XYLFTL Chapter 33

“Can I be discharged?” Lin Anping couldn’t wait any longer; she really didn’t want to stay in the hospital.

Shen Xiaoyou shook her head: “Not yet. You just had surgery. You can leave when the incision doesn’t hurt anymore.”

Lin Anping looked unwilling and muttered, “It doesn’t hurt now.”

“I don’t believe you.”

Shen Xiaoyou knew that surgical wounds couldn’t heal so quickly.

Seeing Shen Xiaoyou’s firm attitude, Lin Anping felt it was useless to say anything, so she gave up.

Shen Xiaoyou watched Lin Anping casually flop onto the sofa, looking listless.

“Baby, someone is coming to see you later. Do you want to look like this?” Shen Xiaoyou gently crouched by the sofa and asked.

She stroked Lin Anping’s face with one hand.

Lin Anping sat up and asked, “Who’s coming?”

“She told me you call her Uncle Liang,” Shen Xiaoyou said, thinking of what the person on the phone had said earlier.

“!!! ”

Lin Anping immediately sat up straight, startling Shen Xiaoyou.

“Who is he? Why are you so nervous?” Shen Xiaoyou asked.

“Uncle Liang, it’s the one who took me on the business trip before. I owe him a lot for taking jobs and earning money. He’s very good to me, like a half-father,” Lin Anping explained.

Shen Xiaoyou remembered the week Lin Anping was away on a business trip, and she missed her so much that she got angry.

She huffed and walked away.

Lin Anping looked at Shen Xiaoyou blankly and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Shen Xiaoyou didn’t speak.

Lin Anping walked over and sat next to Shen Xiaoyou: “What’s wrong, sister?”

“I’m angry,” Shen Xiaoyou said, not intending to hold it in.

“Ah? Who made you angry? I’ll go take care of them,” Lin Anping pressed.

“You!” Shen Xiaoyou said.

“??? Me? What did I do?” Lin Anping was even more confused.

“Where did I make you unhappy? Please tell me.” Lin Anping got closer to Shen Xiaoyou and looked at her.

Seeing the worry on Lin Anping’s face, Shen Xiaoyou felt much better.

“It’s just you going on a business trip. I was alone, and I get angry when I think about it. I don’t know why,” Shen Xiaoyou directly stated the reason.

Although Lin Anping didn’t know why she was angry about this, she knew there must be a reason.

“Am I being unreasonable in getting angry? I’m sorry,” Shen Xiaoyou apologized before Lin Anping could say anything.

Lin Anping affectionately patted Shen Xiaoyou’s head and said, “Of course you can be angry. It must be my fault that you’re angry. You don’t need to apologize. If anyone should apologize, it’s me to you.”

Shen Xiaoyou was deeply moved by Lin Anping’s words. Her longing for Lin Anping these days and her strength at the company suddenly dissolved.

She immediately buried her face in Lin Anping’s arms and started crying. Lin Anping didn’t know what to do and could only pat her back.

Lin Anping felt so sorry for her. She had hardly ever seen Shen Xiaoyou cry or be vulnerable in front of her.

Lin Anping vowed never to make Shen Xiaoyou sad again.

“Cough cough.”

Two coughs. Shen Xiaoyou raised her head from Lin Anping’s arms and looked over. Lin Anping also looked up.

Seeing who it was, Shen Xiaoyou got up from Lin Anping, and Lin Anping also stood up.

“Uncle Liang…” Lin Anping called out cautiously, afraid of being scolded.

Shen Xiaoyou stood up with Lin Anping, and Uncle Liang took in the sight of Lin Anping holding Shen Xiaoyou’s hand.

“Why are you standing? Sit down. I’m here to see the patient, not to inspect,” Uncle Liang said as he poured himself some tea and sat down.

Shen Xiaoyou wanted to go forward and pour water, but Uncle Liang refused.

“I’m fine, no need to serve me.”

Shen Xiaoyou felt very awkward. Lin Anping pulled her down to sit.

