Blow

I got the call on a Wednesday night, just before Thanksgiving.

At this time, the monthly exam is only halfway through, and there will be English and comprehensive science on the second day.Before evening self-study, Wen Xiao inexplicably had an idea, urgently wanted to go back to the dormitory, and called Wen Rushi.

He tried to call twice, but it didn't work, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.At 09:30 in the evening, Fang Huayi finally called back from her own number, saying that Wen Rushi had fallen ill and was currently hospitalized.

Fang Huayi is Wen Xiao's aunt, and she and Fang Qinxin are twin sisters. In addition, Wen Xiao has two uncles who are also brothers, named Fang Weishu and Fang Yuqi.

Wen Xiao's grandparents passed away a long time ago, and now Fang Qinxin passed away in this "qinqi, calligraphy and painting" family. Fang Huayi traveled back and forth between Shanghai and Guangzhou all the year round, and the other two brothers settled in the UK. They once helped take care of Wen Rushi who studied abroad. In general, they are fairly close to each other.

"I also just arrived in Shanghai yesterday, and I invited your sister to have dinner together." Fang Huayi was still in shock, "At the dinner table, she drank a small cup and suddenly vomited blood, which almost scared me to death!"

Wen Xiao raised his heart: "Is it because of drinking? Stomach trouble?"

"The doctor said it was a gastric ulcer, and the ulcer surface was more than 3 centimeters. The pathology results will be out tomorrow..."

We talked a lot, all about Wen Rushi's condition.Turning off the lights at ten o'clock, Wen Xiao had no choice but to hang up the phone. While communicating with Fang Huayi on WeChat, he checked some information on the Internet and saw shocking descriptions such as "risk of cancer" and "fatality rate of gastric perforation".

Fang Huayi didn't know about Wen Xiao's series of events after the college entrance examination. He thought he was studying in Beijing, and said that he had hired a nurse for Wen Rushi to let him study hard and don't worry too much.

But how could Wen Xiao not be worried?

He couldn't fall asleep all night, so he went directly to ask Mi Qunfei for leave early the next morning, and explained the situation at home in a concise and clear manner.Mi Qunfei knew before that he was in a single-parent family, but now that he heard about such a big change, he immediately granted leave, and didn't even bother to keep him to continue taking the monthly exam.

In order not to affect Xia Jue, Wen Xiao left a message for Du Minwen, saying that he had something to do and that he would not have dinner with Xia Jue for the time being.After explaining, he left the school gate with the leave note, took a taxi and went straight to the high-speed rail station.

At 11:30 noon, Wen Xiao arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao.At this time, Xia Jue was writing hard in the examination room, carefully finishing the last big question of the comprehensive examination paper, and heaving a long sigh of relief when listening to the ringing bell.

Wen Xiao took the subway line 10. He was very fortunate that the school implemented the system of classifying examination rooms according to rankings. This time, his examination room was separated from Xia Jue's by four floors. It was impossible for Xia Jue to know that he was absent from the examination.

About 25 minutes, take the subway to Shaanxi South Road, Wen Xiao walks out of the station.Shanghai Ruijin Hospital is like an "isolated island". There is no direct transportation nearby, and the traffic jam is extremely serious.

While rushing to the inpatient department, Wen Xiao called Fang Huayi.

"You said you were going to the hospital?" Fang Huayi was taken aback on the other end of the phone, "Didn't I tell you to stay at school? Auntie is here."

Wen Xiao said, "I'm not worried."

"Your siblings are still the same, with deep feelings," Fang Huayi said with emotion, "but the hospital has visiting restrictions in the morning, and only one visit card can be issued for one bed—you'd better come after three o'clock in the afternoon."

Wen Xiao choked for breath and forgot about it.

The weather was fine, he hung up the phone, and sat on the outdoor bench of the hospital in a daze alone.The sunlight fell on him through the gaps in the leaves above his head.

There were doctors and patients coming and going, some in a hurry, some with serious faces, and occasionally a little leisurely, they glanced at him a few times, with a little curiosity and amazement in their eyes.

Wen Xiao didn't look at anyone.He set off early in the morning and hadn't eaten until now. A sense of exhaustion and bewilderment slowly surged up from inside his body.

