Chapter 619
Reckless
On Friday, the weather turned cloudy, but fortunately there was no sign of rain.
At 2 p.m., Han Zhou was freed from his caregiving duties with Lin Anyu.
Because Bai Tongtong came.
She somehow got the information and actually came to the hospital, offering to take good care of Lin Anyu.
Han Zhou wasn't sure what Lin Anyu was thinking, but judging from the other's flushed face, he must really want him to leave. So he gave Lin Anyu a knowing look, thanked Bai Tongtong, put on his coat, and turned to leave the ward.
"Han Zhou, you beast!"
Even though Lin Anyu's heart-wrenching screams were right behind him, he didn't linger. After all, some roads can only be walked alone.
After taking the subway and transferring twice, the wind picked up when he got off, rustling the fallen leaves on the roadside. Han Zhou wrapped his coat tighter and looked up at the security booth in front of him.
It was the same security guard from last time. I didn't expect him to remember me. After asking what happened, he let me into the school.
It was not long after the school bell rang, and the campus was very quiet. Occasionally, a few teachers would pass by and give him a strange look, probably thinking he was a late student, but they did not go up to ask him anything.
Han Zhou looked around. Even today, Yi Xia still hadn't told him why he was at school. She only said that he needed to go to the office to apologize on behalf of the other party. But now that he was at school, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask Yi Xia for the other party's homeroom teacher's contact information, and Yi Xia hadn't given it to him either.
This means he has to go to the classroom to find the other person and ask them before he can go to the office.
Considering that Yixia is always meticulous, it is impossible for her to make such a mistake. Therefore, he has reason to suspect that this guy did it on purpose.
No... there's no doubt about it, it was definitely intentional.
Han Zhou had a bit of a headache, but he hoped that when he entered the classroom later, the other person wouldn't drag him into telling some orthopedic jokes in front of the whole class.
However, he came here to apologize, not only to apologize to the teacher on behalf of Yixia, but also to apologize to Yixia herself.
Since it's Yixia's arrangement, let's go along with it.
So he gave up the idea of asking a passing teacher, found a place to sit down near the teaching building, and quietly waited for get out of class to end.
While waiting, his phone kept vibrating in his pocket. He took it out and saw that Gu Zheng, Wang Lengqiu, Xiao Xiaoxiao, Zhong Ling, Ouyang Lianyu, and even Zhong Yin had sent messages almost simultaneously.
At such a delicate juncture, Han Zhou's heart skipped a beat, thinking that his visit to see Yi Xia had been exposed. But after reading the message, he breathed a sigh of relief, while his lips twitched again.
The individuals used different wordings, but they all asked the same question—
"I heard you just had hemorrhoid surgery, is that true?"
Han Zhou closed his eyes in pain.
Without a doubt, this news must have been leaked by Lin Anyu.
Didn't we agree that we wouldn't tell anyone unless we asked them directly? What is this bastard thinking?
He couldn't be bothered to think about the reasons. Since Lin Anyu was heartless, then he wouldn't be so ruthless in return. So he quickly tapped the screen and replied with two words:
"fake."
To save time, he chose to reply to the group, but accidentally selected to send a group message and create a group. The next second, seven people were added to the same chat group.
Why did you create the group?
Gu Zheng asked a question first, then immediately looked through the group chat members and found that she knew them all, so she didn't care and continued to reply, "Stop lying. I asked Lin Anyu. You have hemorrhoids but you were embarrassed to tell us. You were even more worried about seeing you in a disheveled state, so you secretly went back to have surgery. Honestly, it's just hemorrhoids. What's there to be ashamed of?"
“Yes, yes,” Zhong Ling echoed.
Zhong Yin: "I heard that people who stand or sit for long periods of time are most prone to this disease. Why don't you kneel down instead? It's better for your health."
"elder sister……"
Zhong Ling stole a glance at Zhong Yin beside her. For some reason, she felt that her sister's attitude towards her junior brother seemed to have become worse again. Could it be that something had happened recently that she didn't know about?
Han Zhou: "Haven't we met recently? Think about it carefully, how do I look like I have hemorrhoids?"
Zhong Ling: "Does not eating spicy food count? I remember you could handle a lot of spicy food, but now it seems like you don't add chili to your meals anymore."
Han Zhou patiently explained, "Senior, breakfast is usually either porridge or steamed buns, both of which are light and refreshing, so there's no need to add anything spicy."
Zhong Ling: "I'm sorry."
Zhong Yin: "Don't you dare bully Xiao Ling!"
"Sorry," Han Zhou immediately admitted defeat.
