I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

"Well...that's right."

It finally dawned on me.

"Well, although we have to respect other people's privacy..." I leaned towards the wall at the corner and found that Senior Xiaoqian had arrived at the hospital at some point. She seemed to be talking to Senior Xiaohui, but they were some distance away from us and I couldn't hear the conversation clearly.

"Well, but it's different for her." I looked at the stairwell on the other side. It was not far from where the two people were talking, so I should be able to hear their direct conversation clearly.

It seems that I was foresighted.

".. What did you say?"

The senior seemed to notice my mumbling.

"No...nothing."

I shook my head to indicate that it was nothing.

For some reasons of my own, I cannot let Senior Yun Zi meet my seniors here... otherwise, she might go to the nearest doctor to get a box of stomach medicine.

. . . . . . . . .

【A few minutes before meeting seniors】

"Oh, it's there..."

Sheji brought Lu Yunzi to the third-floor lobby where no one was. As soon as he walked out of the stairwell, he saw Senior Sun and Li Yinghui sitting side by side.

"How...how could this happen..." Seeing this scene, Lu Yunzi naturally reacted...

"what..."

Quite a classic line, Sheji couldn't help but think.

"Maybe this is what they call preconceived notions... something like proximity..." Sheji muttered quietly as he pulled out his phone. "Looks like she (Xiao Qian) hasn't arrived yet, but she should be here soon..."

After just a brief consideration, Sheji figured out what to do next.

"Then, senior sister, just stand here and don't move." He turned around and said to the senior sister.

"...Are you going to buy oranges?" The senior student frowned.

"No, of course not..."

Why do I still remember this joke at this time...

"I'm going to tell the senior that I'm here, and I'll lead you to the corner over there..." He pointed over there, "And you just stay here and observe Li Yinghui... Well, it doesn't seem quite right to say 'observe'..." However, Ming Xinxi didn't know Lu Yunzi, so even if the senior stood here and met Ming Xinxi who came in, nothing would happen. But it was different for herself. She absolutely couldn't stay here, otherwise it might affect her performance.

I don't understand why he arrived later than me even though he left earlier than me...

"Wait, what's going on... What exactly do you want me to see?" Lu Yunzi stopped Sheji from leaving, still worried, "Explain it to me quickly."

"Ah... This kind of thing can't be explained clearly. You'll only understand if you see it with your own eyes," he said seriously. "So, just believe what I say. Li Yinghui will talk to another girl who's coming over soon. You just need to listen carefully and be careful not to get caught."

"...Isn't this eavesdropping..."

"Well...it can be regarded as reconnaissance of the enemy." Sheji did not deny the reality of eavesdropping.

"What? I don't have such a bad taste. Are you deliberately teasing me? I'm leaving." The senior student said as she turned to leave.

"I don't care. I'd rather say I'm fine with it." This was his true thought. "After all, this way, you wouldn't realize the gap between you and Li Yinghui, nor would you have an advantage. And the established facts wouldn't become a vague state with no fixed answer."

“…”

Lu Yunzi stopped.

"But you have to think carefully. Is it better to suppress your emotions with no chance of winning, or to maximize your potential, putting yourself on the same level as your so-called opponent, and then fight it out?"

“…”

"The decision is yours... From this moment on, this isn't something I interfered with, it's your own choice, Senior."

Having said that, Sheji prepared to take a detour to the other corner and edited the text message.

"...Damn it... You told me to choose for myself..."

But isn't the answer obvious? Having said that, how could I possibly even think of leaving?

Thinking of this, Lu Yunzi stood back to his original position in a bad mood, quietly waiting for the development of things.

However, I still feel a little dissatisfied emotionally.

"Tsk, that guy Sheji..."

Act a little more like a junior to me! Doesn't that tone mean you don't consider yourself a junior at all?

It seems that I must teach him a lesson after this is over.

Looking at Li Yinghui sitting upright on the chair, Lu Yunzi, feeling inexplicably unhappy, secretly made up his mind.

I want to tell you...

Although she had prepared herself mentally, Ming Xinxi still felt a little timid when she saw Li Yinghui... Even if it was only a slight feeling, if Li Yinghui's attitude was not right, Ming Xinxi would still choose to escape.

"Ah...Akane-chan."

Li Yinghui, whose eyes were originally unfocused and looked like she was thinking about something, still noticed her approach.

It wasn't the serious attitude she had imagined, but he gave her a kind smile as usual.

"Um... um... I'm coming..."

Ming Xinxi seemed to be worried about something. When she responded, she couldn't help but look around, as if looking for the figure of Senior Sun.

"that..."

"Ah, if you are looking for Hao... he has already avoided you." Li Yinghui, who noticed this, explained.

"is that so..."

