Today is the fourth day since he came to this world.
Xu Qichen leant back on the bed, popped-in a piece of gum and chewed it slowly, thinking about how to get past the cold-vampire’s defences.
He was in a very unfavorable situation. Due to his legs, he could not move about as he was used to. He had difficulty getting out of bed, let alone chasing the man everywhere. But chasing after Su Lin was the only way to get him to even glance at him.
What a dilemma! He sighed.
Xiao Chao, in the next bed, was watching some variety show. He was holding his stomach and trying not to laugh, thus, making a strange, duck-like sound.
Xu Qichen glanced at him. The other party noticed his gaze and paused the video, “I was just thinking, how strange you have been these past few days; thinking deeply and sighing all day long.”
Feeling impending danger, Xu Qichen immediately acted like a lively young man, “No ah, can’t I think in private?”
Xiao Chao put his mobile phone aside, “By the way, you haven’t even looked at your small box recently. You used to look at it every night before going to bed, and laugh to yourself like a fool…”
What was he saying…?
Just as they were talking, the door of the ward opened. A middle-aged, bald, male doctor came in and said with a deadpan face, “Ward round.”
Xiao Chao sighed upon seeing him.
On the other hand, Xu Qichen said enviously, “Your attending physician is great, always making rounds.”
However, Xiao Chao had a dejected expression that showed how little he looked forward to these rounds. “You have a leg injury. It’s been in plaster for a while and is now stable. So why would Doctor Su come here every day? Me, though? I had an operation.”
He’s right.
Xu Qichen suddenly recalled what Xiao Chao had just said about the small box, so he turned around to look for it by the pillow but found nothing.
Where was it? Suddenly, he remembered the original story. Xu Qichen lay down on the bed, reached down and felt around under the bed for a long time, and sure enough, he found a small square box, about the size of two palms.
Like an earthworm, Xu Qichen slithered back to his original position. He put the box in front of him and examined it. Stuck to it was a piece of paper with the words:
[Lu Xuan’s, do not touch.]
Well, it’s mine now. Xu Qichen opened it with a free conscience, and almost jumped in surprise. It was full of photographs of Su Lin. In one of them, he was walking down the hospital corridor in his white coat; in another, he was walking home in a casual black outfit; and in another, he was smoking on the bench outside the convenience store. There were even words written on the back of the photographs.
[Today, Dr. Su clocked off late. It’s so cold out here, and I waited for so long… But, I feel so happy after seeing him ^-^]
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[The cigarette Dr. Su smokes is so thin. From afar, I thought he was eating a lollipop~]
[I bumped into Dr. Su tonight, and he dropped a bag of blood. I almost fainted. Ai, if I really fainted, would Dr. Su carry me home?]
[Today, Dr. Su wore a white sweater. He looked so handsome.]
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Xu Qichen forced a laugh guiltily, “Really? I just feel a little tired recently.” He quickly changed the topic, “This leg injury is really uncomfortable, I can’t walk or run.” Then he took out his mobile phone from beside the pillow and said to himself: “I wonder if there are any good cartoons recently…”
That said, Xu Qichen, who was not so addicted to mobile phones, could only swipe the screen randomly. Seeing the WeChat icon, he could not help but open it. Sure enough, the contact [Dr. Su] was the one that was pinned to the top.
Why did Su Lin add his WeChat account? Was he not afraid of being bothered… With many doubts, Xu Qichen opened the message box.
It was filled entirely with messages from only this side.
Almost every day, he would send a good night message.
Darn, he had completely forgotten about this plot point. It had already been 4 days, and he had not even sent a single ‘good night’, would Su Lin suspect anything? Plus, the last time they met, his acting had been very poor.
But Su Lin did not even like Lu Xuan. Wouldn’t he be relieved that the harassment had stopped?
Although he thought so, Xu Qichen thought it was better to keep up the act. Anyway, he himself had written the novel and designed the characters in it. What was the point in acting reserved? After some thought, Xu Qichen quickly typed a few words.
[Lu Xuan]: Good morning, Dr. Su! My leg hurts a little and it feels numb. Can you come by and take a look when you’re free? Please~
Xu Qichen gave himself goosebumps while writing this message.
After opening a video streaming platform, Xu Qichen lay down comfortably, clicked on a film review program, and began watching. No new WeChat messages popped up even after he had watched half the video.
