Lima syndrome

Che Jingcan smiled happily as he looked at the message sent by Li Enna. Although he seemed to be distant and indifferent to him, he was secretly preparing a gift for him.

He happily looked at the picture sent by Li Enna, which showed a piece of beige wool. Although he didn't like such a light color, since Bai Zhiyan was willing to knit it for him, he was willing to wear it even if it was an ugly color.

Bai Zhiyan naturally wouldn't believe Li Enna's nonsense, he just said it for her to hear. Yesterday, Che Jingcan had a tantrum because he didn't go back to accompany him, today he could just use this excuse to coax him, otherwise he didn't know how he would be ravaged when he went back.

He deceived three people with thin wool, but Bai Zhiyan didn't feel any guilt at all.

When they returned to the hospital in the evening, Che Jingcan's resentment from the previous day had disappeared, and he was laughing and joking around Bai Zhiyan like before.

"I see you're in a good mood today?"

Che Jingcan raised his chin and raised his eyebrows, "I would feel better if you didn't go to school and stayed with me every day."

Bai Zhiyan rolled his eyes silently without saying anything.

"Clingy, it's almost Christmas, is there anything you want?"

Hearing this, Bai Zhiyan looked out the window. Snow was falling outside, and he couldn't help but think of the Christmas he celebrated in his previous life.

It was also a snowy day, and neither Bai Zhengren nor Bai Jiying went home, leaving only him and Bai Jitai at Bai's house. Bai Jitai saw the snow outside and deliberately drove him out of the house, ordering everyone not to let him in or out of the door of Bai's house.

Bai Zhiyan once thought that he would freeze to death that day. Just when he was about to lose consciousness, Bai Jitai ordered someone to take him back.

He doesn't have a good impression of Christmas.

"I want you to get better soon."

He looked at Che Jingcan's abdomen and spoke sincerely.

Che Jingcan was pleasantly surprised by his answer, "Really? I knew you felt sorry for me!"

"Of course."

Bai Zhiyan nodded. How could he leave here if he didn’t get better soon?

He smiled and hugged Bai Zhiyan, putting his head on his shoulder, "You clingy guy, I've already asked you what you want, why don't you ask me what I want?"

Bai Zhiyan was not curious, but still followed his meaning and asked, "What do you want?"

"As long as it's something you give me, it's fine, although I don't really like light colors."

Che Jingcan's words were suggestive, but Bai Zhiyan hadn't reacted yet and thought he was simply asking her for a gift. Later on, he remembered what he had said to Li Euna at school. This girl talks so fast.

Che Jingcan rubbed his neck and said mysteriously: "I have also prepared your Christmas present. I will give you a surprise then."

"Thank you. I'm looking forward to it."

It’s fake. Bai Zhiyan is not looking forward to it. If possible, he wants to spend Christmas with Ji Chengxun. That will definitely cover up his previous pain and make it a day worth remembering.

But more important than Christmas is the upcoming final exam.

In order to surpass Seo Shi-won in the final results, Bai Zhiyan tried his best and went to the teacher for tutoring every day after school. Because of this, Che Jingcan, who felt ignored, protested repeatedly.

"You haven't spoken to me seriously in several days. Why do you have to take first place? Do you really need those scholarships?"

Of course he has it, he just wants to defeat Xu Shiyuan in the area where he is good at.

Bai Zhiyan turned around and looked at the angry Che Jingcan, his eyebrows jumped, and he thought of a better way.

"I not only want to get a scholarship, I also want to surpass Seo Shi-won. I mentioned this to my class monitor when we were at Han River before. I also want to experience what it feels like for my class monitor to be number one."

"It's because of that bitch! This bitch who's haunting us!"

Sure enough, whenever Xu Shiyuan was mentioned, he would become furious as if he had seen his enemy.

"Why are you cursing like that? The monitor has never offended you, right? Why do you always dislike him?"

Bai Zhiyan said this, but what he was thinking in his heart was that if Che Jingcan knew that Xu Shiyuan had plotted against him before, he would probably kill him immediately.

Bai Zhiyan was right about this. Before Che Jingcan was injured this time, he had planned to rush to Incheon to teach Xu Shiyuan a lesson, but was interrupted by an unexpected situation.

Che Jingcan was so angry at his words that his teeth itched, "How many times has this happened to Bai Zhiyan? How dare you defend him in front of me?"

"I'm not defending you. I'm just stating the truth, okay?" Bai Zhiyan blinked innocently.

