lonely patient

The day before the departure, Wen Luming accompanied me to get my hair cut.

My symptoms have been relieved a lot, and I can gradually return to eating and drinking normally, and my hair doesn't seem to be falling out.I only found out after asking the doctor that the medicine I took would not cause hair loss, and the side effects were not too many. If the treatment was really delayed until the late stage, it would be many times more painful than it is now.

But I decided to change to a new hairstyle, hoping to face a new life with a new look.

When I was cutting my hair, I saw the electronic clock on the wall, and vaguely felt that the date on it was familiar. After thinking for a long time, I realized that it was Wen Luming's original wedding date.

So I was so distracted that I didn't hear the barber speak.

"Yan Qiao?" Wen Luming called me.

"Huh?" I came back to my senses, "What's wrong?"

"Is this length okay?" the barber asked with a smile.

I looked at myself with short hair in the mirror, and suddenly felt a little strange, so I nodded slowly and said, "Well, yes."

"You have a small face, a high nose bridge, and good skin. Leaving such a side part that exposes your forehead can highlight the advantages of your facial features, and it's also easy to take care of. I'll teach you how to blow it after the cut..."

What the barber was still saying, I couldn't listen to a word, my mind was full of Wen Luming and Xia Yi's wedding.

What are they going to do, church or lawn?Chinese or Western?How many guests did each party invite, and where is the dinner after the ceremony?

Many questions were stuck in my throat, and my mind was in a mess. I wanted to ask Wen Luming to clarify it immediately, but in the end I forced myself to suppress my impulse.

The barber was probably frightened by my expressionless face, and asked cautiously, "Mr. Yan, is there anything you are not satisfied with?"

I looked up, and compared to the short hair I was used to just now, the ordinary hairstyle is neither good-looking nor ugly.

"That's it." I said.

The barber breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, then I'll blow it for you again."

On the way back, I sat in the car and stared out the window in a daze, thinking that if it wasn't for what happened later, Xia Yi would be sitting in Wen Luming's co-pilot now.

As for me, I would break my precept and open a bottle of wine as a congratulation on his wedding.

The more I thought about it, the more unpleasant it became. Wen Luming saw that I was absent-minded, and asked, "Are you uncomfortable?"

I turned my head and forced a smile at him, "No."

"You won't lie at all." Wen Luming sighed slightly, "What's wrong, can you tell me?"

"I'm thinking..." I hesitated for a long time, but finally said it out, "I'm thinking about your wedding with Xia Yi. It's your first time getting married, so it should be very grand."

After a moment of silence, Wen Luming said, "Since it's an agreed marriage, how can there be a grand wedding?"

His tone was flat, I looked over and saw that he was looking at the road ahead, with no waves on his face.

"I don't know what Xia Yi wrote on your invitation. At that time, I thought that you probably wouldn't care because of your personality, so I didn't ask him." He said.

"Aren't you going to have a wedding?" I asked.

"The plan is that both parents have a meal together and it will be done. I am busy with work and don't like to make a big show. My parents understand." He said.

"Oh..." I withdrew my gaze and looked down at my fingertips.

Seeing parents... There is no elder who would not like Xia Yi's kind and sensible omega...

"At that time my parents also said that they thought I would marry you." Wen Luming changed the subject, with a slight smile on his face, "I often tell them about you, in their hearts, maybe the two of us will marry you sooner or later." together."

I remembered the way my uncles and aunts knew me when I went to Wen Luming’s house last time. They not only knew what I like to eat, but also knew that Wen Luming and I had a cat, and that I could play chess.I didn't pay attention to these minutiae at the time, but now I think about it. If I didn't mention it often, how could it be so familiar?

"Then they knew you were going to marry Xia Yi, didn't they say anything?" I asked again.

Wen Luming glanced at me and said, "Ask me if I have done something unethical. I said no, I just separated from you because it was inappropriate."