Xu Qichen did not mind it. But the video’s BGM and narrator made him sleepy.
“Lu Xuan, your eyes are closing. Are you sleepy again?”
Xu Qichen hummed blurrily. He put the phone aside, pulled the blanket up, and fell asleep.
Nothing in the world is more comfortable than going back to the embrace of sleep.
As usual, he dreamed again.
This time, it was not a nightmare. Maybe it was because of what happened a few days ago that Xu Qichen dreamed of the cherry blossom forest in his high school.
Even though they called it a forest, there were really just 5 or 6 trees, which were a gift to the school by some students. Though they were few in number, they bloomed very well, and looked very spectacular in spring. Because the scenery was so beautiful, the small pink zone naturally became the holy land for confessions in the school.
But Xu Qichen did not really like this place, because he was always assigned to clean the path there. Every time he came here with a heavy broom, even before he started to sweep, he would be roasted in a low voice by the girls passing by.
“The petals are so pretty, why must he sweep them away?”
“Right? The sakura blossoms are so pretty, but once you sweep them away, the whole scenery is destroyed.”
It’s not that I want to sweep them, it’s instructions from the school ah…
Holding the big broom, Xu Qichen would stand by the path, wanting to sweep, but also not wanting to sweep, only ending up looking like a fool.
On the last day of his duty, he ran into an awkward incident.
He came here after self-study in the morning. After sweeping till he was tired, he put the broom on the ground, wanting to sit down for a while. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure coming towards where he was. Without knowing why, Xu Qichen subconsciously hid behind a tree.
He did not mean to eavesdrop, but he was really near them, so he naturally heard the contents of the conversation.
“Did you need something? Why did you call me all the way here?”
A girl he did not recognise replied, “En… I, I wanted to tell you…”
Surely, it would not be a confession?
This was so awkward…
Before the girl finished her lines, he heard the familiar voice interrupt, “I know what you mean.” His tone was slightly apologetic, “I’m sorry, I have someone I like.”
Xu Qichen was leaning against the tree, his back was worn by the rough bark rubbing through the thin spring uniform, while his heart beat feebly.
The one being rejected was not himself, so why was he feeling so upset?
The girl was even more upset than he was. “Is she in your class? Or another one?”
“This is none of your business ba.”
The words were very cold, but he said it in a very pleasant and clear tone, just like the sun in spring.
Hearing the sound of canvas shoes running away across the grass, Xu Qichen’s nervousness eased a little. He repeatedly confirmed that there was no other sound, and only then did he walk out from behind the tree.
But he still ran right into him.
The awkwardness and shame of being caught eavesdropping made Xu Qichen freeze, unable to move even his fingertips.
“You’re on duty today ah.” The other party’s tone was very light, as though he did not feel awkward at all.
This made Xu Qichen feel even worse, to the point where he forgot to reply.
He walked towards the numb Xu Qichen, tilting his head, “Have you been standing there for a long time?”
It was very generous of him to use the word ‘standing’ rather than ‘hiding’, Xu Qichen thought.
“No, I just came.” He always subconsciously swallowed his saliva when he lied.
“Is that so?” The other party pursed his lips, but his laughter still escaped, “But there are so many petals on your head ah. It doesn’t look like you just came here.”
Panicked, Xu Qichen patted his hair with his hand, and sure enough, the truth prevailed. He hurriedly picked up the broom from the ground and pretended like nothing had happened, getting ready to leave.
The guy behind him called out again, “Ai, Xu Qichen, aren’t you curious…?”
Xu Qichen turned around, looking confused, “En?”
The other party shrugged, “Nothing.”
Then he turned around and left.
Curious about what…?
Why didn’t he finish his question?
Xu Qichen felt his eyes prick. He moved in discomfort and opened his eyes a little bit to find that the blanket covering his head had been lifted.
A cold vampire stood at the head of the bed, without saying a word, staring at him expressionlessly.
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Aiya, dear nameless gong is following him everywhere and liked him even back then, el verdadero “hasta el fin del mundo”
honestly if the ML is as conscious as he has previously been implied to be, this arc is maybe even more torturous for him. hes so clingy so acting all cold and apathetic to the love of his life must be terrible
…ah..did he actually liked xu qichen too back then …?….