Baby

Jiang Ye has been so busy with work these past few days that he didn't even have the energy to eat when he got home several times, and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

It's not like this kind of life has happened before, but before that, he had a bigger head.There are two elderly people who need to be cared for at home. There are a lot of thorny problems that need to be solved urgently at work. Living expenses, water and electricity bills, and rent are overwhelming. He is exhausted from being busy every day.But it's much better now, because at least Tang Li has shared the family affairs for him.Tang Li was thoughtful, considerate and capable, and his caring little padded jacket made Jiang Ye worry a lot.

Therefore, Jiang Ye could feel at ease and concentrate on his work.In order to get a better promotion and salary increase, I did my best.

But Jiang Ye never expected that problems would always pop up one after another, making it impossible to guard against.

This morning, he was working in the company, and he finally had time to make a cup of tea during his break. He wanted to watch the news on his mobile phone during the break, but he suddenly received a call from Tang Daihe.

Tang Daihe rarely called Jiang Ye when he was working, for fear of disturbing him.Unless... there is something extremely urgent at home.Jiang Ye panicked for a moment, and his fingers tensed up when he answered the phone.

"Jiang Ye, are you busy now? Can you...can you come to the East Hospital? Tang Li's phone is not connected, so I, I will call you..."

Hearing the word "hospital", Jiang Ye's heart sank immediately.

Jiang Ye took a deep breath: "Mom, what's wrong with Dad?"

"Don't be too nervous, it's nothing serious!" Tang Daihe was also a little anxious, and tried his best to comfort Jiang Ye, "It's just... your dad was thirsty when he was at home and wanted to drink water. When he went to fetch the hot water, he accidentally knocked over the cup. Before I could dodge in time, my leg was burned..."

"Scald?!" Jiang Ye's expression froze, "There are three of us at home, how could Dad get burned?"

When asked here, Tang Daihe suddenly fell silent.Jiang Ye was even more anxious, and listened to the receiver seriously.After hesitating for a few seconds, Tang Daihe finally spoke with some guilt: "This morning, your father stayed at home alone. I went to the pharmacy to get some medicine in the morning, and Tang Li also went out later..."

Jiang Ye was taken aback: "He went out? Where did he go?"

Tang Daihe mentioned a place name based on his impression, but Jiang Ye suddenly blurted out angrily and interrupted her: "What is he doing there? He left Dad at home alone, what if something happens!"

"Jiang Ye, you can't say that!" Tang Daihe suddenly became a little angry, "Your father has recovered very well, and he can complete small daily tasks independently. Today's incident was just an accident. Besides, Tang Li also has his own reasons for going out. reason……"

"Okay, Mom." Jiang Ye said, "I see, I'm going to ask the leader for a leave of absence and come here as soon as possible."

Jiang Ye knew that Tang Daihe was speaking for Tang Li, but suddenly he didn't want to listen anymore.The fact that Jiang's father was scalded today immediately hurt his nerves that had been tense for so long.Dad's health has always been a heart problem for Jiang Ye, and their family must not repeat the same mistakes again.He works so hard to make his family live a better life, but if Father Jiang gets sick again, then everything he is doing now will be meaningless.

But fortunately this time it was just a burn - Jiang Ye's emotions were like a mess of hemp rope, anger, guilt, and annoyance mixed together, and he tried his best to control himself to stay calm.

Then he dialed Tang Li's cell phone.

Called three times, but the other party was still on the phone.At this juncture, Jiang Ye's anxiety continued to swell. Fortunately, on the fourth time, the call finally got through:

"Tang Li, where did you go!"

As soon as he blurted out, Jiang Ye realized that his tone was a bit aggressive.He moved the phone away a little and adjusted his mood.

He opened his mouth again and said, "Come back soon, Dad was burned and is now in the hospital."

"Doctor, hospital?" Tang Li felt his eyes darken, "Brother, what happened?"

"Don't ask, come here quickly." Jiang Ye rubbed his temples, feeling tired, "I may not be there so soon. I have a lot of work during this period, so it is not easy to ask for leave. You go to accompany me first." Accompany mom."

"Okay, I'll go right there."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ye took one last sip of the cold tea, put on his coat and got up.

Jiang Ye took half a day of paid leave, and he had to attend an emergency meeting before leaving get off work.During the meeting, Jiang Ye's heart was burning, and he tapped his fingers on the table uneasily, and several times he was distracted to listen to his colleagues' work reports.

After finally leaving the company, Jiang Ye took a taxi and rushed to the hospital.By the time he arrived at the inpatient department, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.

Jiang Shaohui was lying on the hospital bed, slowly drinking the clear soup Tang Li fed him.There was a hanging needle on his right hand, and Tang Daihe was sitting on his left, handing Tang Li a piece of toilet paper from time to time.When Jiang Ye walked into the ward, Tang Li immediately noticed his footsteps and raised his head: "Brother..."

When Jiang Ye got closer, he saw Jiang Shaohui's leg exposed outside the quilt, and immediately gasped.Father Jiang was wearing short underpants, one thigh was exposed, and gauze was wrapped around the outside of the leg, which vaguely outlined the hideous shape of the burn scar.Ointment had been applied to the wound, but the scene still looked particularly dazzling.

"Dad," Jiang Ye closed the door of the ward without any hesitation, and then walked closer, putting his palm on the sheet, "Where did you hurt? Is it just your leg? Let me see again."

"That's all." Jiang Shaohui felt embarrassed, "When the water splashed down, I didn't expect it to be so hot..."

Father Jiang lost feeling in his lower limbs, but he felt no pain after being burned, so he didn't have time to do emergency treatment, which is why he was hurt so badly.

Jiang Ye felt distressed for a while: "Where's the wound? Has it been treated?"

