"Tell me, what's going on with you guys?"
Hearing the streamer's question, Su Ji nervously scratched his head and unconsciously rubbed his phone with his fingertips.
He noticed that the streamer said "you guys," not "you."
Should he speak, or not?
If he didn't speak... he wouldn't be able to hide it from the streamer anyway.
Su Ji glanced at his phone, the screen lit up.
The chibi girl was hiding behind a house in a sea of flowers in the dynamic wallpaper, only daring to show half of her little head.
After a moment of hesitation, Su Ji finally opened his mouth.
"It all started when I went to college..."
...
Why did it start from college? Because it was after Su Ji went to college that he and his childhood sweetheart, You Xiaoxiao, officially confirmed their relationship.
At that time, Su Ji was still a clean-cut young man.
And You Xiaoxiao was still able to hop around.
The families of both sides also knew each other, and they were quite pleased with the couple's relationship.
Living close by and understanding each other's personalities.
It couldn't have been better.
But, good times don't last.
Half a year into his relationship with You Xiaoxiao—
That day, Su Ji was in class.
The teacher on stage was lecturing about history and culture, which was quite soporific.
University teachers were already lenient, and it wasn't even a major course.
Many students sat in the back rows of the classroom, either catching up on sleep or playing with their phones.
Su Ji was one of those in the back row.
He was reading a novel when a call alert suddenly popped up.
Su Ji was startled and glanced at the teacher on the stage.
He bent down, lowered the volume, and quietly answered the phone.
"Hello, what are you doing? I'm in class..."
He whispered in a breathy voice.
The voice on the other end was noisy.
It seemed to be in a busy street.
The sounds of car horns, the shouting of adults and children, and the arguments of men converged.
It was buzzing, and Su Ji suspected that You Xiaoxiao couldn't hear him clearly at all.
Just as he was about to hang up and ask her what was going on via WeChat.
"Su Ji..."
You Xiaoxiao's voice suddenly sounded.
Her voice wasn't loud, and it sounded a bit strange.
It was as if she was speaking with all her might.
"From now on... help me... go see... my parents more... the money I earned from my part-time job... is in my..."
"In my..."
The voice on the other end suddenly went silent.
The surrounding noisy sounds became even clearer.
"Hold on, little girl!"
"Are they calling 120 yet?"
"They've called! They said they'll be here soon."
"Oh dear, this poor girl! How could something like this happen to her?"
...
Su Ji gradually realized that something was wrong and didn't care where he was.
He shouted into the phone, "You Xiaoxiao! You Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?!"
"What exactly happened over there?"
As soon as he spoke, the entire classroom fell silent.
Those playing with phones, those sleeping... and the lecturing teacher.
They all turned their heads and looked towards the back of the classroom.
Su Ji was oblivious, listening intently to the sounds on the phone.
"You Xiaoxiao! Speak!"
After about ten seconds, it seemed like someone else had taken the phone.
Auntie's voice sounded: "Hey, the little girl's phone is still on. Let me see... Su Ji, you big idiot?"
"Hello, who are you to the little girl?"
The auntie asked in a loud voice.
Su Ji quickly replied, "I'm her boyfriend, who are you?"
The auntie exclaimed, "Then hurry up and come to Chaoyang Road intersection in the university town. The little girl has been in a car accident!"
"There's a lot of blood, oh dear, we've called 120, but the little girl has already fainted..."
Bang!
Su Ji couldn't hear what the auntie said in the latter half.
He suddenly stood up from his seat, grabbed his phone, and rushed out of the classroom.
As he ran out, he repeatedly said into the phone:
"Auntie, please don't hang up, please, help me watch her."
"I'll be there immediately, please!"
Su Ji's figure gradually moved away, until the sound of his footsteps also disappeared.
In the classroom.
The teacher on the stage pushed up his glasses and silently watched this scene.
Then he calmly turned his head and said to the class monitor:
"That student seems to have encountered something. Please contact him later and make sure he's alright."
The class monitor, one of the few people who were listening, nodded. "Okay, teacher."
...
Chaoyang Road intersection was not far from Su Ji's school.
When Su Ji arrived, he happened to see the ambulance arriving.
Su Ji quickly gathered You Xiaoxiao's belongings that had fallen on the ground and took the phone from the auntie.
"Thanks, Auntie."
The auntie was a kind-hearted person. Seeing Su Ji's red eyes, she said:
"Young man, don't say anything else, go see your girlfriend quickly."
"Okay."
Su Ji replied hurriedly and followed the ambulance.
He stared at You Xiaoxiao, covered in blood and lying on the stretcher, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
It was the nurse next to him who reminded him: "Young man, what's your relationship with this girl? Can you contact her parents?"
Su Ji looked over blankly and then nodded.
"Yes."
And then, there was nothing else.
"Young man, don't just stand there, make the call!"
The nurse was stunned and reminded him again:
"You'll have to handle various procedures later, and you can't manage it all by yourself."
"Ah? Oh, oh,"
Su Ji, not in the right state, made two phone calls.
One was to You Xiaoxiao's father, and the other was to his own home phone.
He couldn't remember what he said.
He didn't even remember when the calls ended.
He just felt that everything around him was hazy and not quite real.
He followed the ambulance all the way to the hospital and watched You Xiaoxiao being taken into the emergency room.
Not long after, his father and You Xiaoxiao's parents arrived.
A group of people surrounded Su Ji, asking about the situation.
Su Ji opened his mouth, forgetting whether he had spoken or not.
The entire scene was quiet yet noisy.
Buzzing.
After an unknown amount of time.
The emergency room door opened.
Doctors and nurses in white coats walked out.
The doctor looked exhausted.
Facing the approaching family members, the nurse said:
"I'm sorry, the patient had no vital signs when she was brought to us."
"We did our best."
You's mother became very emotional. "Please, save my daughter again, please, I beg you, I beg you..."
The nurses could only hold her back, letting the tired doctor leave first.
You's father, with red eyes, stepped forward and pulled You's mother.
You's mother struggled, "Let go of me... Please, save my daughter again... She's only twenty years old..."
Beside them, Su Ji's gaze fell on the emergency room.
On You Xiaoxiao, lying pale and motionless.
He felt that everything before him was somewhat absurd.
How could she just die like that...
She was still lively in front of him yesterday.
She even said that a new hot pot restaurant had opened on the next street and they should go eat there tonight...
She said his birthday was in a few days, and asked if he wanted a cake...
But now...
How could she be dead?
...