Goldberg Variations

"Are you okay?" Gu Kai asked with his head lowered while supporting his shoulder.

The deep voice rang above Pei Wen's head.

Pei Wen's soft short hair rubbed against Gu Kai's chin and cheeks, itching.

Pei Wen hurriedly backed away.

Gu Kai's hand on his shoulder was stiff, then he retracted it nonchalantly and put it into his trouser pocket.

"I'm sorry!" Pei Wen immediately realized that he reacted too much, as if he had hurt the other party, and quickly apologized, "I, I'm fine...don't worry."

"It's fine." Gu Kai smiled, winked at Pei Wen again, as if joking, "Although I'm gay, I won't take advantage of men casually, so don't be afraid."

Pei Wen's ears turned red with embarrassment: "No...I didn't mean that, I don't miss you that much."

He just thinks that the perfume on Gu Kai's body smells good, and it makes his heart beat faster.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously sniffed the fragrance of Gu Kai's body.

The cold cedar and the warm sandalwood are mixed together to form an elegant and steady woody fragrance. There seems to be less obvious vanilla, and... Just when Pei Wen was about to distinguish it carefully, Gu Kai suddenly looked at him glance.

Although his movements were very subtle and would not be seen, Pei Wen still felt guilty of being caught, and immediately lowered his eyes to look at Yu Shuangshuang.

Finding that Pei Wen was fine, Yu Shuangshuang squatted down to teach the two children a lesson.

This is a little boy and a little girl.

The boy looks like a teenager, with a tiger head and a tiger brain.The girl is about eight years old, with two braids.

Knowing that she had done something wrong, the girl's braids drooped with her little head.

Yu Shuangshuang made a straight face on purpose, and frightened them: "Little girl, what if you bump into a patient when you run around like this in the hospital? Can you take responsibility for it?"

The little boy next to him hugged the girl's shoulders: "I'm sorry, Auntie, we didn't mean it, don't scold my sister, scold me instead."

Yu Shuangshuang opened her eyes wide: "Aunt???"

"Sister!" The boy was very clever, and immediately changed his words, saying, "Sister, you are so beautiful, you will definitely not care about us, right?"

Yu Shuangshuang tapped the boy's forehead with her index finger: "You can talk, you are such a thief at a young age."

"However," Yu Shuangshuang pointed at Pei Wen, "you still have to apologize to big brother. Fortunately, big brother is fine. If you fall and hurt yourself, you two will be finished!"

The boy nodded vigorously.

Yu Shuangshuang saw the little girl standing beside her stupidly, with a dazed expression on her face, without saying a word, and asked curiously, "Why doesn't your sister speak?"

The boy said: "My sister can't hear the sound, her ears are broken."

"Ah?" Yu Shuangshuang was stunned, and then realized that the little girl was wearing a small hospital gown, and she was also a patient. It turned out that there was something wrong with her ears.

She suddenly felt a little embarrassed, she didn't expect to bully a deaf child.

However, the boy had already talked and gestured, explained clearly to the girl, and dragged her to apologize to Pei Wen.

The little girl was only thigh high, and she bent down with her brother and said in unison: "I'm sorry, big brother, we didn't mean it."

Only now did Yu Shuangshuang realize that the little girl's voice was a little strange, perhaps because she couldn't hear her own voice.

"It's okay." Pei Wen smiled slightly, squatted down and rubbed the little girl's hair, and took out her mobile phone to type for the little girl.

Gu Kai glanced down, and it said: "It's okay, I'm fine."

Pei Wen continued typing: "Does it hurt?"

The girl was only eight years old, and she knew only a few words. Pei Wen tried to express it in simple words.

The little girl's cheeks were slightly red, with a shy smile in her eyes, she shook her head and said loudly, "It doesn't hurt!"

Pei Wen smiled, and typed: "You have a really nice voice, and you also look good, like a princess."

The little girl's eyes lit up, and there were two dimples on her flushed cheeks: "Really?"

Pei Wen nodded vigorously.

