Chapter 658: Extra Chapter: Xu (2)
Xu seems to like that fairy tale book very much.
He stayed in Qiao Xi's ward for the whole afternoon, and only discovered that Xu was there when the nurse knocked on Qiao Xi's door in the evening to remind her to go to dinner. He had originally thought that the boy was in his ward, but he didn't expect him to be here.
But it's okay this way.
It also saves the trouble of going over there to call.
Qiao Xi and Xu went to the cafeteria together. The boy was a little surprised when he looked at the girl next to him, probably because he didn't expect that she would be willing to go with him.
I had dinner.
Qiao Xi naturally sat at the same table with him, but the girl sat diagonally opposite him and ate quietly.
Xu had no intention of taking the initiative to talk. The boy was a little absent-minded, still thinking about the fairy tale he had seen in the afternoon.
but.
The phenomenon of these two people eating at the same table.
Naturally, this attracted the attention of other patients. Not only that, but even some doctors and nurses who came to the cafeteria to eat after work noticed it.
Who is the most worrying person in the hospital?
That must be number zero and number one.
They are the ones who have been in the hospital the longest, yet have no friends around them.
They had thought about making the two children happier and had tried to introduce them to friends and help them integrate with other people.
But without exception.
All failed.
Qiao Xi appears to be very quiet. The girl will only show corresponding enthusiasm and liveliness when facing things that she is interested in or likes.
In addition, when she was ill, she would sleep for several months.
Even if you have made any friends before.
Not long after she woke up, her friends were also discharged from the hospital.
Because she was serious and valued friendship, although she didn't say it at the time, she still felt lost for a long time.
Friends around me left one by one.
Qiao Xi probably felt bad too, and from that time on she started to refuse to make new friends.
It was not their intention to make this delicate and sensitive child even more isolated.
They didn't continue to force it.
The same thing happened to the child numbered Zero. There were other kids who were willing to play with him and didn’t mind his peculiarity.
But they all have to leave after they recover from their illness.
Gradually, there was no one else around him.
As he grew older and entered the rebellious teenage years, he became more and more rebellious. He was always thinking about leaving the hospital and wanted to sneak out whenever he had the chance.
but.
Even if Zero wanted to do so, his physical condition would not allow it.
He simply couldn't leave.
Also because his personality was not so compatible with Qiao Xi's, in order to avoid conflicts, no one wanted to match them up as friends.
After all, this kind of thing has happened before.
The child who was too quiet was pushed into a corner and hurt the other child.
With past experience as a lesson, they naturally won't take risks easily.
However, these two children who have also experienced loneliness are now sitting at the same table to eat.
This was a first for them, and quite a few people were watching. Although they made no eye contact the entire time, they didn't seem to mind sitting at the same table with each other.
Only the quiet clatter of dishes and chopsticks could be heard.
Xu finished eating first, cleared the dishes and was about to take them away.
He accidentally looked up and saw that there was not much left in Qiao Xi's bowl. He simply stopped eating and waited.
Qiao Xi buried his head and ate silently.
However, she always felt as if she was being watched, which felt a bit strange.
Ignoring the strangeness, when she looked up after finishing her meal, her gaze met his.
Xu was looking at her.
The boy looked extremely bored, holding his chin with one hand and watching her eat with a lack of interest.
When he noticed that Qiao Xi had finished eating and was looking at him, he reached out and pulled Qiao Xi's tray in front of him.
"I'll get it for you."
While talking.
Xu had already put her dishes and chopsticks away and took them away together with his own.
"Thanks."
Qiao Xi watched the young man stand up. It was too late to stop him, so she could only quickly thank him.
After Xu put his things away, he washed his hands and left.
Qiao Xi didn't stay for long. She turned around and walked upstairs to her ward.
However, their little interaction was clearly seen by the people around them.
"Speaking of which, it was Xiaoxi who found Xiaoxu today."
