Ch47 - One Good Turn Deserves Another

Editor: MinMin

It was a complete accident that Bai Xi encountered Zhao Qingtong.

After work that day, he went to the suburbs to pick up a manuscript from a teacher. After saying goodbye, he walked out of the teacher’s house and had to walk through a small street to get to the parking lot.

After the day’s work, he came to the suburbs to meet a mentor for the manuscript. After bidding goodbye, he came out of the mentor’s house and walked down a small street to get to where his car was parked.

It was in the evening and raining. There were puddles due to the dips in the small street. To walk through it requires careful attention or you’ll face the consequences of being splashed by mud.

Bai Xi was carrying a bag and wanted to get back to the car as soon as possible, but when he turned a corner in the alley, he suddenly heard the sound of something slamming to the ground, followed by a sigh of frustration.

The sound came from the nearby connected alley.

Percy looked to the side, and the first thing he saw was a gray umbrella that fell to the ground. There was someone sitting on the ground next to him, who looked like a young boy. His black T-shirt was soaked by the rain and clung to his body, outlining his slim waist.

Bai Xi checked the corner, and the first thing he saw was a gray umbrella that had fallen, and beside it was a young man sitting on the ground. His black T-shirt was soaked from the rain and got stuck on his body, outlining his thin waist.

Although he did not know what happened, Bai Xi still went over to check. When he got close, he tilted his umbrella forward and asked, “Are you alright? Do you need help?”

The man sitting on the ground raised his head.

And Bai Xi’s umbrella stopped above the other person.

The two faced each other, and their eyes met.

It was reasonable to say that this scene had an artistic concept of ‘strangers who met by chance’, but as soon as he saw this person, Bai Xi deeply questioned whether he should have checked the divination almanac today or not.

Because the person on the ground was none other than Zhao Qingtong.

The last time they met was on the island. It should be obvious that both sides were unhappy, and now they have reunited in this alley again.

Zhao Qingtong was also surprised to see him. His face was pale and his wet hair was stuck on his face, making him look like a complete mess.

Bai Xi’s conscience stopped him from turning and walking away.

He flattened his lips and placed their indifference aside, then he studied Zhao Qingtong and asked in a low voice, “What happened to you? Did you trip?”

Zhao Qingtong had no idea that the stranger he was waiting for help on in this dead alley was none other than Bai Xi. But he really was in need of help. After a few seconds of silence, he finally said, “Yes, I tripped earlier because I was not paying attention, and I think I might have broken my leg, and now I cannot get up.”

Bai Xi raised an eyebrow. He never expected someone to fall like this just from walking. He looked aside and noticed a large cave-in on the ground. It should be what Zhao Qingtong missed and stepped into.

As he was about to ask more questions, he heard Zhao Qingtong continue, “My phone fell into the puddle. Can you call 120 for me? Thank you.”

Bai Xi moved his line of sight, and sure enough, there was a phone in a small puddle not far away. From his point of view, Zhao Qingtong was extremely unlucky, running into all the possible bad scenarios.

He also considered calling 120.

But it was raining right now, and not to mention, the temperature was still chilly as it was still spring. He could not bear to leave Zhao Qingtong after dialing 120.

Bai Xi sighed and thought that he should build good karma today.

In the end, he squatted down and asked Zhao Qingtong, “Are you able to move? If you can, I can take you to my car, it is not far away, I can take you to the hospital.”

He extended an arm to Zhao Qingtong and motioned for the other party to accept it.

Zhao Qingtong looked at him as if he had seen a ghost.

But Bai Xi just returned his gaze with a patient one.

A few seconds later, Zhao Qingtong didn’t say anything and silently helped Bai Xi up. Bai Xi was about the same height as him, so it wasn’t difficult to hold him up. Zhao Qingtong had no problem with his hands, so he held an umbrella and the two of them walked to the alley together. Go outside.

A few seconds later, without saying anything, Zhao Qingtong got up silently with Bai Xi’s help. Because they were about the same size, it was not hard for Bai Xi to support him. Since Zhao Qingtong had an arm free, he held the umbrella for them as they walked out of the alley together.

