Chapter 27: I’m Nineteen This Year

Qin Yingxia was looking through the small window, quietly observing the scene in the ward.

She even breathed softly, unwilling to shatter the beautiful dream before her.

Like a child hiding in a crack in the door, she was peeking at a happiness that didn’t belong to her.

Many years ago, her family was also happy and harmonious like this.

The current home is still warm, but the protagonist who is being pampered is no longer her.

She became an outsider, the superfluous one.

…

“Yingying?”

Yu Zhizhi lowered her voice and called her.

Qin Yingxia woke up from her daydream, her eyes trailing with tears that were about to fall, and her nose was also turning red.

“Xiao Xia, what’s wrong with you?” Xu Siwan handed her a tissue, her words full of concern.

“I’m fine…” Qin Yingxia sniffed, “SeniorYang’s parents are here, we won’t go bother them.”

“Then let’s pick a time to come again tomorrow, it’s almost ten o’clock.”

The three of them were about to leave when the door to the ward behind them opened without warning.

Yang’s father came out with a thermos to get hot water, and he bumped into the three of them, “You are…”

His gaze swept over the three of them, lingering on Qin Yingxia’s face for a few seconds before he smiled, “Are you Dai Dai’s roommates?”

Xu Siwan: “Yes, Uncle, we’re here to see Yang Dai.”

Yang’s father looked back at his daughter, as if asking for permission, then stepped aside to let the three of them in, “Okay, okay, come in, come in, have a seat…”

The three of them went in and placed the fruit and flowers they brought on the table. Xu Siwan was the first to speak, “Did the doctor come to check this afternoon? How is the situation?”

Yang Dai looked at the things they sent, her eyes moved slightly, “They took an X-ray, it’s confirmed to be a fracture.”

Yu Zhizhi: “It’s a serious fall, it takes a hundred days for a bone to heal! Senior Yang, you have to rest more.”

“I know.”

Although Yang Dai was talking to the other two, her peripheral vision was always on Qin Yingxia.

She was afraid in her heart, afraid that Qin Yingxia would expose her crimes in front of her parents.

Yang Dai knew that Jin Zhuo was helping Qin Yingxia, and her actions would definitely not be able to hide.

“Mom and Dad, I want to eat beef jerky, they sell it downstairs.”

Yang’s father and mother looked at each other, their eyes filled with worry, “Dai Dai ah…”

“Mom and Dad, I really want to eat it, I want to eat it now.” Yang Dai urged.

Yang’s father wanted to say something, but Yang’s mother pulled him, “Let’s go, let’s go, our daughter wants to eat, let’s go buy it back quickly, what’s there to say that we can’t say back?”

Before leaving, Yang’s mother also looked deeply at Qin Yingxia and told her, “We’ll leave our Dai Dai in your care.”

Qin Yingxia didn’t speak, she nodded slightly.

As soon as the two left, Xu Siwan and Yu Zhizhi also consciously retreated from the ward.

Xu Siwan put her hand on the doorknob, “We’ll be right outside, we won’t go far.”

The door closed.

The ward was very quiet, with the warm bone broth steaming.

“I didn’t expect you to come and see me.” Yang Dai broke the silence.

Qin Yingxia sat down on the chair next to the bed, her voice soft, her smile was always so charming, “Senior Yang, do you like Jin Zhuo?”

“Yes, I like him. I’ve liked him for much longer than you!” Yang Dai stared at her beautiful face, her lips curled up, her eyes full of contempt, “I’ve liked Jin Zhuo since my freshman year, actually I know you rely on your face to get a lot of benefits in this influencer business…”

“Qin Yingxia, you’ve only been at Imperial University for a few days? You know why you like Jin Zhuo, you know it in your heart.”

Qin Yingxia didn’t get angry but laughed, her tone without any blame, “Then what does Senior Yang think is the reason why I like Jin Zhuo?”

