Lima syndrome

The memory stopped here, Bai Jitai leaned towards him with his arms folded.

"I'm not sure what happened to your classmate, but the two guys named Che and Xu kept pestering you when you were unconscious, and they insisted on waiting here for you to wake up."

"the two of them?"

"Yeah, what's your relationship with them? He just fainted due to excessive emotions. If I didn't stop them, they would probably have fought in your ward."

He heard the joking tone in Bai Jitai's voice, and he could fully imagine Che Jingcan and Xu Shiyuan confronting each other. Bai Zhiyan felt his head hurt again.

"It doesn't matter."

"It doesn't matter?" Bai Jitai chuckled, "They both are vying to call themselves your 'good friends', especially that Che Jingcan——"

He deliberately didn't make his words clear, and as expected, Bai Zhiyan's face changed and he hurriedly asked him, "What happened to Che Jingcan? What crazy things did he say?"

"Why are you so nervous? What do you think he's going to say?"

Bai Zhiyan saw the cunning in his eyes and knew that he was a little too emotional, so he immediately adjusted his expression, "I'm not nervous, what he says has nothing to do with me."

He didn't want to continue communicating with him, so he put on his shoes and went out to ask the nurse about Kim Nam-hyun's ward.

Bai Jitai did not stop him and looked at his thin and slender back thoughtfully.

When we found Kim Nam-hyun's ward, he was still unconscious. His head was wrapped in thick gauze, revealing one eye and mouth, and the sides of his cheeks were covered with bruises.

Bai Zhiyan's eyes turned red. If it weren't for him, how could Jin Nanxian be beaten like this by Che Jingcan? He thought that a lot of things had changed after his rebirth, but when he did not experience humiliation, someone still got hurt because of him.

He gently held Kim Nam-hyun's hand, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. Although he had known him for a short time, he knew that Kim Nam-hyun was a sincere person, but such a good person was harmed by himself.

"I'm sorry, Namhyun. It's all because of me."

The doctor said that Kim Nam-hyun needed to rest well for a while. Bai Zhiyan hoped that he could wake up soon, but he didn't know how to face him. When he returned to the ward in a daze, Bai Jitae had already left.

He didn't want to stay in the hospital any longer. He always had an indelible shadow over the hospital. He simply packed his things and asked driver Zhou to take him back to the Bai family.

After returning to the Bai family, Bai Zhiyan saw an unexpected person.

"Sister, you're back."

Bai Jiying was sitting on the sofa in the hall, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, as if he was waiting for him.

"I heard you fainted and wanted to go to the hospital to see you, but after asking driver Zhou, he told me you were coming back, so I waited for you here."

"I'm fine, sister. Thank you for your concern."

Bai Jiying put down the cup, stood up and pulled him to sit down, "Sunyu knew I was coming to see you, so he kept asking to come, but I thought you must be very tired, so I didn't bring him."

When she mentioned Li Shanyu, Bai Zhiyan's eyes lit up slightly, "I miss Shanyu too, and hope we can meet sometime."

But Bai Jiying just smiled and didn't say anything. Bai Zhiyan realized that she had something to say, so he sat up straight and waited for her to speak.

"Ji Yan, I can sense that your relationship with Bai Zhengren and Ji Tai is very delicate. If you need any help, you can ask me for help."

Bai Zhiyan heard the intention of winning him over in her words, which coincided with his previous plan, but he couldn't be too active.

"Sister, I..."

Seeing his hesitation, Bai Jiying was not in a hurry. He just raised the corners of his lips and said in a gentle voice, "It's rare for Shanyu to like someone. He gets along well with you, so I naturally want to help you."

Bai Zhiyan knew that she said this to get closer to him, and Li Shanyu was just a cover, but her previous interactions with Li Shanyu must have made her satisfied, and cooperating with her to deal with Bai Zhengren and Bai Jitai was the best choice.

"Just think of it as Sunwoo's sake."

"Sister, I understand what you mean. Sunwoo is a good boy and I really like him."

Bai Jiying understood and patted his shoulder with a smile.

This was a good sign, meaning that his plan was on track. He returned to the room and picked up his phone to send a message to Chi Seung-hoon.

"Brother Chengxun, I just reached a consensus with Bai Jiying. If you encounter any difficult problems, I can ask Bai Jiying to help solve them."

Chi Chengxun quickly replied.