Guzheng: "I think what you said makes sense. You haven't been adding much chili to your dinner lately. Sometimes when you want to add it, you have to secretly observe my expression."
"I was just afraid you'd insist on having a competition with me to see who can eat more spicy food..." Han Zhou sighed inwardly and replied, "I've been wanting to eat something lighter lately, is that not allowed?"
Ouyang Lianyu was a little embarrassed at first, but seeing that everyone was not avoiding the topic, she joined in: "No wonder you have been restless in class these past few days. When I asked you why, you wouldn't say. You need to exercise more in the future. Guzheng, can you help me keep an eye on him?"
She clearly believed that Han Zhou did indeed have hemorrhoids and provided evidence to support this claim.
Guzheng: "Received, but what kind of exercise should Han Zhou do given his condition?"
The next second, Wang Lengqiu, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Kegel exercises."
Han Zhou's lips twitched: "What do you mean by restless? I was kicked by Xiao Xiao. She always kicks me during class."
Xiao Xiaoxiao retorted angrily, "Nonsense! I didn't kick you!"
Ouyang Lianyu: "Xiaoxiao, regardless of whether you kicked Han Zhou or not, if I remember correctly, you should be in class right now, right?"
Xiao Xiaoxiao fell silent.
Seeing everyone continuing to add to the "chain of evidence" with their own words, Han Zhou experienced for the first time the feeling of being unable to defend himself. He said helplessly, "I'm saying, you can't just believe everything Lin Anyu says, can you? Is there any possibility that he's the one who actually has hemorrhoids, and he's just trying to frame me?"
Gu Zheng: "I knew you would say that. Lin Anyu has already sent me photos of the ward. They were just taken. He said that the way you looked lying on the hospital bed was too embarrassing, and he was afraid you would jump off the building, so he didn't post them."
I'm not Xiaoxiao: "Really? I want to see! I want to see!"
That bastard Lin Anyu...
Han Zhou was about to explain when Wang Lengqiu, who had been watching the screen for a long time, spoke again, his words as concise as ever, consisting of only five words:
"Make a video call."
As soon as she received the message, without giving anyone a chance to react, she immediately sent a group video call invitation. The sudden vibration and notification sound startled everyone.
Seeing his constantly vibrating phone, Han Zhou's heart skipped a beat. He was indeed not in the ward and could use this video call to prove his innocence. But the problem was that he was at school, Mo Yixia's school. Once the video call connected, the consequences would be far more serious than admitting to having hemorrhoid surgery.
So he declined the call invitation without hesitation.
I'm not Xiaoxiao: "Heh, you don't even dare to answer video calls, and you're saying you're not in the ward?"
Ouyang Lianyu: "Xiaoxiao, your teacher is going to make a video call to you too. Do you dare to answer?"
I am not Xiaoxiao: "Who is Xiaoxiao?"
Ouyang Lianyu: "Wait for me, I'll go to the classroom to find you right now."
Zhong Ling: "Junior, how are you now? I heard it's very painful after surgery. Did you use a pain pump?" Han Zhou sighed inwardly. Now that things had come to this, it seemed he could only admit that he was the one who had the hemorrhoid surgery. Even if he was exposed later, he could say that he had explained it at the beginning, but no one believed him.
He replied, "It doesn't hurt, thank you for your concern, senior."
Guzheng: "Which hospital are you in? I'll come over to take care of you after my class tonight."
Zhong Ling: "My sister and I are going too."
I'm not Xiaoxiao: "Then me too."
The message contained only three words, and it took a full three minutes for the rest of the message to follow: "First of all, I sincerely admit that I was wrong. I shouldn't have been playing on my phone during class. Also, Ms. Ouyang said she would drive us there tonight."
Are you coming over tonight?
Han Zhou's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "There's no need to make such a fuss. I'm not incapable of taking care of myself. Lin Anyu is enough to take care of me. Besides, this involves going to the toilet. I'd be embarrassed if you all came over..."
Zhong Yin: "So now you're willing to admit that it was you lying on the hospital bed?"
Han Zhou neither admitted nor denied it, but only posted an emoji of someone spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Zhong Yin: "What do you mean? Is your illness so serious that you'd vomit blood?"
Han Zhou: "..."
He reasoned with them and appealed to their emotions, and after a great deal of effort, he finally dispelled everyone's idea of coming over overnight to take care of him.
Guzheng: "Since you've had surgery, you should rest and recover well. It's not too late to come to my house for dinner next week."
Zhong Ling: "Yeah, yeah."
Han Zhou: "No need, let's just do it as agreed. The doctor said I have extraordinary bones and I'll be able to move again tomorrow."
