I Just Want to Freeload on Your Luck - Chapter 56
It was still snowing outside.
Mingxi leaned the umbrella against the wall and pushed open the door of the VIP ward.
Fu Yangxi who was on the hospital bed was half leaning against the head of the bed. He was looking eagerly, waiting enthusiastically for her to come.
But as soon as the door was pushed open and she walked in, his face turned red instantly and his whole body stiffened. He quickly moved his eyes away.
Mingxi took off her coat, hung it by the door and walked over. Fu Yangxi’s expression became more and more bashful and indignant. In the end, he arrogantly pulled the quilt up and buried his head in it. “Don’t come here, Zhao Mingxi, you entered the wrong ward!”
Mingxi: “…”
“Young Master Fu, I’ll take my leave first.” Xiao Li who was next to him swept his eyes over the two of them and was able to figure something out.
He smiled and nodded to Mingxi. “You guys can have a chat first. Call me if there’s anything.”
Mingxi said, “Alright.”
As soon as Xiao Li went out, the ward became quieter.
The windows were closed, the tidy ward was empty, Fu Yangxi’s coat was left on the sofa and some untidy bandages were scattered around the bed. The air was filled with an embarrassing atmosphere that could make a person’s face flush red.
Mingxi leaned over to pick up the bandage, threw it into the trash can and then glanced at his hanging left ankle. Before she came in, she spoke to the doctor. The doctor said there was no major problem except for a minor fracture. At this age, a boy’s recovery ability was very strong, so he should be able to remove the plaster in less than 40 days. It’s just that— maybe he was too careless.
Mingxi’s eyes fell on the arched quilt again, knowing that she should not laugh at this time, otherwise it would be remembered by Fu Yangxi for a lifetime.
She tried to retain her expression as she sat down on the chair beside the bed and asked, “Where did you fall? Does it hurt? Are there any other places that are injured other than your broken left ankle?”
Fu Yangxi buried himself in the quilt and did not speak. Only one long leg covered with a plaster and a little tip of his ears were exposed.
The tips of his exposed ears were getting redder, like it was about to bleed.
He wouldn’t come out even if he was suffocated by the quilt.
How embarrassing!
He has never been so embarrassed in his eight lifetimes!
Why did this happen?!
This was completely different to the cool tyrannical confession scene he imagined!
And she was laughing at him! He broke his leg and yet she was laughing at him!
She had just said she liked him, yet now she was laughing at him! Would she dislike him just because he did such a shameful thing?!
Fu Yangxi’s face, which was buried in the quilt, had become a tomato. He suppressed the uneasy feeling in his heart, his whole person feeling a little unlovable.
Mingxi asked, “Hmm? Why don’t you speak? Have they performed the x-rays?”
“They have.” Fu Yangxi tried to save his pride, trying to make his voice a little magnetically low. It sounded like the voice of a very mature handsome man. “It’s not my fault. The slippers were too slippery. I don’t know who mopped the ground last night. Why couldn’t they do it in the morning of the winter!”
Mingxi said clearly, “It must be so.”
Fu Yangxi let out a sigh of relief.
Mingxi smiled and stretched her tone. “It must be because the ground was too slippery, not because you were too excited to hear me say ‘I like you’.”
Fu Yangxi: “…”
Mingxi asked, “Were you that happy when you heard me say that I like you?”
Fu Yangxi: “…”
Mingxi sighed. “Fortunately, I didn’t say too much, otherwise I’m really worried that you will fall harder.”
Fu Yangxi: “…”
Fu Yangxi clenched the quilt tightly. His shame turned into anger and he shouted in the quilt, “Which eye of yours saw that I was very happy? I’m not happy! Why should I be happy? Isn’t it just a confession? What’s the big deal! Did you think that I have never received a confession since I was a child? I’ve had a lot of experience, okay?”
“Really?” Mingxi smiled. “Did you hurt your face? Open up and show yourself to me.”
Fu Yangxi flushed and grasped the quilt with both hands. Only the outline of his head could be seen from the quilt.
Mingxi reached out her hands to pull the quilt away.
Fu Yangxi was unrelenting.
Of course, Mingxi’s strength could not be compared to his. She couldn’t pry the quilt out of his hands even after pulling it for a long time.
