XYLFTL Chapter 26

Chapter 27

In the evening, Shen Xiaoyou let Xia Xing and the others go back first, while she stayed to watch over Lin Anping.

Xia Xing and the others knew that now that Lin Anping was awake, the two of them definitely needed to communicate on their own, so they didn’t decline.

“Then we’ll come see Anping tomorrow,” Xia Xing said.

Shen Xiaoyou nodded.

After saying their goodbyes, only Shen Xiaoyou and Lin Anping were left in the empty hospital room.

Shen Xiaoyou sat by the bed, looking at Lin Anping. Seeing Lin Anping looking so weak, she felt an indescribable sadness in her heart.

She also didn’t understand why Lin Anping didn’t tell her. Was it because they weren’t close enough?

The more Shen Xiaoyou thought about it, the more her heart ached. She couldn’t help but reach out and rub her chest.

Just at this moment, Lin Anping woke up. She opened her eyes, turned her head, and saw Shen Xiaoyou with her hand on her chest, looking like she was in great pain.

She couldn’t worry about why Shen Xiaoyou was here and immediately asked, “Sister, what’s wrong?”

When Shen Xiaoyou heard the voice, she immediately looked up at Lin Anping. At this moment, she couldn’t care about being angry.

She just hurriedly asked, “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Do you want to drink water? Do you need to use the restroom?”

When Lin Anping heard Shen Xiaoyou ask this, she suddenly felt very wronged, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Seeing Lin Anping cry, Shen Xiaoyou didn’t know what to do, so she could only hug Lin Anping and pat her, saying, “Don’t cry, don’t cry.”

But the more Shen Xiaoyou did this, the more Lin Anping cried.

Shen Xiaoyou gently patted Lin Anping’s back to let her cry. Lin Anping cried for a long time, and her emotions gradually calmed down.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Lin Anping’s red eyes and felt an indescribable heartache.

Lin Anping guessed that Shen Xiaoyou would definitely ask her why she didn’t tell her anything.

So she said first, “I’m sorry, Sister. I was afraid you’d worry, so I told them not to tell you.”

Shen Xiaoyou didn’t expect Lin Anping to bring it up herself. She sighed and said, “But, baby, if you don’t tell me, I’ll feel like I’m not important and I’ll be worried and sad instead!”

Lin Anping raised her head in disbelief, “Really?”

“Yes, I was almost dying of sadness earlier. I didn’t understand why you didn’t tell me,” Shen Xiaoyou said.

“I’m sorry…” Lin Anping apologized.

“It’s okay. I just want you to get healthy as soon as possible,” Shen Xiaoyou said.

Lin Anping nodded.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at her obediently and said, “We have to tell Grandmother.”

Lin Anping hesitated. She didn’t want Grandmother to know.

Shen Xiaoyou explained, “Think about it. I’m already so sad. If Grandmother finds out later, won’t she be even sadder?”

Lin Anping thought it made sense and agreed.

Shen Xiaoyou bought food for Lin Anping and then went home to pick up Grandmother.

On the way, Shen Xiaoyou didn’t say anything, afraid Grandmother would worry. She only told her when they arrived at the hospital.

Sure enough, as soon as she entered the hospital, Grandmother started running to find Lin Anping’s room. Grandmother’s heart was extremely anxious.

It wasn’t until she entered the room and saw Lin Anping that Grandmother slowed down and said, “You silly child, what’s going on?”

Shen Xiaoyou followed behind and came in, “Grandmother, she has a weakened immune system that caused a viral infection, which turned into pulmonary tuberculosis.”

Grandmother didn’t understand, but she felt it was very serious and was about to cry anxiously.

Shen Xiaoyou explained, “This can be cured. As long as she cooperates with the treatment, she will recover completely.”

Grandmother breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

Grandmother sat next to Lin Anping and said, “You’ve lost weight, my good child. You’ve suffered.”

Lin Anping shook her head and said, “I’m being taken care of by everyone. I’m not suffering at all. Grandmother, don’t worry.”

Shen Xiaoyou also patted Grandmother on the back to comfort her.

Grandmother saw that there was a kitchen and immediately said, “I’m going to cook for you here. I’m not leaving.”

