The Whole World Is Waiting for Them to Divorce [Transmigration Into a Book] - Chapter 27

Si Yu did not lose consciousness immediately. In her daze, she heard that cold voice, now carrying a faint tearing edge, calling by her ear, “Si Yu!”

She did not know whether Little B had been knocked unconscious like her too. Si Yu could not hear the system’s voice. Her head buzzed, and she felt her swaying body being tightly held in someone’s arms. At the tip of her nose was a familiar cold fragrance.

She could not see anything. She could only hear Lu Xi calling her name again and again by her ear.

After calling several times and getting no response from her, Lu Xi’s usually calm and self-possessed voice became urgent. “Chen Yan, come help!”

After a while, many voices poured into her ears. There was Chen Yan’s, Zhu Qi’s and Xiao Xia’s, the director’s, and other unfamiliar voices too.

A group of people surrounded her, chattering noisily. Si Yu could no longer hear Lu Xi’s voice, and she grew a little anxious.

When her body was lifted, she completely lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she was in the hospital.

Si Yu felt as if her head had just been attached to her neck and had not adapted yet. It hurt so much she could not think. She stared blankly at the white ceiling for a while. After getting used to the pain, her eyes slowly moved and saw the IV bag hanging above her head—the liquid inside the bag was still half full, and only after a very long while did a drop squeeze out.

Her gaze followed the IV tube and saw the needle on the back of her left hand, then Xiao Xia dozing beside the hospital bed.

Si Yu did not know what time it was now, nor did she know how long she had been unconscious. She stretched out one finger and lightly poked that drooping head.

Xiao Xia’s body swayed. She opened her eyes in a daze, then instantly perked up. “Xiao Yu, you’re awake!”

Si Yu smiled at her and wanted to sit up, but she accidentally tugged at the nerves in her head. Dizziness surged before her eyes, and it hurt so much she wanted to curse.

“Don’t move, don’t move!” Xiao Xia hurriedly pressed her down and said, “You were hit on the head and were unconscious for a whole night. The doctor said you have a mild concussion. Lie down properly. I’ll go call the doctor.”

Si Yu closed her eyes in pain.

Xiao Xia ran outside. When she opened the hospital room door, she almost bumped into someone. “P-President Lu, you’re here again?”

Si Yu had fainted because of Lu Xi. How could Lu Xi not come?

Last night, Lu Xi had stayed here the whole night. Si Yu had not woken up for a long time, and Lu Xi had not slept all night. It was only at dawn that she returned to the hotel.

The clothes she had worn yesterday were dirty, so Lu Xi had changed into a new set, still her usual black-and-white combination. Her face was cold, pale, and dim, her charming phoenix eyes filled with exhaustion. Her voice was slightly hoarse. “Is she awake?”

“She’s awake. She just woke up!”

“I’ll look at her.”

“Okay, I’ll go call the doctor.” Xiao Xia happily ran off.

Chen Yan helped Lu Xi push open the door to the VIP ward.

The moment they went in, they saw the hospital bed. Si Yu was lying quietly on the white sheets, her hair messily spread across the pillow and her cheeks, making her face look very small. Her complexion was an abnormal, miserable white, and her eyes were tightly closed.

“Didn’t she say she was awake?” Chen Yan whispered.

Seeing Si Yu like this, Lu Xi could not help thinking of the scene last night when Si Yu collapsed in her arms. Her heart contracted slightly.

If she had not called Si Yu over to that place, the accident would not have happened. If Si Yu had not blocked that blow for her, the one lying here now would be her.

Si Yu had saved her.

Lu Xi pressed her lips together. With heavy steps, she walked to the hospital bed, leaned down to look at the person lying there, and said softly, “Si Yu?”

With an “ying,” Si Yu opened her eyes. Still sleepy-eyed, she looked at Lu Xi blankly. “Who are you?”

Lu Xi had reached out, wanting to brush away the hair covering Si Yu’s face, but her hand paused at those words.

“This is President Lu,” Chen Yan said in shock. “Miss Si, you… didn’t lose your memory, did you?!”

Si Yu said with a blank face, “I don’t remember anything.”

Chen Yan was horrified and turned to look at Lu Xi. “The doctor said a concussion can cause temporary memory loss.”

Lu Xi stared straight at Si Yu, her lips pressed together, saying nothing.

Si Yu widened her innocent eyes. “Who exactly are you people?”

Lu Xi’s thin lips parted slightly. “I’m your mom.”

Si Yu: “…”

Chen Yan: “…”

Si Yu pouted and muttered, “My mom passed away a long time ago. Stop taking advantage of me.”

