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Eighteenth Period (1)
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Jiang Huihui called out to Zhou Yanli several times, “You’re still sick, don’t run around, what if your cold gets worse?”
“It’s fine.” His tone was casual, “My body’s great, able to take it.”
Very soon, his figure just disappeared from Jiang Huihui’s line of sight.
Qin Yu practically had a kind of blind worship towards him, “Boss is just the boss. Looks like he has really set himself against Zhou Jinwei.”
He curiously asked Jiang Huihui, “Do you know exactly what grudge they have?”
Jiang Huihui lowered her head, what grudges can there be?
Recalling those words that Zhou Yanli always kept by his mouth…….
It was probably……the kind of grudge between father and son?
Zhou Yanli came back before class started. After returning to the classroom, he didn’t say anything either, continuing to sleep on his desk.
Even until class was over at noon, Jiang Huihui still didn’t wake him.
She went outside the school to buy him noodles, as well as the steamed buns from the bun shop next door.
On the way back to school, she got stopped by a girl. The other party was tall and slender, with a pair of very pretty phoenix eyes, “Jiang Huihui?”
Jiang Huihui blanked for a moment.
Her appearance was somewhat familiar. She seemed to be from the disciplinary committee. If she remembered correctly, should be called Xu Lianyu.
But why was the disciplinary committee looking for her?
Because she’d been bullied a few times, it caused her to more or less be a bit fearful of those who directly look for her. She tightly clutched the plastic bag in hand, even leaving behind a deep red mark on her palm.
“Do….do you need something?”
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The other party didn’t say much to her, just tossing her a few boxes of medicine, “Take these to Zhou Yanli, that useless idiot. He looked like he was about to die today.”
After saying this, she just turned and left.
Staring at her departing figure, Jiang Huihui froze on the spot for a few seconds. All the way until after she walked into the school building did she finally look down in confusion, looking at those boxes of medicine in her hand.
When did…..Zhou Yanli….and her……Huh?
Carrying a head full of questions, she returned to the classroom. Zhou Yanli was still sleeping.
Qin Yu nervously reached out, wanting to check his breathing, worried that he might be dead.
Before he could even touch him, he just got slapped aside in annoyance by the other party.
His voice was deep. Even if sick, under his short choppy bangs, those deep eyes of his were still like a hawk’s, filled with ferocity and irritation, “Don’t touch me!”
The nasal tone was very strong. With a worried look, Jiang Huihui switched seats with Qin Yu.
She opened the bags, having the food inside taken out one by one. She then took out her own thermos.
After unscrewing the thermos lid, it can directly be used as a cup. Jiang Huihui poured half a cup of water, then from the medicines tossed to her by that girl earlier, she found a box of cold remedy and opened it.
She lightly tapped his shoulder, “Zhou Yanli, drink the medicine first, then eat.”
Hearing her voice, he lifted his head from the crook of his arm. His attitude towards her was the complete opposite of his attitude towards Qin Yu.
He covered his mouth and hurriedly backed away, scared that he will pass it on to her, “Didn’t I let you stay away from me?”
Jiang Huihui said it was fine, “I’ve already gotten it once, and within a short period of time, there will antibodies, so I won’t get infected.”
He was partly skeptical, “Really?”
She had a serious look, “Really. When have I ever lied to you?”
It would’ve been better if she didn’t say this, but now that she has said it……
Zhou Yanli narrowed his eyes, asking her back, “Have you tricked me any less?”
Jiang Huihui: “…..”
She changed the subject, “Anyways, take the medicine first.”
Zhou Yanli
Just that bit of living expenses, it wasn’t even enough for herself, let alone buying medicine.
Jiang Huihui explained, “I didn’t buy it. A girl gave it to me. She said……”
Recalling that girl’s words, Jiang Huihui felt that it was better to not tell Zhou Yanli, else he’ll get angry again.
He was already down with a cold and a fever. If he were to also get angered, worsening his condition, then that would really be the loss not outweighing the gain.
However, she was still quite curious, “Why would she buy you medicine?”
Zhou Yanli indifferently said, “Probably because I’m handsome.”
