Lawless Gangster

Chapter 65

When the students bore nervous expressions, and pushed each other into the ward, Zhang Juan Juan had already gone out beforehand. After he returned from Xiao Yang's residence, Zhang Juan Juan regularly came to his hospital room with a grave look yet never spoke a single word. Although she was supposedly there to monitor his movements, she was not strict about it at all. More often than not, her shadow would not appear either and when it did, she would always disappear before Susu made an appearance. This time when Qi Xiu Yuan received a call from the front desk that a few students was here to visit him, Zhang Juan Juan also flitted away.

One by one, the students squeezed in the room and surrounded his bed. At first, they had on serious expression as if they were participating in a funeral service but once they were clarified that Qi Xiu Yuan was not suffering from an incurable disease, they collectively let out a sigh of relieve. Then when they knew that his injuries were not severe enough to avoid being joked about, a lively discussion broke out in the room as they chat up a storm with him.

"Laoshi, just from looking at the size of this room, you're actually a wealthy person!"

"Qi Laoshi, you're just too much! It's almost the end of the semester and you're actually taking a leave of absence?!"

"Laoshi, you have to get well soon!"

"We all miss you a lot Laoshi! The substitute teacher is so boring!"

"Laoshi, you're really extreme. You won't actually fight with someone, right?"

Listening to all their comments, Qi Xiu Yuan couldn't hold back his laughter and began to chat with them for a while. However, having not be able to sleep peacefully for the last couple of day and added that had no appetite for anything, he felt his energy depleting after joking with his student for a few minutes.

These students were exceptionally considerate, the moment they saw him expose just a slight hint of fatigue, they quickly said, "Okay, okay. Since we saw Laoshi, everyone won't worry anymore. We should leave now so Laoshi can have a good rest."

Having said that, the students piled all the gifts they brought with them on the table before each saying their goodbye and leaving.

Qi Xiu Yuan could only watch with his eyes as one by one they took their leave. He smiled for a while, then closed his eyes and lean against the headboard once exhaustion took control of him.

Suddenly, the door to the room lightly opened but thinking that it was Zhang Juan Juan, Qi Xiu Yuan did not bother to open his eyes.

A shadow sat down beside his bed then carefully called out to him in a small voice, "Laoshi......"

Hearing that vague voice, Qi Xiu Yuan opened his eyes to look at him, "Jiang Xiao Ning?"

Jiang Xiao Ning had his head hung slightly low and even his brows were lightly pulled in together, looking as though he had a difficult problem that he does not know how to resolve.

Having not paid attention to him for a period of time, he seemed to have changed tremendously from how he was before. He appeared more wan and sallow like a withering leaf being brush by the roaring wind. His sweet and pleasing round face was long gone and replaced instead with pallid contours. Even his feature doesn't resemble a young and inexperienced youth anymore but rather a somewhat mature man.

Qi Xiu Yuan looked at him with furrowed brows and questioning eyes, recalling how a moment ago Jiang Xiao Ning has remained silent among the crowd of students. Since then, he knew that he might have some personal affairs he wanted to talk about privately so now he simply asked, "What's going on?"

Jiang Xiao Ning hesitated for a moment before lifting his head to look at him, "Laoshi, do you remember Mr. Han from Jin Ting awhile back?"

"Oh," Qi Xiu Yuan doesn't know exactly what he was asking, but once he recalled the miserable condition that Han Jia placed Jiang Xiao Ning in the last time he encountered him, he cautiously asked, "Why are you asking this?"