Li Caiyi walked briskly towards the parking lot while hoping her brother would catch up to them soon. She didn't want to be seen walking side by side with Meng Renshu, so she deliberately walked ahead of him and even kept some distance from him.
Meng Renshu didn't try to chase her and only strolled behind her. At least Li Caiyi was relieved about that. Her previous experience with his fans was awful, so she preferred not to be seen with him.
Li Caiyi was in so much of a hurry that she didn't pay attention to where she was going.
While walking toward the parking lot, she failed to notice a motorcycle coming from her side. It was already too late to do anything by the time she detected the incoming danger.
"Xiaoyi!"
A strong pull from behind moved her body from the motorcycle's way. It made her fall backward, and she almost fell flat on the ground if not for a soft flesh cushioning her fall. She could hear a panting sound behind her as the series of events hadn't fully sunk in her yet.
Li Caiyi couldn't breathe for a moment, or perhaps she forgot to breathe due to shock.
The motorcycle didn't stop and drove at the maximum speed before leaving the school ground. Based on the rider's outfit, no one could tell if that was a student or not.
Meng Renshu thought his heart would fall to the ground at the thought of the girl in his arm right now getting hurt. In his whole life, never had he ever felt so scared. Neither did he ever move that fast before.
They were sitting on the ground with Li Caiyi sitting on his thigh. She was so shocked that she couldn't register what her position looked like right now and obediently let Meng Renshu check her body for any injury.
"Xiaoyi, are you okay? Did it graze you somewhere?"
Only when she felt his hand caressing her arms did she finally snap out of it. Her heart, which was beating so fast due to shock, was beating fast for another reason now.
"I-I'm fine!" Li Caiyi quickly picked herself up and rose from his thigh. She knew that the position was out of their control, but that was still very embarrassing. "Brother Renshu, are you alright? Did you get hurt?"
Meng Renshu smiled. "I'm also fine, thankfully. You should watch where you are going next time. It's dangerous."
Li Caiyi hung her head in regret and shame. "I'm sorry. This is all my fault."
"Don't be. I was just glad I could reach you in time—ugh!"
A painful grunt escaped his mouth when he tried to stand up.
Li Caiyi moved forward and caught his staggering body in reflex when she saw him about to fall. "Brother Renshu?! What happened?"
Meng Renshu tried to smile reassuringly, but Li Caiyi could tell something was wrong from his temple, which let out a lot of sweat.
"Spill it! Where did you get hurt?" Li Caiyi asked--almost yelling at him. Her tone was laced with impatience and worry.
Meng Renshu grimaced before he admitted. "I think I landed wrongly and twisted my left foot."
"Hold on," Li Caiyi wasted no time and crouched down to pull his pants upward so she could check his ankle, and sure enough, it was swollen on the ankle part. And the swelling was pretty big too. No wonder he sweated profusely.
"This looks pretty bad," Li Caiyi said grimly. "I don't think you can go anywhere with your leg like this."
"It will be fine if I don't overexert it," Meng Renshu smiled before pulling out his phone. "Let me call Mr. Mu to help. You can't possibly help me walk with your current condition."
Li Caiyi had a better idea. "No, call him and tell him to move the car near the infirmary. Let's cool the swelling first in the infirmary."
Thankfully, they were currently at the parking lot and not the backyard garden. The distance from the parking lot to the infirmary wasn't that far. If she mustered her energy, she should be strong enough to help Meng Renshu go there.
"No, Xiaoyi. You don't have to feel bad for me. This is nothing."
"Don't be stubborn. This isn't the time to be arguing. It must have hurt a lot, right?"
"I can still handle this much. If we don't go soon, we can't talk about your father's matter."
"How can that be more important than your condition now? Brother Renshu, when you are in pain, you should have said so."
No matter which timeline it was, Meng Renshu was still the same.
Li Caiyi recalled a memory from her past life. That was about three months after they got married. Their marriage life was still harmonious at that time, albeit there was no romantic love between them.
She had known him for a long time, but she never knew he had a severe allergic reaction to peaches. Without knowing that, she made him a peach pie one day.
Li Caiyi spent a lot of effort making that one, and she was happy when it was beautifully finished. Meng Renshu couldn't bear to refuse, so he agreed to take a bite. He praised her that the pie was delicious, and Li Caiyi thought she couldn't be happier.
Even now, Li Caiyi couldn't understand how he could finish a slice of that without collapsing on the spot.
If she didn't happen to check on him in his room after that, no one would know that Meng Renshu had collapsed while wheezing, with rash spreading all over his body.
It shocked Li Caiyi to the bone, and she blamed herself for it. Meng Renshu consoled her after that, but the guilt still followed her, to the point she didn't dare to make any dessert anymore after that. Instead of baking, she deepened her cooking skill instead.
Behind his refreshing smile and laid-back attitude, Meng Renshu was actually the type of person who hid his weakness from even his wife. She doubted even Li Chunhua knew about that since Meng Renshu said that he didn't want anyone to know his fault.
Now, he also acted like that. He was trying to cover up his injury with a fake smile, and she hated to see that.
Li Caiyi stubbornly said, "It's okay if you disagree. I will drag you to the infirmary if I have to."
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