Chapter 1010 "What are you doing with my lighter?"...
He waited with her on the side of the road until the car arrived, and he left only after he saw her off. Chen Zan sat in the back seat, rolled down the window, and waved goodbye to him.
He Jing waved his hand in response and said to the driver in the front seat, "Master, drive slowly."
"Okay!" The driver looked back at him, "Don't worry, young man. I promise to get your girlfriend back to school safely."
Chen Zan was stunned for a moment, looked at He Jingsui and then at the driver in front. Before he could explain, the driver drove away.
“…”
The three words "girlfriend" were like a warm fire in winter, making Chen Zan's cheeks hot. Even the cool breeze coming in from outside could not dissipate the heat.
Chen Zhan tensed up, his fingers constantly scratching the edge of the phone case, unable to help but let his mind wander.
What just happened was so sudden that she had no time to explain. Would He Jingsui think too much?
How about sending him a message to explain?
But wouldn't that make me seem too concerned?
The feeling of being unable to do this or that was running rampant in his heart, and Chen Zan bit his lip in embarrassment.
After hesitating all the way, she finally didn't have the courage to open WeChat.
It was late at night when Chen Zhan returned to school. When she opened the dormitory door, she found the lights were still on. Her two friends were still awake, and upon hearing the noise, they poked their heads out from behind the bed curtains.
"Zhanzhan, you're back?"
Ji Miaomiao and Tao Yiran got out of bed one after another and asked He Shiyi about his condition with concern, "Is Shiyi okay?"
Chen Zhan shook his head to reassure them, "She's fine. She just had surgery and will probably spend the next few days in the hospital."
"I'm glad you're okay." The two breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he could relax for long, Tao Yiran asked curiously, "What happened to Shi Yi? Did the doctor tell you anything?"
"Acute appendicitis."
"Is it okay for her to stay in the hospital alone?" Ji Miaomiao was concerned. "She needs someone to take care of her, right?"
"I called her brother." Chen Zan sat politely on the bench, his fingers scratching at the phone case as he explained, "The surgery requires the family's signed consent form. I had no choice but to call her brother."
"He Jingsui?"
Chen Zan nodded, "Yeah."
Speaking of He Jingsui, she hasn't sent him a message since she returned to the dormitory to tell him that she has returned to school safely, but she thinks of the embarrassing and socially devastating scene when she left.
She was a little afraid and was in agony.
Ji Miaomiao and Tao Yiran naturally didn't know that she was in a dilemma and were only concerned about He Shiyi.
Ji Miaomiao said: "That's not bad, with He Jingsui by her side, we can rest assured."
"Yeah." Tao Yiran nodded, then yawned with all his might, looked at the time, and said to them, "Since everything is fine now, let's go to bed quickly. Time is running out."
"You're right," Ji Miaomiao also yawned, "Let's go to sleep quickly, I'm so sleepy."
As she spoke, she turned to look at Chen Zhan and said to her, "Zhan Zhan, go to bed quickly. It's eight o'clock tomorrow morning. If you don't sleep now, you won't be able to get up."
Chen Zan nodded and said yes.
Turning off the lights and going to sleep, Chen Zan crawled into bed.
"Ding Dong." The phone rang with a notification that a new message had arrived.
Chen Zan opened WeChat and saw who was in the first place due to the new message. His heart trembled violently.
The WeChat addition was very hasty, and she didn't even have time to change the remarks. She clicked on it in a panic and hurriedly replied to the message sent by He Jingsui.
【H: Have you arrived at school? 】
【Chen Zhan: We’ve arrived.】
【H: Just arrived?】
[Chen Zhan: ...Hmm.]
【H: OK, got it.】
It was already past midnight, Ji Miaomiao and Tao Yiran had fallen into a deep sleep, their intermittent snoring making the room extremely quiet. Chen Zan lay in bed, holding her hot cell phone in her palm, and she felt her whole heart getting hot as well.
The sound of my heartbeat was amplified in my ears, making a continuous "boom, boom, boom".
She stared at the message sent by He Jingsui, feeling a little dazed as if this was a dream. However, just a few simple words made her feel extremely real.
Indescribable joy occupied her brain, and dopamine began to be secreted crazily, making her smile uncontrollably.