Jiang Huihui pouted, inwardly grumbling at his shamelessness.
Although his words weren’t wrong, he indeed was very good-looking. He’d only arrived at the school for a short time, yet he has already captured the hearts of the great majority of the girls in the school. Clearly, before this, the ‘male god’ that they unanimously wanted to be with was still Zhou Jinwei.
Even Zhan Tong had mentioned to her several times before in private, letting Jiang Huihui introduce Zhou Yanli to her.
Moreover, she even assured Jiang Huihui, “If he and I end up together, the two of us will be family.”
But Jiang Huihui felt that she should still respect Zhou Yanli’s own thoughts on this kind of thing.
Moreover……
She recalled Zhou Yanli’s temper and personality.
It was better to forget it.
Where did he have the patience for dating? He’ll most likely make the girl cry every other day.
Halfway through the noodles, Zhou Yanli saw her with a blank look in her eyes, lost in thought, “What are you plotting?”
Jiang Huihui retorted, “I’m not plotting anything.”
Zhou Yanli slightly narrowed his eyes, his eyes filled with doubt towards her, “No? How come I feel that you were looking at me weirdly just now?”
Fearing that he will see through her thoughts, she pushed his arm and urged, “Quickly eat, or else later when the bell rings, you won’t be able to anymore.”
Their interaction got seen by the others in the classroom. A few girls were gathered together, softly gossiping, “Have you all noticed that the transfer student and Jiang Huihui are very close?”
“Yeah, it’s even my first time seeing Jiang Huihui being this close with someone. Wasn’t she quite introverted?”
“I thought that Ye Shuting was chasing her.”
“Ye Shuting? Didn’t he go participate in a competition? I remember he’d just returned to the school a few days ago.”
These comments, Jiang Huihui naturally didn’t hear, her attention was all on Zhou Yanli.
He’d slept for that long, but his complexion didn’t improve much.
Although he was pretending to be fine in front of her, she’d gotten sick before, so know how uncomfortable it is.
“How about going to get a shot?” She urged Zhou Yanli.
“It’s fine.” Zhou Yanli shared the bun with her, “I’ll go back and get some sleep tonight, and I’ll be better the next day.”
Jiang Huihui took the bun, but didn’t move, “You said the same thing yesterday.”
This was indeed what he’d thought yesterday, but who knew that after a night’s sleep, it instead got worse.
Looks like the flu from twenty years ago was even more vicious than the flu twenty years in the future.
“It’s really nothing, you don’t need to worry.” He reached out with a smile, smoothing out her slightly furrowed brows, “You can even crush a mosquito to death here.”
Jiang Huihui was blaming him for not listening. She got up and returned to her seat, not wanting to talk to him anymore.
When school was finally out, Zhou Yanli followed behind her to the bus stop, coaxing her the whole way, but she pretended to not hear.
Afterwards, she even directly used her hands to cover her ears. Zhou Yanli finally gave in, “If the fever still hasn’t gone down by tomorrow, I’ll go get an IV drip, alright?”
Jiang Huihui finally put down her hands, “Really?”
He nodded, assuring her, “Really!”
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That night when Jiang Huihui returned home, Jiang Man still had himself locked up in his room, unwilling to go to school. Her mom had also taken an extended leave, planning on staying at home to nicely talk to him.
Upon seeing Jiang Huihui, she pointed at the kitchen and said that the food was in the pot, still warm.
Jiang Huihui hesitated to speak as she glanced at Jiang Man’s closed door, “Still unwilling to come out?”
Her mom nodded. At the same time sighing, she couldn’t help but curse at the man who’d attacked him, “Which damn bastard did it? If I were to find out, I’ll definitely dig up his ancestral grave!”
Jiang Huihui heard and fell silent out of guilt. As for dinner, she also just randomly ate a little. After doing the dishes, she returned to her room to do her homework.
Pingjiang High’s coursework was still relatively heavy. In addition to studying being Jiang Huihui’s only way of changing her future, she was more hardworking than anyone.
After learning in school, she would also study for a few more hours at home.
