You are a surprise in my heart

When Lu Licheng woke up, the first thing he saw was Zhong Haotian who was wiping his sweat beside the bed.

"Elliott, how is your body?" When Lu Licheng was so sleepy that he didn't know the day and night, he was awakened by the ringing of his mobile phone.Fumbling for the source of the voice in the dark, he answered the phone, and it was from his assistant Shally.

"Hmm..." He forced himself to open his eyes but couldn't see things clearly in the mist. "It's still a little hot." He touched his forehead, and the heat continued.

"Tomorrow the group will be cancelled, you should have a good rest." Shally said softly.

"Okay." Some of the surviving consciousness considered whether the next meeting could be postponed, and agreed to Shally's suggestion.It's just a daily group meeting, so it shouldn't be a big problem.And now he is so hot that he doesn't even have the strength to sit up.

He hung up the phone, put the phone on the table next to him, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

Lu Licheng is in good health and has rarely been ill since he was in school.However, due to the high-paced life after work, it is easier to get sick than when studying.But this is the first time that high fever has prevented me from going to work, and now I feel exhausted and just want to have enough sleep.

He also had a dream, dreaming that he was in a large classroom at the university.His college classmates asked him to go back to the dormitory together. As he was walking, it suddenly became dark and he couldn't see his fingers. He wanted to find the exit downstairs, but he couldn't find it.There was a dead silence around, and through the lights of the building next door, he saw a few outsiders, who should have been invited by the school to repair the building, followed him. He was afraid to walk quickly, and his classmates had long since disappeared. He went round and round to find them. less than exit.When he was running fast, trying to get rid of the people following him, the light suddenly turned on.The surroundings returned to the way they used to be in the school, but the classmates just smiled and called him two steps away.My heart was at peace. It turned out to be just a grotesque nightmare.

It's five o'clock in the morning, and Zhong Haotian walked into the room wearing a coat to look at Lu Licheng.I was half asleep just now, when I heard Lu Licheng's voice in the room, and when I walked to his side, I realized that he might have had a fever and dreamed.Turning on the lamp by the bed, the man lying on the bed was sweating continuously on his forehead. He tried the temperature with his hands and the fever still didn't completely subside.

Taking a basin of clean water, he gently wiped Lu Licheng's forehead and cheeks with a towel, trying to make him more comfortable.After a while, the patient's brows relaxed and he fell into a deep sleep again.Covered the quilt for Lu Licheng, walked out of the room with clear water and closed the door quietly.

Looking at the sofa, An An was sleeping soundly under a small quilt, while she was lying on the floor.

Yesterday morning, he drove Lu Licheng back to his home.Originally, he wanted to send him back to the hotel where he was staying, but Lu Licheng, who was so ill and confused, couldn't wake up no matter what.An'an was worried again, since the child was lost, he promised the child that he would try not to let him spend the night outside again.But Lu Licheng is so sick, how can he feel relieved to let him spend it in the hospital alone.As a last resort, he took Lu Licheng home.

Lu Licheng was seriously ill, although it was not a serious illness, it was enough to make the always strong man not angry at all.The house he and An An rented had only one bedroom, so Lu Licheng could only sleep in the bedroom while he and the child slept in the living room. Fortunately, the child had no problem sleeping on the sofa, so he could simply make a bed on the floor.Because of the severe fever, Lu Licheng slept very restlessly, sweated all over his body, and his mouth would cough uncomfortable from time to time.Zhong Haotian wiped the sweat off his body with clean water every hour. He originally wanted to wake him up to eat something, but he was so lethargic that he couldn't wake up no matter what.Lu Licheng has slept for more than 20 hours now, and if this continues, he plans to take him to the hospital again.

Zhong Haotian, who lay down slowly, felt a pain in his waist.When he brought Lu Licheng home, the other party kept falling asleep, so he could only forcefully carry Lu Licheng upstairs. Although it was only on the third floor, the strength of a man about 1.8 meters in height was all on him, which was really heavy. When the family put him on the bed, he accidentally slipped to the waist.