"It's not because I don't want to see you, but I'm afraid of bringing you psychological burden." Li Yinghui said as she stood up from her seat. Perhaps because she used too much force, the wound on her leg suddenly felt painful, causing her to lose her balance for a moment.

"Be careful..."

Seeing this, Ming Xinxi hurriedly took two steps forward and helped her up.

"...What's wrong with your leg...It turns out that you got injured because of me..." Only then did Ming Xinxi notice the bandaged wound on Li Yinghui's leg, and the guilt in her heart deepened again.

"I'm really bad..."

"..."

"I clearly said I wouldn't let anyone hurt you, but in the end, because of my own fault, I ended up getting you hurt..."

Now it seems that it would be better to leave without saying anything... Just as Ming Xinxi was thinking this, she suddenly felt a gentle touch on her cheek.

"Well..."

With the gentle force, Ming Xinxi felt her head slowly rising. She was completely absorbed by this gentle force and did not resist, raising her eyes again and again.

"..."

When he stopped, what appeared before his eyes was Li Yinghui's beautiful face. Just like before, beautiful and full of charm.

"Well..."

The distance was so close that I could almost feel her pure breath. Because of this, my cheeks began to heat up and my eyes couldn't help but want to look away.

She felt that she was no longer worthy of being treated this way by Xiaohui. However, the hands on her cheeks never dropped.

"There's no need to bow your head."

Those clear eyes were looking at him, without any negative emotions mixed in, just like usual...revealing her unique gentleness.

"...Hui..."

"You have your own reasons, right? And there are things you haven't mentioned yet... Actually, I should have noticed the change in you, Xiao Qian... But I didn't do anything. So I am also responsible for what happened."

"..."

What are you talking about? It's not like that... It's always been me...

The urge to say something was rising stronger than ever in Ming Xinxi's heart, and the words she had already decided to say...had reached the point where she could no longer suppress them.

"So...I'm sorry..."

"This isn't your fault, Xiaohui!"

Something seemed to be rolling in her hot eyes, and along with a cry from the heart, it flowed down Ming Xinxi's cheeks.

"Just for a moment... Can you listen to me for a few words?"

"...That won't do."

Li Yinghui slowly put down her hands.

"......"

Ah, that’s right… After all, I did something like that, no matter what, I won’t be believed easily.

...It's over...

As if she had lost some support, Ming Xinxi's tears began to flow uncontrollably.

"...If I want to explain it clearly, a short period of time won't be enough."

Be caught off guard.

For Ming Xinxi, who had the idea of ​​giving up for a moment, this was indeed a big reversal.

"...That...that means..." She confirmed carefully.

"Yeah." Li Yinghui nodded, then revealed a slightly mischievous smile, "I will listen carefully to what you have to say, so there's no need to set a time limit for yourself..."

"Damn it... Damn it..." Ming Xinxi raised her fist and lightly hit Li Yinghui's shoulder in front of her, not knowing whether it was a complaint. "...It's already this late... and you're still in the mood to joke... I thought... I thought you hated me..."

Tears are still falling.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I saw that you weren't acting like yourself, so I wanted to make a joke... Well, I didn't expect that Akane-chan would be so fragile right now..."

"Uh...uh..."

Ming Xinxi lowered her head again to hide her crying appearance and did not respond.

"Alright, alright..." Li Yinghui patted her back gently, "How could I possibly hate you?"

Chapter 41 I want to tell you...

When I was in trouble, although she didn't show that she needed help...she still showed up.

The reason they didn't express it was because they were in an unfamiliar environment and had no way to ask for help, let alone who to turn to. Everyone was afraid of violence and the darkness of the world, so even if it happened right before their eyes, they would still turn a blind eye.

I had given up hope and was ready to accept this reality...but miraculously, her figure appeared before me.

The person who saved me from the threat of violence, the person who always smiled when I saw him, the person who seemed easy to get along with, the person with a good personality, the person who always had a cheerful face...

"How could I possibly hate it..."

So now I'm going to listen. Take in everything you have to say...

Just like you answered my call for help back then...now, it's my turn to help you.

.....................

"It's clearly a hospital, but there aren't many people here..."

I only realized this after I wiped my tears. But it was also thanks to this that I realized what had happened. If someone had seen what had just happened... I really don't know what to think.

"Well... maybe it's because there are fewer people in this building." Xiaohui seemed to be unclear about the reason and continued to guess.

"call..."

It's time to say what I want to say...

"Xiaohui, actually I..."

"Um?"

She suddenly leaned close to my cheek, making me swallow back the words I wanted to say.

"Well... well..." After a moment's thought, he finally found the right words. "Actually... before I met you, I wasn't someone with clear goals... Or rather, without anyone to restrict me, I lived too freely, and ended up not knowing what to do with my life."

"Well..."