Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"Li Xu!" Lin Xi seemed not to have expected this man to suddenly do this. Seeing the man fall to the ground in the blink of an eye, she screamed in fright. She did not care about her swollen ankle and jumped towards Li Xu with a limp.

"Have you gone mad due to the fever? Why are you suddenly going crazy? You're still on IV!" Lin Xi took two steps at a time and jumped in front of Li Xu, reaching out to help him.

But before she could squat down and reach out her hands, the person in front of her suddenly hugged her into his arms. She was already limping on one leg, and her center of gravity was unstable. She was caught off guard and was hugged so tightly that she immediately lost her balance and fell backwards.

He was startled and his heart instantly rose to his throat. The moment he fell, he subconsciously raised his injured foot, fearing that it would make the injury worse.

Fortunately, the ground was covered with thick carpet, and Li Xu reached out and supported the back of her head the moment she fell to the ground, so apart from feeling dizzy for a second, Lin Xi was not injured any other way.

After recovering, Lin Xi felt the weight on him and was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Just as she was about to push the person away, the person's voice, almost crying, suddenly rang out.

"Xixi, I miss you so much."

Feeling the warmth and wetness coming from the socket of his shoulder, Lin Xi was startled for a moment. She was originally holding Li Xu's shoulder, wanting to push him away, but she froze there.

"I thought you would never talk to me again in this life."

"I was wrong. I've been wrong since I was nineteen."

"What a bullshit sister! From the moment I knew we were not related by blood, I no longer considered you my sister."

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"Don't let me go."

Although he was much taller than Lin Xi, he was like a child who had finally found a lost treasure. He buried his head in Lin Xi's shoulder, muttering to himself in a hoarse voice, with his hands tightly around the waist of the person under him, as if he was afraid that she would run away.

Finally, when she felt that her collarbone could no longer hold the man's tears, Lin Xi couldn't bear it anymore and patted him on the back, "Have you cried enough? If you have, get up. I can't breathe."

Li Xu's body stiffened, and he carefully raised his head. With the help of a ray of light coming through the gap in the window, he looked at Lin Xi's collarbone which was wet by him. He reached out and wiped the tears from his face, struggled to get up, and then reached out to pull Lin Xi.

Lin Xi glared at him angrily and wanted to slap his hand away and get up on her own, but she had been held down by Li Xu for a long time, half of her body was numb, and one of her legs was powerless. In the end, she could only reluctantly stretch out her hand and let Li Xu help her up.

Li Xu carefully helped the person to sit down on the chair. His cautious look was as if he was treating a fragile treasure, which made Lin Xi feel a pang of pain in her teeth.

After helping Lin Xi sit down, he walked to the side and turned on the light. Then he walked back to Lin Xi, suddenly knelt down on one knee, and reached out to hold her feet.

Lin Xi was startled by his action and hurriedly raised her feet to dodge, "What are you doing?"

"Don't be afraid, let me see if your foot is seriously injured. Did you fall just now?" Li Xu's eyelashes trembled when he saw her dodging, and a hint of hurt flashed in his eyes, but his hands still gently held her ankle without allowing Lin Xi to refuse.

"You..." Lin Xi subconsciously wanted to dodge, but was afraid of tearing her wound. After a moment of hesitation, she was caught by Li Xu.

Because it was summer and her foot was injured, she wore a pair of open-toed flat sandals to make it easier to apply medicine. Now that Li Xu suddenly grabbed her feet, she felt embarrassed and angry, and wished she could curl up all five toes.

Fortunately, Li Xu did not take any extraordinary actions such as taking off her shoes. He just lifted her feet and placed them on his knees. He carefully touched her slightly bruised ankle, pursed his lips and said, "Even if you want to help others, you don't have to hurt yourself."

"What?" Lin Xi didn't react to his sudden change of subject. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly pulled her foot back and said angrily, "You sent someone to investigate me?"

"I heard that you were injured and I couldn't get in touch with you via phone or WeChat. I was very worried, so I asked my friend for help." Li Xu did not deny it. He just raised his head, looked at Lin Xi steadily, and recounted his own mental journey.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Who are you to me? What does this have to do with you?" Hearing him say this, the anger on Lin Xi's face turned into deep sarcasm, and she spoke sarcastically without any appreciation.

"I'm sorry, Xixi." Li Xu's face didn't show any trace of annoyance at being ridiculed. He just stared at Lin Xi intently, as if he wanted to carve her into the depths of his soul. "I was wrong. I was wrong since the night of your coming-of-age ceremony."

"I was wrong. I liked you so much, but I backed off like a coward because of a few words from others."

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have hidden in the shadows and didn't dare to meet you when you braved the cold and snow and traveled a thousand miles to find me, even though I was only one step away from you."

"I was wrong. I knew you said those hypocritical words just because you didn't want to be looked down upon, but I still chose to turn around and leave."

"Xixi, I was wrong. When I heard that you were injured, I realized how wrong I was. Maybe saying this now will sound fake and like I'm taking advantage of someone's misfortune, but I don't want to make the same mistake again."

Perhaps it was because he had not yet recovered from his serious illness. After just saying a few words, Li Xu felt a little chest tightness and shortness of breath, and his vision was black for a while. However, he still remained kneeling on one knee, looking up at Lin Xi in an almost pious manner, and said in a trembling voice.

"Xixi, I like you, can you give me one last chance?"

Lin Xi in front of him had tears in her eyes at some point. Looking at the almost humble Li Xu in front of her, she choked with sobs in her throat, gritted her teeth and closed her eyes. Two clear tears silently flowed down her cheeks, leaving splashes of water on the gardenia white fabric of her clothes.

"Li Xu, not everyone will stand here and wait for you. I have taken so many steps towards you. I am too tired and don't want to walk anymore." After a long time, Lin Xi opened her red eyes and gritted her teeth to give her answer.

The light in Li Xu's eyes dimmed, he closed his eyes and lowered his head. Just when Lin Xi thought he would give up, he raised his head again, and the light in his eyes was even brighter than before.

"You're tired, so let me walk instead."

"You don't have to wait for me here. I will try my best to catch up with you until the day you allow us to walk together."

"Okay?"

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