Chapter 72: Confess To Wei Qingyu

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The peonies in front of the hospital ward bloomed, their double petals and overlapping stamens glistening with morning dew, filling the garden.

Patients taking their morning walks slowly sat under the nearby wisteria trellis, where blue and white stripes interwoven in cascading purple waterfalls, creating a particularly harmonious scene.

Ji Xiao, carrying a bag of apples, walked through the garden by the entrance. Several purple petals fluttered down and landed on her shoulder.

The smell of disinfectant in the hospital ward mixed with the faint fragrance of wisteria, accompanying her to the gland department on the sixteenth floor.

As soon as Ji Xiao pushed the door open, she saw Qi Qi, who had just undergone surgery, sitting cross-legged on the bed eating an apple.

The bright sunlight outside the window made the apple in her hand look especially red, highlighting her slightly pale complexion.

Ji Xiao couldn’t help but worry, "How's your recovery? You don’t look too well."

Qi Qi, on the other hand, was more optimistic. She complained, "Sister Xiao, you're just like Qiao Ni, making a fuss over nothing. I just had surgery less than a week ago. Give me some time to recover. After all, it was my gland at the back of my neck that was cut. Give me some face."

As she spoke, Qi Qi waved her hand, signaling Ji Xiao to put down the things and sit down.

Ji Xiao listened and thought it made sense, so she wasn’t as worried as before. She just reminded her, "Then make sure to rest well and don’t stay up late watching dramas."

Hearing this, Qi Qi smiled, then turned her head to glance at the empty doorway. She asked, "Hey, didn’t Wei Qingyu come with you?"

"No."

As Ji Xiao spoke, she walked over to the bedside table next to Qi Qi's hospital bed. While arranging the apples, she added, "Why? You look a bit down."

Qi Qi leaned back against the soft pillow at the head of the bed, took a bite of the apple, and said, "I’ve not been at school lately, and there aren’t as many posts on the forum about you two anymore. I don’t even know what’s going on between you and her recently."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiao’s hand gripping the apple tightened slightly. She then tried to act casual as she explained, "It’s close to finals, so she’s really busy. That’s why I didn’t bring her along."

Qi Qi raised an eyebrow and, with a teasing tone, asked, "Did something happen between you two?"

Qi Qi’s question struck right at the secret deep within Ji Xiao’s heart, causing her to stop arranging the apples in a moment of guilt.

Ji Xiao looked at Qi Qi's eyes, which seemed to see through everything, and slowly began, "I have a friend..."

Before she could finish, Qi Qi interrupted her, "Sister Xiao, not again."

Ji Xiao, feeling a bit shy, lowered her head and leaned against the bedside table. "Sister Qi, I’m embarrassed."

Hearing this, Qi Qi didn’t press the matter further. She adjusted the pillow beneath her and made a show of listening attentively. "Alright, tell me. What happened with your friend?"

Ji Xiao bit her lip and finally revealed the secret she had been holding in for so long. "She was in heat and forcefully kissed the Omega she likes..."

"Ji Xiao!"

The tree in the window frame trembled with a rustling sound. A few sparrows, lazily resting, suddenly flapped their wings and took off into the sky when they heard the exclamation from the room.  

Ji Xiao rubbed her left ear and patted Sister Qi, who'd just sat up straight on the bed. "Sister Qi, calm down a little. You just had surgery. You need to rest."  

Qi Qi ignored Ji Xiao's attempt to comfort her and anxiously asked, "Then tell me, she isn't coming to see me because of this?"  

Ji Xiao quickly shook her head. "No, she's really busy. She and I are still the same as before. We go to school together and come home together. That thing didn't make us distant."  

Hearing Ji Xiao's explanation, Qi Qi's eyes clearly showed disbelief.  

Seeing this, Ji Xiao hurriedly raised two fingers in an oath. "If you don’t believe me, you can ask Fang Yiming!"

The clock in the room kept ticking, and the doubt in Qi Qi's eyes gradually faded.  

After a while, she raised her arm and patted Ji Xiao's shoulder, speaking to her in a serious tone. "Sister Xiao, it's time. Confess to her."  

Actually, Ji Xiao had deliberately not invited Wei Qingyu this time. She just wanted to talk to Qi Qi about this and hear her opinion.  

But she hadn't expected Qi Qi's response to be so straightforward.  

Ji Xiao was a little surprised that Qi Qi had chosen to play it straight. "Sister Qi, you never hit straight balls. Maybe… I should wait a little longer."  