The little girl shyly hid behind her brother, leaving only her head out, and said, "My brother is also pretty!"

Yu Shuangshuang touched her head: "The little girl really has eyesight. Well, you guys go play, be careful, don't fall, and don't bump into others again, you understand?"

The boy nodded, fearing that they would regret it, he dragged his sister and ran away, shouting: "Big brother goodbye!"

He was obviously a little afraid of Yu Shuangshuang, so he didn't even say goodbye to her.

Yu Shuangshuang laughed helplessly: "Am I that scary?"

Gu Kai said: "It's not bad, but it's definitely not as gentle as Pei Wen."

Yu Shuang gave him a white look.

Pei Wen didn't participate in the topic, and kept looking in the direction of the two children, watching them play.

"What are you looking at?" Gu Kai asked, "You like children very much?"

"They are very cute." Pei Wen said, his eyes suddenly felt a little sentimental, "But they are so small that they can't hear their voices..."

Gu Kai: "Wearing a hearing aid, you can still hear the sound."

"Not everyone has the conditions to wear a good hearing aid." Pei Wen said.

Gu Kai said again: "With such a good brother protecting her, even if she can't hear the voice, she won't have a bad life in the future."

Pei Wen didn't speak any more, only gave a soft "hmm".

I hope so, he thought.

"Pei Wen!"

Suddenly hearing someone call Pei Wen's name, the three of them turned their heads together, and saw a young man in a sweater holding a bouquet of flowers in his left hand, beckoning to them while trotting over.

"So you are here!" Shi Yangming ran closer, smiled and extended his hand to Pei Wen who was wearing a hospital gown, "I am Shi Yangming, just call me Yangming!"

Pei Wen was slightly taken aback, it turned out that this was his savior.

It was hard for Pei Wen to say how he felt about this lifesaver.

But no matter what, the other party had good intentions to save him.

Pei Wen held his hand, then bowed deeply to thank him: "Thank you for saving me that day."

Shi Yangming was obviously embarrassed to see others bowing to him, and hurriedly helped him: "Hey—it's okay, don't do this."

Pei Wen insisted on bowing.

Shi Yangming smiled silly, scratched his head, waited for Pei Wen to stand up before handing out the flowers in his hand, and grinned with big white teeth:

"This flower is for you, I wish you a speedy recovery."

The flowers are mainly red carnations and white lilies, decorated with gladiolus, baby's breath and so on.The petals of the red carnations are layered, and the lilies are fragrant, and there are crystal drops of water hanging on them.

"Thank you." Pei Wen smiled.

Bow your head and take a sip, the rich aroma of flowers is very pleasant.

However, it still smells better on Gu Kai, the fragrance of lily is a little tired after all.

Pei Wen's attention was distracted for a while, and he quietly glanced at Gu Kai.

Shi Yangming greeted Gu Kai and Yu Shuangshuang in turn.

He had met Gu Kai before, but it was the first time for Yu Shuangshuang to meet formally, and they only contacted each other through mobile phones before.

Seeing Pei Wen's savior, Yu Shuangshuang was so excited that she almost knelt down to Shi Yangming.

If Shi Yangming hadn't happened to pass by that day to rescue Pei Wen, Yu Shuangshuang couldn't imagine what would have happened.

Just thinking about this makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time.

Yu Shuangshuang's reaction made Shi Yangming even more embarrassed.

He had no experience in coaxing girls, and was so stupid that he could only ask Gu Kai and Pei Wen for help in the end.

Only then did Gu Kai help him out: "Okay, don't cry, the false eyelashes are about to fall off."

"Ah?! Really?" Yu Shuangshuang stopped her tears immediately, and took out a small mirror from her bag to check.

After a closer look, he found that the makeup was quite complete, so he rolled his eyes and punched Gu Kai,

"You're kidding me, you didn't drop at all."

Gu Kai looked at the tears on her face: "Wipe it, there are so many people watching, can you pay attention to your image? If you don't know, you may think that some of us big men are bullying you."

