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At this moment, the girl in the wheelchair suddenly stared at him with a vigilant look: "So you care about me too?"
The smile on the boss's face froze.
……
Han Zhou didn't know that the boss was giving Xiao Xiaoxiao a psychological counseling class, but the boss was right about one thing, that is, he did see through Xiao Xiaoxiao's intention.
Xiao Xiaoxiao had been passed around in many families. In order to return to her biological parents, she naively thought that as long as she behaved badly enough, she could be regarded as an inferior product and returned to the seller. As a result, she gradually developed a bad character. However, not only did she not get what she wanted, but she was sold to the next family after being abused and beaten.
To this day, this guy still seems so childish, trying to use this method to force herself to stop caring about her.
"You really don't learn from your mistakes..."
Han Zhou shook his head in his heart, turned around to look at Xiao Xiaoxiao, and saw that she was having a good chat with the boss, so he felt completely relieved.
The girl wearing a mask and a baseball cap stood in front of the chess stall and did not leave, but she did not seem to be interested in the endgame on the ground, and no one knew what she was thinking.
This made Han Zhou, who had originally planned to use chess as a breakthrough in the conversation, feel troubled and he hesitated about how to talk to the other party.
But before he could speak, the girl suddenly glanced over here and asked, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"
The voice was cold, but not as aloof and distant as described in novels. He didn't sound like someone who was difficult to get along with.
Han Zhou was delighted and was about to speak when he heard the other party continue, "You have been looking at me since two minutes ago. Is it because you think I look like someone you know?"
Obviously, the girl had noticed his gaze a long time ago.
Are you treating me like some idle high school student trying to strike up a conversation with someone using some old-fashioned excuse?
Han Zhou felt a little embarrassed, but he also knew that his behavior of staring at others was indeed very presumptuous. He was about to explain when the girl interrupted him again.
"I think you look familiar, too."
This girl is not very polite...
Seeing that the other party was still talking to himself, Han Zhou said helplessly: "I'm sorry, I don't think you look familiar."
The girl looked at him for a moment and said calmly, "We passed each other once a week ago."
"A week ago?"
Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, and tried to recall for a moment, but he couldn't remember where he had seen this girl before. He asked in confusion, "How can you remember it for so long after just passing by?"
Mo Yixia is usually only impressed by things that interest her, but there is naturally no need to tell this guy in front of her, so she did not explain, but asked: "Since you don't think I'm familiar, then why did you come to see me?"
Han Zhou was silent for a moment: "Actually, I do think you look familiar."
He thought about it carefully, and he couldn't seem to come up with any other reason except this one. He couldn't just answer that it was because there was no name on your head, right?
"But you just said you didn't think I looked familiar."
The girl looked over calmly. For some reason, Han Zhou felt as if his thoughts were seen through.
"When you talk to me, you hardly look me in the eye, nor do you lower your head to look for cracks in the ground. You spend most of your time looking at the top of my head. Is it because there is something above my head?"
No, isn't this guy that sharp?
Han Zhou was startled. Also, what does it mean to lower your head and look for cracks in the ground? Should I feel ashamed in front of you?
This girl is really rude...
He complained in his heart, but said calmly: "The hat on your head looks nice."
……
"Why did you come back so soon?"
Xiao Xiaoxiao was holding the only piggy bank she won from the ring toss and was worried. Suddenly, she saw Han Zhou walking towards her with a depressed look on his face. She quickly covered the piggy bank with the hem of her coat and said teasingly, "Could it be that he was chased back by someone?"
Han Zhou sighed: "You are right, I was driven back."
Xiao Xiaoxiao wanted to gloat over his misfortune, but seeing that he looked troubled, she was worried that he might be offended, so she swallowed her mocking words and said, "You can't even chat up girls. Push me over and I'll teach you how to chat up girls!"
"No, she's gone."
Han Zhou showed regret on his face. He never thought that he just complimented the girl on her pretty hat and she immediately became angry. She also warned him that she would call the police if he dared to get close again. Not long after, she left with a woman who came in a hurry. It seemed that she was the girl's mother.
He still couldn't figure out why the girl was angry, and thought to himself, "Xiao Xiao, if I praised your hat, would you be unhappy?"
"Of course." Xiao Xiaoxiao answered casually.
Han Zhou's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "Why?"
"Because I'm not wearing a hat at all!" Xiao Xiaoxiao said dissatisfiedly.
"You guys are really..."
Han Zhou's mouth twitched, and he grabbed the hat on Xiao Xiaoxiao's coat and put his hand on her head, "Now you're wearing the hat, right?"
This coat was his, and it was too big for Xiao Xiaoxiao. When the hood was flipped up, it directly covered the girl's chin, which looked quite funny and made Han Zhou laugh.
Xiao Xiaoxiao's eyes turned dark and he immediately became furious. He didn't even bother to take off his hat and rushed to take revenge, punching Han Zhou in the nose.
Han Zhou suddenly stopped laughing.
