It only lasts for short period, it might not last for a second.
Sang Zhi is at loss, she even doesn't do anything to respond. She feels that Duan Jia Xu is stiffen and then immediately stands up straight. He takes a step back.
They both makes a space in between.
They are standing in the back of the bus station. Sang Zhi lifts up her face and looks at his face.
Sang Zhi doesn't dare to look at his eyes so she takes a step back, she doesn't know where to put her hands and legs.
She doesn't know how should she respond to make it be appropriate.
If she responds too great, it will look weird. If she responds like it's nothing, wouldn't it be inappropriate?
If not, she just pretends like nothing is happened?
Sang Zhi couldn't say anything. Her mind is in a mess. She wants to use her sleeve and rubs it against her forehead. But the time she raises her arm, she feels that isn't it too obvious. So she just strokes her head.
Very quickly Sang Zhi hears Duan Jia Xu speaks up. HIs breath is rush and rapid like he is enduring the pain. "I'm sorry."
Sang Zhi looks at him.
She notices that his face is getting even paler. Maybe because it's the weather, he sweats a lot. His forehead is all wet. He looks like he will faint soon.
Sang Zhi is startled.
She suddenly remembers that she touches something on abdomen. She stammers: "Ge Ge... you are in very great pain? Is it because I knocked against ..."
"What do you mean you knocked against me." Duan Jia Xu tries to calm his breathing. "You just touch it a bit. Do you want to have a chance to scam me?"
"I'm sorry." Sang Zhi feels like she wants to cry, her eyes are red. "Ge Ge, wait for me a while. I will call a taxi."
This time Duan Jia Xu says nothing, "Go."
She goes to the road side and luckily she notices an unoccupied taxi. She signals for the taxi driver to stop. Then she says to the taxi driver to wait for a while. She immediately runs toward Duan Jia Xu's side.
She holds him to walk toward the taxi.
Duan Jia Xu is walking very slowly, he seems to be in pain when he moves. He suddenly laughs: "This time you really look like you are holding an old man."
Sang Zhi couldn't laugh.
"Xiao Sang Zhi, Ge Ge feels like I don't have stomachache?" Duan Jia Xu looks at Sang Zhi, he seems to ponder on something. He says: "but Ge Ge still......"
"......."
"Feel a bit of pain."
—–
After getting on the taxi, the driver looks back at them. He notices that Duan Jia Xu's face. "Is he drunk? How is he? He will not throw up on the taxi right."
On the taxi, he feels the pain is decreasing. Duan Jia Xu's face isn't that pale anymore. He smiles and says: "Driver, don't worry. I will endure it."
The driver frowns and reminds him: "If you throw up, you should pay two hundred dollars."
"If he throw up, we will pay you." Sang Zhi says quickly: "Shu Shu (Uncle), he is unwell, he is not drunk. Please drive us to the City hospital. Thank you."
The driver says nothing else and just drives the ca.r
Sang Zhi looks at Duan Jia Xu. He is leaning on his seat. His sitting position looks lazy. His one hand is still covering the bottom right of his abdomen.
Sang Zhi doesn't want to let him waste his energy by talking so she doesn't say anything.
But Duan Jia Xu speaks up first: "Sang Zhi, fasten your seatbelt."
She just :"Oh." Then she wants to fasten hers but she notices that Duan Jia Xu also hasn't fastened his own seatbelt.
She approaches his side.
Duan Jia Xu notices her movement. "What?"
Sang Zhi extends her arm to find the seatbelt for him. "I help you to fasten yours."
Duan Jia Xu smiles: "Why are you helping me to fasten seatbelt ? Ge Ge ask you to fasten yours."
"I help you, sit well." Sang Zhi shakes her head and says resolutely. "Ge Ge, you could sleep for a while. After sleeping, you will not feel that painful. I will wake you up when we arrive there."
"Okay, then sorry to trouble Xiao Sang Zhi." Duan Jia Xu doesn't refuse and just sits down. "To come over and take care of Ge Ge."
—-
Fortunately the City hospital isn't that far.
The driver stops the car in front of the hospital. Sang Zhi pays it up and holds Duan Jia Xu to get off the taxi. Then she takes him to the emergency department.
The doctor checks on Duan Jia Xu and from the check up, he is sure that Duan Jia Xu is having an acute appendicitis. Sang Zhi stays on the side and listens to it. More or less in his current condition if it's too late, his tomach will perforate.
That time it will be a huge problem.
She pursues her lips and looks at Duan Jia Xu.
Duan Jia Xu seems to not care about this, he is still smiling at her.
