Chapter 8 008 Miss You
It was the end of summer in August, and the heat wave was surging in Yulin City. The branches on both sides of the road meandered downwards, separating summer from autumn.
The third round of the regular season has begun, and WG has been on a winning streak, securing first place in the standings. However, doubts have persisted, as WG had a similar start last season, ultimately being crushed by TNG in the finals.
Xu Tingwan was very busy in August. Apart from the important competition schedule, he also attended various meetings of all sizes. He worked non-stop for almost half a month without a break, and finally got sick from exhaustion in this hot weather.
I just felt a little sleepy in the morning and thought I was just tired recently. After the meeting at around five in the afternoon, I felt dizzy and thought things might be a little bad. Sure enough, when I got home and took my temperature, it was 38.6 degrees.
She didn't want to go to the hospital, so she simply took some medicine and continued to lie down to sleep. The next day, she was still woken up by the alarm clock.
The first thing I did when I got up was to touch my forehead. When I found that it was not so hot anymore, I quickly got up and got ready because I had a home game at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Maybe it was because of the medicine she took, she looked listless. This was the first time Chi Du saw her so listless.
Before the game, Xu Tingwan leaned back on the player's chair with her eyes closed to rest. She didn't even notice Chi Du coming. Thinking she was sleeping, Chi Du didn't call her, and she slept until the game was about to start.
"elder sister."
Chi Du called her but found no response, then shook the wrist that she was holding over her eyes.
Xu Tingwan woke up in a daze and subconsciously touched his arm, which was a little cold.
Chi Du frowned, noticing that something was wrong with her, and asked her in a low voice, "Sister, are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Tingwan shook her head and was about to stand up. Her vision went dark and she subconsciously reached forward for support, but she touched something solid and warm. She slowly opened her eyes and found that her hand was holding his wrist.
"Sister." Chi Du's tone was filled with worry.
"I'm fine, do you have any water?"
Xu Tingwan felt weak all over. She wanted to let go of him but was afraid that she would fall down.
"Sister, you're not feeling well."
Chi Du said affirmatively.
Xu Tingwan smiled and said, "I have a slight fever."
His face was pale and listless.
"Please ask for leave, sister. I'll go talk to them."
Xu Tingwan shook his head. "It's nothing. I took some medicine before I came here. I'm just a little cold. Can you bring me some clothes?"
Xu Tingwan pointed to the black official team uniform below.
Chi Du looked at the slender white hand still on his wrist, and the next second Xu Tingwan left. Chi Du pursed his lips, walked down the stage in three or two steps, brought her clothes and helped her put them on.
"Thanks."
Chi Du poured her a glass of water. When Xu Tingwan took it, she found that it was a black thermos with the WG team logo on it.
"It's new. I kept it in the lounge and never used it."
Chi Du explained.
Xu Tingwan thanked him and took a sip. The hot water sobered her up a lot. Seeing that he was still not leaving, Xu Tingwan reminded him, "Tickets will be checked soon and the audience should enter."
Chi Du looked at her with worry in his eyes, "Well, sister, are you really okay?"
"I'm fine. It's nothing." Xu Tingwan smiled at her.
Chi Du: "Then I'm leaving. If you feel uncomfortable, don't be stubborn. You can tell the HR department. They will understand."
Xu Tingwan nodded gently, "I will."
Looking at Chi Du's back, Xu Tingwan felt empty in his heart and quickly called out to him.
Chi Du turned around and walked towards her without hesitation.
Xu Tingwan's heart skipped a beat. She squeezed her palms to calm herself down and smiled at him. "Good luck in today's game."
Chi Du's Adam's apple rolled up and down. Even though he was still sick, he still smiled and told him to cheer for the game.
He bent down slightly, leaning towards Xu Tingwan, raised his right hand, and asked tentatively, "Sister, can you cheer me up in another way?"
Xu Tingwan's mind was like a paste and he couldn't react to what he meant. He blinked and reached out his hand blankly, and the white hand met his palm.
The slightly cool touch was transmitted through his hands to every corner of his body, like an electric current passing through. Chi Du felt himself numb. He was silent for a while, then raised the corners of his mouth.
"I will definitely win today."
*
Today's battle was very intense, and all ten people fought very fiercely. Judging from the audience's reaction, the ticket for this game was not bought in vain.
In the end, WG won 3:2. It can be said to be a narrow victory.
When Xu Tingwan saw Chi Du take off his headphones after the game and look at her first, her heart skipped a beat for no reason.