Yang Dai frowned, her voice unconsciously raised, “You had a crush on Jin Zhuo at first sight? Your so-called romantic love at first sight is simply because you saw Jin Zhuo’s face! He can bring you huge traffic, can’t he?”

“Of course not.” Qin Yingxia didn’t respond with the same fiery words as Yang Dai. She remained gentle and composed, “I like Jin Zhuo, I’ve liked him since I was twelve.”

Her eyes shimmered with starlight as she earnestly told Yang Dai, “By the way, I’m nineteen this year.”

Qin Yingxia likes Jin Zhuo.

This is the seventh year.

Yang Dai’s pupils constricted. She moved her lips but didn’t know what to say.

Seven years…

“Can you really like someone to this extent?”

Her fingers clenched the bed sheet, as if she had been slapped hard, she couldn’t raise her head in shame.

Qin Yingxia smiled brightly, “Jin Zhuo deserves it. He’s a good person, he deserves everyone’s liking…”

This is undeniable.

Jin Zhuo is a gentleman, he knows his boundaries.

During their morning run, he didn’t expose Yang Dai’s behavior in front of everyone, protecting her dignity.

Even when she tripped and fell, making a fool of herself, Jin Zhuo still helped her.

If he hadn’t been the first to disperse the crowd, contact rescue, and pull her out of the crowd, her situation would have been much worse.

Yang Dai bit her lip, not daring to speak.

“You might not believe it, but I didn’t start using the internet to make money.” Qin Yingxia’s voice sounded again.

She just wanted someone to talk to, so at first, she didn’t post any works, choosing to livestream and chat with netizens.

Later, Qin Yingxia did have the talent and luck in this area, she started to record her growth with photos, accumulating countless loyal fans.

These fans had a high level of affection for her, and she was naturally cute and sweet, which made her appealing to the general public.

Therefore, she didn’t have many haters.

Because of this, the photos Yang Dai posted in the comment section didn’t cause any major waves.

“Thankfully, those photos you posted were dealt with in time, and they didn’t affect my life.” Qin Yingxia looked at her, and after a long silence, she suddenly called her, “Yang Dai.”

Yang Dai subconsciously raised her head, “Huh?”

Qin Yingxia: “Get well soon.”

After saying this, she didn’t say anything else, she got up and left the ward.

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Xu Siwan and Yu Zhizhi, who were waiting at the door, immediately surrounded Qin Yingxia when she came out, “You didn’t fight, did you?”

“No.”

Yu Zhizhi looked back, and asked in a low voice, “Did Senior Yang apologize to you?”

Qin Yingxia didn’t say anything.

“Ah? If she didn’t apologize, are you not going to pursue her responsibility now, did she apologize to you?” Yu Zhizhi couldn’t bear to see Qin Yingxia suffer in silence, she was so good-natured.

Qin Yingxia shook her head, “No, even if she were to apologize to me now, it wouldn’t be sincere, it would be an apology forced out of her by her parents and our pressure.”

“I would feel like such an apology is fake,” Qin Yingxia chuckled, “I think it’s best if Yang Dai and I just go our separate ways from now on.”

She wouldn’t have any further dealings with Yang Dai.

Just now in the ward, Yang Dai’s parents looked at her with a hint of apology in their eyes.

They must have known what Yang Dai had done and had already spoken to her.

Xu Siwan pondered for a moment, “Give Yang Dai some time, she’ll figure it out.”

Yu Zhizhi: “Hopefully, it would be great if we could resolve the conflict and get along happily in the dorm!”

After all, they were in the same dorm, they would see each other all the time and it would be awkward.

The three girls’ figures gradually faded into the distance. When they all entered the elevator, the figure hiding in the corner came out.

Jin Zhuo leaned against the wall, looking lazy, he lowered his head and sent a WeChat message to Qin Yingxia, [There are so many stars tonight.]

Qin Yingxia, who had just stepped out of the hospital gate, looked up at the sky, it was indeed full of stars, a smile spread across her lips, and even her dimples appeared, [Yeah! It’s so beautiful, I love it….]

You.

She added silently in her heart.