Chapter 34 The Young Lady in the Wheelchair 34: Do you want a drink?
The information about the city-wide joint examination is documented. After the original owner destroyed the pendant that the female lead cared about a lot, he did not feel guilty. He only felt relieved when he saw the female lead's painful expression.
Furthermore, she even wanted to ruin the female protagonist's life, only then would she feel satisfied.
The female protagonist, who was completely unaware of this, subconsciously tried to hide the fact that she was about to take the joint entrance exam, but somehow the original owner of the body still found out.
On the day of the exam, the original owner got up very early and kept everyone on their toes, refusing to let anyone out of the house no matter what.
In the end, the female protagonist entered the examination room just in time to be late. Because she was in a bad mood, she did not perform well and was even called in for a talk by the teacher. She could not ask anyone for help, so she was depressed for a while.
Before going to sleep, Xi Congshuang said to Cheng Zhishu, who was holding a cat, "Good luck on your exam tomorrow."
A dazed Cheng Zhishu smiled, her eyes sparkling: "Mmm."
She then fell asleep. The closer she got to the college entrance exam, the less rest she had, and she was always sleep-deprived, able to fall asleep even while standing.
Listening to the long, even breathing sounds beside her ear, Xi Congshuang closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep.
After a long time, Xi Congshuang had another dream. She dreamt that she returned to her hospital room and was surrounded by doctors and nurses from the sanatorium, all of whom were congratulating her.
"Congratulations, Ms. Xi, your health is improving and you are expected to recover."
"This is simply a medical miracle!"
Xi Congshuang watched all this expressionlessly. She felt she should be excited and joyful, but her mind was blank and her heart felt empty, as if a piece of her heart had been ripped out of her.
"Also, your parents learned that you were hospitalized and came to visit you, hoping to apologize to you in person."
What nonsense! Her parents would never admit they were wrong, even if they died.
Xi Congshuang: "Please leave. Don't let them in."
"Okay, I'll inform the front desk to get things done."
Looking at the familiar faces before her, a strange name surfaced in Xi Congshuang's mind. Once it appeared, the desire to know the other person became urgent.
Xi Congshuang: "Where is Cheng Zhishu?"
The doctors and nurses both looked bewildered.
Xi Congshuang turned to look at her confidante and asked, "Where is Cheng Zhishu?"
The confidant who knew Xi Congshuang best looked confused: "Who is that? There's no one with the surname Cheng among your business partners, not even the successful Cheng."
Xi Congshuang: "Where is my cat?"
The assistant looked even more confused: "You've never owned an animal before. If you want to get a cat, I'll go and find a suitable breed right away."
Xi Congshuang: "..."
A sudden emptiness filled my heart, and a wave of panic washed over me belatedly. The figure on the bed awoke with a start, its eyes, still trembling with emotion, staring at the ceiling, unable to tell if it was a hospital or somewhere else.
The cat beside the pillow tucked its paws under its body and squinted its blue eyes: "Meow."
Xi Congshuang snapped out of her daze, turned her face to meet the cat's gaze, and her fleeting soul finally felt real, settling back into her body.
There was a knock on the door. It was Zheng Momo's voice: "Miss Xi, it's time to get up and take your medicine."
Meanwhile, a flight from country H landed at the airport in country M. The blonde woman, who arrived at the earliest flight time, hurriedly disembarked. She had no time to adjust to the time difference, her clothes fluttering as she got into the car and headed straight for her destination.
Flora adjusted her makeup while looking at her phone: "I hope my dark circles and redness aren't too unsightly."
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After this exam, Cheng Zhishu surprised everyone again by winning first place in the joint entrance exam, making her known to even more people.
Time flew by, the countdown on the blackboard gradually reached zero, and finally the day of the exam arrived.
Unfortunately, Cheng Zhishu did not take the exam at her own school and was assigned to another school, which was much farther away from her own school.
To ensure she wouldn't miss the exam, Xi Congshuang booked a hotel near the exam center for her, allowing her to comfortably spend the three days of exams.
