At the hospital entrance.
"I knew it, I'm feeling much better."
Xiao He adjusted his mask while speaking in a muffled voice.
Liu Rulan rolled her eyes at Xiao He: "Who knows what you were doing so crazy in the middle of the night? You almost scared me to death."
After a doctor's examination, they found that Xiao He has almost fully recovered.
Upon receiving this answer, Liu Rulan was stunned, and even the doctor couldn't help but glance at Xiao He a few more times.
If Xiao He hadn't almost fainted from the fever when he was admitted to the hospital, the doctors would have thought he was just a perfectly healthy ordinary person.
Xiao He thought to himself that he was indeed too happy and not like a normal person. So, he immediately became weak, coughed lightly at everyone, and said tactfully, "Maybe it's because I'm in good physical condition."
Everyone: ...Something feels off.
So, late at night, Xiao He and his group hurriedly entered the hospital and then hurriedly came out again.
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Looking at the neon lights of the night and feeling the cool night breeze, Xiao He, who had been in a daze and sick for several days, took a deep breath and felt the breath of freedom.
However, he hadn't been "free" for long when Xiao Chen wrapped him in her coat: "Brother Xiao, get in the car quickly. You still need to rest and recover. Don't catch a cold again!"
As Liu Rulan opened the door, she said irritably, "It's okay, he's healthy. Next time he catches a cold, we'll take him to the hospital again. After a few more visits, he'll behave himself."
Xiao He carefully wrapped his coat around himself and obediently got into the car: "I've behaved myself, thank you."
It was past 2 a.m. when we got back to the villa.
After confirming that Xiao He was alright, Liu Rulan left immediately, while Xiao Chen prepared to stay and keep watch to ensure that Xiao He would not develop a fever again in the second half of the night.
Xiao He knew he wouldn't get sick again, but he didn't send Xiao Chen away. Anyway, the villa was big and had enough guest rooms, so it didn't matter if he left one for his little assistant.
In fact, Xiao He had reserved a room for Liu Rulan. However, it would be easy for people to suspect that a female manager would stay overnight at a male artist's house. So, even though Liu Rulan and Xiao He were busy with work until late every time, she would insist on returning to her own apartment.
Xiao Chen, the male assistant, didn't have any problems.
"Brother Xiao, just call me if you need anything." Xiao Chen finished tidying up the bedroom and then said to Xiao He, "My bedroom door is open and my phone is always on standby. You can call me directly."
"Okay, you should go and get some rest."
Xiao He waved his hand casually, urging Xiao Chen to leave.
After confirming that Xiao Chen had gone upstairs to her room, Xiao He immediately went to the kitchen and found a fruit knife.
The villa doesn't usually entertain guests, so many things in the kitchen are brand new. Only Xiao Chen sometimes uses some basic kitchen utensils.
The fruit knife was now gleaming and sharp; when Xiao He raised it, he could even see his reflection in the blade.
Xiao He ran his fingers over the blade to make sure it was sharp enough before finally applying some force and running the blade across his finger.
The feeling of the blade slicing across your finger is like slicing tofu—a slightly blunt sensation, yet incredibly smooth. Before your brain even begins to feel the pain, the blade has already sliced through smoothly.
Even so, the wound on his finger wouldn't immediately open up; only the white, peeling fingertip could be vaguely seen. And if Xiao He applied just a little more force, blood would immediately gush out.
It was at this moment that the pain from the cut, along with the flowing blood, was transmitted to the nerves in the brain.
Xiao He took a deep breath.
The next moment, he found that his wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, his fingers were back to normal.
Only the single drop of blood that gathered between the fingers proved the original existence of that wound.
But Xiao He still frowned.
This recovery ability is indeed very strong, but it's also too incredible.
What if he was injured in front of everyone? Wouldn't everyone be able to see that his wound healed in the blink of an eye?
