What should I do if I lose my memory after transmigrating into a book?

Chapter 142 Sensitive Friends

Shen Xi attributed her bad luck to the series of misfortunes that began at the start of the school year.

Broken bones for a hundred days.

From the moment they received the news, Jiang Hui and Hua Lan took turns calling to inquire about the situation. Finally, Jiang Hui waved his hand and directly negotiated with the principal to let Shen Xi recuperate for three months.

You won't need to go to school for the next three months.

Jiang Ci herself also stopped attending classes for three months.

Once everything was arranged, Jiang Ci finally found an opportunity to settle accounts with Shen Xi.

He sat on the wooden stool by the bed, leaning forward and half-bent over to take an apple from the fruit basket and begin to peel it. His apple-peeling skills were like those of a precise machine, circling around without revealing a single detail.

Jiang Ci lowered his eyes and carefully cut the apple into small pieces, stuck one or two toothpicks into each piece, and handed it to Shen Xi.

Shen Xi naturally accepted the gift, rewarded the worker Jiang with a piece, and then began to eat it herself without any qualms.

Chewing and chewing.

She clearly heard Jiang Ci ask,

"Is that boy named Yan Ruo responsible for your injury?"

Shen Xi raised her eyes, somewhat puzzled as to why Jiang Ci was being so polite this time, even using a question. Then she thought, wait a minute, Yan Ruo will take responsibility.

Of course I want to! This is a great opportunity to get closer to him!

She wondered what effect would occur if the photos in Jiang Ci's album from that time period were taken in the present.

She couldn't possibly approach Yan Ruo, that mushroom-haired boy who now seemed to have extreme social anxiety.

His personality was completely different from the young man who would later love wearing green and flashy pink.

"Of course I have to find him. He's the culprit who made it so easy for me to get biceps without any training."

Shen Xi laughed through gritted teeth. Now, Jiang Ci watches her very carefully when she goes out, afraid that she might lose her balance and fall to the ground.

Every day at the hospital, she would spend her time with books and drawing, and then chat with Jiang Ci for a while when he came back.

The day passed by uneventfully.

Jiang Ci nodded upon hearing this, but didn't say anything.

One day, Yan Ruo somehow managed to find Shen Xi's hospital room on her own.

At that time, Shen Xi was happily playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) with one hand.

Yan Ruo stood hesitantly at the entrance, carrying a fruit basket and a bouquet of flowers for visiting patients, which cost fifty yuan a bouquet, in her left hand.

He was mentally preparing himself, thinking, "The next second, the next second I'll be inside."

Go for it!

They had just gotten close to the door when...

A cheerful sound of playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) came from inside.

—To two.

—I can't afford it.

The girl inside was still muttering to herself, "This is really bad luck. In the end, they even managed to leave the other side with one card."

Yan Ruo's eyes glazed over for a second, then he suddenly had the courage to go in. He mustered his courage and walked in, but he still couldn't help but start to stutter when he spoke.

"Hello... Shen."

Just as Shen Xi was feeling sad that her hard-earned Happy Beans had been squandered in an instant, she heard a sound as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

anyone?

She looked up and saw Yan Ruo with a mushroom haircut. The boy was standing timidly at the door, staring at her blankly. When he saw her looking over, he quickly looked down at his toes.

"Huh? How did you know I live here?"

At this time, Jiang Ci happened to go back to his apartment to cook. The food in the hospital cafeteria was even worse than that in the school cafeteria, so Young Master Jiang simply rolled up his sleeves and started cooking every day, then brought the food to the hospital to eat with Shen Xi.

Actually, Shen Xi can go home to recuperate in a few days.

Yan Ruo raised her head slightly and said, "I asked at the nurses' station, and they said you're the only girl who has recently broken a bone."

Wow, I've really won the grand prize!

Shen Xi raised an eyebrow. "Fine, I haven't seen you come to see me in the past few days. Your apology is a bit late."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Ruo's face turned red instantly. He immediately said, "No, no, it's not that. A few days ago, there was a placement test at school, and my teacher wouldn't let me take leave. I also didn't find out which hospital you were at."

That boy named Jiang Ci was terrifying. When he mustered up the courage to apologize and ask what happened that day, Jiang Ci just glanced at him and told him to get lost.

Yan Ruo was about to break; he was heartbroken.

