This time it was Ky An's turn to be stunned, just because my smile was... too bright. To the point that she stood still for a few seconds. Then she quickly regained her composure and smiled gently:
"Okay, then I'll call you Da Da, okay?"
I didn't refuse, I was even more happy:
"Okay, as long as you don't mind..."
Hearing that, her eyes softened slightly. As if she felt sorry for me. She immediately asked me to stay and eat.
I refused, but she kept begging, so I nodded shyly.
When the food was brought out by the servant, she kept picking up food into my bowl.
I was stunned for a few seconds and quickly said:
"That's... okay. There's already a lot, if you keep picking up more, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it all."
Ky An frowned when she heard that:
"No. You're so skinny, you have to eat a lot. All the food I cooked, you eat it."
I listened and paused for a moment, looking down at the dishes on the table, thinking to myself, "What did you cook...?"
Outside, I just mumbled, "Yes... then I will really eat it!"
Only then was Ky An satisfied, smiling:
"Yes, Da is really good."
I felt a little embarrassed when I heard that, I bent down to drink water and covered my red ears. But somehow she still saw it. She rested her chin on her hand and looked at me, her eyes soft as water:
"What a good child..."
After the meal, she wanted to keep me, but I politely refused. I didn't let her take me home, not because I disliked her, but because I was afraid... of bothering her.
So I cycled home myself.
When I got home, I lay down on the bed because I was tired. I opened my phone, the screen was cracked but I could still see it, so I didn't pay attention.
I lay on my back, and suddenly... Ta Quan Hanh's face appeared in my mind.
I don't know why. We met every day at school, but I still… missed him.
I touched my face, which was bandaged from the fall.
Thinking about Xie Junxing seeing me like this… I buried my face in the pillow and sighed:
"I look so messy… I really don't want A-Han to see me like this…"
Then I fell asleep without realizing it.
The next morning
As usual, I went to school.
As soon as I saw his figure in front of me, I panicked slightly and lowered my head. I didn't want him to see my messy appearance.
But for some reason… Xie Junxing didn't pass by.
His eyes paused when he saw me covered in bandages.
I was still closing my eyes and praying for him to leave quickly,
when suddenly my wrist was pulled.
I looked up in surprise..it turned out to be Ta Quan Hanh, he was holding my hand. I looked at him, his face slightly red, then he immediately lowered his head and whispered:
"Friend...classmate Ta...can you let go of my hand...?"
My heart secretly thought: "He...he's holding my hand!"
Ta Quan Hanh frowned at me and asked in a low voice:
"What are these wounds...?"
I turned my face away, not daring to look at him, just bowed my head and remained silent without answering..
Seeing that, he pressed even harder:
"Who did it?"
I saw that he was a little angry, so I quickly shook my head and replied:
"No...it wasn't anyone. I just...accidentally fell off my bike."
Ta Quan Hanh looked at me for so long that my heart wanted to jump out, not because I was scared, but because I couldn't help but jump to him and hug him..
It seemed like he still didn't believe it.
Unexpectedly, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me away.
I was surprised so I was a bit confused and asked:
"Friend... classmate Ta, where are you taking me?"
Ta Quan Hanh did not answer.
His hand gripped my wrist so tightly that I felt pain and softly "um"ed.
Hearing that, he immediately turned his head to look at me, while I was looking back at him blankly, he changed his grip, squeezing it lightly this time without pain, but firmly and warmly.
I was stunned. In my heart, I was thinking randomly:
"Is he... worried about me?"
He led me to the medical room, pushed the door open, then forced me to sit down on the bed. He crossed his arms, his eyes sharp as he asked as if interrogating:
"What happened to Man Dao?"
Hearing that, even though I did not like Hua Man Dao, I did not go so far as to blame the person who did not do it and said:
"No...no! It was because I fell off the bike..."
After speaking, I lowered my head in embarrassment, my ears were red.
Xie Junxing stared at me, doubting me endlessly. But after asking a few more questions, he finally sighed.
"Be careful on the road next time."
He paused for a moment, his voice lowered:
"Don't let yourself get hurt again."
I looked up at him, my heart pounding, and unconsciously asked:
"Are you...are you worried about me...?"
Xie Junxing paused.
Then he turned away, leaving a sentence:
"Um. So don't let yourself get hurt again next time."
The door just closed, I was still sitting there like a statue.
My ears were burning.
My heart was pounding. My eyes turned towards the door, thinking:
"He...admitted it."