Chapter 9 The heart is like ashes
San Francisco Hospital, USA
Days of torrential rain have washed away the dust in the city, and the air seems to be much clearer. The hospital's botanical garden is planted with large areas of green, sometimes with a hazy yellow, adding to the loneliness of autumn. Sitting on the terrace looking up at the sky, the clouds piling up in the distance were dull and dull.
The sun hasn't shown up today, and the morning wind is even more chilly. Late autumn wrapped his sweater tightly and sat in the cold wind reluctant to leave the terrace.
She didn't want to leave the terrace, not because the view from outside was too good, but because she really didn't want to face the people in the room.
Since she woke up, her mother Wang Xiaolei looked haggard and sad, when she first helped the doctors and nurses change the dressing and saw the hideous and terrifying wounds on her arms, legs, and back, she was like crazy, and cursed those kidnappers to die well.
Later, every time she changed the medicine, she would shed tears and curse once.
It turns out that the truth is also false, and the lies are told so much that even I believe it to be true. Should she be sad for her mother, or should she be sad for herself?
But what disgusted her the most was not her mother, but Qin Fengyan, who sat in the room without saying a word, but didn't work on his computer all the time.
I'll never forget that when she woke up from her coma, Qin Fengyan's eyes were extremely cold.
"Why hide the wound?" was the first thing he said to her when she woke up.
It's ridiculous, she said, and he would take her to the doctor?
She didn't answer Qin Fengyan's question, she just stared at the ceiling blankly.
It was Qin Junyan who came forward to relieve her: "Qin Fengyan, don't be like this, Late Autumn just doesn't want you to worry." ”
After that, Qin Fengyan didn't speak again, just sat on the side, looking at her quietly, very angry!
Cold war is their usual way of quarreling, on weekdays they disagree and contradict each other, or she does something disgusting to him, he will ignore her for a few days and nights, she is also a backbone person, always treated so coldly, and she is also wronged, many times, she has secretly made up her mind that she will never take the initiative to deal with him before he talks to her.
It's a pity that her backbone is never as firm as her love, every time the cold war comes to the end, she always disarms and surrenders first, and then cheekily follows behind him, pestering him with all kinds of scoundrels, and it is not over until he ignores her.
Although I feel that I am being wronged every time, it is also a kind of happiness to be able to be around my beloved, attract his attention all the time, and make him happy!
There will never be another good time like this! The cold war between them will never end again! This time, she would rather die than bow to him again.
Very light footsteps, slowly walked behind her, Wang Xiaolei persuaded in a very soft voice: "Late autumn, the wind is blowing, let's come in, the doctor said you can't blow the wind." ”
I don't know if it's because I feel indebted to my daughter, or because my daughter is like a different person after she wakes up, she doesn't cry, make trouble, talk or laugh, and quietly makes Wang Xiaolei stunned from the bottom of her heart.
"Late autumn!" Seeing that her daughter was unmoved, Wang Xiaolei was a little uneasy: "Qin Fengyan has already looked at this place a lot, if you don't go in, he will lose his temper again." ”
Although she resented Qin Fengyan for not taking good care of her daughter, Wang Xiaolei couldn't help but feel sad for Qin Fengyan.
When Wanqiu was sent to the operating room, he was anxious and worried, Wanqiu was in a coma after surgery, he guarded day and night, and saw Wanqiu's body wrapped in thick bandages, the kind of heartache he showed was simply shocking to her as a mother.
But when the operation was successful and Late Autumn woke up from a coma, he suddenly changed into a person, changed his face, and was so cold that people were scared.
The coldness is like a snow-covered icy lake in the middle of winter, emanating from the inside out, with a taste of despair.
Although Qin Fengyan didn't say a word of apology, she could see that if Wanqiu's leg was really sawed off by the doctor, his heartache would definitely not be inferior to that of her as a mother.
If it was in the past, she would definitely not be able to read what this indifferent young man was thinking, but after experiencing this life and death tribulation, especially since they loved the same person deeply, she could understand why Qin Fengyan was so angry after waking up in late autumn.
The anger at that moment must have been the anxiety of worry, which had been piled up for a long time, and at the moment when she saw her sober, she broke through the embankment of reason and emotion, like a flood that broke out, swept uncontrollably, and then it went straight to late autumn.
These days, watching their cold war, Wang Xiaolei is also anxious, she was expecting that when her daughter's illness improves, her mood recovers, and she can take the initiative to make peace as usual, who knows that two weeks have passed, and the late autumn has always been indifferent to Qin Fengyan's indifference.
