19 Xia Minghua, That's My Name

"The patient has two fractured ribs, a minor concussion, and some whiplash. It will take a little over a week to recover from the concussion and around 6 to 8 weeks for the ribs and neck. I would advise..."

Zhou Lengxin carefully listened to the doctor's recommendations, jotting down a few notes every so often.

"Doctor, I wonder if you could tell where I could find the man brought in with her?"

Since the nurses had come to check on Liu Feihong, Zhou Lengxin wanted to check on Jiang Cheng's conditon.

"Let me see, Jiang Cheng, male, 25?" He looked up for affirmation, "Yes, spinal injury, he is in the ICU at the moment, no visitors at the moment."

The ICU? A spinal injury could be extremely serious... she felt a large amount of dread filling her chest. How would they break the news to Liu Feihong?

"Thank you." She said weakly.

The doctor gave her a knowing nod before leaving with his white coat and smell of anesthesia.

"Is everything alright?"

Xia Minghua stood at the doorway looking at her a few meters away.

Sadly, she shook her head.

"Her boyfriend's in bad condition. Why are you back?"

Xia Minghua took off his bomber jacket and placed it around her shoulders, "You're still here, aren't you? It getting late, visiting hours will be over soon. You shouldn't go home alone so late."

Zhou Lengxin was about to murmur her thanks again when he pressed a finger against her lips.

"Forgo the formalities." He commanded.

This was the third time she was riding Xia Minghua's car in today alone. Considering that they had only formally met a little over a week ago, it felt a bit strange.

She was completely spent, with little to no energy left in her long limbs. She only briefly closed her eyes when she fell asleep.

Not long, she woke to a light tapping on her shoulder.

A man's voice softly rang in her ears, "Wake up, we're here... It's not comfortable to sleep in the car." Almost like he was coaxing her.

Zhou Lengxin drowsily opened her eyes to realize that they were outside of her dorm building. She fumbled for her seatbelt and then her purse and then finally, the door.

"Senior, sorry for troubling you today. Thanks for the ride."

She began to step out of the car but a hand on her wrist stopped her.

"Xia Minghua, that's my name, not 'Senior'. If you want to pay me back, then give me back that date I lost today."

Not letting go of her arm, he whipped out his smartphone and opened an application before passing it over.

'What a smooth way of getting a girl's number.' She couldn't help but praise his ability.

Unable to refuse, she punched in her digits and returned his phone, but he still did not release her.

Zhou Lengxin watched as he added her contact and proceeded to call it.

Her ringtone played loud and clear from the bag on her shoulder.

Xia Minghua then hung up the call, "Okay, goodnight," and her arm was freed.

Robotically, she closed the door to his black Tesla and went indoors.

'Pfft! Was he making sure that I didn't give him a fake number?'

Zhou Lengxin found herself faintly smiling on the elevator.

But, when she reached the door, she found herself hesitating to open it.

For the first time, the lights were out and no bantering awaited beyond the door.

It was only 9:00 PM.