In a daze, anxious murmurs could be heard by East Qing's ear: "Why haven't you woken up yet? Should we take you to the hospital?" East Qing felt like she could hear her father and grandmother's voices, her head felt heavy, but she wanted to urgently open her eyes.East Qing struggled to open her eyes, only to see Sister Yalan sitting by her bed, with no sign of her father or grandmother. She realized it was just a hallucination, but disappointment still showed on her face.How could her father and grandmother, who were so far away in their hometown, come here?"Are you homesick and missing your family?"Hearing Sister Yalan's gentle tone, East Qing was stunned, then thought that Sister Yalan must also be missing her son. She didn't want to bring up any sad memories for Sister Yalan, or add to her longing for her son. East Qing forced a smile, trying to hide her true feelings."East Qing, you scared me to death. You've been sleeping for so long, I was so worried. I was about to call the hospital for an ambulance." Chen Yalan knew East Qing's intentions and immediately changed the subject, trying to lighten the mood. As two women who were either emotionally or physically wounded, talking about these sad things would not do anyone any good. They were already two of the most pitiful people in the world.
"Yalan, I'm so thirsty." Dongqing licked her dry lips.Chen Yalan quickly got up and poured a glass of water, helping her up. As soon as Dongqing finished drinking the water, she heard her stomach growling. Dongqing felt embarrassed and looked up at Yalan.Chen Yalan looked at her pitiful expression and heard her stomach making drum-like noises. After a few seconds of hesitation, they both couldn't help but burst into laughter.Seeing Yalan laughing, Dongqing patted her own stomach on purpose. "Yalan, it's hungry."After laughing for a while, Chen Yalan handed her a thermometer and said, "You've been sleeping for almost a day and night, how can you not be hungry? Take your temperature and see if you have a fever. If you do, go to the hospital immediately."Watching Dongqing tuck the thermometer into her clothes, Chen Yalan couldn't help but check it again for her. "You're out on your own, no matter what happens, and your mood isn't good. You must take care of your body. If your body breaks down, the most heart-wrenching thing is for the people who love you and for yourself. It's not worth it.""I understand, Yalan." Dongqing's voice was small and her eyes were a little sore.Chen Yalan smiled and her eyes showed deep motherly love. Dongqing felt like she was in her mother's embrace. She had never known how warm her mother's embrace could be, and now she deeply understood it through Yalan's eyes.Both of them fell silent, and after a while, Chen Yalan carefully checked the thermometer and wiped the sweat off Dongqing's forehead. "Dongqing, your temperature is normal. Now I can rest assured."She put away the thermometer. Perhaps because Dongqing's body was fine, her heart relaxed and Chen Yalan even joked, "Dongqing, you have a strong constitution. After being drenched in the rain for so long, you slept and woke up with no problems."
Sticking out her tongue, Dong Qing pouted and said in a spoiled tone, "Sister Ya Lan, I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry." She was so frustrated that she almost couldn't catch her breath.Not hearing a response from Sister Ya Lan, she turned around and saw that she was no longer there.After a while, Chen Ya Lan came in with a bowl of plain rice porridge. Dong Qing took it and started spooning it into her mouth without even saying thank you. She only heard Sister Ya Lan's warning after burning her mouth, "Be careful, it's hot."Dong Qing looked at Sister Ya Lan's concerned yet amused expression and had to blow on the porridge before daring to drink it.Soon, she finished the bowl and wanted to drink more, but Sister Ya Lan stopped her, "Let's first soothe our stomachs and intestines with a bowl of porridge, and then we can go eat. Tell me what happened yesterday.""Okay, Sister Ya Lan. Are you okay?" Dong Qing was worried and couldn't help but bring up what happened yesterday morning."I'm fine, it's just a minor injury. Some ointment will do the trick."Hearing Sister Ya Lan's nonchalant tone, Dong Qing felt a little scared. She never wanted to get married in her life.Feeling guilty for letting Sister Ya Lan do all the work, Dong Qing got up and went to the living room to help her.At the dining table, the two of them ate in silence, lost in their own thoughts.
After a while, Yalan, who was the first to come back to her senses, spoke up: "Tell me, what happened to you yesterday? You were so lost and disheveled." Putting down her chopsticks, Dongqing had already thought about how to answer: "Oh, it's nothing. I accidentally offended a customer and the manager fired me in order to give the customer a satisfactory response. I didn't bring an umbrella, so I had to come back in the rain!" She didn't intentionally hide what happened with Mosen, because until now, besides saving him half a month ago, she knew nothing about this man. Besides, they weren't very familiar with each other, even though he saved her, she still took the reward he gave her. Dongqing felt that it wasn't necessary to tell someone who wasn't involved in the situation all the details, it would only add to her own worries, and she didn't have any good feelings towards Mosen. 'This cold and heartless guy, besides his attractive face, he's useless. Hmph!' Thinking of Mosen's cold expression, Dongqing thought angrily, her thin lips showing her disdain. Chen Yalan gave Dongqing a meaningful look but didn't say anything else. Although they hadn't known each other for long, based on her understanding of Dongqing, she knew that the situation wasn't as simple as Dongqing had said, the customer must have been deliberately causing trouble. "What are your plans now?" Chen Yalan lightly asked after taking a sip of soup. "Thank you for your concern, Yalan. I want to adjust my mindset, take a break for two days and prepare some materials, then go out and find a job. I believe that as long as I work hard, everything will get better! Of course, if it doesn't work out, I'll have to pack up and go back to my hometown!" Seeing the wise look in Yalan's eyes, Dongqing lowered her head to eat, trying to hide her guilty expression. "Don't worry, things will get better." Dongqing smiled indifferently. She didn't ask about Yalan's husband, that was their private matter. Seeing that Yalan didn't want to bring it up, she didn't want to touch on a sore spot. After eating half a meal, she said goodbye to Yalan and went back to her dorm. After a simple wash, Dongqing lay on her bed, recalling everything that had happened since she came to T City. 'Is it possible that I've been cursed by the god of misfortune recently? It seems like nothing is going smoothly! Damn god of misfortune, leave me alone! God of misfortune!!' Thinking of this, Mosen's handsome face suddenly flashed through Dongqing's mind. 'It's all because of this overly handsome god of misfortune, ever since I met him, I've had nothing but bad luck!' Dongqing thought angrily, 'Cherish your life, stay away from Mosen!'