Pats Little Shrike's Tail - Chapter 108

Chapter 108

The doctor finished checking the room, looked at Shan Ling’s injury, and smiled kindly: “Young lady, you’re recovering quite well. It’s only been a few days, and you’re already healing this nicely.”

Shan Ling looked at her foot and said confusedly, “But my foot is so itchy.”

“Itchiness means it’s healing, but you mustn’t scratch it,” the doctor signed his papers and told Shen Qingyi, “The family member should keep an eye on it. If there are no issues, you can go home to recover in the next two days.”

Shen Qingyi was delighted upon hearing this: “Can we really go home?”

“Even at home, you can’t be too careless,” the doctor said to the two of them, “You still need bed rest, no contact with water, and come to the hospital once every three days. I’ll explain the specifics on the day of discharge. For now, rest well.”

After speaking, the doctor led his team to check other rooms.

Shan Ling was very happy to hear the doctor’s words. She turned to Shen Qingyi and smiled, “Yiyi, I can go back in two days. It looks like my injury wasn’t serious.”

Shen Qingyi also smiled lightly: “But the doctor also said you need to stay for two more days, and you still need to stay in bed at home just like now, you can’t be careless.”

“More bed rest,” Shan Ling said glumly. “I injured my waist during the New Year, and now my foot is burned. Do I really need to do as Nuonuo suggested and buy a set of red underwear to ward off evil?”

Shen Qingyi chuckled twice but didn’t respond. In fact, when Shan Ling was first admitted, the doctor had already said the injury hadn’t affected her bones, and compared to the fall during the New Year, this time wasn’t severe.

The main issue was the foot injury, which made movement inconvenient, and being a burn, the doctor was worried they wouldn’t take care of it properly at home, which could lead to infection, so he insisted on Shan Ling being hospitalized.

This led Shan Ling to constantly feel that her injury was very serious.

“The weather is nice today. Shall we go out and sunbathe later?” Shen Qingyi sat next to Shan Ling, peeling an apple for her, and asked, “Do you want to go down in a wheelchair or use crutches?”

Shan Ling watched Shen Qingyi peel the apple, blinked, and asked, “Can I fly down?”

“No,” Shen Qingyi sliced off a piece of apple and placed it in Shan Ling’s mouth, saying, “Don’t talk nonsense outside. If someone sees through you, I won’t be able to help.”

Shan Ling chewed the apple and nodded. The sweet apple was delicious. Her eyes brightened as she looked at the apple in Shen Qingyi’s hand and asked, “This apple is so sweet. Who bought it?”

“An Xin bought it. Besides her things, quite a few people bought things for you. Try to eat as much as you can before you’re discharged, so we have less to carry back.”

“Okay!”

Shan Ling agreed readily and smiled happily, “I’ll eat more fruit, and you should eat more too.”

Shen Qingyi cut the apple into small pieces, stuck a toothpick in each, and then placed them on the small bedside table, allowing Shan Ling to eat slowly.

Just as the two were chatting, a figure walked in from outside the door.

The person was slender and tall. Her ten-centimeter high heels sounded like stilts. It was clearly still cold, but she was already bare-legged. Standing at the doorway, she made others feel chilly.

Song Qinglan took off her sunglasses and walked in with two assistants. The two assistants were very sensible. They quickly placed the things they were carrying in the room and left promptly, considerately closing the door behind them.

Shan Ling was stunned. The apple in her mouth wasn’t swallowed immediately. She looked at Song Qinglan dumbfounded, not understanding how she found her here.

Shen Qingyi was also surprised. She frowned slightly and said, “Miss Song, why are you here?”

Song Qinglan cleared her throat. Gone was her usual arrogance. She looked at Shan Ling’s injured foot and said in a gentle tone, “I heard Shan Ling was injured, so I specifically brought some things to visit her.”

The video posted by the sasaeng fan quickly trended. Because it involved Song Qinglan, the studio’s public relations team issued a statement overnight, stating they would never recognize such a person as Song Qinglan’s fan and advising the public to follow celebrities rationally and not violate the bottom line of the law.

Although the fault didn’t lie with Song Qinglan, ultimately it was related to her. So, early this morning, Song Qinglan brought two assistants, bought some things, and came to the hospital to visit Shan Ling.

“How serious is the injury?” Song Qinglan said apologetically, “I didn’t know about this, otherwise I would have come to see you immediately.”

She held her head, looking pale, and said, “I’ve been traveling overnight recently. I only just returned a couple of days ago.”

Song Qinglan didn’t say what she was traveling for, but the other two understood clearly.

Shan Ling ate her apple and asked with concern, “Did you still not find Fang Ran?”

Song Qinglan didn’t speak, silently confirming the fact.

Shen Qingyi and Shan Ling exchanged glances, neither speaking.

Regarding the couple, Song Qinglan and Fang Ran, neither of them knew who they should help, so they chose to help neither. Emotional matters are inherently complicated. Shan Ling was just a small bird; she couldn’t manage overly complex issues.

Song Qinglan sighed softly, forcing a smile: “Xiaoling, you suffered because of this incident. What did the doctor say? If there’s anything I can help with, just let me know.”

“There’s nothing needed. I’ll be discharged soon,” Shan Ling smiled good-naturedly, “Thank you for your concern, Miss Song. My injury isn’t serious.”

