Chapter Five 1
When I got home in the evening, my parents were asleep. I took my clothes and went to take a shower. I accidentally touched the wound on my back. The heartache and physical pain made me cry all of a sudden.
"The subway is running fast, my love is a little tired, and I am a little drunk..."
My cell phone rang. I picked up the phone next to the bathtub and just as I pressed the answer button, I heard Xiaoyi's voice yelling, "Ruya, do you know how to get to Ruiqing's house? Go see him. When he called me just now, he couldn't speak clearly. He just said he wanted to see you."
What? Ruiqing is in trouble? I suddenly became anxious and didn't care about being sad anymore: "Xiaoyi, help me calm Ruiqing first, I'll be there soon." After saying that, I changed my clothes and ran to Ruiqing's home.
Ruiqing's home is not far away. I arrived in just ten minutes. The imitation European-style buildings, the tall French plane trees, the white American-style park pavilion, everything exudes a gorgeous atmosphere. When I stood at the door of the security room of "Jinxiu Home" panting and said I wanted to go in, the security guard looked at me as if he had seen a ghost. That's right, this is the most luxurious community in the city center. The people who live here are either rich or noble. It's quite strange for a girl like me who is dressed in ordinary clothes and has messy hair to appear at the gate of the community in the middle of the night.
"I'm Ruiqing's classmate, the Ruiqing from Unit 4, Building 1." As expected, when I said Ruiqing's name, the security guard looked at me with a deeper look. He obviously thought I was the kind of girl who came to his house because she was ruthlessly abandoned by a rich man. I really wanted to tell him, uncle, please don't misunderstand me. But I really didn't have the energy to explain to him now.
I still remember when Ruiqing just moved here, I sarcastically said to him, "Oh, you are really a rich man!" He was so angry at what I said that his face puffed up.
After leaving my ID and student ID at the security room, I finally entered this luxurious residential area that didn't seem like a place for people to live. Now I was knocking on his door with my fists clenched.
"Ruiqing, open the door! Open the door!"
Why is there no response? What happened to Ruiqing? I was so worried. Why didn't he call me when something happened? He even asked Xiaoyi to pass on his message to me. Is it fun to make me worry? It's just a quarrel. It's not a big deal. He even has to use roundabout tactics to deal with me.
"Open the door, open the door quickly!" The voice-controlled lights in the corridor flickered due to my voice, but I kept knocking on the door and didn't dare to stop calling Ruiqing on the phone.
"Stop knocking, I'm coming." After an unknown amount of time, Ruiqing's voice finally came from the room, sounding lazy and casual, as if he had just woken up.
I pushed the door open and walked up to him, looking left and right. I couldn't see anything wrong, so I slapped him on the head: "Ruiqing, you bastard, you want to scare me to death! Xiaoyi just told me..."
"You're here." Ruiqing, leaning against the door, lowered his head and said softly. His voice was very low and a little hoarse. His usually neat and clean short hair was now messy, and his pajamas were loose on his body, making him look very thin.
"Are you okay?" I looked at him worriedly. The unpleasantness I had with him before disappeared when I saw Ruiqing so thin.
"Are you worried about me?" Ruiqing raised his head, his face was pale, as if he had lost all his blood. Even his eyes, which were usually bright and energetic, seemed covered with a layer of dust, without any life at all.
I was startled, rolled my eyes at him, and reached out to hit him: "Nonsense, aren't I worried that you will come here in the middle of the night?"
"Haha!" Ruiqing's eyes suddenly lit up, he looked at me and smiled, "I'm so happy."
"You're not happy at all. You look like you must be sick. I tell you..." I put one hand on my waist and pointed at Ruiqing with the other hand, but I heard a clang. The tall boy in front of me suddenly fell towards me, and I subconsciously held him.
“It’s so heavy!” This was the only sentence I said before I was crushed by his falling body. I didn’t expect that Ruiqing, who looked thin, was so heavy.
"Hey, are you okay? Stop pretending to be dead!" I gasped and pushed him with my hands, but he remained motionless in my arms. My hand stiffened when it touched his body. His skin was hot, his eyes were closed, and even his lips were bloodless.
"You are such a nuisance." I muttered, and with great effort I helped Ruiqing to the sofa. I stroked his forehead with my hand, and it was indeed terribly hot. I shook my head helplessly. How could he be so sick and not take medicine? He really didn't know how to take care of himself.
