“No, it really works! Our school did this a few years ago, just say it like that, it’s no big deal!” Su Jinning pressed on, leaning closer.
Shen Moyu wavered slightly, meeting Su Jinning's sincere gaze. Indeed, he couldn't think of a better way; saying this should make Xia Wei a little happier.
He sighed, "Alright then... could you please go check on her occasionally these next few days?"
Shen Moyu spoke with a hint of pleading in his eyes. But in Su Jinning's eyes, it looked like blatant accusation.
He coughed lightly and gave an OK sign: "Don't worry, I'll visit Auntie whenever I have time, and the rest of the time..." He paused, "I'll accompany you."
Shen Moyu wasn't surprised. Instead, she tilted her head, smiled at him, and nodded.
"Knock knock knock—"
The knocking broke the silence, and the two exchanged a puzzled look. Su Jinning glanced at the door and said, "I'll go open it."
Shen Moyu nodded: "Okay."
The sandalwood door opened, and Qin Zhi, carrying a large pile of fruit and bouquets, stood in the doorway with a large group of girls behind her, completely blocking the light in the corridor.
Su Jinning was startled and asked with some confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
Qin Zhi still had tear stains on her face, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were red and swollen from crying; any young boy would be captivated by her. She sniffed, "We came to see Senior Mo Yu. Has...has he woken up?"
Hearing the girls behind her agree, Su Jinning helplessly looked away and said, "Come in."
Shen Moyu stared blankly as the group of girls slowly entered, each with tears on their faces.
"Senior Moyu, are you feeling better?" Qin Zhi placed a large bouquet of beautifully wrapped carnations on his bedside table and asked with concern.
"Senior Moyu, I bought you some fruit."
"Senior Moyu, this is fresh milk..."
"Senior, this is a specialty from my hometown."
Shen Moyu lay awkwardly on the bed, unable to move. He could only watch as they placed bag after bag of things on the ground and lined up one by one. He was shocked when he saw what they were doing; it looked like they were sending him off.
He turned his pleading gaze to Su Jinning, but the girl was already blinded by jealousy and was staring blankly at the potted rose by the bedside.
Shen Moyu was speechless and could only face it alone: "Um, thank you everyone."
"No, no, no, we should be thanking you!" Qin Zhi approached with immense gratitude, her eyes lowered, her voice trembling slightly: "If it weren't for you, we girls really wouldn't know what to do! In the end, you even got hurt..."
After saying that, Qin Zhi started crying again. The other three or four girls also stepped forward to thank her.
"Stop crying! Speak up if you have something to say." Su Jinning finally lost her temper and walked over with an annoyed look. With just one sentence, the crying stopped abruptly.
Several girls took two steps back, somewhat fearful.
Su Jinning sat on the stool and poured herself a glass of water, as if to declare that this was her home and that the person lying on the hospital bed was hers.
"I'm sorry, senior..." Qin Zhi lowered her head, not daring to look at Su Jinning. After all, she still had a lingering trauma from what happened at the milk tea shop. Even if she liked Su Jinning a lot, she didn't dare to continue. "We've disturbed your rest. We're sorry."
"I'm sorry, senior. We've caused you trouble."
...
Su Jinning was annoyed by what he heard, but he couldn't bring himself to yell at them. He was annoyed just seeing this group of girls. Not only was Shen Moyu injured because of them, but they were all so scared when they came out that they couldn't even explain where they were, and he was so late.
"Alright." Shen Moyu gently patted Su Jinning's hand. Then he turned to look at the girls: "I have my own grudges with them, so it's not your fault."
Qin Zhi wiped away her tears, trying her best to appear composed, and murmured, "We're so sorry that our senior got such a serious injury!"
Shen Moyu sighed, thinking to himself, "Girls are quite cute, but why are they so slow and indecisive?"
He waved his hand: "I'll be discharged in a couple of days, it's not that serious."
"Bullshit!" Su Jinning interrupted, glaring at the group of girls. "You can barely sit up, and you want to be discharged?"
Several girls, unable to save face, wept silently. Even knowing that they were the ones responsible, Su Jinning's words still made them feel guilty and wronged, which was almost unbearable.
One of the girls stepped forward and said sincerely, "If... if you don't mind, we can take turns taking care of Senior Shen Moyu. We caused this, and we'll make it up to him..."
What was clearly a normal sentence was completely translated by Su Jinning as: We take turns serving our seniors in bed.
He nearly spat out his water. Frustrated, he closed his eyes and glared at them: "No need. Am I just for show?"
Translation: Can't you see the empress right here?
"Ah...no, that's not what I meant!" The girl waved her hand and backed away, afraid of angering the two of them.
Shen Moyu couldn't stand it anymore and pinched Su Jinning's wrist hard. Then she smiled politely and said, "You don't need to be too nervous. It's not your fault. I've accepted the things, so don't blame yourselves."
The girls finally heard the comforting words from the person in question, and they all wiped away their tears and nodded.
"Is everything over there settled?" Su Jinning interrupted the girls' sobbing and got to the point.
"Yes, senior, everything has been taken care of. Those thugs have all been criminally detained," Qin Zhi quickly replied.
Su Jinning's eyes darkened, and he gripped the water glass in his hand tightly. His tone was somewhat cold: "Alright, I understand."
Qin Zhi nodded. After a moment of silence, she suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right, is that brown and yellow puppy one of the seniors'?"
The two exchanged surprised glances, both blaming themselves for forgetting about the rolling ball. Shen Moyu, somewhat agitated, pressed, "It's...it's mine! You took care of it?"
Qin Zhi nodded in surprise and quickly ran outside. A moment later, she brought in the clean-looking Gunqiu: "I found it first. There was your school uniform around, so I guessed it was your senior's dog."
Su Jinning breathed a sigh of relief, carefully picked up the ball, and then leaned close to the bed to let Shen Moyu touch it.
Qin Zhi was about to continue speaking, but seeing the heartwarming scene of the two people and the dog, her words suddenly caught in her throat.
Su Jinning hugged the dog and leaned down to let Shen Moyu pet it, while Shen Moyu smiled wearily.
This... why do they look so much like a pregnant woman who has just given birth and her husband?
"Ahem..." Qin Zhi coughed uncomfortably, pretending not to see it, and continued, "It didn't follow me at first, but it only started to listen to me when Teacher Han came over."
Shen Moyu paused, then turned around and asked incredulously, "Teacher Han?"
"Yes, the commotion from the police cars attracted a lot of people. Teacher Han and Teacher Song were having tea at the milk tea shop when they came over," Qin Zhiyi explained.
Shen Moyu sighed softly and muttered, "I see..." After thinking for a moment, he looked up and smiled, "Well then, thank you. This dog is very important to me."