Shen Er'an pursed his lips. He didn't seem to understand the reason. There was confusion between his frowning brows, but he soon returned to his usual calmness.
Jiaobai just asked casually, not wanting to get to the bottom of it, and not even wanting to know the answer. This person, you can't worry too much, he just needs to be active.
Jiaobai discovered that his and Shen Er'an's activity level dropped from 295 to 30, and the increase of 0.5 was negligible. He was both worried and happy.
What was worrying was that even though he had broken three ribs, Shen Er'an's interest in him didn't increase at all. It seemed that in Shen Er'an's mind, Jiao Bai was such a person who would protect his friends regardless of his own danger, and he was not surprised.
The good news is that, fortunately, interest has little to do with being a good person.
Otherwise, if the connection is too great, he might have to tear off all his arms and legs in order to get closer to the other seven friends.
Jiaobai noticed that Shen Eran put the cloth bag he brought over on the head of his bed, and he became a little curious, "What's in it?" It didn't look like fruit.
Shen Er'an took out a stack of test papers and exercise books from the cloth bag and sorted them out.
Those were the homework that Jiaobai didn't finish last week because of an accident, as well as the papers of various subjects handed out this week, and Shen Er'an's notes.
Wild rice "… "
That's not necessary.
Outside the ward, the dean stood with his hands behind his back, looked for a while and then left.
The attending physician followed in small steps, "Dean, should we notify Director Shen?"
The dean kept walking. "That important person is forgetful. Notifying him would seem like making a fuss."
The attending doctor hesitated and said, "But the patient inside and Master Shen..."
The dean lowered his voice and asked, "Why, did you see the first signs of love between the children, the vague ambiguity, or the pink bubble that young people often talk about?"
The attending doctor recalled the patient's interactions with Master Shen since he was admitted to the hospital, as well as the scene of Master Shen sending him to the hospital, and confirmed, "That's not the case."
"It's just the friendship between classmates." The dean recalled the past and said with emotion, "If we can go from school to society and walk together all the way, then we are close friends, which is much more solid and precious than any love affair."
"That's true... Didn't Madam Shen tell us? If she finds out one day, will she blame us for not reporting it?" The attending doctor felt overwhelmed just thinking about it.
The dean immediately became stern. "What do we know?"
"We are doctors. We only pay attention to the patients' conditions and not their private affairs. We know nothing else!" The dean lectured with a stern face.
The attending doctor pulled down his mask and winked, "Director, you're just afraid of that old lady after saying so much."
Dean "… "
"Go back to your clinic." He carried it on his back and continued walking forward.
A compassionate person who recites "Amitabha" while twisting a Buddhist bead may also be the most vicious person.
The old lady from a wealthy family is not a vegetarian.
Jiaobai was discharged from the hospital after staying there for about a week. Shen Eran hired a caregiver for him, a local uncle who would go back to his home at night and come over during the day.
Whenever Jiaobai needed to do something at night, he would call Shen Er'an from the next room to come over and help him.
Now that Jiaobai has this gold medal of his best friend, he will make good use of it.
Jiaobai lay on his side in bed, scrolled through Weibo and then WeChat. He hadn't knocked on Zhang's pillow in the past few days. The other party hadn't contacted him either.
It's been so long, and he still takes the initiative every time. This won't work.
He might as well do an experiment this time. He wanted to see if Zhang Zhen would contact him if he didn't take the initiative.
If not, then he will have to change his strategy.
After lying down for a while, Jiaobai called the nurse to help him get up and walk around. It was too painful to lie down, so it was better to stand. He moved to the bathroom to look in the mirror. Tsk, the little flesh he had gained was gone again.
"Uncle, what are we having for dinner?"
The uncle ordered a few dishes.
Jiaobai had no idea at all, and he suddenly had an idea and quickly sent a message to one of the three numbers on his phone.
After the first class in the afternoon, the deputy monitor came to Shen Er'an to talk about something. The senior students were spending their last New Year's Day in high school and were going to hold a party, but Class 7's program had not yet been shown.