Chen Zhan read those three short messages over and over again. She had never thought that she and He Jingsui could be connected by just a mobile phone.
She was a little reluctant to end it, she still wanted to talk to him.
She did the same.
His fingers clattered as he typed, editing the text in the chat box, and then, impulsively, he sent the message.
She made an excuse.
[Chen Zhan: Shi Yi...how is she now?]
【H: I'm fine, I just woke up. 】
【H: You haven’t slept yet? 】
He suddenly asked her about it, and her heart started beating so fast without warning. Chen Zhan looked at the new message he had sent, and actually felt like they were just friends, and the distance between her and him was shortened a lot.
The night was quiet, and only her small space was brightly lit by light.
She fell in love with this beauty.
【Chen Zhan: I can’t sleep.】
H: Worried about the timing?
Chen Zhan only spoke half of his truth. [Chen Zhan: Hmm.]
【H: She's fine, don't worry. 】
【H: It’s getting late, go to bed quickly. 】
He seemed to be trying to coax her to sleep, and Chen Zhan secretly took his words as meaning.
Unable to contain his joy and unable to control his heartbeat, Chen Zhan's lips curved deeply, as if he were experiencing a long and sweet dream. [Chen Zhan: Okay, then I'll come see her when I'm free.]
【Chen Zhan: Good night.】
【H: Good night.】
Putting down her phone, she gathered the thin blanket in her arms, the smile still evident on her lips. She tried to sleep for a few minutes, but found it was all in vain.
She couldn't sleep at all!
It is now three o'clock in the morning. Chen Zan reluctantly clicks into WeChat again and looks through the few chat records between her and He Jingsui.
The dim light from the phone screen illuminated her fair face, clear eyes, and thick eyelashes.
She was full of energy and there was no sign of fatigue on her face.
Chen Zan was very energetic in studying and researching his WeChat. There was no setting for QQ visit records, which made it very convenient for her to transform into Sherlock Holmes and explore the little bit of the world related to him that was revealed to her.
Start with his profile picture.
Chen Zan clicked on it to zoom in, his serious gaze like a sophisticated scanner.
There is actually nothing much to study about that picture. It is just a simple picture of a sunset avenue, which he should have taken casually. The orange-red round sun hangs in the sky, and the streets below are busy with traffic. At dusk, the afterglow shines.
Chen Zan ignored the picture, moved his finger, and clicked into his circle of friends.
Still nothing was gained, and He Jingsui's circle of friends was empty, with only a line of small gray words on it.
“Show only the last three days of content to your friends.”
His hopes dashed, Chen Zhan gave up completely, turned off his phone, and closed his eyes. Perhaps it was because of his longings that those unfulfilled moments intertwined into a sweet dream.
She dreamed of He Jingsui, standing at the hospital gate, and did not refute the driver's words.
His shadow was dimly lit by the dim street lights. He had a comfortable and relaxed smile on his face. He raised his hand and waved to the driver, as if acknowledging that she was his girlfriend.
Say to him: "Thank you, Master."
…
He Shiyi's appendicitis was only mild, and the surgery was successful. When she woke up the next day, she felt pain in the wound, frowning and groaning softly, attracting the attention of Jiang Qiannan, who was sitting nearby and carefully watching over her.
"Shi Yi?" Jiang Qiannan's voice was soft, gentle as the unmoved ripples on the surface of a lake. "Are you awake? How are you? Are you still in pain?"
He Shiyi struggled to open her eyes. In the bright sunlight, she took great pains to see Jiang Qiannan's face. Her dry lips moved slightly, and her voice was slightly hoarse, "Brother Qiannan..."
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm here," Jiang Qiannan lovingly brushed away the messy hair by her ears, and looked at her with a gaze as light as the breeze.
He received a call from He Jingsui early in the morning and thought that this guy was deliberately ruining his dream. However, when he heard the news that He Shiyi was hospitalized on the phone, he was heartbroken and rushed to the hospital without stopping.
When I arrived, I found out that He Shiyi was admitted to the hospital last night because of acute appendicitis.
"Where's my brother?"
"I went to buy you breakfast."
