Chasing the Light

Xia Yuanhang was sent to the emergency room for stitches. Liang Xincheng, who had been busy all the way, finally breathed a sigh of relief, stopped and leaned his back against the wall behind him, staring at the direction of the emergency room door without moving.

He Tianqi, who came with him, looked at his appearance and hesitated to speak. Half an hour ago, he received a call from Liang Xincheng and helped him contact an acquaintance he knew in this private hospital. Ultimately, they did not let the two popular stars go to the public hospital in the middle of the night in case of creating a buzz. Seeing that Liang Xincheng said that the injured friend was Xia Yuanhang, he was really surprised and instantly understood what Liang Xincheng was so anxious about on the phone.

“You…are you okay?”

Liang Xincheng closed his eyes; he also realized that he seemed too nervous and even lost his composure: “It’s okay…thank you. If it weren’t for your help, I really don’t know what to do.”

He Tianqi was the only one who knew his thoughts on Xia Yuanhang. A few years ago, when He Tianqi inadvertently saw a photo of Xia Yuanhang’s student days in his album, he mentioned it in a subtle way. In fact, he didn’t want to say much about this. This feeling that had been hidden for nearly ten years and couldn’t be declared, he had long been mentally prepared to hide it for a lifetime and he didn’t need to share it with anyone.

“It’s just a small thing, you’re welcome. It’s just what the hell is going on with you guys? How did his hand get cut like that?”

Liang Xincheng shook his head, “An accident.”

He Tianqi didn’t ask any more questions. Although he and Liang Xincheng had a good relationship, there were things that Liang Xincheng did not want to say, so he would not ask more questions.

Xia Yuanhang received more than a dozen stitches in his wound and developed a low fever. The doctor prescribed medicine and asked him to go back after finishing the infusion. Liang Xincheng asked He Tianqi to go first and stay with Xia Yuanhang.

The nurse gave Xia Yuanhang an injection and left, leaving only the two of them in the ward. Xia Yuanhang, lying on the hospital bed, was in a rare state of distress. He forced a smile at Liang Xincheng: “Thank you and your friend for tonight. I will return the money to you as soon as possible.”

“There is no hurry, you get well and then talk about it.”

Xia Yuanhang still wanted to say something else, but just as he opened his mouth Liang Xincheng stuffed the pill into his mouth and the warm water was delivered to his mouth. Liang Xincheng smiled at him: “Take the medicine first.”

Looking at his smiling face, Xia Yuanhang was in a daze for a moment. He subconsciously took a sip of water and swallowed the pill.

Liang Xincheng put down the cup and looked up at the speed at which the infusion was dripping. It was estimated that it would take another hour to end. Then he checked the time on his phone, it was already past zero.

Xia Yuanhang reminded him: “Why don’t you go back first, I’m sorry to trouble you for so long.”

Liang Xincheng ignored him. He dragged a chair over and sat down next to the bed, asking Xia Yuanhang, “Are you really determined not to care about your father’s life or death?”

Xia Yuanhang’s gaze sank as he nodded: “I don’t want to be ruthless, but he will always be like this. Maybe the next time the knife will stab me.”

“It’s good that you understand, and there’s no rush to pay back the two million. Anyway, I don’t want to use the money, but you really have no money now?”

Xia Yuanhang was a little embarrassed. Who would have thought that he, a popular idol who was worth tens of millions, had now become a pauper. However, the difference between his worth and the actual money he could earn was actually very large. He had just become popular for less than two years, but he had been constantly exploited by his blood sucker father. Not long ago, he also invested a lot of money to set up the personal studio. Those bank cards were really out of money when they were thrown out.

“There’s nothing you can do if the money is taken away by your father, but remember to go to the bank tomorrow and report the loss of those cards…You shouldn’t be unable to pay the rent, right?”