The morning in Shanghai is particularly refreshing today, as the continuous rainy season is drawing to a close.Zhong Haotian got up and brushed An An's teeth, washed his face, and prepared to make breakfast.Open the kitchen window to let fresh air into the room.Because Lu Licheng was a patient, the air in the house was a bit cloudy.An An is not in good health and is prone to illness, so he closed the bedroom door tightly to fear that An An would also be infected.

Walking into the bedroom quietly, Lu Licheng was still sleeping peacefully.Zhong Haotian quietly opened the bedroom window to let the room breathe.But he was afraid that the cold wind would aggravate his condition, so he only opened a small gap.

Sitting on the side of the bed, he touched the patient's forehead with the back of his hand. The fever seemed to have subsided completely, and the sweating was also reduced a lot. Zhong Haotian was a little relieved.But Lu Licheng is still lethargic, is he too sensitive to the medicine?Zhong Haotian thought.Some people can sleep for a whole day after taking some cold medicine, Lu Licheng has already slept for so long, Zhong Haotian thinks it may be the effect of the medicine.He patted Lu Licheng carefully, trying to wake him up.I haven't eaten all day, so I have to eat something to fill my stomach.

When Lu Licheng woke up, the first thing he saw was Zhong Haotian who was wiping his sweat beside the bed.The chaotic mind couldn't remember who it was for a moment, and after a few seconds, his consciousness gradually became clear before he remembered that it was Zhong Haotian.

"Zhong Haotian." Lu Licheng called out to Zhong Haotian who hadn't realized he had woken up yet.

Zhong Haotian raised his head and found that Lu Licheng had woken up, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief and smiled, stretched out his hand to touch his forehead for a while, and the fever subsided completely.Putting down the towel in his hand, he pointed to his watch and gestured a number to tell himself that he had slept for more than 20 hours.

"..." My mind is still not completely clear, and my whole body is still sore.

Zhong Haotian shook his head, pointed to Lu Licheng's stomach and showed Lu Licheng the medicine on the table.Lu Licheng understood what he meant and asked him to eat something before taking medicine.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Lu Licheng said softly.

Zhong Haotian took a pillow and placed it behind Lu Licheng's waist to make him sit up more comfortably.He turned around and left the room, ready to cook some digestible porridge for Lu Licheng.

Looking around the room, the room is not big but very clean and tidy, the main color is milky white.The whiteness is not dazzling, with soft warmth.There was a small orange desk lamp beside the bed, and his wallet, mobile phone, and other odds and ends were neatly placed on the table.And his suit was hung on the hanger at the door, and his shirt and other clothes were folded aside.Looking at what I'm wearing now, it's a set of gray-blue pajamas, the cuffs and trousers are a little shorter, it should be Zhong Haotian's own pajamas.

Returning to the thoughts during the drowsiness period, I remembered that Shally called and changed the time of the meeting, and then recalled that I seemed to be carried up the stairs by someone. I wanted to go down and walk by myself, but I didn’t have the strength to open my eyes. In the haze, someone kept replacing me. Wipe the sweat and cover yourself with the quilt.

Thinking about it this way, Zhong Haotian should have carried himself home, and even took care of himself for a whole day and night without a good rest.Sitting on the head of the bed, he reached out to turn on his phone, and there were several text messages from his colleagues who were greeting his condition.After replying their text messages casually, I checked the time, and it was ten o'clock in the morning.

It seems that I am really not young anymore, Lu Licheng thought.He had never tasted sleeping for so long, let alone being so burned that he almost lost consciousness.And he hasn't slept like this for a long time. Since he came to Shanghai, he was too busy with work and often stayed up all night for a few days.The more you stay up late, the harder it is to fall asleep quickly when you are free.In order to save time and let himself sleep well, he began to take small doses of sleeping pills to help him fall asleep.This high fever gave me a good night's sleep.

"Dad, it smells so good." An An smelled the porridge, ran into the kitchen and stood on tiptoe to look at Zhong Haotian.

While stirring the porridge in the casserole with a spoon, I put some green onions in it.Seeing his son drooling beside him, Zhong Haotian rubbed the child's hair, took off An'an's special cartoon plastic bowl and filled a small half of it for him to satisfy his cravings.