The nurse who had seen Qiao Xi bringing Xu back earlier smiled with her hands covering her lips.
She was just casually telling Qiao Xi that, thinking that if the girls saw someone, they should let them take the person away.
Who knew that they would bring the person back directly.
However, it is also because of Qiao Xi's serious personality that she basically listens carefully to what others say to her, so this child is so lovable.
It's not because of her identity.
It's not because her father is the hospital's largest investor. They treat Qiao Xi that way out of duty on the one hand, and because they genuinely like this girl on the other.
How could I not like it?
Apart from Zero, she has stayed in this hospital the longest.
Although Zero is a bit rebellious now.
But after all, it was a part of growing up, so they were naturally nervous and worried about Zero. Now, maybe it would be a good idea to keep Qiao Xi by his side?
Xu used to be lonely and quiet.
However, boys are always a bit irritable during their rebellious period, otherwise he wouldn't have rebelled and tried to run away from the hospital so many times.
Now Qiao Xi's quiet temperament might be able to overcome it.
That's what they thought.
Take action quickly.
Also during the activity time on the second day, Qiao Xi received the task of playing with Xu with a confused look on her face.
She did as she was told. She brought the fairy tale book with her and was taken to Xu's ward by the nurse, who knocked on the door.
The boy was a little surprised when he came out to open the door.
Even for most of the day.
His ward was also dim, with the curtains drawn. The room was filled with a faint scent of medicine, unlike Qiao Xi's ward, which was filled with the smell of disinfectant.
The nurse gave Qiao Xi some instructions and left, and the girl looked at the boy in front of her.
"What are you doing here?" Xu was a little surprised.
"It's activity time, let's play together." Qiao Xi handed him the book and opened her own book to read.
"No, why are you always reading?"
Xu put down her fairy tale book and took the book from the girl's hand: "Come here, I will teach you how to fold paper."
"Origami?"
Qiao Xi moved closer with some curiosity.
Soon, I saw Xu's messy desk. The paper cranes and little stars in the jar were colorful and looked very cute.
Qiao Xi's eyes lit up, and Xu had already picked up the long piece of paper.
The boy has beautiful bones and very dexterous hands.
Under Qiao Xi's gaze, he quickly folded a blue paper crane for her.
"So cute, why are you folding this?"
Qiao Xi sat beside him, looking at the paper cranes in her hand. Xu turned her head away and said, "Once the jar is full, I can be discharged from the hospital."
"Then you need to fold more."
Qiao Xi believed it, hesitantly picked up a piece of paper on his desk and looked at him. Xu was silent for a while, and then the boy sighed.
"I'll teach you, this way first."
He also picked up a piece of paper to demonstrate, teaching step by step.
Qiao Xi studied very seriously. The girl's beautiful and clear eyes stared at him motionlessly, not wanting to miss any movement.
Xu felt a little awkward because of her frank and sincere look.
This jar has been filled many times over.
But he hasn't been discharged from the hospital yet.
The reason he did this was simply because he hadn't heard his mother say this to him for a long time.
He was still a child at the time and had just been transferred to this hospital. His mother said she would come to pick him up after the jar was filled with paper cranes and stars.
So he worked very hard.
But from that day on, the family never came again.
His mother, who told him this in tears, later disappeared.
He didn't know what he had done wrong, nor did he know what to do. He was left in the hospital, and the hospital became his home.
Things I didn’t understand as a child.
How could I not understand it when I grow up?
This is understandable, as there is no cure for his disease.
The expensive medical expenses are simply unaffordable for an ordinary family, so it is understandable that such a practice would occur.
But even so.
How do I accept the fact that I have been abandoned?
No one could tell him the answer, no one told him what to do. He was kept here to continue his treatment, and it seemed that the hospital's investors were paying for it, but he no longer cared about this.
It would be better to die than to live like this.
Such a life is a tragedy from the very beginning.
"Look, is that so?"