Given the situation in Xia Yuanhang’s family, Liang Xincheng didn’t believe that the house in the community where he lived was bought by himself. Sure enough, Xia Yuanhang gave a wry smile and said helplessly: “That’s the house provided by the former company. I originally agreed to move out and return it to them at the end of this month. I have already asked my assistant to look for a new house.”

He obviously couldn’t choose a bad place to rent an apartment for a job like this. The monthly rent would be tens of thousands, and the studio’s account had money in it but he didn’t plan to use the studio’s account before. If he suddenly changed his mind, it would definitely make Xiang Qiao and the others feel strange. He didn’t want more people to know about Xia Xiangzhou now.

Even if Xia Yuanhang didn’t mention his situation, Liang Xincheng could guess about it: “Forget it, I’ll lend you some more money. Hurry up and get a new project so you’ll get paid and you can pay me back.”

“…Thank you.”

Liang Xincheng nodded casually. As if he had nothing to say, he lowered his head to play with his mobile phone.

As time went by, Xia Yuanhang lay down, groggy and drowsy in his mind. He turned his head and looked at Liang Xincheng’s face. Liang Xincheng’s thick eyelashes were slightly drooping, and the light in the ward was not bright enough to cast a shadow on his half of the side face, which made the lines of his face contour more soft.

This was the first time Xia Yuanhang had looked at Liang Xincheng at such a close distance and for a long time. He had always known that Liang Xincheng was good-looking, which was almost universally recognized. His appearance was impeccable and beautiful, but it was the first time that Xia Yuanhang truly felt from the bottom of his heart that the impact of this kind of beauty on onlookers was really attractive.

Aware of what he was thinking, Xia Yuanhang closed his eyes and turned away…It turned out that one day he also would be seduced by Liang Xincheng’s luster, and unexpectedly recalled those erotic images of that night in his mind, intermittently, and he couldn’t get rid of them, which inevitably made him irritable.

Liang Xincheng leaned closer and asked Xia Yuanhang: “What’s wrong with you? Do you feel uncomfortable? Why don’t you take a nap first, I’ll wake you up when you’re done.”

They were so close that Xia Yuanhang could smell the scent of perfume on Liang Xincheng’s body. He subconsciously turned his head. Liang Xincheng was taken aback for a moment. Noticing that his actions seemed too ambiguous, he retreated awkwardly.

“It’s okay, it’s much better now. I’m not sleeping anymore, I can’t sleep here. If you’re tired, you can sleep for a while, I’ll keep an eye on it, it’s fine.” Xia Yuanhang explained, not wanting to make Liang Xincheng feel too embarrassed.

“I don’t want to sleep either.” Liang Xincheng did not say anything more. Once again he lowered his head and played with his phone in silence.

At half past one, they came out of the hospital, got in a taxi and went back to Xia Yuanhang’s community first.

When he got out of the car, Xia Yuanhang thanked Liang Xincheng again: “Thank you very much today, I will treat you to dinner another day.”

Liang Xincheng smiled. This was the first time Xia Yuanhang said he wanted to invite him to dinner: “My bracelet…”

Only then did Xia Yuanhang remember about it: “It’s too late today, you’d better go back and rest quickly, I’ll return the bracelet to you next time. Don’t worry I won’t lose it.”

“Okay,” Liang Xincheng took out his phone and shook it: “Can I add your WeChat?”

Xia Yuanhang also smiled, somewhat helpless and embarrassed. They had known each other for nearly two years, but they hadn’t exchanged contact information until now.

After successfully adding friends, Xia Yuanhang got off of the car. Liang Xincheng waved at him, while reminding him: “Go back and rest early, remember to take medicine tomorrow.”

“Okay, you should go back quickly and be safe.”

After the car started again, Liang Xincheng lowered his head and smiled silently. He knew Xia Yuanhang’s work WeChat account. He had seen it from other colleagues. Xia Yuanhang gave him his private account just as he did, so he was not deliberately perfunctory.