Chapter 282: Separate, Let Us Grow Slowly ①
Zhang Haiyang got up from the ground and stumbled towards the exit of the bar. Li Kai struggled forward, crawling and rolling as he lunged, crying out in shock, “Nie Qiu!”
Nie Qiu swayed with his unsteady movements, her eyes still closed.
Li Kai and Huang Yan were terrified and flustered. Li Kai took Nie Qiu from Huang Yan’s hands, held her in his arms, and limped out of the bar.
Because Li Kai was limping, Nie Qiu felt a bit dizzy from the swaying. She opened her eyes, looked at Li Kai, and said softly, “A Kai… don’t hit… it’s not worth it… we… we still have the Senior High School Entrance Examination to take… we can’t get a demerit.” Her words were intermittent.
A Kai…
The nickname “A Kai” was often used by Zhang Haiyang and others. At home, her Dad and Elder sister both called him Xiao Kai. All along, Nie Qiu had called him Li Kai. This was the first time she had called him A Kai.
He nodded, “Okay, I won’t hit. I won’t hit anymore. We’ll get into High School, we’ll get into University… I won’t hit anymore, as long as you’re okay.” He actually wanted to say “Sorry,” but at that moment, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
Nie Qiu smiled, “A Kai… I want to get into Provincial First High School… Huang Yan and I… we can both get in…”
“Okay…” Li Kai said with a smile, “Okay, we’ll get into Provincial First High School. We’ll all get in… we’ll all get into Provincial First High School.”
“Mmm…” Nie Qiu smiled and closed her eyes in Li Kai’s arms, “My back hurts a lot… I’ll sleep for a while…”
“Okay, you sleep.” Li Kai nodded, cradled Nie Qiu, and got into the taxi hailed by Zhang Haiyang. He gave the destination, and the car drove away.
Zhang Haiyang, Peng Yu Yang, and the others also took taxis to the hospital. Ye Haifei stood at the doorway of the bar, supported by someone, and watched them leave. He knew that this time, this time… he would truly, truly never see her again in this lifetime.
Luo Xu, who remained, glanced at Ye Haifei, clutched his stomach, and threw his wallet to the nervous-looking Boss. “There’s a card and my ID card inside. Call me about the compensation.” He then turned and left, knowing that if he didn’t leave soon, the police would arrive.
Usually, bars don’t have surveillance cameras because many people go to bars at night to have fun, and no one wants their private moments to be seen.
Nie Qiu was right. They, unlike Ye Haifei, couldn’t get caught, couldn’t get a demerit. A demerit was actually okay, but expulsion from the School Roll would be unacceptable.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Nie Qiu was taken to the Emergency Room. The doctor who examined Nie Qiu was the same Attending Doctor as before. Seeing that Nie Qiu was injured again, he exclaimed in shock, “Who hit her?”
“I…”
The Attending Doctor was furious. “What’s wrong with you? I thought you seemed to care about this girl before. You know she’s hospitalized and her Body is not good, so why did you hit her?”
Li Kai, holding Nie Qiu in panic, asked anxiously, “How is she?”
The Attending Doctor suppressed his anger and examined Nie Qiu for a while before finally letting out a sigh of relief. “Fortunately, she’s not badly hurt, just fainted. It’s just…”
“Just what?” Although the doctor said she was fine, the doctor’s “just” made Li Kai worried. He asked with a mixture of shock, fear, and panic.
“It’s just… she’ll have to stay in the hospital for a while longer,” the Attending Doctor said. “Her Body is not good, and she needs a good rest. Weren’t many Classmates visiting her yesterday and the day before? I heard them say you are in the Third grade… and in about ten days, it will be the Senior High School Entrance Examination… she… I’m afraid… won’t be able to participate.”
Won’t be able to participate in the Senior High School Entrance Examination?!
Won’t be able to participate in the Senior High School Entrance Examination?!
Li Kai was shocked. He mistakenly grabbed the Attending Doctor’s hand in panic. “Doctor… Doctor… didn’t you say there was nothing serious? Didn’t you say there was nothing serious? How… how can she not participate in the Senior High School Entrance Examination?”
For many people, not being able to participate in the Senior High School Entrance Examination isn’t a big deal. If you can’t take it this year, there’s always next year; the Senior High School Entrance Examination happens every year. But Li Kai knew what the Senior High School Entrance Examination meant to Nie Qiu…
What does not being able to participate in the Senior High School Entrance Examination mean? What was Nie Qiu’s Effort over the past year worth?
