It seems like there are always endless topics to talk about and endless quarrels in the girls’ dormitory.
However, our dormitory seems to be an exception, because among the four of us, Lu Feifei and I are almost invisible. Although Wang Sisi is straightforward, she rarely quarrels with others. Guo Jiani has been busy pursuing Song Yan recently and has no time to quarrel with us.
As for me, I have been learning how to get along with others recently, because I have agreed with Dr. Jiang to help Xu Minyou with his treatment. I have to do what I promised, and this is the only thing I can do as a "little transparent".
I have borrowed many books on this subject from the library. Every time I read one, I would sigh that getting along with others is such a profound subject.
Xu Minyou is the best experimental subject. I often send him text messages or call him. This is what a book says, text messages and phone calls are indispensable to maintaining friendships between people.
What Dr. Jiang asked me to do was to make Xu Minyou feel that I was always by his side, so that he would have the illusion that I would be his umbrella of protection. No matter what happened, I would not leave and would not let his world return to silence.
In fact, I doubted whether it was meaningful to do this, but he replied to me yesterday that everything was going well, and I felt a little relieved.
Once I calmed down, I started to think about all sorts of things. I heard Guo Jiani calling Song Yan over there. I could hear Song Yan's voice because we were not far away. His voice was very recognizable, and he always seemed to be smiling, as if there would never be a day of sadness.
How nice would it be if Xu Minyou and Song Yan could reconcile?
This thought suddenly popped up in my mind, and I was startled. I quickly collected my messy thoughts, walked to the sink, and washed my face with cold water.
"Ah! My clothes!" Suddenly, a scream came from behind me. I quickly looked up and saw Wang Sisi standing behind me with her hand raised and a cold face.
A little water was thrown onto her clothes when I was washing my face. She looked at me angrily, as if she was about to explode at any second.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I apologized quickly.
She glared at me. "If an apology would work, why do we need the police? This is my favorite dress!"
"Then tell me what to do. As long as I can do it, I can agree to it." I didn't know what to do. I was not good at getting along with people. Although I had read a lot of books on the subject in the past few days , it was just written knowledge after all. It was still difficult to apply it in reality.
"You make it seem like I'm bullying you, that's why I say I hate people like you the most!" She suddenly exploded, pointing at me and yelling, "It's obviously you who are wrong, why do you make it seem like I'm bullying you? This really makes me uncomfortable. If you don't accept it, just scold me and beat me up!"
"I'm not unconvinced. It's true that I was wrong. I apologize. Isn't this a normal reaction?" I really don't know how I offended her. I am a nobody, but that doesn't mean I am an unprincipled nobody. "I've already said that I apologize. As long as I can do it, I can agree to it. This is a form of compensation."
"Who wants you to compensate? It's just a small matter. If I ask for compensation, isn't that bullying? Why are you all like this, acting as if you can endure anything and it doesn't matter how wronged you are. You will die if you explode. You will die if you are honest with your true thoughts!" After she yelled, she took off the dress and threw it into the trash can .
I was completely confused by her. She didn't stay in the dormitory. Instead, she found some clothes to put on, turned around and left the dormitory, slamming the door loudly when she left.
Guo Jiani glanced at me with a gloating look and said, "Actually, what Wang Sisi said does make some sense. It's really annoying to see you being bullied."
"What's it got to do with you?" I was in a bad mood. Guo Jiani was actually mocking me at this time. How could I tolerate it? "I am just like this. I haven't hurt anyone or bothered anyone. What qualifications do you have to point fingers at me?"
"Why are you yelling at me?" Guo Jiani stood up suddenly and looked at me with wide eyes. "Go yell at Wang Sisi. Why didn't you yell at her just now? She's gone. What's the point of yelling at me?"
When she said this, her eyes rolled and she said sarcastically, "I know, you did it on purpose, right? You blame me for attacking Song Yan, right? You blame me for chasing Song Yan, you feel threatened, and you are taking this opportunity to quarrel with me. You really say one thing and do another behind the scenes. Who said that we are just classmates? Who said that I would never confess even if I was beaten to death? Why didn't you confess? If you had said earlier that you minded me chasing him, I would not have chased him if you had said earlier."