An An held a small bowl and a small spoon to eat in the living room by herself, and found that the bedroom door was unlocked, so she walked in curiously.Dad didn't open the bedroom yesterday. An An, who had slept on the sofa all day, wondered what dad hid in the bedroom.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Lu Licheng looked towards the door.He thought it was Zhong Haotian, but found that An An walked in holding a small bowl and looked at him.

"Hello, Uncle." An An found out that he didn't like her uncle very much, and was a little disappointed but also a little scared. Lu Licheng called out.

"En." Lu Licheng nodded, although he didn't like children, but he was very grateful to Zhong Haotian for taking care of him, so he asked An An with a smile, "Where's your father?"

"Father is cooking in the kitchen." An An said while eating with a bowl.

"..." Lu Licheng couldn't bear to see An'an walking around eating while holding a bowl.It seems that Zhong Haotian spoils the child too much, but after all, he is not his own child, so he can say nothing and do nothing about it.He has a natural resistance to children. The last time An An ran away from home, he was even more convinced that it was absolutely wrong for a man to take care of children.

"Dad..." Seeing Lu Licheng's unfriendly eyes, An An was so scared that she stepped back a few steps and ran out of the room to find her father.

The bedroom door was wide open when An An ran out, and the cold wind came in slowly, making Lu Licheng shiver.

Hearing the rustling footsteps outside the door, Lu Licheng simply got up, put on his coat and walked out of the room.

He was stewing the freshly cooked porridge and was about to enter the room when Lu Licheng saw him coming out of the room with his coat on.

"It's really troublesome for you." Lu Licheng, who was standing at the door of the room, hadn't fully recovered, but he was much more energetic.Seeing Zhong Haotian busy serving porridge for himself was quite touched.

Seeing that Lu Licheng was able to go to the ground and felt much more refreshed, Zhong Haotian was relieved a lot.He took Lu Licheng to the bathroom, took out the newly bought toothbrush and towel and handed them to Lu Licheng, telling him to wash up before eating.Holding the brand new toothbrush and towel in his hand, Lu Licheng was stunned for a while.Perhaps because of becoming a father, Zhong Haotian, who is a few years younger than himself, is actually very careful and caring.

Walking into the living room, Zhong Haotian and An An were already sitting at the dining table waiting for him.Sitting down and taking a sip of porridge, my stomach felt much better after a day of emptying.

"It tastes good." Seeing Zhong Haotian looking at him asking, Lu Licheng replied with a smile.

While drinking porridge, Lu Licheng remembered that he hadn't eaten food cooked by others for a long time.Originally, I wanted to go back to my hometown for the Chinese New Year this year, but due to the busy job changes and the alternation of the old and new jobs, I didn't go home for the Chinese New Year.I have been used to living alone outside when I was studying, and I rarely go home when I work far away in Beijing.I haven't felt like being taken care of by others for several years. I never expected to be taken care of by Zhong Haotian, who is a few years younger than me and not very familiar with him, for a day and a night.

Glancing at Zhong Haotian who was drinking porridge across the way, he was only wearing a dark green long-sleeved shirt with a wide open neckline at home, and the centipede-like wound on his throat was particularly glaring.

Sensing Lu Licheng's gaze, Zhong Haotian was embarrassed to see him staring at his wound.Lu Licheng realized his gaffe, and immediately turned his eyes away and lowered his head to drink the porridge.

After silently finishing his lunch, Zhong Haotian quickly put away the tableware.Lu Licheng wanted to help, but Zhong Haotian stopped him and told him to sit on the sofa and rest for a while.Lu Licheng, who had nothing to do, looked around the room.Zhong Haotian's home is not big, the living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom are all small but neatly arranged.This kind of old-fashioned one-story house is just right for their father and son to live in.

"Zebra..." An An, who was sitting next to Lu Licheng, was holding a crayon, muttering and drawing something on the drawing book with the crayon.

