She is in the fog

When she regained sight, she was already in a bright white room. The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant. She must be in a hospital ward.

She turned her head and saw Sun Siqin dozing on the chair.

"Grandma." He Xi licked his cracked lips and felt dry mouth. "I want to drink some water."

Sun Siqin was startled awake and almost fell off the chair. When she saw He Xi finally woke up, her eyes immediately turned red. "My dear, you finally woke up. You scared grandma to death! Grandma will pour you some water right away, ah."

Sun Siqin took a disposable paper cup and went to the corridor outside to get a cup of warm water. Then she rocked the bed and handed the cup to He Xi: "Here, drink it. It's warm, not cold or hot."

He Xi picked up the water cup and drank it all, then glanced around and asked, "Grandma, where is Mingmei?"

"Are you talking about your classmate? She went to the police station to give a statement."

Generally speaking, a guardian needs to be present when a minor is taking a statement. Just in case, He Xi confirmed again: "Is she alone?"

"Her grandparents are here too."

"That's good."

Sun Siqin took the empty cup from He Xi and asked, "Do you want more water?"

He Xi shook his head and replied: "No."

"Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? Grandma will go and pack it for you."

I don't know how much time has passed. After Sun Siqin's reminder, He Xi also felt hungry. He nodded and said, "I want to eat臊子粉."

"Okay, I'll buy it right away." Sun Siqin threw the paper cup into the trash can, straightened her clothes, and then left in a hurry.

Two minutes later, there was a knock on the ward door.

He Xi didn't turn around to look, but just said, "Please come in."

The door was opened, and soon Mingmei stood in front of her.

"He Xi, are you okay?" Ming Mei had two strings of small pearls on her face, and her voice was trembling as she spoke, "It's all my fault. I got you hurt."

"I'm fine." He Xi said with a smile, "My injuries were caused by those bad guys, not by you."

"But if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been hurt." Mingmei sobbed, and two strings of small pearls slid down the corners of her eyes.

He Xi smiled and sighed, "Mingmei, come closer to me."

"Ah?" Mingmei didn't understand, but still listened to her and obediently took two steps forward, staying close to the edge of the bed.

He Xi straightened up, then stretched out his left hand, held her face, and gently wiped away the tears on her face with his thumb.
"Don't cry anymore. It makes me sad too when I see you crying."

Ming Mei sniffed, grumbled and said "hmm", then turned away and quickly wiped away the tears on her face. When she turned back, the sparkle in her peach blossom eyes had disappeared, but there was still a gleam in them. She looked at He Xi's messy bangs clotted with blood and the gauze wrapped around her forehead, and couldn't help but feel particularly distressed. She asked softly, "Does it still hurt?"

"It hurts. It hurts a lot. It hurts so much." He Xi's tone was calm, but it was obviously mixed with a hint of coquettishness.

"How could this happen?" Mingmei frowned in annoyance, "Could it be that the anesthesia has taken effect? ​​I'll go call the doctor."

As soon as she turned around, He Xi grabbed her wrist. Turning back, she saw He Xi fluttering her eyelashes, with pleading in her eyes, and said slowly: "No need to call a doctor, as long as you stop being angry with me, it will stop hurting immediately." Mingmei paused for a long while, gently pulled out her arm, without saying a word.

He Xi continued, "During this period of time, I always felt that you were avoiding me and didn't want to have any contact with me. Did I do something wrong? Or did I make you unhappy? Tell me, I can change."

Mingmei hesitated for a while, frowned and sighed: "I'm not angry with you."

"Then why..."

"He Xi!" Ming Mei seemed to have mustered up her courage and raised her voice for a moment, "There is something I want to confirm with you."

"what's up?"

Mingmei took a deep breath and asked seriously, "Why did you engrave Wenwan's name on your ring? Do you like her?"

As if she had not expected Mingmei to ask this question, He Xi was stunned for a while, and then she thought of Mingmei's abnormal behavior during this period. Did she misunderstand that the name engraved on her ring was Wenwan? That's why she felt disappointed? Does this mean that Mingmei has a good impression of her? Does she care about her?
After thinking it over, He Xi hurriedly explained: "It's not Wen Wan, it's really not Wen Wan, it's..." She pursed her lips, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red. She took off the ring, showing the "MM" in front of Ming Mei, and then plucked up the courage to say: "Look, it's... it's your name, it has always been."

"Shh-"
Mingmei's cheeks turned pink at a speed visible to the naked eye. She immediately lowered her head, not daring to meet He Xi's eyes. She continued shyly, "But they said you started wearing this ring last semester, and you didn't know me last semester..."

I was careless and almost forgot about this.
From Mingmei's perspective, they really only got to know each other this semester. He Xi's brain was spinning rapidly, and she had come up with the best solution in milliseconds. She quickly explained, "It's true that I bought the ring last semester, but the engraving was done after I met you. It was my negligence. I should have engraved the Chinese characters directly at that time. I didn't think it through, and I didn't expect that the M turned upside down would become a W, which caused you to misunderstand."

"Really?" Mingmei still didn't look up, her eyes were always on the floor.

"Really!" He Xi raised his right hand and said confidently, "If you don't believe me, look into my eyes. I guarantee they are filled with sincerity."

Mingmei bit her lip, raised her eyes slightly, and met He Xi's sincere gaze. After looking at each other for about five seconds, both of them couldn't help laughing.

Mingmei turned her head away to look elsewhere, and snorted proudly: "Then I will reluctantly believe you this time."

The door of the ward was opened again, and it was Sun Siqin who came back.

He Xi was in a good mood, and greeted excitedly: "Grandma, you're back!"

Perhaps because she had been frightened all night, Mingmei's mind seemed a little unclear, and she even followed He Xi and shouted, "Good morning, grandma."

When Sun Siqin saw Mingmei here, she smiled and responded, "My dear, you were scared last night, weren't you?"

"Thanks to He Xi's presence last night, don't worry, the police are already working on this case, and they may come to the hospital to ask He Xi about the situation later."

Sun Siqin shook the takeaway box in her hand and asked, "Have you had breakfast? I just bought two bowls of noodles. One bowl for you and Yangyang. It's just right."

Mingmei shook her head: "No, grandma, class is about to start, I have to go back to school, so I won't bother you for now." Then she looked at He Xi on the bed and said, "You should have a good rest and recover from your injuries. I will come to see you after class at noon."

"Ok, I will wait for you."

After walking out of the ward, Mingmei breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly realized the scene of following He Xi in calling grandma, and her little face turned red again.

Just as she was feeling annoyed, her stomach started to growl. She reached out and touched her stomach through her school uniform. It seemed that she was hungry. So she went to the school gate to buy a rice ball and ate it!

(End of this chapter)