Chapter 336 The Scores Are Out
"Don't cry, don't cry, what's wrong?"
Xu Cheng said a few words of comfort, and then two sobs were heard from the other end of the phone, followed by Lin Wanzhou's choking voice.
It was vague, but Xu Cheng roughly understood what Lin Wanzhou meant.
Her father looked very bad after coming back tonight, and now he is vomiting non-stop.
She and her mother wanted to call an ambulance, but her father stopped them because he was afraid of disturbing the neighbors and bringing shame.
At this time, Lin Wanzhou remembered that he had also learned to drive, so she hurriedly called him and asked if he could help drive her father to the hospital.
"Don't worry, I'll be there right away." After saying this into the phone, Xu Cheng hurriedly put on his clothes and went out.
The two houses were not far away, and Xu Cheng had long legs, so he took big strides and arrived at Lin Wanzhou's house in a few minutes. He knocked twice and the door was soon opened by Lin Wanzhou.
As soon as she saw him, her eyes became a little red again, and her eyes were suddenly wet with grievance, and the tip of her small nose twitched uncontrollably.
Xu Cheng hugged her and felt that she was trembling slightly in his arms. He then touched her head and whispered softly in the girl's ear.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm here."
"Um."
Lin Wanzhou nodded in agreement, wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and led him to her father's bedroom.
At this time, Gao Manman was busy helping Lin's father with hot compresses and massages. When she saw Xu Cheng, she only had time to greet him hurriedly.
"Aunt Gao, let's rush Uncle Lin to the hospital. I'll drive."
Gao Manman glanced at him.
"Can you drive it?"
"Don't worry."
Seeing Xu Cheng signaling that it was okay, Gao Manman nodded.
"Then I'll trouble you, Xu Cheng. Um... help auntie to support your uncle Lin."
In fact, if it's just about driving, Gao Manman can do it.
But Lin's father was in middle age and had started to gain weight. She and Lin Wanzhou, two women, had no strength to move him, so someone strong was needed.
Xu Cheng rolled up his sleeves and went to Lin's father. As soon as he got close, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol on him.
"No need to go to the hospital, I'm fine, I can still drink..." Father Lin was still talking drunkenly at this time.
"Uncle Lin, let's go somewhere else and continue drinking."
"well……"
Xu Cheng lifted Lin's father up easily with a "haha" as if he was pulling out a willow tree.
Gao Manman watched it all from the side.
While I was hurriedly getting things, a sense of emotion arose in my heart.
It's reliable to have a man to help at home.
Accompanied by Gao Manman and Lin Wanzhou, Xu Cheng helped Lin's father down the stairs and stuffed him into the car.
"Is it openable?" Gao Manman handed the key to Xu Cheng.
The boy nodded and sat in the driver's seat.
The car was Lin Wanzhou's SUV. Although it was different from the car Xu Cheng learned to drive in the driving school, he only needed to get a little familiarity with it to roughly know how to drive it.
Unlike most novices, he drove quite fast. When there was a car blocking the way ahead, he would overtake it immediately without waiting for Gao Manman in the car to get anxious.
There was no traffic jam along the way, and Lin's father was quickly sent to the hospital emergency room.
Only one family member was allowed to go in, so Gao Manman followed the doctor to the emergency room.
Xu Cheng pulled Lin Wanzhou to find a seat in the corridor and sat down.
Seeing that Lin Wanzhou was still concerned about the girl in the ward, with her brows slightly furrowed and looking over there from time to time, he comforted the girl.
"Don't worry, I just drank too much. Now I'm in the hospital, so I'm sure there's nothing wrong."
"Um."
After hearing his words, Lin Wanzhou felt much more at ease and sat down on the chair next to him.
It was early morning, the lights in the corridor were not very bright, and one could still smell the pungent smell of disinfectant.
There is never a shortage of people in the hospital. Nurses are constantly coming and going in the corridor, as well as patients' families, who sit on the ground outside the corridor, wrapped in clothes to spend the night.
This corner where the two of them were was a deserted place with few people.
Xu Cheng glanced at the girl's face and said to her with a smile.
"Lin Wanzhou, your face is all red from crying."
Lin Wanzhou quickly rubbed her face with the back of her hand.
"Don't look at it...it's too ugly..."
"How can it be ugly?"
Xu Cheng pulled away the girl's hands that were covering her body, his eyes full of tenderness.