But today, she was unable to focus on her studies no matter what. Picking up the pen, she wrote the word ‘solve’, and her mind just started to drift.
Don’t know how’s Zhou Yanli right now. Can he take care of himself alone? He wasn’t someone that attentive, and when feeling unwell, he only knows to endure.
What if his fever leads to something worse? The grandma downstairs had a grandson who kept having a high fever, but his family didn’t take it seriously. As a result, the fever ended up causing brain damage. Now, he’s already fifteen, yet would just stick his tongue out at others and carry around a foolish grin.
Thinking back and forth, Jiang Huihui, who was unable to sit still, decided to call Zhou Yanli.
This phone was the newest model. Jiang Huihui who was used to using that old ‘handy phone’ that could only send messages and make calls was somewhat having trouble with it.
Fortunately, before giving her the phone, Zhou Yanli had downloaded all the apps that might be needed in advance.
She dialed his number, but even as the ringing stopped, no one answered on the other side.
She instantly panicked. Could it be that he’d passed out?
She hurriedly called a second time. This time he actually answered. Just, his voice was a bit muffled, “Who is it?”
“It’s me, Jiang Huihui.” After announcing her name, she just got to the point, “Are you alright? Is it uncomfortable? Has your cold gotten better?”
As soon as the call connected, she just bombarded him with questions.
Zhou Yanli laughed, “Suddenly asking this many questions, which one do you want me to answer first?”
Probably due to being sick, his voice didn’t have his usual swagger in the slightest, becoming low and calm.
Hearing it like this, it actually…..sounded a bit like Zhou Jinwei.
Jiang Huihui condensed all her questions into one, “Has your cold gotten better?”
“Much better.” As soon as he said this, he just began violently coughing. He most likely wanted to endure, so those coughs sounded particularly restrained.
Jiang Huihui was even more worried, “Did you check your temperature? Have you taken any medicine?”
She had the habit of carrying a tearful tone whenever she was nervous. When Zhou Yanli heard, he smilingly consoled her, “It’s really fine. I’m an athlete, so my body is better than an ordinary person’s.”
Jiang Huihui was unable to take any of it in. She was worried about him staying alone, especially in that shabby hotel. She’d been there once. That place wasn’t suitable for a patient to stay.
Moreover, it had poor sound insulation, and the road was right next to the side. Living there, Zhou Yanli was simply unable to sleep well.
Can only find a different place for him to properly recuperate first.
But…..go where? Her place was definitely out of the question. Never mind it being small, if she were to suddenly bring back an unfamiliar guy, her mom would absolutely fly into a rage.
Moreover…..Zhou Yanli almost tried to beat up her mom last time.
Thinking left and right, Jiang Huihui could only think of one person.
——Zhou Jinwei.
She tightly bit her bottom lip. But if she asks him, will he help?
After hesitating back and forth, Jiang Huihui, who truly had no other choice, still decided to muster up her courage and send him a message.
[HUIHUI: Hello, are you asleep?]
She was too polite, polite to the point where it felt somewhat distant.
After waiting for about ten minutes, she finally received the other party’s reply.
[Z: Need something?]
She didn’t expect that he would be this direct. Jiang Huihui couldn’t even lay out the groundwork.
Given their previous interactions, they shouldn’t be considered strangers anymore.
But when facing him, Jiang Huihui still couldn’t help but feel scared and nervous.
Whether it was because of him as a person, or because of his family background, even Jiang Huihui was unclear herself.
[HUIHUI: Can I ask you to help me with something?]
[Z: Tell me.]
She was extremely hesitant in sending out that message. After all, this kind of thing was truly asking too much of someone——–letting them take in a patient in their home.
No matter who, all won’t agree.
But she truly had no other way. Aside from Zhou Jinwei, she was unable to find a second person that can help her.
After going through an internal struggle, she still sent out the message.
[HUIHUI: Zhou Yanli is sick, but he’s still living alone in that hotel from before. I’m a bit worried, so can….you take him in for a night? We won’t trouble you, I can take care of him, just need to free up a room.]
She repeatedly assured him that she definitely won’t give him trouble.
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