Yu Shuangshuang wiped her tears and sobbed: "I was so excited to see my savior."

Pei Wen patted Yu Shuangshuang's arm gently: "Okay, I'm fine, I'm fine, don't cry."

Shi Yangming repeated the load.

After coaxing Yu Shuangshuang, Pei Wen turned to look at Shi Yangming: "How is your injury? I heard you were injured."

"My injury?" Shi Yangming immediately waved his arm exaggeratedly when he heard the words, and said loudly, "It's almost healed, look! It doesn't affect the use at all!"

"That's good." Pei Wen felt relieved, "I just don't know how to thank you. I really don't know how to repay such a kindness."

They have already transferred the medical expenses to Shi Yangming via mobile phone.

But I haven't thought about how to thank my savior.Shi Yangming didn't look very rich, and of course giving money was the most practical thing—but Pei Wen himself wasn't very rich either.

Moreover, giving money alone cannot express his heart.

"As long as you cherish your life and take good care of your body, I think you are already very satisfied!" Shi Yangming said with a smile, "It's just a little effort for me, so don't take it too seriously."

What he said made Pei Wen feel uneasy. He secretly glanced at Gu Kai, and found that Gu Kai did not show any abnormalities. It seemed that he didn't notice anything.

Then he smiled: "Thank you, I will."

"After I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll come to the door to thank you again. Although you don't ask for anything in return for your good deeds, I can't be ungrateful."

"Haha, you are too polite!" Shi Yangming was flattered by the praise, and smiled with squinted eyes, "But speaking of it, the scene that day was indeed very dangerous! It rained for many days at that time, the river was rushing, and there was sand in the water. Too much. You struggled so hard that I even choked on a few mouthfuls of water."

"If it weren't for me, I would have almost been able to switch to another swimmer, and I wouldn't be able to save you!"

Speaking of what happened that day, Pei Wen's expression was a little dazed.

At that time, he was in a very chaotic state, and it took another five days of ICU rescue before he woke up, so I can't remember the specific situation clearly.

Perhaps the brain automatically blocks painful memories.

He only vaguely remembered that the sky was gray that day, as depressing as his mood.The cold river water was poured in from the mouth and nose, and it was extremely uncomfortable to suffocate.

"Pei Wen, Pei Wen?" Gu Kai's gentle and concerned voice came from next to his ear, "What's wrong with you, are you feeling unwell?"

Gu Kai noticed that Pei Wen's eyes started to wander again, absent-minded, as if he wasn't listening to them at all.

The two children just now were still energetically playing and laughing on the grass, and kept making sharp dolphin sounds.

Seeing Pei Wen frowning slightly, Gu Kai covered his ears.

"I'm fine..." Pei Wen shook his head, raised the corners of his lips, smiled slightly, and lowered his eyes, "Let's go back."

Gu Kai was a little worried, and nodded: "Okay, can you go?"

"can."

On the way back to the ward, Pei Wen walked faster than usual.

Shi Yangming was still chatting with Yu Shuangshuang, his voice was loud and full of energy, as if he had endless strength.

And Pei Wen stood far away from Shi Yangming, frowning, not participating in the topic, and seemed a little silent.

"Shuangshuang, you can go back with Pei Wen, I'll talk to Yangming." Halfway, Gu Kai suddenly hooked Shi Yangming's shoulder.

"Okay." Yu Shuangshuang nodded, supported Pei Wen's hand, and smiled, "Let's go back first."

Pei Wen silently followed her away.

Watching the two leave, Shi Yangming was a little elated just now, but before he calmed down, he asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Gu Kai pondered for two seconds: "Talk about life and ideals."

Shi Yangming: "?"

Gu Kai laughed suddenly, and slapped Shi Yangming on the shoulder: "Talk about how you grew up so big without incident."

Shi Yangming: "???"

This person may have a relatively large nerve, so he can't notice the subtle emotional changes of the people around him.

For example, now Pei Wen seems to hate noise, including children's screams, and talking loudly.

But he didn't say it yet.