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In the ward, the clock was ticking, and there was a moment of silence, and every minute and every second passed like this, like every turning point in life.

The old man lying on the hospital bed had a ruddy complexion and was full of energy, but his eyes had long since lost the brilliance of his youth. His whole body was like a dead tree supported by a strong root, as if he would fall down when the wind blew.

As if he didn't know where to start, he was lost in thought for a long time. When he spoke, the topic was as far away as the wind in the sky, "Are there going to be many parent-teacher meetings in your place?"

Gu Shen was sitting on the ponytail next to the hospital bed, peeling apples with a knife, "Maybe two or three times a year, it's not fixed, and it hasn't been opened this year."

"Oh, that's it." I don't know what the old man did when he was young, and whenever he wanted to talk about something, he was always used to talk about something else first, "Xiao Ke, he is most afraid of holding a parent-teacher meeting."

"His mother has not been at home, and he didn't want to find that person when the parent-teacher meeting was about to be held, so he came to me every time with some eggs or something. He didn't speak, and I asked him what he wanted me to do, and asked him several times That's why he whispered that it would waste half a day of my time to be his parent."

"At that time he was only this little tall." The old man stretched out his hand and gestured in the air, "He looked like seven or eight years old, and he was in elementary school."

The old man sat on the head of the bed, his eyes softened when he recalled those days, "I moved here in 00. When I met their siblings, Xiao Ke was 5 years old and his sister was 3 years old."

"The two children were very sensible at an early age. At such a young age, they cooked and washed clothes at home and did housework. That person hadn't learned to drink and gamble at that time. He started a small business in this area by himself, and he did a good job. To the two children Also generous, although this father is incompetent, but at least let them have enough food and clothing."

"His mother comes back once or twice a year, and every time she comes back to buy things in big and small bags, she also gives that person a lot of money, saying that it is used for his sister's medical treatment."

"It would be good if we can live like this all the time," the old man sighed, and when he spoke again, his voice became low, and even Gu Shen's heart ached, "The bad thing is that there is a problem with that person's business. "

"Probably in 02, his factory closed down. At that time, all the partners ran away with money and owed a lot of money. Xiao Ke's mother came back to pay back the owed money."

"The mother discussed with that person, saying that she would go out to make money, let him take good care of the two children at home, and send thousands of dollars every month back for them to use."

"At the beginning, that person was a little bit unwilling, and wanted to start the business again. But later, that person was taken to the gambling house by some kid. After sitting in the gambling shop, he no longer thought about any business matters. .”

"Xiao Ke's mother sent back more than half of the money every month. He used it to gamble. At the beginning, he really made a lot of money. It was a lot of money. Later, he lost it all overnight."

"That man started drinking, and he stopped going to the gambling house. He went to the south of the city to play mahjong regularly every day. I didn't know about these things until one day I went to the corner of the street to do errands," the old man said after a moment of relief. "It was in the evening, and I heard a loud cry coming from the corner of the street, the little girl's."

"I just wanted to see what happened. When I walked downstairs in that building," the old man closed his eyes, "I saw in the window on the third floor that the man threw a wine bottle at Xiao Ke, and the wine When the bottle was broken, he stabbed the child with the tip of the bottle, on the shoulder, on the back..."

"He didn't say a word, Xiao Ke was held in his arms, crying and trembling..."

The old man couldn't bear to recall, Gu Shen's hand that was peeling the apple stopped, and it took him a long time to realize that the apple was stained with blood. He saw that there was a cut in his hand at some point, cut by a knife, and the blood dripped onto the apple. down.

But he found that it didn't hurt at all. He stretched out his hand to pull the toilet paper to wipe the blood, and when he moved, his limbs and bones were in sharp pain, which made people shrink back uncontrollably.

The knife seemed to have scratched his heart, and the opening seemed to be torn open with a single movement. Salt and wind were poured into it, and he couldn't speak a word.

"I'll cut another one." Gu Shen's voice had never been so hoarse, and he said as if torturing himself, "And then?"

"Then I quickly went up and pushed that man down, and took the two children back." The old man said, "It was Xiao Ke's first visit to my house. He was very reserved and didn't even dare to drink his saliva. I said I would give him medicine, he hugged his clothes even tighter, as if afraid of being seen."

"After we got to know each other a few times, he was willing to let me rub the medicine on him," the old man's voice was choked up, and he was crying, "I, after living for so many years, this is the first time I see so many wounds on a child's body, densely packed. , My hands were shaking when I gave him the medicine."

Gu Shen tilted his knife, and there was another cut on his index finger.

The old man wiped away his tears and said to him, "Okay, don't cut it, you've cut it a few times."

"It's okay." Gu Shen cut off the blood-stained apple and continued to peel it, almost suppressing all the thoughts and emotions in his heart, gritted his teeth, and said, "No one here knows about their situation?"

"I know, how could I not know," the old man sighed again, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be more after crying, "But who dares to take care of it, it's all other people's family affairs, it's not appropriate to intervene anyway. Besides, the people here are all conservative in their thinking, sticking out filial sons, and they can only turn a blind eye when they hear crying."

