Chapter 42
Lan Shuqing stood up as soon as she received the news. She stared at the word "hospital", her heart panicked, and asked: Which hospital?
Li Liyue noticed that Lan Shuqing's expression was not right and asked, "What's wrong?"
It took a while for the caller to reply with the name of the hospital.
The hospital was not far away. Lan Shuqing looked up at Li Liyue and said, "Mom, Jiang Bai went to the hospital. I'll go see him. He may not be back tonight." Then he went upstairs to pack up.
Li Liyue grabbed her and said, "She's not necessarily okay in the hospital. Didn't your dad say we should play tennis together this afternoon?"
Lan Shu patted Li Liyue's hand lightly and said with a smile: "Then you and Dad can go together. Your brother is not here, so you two can just enjoy some time alone~" Then she pushed Li Liyue's hand away and went back to her room to pack her things.
In less than ten minutes, Lan Shuqing changed her clothes and went downstairs with a small bag on her back. She saw Li Liyue sitting in the living room watching TV, so she hurried over to her and said, "Mom, I'll leave first~"
Li Liyue turned around and said, "Be careful on the road."
Lan Shu chuckled, "I know." Then she picked up her bag and went out.
Li Liyue sat on the sofa, feeling uncomfortable. She felt that Lan Shuqing cared too much about Jiang Bai.
In less than twenty minutes, Lan Shuqing took a taxi to the hospital where Jiang Bai was.
The weather had gotten warmer in February, and the sun was out today. Lan Shuqing got off the car and walked into the hospital. People were coming and going, and Lan Shuqing saw Jiang Bai sitting on a bench in front of the hospital from a distance.
Lan Shuqing hurried over. Jiang Bai also saw her. She stood up and waved her right hand at Lan Shuqing.
Jiang Bai was wearing her light-colored windbreaker and jeans today, with her hair tied up. Lan Shuqing walked over to her, glanced down at her left hand, and frowned slightly. "What's going on?"
Really serious. Jiang Bai held the phone in his right hand, which made it inconvenient to touch his hair. He could only stand obediently in front of Lan Shuqing and said, "I was bumped into this morning."
Seeing Lan Shuqing still frowning, Jiang Bai raised his left hand again and added, "It's just a slight fracture in my arm. The doctor said it's not serious and I'll be fine after some rest."
Lan Shu poked the white plaster lightly and asked, "How long will it take to remove it?"
Jiang Bai recalled, "About a month or so. They said they'd remove the plaster around Qingming Festival..."
"More than a month?"
Lan Shuqing frowned again, "What's taking so long? What's going on?"
Jiang Bai explained, "Someone ran a red light and hit me, and that person paid half of my medical expenses."
Seeing that Lan Shuqing's face was not looking good, Jiang Bai touched her stomach and said, "Lan Shuqing, I'm so hungry. Can you accompany me to eat?" As she said that, she picked up the medicine on the stool with her right hand and pulled Lan Shuqing's sleeve.
Lan Shuqing took the bag of medicine from Jiang Bai and held it in his hand. Then he took Jiang Bai's right hand and his expression softened a little. "Why don't you stop riding a bike in the future? It's so dangerous..."
Jiang Bai smiled, "Today was just an accident. Even if I was walking, an accident could happen. Who could have predicted such a thing?"
Lan Shu tilted his head to look at her and asked, "So what have you been doing for the past month?"
Jiang Bai looked up and met Lan Shuqing's worried eyes. She patted Lan Shuqing's arm and said, "It's just that your left hand can't work, it's not that you can't take care of yourself. Don't worry, I've thought about it."
Lan Shu frowned slightly, "What?"
Jiang Bai continued, "There's definitely no problem eating or working with your right hand. As for showering and washing your hair, there's a barber shop downstairs in the community. I'll go get a monthly membership card and go downstairs when I need to wash my hair. I can shower at home. The only thing I can do is not let my left hand touch water."
Somehow, Lan Shuqing suddenly felt a sour feeling in her heart, just like when she saw Jiang Bai sitting alone on the stool just now. She stopped and looked at Jiang Bai with a serious look in her eyes. "Jiang Bai, how about I move in with you? I'll take care of you for the next month or so."
Jiang Bai: (⊙_☉)
She quickly waved her hands and refused, "No."
Lan Shu frowned slightly, "Why?"
Jiang Bai smiled. "School is about to start, and you still have classes. Will you take care of me or will I take care of you?"
"And I don't need you to take care of me. I can do it on my own."
The last sentence is the key point. Lan Shu lightly curled his fingertips and said, "But I..."
Jiang Bai interrupted Lan Shuqing, "Lan Shuqing, I'm really hungry. Shall we go eat?"
The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.
There was a street next to the hospital, and it was full of food. Lan Shuqing had already eaten at home, so Jiang Bai found a noodle shop and ordered a bowl of beef noodles and a vegetarian dish.
While waiting for the noodles, Jiang Bai took the initiative to ask Lan Shuqing: "When do you have classes?"
"Number 26."
Jiang Bai nodded, "Then we can still play for a while. What are your plans?"