She couldn’t see his face from any angle. She could only see his bright red ears.
“Then I’m leaving,” Mingxi said deliberately. She stood up as she spoke.
The chair was gently pushed up by her knees and there was a slight scratching sound on the floor.
As soon as Mingxi turned around, a slender boy’s hand reached out from under the quilt. He hurriedly grabbed her wrist in a panic.
Five fingers clenched tightly on her wrist.
As if he was afraid that she’d leave.
The corners of Mingxi’s mouth couldn’t help but move upwards. She looked back.
Fu Yangxi opened up the quilt with the other hand, revealing messy hair and a handsome face with red eyes lying on the pillow.
He was furious and frustrated. “Zhao Mingxi, how can you be like this? Just after you’ve confessed, you decide to leave? Isn’t this the trick of seduction then abandonment?”
He was about to suspect that Zhao Mingxi’s confession was fake! Whatever the whole ‘like him the most in the world, want to eat, date, watch a movie with him, and want to hold him by the hand’ thing was, why didn’t it happen after she saw him? What about her promise to hold his hands and give him hugs?!
Before they could have a proper conversation, she wanted to leave!
“I won’t leave, and I won’t seduce then abandon you.” Mingxi sat down again and said, “I just want to see your face. No one asked you to be under the quilt all the time.”
Fu Yangxi blushed.
—She just wanted to see his face.
What kind of inappropriate words were that?
Why is the post-confession Little Mask so, so…
“Did you not sleep last night?” Mingxi looked at Fu Yangxi’s face carefully.
There were no bruises on his face, neck or hands. She breathed a sigh of relief.
He was wearing a black wide-shoulder casual sweater which made his face paler. His lips were colorless and the delicate mole on the end of his right eye looked a bit tired.
Of course, it may be because of the pain when the splint was applied.
But there was also some darkness under his eyes, and it didn’t look like he was getting enough sleep.
Mingxi asked, “Xi ge, I’ve wanted to ask this question since a long time ago. Do you often find it hard to fall asleep?”
Fu Yangxi’s attention still stayed on the hand holding Mingxi’s wrist.
After he grabbed it, he didn’t let go. Zhao Mingxi didn’t seem to pull her hand away either.
Fu Yangxi felt the coldness and softness of her wrist in his palm.
It’s a girl’s hand.
He lowered his gaze, his heart feeling like it was overflowing with sweetness. He quietly thought with shame whether he could hold her hands now— She was the one who said that she wanted to hold hands with him.
“Why would I often find it hard to fall asleep?” Fu Yangxi raised his hand and lightly flicked Mingxi’s forehead. “Why did you suddenly ask about this?”
Mingxi arranged her bangs that he had messed up and asked, “You picked up as soon as I called. Don’t you turn on airplane mode when you sleep?”
At 6am, no matter how you look at it, it is still the time to dream for a young master like Fu Yangxi.
Fu Yangxi used to turn off his phone, but recently many things have happened one after another. The Zhao family found Zhang Yufen. Zhang Yufen was in detention awaiting trial. Fu Yangxi was always worried about what would happen to Zhao Mingxi before the dust settled, so he gradually decided to not turn off his phone.
Fu Yangxi evasively said, “No, I sleep well.”
“What about you? Didn’t you sleep last night?” Fu Yangxi looked at Zhao Mingxi.
If Zhao Mingxi didn’t sleep well, it would be obvious as her dark hair would be more frizzy than usual.
And although she worked hard, she wouldn’t wake up the moment the rooster crowed.
Every time she left the dormitory, it was almost 7am. So today when she called him at 6am, his first reaction was that something happened to her.
Mingxi nodded. “Yes, I didn’t fall asleep for the whole night last night.”
Fu Yangxi was a little helpless. “I told you to rest for a few days. There will be a while before the finals. What’s the rush?”
Fu Yangxi raised his hand to ruffle Mingxi’s hair. “Did you dream of doing Mathematical Olympiad problems again?”
Mingxi shook her head. “No.”
Fu Yangxi’s hand came to a stop. “?”
Mingxi looked at Fu Yangxi and said calmly, “I dreamt of you.”
Fu Yangxi: “…”
Fu Yangxi was caught off guard. The tips of his ears suddenly turned red.
