warm winter

Jiang Zhilan snorted and didn't answer, keeping her eyes on the fire.Ye Qing stood behind her for a while, knowing that she was not ready to answer.I wanted to ask again but was afraid that it would be too abrupt, so I didn't speak, just brushed the hair around my ear.

The noodles were placed in a small milk pot and brought to the dining room, Ye Qing followed and moved to the dining table.Jiang Zhilan felt a little distressed: "You came so suddenly, there is almost no fresh food in the refrigerator, so I can only add an egg and a few pieces of broccoli."

Ye Qing didn't show any politeness to her, she opened the stool and sat down.Sizzling hot noodles with a tantalizing aroma are topped with a beautifully poached egg and garnished with hearty slices of vegetables.

"This is already very good. If I didn't come to see you, I would be ashamed to ask someone to cook noodles for me at night."

After Ye Qing finished speaking, she focused on eating noodles.Jiang Zhilan watched for a while, then stood up and went to the kitchen to pour her a glass of juice.

"The juice is fresh, I know you must be too lazy to eat fruit after a meal, drink it."

Ye Qing ate quickly, looking really hungry.Looking at the orange juice in hand, she smiled with her eyes bent, she didn't look like a mature woman who was about to turn 30 at all.

Jiang Zhilan was very happy to see Ye Qing like this, it was like returning to her student days.Although he is not completely carefree, but at least he has not accepted the beatings from the society, and there are not so many scars in his heart.

"It's been a long time since I ate such delicious noodles and such delicious juice."

Ye Qing's compliment made Jiang Zhilan very happy, the corners of her mouth curled up, and her heart felt sorry for her friend.Thinking of her working alone in Haicheng for the past few years, working from dawn to dusk, she went home exhausted and didn't even have a bite of hot food.

"It's rare to be free again now, you can think about finding someone to take care of you, so you won't worry about going home without food in the future."

Jiang Zhilan's tone was full of jokes, Ye Qing put down her chopsticks and concentrated on drinking the juice, her eyebrows and eyes still frowned.

"Aren't you still alone, I didn't rush you." Ye Qing said leisurely, and kicked the ball back.

Jiang Zhilan sat up straight at once, and got serious: "Although I'm still alone now, I have a phased plan. When I'm done with this big project, I'll start thinking about my relationship life."

After she finished speaking, she crossed her arms and leaned back on the stool, looking at Ye Qing provocatively: "So what about you, do you want to enter the next stage with me?"

Ye Qing drank the last sip of juice, got up and went to the kitchen to wash the milk pot and cups.Before turning around, she replied calmly: "I finally regained my freedom, and I want to enjoy it for a while."

Jiang Zhilan curled her lips, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Ye Qing cleaned up the kitchen and was about to go to the guest room to get clothes from the suitcase to take a shower, only then did she realize that Jiang Zhilan had put the suitcase in her room.

"Are you going to let me sleep in the same room as you?"

Jiang Zhilan had already put an extra pillow on her bed, and also took the quilt from the guest room.

"You took a detour from thousands of miles to see me, and I was so moved that I couldn't sleep. If you don't talk to me tonight, I might go to the guest room to harass you."

Ye Qing shook her head helplessly, and went to take a hot bath.

The hot noodles and the comfortable hot bath greatly relieved the fatigue of the journey.

During the half month of traveling in Europe, she completely put down her work and immersed herself in a state of complete relaxation.The body that was overdrawn in the past few years is slowly recovering, but my heart is still concerned.

Although Jiang Zhilan's invitation to celebrate her birthday was rejected, Ye Qing wanted to come and see B University.In my impression, since she and Jiang Zhilan were admitted to university, Jiang Zhilan always visited her more often.

After careful calculation, this is her second visit to B University.

Jiang Zhilan took a shower behind her, and when she came out, she saw Ye Qing leaning against the bedside waiting for her, so she quickly finished drying her hair and walked to the bedside with a smile.

"Sure enough, you have been waiting for me, do you have something to ask me?"

As long as Jiang Zhilan leaves the laboratory, she is very happy, and can complete a sine function graph with emotional fluctuations, which Ye Qing will never learn.

"Didn't you say you wanted to chat tonight? If I fell asleep, wouldn't I occupy your bed for nothing?"

