When they got on the taxi, Lin Feng was shoved into the front passenger seat. Tang Bingyao sat by the window, An Xin sat next to Tang Tang, and Ceng Rui sat on the other side of the window.
"It's not good to sit in the middle, right? How about you switch to my side?" When they got in the car, Ceng Rui suggested to An Xin. He was very considerate and considerate. The girl smiled and refused, "It's okay. I'll sit with Tang Tang. Besides, the hospital is not far from here. It won't affect me."
An Xin, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, turned around and looked over.
"Hey, why don't you switch seats with me, Ceng? I don't mind."
In return, the girl bluntly knocked his head and said, "Behave yourself and go sit down."
When a certain someone hugged his head and shrank back into the front seat, the taxi started up and drove through the streets and traffic in the direction of St Edmund Hospital on the banks of the Mersey.
Along the way, An Xin continued to talk and laugh with Tang Bingyao in the back seat of the car, enthusiastically introducing the scenery outside the car window to Tang Bingyao. In the beginning, Tang Tang was also full of curiosity. She tried her best to open her eyes wide and listen to the introduction of the girl beside her while looking at the scenery outside the window. From time to time, she would let out an exclamation of surprise.
Gradually, Tang Bingyao fell into a deep sleep even though An Xin's voice was still ringing in her ears.
Her voice gradually stopped.
Looking at the sleepy girl leaning against the window, An Xin couldn't help but smile.
"She's … really tired."
By the side, Ceng Rui turned his head around and looked over with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, she woke up early in the morning in China and went to the airport. She didn't even get a good rest on the plane or the train. According to China's time, it should be four or five in the morning. It's not easy for her to last until now."
She patted Tang Bingyao's head pitifully, then gently pulled Tang Bingyao to her side so that she could rest her head on her shoulder. She then turned to Ceng Rui and said, "What are you waiting for?"
"You too. You've worked hard too."
Ceng Rui smiled.
"It's nothing."
Ceng Rui brushed it off lightly.
An Xin also nodded with a smile.
This was the tacit understanding and familiarity that had been developed between partners for a long time. One party could travel thousands of miles to a foreign city on the other side of the ocean because he was worried about the other party, but when he mentioned it, it was as if he didn't care about it at all. The other party also didn't need to express or thank him too much because they both knew that if they were in the other party's shoes, they would do the same without hesitation.
The so-called gratitude did not need to exist in such a relationship.
Because it was a habit.
It was only right.
"Zeng, why don't you and Tang Tang go back to the hotel to rest first? You don't have to come to the hospital with us tonight. You have plenty of time tomorrow." Lin Feng, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, turned around and asked, "Oh right, did you guys book a room at the hotel?"
Ceng Rui nodded. "Yes, I booked it before I got on the train. It's near the hospital."
Then he gave the name and address of the hotel.
Lin Feng's eyes were twinkling: "Oh, that house. That's perfect, you and Xiao Wu live in the same house."
An Xin smiled. "That's convenient. I'll drop you guys off at the hotel. Lin Feng and I can walk back to the hospital. It's pretty close."
Ceng Rui hesitated for a moment. He looked at Tang Bingyao, who was sleeping soundly on An Xin's shoulder, and finally nodded.
"Okay.
Let's do that. "
… …
However, just as the taxi was about to reach the hotel, Tang Bingyao woke up in a daze. When she heard about the plan the other three had just discussed, she strongly opposed it. She insisted on taking Steamed Bun back to the hospital first.
"Steamed Bun's body … still hasn't recovered.
He can't walk too much. "
Tang Bingyao hugged her best friend's arm tightly as she spoke. Her face was filled with indisputable stubbornness.
"I want to go back to the hospital with Steamed Bun first."
Tang Bingyao's insistence couldn't be dissuaded. The hospital and the hotel weren't too far apart, so it didn't make much of a difference where they went first. So, they asked the taxi driver to change their destination and go back to St. Edin Hospital.
The taxi stopped in front of the hospital.
After paying the bill, Lin Feng and Ceng Rui got out of the car and carried the luggage out of the trunk. Tang Bingyao held An Xin's arm as they walked to the entrance. She looked up at the moonlit main building of St. Edin Hospital and mumbled.
"Is this … where you're staying, Steamed Bun?"
An Xin smiled. "Yeah. Doesn't it look beautiful? It has a long history. I heard the British government is going to add St. Edin Hospital to the list of protected buildings. It's night time now, so it's even more beautiful in the day."
Her tone was relaxed, as if she was introducing a scenic spot.
This time, however, Tang Bingyao didn't praise the building like she did in the taxi. Instead, she pursed her lips and looked at An Xin.
"It must have been hard."
"Staying in a place like this all the time."
An Xin was a little surprised.
An Xin's eyes also flashed with sadness, but she quickly regained her composure and smiled. "Alright, let's not talk about this. You're going to cry again."
Tang Bingyao rubbed her eyes and retorted, "I'm not."
At that moment, Lin Feng and Ceng Rui walked over with their suitcases in tow. An Xin immediately shushed Tang Bingyao, and the conversation between the two ended here.
"Alright. Since you're here, why don't you come up and have a seat?"
An Xin looked at the three people in front of her, then back at St. Edin Hospital. She couldn't help but laugh.
"It's rare to see someone say something like that in a place like this."
Lin Feng obviously didn't mind. Tang Bingyao and Ceng Rui nodded without any objections. They had come to see Steamed Bun in the first place. Apart from confirming the girl's current condition, they also wanted to understand what kind of environment Steamed Bun had been living in for the past six months.
They walked into the main building of the hospital. The lights were still on, and a middle-aged nurse on the night shift could be seen. When she saw An Xin, she smiled.
"Cassie, you're back. Why are you so late? Seriously, you're still recovering from your surgery. You can't just keep running around like this … "
Her tone carried a hint of concern and reproach.
An Xin smiled and greeted the kind nurse. She stuck out her tongue and promised that she wouldn't do it again.
"You're such a smart girl. I won't complain to Dr. Phil and Dr. Frank this time, but don't do it again, okay?" The middle-aged nurse warned. She then turned to Lin Feng and the others. "You're Cassie's friends, right? I hope you can take care of her, okay? She's the baby of St. Edin Hospital. "
Lin Feng, Ceng Rui, and Tang Bingyao nodded in agreement. On the way to the elevator, An Xin didn't forget to express his opinion to the two people beside him.
"Wow, it's really amazing. Steamed Bun has only been in the hospital for a few days, but he's already so popular … … 'The baby of all of St. Edin.' Wow, that nurse's words were too exaggerated ~"
An Xin turned around with her hands behind her back. She glanced at An Xin and smirked.
"What? Are you jealous of my popularity?"
Lin Feng smirked.
"What's there to be jealous of? It's not like I'm bad with people …"
The two of them started bickering again. Ceng Rui and Tang Bingyao looked at each other, and their eyes flickered.
Popularity …
Of course it wasn't something that could be built in a few days.
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