Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 212 Sick
Upon hearing Tang Wan's voice and seeing Tang Wan, Lin Jiajia's tears and loneliness were instantly covered by a smile.

But it wasn't completely covered.

Xia An could easily tell that the smile was being maintained with great effort.

Lin Jiajia feigned surprise, then looked at the two of them with a mocking expression, saying that two big celebrities going out on a date weren't afraid of being photographed by paparazzi, and so on.

In short, the three of them walked out of the movie theater together, exchanging pleasantries as they went.

After two movies, it was already past midnight. The main entrance of the mall had long been closed, so we could only take the freight elevator through the side entrance downstairs.

Once outside, the air is dry and cold, like a refrigerator, with not a breath of wind.

Tang Wan and Lin Jiajia were dressed similarly, both wearing ankle boots and coats, just in different colors.

Lin Jiajia also drove there. She declined Xia An and Tang Wan's suggestion to go to the bar, saying, "It's so late, I'm worried about my grandma being home alone," and left gracefully, saying, "Let's get together another day."

Xia An observed Lin Jiajia the whole time. Women are good at acting, but Lin Jiajia's acting skills were not outstanding. He could see that she was hiding a lot of bitterness in her heart. Well, half of it was a guess, and the other half was the aggrieved expression and the half step forward she took when they first met.

Tang Wan clearly saw it too.

As they drove out of the parking lot, she asked Xia An, "Didn't you notice she seemed troubled?"

It seemed like a few snowflakes were falling while they were watching the movie. Xia An sprayed some windshield washer fluid, wiped it a few times, and it was clean.

"I see it."

"Then why don't you ask?"

"The movie is probably too touching. Her experience is similar to yours, you know what I mean."

"Oh…"

Tang Wan didn't say much. Xia An had just made up a reason, but he was still thinking about it.

Why did she lie when we talked on the phone yesterday?

This doesn't make sense.

unless…

Xia An frowned, thinking of a possibility.

Since the domain name was sold, and until it became a hit on Weibo, he hadn't seen Lin Jiajia at all. Had he neglected her? No, she was always out and about, and he hadn't called her once.

So, after she became successful, she felt pressured and changed her mind?
What else could it be? Xia An, recalling the movie plot, wondered if her grandmother had a health problem, but after thinking about it, she realized something was wrong.

Lin Jiajia's grandmother died of liver cancer in her previous life, but that was several years later. Could it be that she is living a better life this time, and the disease has come earlier?

Besides, even if Grandma is sick, why would she hide from me? She should get treatment if she's sick.

Is Lin Jiajia sick? That's unlikely. She's a former head nurse, so she's used to seeing life and death, and she's aware of the importance of regular checkups. Even if something is found, there's no reason for her to be so despondent.

Therefore, there can only be one conclusion: Lin Jiajia doesn't want to do *that* with him anymore.

Xia An felt a little uneasy. When he thought of that pitiful little expression at first glance, he was both annoyed and amused. How could Aunt Lin, such a cheerful person, become so self-pitying when she got into a relationship?

The next day, the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala held its second live rehearsal, and Tang Wan and Le Ning both went.

Xia An called Lin Jiajia, but the phone rang for a long time before she answered.

Lin Jiajia's laughter came from above: "What are you doing? Cooking?"

Huh? It's back to normal?
Xia An asked, "Where are you? I'm free today, so I wanted to hang out with you."

"Play my ass. I was planning to treat you to dinner, but Grandma got addicted to traveling and wanted to go to the Forbidden City. We had dumplings this afternoon, so I took her there."

"..." Xia An asked, puzzled, "It's almost Chinese New Year."

Lin Jiajia said, "We only go during the Chinese New Year when there are fewer people."

Xia An asked, "When will you be back?"

Lin Jiajia smiled and said, "I'll be back after two days of sightseeing, and I'll come back for New Year's Eve."

Xia An was speechless.

"Okay, so, were you jealous last night?"

"Pah! I'm hanging up."