Jiang Zhilan seemed to be holding a bargaining chip, she didn't argue with Ye Qing, she lifted her quilt and sat down in a doggy manner.She and Ye Qing leaned side by side on the bed, the headlights in the room have been turned off, leaving only the lamps on the left and right bedside tables.

The bright environment suddenly darkened, adding a sense of tranquility and warmth, and also giving people a sense of relaxation.

Jiang Zhilan glanced at her mobile phone and put it beside the bed.He moved to Ye Qing's side again and pushed her.

"Tell me, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Ye Qing knew what she was asking, and she didn't know if she was guilty or embarrassed, under the dim light, Ye Qing's cheeks gradually became warm, and even stained a little pink.

But she was still calm when she spoke, and said very naturally: "I'm not afraid that you will be unhappy, so I came to see you before returning to Haicheng. It's not because of your birthday, but I just want to see you."

The smile on Jiang Zhilan's face grew stronger, and her tone was teased: "Did you come to see me, or who?"

Ye Qing glared at her, Jiang Zhilan didn't panic at all, and smiled even more happily.

"Besides you, who else can I look at." After Ye Qing finished speaking, she also felt that she was not very confident.

"Oh, whoever hears that will be sad."

"Can't you talk properly? If you plan to keep discussing this topic tonight, then I'd better go to the guest room and sleep." Ye Qing made a gesture to lift the quilt and get out of bed, but Jiang Zhilan grabbed her.

"Don't, don't, I won't say it, I won't say it."

Ye Qing sat back again, Jiang Zhilan really changed the subject, and asked some interesting things about her travels in Europe a while ago.

But going around, one topic that can't be avoided is Ye Qing's relationship problem.

"Ye Qing, you have traveled around Europe, but you really haven't met anyone who looks right to you? Not even anyone who is interesting to you?"

This is unscientific, it's normal for Ye Qing not to be interested, but are there no people who don't care about Ye Qing?

"Meeting by chance, it's just a few times to talk about feelings, don't you think it's too casual." Ye Qing's voice was very low, but his tone was extremely serious.

Jiang Zhilan also became serious, she hesitated a few times, moved her lips, but decided to swallow the words.

She reached out to turn off the desk lamp on her side, put down the pillow, and yelled that she was sleepy.

Ye Qing was still sitting, struggling with what to say all night, and couldn't hold back.

"How is Yuan Yuan recently?"

Seeing Jiang Zhilan's eyes opening instantly, Ye Qing turned her face away unnaturally, as if she was trying to explain: "I'm talking about her college life, nothing else."

Jiang Zhilan thought to herself, the more you say you mean nothing, the more you mean something else.Old friend for many years, how can I still not understand you?

In a blink of an eye, she couldn't help feeling that Yuan Yuan's intentions remained the same, and it was hard to persuade her.Although Ye Qing avoided it again and again, he always cared about the child. If this continues, the two will slowly get closer sooner or later.

Jiang Zhilan put her hand on her forehead to cover the light from Ye Qing's side.

"Yuan Yuan's college life, I have reported to you in detail since the day she got off the plane. So what you know is what I know. The rest probably belongs to what you don't want to know."

Sure enough, Ye Qing was silent.In the quiet room, there was the sound of slightly rapid breathing.

Jiang Zhilan counted down silently, and she bet that Ye Qing would officially end the topic when she counted down to dozens.

"Ten...nine...five...three..."

Before finishing counting, Ye Qing really spoke, but it was not as Jiang Zhilan expected.

Ye Qing obviously went through a mental struggle, and his rational restraint was defeated by throbbing in the dark room.Since thousands of miles away have come, why are they afraid to listen to anything now?

"Is she okay with Miss Jane?"

Jiang Zhilan blinked, wondering why Ye Qing suddenly mentioned Jian Xinhe.Later, when she wanted to understand, the meaning of the corner of her mouth was obvious.

"He also said that he didn't have that kind of thought for that child. If he really didn't care, how could he care so much about the people around her?"

In most cases, Yuan Yuan came to find her alone.But Jiang Zhilan had encountered several situations where she and Jian Xin were together on campus, and Jian Xin's thoughts were well concealed, at least Yuan Yuan didn't realize it.

But Jiang Zhilan could understand clearly from the side, sometimes she hesitated whether she should remind Yuan Yuan or not.But she felt that this was someone else's private matter, and she should not interfere without authorization.

