always with you

After hearing her say that there was someone she liked, Fan Linqiu tried his best to control his curiosity, but in the end he didn't ask him thoroughly.

Near midnight, the bells of the church not far away rang, and the ancient bell of the bell tower would strike at twelve o'clock on the last day of each month to signify the arrival of a new month. Fan Linqiu came back to his senses and looked down. After checking the time on her phone, she realized that it was twelve o'clock, and her birthday passed a few seconds ago.

Lin Ni stretched out his hand and patted her on the shoulder, and she said in a gentle voice, "I'm 16 years old, I'm a year older."

However, Fan Linqiu felt that compared to 15 years old and 16 years old, there seemed to be nothing special about being 16 years old.But she looked at Lin Ni's expression, as if there was a big difference between 15 and 16 years old.

There was still a faint creamy scent left by the cake in her mouth. She licked the corner of her mouth, reminiscing the taste of cheese cream, and then said: "By the way, thank you for making a cake for me on my birthday yesterday."

Speaking of this, Lin Qiu remembered that Lin Ni had given her a birthday present, and she hadn't opened it yet to look at it, so she couldn't wait to run into the room and take out the small bag.

In the small pocket was a small and exquisite box. Lin Qiu took out the box, opened it, and found that it was a very unique little gift. If it was a necklace, it was not like a necklace, but a little like a bracelet, but there was a small gift on it. A small wooden key with a chain made of hemp rope.Looks like a very special accessory.

Fan Linqiu spread it on his hands, and was still thinking about where to wear it, Lin Ni said: "This is worn on the ankle, and the key on it is used to unlock the key on your 17th birthday." The key to the gift."

When Lin Ni said this, Fan Linqiu came suddenly, and couldn't help laughing: "17-year-old birthday gift? Have you prepared even the 17-year-old gift?"

"It's not true, but if I also accompany you on your 17th birthday, then this key is the key to open the gift."

While listening to Lin Ni's words, Lin Qiu lightly stroked the small wooden key with his fingers. The key was small and smooth. It should have been polished, and it was only the size of two fingernails. The workmanship is very meticulous.

But the suspense left by Lin Ni was too great, Fan Linqiu's curiosity increased in vain, and he even wished to grow up another year immediately, and wanted to see what the gift was.

"It seems to be the first time I have received such a gift."

"Do you like it? I did it myself, too."

Lin Qiu was a little surprised. In order to confirm Lin Ni's words, he waved the gift in front of her eyes, "Did you even do this? What else do you not know how to do..."

"Actually, I don't usually do these things, but I thought it was your birthday and it was special, so I did it."

Fan Linqiu happily held the anklet in his hand, with a smile on his face, he couldn't help saying: "I like it, I like it very much."

"As long as you like it."

While the two were talking, Lin Qiu's cell phone vibrated a few times. She took out the cell phone and saw that it was Wang Xiaolin.

"Sister, I'll answer the phone."

Lin Ni nodded, Fan Linqiu turned around and picked up the phone, "Hello? Xiaolin?"

"Lin Qiu...are you asleep?"

"I haven't, what's the matter?"

Fan Linqiu remembered that Wang Xiaolin called to wish him a happy birthday this morning, and it was already past twelve o'clock, so it must be a bit strange to call.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little insomnia, when are you on vacation?"

"A holiday? There should be a month left."

"I seem to be earlier than you, so how about I come to Beijing to see you before your holiday? Then we will go back together."

"Huh? Are you coming to Beijing?"

"Yeah, how about you show me around by the way?"

"Well... yes!"

Although Wang Xiaolin called at a strange time, the news she brought made Lin Qiu feel very happy.

Afterwards, Wang Xiaolin tentatively asked, "How is Aunt Xue doing?"

"She is fine. She still calls me every day, and today she told me that she met an uncle recently. I am very happy to hear that."

Wang Xiaolin gasped on the other end of the phone, her expression was tangled, and she said after a while: "Lin Qiu, let's hurry home after the holiday. By the way, my mother told me today that she seemed to see Aunt Xue in the hospital. If you have time, you should pay more attention to her, and don't let her report good news but not bad news."

Hearing what she said, Fan Linqiu's originally happy mood became anxious, and he hurriedly said, "Did my mother go to the hospital? She never told me about these things. What department did she have?"

"This, I don't know. But... Maybe it's nothing." Wang Xiaolin paused, "But you should ask."

"Oh, I see……"

Seeing that the mood on the other end of the phone suddenly became depressed, Wang Xiaolin couldn't bear it, but Wang Xiaolin felt that as Lin Qiu's best friend, she was obliged to tell her about this. I've been to the hospital a few times and it's not good.

"Then shall I hang up first? We'll talk about it later when I come to Beijing to see you."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Fan Linqiu stared at the phone screen in a daze, always feeling uneasy.Lin Ni listened to what Fan Linqiu said just now, and asked with concern: "What's wrong with your mother? Is she sick?"

