Chapter 54
While unconscious, Xu Feifei suddenly felt someone press hard on her abdomen, followed by various stomach discomforts and vomiting up the water in her stomach.
"Feifei, Feifei..." Her tone was filled with worry and anxiety.
Xu Feifei opened her eyes with difficulty, and what came into view was Lin Yuan's worried face, with someone squatting next to her.
Who was it? Before I could even see the person's face clearly, I was plunged into darkness again.
When I woke up again, all I saw when I opened my eyes was the ceiling.
"Awake? Feeling any better?"
Xu Feifei looked over when she heard the sound and saw Lin Yuan asking her gently with concern.
Lin Yuan, so she still didn't manage to go back? But that's alright, at least she can say goodbye properly in the future.
"I'm... feeling better." Xu Feifei's voice was hoarse and unclear when she spoke, her throat was very dry.
"Would you like some water?" Lin Yuan poured her a glass of warm water by the bedside.
Xu Feifei propped herself up and sat up. The moment she stood up, she felt a little dizzy and her head ached. She closed her eyes, breathed slowly, and gradually adjusted her body.
"What's wrong? Are you still not feeling well?"
After taking the water, Xu Feifei said, "It's okay, it's just that my head hurts a bit."
Lin Yuan frowned, stepped forward to check Xu Feifei's forehead temperature, and after confirming that she did not have a fever, her anxiety subsided somewhat.
"We'll go to the hospital later to get CT scans of our lungs and head. The medical equipment in the school clinic is limited, so a comprehensive check-up will give us peace of mind."
After drinking some water, Xu Feifei's throat felt a little better, and she smiled and said, "No need, I'm fine. Going to the hospital is just too much trouble."
Lin Yuan retorted, "How can you say you're alright? We'll go to the hospital for a check-up later, just in case. It's all my fault for not being with you in the first place, which led to you falling into the lake and drowning."
After speaking, Lin Yuan's brows furrowed with sorrow, and she fell into deep self-reproach.
Seeing her like this, Xu Feifei quickly said, "It's okay, it's not your fault..."
Unexpectedly, I stood up too abruptly, and heard a crackling sound like electricity crackling in my ear.
She immediately dared not move and waited for her body to recover. Seeing this, Lin Yuan stepped forward and gently patted her back.
Xu Feifei leaned against Lin Yuan's chest; it was a little firm, but strong, and she felt safe. She also caught a whiff of Lin Yuan's distinctive fragrance.
He leaned against her quietly like this, knowing that opportunities to spend time with Lin Yuan like this would be rare in the future. Once he returned, he might never see her again.
Thinking of this, Xu Feifei felt a lump in her throat and her eyes filled with tears.
Lin Yuan continued patting his back, speaking softly, "Are you in a lot of pain? Shall I call a doctor to come and take a look at you?"
In that instant, Xu Feifei's tears fell, and she shook her head to indicate no. She wrapped her arms around Lin Yuan's waist and hugged her tightly.
Lin Yuan heard Xu Feifei sniffling softly, and noticed that her clothes were slightly damp around her waist. She instantly felt panicked and at a loss for what to do.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yuan wanted to see her face.
But the hands around her waist were tightly wrapped around her, and Xu Feifei's head was buried deep in her waist, with only the back of her head visible.
Xu Feifei said haltingly, her voice trembling with tears, "Lin Yuan, you...you've been so good to me."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's tense nerves relaxed a bit, and she laughed, "What are you talking about!"
At this moment, Xu Feifei looked up at Lin Yuan and said, "I'm telling the truth."
Lin Yuan's breath hitched the moment she saw her look up.
When I buried my head in my tears just now, it made it hard for me to breathe. Now the tip of my nose and the rim of my eyes are pink, glistening teardrops are still clinging to my eyelashes, and my eyes are still brimming with tears.
"I...I'll go get the school doctor."
Lin Yuan freed herself from the hand around her waist and quickly walked out.
Xu Feifei sniffled, staring blankly at her departing figure.
A little while later, the school doctor arrived, with Lin Yuan following behind.
The school doctor came in and asked, "How are you feeling now?"
"It's okay, just a bit of a headache."
The school doctor stepped forward, touched her forehead, and then asked, "Besides the headache, is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Xu Feifei shook her head and said, "No."
"The headache may be caused by lack of oxygen after drowning. You should rest more in the future. The school's medical equipment is not very complete. I suggest you go to the hospital later to get an X-ray to see if there are any other problems."
Seeing that the school doctor also said so, Xu Feifei could only nod.
"If there's anything else, just call me. There's always a school doctor at the infirmary."
"OK."
After the school doctor finished speaking, he walked out.
Only Lin Yuan and Xu Feifei remained in the room.
Lin Yuan spoke first, urging, "Shall we go to the hospital now?"
Before Xu Feifei could answer, her stomach started growling with hunger. So she asked, "What time is it?"
"It's past seven o'clock now."
"It's past seven o'clock?! I've been sleeping for so long!" Xu Feifei exclaimed.
I looked out the window; summer nights always seem to drag on. It's past seven now, and it's still not completely dark.
"Lin Yuan, let's go eat! I'm hungry."
After Xu Feifei finished speaking, she lifted the blanket and prepared to get up and go to the dining room.
"Don't move, I'll go buy you some food. What do you want to eat?" Lin Yuan stopped her.
Xu Feifei thought for a moment, unsure what she wanted to eat. Perhaps her brain was lacking oxygen, as thinking was becoming difficult. She shook her head in confusion and said, "I don't know."
"How about some porridge?" Lin Yuan remembered that Xu Feifei had told her before that if she got sick, her mother would cook porridge for her to help her recover.
