Chapter 3: Accidents within accidents 4
Ever since she took care of the sick Pei Haochuan, Qian Mengmeng's life has become much easier. Every day she just helps him run errands and buy things. Maybe he's afraid that the heavy rain in the early morning will happen again, but he hasn't asked her to do this or that in the middle of the night for several days.
Today is a working day and also the agreed break time. Qian Mengmeng walked out of the coffee shop in the midday sun. In order to finish a homework during the lunch break, she rode a shared bicycle nearby.
The school was not far from the coffee shop. Qian Mengmeng rode her bike, the mottled sunlight shining through the shadows of the trees on her cheeks, making her feel comfortable and at ease. She rode through the garden, where the roses were blooming lushly and colorfully. But when she looked up, she saw two familiar figures standing face to face in the garden, and she didn't know what they were talking about.
"Huh? Isn't that Pei Haochuan and Mi Su?" Qian Mengmeng subconsciously pressed the brake, but she never expected that the brakes of this shared bicycle were broken!
The car not only did not stop, but rushed madly towards the downhill road of the garden. Qian Mengmeng's eyes widened... Wait! The end of this downhill road is the school lake!
She screamed, "Help! Who, who can save me?"
However, the surroundings were silent, with only her helpless voice echoing in the woods. Qian Mengmeng desperately grasped the handlebars of the bicycle. Suddenly, a face flashed through her mind. She closed her eyes and shouted loudly: "Pei Haochuan! Pei the genius! Save me!"
As Qian Mengmeng finished her words, a force suddenly grabbed her and pulled her off the bicycle. She subconsciously opened her eyes and saw the bicycle heading straight for the lake and fell into the water with a "bang".
Her calf was scratched by a branch and bled a little, but Qian Mengmeng, who had escaped from a life-and-death situation, didn't care. She sat in the bushes in a daze, looking at Pei Haochuan who was sitting next to her. It took her a while to find her voice again: "You, you actually came?"
He replied angrily: "Didn't you ask me to save you? And you even gave me such an ugly name."
Pei Haochuan was almost out of breath after the 100-meter sprint, and he used himself as a cushion to protect Qian Mengmeng. His whole body was in pain, and his lip was broken by his teeth.
In fact, Qian Mengmeng called his name completely out of instinct. She didn't expect that he would really come to save her. She looked at his bleeding lips and felt inexplicably guilty. She asked carefully, "Are you okay?"
Pei Haochuan licked his lips, only to feel an unbearable taste of rust in his mouth. He looked at Qian Mengmeng, who was curled up on the side, and he didn't know why he was so obsessed at the time. He rushed over to save her without even thinking, making himself so miserable.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qian Mengmeng rummaged through her pockets and only found a Band-Aid and a small pack of cotton swabs. She stood up awkwardly and stretched out her hand to him: "How about I take you to the health room? Your wound needs to be disinfected."
" No need ." Pei Haochuan was about to refuse, when suddenly, a girl rushed in front of him: "Oh my God! Haochuan, how did you get so badly injured?"
As she spoke, Qian Mengmeng felt her eyes blurred, and she was pushed aggressively, falling to the side without any defense. She covered her wounds, and saw Mi Su wearing a snow-white dress occupying her original position. Her pretty face was full of heartache, and she kept wanting to touch Pei Haochuan's face with her hands: "How could it be so serious? You are too kind! You help any girl who asks for help without hesitation!"
That’s right… If it weren’t for the brake failure, Pei Haochuan would still be chatting with Mi Su in the small garden.
Thinking of this, Qian Mengmeng's anger dissipated. She lowered her head and admitted guiltily: "I'm sorry, Pei Haochuan was injured because of me..."
"If you can't ride a bike, don't ride it! Why do you want to implicate others? Look at what Haochuan has become because of you."
Mi Su changed her gentle image when they first met in the infirmary and angrily accused Qian Mengmeng: "Besides, why didn't you call anyone else but Haochuan to save you? I see you two didn't know each other before? Do you have any ulterior motives? Or did you pretend that the brakes of your bicycle were broken on purpose to attract Haochuan's attention?"
Qian Mengmeng was dumbfounded... What kind of words are these! Can it be more ridiculous? Pretending that the bicycle brakes are broken... Is this risking her life to attract attention? Besides, if Pei Haochuan is angry, it's fine to scold her, but what right does Mi Su have to say such things?
"Hey! Are you suffering from paranoia?"
"Okay, that's enough!" Pei Haochuan lowered his voice and frowned, stopping Mi Su from saying anything else. When he saw Qian Mengmeng lowering her head because of grievance, he felt a fire rising in his heart for some reason, but he didn't know why.
With a sigh, he took the cotton swab from Qian Mengmeng's hand, wiped the wound on his lip, and said calmly: "Okay, my wound has been disinfected, you don't have to feel guilty anymore, and you don't have to follow me anymore, we are even."
After saying that, he turned around and left without any reluctance.
"Hey, Haochuan, wait for me!" Mi Su stomped her feet, glared at Qian Mengmeng fiercely, and chased after her.
Qian Mengmeng was confused by her stare, but suddenly realized that Mi Su didn't seem to be angry because of Pei Haochuan's injury, but had a kind of incomprehensible hostility towards her. She rubbed her aching knees, sat on the steps where Pei Haochuan had sat, looked up at the blue sky with a wisp of white clouds passing by, and muttered to herself: "It's only been a few days since the personal assistant started, how can it be cleared now?"