The atmosphere was instantly awkward. The three of them faced each other in silence.

Lin Anping spoke first: “Uncle Liang…”

“I’m not your uncle.”

Lin Anping could tell that Uncle Liang was saying angry words.

She immediately stepped forward and said, “I just didn’t want you to worry!”

“Then you didn’t tell me you had surgery until I called and found out from Little Shen?” Uncle Liang said angrily.

“I’m sorry. Now you see, I’m fine!” Lin Anping coaxed Uncle Liang.

Uncle Liang didn’t fall for it.

Shen Xiaoyou wanted to break the ice and said, “Uncle Liang, Anping kept telling me every day that it wouldn’t be good if we didn’t tell you, but she was also afraid of making you worry. I was going to tell you, but you called right after the surgery. You were faster than me. I was slow to inform you.”

Shen Xiaoyou took the blame on herself. Lin Anping didn’t want her to, but Shen Xiaoyou patted her hand, indicating it was okay.

Uncle Liang watched their little actions.

“Oh well, it’s good as long as you’re okay,” Uncle Liang finally said.

Lin Anping immediately said, “I knew Uncle Liang was the best.”

“But don’t do this next time, or I won’t tell you when I’m sick,” Uncle Liang said.

“Hahahaha, okay, you’re like a child,” Lin Anping said with a smile.

“Then you should rest well. Taking jobs isn’t important. You still have a long time before graduation,” Uncle Liang said.

After chatting for a while, Uncle Liang said he had to leave to go home for dinner.

Shen Xiaoyou went to see Uncle Liang off for Lin Anping.

When Uncle Liang reached the door, he said, “Go back, go back and be with your wife.”

Shen Xiaoyou blushed at Uncle Liang’s words and said goodbye to him shyly.

Shen Xiaoyou’s face was still red when she returned to the ward.

“Huh? Did you go to a sauna? Why are you so red?” Lin Anping asked, looking at Shen Xiaoyou’s flushed face.

“No,” Shen Xiaoyou said nonchalantly, touching her face.

“Then what’s wrong with you?” Lin Anping asked curiously.

“I’m happy.”

She stepped forward and kissed Lin Anping.

“I’m happy my girlfriend is a super-scholar and can support me for the rest of my life,” Shen Xiaoyou said, hugging Lin Anping.

“You’ve been supporting me all along, rich woman,” Lin Anping said deliberately.

“Being a rich woman is so tiring. I have to deal with so many things at the company every day,” Shen Xiaoyou seemed to have unloaded all her burdens at this moment.

“Then don’t work so hard, I’ll support you,” Lin Anping said.

Shen Xiaoyou leaned gently in Lin Anping’s arms: “How could I like you so much!”

“Me too,” Lin Anping immediately replied.

They looked at each other and smiled. There was so much in that smile.

After staying in the hospital for a few more days, Lin Anping was finally discharged.

Happy, Lin Anping jumped around in the ward.

“Hey, slow down,” Shen Xiaoyou nagged Lin Anping like a mother all morning.

After packing her things, Lin Anping got into the car with Shen Xiaoyou.

Shen Xiaoyou first went home to drop off her luggage and then came back to take Lin Anping to a restaurant.

Everyone was inside: Grandmother, Uncle Liang, and Su Zixuan and her two other roommates.

Lin Anping looked at Shen Xiaoyou in confusion.

Shen Xiaoyou opened her mouth: “To celebrate your discharge!”

“That’s right, that’s right, congratulations to Anping for finally leaving the hospital,” Su Zixuan said, following up.

Everyone happily ate and drank at the restaurant. Everyone drank a little alcohol because they were happy.

After the meal, Shen Xiaoyou sent them home one by one and then came back to find Lin Anping.

“You drank a lot today too,” Lin Anping said, looking at Shen Xiaoyou, who was drunk and still insisted on taking people home.

“I’m very happy,” Shen Xiaoyou said.

“I know, I’m happy too. Thank you, Shen Xiaoyou,” Lin Anping said to Shen Xiaoyou.

