After Lou Mi's commotion, her chest hurt even more. Thinking that Chi Lin had something to say to her, her mind wandered away. She went downstairs and drove to Nanhu No. 3 Middle School.
The weather was getting colder day by day, and Lou Mi parked his car at the old place waiting for Chi Lin.
When Chi Lin saw Lou Mi's WeChat, more than half an hour had passed since school was over.
Lao Qi used the time after school to mobilize everyone for the final exams, hoping to get everyone's nerves tense and put an end to the second year of high school in the best possible manner.
"Entering the third year of high school is like entering a highway. Everyone is rushing forward with all their might! If you don't check and repair your car now, you will have to wait until others have already gone a long way before you start on the road, and you will be far behind them!"
Someone said fearlessly: "Teacher Qi, we are minors and not experienced drivers."
The whole class burst into laughter.
Lao Qi caught the man and gave him a good scolding, but it was too late after all the nagging.
After finally getting out of the teaching building, Chi Lin buttoned up his down jacket against the wind, ran three blocks, and got into Lou Mi's car.
When Chi Lin opened the car door, a strong gust of cold air came in, and her entire body was enveloped in a layer of coldness.
"How long have you been waiting?"
The tip of Chi Lin's nose and ears are slightly red, and the whole person looks pink and tender, with particularly bright black eyes.
"It didn't take long." Lou Mi leaned back in the car seat, not even playing the game, and waited for her intently.
"What do you want to tell me? Say it now."
As soon as the two met, Lou Mi couldn't wait to ask questions. Chi Lin didn't want to say in such a narrow environment:
"Let's talk about it when we get home."
When we get home, the place is spacious and we don’t have to sit face to face, which would be too awkward.
The most important thing is that if Lou Mi really wants to hunt her down, she has a place to run.
Lou Mi shook his head, not thinking about the train at all, and locked the door instead:
"Let me tell you right now. No one can leave until it's clear. Tell me what kind of force you used. Did you know that my teammates heard your WeChat message? They made me laugh the whole day."
"Sorry... But why did your teammates hear the WeChat message?"
Chi Lin’s subtext is, don’t people usually listen to WeChat messages with headphones on, or listen to them quietly in private
I didn’t expect Chi Lin to hit the nail on the head every time.
"... Don't worry about it. I'm being laughed at anyway, so you have to take responsibility." After Lou Mi acted like a rogue, he even laughed at himself.
Hearing the words "you are responsible", Chi Lin instinctively thought of artificial respiration, and his expression became unnatural.
Lou Mi narrowed his eyes and tapped her cheek: "What are you thinking about with that expression. How is your fever today? I forgot to ask you, has it subsided?"
"It's all right now."
Lou Mi touched her forehead with his palm and it was indeed not hot anymore.
Young animals are great; they recover quickly from illnesses.
Lou Mi continued to urge her: "Tell me what's going on quickly. I've kept you waiting for long enough."
Chi Lin thought about it all day today and felt that one should be responsible as a person and should take responsibility for what he has done.
Besides, she didn't intentionally do those shameless things when no one was paying attention. She was just trying to rescue them.
The most important thing is that Lou Mi went to the club early this morning and did not go to the hospital to check the chest injury. It is very likely because she did not know the truth. If she delays any longer, she may develop a chronic disease.
Chi Lin considered many aspects and decided to tell the truth to Lou Mi.
"Sister, be prepared. No matter what you hear, don't get angry, otherwise it will be bad for your injury."
Lou Mi nodded: "I'm not angry, so I guessed right, you think my injury was caused by you."
“…I really did it.”
Lou Mi smiled and said, "Why are you taking on this responsibility? If I hadn't suddenly appeared behind you and slapped you without saying a word, you wouldn't have been frightened, and we wouldn't have fallen into the pond. Blame it on me, it has nothing to do with you."
Chi Lin said seriously: "No, it was really me who did it."
Lou Mi patted her head: "I know you are a big kid now, you have the courage to admit your mistakes. But this is really not your fault."
Chi Lin subconsciously glanced at Lou Mi's sparkling lips.
Today she still wore light makeup and her lips were also pink, but they were as soft and sweet as a piece of marshmallow.
Lou Mi's smile at this moment was so gentle that Chi Lin felt that she would not be angry no matter what he said to her.
Chi Lin told Lou Mi everything that happened that day.
