Xu Xinghe slept for an unknown amount of time.
He moved his eyelids, feeling the light shining on him, warm and dazzling.
He turned over and was about to go back to sleep when he suddenly thought of something and his body froze.
The memories of last night slowly emerged, he quietly reached out and touched his side...
The bed was empty.
Xu Xinghe suddenly dared not open his eyes.
He remembered that Aunt Sophia once said to himself that he was stronger than most of his peers.
He dared to challenge his superiors, and he dared to send a distress signal under the nose of the kidnapper, but this does not mean that after experiencing such a terrible encounter, he can quickly walk out of the shadow of being kidnapped like a normal person .
When he found that there was no one beside him, he was flustered for a moment.
He was afraid that the conversation with Ling Changfeng last night was actually just a dream, the luckiest ending in his fantasy. In fact, he was not out of danger, the knife of the man with the scar was still on his neck, threatening to make him feel that life would be worse than death.
He took a cautious breath.
It didn't have that deep sea-like smell, but fortunately, he could smell the hospital-specific smell of disinfectant.
Xu Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief, and quietly opened his eyes.
It turned out that there were two doctors and two nurses in the room.
Perhaps it was because he was sleeping soundly, so his movements were very light and he didn't make a sound.
It wasn't until he saw him open his eyes that he hurried forward, checked his physical condition, and called for someone to come.
Although Xu Xinghe slept for a long enough time, he was still not in a good mood after waking up. And there is no strength in the whole body.
Thinking about it, I was fed so many messy drugs, and I haven't been able to metabolize them all from my body.
A large group of people quickly gathered in the VIP ward.
Everyone surrounded the hospital bed and checked Xu Xinghe from beginning to end.
Xu Xinghe really didn't have much strength, he just let them manipulate him like a limp puppet.
It wasn't until the examination was completed that the director, Dr. Lu Sen, smiled and asked him to rest, and Xu Xinghe finally spoke, with a slightly hoarse voice: "Where is Ling Changfeng?"
Dr. Lu Sen didn't know who he was sending a message to. He raised his head and replied gently: "Marshal Ling was called away by Major General Qin in the morning. He said he had something urgent to deal with, and he will be back as soon as he finishes his work."
After a pause, he added, "He said he sent you an email."
As we all know, Lu Sen, the dean of the Third Academy, was originally not a good-tempered person.
Although he sometimes shows a rare gentle side when dealing with patients, he is rarely able to speak so softly like this moment. So much so that the colleagues who get along with him day and night can't help but look slightly sideways and click their tongues secretly.
"Oh." Xu Xinghe nodded, his voice muffled.
He looked down at his left wrist. The electronic smart phone taken away by the kidnappers was put back on his wrist at some point, and it was replaced with a brand new model.
Xu Xinghe took a closer look and found that all the communication software of this smart phone has been encrypted, and there is also a special early warning system. The firewall is also different from ordinary civilian smart phones. type.
He opened the mailbox, and sure enough, he saw the email from Ling Changfeng. The email explained that he had an important meeting to attend in the afternoon, and he would go back to him immediately after the meeting.
Xu Xinghe flipped through the letters one by one, and found that Ling Changfeng had been asking himself if he was awake and how he was feeling almost every hour since ten o'clock in the morning.
Xu Xinghe smiled, finished replying to the email in a few moments, looked up to the nurse and said, "Is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."
After hearing this, the nurse hurried to prepare lunch for him.
The doctor reminded him to rest more, and then left the VIP ward one after another.
Dr. Lusen did not leave. He knew that for a victim who had just experienced a kidnapping case, it was not just the physical injuries that needed to be healed.
Xu Xinghe would ask where Ling Changfeng was, which meant that he was still uneasy at the moment.
Lu Sen waved his hand and let the rest of the nurses go out, leaving only two guards who looked like door gods at the door of the ward. They ordered Xu Xinghe not to leave their sight no matter what happened.
Lu Sen took two steps forward, walked to Xu Xinghe's bed, and said to him with a light smile, "He stayed with you until nine o'clock in the morning, and it was said that no one answered the phone, and in the end it was Major General Qin who came angrily to arrest you... You know, he’s not like us, who can excuse two days of sick leave when they don’t want to work. No one can grant him leave, and sometimes it means he can’t take it.”
Xu Xinghe froze for a moment before realizing who this "he" was referring to.
But he didn't know why Dr. Lu Sen said this to himself suddenly, so he could only follow his words: "I know, he has been very busy, and many things are waiting for him to deal with."
Speaking of this, the tone paused, thinking that Dr. Lu Sen might have mistakenly thought that he was unhappy, so he explained this to himself, so he shook his head: "I just asked where he is, just because... I still don't understand at all. The actual feeling."
Xu Xinghe thought for a while, and then said: "I just can't believe that I was actually rescued. So if there are familiar faces by my side, it will make me feel more real and more secure..."
Hearing what he said, Dr. Lu Sen laughed and joked, "How about I stay with you? As long as it's a familiar face, then I'm also a familiar face, right?"
Xu Xinghe tilted his head and looked at him: "I'm afraid it doesn't count."
Dr. Lusen: "…"
Xu Xinghe yawned, his voice sounded listless and a bit careless: "Don't worry doctor, I dare not say that I'm fine now, but it's definitely nothing serious... Maybe I'll be fine when I recover."
Dr. Lu Sen didn't expect him to be so sensitive, so direct, he said exactly what he thought in his heart, and gave the answer directly. A trace of surprise flashed in his brown eyes, and he couldn't help but re-evaluate the person in front of him.