“Not pretending anymore?”

Si Yu scrunched her nose and whined, “How did you know I was pretending? A concussion really can cause memory loss.”

Lu Xi’s gaze swept lightly over her brows and eyes, and she said concisely, “Your acting was too fake.”

Si Yu: “…………”

Which brain-dead author wrote that saving the beauty like a hero would make them fall in love???!!! Look at this person. She was either taking advantage of her or insulting her. Love, my ass!

Chen Yan felt that the atmosphere seemed a little stiff. Worried that Lu Xi’s straight-man-style answer would make Si Yu unhappy again, she hurriedly said, “Miss Si, how do you feel?”

“My head hurts, and I feel nauseous.” Si Yu glared at Lu Xi. “Even other people know to care about me. You came here to laugh at me, didn’t you?”

Before Lu Xi could speak, Chen Yan hurriedly answered for her. “Miss Si, you’ve misunderstood President Lu. After your accident, it was President Lu who accompanied you in the ambulance. Last night, when you were unconscious, President Lu stayed by your side the whole time and didn’t sleep all night. She was very worried about you.”

Lu Xi stayed with her the whole night???

Si Yu could not believe this was true. Her gaze examined Lu Xi: her clothes had been changed, and that face that was always bright and stunning now looked slightly dim. She had dark circles under her eyes, and there were red veins in her eyes too. She really did look like she had not slept all night.

Si Yu stared blankly at her, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Just then, Xiao Xia brought the doctor in.

The doctor asked her a few questions and told her to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days.

“Doesn’t that mean I temporarily can’t film?” Si Yu cared more about this question.

After learning that she was an actress and had fainted after being hit by equipment on set, the doctor said seriously, “In your current condition, you can only rest properly.”

“That’s right, Xiao Yu. Just rest properly for the next few days. Don’t worry about filming. Sister Qi has already gone to communicate with the director,” Xiao Xia said.

“Oh.” Si Yu loved acting, but she was not the kind of person who would disregard her life just for filming. After all, only with a healthy body would she have the capital to work hard.

Afterward, Zhu Qi and Qian Lei also arrived at the hospital, bringing a staff member with them. His name was Xiao Guang.

Xiao Guang was responsible for handling the crane arm on set. Last night, because he operated it improperly, the crane arm had hit someone.

Xiao Guang lowered his head and did not dare look at Lu Xi by the bedside. Trembling, he said, “I saw that the equipment was blocking the path and wanted to move it away. At the time, I didn’t see you and President Lu standing underneath. I really didn’t do it on purpose. Si Yu, I-I’m sorry. I can pay all your medical fees!”

Si Yu recognized him. He was a thin, small young man, not yet twenty, and when he smiled, he looked honest and simple. She sighed softly. “It’s normal to miss what’s right under the lamp. I don’t blame you. You don’t need to pay the medical fees. The crew should have bought insurance for me, right, Director?”

“Yes, yes, there’s insurance.” Qian Lei hurriedly agreed, secretly glancing at Lu Xi, who was sitting silently at the side.

When he heard that Si Yu had been injured because she saved Lu Xi, Qian Lei had been so frightened his legs nearly went weak. If the person who had been hit was Lu Xi, their entire crew would probably have been doomed.

The set could not do without the director. Afraid of delaying filming, Si Yu told them to go back.

Qian Lei was grateful for her tolerance. Before leaving, he said, “I’ve pushed all your scenes back. Rest and recover properly.”

“Thank you, Director Qian,” Si Yu said with a smile.

An actor had an accident on set, and as the chief director, Qian Lei could hardly escape responsibility. He felt he did not deserve those two words of thanks. After exchanging a few words of concern with Lu Xi, he finally left dejectedly with Xiao Guang.

Si Yu had been unconscious the whole night and was already so hungry her chest was sticking to her back. On the way here, Zhu Qi had bought some hot congee for her, but she had not expected Lu Xi to be there. Awkwardly, she said, “President Lu, why don’t I go buy another portion for you?”

Lu Xi waved a hand. “No need. I’ve eaten.”

So several people surrounded Si Yu and watched her eat.

Seeing Zhu Qi hesitate, as if she had something to say, Si Yu asked, “What’s wrong, Sister Qi?”

Zhu Qi looked at Lu Xi and said, “Do you believe what Xiao Guang said?”

Si Yu took a mouthful of congee, swallowed it whole, and said, “You suspect he did it on purpose?”

“It’s hard to say.” Zhu Qi hesitated. “Before filming even started, someone was already slandering you. The smoking incident was also deliberate. Could this time possibly be someone causing trouble behind the scenes too?”