Everything was arranged perfectly, but Shangguan Yin, who was assigned to another school, felt terrible. The ritual of shaking hands with Cheng Zhishu before every exam was gone!
But that was the reality, and no matter how upset Shangguan Yin was, there was nothing she could do. She obediently packed her clothes, admission ticket, and exam supplies and checked into another hotel.
These are three days that most people find difficult to endure, yet they pass by quickly.
On the first day of the exam, it rained. The rain wasn't heavy; it was more like fog, and it continued to fall all day.
While buying water at a convenience store, Ni An looked at the gray sky and was moved by the scene, recalling that it was also a rainy day when she took the college entrance examination.
"That's twenty yuan in total. Scan the code here... You said your child goes to No. 5 Middle School?" The convenience store owner was talking to other parents in the store.
Carrying a bag of things, Ni An walked to the car with an umbrella and opened the bag: "Boss, the water's here."
The boss skipped work to accompany his family member to the exam, and Ni An followed along to ensure perfect attendance and to cheer on the boss's family member.
Inside the car, a pale hand reached out, took the room-temperature mineral water, and with a soft click, unscrewed the cap and took a sip.
Li Mi, who was in the driver's seat, handed her the cap of the medicine bottle at the right time. Ni An glanced at it unintentionally and felt that her boss had been taking more and more medicine lately. She roughly counted more than a dozen pills.
If it were her, she would have been unable to endure this kind of life long ago, needing to be coaxed to take every single pill.
However, Xi Congshuang ate the pills like candy, pouring them directly into her mouth. She finished the pills, which came in different shapes, in two doses and then returned the empty bottle cap.
However, these medicines must taste terrible. Xi Congshuang drank most of the water, stared at the water bottle for a while, and then put the water bottle, which still had a third of its contents left, aside.
She usually doesn't drink much water when she's out, because it's inconvenient.
Even if Xi Congshuang didn't say anything, Ni An could tell that Xi Congshuang wanted to drink water to dilute the taste of medicine in her mouth.
These medications don't just work once you take them; they churn in your stomach, making your burps bitter and causing nausea and vomiting.
Looking at it, Ni An suddenly had a flash of inspiration and pulled out a mint from her pocket: "Would you like some, boss?"
Xi Congshuang turned her head.
Ni An nervously explained, "I just bought this candy, and it's not opened yet."
Xi Congshuang opened her fair palm and held out her hand: "Give me some."
The two of them ate the candy with gusto; it was jasmine flavored and left a lingering fragrance on their lips and teeth.
After waiting a while, Li Mi also reached out to her for candy, and the three of them ended up sharing a box of mints. After Cheng Zhishu finished her exam and left the exam room, Ni An went to throw away the empty candy box.
Holding an umbrella, Cheng Zhishu walked out of the school gate with the crowd. It was raining and the temperature had dropped today, so she wore a sweatshirt over her long-sleeved shirt.
Without much effort, Cheng Zhishu found Xi Congshuang's car, which was still parked in the same spot, almost unchanged.
"Sister, I'm back." Cheng Zhishu closed her umbrella and got into the car, smelling the cool, light fragrance of jasmine.
"?"
The car air freshener has been changed to jasmine scent?
Xi Congshuang: "Welcome back."
She didn't ask how the exam went, but only said, "Whatever you want to eat today, please choose, except for cold, spicy, or irritating foods."
"Sigh..." Cheng Zhishu regretfully withdrew the option of double scoop ice cream.
Xi Congshuang remained unmoved: "Eat after the exam."
Cheng Zhishu sighed even longer: "Sigh—then I want vanilla and taro flavors."
He held up two fingers and waved them in front of Xi Congshuang.
Xi Congshuang grabbed two of her fingers, held them in her hand, and put them down: "Okay, after the exam you can still eat double scoops of ice cream on the sun-drenched beach."
Cheng Zhishu: "Just the two of us?"
Xi Congshuang looked over and said, "That depends on your wishes."