And what about Qin Fengyan?
Although she has been sitting in the house and has not spoken, Wang Xiaolei knows that this man who is moody and well-controlled is angry, if Wanqiu doesn't take care of himself when he enters the house, the other party's anger is afraid that it will be uncontrollable, and even a veteran of the love field like her is warned, why is Wanqiu still unaware?
The icy cold wind blew in gusts, and the eyes of late autumn were still ethereal and empty.
"Late autumn, stop making trouble, come in!" Wang Xiaolei lowered her voice to warn her daughter.
After all, they are now under the fence, she was too worried about her daughter's safety before she lost her proportion, and now she regrets it a little when she thinks about it, Qin Fengyan can be said to be above everyone in the Qin family, especially after he kicked Qin Zhichu out of the board of directors, his words gradually have more weight than the old lady, seeing that her husband will also look at the face of this nephew in the future, unless she doesn't want to live well, otherwise she still expects people to wave their hands when they are in a good mood, and there is enough to chew and eat if something leaks between their fingers.
"Auntie!" a deep voice came from behind Wang Xiaolei.
She turned her head and found that Qin Fengyan had already stood up from the sofa, her face was pale, and her eyes were icy, staring at Wanqiu's body.
"I want to talk to Wanqiu alone!" a very calm voice, a request, but also an order.
Wang Xiaolei said very interestingly: "Then I'll go down and buy some fruit." ”
After speaking, he immediately fled and left this place of right and wrong, and before leaving, he closed the door very carefully.
For a while, there were only two people in the ward, Wanqiu and Qin Fengyan, and the autumn morning breeze gently lifted the white curtains with a lonely smell of fallen leaves, sending in wisps of fresh air that spread to every corner of the room.
Qin Fengyan slowly walked in front of Late Qiu, held her wheelchair, and stared at her silently, a little tenderness seemed to melt in the bleak autumn wind in her indifferent eyes.
Maybe it was too rare to see Qin Fengyan's eyes showing such a touching tenderness, and that tenderness turned out to be aimed at her, and in late autumn, she only felt that her heart was being stabbed by countless sharp needles, and tears blurred her eyes, so she quickly burst out of her eyes.
Why did he treat her like this, she really wanted to ask clearly, she loved him so much, loved him to the point that she would feel uneasy for a word or a look from him, and did he? ever loved her?
Wanqiu wanted to ask for clarification, but she didn't dare, she was afraid that his answer would push her deeper into hell, so she could only desperately hold back her tears and not make herself more embarrassed.
Qin Fengyan stretched out his hand and gently stroked her face, which was already pale to bloodless, and her voice was a little hoarse: "I know that you have suffered a lot of grievances in the past few days, I have already called the police, I believe that the police will soon arrest these gangsters, I am thinking, this kidnapping must have frightened you a lot, I discussed it with my grandfather, and I think it is better for you to send you abroad for recuperation." ”
"You're going to send me away?" said Late Autumn's voice trembling.
Qin Fengyan smiled rarely: "Haven't you always wanted to go to Oxford to study?" I have already helped you apply for admission and remitted your grades, and the professor over there is very satisfied with it and is willing to accept you." ”
Late autumn was pale and couldn't say anything.
Qin Fengyan stroked her hair and said childishly: "I promise you, as long as I have a vacation, I will go to England to see you! By the way, I have downloaded a lot of information about Oxford, you go in with me, and I will show it to you." “
With that, he pushed Late Autumn's wheelchair and walked into the house.
"The legal profession at Oxford is world-class. Qin Fengyan handed over a stack of materials to Late Qiu's hand: "Don't you want to study law? This school is the most suitable for you." ”
Late Autumn slowly took the information handed over by Qin Fengyan, and her heart hurt as if she had been run over by a wheel. He's going to send her away, and he's in a hurry to send her away, because her presence is so serious that he's in the way of reuniting with another woman!
Late Autumn looked at Qin Fengyan with a pale face, and said softly: "I am willing to leave the United States, but there are two conditions. ”
"Conditions?" Qin Fengyan looked at her gently: "It won't be that you want to take the little white in the family away, right?"
Xiaobai is a guide dog raised by the Qin family, and because of its white coat, it is named Xiaobai. Xiaobai likes late autumn the most on weekdays, as long as late autumn is at home, one person and one dog are always inseparable, because of the relationship in late autumn, Qin Fengyan, who has always resisted animals, also has an inexplicable good impression of Xiaobai.