Guzheng: "How can it recover so quickly? Don't try to be brave."
Others didn't really believe it either.
Han Zhou said with a hint of helplessness, "Do I look like the kind of person who would force myself to do something I don't want to do?"
Guzheng: "It's like that."
Zhong Yin: "Like."
Xiao Xiaoxiao: "It looks like it, Teacher Ouyang also said it looks like it."
Zhong Ling: "Yeah, yeah."
Han Zhou: "..."
"Anyway, it's settled then. I'll go to Guzheng's house early tomorrow to help with the preparations. You don't need to rush over, especially Teacher Ouyang. I know you still have work to finish. Just be there when it's time for dinner. Be careful while driving."
Seeing his resolute attitude, no one said anything more. They discussed the arrangements for tomorrow in the group chat and then ended the conversation.
A few minutes later, inside the pastry shop.
Warm yellow light shone on the table, and the air was filled with the sweet aroma of bread and butter.
Zhong Ling sat behind the counter, looking at her phone screen with a worried expression.
She didn't have class this afternoon, so she came to the store early to help out. But after having lunch with her sister, she suddenly heard from Xiao Xiaoxiao that her junior had just had surgery.
"elder sister."
Zhong Ling looked up at Zhong Yin, who was wiping the glass counter, and whispered, "Do you think my junior is deliberately being stubborn? I heard that after that kind of surgery, it takes at least three days to regain mobility. He's supposed to get out of bed tomorrow. What if his wound reopens?"
"Who knows what that guy is thinking?"
Zhong Yin, who is a doting brother, always smiles when she is with her sister. She wipes the cloth with more force and says in a slightly helpless tone, "Let him show off if he wants to. He's the one who suffers, it has nothing to do with us."
Zhong Ling hesitated for a moment, carefully observing her sister's expression: "Sister, when we received the news just now, you were clearly very worried, so why did you pretend to be indifferent?"
Zhong Yin was taken aback, and her wiping motion abruptly stopped: "Did I care that much just now?"
"some."
Zhong Ling nodded gently, thought for a moment, took out her phone which she had just put away, looked down at the screen, suddenly stood up, looked out the window in disbelief, and made a cute expression of great shock.
"What are you doing?" Zhong Yin was amused by his sister's adorable appearance.
Zhong Ling blushed slightly and lowered her head somewhat shyly, but still said earnestly, "Although I didn't imitate it very well, sister... you had this expression when you saw the message just now."
She paused, tugged at the small cloth bag at her waist, hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to ask the question that had been weighing on her heart:
"Sister... could it be that you're the one who's putting on a brave face?"
Zhong Yin was stunned.
The rag in my hand dripped water, making a soft sound.
Half an hour later, on the other side.
Outside the classroom, Ouyang Lianyu stared at Xiao Xiaoxiao with a serious expression.
The girl was petite with a youthful face, looking no different from a junior high school student at first glance. Even with earrings, she didn't exude any maturity; instead, she looked even more playful and cute. If you hadn't seen her age on the file, it would be hard to imagine that she was already eighteen.
"Teacher Ouyang, I know I was wrong. Please give me back my phone."
Xiao Xiaoxiao looked down at her toes, looking just like a primary school student who had made a mistake. Ouyang Lianyu chuckled inwardly. This child was always fierce in front of Han Zhou, but she never expected that she would show such a well-behaved side after making a mistake.
But she didn't reply, her gaze still fixed on the phone screen, her expression serious: "Tell me, how did you know about Han Zhou's surgery?"
Xiao Xiao told her about this. She thought the source was Gu Zheng, but after looking at Xiao Xiao's Feixin interface, she realized that not long ago, Xiao Xiao had announced to everyone that Han Zhou had undergone surgery, which meant that the other party was the real source of the message.
The problem is, if Han Zhou wanted to keep a secret, he should have kept it from everyone. There's no reason for him to tell Xiao Xiao alone. Besides, she had seen the chat history and Han Zhou hadn't sent Xiao Xiao any related messages privately. This means that either he told her verbally yesterday, or Xiao Xiao had another way to do it.
But where did she get the channels?
Xiao Xiaoxiao lowered her head and shook it like a rattle: "I can't say."
Why can't I say?
"I simply cannot say."
"That……"
Ouyang Lianyu felt helpless and was about to continue asking questions when her phone suddenly vibrated in her palm.
A new message notification popped up in the Fetion group—
"Han Zhou invited Mo Yixia to join the group chat."
Ouyang Lianyu's expression froze instantly.
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Is this guy out of his mind? (End of Chapter)