salt by salt

I opened my eyes suddenly, and the nightmare quickly lost its color.

The curtains were drawn, and I couldn't tell the time, it was probably still early in the morning.A burst of dizziness hit her, she rubbed her temples, her head was dizzy, and her pajamas were soaked in cold sweat, making it uncomfortable to stick to her neck.

Just as he was about to get up and change clothes, he suddenly felt a hindrance.I stretched out my hand to lift the quilt, and as expected, Andre was sleeping soundly on the other side, his slender eyelashes fluctuated gently with his breathing, and he was tightly clutching the corner of my clothes.

She's only like an angel when she's asleep.

Sighing, I carefully pulled out the piece of fabric and tucked Andre in.

The atmosphere of the New Year has faded, and many people have returned to work one after another.Because Hou Guangyue had problems to deal with, Song Cheng was so busy these days that he couldn't take the time to ask about Mingde's situation carefully.I used the excuse that I didn't want to worry too much, and handed over all the things in my hands to Xu Yucheng, and he and Ye Zhifan would fight in the ring.

Xiao Wang said that when I didn't come back to live, Andre didn't sleep as peacefully as before, and he was sleepy all day long, and he wasn't even as enthusiastic about stringing beads as before.Although these changes are extremely slight, I can't help but think that maybe it's because of Andre's subconscious awareness of my departure.

I really don't know how to feel sorry for him.

In the past few days, Xiao Wang asked for leave to go back to visit his parents. I thought it was just a matter of asking another nurse to take over for a few days. Anyway, I was at home all day, so I didn't think there would be any trouble, so I agreed.

Unexpectedly, Andre was not familiar with the new nurse and would not cooperate in every way. At noon, the nurse tried to take him to rest. He sat at the table with his head bowed and drew pictures, motionless.

The nurse guided him for nearly half an hour. Seeing that Andre didn't respond, he stretched out his hand and pulled his arm.The movement was not considered forceful, but Andre was suddenly touched by a stranger, he got up and backed up like a conditioned reflex, tripped over a chair, and fell heavily to the ground.

Fortunately, the floor was covered with a thick carpet so that no one would be injured.The nurse was a little anxious, and tried to help him up, but it had the opposite effect.Andre was suddenly irritated, he waved his arms to prevent him from approaching, and smashed the colorful crayons all over the ground.

In just a few seconds, the situation turned into a mess.

I seldom get angry with outsiders. Even if I know that the nurse didn’t mean it, I can’t help being angry at the moment: “Don’t just grab him like this, what if it hurts him?! Be careful, he’s a patient!”

Andre curled up against the wall, almost crying from his throat, like a threatened animal.

I didn't want to blame anyone anymore, I knelt down and approached him slowly, comforting him softly while stroking his hair and back.He didn't reject my touch, and slowly stopped sobbing, but still made a sharp sound from time to time, which hurt my eardrum.

Suppressing the violent noise, I held Andre, who was trembling all over, in my arms, and murmured softly against his ear: "Andre, it's okay, brother is here... Shh, shh, it's okay, brother is here ..."

In this case, I don't feel at ease about handing Andre over to the new nurse, so I have to stay by his side 24 hours a day.Perhaps because Andre lived in my room during the years when I was away, he adapted quickly to the environment in the master bedroom without any rejection, and even fell asleep obediently by himself, with surprisingly good results.

But I'm not a nurse, and I don't have enough energy to take care of patients all night. I'm exhausted after just a few days of nursing.Fortunately, Xiao Wang will come back tomorrow, and Andre can go back to the original room to rest.

After I changed into my pajamas and came to the bed, Andre was still sleeping soundly, with a steady rise and fall of his chest.It was precisely because he couldn't think about anything that the beautiful sleeping face showed a bit of innocence that didn't know much about the world.

"It's easy for you, you slept comfortably, and tortured my brother enough." I smiled wryly, and scratched his cheek, "Little villain, you have to be prank... Don't scare me, brother is not as good as you." Smart, can't stand this kind of joke."

no respond.

There will be no response either.

"Didn't you always want to hear my brother say I love you? I love you, really, don't lie." I breathed out, hugged Andre gently, and put my chin against the top of his golden hair, "Wait for you to recover Let me tell you countless times, okay?"

As Song Cheng said, taking care of patients is an extremely difficult task, which consumes all the patience and energy of a person, not to mention that there is no bright future at all.

The dark road ahead must also be walked on.

I remembered those nights in S City, when Andre sneaked into my room, pestered me for kisses, and acted like a baby to me: Brother, I have had a hard time in the past three years, and no one talked to me.

Brother, I have been looking for you, I miss you so much.

The voice in my memory dissipated in the darkness of the room, and I suddenly had the urge to cry.

"Andre..."

Come back soon, I miss you so much.