But if Ye Qing also got into the game, Jiang Zhilan would no longer be carefree and carefree.

"You should have already seen Jian Xinhe's thoughts on Yuan Yuan, right?"

Jiang Zhilan moved her arm away and stared at the ceiling with a firm tone.

"Ah."

"You took the initiative to ask her because you were worried that they would get along with each other day and night in B University, and Yuan Yuan would fall into her arms?"

Ye Qing pursed her lips even tighter when she was talking about the central matter.When she was entangled, she could not help frowning, and her usually cold eyes gradually gathered together, forming a deep vortex.

"I didn't intend to tell you this, because I always felt that the future between you and Yuan Yuan would be difficult." Jiang Zhilan simply got up again, pulled the pillow and hugged it in front of him, and said carefully, "Yuan Yuan's heart has always been Missing you, but afraid to find you too often to annoy you. So she ran to me when she was free, and carefully asked me for some information about you. "

Ye Qing felt uncomfortable when he heard it, and felt that Yuan Yuan had wronged him too much.

When Jiang Zhilan saw that the topic had started, she simply continued.As for whether to accept Yuan Yuan or not, let Ye Qing decide for himself.Anyway, Ye Qing has nothing to do with Yuan Honghao now, there are not so many taboos on seniority.

"It was she who begged me to invite you to come here before. In fact, she wanted to celebrate your birthday for you. But she also knew that if she let you know it was her intention, she would definitely not come. Unexpectedly, even if I asked, you still refused gone."

Jiang Zhilan's memory went back to the day when Yuan Yuan's eyes full of hope dimmed instantly after hanging up the phone, and she still couldn't help but feel distressed.

"You didn't see how uncomfortable that child is. If I wasn't in front of me, I'm afraid I would have cried at that time."

Ye Qing really frowned, clenched his right hand into a fist and unconsciously placed it on his heart.

"She hasn't been here since then. She must have been hiding and digesting. But she was not discouraged. After being hit by me, she still insisted on waiting for you and said she would compete fairly with her father."

After talking about it, Jiang Zhilan laughed lightly, shaking her head, feeling that Yuan Yuan is quite cute.

Ye Qing could hear the clue, and asked in a deep voice, "What did you hit her with?"

Seeing Ye Qing's serious attitude, Jiang Zhilan no longer concealed it, and repeated to Ye Qing what he said to Yuan Yuan that day.

After Ye Qing listened, she didn't know what to say about her friend.

Jiang Zhilan wholeheartedly wanted to do her best, and wanted to help her untie the messy and complicated network of relationships with Yuan Yuan.But it will inevitably hurt Yuan Yuan.This made her unbearable.

Jiang Zhilan has basically confirmed her friend's thoughts by now, the distress in Ye Qing's eyes cannot be faked.She is not a hypocrite, let alone just the two of them at this time, there is no need to pretend.

"Don't tell her these things anymore. She doesn't have any real idea about the status and wealth of the Yuan family."

Ye Qing thought of the expensive necklace that Yuan Yuan threw on the table because she lost her mind, which shows that she doesn't care much about money.And when Jiang Zhilan provoked her like that, it was easy for the naive Yuan Yuan to act impulsively.

"But since she wants to be with you, she will grow up sooner or later. She can't talk about her favorite things independently, so do you want you to protect her from the wind and rain?"

If being with Yuan Yuan would make Ye Qing work harder, then Jiang Zhilan would rather her friend remain single.

Ye Qing's eyes became warmer, she shook her head and said softly, "She will grow up."

Yuan Yuan has changed a lot since the first meeting, but they have been meeting each other, so they can't feel it.After three months of separation, Ye Qing had enough time and space to recall, only to realize that Yuan Yuan was no longer the 14-year-old child he used to be in terms of body and mind.

She has grown taller than herself, and can easily hold her shoulders.Her mind is youthful, and she will take the initiative to kiss her because she likes it.Although it made her flustered, it was undeniable that it was a first-time breath.

Jiang Zhilan grabbed the phone next to her, and after unlocking it, regardless of what time it was, she found Yuan Yuan's number and dialed it.

Ye Qing's temperament is like this, cold and sullen, if no one pushes her, then she can hesitate until she is 40 years old.

