Xu's mother had no choice but to stop. "Then be careful on your way."
"Um."
Xie Jianyuan turned around and opened the door. Just as the door closed, he heard Xu's mother rambling on to Xu Chun.
"Do you know that Zhong Xiu called me specifically to ask how you were when she found out you were sick? You must thank her properly when you get better."
The rest of the conversation was inaudible. Xie Jianyuan stood there for a few seconds, his head slightly lowered as if he were thinking about something, before slowly walking away.
Meanwhile, Xu Chun, in the ward, interrupted her mother's rambling conversation, sighed softly with some weariness, and called out to her mother, "Mom."
Xu's mother paused, looked at him, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Xu Chun, are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Chun had a high fever last night, almost reaching 40 degrees Celsius. If she hadn't been discovered early and brought to the hospital, she really doesn't want to think about the consequences. Now she only has a low-grade fever and it hasn't completely subsided yet. Who can guarantee that she won't have a high fever again?
Unexpectedly, Xu Chun shook her head, so it seemed it wasn't a matter of feeling unwell. Just as Xu's mother was about to ask further, she heard Xu Chun whisper, "Zhong Xiu and I can't be together."
Xu's mother quieted down. Although her expression was calm, disappointment was still evident in her eyes.
Can I ask why?
Xu Chun paused for a few seconds upon hearing this, then slowly revealed a smile.
"Because I have someone I like."
Upon hearing this, Xu's mother's eyes widened in disbelief, her face beaming with undisguised joy. "What?"
Once she realized what was happening, she immediately launched into a barrage of questions.
"Where are you from? How did you meet? Are you in the entertainment industry or not? Are your parents easy to get along with?..."
Xu Chun smiled helplessly and interrupted her, "Whether they can end up together is still uncertain."
"You silly child, don't you know how to try and win her over? Girls need to be coaxed, just be a little sweet-talking, okay?" After saying that, she seemed to remember something and lowered her voice, "By the way, when are you going to bring her home to meet us? I promise I won't reveal anything."
Xu Chun's lips twitched slightly; she didn't know how to tell her that not only had she met her, but she had also brought her back and eaten with her.
However, after much persuasion, he finally stopped Xu's mother from introducing him to girls.
After spending more than a day in the hospital, Xu Chun felt that he was much better. However, Su Li wouldn't allow him to leave the hospital, firstly because Xu Chun still had a low-grade fever, and secondly because she had already spread the news that Xu Chun was hospitalized.
At first, it caused a huge sensation, with everyone speculating whether he had contracted some kind of illness. When the time was right, she came out to clarify that he had a fever and posted his medical records and a photo of Xu Chun in his hospital bed.
However, these posts were all published on her personal Weibo account. After all, if Xu Chun were to say this, it's inevitable that some haters would mock her for making a mountain out of a molehill.
Su Li is always thoughtful and considerate, so how could she not have thought of these things? In addition, Shen Zhu is now showing signs of slipping out of his control. More than once, she has intentionally or unintentionally brought up the fact that Shen Zhu is not distributing resources fairly. Not only does she leave the good resources to Xu Chun, but she also tears up his already limited resources and gives them to Xu Chun.
She got angry just thinking about it. He was the one who didn't want that role, and even she didn't want Xu Chun to take that terrible drama.
"Sister Su, is it ready now?"
Su Li snapped out of her daze, glanced at the photos on the phone Xu Chun had handed her, examined them carefully for a moment, and nodded. "Okay, that's fine, go ahead and send them."
After she finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and continued, "I told you to hand over your Weibo account to your team, but you wouldn't listen."
"It's okay." Xu Chun smiled and pressed the "send" button.
The fans on the other side of the screen genuinely cared about his health. He didn't want them to be so devoted to someone who wasn't even him. If it were him, he would feel terrible. Just imagining himself jumping up and down in front of someone he liked, trying to get their attention, only to find out that it wasn't them at all, and all the words he typed with such joy turning into a joke.
Xu Chun would occasionally go outside to walk around the hospital. He was staying in a VIP ward, and the corridor was very quiet with no strangers around.
That day, he got out of bed to go to the toilet and saw a somewhat familiar figure standing in front of the nurses' station.
The boy was wearing a loose blue striped hospital gown, which made his slender figure even more apparent. His slightly long black hair hung down, and his almond-shaped eyes were slightly upturned. He was smiling and chatting with the nurse.
However, perhaps because he looked too young, the nurse clearly treated him like a little brother and asked him how old he was.
The boy slowly grinned and said with a smile, "Sister, I'm twenty-one."
The nurse covered her mouth in surprise. "I thought you were underage."
After she finished speaking, the nurse noticed Xu Chun, a slight blush appeared on her face, and she greeted her softly.
The boy noticed Xu Chun's presence, his gaze slowly shifting to Xu Chun's eyes. After a moment, as if remembering something, he said, "It's you."
Xu Chun smiled and nodded when she saw that he recognized her.
The boy looked at Xu Chun, who was wearing the same hospital gown as him, and asked curiously, "Did you also commit suicide to get here?"
The news was so shocking that Xu Chun stared blankly, mouth agape, unsure how to respond. His gaze slowly moved downwards, landing on the boy's pale arm hidden in his wide sleeve, where he saw gruesome scars on his wrist.
"No, Mr. Xu has a high fever," the nurse quickly explained.
"I see." The boy pursed his lips, looking uninterested.
"Mr. Gu, why are you out again?" A panting man caught up with the boy. "You'd better go back quickly, or I'll be finished when President Gu finds out."
As the saying goes, "What you fear most is what happens," and as soon as the words were spoken, the elevator doors slowly opened.
Gu Zi walked out from inside with a sullen face.