……
It gets dark quickly in winter. It is almost dark before six o'clock. The sun sets, casting a dim red glow on the horizon.
Han Zhou pushed the wheelchair towards the hospital. The wheels crushed the fallen leaves on the ground, making a "crunching" sound.
There are bare trees on both sides of the road, which looks a bit desolate.
Xiao Xiaoxiao was sitting in a wheelchair, holding the piggy bank she won from tossing rings in her arms, her head nodding as if she was asleep.
She played from morning to afternoon. Although she didn't need to walk, she had not yet recovered and her physical strength was limited. Even if she was just simply throwing circles and enjoying the breeze, she would be tired after such a long time.
Han Zhou smiled, slowed down his movements, and pushed the wheelchair over the steep slope as carefully as possible so as not to disturb the guy's sleep.
But he soon regretted it.
This is an uphill road. It was easy when he came out of the hospital, but now it is much harder to go back. As a weakling with only three points of physical strength, it is already very difficult for him to push the wheelchair. There is no need to care about so many details.
Then the wheelchair began to move forward with a stutter.
The setting sun casts a dishevelled silhouette.
"Huh - next time if I have a chance, I must extract a skill from Guzheng that can enhance my physical strength..."
After finally pushing the wheelchair onto a flat road, Han Zhou didn't have time to catch his breath when the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 391 Going Home
The sky became increasingly darker, the crimson color in the sky gradually faded, and the sun gradually disappeared into the horizon, stretching the shadow on the ground very long.
As evening approached, the street lights on both sides of the road lit up early. In the afterglow of the setting sun, you could see a few pigeons flapping their wings and chasing the setting sun, flying farther and farther until they turned into a few blurry black dots.
Although it is a weekday, the streets seem a little deserted today. Perhaps it is because it is not yet time to get off work or get out of school. There are not many pedestrians on the road. The cold wind blows the yellow fallen leaves everywhere, making the street look a bit depressed.
Han Zhou held the wheelchair with one hand, took out his mobile phone from his pocket with the other hand and answered the call.
"Hello, hello. Yes, Xiaoxiao is with me now. She is doing well. Is that so... I see. We will be back soon. Thank you for your help."
After hanging up the phone, Han Zhou sighed slightly. Just as he was about to continue pushing the wheelchair, he heard Xiao Xiaoxiao in the wheelchair suddenly speak.
"Are you going back?"
Perhaps because she had just woken up, her voice sounded a little hoarse.
"you're awake?"
"I woke up a long time ago." Xiao Xiaoxiao lowered her head and complained unhappily, "You pushed the wheelchair like a tractor, it would be strange if he didn't wake up."
Han Zhou smiled helplessly: "It's such a steep slope, you have to at least understand me."
"I didn't say I didn't understand you..."
Xiao Xiaoxiao curled her lips and raised the mineral water bottle on her lap high above her head, "Here, take it."
This was the water she had bought specially before coming back, and she hadn't drunk it yet.
Han Zhou knew that Xiao Xiaoxiao's hand had not recovered yet and it was a bit difficult for her to unscrew the bottle cap, so he took the bottle, unscrewed the cap and handed it back.
"I don't want to drink." Xiao Xiaoxiao pushed his hand away.
"Why did you give me the bottle if you weren't going to drink it?"
The girl closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said impatiently: "You are so stupid, I asked you to drink!"
"But I'm not thirsty." Han Zhou asked curiously.
Xiao Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "You've been pushing the wheelchair for so long and you're not thirsty?"
"I'm not thirsty."
"Aren't you tired?"
"I'm tired, but I'm not thirsty."
"You have to drink even if you're not thirsty!" Xiao Xiaoxiao said angrily.
"Drinking too much water is harmful to the body."
"Stop talking nonsense, if you don't want to drink it, give it back to me!"
Xiao Xiaoxiao felt that her kindness was taken for granted and tried to snatch the water bottle back.
"No, I feel a little thirsty after chatting with you for a while."
Han Zhou couldn't help laughing. He avoided the girl's extended hand, stopped teasing her, and tilted his head back to take a big gulp of water.
The temperature is low now, and the water in the bottle is slightly cold, with a refreshing coolness that makes him cough uncontrollably.
"I can't choke you to death..."
Xiao Xiaoxiao muttered something in a low voice, looked up and saw the bright sign of the hospital in the distance, which was particularly conspicuous in the darkening city at dusk.
She felt that the brightness of these signs was very similar to the setting sun that was about to sink into the horizon, yellow and dark, not pretty at all, and also unlucky. She didn't know why the hospital used lights of this color.
But no matter how ugly these lights are, they are better than a ward with only four pale walls.
Staying outside the hospital was beautiful even at the unlucky dusk, and she never wanted to go back to the ward again.
Thinking of this, the girl gently tapped the head of the piggy bank in her arms, making a "bang bang" sound, and asked, "Hey, when can I be discharged from the hospital?"