"It's great that she's willing to help. I haven't had any accidents yet, but Bai Jitai doesn't leave any traces behind. All the scenes have been cleaned up, so the time we agreed on may be extended."

Bai Zhiyan was not surprised to see his reply. Bai Jitai had been involved in underground transactions and wandered in the gray area since his youth. He was more brutal and ruthless than Bai Zhengren.

"It's okay. I'm good at waiting."

The three-foot-thick ice did not form overnight, so he is not in a hurry.

When Xu Shiyuan came over after school, the ward was empty. He looked at the smooth and clean bed, frowned, and sent a message to Bai Zhiyan.

"Zhiyan, why did you get discharged from the hospital? Are you feeling better now?"

"Why did you leave without telling me?"

"I'm worried about you, Zhiyan, how are you doing now?"

Bai Zhiyan had just washed up and re-bandaged the wound on his foot. When he heard his phone vibrate continuously, he knew that Xu Shiyuan was sending him crazy messages again.

"The doctor said I'm fine and can be discharged. I'll rest at home for a day. Shiyuan, see you at school the day after tomorrow.ヽ(〃?〃)?"

When Xu Shiyuan's phone rang, he immediately checked the message. After seeing the little emoticon sent by Bai Zhiyan, he unconsciously stroked the emoticon, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at school."

After dealing with Xu Shiyuan and Bai Zhiyan, they can finally take a rest in peace.

Before turning off his phone, he saw the message sent to him by Che Jingcan in the corner.

For some unknown reason, he hesitated for a moment but still clicked on it to read.

"I wanted to see you wake up with my own eyes, but Bai Jitai wouldn't let me. My father also sent someone to take me back. Now I'm locked up at home and can't go to see you."

"I was sentenced to stay at home for a week, but I miss you every minute of it."

"I'm sorry Zhiyan, I didn't know that what happened that day would make you so sad. I don't want you to hate me, and I don't want to see the hatred in your eyes for me that day again."

"I always do wrong things in front of you and always make you unhappy, but I can't find a solution and always make things worse."

"I know you don't like me now, but please don't fall in love with Xu Shiyuan, okay? That bastard is a hypocritical villain. He has been pretending to be himself in front of you."

"My mother taught me to be brave enough to admit my mistakes in front of the person I like, so I am willing to apologize to you."

"I hope you can forgive me."

The text message ended here. Bai Zhiyan couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and smashed the phone against the wall with trembling hands.

"Go to hell!"

Forgive? What right did Bai Zhiyan have to ask for forgiveness on behalf of Jin Nanxian? He was obviously the one who needed to be forgiven.

He has been trying to control himself from thinking about Che Jingcan these past two days, using an extremely deliberate way to avoid the past that he is trying to forget.

Because whenever he thought of Che Jingcan, the image of Kim Nam-hyun lying on the hospital bed would appear in front of his eyes, as well as his face when he lost his temper and yelled that day, like a madman.

The phone fell to the floor with a clattering sound, and the screen shattered into spider webs extending everywhere. At this moment, the interface was still on Che Jingcan's dialog box. The phone flashed, and before the screen went black, the other party sent another message.

"I miss you so much."

Bai Zhiyan ignored the shattered phone, nor did he see the sentence that was separated by the crack before the phone crashed.

The next day, Bai Zhiyan slept until he woke up naturally. When he reached for his phone, he remembered that he had broken it in a fit of anger. He got out of bed to pick up the phone, but it was already broken.

This won't do! He still has a lot of chat records with Chi Chengxun and photos of Chi Chengxun that he saved, and he can't lose these things.

Bai Zhiyan hurried downstairs to find Butler Li, handed the phone to him and asked him to help repair it.

Butler Li has a strong sense of professionalism. After listening to him, he took the phone without asking any questions and arranged for someone to take it out for repair.

He asked his counselor for a day off today. He wanted to escape reality more than his physical discomfort, and he still needed some time to adjust his mentality.

After dinner, Bai Zhiyan started studying mode. At least when studying, he could focus on one thing without distraction.

"Bang bang—"

At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from the balcony. Bai Zhiyan looked out the window at the setting sun and thought it was the sound of a bird. He didn't do anything and wanted to continue doing his homework.

"Bang bang bang-"

As if sensing his indifference, the strange voice sounded again.

Bai Zhiyan put down the book and slowly walked over, sticking to the wall to observe what was going on.