He used the toilet paper in his hand to carefully wipe her cheek.
Her butterfly-wing eyelashes were wet at this moment, and her eyes looked particularly charming.
Her skin is also super soft.
Xu Cheng always felt that if she used a little more force in her hands, her face would be scratched.
"Hearing you crying, I thought you didn't get into college and that's why you're so sad."
Xu Cheng reached out and held Lin Wanzhou's cold little hand.
The girl did not resist in a coy manner, but leaned her head on the boy's shoulder, which made her feel much more at ease.
"I... I wasn't crying. I just called you... and I started crying for no reason..." Lin Wanzhou was afraid that Xu Cheng would think she was a crybaby who couldn't stand anything, so she explained to him in a soft voice.
Xu Cheng just smiled.
"Maybe it's because people tend to be more vulnerable in front of the person they like."
"snort."
The girl hummed in dissatisfaction, but did not emphasize as usual that she did not like him.
With this little discovery, Xu Cheng felt that it made him happier than finding out tonight that he had scored 700 points.
"It's true. There are usually two selves in our hearts, one is the false self, and the other is the real self."
“The false self is created to maintain relationships, while the real self emerges in safe relationships.”
“So in an intimate relationship, people tend to regress and become like babies: willful, fragile, and thoughtless.”
The girl listened to him quietly.
No wonder she always wanted to be like a little girl in front of him, curling up in his arms and asking for kisses and hugs...
So this is the reason.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xu Cheng asked again.
"Why did Uncle Lin drink so much? I remember he wasn't such a drinker before."
When this was mentioned, Lin Wanzhou's face turned serious.
"It's not the first time he's done this."
"Some time ago, he got drunk like this once, and it was someone from the company who sent him to the hospital. The doctor said that if he continued drinking like this, he would eventually develop cirrhosis of the liver. But not long after, he got drunk again. Fortunately, you are here..."
Having said this, the girl held the boy's hand again, and her small hand grasped it a little tighter.
Sometimes a girl’s heart is moved simply.
When her heart was like a seagull, being beaten by the waves and the wind, having an island where she could take refuge and roost was enough to make her heart stay on that island.
The sense of security that can most impress them is just that simple.
Xu Cheng also put his arm around the girl's waist, feeling very surprised.
In his impression, Father Lin was definitely not a drunkard.
After the doctor's warning, he still dared to drink like this...
He wouldn't believe it if you said nothing happened.
As she was speaking, Gao Manman walked out of the emergency room.
Even though they had passed the college entrance exam, and could now openly show their secret affair in front of her, they still hurriedly separated after seeing her.
Xu Cheng didn't know what he was afraid of, but deep down he always felt that it would be uncomfortable to expose this relationship to his parents.
This made him start to worry.
I really won’t develop any problems from now on, right?
While thinking about it, he stood up and said something with concern.
"Aunt Gao, is Uncle Lin okay?"
"It's nothing serious, Xu Cheng. Sorry to bother you tonight."
"No trouble, no trouble."
Ever since the last incident, Xu Cheng rarely dared to go to Lin Wanzhou's house.
After all, the look in Gao Manman's eyes when she looked at him at that time was filled with murderous intent.
He could also understand that as a parent, it would be enough to be angry when their own cabbage was eaten by a pig, and he even saw the scene of it with his own eyes.
Xu Cheng felt lucky that Gao Manman didn't break his legs on the spot.
If he put himself in his daughter's shoes, he wouldn't be able to remain so calm.
This time, it was the first time that Gao Manman spoke to him so gently in such a long time.
Gao Manman also had a lot of emotions today.
All along, she had turned a blind eye to the little secrets between Xu Cheng and her daughter.
Besides, Xu Cheng was someone she had watched grow up. If her daughter chose him, she thought it was not bad.
The only thing that can be faulted is that the two of them are too young.
However, what happened today suddenly gave Gao Manman some different feelings. It was probably that the little boy from before suddenly became reliable and able to hold up the sky.
In the past, she had worried about Xu Cheng's family living too close to her. She was always afraid that Lin Wanzhou would have too many opportunities and too convenient contact with him, and that the two of them would end up making mistakes at the wrong age.
Today, I couldn't help but sigh at some point -
Fortunately, this kid lives nearby, otherwise I don’t know what to do today.
Speaking of these two, they should have been being affectionate here just now...
The old mother started to worry again.
