Holding the dinner plate, Gu Tingyin obediently followed behind Shen Zhijin.
The food on the second floor of the cafeteria is slightly more expensive, and there are more choices of meals, so relatively speaking, it is much cleaner than the first floor.
Seeing that Shen Zhijin took a small portion of crispy meat, she quickly followed suit.
Seeing him take a small portion of vegetables, she followed suit.
Seeing that Shen Zhijin took a small bowl of soup, she also put a portion on the dinner plate.
Shen Zhijin turned her head and saw the exact same selection of food on her plate as her own, and raised her hand to put all the food on her plate back one by one.
"Why-"
Gu Tingyin turned around quickly, nervously protecting her last small bowl of fried vegetables,
"Didn't we agree to eat together?"
If he eats it, she will see, what is it called eating together!
This is the first meal they ate together!
Shen Zhijin glanced at her quietly, and finally let her keep the vegetable.
Only then did Gu Tingyin heave a sigh of relief, and happily sat across from him with the small bowl of vegetables.
Although there were few people on the second floor, they all looked this way at this moment, with different expressions.
Gu Tingyin didn't mind at all.
She looked at the bowl of green vegetables in front of her and was very happy.
"Shen Zhijin, are these all your favorite food?"
Shen Zhijin paused, but didn't answer her question, just looked into her eyes, and said in a low voice:
"Xijing Academy of Fine Arts is quite far from here."
The smile on her face froze immediately.
Of course she could understand what he meant.
Meeting his calm eyes, she felt a little flustered for a moment, she quickly lowered her head and took a bite of the vegetables.
"It's, it's okay, I think the food here is better."
Shen Zhijin watched her eat food in a hurry, didn't even dare to lift her head, her brows were slightly condensed, and there was a moment of hesitation for the words hidden in her throat.
But only for a moment.
It can't be like this anymore, every time she comes over, he has to stop everything in his hand.
It doesn't matter whether he is preparing for a meeting, reading literature, or even doing experiments.
He has always been serious and rigorous, and he is used to everything being arranged in an orderly manner with extreme precision.
But once she appeared, all plans were disrupted.
This feeling of being frequently broken by inertia is very strange, as if something is getting out of control.
He doesn't like this feeling, so the best option is to stop in time, correct it, and get back on track.
"What happened before was just a matter of little effort, but since you insist on thanking me, after this meal, we will be settled."
Gu Tingyin paused.
It turned out that he was willing to agree to have dinner with her just to say these things to her.
It turned out that he wanted to settle the matter.
She still lowered her head, because she still had the bite of green vegetables in her mouth, her voice sounded a little fuzzy:
"It's easy to do... Then if it were someone else, would you do the same?"
Shen Zhijin was taken aback.
Because he suddenly discovered that there is no if for him.
He never imagined the possibility of replacing Gu Tingyin with someone else.
However, this moment of silence, to Gu Tingyin's ears, was an acquiescence.
The chest seemed to be blocked by something, and it was uncomfortable, and even breathing became difficult.
She suddenly put down the chopsticks with a soft sound.
Shen Zhijin frowned slightly.
Was it that what he just said was too much
He saw Gu Tingyin's eyebrows furrowed, her thick and curly eyelashes trembling slightly, and her breathing became a little short of breath.
It seems to be crying
Shen Zhijin's hands tightened slightly, and for some reason, his heart seemed to be tugged by something.
"you-"
He had just started, thinking about how to continue the conversation, when he suddenly saw Gu Tingyin raised his head.
Her porcelain-white face was flushed red, but her lips were pale. She pressed her chest with one hand, panting heavily.
Shen Zhijin immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Gu Tingyin was extremely uncomfortable, tears were already in her eyes, while breathing with difficulty, she said in a hoarse voice:
"...peanut oil...in the dish...I, I'm allergic to peanuts..."
Shen Zhijin's heart sank suddenly.
Gu Tingyin is severely allergic to peanuts, and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment because of this when she was a child.
Since then, there has never been any food related to peanuts on the Gu family's dining table.
Even inside and outside the whole family, even peanut-shaped objects are not allowed to appear.
Over time, she didn't pay that much attention to this matter.
So much so that when she came to eat on the second floor today, she forgot to ask what kind of oil they used!
Her face and neck also began to itch.
She couldn't help but grab it, but before she touched it, her wrist was suddenly tightly grasped.
Shen Zhijin came to her side at some point and held her hand.
With tears in her eyes, she looked up, struggling to breathe and feeling weak.
"Shen Zhijin..."
The next moment, she felt that her body suddenly flew into the air, and her whole body fell into a firm and cool embrace.
The cold voice knocked on her eardrums and beat her heart.
"I'll take you to the hospital."
…
"Fortunately, it was delivered in time. The patient's condition is now stable, but he still needs to be hospitalized for observation for a day."
The doctor raised his finger,
"Go downstairs and do the formalities."
Shen Zhijin breathed a sigh of relief:
"Thank you doctor."
He subconsciously glanced at the ward.
The door was closed and no one could be seen.
The doctor couldn't help but blame:
"Young man, I didn't mean you. My girlfriend is severely allergic to peanuts. Why don't you take care of me? Look at the little girl, what a pain she has suffered this time!"
Shen Zhijin pursed her lips slightly.
"… sorry."