The girl in front of him was holding a slightly plump paper crane, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him. At this moment, Xu was stunned when he accidentally met her gaze.
His figure was clearly reflected in Qiao Xi's eyes, which were as clear as gems.
The joy in the girl's eyes was undisguised.
It was so pure, so defenseless. And yet, for him, a man who had long felt despair and numbness towards life and had long wanted to give up hope, it was so dazzling.
It hurt him deeply.
"...still a long way off." Xu managed to squeeze out a few words from between his teeth, not wanting to continue looking at her.
Qiao Xi felt a little disappointed when he heard this.
The little girl hung her head, but still carefully tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered, "I will try my best."
Seeing her depressed look, Xu curled his lips and rubbed her head.
"Take your time."
Being caught off guard by the boy's treatment like this, although she understood that it might be a spur of the moment act, Qiao Xi still couldn't help but secretly glance at him, feeling a little concerned.
Xu didn't notice her gaze.
The boy seemed to have his own thoughts, but he still patiently taught her how to fold it and let her try it herself.
Qiao Xi also temporarily put aside her disordered emotions and spent this time studying seriously.
The time I spend with Xu is always so short.
Although boys sometimes always look lazy and seem to have no motivation for anything.
But Qiao Xi felt that he was a very gentle person, and she also liked playing with Xu.
therefore.
No need for the nurse to tell me.
She usually likes to read books in her ward, but she will also go to play with Xu.
Qiao Xi passed all the physical examinations and could have been discharged from the hospital temporarily, but she didn't want to leave her friends behind.
So, she stayed in the hospital.
Xu seemed to have noticed it as well, and wanted to persuade her to go out for some fresh air, but the girl was determined and there was nothing he could do about it.
"I don't know why you gave up."
On the rooftop, a thin boy leaned against the wall, looking at the brilliant stars in the night sky.
Qiao Xi followed his gaze.
This is Xu's secret base. Basically, when the boys are in a bad mood, they will come here. Standing at the highest point, you can vaguely see the prosperity of the city.
That was a distance he would never reach.
Qiao Xi thought about his words seriously: "Because no matter where we are, the starry sky we see is the same. I just want to see it with you more."
She spoke sincerely.
Because Xu likes it, so she looks at it. She doesn't like to look at the stars normally, nor does she go out of her way to look at the stars, because it's too lonely to be alone.
The little girl's soft tone was also gentle.
After hearing what she said, Xu turned his head to look at her. Then the boy chuckled and raised his hand to pinch Qiao Xi's cheek.
"Why, even you want to sympathize with me?"
"It's not sympathy, it's concern for a friend." Qiao Xi, whose cheek was pinched by him, straightened her expression and refuted seriously.
Upon hearing this, Xu lowered his eyes slightly and let her go.
"......?" The warmth on her cheek left, and Qiao Xi tilted her head to look at him, somewhat puzzled.
Feeling uncomfortable being stared at by the girl, Xu raised his hand and ruffled her hair. "I know, idiot. It's freezing, go back quickly."
“Hmm…”
Qiao Xi covered her head with her hands, but it was too late to defend herself and her hair became messy.
She could only look at the boy's back as he walked away with some depression. His friend had a very good personality, but sometimes he liked to play a little teasing on her like this.
Qiao Xi hurriedly followed him.
Looking back at the starry sky behind her, she had a bad feeling for some reason.
The girl shook her head to dispel the strange feeling, then followed the boy downstairs.
"Won't you get sick wearing so little?"
Qiao Xi looked at the thin boy and asked curiously as she followed behind him.
Xu, who was only wearing a hospital gown, was not wearing a down jacket like her.
The two people seemed to be in different seasons.
"No, I'm not as fragile as you."
Although Xu felt cold, he was at least somewhat confident in his physical condition. He had taken so many medicines that he was considered a sick person, so he wouldn't catch a cold just by being exposed to a little wind.
"Nonsense, your hands are so cold."