“But it is a burn, and it would be unsightly if it leaves a scar,” Song Qinglan told her, “I happen to have a friend in aesthetic medicine. I’ll ask her to help you with scar removal when you recover. I’ll cover the cost.”

Shan Ling quickly refused: “Miss Song, you don’t have to do that. Whether it leaves a scar depends on the recovery, so there’s no need to contact her now.”

Song Qinglan nodded: “It’s fine. I’ll send you her contact. I’ve already spoken to her.”

Shan Ling felt awkward refusing Song Qinglan’s generosity, so she added the person’s WeChat contact and placed her phone back on the small dining table.

Song Qinglan glanced at Shan Ling, then turned to Shen Qingyi, who was sitting next to her. She pulled a card from her handbag and handed it over.

“There’s 500,000 in this card,” Song Qinglan said, “Your coffee shop fire was also because of me. Consider this compensation for you.”

Shen Qingyi glanced at the card, raised her dark eyes to look at Song Qinglan. She didn’t believe the other person was truly that kind-hearted, and ultimately, the incident had little to do with Song Qinglan.

It was already kind of her to visit Shan Ling. Giving them 500,000 seemed a bit excessive.

However, Shen Qingyi didn’t stand on ceremony. She genuinely needed the money to rebuild her coffee shop, and a white elephant gift was certainly welcome.

“Thank you,” Shen Qingyi accepted the card calmly, putting it in her pocket, “Miss Song is truly a kind-hearted person.”

Song Qinglan wasn’t particularly happy with Shen Qingyi’s compliment. She only refocused her attention on Shan Ling, looked at her lying on the hospital bed in a patient gown, and said, “Miss Shan Ling, could I… ask you for a favor?”

Shen Qingyi glanced at her, asking for Shan Ling, “What do you want us to help you with?”

“Help me take a picture,” Song Qinglan said calmly.

A picture?

Shan Ling was still eating her apple and asked curiously, “What kind of picture?”

Why would Song Qinglan, a big celebrity, come to the hospital room to find them for a photoshoot instead of going to a studio?

Facing this question, Song Qinglan opened her mouth, then awkwardly explained, “Fang Ran must have seen that trending topic. So I want to use your phone to take a picture of your injury and send it to Fang Ran, to get her to… contact me.”

Shan Ling was immediately stunned. She blinked and asked, “You want to use me to contact Fang Ran?”

“Exactly,” Song Qinglan felt that since things had come to this, there was no need to hide anything. She said to Shan Ling, “I did a lot of foolish things before, but now I’ve thought clearly. It was my fault for not cherishing her. But Ranran doesn’t want to see me anymore. I hope you can help me with this, at least… get her to acknowledge me. That would be enough.”

Song Qinglan felt that as long as Fang Ran would look at her, let alone 500,000, she would add another 500,000.

Shan Ling was immediately in a dilemma.

She didn’t approve of Song Qinglan’s method. Not only was Shan Ling Fang Ran’s friend, but even if she weren’t, it was wrong for Song Qinglan to use this method to threaten her.

“Miss Song,” Shen Qingyi looked at Song Qinglan and suddenly spoke, “If you truly want Fang Ran to acknowledge you, what you should do is try your best to please her, not use this method.”

Song Qinglan frowned slightly.

“Using this method will only make Fang Ran more resistant. She’s a very thoughtful girl. Doing this will only push her further away,” Shen Qingyi looked at Song Qinglan’s sullen face, and considering the 500,000, she said to her, “You can tell her about Shan Ling’s injury. I believe with your capability, contacting her again shouldn’t be too difficult.”

Song Qinglan was slightly taken aback by this. She turned to Shen Qingyi and asked, “And after I contact her?”

“After you contact her, you need to abandon your previous temper and be more considerate of her,” Shen Qingyi said, “She treated you with sincerity before, and you should treat her with the same sincerity. I think you should understand what I mean.”

Song Qinglan thought for a long time, finally nodded, and looked at Shan Ling, saying, “I understand. Then, Miss Shan Ling, may I tell Fang Ran about your injury?”

Shan Ling took a bite of apple and said to Song Qinglan, “Yes, but please also tell her that my injury isn’t serious, and I’ll be discharged in a couple of days, so she shouldn’t worry about me.”

“Okay,” Song Qinglan put her sunglasses back on, concealing her red eyes, and said to the two of them, “Then I won’t bother you any longer. Thank you for helping me with this.”

After Song Qinglan left, Shan Ling wondered, “What did we help her with?”

Shen Qingyi smiled without saying anything, just glancing at the sky outside.

It was currently just past ten in the morning. The sun was warm and gentle, shining warmly on people.

There were quite a few patients sunbathing on the hospital lawn. Shen Qingyi looked outside, then turned to Shan Ling and said, “The weather is very good today. Shall we go out and sunbathe for a while? You always love sunbathing, don’t you?”

“Sunbathing?” Shan Ling’s eyes lit up: “Yes! Then I want to go down in a wheelchair. I don’t want to use crutches; I can’t manage them.”

“Alright,” Shen Qingyi got up and gently rubbed Shan Ling’s head, saying, “I’ll go find a wheelchair. You wait for me here.”

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