Chapter 141: This pancake is so delicious, I must buy one for Xie Qin next time

Late night hospital hallway, the light was cold and white.

Xie Qin leaned against the wall, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing the edge of his phone, the screen had long since darkened. Watching a doctor walk out of the ICU, he stood up straight almost instantly, his originally tense shoulder line trembled, and his footsteps subconsciously walked forward, "How is the situation?"

The doctor shook his head, his expression solemn: "The situation is not very optimistic, currently it hasn't passed the critical period, and needs to be observed for another night. But fortunately, it was sent in time, as long as it survives tonight, there shouldn't be too much of a problem."

The long night seemed endless.

It wasn't until five in the morning that Xie Jianye was out of danger and transferred to a VIP private ward.

Xie Qin's eyes were filled with tired bloodshot eyes. Standing by the hospital bed, he looked at the drip hanging, and asked the nurse on duty: "Is there a place to charge?"

The nurse hadn't seen such a handsome guy, couldn't help but look at him a few more times, "Yes, you can borrow a power bank downstairs."

It was only after charging the phone that it was turned on, showing only two bars of power.

In a while, he saw more than a dozen missed calls.

There were also dozens of messages on WeChat.

The pinned contact also had messages sent by Shen Li: When are you coming back?

Seven hours apart.

Sent another one at twelve midnight.

Still not better?

The message was very brief, but it made people feel a sweet taste, and the corners of his mouth lifted unconsciously.

Xie Qin looked at the time, November 8th happened to be Saturday.

Facing the chat page, he replied to the message.

Xie Qin typed on the phone keyboard: Mm, it's fine. Not urging you to go to class today, sleep well, send me a message when you wake up.

Shen Li actually didn't rest too well either.

She had insomnia, couldn't sleep.

Shen Li's eyes had just closed for a while, when she heard the vibration of a message, she opened them again, picked up the phone and saw it was his message, so she replied: Is taking care of people very hard, did you rest well? Is your family okay?

This was the longest string of text Shen Li had ever sent since they had been dating for so long.

Xie Qin had just gotten into the elevator, there was no signal, and only received the information after walking out of the elevator. The sound made his footsteps pause.

Looking at the returned message.

Xie Qin only felt that the string in his heart that had been taut was touched lightly by this light concern, soft and painful.

【It's fine, the surgery went very smoothly and it's out of danger.】

After sending it, his fingertips paused slightly, and added another sentence: 【Did you not sleep all night, or just wake up.】

Shen Li stared at the screen, the light of the screen reflecting in her eyes, her heavy head turned slowly, this second sentence carried a bit of danger.

If she said she couldn't sleep all night because she missed him, would it make her seem too "hungry" for him?

This thought, this word, Shen Li didn't know if it was used correctly.

Probably also afraid he would be angry, in order to maintain the stability of the two's relationship.

Thinking for a few seconds, she sent it to him.

Shen Li: 【I was asleep, woke up when I heard the sound.】

Just after sending it, he replied almost in seconds.

Xie Qin: 【Got it, I woke you up. Pay attention next time, I'll send it when you wake up. The time is still early, sleep a bit more. When you wake up, I'll be about finished here.】

Shen Li frowned slightly: She shouldn't have said that to him.

He sent it again: Sleep quickly

Don't reply!

Shen Li replied: Oh.

Stared at the screen for two seconds.

Fine.

He didn't pay attention to her.

Three seconds.

He really didn't pay attention to her.

Actually, she could still chat with him for a while.

The Mathematics Competition starts at nine, candidates usually have to arrive at the exam room early.

Shen Li's head was still dizzy, she had slept for less than three hours.

She was woken up by Zhao Zhouyuan's phone alarm.

As soon as the alarm rang, Zhao Zhouyuan didn't have the habit of lying in bed, lifted the quilt, folded it, and climbed down from the bed to wash up.

Her phone was still left on the bed.

Shen Li wanted to sleep a bit more, just didn't know how many alarms she had set, just fell asleep, the alarm rang every few minutes, making her feel a bit irritable, but didn't flare up.