There was a touch of fatigue and confusion on the young face, as if he hadn't woken up. Lu Sen knew that it was only due to the effect of the drug residue in his body.
Because those black eyes are still bright, like stars in the sky.
Dr. Lu Sen smiled, nodded and said, "Then you should have a good rest. Don't worry, you are in good health, but the side effects of the medicine may last for a few days, and there will be no sequelae."
In the evening, the sun was setting and the setting sun was like blood.
The sky was full of rays of light, and red clouds enveloped the entire Star City.
When Ling Changfeng finished his day's work and appeared at the door of the ward in a hurry, Xu Xinghe was sitting on the hospital bed, eating his supper.
Since he hasn't eaten well in the past few days and his stomach is relatively weak, the so-called "stomach-nourishing" and liquid-like nutritional supplements have become his staple food again.
It was still so unpalatable that he couldn't love it.
Xu Xinghe was like a robot, numbly putting things into his mouth spoon by spoon.
Suddenly there was a commotion outside the ward, and then the door was pushed open with a bang.
Xu Xinghe turned his head in a daze, Ling Changfeng was wearing a neat military uniform, standing there firmly, his chest rose and fell slightly, as if he had rushed all the way here.
But as soon as he saw Xu Xinghe, all his impatience was calmed down in an instant.
Those different pupils became very quiet again, just looking at Xu Xinghe wordlessly.
"How do you feel?" Ling Changfeng asked.
If Dean Lu Sen's voice at noon was so gentle that the accompanying doctors and nurses looked sideways, then Marshal Ling's voice at this moment was so gentle that everyone around him looked sideways.
Xu Xinghe was still holding the spoon in his mouth, but when he heard this, he immediately put the spoon in the bowl, and pushed the unpalatable nutrition away: "I'm fine, it would be better if I could not eat this gone."
The entourage found that the officer who they had been in a hurry just now seemed to lose their urgency all of a sudden.
Ling Changfeng took off his coat unhurriedly, handed it to the secretary behind him, and sanitized his hands at the door of the ward before walking in.
Then he waved his hand to tell everyone else to leave, and let the last person to leave close the door of the ward.
He walked to the hospital bed step by step, glanced at the leftovers on the mobile table, and found that he had eaten less than half of it.
"Not delicious?" Marshal Ling asked.
"Of course." Xu Xinghe patted his stomach perfunctorily, "I'm full."
When faced with a room full of doctors and nurses, he was embarrassed not to eat - he couldn't let a group of people take turns to persuade him to eat, the scene was embarrassing even thinking about it.
But now that the person guarding him has been replaced by Ling Changfeng, Xu Xinghe feels very embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, Ling Changfeng shook his head. Although his voice was much gentler than usual, the words he uttered were still undeniable: "How can I do without eating? You can't just rely on infusions. You these days—"
As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and pinched the flesh on his face, "I lost so much weight, I have to make up for it."
This overly intimate gesture made Xu Xinghe stunned for a long time before he remembered to hide.
Seeing him shrinking back, Ling Changfeng didn't chase after him, but withdrew his hand calmly, and continued to coax: "Finish the bowl first, if you don't like this taste, you can change it. "
After a pause, seeing Xu Xinghe's indifferent appearance, he said helplessly: "I can give you a reward after eating."
Xu Xinghe has never heard this kind of words like coaxing children since he graduated from elementary school.
Unconvinced, he leaned back, pulled the quilt over his body, and refused, "No, I'm tired from eating."
A helpless smile flashed in Ling Changfeng's eyes: "You will be tired after eating?"
"Of course." Xu Xinghe leaned on the cushion and raised his hand, looked at his five fingers, and suddenly said: "My muscles still seem to have no strength."
The smile in the different pupils stopped abruptly.
Xu Xinghe seemed to feel something, subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Ling Changfeng: "I'm talking nonsense, it's just..."
Before he could finish speaking, his outstretched hand was suddenly grabbed by someone.
Xu Xinghe blinked: "What are you doing?"
Ling Changfeng held his hand in the palm of his hand, as if he was holding some treasure, and turned it carefully back and forth.
Seeing him like this, Xu Xinghe couldn't bear to pull his hands away.
However, after waiting for a while, Ling Changfeng still didn't intend to let go, Xu Xinghe couldn't help asking: "Are you telling my fortune?"
Ling Changfeng: "..."
He glanced at his little spouse speechlessly before letting go.
But there was a soft "hmm" again.
Xu Xinghe wondered: "Huh? Are you really good at fortune-telling?"
Ling Changfeng said seriously: "Only you will be counted."
Xu Xinghe became interested: "Then tell me."
"Your palmistry—" Ling Changfeng's thin lips parted slightly, and his eyes slowly turned to Xu Xinghe, "It looks like you are going to marry me."
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Such words came out of Ling Changfeng's mouth, and it sounded scary.
Weird and scary.
But it still makes people unable to refute.
Xu Xinghe had no choice but to give up with a dry laugh.
But before he could take that stiff smile away from his face, something even more terrifying happened.
Ling Changfeng actually picked up the spoon in the bowl and scooped out a spoonful of the so-called tomato and beef-flavored nutrient.
Xu Xinghe wrinkled his small face, and said awkwardly: "That's what I left from eating, if you're hungry, you can ask them to bring you a new one..."
Then he found that the spoon had reached his mouth.
Ling Changfeng: "Open your mouth."
Xu Xinghe: "..."
He thought the topic of eating was over?