Once We Come Across Love

Once We Come Across Love by Yi Jin

爱情来了你就上 作者:忆锦

When Ling Chao came out of the room, Xiao Tu had already gone to the toilet three times, vomited twice, and squatted on the sofa. Her face was as white as a virgin. When she saw Ling Chao, tears were about to fall, her anger was like a silk thread: “Egg…maybe looking for revenge on me…”

Ling Chao was speechless, walked over quickly, touched her hand and found that it was freezing, he couldn’t help frowning. He went into the other room and took a blanket to cover her.

“Be patient, I’ll get you medicine.”

After taking the medicine and drinking hot water, Xiao Tu’s condition still showed no signs of improvement, and she went to the toilet three times in two hours. At this time, her complexion had turned from white to green, like a cucumber.

Ling Chao put the cup on the table and said, “Let’s go to the hospital.”

Since Xiao Tu had been sick several times, she had already lost all strength. When Ling Chao dragged her up from the sofa, her whole body was as soft as tofu.

He knelt to carry her on his back.

Xiao Tu had been sick for a long time, so she lay on his back without the energy to think about it. With her face resting on his shoulder and against his neck, a warm current came, and she finally regained consciousness.

At this time, Ling Chao had already opened the door with her on his back and ran downstairs.

The autumn night in City A was relatively cool, and when he rushed downstairs, Xiao Tu could feel a cool breeze coming towards her face, and she couldn’t help shivering.

Sensing the change in the person on his back, Ling Chao lifted her up and comforted her in a low voice: “The hospital is nearby, please bear with it.” In the meantime, the wind doesn’t seem to be so cool.

The apartment is only one street away from the hospital, and Ling Chao didn’t wait for a taxi, so he ran to the hospital with her on his back without hesitation.

Although Xiao Tu was half dead now, she was a human being after all, and he ran across the street with her back on his back. By he arrived at the hospital, thin beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead, and he was panting slightly. But he didn’t care about rest, and he went to the emergency room, saw a doctor, did laboratory tests, dispensed medicine, hung saline§ without stopping…

By the time Xiao Tu finally got the IV, it was already three o’clock in the morning.

At this time, there were not many patients in the hospital, and as the drip was inserted into the vein along the needle tube, Xiao Tu’s complexion finally improved, and her mind was not as chaotic as before. Seeing that Ling Chao has been working hard for her until now, she feels a little sorry.

“Why don’t you go back to sleep first, and come pick me up after I’m done with the drip.”

Ling Chao shook his head: “You sleep, leave me alone.”

“Why don’t you sleep for a while? I’ll call you when I’m ready.”

Ling Chao still shook his head, staring at her without blinking.

Xiao Tu suddenly felt a little embarrassed: “How about…”

“Hush!” His finger suddenly pressed her lips, and he said softly like coaxing a child: “Stop talking, take a rest, and I will wake you when it’s over.” It was warm, so soft and so bright, like a lake reflecting the night sky, dotted with stars.

Xiao Tu panicked as if her whole body was immersed in the wave of eyes, when she came back to her senses, his fingers were still pressing her lips, and his eyes were fixed on her.

She hurriedly lowered her head to avoid his gaze: “Then… then I’m asleep …”

After all, she immediately closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

The question is, how is it possible to sleep at this time? She pretended to close her eyes, but secretly left a slit in her eyelids, and glanced at Ling Chao from time to time. He leaned over to cover her with a blanket, then sat on the side seat and continued to stare at her.

As soon as her gaze came, Xiao Tu hurriedly closed her eyes, her pale face was stained with a little blush.

Although she closed her eyes, she could feel the sight around her that had been lingering on her body, so nervous that she didn’t even dare to move. Gradually, Ling Chao’s face began to appear in her mind, and the scene of him running to the hospital with her on his back just now was replayed in her mind like a film, even the beads of sweat on his forehead were so clearly visible.

A stone was finally thrown into the calm lake in this girl’s heart, and the ripples slowly spread, spreading along the nerves to the limbs, and the cold hands and feet finally felt warm…

In such warmth, tiredness finally struck.

After being on the intravenous drip all night, the stomach pain finally stopped, but Xiao Tu was still weak all over. The doctor prescribed medicine for her and told her not to eat indiscriminately for a few days, because her illness is caused by indiscriminate eating.

Back home, Xiao Tu thought about it for a long time, but she didn’t remember what she was eating, so she turned his attention to Ling Chao.

