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Waiting in line, registering, getting checked, waiting for the CT report - that's how I spent the whole afternoon at the hospital. I feel like the exhaustion in my body outweighs the pain in my feet.
Even though Wang Ze has been running around, I felt agitated, so I was a bit short-tempered at the hospital.
Wang Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief holding the report, "It's just a sprain, luckily."
I buried my head and looked at my ankle, which was swollen badly. I estimate that I'll need to rest for a week. Du Yuwei is busy over there, and it's really not a good time for me to get injured.
"The doctor said you just need to change the medicine regularly. I'll take you home to rest. I've already arranged for your leave at the company," Wang Ze said warmly as he handed me my bag and was about to reach out to support me.
I stared at him in astonishment, "Did you help me ask for leave?"
His relationship with Du Yuwei had become so close, I remember they only knew each other because of me.
Wang Ze seemed to deliberately change the subject, "Although it's not a serious injury, you still need to take good care of yourself."
I stood up and leaned against the wall, not wanting him to support me. "If you want to get better sooner, don't refuse my kindness," he said sincerely, and I found myself without a reason to argue. Sitting in his car, I leaned back in the seat and looked out the window at the bustling city. It was almost six o'clock, and I had wasted half a day like this.
Because I ate something random at noon, my stomach started growling at this moment. I quickly covered my stomach and pretended that nothing had happened.
Wang Ze turned to ask me, "Do you want to eat something?"
"Let's go home." I didn't plan to have dinner with him, as I had already delayed him for an afternoon.
Wang Ze smiled kindly, "You, with your stubborn nature, are just like before."
When he said this, my heart skipped a beat, and I stared at him in a daze. Before? why should mentioned before again. We can never go back to before.
Seeing my unhappy expression, Wang Ze turned away in annoyance and didn't speak again.
The car stopped on a small street outside the residential area, where there were many small restaurants. Wang Ze got out of the car and opened the door for me, asking, "How about having pig liver noodles? I remember you used to like pig liver noodles the most." I was really helpless and gently avoided his hand supporting me.
"You like this, I'm worried. Xiao Meng, at least let me do something." Wang Ze's face looked aggrieved as he withdrew his empty hand. It seems that if I don't accept his request today, he won't leave. I sighed and looked at my watch, it was almost six o'clock.
"Okay, eat up and then you can leave."
Wang Ze heard my agreement, showed a relieved smile, and nodded, "Okay."
I didn't expect Wang Ze to be even more familiar with the small food shops on this street than I was. He headed straight for the best reputed noodle shop.
He first went in to secure a spot, ordered the food, and quickly came out, saying, "Take your time, I've already ordered." I didn't want to have any contact with him, repelling his touch, and he also consciously stopped trying to help me. With just a few dozen meters of distance, it took me five or six minutes to get there. "Be careful," Wang Ze seemed afraid that I might lose my balance, his hand seemed ready to reach out to help at any time.
I sat carefully on the stool, and the boss promptly brought the noodles over. Since I often come here to eat pig liver noodles, the boss said to me as soon as he saw me, "As usual, I've added extra vegetable leaves for you." I smiled and said, "Thank you." Wang Ze handed me the chopsticks and asked, "I wonder if the taste is the same as the one next to our old school?"
I paused, made no sound, and slowly picked up the noodles to put them in my mouth.
Wang Ze seemed to be enjoying the food very much. In no time, he even finished the soup.
He wiped the corners of his mouth contentedly, "It's a long-lost feeling, so good."
I understood his meaning, but I pretended not to hear and buried my head in the bowl of noodles. Wang Ze This kind of reminiscing about the past is just to make me think of the past. But it's something I don't want to remember. After dinner, I thought he had no reason to stay here anymore, so I said, "You go back, I'll go in by myself."
Wang Ze looked visibly distressed, "I can't rest assured if you're like this."
I found it amusing. When he chose to betray me before, was he concerned about leaving me to face the pain all alone? Is it meaningful to say these things now?
I turned and continued walking towards the entrance of the residential area.
He caught up with me and said, "Xiao Meng, what do I have to do for you to give me a chance? Can we just be classmates, friends?"
I endured the pain in my ankle and gritted my teeth, saying, "If we were just ordinary friends, what you did today would have been enough."
Wang Ze didn't give up. He grabbed my wrist and forcibly held onto my arm, saying, "I won't leave until I take you home."
I'm so angry that it's suffocating. He's really making things difficult. If he wants to break up, he breaks up. If he wants to come back, he comes back. Now he wants to send me home, and I have to accept it?
In the twilight, the light envelops his face, and his handsome features still seem unfamiliar to me. It seems that over the years, he has not truly realized his mistakes.
We just look at each other, with different thoughts in our hearts.
Suddenly, he gently embraced me, "Xiao Meng, I have never forgotten you."
I stiffened, standing there with my head buzzing. After a while, I chuckled softly, "Wang Ze, what we can't have will always stir us up, that's all."
I clearly felt his body tremble for a moment. He let go of my shoulder and stared at me in a daze.
I smiled gently at him and said, "You've worked hard today. You don't need to see me up. You can go back." After that, I turned and went into the building. He didn't follow, perhaps because my words had hurt him. I leaned on the railing with one hand and held the umbrella handle with the other as I slowly climbed to the fourth floor. I hadn't even taken out my keys when the phone rang.
The call came at just the right time, allowing me to catch my breath for a moment. It was Yao Yao's anxious voice on the phone, asking me, "Where have you been today? Haven't you arrived home yet?" I replied, "I just got home, what's wrong?"
Yao Yao: "Hey, did you forget about the plan with Master Zhou?"
Me: "..."
Yao Yao's voice carried a hint of helplessness as she asked, "Did you see Master Zhou downstairs?"
I was suddenly dumbfounded, "Huh?"
Yao Yao: "Huh? What's wrong? Master Zhou couldn't reach you, so he went to wait for you downstairs at your place. Ling Xiaomeng, do you really not care about him? Do you know that Master Zhou just came back from Old Zhou in the deep mountains this afternoon, and he didn't even go home before coming to find you?"
I was completely stunned. Zhou Heng hasn't been in touch for the past few days. Did he go to some place called Old Zhou in the deep mountains? Could it be that there's no signal for his phone?
Yao Yao scolded me impatiently, " Master Zhou was asked to go to a remote mountain village to conduct a ritual, and the signal there is very poor. In order to contact you, he climbed to the attic to find a signal, but ended up dropping and breaking his phone."
I stuttered, "H-he, he came to my house?"
I quickly opened the door, turned on the lights, and rushed to the balcony. In the twilight, I saw a familiar black car in the parking lot of the residential area, turning its headlight on and driving away.
That's Zhou Heng's car, I recognize it.
My mind went blank. He left only after seeing the lights on in my room. Zhou Heng has been waiting for me!
But I was just with Wang Ze... He must have seen it all, that's why he didn't come up to greet me.
Yao Yao is still shouting at me on the phone: "Ling Xiaomeng, can you say something...." I held the phone blankly, leaning on the railing, feeling a bit emotional. Zhou Heng not replying to my messages isn't because he doesn't want to, these days, we lost contact, it's not that he's intentionally avoiding me.
I suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded...
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