[Whirlwind Girl + Tomb Raider] Replaced

When An An finally woke up, the sky had completely darkened.The lights were not turned on in the ward, only Ruobai sat quietly by the side, dazed.

An An didn't bother, but just silently stared at Ruobai's side face in the faint light by the window.

The light was dim, and the outline of Ruobai's face was not so clear, but it made her feel inexplicably familiar and at ease.

An An pursed the corners of her mouth, her gaze slowly moved down along Ruobai's jawline, and landed on Ruobai's neck.

From the neckline of Ruobai's coat, she could vaguely see something there, emitting a faint green fluorescence under the cover of the clothes.The light was very faint, so weak that An An almost suspected it was an illusion.

Perhaps An'an's gaze was too focused and long-lasting, Ruobai turned his face in a daze, facing a pair of bright black and white eyes in the darkness.

Subconsciously stunned, Ruobai stood up abruptly and lit the lamp by the hospital bed.

"You're awake." The Adam's apple twitched, and Ruobai stared at An'an with a low tone.

Sitting up with her elbows propped on the pillow, An An bit her lower lip, raised her face towards Ruobai, her eyes curled up silently.There was a swaying smile in his starry eyes.

Ruobai looked at her, feeling a little uncomfortable for some reason.For a moment, I didn't even know what to say.

"Ruobai..." After hesitating, An An still spoke slowly.His voice was slightly hoarse due to not speaking for a long time.She stared at Ruobai intently, with absolutely firm eyes. "Let Baicao... replace me."

Ruobai's eyes flickered, and he stood so straight beside her bed, asking her: "Is there all you want to say?"

An An's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded slightly to meet Ruobai's eyes.

"Okay, then I'll talk." Ruobai frowned fiercely, picked up a stack of papers from the chair beside him, and flipped them to the front for her to see. "What's this."

An An's eyes fell on the paper.

——Columns of text and data, the upper right corner is a one-inch bareheaded photo, hers.

An An didn't make a sound, but secretly tightened her ten fingers on the edge of the quilt, gripping the quilt tightly.

"You will come to the hospital for a basic quality check every other month." Seeing that she refused to answer, Ruobai became calmer and continued in a calm voice. "According to the doctor and the data on the list, your physical condition is declining."

An An pursed her lips and turned her face away, not looking at Ruobai's face that was about to freeze.

Ruobai didn't care about An An's reaction, he just talked to himself, shaking the report card in his hand "rustling". "But you never had any reaction, neither to me nor to coach Shen Ning."

The room was silent, except for Ruobai's voice echoing.An An lowered her head, and could clearly hear her heart beating more and more out of control.

"You are irresponsible to your own body." Ruobai stared at An An, because she lowered her head, and could only see the top of her hair and trembling eyelashes. "I remember that I once said that I hope that you will take care of your health more than whether Yuan Wudao wins or not."

An An closed her eyes and continued to be silent.

"So what are you doing now?" Ruobai laughed back angrily, with a cold and hard arc drawn on his pale lips. "In order to win, ignore your physical condition? Do you know what the consequences will be if this continues?"

"I know." An An said abruptly.

Ruobai was taken aback.

An An slowly raised her head, her misty eyes locked on Ruobai's eyes. "I know my body will continue to weaken if I fight or not. Why don't I make more contributions to Songbai?"

If Bai shook his hand, the paper in his hand would be crumpled.He looked at An An expressionlessly: "How many things are you hiding?"

An An clenched her teeth, held back her tears and stared at him with wide eyes.

"I see." Ruobai thought of something as soon as his eyes moved, and his expression changed slightly. "From a long time ago, you started to train Qi Baicao every night, hoping that she could replace you one day. At that time, you already discovered that there was a problem with your body."

An An blinked, as a default.Following her slight movement, a tear rolled out of the socket of her right eye and slid down her cheek.

She is not surprised that Ruobai will know this seemingly strictly guarded secret.More than once, she felt that someone was present during the special training with Qi Baicao, but she couldn't be sure who it was.She had long guessed that it was Ruobai, but now it was finally confirmed.

Ruobai frowned tightly, pinched Zhi Zhi's right wrist, and his veins bulged.

"Ruobai," An'an didn't wipe away the tears, but just looked at Ruobai with a half-smile. "It's still the same problem. If, for some reason, you have to give up Yuan Wudao in the future..."

Ruobai's face turned pale, and he stared at An An in disbelief.

"You told me that as long as there is a reason to work hard, you will never give up." An'an's voice became softer and softer, as if she was talking to herself. "Yes, I still have reasons to work hard, and so do you."