He was extremely internally conflicted and thought about it for a long time. He tossed and turned all night thinking about his mistake, and finally realized that he shouldn't have walked down the stairs that day.

He was so stupid.

No wonder neither of his parents wanted him.

Thinking of this, Yan Ruo lowered her eyes and stood there listlessly.

Shen Xi could guess some of the inside story, so she didn't ask him anymore. If she kept asking, her younger brother would probably feel guilty to death. He was clearly a sensitive child.

One sentence was enough to make him stand there for so long.

"Alright, don't overthink it. We've become friends through a fight."

How can a karmic entanglement not be considered a karmic connection?

"Since we've met by chance, let's be friends."

Shen Xi glanced at the time, put away her phone, and said casually.

She thought, Jiang Ci will be here soon.

I wonder if Jiang Ci and Yan Ruo will be good friends in the future.

Probably, otherwise why would they be smiling so happily in a photo?

But Yan Ruo's reaction was clearly one of overwhelming surprise; his eyes widened instantly, as if he found it unbelievable, and he began to stammer again.

"You...you want to be friends with me?"

This time, Yan Ruo looked directly at Shen Xi.

His eyes were filled with gratitude and hesitation as he stared at her blankly.

Seeing this, Shen Xi scratched his head. Was this kid used to being manipulated by PUA? Just being friends with him made him act like he'd won the lottery.

"Um... well, don't get agitated..."

What are you doing here?

As Shen Xi spoke, Jiang Ci appeared at the door of the ward, his brow slightly furrowed, carrying two pink thermos containers as he strode to the bedside.

As he brushed past Yan Ruo, he merely glanced at him indifferently.

Yan Ruo was so intimidated by his overbearing manner that she unconsciously took a half step back.

"I...I've come to apologize." He spoke softly, glancing furtively at the imposing young man who seemed to be eight feet tall.

Yan Ruo was afraid that speaking too loudly would affect his mood.

Jiang Ci sat down next to Shen Xi, gently helped her up, and slowly helped her put on her clothes.

"hiss……"

"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Ci immediately frowned and stopped what he was doing.

"Jiang Ci, my hair seems to be caught. No, not in the front, wait, it seems to be a strand of hair in the back."

Following Shen Xi's instructions, Jiang Ci finally managed to pull out the hair from a large patch of hair. It turned out that the hair was caught on her backless knitted sweater.

He moved slowly and gently pinched the strand of hair and wrapped it around the knot.

Yan Ruo stood there steadily, and what he saw was this heartwarming scene. The boy, who was a head taller than him, had put away his usual cold demeanor and was now being careful and gentle with the injured girl, treating her like a precious jewel. Even his usually sharp eyes seemed to have softened considerably.

He stood there, scratching his face curiously, and smiled to himself, thinking, "So this is what friends are all about."

It's so hard to be friends!

He's too shy to get close to girls.

Jiang Ci tidied Shen Xi's hair and then put a black beanie on her head, covering her entire head completely.

Taking advantage of the brief moment, she glanced at the boy opposite her who wasn't even blinking at them, and asked...

Have you eaten yet?

Yan Ruo instantly snapped out of his daze when he met Shen Xi's gaze. He saw the boy behind the smiling girl lift his eyelids and stare at him for a full three seconds!

The child, who had always lacked emotional intelligence, suddenly had a revelation: he was a third wheel, and he had to leave!

"I didn't... My grandma is waiting for me to come back. I'm really sorry about this collision. I'll cover your medical expenses. Well... I'll go now."

Yan Ruo felt amazing. She hadn't spoken so much in a long time, and today she had experienced all sorts of situations.

After he quickly left the ward and walked out of the hospital, he still sighed with worry.

The pretty girl wanted to be friends with him, but that was a bit too intimate.

Are all those friends doing these things in private?

Is this really appropriate?

With a completely bewildered head, young Yan Ruo walked home dejectedly.

……

In the ward, Shen Xi watched as Jiang Ci, like a devoted wife and mother, peeled back the layers of the lunchbox and began... to feed her.

Shen Xi looked with difficulty at the spoon being fed to her mouth, but she still decided to struggle a little. "My right hand is injured, but you know me, my left hand is also very flexible."

As she spoke, she reached out to grab the spoon, trying to prove that she could do it.

However, Jiang Ci avoided her hand, looking at her with eyes that seemed to hold a deep affection even when looking at a dog, and said, "I didn't say that I was feeding you because you're sick."