Then the doctor writes something on his medical record and asks Sang Zhi to pay first so the doctor could arrange the operation time.
Sang Zhi nods and looks at the invoices. Duan Jia Xu calls after her. "Sang Zhi."
Sang Zhi turns her head. "What is it?"
"Here, inside here there's a card. The password is Ge Ge's birthday." Duan Jia Xu takes out his wallet from his pocket. "Thank you for Xiao Sang Zhi's help."
She watches him for several seconds and takes it. "Okay."
This is just a minor operation, it only has a small danger. It only takes a short time.
After she pays it, Duan Jia Xu looks at the time. He says: "Xiao Sang Zhi, it's 09:00 p.m. now. You should go home now. It will not be safe if you are too late."
Sang Zhi doesn't move.
"This is nothing big." Duan Jia Xu says. "For this illness, it only needs a minor operation and rests for few days. I'll be okay. If you have free time, you could come to visit Ge Ge. It'll be okay."
Sang Zhi passes the invoice to the doctor and says: "I'll wait till you are done then I'll go back."
"It will take around an hour." Duan Jia Xu raises his eyebrows, "Wouldn't you be bored to wait?"
Sang Zhi's mood is very bad, she says depressingly: "Don't talk anymore."
"Okay." Duan Jia Xu smiles: "Ge Ge will not say anything more."
Sang Zhi says nothing else, she just stands silently beside him. She suddenly thinks that if today she didn't have appointment with her, supposedly based on what he said on the phone, he wouldn't come to the hospital.
She feels choked up with anxiety.
—–
Duan Jia Xu gets into the operation room. Sang Zhi sits outside and waits for him.
She is afraid that her roommates might worried about her so she sends a message to the roommates group chat.
–Tonight I probably will come home late.
Then she starts to browse about points for attention after having appendicitis operation.
After a while, Sang Zhi puts back her phone. Then suddenly she thinks about what happened. She strokes her forehead. Perhaps because of the psychological effect this time that part feels hot again.
Forget it.
Don't think anymore about it!
Don't! Think! About IT AGAIN!!!
She was the one that knocked against him first but he is the one that said sorry.
To analyze it carefully, it's her that takes advantage of him.
It's nothing major.
She is not a kid anymore......
Looking from his response, he shouldn't think too much of it.
Her phone suddenly vibrates. The screen shows the caller ID "Mama". She answers it quickly: "Mama."
Li Ping says: "Zhi Zhi, are you at the dorm?"
Because she studies in Yi He University, which is far away from hem, Li Ping has mentioned to her that every night, she should call her. If there is anything, she should send her a message.
Sang Zhi doesn't lie. "No."
Li Ping: "Are you going out with your friends?"
"No." Sang Zhi says: Mama, I meet Ge Ge's friend, the one that used to be my private tutor, Duan Jia Xu.
Li Ping: "Ay, Mama remembers him."
"Because he has helped me a lot, I want to treat hm a meal." Sang Zhi explains: "but he is unwell and I send him to the hospital. Now I'm at the hospital."
Li Ping: "Sick? Is it serious?"
Sang Zhi: "The doctor said that he has acute appendicitis, he should be okay soon."
"Then pay much more attention to him, take care of him. He should have no one to take care of him." Li Ping sighs: "You should take care of him and go back early okay?"
"....." Sang Zhi is interested, she says: "What do you mean that he has no one to take care of him? Mama how do you know about it?"
"Ah?" Li Ping says. "I seem to never mention to you about that matter? But don't mention it in front of him. Your Ge Ge's friend, I think in first-year of college's winter vacation? He wants to borrow thirty thousand with your Ge Ge."
"...."
"That time your Ge Ge was young, how could he have that kind of money, so he went to ask your Pa." Li Ping says lightly: "he said that it's for his Mama to treat an illness. Then he returns it all. Now it seems he is alone." Sang Zhi couldn't say anything for a moment. She finally says: "Then his Papa?"
"Mama doesn't know about it." Li Ping says: "But if his Papa is alive, how could he ask Xiao Hai (Little kid) for lend that kind of money?
—–
After the operation, Duan Jia Xu should stay a week at the hospital.
Duan Jia Xu is sent to a two-bed patient room. He is wearing the patient's uniform. His bang is drooping on his forehead. His face is still pale.
The operation is done with local anesthetic so he is awake. He is still on IV drip. He notices Sang Zhi and smiles. He once again reminds her; "Xiao Sang Zhi, you should return to the dorm now."
Sang Zhi says: "I know."
"Go out and take a taxi. Take a note of the license plate of the taxi and sends it to Ge Ge." Duan Jia Xu says. "Then after you arrive at the dorm, give Ge Ge a call."
