The two of them sat quietly in the pavilion. Every so often, Su Muzhi got out of her wheelchair to stretch her legs.
She could leave her wheelchair, but she couldn't get away from Jiang Linyuan.
"How much longer are you going to keep me cooped up? It's been almost a week, hasn't it? Auntie Sachima still won't let you out?"
Jiang Linyuan held Su Muzhi's hand as he walked with her along the steps.
He'd actually planned to support her, but Su Muzhi had said she wasn't so weak that she needed that, so he settled for holding her hand.
Still, Little Su's hand was so warm and soft, like a cat's paw.
"Under normal circumstances, I'd probably be able to go back to school soon. But you brought me out today, so maybe they'll extend it."
Su Muzhi smiled as she bounced up and down the steps, as if she found it fun.
"Don't be ridiculous. You've barely walked at all today. I'm the one who's suffered, along with Miss Wheelchair."
Jiang Linyuan bounced along with her, feeling like the two of them were a pair of idiots.
"My mom wouldn't see it that way."
Su Muzhi hopped onto a step, stopped, and turned to look at Jiang Linyuan beside her.
"You've whisked me so far away. She must be furious. You're going to be in trouble later."
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have brought you out."
Jiang Linyuan didn't mind. Auntie Sachima really did wield enormous power, while Emperor Father, the vice principal, had his graduation certificate in his hands.
If the two of them really pushed him too far, he'd have no choice but to trade Little Su's ultrasound report for a slim chance of survival.
But they probably weren't that awful. After all, they'd