Chapter 218 Avoiding Her
Chapter 218 Avoiding Her
Song Yafei looked somewhat surprised.
"The year I left you, I personally placed it at your doorstep the night before your birthday."
"Back then, who else did you think would know you wanted this book besides me?"
"If you don't believe me, there's a message I left for you on the last two pages of this book. Or have you simply not read this book at all?"
"impossible!"
Song Yafei refuted my statement without even thinking, "The last two pages of this book were torn out, there's nothing on them..."
As she spoke, Song Yafei's voice grew softer and softer, gradually losing its confidence. Perhaps she realized how coincidental this could be.
It just so happens that the two pages with my name on them disappeared. To call it a coincidence is really far-fetched!
She probably realized this too, which is why she didn't continue.
My body suddenly started to hurt at that moment. At first, it was just pain in my stomach, but gradually I felt pain in all the bones in my body.
My vision gradually blurred, and I lowered my head, barely managing to stay upright by holding onto the table.
Song Yafei seemed lost in her own memories and thoughts. When I came to my senses, I dragged my tired and aching body out of the study step by step.
I just told her the truth, and she instinctively sided with Yu Chengliang, which made me realize that we can't go back.
I left the study step by step, just as I left her world step by step.
I groped my way to the master bedroom, took out the medicine from the drawer, and quickly swallowed a few pills.
Song Yafei followed closely behind, seemingly having something to say, but I had absolutely no desire to listen anymore.
Moreover, my body wouldn't allow me to stand and listen to what she had to say, so I threw myself onto the bed, covered myself with the blanket, and quickly fell into a daze.
The new medicine prescribed by the doctor was effective; not long after taking it, the pain subsided.
While I was in bed, I heard Song Yafei's phone ring. Judging from her voice, it sounded like she was sitting on the edge of the bed.
Surprisingly, she didn't leave, but I didn't care about that anymore.
Her heart had already turned cold; nothing she did would make a difference.
I heard her answering the phone, but the sound faded into the distance, and the footsteps made it sound like she had gone out.
The call was from Assistant Luo, but I couldn't hear what he said.
I thought she would leave after finishing the phone call, but she came back a little while later and shook my blanket.
"Zhang Tian, let's talk this out in person. Don't stay cooped up in bed; your body can't take it. Be good, listen to me."
I didn't want to get entangled with her, so I pulled back the covers and told her to leave.
"Go ahead and leave. If you want to go abroad, then go. Isn't he impatient?"
Song Yafei thought I was just saying that out of anger, and chuckled, "Don't be angry. I've already postponed the date. I'll spend some quality time with you these next few days, okay?"
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether he gave me that book or not. I never had anything to do with him. The fact that he didn't give me the book makes it even clearer that you are the only one who truly understands my feelings, right?"
She was coaxing me like a child. Did she really think I was as easy to fool as a child?
However, in order to avoid getting entangled with her, I didn't say much.
"Assistant Luo didn't call you. You can go ahead and do your work. I'm just feeling a little unwell and will lie down for a while longer."
Seeing that I didn't seem angry, or perhaps she was too busy to pay attention to me, Song Yafei left the master bedroom when Assistant Luo called again.
As I watched her departing figure, I felt much calmer.
As I expected, Song Yafei flew abroad within two days, leaving me only a text message.
She was gone for a long time, and I didn't keep track of the exact time, because I was no longer waiting, so the length of time didn't matter.
Then one day, after I decided to have the surgery, I found Lin Qiuran and told him about my decision.
When Song Yafei saw that I had finally come to my senses, she was both excited and worried.
"It's good that you finally figured it out. If you still hadn't, I was planning to knock you out in a few days and send you straight to the hospital."
"Oh God, I might be worried about the risks of the surgery..."
I patted him on the shoulder. "Alright, stop being so fussy. The doctor said the risk is low, and there's no other way to treat my condition."
"Yes, you're right, it's a small case. You'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
That would be perfect if that were the case.
We all know that surgery is just a compromise.
……
On the day of the surgery, Lin Qiuran and I made arrangements at the restaurant in advance, because I couldn't be alone during the surgery, so Lin Qiuran volunteered to accompany me.
Before I entered the operating room, Wu Qian and Lin Qiuran accompanied me in, and they were the only ones waiting for me outside the operating room.
The surgery went relatively smoothly. I received text messages from Song Yafei during my hospitalization, but I didn't reply and didn't want to pay attention to them.
Lin Qiuran was with me and helped me most of the time during my recovery.
When Song Yafei returned, I had already been discharged from the hospital. Although I hadn't fully recovered and my complexion wasn't great, I was much better than before.
Song Yafei asked Assistant Luo to look for me at the restaurant, but I walked away each time.
Yes, I was deliberately avoiding her; I didn't want to see her.
Later, I even hid at Grandpa Song's nursing home, but I never expected to run into Song Yafei instead.
While Grandpa Song was taking his afternoon nap, I was also resting on the recliner next to him when suddenly a hand covered my hand. I noticed something was wrong, opened my eyes, and saw Song Yafei. I instantly woke up.
She stared at me intently, but I chose to ignore her.
I sat up and rubbed my eyes. "You're here. I don't know when you fell asleep. You came to see your grandfather, right?"
"Now that you're here, I'll head back to the restaurant. I've been busy lately. Please tell Grandpa for me when he wakes up."
I tried to leave, but Song Yafei stopped me, looking at me quietly. "Are you avoiding me?"
I smiled faintly. After not seeing her for more than a month, I could face her calmly when I saw her again.
"No, you're overthinking it. Madam Liu has a banquet the day after tomorrow, so she's very busy. I just took some time to come and see Grandpa."
But not only did she fail to leave, she also woke up her grandfather.
When Grandpa Song woke up, he was somewhat surprised to see Song Yafei there as well.
"Oh! It's my incredibly busy granddaughter! What brings you here?"
Upon hearing this, Song Yafei released me, turned around, and went to Grandpa Song's side to beg for forgiveness.
"Grandpa, please have mercy on me! I'm so busy, and you still have the nerve to make fun of me!"
Grandpa Song snorted coldly, "You're busy, but I think Zhang Tiancai is the most tired one. Look how thin he's become!"
I know that Grandpa Song was speaking up for me, but it made it seem like I was saying something behind Song Yafei's back, as if I was doing it on purpose to get Song Yafei's attention.
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