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Fracture is not a difficult disease. In order to get the fastest treatment, Bai Xi found the nearest triple-B hospital. Fortunately, the hospital was not particularly busy today. Bai Xi sent Buddha to Xixi and saw that Zhao Qingtong looked sick. It seemed that he did not abandon him and successfully registered and filmed.

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Zhao Qingtong had a hairline fracture, which was less serious than a complete fracture if he received medical attention immediately.

But he was also soaked by the rain. During the examination, the doctor noticed he had a fever, so with a wave of the pen, to receive an IV was placed on the list.

The doctor probably thought Bai Xi was a family member and carefully repeated what to watch out for, along with asking, “Are you the older brother or the younger brother?”

Bai Xi: “…”

Zhao Qingtong: “…”

“Neither,” Bai Xi supported his brow and regretted being nosy, “He is my classmate.”

He was not lying, they did attend the same university.

“Then you two must be good friends. You are even more attentive than most family members.” The doctor did not catch the drift and started chuckling in joy. “All right, go with your friend for his IV.”

Bai Xi could not refute either, so he sighed as he assisted Zhao Qingtong to get his medicine and accompanied him to the IV lounge.

There were many people there already, including running children.

Bai Xi helped Zhao Qingtong down onto a seat, covered the other with the thin blanket he had purchased earlier, and recited what the doctor said to Zhao Qingtong. Then he asked, “Are you hungry? Do you need me to buy something to fill your stomach?”

He did all of this purely out of concern, nothing more.

But when he looked up, he saw Zhao Qingtong staring at Bai Xi like he was a fool.

Bai Xi: “?”

He returned the gaze with an inexplicable expression. He did not know why the other suddenly changed face, the injured man was very quiet earlier.

Zhao Qingtong did not move his eyes for a while. Bai Xi was the first one to break their eye contact as he looked away.

In Zhao Qingtong’s opinion, Bai Xi possesses boundless kindness to send him to the hospital. But when they arrived at the hospital, Bai Xi even accompanied him during his examination and even asked if he was hungry.

Zhao Qingtong was deeply concerned. Bai Xi had to be someone who would always get tricked into buying health products when he reached old age.

He could not hold back his question, “Do you do this for everyone…Or have you forgotten that I am Qi Xun’s ex-boyfriend?”

Bai Xi was baffled.

He countered it with his question, “So do you want me to just abandon you in the rain? If that is what you want, I can throw you back right now.”

This shut Zhao Qingtong up. Of course, he did not want to.

The reaction made Bai Xi satisfied.

He had already got so far, he might as well see this through to the end, it was not like he had anything else to do. He noticed that Zhao Qingtong was immobilized by the IV so he opened an iodine swab and disinfected the scratch on Zhao Qingtong’s hand.

Zhao Qingtong was completely convinced. He thought that even if Bai Xi was not a fool, he was a saint.

As someone who was born to be rebellious, he loved to sing in a different tone than the others, but when he encountered someone with a good temper like Bai Xi, his baring fangs lost their effectiveness, so he could only bite his lips.

The two men sat in silence for a moment.

Bai Xi checked the time. He asked Zhao Qingtong earlier. The injured man could not remember his friend’s number and his family was out of the country, so Bai Xi could not wash his hands off of this for the time being.

Fortunately, IV treatment should not take more than an hour. Bai Xi thought that after the treatment, he would send the other man back and off of his back.

Zhao Qingtong stared at his hand in a daze. After a moment, he whispered to Bai Xi, “Thank you.”

Bai Xi replied casually, “Don’t mention it.”

Zhao Qingtong smiled again and faced Bai Xi with complicated eyes. “But you are really stupid. Do you know the reason why I came back to China?”

Bai Xi was annoyed. As soon as he wanted to reply, he heard Zhao Qingtong continue.

“I am here to steal your boyfriend.”

He looked at Bai Xi with a broad smile. “On Tuesday, I went to find Qi Xun at his company. I wanted to revive the sweet experiences of bygone days and see if he would want to get back together with me.”

Whatever Bai Xi wanted to say was stuck in his throat.

Holy fuck. Tuesday was when he called Qi Xun and the other man turned down his offer to drop by the office. Why was he not informed about this!

He stared at Zhao Qingtong with round eyes, like an enraged chipmunk, and his hands were itching with violence.

