Chapter 63: Being idle makes people uncomfortable

“…I won’t hurt myself anymore, not again.”

Hmm…probably.

Lightly patting Lu Weiyu’s back, Lu Weizhu closed her eyes.

She gently pushed Lu Weiyu away from her embrace.

“Weiyu, it’s time to rest. Don’t stay up late.”

Smiling softly, Lu Weizhu pointed to the bed beside them.

“…Mm, I know.”

Lu Weiyu was silent for a moment before obediently returning to the hospital bed.

Lu Weizhu covered her with the blanket, then quietly stared at the pristine white walls of the ward.

She casually switched off the light and lay back in the chair.

In the pitch darkness, Lu Weiyu quietly looked toward Lu Weizhu’s direction; without any light, she could only make out a vague silhouette.

“…Good night, Sister.”

Whispering her goodnight, Lu Weiyu closed her eyes.

“Night.”

Leaning back in the chair, Lu Weizhu stretched out her hand, palm open, touching the void of darkness.

In a daze, she seemed to be back inside a sealed storage box.

The sting of being misunderstood welled up in her heart.

She had firmly decided not to think about it too much, yet recalling that awful feeling still brought a pang of bitterness.

At the same time, the lost phone also surfaced in her mind.

“It probably won’t be a problem. After all, I’m so inconspicuous. Even if Ning Wan saw it, she wouldn’t realize the phone was mine.”

Lu Weizhu shook her head.

She closed her eyes.

The night passed without dreams.

When she woke the next day, the first thing she felt was pain in her right hand, along with an itch like being bitten by a swarm of ants — very uncomfortable.

“…”

The morning in the ward was somewhat dim.

The sun hadn’t fully risen yet, but it was better than total darkness.

Standing by the window, Lu Weizhu looked outside.

Still the same city street view she had seen countless times before — bustling crowds everywhere, the world kept turning regardless of anyone’s absence.

Such a scene usually wouldn’t affect her, but today felt a bit different.

“………”

After looking at the street for a while, Lu Weizhu borrowed Lu Weiyu’s phone and called for takeout.

She ordered two bowls of Beef Noodle Soup and two eggs.

With her hand injured, she couldn’t cook and had no choice but to rely on takeout like before.

After waiting in the ward for a while, someone delivered the warm breakfast.

“Weiyu, time to eat.”

Waking Lu Weiyu, Lu Weizhu ate breakfast with her.

After finishing, Lu Weizhu threw the trash out and sat back down in the chair.

The sky was already bright, and warm sunlight poured into the ward.

Lu Weizhu guessed it was past seven o’clock.

Normally, she would have already left for the café by now, but today she couldn’t — or rather, for the foreseeable future, she couldn’t.

Seeing the bustling crowd on the street, what Lu Weizhu felt was a sense of emptiness.

To put it bluntly, she was bored with nothing to do.

Lu Weizhu rarely had this much free time and was somewhat unaccustomed to it.

“Yawn~”

Leaning against the chair and tilting her head, Lu Weizhu yawned.

In her mind, Ning Wan and Bai Lu suddenly appeared.

What were those two doing now?

Oh, it was Bai Lu’s birthday today.

They were probably holding a birthday party.

What kind of scene was unfolding at the banquet?

Lost in thought, Lu Weizhu’s head nodded slowly.

“Sister? Are you really bored?”

Fortunately, Lu Weizhu wasn’t alone. Lu Weiyu was still sitting on the bed beside her.

“Ah…a little, yeah. I’m not really used to resting like this.”

Lu Weizhu nodded.

“Then Sister, come chat with me?”

Lu Weiyu blinked.

“Um…okay.”

After a moment’s hesitation, Lu Weiyu agreed.

She thought it would be good to have someone to chat with and kill time.

Come to think of it, it had been a while since she had a proper conversation with Lu Weizhu.

Getting up, Lu Weizhu paced around the ward for a while before sitting down on the edge of the bed.

Lu Weiyu sat next to her, holding her left arm and resting her head on her shoulder.

“What does Weiyu want to talk about?”

Feeling the weight on her left shoulder, Lu Weizhu smiled and patted Lu Weiyu’s head.

Her little sister still depended on her.

“Um, Sister, you and Yun-jiejie are really close, right?”

Lu Weiyu asked about Bai Yun, hoping to give her a bit of support.

“Hm? Our relationship…should be good, I guess…”

Hesitant, despite owing Bai Yun so much and having received plenty of kindness, Lu Weizhu’s deep-seated inferiority made her unsure.

Ha, is that kind of relationship really ‘good’?

It’s probably just me, this despicable trash, relying on her one-sidedly.

Lu Weizhu lowered her head, looking at her knees.

“I think it’s good. Yun-jiejie seems to really care about you.”

Lu Weiyu sighed quietly in her heart.

“…Yeah, I know.”

Lu Weizhu nodded.

“Then why did you say ‘should be’? I think silly Sister really likes Yun-jiejie, right?”

Curious and innocent, Lu Weiyu’s tone carried that sense of wonder.

Lu Weizhu was momentarily speechless, only lowering her head further.

“Sister’s always thinking about Yun-jiejie, and Yun-jiejie always thinks about Sister. They care about each other — can that be called a bad relationship?”

Lu Weiyu simply lay down on Lu Weizhu’s lap, looking up at her, leaving her no way to avoid it.

“……”

Unable to find the words, Lu Weizhu’s mind was in turmoil.

“Yeah, I guess we’re good friends.”

After a long silence, Lu Weizhu calmed her emotions and finally gave a more definite answer to Lu Weiyu’s first question.

“Hehe, then that’s settled.”

Smiling, Lu Weiyu reached out and pinched Lu Weizhu’s cheek.

“…You’re so rude.”

Lu Weizhu turned her head and lightly patted the back of Lu Weiyu’s hand.

Rarely did she scold her, and this rare annoyance didn’t sound like a real reprimand.

“A little.”

Lu Weiyu just laughed.

“Because Sister is so silly.”

“Even if I’m silly, I’m still your Sister.”

Lu Weizhu rubbed the girl’s cheeks resting on her lap.

Perhaps afraid of hurting her, she didn’t use much force.

Lu Weiyu wore a smile but said no more.

Yeah, no matter how silly, she was still Sister.

No matter what, she would always be Sister.

The smile slowly faded as Lu Weiyu grabbed a lock of white hair.

She gently stroked it between her fingertips and closed her eyes.

“Yun-jiejie treats me very well. She really is a good person.”

“I think she’s a good person too. Yun-jiejie has helped me a lot. Sigh…Weiyu, stop playing with my hair.”

Lu Weizhu tried to stop Lu Weiyu from tugging at her hair again and again.

Of course, if Lu Weiyu refused, she had no choice.

“Mm.”

Though agreeing verbally, Lu Weiyu still absentmindedly twirled Lu Weizhu’s hair.

She always thought her Sister was too gentle, and such gentleness gave her little intimidation.

“Sister, you should spend more time with Yun-jiejie. Rather than hanging out with people who don’t fit in, being with Yun-jiejie makes me feel much more at ease.”

Lu Weiyu simply bit a lock of white hair’s tip, pushing her sister toward someone else.

She felt heartache and needed a way to divert her attention.

“I already spend a lot of time with Yun-jiejie. Also…don’t chew on things, it’s dirty.”

Lu Weizhu frowned.

When working, she often spent day after day at the café.

Wasn’t that enough time?

Not knowing what her little sister’s mind was on again, Lu Weizhu lightly patted her hand, pulling her hair free.