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Chapter 128: Chapter 128: The Psychologist
——A drawn-out darkness.
It seemed like someone was talking by her ear.
But she could not hear clearly; the voices were as though separated by countless mountains and rivers, ethereally and hazily intruding into the depths of her brain. Buzzing chaotically, she could not discern the meaning of those jumbled words and sentences.
Han Jiaojiao struggled to open her eyes, which felt incredibly heavy, and the outside light suddenly poured into her pupils, making her involuntarily close them again.
"...Baby, wake up."
It was her brother’s voice.
Was her brother going to ask her to get up and drink milk again?
But she felt so uncomfortable now, thirstier for water than the sickly sweet milk...
"Baby... are you awake, Jiaojiao..."
"...I don’t want milk," Han Jiaojiao murmured with her eyes closed, her voice very weak and hoarse, "I don’t want to drink it."
Then she felt her hand being carefully held, and Han Yi gently called by her ear, "Baby, open your eyes and look at me..."
Han Jiaojiao’s eyelids twitched, and her eyelashes quivered slightly; she slowly opened them, and it took a while before she could clearly see the person in front of her.
Oh... why does brother look like he has aged? ...
There was stubble all over his chin, and she was seeing her brother with a beard for the first time... Usually, her brother would shave it off in the morning.
"Brother..." Han Jiaojiao called him softly.
"Yes, brother is here," Han Yi responded, kissing the hand he held near his lips. His stern face looked even thinner, and his eyes were red with blood vessels, obviously having gone several nights without rest.
"Have I been asleep for a long time...?" Han Jiaojiao lifted a hand and gently caressed Han Yi’s cheek, "...you’ve grown a beard..."
"You’ve been asleep for two days," Han Yi said, his arm trembling slightly, but his voice was as gentle as possible. "Do you want some water? Do you feel like eating something?"
"Brother, help me sit up... I want to drink water."
Upon hearing this, Han Yi turned his head to one side and inquired, "Given her current physical condition, can she sit up?"
Only then did Han Jiaojiao realize that this place wasn’t the room she shared with her brother... This was a hospital. She turned her head slightly and saw Yu Wanxi, Zhou Yan, and Lu Changyuan there, and there was also a doctor in a white coat nearby.
"Her right arm is fractured and should not be moved, but the head of the hospital bed can be raised a bit," said the doctor in the white coat.
Han Yi raised the head of the bed, helped her sit up, and then stuffed a pillow behind her back. Yu Wanxi handed over a cup of warm water with a caring detail; she placed a straw in the cup so Han Jiaojiao could drink without tilting her head back.
Half-leaning on the hospital bed, Han Jiaojiao’s mind also seemed to clear up a bit. She finally remembered that, right before she fainted, she had collided with an iron pole...
"Where’s Xinyue? ... And Wei Jie, Wang Mengyi... Are they alright?" Han Jiaojiao asked. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"They’re fine," Han Yi said as he stroked her face, a hidden pain in his heart, "Baby, promise brother, next time you want to go out, you must tell him, and brother will take you."
Han Jiaojiao cracked a bitter smile, looked at him quietly for a long time, and said in a raspy voice, "You won’t take me. Every day... you go to see the Qin Family, and I don’t like it that way..."
Han Yi fell silent for a moment, and then said softly, "No longer. Brother won’t see the Qin Family’s people anymore."
"Really?"
"Yes," Han Yi nodded, his voice growing softer, "Brother has already told them that I won’t go to Yunan Base, nor will I join Beicheng Base’s ability team..."
Han Jiaojiao’s face showed obvious emotion, she relaxed, took the straw from Han Yi’s hand, and slowly sipped water.
The warm water slid down her throat, heating her stomach, making her feel much more comfortable all over.
After Han Jiaojiao finished drinking, Han Yi tried to help her lie down, but she shook her head in refusal, finding it more comfortable to lean against something rather than lying down.