I took out an ice pack from the refrigerator, wrapped it in a towel, and gently placed it on his head. It was then that I realized that Ruiqing's home was incredibly messy. The curtains in the living room were torn down, clothes were scattered everywhere, and there were a lot of instant noodle boxes on the floor. This was very different from what I remembered. His home had always been spotless and well-organized. When did it become like this? As I was thinking about it...
"Stop making noise!" Ruiqing suddenly shouted.
"Ah? I didn't say anything." I was confused. When did he wake up? I really didn't say anything. I didn't make any noise, okay? Why was he so angry with me?
"Dad, Mom, please stop arguing."
Uh... you're not talking to me.
I rubbed my eyes and found that Ruiqing on the sofa was not awake. His brows were furrowed, his face was pale, and his lips were trembling slightly. I don't know why, but seeing Ruiqing like this, I felt inexplicably distressed, as if his usual happy appearance was all an illusion, and this fragile and weak appearance was the real him. Why did I have such a strange idea? It was really a ghost, he didn't forget to scare me when he talked in his sleep.
Dad, Mom, stop arguing.
Could it be?
I turned around and looked around carefully. The messy furniture and clothes seemed like the traces left after a quarrel. His parents quarreled? No way, Ruiqing's family has always been harmonious.
"Don't go, please, don't go, don't..." His nightmare seemed to be continuing, and the nightmares that were haunting him were biting him like an uncontrollable beast.
Seeing him in so much pain, I unconsciously held his hand that was stretched out from the quilt and said, "Well, I'm here and I won't leave."
It was late at night, and I was sitting on the floor of Ruiqing's house alone, my left hand tightly held by the patient on the bed, and my right hand had to change the patient's ice pack from time to time. Alas, I felt that I could be called "the kindest person in the world". Being sick is not a bad thing, and it is such a blessing to be taken care of by such a gentle and kind person like me.
The more I thought about it, the happier I became, and I fell asleep in a daze.
"Hey, Ge Ruya." Something touched my nose gently, it was itchy. I stretched out my hand and scratched my face, snorting in dissatisfaction, but the annoying guy who touched my nose was still disturbing my sleep without knowing the consequences.
"Hate it, go away, let me sleep a little longer." I said in a daze. If you disturb someone's sweet dream, you will be struck by lightning.
"Are you still sleeping? The sun is shining on your butt. Get up, get up quickly!" A devilish voice sounded.
Anyone who disturbs my sleep, I have an irreconcilable feud with you!
I opened my eyes angrily and found myself sitting on the floor of Ruiqing's house. My hands, feet and brain were numb. Yesterday...
"Shede wakes up?" A big smiling face that never changes appeared in front of me. Ruiqing stuffed the cup in his hand into my hand and said, "Hurry up and wash up, you lazy pig. You're going to be late, don't you know?"
"How are you?" I stood up from the ground and happily walked around Ruiqing. I breathed a sigh of relief when I was sure he was okay. "I'm really fine. I feel relieved."
Thinking of the vulnerability he showed in his sleep last night, I looked at Ruiqing in front of me, hesitating whether to ask him about his family affairs, only to see him turn around and go out, changing his shoes at the entrance while saying: "I'll go downstairs and buy you breakfast first, come down when you're done, I'll wait for you downstairs."
Ruiqing gave me a very different feeling this morning, he seemed to be much calmer and more mature. I don't know what happened to him recently, but judging from yesterday's situation, Ruiqing didn't seem to be doing well. Alas, it's no wonder, who can be happy all day long when their parents are quarreling? So seeing Ruiqing like this, I still felt very uncomfortable. However, the feeling of sadness for Ruiqing disappeared completely after I went downstairs.
The boy leaned against the pillar of the pavilion in the community, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. Then he swung the fried dough sticks in his hand and said in a particularly sad tone: "Ruya, what color do you think the sky is in the eyes of a fat man?"
"Huh?" I scratched my head and looked at him, thinking for a moment and then said, "I don't know. Everyone feels differently. If you ask me that, I don't know how to answer."
"Tell me how you feel." Ruiqing's sad voice came again.
"Hmm..." I lowered my head and thought for a while, then said, "Cloudless blue."
"I see." Ruiqing looked at me and said happily, "So the sky is blue in the eyes of fat people."
