Xiang Yu was furious and kept calling out to the system in his mind, but there was no response. His eyes were frighteningly fierce as he kept glancing at Zhao Ming lying on the ground.
Gu Chen stood between the two men and put his arm around Xiang Yu to comfort him.
She absolutely couldn't let her boyfriend lay a hand on her again.
People can really die.
Wang Zehao and the others arrived even earlier than the ambulance. Jiang Wensong pushed Grandpa Jiang in a wheelchair, while Yang Shuhuan pushed Grandma Jiang in a wheelchair.
"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"
Hearing the cries of someone calling for their sister, the group realized something was wrong.
Wang Zehao cleared the way, using his size to squeeze into the encirclement.
With trembling lips, he let out a "Holy crap!" and quickly ran over, looking at Xu Youluo who was hugging her sister, "Luo-zai, what happened?! What happened to my sister Xu?!"
"I don't know, I don't know..." Xu Youluo sobbed. His sister hadn't told him anything, and the system didn't answer his questions either.
"Don't cry, don't cry." Wang Zehao was anxious and tried to find some tissues in his pocket to wipe the other person's tears. The roasted chestnuts, which were not tied and were carelessly placed aside, ended up scattered all over the ground.
Before they could find the paper, anxious voices suddenly came from the outer edge of the crowd.
"Grandpa, Grandpa! What's wrong, Grandpa!"
It was Jiang Wensong's voice. He pressed on the philtrum under Grandpa Jiang's nose, helplessly watching the other man tremble under his hand. White foam floated on his pale lips, flowing down his lips and onto his hand. Jiang Wensong didn't care at all, and called out urgently, "Grandpa!"
"What, what's going on?" This was the first time Grandma Jiang had encountered such a situation in all the years she had taken care of her husband. She steered the electric wheelchair in and grabbed Grandpa Jiang's arm. "Grandpa, Grandpa, don't scare me!"
Yang Shuhuan called an ambulance. The onlookers were unaware of what was happening behind them. The small circle that had been surrounding Xiang Yu and his group expanded into a larger circle, encompassing the entire group.
Shouts, cries, and wails mingled together in a symphony, creating utter chaos at the scene.
Under the flashing lights and cameras of the crowd's cell phones, the ambulance arrived and ended the chaotic scene.
Outside the hospital's ICU, several people waited anxiously.
Xiang Yu sat on the waiting chair, his head buzzing. Gu Chen was beside him, ignoring the stares of passersby, holding and kneading Xiang Yu's hand, saying something to comfort him.
Xiang Yu lowered his head, his short hair obscuring his eyes. His silent appearance was heartbreaking. Gu Chen could only look at him from below by looking down.
Xu Youluo was in no better shape. She peered longingly through the small window in the door, her eyes red and swollen from crying, unable to shed any more tears. Yang Shuhuan had just come up from Grandpa Jiang's ward, leaving Wang Zehao there to keep Jiang Wensong and Grandma Jiang company.
"Luo Zai, your sister will be alright," Yang Shuhuan said, patting his head to comfort him.
Xu Youluo didn't say anything; like Xiang Yu, she remained silent.
"Xu Youqing's family?" The medical staff pushed open the door from inside and rushed forward when they saw Xu Youluo.
Not only him, but Xiang Yu also stepped forward.
"You can go in now." After saying that, the medical staff glanced at the four people present, frowning slightly upon seeing that they were a group of children. "Aren't any parents or guardians here?"
"My mother is still on a business trip in another province." Xu Youluo had already asked the driver to pay the fare, including Grandpa Jiang's share.
"Can I go in and see my sister?" Xu Youluo's eyes reddened again. The medical staff felt sorry for her and stepped aside. After taking two steps, they saw that all four of them were about to go in and reminded them, "There are too many people. You can't stay for long."
"Okay, nurse." Gu Chen gave her a reassuring look, then became the last to close the ICU door.
Xu Youluo went straight to the hospital bed and saw Xu Youqing lying there weakly. Afraid of disturbing her, she whispered in her ear.
"elder sister."
Xu Youqing's consciousness was still hazy. She only remembered grabbing Zhao Ming and had no recollection of what happened afterward.
Hearing her younger brother calling her, she was slow to react, but at least she managed to give some response.
"Xiao Luo." Xu Youqing called him softly. Seeing his red and swollen eyes, she couldn't hide her heartache. Her eyes were dry, and when she moistened them with tears, they even hurt a little.
"Don't cry, it's alright." As Xu Youqing said this, she noticed Xiang Yu behind Xu Youluo. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed Gu Chen and Yang Shuhuan behind him.
He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Gu Chen still managed to capture this scene. Gu Chen guessed that perhaps the other party wanted to say something, but it was something he couldn't hear.
It seems the other person has some little secrets with her boyfriend.
He didn't intend to press the matter further, but instead asked, "Should I go out and avoid this?"
Xu Youqing didn't stand on ceremony and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your trouble."
"It's alright, no trouble at all." Gu Chen smiled. "Classmate, I'm going downstairs to see Grandpa Jiang." He then left the ward.
Yang Shuhuan did not linger after seeing him leave. Seeing that Xu Youqing was alright, he left with her.
Xu Youqing didn't actually have much energy to speak; the system mostly shared the answers among the three of them.
System: Don't worry, she's fine.
The system's tone sounded weak, as if it might disappear at any moment.
-System: I've finished dealing with Zhao Ming's matter. I didn't expect him to have tied up other things. He's really not easy to deal with.