He didn't look at her for long, just a few glances, more like he was checking her state.
They played from two o'clock to five-thirty, and it was already eight o'clock when Xu Tingwan finished. Under the street light at the entrance of the base, Chi Du put one hand in his pocket and looked at his mobile phone quietly. He raised his eyelids when he heard footsteps, and walked towards her the moment he met her eyes.
Xu Tingwan pinched the hem of his shirt, and his hands were a little sweaty.
She hadn't noticed it just now, but when Chi Du walked in front of her, she saw that there was a coat in his arms. He put the coat on her and said, "Sister, how do you feel now?"
Xu Tingwan pulled at his clothes and touched his forehead with one hand. "It should be fine. I didn't feel very bad this afternoon."
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that Chi Du was not very happy all afternoon, especially now.
"To the hospital."
His jaw was set, his eyes fixed on her.
Xu Tingwan's eyelashes trembled, and she smiled at him, "Okay."
…
Chi Du was helping her with everything. Even though he was four years older than her, she was the one being taken care of.
Xu Tingwan was right. The temperature had dropped a little, but there was still a slight fever. The doctor said that he could have an IV drip or prescribe some medicine. Xu Tingwan thought about it and decided to just prescribe some medicine. If he started the IV drip now, he didn't know when it would be finished.
When she got home, Chi Du still helped her, from boiling water to fetching water and then delivering the medicine to her. Xu Tingwan's only action was probably to put the medicine into her mouth and then drink water to swallow it.
"Sister, can I stay here today?"
Every time Chi Du stayed overnight, he would ask for her opinion.
"Okay." Xu Tingwan nodded blankly.
"If you feel unwell at night, can you knock on my door?"
"……Um."
"So you want to sleep now?"
Xu Tingwan shook his head. "I slept for a long time today, so I'm not sleepy now."
"So what does sister want to do?"
Chi Du was too gentle today, even to the point of being indulgent, which made Xu Tingwan want to go even further.
"I want to see a movie."
Chi Du immediately stood up and turned on the TV for her, "What do you want to watch?"
“Life is Beautiful.”
Xu Tingwan casually mentioned a movie he had seen.
The rumbling sound effects of the movie surrounded Xu Tingwan's ears. Chi Du was still sitting on the sofa next to her. The distance between them was so far that Xu Tingwan felt a little uncomfortable.
"You can come and watch this movie. It's a good one."
Xu Tingwan found a legitimate reason.
Chi Du hesitated for a few seconds, then listened to her and sat next to her. The distance between them was just enough for one person to fit in, but Xu Tingwan was still very content.
Chi Du's mind was not on the movie, but he was always paying attention to the movements around him. He could feel her every tiny movement, whether she was sitting up or slowly sliding down to half-lying down.
The movie was halfway through and there was no movement around him. Chi Du turned his head while playing with his fingers. Xu Tingwan was leaning on the sofa with her eyes closed, her hair hanging on her shoulders. Chi Du pursed his lips, turned off the movie, and quietly moved closer to her until he could hear her long breathing.
Chi Du's gaze fell on her face, from her forehead to her eyelashes to her straight nose and then to her red lips. His gaze stopped and he swallowed his saliva physiologically.
"elder sister."
The person in front of him didn't move, but it was unlikely that she would sleep on the sofa tonight. Chi Du stood up and paced around the living room. After building up a strong mental preparation, he adjusted his posture to try not to offend her, and then picked her up.
Very light. How can it be so light? It feels like it has no weight when I hold it.
Chi Du put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, turned up the air conditioner temperature, then turned off the lights and closed the door.
Throughout the whole process, he deliberately made his movements light, and even broke out in a sweat.
He lifted his hair. He didn't bring any clean clothes today. Xu Tingyan was sleeping late, so he couldn't enter Xu Tingyan's room without permission. He had to lie down and endure the stickiness.
I tossed and turned several times but couldn't fall asleep. Finally, I couldn't help but send a message to Xu Tingyan to borrow some clothes.
It seems that the person over there is a night owl, and he even replies immediately. After getting permission, Chi Du took the outfit he wore last time and went into the bathroom.
The cold water slid across his face, and the dizziness he had just felt disappeared completely. However, a face kept appearing in his mind. He could clearly remember every frown, smile, expression and tone when speaking. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and Chi Du sighed silently while holding onto the cold wall.
elder sister.
*
Lin Leqi didn't know until almost a week after Xu Tingwan recovered from her illness. That day, she rushed into her house with a computer and asked her why she didn't tell her.