Ye Qing guessed who Jiang Zhilan was calling, and wanted to stop her from saying that it was too late, but seeing that she had already put the phone to her ear, she swallowed the words, quietly waiting for a response from the other end of the phone.

It rang for a long time, but no one answered, Jiang Zhilan felt strange.

"It's a bit late, but how can a college student go to bed so early?" After speaking, Jiang Zhilan called again, but still no one answered, until she hung up automatically.

There was slight disappointment in Ye Qing's eyes, but she still patiently persuaded her friend to give up.

"Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. I'll just send her a message tomorrow. It's too late today, so don't disturb her rest."

The next day, Jiang Zhilan took Ye Qing to the campus restaurant for breakfast, and then took her to visit the campus.Ye Qing only felt that the place she left was not the same as the scene she remembered, but since she hasn't been here for so long, it's normal to have changes.

It wasn't until she saw the sign of the business school that she realized Jiang Zhilan's purpose in bringing her here.

"I remember that Yuan Yuan seems to have a class this morning, and I will definitely meet her here. Then you will have a chance encounter on campus and give each other a surprise."

Jiang Zhilan had already started daydreaming, Ye Qing shook her head to look at her, but did not turn back.

She slowed down and walked leisurely with Jiang Zhilan on the path of the business school, but her eyes always fell on the passing students rushing to class intentionally or unintentionally.

However, after class time passed, Yuan Yuan was still nowhere to be seen.Jiang Zhilan murmured: "It's actually strange. I've met him a few times after breakfast before, but this time is the right time."

Ye Qing took a deep look at her, Jiang Zhilan's act of "creating a surprise" was too obvious.But now she couldn't hide the disappointment in her heart. In fact, she also wanted to see Yuan Yuan, didn't she?

If it wasn't for worrying in her heart, if it wasn't for the increasing number of appearances in her dreams, which disturbed her from sleeping, why did Ye Qing come here all the way.

The meeting that I had been vaguely looking forward to since last night, until now, has still come to nothing.

Ye Qing didn't show much emotion, she just tickled her ears, only to remember that she pulled up her hair today.She wore a woolen coat today, light gray, paired with a pair of dark slim-fit jeans and half-height boots, making her look cold and lustful.

Ye Qing saw that the campus gradually quieted down, and the students who were in a hurry just now gradually disappeared at the entrance of the teaching building.She narrowed the starlight in her eyes, and said in a flat tone: "It may be that the class has changed, or it may be that we didn't see it just now."

Jiang Zhilan had already taken out her mobile phone and was dialing a number, but there was still no one answering the phone that could be connected with a single call, which even Ye Qing felt a little unusual.

"Do you have Aunt Liu's phone number?"

Jiang Zhilan shook her head, she was only entrusted by Ye Qing to take care of Yuan Yuan, so there was no need to befriend other members of the Yuan family.

When the two were at a loss, Jian Xin and hurriedly passed by them.She was holding a laptop in her hand, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and her hair was tied casually on top of her head. She looked a little tired at first glance.

"Miss Jian." Ye Qing spoke first, and stopped Jian Xinhe.

Jian Xinhe just came out of the supervisor's office, and the topic of the thesis has just been selected, but she needs to take a few days off.The tutor's face was not very good-looking, but Jian Xinhe insisted, the tutor had to give in and agreed that she would use extra time to supplement the materials, but did not agree with her delaying the submission of the first draft.

"Miss Ye, why are you here?"

Jian Xinhe was very surprised that Ye Qing suddenly appeared on the campus of University B, but at this moment she was not in the mood to greet here.Out of politeness, she walked over, thinking that she could leave after saying hello, but she didn't expect that Ye Qing, who usually seldom speaks, would take the initiative to start a chat.

"I happened to be on vacation, so I came to visit a friend. This is my good friend Jiang Zhilan, who is a postdoctoral student in the School of Biology."

Ye Qing seemed very eager to talk, but Jian Xinhe was helpless.She could only nod to Ye Qing and Jiang Zhilan apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I have something urgent to do today. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Ye Qing intuitively felt that Jian Xin and the anxiety in his expression had something to do with Yuan Yuan.Although she doesn't have much contact with Jian Xinhe, this daughter of the Jian family has always been gentle and calm. Except for Yuan Yuan, she has never seen her lose her composure.