The girl walking beside him accidentally touched his arm. Even through the layer of cloth, she could feel the boy's abnormally low body temperature under his thin clothes.
"There's nothing I can do about it." The young man was helpless.
Not that he wanted to do that.
He sent Qiao Xi back to the girl's ward. Seeing the girl's worried look, he rubbed Qiao Xi's head.
"Hurry back, don't let anyone find out that you sneaked out with me."
"……good."
Qiao Xi could only lower her eyes and watch the boy's back as he walked away.
She would sneak out like Xu when the adults on night shift weren't paying attention.
She had never behaved like this before. She was like a bad kid who had done something wrong. Sneaking out with Xu always made people nervous and their hearts beat fast.
Qiao Xi was also worried that it would take a long time for her to fall asleep and wake up.
Therefore, she cherishes the time she spends with friends.
She basically plays with Xu now, and everyone seems to have accepted it.
The little girl often followed the boy around, and was occasionally held by the boy's hand. They never went out into the sun, and Xu would tell her many interesting things.
Time passes silently.
Until a group of adults were admitted to the hospital, they looked a little strange and said they had high fever that wouldn't go away.
The hospitals in the city were full, so they had no choice but to let these adults come to their hospital.
There are more people.
The original tranquility and peace were broken. Some people had high fevers and even needed to be hospitalized. The hospital had to make hasty arrangements, and many adults also came to see a doctor.
A moment.
There is a bustle here that was not seen in the past.
Many children are curious about adults who suddenly appear.
Sometimes they would sneak into the adults' rooms and occasionally bring out some interesting little gadgets.
Teenagers enter puberty.
For no reason, they began to pay attention to the most beautiful girl in the hospital, and their eyes naturally fell on Qiao Xi, who never played and laughed with them.
That girl who looks like an angel.
She was always quiet, gentle, and beautiful. She only spoke to Xu and smiled at him. But even so, she still attracted their attention.
They wanted to talk to Qiao Xi and play with her.
Although they occasionally had the courage to mention it in front of the girls and the girls agreed, after playing it once or twice, if they didn't take the initiative to come back, there would be no follow-up.
then.
They shifted their gaze.
"Um, Zero, this is for you." A young man scratched his head and handed the bottle over. The handsome boy lowered his eyes to look at it and did not take it.
This is wine.
Probably got it after helping out in some ward.
These adults who checked in.
Some people have no family members to visit and take care of them, and sometimes the nurses are too busy to take care of them, so they will take the initiative to volunteer to do what they can.
After helping.
Basically, you can get some rewards.
"What do you want to do this time?"
Xu folded his arms and looked at him impatiently. Every time they had a request or wanted to get close to Qiao Xi, they would come to him if they didn't dare to go themselves.
He naturally wouldn't pay any attention to those people.
But if they can offer something worthy of his attention, he won't mind listening to their request.
"That's right, I'd like to trouble you to give this to Qiao Xi."
The boy took out an envelope and handed it over, looking a little nervous. Xu glanced at it, took it and agreed: "Okay."
"Thanks!"
The boy breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, put the wine on the ground, and turned and ran away.
In the end, they were still not very willing to deal with Xu, but the problem was that they were embarrassed to confess their feelings in front of girls.
so……
Write a love letter like this, give it to the other person, and agree on the time and place to meet in the letter.
If a girl comes.
We’ll talk about it later.
Xu also knew the general content of the letter, and it was not the first time someone asked him to hand something over to Qiao Xi.
When he handed it to Qiao Xi for the first time, the girl seemed stunned for a moment.
But I should get used to it later.
Every time she would take it with a smile and say thank you to him, her voice soft and gentle, and she never had a temper.
Xu was a little unhappy.
He wondered if she could accept a love letter with a smile no matter who gave it to her.
As he walked towards Qiao Xi's ward, Xu was thinking about all these messy things in his mind. On the way, he also saw Qiao Xi who was about to go back.
