Xu Yanyan nodded in fervent agreement and dragged Zhu Li straight to the empty seat beside Gu Xiaoer's bed, instantly squeezing Ai Le and Shen Mingyou to one side.
She affectionately took Gu Xiaoer's hand, her smile brimming, "Xiao Er, we came in a rush, you won't blame us, right? We truly and sincerely came to see you!"
Truly and sincerely come to see me... A joke, right?
"Don't worry, Yan Yan, Xiao Er isn't that kind of person, Xiao Er is the kindest," Zhu Li chimed in as she sat down close by.
Hey!
Ai Le and Shen Mingyou stood against the wall, staring in astonishment. Is that even human skin? How could they have the nerve to be so thick-skinned, so blatantly unwelcomed, yet still remain so calm and collected?
The Peacekeeping Troops should study them; their skin could definitely make bulletproof vests.
Ai Le hastily gestured to Gu Xiaoer, signaling her not to be so good-natured and get chummy with them again.
Gu Xiaoer smiled at Ai Le, calmly retracting the hand Xu Yanyan was holding, and blinked her large, earnest eyes, "Yan Yan, Lili, of course, I won't mind that you didn't bring anything, after all, I'm a very down-to-earth person, right?"
The girls agreed wholeheartedly with her words, nodding vigorously.
"Just give money; buying stuff is such a waste!" she said, extending her pale, delicate hand in a gesture of expecting a red envelope.
What's the point of affection? It costs money!
... Gah!
"Pfft! Hahaha..." Ai Le burst into laughter.
Xu Yanyan and Zhu Li were thrown into awkwardness, their mouths half open, unable to respond.
Puzzled, they wondered why Gu Xiaoer was now suddenly speaking to them like this. She used to be quite yielding, always accommodating others, never speaking ill of anyone, always the picture of a good-natured person.
How did she change so drastically after not seeing them for a while?
Could it really be because of the school's rumors, that Gu Xiaoer clung onto Shenghan's connections, and so she was now speaking so confidently?
"Way to go, sister-in-law!" Although Shen Mingyou didn't know the specifics of their grievances, hearing Gu Xiaoer speak like that, she kept giving thumbs-ups in approval. She was truly worried that sister-in-law would fall under the spell of these two bewitching vixens.
Ai Le laughed, clutching her stomach, almost slapping her thigh, and quickly followed on Gu Xiaoer's words with an added jab, "If you didn't bring cash, you could do a WeChat transfer! Our Xiao Er is kind, she won't blame you!"
"You!" Xu Yanyan twisted her chiffon dress in anger.
Zhu Li quickly nudged her, giving her a 'keep calm' look.
"Alright, alright, why talk about unhappy things? Xiao Er, you've been in the hospital these few days, let's talk about something happy!"
"Oh, right, right."
Ai Le pulled Shen Mingyou to sit at the other side of the bed, directly opposite Zhu Li and Xu Yanyan. She raised her eyebrows with interest, sure enough, these two didn't come to the hospital with good intentions.
And there they go, straight to the point.
"Xiao Er, you don't know, the principal has been worried about you while you were not at school!" Xu Yanyan hinted as she spoke.
"Why would the principal worry about me? And, how would you know if he is worried or not?"
Zhu Li immediately picked up the conversation, explaining, "Xiao Er, it's like this, graduation is approaching, right? June 10th is our school's farewell party. Principal Wang said he intends to have you as the host for the party! Even the Cultural and Arts Director, Guo Ting, has been brushed aside!"
Gu Xiaoer looked down, counting on her fingers, today is May 15th, less than a month away.
So soon, is it time to graduate already?
But, what's this about hosting the farewell party?