"Hey, it's about the same, with a slightly more angled angle."

I held the scissors uncertainly: "To this side? Or that side?"

"To the left." Xiao Wang said, "It can be trimmed a little—no, no, it's not like this—Mr. Xu, you cut it too hard!"

Andre sat on the sofa, watching the animation on the TV screen, and he was very cooperative with my behavior of playing with his hair.

No matter what it looks like outside, returning to your parents for the New Year can always make you a child.When Xiao Wang came back, he was all smiles, and with his usual optimistic attitude, he rescued me who was nervous and this lifeless family.

I had been with Andre too long to realize the change in him.A few days later, Xiao Wang reminded me that Andre's sight was blocked by his hair, which had to be cut.

Andre was taken to me from the hospital for nearly two months, and his hair has indeed grown a lot, almost braiding.But he was stimulated by the new nurse not long ago, and his rejection of strangers became more and more intense, even if he wanted to invite someone to come to his house to help him fix his hair.

Xiao Wang knows some simple haircutting skills, and said that the most convenient way is to trim the hair to the shortest.I don't want the delicate beauty to be suddenly shaved into a cropped head. I thought it would be easy to cut my hair, so why not do it myself.

"It's okay, Mr. Xu, this kind of thing is familiar once."

This is Xiao Wang's evaluation of my craftsmanship after the cut.

Thanks to Andre's beautiful birth, he looks good with any hairstyle.I fiddled with his uneven forehead hair, thinking bitterly that at least it was a personality trend.

"I made steamed vegetables at night, and last time Andre was very happy to eat them." Xiao Wang quickly cleaned up the living room, "Mr. Xu, don't tell him to watch TV for too long, it's not good for his eyes."

I agreed, and lovingly kissed Andre on the face: "Let's watch the children's channel."

In fact, I knew in my heart that he had no idea about programs and commercials. He was not watching TV, but just following the flickering and changing lights and shadows.I reached out and switched to the children's program, and the parents accompanied a few children to clap and dance under the tree.

The music for children has a simple rhythm and clear melody. Andrei seems to shake his body slightly with the song, and a little light reflected from the screen appears in his godless blue eyes.

"Do you like this?" I said with a smile, "I know quite a few leaders of this station. Next time my brother will take you to watch it live, and you can also participate in the game."

He stared at the TV intently, and I said to myself: "When you recover a little, I will accompany you to live outside for a while. Yin Wenjun recommended a villa to me last time. It is better to cultivate your body and mind there than to stay in the house every day. Stay strong, I'm afraid you will have new problems. Wu Mian is a psychiatrist, maybe he can help, next time I bring him to the house, don't drive him away, okay?"

"Mr. Xu." Xiao Wang came in with a fruit plate, "The core of the fruit is gone, you can feed Andre some."

I brought the strawberries to Andre's lips, and he opened his mouth cooperatively.The sweet juice flowed down the corner of his mouth, and I took out a tissue to wipe it carefully for him.

There is no open and secret fighting, no deliberate planning, only Andre, Xiao Wang and I are at home, as if we are in heaven.

But when Lin Ya's call came to my cell phone, I knew my vacation was over.

"Junyan." There was a smile in her tone, "Things are well arranged, but there are some details that need to be discussed with you. I want to invite you out for a gathering tonight. The car is downstairs."

After hanging up the phone, I said to Xiao Wang: "I'm eating out tonight, I may come back later, you and Andre rest first, don't wait for me."

Xiao Wang nodded: "Mr. Xu, it's cold in spring today, and the temperature has dropped a lot. You should wear thicker clothes."

I rubbed Andre's hair: "My brother is gone. Be obedient at home and go to bed on time, you know?"

When I put on my coat and went out, for some reason, I suddenly looked back at Andre again.He looked at the front attentively, and there was a children's song program on the TV.The living room was well heated. Andre was wearing a bright sweater, his fair side face was flushed from the heat, and the chandelier cast a warm light on his whole body.

I stared quietly for a while, then turned and opened the door, and cold air entered my nostrils.

Lin Yayi was waiting for me beside the sports car. Her newly replaced mobile phone case was covered with various bright decorations, and the glittering sequins on it could be seen from a long distance away.This scene was so similar to the scene in high school that I couldn't help feeling the absurdity of fate.

At that time, I was humiliated by Xue Keming at the bar, and she was the one who came to greet me.

After many years, the protagonist of the story is still the three of us.

Lin Ya looked up and saw me, opened the car door, and raised her jaw: "Come on, don't spoil my fun tonight, have a good time, and treat it as an early holiday."

I got into the co-pilot and smiled at her: "Since it's a holiday, what does Miss Lin want to celebrate?"

A deep dimple rose on her cheeks, and her almond eyes were dazzling: "Of course it's a celebration..."

"Xue Keming is completely finished."