"Ah?" I was a little slow to react. When I did, Ruiqing had already run quite far away. This bastard! I just thought he was really sad.
"Ruiqing, you bastard!" I roared in the community, and scared away two little birds that were chatting on the tree.
Ruiqing and I chased each other all the way, and I stopped him when we were almost at school. Ruiqing stopped and looked at me with a joking look on his face: "Hey, if you like me, just say it directly. I know I'm very attractive, but you shouldn't look at me with such naked eyes, I'll be shy."
Ruiqing, this bastard, is so narcissistic that he is not serious at all, but I was relieved by his behavior. I looked up at him and said hesitantly, "Let me ask you, have you told Tsurugahara about my part-time job at KTV?"
"Why are you asking?" There was no emotion in Ruiqing's voice, so I lowered my head and told him what happened last night.
Although it was a bit unkind to doubt my friend, I really wanted to know who told Tsurugahara that I worked at the KTV. Xiaoyi would definitely not betray me, and only Xiaoyi and Ruiqing knew about this, so I had to ask clearly.
Just as I was looking down regretting that I shouldn't have doubted my good friend, I heard Ruiqing chuckle. I was shocked and thought he was going to blame me, but I heard him say, "If you want to know the truth, why don't you just ask the person involved?"
The person involved? What did he say? I looked up at Ruiqing and saw his eyes were staring at the back of me. When I turned around, I saw Tsurugahara walking with Xin Xin.
He didn't see me, but I could clearly see that Tsurugahara's hand was being held affectionately by Xin Xin, and Tsurugahara was talking to Xin Xin with a smile. The two of them were walking towards Ruiqing and me step by step, and I stood there with a blank mind.
I didn't know whether I should turn around and run so that he wouldn't see me panicking, or rush up to him and explain the misunderstanding yesterday. What I ended up doing was -
I took a step back and stood behind Ruiqing, then with a sudden force, I pushed my good friend in front of Dunheyuan and Xinxin. Then I turned around and faced Dunheyuan and them with my back, lowered my head and tapped on my mobile phone: Dear Xiaoqingqing, please help me ask Dunheyuan who told him that I went to work in KTV. After the matter is done, I will be very grateful to you and will treat you to a meal.
I clearly heard Ruiqing behind me curse softly, and then I heard him say in his voice, which he thought was nice and cute, "Dear Tsurugahara, the school idol from the neighboring school and last year's 'best shooter', hello."
This damn Ruiqing, if he doesn't show off, will people die? I almost got goosebumps and shot him to death countless times in my heart.
"Hello." It was Tsurugahara's voice, still so elegant. Even without looking at him, one could feel his gentleness. "How can I help you?" See, this is the real charm. Even just listening to his voice can make people fall in love with him.
"Yes." Ruiqing replied lazily, "You know Ge Ruya, right? He's a fool in our class. Because of something that happened last night, he was so upset that he didn't come to school and even shouted that he wanted to jump off the building or something."
What a fool, why did he jump off a building when he didn't come to school? This idiot is lying with his eyes open!
"What? Ruaya..." Tsurugahara's calm voice suddenly trembled, and I could hear a hint of anxiety.
Is Tsurugahara worried about me? Realizing this, I suddenly became very happy. I lowered my head and tapped on my phone: Ruiqing, get to the point quickly. Don’t you know that it is immoral to make Tsurugahara worry?
"Don't worry." Ruiqing probably read my text message, and her voice was a little angry. "She won't jump off the building for the time being. Just answer me a question."
"what is the problem?"
"Who told you that she went to KTV last night?"
Finally he got to the point. I stood at ease, stood at attention, and listened carefully.
"He Yuan, if you don't leave now you will be late. Go quickly and don't talk to people you don't know here." Xin Xin's coquettish but sharp voice interrupted my beautiful vision, and He Yuan was unable to say who told him that I was working part-time because of her voice.
Xin Xin dragged Dun Heyuan past Rui Qing. I didn't look up, but I had already forgiven Dun Heyuan for leaving last night. His trembling voice when he heard me jumping off the building and his anxious tone made me feel that he actually cared about me and he just misunderstood me for a moment. I believe that as long as I explain it to him clearly, he will not blame me.
Thinking of this, I stood there and started grinning foolishly.
Suddenly, someone hit me hard on the head. I covered the painful area and glared at Ruiqing: "It hurts!"