Lin Anping was afraid that Grandmother wouldn’t rest well here and was about to refuse, but Shen Xiaoyou interrupted, “It’s okay, Grandmother. I’ll take you home to get clothes tomorrow. There’s a caregiver’s room over there.”

Grandmother immediately became happy. There was such a good hospital room. It had to be the best for Anping.

Lin Anping was puzzled. Shen Xiaoyou said, “If you refuse an elderly person, she’ll be even more worried at home, and her mood will be bad. If the elderly person is willing, just go along with it. It’ll be good for her mood. Besides, Grandmother cares about you a lot.”

Lin Anping realized that Shen Xiaoyou really understood the elderly better than she did. She didn’t know anything.

Grandmother simply tidied up the caregiver’s room and asked Shen Xiaoyou, “Xiaoyou, why don’t you go home tonight? I can watch over her here. There’s no room here anyway. Don’t make yourself uncomfortable.”

“It’s okay, Grandmother. There are blankets here. This sofa is quite big. I can sleep here,” Shen Xiaoyou said, pointing to the sofa.

“No, the sofa will be uncomfortable. You go home and rest,” Lin Anping said sternly.

Shen Xiaoyou shook her head, “It’ll be comfortable. It’s very soft.”

Shen Xiaoyou knew that Lin Anping would continue to argue with her, so she quickly interrupted, “Grandmother, when you gave Anping this name, you hoped that she would be safe and sound, right?”

Grandmother nodded and said, “Yes, when I met Anping, she wasn’t in good health. I hoped that she would be safe and sound her whole life, just peaceful and stable.”

Lin Anping suddenly hated herself for getting sick and causing so many people to worry when she heard Grandmother’s words.

Shen Xiaoyou noticed that Lin Anping’s expression suddenly became very lonely, so she gestured to Grandmother. Grandmother also went back to her room to rest.

Grandmother felt that young people were easier to communicate with, and she didn’t know what to say.

Shen Xiaoyou walked to the bedside and said, “What’s wrong?”

Lin Anping shook her head, not wanting to say.

Shen Xiaoyou didn’t press her, but instead asked, “Do you want to eat fried chicken? The doctor didn’t say anything about dietary restrictions. Besides, you don’t touch alcohol or tobacco.”

Lin Anping’s eyes lit up immediately. She really wanted to eat it. Before, Xia Xing and the others thought Lin Anping had a cold and wouldn’t let her eat it, so she was eating very blandly.

Lin Anping nodded. Shen Xiaoyou said she understood and went out.

She drove to Lin Anping’s favorite Korean fried chicken restaurant, bought it, and quickly returned to the hospital, afraid that it wouldn’t be crispy if she was late.

When she arrived at the hospital, she gave the fried chicken to Lin Anping. Lin Anping looked at Shen Xiaoyou covered in sweat and said, “You didn’t have to rush so much.” She also reached out and wiped Shen Xiaoyou’s sweat.

Shen Xiaoyou wiped her own sweat and said, “I had to. I was afraid you wouldn’t be happy eating it if it wasn’t crispy.”

“You’re too good, Sister. I love you,” Lin Anping took out a piece and stuffed it into Shen Xiaoyou’s mouth.

Shen Xiaoyou, with her mouth full, still had to respond to Lin Anping, “I love you too.”

Lin Anping thought Shen Xiaoyou was incredibly cute and took out her phone to take a picture.

Shen Xiaoyou pointed at Lin Anping’s phone and said, “You… you, never mind, I won’t argue with a kid.”

“Hehe, I only do this because I love you,” Lin Anping retorted playfully.

Shen Xiaoyou was scolding Lin Anping, but her eyes were full of affection.

After Lin Anping finished eating, Shen Xiaoyou threw away the trash and lay down on the sofa to sleep.

Lin Anping called Shen Xiaoyou to come to the bed, but Shen Xiaoyou shook her head and said, “I can’t, Grandmother will see.”

Lin Anping could only give up.

The next morning, Grandmother got up early to cook porridge, moving very quietly. She saw that both children were sleeping and even went over to tuck them in.

Seeing that Shen Xiaoyou’s blanket was a bit thin, she even went to get her own blanket and put it on Shen Xiaoyou.

When the food was ready, the two were slowly awakened by the aroma of the food. Grandmother stirred the porridge in the pot while looking at the two of them and said, “You’re awake? Come and eat.”