He tried his best to pretend to be nonchalant and tell himself that it was a trivial matter, but the corners of his mouth still couldn’t restrain itself from moving up.
“R-Really? What-What did you dream of?”
“It’s just some messy thoughts,” Mingxi said. “I almost wanted to confess last night.”
But last night she was a little short of courage. It wasn’t until she saw something in the book this morning that her head got hot. As it turns out, it seems that some things were not as scary as it seems upon being revealed.
Mingxi looked down at Fu Yangxi’s hand that was holding her wrist and moving towards her fingers. She couldn’t help but laugh.
As soon as she noticed his actions, he dared not move his fingers anymore.
He tried to calm himself, but the physical redness on his face was completely uncontrollable.
He raised his ears and waited for Little Mask to say something nice.
In the end, Zhao Mingxi felt too embarrassed, so she hurriedly changed the subject. “Xi ge, do you feel stuffy? The indoor heating is quite adequate. Should I open the window for ventilation?”
Fu Yangxi: “…”
Mingxi stood up and planned to release her hand to open the window, but the moment she took a step towards the window, she found that she couldn’t move. Fu Yangxi held her wrist and didn’t let it go.
Mingxi took a glance at her own hand.
“What is it? Let me open up the windows.”
Fu Yangxi lowered his head. He felt reluctant. He finally held her hand. If she goes to open the windows and comes back again, what excuse does he have to hold her hand?
Fu Yangxi said, “It’s not stuffy. Don’t open them.”
“Then I will peel an apple for you. Have you had breakfast?” Mingxi said. When she saw the fruit that Xiao Li bought and put there on the coffee table, she wanted to walk to the coffee table by the sofa. “I ate before I came. Perhaps if you’re hungry, you can ask your driver to buy some?”
But she still couldn’t walk, her wrist was still tightly clenched.
Fu Yangxi’s fingertips were warm and stubborn.
It wasn’t a strong grip, but she couldn’t wrench herself free.
Mingxi was a little dazed. She turned her head and looked over.
Fu Yangxi lowered his head, not looking at her. He looked a little stiff all over, as if he had finally gotten the most precious thing and didn’t want it to leave his sight for a second. He held his breath. In the end, he couldn’t help blurting out, “Little Mask, can you not go anywhere?”
Fu Yangxi raised his head. “Can you just sit down?”
Mingxi: “…”
Mingxi’s face suddenly became hot.
She scratched her head and sat back on the chair again with her hands on the side of the bed.
Fu Yangxi released his fingers which were grabbing her wrist.
Just when Mingxi froze for a while, the young man’s hand quickly returned, his movements were light and intricate.
They finally held hands, their fingers wrapped around each other.
In winter, their skin was dry. The palms and fingertips of the two were touching and they could feel each other’s temperature, breath and blood.
Fu Yangxi held her hand, his ears flushed.
Mingxi glanced at him and saw that he was smiling with his lips lowered, his handsome eyebrows relaxed.
The corners of Mingxi’s mouth also turned up slightly.
Very oddly and tacitly, the ward fell silent for a while.
The two of them didn’t say anything.
The air was filled with ambiguity and scorching heat.
…
Fu Yangxi still found it hard to believe that this was real.
On such a snowy morning covered in silver, when the sky was still bright and the whole world was asleep, he received a call from Zhao Mingxi without a clear mind.
Electricity buzzed in his ears along with her voice.
Even at this moment, it was still whirling in Fu Yangxi’s mind.
When she asked the first question, he thought she was going to say something that would toss him into hell.
But he never expected that she would say that she also liked him.
It’s like being away from a hand for too long, until his confidence dropped to the bottom. When he was held once again, he couldn’t believe that his longing all this while came suddenly and pleasantly.
Little Mask said—
She likes him.
She likes him the most in this world.
She finally likes him.
The scorching flames that had disappeared for a long time seemed to be back again.
And it was more enthusiastic and real than before.
The things he feared were washed away just like this.
Fu Yangxi was suddenly thankful that he had been waiting, and after waiting long enough, what he had hoped for finally fell into his arms.
Now that Zhao Mingxi likes him, he is not afraid of anything anymore.
“So now—” Fu Yangxi said hoarsely.