Although it was just a minor operation, it still involved surgery. The wound was aching slightly and she frowned frequently.
Jiang Qiannan was concerned about her every move. Seeing her face wrinkled into a ball, he felt worried too, "Is the wound hurting again?"
"Yeah." He Shiyi said, "A little bit."
What should I do...
Jiang Qiannan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
He was almost spinning in circles.
He Shiyi was lying on the hospital bed, and seeing him scratching his head and looking helpless, he felt like laughing.
"Brother Qiannan..."
"Or I'll ask the doctor to come over..."
The two voices overlapped, making it impossible to tell who was who.
The morning sun was bright and beautiful, and the breeze gently blew the light curtains.
Look at each other.
He Shiyi was just about to tell him, "No need, I'll just bear with it," when the door of the ward was opened from the outside.
He Jingsui walked in with breakfast. He had stayed here all night and hadn't slept well. His face still showed signs of fatigue, and there were two obvious dark circles under his eyes. His clothes were wrinkled and he looked a little unkempt.
The reckless boy turned into a decadent man in seconds.
In the past, He Shiyi would definitely laugh at his sloppiness, but this time it was because of her, so she had nothing to laugh at.
He Jingsui walked over here, put the millet porridge he had just packed from outside on the cabinet next to the bed, and glanced at her face.
"woke up?"
"How does it feel?"
"It was still hurting just now," Jiang Qiannan answered her from the side, very sincerely, "but it hurts so much..."
He Jingsui glanced at his face, and seeing that his pained expression was even worse than that of the people with problems, he couldn't help but tease, "You're so distressed... go and help her feel the pain..."
“…”
"You don't have to tell me," Jiang Qiannan seemed to really have this idea. "If it's really possible, I'd be really happy to do it!"
Then He Jingsui sneered, "Stupid."
“…”
After taking care of He Shiyi's breakfast, He Jingsui sent Jiang Qiannan to take out the trash.
He asked the attending physician to come and examine He Shiyi. After a thorough examination, the doctor told He Jingsui, "Everything is fine now. You just need to wait for the incision to heal before you can be discharged from the hospital."
"Okay, thank you, doctor."
He Shiyi was touched when she saw He Jingsui running around for her. She thanked He Jingsui, "Brother, I really troubled you last night."
He Shiyi still felt a little guilty for causing him to not sleep well all night.
But He Jingsui had never thought of it this way. He seemed helpless at her strange words. He chuckled softly but did not blame her. "Little girl, I am your brother. If you don't bother me, who will you bother? Jiang Qiannan?"
He Shiyi was so happy that she couldn't even express it in words. She even felt that her wound didn't hurt anymore. She squinted her eyes happily and smiled brightly. "That's not the case. Jiang Qiannan may be my brother, but he's not as good as you."
Knowing that she had always been sweet-talking since she was a child, He Jingsui had become accustomed to it and was naturally immune to her undisguised compliments. However, compared to the compliments, he was more concerned about her body at the moment.
So I said to her, "Just focus on healing these days and stop dwelling on unnecessary things. The surgery may not be a big one, but it still involved real surgery. You need to pay more attention to your wound, okay?"
"Yeah." He Shiyi nodded obediently.
"You just heard from the doctor that you can't be discharged until your wound heals, so you should stay here for the next few days. Jiang Qiannan and I will come to see you when we have time." He Jingsui said this with some earnestness. Just as he said this, he suddenly remembered that someone had texted him the same thing last night, so he said, "Your roommate will also come to see you when he has time."
"Are you talking about Chen Zhan?"
"Um."
She remembered that she seemed to be the first one to realize that something was wrong with her last night and then sent her to the hospital in time.
A heavy feeling welled up in my chest.
She asked He Jingsui, "Yesterday she..."
"She brought you to the hospital, but your surgery required a family member's signature, so she contacted me." He Jingsui looked at her, as if he understood the questioning meaning in her eyes, and continued, "She waited until your surgery was over before leaving."
He Shiyi was slightly stunned and looked slightly surprised.
He Jingsui saw through her intentions immediately and raised his eyebrows. "Looking at your expression, what's going on? Do you still want her to stay up late here with you?"
