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Xu Hongdou was shocked by Li Haoyu's bizarre words.

She hesitated a little.

Li Haoyu said, "Well, I just want to see if you'll choose a different path like I did back then. If you haven't changed your mind after a while, then you should give it back to me personally."

"Even if I lose, what do you want? Don't you want to get back at them? If you're going to chicken out, you can just admit defeat and pretend I never said anything."

Li Haoyu was trying to trick Xu Hongdou.

He resorted to reverse psychology again.

As for why he insisted on giving Xu Hongdou a refrigerator magnet.

This is actually another of Li Haoyu's tricks.

Fridge magnets, or anything else, are pretty much the same; they act like an anchor point. Seeing this fridge magnet makes Xu Hongdou unconsciously think of herself.

In this subtle and gradual way...

This will deepen Xu Hongdou's impression of him.

Secondly, Li Haoyu wanted to exploit Xu Hongdou's competitive spirit to continue playing. After all, Xu Hongdou might be able to accept losing once, but losing too many times would make her lose her temper.

Xu Hongdou would then chase after Li Haoyu, trying to get back at him.

That way, the initiative would be in his hands.

Even if she really didn't care about winning or losing.

Li Haoyu could also use the refrigerator magnet as a pretext to get close to Xu Hongdou again.

That's really all there is to pursuing girls.

You need to make your presence felt more often, so that the other person might still be unable to let you go.

This is similar to taking general education courses in university. If you can become a familiar face to the teacher, although it may not bring any great benefits, it can at least help you avoid failing the course.

Xu Hongdou was subjected to Li Haoyu's relentless verbal assault.

Xu Hongdou's defenses were clearly starting to crumble.

Her slender fingers holding the refrigerator magnet went from clenching to relaxing, then relaxing again and clenching again.

In fact, Xu Hongdou has basically decided to accept Li Haoyu now.

At least for today, she had no way to refuse Li Haoyu.

Because Li Haoyu is quite cunning now.

Li Haoyu had already put his hands behind his back, and Xu Hongdou, as a girl, couldn't very well pull him and force them into his hands.

After all, if she were to get into a physical altercation with a guest in a hotel and others saw it, who knows what kind of rumors would spread.

It's just that I'm keeping things for others.

It's really a bit strange...

Li Haoyu continued, "Please accept this quickly. I'm full and ready to go back to my room to rest. Thank you for treating me to this wonderful meal."

Li Haoyu planned to cut things off quickly and decisively, not giving Xu Hongdou any time to ponder or think things through. He reasoned that if she had more time, Xu Hongdou might come up with a suitable excuse to reject him.

So he got there first. 🎉💢 ❻➈𝐬ĤùⓍ.¢όΜ ♕🎅

Li Haoyu dialed the number for the top-floor room directly.

Xu Hongdou was still a little dazed. "Hey, aren't you leaving soon? How am I going to return it to you later?"

Across the elevator, Xu Hongdou suddenly realized what was happening and asked.

Li Haoyu blocked the elevator with one hand and said, "Isn't that simple? I'll come to you myself. Like I said before, I'm quite confident about this bet."

"You can't win!"

Xu Hongdou said with a hint of resentment.

"You don't need to be so sure, okay? The decision to make this bet rests entirely with me."

"What makes you so confident?!"

It's not accurate to say that Xu Hongdou was overly competitive.

After all, Xu Hongdou's life in the first half was actually quite smooth.

Xu Hongdou is basically the kind of child that everyone in the family talks about. Her competitive spirit drives her to constantly strive for perfection and hopes to gain praise from others.

These are all subtle influences from childhood.

But what happens when someone else's child suffers the same harsh reality?

Their reactions are much stronger than those who have given up. So when they really encounter setbacks, they are less likely to admit their failure.

Even the most outstanding person will eventually experience a Waterloo.

Unless that person has a system, like Li Haoyu.

Therefore, Xu Hongdou's reaction was exactly what he expected.

Furthermore, Xu Hongdou looked at Li Haoyu's smile. She always felt that Li Haoyu, this stranger she had just met, seemed to know her inexplicably, as if he understood her temperament very well.

It's as if they have me completely under their thumb.

Although Li Haoyu's behavior seemed quite strange to her, it still brought a touch of novelty to her otherwise uneventful life.

This feeling was quite nice; at least Xu Hongdou didn't dislike or resist it yet. After all, who likes a monotonous life? Li Haoyu saw that the time was right.