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It rained all day on the first day of the exam, making it feel inexplicably damp and stuffy.
It rained all day the next day. When the exam ended, the pressure was unexpectedly relieved. The sun, which had been absent for several days, reappeared behind the clouds, and pale golden sunlight shone on the earth.
The students put away their umbrellas and went out in twos and threes. Cheng Zhishu tidied her umbrella as she walked.
"Cheng Zhishu!" A voice suddenly called from behind. Cheng Zhishu stopped and turned around, seeing a fellow student running towards her.
Not far away, someone turned around in response, their eyes filled with surprise.
I remember this girl was from Class 3. We exchanged a few words, and soon she ran up to Cheng Zhishu: "I saw you from afar. It really is you. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. We are taking the exam at the same school."
Cheng Zhishu slowed her pace: "It is quite a coincidence."
A classmate asked, "How did you feel this afternoon?"
Cheng Zhishu had a pencil case hanging on her wrist, and her exam admission ticket was inside the transparent bag: "It feels alright."
The student looked at him with admiration: "It's all over the internet and trending, and you actually think it's okay? I haven't checked my phone yet, I heard the teachers talking about it."
"Really?" Cheng Zhishu really didn't know. She replied, "Recently, my sister told me to spend less time on my phone and not to be influenced by news online."
"So what shows do you guys watch?" The classmate was quite curious about what kind of entertainment a top student like him would have.
Someone as serious as her should watch historical dramas, right?
They also won't be interested in any melodramatic love stories or soap operas.
Cheng Zhishu thought about it for a while: "It seems to be 'After being murdered, I was reborn on that stormy night when my wife put rat poison in my cup but it turned out to be an aphrodisiac.'"
classmate:"……"
What?
Before she could figure out the relationship, someone called out to Cheng Zhishu again.
"Cheng... Cheng Zhishu? You are Cheng Zhishu?"
The two turned their heads at the same time, and their gazes fell simultaneously, meeting the eyes of the petite girl.
She wore a pink top and white culottes, and even braided her hair, looking delicate and adorable.
After making eye contact with Cheng Zhishu, the girl looked annoyed and said embarrassedly, "I think I made a mistake..."
She knew that Cheng Zhishu wasn't that tall, had bangs, and wouldn't have such a cheerful and relaxed expression.
At the same time, Cheng Zhishu nodded: "Yes, I am. Aren't you a student from Experimental Middle School No. 3? Did you take the exam in another city?"
Cheng Zhishu's school in Ping'an City was Experimental No. 3 Middle School.
The girl was shocked: "Huh??? You really are Cheng Zhishu!"
After Cheng Zhishu transferred schools, she also transferred to a different school for some reasons. Unexpectedly, she ended up in the same city as Cheng Zhishu.
However, she hardly saw Cheng Zhishu in the city during that year, and she thought that he had gone to other cities.
She had heard the name Cheng Zhishu during the city-wide joint exam, but at the time she only thought it was a girl with the same name. She knew about Cheng Zhishu's family background and knew that it would be really difficult to do well in that kind of environment.
Looking back now, it's very likely that it was Cheng Zhishu, whom she knew.
That's amazing!
After a flurry of thoughts, the girl spoke her mind: "...You've really changed a lot. I thought I had mistaken you for someone else."
The classmate was quite curious: "Really? We don't think so."
Cheng Zhishu was like a shadow, steadily looming over the top ten students in the entire school, and unfortunately, she was among them.
Cheng Zhishu smiled, her eyes brimming with subtle light.
The girl followed them, saying as they walked, "Do you remember those guys who tipped you off and got the neighboring school to ambush you?"
"They were all expelled from school. Apparently, they got into an argument with the internet cafe owner while they were online, smashed up the internet cafe, and angered the owner so much that he was willing to fight to the death to call the police. But they were all over 18 years old and couldn't afford to pay compensation, so they had to go to the detention center."