Shen Xiaoyou giggled foolishly when she heard Lin Anping’s words.

Lin Anping took her things and strolled down the street with Shen Xiaoyou.

Although Shen Xiaoyou was drunk, she could still walk properly and answer Lin Anping’s questions.

Suddenly, Shen Xiaoyou pointed to a residential building: “Baby, is that where you live?”

Lin Anping looked in the direction Shen Xiaoyou was pointing.

It was the apartment she had rented when she ran away from the Lin family.

Lin Anping nodded.

“Then let’s sleep there for a night, I’m tired,” Shen Xiaoyou said, pulling Lin Anping in that direction.

Lin Anping followed her.

When they arrived, Lin Anping opened the door and let Shen Xiaoyou in.

As soon as Shen Xiaoyou entered, she saw that it was a very small apartment, but it was well-organized under Lin Anping’s care.

Lin Anping closed the door behind her.

Because it was an old neighborhood, the door was an old-fashioned iron and wooden door design. There was a wooden door inside and an iron door outside. Closing the door would make a loud creaking sound.

Shen Xiaoyou looked back at the broken door, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart.

Shen Xiaoyou walked further inside. The toilet was also very small.

“There’s no place to take a bath here,” Shen Xiaoyou said, looking at the bathroom.

“There’s a small bathhouse downstairs. I take showers there,” Lin Anping said.

“Isn’t it very cold?” Shen Xiaoyou couldn’t imagine.

“It’s okay!” Lin Anping saw the worried expression on Shen Xiaoyou’s face.

Lin Anping led Shen Xiaoyou inside. There was a small bed by the window, which felt very cramped. It would be cramped for even one person.

Lin Anping let Shen Xiaoyou sit down and said, “Don’t think so much. I’m better now, and I don’t need to live here anymore.”

Lin Anping opened the suitcase to find clothes and took out an extra set of pajamas for Shen Xiaoyou.

After Shen Xiaoyou changed, Lin Anping looked for toiletries, but found that there were none.

Lin Anping immediately went out to buy them, but Shen Xiaoyou looked at her in her pajamas and told her to go. Lin Anping told her to sit down: “Let me walk around more.”

After Lin Anping went downstairs.

Shen Xiaoyou looked around the small room, thinking: How long has she lived here?

Soon, Lin Anping came up. Lin Anping and Shen Xiaoyou squeezed into the small toilet to wash up together.

After washing up, the two of them got into bed.

Because the bed was small, they could only sleep on their sides.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Lin Anping: “Did you only live here because you sent all your savings to me?”

“No, I thought I didn’t need to live in such a good place anyway. I don’t live here often,” Lin Anping said.

Shen Xiaoyou still felt very sorry. Even if that wasn’t the case, she couldn’t imagine how she spent her time alone in such a small room.

Shen Xiaoyou reached out and hugged Lin Anping. Although she didn’t say a word, Shen Xiaoyou held too many words in her arms.

Lin Anping said with a smile: “Are you treating me like a child and worrying so much?”

“You are a child,” Shen Xiaoyou hugged Lin Anping even tighter.

“Okay, okay, I’m a child. Loosen up, I can’t breathe,” Lin Anping said to Shen Xiaoyou.

Shen Xiaoyou moved her body, but the bed was small, and Shen Xiaoyou almost fell off.

Lin Anping moved in a little: “Come over here.”

Shen Xiaoyou obediently went over and quickly kissed Lin Anping on the face.

Lin Anping put her hand on Shen Xiaoyou’s waist: “Only a kiss on the face?”

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Lin Anping in the moonlight and found that Lin Anping was looking at her with a teasing smile.

“What do you mean?” Shen Xiaoyou had a bold idea in her heart.

“What I mean is…” Lin Anping didn’t finish her sentence.

While Shen Xiaoyou was still wondering, Lin Anping had already kissed her.

Shen Xiaoyou directly responded to Lin Anping, their flexible tongues colliding together.