“Could it be Liang…” Xiao Xia stopped halfway and quickly covered her mouth, her gaze darting quickly toward Lu Xi and Chen Yan.

Lu Xi did not show much expression. She quietly looked at Si Yu, wanting to hear what she would say.

Si Yu bit her spoon and fell into thought.

Zhu Qi’s suspicion was very reasonable. However, after Si Yu recalled it, the crane arm had clearly been aimed at Lu Xi at the time. If it had been deliberate, then it should have been aimed at harming Lu Xi. But Xiao Guang only earned two or three thousand yuan a month. Where would he get the courage to harm Guangying’s CEO? Even if Xiao Guang had been bribed, if someone wanted to harm another person, would they really do it so openly?

What Xiao Xia had almost said just now was probably Liang Yufei.

Liang Yufei harming her? That was very possible.

The previous smoking incident was clearly someone in the crew targeting her. Si Yu felt there was a very high chance it was Liang Yufei. It was just that school had not started yet, so they could not get the surveillance footage and had no sufficient evidence.

As for whether last night’s incident was Liang Yufei or not…

A flash of inspiration crossed Si Yu’s mind, and she suddenly remembered a key plot point she had overlooked.

Yesterday had not only been Qixi. It had also been the day in the novel when Lu Xi saved Liang Yufei, the two of them looked at each other, and their romance line began!

Damn it. She had actually forgotten something this important!!!

Excited, Si Yu slapped her own forehead, but she forgot that her head had just suffered a serious blow. She let out an “Ow,” and tears instantly poured down.

“Why did you hit your own head!” Zhu Qi turned pale with fright.

Quick-eyed and quick-handed, Xiao Xia steadied the bowl of congee that Si Yu had nearly knocked over and said nervously, “Xiao Yu, is your head uncomfortable? Should I call the doctor?”

Si Yu’s eyes brimmed with tears. Too embarrassed to cry out in pain, she endured it and said, “I’m fine.”

Back when she found out that Liang Yufei was also a transmigrator, Si Yu had worried the other party would compete with her for Lu Xi. To stop them from developing feelings, she had accepted this script without hesitation. After taking Lu Xi’s phone call yesterday, she had been dazed, down, and irritated, and had actually forgotten such an important mission!

Originally, the novel’s plot was that Liang Yufei would be hit, and Lu Xi would appear to save the beauty like a hero. But now, the person hit had become her, and the person who saved someone was also her.

She seemed to have accidentally and forcefully changed the plot…

So Lu Xi and Liang Yufei should have no possibility at all now, right?

Si Yu looked at Lu Xi eagerly.

Lu Xi did not know what Si Yu was thinking. Being watched by those wet eyes made her very uncomfortable. She shifted her gaze away and took a tissue from the bedside cabinet, handing it over.

Si Yu blinked. The tears on her lashes slid down her face, making her look pitiful and moving.

She said pitifully, “My hand is inconvenient.”

Lu Xi looked at both of her hands: her left hand was getting an IV drip, and her right hand was holding a spoon. Because her movement had been too big just now, her fingers had even gotten some congee on them.

Lu Xi could not see which hand was inconvenient. Just as she was about to stuff the tissue into Si Yu’s hand, she heard Si Yu say, “I saved you. Can’t you wipe it for me?”

The corner of Lu Xi’s eye twitched. She looked at Si Yu for a few seconds, and under the strange gazes of everyone else, leaned forward and gently wiped away her tears.

The three people watching from the side all forgot the topic they had not finished discussing just now, each thinking different things.

Xiao Xia: Holy crap, Xiao Yu is amazing. She actually dares order President Lu around!

Zhu Qi: President Lu actually wiped someone’s tears??? Impossible, impossible. I must have seen wrong.

Chen Yan: She only acted spoiled and you wiped her tears. President Lu, you still dare say you don’t like her?

Once her tears were wiped clean, Si Yu stretched out her right hand, which was stained with congee, in front of Lu Xi again.

Lu Xi: “…”

Miss Si, you really are bold. Respect, respect. Chen Yan thought.

To preserve her boss’s dignity, Chen Yan fake-coughed and said, “President Lu, I’ll step out first.”

“Um… Si Yu, rest well. I’ll guard outside. Call me if you need anything.” Zhu Qi also tactfully gave Lu Xi face and pulled the stunned Xiao Xia away.

In the blink of an eye, only the two of them were left in the ward.

Lu Xi silently wiped Si Yu’s hand clean for her.

Si Yu pointed her chin at the bowl of hot congee.