Fan Linqiu's eyes were dull, he shook his head first, then nodded uncertainly, "I don't know...my friend's mother works in our hospital, she said that my mother went to the hospital for an examination today."

Lin Ni's heart sank when he heard it, probably because of his professional habits as a doctor, as long as he talked about the hospital, he would automatically get a serious atmosphere, and when he thought of Fan Linqiu's mother, he was even more worried, but he still said something. He comforted her and said, "Auntie should be fine, maybe she's going for a routine checkup?"

Fan Linqiu slid his thumb back and forth in the address book, and put his finger on the word "Mom" on the memo, but he didn't dial it out for a long time.

"I kind of want to call my mother, but I don't know if she's asleep at this late hour."

"It's better to call auntie tomorrow, it's too late, but maybe you can ask your father about this?"

As soon as Lin Ni finished saying this, she regretted it, because in her impression, Fan Linqiu had never mentioned her father to her, so there was a high probability that she was divorced.

"My father is gone. He passed away during the earthquake in 08."

Fan Linqiu's voice was very soft when he spoke. Lin Ni looked down at her expression and found that she was not resistant to the topic of "father", but when she said "he passed away", the light in her pupils was obvious Much dimmer.

Lin Ni felt a little distressed, remembering that the last time she went to Sichuan, she only saw Lin Qiu and her mother.In her impression, Xue Hui was a warm-hearted person. After such a long time, Lin Ni still remembered her appearance. Even though she was dressed plainly, she still couldn't conceal her graceful temperament.

"I'm sorry... I don't know about your father."

Lin Qiu looked up at Lin Ni, and forced a smile, "It's okay, my dad has been gone for many years."

"Which hospital does your friend's mother work in?"

"Affiliated hospital."

There were tears in Fan Linqiu's eyes when he spoke, even though she tried her best to hold back her panic, Lin Ni still felt her fear.

Lin Ni stretched out one hand to hold her in his arms, put the other hand on her head, and gently comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, don't worry, call mom tomorrow, okay?"

Fan Linqiu was buried in Lin Ni's arms, feeling that her hug was very warm at this moment, she hugged Lin Ni's waist back, and whispered: "Senior sister... I'm actually really scared, and I'm afraid that my mother too..."

Lin Ni's hand that patted her shoulder moved to Lin Qiu's face, holding her cheeks, his eyes were full of determination, "Lin Qiu, mom will be fine, trust me, okay?"

"With Xiaolin's character, she called me so late to tell me about it, so her mother must have told her something before she came to tell me about it."

Lin Ni's thinking was exactly the same as Fan Linqiu's, and he called Lin Qiu after twelve o'clock, which showed that her friend was really worried, but she couldn't tell her, lest she would feel even more uncomfortable.

Lin Ni hugged Fan Linqiu even tighter, and kept comforting her: "Maybe your friend cares about you and doesn't think about it so much, okay? It must be fine."

Fan Linqiu sobbed lightly in Lin Ni's arms, "Really?"

"It's true, of course it's true. Don't cry..." Lin Ni rubbed her hair, and when Fan Linqiu's mood calmed down a little, Lin Ni said, "Do you want to take a bath first?" ? It's getting closer."

Lin Qiu raised his head, with some tears in his eyes, his tone was pitiful, "Yeah, I need to wash."

"Okay~ I'll take you to take a bath, don't cry anymore!"

Lin Ni pulled Fan Linqiu into the bathroom and helped her adjust the water temperature before going out. Before going out, she specially instructed: "Don't think too much when taking a shower. I'll blow your hair after washing."

After saying this, Lin Ni came out of the bathroom. She began to fall into deep thought, thinking about Lin Qiu's mother, and vaguely felt that there should be something wrong. According to the psychology of most parents, minor illnesses are generally reported to their children, but serious illnesses Not necessarily, coupled with Lin Qiu's personality, Lin Ni felt that if Xue Hui had some serious illness, there was a high probability that he would not tell Lin Qiu.

Lin Ni looked at the time again, there were still 10 minutes until one o'clock in the morning.

Just now Lin Qiu said that his friend's mother is in the affiliated hospital...

Speaking of the affiliated hospital, Lin Ni suddenly thought of someone.

After a little hesitation, Lin Ni still took out his mobile phone, turned to the WeChat that he hadn't contacted for a long time, and sent a message to the other party: [I want to ask you for a favor, can you ask your father to help me check a What disease does the patient have?His name is Xue Hui. ] Not long after the message was sent, the other party replied:

[It's been more than a month since I returned to China. I didn't expect that the first time you came to me was not to ask me out, but to ask me for help. ] Lin Ni put the phone on the table, feeling a little speechless, after a long time, he replied: [An appointment can be made at any time, you must check this for me, go to bed first. 】