Give Me Heartthrobs 20p2

Chapter 20: Attachment p2

Less than ten o’clock. Due to the cold weather, Luo Bei and Lu Zhi both went to bed early. Zheng Qianyu was holding clothes intending to take a shower. Seeing Ye Qizhen’s condition was worse than usual, she came over to ask with concern, “Ye Ye, are you better? Do you want me to accompany you to the hospital to check it out?”

Ye Qizhen measured her temperature again just now; a low fever. She didn’t have a fever in the afternoon, but it happened at night, and she didn’t prepare antipyretics. She usually didn’t like troubling others. Now at night, seeing her roommates bathing and preparing to sleep, she felt even more embarrassed. She smiled at Zheng Qianyu and said, “No need, I’m better.”

A low fever wasn’t a big deal. Maybe she would be fine after waking up. If she still had a fever tomorrow, she would go buy medicine. She calculated like this.

“Do you want to shower first?” Zheng Qianyu asked again.

“You go wash first, I haven’t finished writing.” Ye Qizhen knew she showered slowly. When two people wanted to wash, she usually let the other person go first.

Before long, the sound of splashing water came from the bathroom. Ye Qizhen received two WeChat notifications on her phone:

w: [Image]

w: At the West Gate, want me to bring you Oden?

The photo Wen Yu sent was a close-up of Oden, still steaming hot. Ye Qizhen smiled. If she wasn’t sick, she would definitely be craving it, but she really had no appetite right now.

Before she could reply, Ye Qizhen saw Wen Yu switch to a voice call. Afraid of disturbing others, she specifically ran outside to answer. As soon as she pushed open the balcony door, she shivered; the cold was biting.

“Student Ye, I’m at the West Gate. Want me to bring you Oden?” Wen Yu was still standing in front of the Oden stall. She guessed Ye Qizhen would say yes; the photo she took just now was quite tempting, even she wanted to eat it looking at it.

“You just came back?” Ye Qizhen asked instead. She knew Wen Yu went to a former teacher’s house for dinner today.

“Mn, bring you Oden?”

“Too late, not eating.”

“Aren’t you always craving it?” Contrary to normal behavior, Wen Yu heard Ye Qizhen’s voice was also a bit different from usual. She asked, “Not feeling well?”

Why is she always right? Ye Qizhen pressed the phone close to her ear, listening to Wen Yu’s voice, looking down at the tips of her slippers, and brewing for a while. “Mn… got a little fever today.”

Once on the call.

She still told Wen Yu about the fever.

Wen Yu remembered the WeChat message Ye Qizhen suddenly sent her in the evening. So it was because of this. “How many degrees? Did you go to the hospital?”

“Low fever, not serious.”

“Uncomfortable?” Wen Yu asked again.

“A little.” Ye Qizhen quickly corrected herself. “It’s okay.”

Hearing someone being so stubborn, Wen Yu deliberately said, “If it’s okay, then I won’t come over.”

Ye Qizhen didn’t intend for Wen Yu to come over anyway. “No need to come over.”

Wen Yu gave an “Mn” and hung up. Ending the call hastily, Ye Qizhen was slightly disappointed; she thought Wen Yu would comfort her with a few words.

Zheng Qianyu was still showering. Ye Qizhen wanted to finish the remaining draft. Perhaps due to the low fever, after writing for only a few minutes, her head became dizzier. She slumped on the table, feeling secretly aggrieved in her heart. Really uncomfortable.

After lying stuffily for a few minutes, Ye Qizhen was quickly woken up by a voice call again. It was still Wen Yu. Her fingertip slid across the screen, and she asked in a lowered voice, “What’s wrong?”

Wen Yu asked directly: Which floor do you live on?

Ye Qizhen naturally could hear the subtext of this sentence. “You don’t need to come over.”

“I’m at your dormitory building.” Wen Yu’s voice was very light. She stood in the stairwell on the first floor, looked up, and asked again, “Is it convenient for me to come up?”

She came over?

Ye Qizhen was a bit dazed.