He lowered his head and wanted to rub his temples, but found that he couldn't use his hands at all. Not only that, he was also top-heavy, and almost fell off the bench.

A figure in a white coat walked towards him.

"Wen Xiao?" the man shouted.

Wen Xiao's eyes darkened, and it took him a while to regain his senses. He raised his head and found that the person who called his name was a young female doctor, wearing a pair of metal thin-rimmed glasses, gentle and delicate, he didn't recognize him.

"You know me?" he asked hesitantly.

The female doctor smiled and said, "You are Chen Anxin's roommate, I have seen your photo in his circle of friends. My name is Lin Jingyan, and I am his girlfriend and an intern here."

Only then did Wen Xiao remember that Chen Anxin said that he had a girlfriend who was like the dean.Ruijin Hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University. Wen Xiao was a little surprised. He didn't expect Chen Anxin's girlfriend to be alumni of Chen Xinyue, and she was obviously three to four years older than them.

"Hello." Wen Xiao greeted briefly.

Lin Jingyan smiled and said, "I've been paying attention to you for a while, are you a little hypoglycemic?"

Wen Xiao denied: "No."

"Yes, yes, no, no." Lin Jingyan looked at him, suddenly stopped laughing, and frowned, "What do you mean no? Have you had breakfast yet?"

Wen Xiao was stunned for a moment, thinking that the other party was indeed as Chen Anxin said, somewhat harsh and impolite.

He stood up and said, "I'll go buy it."

Lin Jingyan let out a "hmm", and went into the Family Mart convenience store not far away with him.

Wen Xiao bought a handbag and a bottle of energy drink.Lin Jingyan is similar.The two returned to the bench and sat down, keeping a proper distance between them.

"Aren't you going to work?" Wen Xiao asked.After eating, his physical weakness quickly subsided.

Lin Jingyan drank her drink slowly and said, "It's lunch break now. Doctors are human too."

Wen Xiao didn't know how to proceed.He was not good at talking to strangers, so he simply kept silent.

After a while, Lin Jingyan took the initiative to speak: "I heard that you are repeating your studies now? Are you in Shanghai?"

Wen Xiao said, "No. My sister is ill and is in the hospital. I'm here to see her."

"What's going on?" Lin Jingyan asked.

Wen Xiao said, "Stomach ulcer."

"So you can't get in because of visiting restrictions, so you're waiting here?" Lin Jingyan carefully screwed the cap on the drink bottle, "Get up, I'm just digesting, I'll take you in... Your sister called what name?"

Although the two of them are not familiar with each other, Wen Xiao is eager to see Wen Rushi now, and it is of course best if someone is willing to help.

Lin Jingyan led him down the dirt ladder.

"Only this room is less crowded," Lin Jingyan said in a joking tone in the elevator room, "I don't mind."

Wen Xiao shook his head.He had a strange intuition that Lin Jingyan seemed to want to get close to him, but it was not an ambiguous kind, and it was very likely that it had something to do with Chen Anxin.

Sure enough, Lin Jingyan's next sentence was: "Have you been in contact with Chen Anxin recently?"

Wen Xiao said truthfully, "A little bit, not much."

"Then do you know, does he want to break up with me?"

"I don't know."

Lin Jingyan sighed, disappointed.

The elevator door opened.

Lin Jingyan led Wen Xiao towards the ward. On the way, an intern nurse recognized Lin Jingyan and shouted, "Doctor Lin, bed 26..."

Lin Jingyan said: "Got it." Then she turned her head and raised an eyebrow at Wen Xiao, "Look, I'm helping you by bringing you in, and my own lunch break will be gone."

Such a deliberate request for credit and reward, but she said it very naturally.

"I owe you a favor." Wen Xiao said calmly.

"It's good if you know, I'll look for you later," Lin Jingyan walked to a ward, and pushed open the door, "—this is here."

The crack in the door widened, and the field of vision opened up. Wen Xiao caught sight of the hospital bed in the back, Wen Rushi, whose face was as pale as paper, and Fang Huayi, who was accompanying the bed beside him, were talking.

Wen Xiao took a deep breath.Wen Rushi has always been omnipotent in his heart, as if he always has a calm and calm look, with the mast and scull disappearing in ashes while talking and laughing, he has never seen Wen Rushi so vulnerable to a single blow.

He walked in slowly.