He still had a lot of uncertainty in his heart. He wanted to ask, so now she and him are in love? Will she not regret it in the future? Will she say things like she is only treating him as a boss again? She won’t leave him, right?
“Now I don’t remember what Shen Liyao looks like anymore.” When Mingxi heard him speak, she knew what he was going to say. She quickly raised the hand he didn’t hold and swore with an aching heart, “Now I only have you in my heart. Puppy love, I will only go through puppy love with you!”
Wait, it shouldn’t be considered puppy love anymore since we are both at the age of 18.
Fu Yangxi seemed to be comforted, and the corners of his mouth rose involuntarily in pride.
But he stared at Zhao Mingxi and what he said was sour with a bit of resentment, “You don’t remember what the guy with the surname Shen looks like, but you still clearly remember his name and the movies you watched with him…”
“I forgot! Shen what? Shen Dongmei? What Dong? What Mei?” Mingxi said. “Oh no, I have amnesia. Why have I forgotten all the movies too! I’ll watch them with you next time!”
The tips of Fu Yangxi’s ears were all red. “Then you disliked the fact that I was fat—”
Mingxi swore that she had never said that Fu Yangxi was fat!
She felt more wronged than Dou E*!
*translator’s note: Mingxi is referring to Dou E from the story ‘The Injustice to Dou E’. The story talks about a child bride turned widow who was wrongly convicted of crimes by a corrupt court official for actions perpetrated by a rejected suitor, Zhang the mule.
“Fu Yangxi, you can’t blame me for your own imagination!” Mingxi shouted. “Look at you, you’re just right. You’re 1.88 meters tall, you look thin when you dress, and you have flesh when you take off your clothes. You completely match my orientation for aesthetics! No more, no less!”
The tail of the bird in Fu Yangxi’s heart was already up.
He said, “Are you sure that I completely fit your orientation for aesthetics? What about Shen Liyao? He didn’t fit your aesthetics, yet you still pursued him? You still went to the broadcasting room to guard him every week, you still have so many pictures with him, you also—”
As Fu Yangxi talked, he was filled with righteous indignation. “You also know what flavor he likes, was photographed enrolling new students with him, giving him milk tea, and you guys also went to a western restaurant to eat…”
“…” Mingxi was stunned. She suspected that she would not be able to get through the matter of ‘Shen Liyao’ in this life!
Mingxi really wanted to go back in time to kill the version of herself who used to chase after Shen Liyao!
She did not know how precious a first love was when she was young, and now one false step brings everlasting grief!
“Wait, how do you know these things?” Mingxi thought and looked at Fu Yangxi. Suddenly, she couldn’t help but smile. “Did you purposely look into this? Have you liked me since a long time ago?”
Of course, Fu Yangxi would deny this till his dying breath. “Zhao Mingxi, we’re talking about you now. Don’t try to change the subject.”
Seeing his flushed face, the more Mingxi thought about it, the more she realized it might be the truth. She couldn’t help asking, “When did it start? When did you start to like me?”
“Could it be— the day you took me back to Tongcheng—?”
“No.” Mingxi guessed with joy. “Maybe it started before then, otherwise why would you be so nice to me?”
At that time, Mingxi only thought that Fu Yangxi treated all his followers so well. She had seen him treat the girls who confessed by flattening their thousand paper cranes directly. She had never thought about that possibility.
“Was it the day you gave me the phone case?”
“Wait.” Mingxi suddenly realized. “What gang phone case, you wanted to get a matching couple phone case back then, but you were too shy to say it, right?!”
Fu Yangxi: “…”
Fu Yangxi’s face became redder and he turned his head away.
Mingxi was about to laugh to death. She couldn’t help kneeling on the bed with one knee and poking her finger at his handsome face which was as red as a tomato. “What are you hiding for?”
“What else? ‘My driver bought a lot. I can’t finish it. You can help me finish the rest.’” Mingxi vividly imitated Fu Yangxi’s tone.
Now that she thought about it, these things were still very clear in her mind.
She smiled in shock. “So you purposely bought me breakfast that day, right?!”
“Enough! Little Mask.” Fu Yangxi was forced by her to have nowhere to escape. He leaned back and stuck himself on the wall beside the bed, his face flushed red.
Seeing that Zhao Mingxi was still laughing, Fu Yangxi wanted to lift the quilt to cover his head again.