The curious Lu Licheng turned to look sideways, it was the painting book that Zhong Haotian brought with them to the COM restaurant last time.Most of the drawing book is sketches drawn by Zhong Haotian in his spare time, including landscapes, figures and buildings.Although Lu Licheng doesn't know how to draw, he still has some appreciation for it. He also knows some designers, including Ian, who are not as good as Zhong Haotian's sketches.The performance of light is the most difficult to express. The whole picture is clean and not too messy. His skills can be seen in his writing, and the lines are done in one go.

"Hey!" Seeing that An An was trying to scribble on the intact sketch with a crayon, Lu Licheng blocked it with the back of his hand, staring at the child holding the crayon.

"Dad..." An An, who was frightened by Lu Licheng's eyes, almost cried, dropped the crayons and ran into the kitchen.

Seeing An An running in and hugging her calf, she pursed her mouth and looked aggrieved.Taking him into the living room, he found that Lu Licheng was reading with his sketchbook, while An An's usual crayon boxes were scattered on the sofa next to him.

"Uncle, don't let me draw." An An hid behind her father and complained in a low voice.

"The painting is really good." Hearing the sound of footsteps, Lu Licheng raised his head and smiled at Zhong Haotian while holding the album.

Zhong Haotian sat down beside Lu Licheng, took out a pencil and wrote in the blank space: 'It's just a random graffiti. '

"If your graffiti is random, Ian's ones can be thrown into the trash can." Lu Licheng casually joked about his old classmates.

'Ian's gouaches are beautiful. Zhong Haotian shook his head and disagreed with Lu Licheng's opinion.

Turning to a page at random, a landscape picture is colorfully painted with children's drawings, and every subsequent page is like this.

"It's a pity." Lu Licheng couldn't help but say.

'Originally these were just drawn casually. Zhong Haotian defended his son, and then touched the child who was hiding aside.He picked up the crayon and handed it to An An.

With the support of his father, An'an was of course no longer afraid of Lu Licheng, and began to draw his zebra quietly in the sketchbook.

"It would be nice to buy a new drawing book for An An." Lu Licheng frowned as he saw the messy crayon drawing on the original beautiful sketch.

'An An likes it, let him do it, he is very talented in painting. Zhong Haotian looked lovingly at his painting son beside him, with pride in his eyes.

Lu Licheng looked at An An, who drew four different zebras, and thought that your son might not have half the talent of his father when he grows old.Suddenly, I saw the page next to the one that was brutally murdered by An An, which was the picture they drew by Zhong Haotian in the COM restaurant.

"Hao Tian, ​​can you give me this one?" Lu Licheng asked suddenly.

Looking at Lu Licheng in surprise, Zhong Haotian nodded and tore off the drawing paper and handed it to him.

"Thank you." Lu Licheng took the drawing paper and glanced at the sketch again.He likes this painting very much. This angle was drawn in the window of COM restaurant. Seeing this painting, his heart was at peace, as if he had returned to that sunny afternoon, sitting in COM restaurant and drinking afternoon tea leisurely. .

I looked at my watch, it was already past one in the afternoon.I have already delayed work for a day, and I still want to go back to deal with some business this afternoon, not to mention that the acquisition plan is still being drawn up, and the preliminary work must be completed as soon as possible.

"Haotian, I still want to go back to the company to deal with some things in the afternoon." Lu Licheng said.

Zhong Haotian nodded, then immediately turned around and took out Lu Licheng's clothes and belongings from the room.After Lu Licheng finished dressing, Zhong Haotian took the car keys and prepared to send Lu Licheng back to the company.

"No need, I'll just take a taxi." Seeing that he was about to see him off, Lu Licheng said.

Zhong Haotian looked at Lu Licheng worriedly.

"I'm fine now. Thank you very much this time." Lu Licheng formally thanked Zhong Haotian. If he hadn't been there this time, he might have to lie in the hospital overnight, and his condition might get worse.

Zhong Haotian quickly shook his head, pointed to An An who was painting behind him, and looked at Lu Licheng gratefully.

"An'an's matter is really easy." Lu Licheng's voice was very soft, "Besides, Mrs. He said that you agreed because you are a good father."

Zhong Haotian was embarrassed by what he said.

