After I left home with a broken heart, my whole family begged me to come back

Chapter 8 The Goddess Shows Her Good Will
"Your ribs are injured, so you probably won't be able to skip the morning exercises tomorrow. I'll ask for leave for you tomorrow." Bai Ji said as he placed Xie Chen's medicine on a cabinet next to Xie Chen's bed.

"Well, go wash up! The lights will be turned off soon." Xie Chen urged a little embarrassedly.

Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School has strict management, and the lights in the dormitories will be turned off collectively at a certain time.

If you don't clean up now, the lights will go out soon and it will be dark and difficult to clean up.

Bai Ji responded, "You should take a good rest and don't think too much. With your ability, you can still be admitted to a key university even if you don't study for a month."

After Bai Ji finished speaking, he quickly ran to pack up.

Xie Chen didn't clean up. The pain in his ribs and mental exhaustion made him not want to move at all.

He lay on the bed with his clothes on, took out his cell phone, and transferred 500 yuan to Bai Ji to pay back the medical expenses that Bai Ji had paid for him.

Bai Ji followed him to the hospital and stayed there for a whole night. He couldn't let others do the work and pay for it.

Three minutes later, Bai Ji came back from the bathroom and the lights in the dormitory were turned off at this time.

"Xie Chen, have you applied the medicine?" Bai Ji asked softly.

Xie Chen responded, "I'm painting it."

He only injured his ribs, not his hands or feet.

Everyone treats him like a national treasure, which makes him feel warm but also a little embarrassed.

"Um... do you need my help?" Bai Ji asked in a low voice.

"No, thank you." Xie Chen politely declined Bai Ji's kindness.

"Oh, then you should go to bed early. If you feel uncomfortable at night, call me." Bai Ji reminded enthusiastically.

After saying that, Bai Ji climbed onto his bed.

Although Xie Chen said that he lived on campus for the final month's sprint, none of them believed him.

After all, Xie Chen came to school injured, and he refused to tell us how he got injured. Did Xie Chen have some conflict with his family?
But Xie Chen is a good student with good character, and he never gets into conflicts with anyone. So why is he having conflicts with his family?

……

The next day, Bai Ji took Xie Chen's medical bill to the hospital and asked for leave from his class teacher.

Xie Chen is a good student and never causes trouble in class. When the head teacher saw the list, he immediately allowed Xie Chen not to do morning exercises in the last month before the college entrance examination so that he could recover well.

After all, Xie Chen's grades have always been stable, and the head teacher is counting on Xie Chen to give him a surprise during the college entrance examination.

Now that Xie Chen is injured, the head teacher is more anxious than Xie Chen.

But don’t let it affect the college entrance examination which is one month later.

Xie Chen did not do morning exercises. While his classmates were doing exercises, Xie Chen went to the classroom for morning self-study.

Familiar high school textbooks and exercises are piled high on the desk, forming a wall of knowledge.

Xie Chen buried himself in these textbooks and exercises, completely absorbed in his studies.

Fifteen minutes later, the students came back from physical exercise.

Bai Ji wiped the sweat off his face and sat down next to Xie Chen in a casual manner.

"I'm so tired." Bai Ji panted, picked up a book and began to fan himself, "Are you feeling better?"

Xie Chen hummed softly, "Much better."

A burst of fragrance came, and Song Xue, wearing a washed-out school uniform, hurried to Xie Chen.

"Xie Chen, I didn't see you during morning exercises today. Are you feeling unwell?" Song Xue stood in front of Xie Chen's desk and looked at him embarrassedly.

Before Xie Chen could reply, Bai Ji answered for him, "He has a fractured rib."

"Ah?" Song Xue's eyes widened in surprise. "How could the ribs be cracked?"

Bai Ji spread his hands, "I don't know about that."

Song Xue looked at Xie Chen, "Are you okay? I'll go to the infirmary with you after class?"

"No need, I already accompanied him to the hospital yesterday." Bai Ji once again became Xie Chen's substitute.

Song Xue said, "Then... I'll go back to my seat first."

After Song Xue finished speaking, she sat back in her seat.

Xie Chen turned his head and glanced at Song Xue. Perhaps because she had just finished running, Song Xue's face was a little pale, and she looked even uglier than his. ...

After the morning self-study get out of class, everyone rushed to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

Xie Chen waited until everyone had left, then stood up and walked towards Song Xue, "You don't look well? Are you sick?"

A trace of panic flashed across Song Xue's face, and she quickly denied, "No."

Xie Chen didn't think much about it, thinking that it was because the college entrance examination was approaching and Song Xue was under a lot of pressure.

"Xie Chen, why did you suddenly live on campus?" Song Xue raised her hand to smooth her hair at the temples and asked casually.

"Make a final push one month before the exam." Xie Chen did not tell the truth to Song Xue.

After all, family disgrace should not be made public.

Song Xue didn't ask any more questions. She just lowered her head and nodded, looking like she was worried about something.

Song Xue's family was not well off, and she was able to reach the third year of high school thanks to her good academic performance. The school waived her tuition and awarded her some scholarships every semester.

Otherwise, given the patriarchal mentality of Song Xue's family, Song Xue would have dropped out of school and gotten married long ago in exchange for a dowry for her brother.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Xie Chen changed the subject.

Because he was injured, his roommates took care of him and brought him meals to the classroom.

If Song Xue doesn't go to eat now, there will only be leftovers in the cafeteria soon.

"I... am not hungry." Song Xue lowered her head. Although she said she was not hungry, her stomach began to growl.

Xie Chen's expression changed slightly as he looked at Song Xue, as if he saw his former self.

Living in darkness, feeling inferior and sensitive, yet having the ultimate self-esteem.

Song Xue felt a little embarrassed and looked awkward. In order to hide her embarrassment, she stood up and left the classroom.

Xie Chen stood there for a while and then returned to his seat.

Zhou Huimin walked into the classroom carrying Xie Chen's lunch box. "Eat. After dinner, I'll help you clean the lunch box."

Xie Chen thanked him and started eating breakfast.

After dinner, Zhou Huimin helped Xie Chen wash the lunch box.

After a while, the students returned to the classroom one after another.

The schedule is tight and the tasks are heavy in the third year of high school, and every student’s life basically revolves around these three points.

Besides the cafeteria, there are classrooms and dormitories.

Song Xue also came back with a bag in her hand.

The bag has the logo of a dessert shop printed on it.

As if she was afraid of being discovered, Song Xue put her hands behind her back the moment she walked into the classroom.

Xie Chen lowered his eyes slightly.

This dessert shop is Xie Ci’s favorite.

The pastries in the dessert shop are very expensive.

Song Xue's family is not well off, so she probably wouldn't be willing to spend money to buy such things.

An inappropriate thought flashed through Xie Chen's mind.

Xie Ci and Song Xue?
No, he shouldn't doubt Song Xue.

As soon as Xie Chen finished this thought, he caught a glimpse of Xie Ci passing by the window out of the corner of his eye.

Xie Ci is in the same school as him, but not in the same class. He is in an elite class where most of the students got in based on their own abilities.

Most of the students who were admitted to the aristocratic class that Xie Ci attended had donated money to the school and entered through the back door.

Xie Ci walked to the door of Xie Chen's class, paused, and subconsciously glanced inside the classroom.

Seeing Xie Chen sitting quietly in the classroom, his eyes suddenly darkened.

(End of this chapter)