The next day, Mei Fang and Xia Yuan made an appointment to meet at the gate of the community and went out. On the way, they met Lin Youxi waiting at the intersection. Xia Yuan immediately rushed up to hug Lin Youxi.
"Yes, yes! How do you feel today? Do you still feel uncomfortable in your stomach?"
Lin Youxi smiled slightly and said, "I'm much better now. I had a stomachache yesterday."
"It seems like you really don't care."
Xia Yuan patted Lin Youxi's shoulder and said, "I haven't seen you smile like this in a long time."
“Is… is that so?”
Lin Youxi asked Xia Yuan suspiciously, "I don't usually seem so cold, do I?"
"Yes, there is. If you don't believe me, ask Ah Fang!"
"I don't think so..."
Mei Fang scratched his head, "Youxi is not the kind of person who likes to laugh and joke, so this is normal, right?"
"Who doesn't like to laugh? Youxi, you're usually in poor health because you always have a gloomy face. If you were as happy as me every day, you would be in good health!"
Xia Yuan pinched Lin Youxi's cheek to make her mouth slightly upturned, "Smile and you will look ten years younger! Do you know that?"
"Uh-huh… "
Lin Youxi responded to Xia Yuan a few times, and was forced to force a smile. Mei Fang, who was standing by, watched the two of them arguing and felt very relieved.
Everyone walked towards the school talking and laughing. Lin Youxi accompanied Xia Yuan to talk about their recent studies, but she would always turn the topic to Mei Fang from time to time.
"If you ask Ah Fang this question, he will know how to do it."
"What do you think, Alfon?"
"I think Alphonse probably likes it too."
Lin Youxi's unusual behavior of mentioning Mei Fang's name also aroused Xia Yuan's vigilance. "Youxi, I'm asking what you think. Why do you keep mentioning Ah Fang?"
"I, just..."
Lin Youxi lowered her head, pursed her lips and put her hands in her pockets, with an expression as if she wanted to say something but couldn't. Mei Fang thought that Youxi might have come to her senses and started to have feelings for me. Yuanyuan must not push her too much and affect the relationship between them.
So Mei Fang clapped his hands and pushed him, jokingly saying:
"Hahaha, Youxi is really weird today. Do you like me? I want to tell my mom."
"Stinky Ah Fang, narcissist!"
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi seemed to be particularly cooperative and in harmony when they were chasing Mei Fang together.
When the commotion reached school and the three of them went to their respective classes, Lin Youxi suddenly turned around and looked at Mei Fang.
"Afang."
"how?"
Lin Youxi's expression seemed very serious:
"I want to tell you something, I hope you can promise me."
"Ah... just tell me the thing first, and see if I can do it."
Mei Fang felt something was not right. Could it be that his teasing words just now just hit the nail on the head for Lin Youxi, speeding up her pace of attacking
The water is about to pour out...
Just when Mei Fang was at a loss, Lin Youxi continued:
"That is, I hope you can be nice to Yuanyuan, be her friend, and don't bully her."
"I, I'm also very nice to Yuanyuan now."
"What I mean is... you should always be Yuanyuan's good friend."
Lin Youxi said gently, "Although Yuanyuan has a cheerful personality, she is also very fragile and afraid of loneliness, so... you have to protect her well."
This sounds like...
I plan to withdraw from the competition with Yuanyuan and maintain a friendly relationship with her.
Mei Fang didn't know what Lin Youxi was planning at the moment.
However, as he had just entered the first grade of junior high school, he had not thought too much about the future of the two of them. Many things were uncertain right now.
"We are childhood sweethearts, so of course I will treat Yuanyuan well, but... Youxi, why did you suddenly say such a thing? It sounds like you are very lonely."
“No loneliness.”
Lin Youxi shook her head. "This is a sign of maturity."
Mature
Mei Fang didn't understand Lin Youxi's interpretation of maturity, but caring too much about it wouldn't produce any results.
"You look like you're worried. If you have something bothering you, you should tell me. If it's inconvenient, you should also tell Yuanyuan—"
"No, nothing... I'm fine!"
Lin Youxi hurriedly returned to her seat and sat down, then took out a book and started reading.
Looking at Mei Fang's back in front of him, the loneliness that Mei Fang had said began to gradually arise in Lin Youxi's heart.
I still don’t know what disease I have.
However, based on previous experience, if it is blood in the urine, it is definitely not a minor illness.
My father works already very hard, and if this were told to him, the family would simply not have enough money for his treatment.
Although if I ask Yuanyuan for help, Yuanyuan might lend it to me, but... if it is a terminal illness, not only will Yuanyuan's family's money be wasted, but I will also have to endure a lot of pain and torture.
Just pretend nothing happened until you die...
If I died, Yuanyuan and Afang would definitely be very sad.
