Jiang Wei had already forgotten how she had asked for a leave from her academic advisor, and how she had then rushed to the bus station to catch the next bus to the neighboring city.
When Jiang Wei rushed out of the school, she tried to hail many taxis on the main road, but those drivers refused, citing unwillingness to travel such a long distance. With no other choice, Jiang Wei had to run to the bus station and squeeze onto the next departing bus.
Throughout the journey, Coach Wu kept updating Jiang Wei on the latest situation via WeChat messages.
Coach Wu: "I'm waiting outside, don't worry, I'll let you know immediately if there's any news."
Coach Wu: "Just now a doctor came out, I stopped him and asked, he said Yi Ming's condition is not too serious, told me not to worry."
Coach Wu: "Looks like Yi Ming is out!"
Coach Wu: "Jiang Wei, Yi Ming has been moved to a regular ward, the doctor said this kid is lucky, this time it's just a minor head concussion plus some external injuries, no internal organ damage."
Upon receiving Coach Wu's final message, Jiang Wei, sitting on the long-distance bus, covered her face with her hands.
It was the relief after extreme fear that caused her strength to crumble for a moment...
Finally, the bus arrived at the neighboring city.
After getting off the bus, Jiang Wei took the fastest taxi to XX Hospital. After inquiring at the information desk, she rushed toward the ward area, not even taking the elevator, but running straight up the stairs.
Seeing that Yi Ming's ward door was ajar, Jiang Wei suddenly felt her legs become as heavy as lead.
She walked slowly over, took a deep breath in front of the door, and then stretched out her hand to push it open.
Yi Ming was already awake.
Upon seeing Jiang Wei, Yi Ming first widened his eyes, then suddenly turned over like a tumbling carp, covering his face and shouting: "Who called Jiang Wei here... quick, get her out, hurry..."
Hearing this, Jiang Wei's heart skipped a beat.
Yi Ming actually didn't want to see her, which shocked her greatly. Did the accident perhaps injure his brain... did he... forget about the relationship between them?
Coach Wu sat by the side, smiling helplessly. He patted Yi Ming's shoulder: "You naughty boy, aren't you the one who wanted her? This time I called her over for you and you're complaining... be a man, the girl came all the way here..."
Yi Ming curled up on the bed, still with his back to Jiang Wei, wailing: "No, I'm too ugly!"
Hearing Yi Ming say this, Jiang Wei's lips curved slightly, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yi Ming."
Jiang Wei called his name, she walked over quietly and sat by his bedside, neither forcing him to turn his face towards her, nor forcing him to talk to her immediately.
"What would you like to eat? Oranges, apples or cherries."
Jiang Wei's voice was calm, this sentence was spoken as if it were an ordinary question, without inquiring about Yi Ming's condition at all.
"I don't want to eat anything... Jiang Wei, you go out..."
Yi Ming still kept his face buried, refusing to talk.
Jiang Wei pursed her lips and smiled, she looked at Coach Wu gently, and Coach Wu grinned, immediately understanding her intention.
"Well... the other team members' competitions are still going on, I should head back to the venue."
With that, Coach Wu took big strides and quickly left the ward.
After Coach Wu left, the room instantly fell into silence, in the spacious single ward, only Jiang Wei and Yi Ming remained.
"Little Yi Ming, how about cherries?"
Jiang Wei looked at the back of Yi Ming's head, his once handsome hair now tousled by the pillow. She smiled and stretched out her slender, white hands to gently smooth it, speaking softly, "The reddest, biggest ones, sweet to the heart with just one bite, just like... you used to be, how about it?"