He only talked about the details of saving lives, and when he mentioned artificial respiration, he spoke in a very professional and serious manner, without any evil thoughts at all.
At least Chi Lin felt that he was being sincere.
When Lou Mi heard the words "artificial respiration", the smile gradually froze on her face.
"Wait a moment."
Before Chi Lin finished speaking, Lou Mi interrupted her, "Let me confirm with you, is the artificial respiration you are talking about the kind of artificial respiration I know?"
Chi Lin: "Should be, yes?"
Lou Mi pointed at his own mouth, then at Chi Lin's: "Like this?!"
Chi Lin hunched his shoulders slightly and nodded.
What is coming has finally come... The familiar storm is about to blow again.
Chi Lin was ready to be baptized, but he didn't expect that the No. 1 typhoon "First Kiss" had been warned for a long time, but in the end it did not make direct landfall, and no one even knew where it disappeared to.
It seemed that Lou Mi's anger had reached its peak, but in the end it suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Chi Lin's heart is like that of a girl in her first love. She is afraid that Lou Mi will do something stupid, but she would feel a little disappointed if she doesn't do that.
"Okay, I get it, let's go home." Lou Mi set the destination.
Chi Lin didn't expect her reaction to be so nonchalant, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only say "hmm".
After arriving home, Lou Mi's fever seemed to be getting worse, so he decided to take a nap.
When she was about to close the door, she found Chi Lin standing behind her.
Lou Mi leaned against the door weakly: "What's wrong?"
"You need to go to the hospital. I used a little too much force when I was giving you first aid. There might be something wrong with your sternum."
Lou Mi: "You finally attacked me."
"It was my fault. I was too anxious at the time and didn't control my strength well."
"Okay, I'm just kidding. You saved me but didn't really want to hurt me. How can I be angry with my savior? Am I such an unreasonable person in your mind?"
"No. I just think it's a little unfair to you. After all, it's your first kiss, right..."
Lou Mi almost took off after hearing what she said: "Oh my God, which era did you travel from? What's fair or unfair about this? Isn't this your first time?"
Chi Lin was caught red-handed.
Actually, this wasn't her first time.
All her firsts were His Majesty’s.
Feeling more guilty...
"Seeing you've been so worried for so long, I thought it was something else, but it turns out to be just this." Lou Mi sighed.
"Children are still children. No matter how they pretend to be mature, their minds are still immature."
Chi Lin thought to himself: Okay, young man, whatever you say is what it is.
"Is there anything else you want to say? If not, can you let me go to bed?"
"Good night." Chi Lin was worried about her continuing to stand, and seeing that she was extremely tired, it would be better to let her rest quickly.
Lou Mi nodded and closed the door.
She was indeed extremely tired, and after taking the antipyretic she felt very sleepy.
But a feeling of joy spread in her heart.
This is a suppressed, sweet feeling of pleasure that one does not want to admit directly.
Lou Mi turned over, with a smile on his face, hugged the pillow tightly, and slowly fell into a dream.
She was very sure that she dreamed of Chi Lin that night.
She couldn't remember where she and Chi Lin were, and the surrounding scenery was blurry.
Perhaps she subconsciously thought that none of this mattered, what mattered was that Chi Lin was lying in her arms.
Chi Lin in the dream was like a little wild beast, but a docile little wild beast who only recognized her as his master.
Lou Mi held Chi Lin's face with one hand and lifted her up to face him.
Chi Lin looked at her with eyes clearly filled with desire.
Then Lou Mi kissed her.
…
After waking up, Lou Mi felt not good.
Wtf, what kind of naughty dream are you having? Chi Lin is not even an adult yet!
Lou Mi glanced at the digital clock on the bedside table.
Wait, today is Chi Lin’s birthday.
Which means... she's an adult.
Chi Lin turns 18 today.
Lou Mi hugged a corner of the quilt and was about to get excited, but when she tried to breathe in her air, she felt a sharp pain in her chest, which almost scared her to death.
I must go to the hospital today to see my injury.
I went to the hospital for an X-ray and it turned out to be nothing serious. It was just muscle damage, but no bone injuries.
After hearing her description of the injury, the doctor was also surprised and joked:
"This girl must have hated you so much that she used so much strength. Luckily, there's nothing wrong with your sternum, otherwise it would have been really dangerous. Don't do any strenuous exercise recently, otherwise it would have delayed your competition."
