Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

Tian Zhixi absentmindedly let the makeup artist remove her makeup, thinking about Du Liangchen's current condition. He must be seriously injured, otherwise he wouldn't have been hospitalized.

There's another shoot scheduled for tomorrow that she can't cancel. She's exhausted and panicked, and looks much more haggard.

The next morning, Du Langxing, who had been taking care of the patient all night, washed his face in the bathroom and came back with water droplets still on his forehead, showing how rushed he had been.

"Xiao Chen, Uncle is going back to the team now. I'll come over to keep you company after I get off work. If you need anything, just ask the nurse for help, okay?"

Leaning against the headboard, he looked at Du Langxing, whose eyes were bloodshot from not having slept well all night, and nodded. "Uncle, you can go to work without worry. I hurt my arm, not my leg. I can manage on my own."

Du Langxing flicked his hair and wiped away the water droplets. His wet hair was flicked up, and his forehead, which was inadvertently exposed, made his handsome features even more charming. "That's good. I'll be going then."

Du Liangchen suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out to him, "Uncle! Don't forget to bring me my phone and a change of clothes."

"Got it!" Before the words were even finished, Du Langxing had already disappeared from the doorway, showing how anxious he was to get to work.

Du Liangchen looked around but didn't see a clock. He then asked his partner, who was already awake and looking him over, "Brother, what time is it?"

Looking at the man with a face full of fat, who was even bigger than Du Langxing, Du Langxing learned from his conversation with the other three patients in the room yesterday that this man was only twenty-five years old.

"It's 7:30 now."

Du Liangchen smiled and said, "Thank you."

No wonder Du Langxing was in such a hurry; he has to go to work at eight o'clock, and it's quite a distance from here to the team.

Du Liangchen muttered to himself, "I hope Uncle won't be late."

Fortunately, there is a subway station near the hospital; otherwise, given the morning rush hour, Du Langxing doesn't know when he would have been able to get back to work.

"morning!"

"Good morning, Coach Du. By the way, how's Xiao Chen? Is he alright?"

"It's nothing, but the doctor suggested observing for two days."

"Director Du is back. Is Xiao Chen alright?"

"It's okay, it'll be fine in a few days."

……

Everyone he met on his way to the office asked him about Du Liangchen's situation. Eventually, he gave up trying to explain and just replied that everything was fine.

When it was time for his class, Mei Jing, who had been anxiously waiting all day, saw Du Langxing and her eyes lit up. She wanted to ask about Du Liangchen's situation, but she could only hold back and wait until the get out of class ended.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chenghao asked directly, "Director Du, how is Brother Chen? None of you came back yesterday, we were all very worried!"

"Yes, is Brother Chen alright?"

"Yes, yes, we're all very worried."

……

Listening to dozens of people talking at once, Du Langxing, whose head was already throbbing, quickly called for a halt.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Du Langxing finally spoke, "Xiao Chen is fine, you don't need to worry, go and train quickly."

After seeing them off, Du Langxing frowned, closed his eyes, and reached out his right hand to pinch his forehead...

"Oh, right!" Du Langxing waved to Mei Jing, who was doing pull-ups. "Mei Jing, come here for a second."

Mei Jing walked over with a puzzled look in her eyes. "Director Du, you were looking for me?"

Du Langxing: "Okay, when you take your lunch break, call me and I'll go back to the apartment with you."

"..." Mei Jing looked at him in confusion, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. "Coach, are you going to my apartment? Is it because of Xiao Chen? He bled a lot yesterday, is he really alright?"

"It's alright, don't be nervous." Seeing his excited state, Du Langxing knew about the friendship between him and Xiao Chen, and of course, there might be something else involved, but as long as Xiao Chen wasn't hurt, he couldn't stop the two from seeing each other.

"Xiao Chen's wound is a bit deep. He had to get several stitches in his arm. The doctor suggested that he be hospitalized for observation. I need to go get him some clean clothes."

When Mei Jing heard about the stitches, her brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly. She said with concern, "You're already in the hospital, it's so serious, and you still say it's nothing?"

Du Langxing pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "This kind of injury is already very fortunate, isn't it?"