Zhu Zhengchu wasn't in good spirits yet. In the following days, he dozed on and off. It was only after about a month that he began to keep a normal schedule.
Zheng Wanyin came back every day to feed him and tell him who everyone was.
As for Xiang Yutang, on the day when it was confirmed that Zhu Zhengchu was out of danger, she was forcibly made to lie in the hospital bed. Only today was she allowed to get up.
Zhu Zhengchu looked at her with the aloofness one has towards a stranger. "Hello. Who are you?" Zheng Wanyin had introduced many people to him these days, but she hadn't told him about Xiang Yutang yet.
Xiang Yutang didn't know what to say for a moment. Should she say she was his ex - girlfriend?
"Yutang, Zhengchu hasn't been out to soak up the sun for a long time. Take him out to get some sunshine today."
Zheng Wanyin wheeled out a wheelchair. The nurses helped move Zhu Zhengchu onto the wheelchair, and then Xiang Yutang pushed him out.
Xiang Yutang didn't say a word all the way. Zhu Zhengchu looked at her curiously. "Why don't you talk?"
He really wanted to know what kind of relationship they had. Why did he feel something special when he saw Xiang Yutang, a feeling he didn't have for others? But try as he might, he couldn't figure it out.
Xiang Yutang pushed him to a small pavilion in the hospital and sat opposite Zhu Zhengchu, looking at him. Zhu Zhengchu looked back at her.
Both of them had lost a lot of weight.
While they were looking at each other, two kids ran over. Xiang Yutang quickly stood up to prevent them from bumping into Zhu Zhengchu.
The two kids were still in hospital gowns, but they looked quite energetic. It was a little boy and a little girl. The little boy was holding a flower in his hand and said to the little girl, "You're always mad at me. I don't want to be with you anymore! I'm going to find someone else! I'll never like you again!"
The little girl pouted angrily. "I don't like you either! I'm breaking up with you! Humph! You're not my boyfriend anymore! I'm going to find someone else!"
Hearing these kids under ten say the word "boyfriend", Xiang Yutang rarely felt like laughing.
The little boy saw the very thin Zhu Zhengchu and offered him the little flower. "Big brother, here's a flower for you. You have to get better soon!"
The little girl looked like she was about to cry. "You gave my flower to someone else! I really won't talk to you anymore!"
"Fine! I don't care!"
Zhu Zhengchu stroked the little boy's head but didn't take the flower. He said gently, "Is she your first love?"
The little boy said proudly, "Yes, but soon she won't be! Humph!"
Zhu Zhengchu smiled. "Stay with your first love till old age. Don't lose your temper just because you're unhappy for a while."
After saying that, he was stunned himself. Why did he say such a thing?
The little boy's attitude softened immediately. Zhu Zhengchu added, "Go and give the flower to your first love. You have to marry her when you grow up."
"Got it. Big brother, you have to get better soon too."
"Okay."
The two kids ran away without a trace in a short while. Zhu Zhengchu looked at Xiang Yutang and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"
Why did she suddenly start crying?
Xiang Yutang wiped away her tears. "Who taught you to say that just now?!"
Zhu Zhengchu thought for a while and finally shook his head. "It seems a girl taught me a long time ago, but I can't remember who she is."
"Are you okay?" Zhu Zhengchu looked at Xiang Yutang worriedly.
Xiang Yutang cried and scolded him at the same time. "You jerk!"
Zhu Zhengchu was a bit confused by the scolding but didn't talk back. For some reason, seeing Xiang Yutang cry like this made his heart ache. He even wanted to hug her.
"Your name is Xiang Yutang, right?" Zhu Zhengchu said thoughtfully.
Xiang Yutang stopped sobbing and stared at him, waiting for him to continue.
Zhu Zhengchu hesitated. "Did we used to be together?"
Xiang Yutang didn't answer. Zhu Zhengchu went on, "I don't know why, but I always feel something special when I look at you."
Xiang Yutang wiped the tears off her face and said fiercely, "Yes, we used to be together. You're my first love. Do you know that?!"
Zhu Zhengchu was stunned for a moment. Looking at the girl in front of him, his mind was full of thoughts. But he just couldn't piece them together, and he couldn't find any trace of their past experiences.
Finally, Zhu Zhengchu decided not to think about it anymore. Because he knew that the girl in front of him wouldn't lie to him.
"I'm your first love. Will you marry me?"
"Sure! Why not! You've stolen my first love!"
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Half a year later, Zhu Zhengchu was finally able to be discharged from the hospital. The fans of Zhu Zhengchu and Xiang Yutang lined up in a long queue. But no one spoke to disturb them. They just silently watched him come out and couldn't help wiping away their tears.
Zhu Zhengchu came out holding Xiang Yutang's hand. After seeing the fans, he bowed with Xiang Yutang to them.
The news of Zhu Zhengchu's discharge spread like wildfire. Even more explosive was the news that Xiang Yutang was going to marry Zhu Zhengchu. The two also decided to retire to the background after marriage. Maybe they would occasionally release a few collaborative stages, but that would be all.
The fans' comments were almost overwhelming, but the two main characters didn't even look at them.
Zhu Zhengchu made a bitter face looking at the medicinal diet in front of him. "Why do I still have to eat this even though I'm out of the hospital?"
Xiang Yutang tapped on the bowl in front of him. "I've been cooking this for you for a long time. Try leaving even a single mouthful."
The dark - looking stuff in front of him clearly tasted terrible. But thinking that it was cooked by Xiang Yutang, Zhu Zhengchu resignedly picked up the spoon and started eating.
Xiang Yutang sat beside him and watched him eat every mouthful.
After Zhu Zhengchu finished eating, he was so bitter that tears came to his eyes. Xiang Yutang handed him a glass of water. "Okay, okay. Drink some sugar water and it won't be bitter anymore."
Instead of taking the water, Zhu Zhengchu put his arm around her and kissed Xiang Yutang on the lips. "This is sugar water!"
"Pervert!" Xiang Yutang gently hit him.
Zhu Zhengchu moved his arm. Finally, he was out of the hospital. He never wanted to go there again in his life!
"Don't move around! You've just been discharged, but you still need to rest."
"But I think I'm fine." Zhu Zhengchu said aggrievedly.
"Are you a doctor? What you think doesn't matter. Go lie in bed." Xiang Yutang was extremely irritable in this regard.
Zhu Zhengchu didn't want to lie in bed, so he just sat on the sofa.
After Xiang Yutang finished tidying up, she stretched. "Okay, stay by yourself. I'm going home first."
Zhu Zhengchu said in a daze, "Huh? You're not staying here?"
"Of course not. Wait a minute. I'll answer a call." Xiang Yutang took out her phone and saw that it was Ying Zikui.
"Hello, Zikui. What's up?"
"Yutang, help me!!"