The Sickly Fake Daughter, But a Beloved Darling of All - Chapter 58

No one had ever asked Si Yu if she was afraid. Xu Chengjin was the first person to ask about her feelings.

Si Yu’s heart instantly softened. She raised her hand to cover her eyes and whispered, “I’m not afraid.”

She really wasn’t afraid, but when her mother truly died by her hand, she still felt lost, as if her life had never been smooth.

“Si Yu, come find me when you recover.”

Xu Chengjin clasped her hands together. Her breathing was a little uneven, but every word was clear: “I want to—”

She gazed at the person on the other end of the phone screen, her eyes filled with undisguised tenderness.

“To meet you.”

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The school was aware of Xu Chengjin’s condition and gave her some privileges. She had to reach a certain score in the final exams to avoid failing, and if she felt unwell, she was told to rest well, as the school could not afford to take responsibility if anything happened to her.

She naturally accepted all of this. They had an evening class, but Xu Chengjin didn’t attend. Since her last illness, she often felt sleepy. Sometimes she only realized she had fallen asleep after her eyes had closed, much like in high school when she was too tired, thinking she’d take a five-minute nap but ended up sleeping through two class periods.

Xu Chengjin didn’t intend to delay. She ordered a bowl of congee, finished her dinner, and then took her medicine. The hospital had prescribed a lot of medicine this time, and the side effects were noticeable: general weakness and drowsiness. She couldn’t fight it off at all. Basically, she took the medicine right after showering, and within ten minutes, she was already sleepy, falling into a deep sleep.

Wu Boran went out to practice boxing tonight. She usually enjoyed boxing, but hadn’t gone recently due to her poor mood. She even specifically messaged Xu Chengjin, but unfortunately, Xu Chengjin was already asleep by then.

“Asleep?”

When Wu Boran pushed open the door, she felt it was unusually quiet. She instinctively lightened her steps, then checked Xu Chengjin’s bed, confirmed the person was asleep, quickly tidied herself up. After showering and hanging up her clothes, she directly turned off the light, then quietly climbed onto her bed and began to wait for sleep to arrive.

She closed her eyes and lay flat on the bed, but before sleep came, she heard Xu Chengjin’s muttering.

It wasn’t really muttering, but more like a muffled whimper of fear because of something she was dreaming about. Wu Boran could even sense the other person’s helpless emotion.

“Xu Chengjin?”

Wu Boran softly called out, but Xu Chengjin didn’t wake up. Instead, she sounded a little weepy. Wu Boran struggled for a moment, listened to Xu Chengjin’s voice, and sat up. The next second, she immediately climbed down from her bed, and then climbed onto the other bed.

She knew exactly what she was doing, but she did it anyway.

“Little Jin.”

Wu Boran rarely called Xu Chengjin that. She lowered her voice, carefully avoiding pressing down on the other person. Xu Chengjin was sleeping on her side, her eyes were wet, and her breathing had become heavy, looking so pitiable.

“Why are you crying like this?”

Wu Boran slowly moved closer to Xu Chengjin. She gently wiped away the tears, then supported Xu Chengjin’s neck and turned her face toward her. The deeply sleeping Xu Chengjin had no strength at all, and she simply fell into the arms of the person next to her, completely unaware.

“I’m here with you, so you won’t be afraid.”

Wu Boran arranged Xu Chengjin’s messy hair. She used her arm as a pillow for Xu Chengjin, feeling the other person’s warm breath next to her, one breath after another…

She lowered her gaze, her eyes showing a satisfaction she hadn’t even realized:

“Little Jin, goodnight.”