Tonight's illness can be excused by his good health, but the wound is too obvious... So, conversely, this means he'll be even more afraid of getting injured in the future! What if he's exposed and ends up being dragged into some lab as a guinea pig for research?
Xiao He felt that his current situation was indeed similar to that of the drug-using man in "The Corner": he was immortal, but dared only to hide in a corner on the edge, afraid of being exposed to the light, which would bring him annihilation...
So Xiao He raised his hand again and ran it across his fingers.
This time, he closed his eyes and carefully felt the wound healing...
A few minutes later, Xiao He opened his eyes again.
Blood continued to drip from the cut on his finger into the sink, and the pain from the cut persisted in his brain. Xiao He immediately turned on the tap to rinse the bloody wound, then raised his hand to examine it carefully—
It was a very subtle feeling, as simple as consciously regulating breathing and swallowing saliva. If he wanted to, the wound on his finger would not heal faster, but rather he would deliberately intervene to change its recovery speed.
According to Xiao He's observation, the wound was still bleeding profusely, just like when it first appeared, and showed no signs of healing.
Xiao He curled his lips into a smile.
Great, then I don't have to worry anymore.
After controlling the wound to heal again, Xiao He turned on the tap again and rinsed the sink and fruit knife thoroughly.
Fortunately, no one disturbed Xiao He at this moment, otherwise the scene before him would have been terrifying no matter how you looked at it.
After restoring the kitchen to its original state, Xiao He returned to his room and began his second experiment—staying up all night!
Will all the negative effects of staying up late also be reversed?
In other words, does such recovery ability also mean recovery of energy?
Xiao He waited and saw.
...
The next morning.
Liu Rulan brought breakfast to the villa, only to find Xiao He already sunbathing in the garden, looking quite energetic.
Somewhat surprised, she put down what she was holding, leaned against the dining table by the garden, and asked, "How was your day? Why are you up so early?"
"I'm fine now, I feel so much better." Xiao He didn't mention that he hadn't slept all night, but instead pulled out a chair next to him for Liu Rulan to sit down. "Thank you so much, Sister Liu, for coming all this way so early in the morning!"
"I'm glad you're alright."
Liu Rulan looked Xiao He up and down and found that Xiao He seemed to have really recovered. Yesterday he was so sick that he couldn't even speak, but today he ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) not only had a rosy complexion, but his voice had also recovered. He was really quite amazing.
What kind of special medicine did this hospital administer? Is it really that effective now?
Or is it that young people are just physically stronger?
Liu Rulan sat down naturally: "You weren't trying to be brave? There's a lot more to come for you."
"I'm really fine. I can stay up for days and nights without any problems."
Xiao He opened the soy milk, took a sip, and casually cracked a joke.
Liu Rulan chuckled: "I wouldn't dare. If you suddenly die, I'll be in big trouble."
"That's impossible. Let's proceed with the rehearsals that were postponed."
“Okay, but you should rest today and get back into shape. Tomorrow morning you’ll come to the practice room with me, and I’ll have the teacher go over the dance moves with you first,” Liu Rulan said. “However, the production team for ‘Chasing the Wind’ has already started re-arranging the scenes. They’re currently filming the story segments about Song Chenye’s parents’ generation, so your scenes have been postponed to January and can’t be changed back.”
"Okay, no problem."
The story of the parents' generation in "The Legend of Chasing the Wind" is the beginning and key to everything, especially the scene of the massacre of the family at the beginning. The plot of that scene is basically unrelated to Xiao He. The actor who plays Song Chenye is a child who has just entered junior high school.
Now that Xiao He is ill, the final filming of the series finale has been postponed. As a result, the actors from that side have been moved to the front, and the filming location has also been changed. Therefore, it is no longer convenient for Xiao He to join in filming his scenes.
However, this is not a problem for Xiao He. Right now, his biggest concern is the performance activities at the end of the year.
This is the first time for Xiao He, so he has to treat it well.
