"Li Xuan, are you awake?"
Everything was white, and the air was filled with the faint smell of disinfectant. A man in his thirties came up to me eagerly: "Finally you woke up. I have to call Mr. Li right away. He's very worried, but he can't leave..."
"Who are you?" When I opened my mouth I found my voice was hoarse and my throat was sore, as if a stone had rubbed against rough sandpaper.
"What did you say?" The man was stunned for a moment, his hand stopped dialing in mid-air, his expression was stunned, and he stammered, "I'm Zhou Qi... I've been to Mr. Li's house. We've met several times, don't you recognize me?..."
Li Xuan shook his head vigorously because of a slight headache. Yes, he vaguely remembered that this person was Li Mingge's secretary.
"Why am I here?"
"You were in a car accident and were sent to the hospital! No, what happened to you? Can't you remember? ... Didn't you say everything would be fine once you woke up?" Zhou Qi widened his eyes, trying to confirm that he was not joking, and hurriedly pressed the pager on the bedside, "Doctor, something is wrong, please come quickly."
Car accident.
Memories flooded back to Li Xuan like a tide.
The stage, the beams of light, the sunrise on the beach, the temple with the fragrance of agarwood... ... It was like a silent movie played eight times in my mind, rewinding non-stop. At first, the colors and lines were blurry, and all the fragments were gone before I could see them clearly. Slowly, the light and shadows faded, and everything froze, frozen on Sheng Min's thin face when we first met.
That strange dream reappeared.
Li Xuan realized belatedly that if Zhou Qi was here, did that mean...
"What did you just call me?" Li Xuan finally realized where the feeling of being out of place came from since he woke up. Without waiting for Zhou Qi to answer, he grabbed his phone. A familiar, well-defined face appeared on the screen.
Changed it back.
Or was there no exchange at all and it was all a dream
"What's wrong with you? Do you remember who I am? Are you going to call Mr. Li?" Zhou Qi was startled by his strange behavior. He asked repeatedly and looked towards the door anxiously, "Why hasn't the doctor come yet..."
"Where's Sheng Min?" Li Xuan's fingertips holding the phone trembled unconsciously.
"Ah?" Zhou Qi turned around and looked at him in confusion.
Li Xuan raised his hand and threw the phone back to him, then he opened the quilt and was about to get out of bed. He was still weak, and he got up too quickly and almost fell. Zhou Qi was startled and hurried to help him up: "What are you doing?"
"I asked you where is Sheng Min?" Li Xuan repeated.
"Which Sheng Min? ... That celebrity?" Zhou Qi had just rushed over from the company after receiving a notification from Li Mingge. He had no idea what was going on. "No, what are you talking about?"
"Get out of the way."
Li Xuan was extremely anxious. He frowned and pushed him away. He pulled out the needle of the IV tube in his hand and walked out of the ward with the help of the wall. He ran into a nurse who rushed over and cried out, "You can't get out of bed. Go back and lie down... Is there a family member behind you? Hurry and take him back. Why did you let him get out of bed?"
"Where is Sheng Min?" Li Xuan asked in a deep voice.
"You youngsters, you're eager to chase stars before you've even recovered from your injuries." The nurse probably misunderstood and said impatiently, "You're the seventh person to ask... Stop talking nonsense and go back to lie down! I'll go get you an autograph, okay?"
"He and I are together." The nurse's words made Li Xuan feel relieved. His back hurt so much that he forced himself to ask, "How is he? Which ward is he in?"
"That person's injuries are less serious than yours. Go back, go back! What are you doing here as a wounded soldier?"
Zhou Qi finally reacted and hurried forward to hold his arm: "Li Xuan, I can help you with anything. You should heal your wound first. If anything happens to you, I will be embarrassed to explain to Mr. Li when he comes."
Li Xuan couldn't see anyone, and he was always anxious. The scene of Sheng Min falling in his dream kept replaying in his mind. Seeing that he was too emotionally unstable, the nurse hurried to call the doctor, but Zhou Qi stopped him. Li Xuan had been lying in the hospital bed for several days, relying on nutrient solution to stay alive. In fact, he had no strength and it was difficult for him to stand for a long time. The two argued and the door of the ward was pushed open again.
