“Damn, when will this hospital ever upgrade their beds? My neck is all stiff from sleeping wrong,” Jiang Yan complained as he struggled out of bed early the next morning.
Jiang Li was practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade in the room and glanced at him lightly when she heard his complaint.
“It’s because you slept too long.”
“How long did I sleep?”
“From 9 o’clock last night until now, eleven hours.”
Jiang Yan was stunned.
He actually slept for eleven hours?!
He was still a young man in the prime of youth, able to feel energetic after just four or five hours of sleep!
Could it be that the gunshot hit his kidney just right, causing his energy to be not as good as before?
Seeing Jiang Yan frantic and clawing at his face, Jiang Li stopped her exercise and walked over to him.
“Don’t worry, you’re not sick. If you were, I would’ve been able to figure it out.”
Why does that sound so odd?
But suddenly, it seemed like he remembered something and he suspiciously fixed his gaze on Jiang Li’s face.
“Last night….” Jiang Yan squinted his eyes, “I think I dreamt about you and Zhao Lang last night!”
She had thought this guy had remembered what happened last night.
She expressed an indifferent “Oh.”
“That’s all you’ve got to say?” Jiang Yan persisted, “Aren’t you going to ask what happened in my dream?”
“It’s just a dream. I’m not that idle to care about what dreams you have every day.”
“But in the dream, Zhao Lang was about to kiss you!” Jiang Yan said frantically.
She was about to inquire further when her phone on the table began to vibrate intensely.
Jiang Li decided to drop the subject and picked up the phone instead.
Five minutes later, she turned off the phone and walked over to Jiang Yan.
“Pack up, Mom wants you to come home this afternoon.”
“Because it’s Grandpa’s order.”
He resisted and grabbed a pillow to hold in his arms.
“I won’t, if I go back now, that old man will surely have my hide. I don’t want to. Besides, you’re not recovered yet, I have to fulfill my responsibility.”
Jiang Li reached out and snatched the pillow from his arms.
“Trouble cannot be avoided. Even if you keep clinging here, it’s no use. Plus, the doctor came this morning and already informed me that I am recovering well and can be discharged tomorrow. I suggest you not to delay; otherwise, the storm will only be fiercer.”
Jiang Yan was left speechless.
After all, what Jiang Li said made sense.
He can avoid the beginning but not the end.
So he could only heave a deep sigh as he began to pack his things.
“By the way, how will you get home tomorrow? Let me pick you up.”
“No need,” Jiang Li declined, “Shi Xu said he would come to pick me up.”
She hadn’t seen that child in a long time anyway.
Jiang Yan nodded and quickly packed his things.
He turned around to find that Jiang Li had picked up a book to read at some point.
He closed his mouth and maintained silence.
However, as he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the Buddha beads on her left wrist.
Instantly, Jiang Yan’s eyes widened.
Isn’t that the bracelet that Zhao Lang wears on his wrist every day?!
How did it end up on his sister’s hand?!
Lu Xingchao also quickly learned about Jiang Li’s plans to be discharged from the hospital and had started to plan vigorously in the fan club group a few days in advance.
To ensure the success of the welcoming event, he had made arrangements to meet with several veteran members of the fan club beforehand.
On the day of the meeting, Lu Xingchao felt inexplicably nervous.
He was a social butterfly online, but once he stepped into real life, he became awkward.
That’s why, up until now, he had never held a fan meeting.
He would only host a live broadcast on special holidays to interact with a few longtime fans.
But now, he was about to meet several people who were fellow fans of the same goddess, and just thinking about it made his heart feel like it was going to leap out of his chest.
The meeting place was set at a boutique coffee shop in the Western District of Capital.
To avoid dying of social embarrassment, Lu Xingchao went to the length of booking the entire shop and arrived at the venue an hour early.
During that hour, he sat there restless and lost in his thoughts.
What if a few muscular men showed up? How would he maintain the dignity of being the club leader then?
Muscular men would be one thing, but if a bunch of elementary school kids turned up, he might as well just go home.
After all, there are many cases online of kids chasing stars behind their parents’ backs, ultimately causing trouble for the whole fan club, right?
As he continued to worry about such things, the second customer of the day arrived at the coffee shop.
With the light ring of the doorbell, a sweet female voice echoed around.
“Excuse me… is Lei Ting here?”
Just as Lu Xingchao was about to respond, he suddenly froze on the spot, his body tensing up.
How did he end up blurting out his online pseudonym?!!!
This is mortifying!!!
No choice, he had to take a deep breath and, feigning composure, stood up.
Seeing him, the girl’s eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over to shake his hand.
Suddenly, she paused, pointing at Lu Xingchao and stammered, “You, you, you’re the gaming broadcaster, God L, from Blue Star’s livestreams, right?!”
Lu Xingchao’s face turned even redder, and he awkwardly scratched his head.
Indeed, being recognized offline was quite embarrassing.
The girl was even more excited, looking completely uninhibited.
“I knew it! How could the leader of our club be just an ordinary person? So you are God L—it turns out you’re even more handsome in person than on the stream.”
“Ah, haha, thank you, thank you.”
Actually, Lu Xingchao had recognized the girl at first glance, too.
She was Huo Xuan, one of the three lucky ones chosen in Jiang Li’s broadcast that day—Chui’er Tuttu.
He hadn’t expected that she had already joined his fan club and even risen to the rank of vice president.
The two sat down beside a coffee table.
Huo Xuan was easygoing and had a charming personality, which almost completely dispelled Lu Xingchao’s awkwardness.
“… I’m sorry about the trouble my brother caused before. It was very unpleasant, but you can rest assured, I myself am a die-hard fan of Lili, and I never did anything against her.”
Lu Xingchao quickly waved his hands, “Of course, I know that, but how is your brother doing now?”
“Don’t worry.” Huo Xuan took a sip of coffee and gestured with her hand, “He’s been sent overseas by my father, watched every minute of the day, no different from being in jail. He’ll never think of coming back to cause trouble in this lifetime.”
“That’s good to hear, not that… I mean…”
Huo Xuan let out a laugh, “It’s fine, I am clear about these things. I’ve long since stopped recognizing him as my brother, so whatever you say doesn’t bother me.”
Lu Xingchao breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good then.”
He then glanced at the clock on the wall.
“I wonder when West District Boss and Shiguang will get here?”