Chapter 97: I! LIKE! YOU!

There was an 8:00 AM class today, but by the time Shen Li woke up, it was already eleven o'clock.

She had overslept and was late.

As an excellent student who had never skipped a class in her three years of high school, she had become lazy after coming to Chengde University.

She didn't even realize she had overslept; when she checked her phone, it had already shut down automatically because she had forgotten to charge it.

In the bathroom, Shen Li brushed her teeth with a haggard expression. Looking at herself in the mirror, she was as pale as a ghost, with a cowlick standing up on the top of her head. She reached out to smooth it down.

After washing up, she walked a few steps and felt her head spinning, as if it were stuffed with cotton. Her head felt heavy, her feet felt light, and she had no strength in her body.

Seeing the balcony door left open, she remembered she had forgotten to close it after hanging out her laundry last night.

It was autumn, and the temperature had dropped sharply.

Her quilt wasn't very thick, either.

She touched her forehead with the back of her hand; it seemed she had a bit of a fever.

She didn't have any cold medicine.

She hesitated about whether to go to the infirmary for an IV drip.

She stood in place, reacting slowly for a few seconds, before deciding to go to the infirmary after all.

If it got serious, she was afraid of troubling others.

Shen Li's wallet still had a few hundred yuan in cash, which was enough for the infirmary.

Before leaving, she put on a mask and added a jacket.

She had never been to the infirmary and didn't know where it was, so she would have to ask someone.

As she walked out of the dormitory building, a few girls ran past her: "Hurry up, if we're any slower, we'll miss it."

Shen Li didn't know what was going on.

After walking for a while, she suddenly saw a large crowd gathered under the teaching building.

It was packed three layers deep inside and out, with discussions rising and falling. Some people were holding up their phones, standing on tiptoe to peek inside.

What happened?

Shen Li stopped out of curiosity.

She heard two girls next to her gossiping: "... Another one is here to confess to Xie Qin."

"But who is this person? I've never seen her before! I don't know which class she's from."

"This time, she's making such a big scene, even bringing speakers and a microphone. It looks like she's serious!"

"With Xie Qin's temperament, I think it's too scary. I couldn't handle it. His temper is too bad!"

"He's handsome, sure, but I'm afraid he'll hit me!"

"No need to watch; this time, he'll probably just ignore her again. This girl is going to crash and burn."

Before the chatter could die down, a sharp sound of electrical interference suddenly cut through the noise, piercing and harsh, and the crowd instantly quieted down by more than half.

Bai Chuyue stood in the center of the steps in front of the teaching building, wearing a white dress and light makeup. She held a microphone in one hand, showing no sign of timidity, unafraid of everyone's gaze.

"Xie Qin from Class 2, Philosophy Department, Freshman year!" She said each word clearly and forcefully.

Even the wind seemed to stop for a moment, and everyone's eyes were tightly focused on her.

At this moment, people on the second-floor corridor of the teaching building looked down. Xu Zhouyuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Holy crap! No way? Bai Chuyue is really something! She lost a game of truth or dare yesterday, and we egged her on to come and confess to you, but she actually came?"

"I like you!"

Down below, Bai Chuyue looked up and met Xie Qin's gaze.

"Regardless of whether you want to accept me, I want to tell you..."

"I! LIKE! YOU!"

As her voice fell, the crowd instantly exploded.

Zhou Mingyu also dropped his look of watching the fun and leaned against the corridor railing: "Last night, we bet she would definitely chicken out, but not only did she come, she even arranged speakers and a microphone. It's hilarious."

Zhang Zixin: "..."

Xu Zhouyuan clicked his tongue and looked at Xie Qin: "Why do I feel like she's for real!"

Xie Qin didn't say a word the whole time. The gloom on him hadn't dissipated. He took his phone out of his pocket, tapped it a few times, and then made a call.

Downstairs, Bai Chuyue's phone rang. Staring at that dark gaze from above, she held it to her ear and spoke first: "I've been this proactive, don't you have a response?"

Xie Qin's voice was cold and emotionless: "Are you done playing?"

The smile on Bai Chuyue's face faded slightly, but she still didn't back down: "How do you know I'm not serious?"

"Are we dating or not? I've been this proactive, right?"

The people around were all watching the show, not knowing what they were saying.

They only felt that this scene was a bit different, and it was quite fun to watch.

The other end of the phone was silent for two seconds, until Xie Qin's gaze caught the slender figure in the crowd moving away bit by bit.

Xie Qin hung up the phone, feeling incredibly annoyed. He kicked the back door open with a loud "Bang!"

The girl behind the door was startled.

Xie Qin snapped irritably: "Get lost!"

The girl quickly reacted and made way for him.

Zhou Mingyu behind him was also startled. He stepped forward and advised: "Brother Qin, it was just a joke, no need to be like this!"

"Joke your mother!" Xie Qin, who hadn't lost his temper in a long time, kicked a chair. At this action, everyone in the classroom looked over. The hostility around him was truly too terrifying, and no one dared to speak.

Xie Qin turned to face them, a powerful sense of oppression washing over them: "Don't bother me with this kind of crap in the future!"

Infirmary.

The infirmary teacher took Shen Li's temperature: "Thirty-eight point five degrees, you have a bit of a fever. I'll give you a sick leave note. Stay here for an IV drip to see how it goes. Take the medicine when you go back tonight. If you're still not better tomorrow, it's best to go to the hospital outpatient clinic."

Shen Li said weakly: "Mm, thank you, teacher."

Everyone was in class at this hour, so there was no one else. Shen Li was the only one there. She watched the thin needle pierce into the blood vessel on the back of her hand, but her expression remained blank.

The infirmary teacher asked with concern: "Does it hurt?"

Shen Li: "It doesn't hurt."

The infirmary teacher returned from the cafeteria after lunch, and Shen Li had just finished her IV.

After leaving, Shen Li went back to the dormitory to rest. She hadn't eaten all morning and had no appetite.

She charged her phone, and after turning it on, she sent a message to her head teacher to ask for leave.

Zhang Zixin came back at noon, saw she was sleeping, didn't stay long, and left.

Shen Li was groggy and woke up several times. Her body was hot and she sweated a lot. She didn't go to her elective badminton class in the afternoon either.

It wasn't until five o'clock in the evening that she was barely clear-headed. She ordered a portion of vegetable porridge, but didn't eat more than a few mouthfuls before throwing it all up.

In the end, she only drank a little warm water to take her medicine and slumped back onto the bed, falling into a deep sleep.

Being sick... is really miserable.

Shen Li was the type who didn't get sick for a long time, but once she did, she would be sick for a long time.

She didn't know when she would get better this time.

The next day, 6:45 AM.

Shen Li sat on the edge of the bed, holding a cup of hot water, her long hair disheveled. She raised her hand to gently touch her forehead; it seemed even hotter than yesterday. She didn't even have the strength to speak.

In the end, she took a taxi to the hospital.

Fortunately, there weren't many people today, and she was called when her number came up.

Shen Li stood up from her seat, but before she could stand steady, she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness in her brain, and her body went limp.

The next second, she lost consciousness... ===== CHAPTER 98 =====