Chapter 45

  A week later, He Sheng finally returned home from the hospital. In terms of daily life, he didn't need to rely on others, but his body was still very weak. Sometimes when he stood up from a chair, he would feel dizzy and black out, but this darkness only lasted for a short time. After sitting on the ground for a few seconds, he could get back up again. He couldn't walk much, and climbing stairs made him break out in sweat. These were things he didn't dare tell Yuan Zhi about, as he was too tired. He Sheng also knew that since the incident, Yuan Zhi hadn't had a good night's sleep.

  She is also worried about the start of school half a month later, what if it's still like this then?

  I can't overexert myself now, the doctor says rest is most important.

  In the summer evening, as long as there is wind, it will be much cooler. Yuan Zhi often moves a few chairs to the yard and cools off with He Sheng. Knowing that she didn't attend supplementary classes, he worries that she can't keep up with the pace, and sometimes also lets her read books and explains questions to her.

  A few days later, He Shou and Si returned, carrying large and small bags. Both of them were tanned to a dark complexion, but their teeth looked whiter.

  He Xiang held a book and sat on the sofa, smiling as he watched the two of them competing to describe the scenic features of that place.

  It took Chen Jiayin a while to calm down, looking at He Sheng with confusion, "How did you become so pale? You've also lost weight, are you on a diet?"

  "No way!"

  He Shouci sat opposite him with his legs raised and said, "Huh? It's been half a day now, where did that little brat Yuan Zhi run off to?"

  "He went to buy fruit and should be back soon."

  He Shouci nodded and then picked up the big and small packages on the ground, displaying them one by one to He Song. These food and toys were souvenirs bought from that place and given to them as gifts.

  "How's that? Am I making myself clear?" He Guanshu said with a smile, raising his chin.

  Chen Jiayin disdainfully glanced at him and said, "I've never seen anyone so openly seeking credit."

  "What's wrong with taking credit? It's a fact anyway!" He Shouci shouted, then turned to He Song, crossing his legs and putting them on the tea table, shaking, "Little He Song, don't you think I've made a lot of effort bringing all this stuff over? At least give me a cup of tea!"

  He Sheng was taken aback, and Chen Jiaoyin hastily grasped He Sheng's arm, saying: "Let's not bother with him, let him have his tantrum."

  "What's wrong with me? It's the truth!" He Shouci stood up, laughing and was about to pull He Song, "Quickly, quickly, listen to me, Little He Song."

  Chen Jiayin pulled him and wouldn't let go, frowning at him, "What's wrong with you? If you want to drink, go yourself."

  Some people just have a contrarian mind, the more you let him go east, the more he wants to go west, He Shou Si is such a typical villain.

  So he grabbed He Song's arm and wouldn't let go, the two of them tugging back and forth, scaring He Song so much that his face turned white, and there was still such a big wound on his stomach that hadn't healed yet, what if it split open like this?

  But she couldn't break free and didn't have the strength anymore, so she hastily said: "Don't pull me, my stomach hurts."

  He Shouci didn't believe it at all. He Sheng was usually lively and energetic, and even when he had a fever or a cold, it was rare for him to have stomach pain. When did he ever have stomach pain?

  He Sheng was being pushed and shoved, his forehead starting to sweat, when the wound really began to hurt. Just then, a cold voice came from the doorway: "What are you doing?! Let He Sheng go at once!"

  It was Yuan Zhi who came back with the fruit, He Shou didn't take his words seriously and smiled: "I asked Xiao He to pour me a glass of water! This kid is lazy now, he won't even pour a glass of water."

  Yuan Zhi threw the fruit and rushed over, grabbing He Shou Si's arm and pushing him to the side with great force, catching him off guard.

  He Sheng almost fell to the ground, Yuan Zhi hurriedly hugged her and helped her back onto the sofa, touching her face that had turned pale with fright, anxiously asking: "Are you okay? Did you hit your wound?"

  He Sheng forced a smile and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

  Chen Jiayin, who was squeezed aside, stared blankly at the unusual pair and asked in confusion, "What wound? Is He Sheng sick?"

  This was the thing that Yuan Zhi least wanted to mention in his life, so he didn't speak and silently helped He Sheng tidy up his clothes. Then he warned the other two not to touch He Sheng and picked up the fruit on the ground again and went back to the kitchen.