"Bang bang bang bang-"

The sound became louder and more urgent. Bai Zhiyan carefully picked up his desk lamp from the table and slowly pushed open the balcony door.

A breeze blew when the door opened. It was early winter and Bai Zhiyan shivered subconsciously at the cold wind.

"Zhiyan, you're finally here."

Che Jingcan's voice suddenly sounded, Bai Zhiyan raised his head sharply to look for the source of the sound, and Che Jingcan was actually on the tree outside his window.

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the sunset is like a layer of golden gauze, covering Che Jingcan's body. The shadows of the trees sway and dance, and the sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, being cut into countless tiny spots of light, which are scattered on his face. In the interweaving of light and shadow, half of his face is illuminated, and the other half is immersed in the shadow. The sense of half-light and half-darkness creates a mysterious and charming atmosphere.

Bai Zhiyan didn't know how to describe the shock in his heart at this moment. He had just prepared himself mentally to stop thinking about him to avoid being reminded of painful memories, but now he appeared in front of him like this.

"You have no idea how scared I am of knocking on the wrong window and calling out your brother."

Although he had clearly heard his real complaints, Bai Zhiyan still felt like he was in a dream. He staggered back two steps with his eyes wide open, and even the desk lamp in his hand fell to the ground.

"How dare you come to me..."

He didn't know whether he wanted to say this to him or to himself.

Bai Zhiyan felt complicated. He turned back to his room in a panic and closed the balcony door.

When Che Jingcan came, he thought that he might not want to see him, but when he really saw him turn around and leave, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

He jumped down from the tree and landed steadily on the open space outside the balcony. When he stood up, he saw Bai Zhiyan standing in front of him in the room, with a glass door between them.

"Zhiyan, I have a lot to say to you, can you let me in first?"

"Che Jingcan, what on earth do you want to do? Why do you have to pester me like this?"

Bai Zhiyan's questioning reminded him of the day when he lost control of his emotions. Every word he said at that time made Che Jingcan feel suffocated, but he couldn't say the words to agree to give up. He could only express his feelings over and over again.

"I want to apologize and ask you to forgive me. You know I like you. I'm only pestering you because I want to see you."

His mother told him that he should speak out what he wants to say to the person he likes, and that people without mouths are asking for trouble, so now he can express his feelings to him very well with words.

Bai Zhiyan was not moved by his words. "You shouldn't be asking for my forgiveness. The person you should really apologize to is still lying in the hospital."

Che Jingcan clenched his fists, looked at the face opposite him that he had been thinking about day and night, and finally nodded.

"I was too impulsive. I will apologize to Kim Nam-hyun."

Bai Zhiyan didn't say anything. His mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to say or do.

"Ji Yan, can you let me in? I really want to see you."

His face was full of aggrieved look, and his nose and cheeks were red due to the cold wind and low temperature, but Bai Zhiyan did not feel soft-hearted because of his miserable appearance. He raised his hand and drew the curtains, covering the last barrier tightly.

"No need, just leave when you're done talking."

"Ji Yan! Zhi Yan, don't do this!"

After pulling the curtains shut, Bai Zhiyan ignored Che Jingcan no matter how much he called his name.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Che Jingcan stopped calling him. He picked up the desk lamp that Bai Zhiyan had just dropped, held it in his arms, and slowly sat down against the window.

Seeing that he had stopped talking, Bai Zhiyan planned to continue studying, but just as he sat back at the table, he remembered that he had left the desk lamp on the balcony.

He was a little angry, but more annoyed. Although Che Jingcan had stopped talking, he didn't know whether he had left or not. So he simply put away his books and went downstairs to eat.

When the aunt at home saw him coming downstairs, she tactfully brought the freshly prepared meal to the table. After he sat down, he looked at the food on the table and saw that they were all his favorites, but he had no appetite at all. He ate a few bites and put down his bowl and chopsticks.

There was nothing much to do, so he sat on the sofa in the living room, turned on the TV and started pressing the remote control randomly, from romance dramas to ethics dramas and finally to revenge dramas, but he didn't like any of them and none of them were what he wanted to watch.

With a grim face, he turned off the TV and walked around the first floor, stopping and starting. This made the servants and aunties very nervous. They thought he was observing their work situation, so they worked harder.

Bai Zhiyan found out that they misunderstood him, and not wanting to put pressure on them, he had to go upstairs and return to his room in a huff.