Chapter 226 (1/2)
Chapter 226
Road to Recovery
Li Yundong opened the door slightly, careful not tothe door ajar with one hand, he leaned forward and peeked in through the gapThe hush inside rooht callIt was still fairly early in theZhou Qin if she was asleepIt turned out that his concerns were unfounded; Zhou Qin was very h, and she appeared to be alone—there were no signs of Uncle Zhou anywhere in the roomA laptop lay open in front of her on the overbed tableShe was staring intently at the screen, her lips curved into a small smile that he kneouldn't have noticed if it weren't for the light e her fingers, so he guessed that she was either reading or watching a movie—the for headphones and the rooer on her expression, which, er filled with despairThe coldness and apathy were gone as wellAlthough subtle, her smile was there, especially in her eyes
For the first time since his first visit, she actually seemed alive; her spirit had returned
Zi Yuan had repeatedly mentioned to hireedAfter all, not even aso is, for the most part, dependent on the patients themselves and how much support they have
The fact that Zhou Qin was sress
But still, he couldn't help but wonder where the heck Uncle Zhou wasForirl alone in the roo!” Li Yundong swung the door open and strode in”Well, well, wellLooks like soood mood today”
Zhou Qin turned away froaze, the s aluard, but then her next words dispelled any worries he had
”Well, I was in a gooda brow”Until now”
”Huh?” Li Yundong feigned a crestfallen look”So you're saying that h”WellIn that case, I better go”
Li Yundong turned around and headed for the door
Zhou Qin's disgruntled voice sounded the h! Fine! Go away then!”
Li Yundong reached for the door handle, then paused”Hey… I'his head around
Much to his surprise, Zhou Qin answered with a taunting smirk and a stubborn arch of her brow
”See yourself out”
Li Yundong chuckledOne heck of a stubborn girl, that oneHe opened the door and walked out of the rooered at the corridor for a few secondsWell, he could wait around for a few o back in, but where was the fun in that?
Li Yundong smirked and crept towards Room 503
Let's see if I can surprise her a little
All four beds of Room 503 were occupied, but the patients appeared to be asleepHe heaved a ss easier
Li Yundong moved past the beds quickly and crept towards the end of the roo door which he kneould open into Roohtly to take a peekThe connecting door was positioned behind and to the left of Zhou Qin's bed, so he knew she couldn't see him unless she had anticipated his actionsAt the moment, Zhou Qin's head was turned the opposite way, towards the right side of the bed, where thehih the door any minute
After a while, Zhou Qin let out a half-suppressed laugh
”I bet you'll come in soon,” Zhou Qinsmiled to himself
Sorry, Zhou QinI'm not as predictable as you think I aain, though she would glance towards thekept watching her through the gap, noting with aness to curiosity; to annoyance; then to disappointh he could only see the left half of her face, he still found it easy to read her ehed when he heard Zhou Qin's sulky growlShe turned her head and stared at the main doorSeconds later, she crossed her arms and let out a frustrated huff
Looks like the joke's on you, Zhou Qin
When she started freaking out and screa decided that it was time for him to show himself lest she wake up the entire hospital
”Hey!” Zhou Qin all but yelled at thestepped into the roo door quietly behind himThen, he slinked towards Zhou Qin's bed
She hadn't noticed hi at the ain
Li Yundong stopped when he was a few feet away fro for someone?”
There was a loud yelp as Zhou Qin whipped her head around to face hirin
”Y- YouH- How did youBut” Zhou Qin looked towards the aped at hiet in here?”
Li Yundong chuckled and pointed at the connecting door behind the bed
Zhou Qin cleared her throat and tried to look poised
”H- How long have youu sht have fooled him if her voice didn't sound so flustered
”I atching you the whole tiht face
Zhou Qin stared him, her mortification written all over her face in the form of a deep blush which extended all the way to the tip of her ears
”Y- You idiot!” Zhou Qin reached for a pillow, then sh! Leave! I don't wanna see your face!”
Li Yundong burst into laughterAt the saainst another onslaught of pillow strikes
”Leave, leave, leave! Argh!” Zhou Qin kept s backed ao steps so that he was out of the pillow's striking range”Yeah? You really want me to leave?”
Zhou Qin opened her ainThen, her mouth clicked shut and she lowered the pillow back down
Li Yundong knew full well that she didn't really want hi with her a littleIf nothing else, their friendly banter could help prevent her fro schooled his features and gave her a serious look”Not gonna say anything to get et itOh wellGuess it can't be helped thenI shall take my leave nowSee ya!”
The pilloards hiht the pilloith one hand and laughed
”Argh! Just go! Leave! And don't co decided to stop his teasing lest he give her an aneurysht, settle down,” he said, tossing the pillow back onto the bed”I was justwith youWhy would I co at least one hour here? That's just silly”
Not toapproached the bed again and lowered his backpack to the floorThen, he took a seat in the chair beside the bed
”What were you reading just now?” he said, jerking his chin towards the laptop”You were s to yourself”
Zhou Qin shot him a dirty look”The university foruht”You have a perfor dinner party?”
”Yeah,” Li Yundong said with a wry s NaThat clever andto prank her right back
”There are a lot of threads on the foru to be,” Zhou Qin co at the screen for a momentThen, she shot him a hopeful look”Will you tellsaid with a suest star for a stage play”
”A stage play” Zhou Qin paused in thought”AhChinese Paladin, right?”
Li Yundong nodded”YeahWe're supposed to act out a scene from that series”
”Which character are you…” Zhou Qin's eyes greide and round”Wait aLi Xiaoyao?”
”As if!” Li Yundong laughed out loud”I would've turned theht away if they asked me to play Li Xiaoyao” He paused to look at Zhou Qin”I' flashed in Zhou Qin's eyes”I guess that makes sense”
”Mainst the bedShe looked utterly crestfallen”The play seeToo bad I can't be there to watch it”
”Who says you can't?”
Zhou Qin whipped her head around so quickly that Li Yundong was starting to wonder if she would suffer from whiplash
She stared back at hied”I can bring you to the event if you want”
Joy shone through Zhou Qin's eyes”Really?” Then, the light in her eyes dihtly”But will that trouble you?”
Li Yundong stared at her in disbeliefTrouble? He would've laughed at how ridiculous that sounded if he wasn't so overwhelht?