The classmate, unaware of Cheng Zhishu's past, exclaimed in shock, "No way, who's so blind as to block the flowers and trees... oh wait, I mean, Cheng Zhishu."
“There are quite a lot of people.” The girl asked Cheng Zhishu, “I don’t know if this news will make you any happier. These people can only keep rotting and stinking, and will never affect you.”
Cheng Zhishu said indifferently, "That's all in the past, I don't care anymore."
Soon, they arrived at the school gate, and Cheng Zhishu took the initiative to say goodbye: "The person who was supposed to pick me up has arrived, I'm leaving now."
The two waved and said, "Bye-bye."
They stood there, watching Cheng Zhishu walk towards a car.
Soon someone got out of the car and opened the door for her. Cheng Zhishu handed the folding umbrella in her hand to the woman in the suit, then bent down and got into the car.
A classmate exclaimed, "Ah, it's that Rolls-Royce again."
The girl didn't understand any of this; she just thought the car was shiny black, very big, and had a smooth, oily sheen: "Huh? Is this a Rolls-Royce?"
After getting home, the girl searched for Rolls-Royce prices on her phone and counted on her fingers: "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, sisters, mom, grandma... wow..."
The last day of exams ended faster than Cheng Zhishu had expected. She put down her pen as the bell rang, feeling more relaxed than ever before.
After the exam, Cheng Zhishu abandoned everything, blocked the class group chat where everyone was constantly comparing answers, and boarded a flight to the seaside.
As agreed, Xi Congshuang promised to go out with Cheng Zhishu after the college entrance examination.
The day after the college entrance exam ended, she was indeed eating a double scoop of ice cream on the beach, with her phone held upright in front of her, sincerely accepting the accusations from the other end of the video call.
Shangguan Yin: "You woman who only cares about your sister and not your friends, why didn't you tell me you were going out to play? I also want to go swimming at the beach."
Cheng Zhishu: "Mmm-hmm."
Shangguan Yin: "Speaking of which, this year's questions were not only difficult, they were weird. People kept tagging you in the group, asking you to check the answers. One person even cried while checking, and everyone was comforting him. The atmosphere was bleak... Luckily you weren't there."
Cheng Zhishu: "Mmm-hmm."
Shangguan Yin: "The scene behind your window looks so familiar. Isn't it the Gold Coast? Look into my eyes and tell me, isn't it the Gold Coast that I've always wanted to go to but never had the time or anyone to go with?"
Cheng Zhishu pondered for a moment and then said, "Mmm."
Shangguan Yin: "Are you just giving me the runaround?"
Cheng Zhishu: "Um...no, not at all."
"..."
So the topic returned to the beginning: "Why didn't you tell me you were going out to play?"
A familiar voice came from behind the phone: "Zhi Shu, are you dressed yet? We're getting ready to go out."
Cheng Zhishu looked up and replied, "Coming."
He then said to Shangguan Yin on his phone, "I'm leaving now, let's talk again next time."
Before Shangguan Yin could react, the phone screen went black.
Cheng Zhishu put away her phone, thinking to herself, how could she possibly say that? She had finally gotten a chance to be alone with Xi Congshuang, and who knew when the next opportunity would come?
and……
She turned to look out the window. Outside the seaside villa, the golden sand stretched out in all directions, ending with the surging waves. This was a private beach, and no one would come here without permission.
The college entrance exam is over, and she will have to go to university after this summer. Although she will stay in the city, she won't be able to go home every day like she did in high school.
It's impossible for her not to care. Even though the event hasn't happened yet, she's already starting to worry that someone will fill her void in the meantime, and she's become anxious and insecure.
The afternoon sun at the beach finally cooled down, and the two, who had spent almost the entire day in the villa, went out for a walk.
Under the shade of a tree, Cheng Zhishu, wearing a straw hat, held a freshly opened coconut in her hands and drank coconut juice.
It wasn't particularly good or bad to taste; it didn't quite suit Cheng Zhishu's palate. She just thought it had a fresh, light fruit juice flavor.