Lin Anping and Shen Xiaoyou immediately got up to wash up. Lin Anping deliberately staggered the time, letting Shen Xiaoyou use the washroom outside to prevent infection.

After washing up, Grandmother divided the breakfast and put it on Lin Anping’s small table. Lin Anping looked at the table full of food made by Grandmother herself.

There was porridge, egg pancakes, small cold dishes, and small steamed buns that Grandmother had made early in the morning.

Lin Anping and Shen Xiaoyou both stuffed one into their mouths at the same time, making Grandmother extremely happy.

While looking for her phone, she said, “Don’t move, don’t move, don’t move, I want to take a picture.”

Lin Anping and Shen Xiaoyou were super cooperative. After eating, Shen Xiaoyou helped Grandmother clean up, and Lin Anping went for a check-up. Grandmother accompanied her.

When they came back, Grandmother said with a happy face, “The doctor told me it’s not serious and can be cured.”

“Are you finally relieved?” Lin Anping asked playfully.

Grandmother hummed like a child, “Yes, I’m relieved.”

During the days in the hospital, Grandmother made all kinds of delicious food for Lin Anping. Shen Xiaoyou felt like she was also enjoying the good food.

But Lin Anping just didn’t gain weight. Instead, she would lose weight or stay the same. This made Grandmother anxious, and Shen Xiaoyou also felt strange.

Shen Xiaoyou asked the doctor countless times and went for countless check-ups, but there was nothing abnormal, even after changing hospitals.

Lin Anping comforted Shen Xiaoyou, “Maybe this is just how the disease is. Isn’t it slowly being treated? Don’t worry.”

“But I’m scared,” Shen Xiaoyou hugged Lin Anping.

Lin Anping wanted to push her away but couldn’t, “Don’t hug me, it’s contagious.”

“I’m not afraid,” Shen Xiaoyou said.

“I’m afraid, can you let go?” Lin Anping said in a tone like coaxing a child.

Shen Xiaoyou shook her head, “But I’m scared, I don’t want to lose you.”

“What nonsense are you talking about? I’ll definitely be okay. The doctor said so,” Lin Anping pretended to be calm. She knew that Shen Xiaoyou needed comfort more than she did now.

Lin Anping patted Shen Xiaoyou repeatedly and said, “It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Shen Xiaoyou let go after a while. Lin Anping smiled at her, “Let’s go, let’s go back. Grandmother is still waiting.”

Shen Xiaoyou nodded.

On the way, Shen Xiaoyou received a call, it seemed to be about the bar. Shen Xiaoyou rejected everything. She didn’t want to answer calls from home either. Fortunately, her parents had quarreled.

Lin Anping felt that she was affecting Shen Xiaoyou to some extent. She didn’t want to affect her.

In the evening, when Xia Xing and the others came to see Lin Anping, Lin Anping told everyone her thoughts.

Jiang Shixue said, “But Sister Xiaoyou must care about you a lot, that’s why she’s like this. You can try to persuade her.”

Lin Anping sighed and said, “I’ve tried to persuade her, but it’s no use no matter what I say. I want her to go back to the way she was before.”

Xia Xing said, “You don’t want her to be by your side taking care of you?”

“I don’t want her to always revolve around me and then turn down things that belong to her. I’m very sad about that too. I want her to always be herself,” Lin Anping said.

Su Zixuan said, “Then what should we do? Change hospitals without telling her?”

“But, Shen Xiaoyou’s family is so powerful, it would be easy for her to find a hospital, right?” Jiang Shixue said.

Su Zixuan shook her head, “But if Anping said it, and she had a fight with her family, then she wouldn’t ask her family for help. Besides, we could just go to my family’s private hospital, right?”

Xia Xing thought this method was feasible, and Lin Anping also thought it was okay.

In the evening, Lin Anping went to Grandmother’s room, “Grandmother, I don’t want to delay Shen Xiaoyou. I want to transfer to another hospital without telling her.”

Grandmother hesitated for a moment, as if recalling something, and then said, “Have you really thought it through? Are you sure you won’t regret it, right?”

Lin Anping nodded firmly.

Grandmother also agreed.

Lin Anping continued, “But I need your help. I’ll video call you every day, but you stay at home. If Shen Xiaoyou asks, just say you don’t know either.”

Grandmother understood Lin Anping’s concerns and readily agreed.