Chapter 14: Temptation
Finally, I carried her to the Red Cross Hospital.
Xu Shu knew that she was too famous and was afraid that someone would recognize her in the hospital, so she asked me, "Can you lend me your scarf?"
I didn't understand her intention at first, and wanted to ask her why. But I was too tired to speak. I made a "hmm" sound through my nose to indicate my agreement. Xu Shu then took off the scarf that Qiu Jieqin had given me from my neck and covered her face with it twice, covering most of her face, leaving only the part above the eyes. It was really hard to recognize her now.
I put her down in the night emergency room and asked her to see the doctor first. I went outside and gasped for breath on the pretext of going to register. I felt exhausted. It was so cold that beads of sweat rolled down my forehead. My underwear on my back was soaked with sweat. I had never done such a heavy exercise since I was a child. I really wanted to find a place to lie down and never move again. But I thought about the doctor in the emergency room waiting for my registration form. Alas! I couldn't rest yet!
I took a few breaths, registered for an emergency appointment, bought a medical record card, and took it to the doctor's desk. At this moment, a middle-aged, slightly fat male doctor was applying a black ointment on Xu Shu's ankle. I saw Xu Shu's bare feet without boots and socks. The skin was as white as snow and as thin as a lotus. Even one toe was beautiful to the extreme. If it weren't for the slightly red and swollen ankle, it would be so perfect that it would be amazing. I took a few glances and felt that I was blaspheming the gods, so I quickly retracted my gaze and looked away.
At this time, my breath was slightly calmer and my heartbeat returned to normal, but there was still sweat on my forehead. I suddenly felt someone touch my waist twice. I turned around and saw Xu Shu stretched out a hand in front of me, with a pack of tissues in her palm. She covered her face with my scarf, so I couldn't see her expression, but her bright eyes revealed gratitude.
I took the pack of tissues and suddenly felt that it was worth it tonight with this pack of tissues. I smiled and nodded, and took out a piece of tissue to wipe the sweat off my face. And Xu Shu also looked at me silently, with those charming eyes, always full of emotion.
Unfortunately, three seconds later, she suddenly cried out "Ouch!", turned around, and cried to the male doctor: "Doctor, be gentle! It hurts."
After applying the medicine, the doctor said that the problem was not serious, just a common sprain. After applying the medicine, take some medicine to relax the meridians and unblock the collaterals regularly every day, and the injury will heal soon. He typed the name of the medicine on the computer and asked me to get it. I helped Xu Shu sit on the waiting chair at the side, and then took the list to get the medicine.
When I got the medicine back, I saw Xu Shu answering the phone. She said, "...I will, um...yes, Red Cross Hospital, in the emergency room...how are you guys doing? Are you sure they've all been cleared?...Okay, come pick me up. By the way, don't drive that Bentley, just drive a normal car, hurry up!"
I put the medicine on the chair next to her. Xu Shu closed the cover of her phone, looked at me and said, "My agent will come to pick me up in a while, but I really want to thank you for tonight. Without you, I don't know what I would do."
I said, "Nothing, you're welcome."
Xu Shu added: "You are such a nice person. May I ask you what you do for a living?"
Although I didn't understand why Xu Shu asked me about my work situation, I still answered: "Me? I'm a clerk, doing sales, but I was laid off recently."
When I was talking, Xu Shu kept looking into my eyes. She hesitated for a moment and then asked me, "Layoff? Why?"
"Alas! It's because my performance is not good enough. For six consecutive months, my sales have ranked last in the company. According to company regulations, I have to be laid off and wait for employment. I have been staying at home these days, waiting for the company to issue me a letter of dismissal."
She still stared into my eyes: "Which company are you from? You are so inhumane!"
"I'm a salesperson at Green Lady Beverage Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Watson Group."
"Watson Group? Is the chairman called Hua Qiming?"
"Yeah! Do you know him?"
Xu Shu suddenly felt more relaxed at this moment, with an incomprehensible smile of relief in her eyes. She said, "That old naughty boy loves to play tricks on people. I would recognize him even if he were burned to ashes. Don't worry, I will help you talk to him and see if he dares to fire you."
It seemed that she really knew the chairman of our group, but I still sighed and said, "Forget it. I appreciate your kindness, but I know that I am really not cut out for sales. Even if I go back to work, I can't contribute to the company. I deserve to be laid off, and I can't blame anyone else."
Xu Shu stopped smiling and asked me, "If you lose your job, how will you live in the future?"
