“Hmm…” Tang Xin nodded and stood up tremblingly.

“Hiss…ah…” As Tang Xin moaned softly in her throat, her body sank and she almost leaned on me.

“My knees…” Sweat suddenly broke out on Tang Xin’s forehead and her face turned pale.

“Knee?!” I was shocked and had a bad feeling.

“It hurts so much. I can’t do anything.” It was the first time that Tang Xin spoke to me in such a weak tone, which made me even more confused. Only then did I realize that I seemed to have been too dependent on her.

Seeing the painful expression on Tang Xin’s pitiful face, he felt guilty. He never realized that something would happen to Tang Xin. After all, she was just an 18-year-old girl!

Can’t I even protect Tang Xin?

“Tang Xin, please sit down for a while and take a rest.” The staff around had noticed the situation here and someone had already brought a chair over. I helped her sit down and take a rest.

Under Tang Xin’s surprised gaze, my expression changed very quickly, I pulled my hand away, turned around and slapped the female lead.

“Pa!” The sound was so loud that everyone fell silent. The force was so strong that even I didn’t expect my hand to hurt so much. Normally, I don’t hit women, but if I can bear it this time, I’m not a man!

The heroine was just smiling and watching the show, but suddenly I slapped her in the face and she was almost stunned. She didn’t even realize that she was hit.

“You?” She came to her senses and looked at me with her still-still-looking eyes wide open, “You fucking hit me?!”

“What’s wrong? Shouldn’t I fight?” I looked at her coldly, even curling up one corner of my mouth in contempt.

As I expected, she rushed towards me with her teeth bared. I was prepared and immediately blocked her attack with both hands.

She didn’t have much strength, and we held each other’s hands, but she couldn’t move forward at all. Seeing that she couldn’t get any benefit, she glared at me and said, “Do you know who I am?”

“I don’t know, and I don’t want to know.”

She got even angrier and reached for my hair. I wouldn’t let her do that, so I dug my fingernails into her flesh.

This must hurt.

“Ah!” She started screaming, but before I could grab her a few times, several staff members surrounded us and pulled us apart.

The commotion here was so great that it almost alarmed the entire crew, and the director and several producers all gathered over.

“What’s going on?” Director Wang pushed through the crowd and walked in front of us with a gloomy face.

“Ask that bitch!” She covered her face and looked extremely funny with her teeth bared.

“What’s going on?” Director Wang turned around and looked at me with a puzzled look.

“Me? I was just fighting back.” I said nothing more, went back to Tang Xin’s side, and looked at her injuries.

“Xiao Meng, what are you doing?” Tang Xin was so surprised that she could hardly speak. “Is this too much?”

“Does it still hurt?”

“It hurts…but…” Tang Xin blushed.

A staff member walked up to the director and told him in detail what had just happened. Director Wang nodded in response. The actress’s agent was sweating and applying a towel to her swollen face. She stared at me and never looked away.

“Li Xiaomeng, what are you doing?” Producer Gu came over to me and said, “Why are you hitting someone for no reason?”

“How could I do this for no reason?” I got even angrier. “She stretched out her foot to deliberately trip Tang Xin. How could I tolerate this?”

“Huh? I tripped her?” The woman showed a funny expression. “I have no grudge against her, why would I do this? What’s more, I have no evidence?”

Everyone’s eyes were on me.

“I saw it, but how would I know why?” I shook my head and waved my hands. “If you don’t believe me, ask Tang Xin how she fell!”

“I was indeed tripped by someone, and something hit my foot, and then I fell.” Tang Xin nodded, “And she was the only one beside me at the time.”

When everyone’s eyes turned to the actress, she was not panicked at all: “Huh? You two are in cahoots and did this on purpose, right? Besides, I was walking normally, and she ran over and tripped over herself, so you’re going to blame me?”

Everyone was whispering and expressing their opinions privately. Director Wang frowned, apparently thinking that this matter was difficult to handle, so he had to come out to smooth things over: “Calm down, everyone. I think there must be some misunderstanding here.”

“Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding could there be?” the actress persisted.

“Take them back to the lounge first.” Producer Gu walked up, “Shoot other content in the afternoon and adjust the content for the next few days.”

……

“Does it still hurt?”

Tang Xin’s face turned pale, and she answered through gritted teeth: “It hurts so much, I feel like I can’t walk anymore, I can’t lift my legs.”

“Still not working?” I used a towel and iced mineral water to apply cold compress to Tang Xin for five minutes, but Tang Xin was still sweating.

“I can’t lift my legs. It hurts inside.” Tang Xin leaned back in the chair feeling a little weak.

“Go to the hospital, now, immediately.” I realized the seriousness of the matter, and the vague ominous premonition made my spine chill.

“But I can’t drive.” Tang Xin said with a sad face.

“Let’s call for help!” I took out my cell phone and called my aunt.

“Hey, Auntie…something happened…”

Five minutes later, with a series of tire squeals, an RR slid sideways and stopped at the school gate with its ribbons thrown off. After the light blue smoke dissipated, such an operation naturally caused a sensation, half because of the car and the other half because of Mr. Song’s wild driving skills.

“Get in the car!” Teacher Song didn’t waste any words, picked up Tang Xin and ran to the car. It was also the first time I knew that Teacher Song was so strong.

“Fasten your seat belts, Xiaomeng, and take good care of Tang Xin. We need to hurry.”

“Well, don’t worry. I know what to do.” I nodded vigorously and vowed to protect everything about Tang Xin.

