Chapter Fifteen: Collision Injuries

  The semester's final class meeting has finally come to an end. The head teacher is making a summary of the semester on the podium. Classmates are eager to go home, and they pretend to listen to the head teacher's words with great effort.

  Zhou Ling frequently looked at his watch and muttered under his breath, "I was still hoping to have time to stroll around the street today and buy a few clothes to take home. If the class leader continues to talk, my plan will be ruined."

  "Oh, strolling around, with whom? Jiang Mingzhi?" Ning Qingming glanced at Jiang Mingzhi who was sitting near the window and happened to see him turn his head over. He quickly nudged Zhou Ling and said: "Someone is making eyes at you, respond quickly!"

  Zhou Ling raised her head, meeting Jiang Mingzhi's gaze, and slightly blushed. She pinched Ning Qingmian's arm and hummed, muttering: "Didn't you promise to go shopping with me? Why did you drag him in again?"

  "No way, he's been looking for me and asked me to give him a chance." Ning Qingmeng couldn't help but smile, Zhou Ling had been inseparable from her all day, and even if Jiang Mingzhi wanted to ask her out once, he would have to go through her, as if she was Zhou Ling's guardian.

  "What chance?" Zhou Ling pretended to be confused.

  "I've told him, you want to go out and buy clothes today, whether or not he'll accompany you depends on his abilities." Ning Qing whispered in Zhou Ling's ear, "Anyway, I won't be going with you today."

  Zhou Ling glared at Ning Qingmian, just about to say something else, when the class teacher on stage cleared his throat, and the whole class fell silent, so they had to focus on listening to the teacher.

  Ning Qingmin also listened quietly for a while, the classmate beside her was very still, not making any small movements, feeling a bit strange, she turned her head to look, and saw that the other person was writing on paper: Ning Qingmin, you really won't go with me?

  Ning Qingmin could only reply on paper: I saw in the newspaper last time that a company recruits part-time workers at the end of the year with double pay. Today is the last day, and I will go for an interview this afternoon, so I really can't accompany you.

  "Aren't you going back home for Chinese New Year?"

  "My family situation is like this, you also know. If I can find a part-time job, it will always alleviate some of the burden on my family."

  "Will your mom agree?"

  "I can take care of myself!"

  "Uh..."

  The head teacher finally ended his speech. Smiling and saying: "Goodbye, classmates!"

  "Hurray! We're free!" The whole class erupted in cheers. They gathered their things and surged out of the classroom door.

  "Tonight I have to help my cousin celebrate her birthday, and later I still need to pick up some things, I don't know if I'll make it on time?" Duan Shurong said as she hastily got up, but didn't notice that her calf had tripped over the leg of the table, stumbled, almost fell out, and instinctively grabbed onto Ning Qingming's arm which was just passing by in the aisle to steady herself.

  Ning Qingmian took a glance and saw it was Duan Shurong. Without making a sound, he gently pushed her away.

  "How dare you push me?" Duan Shurong also saw clearly that the person in the corridor was Ning Qingmian, and without thinking, she suddenly pushed Ning Qingmian.

  With a "bang", Ning Qing was suddenly pushed and crashed into the table on the other side, falling straight to the ground.

  "Ah!" Ning Qing was caught off guard and let out a miserable cry.

  The classmates who were rushing towards the classroom door were making a racket and didn't notice the sound over here, only Xiao Ye Sheng turned his head around.

  "Qing Min!" Zhou Ling shouted, rushing over to support her. He glared at Duan Shurong and furiously said: "Duan Shurong, why did you push Qing Min? Have you taken the wrong medicine?"

  "She pushed me first!" Duan Shurong saw Ning Qingmin fall to the ground, explained a sentence, bit her lip, pulled Li Xiuzhen and left, not even bothering to respond to Zhou Ling's accusations.

  Ning Qing was so painful that she couldn't speak, rolled up her pant leg and saw that her knee was scraped and bleeding.

  Xiao Ye Sheng was a head taller than the others, and at a glance, he saw what was happening on this side. He pushed aside other classmates and ran over. Jiang Ming Zhi saw Xiao Ye Sheng turn his head and also followed over.

  "How can Duan Shurong be so lacking in quality?" Xiao Yesen frowned, seeing Ning Qingmin being supported by Zhou Ling to sit on the chair, with more and more blood seeping from his knee. Alarmed, he hastily said: "Quickly go to the infirmary, or it might get infected!"

  Zhou Ling helped Ning Qingming stand up. Ning Qingming took a step and sucked in air from the pain, "No way, it hurts too much, I can't move."

