“What request?”
“I haven’t thought of it yet. When I do, I’ll tell you.”
In truth, Bu Yu already had something in mind. It just was not the right time to say it.
Lang Man looked at him. “It can’t be too excessive.”
“So you agree?”
Seeing that Lang Man did not respond, Bu Yu took it as silent consent.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll go first. Don’t forget we still have class today.”
With that, Bu Yu left.
Lang Man watched his figure grow smaller in the distance, her expression complicated. In the end, she withdrew her gaze.
“Doctor, may I go in?”
“The patient is already out of danger. She should be awake by now. You can go in and take a look.”
When Lang Man entered the emergency room, she saw her mother lying pale on the hospital bed, tubes connected to her body. Her eyes immediately turned red.
“Mom…”
She walked to the bedside, gently held her mother’s hand, and called out softly.
Her mother slowly opened her eyes. When she saw Lang Man, a faint smile appeared on her face.
“Mom, you’re finally awake. How are you feeling?” Lang Man asked with concern.
Her mother weakly shook her head. “I’m fine, child. Don’t worry.”
Lang Man fell silent. Looking at her mother’s frail appearance, how could she possibly be fine?
“By the way, Xiao Man, what happened last night? Did you carry me to the hospital by yourself?”
Lang Man gently shook her head. Bu Yu’s figure surfaced in her mind.
“No. When your heart condition suddenly flared up last night, a classmate’s car happened to be parked outside our house. I put you in his car, so we were able to reach the hospital quickly.”
When she said those words, it felt strange, but that was indeed what had happened.
“I see. Then… the surgery fee and hospitalization expenses…”
“He already paid everything.”
“What?”
Lang Man’s mother was clearly stunned.
“That must have cost a lot, right?”
Lang Man nodded silently. She did not deny it.
“Xiao Man, who is this classmate of yours?”
“His name is Bu Yu.”
“Bu Yu? That’s a lovely name. It actually matches yours quite well,” her mother said with a smile.
“Mom, don’t joke about that now. Focus on recovering.”
She sighed. “Our family is already poor. It looks like we won’t be able to repay him materially. You must remember this kindness.”
“I will remember…”
…
“Young Master, where to?”
The butler had stayed at the hospital the entire night, just like Bu Yu. The difference was that the butler stayed out of respect for Bu Yu, while Bu Yu stayed for his own reasons.
Bu Yu habitually sat in the back seat and glanced at the butler. “It’s not the weekend yet, right?”
“That’s correct. But Young Master, whether it’s the weekend or not doesn’t seem to affect whether you attend class.”
Bu Yu coughed lightly into his fist. Had his reputation truly become that deeply ingrained?
“By the way, Butler, where did you go just now?”
“You’ll know when we reach school,” the butler said with a smile.
The car started moving. At that moment, Bu Yu’s phone rang.
He picked it up. It was Su Muwan.
Bu Yu frowned. After a brief pause, he decided to answer.
“Bu Yu!”
The moment he answered, a loud voice exploded through the phone.
“Classmate Su, what’s going on?” Bu Yu moved the phone slightly away and used his little finger to scratch his ear. Her shouting had been irritating.
“Cl-Classmate Su?” Su Muwan froze when she heard how he addressed her.
“What’s wrong? Do you need something, Classmate Su?”
It took Bu Yu’s repeated voice to pull Su Muwan back to reality. She suppressed her confusion for the moment and said, “Bu Yu, I won’t argue about you picking up the phone a few seconds late. Now I order you to drive over and pick me up. I’m going to be late for school.”
“Oh?”
In his previous life, Bu Yu would have felt nothing hearing that. But now, he suddenly laughed, not out of amusement but out of disbelief.
You’re asking for help with that attitude? Giving orders? What am I, your subordinate?
“Bu Yu, what are you ‘oh’-ing about?” Su Muwan’s voice grew displeased.
Bu Yu took a deep breath and said seriously into the phone, “Alright, Miss Su. I’ll drive over and pick you up right away.”
“That’s better. Hurry up. I don’t like men who drag their feet,” Su Muwan replied.
You don’t like slow men? As if being faster would make you like me.
No, wait. I can’t be faster.
Bu Yu hung up and turned off his phone. Only then did he realize the car had already changed direction.
“Hey, hey! Butler, what are you doing?”
“Going to pick up Miss Su. Young Master, that’s what you just said on the phone.”
“To hell with that. Turn around and head to school. Right now.”
The butler looked confused but did as instructed.
Bu Yu leaned back against the seat, a mocking smile curving at his lips.
He would no longer try to please Su Muwan. He would never again be her obedient follower.
Everything had changed.
As the car sped down the road, Bu Yu’s thoughts drifted.
He thought of Lang Man. That girl who appeared cold on the outside but was fragile within.
Perhaps I should try to understand her more…
…
Quanzhou No. 5 Middle School, Senior Year Class Four.
By the time Bu Yu arrived at the classroom, it was almost time for class.
He sat down at his seat, intending to rest his head on the desk for a short nap.
“Damn.”
Bu Yu suddenly sat upright. His abrupt outburst startled the surrounding classmates.
“Brother Yu, what’s wrong?”
He turned his head and saw a slightly chubby boy with a round face and a bowl-cut hairstyle. The boy’s expression was honest and innocent.
Bu Yu remembered him. His name was Xu Ang.
In his previous life, after Bu Yu failed the college entrance exam and fell into the lowest point of his life, drifting through his days in confusion and despair, only a few close friends had not mocked him. Instead, they cared about him sincerely and considered his feelings.
It was during that time that Bu Yu finally began to wake up.
Those friends had been like warm beams of sunlight, illuminating the darkest corners of his heart.
Their concern and support gave him warmth and helped him regain confidence in life.
Xu Ang was one of those friends.
Xu Ang was someone worth keeping close.
“It’s nothing. I studied so hard last night I cramped up.”
Xu Ang blinked. “?”
“Come on, Brother Yu. I know your habits. If you can lower your head and focus on studying for five minutes straight, that alone would qualify as one of the top ten miracles of the world.”
Bu Yu fell silent.