Sleepless all night

  "But," she seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage, slowly raised her head and looked into his eyes, saying: "Although A city is not small, it seems that we can easily meet, can't we get along well?"

  Lu Yiheng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by her again. Her eyes were filled with a hint of expectation, "I know I'm not likable, but at least, if there's one person who dislikes Nie Zhiyan and that person is Lu Yiheng, I would be very sad."

  Nie's words trailed off as he lowered his head. Time flowed silently by, the air in the hospital room was very still, and it wasn't until much later that she heard his low voice.

  "Nie Zhiyan, I won't treat you like that again."

  His voice was somewhat downcast, Nie Zhiyan looked at him uncomprehendingly, he wore a blue and white hospital gown, sat quietly in the chair, and said to her: "Nie Zhiyan, you didn't offend me, it's my own problem, it won't happen again."

  As if afraid she wouldn't believe him, he swore solemnly and repeated it, "It won't happen again, I promise."

  Nie Zhiyan suddenly didn't know what to say, and there was another long silence. Lu Yiheng told her to go sleep on the other bed in the room, which had two beds, one of which was empty, just right.

  "And you?" she asked.

  "I'll go to sleep too," his expression softened a lot, and he didn't refuse her words. She was probably very tired too, and she fell asleep soon after lying down.

  Lu Yiheng lay back on his own hospital bed, the ceiling light was on, he listened to the even breathing sound from the bedside next door, and smiled wryly.

  She has changed a lot, but her habit of loving to eat and sleep is still the same as in high school. She used to fall asleep on her desk during lunch break, and if no one woke her up, she would never wake up. Every time he woke up first and then woke her up. One day he skipped class, and the next day when he arrived at the classroom and sat down, he heard her complaining voice.

  "Heng, you didn't come yesterday and I overslept. Luckily the teacher woke me up, scared me to death! You mustn't be absent again, or else no one will wake me up during class."

  Then he never missed school again, even when he had a severe cold and fever, just because he didn't want her to face the terror of being woken up by the teacher once more.

  Nie Ziyu had a dreamless night, while Lu Yiheng stayed awake all night.

  Nie Zhiyan woke up early in the morning when the sky was just revealing a white belly, still a dark gray color. She got out of bed and saw that Lu Yiheng had also woken up. Nie Zhiyan originally wanted to take his temperature while he was sleeping, but seeing him open his eyes, she froze, her hand suspended in mid-air, feeling awkward for a moment.

  Lu Yiheng seemed to have seen through her mind and said softly: "The fever has receded."

  "En," Nie Zhiyan felt relieved, "That's good, Auntie will be over later, I want..."

  "Are you leaving?" Lu Yiheng interrupted her, his voice urgent without him even realizing it, his face a bit pale, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, yet still as handsome as ever.

  "...I still have to go to work today."

  Lu Yiheng stopped talking, his eyes deeply fixed on her, making Nie Zhiyan feel uneasy in his heart, not knowing what he was thinking again. After a moment of silence, Lu Yiheng suddenly asked: "Will you come over after work?"

  Nie Zhiyan didn't understand what he meant for a long time. He asked her if she would come over, and whether or not to come over. Nie Zhiyan really didn't know.

  Isn't he unwilling to see her? Isn't he reluctant to meet her? Doesn't he dislike her?

  How come his tone sounds like he wants me to go over there?

  Hallucination? That must be it, thought Nie Zhiyuan.