"Brother, can you go home and check on Xiaogua and Xiaodou for me?" Han Jiaojiao was a bit worried about home. Everyone knew that she secretly kept pets on the rooftop, so normally no one would go up there, but after several days without feeding them, they must be starving, right?
Han Yi caressed his cheek with her hand gently, saying in a hoarse voice, "Brother will stay here with you. Is it okay if I ask Changyuan to go take a look?"
"No, brother go," Han Jiaojiao insisted, saying, "They don’t recognize Brother Lu, and might harm him. After you feed them, can you come back to accompany me, okay?"
Han Yi thought for a moment and, wishing to ease Han Jiaojiao’s mind, agreed to her request.
He bent down and kissed her forehead lightly, then stood up and said, "Brother will be back soon."
"En," Han Jiaojiao nodded.
Han Yi turned to Zhou Yan and Yu Wanxi, his voice stern, "Take good care of her." With that, he left with the doctor in the white coat.
Yu Wanxi stepped closer and asked Han Jiaojiao if she was hungry. Han Jiaojiao gently shook her head. In truth, she was hungry, but she had no appetite and didn’t feel like eating anything for the time being.
Yu Wanxi sighed, looking at Han Jiaojiao’s arm. — Bundled up in thick bandages, her hand was pierced with a cannula for the intravenous drip, her lips were cracked, and her face seemed thinner, transforming the once bright and sprightly girl into this... Yu Wanxi felt a pang in her heart, thinking that if an outsider like her felt this way upon seeing Han Jiaojiao’s condition, then Han Yi must be a hundred, a thousand times more heartbroken.
"You scared everyone this time," Yu Wanxi couldn’t help but lament, "The young ones who were with you all wanted to come see you, but Young Master Han wouldn’t allow it, so we didn’t dare to let them in either."
"It isn’t their fault," Han Jiaojiao gently shook her head, "The mutant bird destroyed our car, otherwise we would have been back at the base long ago..."
"Yeah, who would have thought something would happen so close to the base... I heard that it was the logistics personnel of the Special Training Team who didn’t do their job properly; they were too careless. Matters of life and death should be taken more seriously," Yu Wanxi said with a hint of blame in her tone. From her perspective, a job that involves life and death must be conducted responsibly, without any room for negligence, because a moment’s distraction could lead to a disaster.
She had heard from those youngsters that they had to climb from the crane arm to the rooftop of an opposite building to save their lives. Just thinking about it made Yu Wanxi shudder with fear. It was a relief that Han Jiaojiao was alright... indeed, extremely fortunate.
Han Jiaojiao smiled indifferently and said softly, "Next time they come, don’t stop them; I want to see them too."
Hearing this, Yu Wanxi looked at Lu Changyuan, who was sitting to the side.
Lu Changyuan let out a chuckle, "What are you looking at me for? With Young Master Han not here, of course, it’s his sister who calls the shots. Although I usually take charge for you, I can’t overrule Jiaojiao."
Everybody laughed, and Han Jiaojiao also showed a slight smile.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door.
Han Jiaojiao looked towards the sound, and the door was gently pushed open. Qin Nanyi walked in with a beautifully packaged gift box, followed by a man dressed as a doctor.
"... Jiaojiao, I heard you woke up, so I came to see you."
The smile vanished from Han Jiaojiao’s face as she said coldly, "You really are well-informed. Leave, I need to rest now."
Qin Nanyi’s expression turned ugly; she couldn’t understand what she had done to upset Han Jiaojiao. Although embarrassed, she pressed on, not willing to give up on the purpose of her visit, "Jiaojiao, this is Mr. Cao, a doctor that your brother specifically invited for you. His ability is very impressive; he has healed many patients..."
Han Jiaojiao’s face turned completely white with a swoosh! Her chest heaved violently, as if she was greatly agitated, and she sat up straight in bed! She reached out and threw everything within reach towards the door!
"GET OUT!!! — You all get out!!!"