Now that the college entrance examination is over, if they go to college together in the future, how can this silly girl defend herself against him?
"Aunt Gao, is Uncle Lin in a bad mood recently?" Xu Cheng suddenly asked from the side.
Gao Manman was surprised, "What's wrong?"
"I was thinking, maybe Uncle Lin has something on his mind, that's why he suddenly drank so much, haha." Xu Cheng scratched his head.
As an outsider, he was not in a position to ask about some things, so he could only inquire in this way in a tactful way.
Gao Manman shook her head.
"He just has too many social engagements recently. I've already told him, but your Uncle Lin didn't listen. Xu Cheng, you can't drink like your Uncle Lin in the future."
Lin Wanzhou complained quietly, "Mom, don't worry about this. Xu Cheng's alcohol tolerance is very poor, not as good as mine. He will fall drunk on the bed after one glass, and he won't wake up no matter how much he moves."
"Really?"
Gao Manman smiled.
But in his heart, he kept sighing as he looked at his silly girl.
This kid is drunk and lying in bed and can't wake up...
How do you know?
They sat in the hospital until dawn. Xu Cheng was very responsible and let Gao Manman and Lin Wanzhou rest while he helped to keep watch over them.
At six o'clock, I suddenly received a call from He Ying on my cell phone.
"Son, why can't you check your score? The computer interface says it's blocked."
"shield?"
Xu Cheng also became confused.
Gao Manman heard the noise and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"How's it going, Xu Cheng? Are the college entrance examination scores out? How did you do? Did it exceed your expectations?"
Xu Cheng was completely confused.
"I don't know. My mom said my score was blocked."
"shield?"
Gao Manman remembered something.
"I've heard before that the scores of the top 50 students in the province will be blocked. It seems that you did well in the exam, Xu Cheng. Congratulations."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Xu Cheng couldn't hide the smile on his face.
After all, it is the reward for my hard work over the years, and it is also an achievement that I never dared to imagine in my previous life.
I told He Ying about this matter on the phone, and He Ying couldn't hide her happiness on the other end of the phone.
"Come home for lunch at noon, did you hear me?"
"good."
Xu Cheng thought about it and asked Gao Manman if they wanted to go to his house for lunch together.
Gao Manman naturally refused politely, but after He Ying's strong invitation over the phone, she finally agreed.
Lin Wanzhou, who was standing next to him, heard that Xu Cheng was among the top 50 in the province, and smiled at him secretly without making any expression.
Although she always wanted to surpass him, it did not affect her hope that he would do well in the exam.
Gao Manman contacted an acquaintance in the admissions office and soon found out the grades of Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou.
To everyone's surprise, the two people's scores were actually almost the same, both scored 657, and ranked 21st in the province.
The three of them were unusually excited in the hospital, and last night's fear and sleepiness caused by staying up late also dissipated a little.
Xu Cheng thought about it and said in Lin Wanzhou's ear.
"657 points, this score is good."
"What's wrong?"
"Look, we both scored 657 points, which adds up to 1314."
The girl savored it for a moment, and her face immediately turned red.
His eyes involuntarily glanced at Gao Manman not far away.
She wanted to go to the ward, which was a bit far away from the two of them, but she was not sure whether her mother heard what Xu Cheng said.
Like Xu Cheng, even though their relationship is now legal and reasonable, she is still wary and does not want the adults to know about them.
"Don't talk nonsense. Who wants to be with you forever?"
"Then three lives and three worlds."
“Stop it!”
"You still think it's not enough?"
At this time, seeing Gao Manman disappearing around the corner of the corridor, Lin Wanzhou began to scratch Xu Cheng's face wantonly.
Even though her face felt a little greasy after staying up all night, the girl didn't mind at all that his stuff would dirty her little hands.
"You think it's not enough. You want ten lives and ten generations... No, no, you want a hundred lives and a hundred generations."
Xu Cheng thought she looked so cute that he couldn't help but kiss her on the face.
"Mua."
“Hmm…”
The girl patted him and said, "You haven't brushed your teeth, your saliva stinks."
"So you dislike me?"
Lin Wanzhou pouted cutely and pointed at the other half of her cheek.
"Give me a kiss here, too."
Xu Cheng then gently left another kiss on it.
"By the way, Lin Wanzhou, there is something else I need to tell you."
"What's wrong?"
"Do you feel like there's something wrong with your father, like he's hiding something..."