Jian Xinhe was about to pass by Ye Qing, Ye Qing said again: "Are you going to find Yuan Yuan?"

Jian Xinhe's footsteps stopped suddenly, but he didn't turn around immediately.She turned sideways to Ye Qing like this, with her face turned sideways, as if she was hesitating and thinking about something.

Now Ye Qing's uneasiness became more obvious, she ignored the previous politeness, and kept asking: "We haven't been able to contact her since last night, do you know what she is busy with?"

Ye Qing originally wanted to ask where Yuan Yuan was, but felt that his identity was not suitable.She was also afraid of being caught by Jian Xin and her. At least in a certain way, they had the same thoughts.

It is often easier for people of the same kind to discover each other's thoughts.Just like now, Jian Xin and Ye Qing secretly looked at Ye Qing, and Ye Qing could also see Yuan Yuan's shadow on the other's face.

Jian Xinhe took a few deep breaths, turned around slowly, faced Ye Qing and Jiang Zhilan and said in a calm voice, "Yuan Yuan is hospitalized, and I'm going to the hospital to change shifts with Aunt Liu."

Naturally, there is no shortage of people to accompany Yuan Yuan to take care of him at night when he is hospitalized, but Aunt Liu and Jian Xinhe are not at ease, and they must be accompanied by themselves to be at ease.Originally, Jian Xinhe was going to stay with her all night, but this morning she had to meet with her tutor to hand in materials, so she had to work hard for Aunt Liu all night.

Ye Qing was no longer as calm as before, the hand that was originally in the coat pocket suddenly pulled out and grabbed Jian Xinhe's forearm.

"How did she end up in the hospital?"

Is it because I ate a bad stomach or did not wear clothes in time due to weather changes?But these are not so serious that they need to be hospitalized.In Ye Qing's memory, Yuan Yuan had occasional illnesses in the past few years but had never been hospitalized.

Jiang Zhilan exploded in place a long time ago, very excited: "Ah! Why did she go to the hospital all of a sudden? Didn't the child be fine before? Which hospital is she in?"

They thought they were in the hospital affiliated to the medical school, but Jian Xinhe told them that Yuan Yuan was in Sheng'an Hospital.

Jiang Zhilan's heart skipped a beat, the people living in Sheng'an Hospital were not just troublemakers.

Seeing them, Jian Xinhe was really worried, and couldn't bear to continue to hide it.

"A few days ago, Yuan Yuan encountered a traffic accident and injured his leg."

When Ye Qing spoke again, his voice trembled uncontrollably: "Is it serious?"

Jian Xinhe shook her head, then nodded again: "The left leg was shattered and fractured. And the bicycle she was riding collided with a motorcycle. If she hadn't been wearing a protective helmet, she might have suffered serious head injuries."

Jian Xinhe recalled that night when he received the call notification, his world was spinning.When I rushed to the hospital and listened to the doctor's words, I almost fainted on the spot.

Ye Qing couldn't stop trembling all over, and murmured: "It's so serious."

Then she regained consciousness and solemnly asked: "Can we go to the hospital with you to see her?"

Jian Xinhe took a deep look at Ye Qing as if she was looking for something, but Ye Qing's face was full of anxiety, but his eyes didn't hide, he just waited for her answer wholeheartedly.Jian Xinhe couldn't bear to refuse such a look, because she had seen similar firmness and purity in Yuan Yuan's eyes.

Too hasty, Ye Qing and Jiang Zhilan went to visit a doctor empty-handed, which was not in line with etiquette.But none of them was in the mood to take this into consideration. In Jian Xinhe's car, none of the three of them spoke.

The heater was already turned on slowly in the car, and the scenery on both sides of the road quickly became a reflection.Ye Qing glanced sideways to the outside of the car, some of the sturdy foreigners had already started to put on thick coats, and Yuan Yuan actually rode a bicycle in such a season?

When they arrived at the hospital, Jian Xinhe told them Yuan Yuan's ward number, and he went to the attending physician's office.Jiang Zhilan hesitated to speak along the way, seeing Ye Qing's always tense face, she didn't know how to persuade her.

Outside the ward, Jiang Zhilan stopped Ye Qing.

"Don't go in first, I'll ask about the situation later. Adjust your mood outside, don't get angry as soon as you go in, and scare the child."

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel for the nutrient solution, thank you.