Thinking that Wen Luming was almost misunderstood by his parents for cheating, I couldn't laugh, so I could only say: "Now, what is the reason for suddenly regretting the marriage?"

This time Wen Luming was very straightforward: "I don't want to end it."

I think he is probably the kind of child who makes people feel at ease since he was a child, so no matter what he does, he can easily get his parents' understanding.If it were me, after saying the word "don't want", I would definitely get a sentence of "you can't help you don't want to".

This time, when he told Yan Song about his decision to go abroad, he was somewhat angry, and said coldly, "I told you to go and you didn't go, but you agreed as soon as Wen Luming said it, why did I raise you as a white-eyed wolf? "

I couldn't refute it, so I had to apologize: "I'm sorry, brother."

"Don't call me brother, I'm afraid of losing my life." He said, "Since you decide to treat the disease, treat it well. If you live, don't cause me any more trouble, just take it as my thank you."

I've become used to talking with a knife and a bean curd heart. No matter what cruel words I say every time, I won't really do anything to me in the end.This time too, not long after I finished talking with him, I received a call from Luna, saying that she always told me to take the plane at home, not to squeeze the passenger plane, and it is convenient to bring the cat.

I thought so too, but I didn't expect him to think about my cat.

Wen Luming and I went to Kaiyang Temple.

Daoist Zhang was not surprised to see the two of us together, on the contrary, his little apprentice couldn't help but look at us quietly, wondering if he was curious about my short hair or Wen Luming.

Autumn on the mountain comes early, and the green mountains have turned into layers of orange red and golden yellow. The old pagoda tree in the backyard has also lost its leaves. Sanhua is lying in the pile of fallen leaves, sleeping peacefully in the afternoon.

During the time in the Taoist temple, although I suffered from illness and torture every day, it was a rare quiet and leisure time in my life.I squatted next to Sanhua, touched its head, and said, "Maomao, I'm leaving."

Sanhua opened her eyes and meowed lazily, as if to say she knew.

"When I saw you here the other day, I thought, Yan Qiao really likes cats." Wen Luming stood behind me and said, "After you left, Belle always ignored me, only when she was hungry. will find me."

I looked back at him and said, "But I said I would take Belle away, but you don't agree."

Wen Luming's gaze dropped slightly, "I'm afraid that if you take Belle away, there will be no reason to come back."

"Do you want me back?" I asked.

"I don't know." Wen Luming shook his head, "Maybe there is hope deep in my heart, so like those couples who are forced to divorce, hold the child firmly in your hands, hoping that when the other party is reluctant to part with family affection, they can also Take a look at yourself."

A gust of wind blows and rolls up the fallen leaves on the ground, and those not-so-distant past events seem to turn into dust and dissipate in the nameless wind.

"During that time, you came to deliver flowers every day, but I was actually watching you upstairs." Wen Luming said, "I also picked up the bunch of flowers you threw away later."

I turned to look at him, and asked softly, "Would you rather see me sad every day than promise me?"

Wen Luming frowned, and said, "Because I know you will know about Xu Yang sooner or later, and by then, you will still leave me. Later, on the day you said you would give up, I thought, it really is. In my heart, I really can't compare to him."

I haven't compared the two, but I can understand Wen Luming's mood.

Perhaps because it was expected, it was even more disappointing.

"Lady Yan."

I heard the little Taoist call me, and turned around to see him coming in from the door.

"This is the amulet that Master gave to you two. I hope you will have a smooth journey and be safe and sound. I also wish you good health and freedom from all diseases." The little Taoist handed me two small amulets and said.

I took it to thank you and asked, "Where's your master?"

"The old man went to the back mountain to meditate." The little Taoist said, "Master said, keep it for a while and think about it, and look forward to seeing you again in the future."

I put away the amulet, carefully put it into Wen Luming and I's wallets, and said, "See you later."

I will definitely see you again in midsummer next year when the Sophora japonica blooms again.