"Really?" He Zhilan asked skeptically.
"Would I lie to you? So, don’t let my mom’s words make you lose your mood for work. I’m leaving first. You should focus on your job and don’t get distracted. Otherwise, your boss may dock your pay." Zhou Hongjin gave a faint smile to He Zhilan. Seeing He Zhilan stopped frowning, he felt relieved and left with his mom.
He Zhilan sighed. Sometimes it was strange. Although your mouth kept saying you didn’t believe it, your heart still remembered it.
If she had known what Zhou’s mother was going to say, she would not have sat down!
The rest of her work went on uneventfully until she learned about Gu En’s hospitalization, which actually made He Zhilan look forward to the start of school.
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, John’s wife Lihua arrived in the capital from the USA. As Lin Chan predicted, Lihua and He Zhilan hit it off immediately, mainly because He Zhilan was the only person in the whole restaurant who could communicate seamlessly with her. He Zhilan only learned after getting to know Lihua that the always vivacious and cheerful Lihua was a researcher and was even busier than John.
However, although the two hit it off, unfortunately, school started a week after He Zhilan and Lihua got acquainted.
On the first day of school, after a whole month, the dorm was finally filled with people again. Of course, amidst the laughter and chatter, no one asked about Gu En—it was clear that Gu En was far from everyone’s mind.
As expected, Huang Cai brought a lot of homemade ointments from her home. Everyone in the dorm got some. Chen Xiting was the most excited.
"Disappeared on the first day of school? Did she change dorms? Or did she quit school?" Chen Xiting glanced towards Gu En’s bed and muttered to herself.
Jiang Biyun snorted and took over the conversation, "She managed to get herself into hospital! She almost lost her life! She got He Zhilan’s hand injured. This is heaven’s punishment for her!"
From Jiang Biyun’s words, He Zhilan knew that Jiang Biyun must have kept in touch with Lin Deng during the holiday break. Therefore, she was aware of everything that had happened recently.
After the snort, Jiang Biyun continued to mutter, "I heard her leg was badly injured, flesh and blood everywhere. Although it didn’t hit the bone, it was frightening nonetheless. I heard that it’ll leave a scar."
"It took eighteen hours of surgery to save her. It shows you how seriously she was hurt," He Zhilan added, then changed the subject. After chatting for a bit, they prepared to leave to report to the guidance counselor.
He Zhilan and Jiang Biyun left together. The end of February in the capital was still cold. They walked wishing they could stick together to keep warm.
"He Zhilan, I have to tell you something!" With one hand holding He Zhilan’s, Jiang Biyun looked excited and slightly blissful. "Congratulate me quickly!"
"What happened?" He Zhilan was confused. From the first day of school, she noticed that Jiang Biyun looked different. She looked radiant, like a completely changed person. After just one winter break, she started wearing makeup and dressing more stylishly.
Jiang Biyun smiled softly at He Zhilan, then leaned in and whispered mysteriously into her ear, "During the winter break, Lin Deng came to see me! Lin Deng and I are together now; we’re dating! Isn’t it shockingly delightful, like a dream?"