【36.】

  Shen Diao has thoroughly infuriated me, and I'm not feeling well either. Stuck between two people, I greedily want to gain beautiful love while also maintaining existing familial relationships.

  In fact, from start to finish, I never adjusted well the relationship between these two, this is my conclusion.

  Shen Diao hasn't contacted me for a week, and actually our contact was very rare before, but in this situation, I feel that this week is so long. Every day I am restless and can't eat or sleep well, even Tao Hao said that every day I look like I've lost my soul.

  On Friday evening, I was organizing things at school and was about to head home when Jin Tongtong pushed open the door. Hu Guoer and Tao Hao had already left, and if I didn't mind going home to face Liu Xin, I would have left early too.

  Her eyes were slightly red, as if she had just cried. Although she was surprised to see me, she didn't say anything.

  I opened the door and was about to leave when she suddenly spoke up: "Liu Jia."

  I don't know why, but somehow I had a premonition that she wanted to talk to me. I turned around and looked at her without saying anything.

  "He's ill."

  I know who she's referring to as "him", but I still don't understand why Jintong said that.

  "Who?"

  Jin Tongtong glared at me, rarely showing anger: "Don't think you can take advantage of the situation and act smart. If he weren't seriously ill, I wouldn't have come to ask for your help."

  I've admitted it before, I'm not a good person and definitely not a lady. Normally when you don't provoke me, I'm just an ordinary citizen, but if you bully me so openly like this, that's absolutely unacceptable.

  "Ha ha." I chuckled "You still know you're asking me for help. It's really not easy."

  She took a deep breath and suppressed her anger: "City Hospital, third floor."

  I opened the door and looked at her with disdain: "He's your heartthrob, not mine. Jin Tongtong, even if Du Bin had nothing to do today, even if he died, it has nothing to do with me! I really wish you two would disappear from my world together!"

  Stormed out slamming the door.

  I'm too lazy to even bother with superficial efforts.

  Back home, Liu Xian was indeed crying with a sad face, and the physics book in front of her hadn't been turned for an hour. I was struggling intensely inside, whether to comfort her or ignore this matter.

  Because I'm afraid of hearing any news about Shen Diao.

  I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, with a mind full of confusion, having no idea what I was thinking about.

  After a while, I was drowsy and about to fall asleep when I heard the sound of knocking on the door. Without thinking, it must be Liu Xin.

  "The door isn't locked."

  She gently pushed open the door, her eyes swollen like walnuts.

  I sighed and asked: "What's going on?"

  "Sister..." She even spoke with a sobbing tone "Shen Zhong hasn't come to school for a week, what's wrong with him?"

  I evasively replied: "How would I know? Probably too much pressure... or maybe something urgent came up."

  She leaned over and sat beside me: "During the make-up lessons for the holidays, you also had some understanding of him... You said, is he that kind of person?"

  I honestly said: "Not really... He's actually quite rational." "Nothing happened, did it?"

  She said that, and I felt even more distressed in my heart, but I could only force a smile: "It won't happen."

  She leaned on my shoulder, and gradually my shoulder became wet. I sighed in my heart, such a good Liu Xin, we really shouldn't treat her like this.

  The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, I was still immersed in a dream when my phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number, and I picked it up: "Hello?"

  "Hello, Miss Liu?"

  This voice sounds familiar, but I just can't think of it for a moment.

  "Yes, it's me. May I ask who you are?"

  "I am Su's mother."

  Heaven!

  My heart suddenly tightened into a knot, afraid she would say something that I couldn't accept.

  "Master has been in the hospital for a week..." Her voice seemed to have aged overnight. "He returned from his outing last week and wasn't feeling well, not eating or drinking for several days, and eventually ended up in the hospital. At first, I didn't understand what was going on... it's also because I'm getting old and muddled. Liu Niang, in this world, there's probably only you who can make Master like this."

  My palms were sweating profusely: "Is he okay?"

  "I'm not eating anything."

  My eyes suddenly felt hot and I blurted out: "I'll go see him!"