Xu Tingwan prepared snacks and drinks for her as if she were a young lady, and then brought over his computer stand and pillow. He set the stand for her and placed the pillow behind her waist for support. After doing all this, looking at Lin Leqi's comfortable look, Xu Tingwan was a little confused as to whether she came to care about him or to be the emperor.
"You didn't even tell me!" Lin Leqi ate potato chips without forgetting the important matter.
Lin Leqi picked up the soda in front of her and took a sip. "It's not a big deal. I'll be fine after taking some medicine."
Lin Leqi pinched her face and pouted, "Are you really okay?"
"It's really okay..." Xu Tingwan was pinched so hard that his words were unclear.
"Next time you're sick, tell me, okay?"
Xu Tingwan's smile deepened. He pulled her hand away and hugged her, "I know, my sister."
Lin Leqi shook his head and hummed, his face lit up with joy at these words. "How are things going between you and Chi Du?"
Xu Tingwan froze, letting go of her and taking a sip of water, his voice muffled, "That's it."
"Tell the truth."
“…”
Xu Tingwan briefly recounted to Lin Leqi what happened on the day she fell ill. After listening to her, she cried out while nodding confidently, "He's definitely interested in you!"
Xu Tingwan: “…”
This time it was Lin Leqi who was excited, while Xu Tingwan was the calmer one.
Finally, Lin Leqi couldn't stand her indifferent look and hit her, "Be serious."
Xu Tingwan sat down obediently, "I think that relationships should be developed step by step, not in a hurry."
Lin Leqi narrowed his eyes and immediately saw through her, "Did you find a strategy?"
Xu Tingwan tilted his head and smiled, "I guess so."
Xu Tingwan was very vague about Chi Du's affairs. She didn't know whether Chi Du treated her so well because he felt he owed her something for living in her house or because he liked her, so she couldn't be sure about anything she said now.
I have to fly abroad for a meeting in mid-August, and my partner this time will still be Liang Mu.
The two people's hotel rooms were next to each other, and apart from the necessary professional exchanges, there was nothing else. Therefore, Xu Tingwan really liked to partner with Liang Mu. It was really convenient and comfortable.
Around eight o'clock in the evening, Xu Tingwan put down his computer, rubbed his eyebrows, and then changed the phone's sound mode back to silent.
She had accurately selected the golden shower among the numerous messages. Practice made perfect.
【Chi Du: Sister, are you not at home? 】
[Listen to Wanwan's words: I have a meeting abroad and will probably be back the day after tomorrow.]
【Chi Du: By yourself? Be careful.】
Xu Tingwan bit her finger and said, "Shh, Tingwanwan: Can I make a phone call?"
【Chi Du: Convenient.】
On the other side, in the WG base player dormitory, the starting players were huddled together to practice their trumpets. Chi Du, who was sitting quietly, suddenly stood up and walked towards the balcony.
Mirari chuckled at him, "Why does Polaris keep going to the balcony lately? What's that on the balcony?"
Qi Nian looked up and said, "There is gold, go pick it up."
Xiao Chu threw the pillow over, "Qinian, your ultimate move was in vain!"
"Weren't we talking just now..."
"...I wasted my flash!!!"
“…”
…
Chi Du was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants. The weather was getting a little chilly in the evening as autumn came, but at this moment he felt that the blood in his body was boiling.
I was fixing my hair in front of the phone camera when suddenly a video call interface popped up.
"elder sister."
Chi Du called her softly.
Xu Tingwan looked at his face and felt that the fatigue of the day had disappeared. "What are you doing?"
Chi Du: "They are practicing the trumpet."
Xu Tingwan blinked, "What about you?"
"I'm chatting with my sister." Chi Du smiled faintly.
Seeing Xu Tingwan was stunned for a few seconds, Chi Du quickly changed the subject, "Sister, are you alone?"
"With Liang Mu... the one I told you about before, he's one of my senior brothers."
“…”
Seeing her silent, Xu Tingwan felt strange and wanted to call him, but before she could even utter a word, Chi Du smiled and asked her, "Sister, is the scenery abroad nice?"
Xu Tingwan curled her lips and shook her head. She opened the hotel curtains and turned the camera to point it out the window. Outside, it was as bustling as day with bright lights.
“Although it’s very prosperous, it feels a little less human.”
After a few seconds, the camera flipped to her face. Her hair seemed to be tied casually, with a strand of hair hanging on one side of her cheek. She was wearing black-framed glasses, which made her face look even smaller and whiter.
"Then sister, please come back quickly."
