Incurable Pain

IP Chapter 39

Incurable Pain | Chapter 39

Bai Xunyin being able to speak again and Yu Luoyin suddenly “limping” and needing crutches were two big shocks that stunned the whole class.

For the high school seniors under the greatest pressure at seventeen or eighteen, the most stimulating thing that could revive their numb nerves was the juiciest gossip.

The happiest person about this was Ah Mo.

Bai Xunyin came back to school a day earlier than Yu Luoyin. When she just spoke to Ah Mo, the latter was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but cry when she realized what had happened.

Covering her mouth with her small hand, blinking her big eyes, tears falling faster than the female leads in TV dramas, she said, “Yinyin, you…”

“Oh, why are you crying?” 

Bai Xunyin was startled by Ah Mo’s reaction, then couldn’t help but chuckle and hugged her, asking softly, “Are you scared?”

“Yeah, I was scared.” 

While there weren’t many people in the classroom after class, Ah Mo cried softly, snuggling against Bai Xunyin and whimpering, “I’m so happy, really, Yinyin, you can speak again, wuwuwu!”

Her tears made Bai Xunyin’s heart sour. She couldn’t say anything; she could only pat Ah Mo’s back.

There weren’t many people who could truly be happy for her, and Ah Mo was one of the rare ones.

After experiencing greetings from almost all the classmates in the morning, even Li Yuan and Lu Ye from the next class came over when they heard that she could speak.

Facing Bai Xunyin, who could now speak softly, Lu Ye’s embarrassed face turned red, and he apologized stutteringly, “Bai Xun, Bai Xunyin, about what happened before… I was a jerk, I’m sorry.”

Bai Xunyin smiled and shook her head indifferently. 

“It’s okay.”

She really didn’t mind. If even Yu Luoyin could forgive her, what did Lu Ye’s immature and thoughtless mistakes matter? 

Besides, he didn’t cause her any substantial harm.

After saying that, Bai Xunyin calmly looked at her watch under Lu Ye’s guilty gaze, then stood up somewhat embarrassedly and said, “Teacher Yu wants to see me in the office. You guys have lunch.”

She didn’t know what it was about, but anyway, when Teacher Yu heard that she could speak, he thought he hadn’t woken up yet, and he was visibly surprised halfway through a yawn, then told her to come to the office at noon.

Bai Xunyin politely knocked on the door and heard a “come in” from inside.

Yu Shen had finished his lunch and was sitting at his desk grading papers. When he heard the sound, he looked up, saw Bai Xunyin, and beckoned her over. 

“Come here, come here.”

Bai Xunyin obediently walked over and said, “Teacher Yu.”

“Suddenly hearing you speak,” Yu Shen smiled, looking quite pleased. 

“It’s still a bit strange, how did your voice suddenly recover?”

It was normal for teachers to ask such questions. Bai Xunyin smiled slightly and said, “It’s… I was suddenly able to speak. The doctors I’ve seen before have also said that recovering one’s voice requires a catalyst, it could be a lifetime of not being able to speak, or it could suddenly recover in a moment.”

“In any case, it’s a good thing. I’m glad you recovered before the college entrance examination. A good mood is nothing but beneficial for the big exam.” 

Yu Shen also smiled, then hesitated for a moment before asking, “Bai Xunyin, I saw that you were interested in Northern Engineering University on the application form?”

Bai Xunyin nodded.

“Are you also interested in Lan University?” 

Yu Shen asked somewhat hesitantly, then added, “I ask the top students before the exam as a matter of routine. You don’t have to feel pressured, just follow your heart.”

Because of Bai Xunyin’s “special situation” before, the school had regulations that they couldn’t ask, but now that Bai Xunyin’s special situation was resolved, Yu Shen naturally wanted to treat everyone equally.

Bai Xunyin was taken aback and immediately thought of the issue of the admission quota.

She had scored very high in the exam, so Yu Shen’s question wasn’t surprising, but… Bai Xunyin tentatively asked, “Teacher, what about the students ahead of me?”

“Why are you worried about them? Everyone has their own reasons, it’s that kid Yu Luoyin.” 

Perhaps feeling a bit annoyed at the thought, Yu Shen chuckled disdainfully, “I really don’t understand him. He filled in Lan University on the application form, but he won’t accept the admission quota. Now these smelly kids all think they’re so unique, naive.”

Bai Xunyin listened in silence, pondering in her heart. Then she shook her head. “No, thank you, teacher, but I still prefer Northern Engineering University.”

She didn’t want to change her preferences, nor did she want to stay at Lin Lan.

Yu Luoyin didn’t return to class until three days later—he had planned to come back to school the next day after being discharged from the hospital, but unfortunately, when Yu Luoyan returned from his business trip and saw him half-paralyzed, he got angry and “imprisoned” him at home for three days before letting him go back to school.

Seeing Bai Xunyin waiting for him at the school gate, Yu Luoyin couldn’t help but hug the girl’s shoulder, rubbing his forehead against hers like a spoiled child, and said, “I missed you.”

Bai Xunyin quickly supported the “limping” Yu Luoyin, allowing his long arm to drape over her shoulder. 

“Hold your crutches steady.”

Yu Luoyin grinned.

Leaning against her, but already shifting his weight to the side where he held the crutches, helping her save energy, Bai Xunyin noticed this subtle change and couldn’t help but smile faintly.

Senior year of high school was truly a purgatory on earth. If you missed three days of class, you’d already have a thick stack of exercises and test papers piled up, not to mention the important points and notes you’d missed.

Fortunately, Yu Luoyin had a good foundation, so delaying a few days wasn’t such a big deal. Otherwise, Yu Shen would have nagged him to death.

But even so, grading papers was exhausting enough.

