As Ji Qingwan asked, her body turned towards the door eagerly, as if she would just wait for Ji Qingzhou to say the name of the medicine and then she would sprint down to get it.
Ji Qingzhou laughed and patted her shoulder.
"This is a common phenomenon. It's not that serious. Just apply a hot towel and it will be fine. Don't be too nervous."
Ji Qingzhou deliberately said the word "tense" in a meaningful way.
Ji Qingwan gave her a reproachful look.
"I know, I know. I'm not nervous at all."
Although he said so, his body was very honest.
Ji Qingwan immediately stood up, grabbed a towel and a washbasin, and ran to the hot water room.
After a while, Ji Qingwan took the towel out of the hot water basin, wrung it out carefully, and carefully applied it on the back of Xiao Shuo's hand.
While doing this, Ji Qingwan asked carefully:
"How is it? Is it too hot?"
Xiao Shuo smiled and shook his head.
After worrying about the water temperature, Ji Qingwan began to worry about the results.
She couldn't help but lift the towel to take a look.
Who would have thought that when he opened it, he could see the wound on the back of his hand, which was red from the heat.
The wound meanders from the little finger to the wrist bone, and even though it has healed, it still leaves a wide and long scar.
Just by looking at it, Ji Qingwan could imagine the bloody and mangled marks of the injury.
Her heart trembled, and she couldn't help but stretch out her fingers and gently touch the wound.
"How did you do that? It must have been painful, right?"
Normally, she would feel pain if she got a small cut on her hand, but this wound was so long, how much pain must it be for him...
As she spoke, her breathing trembled slightly.
Xiao Shuo keenly caught this slight tremor.
He was stunned and realized something in an instant.
The words of explanation he was about to say were swallowed back. Xiao Shuo pondered for a moment and retracted his hand.
"Miss Ji, I'm a rough man who's used to working hard. I'm not that delicate."
Ji Qingwan also came back to her senses and realized that they had been too intimate just now.
She took one last look at the wound and reached out to take the towel from the back of his hand in a concealed manner.
"Then I'll change your towel."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Shuo took a step ahead of her and pressed the towel with his other hand.
"I can do things like hot compresses myself. It's not a big deal."
Only then did Ji Qingwan notice the sudden increase in alienation and coldness in his tone, and looked at him in confusion.
"Did my actions and questions just now offend you? I just..."
She wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Xiao Shuo.
"No, I'm just used to doing my own things."
Regardless of whether it was an illusion that Ji Qingwan liked him, he didn't want to delay and influence the girl.
Especially since the nurse had said before that Ji Qingwan and Ji Qingzhou were both first-class beauties.
Although he couldn't see, he could imagine from what he heard what a slender, graceful, and elegant girl she was.
Not to mention she is so kind and thoughtful.
Such a good girl, even if she doesn't like him, always goes to the hospital, which will inevitably lead to misunderstandings if others find out.
He can't be so selfish.
Ji Qingwan was still standing by the bed, her thoughts in a mess, and she knew why he suddenly treated her like this.
Is she...disliked by him?
Xiao Shuo made up his mind: "Miss Ji, if there is nothing else, I won't waste your time."
This is an order to expel you.
Ji Qingwan was a little at a loss for a moment, not knowing what to say, so she had to step forward and pick up the empty lunch box.
"Then you have a good rest. I will come and bring you food tomorrow."
After saying that, he turned to leave, and heard the person behind him say mercilessly: "No need."
Ji Qingwan was stunned and turned to look.
The other person seemed to notice his gaze and turned his face to the other side with an expressionless face.
"There's a cafeteria in the hospital. I can eat there myself. I won't bother you to bring me food anymore."
"Also, please tell Aunt Ye that she doesn't have to worry about me anymore."
When Ji Qingwan heard this, she felt more worried than sad and couldn't help but speak.
"But your eyes...how are you going to eat in the cafeteria every day by yourself?"
There was genuine worry in her tone, and Xiao Shuo's eyebrows twitched slightly when he heard it.
He suppressed the emotion in his heart and remained expressionless.
"Miss Ji may not know that I've already been engaged."
Ji Qingwan was stunned and looked at his profile, unable to tell whether what he said was true or just an excuse for not wanting to trouble her.
She heard her voice change in pitch and spoke tentatively.
"Really? Then...what kind of person is she? Why hasn't she come to see you?"
Xiao Shuo smiled with pretentiousness.
"We were childhood sweethearts and playmates, but she worked far away and never made it here."
"But she sent me a letter a couple of days ago, saying that she had put down her work and would arrive in the capital in the next two days."
Xiao Shuo took a deep breath: "It's more convenient to have her take care of me than anyone else."
Even if Ji Qingwan was slow to react, she could tell that the "other person" was referring to her.
He was rejecting her in disguise.
Ji Qingwan bit her lips tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks.
She stared at Xiao Shuo's face, trying to find any trace of lying in his expression.
But no.
His expression remained the same, even more distant and indifferent.
She was not a shameless girl. Since the other party had already rejected her, there was no reason for her to continue pursuing him.
Ji Qingwan held back her tears, nodded, and tried to smile in understanding.
"Okay, it's okay. My sister is a very good doctor and will definitely cure you. Maybe you won't need anyone to take care of you for long."
"It just so happens that I have to review during this period, so I'm very busy. I won't come to disturb you."
As she spoke, she tucked the quilt in for him.
I couldn't control my tears and they fell on the quilt.
"Then I wish you a speedy recovery. Goodbye."
Xiao Shuo showed an indifferent smile: "Thank you, goodbye."
Ji Qingwan turned around immediately, not noticing Xiao Shuo's clenched fists.
And the corners of his lips collapsed at that moment, unable to hold on.
The moment she turned her back, Ji Qingwan could no longer hold back her tears, which flowed freely down her cheeks.
The moment she turned the doorknob, she ran away with tears on her face.
Hearing that there was no longer any voice from her in the room, Xiao Shuo slowly turned his head.
He reached out his fingers to the quilt, and found the place where the tears seemed to have fallen.
All wet.
At this moment, Xiao Shuo felt an inexplicable dull pain in his heart.
But what involuntarily emerged in his mind was the appearance of his childhood playmate in his memory.
For a moment, he didn't understand whether he was sad about rejecting Ji Qingwan.
They really look alike.
But Xiao Shuo also understood that this idea was too unfair to Ji Qingwan.
She shouldn't be anyone's substitute.
"I'm such a bad person, it's better to make it clear as soon as possible..."
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