Promised period

After that until the holiday, Chen Jue never appeared in front of Song Ke again.

Cheng Yi'an was very sorry for the ending of the two of them, but he really had no choice but to take the trouble to ask other people during the morning meeting: "You Director Chen, you didn't come to the company today, did you?"

The other party often expressed apologetically that the director was out with the client and could not come back, so he could help convey something important.Cheng Yi'an was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him: "This kid is playing with us like 'you will not be punished if you are in a foreign army'. If you don't come to the company, you don't know if you will or will not ask for leave. It's a rebellion, isn't it?"

But he clearly knew the real reason why Chen Jue refused to return to the company.

Fortunately, Song Ke also kept pretending to be confused, and said along with him: "Next year, he must be required to clock in, and if he doesn't, his salary will be deducted."

His tone sounded quite relaxed, and he would only let go of his guard when he returned to the office. He opened the drawer to look at the cigarettes, and occasionally smoked one or two in the dead of night.

He thought they were always like this, neither good nor bad, neither far nor near, and couldn't see each other when he wanted to, and when he couldn't stand it, he racked his brains to find excuses to meet at the company or at Chen's house .

As a result, one day I was doing errands with Cheng Yi'an, and when I passed by the shopping mall, I saw a slender figure coming out of the revolving door with big bags and small bags.Song Ke patted the shoulder beside her and pointed there.

Cheng Yi'an was overjoyed: "Xiao Nian!"

The sun was shining brightly, but Chen Nian was dressed plainly, without any makeup on his face.She stopped in her tracks and turned her head hastily, her clear water eyes looking forward to the brightness, but she was taken aback when she saw the two of them.

"Such a coincidence."

Then take the initiative to nod and smile at them.

"Isn't it?" Cheng Yi'an also laughed sincerely, "I haven't seen you for a long time, what are you up to lately? Why are you free today to go shopping? Alone?"

A series of questions seemed impatient.Chen Nian rolled up a strand of hair and tied it behind his ear: "How can I answer you so many questions?"

"Sorry, I'm talking fast..." Cheng Yi'an pushed his glasses.

Chen Nian smiled and didn't care: "It's just out for a stroll."

Seeing that the things she was carrying seemed heavy, Song Ke said, "Where is your car parked, we will help you carry it there."

"No, don't bother you, it's actually quite light."

But the mouth was clearly cut into the fingers deeply.Seeing this, Cheng Yi'an took the initiative to reach out his hand: "Are you still being polite to us just a few steps away? Give it to me, how can I let you carry such a heavy thing."

Chen Nian had no choice but to look away: "Thank you very much."

Such a polite and unfamiliar expression rarely appeared on her face. When Song Ke saw it, she couldn't help but pay attention to it in her pocket.There are several sets of items like underwear and underwear inside, and a certain men's brand is printed on the box.

Are you in love?

But silently looking at the past, he found that Chen Nian was not only without makeup, but also without necklaces and earrings.If you really got a new boyfriend, how could you be in such a state?But this is her private matter after all, so if the girl doesn't want to say it, of course he won't ask.

After putting away the things, Chen Nian offered to take them for a while. Cheng Yi'an asked her in the car: "What is your brother up to lately? You haven't come to the company for so long, did you find some new entertainment?"

She was driving the car without turning her head to one side, but quietly watching the busy traffic in front of her: "Isn't he still doing things for Ruiyan?"

"Doing things is doing things, but others are not here."

"It's good if the heart is there." Her voice was very light, without too many waves, and she closed her lips after saying this short sentence, as if she didn't want to talk any more.

At an intersection, the two thanked each other and got off the car.

On the way to the subway station, Cheng Yi'an asked Song Ke: "Do you think Chen Nian is weird? It seems that he is hiding something from us, and he is not in a good mood."

He always secretly cared about Chen Nian and her every move.Song Ke was silent for a while, then shook her head wordlessly, neither saying she felt it nor saying she didn't feel it.

Later, I left Linjiang on a sunny day.

Because the planned travel time was not long, Song Ke didn't bring too much luggage, and there was room for a 24-inch suitcase.After meeting at the airport, Qin Binkai teased him: "Are you going to buy souvenirs this time?"

He smiled: "I'm afraid you won't be able to carry it."

The two went to check in at the manual counter together, and the queue was long and winding. The glass dome of the waiting hall was arched in a semicircle, and the warm midday sun shone down from above, making people sweat a little.

Halfway through the queue, Qin Binkai felt thirsty and left to buy water, leaving him to guard the three pieces of luggage alone.

As a result, someone patted the back.

Looking back, the face in front of me looked familiar, but I couldn't remember it clearly.Or should the other party introduce himself first: "Wei Zihao, forgot?"

Only then did I realize that this was Chen Jue's friend, who had met in the past.

"Traveling?"

"Yes, where is Mr. Wei?"

"Going abroad to attend a friend's wedding."

Song Ke responded, and asked as a matter of course, "You are also queuing here?"

Wei Zihao smiled: "My friend chartered the plane."

