Chapter 5 The pale boy lying in the hospital 4
Standing at the door of the ward, my heart was pounding, as if it would jump out of my mouth as soon as I opened it.
Ye Zixi knocked gently on the ward door, then pushed it open and walked in.
I gritted my teeth and followed him.
Ye Jing, Ye Jing... My mood was extremely complicated and I tightly grasped the mirror in my pocket.
That wonderful boy appeared in my life in a special way. He stayed with me for several months without me noticing. He brought me so many changes and helped me... and now, I am about to meet the original "him"
...
It was obviously such a familiar person, but the moment he walked in, I felt that the person next to me and the person lying here were not the same person at all.
"Eh? My mom isn't in the ward. She might have gone to see the doctor." Ye Zixi walked into the ward and looked around. He was obviously familiar with the environment. After walking a few steps, he turned around and looked at me. "What are you doing standing there? Come in!"
I walked in silently without saying a word.
This is a large independent ward. The air is free of the pungent smell of disinfectant and is replaced by the faint fragrance of a bunch of fresh lilies on the bedside table.
The whole room was so quiet that you could even hear the ticking of the clock hanging on the wall.
Then, I saw the boy lying on the bed.
I was stunned, opened my eyes wide in disbelief, and walked towards him blankly.
It was really him. Even though he was lying on the hospital bed, his facial features were still so beautiful—but why was he so pale? Why was he so thin? And... and... why were there so many tubes inserted into his body...
The delicate and heroic face was covered by a ventilator, and it took a while before the faintest breath could be seen.
His head was still wrapped tightly in bandages, and gauze was applied to the sides of his face and chin.
All kinds of strange and cold instruments were surrounding him with beeping sounds, and he was lying there alone and fragile, with his beautiful big eyes closed as if he was asleep... "Hey, are you okay?" Ye Zixi at the side suddenly asked me tentatively.
I ignored him and just moved closer to him.
It was only a few steps to his bedside, but it felt like I was walking for a century... Finally, I reached his side.
Is this person really Ye Jing? Is he the original Ye Jing who really existed?
I leaned closer to him and opened my eyes wide, trying to see him more clearly. I felt so uncomfortable inside that I felt like I was suffocating, and the feeling was indescribably complicated.
After a long while, I reached out my hand and approached him cautiously...then, I touched his somewhat cold hand.
I actually met this person!
I withdrew my hand as if I had been electrocuted, and looked at the person on the hospital bed in disbelief. Then I suddenly took out my mirror from my pocket and held it tightly in my hand, as if only this could make me feel at ease.
The Ye Jing on the hospital bed was so fragile that he didn’t have any life at all. It seemed that if he got hurt just a little bit, he would easily leave us. However, the Ye Jing in the mirror would be lively and play pranks on me, argue with me , chat with me, go shopping with me, and help me review my homework... "Mom."
Ye Zixi shouted towards the ward door, drawing my attention back.
I came to my senses instantly and looked over.
"Why are you here so early today?" The woman who walked in looked very young. She must have taken good care of herself before, but now her face was filled with fatigue and haggardness.
Ye Zixi nodded and smiled at her, then pointed at me and said, "Mom, this is my brother's friend whom I told you about before. She came with me to see my brother today."
I don't know why, but I nervously put the mirror back into my pocket, looked at her uncomfortably, and bowed stupidly: "Ah, hello, Auntie."
Seeing me like this, Auntie and Ye Zixi looked at each other, then burst out laughing.
Auntie came towards me and waved her hand: "Is your name Hanayin? Why is this kid so nervous?"
"I told you she's a weird idiot! I don't know why my brother would be friends with her!" Ye Zixi said with a laugh, and then added, "But I'm not going to say anything about her since I've eaten so many of her lunch boxes."
"This kid!" Auntie smiled and glared at him, then asked me to sit down, "Ignore him, he has been naughty since he was a child... Come on, sit down, Hanane, why are you standing?"
I was so nervous that I didn't know what to say. I could only nod stupidly and sit on the chair next to my aunt.
Ye Zixi sat obediently on the sofa on the other side, looking at the sun leisurely, but his expression revealed a hint of barely perceptible sadness.
Auntie suddenly sighed and smiled reluctantly: "Xiao Jing must be very happy that you can come and see him."
I looked at the haggard face in front of me and didn't know what to say.
In fact, Aunt Ye is very beautiful. It is precisely because of her beauty that she could give birth to two such handsome sons, Ye Jing and Ye Zixi... But now, it seems that Aunt Ye is in a bad mood and looks listless.
What happened to Ye Jing must have broken her heart... I suddenly hated myself for being so tongue-tied that I couldn't even say a word of comfort. I could only look seriously at Aunt Ye in front of me.
After a while, Aunt Ye forced herself to cheer up and looked at me: "Hua Yin, tell me about Xiao Jing! I haven't heard anyone talk about Xiao Jing for a long time. I was too busy with work before and didn't take care of their lives. I don't know what Xiao Jing was like when he was in school."
Finally, I have something to say!
I nodded immediately, thinking of how Ye Jing used to be: "When Ye Jing was in school, he not only had straight A grades, but was also an athlete and a good person. He was the most popular person in the school! And... he was also very handsome . If the girls who liked him lined up, they would be able to line up from the classroom to the school gate!"
"Haha——" Aunt Ye was amused by my vivid description. I suddenly realized that Ye Jing and Ye Zixi's dimples were inherited from Aunt Ye.
"Then how did you become acquainted?"
"Uh, we..." I paused and scratched my hair, "It was probably because of a small accident. I found that he was not as good as he seemed. He always played pranks on me..."
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I told Aunt Ye incessantly all the memories I could remember of Ye Jing, and Aunt Ye listened with great interest , laughing from time to time.
Before she knew it, it was afternoon. Aunt Ye received a call from work saying that there was an urgent meeting to be held, so she left in a hurry reluctantly.
Ye Zixi stayed in the ward for a while, and before leaving in the evening, he asked me questions over and over again without getting tired of it.
"Uh, are you sure you don't want to come with me?"
"I'm really sure! Just go ahead and rest assured. I'll stay with him for a while."
"Okay... then be careful when you leave, and send me a message when you get home." Ye Zixi walked out of the ward helplessly. After a few seconds, he stepped back and hurriedly left a sentence, "Um... thank you for making my mother so happy today."
After saying that, he ran away without looking back, leaving behind a series of footsteps, neither light nor heavy, in the quiet hospital corridor.