Qi Qi looked at Ji Xiao with dissatisfaction and refuted, "Wait? How long do you plan to wait? I've told you more than once, don't wait until someone else takes Wei Qingyu away and then regret it. You kissed her, and she didn't distance herself from you. That means, at least to some extent, she has feelings for you too."  

Ji Xiao was slightly stunned when she heard Qi Qi's words.  

Could she really think of it that way?  

Could she stop worrying about Jin Nanfeng's existence?

Sunlight slanted into the hospital room, casting a dazzling play of colors in the girl's eyes.  

Unconsciously, she touched the scar on her right arm, hidden beneath the ice sleeve—the punishment she received for altering the plot.  

In the original text, wasn’t Wei Qingyu supposed to develop feelings for Jin Nanfeng next semester?  

So… did Wei Qingyu change the plot?  

"Even if we take ten thousand steps back, you already did that to her. Shouldn’t you at least do something to make up for it? Are you just going to let this pass so casually? What would she think? Wouldn’t she feel like you’re being too careless? Wouldn’t she be disappointed in you?" Qi Qi added.  

"Yeah..." Ji Xiao nodded thoughtfully.  

She didn’t want to make Wei Qingyu sad, and she definitely didn’t want Wei Qingyu to think she was that kind of person.  

Hearing this, Qi Qi smiled in satisfaction, like a teacher seeing a student finally understand. "Sister Xiao, let’s make a plan and prepare to confess to Wei Qingyu. It’s already June. I think your birthday at the end of July is the perfect time."

The warm sunlight outside the window fell onto Ji Xiao’s hands, carrying a hint of the summer heat.  

Just as Qi Qi said, it was already June, and there was less than a month left until the turning point of her fate in the original plot.  

A month wasn’t exactly long, but it wasn’t short either.  

It might pass as smoothly as the wide river she crossed every day after school, flowing steadily and unchanging through time.  

Or it might be like that car that suddenly rushed out after the New Year’s gala, breaking her arm in an instant.  

Ji Xiao looked at the smile on Qi Qi’s face as she lay on her side in the hospital bed, and a surge of guilt rose in her heart.  

Qi Qi saw her as her best friend, helping her solve problems and clearing away the fog of confusion on her path.  

But while she was trying to keep Qi Qi alive, she had secretly made her the one who would change the storyline.  

Ji Xiao instinctively touched the scar on her right arm again and said, "Qi Qi, before we make a plan, answer one question for me. It’s really important."

Qi Qi was a little confused but still nodded. "Go ahead."  

Ji Xiao: "Do you feel a lot better after the surgery?"  

"Of course." Qi Qi nodded. "I can eat well, my body feels great, and my gland doesn’t feel so blocked anymore."  

"Why are you asking this? So weird. Am I really that important to you?"  

Hearing Qi Qi’s answer, Ji Xiao finally felt a bit relieved. She reached out and held Qi Qi’s hand. "Of course, you’re very important to me. Don’t underestimate yourself."  

Qi Qi wrinkled her nose in mock disdain and teased, "An Alpha caring about another Alpha? That’s way too disgusting."  

"How is that disgusting? I’m just worried about you," Ji Xiao said. "Sister Qi, seriously, if you feel unwell, you have to contact Dr. An immediately. Especially this month, don’t take any risks—"  

Buzz…buzz...buzz…

Just then, Ji Xiao’s phone vibrated with a long buzz, interrupting her reminder to Qi Qi.

Qi Qi glanced at the phone Ji Xiao pulled out and immediately showed a knowing, teasing expression.  

—A long vibration meant it had to be from someone marked as a special contact. And knowing her Sister Xiao, there was a ninety percent chance that person was Wei Qingyu.  

Sure enough, Wei Qingyu’s message popped up on Ji Xiao’s screen, but this time, it was a post.  

—[Wei Qingyu: I forgot my umbrella. [(Rabbit sighing)]

Ji Xiao stared at the fluffy little rabbit sitting on the ground in the post. She could almost picture Wei Qingyu sitting at her desk, looking troubled.  

She glanced at the thickening clouds outside the window and said to Qi Qi, "Wait a moment."  

Qi Qi took one look at Ji Xiao’s phone screen, which was now displaying her chat with Wei Qingyu, and immediately nodded knowingly. She grabbed the apple sitting beside her and started eating.  

Outside, dense clouds slowly covered the sky, dimming the sunlight filtering through the window. A hazy light fell over the girl lying in bed.  

The little rabbit clutched in Wei Qingyu’s arms was squeezed so tightly that it was deformed, its twisted shape full of its owner’s anticipation and nervousness.