"But even if I pursue Song Yan, it's better than some people who are two-timing!" She went on and on, her words getting more and more unpleasant. "What do you mean by having a crush on Song Yan? Humph! You're clearly having an affair with that Xu Minyou, but you don't even look at your face in the mirror. You say you look so ordinary that no one would recognize you in a crowd, and you still have the nerve to two-timing."
"Snapped--"
I was irritated by her. At the moment when my mind collapsed, I slapped Guo Jiani hard and said, "Guo Jiani, don't go too far! Yes, I won't say anything. It's your business to pursue Song Yan. You must feel guilty about it. Otherwise, why would you bring this up when I haven't said anything? It's true that I'm not as pretty as you, but who says that only pretty girls are qualified to like others?
"Your logic is ridiculous. Besides, just because I don't like to talk doesn't mean I won't get angry or lose my temper. Don't be too extreme in doing anything and don't say anything too extreme." I said that and didn't want to waste any more time talking to her. My emotions were very unstable right now and I was afraid that if I continued talking, I would say something that would hurt others.
"You dare to hit me!" Guo Jiani didn't mean to stop there. She was slapped by me and completely lost her mind. She grabbed my arm and wanted to hit me. I quickly stepped back and leaned my back on the desk. Guo Jiani's hand was already raised, "I must hit back!"
"Who told you to say such an outrageous thing!" I struggled to stop her from hitting me. Although Guo Jiani looked petite, she was actually very strong in her rage. Just when she was about to hit me, the door of the dormitory opened, and Lu Feifei, who had been turning on the water outside, came back.
"What are you doing?" Lu Feifei, who usually speaks less than me, saw our posture and hurried over to stop us, but she forgot to put the thermos down in her hurry. She ran over with the thermos and reached out to grab Guo Jiani. Guo Jiani instinctively raised her hand to push, but she didn't know that the push happened to touch the thermos in Lu Feifei's hand.
Then I felt a burning pain coming from my leg.
"Ah!" Guo Jiani screamed and stepped back quickly, because her collision caused the thermos, which was only spilling hot water, to fall towards me.
"Get out of the way!" Lu Feifei shouted.
But I was standing in the corner and there was no way to hide!
"boom--"
There was a loud bang, and the thermos fell to the ground, and the hot water and the broken inner liner splashed on my legs at the same time. I wanted to walk away, but my slippers slipped on the water and I fell directly to the ground. Guo Jiani was completely shocked, and Lu Feifei was also stunned there.
This boiling water was just fetched by Lu Feifei from the water room. It was so hot that my legs suddenly felt burning with pain, so painful that tears came out.
"Help me up!" I wanted to stand up from the ground, but the slippers on my feet were really in the way, and there were debris all over the ground. If I took off the slippers and walked directly, my feet would definitely be scratched.
"I...it's not my fault!" Guo Jiani suddenly came to her senses, turned around and ran out.
Because of the loud noise just now, and the fact that Lu Feifei did not close the door after coming in, there were already many girls watching.
Lu Feifei didn't run away like Guo Jiani did. She tried to pull me up from the ground, but I don't know if it was because she was too nervous or for some other reason. She failed after several attempts. She was so anxious that she almost cried. I didn't dare to put my hands on the ground directly. There were fragments on the ground. If I put my hands on the ground again, my palm, which had just healed, would be cut again.
"Let's call for help." I had no choice but to say to Lu Feifei, "I'm fine, don't be nervous, you won't die from being scalded by boiling water."
Lu Feifei cried in panic. She went out and called a few girls, and finally pulled me up from the pile of debris. However, my legs were scalded by the boiling water and I couldn't stand at all. The slightest effort caused piercing pain.
"Go to the infirmary. There should be a doctor on duty." I calmed down and said, "Excuse me, can you help me go to the infirmary?"
Lu Feifei held one of my arms, and another girl held my other arm, almost carrying me out. But after all, girls have limited physical strength, and they couldn't carry me when they reached the dormitory door.
"I'll carry you." Lu Feifei said, and came around to me. But the bad thing was that I was burned below the knees and it hurt when touched. If I carried her, my calves would be in contact, and I was in so much pain that tears were streaming.
Just as everyone was struggling to figure out how to get me to the infirmary, I saw someone jogging towards me from a distance.
Although he was still far away, I was so familiar with him that I could recognize him just by his outline. The person jogging towards me was Song Yan.