Lu Xi ground her teeth, feeling that Si Yu was taking a mile after being given an inch. But she said nothing. She picked up the bowl, took the spoon from Si Yu’s hand, and fed her one spoonful at a time.

After feeding her, she even wiped her mouth.

Lu Xi’s service was attentive, almost like a professional caregiver. She had completely lost her temper. Tossing the used tissue into the trash can, she looked at Si Yu calmly. “What else do you want?”

Si Yu touched her slightly bulging stomach, curved her lips in a smile, and said, “Nothing else. Thank you, President Lu. This is the most delicious congee I’ve ever eaten.”

Lu Xi: “…”

Seeing Lu Xi silent, Si Yu cautiously studied her expression. “Are you angry?”

“No.” Lu Xi’s voice revealed no emotion.

“That’s good.” Si Yu said, “I saved you, and you took care of me. We’re even. So you don’t need to feel guilty, and you don’t need to feel sorry toward me either.”

Lu Xi had thought Si Yu was deliberately relying on her injury to act willfully and order her around. For a moment, she was speechless.

If it were before, Si Yu would have been dramatic and made a fuss with her. Now, she was unexpectedly this understanding. This surprised Lu Xi very much.

Si Yu really had changed a lot, and everything was changing in a good direction.

Looking at her bright, clear eyes that seemed transparent to the bottom, Lu Xi dazedly thought of one of their conversations from two months ago.

Lu Xi had asked her why she suddenly wanted to find a job. At the time, Si Yu had answered, “So you’ll look at me with new eyes.”

Lu Xi had to admit one fact. The lively Si Yu before her, the Si Yu who lost herself fully in acting, the Si Yu who did not make scenes and instead spoke cleverly, the Si Yu whose emotional intelligence and intelligence were both up to standard and who could consider others… did indeed make her look at her with new eyes.

So when Si Yu ordered her around, Lu Xi was not angry at all. It was not because of guilt either, but because of some indescribable, unclear emotion.

Si Yu had changed too much. In only two short months, she seemed to have become a completely different person.

In the past, Lu Xi had felt that even one glance at her was unnecessary. Yet now, no matter what, she could not bring herself to hate her. Sometimes, she even thought Si Yu was a little cute???

Lu Xi was startled by the final thought that emerged. She steadied herself, cast aside distracting thoughts, looked into Si Yu’s eyes, and said solemnly and sincerely, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

They rarely had such a calm and serious conversation.

“I’m sorry,” Lu Xi said again.

Si Yu frowned. “Didn’t I just say we’re even? And it wasn’t you who hit me. Why are you apologizing?”

A rare trace of embarrassment appeared on Lu Xi’s icy face. “I mean the date yesterday.”

“…”

“I only thought about not making Grandma sad and didn’t consider your feelings. I’m sorry.”

“…” Si Yu truly had not expected Lu Xi to apologize to her. She suddenly remembered that before she had been hit, Lu Xi had called her over and also said sorry. “So last night, when you apologized to me, it was because of this?”

“Mm.”

Actually, there really was no need…

Si Yu rubbed her nose and said quietly, “I should also say sorry to you.”

“Mm?” Lu Xi was confused. She could not think of anything Si Yu had done to wrong her.

Si Yu did not quite dare look straight into her eyes. Lowering her gaze, she said vaguely, “I lied to you before. Actually, I’ve always felt bad about it.”

Lu Xi’s expression paused slightly. “Are you referring to that time you pretended to cut your wrist and tricked me into going back?”

Of course not… That wasn’t even me…

Lu Xi had completely misunderstood.

Si Yu did not know how to explain it to her. Her eyes darted around, and she stammered, “Actually, I… actually…”

“?”

Si Yu found it hard to speak and felt too ashamed to say it. Just as she did not know what to do, the phone on the bedside cabinet rang cheerfully.

Si Yu’s words were interrupted, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She could not move around, and her hand could not reach it.

Lu Xi helped bring her the phone. Glancing at the caller ID, she said, “It’s Grandma.”

Old Madam Lu was afraid of delaying Si Yu’s filming, so after Si Yu joined the crew, she had not taken the initiative to call her.

Worried something had happened, Si Yu quickly took the phone, swiped to answer, and placed it by her ear. “Grandma?”

“Qiao Qiao.” Old Madam Lu sounded as if she was in a good mood and said cheerfully, “It’s noon. I guessed you should be eating. Are you busy?”

“Not busy, not busy. I just finished eating,” Si Yu said.

“That’s good.” Old Madam Lu changed the topic. “Did Xi Xi go find you?”