Two days passed quickly, but Lin Jiajia did not return.

Lin Jiajia's absence took away most of Xia An's thoughts.

It's despicable. We keep in touch occasionally, but we don't see each other often. However, when we do meet, we don't have any deep interaction, but I miss you terribly.

Lin Jiajia said that after strolling around the Forbidden City, she took her grandmother to Tianjin to eat jianbing guozi (a type of savory crepe).

On the fourth day, I took Grandma to Baoding to eat donkey meat sandwiches. By then it was the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and Xia An said that if we didn't come back soon, we wouldn't be able to buy tickets.

Lin Jiajia said that they could no longer buy them, so she decided to travel with her grandmother for the Chinese New Year.

"Go back on the third or fourth day of the Lunar New Year."

"I also want to visit my grandma on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

"Tell them by phone."

I feel like you're avoiding me.

Why would I avoid you?

Even if Xia An was slow-witted, she would realize that something must have happened; she was probably sick.

"Lin Jiajia, you've spent so many years in the hospital..."

Halfway through her sentence, Lin Jiajia hurriedly said, "Grandma has woken up," and then hung up.

Holding her phone, Xia An felt a little lost, and an uncontrollable fear welled up inside her.

Being sick is the only thing he can't control. If Lin Jiajia really gets sick, what can he do?
Nothing can be done.

After thinking for a few minutes, Xia An sent Lin Jiajia a text message:
Let me come and spend the New Year with you and Grandma. Tell me where you are.

Lin Jiajia quickly replied: 【Don't overthink it, see you when I get back】

As Xia An was thinking about how to send the next message, Zuo You called.

Zuo You boarded the plane and landed three hours later.

……

Xia An guessed correctly, but not this time.

That was the earliest one.

At the same time he was holding the phone in a daze, Lin Jiajia was also standing at the hospital entrance, holding the phone in a daze.

With the Spring Festival just around the corner, the pedestrians passing by are all dressed in festive attire, holding medical records, lab reports, and other documents, but they are all wearing lipstick.

Some people were smiling, some were crying, and some were blank and bewildered.

Lin Jiajia was the last type; she had stopped crying and was only praying.

What if the previous hospital examination was wrong?

From hospitals in Sanya to hospitals in the provincial capital, and then to Yanjing Hospital, what if they all misdiagnosed me?
If something happens to Grandma, she will have no relatives left in the world.

Lately, her mental state has been repeatedly collapsing and rebuilding.

She missed Xia An, wanted to see him, and wanted him to hug her.

She didn't want to see him, didn't want to think about him, and didn't want her grandmother to feel that her happiness was secured.
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To welcome the family's future superstar home in glory, Zuo Dashu seemed to have brought forward the New Year's Eve dinner, preparing a whole table of dishes and even taking two bottles of Wuliangye liquor from the supermarket next door out of his own pocket.

The food was already laid out, but the person in question was on a secluded side road, entangled with a bad boy in a car.

After a brief separation, their love was strong, and after a hug and a kiss upon meeting, neither of them could hold back any longer.

It was Zuo You who suggested finding a corner.

Afterwards, before Zuo You could even wipe herself clean with paper, Xia An had already pulled up her pants.

"Xuexue has returned to Wanzhou. Has Brother Guo come back yet?"

"No, I took Jing Yun to Hunan."

Do you miss me?

"I'd like to think about it one more time."

"I'll come to your house after dinner tonight."

Back in Xingfu Community, Xiaoyouzi's face was still flushed. She went straight to the restaurant, and Xia An helped her put her luggage in the house before going downstairs.

Zuo You kept her promise and, halfway through the meal, excused herself that she was tired on the way back and went upstairs to rest.

So the four adults stopped letting Xia An drink and made him go home with Xiao Youzi.

Instead of going to Xia An's room, since the door wasn't locked, the two hurriedly went to Zuo You's bedroom and locked it.

The bed is too small, and the floor is too big.

(End of this chapter)