"No..." She was just surprised by Chen Zhan's attentiveness and care. Her eyes closed slightly, and her red lips moved slightly, "I just think I should say thank you to her."
He Jingsui didn't deny it, "It's good that you know."
Jiang Qiannan came back from taking out the trash, but He Jingsui was called away by a phone call. There was a new person taking care of her in the ward, but the atmosphere remained the same, and it was even more noisy.
Jiang Qiannan did not come back empty-handed. After taking out the trash, he went to a nearby fruit store and bought a variety of fruits.
There were only two of them in the ward. Jiang Qiannan sat beside the bed and peeled lychees. He removed the shells of the big, red-skinned lychees, revealing the white jade flesh. He arranged the lychees one by one on a small plate, like little pearls.
That was her favorite fruit. Each lychee was crystal clear with plump flesh. He Shiyi sat back and watched him hand the small plate into her arms without saying a word.
"Eat it."
He Shiyi looked at him with a flattered expression on her face. She froze without moving, which actually scared Jiang Qiannan. He thought she was feeling unwell again and asked quickly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?"
She finally reacted and shook her head.
"Then eat it," Jiang Qiannan smiled at her. "I asked the doctor, and he said that if you want your wound to heal quickly, you need to eat more nutritious food. I carefully selected these lychees, and the boss also said that lychees are fresh and nutritious. Eating more will be good for your body."
He thought a lot about her.
But just now, in order to flatter He Jingsui, she lowered the status of Jiang Qiannan in her heart. Thinking back to what she said, she actually felt a little guilty when facing him.
She couldn't wait to raise Jiang Qiannan's status in her mind to the same level as He Jingsui. Putting a lychee he peeled into her mouth was her recognition of him.
The juice is sweet and fills your mouth.
She smiled and thanked him, "Thank you, Brother Qiannan."
"Silly girl, why are you so polite to me? Do you treat your brother as an outsider?" Jiang Qiannan's eyes were full of doting and he looked at her gently.
"No." He Shiyi mumbled, eating so happily.
There was soon not much left on the plate.
At this moment, the half-closed ward door was gently pushed open, and Chen Zan cautiously stuck his head out.
He Shiyi was sharp-eyed and spotted her immediately. He stopped eating his lychees and just happily called her, "Zhanzhan."
Jiang Qiannan turned his head and saw Chen Zan.
Under their gaze, Chen Zan walked in, smiled a little awkwardly at Jiang Qiannan, and then quickly walked to He Shiyi's bedside.
He asked her with great concern, "Shi Yi, how are you?"
He Shiyi smiled and shook his head, "I'm fine now, don't worry."
"That's good." Chen Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. Glancing at Jiang Qiannan on the other side of the bed, he blurted out words of gratitude, "Please trouble Senior Jiang to take care of Shi Yi."
"It's not a bother at all. I'm quite happy to take care of our sister Shiyi." Jiang Qiannan said, "But you, you must be exhausted after taking Shiyi to the hospital last night. If we had known this would happen, we should have left our contact information during military training."
"But it's not too late now, Chen Zhan, let's add each other as friends?"
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and ran towards her.
This happened suddenly and Chen Zan was unprepared, but under He Shiyi's nose, she had to do him a favor, so she took out her cell phone and added him as a friend.
Just as she was about to type the three characters "Senior Jiang" into his name, Jiang Qiannan suddenly said to her, "From now on, just follow He Shiyi and call me Brother Qiannan. Don't always call me Senior Jiang. It sounds old-fashioned. Calling me Brother is cooler."
“…”
Her fingers paused slightly, perhaps because she felt that what he said made sense. She deleted "Jiang" from the note, leaving only "Senior". While clicking OK, she nodded and said to Jiang Qiannan, "Okay."
After the two added each other as friends, Jiang Qiannan took a bag of lychee shells and a plate that He Shiyi had eaten until only the black seeds were left and left there for a short while.
He took the initiative to make room for the two girls.
After Jiang Qiannan's death, Chen Zan's restraint gradually dissipated. She sat beside the bed, holding He Shiyi's hand, with a slight heartache in her eyes.
I asked her, “The surgery must be very painful, right?”
He Shiyi also took off his armor, no longer pretending to be strong, and showed her his weakness, "A little bit."