But Che Jingcan got even angrier when he saw his expression, "Bullshit, be realistic, I've told you countless times that the way he looks at you is not right, he must have feelings for you too!"

Bai Zhiyan was almost laughing when he heard this. He said that these two people were just the pot calling the kettle black and white, and no one should look down on anyone.

"You're really good at figuring things out."

Seeing that he didn't care and didn't take his words to heart at all, Che Jingcan was furious. He hugged him from behind and bit his neck.

"Ah - Che Jingcan, are you a dog? Why are you biting me?!"

Bai Zhiyan cried out in pain and tried to push his head away, but Che Jingcan held him tightly, not caring whether his wound would split open.

Only when a clearly visible tooth mark appeared on his fair neck did he let go of his hand with satisfaction.

Bai Zhiyan covered his neck in pain, but Che Jingcan grabbed his hand and refused to let him touch it, "I told you to bend your elbow outward again, now let's see how you can go out and attract bees and butterflies!"

Bai Zhiyan was both angry and amused. This guy's possessiveness was no less than Bai Jitai and Xu Shiyuan. "How can I attract bees and butterflies? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Yes, you didn't attract many people, but if I didn't keep an eye on you, you might run away with Xu Shiyuan one day."

"I don't have that kind of thought about Xu Shiyuan, so don't make random guesses."

"I'm just guessing? You and him were eating together every day before you went to the Han River to watch the first snow, and now you even made an appointment without my knowledge."

As Che Jingcan spoke, his eyes turned red.

"You two have done so many things together and you still want to blame me for making wild guesses?"

With every word he said, Bai Zhiyan's brows furrowed a little. He really didn't want others to remind him of his past with Xu Shiyuan.

"So what if I did these things with him? Besides, I've done a lot to make you happy, right? Why do you have to find fault with me?"

"Then tell me what's going on between us?" Che Jingcan pulled him in front of him, his angry face mixed with a hint of madness and sadness.

"A pendant that was not originally intended for me? A lunch that I didn't want? A study tour that I forced myself to go on? Or a companionship that I compromised with for the sake of others?"

Che Jingcan had wanted to say these words a long time ago, but he couldn't bear to disrupt his seemingly peaceful life with Bai Zhiyan. He has always been a master at whitewashing the truth, but whenever he thought about the huge gap between how he treats others and how he treats himself, he still couldn't help but want to question him.

His voice drowned out all the noise, and every word he said was heartbreaking and heart-wrenching, as if he was asking Bai Zhiyan why.

Bai Zhiyan never thought that he would have such a big reaction, but he really didn't have the energy to argue with him. This was contrary to his original idea, and he wanted to get this farce back on track.

"I don't want to quarrel with you because of Xu Shiyuan. Although you always think that he has some improper thoughts about me, I can tell you very clearly that I don't like him and I will never like him. How he feels about me is his business, so there is no need for you to keep holding on to some things that happened between us."

But Che Jingcan still refused to accept his words.

Bai Zhiyan was extremely tired and began to list them for him, "I have never given Xu Shiyuan anything. Apart from my family, I have only slept in the same bed with you and watched the sunrise with you. Isn't this enough?"

"But you never said you liked me."

After Che Jingcan said this, the room fell into a terrible silence and no one broke the silence.

"Just because I said I don't like Seo Shi-won doesn't mean I'll like you, Che Jing-chan. Did I stay with you for so long these days that you misunderstood me?"

Bai Zhiyan had not originally intended to say such harsh words, but Che Jingcan insisted on pestering him, and he felt that he might not be able to endure until the day when he was discharged from the hospital.

He was not the only one who regretted it. Che Jingcan also regretted why he asked such questions during the quarrel. He finally saw a little hope after so many days, but now it was all ruined by him.

"Knowing that I..."

"Okay, take a break. If you say one more word, I'll leave now."

Even if he left Che Jingcan and returned to the Bai family, he would still inevitably meet Bai Jita. Bai Zhiyan sighed in his heart, feeling that he had inexplicably become a person with nowhere to go.

Che Jingcan looked at his figure lying on the small bed with his back to him, pursed his lips tightly, as if he had a thousand words to say, but in the end he just lay down quietly.

But even if Bai Zhiyan told him about his attitude towards Xu Shiyuan, he couldn't take it lightly. He hadn't had the chance to settle accounts with him for the last time he took a photo of Bai Zhiyan and posted it on social circles. He couldn't let him off so easily.