"Oh, it's so lively!" Yang Xu followed Sheng Min to the door and laughed a little silly, "Li Xuan, are you escaping from prison?"
Li Xuan didn't say anything. All the voices seemed to disappear at this moment, and the strength he had been holding on to was gone. He just looked at Sheng Min, and the heartbeat in his chest gradually slowed down until the other party frowned slightly: "Your hand is bleeding."
Blood was oozing out from the needle hole and winding across the back of his hand. Li Xuan came to his senses and subconsciously hid his hand behind his back: "It's okay."
Zhou Qi was dragged out by Yang Xu. He had no idea what was going on and was only thinking about how to report to his boss. Yang Xu showed his EQ for the first time in a long time and even closed the door of the ward for them.
"Let the nurse handle it for you later." Sheng Min sat down beside him on the bed and sighed unconsciously, "How do we remove the IV tube?"
"I didn't notice." Li Xuan avoided answering, and looked up at him after a while, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Sheng Min shook his head. "I woke up this morning and came to see you once, but you were still unconscious." He pursed his lips and suddenly said sorry, "I didn't know it would come back... I hurt you so badly."
"It's not serious. I'm fine, right?"
Just like the last soul swap, their injuries were nothing compared to the accident itself. They only had scratches and a mild concussion. The chain of car accidents in the old city caused by a bus failure caused a large number of casualties on the bus, and several cars behind them were also hit to varying degrees. In comparison, their injuries were simply a medical miracle.
But Li Xuan was still frightened when he recalled the scene when Sheng Min rushed over and hugged him, but it was too late to push him away at that time, and he said, "I just don't know that you shouldn't have done that."
"But you turned the front of the car to the left." Sheng Min said without thinking, still holding the ball of paper that he had just used to wipe his blood.
Li Xuan's Adam's apple moved, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't. Sheng Min also fell silent. He was also wearing a hospital gown, and his bony wrists looked a little empty at the cuffs. The light fell from the top of his head, and the small mole next to his wrist bone became a little blurry because of the trick of light and shadow.
"It seems like this is the first time I see you like this." Li Xuan said unconsciously.
Sheng Min paused, looked up at him seriously for a while, then lowered his eyes again. His voice was very soft: "I feel like nothing has changed... I see you are still the same."
Li Xuan felt his heart ache, and saw from the side that Sheng Min's eyelashes were trembling slightly, like a feather gently brushing across his heart.
It was indeed the same, Li Xuan was in a trance. He had no doubt that even if Sheng Min changed into another person's body, he would be able to recognize him at a glance. Then he thought again, no, Sheng Min cannot be changed into someone else's body.
For no reason, this thought made Li Xuan feel dangerous and uneasy. Or maybe he had figured out the reason, so he was even more at a loss. This was a problem he had never faced before, more difficult than any program he had written before. No matter how many computer languages he knew, he couldn't find the correct instructions at this moment.
He has no parents and is used to being alone. He accepts anyone who comes because he doesn't care if they leave. He can have friends but he is always ready to go his separate ways. He has no place for others in his life.
But what about Sheng Min? What should Sheng Min do
Having come to this point, he can no longer say to Sheng Min that we will still be friends in the future. He doesn't want to see Sheng Min pretending to be indifferent in order to cooperate with him, and he can't bear it. However, if they are no longer friends, their identities will return to their original track. Without God's prank, what can he give Sheng Min
Li Xuan pinched his brow bone. Time passed by, urging him to say something. He looked at the faint clavicle outside Sheng Min's collar, and said after a while: "We are back, are you...are you happy?"
This is really a stupid question, with all the real intentions hidden beneath irrelevant words.
"I'm happy." Sheng Min pulled the corners of his mouth and tried his best to smile. His tone was very light, "You can take the exam by yourself, and I don't have to worry about messing up."
Li Xuan's expression did not ease even though he deliberately changed the subject. He pursed his lips tightly and said, "I..."
"It's okay, Li Xuan." Sheng Min didn't let him continue, raised her hand and gently touched his lips, then quickly withdrew her hand. Her eyes were tolerant and gentle, "It's not necessary to say it, and it's not necessary to say it now... ... Don't be afraid... ... Let's just be quiet for a while."
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If you find this chapter difficult to understand, I suggest you start reading from Chapter 53. The emotional states in these chapters are continuous.