Xu Tingwan raised the corner of his mouth and said, "We'll summarize it after the meeting tomorrow. I've booked a flight for the day after tomorrow morning."
"good."
There was a pause of a few seconds between the two of them. Chi Du looked at her and asked, "Sister, are you nearsighted? I've never seen you wearing glasses."
Xu Tingwan only realized she was wearing glasses when she heard this. She took them off and shook them in front of the camera. "I'm not nearsighted. These are blue light protection glasses. My vision is 5.2."
The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was inexplicably harmonious.
"Sister, is there a moon over there?"
Xu Tingwan really looked outside carefully, and after searching for a long time, he said helplessly, "...I didn't see it. What's wrong?"
Chi Du suddenly turned the camera over and aimed it at the crescent moon in the sky. There was not only the moon, but also a familiar tone and voice outside the screen.
"The moon is out in Yucheng today."
The moon came out in Yucheng today.
I miss you so much.
*
When Xu Tingwan came back, he happened to be going to Liancheng for a competition. They were supposed to meet on the same day, but they were forced to wait two days. Xu Tingwan felt that these two days were like years, but their relationship had further developed, such as video calls.
This is an act that goes beyond the boundaries of ordinary friendships. It is ambiguous and unconsciously makes people fall and sink.
The night before returning, WG won the final match of the third regular season with a big score of 3:0. During the dinner that night, all WG members started a live broadcast.
Competitors will sign a contract with the live streaming platform, which requires a certain amount of live streaming time each month. As far as Xu Tingwan knows, WG's live streaming time should be 40 hours per month, which is a lot, so they usually try their best to reduce the live streaming time, just like taking a water course in college.
Xu Tingwan entered Chi Du's live broadcast room. He put his mobile phone on the table and looked at the screen with his head down, which was very close to him.
The barrage of comments filled the screen with “so handsome”, but Chi Du remained unmoved.
Xu Tingwan wanted to send him a gift, but found that he had turned off the gift-sending function. Looking at the prompt on the screen, Xu Tingwan felt helpless for a moment. In the end, he had to join the army of screen-swiping.
Chi seemed to have seen something, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said, "Wasn't I awesome today? I won the MVP award three times in a row."
This was the first sentence Xu Tingwan had heard from him since he entered the live broadcast room for such a long time.
It's like a child getting a reward for getting full marks on an exam.
My husband is so awesome!
Then there is a new form of screen swiping.
Xu Tingwan watched the barrage of comments go up one by one, and felt happy unconsciously.
He has so many lovely fans and so many people like him.
Then Xu Tingwan discovered that Chi Du started chatting with the barrage teacher.
"When will we be back at base? We might be there tomorrow."
"What did you eat today...meal."
"What's so fun about Liancheng...Liancheng's senior year is really fun."
"Is the host from Liancheng... Yes, to me, he is from Liancheng."
"Can you take me to Glory, Streamer? No, didn't your mother teach you to do things on your own?"
“…”
Xu Tingwan felt her heart soften as she listened to his funny yet silly words.
How could someone be so cute?
Xu Tingwan left the livestream running while sorting out materials for next week's meeting. The end result was that Xu Tingwan had already sorted out the materials twice, while Chi Du's livestream hadn't finished yet, and it was even running on the way back to the hotel.
She put her things away, propped up her chin and looked at him quietly. When she had time, she would answer the questions in the barrage, and say abstract words with her serious face, like an honest person who was trying to be funny in a serious manner.
"I'm going to go to bed."
Chi Du's camera was very shaky.
"Will there be a live broadcast tomorrow... It should be tomorrow night."
“…”
"Good night, everyone."
The live broadcast then ended.
Xu Tingwan blinked, still not reacting. It was so sudden. Although he had given a warning, he didn't expect him to turn off the live broadcast the next second.
[Listen to Wanwan's words: I want to go to Glory, can you take me with you? ]
Xu Tingwan typed and asked tentatively.
The reply came back quickly. [Chi Du: Okay, now?]
Xu Tingwan's heart ached because of his words, and when the pain numbed his nerves, it was followed by an endless sweet aftertaste.
【Listen to Wanwan's Talk: Didn't the anchor say that you should do your own things? 】
[Chi Du: I also want to be on Glory, so this is not my business.]
Xu Tingwan threw her phone away, buried her head in the pillow, and screamed. She was 26, not 16, and now she was being teased like a child, her heart pounding.
She placed her hand on her heart, feeling each powerful beat of her heart.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...it's getting more and more chaotic.
It's so annoying.
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