He came running over in a hurry, and the smile that was always on his face disappeared for the first time. He walked over, picked me up and carried me horizontally, and ran straight to the infirmary without stopping.
I smiled bitterly in my heart. I really have a connection with the infirmary. It has only been a short time since the start of the school year, and this is the second time I have been carried to the infirmary. Speaking of connection, Song Yan is also quite connected. The first time was when he carried Guo Jiani to the infirmary, and this time it was finally my turn.
"Why are you so worrying, classmate Lu Nanxi?" His voice lost its smile, but carried a hint of concern. "It's only been a short time, you're recovering from your wounds and getting new ones."
"This... was an accident." I swallowed the words that were on the tip of my tongue. How could I tell him that Guo Jiani and I had an argument, and Lu Feifei came up to separate us, but I got scalded by the hot water bottle. This was really an accident. "By the way, why are you here?"
"How dare you ask me why I'm here?" His tone sounded a little angry. "I told you at the beginning that if you need anything, I will come right away. If a girl in my class hadn't called me and asked me to help, you would not have told me at all?"
“Uh, just a little thing…” I said.
"Is it not a small matter if you get burned like a pig's trotter?" He became stern. "Lu Nanxi, is it a small matter if you get burned like this? What's going on? Is it the same as the last time you fell during military training, and it was also an accident?"
I was silent and didn't know what . During the military training, I later said that I fell accidentally and took all the responsibility on myself, but Guo Jiani didn't appreciate it at all. She helped me wring the towel, probably just to prevent me from telling everyone the truth. She approached me, wasn't it just for Song Yan?
And this time, it was still for Song Yan.
But this time it was a little more complicated because there was Lu Feifei in the middle. She meant well, so how could I blame her?
"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it." His voice finally slowed down a bit, "Remember in the future, we are classmates for three years of high school after all, so just tell me if there is anything."
"Okay, next time I will call you first," I said.
When I arrived at the infirmary, Dr. Jiang was packing up and seemed to be going to eat. When he saw Song Yan carrying me in, he was stunned. He even teased me, "Student Lu, you really don't want to leave my infirmary. How come you are sent here again after only a month?"
"Her legs were scalded by boiling water. Let's treat the burned area first." Song Yan interrupted Dr. Jiang and said, "This burn is still very painful."
"Of course burns hurt. Aren't you talking nonsense?" Doctor Jiang rolled his eyes at Song Yan and pulled a stool over.
It is late autumn now, and I was wearing slightly thick pajamas. Doctor Jiang used scissors to cut off the wet half, and the burned part of my pants was directly exposed - it was all red below the knees.
Doctor Jiang used tweezers to hold a cotton ball dipped in disinfectant and wiped it gently. However, even though he wiped it very gently, I still grimaced in pain.
"You deserve it." Song Yan said in a low voice beside me.
"Remember, don't soak your skin in cold water. I'll apply some ointment later. You'll definitely have blisters tomorrow. Come over tomorrow afternoon and I'll treat you again. I'll prescribe more ointment for you. Remember to rub it more. If it's hard to rub it yourself, ask your roommate to help." Doctor Jiang glanced at me and said, "You're really burned. This water must have been freshly boiled."
I nodded silently. Isn’t this the boiled water I just poured?
Lu Feifei followed quickly. She stood aside with red eyes, looking a little at a loss.
"Doctor Jiang, the medical expenses will be charged to my meal card later." Lu Feifei said, turning to look at me, looking very apologetic, "I'm sorry, I caused you to get burned."
Song Yan looked up at Lu Feifei, frowned and asked, "Did you burn her?"
"No, it was just an accident. She didn't do it on purpose." I said quickly, "She was helping. It's not her responsibility."
"What's going on?" Song Yan became even more curious after what I said, "What kind of help do you need? Do you need hot water?"
"I had an argument with my roommate over a trivial matter, and Lu Feifei just came to persuade us not to argue." Things have come to this point, and I can't let Lu Feifei take the blame.
"Who are you arguing with?" Song Yan looked at me as if he had discovered a new world, and he looked at me like an alien. "You can actually argue with others . Did I hear you right? Did the sun rise from the west?"
"Well, we did have a fight. It was with Guo Jiani." I lowered my head, feeling a little uneasy. I was not sure what position Guo Jiani held in Song Yan's heart.