Ling Chao could see what she was thinking at a glance, and said, “My mother bought everything in the refrigerator the day before yesterday, so it won’t break.”

Since it wasn’t that the food was spoiled, could it be that Mr Egg was unwilling to die and turned into a ghost to seek revenge on her?

“Ah!” Xiao Tu suddenly remembered something, rushed in and took out her phone to call Jiang Juanjuan.

As soon as the phone was connected, an extremely weak voice came from the other end: “Hello…”

Xiao Tu was embarrassed: “Juanzi, do you have diarrhoea?”

“Pull! My mother’s intestines are green!” Jiang Juanjuan wailed, “Why, you pooped too?”

“En… Juanzi, could there be something wrong with the two zongzi at noon yesterday?”

“Impossible! I just brought those two zongzi from home last week, there will be no problem!”

Xiao Tu: “…”

“By the way, why didn’t you come back last night?”

“I…” Xiao Tu secretly glanced at Ling Chao who was cooking porridge in the kitchen, and said weakly, “I went to the hospital.”

“You went alone? Where’s Yin Zihan?”

Jiang Juanjuan’s question finally reminded Xiao Tu of the most important thing – she forgot about Yin Zihan!

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“Ah-choo!” In a luxurious villa in City A, Yin Zihan sneezed.

“Master, your phone.” The housekeeper, Old Wu, came over with the phone.

“No!” His tone was a little annoyed.

“But young master, she said that she is your classmate, she seems to be called Tu…”

“Give me the phone!” Yin Zihan snatched the phone from Lao Wu’s hand, “Xiao Tu?” His voice suppressed joy.

“Hello, Zihan?” A weak voice came from the other end of the phone.

“It’s me!” This was the first time Xiao Tu called herself, and Yin Zihan’s heart was pounding.

“Zihan, I called to apologise to you. Yesterday… I had a bad stomach…” It was the first time she lied and cheated, and Xiao Tu couldn’t bear it.

“What? You’re sick? How about now? Are you still feeling bad? Do you want me to accompany you to the hospital?”

With a series of questions, Xiao Tu felt even more guilty.

“I…I’ve been to the hospital…it’s fine…”

“You went to the hospital, what did the doctor say? Is it serious? How about I ask my family doctor to see you?”

“No need!” Xiao Tu was afraid that she would reveal her secrets if he continued speaking, so she hurriedly changed the topic, “Zihan…I called to apologise to you, I’m really sorry I didn’t go to the appointment yesterday! I…”

“Xiao Tu, don’t say that, you didn’t mean it!”

“Then…then you didn’t wait too long, did you?”

“No! I only waited for more than ten minutes before going back!” He said, hastily covered the microphone, and sneezed again. He waited from three o’clock in the afternoon to eight o’clock in the evening yesterday. If Lao Wu hadn’t asked the driver to drag him into the car, maybe this silly boy would still be waiting now.

It’s a pity that the sound insulation effect of the microphone is not that good after all, and Xiao Tu still heard the sneeze he sneezed.

On the other end of the phone, Xiao Tu’s heart skipped a beat.

“Zihan, are you sick?”

“No! Am I in good health?” He smiled to cover up.

Xiao Tu hesitated for a moment: “Yesterday…you really didn’t wait long?”

“No, I won’t lie to you if I lie to anyone!”

Cheat? This word flashed through Xiao Tu’s mind, and she suddenly felt guilty.

“Zihan, actually I…” She hesitated to speak.

Yin Zihan thought she was still blaming herself, so she hurriedly comforted her: “Xiao Tu, don’t blame yourself, it’s not your fault that you’re sick, I don’t blame you!”

At this time, Xiao Tu felt that Yin Zihan’s magnanimous image formed a sharp contrast with her false and ugly face, and a sense of guilt erupted from the depths of her heart.

Xiao Tu closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and decided to go all out: “Zihan, blame me! I lied to you just now. I didn’t go yesterday because Ling Chao insisted on dragging me to his house to cook for him. Later I burnt my eggs blah blah blah…”

After she finally recounted what happened yesterday from the beginning to the end in one go, the stone in her heart finally dropped.

She said, “I’ve already explained it, so scold me!”

On the other end of the phone, Yin Zihan’s smile was fixed on his face.

After a long silence, the phone clicked and hung up.

拉 lā means pull but it can also imply defection or urination. So I’d imagine that’s what she’s referring to Zongzi are traditional festival food for the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s a large pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves, often with sweet or meat fillings.