Promised period

After coming back from the villa, Song Ke fell ill with a persistent high fever.After persisting for three days, I couldn't hold on anymore. On the fourth day, I took the medical records and went to the hospital.

To pick up the number at the outpatient clinic, there was a long queue at the manual window, so I had to go to the queue at the self-service number machine.But there are also many people who can't use the machine. Sometimes it's a problem with the card, sometimes it's a problem with mobile payment, and a few people haven't made progress for a while.

It was not easy to get in line, thinking that it would not be easy to come here, so he decided to check out another problem by the way.As a result, the psychology department only had an afternoon number, so I had to spend two hours in the hospital.

In fact, Song Ke often came to this place, and she was so familiar with it that she even sent Chen Jue here three days ago.The ambulance pulled them here from the suburbs that day, and they knew they were going to the International Department without anyone telling them, because Chen Jue was a frequent visitor to that place.

When he was injured in an accident, Chen Jue lived in the hospital there for a whole month.At first he was in a coma, but later he woke up and refused to receive treatment. Every day there were new situations.As the only relative, Chen Nian was so busy during that time that he could barely take care of both the company and the hospital.Song Ke also felt uncomfortable, but unlike Chen Nian who could see him every day, Song Ke could only see him once a week at that time, and she was still with Chen Nian.

Of course not at first.At first Song Ke stayed there day and night, but Chen Jue woke up and asked who he was, but he couldn't answer, so he had to tell Chen Jue foolishly that he was Chen Nian's boyfriend.

"Boy friend?"

Chen Jue questioned him: "What do you do for work?"

He handed his business card to Chen Jue: "Start your own business and be an intelligent voice robot."

Out of politeness, Chen Jue took it and glanced at it, then said to him nonchalantly, "I don't understand this."

Song Ke could only laugh, and didn't know what to say besides laughing.

Later, I went there more times, and Song Ke ran into something interesting.Once Chen Jue wanted to go to the bathroom, but there was no one around, so Song Ke helped him to go.He asked Song Ke to wait outside, and when he came out, he first thanked Song Ke, then walked slowly back to the bed and sat down, and then said mockingly: "People really can't be sick. Once sick, there will be no privacy, no dignity, like a walking dead." .”

Song Ke still wanted to laugh, but couldn't.Just because he went to the bathroom with him, he actually felt that he had no privacy and dignity. This is the most boring joke in the world.But in the end, he just said to him dumbfounded: "You're welcome, Mr. Chen."

Afterwards, Chen Jue looked much better, at least it looked like that.Instead of asking himself why he didn't remember, or even trying to figure out how his stepmother died, he just disappeared for a day without saying a word.

That day Chen Nian looked for him all over the world, and Song Ke was too anxious to work, driving around the city like a headless chicken.Countless phone calls were made, and all friends who could be contacted were contacted, but no one knew where he had gone.

As a result, in the middle of the night, Chen Jue drove back to the hospital by himself without any injuries.Chen Nian asked where he had been, and he said that he hadn't gone anywhere, but went to the cemetery to kowtow to his stepmother a few times so that she wouldn't have to worry about herself.

That night Chen Nian cried for a long time, but Chen Jue just said to her: "Sister, don't worry about me in the future, I will live a good life by myself."

But how can you not worry?

In the past, Chen Jue always had an appearance of excess self-confidence. He played with cars and watches, and his personality looked calm, but he was actually very attractive, especially in front of Song Ke, he talked too much and densely, and his energy seemed to never run out. that day.Now Chen Jue seems to be a different person.He still plays with cars and watches, but he never confides his inner thoughts to anyone.He seldom talks, doesn't like to go home, doesn't like to laugh, and occasionally just sits and smokes quietly when he goes home.Song Ke knew that he had sealed himself off, but he didn't know why.

Until now, Song Ke still doesn't know why.

Holding the medical records in his hand, he walked a long way without knowing why.He raised his head in a daze, and he was already standing at the door of the inpatient building of the International Department.Song Ke felt that it was unnecessary for her to come here, but she walked over involuntarily, maybe she still wanted to know what was going on with Chen Jue.

