Rise

In the early morning, the warm sunshine spread through the red brick and white tile walls and fell through the windows into the special care ward of St. Edinlan Hospital.

After opening the curtains and opening the windows, fresh air came in, which diluted the slightly uncomfortable smell of alcohol disinfectant. On the hospital bed, An Xin leaned on the pillow and ate the fried dough sticks and soy milk breakfast that her friend had brought earlier. He sighed with some satisfaction:

"Sure enough, the traditional domestic breakfast tastes better——"

Zeng Rui, who was sitting on a chair nearby, looked up and said, "The breakfast stall is not far from the hospital. Have you never eaten much?"

The girl stuck out her tongue: "I have been under strict supervision by the doctors and nurses in the hospital before, and I have been undergoing surgery a few days ago... My body does not allow me to eat random things."

When the word "mess" came up, the girl specially stretched out her hand to make a quotation mark gesture, seeming to have some complaints about the strict requirements of the hospital.

Zeng Rui shook his head after hearing this:

"This kind of thing..."

"Only you can say it in such a relaxed tone."

At this moment, there were only two of them in the ward, and the girl facing him spoke so carelessly and unabashedly about her real life situation in Manchester.

An Xin on the hospital bed shrugged and smiled:

"Anyway, this is the truth and it can't be changed. Rather than speaking with a sullen face, it would be better if you say it in a more relaxed tone and it will make people feel more relaxed, right?"

Zeng Rui sighed helplessly: "It's not okay..."

Yes.

Because the facts and truth are so heavy-hearted, even if you mention it in a relaxed and casual tone, it will never make people really deceive themselves into thinking that this is just a simple and trivial matter.

The girl on the hospital bed took another bite of the soft and crispy fried dough sticks, and then took a sip of the hot soy milk:

"That's it anyway."

"Remember to keep it a secret for me. I'm already trying my best to pretend that nothing is wrong, but I can't let that idiot see any flaws."

Of course there is no other candidate for the "idiot" mentioned.

Zeng Rui smiled bitterly: "I know... I will help you hide it from him, but actually I don't think this choice is necessarily appropriate."

The girl paused while eating, then put down the dough sticks and raised her head to look at her friend sitting beside her:

"Don't you think I should hide it from him?"

Zeng Rui was silent for a moment, but shook his head and did not answer the question directly. Instead, he asked:

"How long do you want to hide it?"

"Also, even if everyone helps, can it really be kept a secret forever?"

It seems that what has happened in recent days is enough to serve as a warning.

It is also naturally convincing enough.

"The good thing is that you survived the danger this time and recovered quickly enough, so that things did not deteriorate into a more irreversible situation - but even so, look at that guy who has just ignored everything Eleven came to Manchester City from China regardless of anyone’s dissuasion.”

"just in case……"

"I mean what if something happens again that you can't control?"

Zeng Rui frowned and looked at An Xin on the hospital bed:

"Or do you really think that Fengzi has completely accepted and believed everything you said so far without even the slightest suspicion?"

A very to the point and straightforward question.

So this time it was An Xin's turn in the hospital bed and fell into silence.

After a long time, I finally saw the corner of the girl's mouth curling up into a slight smile as she lowered her head:

"I know..."

"All the truths you said, Zeng, including the truths that other people would not like to say in front of me."

"I know it all."

"But...what else can I do?"

After speaking, the girl raised her head and looked at her friend in front of her calmly and seriously:

“I don’t have a better idea.

"Or do you think that if you tell Xiaofeng now, it will have any substantive effect and influence on everything?" "

Zeng Rui was speechless when asked.

But An Xin was already shaking his head and continued: "It won't be of any substantive significance. At most, the fool will be more worried and uncomfortable because he knows the truth, and he won't even be able to go well." Live his own life and nothing else will change."

Yes.

Many things may make people want to make various other choices from a perceptual perspective, as if they can have any effect; but in fact, if we start from the most cold and cruel reality perspective, then all perceptual choices are actually None of it makes sense.

The patient's illness will not get better just because more people know about it, even the closest person.

Since the only thing that telling the truth can do is make those close to you more painful...

Then there is no need to inform.

It sounds cruel.

But this is reality.

"No." Zeng Rui shook his head vigorously, frowning and looking at An Xin on the hospital bed: "It's not just that, it's not that there is no benefit at all -"

An Xin raised her eyebrows: "Oh? What kind of benefit is that?"

The tone seemed a little careless.

Zeng Rui looked directly into An Xin's eyes and answered word for word:

"You don't need to hide it from him anymore."

“That would have been the biggest benefit.”

The atmosphere in the ward suddenly seemed to be quiet for a moment, and you could hear a needle drop.

Without giving the stunned girl a chance to react, Zeng Rui looked at the former and continued: "At least, you don't need to bear the pain on one side and the psychology of hiding from those closest to you on the other side. burden."

"At least, when you are vulnerable and need someone to talk to, the person you talk to does not need to be just our 'ordinary' friends, but the person you really want to talk to."

"At least you can get more encouragement and courage from that guy. "

"At least--"

Having said this, Zeng Rui paused and slowly said the last sentence:

"When you don't have to hide something from that guy anymore, you're really not a person anymore."

The air is quiet.

There was only the rustling sound of the curtains being blown gently by the breeze.

The girl on the hospital bed seemed to be trying hard to squeeze out a smile and say something like "I'm here with you, so I'm alone" to make the atmosphere more relaxed, but in the end she still couldn't say it.

Just lower your head.

Some low voices came softly from the girl's hanging hair:

"But, I don't want him to feel sad because of me."

Zeng Rui took a deep breath and almost sighed:

"But you have to carry everything by yourself. It's too hard——"

"This is already the case, can't you think about yourself even once?"

"Just once is enough."

Raising her head again, An Xin tried her best to smile and looked at Zeng Rui:

"Why--"

"It seems like I really can't do it."

Zeng Rui's eyelids twitched slightly, as if he was trying his best to control his emotions and took several deep breaths, but in the end he still gritted his teeth and said:

"do not know why."

"But now...for the first time ever...I really want to hit someone."

The girl looked sad: "Zeng, are you also angry with me?"

Zeng Rui shook his head and said coldly: "I'm talking about that guy."

The update is here. The next chapter will be around ten o'clock. Go away and continue typing.