But there were no trash cans nearby, so Cheng Zhishu had no choice but to continue carrying the large coconut, finding it increasingly cumbersome.
Xi Congshuang, who was standing next to her, noticed her movements and asked, "Doesn't it taste good?"
Cheng Zhishu shook her head: "No, it's just that I don't really like it. I've never tasted it before. So this is what it tastes like."
Xi Congshuang stopped and reached out her hand: "Then give it to me."
"!" Cheng Zhishu's face flushed red instantly, the coconut in her hand burning hot. "This...this is too much!"
Xi Congshuang asked curiously, "Didn't you think it was heavy? Put it on my lap, and throw it away when you find a trash can."
"..."
So that's how it is.
What on earth was she thinking just now, using the same straw for coconut juice and stuff...?
Cheng Zhishu, her face flushed, handed over the coconut. There was still quite a bit left inside, and it was indeed quite heavy.
After taking the coconut, Xi Congshuang lifted the brim of her straw hat, stared at Cheng Zhishu's face, and asked with a smile, "Why are you blushing?"
"!!!" This is cheating! This is outrageous cheating!
Cheng Zhishu couldn't take it anymore. She jumped up, covered her straw hat with her hand, and walked away quickly, her long white dress fluttering in the wind.
"Because the sun is so strong, I'm going back to apply sunscreen a hundred times before I come out again!"
Holding the coconut in both hands, Xi Congshuang called out to the person, "Wait a minute, Zhishu, my wheelchair didn't get charged last night and I can't move. Can you push me?"
The girl with the straw hat turned back and walked towards Xi Congshuang. Her face flushed, she reached for the armrest behind her. The wheelchair actually started moving by itself. Upon closer inspection, Xi Congshuang's hand was pushing the control lever forward.
Cheng Zhishu chased after him: "Didn't you say the wheelchair was out of power?"
Xi Congshuang, supporting herself with the coconut on her lap, walked away, saying, "I just realized that the wheelchair I'm sitting in isn't the one without power, it's one that's fully charged."
"..." For a second, Cheng Zhishu had the thought of leaving the person there and turning around to leave.
Before I could make up my mind, I saw the person in front of me stop and lower their head to do something.
What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?
However, my sister has indeed been taking a lot of medicine recently, much of which she doesn't understand. Judging from the occasional serious look on Dr. Zheng's face, it must be a very serious problem.
But Xi Congshuang refused to tell her, saying it was just a small matter and would be fine soon.
She's not a three-year-old child, how could she not see how serious this matter is? But in Xi Congshuang's eyes, she is a child.
Sigh, I wonder if going to university will change my sister's opinion.
He used to say he was willing to stay by her side in any capacity, but human desires are insatiable. Once you have gained a lot, you can't help but want more.
She always felt that maybe one day she would be able to say it, and maybe Xi Congshuang would actually agree.
With her mind filled with all sorts of wild thoughts, Cheng Zhishu walked over with unease.
This time she moved quietly, like a cat, and cautiously walked behind Xi Congshuang, peeking out.
Today, Xi Congshuang was wearing a sleeveless top, and her long hair was swept to one side, revealing her slender, snow-white nape. She almost had the urge to kiss it.
But this is something that absolutely cannot be done.
Xi Congshuang stared at the green-shelled coconut for a while, then picked it up with both hands, put her pale lips into the other straw, and sucked up the pale white juice.
Xi Congshuang took a sip of coconut juice, thought for a moment, then bit the straw and took a second sip, as if she were savoring it carefully.
At that moment, all the sounds of the waves were carried away by the wind, and Cheng Zhishu's mind went completely blank. She forgot when she had held her breath.
Although it's a different straw, it's definitely the same coconut!
Xi Congshuang said in a low voice, "It's quite sweet, not bad at all."
After a moment, she seemed to realize something and turned around to meet Cheng Zhishu's gaze. She picked up the coconut and asked, "Why are you looking at me? Do you still want to drink it?"
At that moment, Cheng Zhishu almost evaporated in the sunlight.
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