"Oh." Sang Zhi holds her bag, she hesitates: "Is the operation painful?"
"No." Duan Jia Xu laughs. "There's an anesthetic, I couldn't feel it."
Sang Zhi nods. "Then tomorrow I'll come again and visit you."
"Just come by when you have no class." Duan Jia Xu says: "Ge Ge will be okay here. No need Xiao Sang Zhi to run over here everyday."
"......" Sang Zhi looks at her. "Jia Xu Ge Ge, goodbye."
"Em, goodbye."
Duan Jia Xu looks at his phone after Duan Jia Xu sees Sang Zhi goes out of the sickroom. He notices that Sang Yan had called him. He calls him back.
When waiting for the call to be answered, Duan Jia Xu suddenly remembers what happened before with Sang Zhi. He even recalls Sang Zhi's response.
That young girl was caught off guard, she seemed to be shock. She even didn't dare to look at him. It's possibly she felt awkward so she was silent.
Was she taking offense of this matter?
Before the call is answered, Duan Jia Xu just hangs up.
Finally he has time and energy to recall this matter.
He counts that after few months this young girl should be twenty? Then would it mean that his action also taking advantage of her.
She is his brother's Mei Mei.
She is Xiao Hai that grows up under his watch.
Moreover now she is twenty years old, he shouldn't tease her that much now? What if that Xiao Hai misunderstands him to have a brute thought? This is not good.
Duan Jia Xu strokes his forehead and suddenly feels.. guilty.
He suddenly thinks of her previous 'internet boyfriend'.
This time, his phone rings again and cuts his thought. It's a call from Sang Yan.
Duan Jia Xu answers it and considers whether he should be honest about this matter to Sang yan.
Sang Yan says lazily: "Bro, your appendix is cut off? How is it?'
"It's quite okay." Duan Jia Xu straightens his lips, "You could try."
"What is the point of being handsome, understand?" Sang Yan then says: "I heard that your Mei sent you to the hospital?"
Duan Jia Xu: "Em."
"It's just a minor illness and you need to be sent to the hospital? Couldn't you go to the hospital by yourself?" Sang Yan says: "Could you prioritize your health better? If you are in pain, you should go to the hospital by yourself."
Duan Jia Xu: "you are calling me to say this?"
"I just have a free time and hear that you are sick. I call to celebrate it." Sang Yan says: "Since you are okay, then I'll sleep again."
"Wait." Duan Jia Xu is silent for a while. "I want to say something to you."
"Say it."
Duan Jia Xu considers how to say it.
How should he say it.
Should he say that I accidentally kissed your Mei a while, the young girl seems to be offended.
I hope you as his Ge Ge will not mind.
Isn't it sound crazy?
"Forget it." Duan Jia Xu says: "It's nothing."
"......." Sang Yan turns quiet. Then he says quickly. " I couldn't bear this part of you. Why are you acting like a girl, how couldn't you just speak straightly?"
Duan Jia Xu: "Okay, bye."
"Wait." Sang yan turns excited. "Bro, I heard that you recently attended a blind date? Your boss seems to be quite enthusiastic, she helps you to introduce the few women."
"........"
"Do you like anyone? I think now you seem to have no girlfriend." Sang Yan says: "Okay, bro. Let me teach you. You shouldn't talk the way you usually do."
Duan Jia Xu: "How do I talk?"
"Your tone, I keep on being embarrassed to attack you." Sang Yan says slowly. "You should understand, you are too unrefined."
"......."
"I think you also don't like love between an older woman and a younger man." Sang Yan says: "Bro, let me tell you. Now those who are 90 and so on, don't like this kind of trick."
Duan Jia Xu: "90 and so?"
"We as those who are born 90 and over are more energetic, understand?" Sang Yan says lazily, "I know that you are 80, so you don't understand. But you should follow the current trend."
Duan Jia Xu is a year older than Sang Yan.
Duan Jia Xu is 1989, while Sang Yan is 1990.
Duan Jia Xu reminds silent and be happy. "You are really idle, bye."
Then he looks at the time. He calculates that from here to Yi He University. He wants to call Sang Zhi to ask whether she already gets a taxi home. But suddenly from the corner of his eyes, he notices something near the door.
He looks over.
He immediately sees that the person, who just left, now is here. She stands near the door and doesn't move. She seems to be scared to be scolded by him. She says lowly: "Jia Xu Ge, if not let me stay here and accompany you?"
"....."
"I think if I am the one that sick." Sang Zhi scratches her head. "You will not leave too."