He reached his hand back out of the elevator and said, "Never limit yourself. You can always do it. You are the only one who makes the decisions about your life."

As the elevator doors closed.

Li Haoyu's voice still echoed in her ears.

Xu Hongdou could still picture Li Haoyu's confident and determined gaze. This made her wonder why he could live such a carefree and confident life.

Xu Hongdou suddenly realized that since her breakup with her long-distance boyfriend, this seemed like the first time in a long time that she had eaten so closely with a guy.

This feeling seems pretty good?

Xu Hongdou felt... a strange feeling slowly growing and flowing in her heart... the past anger and embarrassment, as well as the helplessness of being touched on sore spots, all drifted away.

A tiny spark of impulse is also beginning to sprout. ♛🍮 ➅9ѕ𝕙𝓤Ж.Ć𝔬𝐌 ☟🐯

At this moment, Xu Hongdou glanced at the text message: "Ms. Xu Hongdou, your medical examination report is ready. Please pick it up at the hospital within three days."

Xu Hongdou glanced at the time.

It happened to be her day off.

She called Chen Nanxing.

Chen Nanxing answered the phone almost instantly. "Nanxing, the medical report is in. Come with me to the hospital tomorrow. I'm a little scared."

"No problem, I'll rest too."

"Then let's meet at the hospital at nine o'clock tomorrow."

……

"You are healthy, but your friend may have some problems."

Xu Hongdou was stunned.

She asked in surprise, "What's wrong with Nanxing? Is it serious?"

The doctor picked up his pen and pointed to the medical report, "Her pancreas looks a bit odd in size. You should take her for a CT scan as soon as possible and don't delay treatment any longer."

Chen Nanxing heard what the doctor said.

She was completely stunned.

She didn't know what to do.

She could only blink, as if that was the only thing she could do.

Xu Hongdou didn't dare to delay, and he hurriedly took Chen Nanxing to get a CT scan.

Xu Hongdou hurriedly paid Chen Nanxing's hospital fees.

Meanwhile, Chen Nanxing was holding his medical examination report and waiting for the CT scan results.

Xu Hongdou returned with the payment slip.

But for the first time, she didn't dare to approach her best friend.

Because she was afraid of crying in front of Chen Nanxing.

She absolutely cannot cry now, at least she feels she cannot.

"Xu Hongdou, you have to be strong. You're not the one who's suffering the most right now. If you cry too, what will Nanxing do? Will he be able to comfort you like before?"

"You have to be strong now, you're her only support now." Xu Hongdou kept encouraging herself, but her heart ached more and more.

Coincidentally, Chen Nanxing, who was waiting in the medical examination room, also saw Xu Hongdou.

Chen Nanxing forced a smile and looked at Xu Hongdou.

The two looked at each other silently.

This eye contact lasted for a long time.

The two were interrupted by the nurse's voice.

Chen Nanxing lowered his head and walked into the medical examination room alone.

Xu Hongdou saw Chen Nanxing go inside.

She finally lowered her head.

Large tears... dripped down.

……

Chen Nanxing's retest results came out quickly.

The result was the worst one.

Chen Nanxing already had advanced pancreatic cancer that had spread, making surgery unnecessary. The doctors could only alleviate his suffering through conservative treatment.

Xu Hongdou stayed with Chen Nanxing at the hospital that day.

It wasn't until Chen Nanxing's parents arrived from out of town that the situation changed.

Chen Nanxing's parents hugged Chen Nanxing and cried bitterly.

Xu Hongdou couldn't cry anymore either.

She felt a deep emptiness inside.

She just stood in the corner of the ward, watching the three of them longingly. This situation continued until late at night, until finally Chen Nanxing's father couldn't bear to watch any longer.

In his eyes, Xu Hongdou was also exhausted, and if things continued like this, she would collapse.

So, after his persuasion, Xu Hongdou went back to her rented room alone. She heated up some rice and then took some leftovers from the refrigerator.

Actually, Xu Hongdou wasn't hungry to begin with, and now she has no appetite at all.

However, she has to work a full day at the hotel tomorrow, so she needs to eat something to tide her over, otherwise she really won't be able to handle such a heavy workload.

Just as Xu Hongdou was eating her rice.

She was forcing herself to eat a little something.

My mother called.

"How could Nanxing, such a young child, get such a disease? Her parents must be so heartbroken! Luckily, your checkup that day didn't reveal anything wrong. I didn't hear you clearly at the time; my heart was pounding..."

