I hide the white roses behind me

Chapter 241 I Know You're Awake
"She's fine. After this drip, she just needs to have a good sleep."

In front of the emergency bed, Xu Zhisheng gently patted Lin Zengxian's arm, and rarely put away his usual slightly cynical smile, and put on a rare pair of sincere eyes, signaling Lin Zengxian to relax.

"Thank you, Dr. Xu."

Although he himself could not get along with others in the same cheerful way as Xu Zhisheng, the other party's professional level had always been convincing, and now he was helping to treat his sister, so Lin Zengxian stretched out his hand and wanted to shake hands with this person.

"If you really want to thank me, then you can treat me when I travel to Qingdao or Stockholm in the future."

After being sincere for a moment, Xu Zhisheng returned to his old ways, with a cynical smile on his face. He grabbed Lin Zengxian's wrist, made Lin Zengxian's palm face him, and then reached out and slapped it, turning the handshake into a high-five.

"Of course, I'll cook and treat you to authentic Chinese food."

Taking the initiative, he clapped his hands again, and Lin Zengxian accepted that this was the first cheerful friend he had seen in all these years.

"Okay, I'm going to go call the girl I like. We'll meet next time somewhere other than the hospital."

Turning and walking out of the emergency room, Xu Zhisheng waved to Lin Zengxian with his back to him, and disappeared from Lin Zengxian's sight like a gust of wind.

The worries that had been running rampant in his heart all the way were soothed. Lin Zengxian relaxed his tense shoulders and slowly leaned down, supporting himself on the edge of the bed with one hand and touching Liu Zhimin's hand where the drip was received with the back of his fingers with the other hand.

It feels cold and not at all as energetic as before.

Standing up and looking at the IV bottle, Lin Zengxian reached out and pinched the flow rate regulator to slow down the drip.

Then, he took out his cell phone and called up the interface for talking with Liu Zhien.

[Jimin Today]
After writing four words, Lin Zengxian paused with his thumb hovering above the phone screen without moving.

It turned out that I didn't even know whether Liu Zhimin lived in the company dormitory or at home...

[Ji-eun, I went to the company to see Ji-min. She looks fine. Don’t worry. I’ll take her out for dinner now.]
After another pause, Lin Zengxian's fingertips did not move to the "Send" key.

He fixed his gaze on the hospital bed. The girl with her eyes closed looked pale, her cheekbones were more prominent than before, her cheeks were no longer round, and her lips were chapped and peeling, with little blood color left.

[Ji-eun, I'm going to the company to see Ji-min. Now take her to dinner. Leave it to me. I'll watch her and make her eat more.]
send.

Putting away his phone, Lin Zengxian took a deep breath without leaving any trace, then turned around and looked at Jin Minxuan who was standing obediently at the end of the bed and making room for him.

"You brought her to the hospital, didn't you? Thank you."

Forcing a smile, Lin Zengxian waved to the girl who looked younger than her actual age.

"It's okay, Jimin-unnie and I are friends."

With a pounding heart, Jin Minyan glanced at the silent Xu Youli and walked towards her quietly.

"I remember you are from Busan, right? You usually live in the dormitory. It's already late, I'll take you back to rest, leave this to me."

Taking out the car keys he had just borrowed from Xu Zhisheng, Lin Zengxian turned to Xu Youli again.

"Yuli, you should go home and rest as well. Zhimin should be able to sleep for a while. I'll ask the nurse to help take care of her for a while. I'll take you guys first."

Without paying attention to Xu Youli's silence at this moment, Lin Zengxian looked into the distance, ready to find a nurse.

"Doctor Lin, let me take them there. You just stay here and take care of the squad leader."

Walking quickly towards him, Jiang Shengzhi was carrying a backpack and wearing a baseball cap, ready to leave.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then. Thank you."

After a little hesitation and looking at each other, seeing the other's clear eyes, Lin Zengxian finally agreed.

Besides, Xu Zhisheng also treats this person as his younger brother, so this person can be trusted.

"Yes, I'll leave first then."

After bowing to Lin Zengxian politely, Jin Minyan obediently moved to Jiang Shengzhi's side.

They are all trainees from the same class and have known each other for a long time.

"I want to stay, can I?"

With her head down, Xu Youli's voice was muffled, as if she had made a mistake standing in front of the teacher. A few seconds passed, Lin Zengxian did not speak, Xu Youli pursed her lips, not daring to breathe, and felt that these few seconds were as long as several minutes.

If Lin Zengxian insisted on letting her go, then she would have no choice but to leave. She knew that she would definitely obey.

but……

"Okay, then you can stay."

Walking past Xu Youli, Lin Zengxian stuffed a few large-denomination bills into Jiang Shengzhi's hand and patted the young man on the shoulder.

The ward was quiet and there were other patients, so no pushing or pulling to make any noise was allowed. Lin Zengxian, a foreigner, was not one to put on airs, so Jiang Shengzhi simply took the money for the two of them to take a taxi, and left with Jin Minxuan.

For a moment, the bedside fell into relative silence.

Lin Zengxian stood there, looking at the haggard little face, a little absent-minded.

He hurried all the way here, first took a look at Liu Zhimin, and then went to find Xu Zhicheng. If it weren't for Jiang Shengzhi's help, he would still have to drive Jin Minxuan. Now he felt a little settled, and couldn't help but want to relax for a while and take a break.

Xu Youli noticed Lin Zengxian's tiredness and didn't say anything. She just stood beside him quietly and watched Liu Zhimin with him until a nurse passed by pushing a cart and the sound of the wheels brought Lin Zengxian back to his senses.

"Yuli, you must have come here in a hurry, you probably haven't had dinner yet."

Turning around, Lin Zengxian met Xu Youli's slightly red eyes, and was slightly startled.

Did you cry just now?
"Lin Oppa, have you had dinner?"

Responding a little slowly, Xu Youli folded her hands behind her back and intertwined her fingers.

Xu Youli and Lin Zengxian were already familiar enough with each other that it was normal for her to call him "oppa" affectionately, but she still fixed the address to the one with the surname.

Xu Youli also knew that Lin Zengxian had never intended to explore these titles. In this person's eyes, they were all the same. As long as it was a normal and polite title, he could call him whatever he wanted.

"No, I'll go get two sandwiches and coffee, and we'll make do for now."

Pointing to the only small chair beside the bed and motioning Xu Youli to sit down, Lin Zengxian left the emergency room silently.

Xu Youli's eyes followed his back until she could no longer see him, then she looked away.

"Yeah, sandwiches and coffee, ok."

Looking down at her newly bought windbreaker, Xu Youli whispered to herself.

Then, she tilted her head back, opened her mouth slightly, took a deep breath, and exhaled with a trembling sound.

Finally, she closed her mouth and gritted her teeth gently.

"Grapefruit."

Bending over and moving the small chair forward, Xu Youli sat in front of Liu Zhimin, looking at the face of her former best friend, her eyes gradually changed from dull to smart.

"Ah……"

After closing her eyes briefly, Xu Youli suddenly laughed out loud.

"Grapefruit."

Xu Youli reached out and pinched the corner of the quilt.

"Don't pretend to be asleep, I know you are awake."

Xu Youli lifted the corner of the quilt a little.

"It's okay to lie to others, but there's no need to lie to me."

Xu Youli symbolically poked Liu Zhimin's shoulder lightly.

Then, she really heard that familiar voice.

"Ok, I know."