The girl probably just finished the examination.
She seemed to be in good spirits and didn't notice Xu walking towards her. She hummed a light tune as she returned to the room, and Xu quickly followed her.
“Click——”
Just as Qiao Xi was about to close the door, a hand reached out and held the door open.
The girl was stunned.
Then, he let go of the door handle somewhat helplessly and watched the door open by itself. After Xu stepped in, he helped her close the door.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing the young man appear here, Qiao Xi was a little curious.
The little girl's voice unconsciously became a little tighter, but she herself did not notice this subtle change, and Xu did not notice it either.
"Someone asked me to give you something."
Xu handed over the envelope in his hand.
"I see. Thank you."
Qiao Xi lowered her eyes, hiding the slight loss in her expression, and then she raised a faint smile.
Her smile was as clean and pure as the refreshing autumn. When she took it, she tore open the corner and took out the letter.
Xu knows.
She reads every letter given to her carefully.
So he didn't rush to leave for the time being, but found a chair in Qiao Xi's room, sat down, and took out two disposable cups.
Others asked him to deliver a letter to Qiao Xi, so he would naturally share what he got with Qiao Xi.
After all, it was obtained because of Qiao Xi.
I haven't drunk any wine yet.
But many people liked it, so he guessed it must be good. So, he wanted to try some.
Two cups would be fine, and he raised his head and glanced at Qiao Xi. He didn't know what was going on until he saw her, and he was stunned.
Qiao Xi, who usually has no emotional ups and downs when reading love letters.
Now her pretty face is slightly red and her eyes are shy and timid.
Her bright and clear eyes clearly revealed embarrassment, and her gaze stayed on the paper for a long time.
It seemed that he noticed Xu's gaze.
Their eyes met inadvertently, and she hastily looked away. She quickly folded the letter in her hand and put it in the drawer.
"What did the letter say?"
Xu noticed that she was covering up something, and the boy's inquiring gaze fell on the drawer behind her.
"Nothing much, just those. What did you take?"
Qiao Xi changed the subject.
Xu looked at her somewhat flustered appearance, and after a long silence, he looked away to avoid paying attention to it. But even so, Qiao Xi's shy look just now lingered in his mind.
"It's wine."
"liquor?"
After hearing this, Qiao Xi became more curious. She knew what wine was. Some of the protagonists in the books she read treated wine as a treasure. She was very curious, but she had never drunk it.
"Can I have a taste?"
"Yes, but only a little."
Xu pushed a cup in front of her.
Qiao Xi looked at the amber liquid in the cup. When she got closer, she could even smell a faint fragrance. She didn't know what kind of wine it was.
Qiao Xi picked up the cup and drank.
It was a little sweet when she first took a sip, and she quite liked it.
The girl drank it in small sips and finished the cup unknowingly.
Her cheeks were still rosy, just like she was shy just now, and the boy didn't notice anything unusual.
"More?"
Xu was a little surprised when he saw her clear eyes.
Perhaps he didn't expect Qiao Xi to have such a good alcohol tolerance. He heard that people who just start drinking tend to get drunk easily, but he didn't see Qiao Xi drunk.
"Give me some more, it's delicious."
Qiao Xi picked up the bottle of wine and filled it up for herself excitedly.
Xu frowned and said, "Don't fill it so full. It's not good to drink too much."
He only poured half a cup.
Xu just took a sip and gave up. He planned to give the wine to the doctor tomorrow. After all, they were sick and definitely couldn't drink alcohol.
"It's okay, I'm fine."
Qiao Xi didn't listen to the advice. Instead, she picked up the glass and drank the wine with sparkling eyes.
The more you drink.
The more it tastes, the sweeter it is, the refreshing and sweet taste, she likes it very much.
Drink a whole cup.
Qiao Xi only felt her cheeks getting hot, and even her vision became a little blurry.