-System: That thing needs to enter the human body through contact. I needed to enter Zhao Ming's body through contact. We bumped into each other and got into a fight.
The system spoke last, and it's obvious who won in the end.
System: I'm sorry, this caused the old injury in Xuanwu's (turtle's) skull to recur. I have already repaired it, and it will be fine soon.
System: That thing is pretty powerful. No wonder it was able to block me from helping Zhao Ming seize the morality index of other constellations.
-System: That thing originally wanted to bind to her, but it didn't expect that the Xuanwu constellation was split into two this year, so it couldn't bind to an incomplete constellation.
-System: I'm sorry about Jiang Feng. I've tried my best to help him make amends, but my abilities are limited, and I estimate it will take a while to see results...
At this point, the system's voice was about to disappear; it was so weak that none of the three people present dared to interrupt, fearing it wouldn't finish speaking.
System: I might need to take a break for a while; I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable about swallowing this thing.
"Mmm," the three of them responded in unison.
A soft chuckle seemed to be heard from the system in the air, but the next second silence returned.
This matter is now resolved.
"Sister, you should get some rest." Xu Youlu clenched her fist and then relaxed it, turning her head to wink at Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu glanced at him, then at Xu Youqing on the hospital bed.
Xu Youqing nodded, and Xiang Yu, after receiving the response, left the intensive care unit with Xu Youluo.
“Brother Yu.” Xu Youlu stared at Xiang Yu with a calm expression, then smiled self-deprecatingly. “Am I really that useless?”
Xiang Yu turned around and saw him like this, shook her head, and said, "Don't overthink it."
“I wasn’t thinking anything,” Xu Youluo repeated. “I wasn’t thinking anything about Yu-ge, I just don’t understand…”
Xu Youluo's eyes reddened again as she spoke, her voice hoarse as she said, "I don't understand why it's always my sister who protects me. I'm clearly capable of protecting her too... but I'm always a step too late. I don't know anything."
“I didn’t know when Li Yue came to find her, and I didn’t know when Liu Hu came to harass her.” Xu Youlu gave a bleak smile. “I still don’t know about this. My sister always treats me like a child, even though I am also a member of the Star Constellation and I have the power to protect her.”
"..." Xiang Yu was bad at comforting people and didn't know what to say at this moment. After holding it in for a long time, she sighed and said, "You should take more initiative."
Looking at Xu Youluo's confused expression, Xiang Yu rubbed his head and said, "Like your sister, get things sorted out before the other party does."
Xu Youlu murmured, "Like my sister..."
[Author's Note: Gu Chen: My boyfriend has secrets, and more than one.]
Chapter 75 Gu Chen: I want a boyfriend's pen
Chapter 75 Gu Chen: Then I want my boyfriend's pen.
The final exams at No. 1 Middle School were more formal than usual. It wasn't even the second semester of the second year of high school yet, but the school planned to let them experience the atmosphere of the college entrance examination in advance.
With ten minutes to go before the math exam starts, Xiang Yu and Gu Chen are queuing up one after the other, waiting for the invigilator at the exam room entrance to scan prohibited items.
"Brother Chen, holy crap, Brother Chen!"
Wang Zehao rushed over in a hurry, followed by Yang Shuhuan, who kept rolling her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Gu Chen left the group and pulled him aside, thinking that the other party had something urgent to tell him.
Even Xiang Yu left the team and watched Wang Zehao panting with Gu Chen.
Wang Zehao rushed down from the examination hall upstairs, first looking for Yang Shuhuan, and then, when the matter was not resolved, he went to find Gu Chen.
"I—whoosh—"
"This idiot left his pencil case in the dorm." Yang Shuhuan said for Wang Zehao, who was panting and unable to speak a complete sentence.
“I managed to get him a ballpoint pen and a coloring pen, but that’s all I could do.” As he said this, Yang Shuhuan waved the transparent pencil case in his hand, which contained rulers and erasers that looked like scraps. “The time before last, he didn’t bring a ruler or eraser, so I broke them in half for him. Last time, I broke them in half again, but I can’t break them in half this time.”
"Hey, I thought it was something serious." Gu Chen didn't say anything, and Xiang Yu saw him give half of the tools to Wang Zehao.
Wang Zehao, holding half an eraser and half a ruler, offered various thanks and promises, only to be silenced by Yang Shuhuan's question, "Didn't you say the same thing to me last time?" leaving his round face flushed red.
After borrowing everything, Wang Zehao didn't leave in a hurry. He stared at Xiang Yu, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Dad, can you lend me a pen?"
Xiang Yu glanced at the borrowed black pen clutched in his hand, but didn't touch it.
Yang Shuhuan didn't know what this guy was thinking, so she tugged at Wang Zehao, "Don't you have one? Let's go."
“My dad’s pen is different from other pens,” Wang Zehao said. “I’m hoping to get some good luck; if my grades are good, I might get more lucky money during the Chinese New Year.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Shuhuan fell silent.
"..." Xiang Yu looked at the two people who were looking at him with hopeful eyes and sighed.
"well."
Okay.
It's been a semester since I transferred here, and it's a pleasant surprise to have become friends with these people.
Xiang Yu gave each of them a ballpoint pen, saying, "These are the ones I've been using since junior high."
What this signifies is self-evident.
Yang Shuhuan said, "Okay, okay."
Wang Zehao exaggeratedly remarked that he accepted the item with both hands to show how much he valued it.
"If I make any progress this time, I'll treat it like a precious treasure!"
"Hurry up and get to the exam hall, the exam is about to start." Gu Chen urged the two to leave, his eyes constantly scanning the pens in their hands.