"What did you say sorry to me? You should tell your girlfriend!"
The doctor shook his head,
"go quickly!"
Shen Zhijin nodded, and just turned around, the doctor called him again:
"By the way, you can stop by and buy some fruits with high vitamin C content, which can help patients recover."
He answered.
…
When Shen Zhijin returned to the ward, she saw that Gu Tingyin was lying on the hospital bed, holding a small mirror in her hand, looking left and right.
She sighed with a worried look on her face.
Why.
She had a severe allergic reaction, with red spots on her face and body.
Although he has recovered now, he must have seen it before.
Footsteps came from behind.
"Feeling better?"
Reflexively, she quickly hid the small mirror, then lifted the quilt to bury herself.
Shen Zhijin: "..."
He put the things on the small cabinet.
It seems that she has improved a lot, but thinking of her appearance when she was ill, he still dare not take it lightly.
"The doctor said that you need to stay in the hospital for observation for a day, and I will help you take a leave of absence from your counselor later, you—"
"What!"
Gu Tingyin got out of the quilt all at once, her eyes widened.
Shen Zhijin thought she was afraid of being alone, paused, and said:
"I'm here with you."
Gu Tingyin shook her head quickly, and grabbed his hand:
"No! I mean, if you want to ask for leave for me, don't say that I'm allergic to peanuts!"
Shen Zhijin's eyelids drooped slightly, and he glanced at the soft white hand she was holding on to him. For some reason, the hot touch came again.
He turned his head slightly, but still didn't break free after all, he only asked:
"Why?"
Why
Gu Tingyin almost cried.
If this matter spreads to the family, the whole family will be killed if it is not guaranteed!
After all, she has only been in school for half a month!
"I, I'm afraid my family will be worried. Well, why don't you just say that I have a cold or a fever? Anyway, you can say anything, just don't say I'm allergic!"
Shen Zhijin was silent for a moment.
None of these arguments seemed to be able to reasonably explain the fact that he came out of the cafeteria with her in his arms.
Gu Tingyin grasped his hand tightly, begging with a look:
"is it good?"
He finally nodded in agreement:
"Um."
Gu Tingyin let out a long sigh of relief, then let go of his hand, and lay back down again.
"Huh—that's good, that's good..."
The soft touch separated, and he suddenly felt that somewhere in his heart seemed empty.
But such emotion was only fleeting, and he looked at her face.
Looks like it's getting better...
Gu Tingyin met his gaze, suddenly exclaimed, and lifted the quilt again to cover herself.
Shen Zhijin: "..."
"I bought fruit for you, do you want to eat?"
The quilt shook, as if she was shaking her head, and her voice was muffled:
"Don't eat."
"Aren't you bored?"
"Not boring! I'm very good!"
"..."
No matter how Shen Zhijin persuaded her, she refused to get out of the quilt.
But she just finished the desensitization treatment, so how can she be bored in the quilt all the time
"come out."
"Not out! I fell asleep!"
Shen Zhijin ran out of patience.
He grabbed the quilt with one hand.
She pulled it desperately, but she couldn't compete with him, and finally he dug it out of the quilt.
She covered her face.
"Don't look!"
Shen Zhijin finally understood what she was worried about, and was angry and funny at the same time.
"It's ready." He said.
Gu Tingyin looked at him through her fingers, half-believing.
"real?"
"Really." Shen Zhijin paused for a while, "Didn't you just look at yourself in the mirror?"
Gu Tingyin's face flushed instantly.
No, there is nothing more embarrassing than this...
She stammered:
"That, that mirror is too small! There are so many things I can't see!"
Shen Zhijin took another look at her:
"It's really ready."
Only then did Gu Tingyin calm down a little, but she was still afraid that he was just comforting herself.
She thought for a while, turned sideways, pushed her waist-length hair aside, tilted her head slightly, pulled down her collar, and pointed to her position slightly on the back of her neck:
"Then, is there nothing here? I still feel a little itchy."
Her movements were very sudden, and that delicate whiteness caught off guard and broke into his eyes.
Shen Zhijin's heart skipped a beat, without even thinking about it, he pulled the curtain between the beds, blocking the sight of the two patients behind him and a bed companion.
When Gu Tingyin heard the sound, she looked at him strangely.
"Why—hey, Shen Zhijin, are you hot?"
He looked away, but the scene just now was still deeply imprinted in his mind.
His Adam's apple rolled down.
"No."
She looked at the tips of his reddish ears, thought for a moment, and finally looked at the oranges on the bed.
"Is that because you went to buy this for me just now?"
Shen Zhijin suddenly breathed a sigh of relief:
"Um."
Gu Tingyin laughed:
"Thank you! Although peaches are my favorite, oranges are also—"
"I'll buy it for you."
"ah?"
Gu Tingyin looked at a loss.
"That, that's too troublesome..."
"No trouble."
He said, without waiting for her to persuade him, he turned and walked out.
For some reason, the tall and straight figure of the young man looked a bit embarrassed.
"Wait a moment!"
Gu Tingyin called him again.
He stopped, and turned his head slightly:
"What's wrong?"
Gu Tingyin said nervously:
"Well... You said just now that you would stay here today, right? Then you, come back earlier. "
It's really uncomfortable for her to be here alone.
Shen Zhijin paused for a moment.
"good."
(end of this chapter)