  The living room was quiet for a while before He Shouci hesitated and spoke up, "What's going on? Has something big happened in the few days we've been away?"

  He Sheng scratched his hair, not knowing how to start, and was asked a few more times before he simply said, "I just had an operation and donated my kidney to Yuan Shuyun."

  Chen Jiayin's eyes widened in shock, her voice rising by eight degrees, "You donated a kidney to her? But why did it have to be you who donated?"

  People who don't usually have any relationship, the number of times they meet can be counted on five fingers, and this person with no relationship took away He Song's kidney? What a joke!

  He Shou raised an eyebrow and looked at He Song for a few seconds before getting up to find Yuan Zhi in the kitchen, who was standing in front of the sink washing apples. The clear water flowed over his smooth and handsome hands, brushing against the apple's skin.

  "What's the hurry in summoning you all here just to take He Song's kidney?" He Shou asked after staring at Yuan Zhi for a while.

  He lowered his head, gazing at the sink with a somewhat desolate look in his eyes, "Mm."

  "You agreed just like that?" Yuan Zhi was a person who knew He Shouci all too well. Not to mention the thin familial ties he had with the Yuan family, his concern for He Song alone made it impossible for something like this to happen.

  Yuan Zhi remained silent and didn't say a word. He couldn't help but shout out loud: "Speak up, what's going on with you two?"

  "There's nothing, it's just like what you see!"

  "Are you taking me for a fool?" He Shouci pushed him and said, "Tell me the truth!"

  Yuan Zhi tossed the apple with a flick of his wrist, and the dull thud was like a muffled knock on his chest. He turned his head to give a cold stare, "What did you say? I said we'd forget this ever happened?"

  "I also want to know the truth!"

  "The truth is that He Song's kidney was gone, and they cheated him in the name of donating bone marrow. I'm so stupid to believe whatever they said!" He slammed the remaining apple into the sink, his eyes red with rage, and shouted: "Are you satisfied?"

  The two men stared at each other for a few seconds before He Shouci cursed under his breath and finally fell silent.

  The two people in the living room heard the sound and had already walked to the door. He Xiang carefully glanced at the two people with ugly expressions, slowly walked to Yuan Zhi's side, pulled his sleeve, and dryly laughed, "It's okay, I'll be more careful in the future, don't be angry."

  Yuan Zhi stroked her face and took her out.

  High school has started, and Yuan Zhi still needs to leave in a few days. He followed He Sheng on the day of registration because he was worried. After a busy half-day, although the child was smiling with his mouth open, his face didn't look good at all. Yuan Zhi pretended not to know and just took care of him more seriously.

  A week later, he left with his luggage, and before leaving, he repeatedly instructed He Sheng a lot, even Wu Shu was annoyed by him.

  Yuan Zhi's university is a provincial key university, and it ranks in the middle nationwide. University life isn't as easy as expected, with packed schedules every day that make people tremble with fear.

  The four-person dormitory had become familiar with each other over the past few days, and Yuan Zhi's extraordinary charm was inadvertently spreading more recklessly in this campus. Within a week, female students from various departments knew that there was a person named Yuan Zhi in the finance department, who was outstanding in appearance, low-key in personality, and also heard that this handsome young man had a small green plum at home, devoting himself to it every day.

  After the evening self-study, Zhou Ke took his clothes to take a bath in the dormitory. Liang Sheng and Mao Jie were squatting in front of the computer as usual, smoking and playing games together, with the keyboard clacking loudly.

  Yuan Zhi sat on the bed with his legs crossed, rubbing his neck while talking on the phone, "How was the exam today?"

  "It's okay, just that I couldn't finish two big questions in chemistry." He Song looked at the exercises on his desk and tapped his pen, looking quite disappointed.

  "Next time when your teacher is explaining the problem, listen carefully and you'll get it. Don't stay up late at night, or you might end up in the hospital again."

  "I know."

  "I knew it, I said I knew it last time, but what was the result? After staying up all night, I had non-stop nosebleeds the next day and ended up being sent to the hospital for an IV drip."

  He Sheng couldn't help but laugh, "This time it's for real!"

  "Whether it's true or false I'll ask Aunt Wu, if you want me to know that you've been staying up late again, then take a leave of absence and stay home instead of going to school!"

  "Ah!" He Sheng hastily guaranteed, "Really, definitely no staying up late!"