Chapter 23 Medicine
Chapter 23 Medicine
"It is the most difficult to rest when the weather is changing from warm to cold."
After working non-stop for several days on a series of matters, big and small, Feng Yichen fell ill.
It was when Chi Shu came to visit him that his illness was officially "diagnosed" as "qi stagnation and depression in the heart."
Chi Shu often seemed a bit aloof, but when it came to Feng Yichen, she always seemed to maintain a warm heart. It was just that some of the past was too heavy and chilling, and therefore, it seemed difficult for her to maintain such enthusiasm.
Moreover, their academic workload was heavy. Apart from the elective courses that they took only once a week and the occasional activity courses held by the study club, they rarely had the opportunity to meet alone. Most of the time, they communicated through mobile phones.
The biggest disadvantage is that if Feng Yichen deliberately conceals something, then Chi Shu will only know -
Feng Yichen wanted her to know those unimportant things: "Everything is fine" in his recent situation.
To be more specific, that is—
Feng Yichen's illness this time was so serious that he had to go to the hospital and the news was leaked.
As a result, the rare encounters and exchanges between the two of them at school, this time in this disinfectant-filled ward, unexpectedly turned into the current situation—
Because Chi Shu came to visit, Xu Tongshang only explained the arrangements and instructions of the attending doctor in detail and thoughtfully, and then he tactfully led several other roommates out under the pretext of "shopping".
In addition, Feng's father was unable to come at that time due to other important matters, and because Feng Yichen declined, no one else was allowed to come and disturb his rest.
The only exception was Uncle Chen, the driver who was specially sent to pick them up.
So, now in this empty and quiet ward, there are only Feng Yichen and Chi Shu.
Chi Shu sat silently on a chair beside the bed, looking at Feng Yichen lying on the bed. His face was pale in his illness, his eyes were lightly closed, and his brows were furrowed. Even under the effect of the medicine, he seemed to be sleeping uneasy. His almost haggard appearance made her feel distressed at the moment——
How exhausted had he made himself?
Chi Shu only paid attention to Feng Yichen——
Time slipped by silently like this, like leaves falling outside the window, and I calculated the journey minute by minute...
Feng Yichen's brows twitched slightly, and he slowly woke up from his sleep. However, the moment he saw Chi Shu, his eyes flickered for a moment, and then his brows relaxed. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised and a little guilty:
"Why are you here...how did you know I was here?"
Before Chi Shu could answer, she saw Feng Yichen trying to sit up, so she stood up and helped him, took the pillow next to him and put it behind him, then walked over and turned the handle to adjust the height of the bed so that he could half lean on it.
As soon as she raised her eyes, her gaze met Feng Yichen's, who was fixed on her face.
But after this action, Chi Shu didn't want to talk anymore.
She turned around and sat back in the chair beside the bed, silently lowering her eyes as she gripped the handle of a metal spoon to mix the medicine. The occasional clashing of the cup and spoon mixed with the bitter smell of the medicine made the entire ward even quieter and more depressing.
When the water was no longer so hot, she put the spoon on the small tray and then handed the cup to Feng Yichen.
Feng Yichen held the cup in one hand, and the fingertips of the other hand, which had an IV catheter inserted, curled up slightly in the blind spot of his vision. He didn't say much for a while, but he still didn't look away.
Chi Shu felt a little reluctant when he saw Feng Yichen half-leaning on the hospital bed, trying hard to keep his spirits up and smile at him.
She hesitated several times before finally saying, "You haven't been to your elective class for two weeks. That's why I came here today specifically to find out how you're doing, and whether it's really "all right" like you said on the phone. So if I hadn't happened to meet your roommate Xu Tongshang, and he hadn't been forced to tell me everything, you wouldn't have intended to tell me the truth, right?"
Feng Yichen had been dragging it out before because he thought it was a small matter and there was no need to make anyone worry.
But when he saw the deep concern in Chi Shu's eyes, he suddenly felt a little regretful. He had concealed it because he didn't want Chi Shu to worry so much. But for everything else, he would definitely tell him the truth.
He moved his bloodless lips, his tone full of apology: "I didn't mean to hide this from you before, I just didn't think it was a big deal and didn't want to bother you."
Chi Shu slid his chair closer to him, his eyes filled with worry: "But do you know that you are making people more worried?"
This was the truth, and Feng Yichen had no way of refutation. Chi Shu's undisguised concern also moved him. However, he didn't want to make the atmosphere seem too solemn, so he tried to liven it up, pretending to be casual and saying, "You care about me so much?"
She was originally upset because he had concealed the truth. However, when Chi Shu recalled the moment when she saw Feng Yichen lying on the hospital bed, looking almost haggard, she couldn't help but feel insincere. How could she not care?
She said frankly, "Yes, so could you please take good care of yourself and stop worrying me, okay?"