But Yuanyuan and Afang will always remember me.
Always remember that I once appeared in their lives.
They have such a good relationship, they will definitely get married when they grow up.
Maybe the children they have will be named after me in my memory
But…
That will be a long, long time later. Maybe they will have already lived a happy life and forgotten me.
As Lin Youxi was thinking, she suddenly recalled the time when she and Mei Fang went to the cemetery to visit her mother in the fourth grade.
After I die, only my father will remember me.
But, Dad will be very sad...
Lin Youxi was thinking about something, and before she knew it, her stomach started to hurt again. The tormenting feeling in her stomach made her feel like she was dying, but she just bit her lip and lay on the table without saying a word.
They endured until the morning reading was over. Yue Xinyi, who was standing by, asked about Lin Youxi's condition with concern. Mei Fang stood up and saw Lin Youxi's pain. He immediately asked with concern:
"Is it hurting again? It was like this last night... Let's ask the teacher for leave and I'll take you to the hospital, okay?"
Lin Youxi held her stomach and shook her head. Yue Xinyi, who was standing beside her, was shouting that she wanted to find the head teacher, but was stopped by Lin Youxi.
"Don't tell the class teacher. I... I'll just bear with it."
"But, squad leader, you are like this..."
Seeing Lin Youxi's sad face with tears in her eyes and thinking about what happened yesterday, Mei Fang hesitated for a while, but finally decided to move closer and whispered something in Lin Youxi's ear.
Seeing Lin Youxi's surprised and puzzled expression, Mei Fang finally understood:
"Wait for me!"
Mei Fang was about to rush out of the classroom, but was grabbed by Lin Youxi who was standing by.
"Don't... don't tell Yuanyuan."
"Don't worry... I'm not going to tell Yuanyuan! Wait for me!"
Mei Fang rushed out of the classroom at lightning speed. Just when Lin Youxi didn't know what Mei Fang was going to do, Mei Fang reappeared from the classroom door panting; but the difference was that there seemed to be something stuffed in his arms.
Mei Fang slowly took out the stuffed item from her cotton-padded jacket, then passed it to Lin Youxi from under the desk.
Lin Youxi took the item from Mei Fang. It was something she had never used before.
“This is…”
"Ah, I know this, it's that one!"
Yue Xinyi suddenly realized after seeing this, "Youxi, is this your first time?"
"My mother told me that when girls enter puberty—"
Before Yue Xinyi could finish explaining the science to Lin Youxi, Li Shibing had already arrived at the classroom. Seeing this, Mei Fang immediately went up to him and whispered to him.
After Li Shibing learned about the situation, he immediately tore out a release note from his desk and handed it to Mei Fang, but he was a little hesitant when handing it to Mei Fang.
"I know you mean well, but isn't it inconvenient for a boy to go there?"
"Teacher Li, you know the situation of Youxi's family. I will send her to my house and my mother will teach her how to use it."
"Okay, then you have to take good care of her."
After getting Li Shibing's assurance, Mei Fang hurried over to greet Lin Youxi, "I'll take you home, to my house. My mother is at home and she will teach you."
"Well...but..."
Seeing that Lin Youxi was reluctant to get up, Mei Fang approached her considerately and asked her in a low voice:
"Is it leaking?"
Lin Youxi nodded gently. This was one of the few times when her ears turned red to her neck in front of Mei Fang. The shy feeling made Mei Fang feel both happy and distressed. He immediately took off his cotton-padded jacket and handed it to Lin Youxi.
"If I'm worried about being seen, I can tie my clothes around my waist and it will be blocked."
"But... you'll be cold—"
"You can't be cold now, that's all."
"Squad leader, just listen to Mei Fang!"
Yue Xinyi, who was enjoying herself on the side, was also very happy. She used to think that Mei Fang was a mentally retarded boy, but now she sees that he is really useful at critical moments.
"Mei Fang, I take back my previous evaluation of you."
Yue Xinyi gave Mei Fang a thumbs up and said, "You are really a gentleman now!"
"… Thanks."
Mei Fang helped Lin Youxi up. A few nosy boys nearby saw this and laughed and talked about it:
"Does the squad leader have diarrhea? What a strange smell..."
"Yeah, yesterday I—"
The two boys' comments made Lin Youxi lower her head in embarrassment, and they immediately attracted Mei Fang's angry rebuke:
"You two, stop discussing this! Keep your mouth shut!"
Mei Fang had always given people the image of an optimistic boy who was easy to get along with. This was the first time he lost his temper at someone in the classroom. The two boys who didn't react were so scared that they immediately shut their mouths and lowered their heads. The girls looked at Mei Fang with longing, not to mention Yue Xinyi, the sugar-eating girl who was already in heaven.
In this way, Mei Fang helped Lin Youxi leave the classroom and go out of the school.