In the end, I ran into Chen Nian who was about to leave on the first floor.

When Chen Nian saw him, he was taken aback for a moment, then walked up to him and asked, "Have you been up there?"

Song Ke shook her head: "Don't worry, no."

Chen Nian said, "That's not what I meant. My brother woke up yesterday, and I thought he called you."

Of course, Song Ke could only shake her head: "No." After a pause, she added, "Just wake up."

For some reason, the nasal passages that had been stuffed for a few days suddenly became unobstructed, and I felt much more at ease.

Seeing the medical record in his hand, Chen Nian asked, "Are you sick?"

"I have a little cold, it's not a big problem."

Chen Nian guessed that he was there to save his elder brother from frostbite, so he didn't say a word for a while, then pulled him away.

He asked: "What are you going to do?"

I thought in my heart that she was going to drag him to see Chen Jue, and was anxious to refuse, but couldn't say a word.In the end, Chen Nian just wanted to take him to the International Department to see a doctor, because there was no need to queue up there.

While coping with it, he thought of a way to get out, and when he walked out of the hospital, Chen Nian thought he was in the bathroom.

It's just a pity that I lost those two numbers, and finally got them.But it's good to know that Chen Jue has awakened, at least it's not a waste of time.

The subway station was 800 meters away. He slowly wiped his nose and walked there quietly in the crowd.There are many people on Line [-] at any time. The line is old, but it passes through the core areas of the city.

The sound of the station announcement started to make him trance, because he couldn't hear clearly, every stop was the name of his family, and it seemed that there was Chen Jue's hand beside him.He suspected that his condition had worsened, and he didn't take it seriously at first, but gradually realized that he was afraid after a few stops.

Forget it, let's see it next time.

Finally arrived at the station, squeezed out of the car, came out and found the kind of popcorn sold on the side of the road.The vendors are skillfully operating, and the sound of banging in the iron machine is very lively, just like the New Year.

"How much is it?"

"Eight dollars."

price goes up.It used to be six yuan, and Chen Jue often ate it.

I remembered that I used to joke that Chen Jue had never seen the world, and that everything he saw was good.Not only popcorn, but also the iron pan fried rice, fried skewers, and Malatang sold on the roadside are novel to him, okay, because he has never eaten such a heavy-tasting food since he was a child, it is unhygienic but extremely tempting.These things can always easily attract his attention on the way home from get off work. For a few dollars, buy a small portion, and the two of you can eat the whole way with one bite.

Sometimes Song Ke even wonders if she is the same kind of thing for Chen Jue, who is attractive because of its novelty, but it is not suitable for him at all, and if she tastes too much one day, she will definitely get tired of it.

As a result, Song Ke couldn't help herself and bought a copy today.Because Chen Jue woke up and was fine, he couldn't help but be happy.The hard paper is rolled into a cone shape, and the popcorn is packed inside. You can taste the happiness at the beginning for [-] yuan, and it is worth the price.

Later, I was too busy to see a doctor.

A few days later, Chen Nian went to see Song Ke with something to eat.Song Ke is just getting better, but still can't go to work in the company, so she can only reluctantly work remotely at home.

"Sit casually, the house is a bit messy."

Chen Nian changed her slippers, tiptoedly dodged a few cat toys on the ground, and went straight to the refrigerator in the kitchen to put food.She bought two big bags full of milk, fruits and vegetables.Xiao Jiu jumped out from nowhere, and jumped directly on top of the refrigerator without paying attention, so frightened that she almost slapped it to death with lettuce.

Song Ke was working on the sofa, without raising her head to the kitchen: "Make porridge for me."

"It's not nutritious to just eat porridge."

"You can't make abalone and sea cucumber porridge?"

She said angrily, "Song Papi."

Song Ke smiled.

After a while, the sound of ding ding stopped, and Chen Nian hugged Xiao Jiu into his arms, stood at the kitchen door and looked at him from a distance: "Brother mentioned you."

He paused for a moment, before returning his eyes to the screen.

"Ask what you've been up to lately."