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Time felt really long after that post was sent out.  

Finally, the phone lying on the bed, quiet and still, rang.  

Wei Qingyu almost instantly let go of the little rabbit in her arms. Then, the moment she saw the message clearly, her calm little face was full of joy.  

——[Ji Xiao: Why didn’t you bring an umbrella? Didn’t Aunt Wu remind you when you went out today?]  

Wei Qingyu touched the umbrella beside her hand and pretended to be calm as she typed: [I still forgot.]  

The clouds outside the window swallowed half of the sunlight in the hospital room. Ji Xiao’s fingers tapped on the screen, making a crackling sound: [Where are you now? I’ll come pick you up and take you home.]  

Wei Qingyu looked at Ji Xiao’s message. There was a bit of a smile in her eyes, and even the words she typed carried a bit of girlish charm: [I’m at the library.]  

Ji Xiao nodded: [Okay, wait for me.]  

Wei Qingyu thought of Feng Yue’s words. She tried to probe by adding a sentence, playing it even better than her: [Aren’t you watching over Qi Qi? I’m not in a hurry.]  

Ji Xiao looked at Qi Qi lying on the hospital bed. Qi Qi also gave her a smile that said ‘I understand’

Ji Xiao glared at Qi Qi in a half-scolding way, then typed: [It’s fine. I’m leaving the hospital now. I’ll be there in ten minutes.]

Receiving this message, Wei Qingyu felt as if she had received Ji Xiao’s silent acknowledgment. The dimly lit room was suddenly filled with a lively scent of mint.  

At the moment when she reached out for help, that person gave her just the right sense of security. The usually calm girl’s pure little face bloomed into a fully opened white rose.  

It seemed like… she really liked me too.  

The soft and smooth bedsheet was crumpled as Wei Qingyu hugged her phone and rolled around on the bed again and again.  

Her long, slender legs traced arcs in the air, all filled with the excitement and joy of discovering a heart that matched hers.

….

The storm was about to arrive, and the wind filled the building.  

Originally, she had avoided the midday rush hour, yet the road was suddenly packed with cars due to the incoming heavy rain.  

Even though Ji Xiao had the driver take the eye-catching silver-white Porsche today, they could only barely manage to keep a slightly wider distance from the cars in front and behind than usual.  

By the time the driver pulled up at the library, ten more minutes had passed on top of the ten minutes Ji Xiao had promised.  

As she got out of the car, she sent Wei Qingyu a message: [I’m here. Come out.]  

Almost the second Ji Xiao sent the message, she received a reply from Wei Qingyu.  

She just hadn’t expected Wei Qingyu’s message to be so simple—only two words.  

——[Wei Qingyu: Look up.]

Ji Xiao looked at the two words, feeling a little confused, but she still lifted her head as Wei Qingyu said.  My

Right by the flower stall next to the library, a girl in a light white slip dress was waving at her.  

The sky still held a patch of golden light that had yet to be swallowed by the clouds. Behind her, clusters of flowers in various bright colors were stacked together in full bloom.  

The wind, carrying a hint of dampness, lifted her long hair. On her usually cool and indifferent face, there was an unusual touch of liveliness.  

Ji Xiao watched as Wei Qingyu quickly walked toward her, and she couldn't help but step forward to meet her.  

The camphor tree at the library entrance cast its shade over both of them.  

"This is for you," Wei Qingyu said, holding out the flowers in her hands toward Ji Xiao.  

Ji Xiao was a little surprised, but the moment she took the flowers, she recognized them. “Tumi flowers?”  

Wei Qingyu looked at the flowers in Ji Xiao’s hands and nodded. “Mm.”  

The summer breeze floated quietly, spreading the faint floral scent with the moisture in the air.  

Ji Xiao looked at the simple yet delicate bouquet in her hands. The layered double petals of white swirled gently in her sight.  

Just like the girl standing in front of her.  

Feeling the warmth left behind by Wei Qingyu on the bouquet, Ji Xiao asked on a whim, “What’s the flower language of tumi flowers?”  

Hearing this, Wei Qingyu lifted her eyes to look at Ji Xiao. The turquoise eyes held an unfathomable clarity.  

A sudden gust of wind pressed the girl's skirt against Ji Xiao’s bare calf, and their long hair intertwined in the air.  

The honking sounds from the road seemed to be muted at this moment, and the hurried crowd around them blurred into the background.  

“The last lover.”  

Wei Qingyu softly answered in the wind.