"Li Enna, I'm going to organize some people to teach Xu Shiyuan a lesson. I know you like him, so I'm telling you in advance. If you want to help him, I won't stop you."

After the message was sent, Li Enna, who was preparing to have a beauty sleep, became immediately energetic after seeing it.

How can she let the whole world know that she doesn’t like Xu Shiyuan?

"Brother Jingcan, you're overthinking it. I don't like him anymore. Who would like a gloomy person like him? Don't bother looking for someone. I'll help you find one."

Li Enna paid such a heavy price as punishment for failing in a game she played with her friends before, and now she can finally take revenge through Che Jingcan.

Che Jingcan looked at the lit phone and thought that Li Eunna had finally become a normal person.

The precarious calm on the surface between the two was completely broken by Che Jingcan's question. Bai Zhiyan did not continue to go along with him. He went out early and came back late every day. In three days, the two of them barely spoke more than ten sentences.

But Bai Zhiyan felt that this kind of life was very comfortable. Only Che Jingcan looked at him anxiously every day. He didn't know how to save their hypocritical relationship.

The day of the exam finally arrived. Since he had missed some subjects last time, he and Xu Shiyuan were not in the same exam room this time, which made Bai Zhiyan feel relieved.

But during the exam the next day, he heard that Xu Shiyuan went to the exam room with an injury. The invigilator kept urging him to get it bandaged first, but he refused and just held on until the end of the exam.

Bai Zhiyan and Che Jingcan had just finished quarreling. It was because of Xu Shiyuan that such a big conflict broke out that day. Bai Zhiyan knew who did it. Although it was a bit roundabout to rely on Che Jingcan to deal with Xu Shiyuan, the effect was very good.

As soon as the exam was over, Bai Zhiyan hurried to the empty classroom with his things. His scarf was just about to be finished. Tomorrow was Christmas, and he had to give it to Chi Chengxun tomorrow.

Xu Shiyuan, who came out of the examination room with bruises on his face, wanted to find Bai Zhiyan and invite him to spend Christmas together, but he didn't even see him.

The younger brother that Che Jingcan arranged to secretly follow Bai Zhiyan was very dedicated. He followed Bai Zhiyan all the way to the door of an empty classroom. When he saw him knitting a scarf, he secretly recorded a video and sent it to Che Jingcan.

In the video, Bai Zhiyan lowered his head and focused meticulously on the movements of his hands. Even through the screen, Che Jingcan could feel the care and love behind every stitch he made.

Just knowing that he still cares about me very much, Che Jingcan gently stroked Bai Zhiyan's face in the video with his fingers, his eyes tender.

Bai Zhiyan, who was working seriously, didn't notice these things. When he finally finished the last stitch, Liu Zhimin hurriedly found him.

"Brother Zhiyan, you really made it hard for me to find you!"

Liu Zhimin sat down next to Bai Zhiyan, panting, her little face flushed from running.

"Is there something urgent you need from me, Ji Min?" Bai Zhiyan said as he put away the knitted scarf.

"Of course, I have something to give you!" Liu Zhimin took out two boxes tied with ribbons from his backpack mysteriously.

"This is?"

She handed over the box with a bright smile, "This is the chocolate I made myself. Isn't tomorrow Christmas? I can't see you because of the school holidays. I finally found you. My other friends have tasted this chocolate and they all said it's delicious, so I prepared two boxes. If you like it, you can share it with others."

“Oh my god Jimin.”

Bai Zhiyan was really surprised. He never thought that he would receive a gift on Christmas. What was even more shameful was that he had never thought about preparing anything for Liu Zhimin.

"This is the first time I've received something made by a friend. Thank you so much. I will eat it well."

Liu Zhimin smiled and waved his hands, "What's the big deal? If you like it, I'll give it to you later."

But Bai Zhiyan was very embarrassed. He rummaged through his backpack and found a maple leaf bookmark in a book that he had made in a handicraft class.

“I’m sorry Jimin, I didn’t have time to prepare anything for you, this is the only thing that’s acceptable.”

He handed over the bookmark, "Although it's insignificant compared to what you gave me, I hope you can accept it."

"It's so beautiful, Brother Zhiyan." Liu Zhimin took it with a smile, not disdainful at all, "You have such a skillful hand."

Bai Zhiyan also put the chocolate away with a smile. He never thought that he could gain unexpected friendship in this life. Although it was the coldest time of the year, he felt warm in his heart.

Things will only get better from now on, right?