"Wen Xiao?" Fang Huayi saw him first, with a look of surprise, "Can you come in?"

Wen Rushi smiled weakly, looked over, and called softly: "Xiaoxiao."

It seemed that Fang Huayi had already told her that Wen Xiao was coming, so she didn't seem too surprised.

Wen Xiao walked to the bed and saw Fang Huayi with a lunch box in his hand.

"Sister, Aunt Hua," he greeted them, "Have you had lunch yet?"

Fang Huayi said: "I'm not hungry. Your sister can't eat yet."

"Did the pathological results come out?" Wen Xiao asked.

"It's gone, I'm fine." Wen Ru replied by himself.

Wen Xiao heard it, and looked at Fang Huayi again, as if confirming.

Fang Huayi also said, "Fortunately, I'm fine."

Only then did Wen Xiao feel relieved, and sat down beside the bed without making a sound, his cold fingers finally felt warm.

"Aren't you going to class today?" Suddenly Wen Ru asked.

Wen Xiao said, "I asked for leave."

Fang Huayi sighed to Wen Ru: "I tried to persuade him, but I didn't persuade him. He came all the way here, so don't blame him." She thought Wen Xiao came from Beijing .

Wen Rushi smiled and said, "I don't want to blame him. It's just that since he asked for leave, he will probably stay for a few days. Aunt Hua, don't you have something to do? Go ahead and let Xiaoxiao stay with me." .”

The three talked for a while, and Fang Huayi really had something urgent to do, so she transferred the visit card to Wen Xiao and left first.Wen Xiao and Wen Rushi were left behind in silence.

The patients and their family members in other beds were talking, caring and warm.

"Did you sleep well at night?" Wen Xiao asked after a long silence.Wen Rushi is used to sleeping alone, and with so many people in the same room, he might not be able to fall asleep easily.

Wen Rushi said: "It's okay."

There was another moment of silence, and a strange atmosphere flowed between the two of them.

Finally, Wen Xiao lowered his head, took a few deep breaths, and said in a low voice, "Sister, I'm sorry."

The moment he said it, he covered his sore eyes with his hands, not daring to let go, fearing that once he let go, liquid would continue to seep out.

Anxiety, fear... All kinds of emotions, like a pool of water suspended in mid-air, finally poured down from the brain.He felt unprecedented regret for his so-called revenge on Wen Zhengming, which allowed Wen Zhengming to escape everything and spend his old age in a blank memory. On the contrary, Wen Rushi took too much responsibility for this.

A soft hand rested on top of his head, stroking gently.

"I told you I don't blame you for skipping class. What are you sorry for?" Wen Ru said softly, "By the way, when did you get your ears pierced? It's pretty pretty."

pierced ears.Wen Xiao thought of Xia Jue. He had an English test in the afternoon, so he didn't know how he was doing in the morning.

It should be okay, after all, in the past month, Xia Jue has gradually mastered the learning method Wen Xiao taught him, and has made great progress.

——This sudden thought neutralized Wen Xiao's outburst of emotions.He slowly calmed down, raised his head, and stared at Wen Rushi.

"Last month," he replied.

Wen Ru asked, "When is your birthday?"

"The next day," Wen Xiao said, "the birthday is Thursday."

Wen Rushi smiled and said: "Did Xiaoxia celebrate your birthday? Otherwise, you wouldn't remember it so clearly... It seems that you are doing well now, so I feel relieved. I just don't know when I go home from the hospital, you will I will not be unwelcome."

Wen Xiao also smiled: "Why?" After a pause, he asked again: "After you go back——"

"Taking over Dad's company. I told you last time that his Donghua investment has a great interest in Mom's gallery, so we can't ignore it." Wen Rushi looked indifferent, "In addition, I must take Dad back. I will Let’s see from time to time, which hospital is better, and we need to hire new nurses.”

Wen Xiao couldn't help but said, "I'll do it."

"Huh?" Wen Ru looked at him in surprise.In the past, Wen Xiao never wanted to interfere with anything related to Wen Zhengming.

However, at this moment, Wen Xiao continued: "Don't worry about that, the hospital and the like, I'll contact Dad. If there is anything I can help in the company, feel free to ask me... Sis, I'm already an adult."

The author has something to say: I miss him in the chapter where Xiaoxia didn't appear.