It was clearly just ordinary words of concern, but Feng Yichen's heart was actually deeply touched. In an instant, he felt a little surprised and a little astonished, and his mood was particularly complicated -
Did she know that such frank and straightforward care and concern touched his heart so much?
Feng Yichen sat up straighter and placed the cup on a low locker beside him. He then clasped Chi Shu's hand, which was resting on the bed, with his slender, powerful knuckles. He applied a little force, his eyes filled with anticipation, "Chi Shu. When can we..."
Chi Shu was startled and suddenly shuddered. He had not expected that the simple topic would turn out like this.
She hurriedly interrupted him, "Feng Yichen... the weather has turned cold recently, so you should rest well now. Remember to take good care of yourself. We can discuss the rest later, okay... if possible."
Feng Yichen stared at Chi Shu's eyes, which were always clear and bright, but at this moment there was a hint of helplessness and uneasiness in those eyes.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and was silent for a while before responding softly: "...Okay." But his long fingers were still covering the back of Chi Shu's hand without letting go.
Silence spread, and this unexpected and ambiguous eye contact was filled with a sense of inexplicable awkwardness.
Chi Shu's hands struggled, and Feng Yichen shifted his gaze to the clasped, tightly clasped hands. He slowly loosened his grip, letting Chi Shu pull his fingers away.
Feng Yichen was forced to stop talking, and everything that was not said outside of this topic had to be left unresolved for the time being.
I've already visited the people I wanted to visit, and I've already said what I could say. As for the things I couldn't say, perhaps they should have been addressed. Chi Shu thought to himself.
They stayed there for quite a long time, and Feng Yichen's roommates also returned to the ward with dinner.
So Chi Shu stood up and prepared to leave.
Seeing her about to leave, Xu Tongshang quickly called her back and said, "Chi Shu, please stay for dinner. We bought a lot."
Chi Shu thought about the scene of himself, Feng Yichen and his roommates eating together in the hospital ward and found it strange. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "No. Thank you."
However, Xu Tongshang inexplicably felt that there were other factors involved in this "thank you".
Feng Yichen did not try to persuade them to stay because the environment and surrounding conditions were not suitable for a dinner party.
He was still looking at Chi Shu, and after a moment he asked, "Did you come here by yourself? How are you planning to get back to school?" As he spoke, he picked up the phone beside him and said, "Wait a moment, I'll call you a car."
Chi Shu hurriedly pressed the button to dial the number and politely declined, "No, you should get some rest first. Jasmine and I came out together. She's going to a friend's house. We'll go back together later."
Feng Yichen thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Then send me a message when you get back to school."
Chi Shu just nodded: "Okay."
When Xu Tongshang heard the word "Jasmine", he slightly raised his eyelids and looked at a point in the void. He inexplicably felt that the name was somewhat familiar, and his heart moved slightly, but he did not rashly speak out to disturb her.
After Chi Shu left, Feng Yichen looked at the rich but light food on the bedside table. He had even less appetite than usual and put down his chopsticks after just a quick taste.
Xu Tongshang observed him, lost in thought and listless, as if the energetic figure just moments ago was a completely different person. He had no choice but to speak out to stop his worrying: "What's wrong? Are you unhappy with the conversation just now? Or is it because you didn't get a response?"
Feng Yichen shook his head wearily, and thinking of Chi Shu's soft words of concern just now, a trace of warmth filled his heart again.
The ward was strangely quiet for a moment.
One of the roommates, Jia Qianque, nonchalantly joked, "Is she playing hard to get? I've seen a lot of girls like that. They're all so eager to come at the slightest flick of a finger..."
The self-righteous ridicule from this person has obviously become an offense regardless of the severity of the matter.
Therefore, Feng Yichen was still smiling because of Chi Shu's concern, but when he heard such frivolous and slanderous words, his expression instantly changed.
He interrupted his roommate solemnly: "Stop making assumptions about a girl like that! Don't make assumptions about her like that!"
Xu Tongshang was also dissatisfied with what his roommate said: "Hey, Jia Qianque, what are you talking about? It almost made me think that you are the one who is sick. If you are sick, go get treatment, don't talk nonsense."
Jia Qianque was a dissolute person who always spoke and acted without thinking, and his dealings with others were always inappropriate. When he said this, it caused varying degrees of dissatisfaction and reactions from several people present.
He knew at this moment that he was wrong, and he just hummed in a speechless manner, and then sat speechlessly on the leather sofa beside him, lowering his head to play mobile games without saying a word.
Feng Yichen didn't say anything else.
But from then on, he only maintained basic social etiquette towards Jia Qianque, and was slightly more distant and indifferent than towards other people.
As time went by, their relationship naturally became neither close nor distant.
Perhaps, some people with too different ideas really cannot walk together for too long.
As long as one party takes the initiative to distance themselves, the other party can only accept it even if it is passive.
Without exception.
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