Walking out of Zhong Haotian's house, Lu Licheng walked downstairs and looked up at the closed door.He thought that maybe Zhong Haotian would be the first friend he made when he came to Shanghai.

Back at the company, the subordinates and colleagues all came up to greet and express their concern.

"I'm cured now, thank you for your concern." Lu Licheng said with a smile before entering the office.

"Elliott, how are you?" Shally made a cup of black tea and put it on Lu Licheng's table.

"It's much better, thank you." Lu Licheng turned on the computer and asked, "Is there anything going on in the company while I'm away?"

"Olive looked for you." Shally replied after a pause.

"What is it?" Hearing Olive's name, Lu Licheng stopped what he was doing.

"Olive said that he wants to participate in this acquisition plan."

"What's happening at RU Company?" Lu Licheng asked alertly.

"I heard that the second son of RU Company plans to participate in the acquisition plan recently."

"Got it, Shally, go get busy first." Seeing the assistant walk out of the office, Lu Licheng put down the pen in his hand.

He would not laugh at Olive's begging, but felt that the worrying thing might have happened, that is, the issue of who would lead the acquisition plan within RU was still fighting internally.And this time Olive's request is obviously related to RU's internal affairs. He suspects that Olive has hooked up with RU's second prince this time, and is going to wait for the eldest son to be tripped up so that he can snatch the case of the acquisition plan from him.

Suddenly a phone call interrupted his thoughts.

"Hello." Lu Licheng answered the phone.

"Elliott, it's me."

"Simon, how could it be you." The other party's deep baritone voice made Lu Licheng laugh.

"Yes, come to Shanghai with my wife." Simon couldn't hide his smile.

"How long has it been since I haven't seen you, it's been more than a year." Lu Licheng counted the days nostalgic.

Simon was his former boss, the one who recommended him.Since leaving MG, he started his own company and has developed very well.In Lu Licheng's heart, he is his mentor.

"Why, do you have time to have dinner with me?" Simon asked.

"How about tomorrow night?" Lu Licheng looked at his schedule and said.

"Okay." Simon nodded, "Your treat."

"Of course. Or the old Japanese food?" Simon has a soft spot for Japanese food.

"Greek food." Simon paused.

"I remember your wife also likes Japanese food, how did you change the taste?"

"Oh, that's right. I brought my niece with me this time. She just graduated from graduate school and will stay in Shanghai to work." Simon's tone was a little embarrassed, "She likes to eat Greek food."

"Well, then I need to find someone more authentic." Lu Licheng smiled stiffly, knowing that his master wanted to be a matchmaker for him.

"Elliott." Simon's voice softened, "I know you like singleness, but no matter how successful a man is, he also needs a home. When he gets old and retires, it will be miserable without anyone to take care of him."

Although Simon is in his early forties, he only got married at the beginning of last year.These words are from his heart. When he was young, he always wanted to be successful in his career, but when he got older, his mood changed.

If it was before, Lu Licheng would just laugh it off.I am not young, so there are naturally many matchmakers for myself.Everyone felt that he needed nothing but a wife to start a family.But he was not ready to play the role of a husband, and the trivial matters of the family made him feel that he was a stumbling block to his career.But through the illness the day before yesterday and the helpless experience of being alone in the hospital, he knew that he might really need someone to take care of him.This time, if Zhong Haotian didn't thank him for taking care of him all night.I'm afraid I really have to spend it in the hospital alone in desolation.

"Okay." Lu Licheng nodded in agreement.

"Then see you at the appointed time tomorrow." Simon didn't expect Lu Licheng to agree so readily, and hung up the phone with a smile.

Looking at the sketch that she put on the table, it was the one given to him by Zhong Haotian.Flipping through the drawer, I found a frame just to put the drawings in, and hung it in a corner of the office.

For the first time, Lu Licheng felt that he might not be that strong, at least he might not be able to stand up so quickly and take care of a child after encountering Zhong Haotian.I have never had such a strong desire to have someone who can take care of and care for me when I am sick.At this moment, he understood Ian somewhat.Find a good girl, marry and have children, maybe it's not bad...