She narrowed her eyes and felt that the person in front of her seemed a little unreal.
"...I told you not to drink too much, are you okay?"
The young man sighed and reached out to touch Qiao Xi's hot forehead.
The girl's vision began to blur.
My eyes kept wandering, unable to focus.
However, when Xu's cold hand touched her, she felt like she had found the source of relief from the inexplicable heat.
The paper cup rolled to the ground, and Qiao Xi subconsciously raised her hands to cover Xu's cold hands.
And this action.
This also stunned the young man who was about to withdraw his hand.
"Hello……"
Before he could say anything, Qiao Xi narrowed her hazy eyes and rubbed her hot cheek into his palm.
Suddenly, I felt cold.
Qiao Xi rubbed it affectionately, mumbling vaguely: "It's so comfortable..."
"You are drunk, lie down quickly."
Xu frowned as he looked at her and wanted to take his hand back, but the girl held on tightly.
He had no choice but to stand up and walk in front of Qiao Xi, coaxing and deceiving her.
"Qiao Xi, it's time to go to bed."
"Uh-huh."
The little girl responded to him vaguely, trying hard to open her beautiful, blurry eyes.
Xu was right in front of her.
She had always thought Xu looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but couldn't place where. Because she found Xu very approachable, she also liked playing with him.
and.
After getting along with each other, the young man in front of her always indulged her and accompanied her in everything she did.
Without realizing it.
Maybe she herself didn't even realize when she started to care about Xu's every move.
Even now, watching the young man in front of her helping her up, the faint medicinal fragrance from the male god's body came over, making Qiao Xi feel a little nostalgic.
My mind is in a mess.
I can’t think of anything, and I don’t want to think about anything. I just want to follow my heart and do whatever I want.
And she did exactly that.
When Xu helped her walk to the bed, Qiao Xi also stretched out her hands and hugged the boy's thin body.
The burning body, due to the influence of alcohol, was hotter than before, which made Xu's feelings even clearer.
The boy's body visibly stiffened.
He stood there, his hands still in the air, not putting them down, not knowing how to put them down.
Qiao Xi hugged his waist.
Leaning in his arms, her furry head rubbing against his chest like a spoiled child, the little girl raised her eyes and gave him a bright smile without any defense: "Hehe, you are really cute."
“…”
This sudden remark also made Xu silent. He slowly lowered his raised hand to his side, not hugging Qiao Xi.
Instead, a somewhat hoarse voice sounded: "I'm not cute."
He lowered his eyes and looked at Qiao Xi who was holding him tightly.
The wispy bangs on his forehead seemed to hide the darkness in the boy's eyes. Qiao Xi was completely defenseless against everyone, so what if...
Who is the guy who came to confess his love to her in person today and brought the wine?
Will she drink it too?
Then, like now, hold that person.
When this hypothetical thought popped up in his mind, Xu's heart suddenly tightened and a dull pain began to ache. His first thought was, was he having an attack?
But soon.
He rejected this idea.
If he were to have an attack, he would be in excruciating pain, but now he only felt a dull pain in his chest, a feeling of suppressed anger, and a bit of... indescribable sourness.
What is this feeling?
Before he had time to think, the girl in his arms was no longer satisfied with just holding him.
The hand that was originally around his waist came up.
At some point, Qiao Xi's hands cupped his cheeks.
He was taller than Qiao Xi to begin with, and had been growing taller during this period. The girl raised her eyes to look at him, gently stood on tiptoe, and then cupped his face and pulled it down a little.
There was no time to react.
Suddenly, something soft and warm touched my lips.
The little girl's rosy face enlarged in front of my eyes.
Xu's pupils suddenly contracted, and his whole body tensed up for a moment, as if his reverse scale had been touched.
However, the thing as soft as marshmallow that touched his lips just stopped there.
Just stick to him.
Do nothing.
Although they don't know much about that kind of thing, boys can still learn it on their own.
