Chapter 136: Will There Be A Next Time For Us?
Pessimism doesn’t stop there.
There’s also sarcasm from Jiang Ning.
He could even imagine that if these hidden thoughts were exposed under the bright sun, what awaited him wouldn’t be fruition, but rotting into mud.
Jiang Ning’s mocking and insulting words could pierce his heart directly, those sensitive emotions would pour down, breeding evil thoughts, and in the end he might not even recognize himself.
The powerlessness of wanting to push away yet craving to get closer the more he thought about it.
Xie Jingyan thought, the suffering life had brought him seemed not enough yet.
Because after circling around and looking back.
Jiang Ning was still standing under the dazzling sunlight, while the one who should go to hell was him.
He didn’t know how much time had passed.
Jiang Ning’s call came from beside his ear: “Xie Jingyan, I’ve finished writing, can you get up now?”
Jiang Ning looked satisfied at the test paper in her hand.
It had taken her nearly an hour to finish, and time had flown to eleven o’clock. She took the paper to call Xie Jingyan, as he had promised.
Xie Jingyan slowly opened his eyes, then sat up, propping his head with his hand, looking very listless. He coughed lightly, his voice hoarse: “Jiang Ning, are you satisfied? I got caught in the rain with you last night, and now I have a cold.”
Jiang Ning: “…”
Seeing that Xie Jingyan was indeed not well, Jiang Ning retorted verbally but still reached out to feel his forehead: “You’re a big man but so frail, even worse than me. I got caught in the rain yesterday too, and I’m still full of energy!”
His forehead was scorching hot. Jiang Ning exclaimed: “Are you running a fever? Your forehead is so hot!”
Xie Jingyan brushed her hand away, his tone flat: “Jiang Ning, you’re my disaster star.”
Jiang Ning wanted to retort again, but Xie Jingyan’s illness was purely an undeserved disaster, all because she had called him up in the middle of the night to work.
Jiang Ning felt guilty and unusually didn’t snap back, instead going along with his words: “Fine, fine, I’m the disaster star, then you be my lucky star, our attributes will balance each other out, and we’ll be invincible.”
Xie Jingyan: “…”
He took a deep breath, reining in his emotions.
His voice flat: “What to do? I probably can’t go with you to find Su Wanyuan. You go back, I need to keep sleeping.”
With that, he lay down.
Jiang Ning was speechless. She walked to the window and opened the curtains.
Light illuminated the entire room.
Xie Jingyan squinted his eyes from the glare.
Jiang Ning sighed: “Forget it, we won’t look for her first. Do you have fever medicine at home?”
“No.” Xie Jingyan coughed lightly twice, turning his body to avoid the light, which was a bit dazzling.
Jiang Ning walked to his wardrobe, rummaging inside for clothes for him. The youth’s clothes were just a few pieces, looking quite shabby.
This was simply one of the most miserable male leads Jiang Ning had ever seen at the start.
She pulled out a thicker hoodie for him, her face wrinkled: “Put it on quickly, we’re going to the hospital.”
Xie Jingyan glanced at her: “Not going.”
But Jiang Ning felt guilty.
She pulled him out of the quilt, angrily saying: “If you’re sick, go see a doctor. Toughing it out will cause problems. You’d better take advantage of me being nice right now and move quickly, or I’ll really hit you.”
Jiang Ning shook her fist, a naked threat.
Xie Jingyan looked at her speechlessly: “Is this how you treat a patient? So rough. My body feels bad, and my spirit has been harmed too.”
Jiang Ning put her hands on her hips, raising her eyebrows: “Hurry up!”
Xie Jingyan: “…”
In the end, he still got up, got dressed, simply washed up, and followed Jiang Ning out.
His eyelids drooped, looking listless: “Just go to the small clinic near my place.”
Jiang Ning had no opinion; the clinic was more convenient than the hospital, after all, the hospital was some distance from his place.
The two passed by the beef noodle restaurant.
Xie Jingyan turned his steps and walked in, his voice drifting over: “Jiang Ning, treat me to noodles, I’m hungry.”
Jiang Ning: “…”
He didn’t look sick at all, but like he came to torment her.
He ordered two bowls, with extra meat.
Only after ordering did he react, asking Jiang Ning’s opinion: “Can I eat noodles with meat?”
Jiang Ning looked at him irritably: “You’ve already ordered, why ask me now.”
Xie Jingyan: “Sorry, too craving, didn’t think much.”
Jiang Ning: “…”
Fine, don’t argue with a patient.
Jiang Ning was hungry too anyway.
This meal would count as lunch.
Having eaten satisfying beef noodles again, Jiang Ning’s mood improved a lot.
Full and satisfied, they finally arrived at the small clinic.
Xie Jingyan’s temperature was taken, reaching forty degrees.
Yet he acted like nothing was wrong, able to eat and drink.
In the end, he got three bottles of IV drip.
Jiang Ning sat across from him, staring dryly as he received saline.
At twelve o’clock, Jiang Li sent her a message saying Jiang Yan had fully awakened.
Jiang Ning replied that she’d come later.
But Xie Jingyan’s IV was only half done.
Jiang Ning looked at him drowsily falling asleep and said: “Can you stay here by yourself? Jiang Yan has awakened, I need to go to the hospital.”
Xie Jingyan lifted his eyes to look at her: “What if I fall asleep and the IV tube backs up with blood?”
Jiang Ning looked around. The small clinic had only one doctor and one little nurse. Because of the season change, there were quite a few people with colds, and the little nurse was spinning around busy, basically needing reminders to come change the medicine.
Jiang Ning was a bit torn, and Xie Jingyan spoke up timely: “How about this: wait for me to finish, I’ll go to the hospital with you, then after seeing your brother, I’ll take you to find Su Wanyuan, how about that?”
Jiang Ning thought about it and felt it feasible.
There were plenty of people with Jiang Yan; she just needed to go take a look.
So she sat beside him, yawning: “Alright, I’ll wait for you.”
Expected to wait another hour.
Xie Jingyan looked up at the IV bottle; he still wanted Jiang Ning to stay with him longer.
He couldn’t help but mock himself inwardly: really beyond saving.
While lost in thought, his shoulder sank. He turned his head and saw Jiang Ning, sleepy, leaning her head on his shoulder.
After a while, she slept more soundly. Xie Jingyan couldn’t help sighing: “Who is the patient here, tormenting me like this.”
Time approached two in the afternoon.
Xie Jingyan’s IV finished.
The little nurse came to remove his needle and handed him a pack of medicine with instructions inside.
Xie Jingyan took it, thanked her, then pushed Jiang Ning away.
Jiang Ning woke up instantly, turned her head to see Xie Jingyan calmly standing up, casually patting his gray hoodie: “You drooled on me while sleeping.”
Jiang Ning: “???”
She wiped her mouth, hurriedly pulling tissue from her bag, chasing after Xie Jingyan who had already strode out of the clinic.
“Wait! Let me wipe it for you.”
She grabbed Xie Jingyan and sure enough found a small water stain on his shoulder.
Jiang Ning felt her face burning like fire, quickly wiping it with tissue, laughing awkwardly: “I don’t usually drool when sleeping, haha… this… was an accident. Why didn’t you push me away when I was sleeping on your shoulder? It’s fine, next time just push me away directly, I won’t get angry.”
Would they have a next time?
Xie Jingyan took the crumpled tissue from Jiang Ning’s hand and threw it into the trash can: “No need to wipe, just leave it.”
Typo correction~
Old Xie: Reluctant to push her away, but I won’t say it, haha.