In the past, Xu Hongdou would patiently listen to her mother's nagging.

But this time she really couldn't hold back. She held her head in her hand and said, "Mom, I'm still cooking. The food will get cold soon, so I'll hang up now."

Sure enough, Xu's mother heard Xu Hongdou say that.

She said somewhat flusteredly, "Then you..."

As for what Xu Ma said later.

Actually, Xu Hongdou couldn't hear clearly anymore. Finally, no one would bother her. She could cry quietly by herself for a while longer.

Xu Hongdou felt that her beliefs had been shattered in those few short hours. From a young age, she had always firmly believed that a girl who smiles often is always lucky.

A girl like this will definitely have a better and better life.

But God, you've really gone blind this time.

Nanxing is such a cheerful girl, why can't you see anything about her? Xu Hongdou felt her long-held beliefs shattered.

For the first time, she experienced utter helplessness.

But she couldn't possibly reveal that before Chen Nanxing's parents arrived, Chen Nanxing was all alone. As her best friend and confidante, did she really have any room to shirk responsibility or run away from the situation?

So even though she couldn't escape the enormous boulder of pancreatic cancer, and knew she couldn't avoid being crushed, Xu Hongdou could at least hold on for a while, giving Chen Nanxing some breathing room.

She has done it today.

But she still couldn't change anything.

In fact, Chen Nanxing had complained to himself more than once.

She was always complaining of backaches and pains; why didn't I think about it more carefully back then? Why didn't I pay more attention to her life? Why didn't I take her to the hospital for a checkup sooner?

If Chen Nanxing's pancreatic cancer had been detected and treated surgically earlier, before it spread, there might still be hope for a cure.

Xu Hongdou ate her meal silently.

Her tears slowly streamed down her face.

It couldn't be stopped any longer.

Li Haoyu had already learned about Chen Nanxing's condition through Li Meiyu. Otherwise, a workaholic like Xu Hongdou would only be bedridden if she were seriously ill.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken so many days off at once.

The day has finally come.

Even Li Haoyu felt it was a pity, after all, Chen Nanxing was a very likable girl.

What's more, Li Haoyu once saw Xu Hongdou in the hotel lobby. One second she was forcing a smile at the guests, the next second a hint of sadness flashed across her face.

But it couldn't be hidden no matter what.

It's really heartbreaking!

Even Li Haoyu, who prided himself on being hard-hearted, was starting to lose his composure.

Actually, when Li Haoyu watched "Where the Wind Blows," he was deeply moved by the friendship between Chen Nanxing and Xu Hongdou.

After all, Li Haoyu was used to seeing the catfighting best friends in "Tiny Times," so encountering such a refreshing friendship suddenly made him a little emotional, even though his defenses were actually quite high.

Li Haoyu even felt that their relationship had transcended that of simple best friends. Their bond had reached the level of being recognized by both sets of parents as sworn sisters.

Compared to Xu Hongdou's aloofness, Chen Nanxing is a social butterfly, extremely outgoing and cheerful. Logically, such a person would usually be somewhat carefree, but Chen Nanxing is also very meticulous.

She remembered that Xu Hongdou had a bad stomach and would nag like Tang Sanzang, complaining about her sloppiness while cleaning her refrigerator, frowning as she handed her a drink, and reminding her not to drink too much...

Such a person, without any prior warning, was suddenly diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Let alone Xu Hongdou, even Li Haoyu wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Li Haoyu has no intention of advancing his relationship with Xu Hongdou at all. Taking advantage of her vulnerability like that is simply too shameless; even someone as thick-skinned as Li Haoyu wouldn't accept such a thing.

Li Haoyu followed silently behind Xu Hongdou.

He then discovered that Xu Hongdou was walking unsteadily.

Fortunately, Li Haoyu reacted quickly and caught Xu Hongdou.

When Xu Hongdou woke up.

She is already lying in a hospital bed.

Xu Hongdou noticed that Li Haoyu seemed a bit down. "What's wrong with me?"

Li Haoyu said, "I happened to see you faint at the hotel, so I took you to the hospital."

Xu Hongdou nodded and weakly thanked Li Haoyu.

It was just evening.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Xu Hongdou's hospital bedside.

Seeing this, Xu Hongdou couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"This damn awful sunset."

"How can she still be so beautiful!"

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