"It's all taken care of." Tang Daihe stood up, "Tang Li came over at twelve o'clock and helped your father change his clothes. He asked the doctor to take a look. He is feeding now. I just went to see the doctor. I was hospitalized for a day, and I received an infusion tonight, and after another observation, there shouldn’t be any serious problems, just wait for it to recover slowly.”

Having said that, Jiang Ye finally felt relieved.Tang Li finished all the follow-up work, and Jiang Ye didn't know what to do for a while, but there was always something suffocating in his heart and he panicked.He stared at Jiang Shaohui in silence for a while, then turned and left the ward, wanting to go outside for some air.

Tang Li followed immediately, and saw that Jiang Ye was going to buy coffee from the vending machine downstairs.

Jiang Ye unscrewed the tab of the can and sipped his coffee in small sips.He was breathing slowly when he saw Tang Li walking towards him slowly.

Jiang Ye didn't say anything, Tang Li stood in front of Jiang Ye, but Jiang Ye looked away.

"If I had stayed at home this morning, Dad wouldn't have been burned...Brother, I'm sorry."

Jiang Ye's tone was a bit cold: "'I'm sorry' should be said to Dad, not to me."

"I don't want you to worry so much..." Tang Li lowered his voice, "I'm sorry, bro, I didn't take good care of Dad. This kind of thing will never happen again."

"No matter what," Jiang Ye said with a blazing gaze, holding his breath, "You can't leave Dad alone at home."

Jiang Ye drank the coffee in one last breath, threw the empty soda can into the trash can, stopped looking at Tang Li, turned around and went straight upstairs.

For half a day, Jiang Ye stayed in the hospital to accompany Jiang Shaohui on the infusion, occasionally helping him beat his legs and shoulders, and then help him go to the bathroom.Tang Li sat quietly by the side, and seemed to be in a low mood all the time.Tang Daihe noticed this, and stayed there until evening, then took Tang Li home and said that he was going to make dinner.

While cooking, Tang Li was chopping vegetables, and Tang Daihe was frying the pan.Seeing Tang Li's gloomy expression, Tang Daihe comforted him: "Jiang Ye didn't mean it either. Back then when your father had an accident and frightened him, he was... a little anxious. Tang Li, don't be too harsh on yourself. In fact, your father It has recovered well."

Hearing Tang Daihe's words, Tang Li felt a little warm in his heart.But in the end he just shook his head slightly.

"Mom, today's incident is indeed my responsibility...Brother is right, if I were him, I would feel the same way. Now I just... regret it."

Tang Daihe sighed slowly.

After returning to the hospital, Tang Daihe and Tang Li brought two insulated meals, which were the father and son's favorite food.While Tang Li was feeding Jiang Shaohui porridge, Jiang Ye was sitting by the side, eating dinner slowly with the thermos in his arms, while watching them both lost in thought.

Tang Daihe found a stool and sat next to Jiang Ye, and asked him in a low voice, "Jiang Ye, did you speak a little harshly to Tang Li this afternoon?"

"I……"

Jiang Ye's mind was always in chaos.Jiang Ye clearly knew that Tang Li was not solely responsible for Jiang's father's injury today, but he still didn't control his out-of-control emotions.Now that I think about it calmly, Tang Li is a very delicate person, and he must blame himself very much. If Jiang Ye still vents his anger on him, he must feel particularly uncomfortable.

In fact, Tang Li has already done his duty very well. He takes care of the two elderly people every day.This happened today, and he quickly rushed to the hospital to deal with the follow-up.Today's episode can only be regarded as an accident.

What's more, he still doesn't know the reason why Tang Li went out in the morning.What if it's really important?He had had several opportunities to learn about it, but he never seemed to care about it.Thinking of this, Jiang Ye also began to regret it.

"Let's talk to my younger brother," Tang Daihe pulled Jiang Ye's hand and said with a smile, "It's just a trivial matter. How can there be obstacles between brothers?"

Jiang Ye stared at Tang Li's back for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.

After eating, the three of them agreed to come to pick up Jiang Shaohui early tomorrow morning to be discharged from the hospital, and finally returned home together.After sending Tang Daihe back to his bedroom to rest, Jiang Ye and Tang Li went back to their house next door.

Speaking of which, when Jiang Ye saw Tang Li in the past, he would always associate him with his parents.But since they lived together, there were only the two of them left in the family, and Tang Li began to appear alone by his side.It's a very subtle feeling.

Jiang Ye really wanted to take the initiative to talk to Tang Li, but after Tang Li took off his coat, he went straight into the bathroom to wash up.Jiang Ye had no choice but to wait for him to come out.After Tang Li finished washing, Jiang Ye immediately stopped him.

Tang Li turned his head, his eyes seemed to still have some mist from just now.Jiang Ye was stunned for a moment, forgetting what he wanted to say.

After waiting for Jiang Ye's post for a long time, Tang Li had no choice but to break the silence by speaking in a low voice, "Brother, I'm going to bed first. Tomorrow... I have to get up early to take Dad home."

He must be exhausted today.Jiang Ye couldn't bear to stop Tang Li any longer, so he nodded.

Tang Li walked into the bedroom, got into the quilt and slowly got ready to fall asleep.Jiang Ye stood at the door, scratching his head and worrying.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Tang Li was in a half-dream and half-awake sleep, and suddenly felt a sinking behind him, and then, a body wrapped in the fragrance of shower gel got into the bed, and leaned against his warm chest.

Tang Li murmured "Yes", and a deep voice whispered in his ear: "Tang Li, are you asleep?"

Tang Li rubbed his eyes, his voice was a little sleepy: "No..."

"Sorry, did I wake you up?"

Tang Li's consciousness slowly regained consciousness, he realized something belatedly, his face slowly began to heat up: "...Brother?"