Si Yu looked at Lu Xi sitting by the bed and said, “She’s right beside me now.”

“Really?” Old Madam Lu sounded doubtful.

“It’s true…” Si Yu took down the phone and turned on speaker.

Lu Xi called toward the phone, “Grandma.”

“Eh!” Old Madam Lu giggled and said, “Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Did you two go on a date?”

Lu Xi and Si Yu looked at each other and said at the same time, “We did.”

Old Madam Lu was very satisfied with this answer and said good three times in a row. Like she was checking up on them, she asked again, “Xi Xi, did you buy Qiao Qiao a gift?”

There was a gift too?

Si Yu asked Lu Xi with her eyes. Seeing Lu Xi nod, she said, “She did.”

“What gift did she buy?”

“A necklace.”

“Perfume.” Only after Si Yu said it did she realize it did not match what Lu Xi had said. She looked at Lu Xi in surprise and asked in a breathy voice, “You bought me a necklace?”

Lu Xi gave a soft “Mm,” and her eyes changed slightly.

The two voices overlapped, and Old Madam Lu on the other end did not hear clearly, so she asked again, “What gift?”

Si Yu’s eyes curved into crescent moons. Smiling at Lu Xi, her voice sounded as if it had been smeared with honey. “Grandma, she bought me a necklace. It’s very pretty. I like it very much.”

She hadn’t even given it to you yet. How do you know it’s pretty? Lu Xi watched Si Yu lie without even blushing, but instead felt somewhat uncomfortable under Si Yu’s direct gaze. Lowering her eyes to look at the phone, she said, “Grandma, you’re asking a bit too much.”

Old Madam Lu was not annoyed and instead laughed, deeply gratified. “All right, all right, I won’t ask. This is a secret and little fun between you two wives. I shouldn’t be nosy.”

How did giving a necklace become little fun? Grandma, what impure things are you thinking?!

Si Yu’s cheeks became inexplicably hot. She secretly glanced at Lu Xi. The moment their gazes met, she hurriedly looked away as if burned.

Afraid the old lady would say something else shocking, Si Yu quickly changed the topic. “Grandma, aren’t you about to nap? Rest first. If I have time tonight, I’ll call you again.”

Hearing that they were together, Old Madam Lu felt reassured. To leave more time for the two of them to cultivate their relationship, she hung up very readily.

Fortunately, it had not been a video call. Otherwise, if Grandma saw her in a hospital ward, she would definitely worry. Si Yu let out a long breath. When she lifted her head, she met Lu Xi’s probing gaze. She steadied herself and stretched out her hand.

“What?” Lu Xi looked at her palm in confusion.

“The gift.” Si Yu moved her fingers, her eyes full of anticipation.

“It’s at the hotel.”

“Go get it, go get it.”

“…”

Si Yu was eager to see what Lu Xi had bought her. Lu Xi had no choice but to ask Chen Yan to get it.

Chen Yan was very efficient. In less than half an hour, she brought the gift over.

Si Yu could not wait to open it. “Wow! So beautiful! Look at this diamond. It’s so big and so round! Wow, wow, wow, so sparkly, so sparkly. My beautiful, moving eyes are about to be blinded by its sparkle!”

Lu Xi rubbed her temple. “Too much acting.”

Was it too much? Si Yu tilted her head and thought about it. It did seem a little exaggerated. And because she had used too much force, the spot where she had been hit started throbbing again.

Si Yu adjusted smoothly, holding the long brocade box with both hands and looking at Lu Xi with starry eyes. “Thank you. I like it very much.”

This was the first time Lu Xi had given her a gift. It was clear that she was very happy, but thinking that the original reason for buying this gift had been to deal with Grandma, Lu Xi felt a little ashamed. She avoided Si Yu’s burning gaze and said in a low voice, “As long as you like it.”

This was the first gift Si Yu had received since coming to this world, and she felt a little moved. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, then fell again.

“But I didn’t prepare a gift for you.”

Lu Xi wanted to say, “It’s fine,” but before she could speak, she heard Si Yu say, “I don’t like taking advantage of people. Since gifts should be exchanged, I’ll give you something too!”

Lu Xi raised a brow and unexpectedly felt a little expectant. “What?”

Si Yu smiled like a fox, lifted her chin slightly, and said in a sweet, sticky voice, “Of course, one fragrant kiss from this fairy! Mwah, come here~!”

Watching her move closer and closer, her red lips puckered into a little heart, Lu Xi’s heart suddenly jumped hard.

With only one centimeter left before Si Yu was about to kiss her, Lu Xi hurriedly blocked her mouth with her hand and pretended to be calm. “No need.”