Ruobai didn't let her go on, he walked towards her with big strides, bent down slightly, and hugged her with open arms.

An An was startled, trying to keep her tone steady. "... Baicao is very suitable. You are very similar to her. Both of you are people who will persevere to the end. However, you still have a chance to persevere to the end, and I..." Laughing at herself, she did not continue.

Of course Ruobai would not allow her to continue.He tightened his arms, gritted his teeth and said, "Stop it!"

"Ruobai, you know, it's useless to deceive yourself and others." An An raised her eyes and looked at the ceiling.She heard not only her own heartbeat, but also the rapid heartbeat from Ruobai.The two voices are intertwined, messy but with the rhythm of life.

"You take care of your health, and I will arrange the rest." Ruobai didn't answer her, but just avoided the topic lightly.

It seems that Baicao will replace him.Finally seeing the desired result, An An didn't feel very happy.She sat on the hospital bed with the quilt in her arms, watching Ruobai walking out of the ward as usual.

The moment the door slowly closed, An An let go of her hand, and fell lightly on her back in the pile of quilts.

She dreamed of Zhang Qiling again.

Unlike previous fragmentary memories, what she saw was the Zhang Qiling she was familiar with.He stood so straight beside her hospital bed, lowered his head and asked her, "Is that pendant still there?"

An An shook her head.Although it was in a dream, her thinking was very clear.She clearly remembered that she gave the pendant to Ruobai.

Zhang Qiling was obviously startled, and then smiled at her.

This was the first time she saw him smile, and that smile was full of unexplained sadness.An An saw it, and felt sad for no reason.

"Have you decided?" Zhang Qiling shook his head silently and asked her without thinking.

"Yes, it's decided." Although she didn't know exactly what he asked, An An nodded in response.

"That's good." Zhang Qiling took one last look at her, turned around, and his figure instantly melted into a mist.

No longer elusive.

An An covered her face with her hands and began to cry silently.

When An An opened her eyes again, she saw Fan Xiaoying who was sitting on the side holding her cheek in a daze.

Her eyes were slightly sore, An An reached out and rubbed her eyes subconsciously.

Fan Xiaoying noticed her movement and jumped up yelling: "An'an, you woke up! Last night you had a fever and kept crying in your dreams. You really scared me to death!"

Fever... Crying in a dream... One after another, the key words floated in the air one by one, and then smashed at An An's forehead recklessly, making her a little dazed.He could only keep his eyes wide open in bewilderment.

While chanting, Fan Xiaoying tentatively touched her forehead with her hand, her expression was very bad. "Oops, it's still burning! Why is this fever-reducing injection useless?"

Antipyretics?An An suddenly realized something, and quickly turned her head.

Sure enough, there was a hanging bottle on the head of the hospital bed, and the end of the needle connected to the long tube pierced the back of her hand, making it difficult for her to move.

An An opened her eyes wide in panic, and turned to look at Fan Xiaoying questioningly.

"An'an, don't be afraid, you will definitely get better, it's not just a cold and exhaustion." Fan Xiaoying was completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter, and comforted her with a bright smile.

An An quietly lowered her eyes and nodded in agreement.

——It turns out that Ruobai didn't tell her real illness, and everyone still doesn't know...

fair enough.

An An smiled at Fan Xiaoying with a little relief. "Well, don't worry, I'm fine."

"Yeah, but Xiao An'an, you really seem to be in a bad mood in the past few days. You should get better soon. You are the Goddess of War in our Songbai gymnasium. How can you just lie on the hospital bed like this?" Fan Xiaoying Cheering up An An with a smile on his face.

An An heard a voice in her heart saying: No, maybe, I'm going to stay on the hospital bed all the time... lie down.

"Come on, Xiao An'an, you continue to lie down and rest, I'll peel an apple for you." Seeing An An's pale face, Fan Xiaoying approached her intimately to tuck her quilt.

An An closed her eyes without retorting.As Fan Xiaoying said, her complexion was not good, her energy was low, and she was already feeling tired.

When Fan Xiaoying concentrated on peeling the apple and then turned her head to look, An An was already breathing lightly but falling into sleep evenly.

"Huh... are you asleep already..." Fan Xiaoying murmured helplessly to herself, and Fan Xiaoying could only put the apple on the tray beside the bed.When she raised her head unconsciously, she happened to catch a glimpse of Ruobai who was standing at the door of the ward and looking at An'an on the hospital bed through the glass window.

Ruobai's eyes were dark and heavy.

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The next chapter SE ending is expected