When the people at the police station saw Ji Siyue coming again, they felt both helpless and sympathetic.
The policewoman who received her was the same one as when Zhu Zhiyao accompanied her to report the case last time.
"Girl, why are you here again?"
Ji Siyue took out her injury report and handed it to the police officer. Then she said, "I was attacked this morning at the Concentric Circle Breakfast Shop outside my apartment. I've already told the shop assistant to save the surveillance video. Please record this too."
"Okay, this also counts as an attack. Do you want to apply for a second - level protection order? I think you've really..."
"No. I won't go out casually anymore until this matter is resolved... Thank you for your trouble."
After leaving the police station, Ji Siyue went straight to the base.
When she got to the base, the others were already having dinner.
Seeing Ji Siyue come in with a large, swollen forehead, they were all stunned for a moment, and then nervously rushed over.
"How are you! Siyue! What happened to you!" Nangong Qi was the first one to rush over.
Then came Zhu Zhiyao, followed by Bai Yu and Xing Xing.
Ji Siyue's view was blocked. She didn't see Qin Chengyao come over in front of her, and didn't know what he was doing. Facing the concern of so many people, she couldn't muster up any energy.
"I was hit on the head with a water bottle today. I've already reported the case. It's not a big deal. It'll just be swollen for a couple of days!" Ji Siyue said indifferently.
Anyway, Qin Chengyao didn't care about her, so there was no need for her to say anything...
Just then, the crowd in front of Ji Siyue suddenly parted.
It was Qin Chengyao!
He pushed through the crowd with an ice pack in one hand and a first - aid kit in the other.
"Come here." He said.
In an instant, Ji Siyue felt extremely sour in her heart, but she still managed to hold it back and obediently followed him.
On the sofa beside them, Qin Chengyao patted the seat next to him, and Ji Siyue sat down obediently.
Qin Chengyao pushed aside the hair in front of Ji Siyue's forehead. First, he applied the ice pack for a while. Seeing it had no effect, he took out the safflower oil, rubbed it in his hands for a while, and then placed his hand on Ji Siyue's forehead.
This time, it hurt Ji Siyue a bit, and she cried. But she didn't cry because of the pain. It was because after several days, Qin Chengyao was finally so close to her again. She missed this feeling.
But Qin Chengyao didn't think so.
Seeing Ji Siyue crying, his usually cold face became a bit flustered.
"Don't... cry. If it hurts, bear with it, or I'll stop rubbing!"
As soon as he said this, the grievance in Ji Siyue's heart instantly burst out. All the grievances and unwillingness of these days were poured into Qin Chengyao's arms.
Ji Siyue hugged Qin Chengyao's waist: "Woo... It hurts so much! It hurts so much!"
Qin Chengyao became even more flustered, but his hands were full of safflower oil. He didn't dare to hug Ji Siyue for fear of soiling her clothes. He could only silently move to the side. After getting a tissue, he wiped his hands and then hugged Ji Siyue.
During this time, Ji Siyue never left Qin Chengyao. No matter what Qin Chengyao did, she just hugged him tightly.
Seeing this, the others knew they were of no use, so they all went upstairs one by one.
Zhu Zhiyao watched Ji Siyue hugging Qin Chengyao and crying hysterically. He clenched his fists tightly. After several attempts, he finally gathered enough strength to leave the living room and go upstairs to train with the others.
Ji Siyue cried for a full half - hour until her voice was hoarse.
During this time, Qin Chengyao kept hugging Ji Siyue without letting go for a moment, as if he wanted to warm her with his embrace.
"You jerk. You ignored me for so many days!" Ji Siyue finally said this.
"I just thought we needed to calm down at that time. Okay, stop crying."
Qin Chengyao comforted Ji Siyue for a long time. Ji Siyue almost poured out all the complaints of her life.
Although she knew she looked really nagging, she just couldn't help it.
The one - week - long cold war between the two was resolved by a single tear from Ji Siyue.
Seeing that Ji Siyue's state finally returned to calm, Qin Chengyao quickly took her hand and said, "Okay? Come and eat something?"
Ji Siyue ate the food aggrievedly, and then told Qin Chengyao about the grievances she suffered at the shop. From beginning to end, Qin Chengyao comforted her very gently.
But as they talked, Qin Chengyao seemed to have something on his mind.
He frequently looked at his watch, as if he was confirming the time.
"Do you have something to do?"
Qin Chengyao hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I do."
Ji Siyue immediately let go of his hand: "If you have something to do, go and do it!"
"What about you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ji Siyue immediately raised her hand like a good baby and said, "I'll wait for you here."
A look of hesitation flashed across Qin Chengyao's eyebrows, but finally he nodded: "Then wait for me here. I'll be back in two hours."
"Okay."
After simply packing up, Qin Chengyao left the base.
Ji Siyue sat there expressionlessly for a while, then stood up and followed him out.
What she didn't know was that after she left, someone also followed her.
After Qin Chengyao left the base, he drove away. Ji Siyue gritted her teeth and drove a car out of the base too.
Her driving skills could almost be described as terrible, but she drove with all her might. The speed was just right for her to keep a distance from Qin Chengyao so that he wouldn't notice her but she could still follow him.
Following all the way, Ji Siyue found that Qin Chengyao's car arrived at the hospital!
Wasn't this the same hospital she came to last time? Why did Qin Chengyao come here?
Ji Siyue quietly followed Qin Chengyao. Halfway through, Qin Chengyao suddenly stopped and turned his head as if he had noticed something.
"Ah——!"
Although Ji Siyue dodged in time, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her into a corner.
"Shh!"
"It's you!" Ji Siyue was a bit surprised.
The person who grabbed her and prevented her from being discovered was Zhu Zhiyao!
"Why did you come here!"
"I advise you to go back now and act as if you've never been here." Zhu Zhiyao said.
The smile on Ji Siyue's face disappeared instantly.
She thought for a moment and shook her head: "No. I want to see what he's doing here! If you try to stop me, you can go back."
"I just came to advise you. If I really wanted to stop you, I would have just dragged you away just now." Zhu Zhiyao helplessly withdrew his hand and said, "I'll wait. You go ahead."
"...Okay."