She knew, there was an exam today.

Thinking it would ring for a while, she simply got up.

Her black and shiny long hair was a bit messy, her bright face was full of sleepiness, she had no spirit, and the whole person was listless.

Sitting under the bed, lowering her head, staring at a place without moving, also didn't look at where specifically, just staring blankly at a place.

Zhao Zhouyuan came out after ten minutes in the restroom, seeing Shen Li who got up so early, she was also surprised, wanted to say something, but stopped herself, and swallowed the words. Walked to the balcony, used a clothes pole to pick down the clothes that had been stained with color before, now the clothes had returned to their original appearance, clean, without half a trace.

Changed clothes, then took the phone on the bed down, turned off all alarms, and went out.

The process didn't even take twenty minutes.

Walked to Shen Li's side, seeing her sitting in her seat, it took a while to wake up...

This Mathematics Competition wasn't at their own

Those with fewer people found their own companions.

Shen Li was not with the other five people from the Xianxing Education Institution.

Yang Zhou waited downstairs at the dormitory building for over ten minutes before he saw Shen Li walk down, wearing a hoodie with the hood up, her head lowered, and her hands tucked into her front pockets.

He hurried forward anxiously. Seeing her looking like she hadn't woken up yet, he felt a bit uneasy. "Didn't sleep well last night?"

Shen Li, listless, nodded.

Yang Zhou closed his eyes and slapped his own head. "This is exactly what I was afraid of with you. Hurry up and get in the car first."

Shen Li was dazed as she was pushed into the passenger seat. Yang Zhou quickly fastened her seatbelt and stepped on the gas pedal to set off.

The person who was usually unkempt and too lazy to even shave had tidied himself up neatly today.

Inside the car, Yang Zhou chattered on: "There's breakfast in the car, eat something first. The exam starts at nine, there's still over an hour, so we should make it in time. When you start the exam, you must not be nervous; answer the questions with your usual mindset. Look closely at the exam room, don't go to the wrong one. Also, your admission ticket number and ID card, I've put them all in a pencil case for you. You must read the questions very carefully, leave the ones you can't do blank for now."

As he spoke, he glanced at her again. Shen Li was still biting into a preserved vegetable pancake, and watching this made Yang Zhou feel like she wouldn't be able to finish it. "You little girl, all day long, you look like you haven't woken up."

Shen Li: This pancake is so delicious, I should buy one for Xie Qin next time.

Yang Zhou: "How can you be so carefree!"

When they reached the exam site, there were thirty-five minutes left; the timing was just right.

At the school gate.

Yang Zhou watched the examinees coming and going, his old heart in his throat, thumping wildly—he was even more nervous than when his own wife was giving birth back in the day.

"Can you guarantee you'll get first place?"

Shen Li nodded, not saying a word.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Zhou seemed to suddenly remember something and slapped his head. "Oh no, I forgot, I forgot... I almost forgot!"

He hurriedly shoved the pencil case into her hand and urged her repeatedly: "If you can really charge into the top three, my Yang family, from the eighteen generations of ancestors down to the next few generations, will all remember this great favor of yours. My wife's life is in your hands."

Shen Li: "..."

"Say something, answer me? Otherwise, I have no peace of mind, I'm shaking with panic."

Shen Li raised her eyes, looking at him with sleepy eyes: "Mm."

"You..."

"..."

"Oh, I can't take it, my heart is pounding." He clutched his chest, wanting to take some medicine to calm down. "You must remember my words, read the questions carefully, do plenty of rough work, there is enough time, don't write the intermediate steps wrong."

Shen Li didn't want to deal with him anymore and turned to walk into the school.

Walking into the campus, many students had already arrived at their exam rooms.

The exam rooms were also randomly assigned.

In a classroom on the first floor, Zhao Zhouyuan picked up her water cup, wanting to take a sip, but fearing she would need to use the restroom during the exam, she hesitated and gently put it back down.

Who knew that at this moment, her gaze suddenly paused, and a familiar and clear figure fell into her eyes.

Zhao Zhouyuan widened her eyes in astonishment.