and she seemed to be put on a bed. She felt a slight tingling in her palm and then she fell asleep.
When she woke up again, it was already noon. Sheng Huaizhou was standing at the head of the bed. Seeing her wake up, a hint of joy flashed across his face. "Awake?"
"Yeah." Her voice was a little hoarse.
"How does it feel?"
"I'm fine." Xia Weining saw that he was wearing a uniform. "Did you come here after get off work?"
"Well, you were still sleeping this morning, so I asked the nurse to watch over you."
"No, that's not what I meant." Xia Weining's heart was full of self-blame. "I'm sorry, you didn't get enough rest because of me. You still have to go to work and you're so tired. I'm fine now. Go and rest."
"The doctor said you can only eat light food now. This is the porridge I brought for you. Drink it while it's hot."
"Okay." Xia Weining lowered her head and choked up, "Sheng Huaizhou, thank you."
"You're welcome."
Sheng Huaizhou accepted her thanks, he knew that if he didn't accept it she would keep saying it.
Xia Weining raised her head and looked at him with a smile, tears welling up in her eyes.
She is very conflicted now. On the one hand, she is glad that he sent her to the hospital, but on the other hand, she feels that she has disturbed him too much and doesn't know how to repay this favor.
Sheng Huaizhou seemed to see what she was thinking, "Why are you so afraid of disturbing others?"
"Because others have no obligation to help me, there is no reason for me to bother them. Forcing others to help will only cause trouble to them."
Sheng Huaizhou nodded and said, "You have a point, but you are sick this time. Faced with such a critical situation, no one will stand idly by."
"But……"
"You don't know how to thank me, do you?"
"yes."
"Xia Weining, you're really interesting. Do you help others just to get their gratitude?" He sneered disdainfully. "If I'm in danger one day, will you help me just so I can thank you?"
"Of course not."
"That's it."
"It's still different." Xia Weining corrected stubbornly, "I can help others without asking for any thanks; but if others help me, I must thank them, otherwise I will feel guilty."
"Why are you so hard on yourself?"
Xia Weining was shocked. She didn't expect Sheng Huaizhou to say that. It seemed like he always did that and she took it for granted and thought it was right.
She also has another problem. She likes to scold herself. When she forgets something very important or does something wrong, she will say words like "Look at your brain", "Are you a pig?", "So stupid", etc.
She herself did not think there was anything wrong with such suppressive words for a long time, but it actually had an impact on her psychology.
"Because I'm afraid of people complaining about me. Many people say they don't care, but behind their backs they complain that their efforts aren't rewarded accordingly."
Sheng Huaizhou didn't know how to respond. After a moment of silence, he said, "I don't understand but I respect your point of view. This is the way life has taught you to protect yourself."
The formation of a person's views is inseparable from life experiences. What he is more curious about now is what Xia Weining has experienced.
The two of them didn't discuss this anymore. Xia Weining finished her porridge and packed up her things. "I want to go back to school."
"Is it okay for you to be like this?"
"The fever has gone away, and I still have a class this afternoon."
Sheng Huaizhou was a little angry that she was so irresponsible with her body, but he didn't say much. He sent her to the school gate and drove away.
Xia Weining: ...
She wanted to say thank you, but before she could open her mouth, the car had already driven away.
Not understanding what was wrong with him, he shook his head dejectedly and walked into the school.
I took some medicine before class so I had the strength to hold on until the end.
Fortunately, the next two days were the weekend, so she decided to sleep at home and not go out.
She really did what she said. She drank the medicine and fell asleep immediately. She broke into a sweat and felt much more relaxed.
Sheng Huaizhou wanted to ask her if she needed to bring any food, but he was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat, so he didn't bother to ask.
A parent came to the police station to report a case. He was in a hurry and shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Where are the police? I want to report a case. My daughter is missing."
Sheng Huaizhou came out to greet him, "Tell me slowly what happened."
"My daughter is missing."
"Name, age, and when did you disappear?"
"Her name is Zhao Lin, she's 15 years old, a student at No. 1 Middle School, and she hasn't been home since she went to school last week."
"Did you look for it at school?"
"I did look for it. The teacher said she had a stomachache on Wednesday and went out to see a doctor and never came back."
"Have you searched your family and relatives' houses?"
"I've asked everyone, but no one has seen her." Her father stamped his feet anxiously. "Where could a little girl like her go?"
"Don't worry, we'll arrange for someone to look for it right away."
Soon, the school principal also rushed to the police station and grabbed the parent's hand, saying, "I understand how you feel. We will fully cooperate with the police to find Zhao Lin."
Sheng Huaizhou first asked someone to retrieve the surveillance footage near the school to confirm whether Zhao Lin had left the school. Given that surveillance footage is not yet widespread, this method cannot directly and accurately locate the location.
He had just finished arranging the work when the parents and the principal started arguing.
"It's all because of your carelessness. If anything happens to my daughter, I will definitely not let your school off the hook."
"Who are you threatening?"
"I'll look for whoever caused my daughter to disappear."
The teacher who was approving the leave application was very uneasy. "She said she was not feeling well and needed to see a doctor, so I approved the leave."
"She said she wasn't feeling well, so she wasn't feeling well? You're so irresponsible as a teacher."
"If the child is really sick, you can't keep putting it off."
"Then I'll look for you if my child is lost."
"You..." The teacher was shaking with anger, "Why are you so irresponsible?"
"Now you are responsible for my child."
Sheng Huaizhou came over, frowning, and directed the police officer beside him, "Pull them apart. They are making such a commotion."
Xia Weining was half asleep when she kept hearing her cell phone ringing. She grabbed her hair in annoyance and reached for her cell phone with her eyes closed.
After a while of mental struggle, I finally opened my eyes and turned on my phone, only to find that the QQ group had exploded.
【Zhao Lin is missing, does anyone know what happened? 】
[The principal is currently at the police station.]
[The parents came to the school to make a scene this afternoon.]
…
The group was full of discussions about this matter. Xia Weining's mind suddenly became clear. Thinking about her previous experiences, she guessed what Zhao Lin was doing.
After a while, she sat up and called Sheng Huaizhuo, and the call was quickly connected.
"Hello, Sheng Huaizhou." Her voice was still a little hoarse, "I know where Zhao Lin is."
"Where?"
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