Withered Broken Ice Blue

Chapter 186: Jingzhe, His Birthday

After taking a leave in the morning, Chi Fei slept until 11 o'clock.

Chi Feiwan came out in her pajamas, and on the coffee table was the necklace that Shen Linxi had placed on the table.

The kitchen was clean and tidy. Chi Feiwan didn't want to wash the dishes, so he ordered takeout.

The doorbell rang, Chi Feiwan opened the door, and it turned out that the takeaway had arrived.

When he put the snail noodles on the coffee table, he accidentally touched his mobile phone. The screen lit up and Chi Feiwan noticed the date displayed on it.

March 3, Waking of Insects.

Today is Song Jinan's birthday.

Chi Feiwan picked up her phone, opened her chat box with Song Jinan, and sent: [Happy Birthday! ] followed by an emoji of a cake.

She thought that Song Jinan might still be attending her coming-of-age ceremony at this point and might not be able to see the message immediately, so she simply turned off the screen.

As soon as she turned on the TV, the phone screen lit up. It was Song Jinan who replied to her: [Thank you. ]

Chi Feiwan was very surprised: [Aren’t you attending your coming-of-age ceremony right now? Why are you replying to my message?]

【I've asked for leave.】

【Ah?】 Chi Feiwan was very surprised.

[My mother is in the hospital, so I took a day off today.]

Chi Feiwan quickly asked: [Auntie, what happened? Is it serious? ]

Song Jinan replied: [Cold.]

A cold may not be a serious illness for most people. Taking some medicine and getting an IV drip will quickly cure the disease. However, this seemingly ordinary illness is like adding insult to injury for Song's mother, who already suffers from other diseases. It can even be said that it cost her half her life.

[He has woken up and will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. ]

Chi Feiwan finally breathed a sigh of relief and comforted her: "That's good. You should take care of yourself as well. If you need any help, just let me know.

Song Jinan looked at Chi Feiwan's concern and felt warm in her heart. She replied: [Yes, thank you]

【Thank you, we are friends.】

The two chatted for a few more sentences and then ended the conversation.

After Chi Feiwan finished eating the snail noodles, he decided to go to the hospital to visit Song Jinan's mother.

She changed her clothes, and in order to avoid Shen Linxi not being able to find her when he came back, she left a note before leaving.

When they arrived at the hospital, Chi Feiwan found Song Jinan, asked about her mother's condition, and gave her some fruit.

Song Jinan was very grateful and invited Chi Feiwan to chat with her mother.

"Child, I'm already very grateful that you came to see me, so why would you bring any gifts?" A smile bloomed on Song's mother's haggard face.

"Auntie, this is what we should do. It's not right for us to come here empty-handed."

In the ward, Chi Feiwan had a pleasant conversation with Song's mother.

At 2 pm, Chi Feiwan had to go back to school. Song Jinan and Chi Feiwan had lunch in the hospital cafeteria.

Normally, Song Jinan always had a smile on his face, but today, Chi Feiwan saw that he was worried. She asked, "Song Jinan, what did the doctor say?"

If it was just a common cold, would it make Song Jinan look like this?

"The doctor told me to be mentally prepared at all times, because my mother could be admitted to the intensive care unit at any time." Song Jinan lowered his head to hide the pain in his eyes.

"Can Auntie's body be operated on?"

Song Jinan shook her head: "My mother's body doesn't support surgery, and the drug treatments over the past few years have only suppressed her condition, and cannot cure her."

Chi Feiwan patted Song Jinan's shoulder gently and said, "Don't worry, there will definitely be a way. Medicine is so advanced now, we have to trust doctors."

Song Jinan looked up at Chi Feiwan, confusion flashed in his eyes, "If the surgery is really possible, I'm worried that my mother won't want to have it..."

"Are you afraid of accidents?"

"She doesn't want me to be too tired. The surgery requires a lot of money. I'm about to take the college entrance examination and will go to university soon..."

Chi Feiwan looked directly into Song Jinan's dark eyes: "Song Jinan, are you afraid?"

Song Jinan smiled and said, "I'm not afraid."

"As long as you are not afraid, that's enough." Chi Feiwan smiled slightly, as bright as a spring flower.

When she left the hospital, Teacher Zhang sent her a message asking her to take a day off as there would be a parent-teacher meeting in the afternoon.

Plans never keep up with changes.

This year's coming-of-age ceremony lasted the entire morning, so the parent-teacher meeting could only be scheduled in the afternoon.

Chi Feiwan was originally scheduled to attend evening self-study, but Teacher Zhang simply exempted her from the study and asked her to have a good rest at home today.

Chi Feiwan was naturally happy and did not refuse the temptation to stay at home for a day during school.

The stars are twinkling, with dreamy light, embellishing the beauty of the night sky.

Chi Feiwan strolled on the street, thinking about his childhood interactions with his grandmother.

Before the age of seven, Chi Feiwan basically stayed with his grandmother.

Even my own one-year-old and one-month-old ceremonies were all handled by my grandmother.

I was not very old at that time and I can hardly remember some things.

When Chi Feiwan returned home, she found Shen Linxi sitting on the sofa waiting for her.

"Where did you go?" Shen Linxi's voice revealed a hint of dissatisfaction.

"I left a note." Chi Feiwan bent down to change his shoes at the shoe cabinet.

On Shen Linxi's coffee table was the note: "You said you went to school, but aren't you in evening study at this time?"

"The teacher asked me to take a day off. You will have a parent-teacher conference this afternoon."

Shen Linxi crossed his arms and looked at her: "Since you said you took a leave in the afternoon and didn't go to school, where did you go?"

Chi Feiwan only wrote on the note that he was going to school in the afternoon, but did not mention going to the hospital in the morning.

Of course she had to hide it. From Chi Feiwan's perspective, Shen Linxi didn't know about Song Jinan's existence.

"I..." Chi Feiwan hesitated, "I went to the hospital to visit a friend." She couldn't tell Shen Linxi that she went to see Song Jinan.

Shen Linxi's eyes became even colder. "Which friend needs you to visit during class time?"

"Why do you care so much?" Chi Feiwan said irritably, "I'm an adult and I have my own freedom."

Shen Linxi stood up and approached Chi Feiwan, "Are you the adult? And Chi Feiwan, you should know that I have planted spies in the capital. I know whether you have any friends or not."

Chi Feiwan took a step back and said, "Mom, making friends is my business. You have no right to interfere."

Shen Linxi's face was terribly gloomy. "I didn't interfere with you. I just wanted you to tell the truth. Is it difficult for you to tell the truth?"

Chi Feiwan hated the way everyone was forcing her.

It is her freedom to do anything, and she has the right to choose whether to speak or not, but everyone automatically ignores this most basic right of hers.

Her free will was ignored and her choices were despised, which was undoubtedly a violation of her personal dignity.

Chi Feiwan pursed his lips and said, "I am telling the truth. I am not afraid of your investigation."

She just concealed Song Jinan's existence.

Shen Linxi looked at her, and the two seemed to be arguing with each other. Suddenly, Shen Linxi smiled and said, "I believe you. I have a flight tomorrow morning. There is one more thing. You must take the overseas examination next week. Your grandfather has already signed you up. If you don't want to go, tell your grandfather that you want to go. If he agrees, I won't force you to go."

This time, Chi Feiwan had no right to choose.