Lan Shu shook her head slightly. She looked at Jiang Bai, her face full of worry. "Jiang Bai, I'm worried about you."
It seemed that from that day on, the smile on Lan Shuqing's face became visibly less. This was not Jiang Bai's original intention. Lan Shuqing could not and should not come to take care of her.
Jiang Bai smiled and said in a gentle voice, "I know, but you are still in your third year of high school. Studying is your most important thing."
She is a 25-year-old adult, can't she take care of herself?
Lan Shu pursed her lips slightly. She was beginning to really hate Jiang Bai for calling her young.
At this time, the waiter brought the beef noodles and vegetarian dishes. Jiang Bai thanked him, picked up the chopsticks with his right hand, and started mixing the noodles.
Jiang Bai hadn't had a drop of water since morning, and he was indeed hungry.
Lan Shuqing said nothing more and waited quietly for Jiang Bai to finish eating.
Jiang Bai didn't say anything else. She was reflecting on the fact that she had no close friends and didn't know what a normal friendship between girls was like, but she vaguely felt that Lan Shuqing took her too seriously.
The urge to retreat grew stronger.
Maybe she can't do this anymore.
After dinner, Jiang Bai asked Lan Shuqing to go back first. Her electric scooter was still at the intersection and she had to call a Huolala to bring it back. Jiang Bai took a day off and didn't have much time.
Lan Shuqing originally wanted to go together, but Jiang Bai disagreed. She was not going to play, she still had things to do, it was inconvenient for Lan Shuqing to follow her, and she was afraid that Lan Shuqing would talk about taking care of her again. Jiang Bai could listen to Lan Shuqing on small matters, but not on some things.
So less than two hours after he came out, Lan Shuqing went home.
Li Liyue was still sitting in the living room watching TV. Seeing Lan Shuqing come back in a depressed mood, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised. She had never seen Lan Shuqing so absent-minded before. It seemed like he had suffered a blow.
Lan Shuqing sat down on the sofa to the left of Li Liyue, supporting his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Liyue came over and asked, "My eldest lady, what's wrong?"
Lan Shuqing was still thinking back to when they parted, and how Jiang Bai didn't listen to anything she said. Lan Shuqing raised her head, straightened up, and asked, "Mom, Jiang Bai's arm is injured. Can I go take care of her?"
"no!"
Li Liyue refused without even thinking about it.
Lan Shuqing stood up, frowning, "Why?!"
Why didn't Jiang Bai agree, and why didn't his mother agree?!
Li Liyue followed her and stood up, her usually gentle face full of confusion. "Lan Shuqing, Jiang Bai is just a friend of yours. She's an adult. Even if she's injured, she can find a way to take care of herself. You're the eldest daughter of the Lan family. Why do you have to take care of another person?!"
Since she was a child, Lan Shuqing has been pampered by her family. She doesn't need to take care of others, there are people to take care of her. Is it appropriate for a girl who grew up being pampered like this to suddenly say one day that she wants to take care of another person?
Li Liyue would not allow it. Even if Lan Shuqing fell in love with someone in the future, that person had to love her daughter wholeheartedly.
Lan Shu pursed her lips. She looked at Li Liyue and clenched her fists. "Even if there is a way, she is alone..."
Li Liyue interrupted her directly, "That's her own business, it has nothing to do with you!"
"mom!"
Li Liyue glared at Lan Shuqing, crossing her arms across her chest, "Why, do you want to quarrel with me?"
Lan Shu bit her lip lightly and said, "I don't want to quarrel with you, but I really want to take care of Jiang Bai."
Li Liyue's eyes turned cold. "I said, no! No!"
Lan Shuqing was very confused, "Why?"
Li Liyue looked at her coldly, "No reason, I'm your mother, if I say no, it's no!"
Lan Shuqing stood in the living room and felt a little cold. She didn't understand why it was not working. She was just worried about Jiang Bai. Lan Shuqing glanced at Li Liyue and turned to walk upstairs.
Li Liyue looked at Lan Shuqing's stubborn back, and a certain thought in her heart became increasingly obvious.
Back in the room, Lan Shuqing threw herself on the bed without even putting down her bag. She took out her cell phone, unlocked it, and opened the chat box with Jiang Bai. She hesitated for a long time and ultimately sent nothing.
She needs to think about it carefully.
On the fourth day of the New Year, Jiang Bai's wall was still so thick, and he was unwilling to explain more to her. She thought Jiang Bai would tell her, but he didn't.
And today, she was so worried about her, why should she reject her concern?
Lan Shuqing buried himself in the quilt, his mind in a mess.
At this time, other people's advice was needed. Lan Shuqing pulled himself out of the quilt again, took out his mobile phone and called Xie Rong.
Xie Rong was doing a test at home. This was an extra "reward" from her husband Xie. After she finished it and achieved a 95% accuracy rate, she didn't have to do any more tests until school started. Of course, it was extra.
The phone rang. Xie Rong saw that it was Lan Shuqing and was a little surprised. "Shuqing, you actually called me while I was still doing the test paper..."
"Rongrong~"
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