Just being pressed against Qiao Xi like this, Xu felt that his sanity was almost on the verge of being completely burned out.
This feeling of impatience that is neither up nor down.
It also tortured him to the point of almost going crazy, and he could no longer bear it. His eyes became much deeper, tinged with a dangerous dark color.
It was you, Qiao Xi, who took the initiative to provoke him.
"Hmm...!" The girl suddenly let out a low cry of surprise and was about to retreat from him, but at this moment she realized that something was restraining her waist.
Xu put his arm around her waist.
The boy's body temperature was already low, and now that the two of them were so close, they could clearly feel each other's body temperature.
A strange softness invades between lips and teeth.
Qiao Xi's consciousness was still scattered, and she could only widen her eyes slightly.
Something was disturbing her thoughts, making her waist weak. She couldn't help but clutch the collar of the boy in front of her, trembling slightly.
Xu acted recklessly on her lips.
He didn't know how to kiss, but just followed his instinct to hold Qiao Xi close.
It was like a thirsty person who stumbled upon an oasis in the desert, and all he had left was the desperate urge to replenish his water.
I can't control my instincts at all.
His heart, which had been aching slightly, was now aroused by the accelerated heartbeat, stirring up the long-dormant and cold blood in his body.
Xu never knew that he could be infected with heat.
The blood seemed to be rushing to every part of his body, watering his cold heart which was always fragile and pitiful due to his illness.
The boiling blood poured on it warmed the heart and also watered the elegant roses that grew from the blood.
The moment of blooming.
All the irritability and unhappiness, as well as the emotional changes every time I looked at Qiao Xi, finally found the answer from the unsolvable.
That's right.
The reason why he felt unhappy at a certain moment, why he was displeased when he saw her chatting with others at a certain moment; the reason why her reaction when he gave her those love letters made him care.
It turned out that it all stemmed from his own feelings towards Qiao Xi.
Holding an unnoticed, hidden emotion.
Is it out of possessiveness or love?
Xu could tell the difference, or maybe it was a bit of both. He just wanted Qiao Xi to look at him, so he let out the jealousy he hadn't even noticed.
Indeed, he was jealous.
Didn't realize it until now.
Just when the feeling of oxygen deprivation was about to spread, Xu let her go.
Qiao Xi felt more and more confused. Her pink lips, which had just been kissed by the boy, were trembling slightly. She had never had such a strange experience before. Her slender waist became weak and she couldn't even stand steadily.
“You, you…”
The little girl hesitated for a long time, her lips trembling, and couldn't find a suitable description.
"What do you mean by 'I'? Go to bed quickly."
Xu touched her head in a hoarse voice, looked at her with deep eyes, but urged her to go to bed with the same attitude as usual.
"good……"
Qiao Xi has always been the one who listens to him. Since Xu said so, although she was still hesitant, she still climbed onto the bed and covered herself with the quilt.
My mind is still in a daze.
The little girl was lying on the bed, covering most of her face with the quilt, leaving only her head exposed, looking at him curiously and expectantly.
"good evening."
Xu felt a little funny and helpless. He bent down and kissed the girl on the cheek. Then he walked straight to the door, turned off the lights for Qiao Xi, and then helped the girl close the door and leave.
“…”
The room suddenly became dark.
However, Qiao Xi stared blankly at the ceiling, and had not yet recovered from that strange state.
She subconsciously raised her hand and touched her still burning cheek, feeling extremely abnormal.
But now I can’t figure it out.
Therefore, she could only shake her head, telling herself not to care about the mess, and fall asleep obediently.
And the other side.
Xu returned to his room.
After closing the door, he seemed to have lost all strength and slid down against the door panel, sitting on the cold ground. He lowered his head and scratched his hair angrily.
...what he did.
The warm and soft touch seems to still linger between my lips.
It was a pleasure that made his soul tremble with excitement. An unprecedented surge of emotions spread out at that moment, and even he himself could not restrain himself and could only let his instincts take it unscrupulously.