  The woman on the other end of the phone, Su's mother, fell silent for a moment. I waited quietly, but inside I was getting anxious.

  "Willow girl, you should agree with Su's mother. Even if it's a big deal, let's wait until the young master is better before arguing." Her voice was choked with sobs "He's still young and can't withstand such turmoil."

  "I know, I know," I hastily replied.

  "She sighed: 'At the municipal hospital, third floor. I know the young master's temper isn't good, so please be patient this time. Don't argue with him, Su Mu is begging you, please let the young master eat something.'"

  At this point, Su's mother finally burst into tears: "It's only been a week...this child has become so thin."

  I hung up the phone, quickly put on my clothes, ran to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. My mom was still cooking in the kitchen, saw me and asked: "What's wrong, why are you in such a hurry?"

  I'm still brushing my teeth, and I casually say: "Something's going on in the class, I'll go out for a bit. Don't know when I'll be back, don't even wait for me to eat."

  Mom nodded and didn't ask much, focusing on making scrambled eggs for Liu Xin.

  When I arrived at the city hospital, I suddenly remembered that Jin Tongtong said yesterday that Du Bin was also on the third floor of the hospital. I thought to myself, why do these two people have such a fate? No wonder Tao Hao said they had an affair again.

  This floor is very quiet and decorated beautifully, even the nurses are more beautiful than those on other floors. I remembered hearing someone say before that this was a high-ranking official ward area, and it made sense to me.

  I went to the inquiry desk and found Shen Duan's ward, after the nurse told me, I suddenly felt a little nervous, hesitating not daring to move forward. The nurse asked me with great professionalism: "Do you need me to show you the way?"

  "Not needed."

  The sudden loud male voice behind me startled me and I quickly turned around.

  He has lost so much weight!

  My eyes welled up with tears and I almost cried out loud.

  "Ha!" He knocked on my head "You've exhausted me, and now you're crying."

  He's better off not speaking, but once he does, my floodgates can't be closed. He's lying on top of him, crying out loud in a completely unattractive way, and he pats my back: "So unattractive!"

  I don't care about him, I just want to cry out all the unhappiness and bitterness of this week.

  Damn it! You're not the only one who's suffering.

  Sister, I'm also very sad, okay?

  Just then I remembered Su's mother saying he hadn't eaten for a long time.

  "Are you hungry?"

  He nodded: "I haven't eaten for a long time, and I just feel hungry today."

  I punched him in anger: "Idiot! Even if you're angry, don't torture your own body!"

  "Not bothering is just not wanting to eat."

  I couldn't outdo him, so I simply stopped talking. He dragged me back to the ward as he pleased.

  The ward is quite spectacular, with a large number of fruit baskets and flower baskets, almost no place to step down.

  "The environment is pretty good, with a star-studded cast and TV too."

  "He glanced at me sideways: 'Then you can stay here every day.'"

  I know when to keep quiet.

  Just now that toss, he must be quite tired too, after all, he hasn't eaten anything for many days. He lay on the bed with his eyes closed, and I leaned against the bedside table looking at him: "Shen Zhuo... there are lychees in that fruit basket, can I take them out to eat?"

  He opened his eyes, gave me a resentful glance and sighed: "Go."

  I happily unpacked it, took out all the fruits at once, and picked a few more from other fruit baskets that were delicious and nutritious.

  "Awesome!" I shouted "What kind of person sends durians as a gift?!"

  He finally couldn't hold back his smile and grinned at me.

  After busying myself for over ten minutes, I finally finished washing all the fruit. There were even plates - no wonder it's a high-ranking cadre ward... I carried the fruit to his side: "Here, have some."

  "He closed his eyes and said: 'You eat first, leave what you don't like for me.'"

  My nose turned sour and I almost cried again: "I just love eating strawberries and lychees."

  He finally looked over and picked out an apple after a long time of choosing.

  I'm eating strawberries and reminding you: "There are many other good fruits too."

  "Alright." He said slowly "Your eyes are almost growing on the plate, how dare I take good ones?"