"Okay, then I'll have congee with preserved egg and lean pork."
"Okay. Wait for me here. I'll be right back."
Xu Feifei nodded obediently. After Lin Yuan left, she closed her eyes to rest.
After some time, someone next to her asked, "Feifei, how are you feeling?"
Xu Feifei opened her eyes and saw Zhang Jiayi holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand and a fruit basket in the other by her bedside.
"Why are you here?" Xu Feifei sat up and asked him, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
Zhang Jiayi handed the flowers to her, placed the fruit basket on the bedside table, and asked with concern, "I've come to see you. How are you feeling now? Has your health improved?"
"Wow, thank you!"
Xu Feifei took the flowers from his hand. The package was orange, with a sunflower in the center, surrounded by roses of different colors, and decorated with green leaves.
She took a sniff; the floral fragrance was just right, not overpowering.
Seeing that she was happy after accepting the flowers and seemed much better than when she first brought them in, Zhang Jiayi finally felt relieved. However, she still asked with some concern, "I'm glad you like them. How are you feeling now? Has your health improved?"
Xu Feifei nodded, placed the flowers next to the fruit basket, and smiled, "Mmm, much better. How did you know I was here?"
Zhang Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief, scratched his head and laughed, "Have you forgotten? When you were drowning, I was the one who saved you!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Feifei exclaimed in shock, "So that person was you! Thank you... thank you!"
It turned out that when she was rescued and opened her eyes, the person next to Lin Yuan was Zhang Jiayi.
Zhang Jia smiled and said, "You're welcome. Would you like some fruit? There's plenty in the fruit basket; I'll peel it for you."
Xu Feifei looked at the apples, bananas, oranges, kiwis... in the basket.
Aside from bananas, other fruits either need to be washed, or your hands will get juicy after peeling them. So I decisively said, "Bananas, please."
"Okay." Zhang Jiayi picked a banana, peeled it, and handed it to her.
After taking the banana, Xu Feifei laughed and said, "Luckily you were at East Lake at the time, otherwise I would have been in serious trouble. But I didn't see you at all."
“I heard from others that you borrowed the key to the small boat from the photography department, so I guessed you might be at East Lake in the afternoon. I thought I'd go there to try my luck. I didn't expect to see you fall into the lake as soon as I got there, so I jumped in and rescued you.”
"So that's how it is."
"When we pulled you out of the water, your face was pale. Lin Yuan was so nervous when she saw you. She immediately started draining the fluid from your wounds. She even performed CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation! Her hands were trembling, but she didn't miss a single step. Then she rushed you to the infirmary. Luckily, the school doctor said it wasn't a big problem, otherwise we would have called 120. Where is Lin Yuan?"
After Zhang Jiayi finished speaking, he looked around but did not see Lin Yuan.
As Xu Feifei listened to Zhang Jiayi's description, she couldn't help but think of Lin Yuan's nervous expression at the time, and felt a warmth in her heart.
He then said, "Lin Yuan went to buy me food. I'll treat you to a meal when I have time, as a thank you."
Zhang Jiayi was overjoyed and smiled, "Great! When?"
"You decide the time; I'm available anytime."
"Okay." After seeing her reply, Zhang Jiayi thought of many scenes of eating with her and began to look forward to it.
As soon as Lin Yuan entered the room, she saw Zhang Jiayi and Xu Feifei chatting happily, and a feeling of displeasure immediately welled up in her heart.
Xu Feifei noticed Lin Yuan's return immediately and happily exclaimed, "Lin Yuan, you're back!"
Lin Yuan responded, "Mhm."
I wanted to put the porridge on the cabinet, but found that the cabinet was full of flowers and fruit baskets, and there was no extra space to put anything else.
The colors of the flowers stung her eyes, intensifying her displeasure, and she frowned deeply.
When Zhang Jiayi saw her return, he smiled and said, "I was originally thinking of going out to bring Feifei some food, but Feifei said it wasn't necessary and that you had already gone to buy food."
Lin Yuan nodded. She found a small table, placed it on the bed, put the porridge and soup on the table, and said, "Feifei, you eat first."
Zhang Jiayi noticed the porridge in the lunchbox and asked in confusion, "Why are you eating preserved egg and lean pork porridge? Why not have some shark fin and bird's nest porridge, and then some cordyceps and bird's nest stew?"
Xu Feifei, who was drinking porridge, choked on his words and started coughing. Seeing this, Lin Yuan quickly patted her back.
"Feifei, are you alright?" Zhang Jiayi asked hurriedly.
Xu Feifei waved her hand to indicate that she was fine. After calming down, she said, "It's something I wanted to eat, so I asked Lin Yuan to buy it for me."
"Yes, how could she not have thought of that! Things we eat less of in the real world, we should eat more of here." Xu Feifei felt a mix of regret and remorse.
She dared not show any regret in her heart, because it was all her own request.
"That......"
Before Zhang Jiayi could speak, Xu Feifei decisively interrupted and asked, "What kind of soup is this?"
Lin Yuan's displeased expression softened slightly as she replied, "Pork rib soup. I asked my aunt what kind of soup is good for sick people, and she recommended this to me."
Zhang Jiayi smiled, revealing her bright white teeth, and gave a thumbs-up, praising, "So thoughtful!"
Xu Feifei took a sip of the soup. It was very delicious and flavorful. "Not bad, not bad, it's very good. Lin Yuan, you're so good to me!"
Lin Yuanxi smiled and said, "Then drink more."
Lin Yuan had heard countless compliments, but she hadn't really accepted them. But with Xu Feifei, she consistently accepted them, striving to become a better version of herself...
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