As soon as Xian Mingyu lifted one side of the blanket and lay down in bed, Bai Xiaoruo suddenly rolled over and wrapped her arms around his waist.
She snuggled her face into his chest, her brows furrowed tightly.
"Don't go."
"I didn't leave, go to sleep."
Was she having a nightmare?
It's rare to see her looking so helpless.
Xian Mingyu reached out and hugged her back, letting her little head rest against his chest.
Bai Xiaoruo's body trembled slightly, her hands tightly gripping the robe around Xian Mingyu's waist, her voice choked with sobs: "Don't go... Mom, don't go... Please... don't leave me alone..."
It turns out I was dreaming about my mother.
She still treated him as her mother.
Hsien Ming-yu was truly helpless.
I thought she was dreaming about him.
His warm, large hand gently patted her back, soothingly saying, "I won't leave, I... Mommy won't leave, go to sleep..."
Sure enough, as soon as Xian Mingyu finished speaking, Bai Xiaoruo instantly calmed down a lot, and her brows were no longer furrowed so tightly.
That's the only time he can pretend to be her mother. Although Xuan Mingyu has never seen what Bai Xiaoruo's mother looks like or what kind of person she is, according to the information he investigated before, she lost her mother when she was seven years old and completely lost her maternal love.
In addition, with the bullying from those three wolves in the Bai family, she never had a happy childhood after the age of seven.
And now... she's met him again.
Bai Xiaoruo, I promised you I would never let you get hurt again, but I...
But I've been hurting you all along...
***
One month later.
Bai Xiaoruo and Xian Mingyu are still in the same state of cold war, neither of them taking the initiative to talk to the other.
As long as Bai Xiaoruo is home, Xuan Mingyu will never go back. Occasionally, he will go back to sleep only after she has fallen asleep, but he will get up very early and leave so that she won't find out.
It's still best to sleep while holding her; she's so soft and sweet, a perfect pillow.
Even when he's feeling irritable or has many worries, he can still sleep soundly until almost dawn. Only when he thinks about her getting up to go to school does he reluctantly get up, get dressed, and leave.
Recently, Bai Xiaoruo has been more worried than usual.
Yes, I am quite worried.
I don't know what's wrong with me, but I feel increasingly lethargic and sleepy all the time. I don't have much of an appetite, and sometimes the smell of strong-smelling food makes me feel nauseous and want to vomit.
That afternoon, we had a physical education class.
The first thing they did was run 800 meters, which I'm used to.
They started running.
Bai Xiaoruo looked listless and dispirited.
Ji Shushu and she ran side by side.
"Xiaobai, what's wrong? Did you not sleep well last night? You look terrible these past few days."
"I don't know either, I just feel so tired and want to sleep, but I can't seem to get enough sleep." I went to bed around 7 p.m. last night and slept for more than ten hours. Logically speaking, I should have gotten enough sleep, right? But I still feel sleepy and have no energy at all.
"Are you sick? How about I go with you to the school clinic in a bit?"
"Okay, sure."
"Let's speed up, or we'll fall behind the group."
Bai Xiaoruo still managed to finish the entire 800-meter race. When she was almost at the finish line and close to the team, her vision suddenly went black, and she collapsed straight to the ground.
"Xiaobai!" Ji Shushu was terrified and quickly went over to help her up. Other classmates and teachers also came over.
"Xiaobai! Xiaobai, don't scare me! What's wrong with you?" No matter how much Ji Shushu shook her, Bai Xiaoruo didn't react at all. Ji Shushu was so scared that she was about to cry. One of her classmates suggested, "Take her to the school clinic. Holding her like this won't help."
Yes, yes, go to the school clinic.
Another stronger male student picked Bai Xiaoruo up in his arms, with Ji Shushu following beside him. The three of them ran together toward the school clinic.
After placing Bai Xiaoruo on the bed in the school clinic, the male student went back, leaving Ji Shushu alone with Bai Xiaoruo.
"Xiaobai, you absolutely can't be hurt, promise me you have to be okay, you have to wake up soon, sob sob sob... I beg you, I really don't want to lose you as a friend..." Ji Shushu held Bai Xiaoruo's hand tightly and cried.
Ji Shushu cried bitterly, as if Bai Xiaoruo were already dead.
The school doctor standing nearby was quite annoyed. The student lying on the bed was still breathing, so why was the student next to him being so agitated?
"Excuse me, student, please step aside. Let me take a look at her."
"Ah, okay," Ji Shushu quickly put down Bai Xiaoruo's hand. "Teacher Liu, please, you absolutely must cure Xiaobai. No matter how much it costs, you must save her."
"Don't worry, I'll do my best." The school doctor just smiled and began to treat Bai Xiaoruo.
A few minutes later, the school doctor frowned, looking thoughtful, and looked at Bai Xiaoruo on the bed again, then checked her pulse again.
It's a bit of a dilemma, because you can't tell what illness she has just by looking at her.
If it's not what I diagnosed myself, it's really hard to say.
"Teacher Liu, what's wrong with Xiaobai? Please tell me."
"Um... do you know her parents' phone number?"
"Huh? Her parents? Does Xiaobai have some incurable disease? Why do you need her parents' phone number?"
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