The words were calm and breezy, as if it was as simple as renting a car.After hearing this, Song Ke shouted capitalism in her heart, but she had to try her best to show that she had seen the world, and nodded slightly at him: "It's more lively when everyone walks together, there are talking and laughing along the way."

"Yes." Wei Zihao pointed back, and a large group of people gathered at the entrance of the lounge not far away, "Look, it's so lively that my ears hurt."

Following the direction he pointed, Song Ke saw several familiar faces, and her heart moved slightly.After exchanging a few polite words with him, I had nothing to say, so I asked, "Will Mr. Chen go?"

Thinking that they are friends after all, and they are in the same circle, they usually play together.In the end, Wei Zihao was unresponsive, and looked at him with a confused face: "Who are you talking about?"

"Mr. Chen of Mingtu, Chen Jue."

"How could he go?" Wei Zihao frowned slightly, "He's in the hospital."

Song Ke heard her heart thump, as if it had been hit somewhere, and it hurt so badly.There was a smile on his face: "No way, I saw him two days ago."

"What did I lie to you about?"

Wei Zihao put away his polite words, and said seriously, "Who did you see two days ago? Don't care if it's Zhang Jue or Wang Jue, it's definitely not Chen Jue. He's been in the hospital for many days, and a few of our good friends have visited him. It's all difficult."

The huge departure hall suddenly became very quiet, everything around was hazy, as if under a layer of veil, and could not be seen clearly, only Wei Zihao's face and what he said were clear.

After being dumb for a long time, Song Ke opened her lips: "What disease does he have? Is it pneumonia? I heard him say a little bit."

Wei Zihao looked at him, and wanted to say something, but when he saw Qin Binkai striding over behind him, he understood everything in his heart.After hesitating for a few seconds, he said, "It's not a serious illness, and I don't remember the name, so it's not a serious illness."

After speaking, he waved his hand and left.

The long-hanging stone in her heart fell to the ground with a bang, making Song Ke dizzy, and she didn't regain her senses until Qin Binkai hugged her shoulder.

"what happened?"

He turned his head and looked at Qin Binkai, unable to answer a word.After standing for a while, he was still in a state of panic, and could almost feel the tension in his pulse.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

Withdrew from the team, grabbed the phone and went into the bathroom, impatient to make a call.Unexpectedly, the phone was connected after two calls, and he blurted out: "Chen Jue?"

Looking up, I saw myself in the mirror, the corners of my mouth were tense, and my face was slightly pale.I heard the sound of a watch moving needles over there, tick, tick, tick...

"Song Ke." Chen Jue called him, paused for a while, his voice was flat and gentle, "I'm not convenient to answer the phone right now, I can leave a message if I have anything to do, and I will reply you within 12 hours."

It turned out to be a recording, for him alone.

Song Ke's breathing stopped for a moment, and she still felt dazed when she walked back to the hall.Qin Binkai waved to him from a distance, and told him to come over when they were almost in line.He stopped in front of the counter and looked at Qin Binkai.

The ground staff smiled politely at them: "Please show your ID."

Qin Binkai also called him: "Song Ke, ID card."

He took a breath, held the check-in counter with his left hand, touched the slightly mottled paint surface and hard edges and corners, felt very sorry in his heart, but still said: "I can't go with you."

Ashamed is ashamed, but I really can't lie to myself anymore, how can I leave under such a situation?

He told the matter almost incoherently.

Qin Binkai was stunned at first, but then gradually became calm, and then said, "Understood."

It doesn't matter whether you really understand it or not, what matters is Song Ke's choice.When we parted, he stood at the door of the waiting hall and kissed Song Ke's face. For a man who was nearly forty years old, this might be the last time he would risk his life for love.

Song Ke stood in front of the car and apologized to him repeatedly: "Old Qin, I'm sorry for delaying you for so long."

But he smiled: "It's not as long as my ex, maybe I like snails? Who knows. Go, it's okay, we will still be friends when we meet again." Turning around, his eyes were red and he could only raise his hands to pretend With a cool wave, he pulled the suitcase and strode towards the boarding gate.

Song Ke jumped into a taxi and headed for the city.

On the way, he called Cheng Yi'an, but got nothing but frightened the other side for a moment.I called Chen Nian again, but no one listened to me even after calling several times.I felt anxious like a drum in my heart, thinking wildly for a while, and comforting myself for a while, but I couldn't calm down for a moment.

He urged: "Master, hurry up."

The driver glanced at him from the rearview mirror: "So anxious? Is the train ticket recorded as an air ticket, and I have to catch the train."

"My friend is in the hospital."

"What disease?"

He froze for a moment, shaking his head feebly.

"Hey, just go if you don't know about it." The driver smiled.

Hurrying to the familiar hospital, he almost collided with a roaring ambulance when he entered the door.Barely compose himself, rushed to the inpatient building of the International Department, his heart was still pounding after entering the elevator, his throat was so dry that he couldn't speak.