Late Autumn slowly shook her head: "I don't go to the UK, I want to go **!"
There is her sister, the only sister in the world who loves her and loves her, and now she needs warmth too much, especially the warmth of her relatives.
Qin Fengyan frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "**There is no good university, your grades are so good, it would be too wasteful to go there." ”
She can't go **, that's not his sphere of influence, and his intuition tells him that if he lets her go back, he'll lose her forever.
"I don't care if there's a good college or not, I just want to go to my sister. ”
"You have a holiday after you go to the UK, you can also go to see your sister!" Qin Fengyan's unceremonious tone was shrouded in a sense of fear that she was about to lose her.
He must not lose her, losing her is equivalent to losing the sunshine that shines on his life, and after enjoying the warmth of the sun, he never wants to return to the dark and claustrophobic life of the past.
"I think Oxford is the best fit for you, so I decided. Qin Fengyan's tone was very tough, he had always been arbitrary, whether it was the company or the family, his decision was authoritative, and no one dared to object: "Now, let's talk about the second condition!"
"Second condition...... Wanqiu gently stroked his belly, and looked at Qin Fengyan with tearful eyes, like two cold ices that froze his heart: "... I want to get rid of this kid. ”
"This is impossible!" Qin Fengyan refused coldly: "That's my child, don't you want to touch him." ”
"You once said that as long as I gave birth to a child, you would choose me and break up with Miss Leng, but now aren't you about to get engaged?"
Qin Fengyan seemed to be frightened by the words of the late autumn, and stood still like a lightning strike, his eyes widened in shock, it was the first time in his life that he felt that the word wedding was so ironic, especially when it came out of her mouth, it was as painful as ten thousand arrows piercing her heart.
Late Autumn stared at Qin Fengyan with tears, and her words were wrapped in heartbreaking sadness: "I'm only eighteen years old, I can't give birth to this child, I'm an illegitimate daughter, I don't want my child to follow in my footsteps, I don't want him to feel inferior to his birth in the future, and be ashamed to have a mother like me, since you have made a choice, then let me go, otherwise this child will become a shame for me for life and a reason for me to hate you." ”
Qin Fengyan stared at the delicate and beautiful face in front of him, and a heart-wrenching pain spread in his heart. Why was his legs so heavy as lead that he couldn't step away? Why did he feel suffocated when he looked into her eyes? Under the gaze of her gaze, he was so weak, like a trace of air under the scorching sun, slowly, as if he had exhausted all his strength, before he asked this sentence: "... You... How do you know?"'
"The photos of you and Miss Leng going in and out of her villa have been published in newspapers and magazines, and even what time you go in and what time you come out are clearly written, and grandpa also officially announced at the press conference that he is going to marry the Leng family, I am not deaf or blind, those nurses and young ladies are talking about you all day long, and even some people are sad because you are getting married. Late autumn's voice was connected with sadness, pain, and a desperate heartache that penetrated into each other's souls, making Qin Fengyan unable to take a step forward.
"Congratulations, Brother Fengyan, you have finally succeeded, I know that all these years, you have been waiting, waiting for her to change her mind, you are a person who pursues perfection, including the people around you must be perfect enough, I think, only Miss Leng is worthy of you in this world, and I will always be the most inconspicuous little girl around you, you said that you wanted to be with me before, I know that it is just to keep this child, I can feel that you don't love me, and you resist marrying me, I am self-aware. ”
Late Autumn closed her eyes in pain, and her heart felt like a big hole had been broken. The filthy, suffocating tragedy poured out like a tidal wave, and if she had recognized her identity earlier, she wouldn't have suffered that kind of damage. In this way, at least she can keep a good memory of self-deception.
Looking at such a sad late autumn, Qin Fengyan's consciousness slowly blurred, he only felt like he had fallen into a sea of ice and couldn't move, he should explain, but what could he explain?
The Leng family was clamoring to hold a wedding at this time, and he racked his brains to delay the marriage to a year later, but he escaped the marriage, and he couldn't escape the engagement, and the Leng family was not stupid, so he naturally saw that he had the intention to delay, so he insisted on making the engagement ceremony known to the streets, which was unprecedentedly grand.
He doesn't like to be coerced, especially Leng Yingzi, but in order to buy the consortium a year, this engagement is imperative.