Although the old man took people back from time to time, when that person came to pick up the child, he still had no reason to keep him here, and could only watch the two children be taken away.

Then, after a few days and a half months, or a month or two if it was better, the child was brought back with scars all over his body.

No way, really no way.

Gu Shen finally realized why some people would be so stupid as to stab someone with a knife. In many things, except that this extreme method can vent the pain in the body, he couldn't get rid of it. "What happened later? Why did he transfer to another school?" To the garden? Where is that man? Is he still alive?"

"Later," the old man sat a little tired, picked up the cup and took a sip of water, and continued: "Later, Xiao Ke died, and his mother finally knew what that person did to the two children at home, and initiated a lawsuit against that person. sued."

"Xiao Ke exposed his wounds in court for everyone to see, and that person's defense lawyer was speechless at that time."

"Later, that person was sentenced to three years in prison."

"Three years?" Gu Shen seemed to have heard some joke, the apple was squeezed out of juice, "Why only three years?"

"Because there is no evidence for Xiao Ke's death," the old man smiled wryly and shook his head, "he can only be convicted of intentional injury and sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of less than three years."

"Young man," after a long silence, the old man said softly, "I'm not telling you these things so that you can sympathize with Xiao Ke. You don't need to do anything, just spend more time with him and listen to what he has to say. Okay. He doesn't have any acquaintances over there, and he probably doesn't talk to his mother very much. It's rare that he can make friends in a month, so can you let him go more?"

"Even if you have conflicts because of something in the future, you can take a few more steps. Xiao Ke, I bury a lot of things in my heart and don't say them. Don't look at him always with a cold face, but once he values ​​​​others, he will It is more important than anything else." The old man seemed to be explaining something, his voice was hoarse, "He lived so hard before, so he can't suffer forever, right?"

Gu Shen finally peeled the apple, he handed it to the old man, his voice was firm and he didn't know who he was promising, "I will, I have a thick skin, and I am not afraid to push."

The old man took a bite of the apple, nodded, and finally showed a smile, "They should come up soon, let's talk about something happy, don't let Xiao Ke find out what I told you, or this kid will have to talk to you." I'm not done."

The two people in the ward smiled at the same time, and then the laughter grew louder, as if they really said something very happy just now.

***

The sky gradually dimmed, the light faded little by little, and only the outlines of two people could be seen clearly in the room.

Gu Shen raised his hand and touched Xu Ke's earlobe. The two had done such an intimate thing just now, but Xu Ke suddenly felt shy.

He twisted his body, his voice was a little annoyed, "Don't touch it."

Gu Shen buried his head and approached him, touched his lips soothingly, and when Xu Ke was in a daze, he asked, "You obviously have feelings for me, why did you let me stay away from you before? Hmm?"

Xu Ke himself didn't know why he fell in love with someone suddenly. When the feeling became clear, it should be because of the matter of stealing the test papers. Gu Shen didn't go to school for a few days.

At first, he was just not used to it, but when he was dazzled by the questions, he found that Gu Shen's face just flashed in his mind.

This kind of experience is quite new to Xu Ke, he is rarely lost in thought, especially when he is studying.

The love letter that Gu Shen received later made him feel suspicious of life even more, because he could really feel his depression at that time.

Just as he doesn't know why liking is such a thing in the world, he's also surprised that one day he will like someone.

As for why he likes it, it may be that Gu Shen treats him too well.

Xu Ke is different from others, he has had too little love from birth to now, Gu Shen's preference for him is like a giant ship on the ocean, he instinctively wants to get closer, but instinctively doesn't want to pull him together Ups and downs.

Gu Shen's hand touched his earlobe again, kneading it carefully, his breath was very close and light when he spoke, "Ask you? Why do you say that?"

"Gu Shen," Xu Ke breathed out and looked into his eyes, "How long will you like me? Can you guarantee it?"

"There are too many things that will change in this world, if you..."

"There are indeed many things that will change in this world." Gu Shen repeated his reasons and gave him a new result, "So would you like to take a look with me?"

"See if the word forever really exists."

Xu Ke's heart skipped a beat. He suppressed the throbbing in his heart and said, "Why are you talking so abnormally today?"

Gu Shen: "?"

"It's as if I'm in love."

Gu Shen: "..."

He laughed silently, looking at the room, he took a step forward and hugged Xu Ke, coaxing: "What happened here, remember the good things and forget all the bad things, okay?"

Xu Ke's voice was like snow in winter, cold and hard, "It's just the past, I've forgotten it long ago."

Gu Shen had long been used to the stubbornness of this person in his arms, he stroked Xu Ke's hair, and put himself and Xu Ke together, "From now on, only remember my little sister and me, okay? "

Xu Ke gradually hugged him back, buried in his arms and gave a soft "um".

In early autumn, when wild geese flew south, Gu Shen felt that the place in his heart was almost turned into a pool of spring water by this person in his arms.

The author has something to say: Don’t worry, Ke Ke’s father will be miserable~