As a result, I went to the third floor, but the corridor was very quiet. Two nurses on duty were sitting there reading professional books, and there were fragrant flowers on the table.

He approached: "Hello..." He was still panting.

After all, he had been hospitalized here before, and one of the nurses quickly recognized him and stood up with a smile: "It's you, come to see a doctor?"

"No, I'm here to find someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Chen Jue."

Hearing this name, the other party was stunned: "Mr. Chen has been discharged from the hospital long ago? With you."

It was as if my heart had been ripped out.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jue was not here and changed to another hospital.But where do people go to find them all of a sudden?He neither knew Wei Zihao's phone number, nor could he contact Chen Nian, nor was he even sure whether Chen Jue was in Linjiang.

Lu came all the way from the airport, and he inadvertently looked outside along the way, feeling like he didn't know what was going on.At this time Song Ke stood there stupidly, looking back to the outside of the corridor, it turns out that the sunset has gradually dimmed, and the wards in the inpatient building opposite are lit up, like the shop windows on the side of the road when he was a child, filled with what he wanted. Toys that you can't have.

Finally he went downstairs slowly, not knowing where he should go, nor what he should do, and he was very confused.

Sitting in that small garden, the surroundings are silent, there is no wind, the sky is between crab blue and oak gray, and everything in front of me is hazy.

He sat quietly for half an hour, not feeling afraid, but feeling like a fool.Because I clearly remembered that Chen Jue had said that day that he would call if he had something to do, but when he did call, no one listened at all.

He held the phone in his hand, and when it vibrated slightly, he thought it was imagination.

Looking down, it was Chen Jue.

At that moment, something snapped off in my mind, and the vague and deep sense of helplessness in my heart suddenly disappeared.He regained his composure and took a few seconds before answering.

"Song Ke, are you looking for me?"

Chen Jue's voice was unexpectedly clear and steady, without the slightest hint of a patient.

He couldn't help but froze for a moment.

Without hearing his answer, Chen Jue called him again: "Song Ke?"

Only then did he say "Oh", "It's me."

Chen Jue seemed to think he was stupid, so he smiled: "Of course I know it's you. What are you doing, why do you remember to call me?"

Suddenly, his cheeks were burning hot, because he wasted a plane ticket and ran here in a hurry, but he missed it.So I had no choice but to keep my voice steady, and replied quietly: "What else can I do, I'm packing my luggage."

Chen Jue was silent for a moment: "Tomorrow's plane?"

"Ah."

"Remember to bring the medicine with you."

"it is good."

Just now there was still a lot of words in my stomach, but I really got through the phone and was speechless, I could only ask and answer.

Perhaps because he felt that his attitude was flat, and there was really nothing to talk about, Chen Jue took the initiative to end it not long after: "Then you clean up, I won't bother you anymore."

Song Ke then asked, "Where are you?"

All of a sudden the phone fell silent.

Song Ke raised her head and saw a few goldfish swimming in the pond not far away. The surface of the pond was shimmering with light moonlight, and she unconsciously calmed down.

"What do you mean by not talking? It's just living in a hospital. Is it so hard to say?"

Chen Jue paused for a moment, then lowered his voice: "You know everything..."

"Ah."

In fact, I don't know anything yet, but soldiers never tire of cheating.

Chen Jue said: "I don't want to tell the whole world about a little illness. I don't want to deal with too many people coming."

Song Ke said "hmm": "Don't worry, brother and I won't bother you."

Chen Jue hastily explained: "That's not what it means, of course I welcome you to come."

"So where are you hospitalized?"

Chen Jue was stuck in the shell again, and after a long silence, he said, "Don't come here for now."

The leaves rustled, and the patient in the distance staggered past holding the infusion stand. The figure was lonely and dim, just a vague outline.

Song Ke asked, "Why?"

Chen Jue had a helpless smile in his voice: "I don't want to tell you the reason."

Song Ke pursed her lips slightly, leaned her hands on the bench, her palms were sweaty, and fell silent for a long time.

Someone over there called Chen Jue's name, he covered the receiver, and it took him a long time to remember: "Call me, is there something wrong with the company?"

Song Ke shook her head quietly: "No, you should take good care of yourself."

There is a noisy current sound in the mobile phone, maybe the signal is not good.

"Hang up."

"Okay." Chen Jue didn't bother.

Such a meaningless conversation, nothing was asked.Song Ke was more at ease, she didn't even get sick, it was like a miracle.The mobile phone has been put away from the ear, and I heard Chen Jue's understatement again: "Have fun and call me if you need anything."

His heart was slightly paralyzed and he didn't respond.

After a long while, I finally raised the volume, and asked a little aggressively: "Since you want to hide, why don't you just disappear completely? Why do you still answer my phone and play the recording?"

The fingertips of the left hand holding the bench trembled slightly. It was not just that simple of being angry, but this strong emotion was like a punch on the cotton.

Chen Jue explained slowly, as if it was a little difficult: "I'm fine, just live your own life. And I won't disappear without saying a word. Don't worry, I swore to myself that I will never let you go in this life again. You can't find me."