At this time, she couldn't speak because of the stomach pain, so Mei Fang comforted her and gave her some scientific knowledge about physiology:
"Your problem is nothing serious, it happens to all girls... We will learn about it in biology class, it happens every month."
"Does it hurt this much every time?"
"This... I'm not really sure about this. When we get home, we'll know after asking my mom."
Lin Youxi had no mother to take care of her since she was a child, so she always learned a lot about girls' bodies only later.
In the past, at least Xia Yuan would take care of her, but this time when her period came, it seemed that she was the first one to have her period happen among the people around her, so this accident happened.
In fact, Mei Fang had wanted to ask Yuanyuan indirectly yesterday, but she looked like she had no idea. Seeing that Lin Youxi might have already experienced it herself, he gave up for the time being.
Mei Fang took Lin Youxi out of the campus and took a taxi directly back to her home. Mei Fang knocked on the door but no one answered.
"Did my mom take Yaya out to play... Really, she plays outside every day."
Mei Fang took out the key and opened the door, then asked Lin Youxi to sit in his house.
Mei Fang closed the doors and windows and turned on the heater in the living room.
"During this menstrual period, you should keep warm and avoid eating anything too cold..."
Mei Fang's knowledge about menstruation was quite limited, and what he had was just some basic common sense about social etiquette from his previous life. As he spoke, he went to pour Lin Youxi a cup of brown sugar water, sat next to Lin Youxi and told her to drink it. After drinking the hot water, Lin Youxi obviously felt better and no longer kept holding her stomach.
"So... it's really not a serious illness or a terminal disease?"
Lin Youxi held the cup in her arms, staring at Mei Fang nervously and seriously. Mei Fang couldn't help laughing at her cute and serious reaction.
"So... you just told me to take good care of Yuanyuan because you were afraid that you would be gone and leave us alone, right?"
"Um."
Lin Youxi nodded seriously, but when she saw Mei Fang's silly look of trying to hold back his laughter, her cheeks slowly turned red, and she suddenly became very angry and punched Mei Fang right away.
"You are laughing at me for being stupid, aren't you?"
“Hahaha… No… Really not… Hahaha—”
While being beaten by Lin Youxi, Mei Fang moved closer to her.
"I just think your reaction is cute, but it also hurts."
Lin Youxi slowly slowed down the beating on Mei Fang's fist, "What does 'heartache' mean..."
"I feel sad because if we had Xi and our mother to take care of us and teach us, we wouldn't have such an exaggerated reaction during our menstrual period."
"… "
Lin Youxi rubbed his face and shook his head, "I think... it's okay."
"Are you really okay?"
"Yeah, it's okay."
"It's also because our small county has too little education on this aspect. If you had known earlier, you wouldn't have worried for so long, don't you think?"
"But, Ah Fang, how did you know that?" Lin Youxi paused, then asked tentatively, "Could it be... Yuanyuan told you?"
"No, no! Yuanyuan hasn't come yet! My guess... should be—"
Mei Fang said, "It's your first time. Um... No, your first time... It's my first time seeing someone, ah, no, it's—"
"No need to say more, I understand."
Lin Youxi nodded seriously, "Afang's personality is more mature than ours."
“It’s been like this since I was a kid.”
"I'm used to it, too."
As she spoke, she sighed, then raised her head and looked at Mei Fang with a sweet smile: "Thank you for being so considerate to me, Ah Fang."
"Ah... um... yes, yes..."
Mei Fang was praised by Lin Youxi, and suddenly seemed a little embarrassed.
"No, I'm sorry... How embarrassed was Ah Fang at that time?"
Lin Youxi gently recounted this interesting past in the car, and Xia Yuan felt shy after listening to it. "The first time I came was at home. My mother taught me how to use it, and I didn't have the chance to experience Ah Fang's thoughtfulness."
"That scene is so socially dead, why would I want to experience it..."
"Damn it! I'm already moved by what you said about the past... You're definitely going to win this week's love game."
Xia Yuan cried and said, "Next year, Ah Fang will be You Xi's man. I burst into tears, sob…"
"Hey, didn't we agree that we won't play this week? Youxi is already like this..."
"Besides, even if there is a competition, it is probably Yuanyuan who will win..."
"Me, win the game?"
Facing Lin Youxi's answer, Xia Yuan was somewhat puzzled, "Why do you say that?"
Lin Youxi sighed, "Come to think of it, has Yuanyuan's period not come this month?"
"Well, the right date should be these two days."
Xia Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Come to think of it, my appetite seems to be poor recently. I always feel like vomiting. I don't know what's wrong with me."
"Has it been almost a week?"
"ah."
"ah?"
Lin Youxi's reminder made Xia Yuan and Mei Fang suddenly stunned.
(End of this chapter)