Usually Shen Er'an would listen carefully and give his opinions after listening, but this time he suddenly took out his cell phone in the middle of the conversation.
Deputy monitor: "…" Monitor, mobile phones are prohibited in school. It's not good for you to take them out so blatantly, right
Shen Er'an would only receive messages from one person, so he checked it on the spot. The note he gave to the other party was his name.
Zizania latifolia, my best friend, and I want to eat hotpot tonight.
Shen Er'an didn't think Jiaobai was just making trouble for no reason. He just said "let's talk later" to the deputy monitor and left the classroom. He found a place to call the doctor to confirm the matter before replying.
Shen: I asked the doctor, you can't eat hot pot for the time being.
I can do it!
Shen Er'an seemed to be able to feel Jiaobai's excitement and determination through these two words. He was a little at a loss as he had never dealt with this situation before.
Suddenly, someone tapped my shoulder, and a troublemaker came up to me, "Brother An, who are you texting with?"
Shen Eran put the phone back into his pocket. "Friend."
Liang Dong was greatly shocked. Besides him, did Brother An have other friends
It's not that he has a big face, it's that Brother An doesn't get along with other people.
Liang Dong asked curiously with a chuckle, "Who is it? Is it a girl from which class? Can you introduce her to me?"
Shen Eran walked towards the classroom and answered the question irrelevantly, "Dongzi, do you still hate wild rice stem?"
"Nonsense." Liang Dong's expression turned sour in an instant, "Brother An, I really don't want to hear you mention him. I feel like he makes you dirty when he comes out of your mouth."
"Really, I'm worried that you'll be deceived by him and let him into our circle. If other families find out, they'll laugh at you to death." It's touching to be on good terms with his father's ex-lover. The key is that the man still misses his father and uses him.
However, Liang, whose words were filled with disdain and contempt, muttered at this moment, "Jiaobai hasn't come to school for a week. Do you think I should give him a call and ask?"
Shen Er'an, who had not responded just now, suddenly said, "Do you have his cell phone number?"
Liang Dong said, "I do."
"Didn't I tell you that the day after school after the incident at Fuyuan Building, he called me a lot and asked me if I was with you. It was weird, and you didn't hear the tone. It was totally different from usual," Liang Dong complained, cursing. "He must have gotten my number from some grandson in the class."
Shen Er'an felt in his pocket and took out a square piece of paper, which he folded as he walked.
Liang Dong saw Brother An throw the broken paper dragonfly into the trash can, and his face twitched. Brother An was so good at folding dragonflies, but he made mistakes one or two times recently.
Brother An has a secret. There are things I don't want to share with him.
By the way, what's the situation with Jiaobai holding the weapon? Maybe he died and no one came to collect his body.
Liang Dong reluctantly opened the class group and found Jiaobai's female deskmate to chat privately. It seemed shameful to ask someone about Jiaobai, so he had to do it secretly. After all, he was always picking on Jiaobai in front of all the younger brothers and couldn't stand it.
My female classmate didn’t reply to the message.
When Liang Dong entered the classroom, she opened her voice and shouted at him in front of the whole class, "Are you asking me about Jiao Bai? I don't know if something happened in his family. If you are really worried, you can go ask the teacher!"
The class was silent for a second, and everyone looked at Liang Dong, especially his younger brothers.
Liang Dong "… "
I’m skipping this class. Bye!
Jiaobai was waiting for hotpot at home. He waited and waited until the secretions in his mouth increased, his eyes glowed green, and he looked like a stone in the dark.
But when Shen Er'an really put the hot pot in front of the water chestnuts, he lost his appetite. No pregnant mother changed as quickly as he did.
"You eat it, I'll watch you eat it." Jiaobai forced a smile, "If you eat it, just think of it as me eating it."
Shen Er'an didn't like hotpot. He looked at Jiaobai's expectant eyes and quietly picked up the chopsticks.
With drooping eyebrows, Jiaobai smelled the fragrance listlessly. "By the way, has your family known about this incident?"
Shen Er'an shook his head.
Jiaobai's expression was a little out of control. This young master had dealt with it all by himself? How did he do it
Oh yes, he said it not long ago, someone can use it.
