"What kind of weird habit is this, in the middle of the night? You're like a ghost, it'll scare people to death!" I scolded her irritably.
"I'm sorry." Su Shenglin apologized, his gentle and careful demeanor returning to his usual self.
It's as if the cold, aloof, and unfamiliar man he is during the day is a completely different person.
“I just wanted to see how you were doing,” he explained in a low voice.
I swallowed, my heart pounding uncontrollably, terrified that he would find out the truth.
However, judging from his reaction, he probably didn't know.
"It's nothing, I've just been overworking lately and have had some health problems. The doctor said I just need to rest for a while." I replied calmly, trying not to give myself away.
In the dim light, he seemed to smile. "I was sick a while ago too, just a few days ago..."
"I heard it from Xu Qianning."
"So, would we be considered to be in the same boat?"
My chest tightened. "What do you mean by saying that now?"
"It doesn't mean anything, and you don't need to overthink it. I won't bother you." He seemed to have returned to his daytime indifference.
As I listened, I felt completely numb.
We remained silent, suddenly running out of things to say, but he didn't turn around and leave.
After calming down and regaining my composure, I remembered to ask, "What are you doing at the hospital? Who's sick and hospitalized?"
"Grandpa, you've been in the hospital for a few days."
"Is it serious?" I thought that Mr. Su had been unwell since before the Lunar New Year, and now he was hospitalized, so his condition must be bad.
"It is serious, but it can still be controlled for now. As people get older, their functions decline, and there's nothing that can be done about it."
He spoke softly and gently, and this usually confident and powerful prodigy was surprisingly full of helplessness when he uttered these words in the dead of night.
"The old man is a lucky person, he'll be fine, don't worry too much." I had no other way to comfort him than to say this.
"Mmm." He responded softly, reaching out to tuck the blanket around me. "It's already one in the morning, you should go back to sleep. I won't disturb you anymore."
I was startled. Was I really going to leave?
Want to chat a little longer?
I instinctively tried to find a topic to talk about: "So you didn't sleep all night? That must be too tiring. Didn't you say you were sick a few days ago and just got better? You need to rest more."
Su Shenglin smiled almost imperceptibly: "You still care about me."
"..." My heart warmed, and I realized I had overstepped my bounds. I quickly came up with an excuse, "We parted amicably. We can still be friends after breaking up. It's only natural to show concern for a friend."
"Fine, you always manage to say hurtful things so lightly."
What? Which of my words hurt someone?
I looked up at him.
The room was dark, with only a faint light coming in from outside, but I could still see that his eyes were very bright.
"Su Shenglin, the person I least want to hurt is you. But if I still end up hurting you, then I'm sorry, please bear with me." My heart ached as I stared into his bright, sparkling eyes and said sincerely.
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