I smiled and said, "I'm a grown man with hands and feet. How can I starve to death? You don't have to worry about me."
Xu Shu laughed again, this time she laughed out loud. She stretched herself and said in a very sweet and innocent tone, "If you hadn't mentioned the word 'hungry', I wouldn't have thought about it. Man, I've been singing and dancing all night and I'm really hungry now. I just saw a small stand selling pancakes in front of the hospital. Can you buy me one, please?"
A beautiful girl’s request is always irresistible. I said, “Wait a moment,” and went out to buy some cakes.
When I came back with a hot pancake that had just come out of the oven, I found three people standing in front of Xu Shu, two women and one man. The man was about to help her up, but I stopped, knowing that Xu Shu's friend had come to pick her up, and I didn't know whether I should go over.
Xu Shu's sight was blocked by her friend, so she didn't see me. But I could clearly hear her say, "Don't worry, I just tested him. He's just an honest man, not a paparazzi. I was really shocked when you said that on the phone."
My heart was shocked. I understood all the meaning of her eyes just now . I felt cold in my heart. I tried my best to save her tonight. I was so tired that my whole body almost fell apart. But she didn't trust me! She was on guard against me!
I felt extremely uncomfortable because of the depressed feeling in my chest. I put the pancake on the stool beside me, turned around and left the hospital.
I walked forward with big strides, the cold wind in the early morning blew on my body, making it bone-chilling. My sweaty body was even colder when the wind blew on it. I couldn't help but shivering. I wrapped my coat tightly and subconsciously touched my neck. It was empty, and then I remembered that the scarf Qiu Jieqin gave me was still covering Xu Shu's face.
I smiled bitterly, thinking, I'm afraid I'll never get this scarf back, and I may never meet this big star again. As I walked, I recalled the unexpected encounter with Xu Shu tonight from beginning to end.
I gradually felt that I was a little too excited. I put myself in Xu Shu's shoes and thought about it. There was nothing wrong with her doing this. If I were an ordinary person, I would be angry and depressed if I tried my best to help her but still couldn't gain her trust. But she is not an ordinary person.
She is a big star!
She needs to identify whether everyone who is kind to her and attentive to her has other purposes.
The world she lives in is much more complicated than ours.
She is a public figure, and she has to be careful about whether her words and actions will be accepted by the public at all times. Because she has almost no freedom, because a large part of their lives is dealing with paparazzi. The paparazzi will do everything they can to understand or spy on her personal privacy and then reveal it to the public. And she also needs to do everything she can to avoid the paparazzi's tracking. Suspicion of every stranger is a necessary life skill for her.
It was normal for her to test me just now. In comparison, I was the one who was narrow-minded. As I walked along, I gradually figured out the truth and the depression in my heart was relieved.
I suddenly felt a chill somewhere on my face, and I reached out to touch it, and it felt a little wet. I looked up at the sky, and saw snowflakes falling one by one.
The snow, which had stopped for most of the night , began to fall again. I suddenly felt a craving for a cigarette, so I took out a cigarette, shielded myself from the wind with the collar of my coat, lit it, and took a deep puff.
I didn't catch a taxi on the way, and it was still a long way from my home. The snow was falling heavier and heavier.
My mood, however, is completely opposite to what it was just now.
Anyway, I accidentally met a big star, so it can be considered a gain. My sister and a bunch of Xu Shu's fans would be crazy to have such an acquaintance.
I smoked a cigarette and walked leisurely on the way home.
When I was finally approaching home, I thought again that in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I should not tell my family about my adventure tonight, especially my little sister, so that she would not yell and make people feel uneasy.
I quietly opened the door and tiptoed back to my room. After I changed my underwear and lay down in bed, I was so tired that I thought I would fall asleep immediately. But I tossed and turned in bed, thinking about Xu Shu all the time. Her fairy-like face kept swaying in front of my eyes and could not be shaken off.
When I thought of her lying on my back and singing softly to me, I couldn't help but smile with joy.
When I think about her not trusting me, trying to trap me and test me, I feel dark inside.
Whenever I think of her snow-white and tender feet, my heart starts to beat faster.
When I think of the look of deep emotion in her eyes when she handed me the tissue, my heart feels warm.
In short, I didn't fall asleep until it was bright.
Later I asked myself, "Tang Qian! Are you in love with that famous star?"
Then he said to himself, "Tang Qian! Don't be silly. She is a big star. She is from a completely different world from you. Are you worthy of her? Besides, maybe you will never see her again in this life!"