  "What do you want to eat for now?"

  He seemed to think for a moment and asked: "What do you like to eat?"

  "McDonald's!"

  ……

  Uh...... *sigh*

  "Okay, I actually... have quite a few favorite foods."

  He was thoroughly defeated by me, let out a sigh with a very worried look, and after a while asked again: "Then what will you do?"

  "Want to cook instant noodles?"

  He raised an eyebrow and looked at me: "Can you?"

  "Really?"

  "Get up and go to my house, cook for me."

  Alright, alright, I reluctantly put clothes on him, who let him get sick anyway?

  Su's mother saw Shen Dang and was stunned for a moment, asking: "How did you come back?"

  Before Shen Dang could respond, she saw me and smiled knowingly: "Ah, you're finally okay."

  My face flushed like a newlywed couple who had just quarreled.

  "Mom Su, is there instant noodles at home? Liu Jia wants to cook some for me."

  Su's mother looked embarrassed: "How can there be instant noodles at home......"

  I looked at Shen Duan, with a self-satisfied expression on his face. He pinched my cheek: "Angry me!"

  I puffed out my cheeks and retorted: "It's not my fault! Children are growing up, how can they eat these things casually?"

  He was so angry that he didn't speak, and Su's mother gave me a signal with her eyes.

  "Hey." I pushed him "Why don't we ask Su Ma to make something delicious for us first? I'm hungry too. Next time, I'll definitely cook for you."

  He looked at me with half-doubt: "Really?"

  I quickly nodded: "Really!"

  "Alright then."

  I let out a sigh of relief along with Su's mom.

  Although he hadn't eaten for many days, he didn't eat too much. Su's mother cooked a soup that smelled very good, and he sat there drinking bowl after bowl.

  "Hey, eating is about more than just drinking soup."

  He glanced at me sideways: "Eat yours."

  Come on! Eat if you eat, who's afraid of whom. I swept all the dishes on the table with a gust of wind.

  After dinner, Shen Duan went upstairs. I sat downstairs and didn't know what to do. Su's mother saw him go upstairs and came over: "I said! Only you can control him!"

  I'm smiling foolishly and don't know what to say.

  It's simply a matter of who tied the bell should be the one to untie it, but I don't dare admit that I'm the one who tied the bell.

  "Go upstairs!"

  "Huh?"

  "She let out a sigh, as if resenting me for being so obtuse: 'The young master is waiting for you upstairs.'"

  "He didn't say anything..."

  "He still had to say it so clearly."

  It's also... I slowly crawled upstairs.

  He pushed open the door of his room, Shen Zhong stood in front of the window, with his back to the door. I hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to start speaking.

  "I've been waiting for you for so long." He suddenly spoke up "I thought you weren't going to show up at all."

  I am speechless and can only remain silent.

  "Yao Jia... you have no idea what that feeling is. Because if it wasn't for me, your story would still be long. But if it wasn't for you, my story would end."

  "Shen Diao... forgive me."

  He walked over, stretched out his hand to stroke my face. The room was not lit up, but his eyes were so bright that even in the dark of night, they couldn't conceal the sadness flowing from them: "I don't blame you, no matter what you've done. I will never blame you. Liu Jia, this time it's my fault, I love you so much, and I'm afraid you'll be unhappy about anything. This time you must feel extremely guilty."

  He sighed, bent down and kissed my cheek, saying softly: "It's my fault."

  I don't know where I got the courage from, but I stretched out my hand and hugged him tightly. Tears fell uncontrollably: "Sorry, Shen Zhong, sorry."

  He smiled: "You owe me a lot of things, which one are you talking about?"

  I'm speechless: "Poor thing! You're just poor!"

  He tightened his arms around me: "Liu Jia, you didn't wrong me. I just love you, that's all. You don't owe me anything. Do you know that?"

  I am speechless, irretrievably sunk.

  "This is all my willing heart. Even if it's not me in the end, it doesn't matter."

  I lay on his shoulder and cried uncontrollably.