"It will be fine soon," Chen Zan comforted her, "Just bear with it."
"Okay." He Shiyi also shook her hand vigorously and said, "Zhanzhan, thank you."
Chen Zhan smiled and shook his head. "You took good care of me before. Now that you're sick, I should take better care of you."
"But the trouble is that you have to wait until your wounds heal before you can be discharged from the hospital. I'm afraid you'll have to stay here until National Day."
"It's okay, just come and see me more often when you have time."
"Don't worry." Chen Zhan said, "Miaomiao and Ranran were planning to come see you, but they were delayed today by something. Next time we come to see you together, you just stay here and recuperate, okay?"
"I know." He Shiyi wrinkled his nose and muttered, "Why do I feel like you are my brother..."
Her voice was quite soft, but Chen Zhan still heard her words clearly.
When it came to He Jingsui, her heart skipped a beat. She suppressed her capricious emotions, pretended to be calm, and deliberately used this topic to ask about the person she cared about particularly.
"Your brother...what happened?"
He Shiyi complained to her, "Before you came, my brother kept nagging me. Fortunately, he left, otherwise he would still be nagging me."
"He's gone..." Chen Zan said calmly, "Is there something wrong?"
"I guess. I'm not sure."
She thought there would be a chance of meeting him if she came earlier today. She almost couldn't sleep last night because of the chat records. She slept late and woke up early. She looked very haggard when she woke up in the morning. In order to be able to come to the hospital to see him, she specially borrowed concealer and foundation from Ji Miaomiao to cover up the signs of fatigue.
She rarely wears makeup on weekdays. When Ji Miaomiao asked her why, she almost gave herself away. Her lips and tongue were tied. She paused and said, "I have to be more alert when I go to see Shi Yi, otherwise she will worry."
Fortunately, Ji Miaomiao believed it and didn't ask any further questions.
She was busy all morning and dressed herself up like usual, even with a rosy complexion and rosy cheeks. She rushed here after morning class, but unfortunately she was disappointed. When she arrived, He Jingsui had already left.
I can't hide the loss in my heart.
Afterwards, no one was interested in talking anymore. Chen Zan stayed with He Shiyi until she fell into a deep sleep, her gentle and even breathing sounds coming from her. She realized belatedly that the feeling of loss of not being able to see He Jingsui was still lingering in her heart.
Just about to be caught in the vortex of depression, Chen Zan stood up suddenly, gasping silently, as if her throat was strangled and her breathing was about to stop. She walked to the window to feel the sunlight soaking her entire face.
The warm wind blew against her cheek, as if only in this way could she feel better.
Just then, a flash of light stung her eyes.
Chen Zan couldn't help but tremble her eyelashes. The light was swaying. She raised her hand to block it. It was coming from the right side of her.
She turned her head and saw a wooden table near the window in the ward with a few things placed messily on it. The wind slowly blew the white plastic bag on the table, making it sway, and the light swayed with it.
Chen Zan squinted her eyes and saw what seemed to be a silver object under the plastic bag. She walked over and found that it was a lighter.
The body of the device was rectangular, small, and simple in design. Chen Zhan held it in his palm, and it felt cool and smooth, as if it had been touched many times.
She could guess at a glance that this thing should belong to He Jingsui.
Just as he was lost in thought, wondering how he could have forgotten such a personal item here, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a hand resting on the edge of the table, with distinct joints and tangled veins.
She was startled and her hand loosened, and the lighter fell to the ground as if it had lost its weight, but in the next second, someone caught it with their hand.
Turning around, she saw a figure taller than her.
Most of her body was soaked in the warm sunlight, and the dazzling beams of light blurred her vision. Her pupils were frozen for many seconds before she could see He Jingsui who suddenly appeared in front of her.
He rested one hand on the table and held a lighter in the other hand. His posture, half-trapped by her at the table, made her blush and her heart beat fast.
Even the sun couldn't melt the sharpness between his brows. His intriguing gaze added a touch of frivolity. He curled his lips deeply, as frankly as if he had caught someone doing something bad. "What are you doing with my lighter?"
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Guess what Zhan Zhan wants to do? [Smirk]
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