He wanted to say something to comfort her, but he couldn't, he wanted to give her some promises, like, I won't marry her, like, in a year, I will definitely go to you, like, maybe I once resisted, but now, I think I like you, but he can't say it, because even he can't be sure of something, what right does he have to make a promise.
No, Leng Yingzi is so beautiful, no man can resist that kind of beauty, the kind of beauty that is enough to make you show off and make you proud, even if he doesn't love her anymore, he won't resist leaving this beauty by his side, Leng Yingzi's beauty is like a kind of glory in high society, marrying her as a wife is undoubtedly the best weapon to show the world the power and status he has in high society.
If there was no late autumn, he would marry her without hesitation, and even hold a luxurious wedding for her.
But the existence of late autumn has indeed become the biggest obstacle to this marriage, if he is a grandfather, for the family, for the career, for the glory, he will not hesitate to swing the sword and cut the love thread, but he can't do it, he doesn't want to break up, he hopes to see her every day, even if it's just a glance, as long as he sees her, he will feel very relieved, even when he is working, his mood is extraordinarily comfortable.
Perhaps, grandpa is right, he is crazy, for the inexplicable throbbing in his heart, he has to give up a wife like Leng Yingzi.
When Qin Fengyan was immersed in her own thoughts and self-sarcasm, the tears in Late Qiu's eyes finally poured out uncontrollably, for her, Qin Fengyan's silence undoubtedly agreed with what she had just said.
"Buckle!" someone knocked on the door, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the room.
Late autumn hurriedly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, but new tears poured out again, she couldn't help herself at all, crying like a wronged and lost child, but she kept telling herself in her heart: "Don't cry, late autumn, you don't cry... You don't deserve to cry for such a man ... It's not worth it..."
The people outside the door couldn't wait for the answer of the people inside, and opened the door straight and came in, Leng Yingzi walked in in a gorgeous dress with a radiant face, and behind her, followed by a woman in her thirties, it was estimated that her parents hired a personal assistant for her
The last bit of blood on Late Qiu's face also faded, and Qin Fengyan was also extremely surprised.
As soon as she entered, she instructed her assistant to place the bag full of fruit on the bedside table and insert the flowers she had bought into the vase, speaking with such a natural air that it would be mistaken for her hospital room, not the late autumn.
"Why are you here?" Qin Fengyan's tone was extremely unfriendly.
But Leng Yingzi didn't pay attention to it, just ordered the assistant to put the fruits and flowers on her own, and waited until she had perfectly solved the gifts she brought to visit the patient, then turned around and looked at the late autumn with a flattering smile: "I have heard that you are sick for a long time, and I have always wanted to come and see, but I am busy preparing for the wedding these days, and your brother does not allow me to work too hard, so I have not come for a long time, but now I see that your spirit is better." “
"Yes, it's better!" Late Autumn had tears in her eyes, and she tried to smile hard, no matter how bitter this smile was, she also had to laugh, so that she didn't let them look down on her.
Leng Yingzi sat on the sofa casually, looking like a future sister-in-law: "I see that you are in good spirits, and I am also relieved, saying that I have lived in Qin's house for the past two days, I really hope that you will be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, so that the two of us can be companions." ”
"Qin family?" Leng Yingzi's words hit Late Autumn's heart violently without leaving the slightest margin.
Leng Yingzi glanced at Qin Fengyan complainingly, and smiled shyly: "It turns out that your brother didn't tell you anything, the old people of the two families were afraid that I would not be able to adapt to the life of my husband's family after marriage, so they asked me to move into the Qin family in advance, saying that I wanted to ask Aunt Xiaolei to take a good ** treat me, so that I could learn how to be a good wife!"
It's only been a few days in the mountains, it's been a thousand years in the world, and in late autumn, she suddenly felt that she was really abandoned by this world, no wonder Qin Fengyan was in a hurry to send her out of the country, it turned out that she was really a ** annoyance of the Qin family.
Facing Leng Yingzi's bright and moving smile, Wanqiu raised her head very slowly, and then squeezed a smile hard: "Miss Leng is beautiful and smart, even if she doesn't need to be taught, she will definitely be a good wife in the future." ”
Leng Yingzi smiled even sweeter: "This mouth in late autumn is really sweet." ”
As she spoke, she squatted down enthusiastically, holding the cold hand of late autumn, which seemed to have no city government, but in fact said coldly: "Don't learn from the outsider Miss Leng, Miss Leng, then see more outside, from now on we will be a family, Qin Junyan is gone, the Qin family is just you and Qin Fengyan, you can call me sister-in-law." ”
Qin Fengyan's face froze, looking at Leng Yingzi, his voice was cold as if he came out of the North Pole: "Didn't you ask Grandpa to have lunch? It's almost time!"