Fortunately, reason prevailed in the end.
otherwise……
He probably doesn't want to leave Qiao Xi tonight.
But Xu also knew that he couldn't do that. Once he did that, he probably wouldn't be able to explain it clearly when Qiao Xi woke up the next day.
He felt helpless thinking about these things.
But soon, the boy's relaxed expression disappeared.
Instead, his brows suddenly furrowed, and fine, dense, numb pain began to spread from his neck.
It was as if an electric current had penetrated my body, leaving me paralyzed and stiff, unable to move at all.
My heart started to ache.
Waves of intense, piercing pain surged forth, and Xu subconsciously raised his hands to clutch the clothes in front of his chest, his back hunched, his body trembling.
I'm sick.
It's always like this, it happens suddenly.
The pain, like millions of ants gnawing at my nerves, spread rapidly and madly from my spine, sapping the strength of my arms inch by inch; the intense pain of intertwining and corroding spread inside my body, like the intense pain of melting my internal organs; accompanied by a sudden rise and a fishy and sweet taste filling my throat, the urge to cough became stronger.
"Cough, cough cough cough..."
Can feel it.
Warm liquid flowed uncontrollably from the corners of his mouth.
As far as the eye could see, a bloody, glaring, almost black liquid was flowing on the white ground, mixed with rancid brown lumps.
Ah... As expected, I coughed up again.
His internal organs were in pieces.
The pain of his flesh melting almost paralyzed his pain nerves. Xu could only curl up his body and grit his teeth, letting the cold sweat drip down his face, but he had no choice but to endure it.
He doesn't have much time left.
This was something he had understood a long time ago, and he was mentally prepared to accept the outcome.
But why...
He had to meet Qiao Xi at the end of his life. He shouldn't have expected to live, and he had no hope of living.
I can clearly feel my body weakening every day.
Every time the disease occurs.
The turbid blood he coughed up was mixed with fragments of an unknown organ that was failing and dissolving. He numbly and hopelessly accepted the fact that it was already beyond his control.
He gave up long ago.
It doesn't matter whether I live like this or continue the painful treatment.
Their illnesses will be cured.
He will be discharged from the hospital one day, but he is different. He is waiting for the countdown to his death in the hospital. With each passing day, he is getting closer to death.
Wait till when.
The last bit of health in this body was gone and there was no way to save it.
Suffering from an incurable disease.
He could only watch himself die. At least if he had a choice, Xu hoped that his death would not be too ugly so as not to scare her.
"……Oh."
A bitter laugh inexplicably escaped from between his teeth. The taste of blood in his mouth had not yet dissipated, and he actually still had the mind to think about such things.
That's crazy.
Why did he think of Qiao Xi? If he had to blame someone, he could only blame her for that proactive kiss that disrupted his thoughts.
After his attention was diverted, he seemed to feel a little better.
Xu gasped, trying to calm the stinging pain in his internal organs.
It was unbearable when the disease broke out, but he had long been accustomed to it. As long as he could get through this period of illness, he could return to a brief period of normality.
I don’t know how long I endured it.
Wait until the intense pain gradually subsides.
Xu's back was already soaked with cold sweat. He was exhausted and took a long time to recover. Then he supported himself with the wall beside him and stood up slowly and shakily.
There were also bursts of burning pain in the stomach.
The stain on the ground was so conspicuous that he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
When Xu wanted to get a tissue to wipe off the blood, a dull sound was suddenly heard outside, but soon, it returned to silence again.
Xu didn't care either.
The noise was probably made by the person on night shift. He wiped the bloodstains and threw them away before walking into his bathroom.
And in the corridor outside.
A patient who was running a high fever fell to the ground. After a while, he slowly got up.
The man looked dazed, with a faint red color around his eyes. He looked around blankly, as if he didn't understand how he got outside.
He staggered and turned back to his ward.
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