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Wow, the update is a little slow, just a little bit.

Chapter 154 Growth

The doctor looked at Tang Xin’s MRI image carefully on the white daylight board, frowning slightly from time to time.

“Little girl, it looks like you fell pretty hard.” He adjusted the thick lenses, took down the image and placed it on the table.

“Is it serious?” I asked hurriedly.

The doctor sighed and shook his head: “It’s not that serious. The current condition is a cruciate ligament strain, with some damage to the meniscus, and fluid accumulation in the knee.”

“Is it so serious?” Teacher Song covered his mouth in fear.

“Well… but judging from the current results, surgery is not needed for the time being. Put on a plaster cast and rest for half a month before coming back for a checkup. I’ll prescribe some medicine for you first, so take it. But if the pain worsens in the next two days, then surgery will be needed.” The doctor was clicking the prescription on the computer screen with the mouse while explaining the condition to us.

“Fortunately, I don’t need surgery. I can only stay inactive for half a month.” Tang Xin was very optimistic and breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. “At least there won’t be any surgical scars left.”

“Doctor, how long will this recovery take?” I asked nervously, biting my lip.

“It’s hard to say. Generally speaking, you will be able to walk normally in a few months. But it will take about a year to recover to normal mobility. No exercise or strenuous running within a year. No lifting heavy objects or doing anything that may damage your knees.” The doctor warned with a smile.

“Thank you, doctor.” Tang Xin said.

……

It was already four in the afternoon when I came out of the hospital, and the sun was still blazing. The earth, which had been scorching all day, was emitting heat waves from bottom to top, making people blush.

Because of the plaster cast, Tang Xin needed someone to support her when she walked. At this moment, she was holding my shoulder with one hand and leaning on my body with the other. Tang Xin tried to use her other leg to exert more force so that I wouldn’t have to bear too much weight. It was very difficult to walk.

“Does the wound on your head still hurt?” I looked at his cheeks drenched in sweat and felt extremely remorseful and guilty.

“Fortunately, I don’t feel anything after applying the iodine.” Tang Xin smiled back at me, still looking so optimistic.

I looked at her and wanted to say a lot of things, but when I got to my lips, I couldn’t say anything. After a long time, I finally managed to say two words: “Fool.”

After getting into Teacher Song’s car, we slowly drove out of the hospital and prepared to go home to rest. Tang Xin suddenly looked worried.

“What next?” she sighed.

“What?” I replied.

“Filming, how are you going to continue cooperating with others? What about the contract signed with the company? There will be a high penalty for breach of contract.” Tang Xin’s eyes were full of worry.

“Penalty for breach of contract…” I frowned slightly. This matter was indeed a bit tricky.

“What’s going on? Liquidated damages?” Teacher Song was confused in the front row. “What does Tang Xin’s injury have to do with your breach of contract during filming?”

“Well, actually, after Tang Xin tripped, I rushed over and slapped the actress.” I scratched my scalp and laughed embarrassedly.

“Oh, you slapped him, didn’t you?” Teacher Song didn’t react for a moment. “What? Xiaomeng, you slapped someone?”

When she reacted, she turned her head and looked at me with wide eyes in disbelief.

“Look ahead, Teacher Song! You are driving!!” I was shocked and shouted immediately.

Teacher Song immediately turned around and went back to control the steering wheel and brakes. After calming himself down, he asked, “Li Xiaomeng, did you hit someone?”

“Ah… this.” My face turned even redder when she asked me this. “I couldn’t help it. She bullied Tang Xin like this. I was so angry that I lost all my rationality.”

“Ah!! That’s great!” Teacher Song’s inexplicable reply left Tang Xin and I confused for a moment.

“Huh? That’s great?” Tang Xin couldn’t understand.

“I noticed your character flaws the first day you entered high school and came to my class. You’re such a pushover!” Teacher Song began to explain. “You always give in to your classmates and would rather suffer a loss than let others get hurt. If Tang Xin hadn’t protected you, you would have been bullied by some classmates on campus.”

“Really?” I touched the back of my head in shame, “No?”

“Ask Tang Xin.”

I turned to look at Tang Xin, and Tang Xin nodded at me seriously.

“I just think these kids are too childish and I should be more tolerant of them!” Seeing that Tang Xin also thought so, I panicked and quickly explained.

“Are these kids too naive?” Teacher Song laughed. “You are the same age as them! Not fighting back when being bullied is not kindness, it is weakness.”

“I…”

“You don’t know how much Tang Xin helped you behind your back in high school, do you?” Teacher Song said, looking disappointed. “But you finally stood up this time, which really surprised me. It turns out that rabbits really bite when they are angry.”

“Who is the rabbit…” I lacked confidence.

“Tang Xin, it seems that Li Xiaomeng is really devoted to you. It seems that she can do anything for you.” Teacher Song glanced at Tang Xin, and there was even some envy in his tone.

“Hehehe, of course my wife is good to me!” Tang Xin smiled brightly when he heard it, and his eyes almost turned into slits.

“Stop, she’s not your wife yet, you guys haven’t even gotten married yet. How can she be your wife? She’s still my niece.”

“Wait, we’re getting off topic. Are we now discussing what Xiaomeng should do next?” Tang Xin frowned again.

“My suggestion is, when the enemy comes, we will fight him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. When the boat reaches the bridge, it will straighten itself out. Just go and shoot the scene normally and wait for the other party to make their move.”

Before Teacher Song finished speaking, my cell phone rang. It was Producer Gu calling.