After Chen Nian said this, the room fell silent.

After waiting for a while, without waiting for his response, she went to call the restaurant to deliver porridge.The other party moved quickly, and it was delivered within half an hour. There were two big bowls of seafood porridge filled with sea cucumber, scallops, flower maw, scallop and abalone.

It happened to be the one that Chen Jue treated guests to on his birthday. Song Ke tasted it in one bite, lowering her head halfway: "This restaurant also serves takeaway?"

"Where is it?" Chen Nian rolled his hair in one hand, and scooped up a spoon carefully with the other hand, "Let's not talk about take-out, it's hard to find a place for dine-in, if it wasn't for reporting my brother's name, I wouldn't have such a big face."

"He likes to eat?"

"Well, but they didn't take me there."

Thinking of the day when they broke up in the restaurant, Song Ke swallowed a mouthful of porridge, and felt that the taste was no longer what it used to be, it was amazing.

Chen Nian left after eating with him, without mentioning Chen Jue again.Song Ke didn't know whether she wanted to hear it or not, but she just felt that life had to go on, and it was useless to think too much.

It was rainy in the early spring, and at night it was raining again.

He sat in the room in a daze, looking at the rain on the window, the glass was hazy, and his heart was very damp.

Thinking back to the New Year in my hometown, the two of them stepped on the snow and their socks were wet after returning home, but because they talked a lot along the way, their hearts were warm and ironed, and they drank a cup of hot tea. Slightly open comfortably.He boiled water to help Chen Jue wash his hair, pouring scoops of hot water slowly.Chen Jue is such a big man, huddled in front of the mirror, his back is arched like a shrimp, his head is covered with dense white foam, but the skin on the back of his neck is hot red, very cute.

Just like that, I gradually felt that my heart was numb and my nose couldn't breathe.Thinking that the temperature was burning again, I was about to get the thermometer, but when I lowered my head, I found that the phone I was holding was vibrating.

It turned out that it wasn't the numbness of the heart, but the numbness of the fingers, ten fingers connected to the heart.

The other party is using a landline, so there is no name.

He connected and said "Hello" in a hoarse voice, but the other end was extremely quiet.Take off the phone, the time shows that it is already past ten o'clock in the evening, and the variety show has finished broadcasting and the next episode is previewed.

The number is a local area code, but the middle four digits are very unfamiliar.

He asked again: "Which one?"

There was still no opening, only slow, deep breathing.Thinking it was a prank, he had no choice but to say flatly: "If you don't say anything, I'll hang up."

Maybe it was because the nose was too stuffy, after two seconds of silence, a hoarse voice came from the receiver: "Are you sick?"

He paused, and suddenly realized who it was, and his heart beat uncontrollably.When I was nervous, I couldn't speak, my forehead was dizzy and heavy, and I wished I could knock it on the table a few times.

There was a sudden whistling of the wind, as if outside.He foolishly forgot to answer, just asked: "Where are you?"

At this time, Chen Jue should be in the hospital.

No one spoke, he stood up anxiously, and the chair leg creaked: "Where are you?"

The rain on the other end of the phone was ticking, and the sound seemed to be wrapped in a cloud of fog. There was only the sound of rain, and there was no rustling of umbrella cloth.

"Why did you save me so desperately?" Chen Jue asked.

Song Ke clenched the phone tightly, knowing that she couldn't see it, she still looked out of the window, looking for Chen Jue helplessly in the vast rain and fog, but found nothing.Of course he knew he wouldn't come, but he couldn't help worrying that if he really came, what would happen if he didn't bring an umbrella.

So he whispered: "Don't take it to heart, I'm just doing what's right." After speaking, he actually laughed dryly twice, but his expression was uglier than crying.

"Is it."

Chen Jue breathed slowly.

Song Ke felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't even say "um".

"List--"

Before the name was called, Chen Jue hung up the phone.

He took down the phone, but couldn't move an inch for a long time.When she came back to her senses, Song Ke's body was frozen stiff, but her heart was thumping and she was about to jump out of her stomach, so she hurriedly put on her clothes and scarf, and went out in the night rain.