But he could not say anything cruel. In the end, he could only utter, “Why are you like this…If I knew this, I would have left you on the street.”

Now he wanted to throw Zhao Qingtong back into the rain.

Yet, Zhao Qingtong burst out laughing.

He supported himself with his free hand and laughed. After a long laugh, he raised his head to meet Bai Xi’s eyes. “You believe whatever I say.”

He firmly revealed, “I lied.”

Bai Xi did not believe him and glared at him suspiciously.

“For real, I am not here to steal your fiance. Why would I be telling you if I was?” Zhao Qingtong continued, “I just heard that Qi Xun is getting married, and I came back to see who he ended up marrying. I wanted to know what kind of person moved his heart.”

When he said that, his tone turned somewhat gloomy.

Bai Xi believed it a tiny bit, but he was still unhappy. “Then why did you go see him?”

Zhao Qingtong shrugged. “I wanted to invite him for a meal to chat about recent developments over the years. I considered it to be finally letting him go. But he did not give me a chance at all.”

He smiled at Bai Xi. “He only gave me a few minutes of his time before kicking me out because he was getting married and did not want to make his fiance jealous. He is very loyal to you.”

Bai Xi was torn between laughing or keeping a straight face.

But after he heard that Qi Xun did not take Zhao Qingtong up on the offer, he felt happier.

Zhao Qingtong could tell the other’s lightened mood and informed, “So don’t worry. I will be back overseas in a few days and will not go look for him in the future.”

Bai Xi studied the other for a moment before he believed his words, if barely.

“Fine, then I will not throw you back in the rain.” Bai Xi huffed.

Zhao Qingtong tried to muffle another round of laughter.

He and Bai Xi had not interacted much before because he never found Bai Xi interesting. Who would have thought the lad would be such a fun guy.

He now looked at Bai Xi in a new light. Actually, during his university years, he was faintly aware of Bai Xi’s crush on Qi Xun, but with countless admirers Qi Xun already had, he did not take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, after only four years of separation, Bai Xi and Qi Xun were about to get married.

This piqued his curiosity.

But before he could start his questionnaire, Bai Xi brought up a question first.

“Are you hung up over Qi Xun? Is that why you returned, to see who he was marrying?”

The smile on Zhao Qingtong’s face vanished.

After a while, he replied, “I do not know, I am just being bitter I guess.”

Bai Xi was puzzled. “I don’t get it, were you not the one who moved on first? What are you bitter about?”

It was Qi Xun who got dumped.

As he recalled this, he glared at Zhao Qingtong with reproachful eyes.

He almost forgot that this man dumped Qi Xun.

This caught Zhao Qingtong off guard, as if he remembered something.

“Oh, you are talking about the junior that helped me,” There was no trace of guilt in Zhao Qingtong’s expression. “That is all fake. He and I acted it out for Qi Xun to see.”

Bai Xi: “???”

Although he did not say anything, there was a clear message in his eyes—Are you mental?!

Zhao Qingtong: “…”

Today was already somewhat absurd. At least he did not think he would sit so calmly with Qi Xun’s fiance.

But what was done is done. He should just go ahead and send the helve after the hatchet and explain to Bai Xi, “Did Qi Xun tell you that I went and found someone else as soon as we broke up? And how did he catch me kissing another?”

Bai Xi nodded and thought about how Qi Xun did not mention anything about kissing.

His attitude toward Zhao Qingtong shifted, and he began to regard the other as a scumbag.

Zhao Qingtong was feeling a headache from Bai Xi’s look and quickly unfolded, “Believe me or not, but I did not cheat. I just wanted to find someone to provoke Qi Xun and see if he loved me or not. I know it sounds very stupid, so no need to roast me about it.”

Bai Xi could only swallow what he had in mind.

But he could not wrap his head around it. “Then why did you do this? Qi Xun was so good to you.”

Zhao Qingtong showed a feeble smile. “Yes, he was indeed very good to me. He was amazing everywhere except for loving me.”

The author has something to say:

Pine Nut Tea: Humans have many complex sides. Zhao Qingtong is neither a good or a bad ex. He will go offline once he finishes his role. Without a control group, how could readers tell if Xi Xi is the true love?