Xie Ji glanced at Zhuang Huan, then was helped back by Ji Shi.
"I already told you not to go," Ji Shi poured Xie Ji a glass of water. "See if you still dare to cause trouble."
Xie Ji grumbled as he drank from his water glass, then looked at Ji Shi and asked, "Don't you have class?"
"I skipped it." Ji Shi leaned against the edge of the bed and smiled at him, "What's class compared to you? I just want you to see me the first thing you see when you open your eyes. How about that, aren't you touched?"
Xie Ji glanced at him. "The first thing I noticed was that you had no money."
Ji Shi: "..."
Small money pouch.
"I'm all better now, aren't I? Don't worry about me anymore. Go to class as usual." Xie Ji lay on the hospital bed with his legs crossed. "Look at me now, I'm as lively as ever."
Ji Shi rolled his eyes. "You're complaining about me again? Are you some kind of ingrate? I've been watching over you for seven days!"
"You should go back now, really, I just want to be alone for a while." Xie Ji reached out. "Hey, can I have my personal computer? I want to go online and see what everyone is saying about me."
Seeing that Xie Ji showed no sign of pain, Ji Shi was somewhat relieved. He took the personal computer, helped Xie Ji log into the campus network using his student ID, and then put it on Xie Ji's wrist. "Then you can take your time looking at it. I'll go back and sign in, and come see you tonight with some good food, okay?"
Xie Ji waved his hand. "Don't worry, brother, I want sweet and sour pork ribs, and I also want lotus root and duck blood soup, um... braised pork belly, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and something like that, and I also want crab stuffed oranges, thanks brother."
Ji Shi gave a doting hum and wrote down all the menu items Xie Ji: "I'll ask the doctor what you can eat and bring it to you tonight, be good."
Xie Ji gave an OK sign and looked down at the campus network page on his personal computer.
Not long after Ji Shi left, Xie Ji immediately pulled out his IV drip, jumped out of bed, and glanced out the window.
Ji Shi was already far away, he stood by the window and gestured to the difference between his ward and Lu Xunji's ward. He then climbed over the load-bearing block on the exterior wall of his ward, the one used to house the air conditioner unit.
Because they were brought to the hospital together, their wards were not far apart, only four or five wards apart. Xie Ji nimbly jumped from the load-bearing wall to the balcony of the ward next door.
The patient, who was resting in the ward, stared at him.
Xie Ji leaned over the edge of the balcony, gave the patient a sweet, apologetic smile, and then quickly climbed over.
patient. "...?"
This isn't a psychiatric ward, is it?
Why is a mentally ill person crossing the balcony from their hospital room?
Xie Ji climbed over four or five balconies before stopping to catch his breath.
Oh dear, this amount of exercise must have been really tough on Xie Ji. Her foot was already wrapped in gauze, but now the wound has reopened, and the white gauze is bleeding again.
However, compared to the days of the special exam, it was nothing. After resting for a while, Xie Ji climbed over the load-bearing wall and onto the balcony of Lu Xunji's ward.
The glass door to the balcony was closed, and heavy curtains blocked out all light. Xie Ji straightened his chest and raised his hand to knock on the glass door.
A few minutes later, the curtains were drawn back, and Zhuang Huan's sickly, pale face appeared before them.
He glanced at Xie Ji with a complicated expression, then opened the glass door.
Xie Ji paused for a moment, then squinted and said, "With such tight security, why are you two keeping the curtains drawn in broad daylight? What are you doing?"
Zhuang Huan looked at him and chuckled, "Why should I tell you? What if it's inappropriate for children?"
"So, I've interrupted your good time?" Xie Ji pointed at him. "I need to see someone today, so get out of the way."
At that moment, Lu Xunji's helpless voice came from inside the room. "Let him in."
Zhuang Huan stepped aside and said, "I'm not letting you see him for your own good, you little brat, so disobedient."
Xie Ji walked past him, baring his teeth. "You're the little brat."
Zhuang Huan chuckled softly, walked to the side, and switched on the light with a click.
The dark room suddenly brightened, and Xie Ji was momentarily blinded by the light. He heard Zhuang Huan say, "You two chat, I'll go out first. I'll schedule your second regeneration treatment surgery this afternoon. Remember, you can't eat or drink anything before the surgery."
"Um."
The door slammed shut, and Xie Ji was only able to open his eyes with difficulty.
Lu Xunji leaned against the headboard, his face pale and his expression unusually listless. Only when he looked up and saw Xie Ji did his purplish-red eyes regain some luster.
Xie Ji was immediately nailed to the spot. Lu Xunji on the bed was wrapped in white gauze from the waist down, looking like a ridiculous, half-wrapped mummy.
"No, weren't we supposed to be fine?" Xie Ji rushed over, staring at Lu Xunji's legs. "What happened?!"
Lu Xunji said, "It's alright, it can be cured. Don't get agitated. I already told you not to come."
Xie Ji raised his voice. "You call this nothing? Why can everyone come in to see you, but I can't?! You're injured like this, and you're still planning to hide it from me?!"
Lu Xunji raised an eyebrow. "In nature, male animals are used to showing their strongest and most beautiful side when courting. I am a normal male, and I want to always appear strong, beautiful, and unparalleled in front of you. So I don't want you to see me lying in a hospital bed like this, unable to even turn over. Is that so hard to understand?"
Xie Ji: "..."
Xie Ji: "Why is your leg like this?"
" Xie Ji, your brain is really suited for being thrown onto a bed and brutally beaten half to death, after all, it's so smooth, you can't remember anything."
Xie Ji pointed at him and threatened, "You can't move now. Do you believe I'll draw a turtle on your Little Ji and you'll be powerless to do anything about it?"
"Underneath the swamps of primeval forests often live insects with sharp mouthparts. They generally feed on carrion and will tear apart various animals that sink into the swamp," Lu Xunji said casually.
"Well, we wrapped it with military-grade plastic film, so I seem to be fine even when I got stuck..." Xie Ji scratched his head, his voice growing softer and softer.
He was only stuck there for five or six minutes, but Lu Xunji stayed in the swamp for more than three hours, and even the military-grade plastic sheeting would have been chewed up by the insects.
"Now that you've seen it, can you go back and rest quietly?"
Xie Ji walked over, gently touched the gauze on Lu Xunji's leg, and whispered, "Can it really be cured?"
"The Empire's medical standards are very advanced, so don't worry. Two more scans with the regenerative healing device will restore it to its original state." Lu Xunji thought for a moment and added, "Although I protested, the doctor insisted on wrapping the gauze up to my waist, but the wound is actually only two inches above my knee, not at the area you threatened to paint on."
Xie Ji: "..."
Xie Ji: "Who asked you?"
"Actually, your suggestion is a little tempting, but I can't remove the bandage right now, I'm afraid the wound will frighten you. Once I'm healed, you're welcome to leave any... um, calligraphy on it?"
Xie Ji: "..."
He now believes that nothing, except for that mental illness, can defeat Lu Xunji.
After all, only the mentally unstable can be defeated by the mentally unstable.