Only then did Lou Mi realize that he had been to the gates of hell twice.
When I came out of the thoracic surgery department, I met Dr. Bai in the corridor.
"Huh? Why are you here?" Dr. Bai was surprised to see Lou Mi.
Being caught red-handed, Lou Mi felt a little embarrassed. He felt that there were indeed many problems with him recently, either his brain or his chest.
Lou Mi: "Let's take a picture."
"What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"It's nothing, just a muscle problem."
"Be very careful." Dr. Bai whispered, "The Winter World Cup is coming, and our whole family is waiting to see Jiu Tian slaughter everyone."
Lou Mi: "No problem, I'll give you a front row ticket."
Dr. Bai happily agreed, but then his face turned serious: "Remember to come to me before the World Cup. I need to give you a comprehensive examination."
Lou Mi: "Okay..."
"You haven't taken any medicine randomly, have you?"
Lou Mi: "No..."
"I think you feel a little guilty."
"Really not!"
Dr. Bai smiled and said, "I believe you."
After leaving the hospital, perhaps due to psychological factors, Lou Mi felt that the pain in his chest was not as severe, but he still felt somewhat worried.
I went to the club and watched the game videos of several main opponents in the Winter World Cup with my teammates to develop tactics.
It is decided to select another trainee as the fifth person, that is, the substitute.
During the afternoon break, Lou Mi went to the cafe to get coffee and saw Xie Buyu and Fu Tu standing at the long table by the window, with unusually serious expressions:
"…Are you ready for defeat?" Xie Buyu asked Futu in a joking tone, "Although we have never lost in Jiutian, this year is really different."
"It's done, but we still hope to win. Otherwise, we might run into A-Bao and Xiao-V's team at the beginning of next season because of the points."
"I don't want to run into them right at the start of next year. They know Jiu Tian and Sister Mi too well. I remember when we were practicing in groups, the only one who could restrain Sister Mi was A Bao. If I run into A Bao in a real competition, will Sister Mi..."
Lou Mi didn't listen to what was said next. She closed the door and didn't go in.
Lou Mi grabbed a can of drink from the vending machine and tried to recall the details of the group exercise that Xie Buyu had mentioned, but he could hardly remember it.
I logged into the club's database from my mobile phone and searched for videos by time. After flipping through dozens of pages, I finally found it.
It turned out that she remembered the time wrong.
Thinking of how Dr. Bai had repeatedly told her not to take medicine indiscriminately, how could she not take it
She will definitely have to rely on neuron stimulants to get through the Winter World Cup.
Fortunately, this drug is not considered a banned drug for the time being.
I took the antipyretic medicine on the way home and slept all the way home.
She slept very deeply, and when she woke up, the car had been parked in the garage at home for quite some time.
Lou Mi was in good spirits. His fever should have almost subsided. A layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Calculating the time, Chi Lin should have arrived home by now. She quickened her pace and went upstairs. When she came out of the elevator, she saw Chi Lin sitting at the gate of the courtyard.
I took two steps forward and was about to call her, but I saw three children sitting opposite her.
Lou Mi: “???”
"Hey, Mimi is back!" Grandpa Yan came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit and greeted her happily.
This scene gave Lou Mi an illusion for a moment, as if he was not returning to his own home, but to Grandpa Yan's home.
"Grandpa Yan, what are you doing..."
"Oh, I brought my grandson and his classmates here to learn calligraphy from the young master, and to cultivate his sentiments and sing a few lines of Danzhou opera." Grandpa Yan threw a cherry tomato into his mouth.
"Tell me how our little master is so amazing. He knows everything. What do you call this? This is called a one-stop teacher. Hahahaha!"
After Grandpa Yan finished speaking, he laughed for a long time, while Lou Mi and Chi Lin were both helpless.
Grandpa Yan got a low table from somewhere, which was similar to the desk that Ohara often used. Chi Lin knelt in front of the low table, which was covered with pens, ink, paper and inkstone.
It looked like she had written quite a lot of words. I guess she was caught by Grandpa Yan as soon as she got home.
Chi Lin looked at Lou Mi with pitiful eyes, as if he wanted her to save his life.
The three children sitting opposite her were not much better off. Their legs were numb from sitting on their knees. Some were rubbing their legs, while others were staring blankly.