The one who opened the door for Wen Yu was Zheng Qianyu, who had just dried her hair. As someone who heavily valued looks, her eyes lit up directly upon seeing Wen Yu standing at the door, behaving very enthusiastically. She knew Wen Yu. Before, rumors that Wen Yu and Ye Qizhen were love rivals were buzzing on the forum, but it turned out their relationship was very good. She had seen Wen Yu waiting for Ye Qizhen after class twice.

This was Wen Yu’s first time coming to Ye Qizhen’s dorm room. Before, she was only downstairs, never came up. Ye Qizhen’s desk was undoubtedly the tidiest one among everyone.

“Why did you come over so late?” Ye Qizhen whispered to Wen Yu. Despite saying this, she felt more touched in her heart. She didn’t expect Wen Yu to come just because of that sentence. If she had known this, she wouldn’t have told Wen Yu about the fever.

Seeing Ye Qizhen’s complexion was terribly poor, Wen Yu reached out and touched her forehead, pausing for a few seconds. Obviously hot to the touch. “Go to the hospital to check, I’ll accompany you.”

“No need,” Ye Qizhen still said.

“Let’s go.” Wen Yu’s voice wasn’t loud, only for Ye Qizhen to hear. “Change into a thicker jacket, it’s windy outside.”

Ye Qizhen’s attitude softened instantly, and finally, she was dizzily led out of the dorm by Wen Yu.

“I said no need to come over.”

“Stubborn mouth.” Wen Yu retorted with two words. She guessed Ye Qizhen wanted to tell her when she sent that WeChat message.

Ye Qizhen silently followed Wen Yu’s steps, admitting she was stubborn. She didn’t intend to call Wen Yu over, but in fact, she wanted Wen Yu to accompany her. However, she still had to emphasize: “I didn’t mean for you to come over.”

Wen Yu said calmly, “I wanted to come over myself.”

Ye Qizhen had nothing to say. Usually, when encountering such things, she would endure it herself and it would pass. With Wen Yu being so good to her, she was really going to develop dependency. It was indeed windy outside. Thanks to Wen Yu reminding her to change into a thick jacket, she realized after coming out that Wen Yu was dressed thinly. She should have grabbed another jacket for Wen Yu just now; her brain was muddled.

“Wen Yu, are you cold?”

“It’s okay,” Wen Yu said.

Ye Qizhen said righteously, “Aren’t you stubborn too?”

Wen Yu’s tone was lazy. “Not as hard as you.”

Ye Qizhen was amused. “What’s there to compare?”

The two continued walking towards the school hospital, where someone was on duty twenty-four hours a day. Another gust of wind blew. Ye Qizhen looked at Wen Yu, quietly moved closer, and then gently linked arms with Wen Yu. She was always cautious about physical contact with people, but thinking that she and Wen Yu had even hugged last time, linking arms shouldn’t be anything, right?

Another person pressed closer. Wen Yu lowered her head, her gaze landing on their entwined arms.

Ye Qizhen blinked and asked, “Warmer?”

Wen Yu couldn’t help asking back, “Know how to take care of others but not yourself?”

Ye Qizhen feigned nonchalance. “No big deal.”

Wen Yu was noncommittal. Before knowing Ye Qizhen, she would have believed it. Some people were just strong on the surface, maybe crying under the covers at night.

Walking a few steps, Ye Qizhen tightened her grip on Wen Yu’s arm, a smile pursed on her lips.

At night, the school hospital was deserted. Registration, consultation, and picking up medicine were all fast. Ye Qizhen indeed only had a low fever, condition okay. Getting some antipyretics settled it.

“I told you it was fine.” Ye Qizhen played the hindsight card.

“Afraid your brain would burn out,” Wen Yu raised an eyebrow and said.

“I’m a patient after all, can’t you say something nice?”

“Going back.”

Walking to the door, a light rain was falling from the sky, seemingly there and not there. The school hospital was some distance from Dormitory Building 9. Wen Yu was afraid the rain would get heavier later, so she said to Ye Qizhen, “Go to my dorm to get an umbrella first.”

“Okay.” Ye Qizhen agreed with Wen Yu’s proposal. It was close to Building 19 here; she could even see the building number.

After walking more than half the distance, the rain got slightly heavier. By the time they trotted to the dormitory building, the rain was pouring down. They were lucky not to get too wet.