Shen Xi asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

Jiang Ci slowly fed her a mouthful of rice, or rather, he quickly stuffed the rice into her mouth at the right moment.

Shen Xi chewed her food, looked at him, and slightly raised her chin, gesturing to him.

Why is that? Explain.

Jiang Ci slowly continued to add food to her rice, then seized the opportunity to stuff another mouthful into her mouth before casually speaking.

"Simply because I have a heart full of love, I couldn't bear to see a little girl struggling to eat all alone in the ward."

Shen Xi rolled her eyes in the least elegant way, thinking no wonder her mother had such great love in her heart.

She's more likely to go out and rob someone than he's likely to have a heart full of love.

Perhaps it was because Shen Xi's gaze was too speechless, Jiang Ci met her eyes, his lips drooped, and he gave a cold snort.

Shen Xi finally managed to watch Jiang Ci feed her a meal after much effort.

After seeing Jiang Ci finish packing his things, Shen Xi hesitated for a long time before finally saying what she wanted to say.

She tilted her head to look at Jiang Ci, "Jiang Ci, what kind of people do you usually make friends with?"

She was a little curious about Jiang Ci's views on choosing friends. After all, after learning about his views on choosing a spouse, Shen Xi was very curious about what kind of people such an indifferent person would become friends with.

She knew that Jiang Ci had a set of standards for doing things.

Jiang Ci poured her a cup of hot water, placed it in her hand, and then looked up at her, saying, "Do you like the look of me?"

"I see. What about the Zhou rites?"

Before Jiang Ci left, Zhou Li was still training in the Xia Li Camp of the army that his old man had set up. When he called to hear that Jiang Ci was going to Yunxia Xiang, he cried so hard that tears streamed down his face, like... mourning at a grave.

Jiang Ci heard a familiar name,

He said, "It's alright."

Jiang Ci never speaks definitively; when he says "it's alright," Shen Xi thinks it means "not bad."

……

After waiting day by day, Shen Xi was finally able to be discharged from the hospital.

Seeing such beautiful sunshine was a rare treat, and Shen Xi was so moved she almost cried.

Before she could even sigh to Jiang Ci, Jiang Ci took her left hand and quickly put a hat on her head, instantly blocking out the sun.

Pfft, the sun in Shen Xi's heart no longer exists.

Even as she got into the car, Shen Xi was still grumbling, "Ugh, don't walk so fast! I've finally seen the sun. You have no idea how long I've been in the hospital, I'm practically sprawling here."

Jiang Ci was careful to prevent her right hand from touching anything again, fearing that she would be hurt a second time. Hearing this, he still racked his brains to coax her.

"It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. If it's not healed now, it will hurt when you get old."

As Shen Xi listened to his wise words, which sounded like those of an experienced old man, she couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"How did you know? Aren't you old yet?"

Jiang Ci choked, "It was my mother who told me. She instructed me to keep an eye on you and to make sure you protect your arm."

"Oh, it's Aunt Hua." Shen Xi nodded knowingly.

"When your arm is completely healed, we'll go to the amusement park, the biggest one."

Jiang Ci suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered this place.

"Hmm? Isn't that amusement park in another province? Maybe it'll be closed for vacation by the time we go next time."

Shen Xi actually wanted to go to that amusement park, but Jiang Ci was too mature and thought it was quite childish, which meant that Shen Xi rarely went to such places.

Shen Xi thought: Why should I, a person in my twenties, be inferior to a mere child? I must be more mature than him.

This competitive spirit led Shen Xi to rarely visit such places.

But when she heard Jiang Ci say it, she couldn't help but smile slightly. Good lad, you finally want to go to this place.

But she had no idea that Jiang Ci's inspiration came from the melodramatic prime-time dramas they watched together every day.

He doesn't know how to date, and he's not romantic.

But after watching a lot of TV dramas, he learned some dating skills and how to create the right atmosphere.

He vividly remembered that the male and female protagonists in the story confirmed their relationship in places like an amusement park and a haunted house.

Jiang Ci's cunning is almost overflowing.

He thought: It's time to get a formal status. He didn't care whether this was considered early dating or not.

What he cared about was Shen Xi's feelings.

Thinking of this, he was even more excited than Shen Xi, and resolutely spoke up:

"Once your injury is fully healed, we'll go to the amusement park."

The driver in front seemed surprised that his young master had made such a decision, and he smiled kindly.