"Grandpa Yan, I have something to tell Chi Lin. Come, Chi Lin, come to my bedroom."
Chi Lin spun around almost instantly: "Okay!"
The two of them entered the bedroom one after the other. After Lou Mi took a look at the living room, he closed the bedroom door.
"How did he get you so caught up with him? He actually opened a class at home?"
Chi Lin sighed deeply, as if recalling a particularly painful memory:
"I didn't want to do that, but Grandpa Yan was waiting for me right at the gate of No. 3 Middle School. This kind of operation is really hard to guard against."
“At the school gate…” After hearing this, Lou Mi slowly raised his thumb. He really admired the experience.
"If you don't like it, I have a way to drive them away." Chi Lin said.
"What do you mean I don't like it? It depends on you."
After Lou Mi finished speaking, he felt that this kind of words seemed to be a bit cold and indifferent, so he added:
"I really don't want them to take up your precious review time, but Grandpa Yan is very straightforward and you can't be polite to him. How about this, I'll go and tell him that you have final exams soon and time is precious. If you want to learn calligraphy, you can wait until you graduate from senior year."
Chi Lin also felt that it would be better for Lou Mi to speak up, after all, Lou Mi was the "elder".
Lou Mi went to tell Grandpa Yan, and Grandpa Yan said:
"It doesn't matter. Isn't tomorrow the weekend? It's a good time to relax."
Lou Mi was a little annoyed, and couldn't help but speak a little more seriously:
"It's okay for you, but it's okay for Chi Lin. The college entrance examination is the most important exam in everyone's life, and we can't afford to waste even a minute. No, I don't agree with this. You should take the children and leave. We can talk about everything after they graduate from high school."
Grandpa Yan was not angry, still smiling: “Okay, okay, you are the real murderer, I see Master Xiaochi didn’t say anything.”
Lou Mi's fake smile was extremely large. As long as he could take the cubs away, it didn't matter whether Lou Mi was fierce or not.
Before leaving, Grandpa Yan whispered to Chi Lin, "Let's make an appointment next time when your sister is not at home."
Lou Mi: “…”
Chi Lin said directly: "Grandpa Yan, everything is subject to what my sister says. If my sister says no, it really is no, and I listen to her."
Old Yan didn't have anything else to say and left with the children.
Lou Mi wanted to kick the door.
"This old Yan should just change his name to Master! No, I have to go to Grandpa and ask him to persuade Old Yan to stay. What else can I do?"
Chi Lin comforted her: "Don't be angry, otherwise your chest will hurt again."
After saying this, Chi Lin saw that Lou Mi's expression had obviously changed. He was no longer angry, and when he looked at Chi Lin, he had a completely different expression.
An expression as if looking at a small pet.
"I went to the hospital today." Lou Mi's voice became several shades softer.
"Well, what does the doctor say?"
"After an X-ray, there was no problem with the bones, only muscle damage. The doctor even asked me how much the person who gave me first aid hated me for using such heavy hands."
Chi Lin felt wronged and explained, "How could I hate you? I was worried that something might happen to you, so I lost control."
"I know, silly you, this is a joke."
"Even if it's a joke, you can't slander me towards you..." Chi Lin stopped talking halfway, as if she hadn't figured out the appropriate words to describe the relationship between her and Lou Mi.
Friendship? It seems too formal.
Family affection? I don’t think Lou Mi would be too happy if I said that.
As for the remaining one, it’s even harder to say.
Lou Mi heard her swallow the last word and automatically brought in the word he wanted to hear the most, and felt in a good mood.
"Come to think of it, today is your birthday." Lou Mi said, "I ordered a cake for you. It should be delivered in 15 minutes."
Chi Lin had no idea that the original owner's birthday was today: "Really? I was so busy that I forgot."
"How can you forget the most important 18th birthday? My parents are on their way back and I heard they have prepared a big gift for you."
Chi Lin looked at Lou Mi with some anticipation in his eyes.
Lou Mi completely understood what she wanted to say: "Don't worry, I have prepared a gift for you, too. Come."
Lou Mi's bedroom leads to her studio, where she often holds video conferences and works.
In addition, there is a utility room that is used to store the various figures and toys she collected, as well as a wine cabinet.
When Chi Lin saw the wine cabinet, his eyes lit up.
Could it be…
Lou Mi opened both doors of the wine cabinet and made a "please" gesture:
"Welcome to the adult world."