Yu Luoyin didn’t care about those friends who came to tease him about becoming a “one-legged guy” now. He spent the whole morning catching up on missed lessons, only having a bit of time to spend with Bai Xunyin at lunchtime.

“Don’t go to the cafeteria.” 

When the bell rang for class dismissal, he quietly grabbed the hem of her school uniform from under the desk while Bai Xunyin hadn’t gotten up yet, murmuring, “Let’s order takeout and eat together.”

With his leg like this now… he didn’t quite have the ability to rush for food in the cafeteria.

Before Bai Xunyin could respond, Ah Mo, who was nearby, noticed the small movements between them and widened her eyes involuntarily.

“Yu Luoyin!” 

She shot a glare at him, using her own body to shield Bai Xunyin, looking completely disapproving as she stared at him. 

“What are you doing?”

…

After contemplating for a while, Yu Luoyin simply ignored her. Since it was pointless to explain himself to someone who was stubborn, he continued to lean on Bai Xunyin, acting all spoiled. 

“Accompany me.”

Ah Mo felt like this was simply unbelievable!

Even more surprisingly, Bai Xunyin actually agreed.

“Ah Mo.” 

Bai Xunyin patted her shoulder, somewhat helplessly saying, “You don’t need to accompany me today. Go have lunch with your crush.”

She was obviously referring to Sheng Wen.

“It’s not…” Ah Mo, utterly bewildered, was brushed aside. She looked at Bai Xunyin with great confusion. 

“What’s going on between you two?”

She didn’t know, did she, that her dear little Yinyin had already broken up with that scoundrel Yu Luoyin?

“I’ll tell you later.”

Bai Xunyin quickly sent Ah Mo away with a few words, acting just like she was coaxing an unruly child, gentle and patient.

Yu Luoyin lazily watched as she did so, absentmindedly playing with the end of Bai Xunyin’s ponytail. 

Suddenly, he felt… a bit jealous.

Even though Bai Xunyin had agreed to reconcile with him, he didn’t get the same treatment as Ah Mo.

But Yu Luoyin didn’t dare to ask for any precious treatment now. He could only wait until most of the students had left the classroom and then pull Bai Xunyin’s chair over, placing his phone on the table in front of them.

“What do you want to eat?” The screen was full of colorful options from the delivery apps.

Bai Xunyin was looking at them when a call came in. The screen flashed with the name “Assistant Dong”, and she glanced at Yu Luoyin, blinking. 

“You should take the call first.”

Yu Luoyin originally wanted to just hang up, but upon hearing her words, he answered the call.

“Mr. Yu.” Because the two were so close, the clear voice of the man on the other end of the line could be heard clearly by Bai Xunyin as well. 

“The case of those people from the Yilin Gang is suspected of fraud. After hearing that they were caught, the previous victims came with their lawyers to sue. Over here…”

“Do whatever you need to do.” 

Yu Luoyin’s slender fingers unconsciously played with the end of Bai Xunyin’s braid, and he chuckled casually, “Kick them while they’re down. It’s something I’m quite good at.”

He didn’t care about piling on trouble; it would be best if Yilin was stuck there for life.

After giving his instructions, he hung up the phone. His long fingers scrolled through the delivery app on the screen.

Bai Xunyin leaned against him, silent for a moment before asking, “How long will Yiba and the others be sentenced?”

“I’m not sure.” 

Yu Luoyin lowered his head to look at his phone, then asked softly after a pause, “How long do you want them to be sentenced?”

“It doesn’t matter.” Bai Xunyin sighed softly. 

“Just don’t bother me.”

Yu Luoyin pondered for a moment, then, out of the blue, said, “I’m sorry.”

Bai Xunyin was taken aback, turning her head to look at him, “Why are you apologizing?”

“After all, I used Liu Yiba and the others to deceive you. I haven’t formally apologized yet.” 

Yu Luoyin, who was usually indifferent, showed a rare hint of embarrassment in his black eyes. 

He said straightforwardly, “It’s something I should apologize for. How about I treat you to a meal as compensation?”

“…I don’t want this apology. If you really feel sorry, tell me something else.” 

Bai Xunyin looked at him helplessly, teasing, “Like how many times you’ve deceived me.”

Yu Luoyin was stunned.

Bai Xunyin looked at him steadily. “I want to hear the truth.”

“Okay.” Yu Luoyin smiled helplessly, and went through his “sins” one by one.

“At the beginning of our relationship, I had selfish motives, as you know, and there’s also the deliberate lie about the bet, using clothes to shield you from the rain instead of giving you the umbrella, the cold I caught later was also a lie, and I discussed it with Asui, deliberately wanting you to come to my house…”

His voice gradually faded under Bai Xunyin’s gaze.

“And one more thing.” 

Yu Luoyin’s slender fingers lightly tapped on the phone, and his dark eyes glanced around, ensuring that no one was around. Then he leaned a bit closer to Bai Xunyin, his voice low and clear. 

“The matter about the bet I mentioned before isn’t important. It was also a lie to deceive you.”

“Now I think it’s important.”

Bai Xunyin was stunned, raising her gaze to meet Yu Luoyin’s pitch-black eyes, feeling a bit flustered in her heart.

“In fact, I’m very serious.” Yu Luoyin smiled faintly. 

“And I really like you.”

The weather, almost entering April, was starting to get warm, marking the beginning of “summer” temperatures.

The doors and windows of the classroom were wide open, and a gentle breeze blew through, soft and refreshing to the touch. Bai Xunyin guessed that she would probably remember this forever.

—The summer breeze, 

I will always remember, 

clearly saying that you love me.

I see your cool smile, 

and there are shy moments too.*

*T/N: The last paragraph is from the lyrics of the song “Summer Breeze” by Wen Lan.