Today was the weekend, and only Qi Yun was in the dorm at night.

Qi Yun sat at her desk watching a movie, bored, when she saw Wen Yu bring someone back. It was like an iron tree blossoming. When she looked closer and realized the person Wen Yu brought was Ye Qizhen, she didn’t understand the plot anymore.

“Qi Yun, same high school as us.” Wen Yu mainly feared Ye Qizhen would be awkward and actively introduced her to Ye Qizhen.

Ye Qizhen greeted Qi Yun politely. Qi Yun returned a very enthusiastic smile. “Scholar Ye, I know you.”

“Let’s go.” Wen Yu grabbed an umbrella.

“Don’t walk me, I’ll go back myself. The rain outside is quite heavy.” Ye Qizhen refused no matter what. Nancheng’s weather was magical; she figured she’d have to carry an umbrella even if the forecast said cloudy in the future.

The sound of rain outside grew louder. Wen Yu saw Ye Qizhen’s complexion was poor again. Given Ye Qizhen’s personality, she definitely wanted company. She simply said, “How about not going back?”

She sometimes felt Ye Qizhen was quite like her—seeming capable of doing everything alone on the surface, but in fact, craving understanding and company. She understood this feeling too well.

Qi Yun heard Wen Yu say “don’t go back.” Why does this feel like a lot of information? Is this a love rival? And Wen Yu’s attitude towards Ye Qizhen was confusingly good.

“Scholar, don’t go back so late. This rain won’t stop for a while.” Regardless, Qi Yun supported Wen Yu, smilingly saying to Ye Qizhen, and glancing at Wen Yu along the way.

“There’s a place to sleep,” Wen Yu also said.

Ye Qizhen wavered a bit because compared to going back, she privately wanted to stay with Wen Yu more.

“Li Dan said she’s not coming back tonight, but she probably minds others sleeping in her bed. Chen Wen went home, maybe call and ask her?” Qi Yun was the complete opposite of Wen Yu, a genuinely warm-hearted person.

“I’d better go back, this is too troublesome.” Ye Qizhen listened and thought it wasn’t feasible, and she wasn’t used to sleeping in other people’s beds either.

After considering, Wen Yu asked Ye Qizhen, “With me… do you mind?”

Qi Yun: ???

She thought she heard wrong. What kind of person was Wen Yu, to squeeze into one bed with someone else?

She looked at Wen Yu…

Mood complicated.

Ye Qizhen dawdled, looking at Wen Yu and saying, “Won’t I crowd you?”

Saying this meant she didn’t mind. Wen Yu had figured out Ye Qizhen’s personality; saying one thing but thinking another. Sometimes there was no need to ask her too much. “You go shower first.”

“You wash first, I’ll wash later.” Ye Qizhen yielded, old habit kicking in.

“You go first, don’t let getting rained on make it worse.”

Qi Yun watched these two pull back and forth, and suddenly suggested, “Actually, you guys can wash together.”

As soon as Qi Yun finished speaking, silence ensued. Wen Yu and Ye Qizhen both looked at her. Qi Yun laughed high-profiledly, acting like nothing happened, and continued watching her movie.

Wen Yu found pajamas, disposable underwear, and a clean towel in the closet and stuffed them to Ye Qizhen.

In the end, Ye Qizhen went first. Before showering, she sent a WeChat message to dorm leader Zheng Qianyu, saying she was staying at a friend’s dorm tonight and wouldn’t be back. Zheng Qianyu saw Ye Qizhen and Wen Yu were quite close, so she didn’t say anything.

While Ye Qizhen went to shower, Qi Yun paused the movie and sized up Wen Yu meaningfully. “Goddess, what’s the situation?”

“Didn’t you see?” Wen Yu answered.

Answered like she didn’t answer. Qi Yun picked up her phone and tapped on the keyboard. After sending the message, she raised her phone and shook it at Wen Yu. Wen Yu understood and picked up her own phone to look.

You’re not really lusting after your love rival’s body, are you?

Wen Yu put the phone on the table, using action to show she didn’t want to argue about this with Qi Yun.