"It's still a bit hot!" Mo Beichen looked at her helplessly and handed her a bowl of congee. "It's your skin that's burning, not my hands that are cold."
Xia Weilan's mind was a bit muddled. It took her a while to react. Looking innocent, she said, "I was clearly at home. How come...?"
This was really strange. She had actually caught a fever.
Mo Beichen had no choice but to tell her what he had seen after coming out of the bathroom. Finally, seeing Xia Weilan's speechless expression, it seemed that she herself was also quite helpless about such a thing.
After she finished the bowl of green congee, she pushed Mo Beichen. "Aren't you going to work? Hurry up. I'm awake. I'll go to school after getting the medicine."
It was the second day of school. She couldn't just skip classes.
Xia Weilan looked at the clock on the wall. Fortunately, it was still not too late to go to school.
"No way!" Mo Beichen pressed her body back onto the hospital bed. "You still have to rest here for a day. I'll ask for leave for you at school."
"I'm fine," Xia Weilan said. She felt that although she was a bit sluggish, it wasn't too serious. "I'm not that ill. There's no need to ask for leave. Aren't you going to work? Hurry up."
She glared at him to drive him away. Finally, she simply got out of bed.
"I'll go get your medicine. Sit still!" Mo Beichen looked at her helplessly.
"Okay!" Xia Weilan smiled and immediately pushed him out.
After Mo Beichen left, Xia Weilan checked the room to see if there was anything left behind. Then she also walked out.
She thought she would go downstairs to meet Mo Beichen so that he wouldn't come up again. But just as she took a few steps, a nurse suddenly walked out of a ward. And the man inside was someone Xia Weilan would recognize even if he turned to ashes. The man on the hospital bed had a bandage on one hand, and there were also quite a few bruises on his face. He stared blankly at Xia Weilan at the door. For a moment, a look of embarrassment flashed across his eyes.
Then, Ouyang Mingqi immediately called out when Xia Weilan was about to lift her foot. "Weilan."
Xia Weilan paused. Although she was curious about how he had ended up like this, she didn't want to inquire about his business.
But Ouyang Mingqi had already walked out. The bandage on his hand was brand - new, and the bruises on his face were so deep and obvious.
He looked extremely disheveled, but he rushed in front of her. "Why are you here?"
This was what he asked. The next second, seeing the blush on her face, he immediately realized that Xia Weilan might have had a fever.
"Are you okay?" he asked again.
Xia Weilan looked up at him and replied softly, "I'm fine."
Xia Weilan remembered that Ouyang Mingqi had been with Xiaochun yesterday. She couldn't help but ask, "Where's Xiaochun? What happened to you?"
It had only been one night. What on earth had happened to Ouyang Mingqi last night? And what about that little girl? Would she be implicated?
"She's okay. I..." Ouyang Mingqi closed his eyes with some difficulty. Then he said, "My company owes money, so I..."
"Okay. You should rest well. I'll be late for school." After feeling relieved, Xia Weilan was about to leave.
But the next second, he suddenly blocked her way. There were some inexplicable tears in his eyes, looking extremely desolate. "Believe it or not, I've never had any ill intentions towards you."
"Weilan!" Mo Beichen rushed over from the stairs in a hurry. He had just seen Ouyang Mingqi suddenly block Xia Weilan and had also heard what he said.
Xia Weilan glanced at Ouyang Mingqi indifferently. That look was extremely cold, without any emotion. Ouyang Mingqi's hand that was blocking her in front dropped. "Let's talk another day."
As he said this, he watched Xia Weilan and Mo Beichen leave together.
Now the stocks of the Ouyang family had plummeted. Even if they tried to restore their reputation now, the company wouldn't be able to get through the crisis so quickly.
At the school gate of University A, a car slowly stopped. A young and beautiful woman got out. Just as she got out of the car, she was called by the person inside the car. "Take this."
Xia Weilan turned around and saw a bottle of fruit juice being held out. Mo Beichen said it could reduce internal heat.
"Okay." Xia Weilan replied and reached out to take it. Then she turned around and strode towards the school. She was wearing a thick coat. The way she walked, looking rather clumsy, was a bit laughable. This was what Mo Beichen had specially found for Xia Weilan just now, for fear that she would catch a cold again.
As soon as Xia Weilan reached the school gate, the guard stared at her with wide eyes. Although it was still cold, the snow had melted. There was no need to be so exaggerated.
"Hello, uncle!" Xia Weilan greeted the guard with a big smile. Then she shuffled in.
In the black Maybach not far away, Mo Beichen had been watching Xia Weilan's figure. He heard her muffled greeting clearly. She was so cute. Mo Beichen curled his lips. The morning sun shone into his amber pupils, making them sparkle and look extremely handsome.
It was a long time before he withdrew his gaze and left.
At school, Xia Weilan entered the classroom and immediately put away the out - of - place coat. Fortunately, the classroom wasn't cold at all.
"Weilan, why do you look so pale?" Ruili asked with concern as soon as she saw her.
"Do I look pale? Don't I look radiant?" Xia Weilan raised her eyebrows.
"Caught a cold?" Ruili saw her put the coat and a green fruit juice on the table.
"Yeah." Xia Weilan sniffed. "You'd better stay away from me. Don't get infected. Sit over there today."
Xia Weilan casually pointed, and it just happened to be at the female class monitor. The female class monitor smiled at them.
Just like this, Xia Weilan sat alone in the corner and muddled through the day.
The next afternoon was the day for all kinds of school clubs to recruit new members.
Xia Weilan wandered alone in the crowd. She was almost fully recovered today, but her nose was still a bit stuffy. She touched her nose uncomfortably, making it red.
Mo Beichen saw Xia Weilan's figure from afar, but Xia Weilan didn't notice him.
Xia Weilan felt that everyone was looking at her too enthusiastically, but she didn't know that they were actually looking at the person who was following her closely.
"Classmate, come and participate in the badminton doubles competition. If the two of you participate and win, there will be prizes!" A classmate said to Xia Weilan enthusiastically.
"The two of us?" Xia Weilan looked up depressedly and only then noticed that there was a handsome young man standing beside her. "Why are you here?"
Mo Beichen looked at her silently, reached out his big hand to hold her palm, and replied, "I'm here to accompany you."
"Two of you, come and participate in our doubles badminton competition!" The classmate invited again.
"Okay." Mo Beichen replied and pulled Xia Weilan into the badminton hall.
The people following behind immediately swarmed in and also entered the badminton court.
This was undoubtedly the most well - attended event ever. The members of the badminton club were overjoyed. In this situation, why would they worry about not recruiting new members?
Almost many people had come because of Mo Beichen. Come on, this was a well - known figure in the capital. It was usually hard to even get a glimpse of him, but now they were lucky enough to see him play badminton on the court.
Xia Weilan let Mo Beichen pull her. After standing still, she was surprised and asked, "Do you like this?"
She had never seen Mo Beichen play badminton before and didn't know if he could play.
"Mainly to let you exercise more. Sweating will help you recover faster." It had been two days, and Xia Weilan's cold still wasn't completely gone. That was why Mo Beichen had come here uneasily.
The other classmates didn't know, but the classmate who had invited them at the beginning had been following them all the time. He was immediately full of envy. These two were really here to torture single people.
The noise on the badminton court suddenly stopped because it was Xia Weilan and Mo Beichen who were now on the court, and the opponents facing them were also a couple. Although they were a bit surprised that their opponent was Mo Beichen, they were quite confident in their badminton skills and weren't intimidated at all.
The two teams nodded to each other and then got into their stances.