Chapter 30 A Wonderful Chapter!
Luo Qingyan had a long and wonderful dream, completely different from any dream she had before.
First, she knew she was dreaming, but at the same time, she understood that the dream was incredibly real, so real that it felt like entering a parallel universe after being prepared, and then experiencing it consciously.
Secondly, in this dream, she didn't do anything specific, yet she was constantly feeling. She experienced many feelings: joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, bitterness, and everything in between… every feeling was real and profound. But she didn't understand why she could have feelings without experiencing anything concrete.
Secondly, the world in dreams and the real world may seem the same, but they are actually different, or rather, they are perceived in different ways. The information that humans perceive is all processed and presented by the brain. What you see and feel in this dream is different; it seems vast and distant, yet you feel that everything is all around you.
Then, the dream became exceptionally long. But there was no need to worry about it going on forever, nor about it suddenly ending. There was a strange sense of security, a clear feeling that I was in a safe world where I could slowly explore and discover.
Finally, she felt she wasn't alone; she felt someone was beside her, watching over her, always there, intimately connected—a feeling difficult to describe precisely. In short, she felt unconstrained; it was a wonderful and subtle feeling.
When she woke up, she couldn't describe what she had dreamt about, but the feelings in the dream were clear and real. It was like basking in warm sunshine, like touching soft fur, and like rolling freely among flowers and plants...
An incredible dream!
Wait! Why is everything around me white?
It smells like disinfectant...
She's in the hospital!
Luo Qingyan suddenly woke up and opened her eyes wide.
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"You're awake?" The nurse by the bed was putting away the IV drip. "You have food poisoning, but it's not serious. There must be another reason why you fainted and lost consciousness. We'll do some tests later! Your family member just went outside the ward to make a phone call. Please wait a moment."
After the nurse finished speaking, she turned around and went outside to inform the family that the patient had woken up.
Food poisoning? What did she eat? Dinner was… Luo Qingyan suddenly recalled the situation before she fainted. She was in Hefengting, and besides her, the only other person in Hefengting was the little male fish. Before she fainted, she seemed to see someone walking towards her…
Someone is walking towards her? The little male merman is walking towards her.
No! What I remember seeing were walking legs, not a fish tail!
Did the little merman's tail turn into legs? Just like in fairy tales!
This is all too dreamlike! Unbelievable, a mix of surprise and delight.
Luo Qingyan sat up, opened her eyes wide and looked at the door of the ward. The next moment, a person entered through the door.
Excitement and anticipation filled me; my heart skipped a beat.
I saw clearly who had entered.
It wasn't Little Male Mermaid, it was Tao Xingyou. My memory is too hazy, there's probably been some error.
"Sister!" Tao Xingyou rushed to the bedside. "How are you feeling? You scared me to death."
"I'm fine, I feel great, like I had a good night's sleep, it's incredibly comfortable." Luo Qingyan wasn't lying; she really did feel good, as if fainting was all a dream. A dream? Could it really be a dream? A long, complete dream!
Tao Xingyou breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, the doctor said you had food poisoning..."
"Where did I faint?" Luo Qingyan wondered if she was dreaming.
"He Fengting, what's wrong with you..."
"Did you tell your grandma and the others about what happened at the hospital?" Luo Qingyan suddenly thought of something even more serious.
"Not yet, a colleague just called." Tao Xingyou noticed Luo Qingyan's anxiety. "I was worried that my grandma and mom would be anxious, so I wanted to check the situation first. The doctor said it wasn't serious, but we still need to do some more tests to be on the safe side."
"I'm perfectly fine, no problem at all," Luo Qingyan said as she threw back the covers, moved her legs off the bed, and started putting on her shoes.
"Sis, what are you doing?" Tao Xingyou was completely confused. "Going to the bathroom?"
"I have something urgent to attend to." Luo Qingyan put on her shoes. She wanted to pull Tao Xingyou along, but she was afraid that the other party would not want to walk, and that pulling and tugging would only get in the way. So she got up and walked out, knowing that the other party would follow.
"Sister! You still need to get checked!" Tao Xingyou hurriedly followed, the situation was too bizarre, and she forgot for a moment that she should have stopped Luo Qingyan.
"I'll come back for the check-up tomorrow; I have something urgent to attend to today." Luo Qingyan quickened her pace as she left. She couldn't have the check-up, otherwise the thing she was trying so hard to hide would be exposed, and she didn't want her illness to be revealed to her family unprepared.
"Sis, what's the rush? Is it urgent?" Tao Xingyou jogged a few steps to catch up. "Hey! Why are you at Hefengting? Is something urgent happening there?"
Hearing this, Luo Qingyan had even more questions. Actually, she hadn't figured out what urgent matter she needed, but now she had an idea. However, she still needed to get Tao Xingyou out of the hospital first; the hospital always made her uneasy.
"Yes." Luo Qingyan said seriously, "Did you drive here? Can you give me a ride home?"
"Okay, sure." Tao Xingyou was taken aback and believed that there was an emergency, so she obediently led Luo Qingyan to the parking lot to get the car.
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Luo Qingyan finally breathed a sigh of relief when the car drove away from the hospital and smoothly onto the road.
Tao Xingyou noticed out of the corner of her eye that Luo Qingyan's expression had relaxed, and cautiously asked, "Sister, what's the emergency? Why did you faint over there? Please tell me if there's anything I can do to help!"
"I guess it was from the tapioca soup I ate this afternoon. I ate it a little too fast, so... Luckily, I'm fine now. Please don't tell Grandma and Auntie, so they won't worry. Anyway, I'm perfectly fine, and I'll be more careful about what I eat in the future." Luo Qingyan explained the reason for her fainting in a few words, and responded to the rest for the time being.
