Zhou Rang slowly sat up, holding onto the edge of the bed. He couldn't help frowning and letting out a painful gasp.
After finally sitting up, he hunched over and turned on the bedside lamp. The moment the light came on, he squinted his eyes uncomfortably.
After a long pause, he placed the paper in his hand on the pillow, and then picked up the gauze and medicine that were placed on the bedside last night.
Zhou Rang carefully lifted up the sweater he was wearing. The whole process was extremely slow, and the cold sweat on his forehead was getting more and more. It took him a long time before he lifted it up to his chest, revealing his waist and abdomen wrapped in gauze.
The originally snow-white gauze had already been stained red with blood, and some blood had even dried on it.
Zhou Rang's hands trembled uncontrollably in pain, but he still quickly untied the gauze. Circles of gauze fell to the ground, revealing the hideous wounds inside.
The flesh and blood rolled around, and the wound appeared as a coin-sized round hole. Yellow liquid continued to seep out of the wound, and even the surrounding area was bluish-purple.
He frowned, dipped a cotton ball in a small amount of disinfectant, and gently applied it to the wound. Although his movements were gentle, his force involuntarily increased. As soon as it touched the flesh, he couldn't help but let out a "hiss".
His eyebrows were knitted together, and there was a hint of annoyance in his movements.
After finally changing the medicine and wrapping it with gauze, his back was soaked with sweat. He had no strength left and lay on the bed, falling asleep again.
*
There are still two days until the Lantern Festival. The art troupes from other cities have all moved into the dormitory buildings, and the atmosphere has become lively.
That night, Su Nan had just returned to her dormitory with a thermos filled with hot water when she saw a person standing at the door from a distance. It was dark at night and she couldn't tell who it was.
Only when he got closer could I see who it was.
"It's so late, I wonder what Comrade Shen can do for you?" Su Nan put the thermos at his feet, shook his sore wrist, and asked expressionlessly.
Chen Qiu was still wearing the training uniform of the Bai Ri Art Troupe. When she heard Su Nan's words, her expression was a little unnatural, but she still raised a friendly smile and said affectionately: "Sister Su, let's go in and chat?"
Su Nan raised her eyebrows slightly, stood there with her chest crossed, and had no intention of taking the key to open the door and go in to chat.
Seeing this, Shen Qiu clenched her fists, and a surge of anger rose from the soles of her feet, making her face red, but when she thought of the purpose of her visit, her anger subsided and the smile on her face deepened.
"Sister Su, when we first met, I was young and didn't know manners, so I got angry and started fighting. Can you forgive me?"
Chen Qiu took a step forward humbly, looking sincere on the surface, but no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.
Su Nan stared at Chen Qiu with an extremely calm expression. He glanced at her lazily and said lightly, "Oh, I see. Do you have any other wishes? If not, I'm going to go to bed."
Chen Qiu was choked by Su Nan's cold reaction. He bit his lower lip, laughed dryly, and finally said the reason for his visit without any patience: "I have a box of flower cakes that I asked someone to buy from Shanghai. If..."
"Not interested." She almost vomited after eating the Shanghai flower cakes.
Being suddenly interrupted, Chen Qiu's face finally darkened and he could no longer maintain his smile. His face was filled with a hint of stiffness and hatred.
"Su Nan, I know you disliked me because we first met, but there's no need to be hard on a good person, right? As long as you put on the best makeup for me on the Lantern Festival party and make everyone else look better, there will be more benefits than just that."
"You came from a small place like Sang'an County. If it weren't for me, you would have never heard of such a thing, right? Don't be ungrateful. People should know what's good for them, right?"
"If you don't listen to me, I can also make you go back the same way you came here."
Chen Qiu had already inquired about Su Nan's background, so he said this with confidence. After some intimidation and inducement, this stubborn woman would obey him.
Women from small places can just be scared.
Seeing that Su Nan didn't say anything for a long time, Chen Qiu thought he had won, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, took a step forward, poked her shoulder with his index finger, and said with disdain: "Wouldn't it be better if you just listened earlier? Why do you want me to waste so much time talking?"
Every word he spoke was filled with contempt and disdain, and his condescending attitude was truly disgusting.
Su Nan grabbed Chen Qiu's index finger and twisted it downward with great force. The force was so strong that the other party cried out in pain the next second.
"Su Nan, let me go." Chen Qiu couldn't help but hunch over in pain, his tone sharp.
Such a loud noise naturally attracted the attention of the girls living in the nearby dormitories. After a while, they heard people opening the doors and coming out to check what was going on.
Seeing more and more people coming, Chen Qiu subconsciously covered half of her face with her long hair and resisted with more and more strength. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Su Nan suddenly let go of her hand. She was not careful and was thrown out and fell to the ground in embarrassment.
Before Chen Qiu could start cursing, he was pinned to the spot by Su Nan's next words, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"I want to report Comrade Chen Qiu for bribing the makeup artist late at night. You are all witnesses, and these things are evidence." Su Nan kicked the box of beautifully packaged flower cakes that Chen Qiu placed at the door of her dormitory.
As soon as the voice fell, Su Nan looked at Shen Qiu with contempt, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He shrugged and sneered: "Why don't you just obey and leave early? Why do you have to make such a fuss?"
Chen Qiu's pupils constricted and he slumped down on the ground in dejection.
Night should be a good time to fall asleep, but at this time the training room of the art troupe was brightly lit, and the troupe leader, deputy troupe leader, and Teacher Xie all rushed over.
It is really annoying that such a disgraceful incident happened when the Lantern Festival party was approaching and the perpetrators were caught red-handed.
"How should this be handled?" Chen Junping turned his head to look at the other cadres, tapping the back of his chair with his fingertips.
"Deal with it severely and show no leniency." Director Zhang of the art troupe slammed the table hard, his eyes fell on the shivering Shen Qiu in front of him, and he snorted coldly.
Teacher Xie moved his lips, and finally expressed his concerns: "But the party will be held in two days, and Chen Qiu has a lot of performances. If we remove her from the list now, it will be a mess with one less person."
"This..." Upon hearing this, Captain Zhang pondered for a moment and his tough attitude softened a little.
Hearing this, Chen Qiu's eyes lit up, and his tense expression relaxed. He glanced at Su Nan, who was standing next to him, with a half-smile, quite provocative.
Unexpectedly, Su Nan curled the corners of his lips, and that smile was even bigger than Chen Qiu's.
I don't know why, but when I saw Su Nan smile, Chen Qiu suddenly had a bad feeling.
"For the sake of the overall situation, let's postpone the handling..." Before Captain Zhang finished his words, he was interrupted by a soft voice.
"We can't ignore the basic rules for the sake of the overall situation, right?"
Everyone looked in the direction the voice came from and saw Su Nan staring at Captain Zhang, motionless.
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