Okay, since I’m the protagonist, that’s fine.
Jiaobai's nerve endings began to relax, and his tone became lazy, "Have you seen your own injuries?"
Shen Er'an ate a piece of lettuce from the bowl and said, "It's okay." He added, "It's just a superficial wound."
Jiaobai was a little dissatisfied. Master Shen was too boring and quiet. It was quite hard for him to be alone. He smacked his lips when he thought of his personality. This frequency of talking was still considered high. He would talk even less in the future.
"You don't want people to know you live with me."
Shen Er looked at Jiao Bai, who looked haggard. So his family didn't know that he was injured. His new roommate broke three ribs for him and he was lying here. Dongzi didn't know either.
Jiao Bai, who was caught off guard by having his thoughts guessed, laughed awkwardly and said, "Master Shen, I'm really sorry. I'm as cunning as the group of people who beat you up. I knew your temper very well and was sure that you would not reveal any details about your life and studies to your family, so I dared to move in."
Therefore, Jiao Bai would never tell anyone about the fact that he and Shen Er'an shared a house. He tried to hide it as much as possible and delay it as long as possible, preferably until the day when he could deal with Shen Er'an.
That is the ideal situation.
If there is a sudden change, we should deal with it accordingly. People are alive and there is always a way out.
Jiaobai avoided Shen Er'an's eyes, which were as penetrating as his father's, and said half-jokingly, "You got it right. My identity is embarrassing. If your grandmother knew, she would think I was corrupting you and would kill me." Then Jiaobai laughed, "Not only your grandmother, but also your two fathers. They won't forgive me."
Shen Eran looked at the boiling hot pot and slowly raised his eyelids. "You two, father?"
"Shen Ji and Liang Dong." Jiaobai teased.
Shen Er'an's gaze lingered on Jiao Bai's face for a long time. He blinked his eyelashes lightly and said meaninglessly, "This is the first time I heard someone call his name."
"Not used to it? You'll get used to it if you listen more."
Jiaobai couldn't help but close his eyes, thinking in a half-asleep state, when Qi Shuang came to the school to confront him that day, he was surprised that the other party didn't mention that he moved to Shen Er'an's place. It stands to reason that since Qi Shuang knew that he was in Class 7 of No. 3 Middle School, he would definitely find out everything and then go crazy and bite people.
Only now did Jiao Bai realize that Qi Shuang did not miss that thing, but did not find it out. He thought that Shen Er'an must have done something to cover it up.
At this time, Shen Er'an is a good boy and will silently cover for him.
When Jiaobai fell into a deep sleep, the quilt was pressed down by a hand, and Shen Er'an's whisper faintly sounded in his ears, "If you meet that person again, don't scream like that in front of him."
The rebellious nature in you that you thought was well hidden has been seen by that person. Don't let him strangle you.
Otherwise, you will be chained again.
That leash will be stronger than the first one. He will no longer hand the leash to the old lady, but will tie you up himself until your rebellious nature is drawn out, you lose your blood and self, and become a true pet that only knows how to submit to its master.
But now I am no match for him and cannot help you escape.
Jiaobai didn't even know when Shen Eran finished eating the hotpot and left. He was dreaming about the death of his parents. This was not the first time he had this dream, but it was the only time he didn't dig at the tombstone and cry in despair in his dream.
Maybe it was because of a broken rib, and I subconsciously didn't dare to move even in my sleep.
I don’t know how long it took, but Jiaobai fell into a drowsy sleep and felt uncomfortable.
The discomfort was not physical, but psychological, like someone stripping me of my clothes and pants, putting a magnifying glass against my skin, examining it inch by inch, and then using a very fine pen to trace it stroke by stroke.
Jiaobai opened his eyes with a frown, and saw Shen Laogou standing by the bed, smoking and smelling of cigarettes and alcohol.
"It was a dream."
Jiaobai closed his eyes, and the next moment he was grabbed by his pajamas and lifted up. A cloud of pungent smoke mixed with the smell of alcohol sprayed on his trembling eyelids. "Wake up, puppy."