"Yes, I made an appointment with my grandfather for dinner, it's not good to be late. Leng Yingzi looked at her watch, then got up, walked to Qin Fengyan's side, and naturally grabbed his arm: "Let's go together, grandpa has been complaining for the past two days, saying that you only care about running to the hospital, and you haven't eaten with him for a long time." ”
"Okay!" Qin Fengyan replied with a tired expression. Then he turned around, bent down, looked at the late autumn, and said in a faint but gentle voice: "It's not early, you have a good rest, I'll come to see you in the evening!"
Wanqiu desperately held back her tears, looked up at Qin Fengyan, a pitiful smile spread on her pretty face, and said politely: "No need, if you have time at night, just accompany your sister-in-law more, I will be quiet alone!"
Qin Fengyan's eyes darkened slightly, but he didn't say anything, only stubbornly left a sentence I will come back in the evening, and left with Leng Yingzi.
Not long after the two of them left, Leng Yingzi suddenly remembered something, turned back to the ward, and handed over a plastic bag that had been holding in her hand to Wanqiu's hand, and her eyes turned sharply in her autumn-like eyes, and her expression was still elegant and beautiful: "I almost forgot, this is the magazine that your brother asked me to buy for you, he said that you are boring enough to be alone in the ward, and specially asked me to bring this star weekly to you, which is the gossip news that just came out this morning, and he said that when you are alone, you can enjoy it slowly." ”
Late autumn took the magazine and raised her eyes to look at Leng Yingzi, her eyes full of doubts.
Qin Fengyan has always had no good impression of this kind of gossip magazine, not only does he not like to read it, but he also doesn't like her to read it, why did he suddenly change his personality and let her bring this kind of thing over. Just wanted to open her mouth to ask, Leng Yingzi smiled and said goodbye: "It's not early, I'm leaving!
After speaking, without waiting for the late autumn reaction, he walked out happily.
After Leng Yingzi left, Wanqiu nodded, and her eyes returned to the magazine again, what kind of gossip news could make Qin Fengyan interested.
Unwrapping the plastic bag of the book wrapped in the magazine, taking out the magazine, the first thing that catches your eye is a woman's face, and then the upper body, although there is only the upper body, but the body is scarred and shocking!
Suddenly there was a roar outside the window, and one after another lightning swept across the already dark and gloomy sky, but suddenly a scream rose from the ground, sharp and tragic rushed out of the chest, like a knife of horror, in an instant it seemed to have split the rumbling thunder, the thunder seemed to be startled by the tragic sound, and after a pause, a lightning bolt rushed in like a snake, and the white light shone brightly, shining on the face of the late autumn that was not like a human face, on the face, infinite fear, infinite desolation......
The magazine fell to the ground, and outside the room, there were a few thunders, and finally woke up the stunned late autumn, she stood up tremblingly, ignoring the sharp pain caused by the wound on her leg, and looked at the magazine on the ground with infinite fear in her eyes, the body in the photo... That body... It's her, it's herself!
“… This is the magazine that your brother asked me to buy for you, he said that you are bored enough to be alone in the ward, and specially asked me to bring this star weekly to you, which is the gossip news that just came out this morning, and he said that when you are alone, you can enjoy it slowly. ”
Leng Yingzi's voice kept playing back in late autumn's mind!
Brother!
This brother of hers is really not at ease if he doesn't want her to die!
Boom, another thunderbolt, like a blue sword, questioned
The rumbling in my mind, the pictures with Qin Fengyan, the replay of the scenes, some memories that should have been very happy, but at this moment, they all turned gray!
It was gray, no, her eyes, all she could see was gray, this room, the sky outside the window, the flowers on the terrace, everything was gray!
In late autumn, she only felt that her heart was tormented in the flames, and the colic was unbearable, she breathed hard, but no matter how hard she tried, the air was still not enough, and her heart was suffocating little by little!
After today, the whole world will know how unbearable and dirty she is!
However, she is not the dirtiest, the world, these smiling people, are more unbearable and dirty than her!
Yes, she is not the dirtiest, there are people who are dirtier than her, and she will curse them, the curse of life and death......