  "Yesheng, you're strong, carry her to the infirmary!" suggested Jiang Mingzhi.

  Ning Qingmin took a step back, sat down on the chair again, and the bloodstains on his knees gathered together to form droplets that dripped onto his calves, looking very frightening.

  "The infirmary is just outside the door, turn a corner and go up a few steps. With her build, I estimate she's not heavy, you should be able to carry her to the infirmary." Jiang Mingzhi had noticed that Xiao Yesheng was secretly paying attention to Ning Qingmian, although he was a bit puzzled by Xiao Yesheng's aesthetic vision, but also couldn't deny that Ning Qingmian had changed a lot recently, and was happy to help.

  Xiao Ye's sleeves were rolled up as he approached to hug himself, Ning Qing hastily waved his hand and said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

  "What's wrong?" Xiao Yes mouth hooked, "Can you walk to the infirmary by yourself?"

  "No, no!" Ning Qingming lowered her head and avoided Xiao Yesen's gaze, biting her lip as she said: "If you hurry up and go to the infirmary to get some iodine and gauze for me, that'll be enough."

  "Go to the infirmary and let the doctor take a look if you've hurt your muscles or bones." Jiang Mingzhi sat not far away, advising with his hands clasped together in front of his chest.

  "Just rub it gently and apply some iodine, that's all!" Ning Qingming insisted softly.

  "Alright, I'll go get it!" Xiao Yesi rushed out of the classroom door like a flying bird.

  Zhou Ling only then remembered the main culprit Duan Shurong, and said with hatred: "Pushed someone away and ran off like that. Next semester when I come back, I'll settle accounts with her."

  Ning Qingmin took a tissue from Zhou Ling, bent down and wiped away the blood drops on her calf, thinking about Duan Shurong's attitude towards her. Why did she always look at me with disapproval? Could it be that she liked Xiao Yesheng and since Xiao Yesheng was warmer to me, she was venting her anger on me?

  It turns out that Xiao Ye Sheng not only looks extremely good, but also has a gentle personality and is very popular in the class. Many girls like him, but he treats everyone equally and can't tell who he likes.

  Before long, Xiao Ye Sheng fetched iodine and gauze back in a hurry.

  Zhou Ling stretched out his hand to take the iodine, but Xiao Ye Sheng shook his head and said: "I'll help her wipe it off. When I was a kid, I loved fighting, and when I got hurt, I'd secretly apply some iodine myself. My hands are quite skilled at it!"

  Zhou Ling withdrew his hand and exchanged a glance with Jiang Mingzhi, the corners of his mouth curving slightly, but he didn't laugh out loud, quietly retreating to one side.

  Xiao Ye Sheng took a cotton swab and dipped it in iodine, gently applying it to the wound. He tried his best not to touch Ning Qing's sensitive injury. The bleeding gradually stopped, with some areas slightly congealing. He carefully applied more iodine, point by point, and then wrapped the gauze around it tenderly. Only then did he stand up and say: "Alright, just remember not to get it wet."

  "But how are we going to get back to the dorm?" Zhou Ling crowded over to take a look, helping Ning Qingwen pull down his pant leg, and worrying.

  "I'm going to borrow a bike!" Xiao Yesen put away the iodine and handed it over to Zhou Ling, then ran out like flying.

  "Uh, Qingmin, what do you think about Xiao Yesheng..." Zhou Ling blinked, wanting to say something.

  "Xiao Ye Sheng is indeed the class monitor, so enthusiastic!" Ning Qingming chimed in, secretly worrying that she wouldn't be able to make it to her part-time job's interview this afternoon.

  "Yes indeed, he's too enthusiastic!" Jiang Mingzhi said with a slightly exaggerated tone, "I don't know if he's this enthusiastic towards others?"

  "Ding ding......" The sound of a bicycle bell came from the entrance, Xiao Ye Sheng shouted: "Qing Min, I'll send you back to your dormitory. Zhou Ling classmate asked Ming Zhi to send it over."

  "I'm not hurt, no need for an escort!" Zhou Ling didn't look at Jiang Mingzhi and directly helped Ning Qingmeng out to sit on the back seat of Xiao Yesheng's bicycle, saying meaningfully: "Squad Leader Xiao, work hard!"

  "Hmm, I will!" Xiao Yesi also replied with a profound meaning, and rode his bicycle steadily forward.

  Ning Qingmin glanced at Zhou Ling on the back seat and saw that he seemed to have given a signal to Xiao Yesen, which was inexplicable. She continued to worry about her part-time job.