She suspected it might be because her current health wasn't good, making her unable to tolerate certain foods. She had clearly felt her body deteriorating these past two days; no matter how much she pretended nothing was wrong, the underlying issue remained. This unbearable feeling of helplessness was one of the reasons for her erratic mood.
"Okay, I won't tell." Tao Xingyou quickly glanced at the person in the passenger seat. "Sis... is there anything I can help you with later?"
Luo Qingyan had already mentally prepared the "urgent matter" she was talking about, so she calmly said, "No need, just take me to Hefengting. I... I remembered something my mother left me, and I suddenly really want to find it, but... many things just don't appear when you're looking for them, but they appear when you're not looking for them. But I feel uncomfortable if I don't find it, and I can't wait until I stop looking for it."
"I understand that feeling. Once you think of something, you have to find it. Otherwise, you'll always be thinking about it and won't even want to do anything productive. It's very uncomfortable." Tao Xingyou was afraid of upsetting Luo Qingyan, so she didn't dare to ask any more questions and just went along with her.
"That's how it is." Luo Qingyan looked out the window. The sky was pitch black, and the ground was wet, but the rain had stopped. She felt a little tired and closed her eyes.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes again.
"You! How did you know I was in the hospital? Are you sure the hospital only notified you?" Her grandmother and aunt hadn't called, so they probably didn't know, but the thought made her very worried, and she asked the question.
"Don't worry, the hospital didn't notify them. I was notified when the ambulance arrived at your location," Tao Xingyou said calmly. "The medical staff who called said not to worry, the situation wasn't serious, and that I could stay with you at the hospital. At first, they forgot which hospital it was, and I only realized it when I got to the parking garage, so I quickly called again. I guess it was an intern who wasn't familiar with the procedures."
As Luo Qingyan listened, she noticed something was amiss: "Was the person who called you male or female?"
"At first, it was a man who spoke...not very professionally, definitely an intern. When I called back, a woman answered, and she was much more professional."
Luo Qingyan had mentioned her cousin Tao Xingyou to Xiao Nanyu, and had also said that she should contact her cousin first in case anything happened, so as not to worry her grandmother and aunt. Listening to her cousin's description, she was certain that the man on the phone was Xiao Nanyu.
She had been thinking about the little male fish while she was at the hospital, and after realizing that the person who accompanied her to the hospital was not the little male fish, she tried to avoid thinking about anything related to him.
Now, there's no escaping it; she's extremely worried about the little merman.
She felt that when she fainted, the little male merman was beside her, talking to her, touching her, and worrying about her. Although she couldn't remember if she had called for an ambulance, she clearly remembered that she hadn't called her cousin. Rather than the little male merman manipulating the water to take her phone to the bathroom to make a call, she felt more that the other person was actually by her side.
Even if the other person doesn't come to her side, the medical staff will make a lot of noise when they arrive at her home, and the little male merman certainly can't stay in the bathroom the whole time.
That……
If you stay inside the pearl and avoid everything, you'll be fine.
Please, please, no accidents.
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"Sis, are you really alright?" Tao Xingyou asked again as they approached the apartment complex, worried about Luo Qingyan. "Why don't I drive the car in? At least let me accompany you upstairs."
"I'm really fine. I don't look like I'm in any trouble!" Luo Qingyan smiled easily. "I was just feeling dizzy and lightheaded earlier. Sigh... I shouldn't have called an ambulance. I felt more like I was asleep than fainting. Doesn't mild cassava poisoning cause drowsiness? Oh, by the way, how much is the medical bill? I'll transfer it to you."
"Okay, it's good that everything is alright." As they spoke, they arrived at Hefengting and parked the car at the entrance of the residential area.
As soon as the car stopped at the entrance of the residential area, Luo Qingyan immediately unbuckled her seatbelt: "Remember to send me the price, and I'll transfer it to you. Thank you so much for your help today. Let's have a nice meal together in a few days. You should go home and rest!"
"Okay." Tao Xingyou nodded. "Be careful!"
"Okay." Luo Qingyan waved goodbye to Tao Xingyou and then turned to walk into the residential area. She felt fine, but she didn't walk too fast. She absolutely couldn't let anything else happen; she didn't want to trouble her cousin any further.
However, without realizing it, the pace quickened.
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Standing at her front door, Luo Qingyan suddenly hesitated to open it. There were too many reasons, and she didn't want to think about them, so she took a few deep breaths.
Then, quickly open the door and go inside.
After entering the house, she did not call out to the little male fish, but simply turned on the lights and began searching silently on her own.
The first thing you see is the living room and dining room. You can see everything as soon as you step out of the entryway, but there's no sign of the little male merman. This is normal; he usually doesn't stay here.
Then she checked the bathroom. Once the ambulance took her away and the house was quiet again, the little merman should emerge from the pearl and return to the bathtub. She hurried into the bathroom, but the little merman was still nowhere to be seen; the bathtub was empty.
Next, let's look at her bedroom. When we were analyzing things for the little merman, her bedroom was the best hiding place. The arrival of paramedics would be very noisy, so hiding in the closet was the right choice for him.
Although the little male merman could only stay in the pearl for a limited time before, he has now recovered considerably and will surely be able to stay longer, so...
Make sure it's in the closet! Absolutely no accidents!
I slowed my pace toward the bedroom, fearing something might happen.
However, the moment she stepped into the bedroom, she was stunned by what she saw and stood frozen in place.
The wardrobe door was open, and the little male merman was sitting inside, looking at her. He was wearing loungewear, a complete set of loungewear.
The little male merman's tail has turned into legs!
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