Chapter 34: Don't Rush to Decision
He was clear about the situation here, and after speaking, he continued guiltily: "I know it's very difficult to go out at this time, but I made several calls to find someone but couldn't get through, so I can only ask Xiao Zhou." ”
It turned out that no one was found, so no wonder they would ask her for help.
Lao Zhou has always treated her well, Zhou Heluo was silent for a while, and said hello. And told him that she would call him back after she went to see it.
Lao Zhou thanked her on the phone and told her to pay attention to safety when she went out.
After hanging up the phone, seeing Aunt Qi looking at her worriedly on the side, Zhou He squeezed out a smile and said, "A colleague who works part-time may be sick, and the boss is not worried that something will happen, let me go over and take a look." She was afraid that Aunt Qi would be worried, so she added, "It's not far from here." ”
Aunt Qi has always been kind, although she was worried, she didn't stop Zhou He in the end. just told her again and again to pay attention to safety and do what she could.
Zhou He smiled and responded. And asked Aunt Qi to close the doors and windows, and if the colleague was okay, she would rush back.
Most of the pharmacies had already closed their doors when it was snowing, just in case they had brought enough medicine from home to go out.
The traffic outside was almost paralyzed, so Zhou He got out of the car and walked over after a short ride.
The usually lively street is white, and you can't see a person from a long, long distance. Although Zhou He was wearing the long rain boots prepared by Aunt Qi, every step from the snow was cold. When he got to the back, he was probably numb from the cold, and his legs were completely unconscious.
The further you go, the more difficult it becomes. The road was not easy to walk, and she fell in the snow several times. My whole body was numb from the cold.
Although she took a long ride, she still walked for more than three hours to arrive. The community where Cheng Wei lives has not only stopped the water, but even the electricity has been cut off, and there is no light in the whole building.
Zhou He walked all over his strength and sat down at the door. The clothes on her body were already wet, she gasped for breath, and then walked inside and knocked on the door of Cheng Wei's apartment.
I don't know if there is anyone inside, she knocked for a long time without any response. I only faintly heard a cat meowing.
Cheng Wei's cat didn't know where it was stored some time ago, and he had never seen it. Now that the cat is back, he's probably supposed to be there.
Finally came over for such a trip, Zhou He hesitated slightly, and continued to knock on the door.
It took about ten minutes of knocking before the door opened from the inside. Cheng Wei came out directly in a bathrobe, and when he saw Zhou He's eyelids raised, he asked impatiently, "What are you doing here?"
His voice was hoarse, and the whole person was completely different from usual, and he was cowardly.
Zhou Yiyi's body was soaked, and he stood for a while shivering with cold, and when he heard Cheng Wei's question, he didn't hide it, and said, "Uncle Cao asked me to come and see you." ”
Cheng Wei didn't speak anymore, turned around and walked into the house, and let Zhou He enter the door.
The heating had long since stopped, and it was cloudy and cold in the house. Cheng Wei probably also knew how difficult it was for Zhou He to come all the way, and after entering the bedroom, he took out a few pieces of his clothes and threw them to her, and then went back to the bedroom directly.
His clothes were wide and big, and Zhou He couldn't wear them at all. But the clothes on her body were wet, and if she didn't change them as soon as possible, she would definitely catch a cold, so she took her clothes to the bathroom and quickly changed them.
There was no water and electricity, and there was no way to wash or dry clothes for the time being. She packed her changed clothes in a paper bag and went out.
Cheng Wei was quiet in the bedroom and living room. His voice was hoarse like that just now, and he must have been sick and not well. Zhou He took out the medicine he brought, originally wanting to pour some hot water for him to eat. But there was nothing in the house except a few bottles of purified water in the fridge. She had to take out the pure water and pour it into the cup, and then take the water and the medicine to the bedroom.
With the lesson of the last time, she did not enter even though the door was open. There was a knock on the door outside.
Cheng Wei didn't know if he didn't want to deal with her or what, and there was no response from there. Zhou He knocked a few more times, and then he stubbornly said, 'I'm in'.
Inside, Cheng Wei was wrapped in a quilt and lying on the bed, his breathing was short, the curtains were not closed, and he approached and saw his burning red face through the white snow outside the window.
Zhou He hesitated for a moment and put his hand on his forehead. Sure enough, it was piping hot as expected.
She withdrew her hand and whispered, "You have a fever, get up and take your medicine." ”
Cheng Wei was probably burned unconscious, and she called him several times before she opened his eyes. His eyes fell on Zhou He's body, and he snorted childishly and said, "Didn't you say that you won't come?"
It's really burning.
Zhou He didn't say a word, waited for him to sit up, and then handed him the prepared medicine and water.
Cheng Wei took it, stopped talking, and swallowed all the pills in one gulp. The water was too cold, his brows furrowed slightly, and he handed the cup to Zhou He after only taking a sip, and then lay down on the bed again.
Zhou He took the cup and closed the bedroom door lightly.
There was nothing to eat in the apartment except for the dumplings she came to make for the last time, and Cheng Wei didn't know how long she hadn't eaten like this. Obviously, this will not work.
Now I can't buy anything to eat even if I go out. Zhou He stood in the cold living room for a while, and cheekily knocked on the door of the neighbor opposite.
Cheng Wei woke up from the smell of dumplings, got out of bed and opened the door to go out, and saw Zhou He cooking something in the center of the living room at a glance. She was quite powerful, and got a small coal stove, which was burning vigorously, and a small pot was placed on top to cook dumplings. And she was lifting the lid of the pot and carefully stirring the dumplings that had just floated in the pot with chopsticks.
Cheng Wei's eyes were deep, and he stood for a long time without moving. The snow outside the window fell into the room and shrouded him in a hazy way, only dumplings fluttered in the pot in the silence, and in the slightly dim light, his figure was inexplicably a little sad.
He didn't move until he saw that Zhou He was about to turn around, and then he walked over.
Zhou He didn't expect him to get up by himself, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then said, "Sit down first, and you can eat it immediately." ”
Cheng Wei's voice was still hoarse, and he hummed coldly. He took one out of the cigarette case next to him, lit it by the stove and smoked silently.
After the dumplings were cooked, Zhou Hesheng put a bowl in his hand, but he didn't move, until he finished smoking the cigarette in his hand, he put out the cigarette butt and served the dumplings.
Both of them were extremely hungry, and they ate a pot of dumplings with soup.
After eating, his whole body was much warmer, Cheng Wei burned his cigarette again, leaned lazily on the sofa, kicked the stove with his foot, and asked, "Where did this thing come from?"
Zhou He cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and replied, "The neighbor's aunt on the opposite side gave it." ”
Cheng Wei has never been in contact with his neighbors when he comes in, so he doesn't talk anymore. At this time, it was already more than twelve o'clock in the morning, and Zhou He was tired from walking so far that it was not realistic to go back, so he dozed off by the fire.
Cheng Wei glanced at her, stretched out his foot and kicked the slippers on her feet, which were several sizes bigger, and said, "Go to the bedroom and sleep." ”
Outside the window, there was a clear silence. Zhou He's eyes didn't open, he shook his head, and said vaguely.
She was wearing his clothes, and her sleeves and trouser legs were pulled up a lot, and she still looked baggy. The head hung down slightly, and a small piece of white neck was exposed under the slightly messy short ear-length hair. Skinny and tiny like a kitten.
Cheng Wei looked at her exposed neck, and did not speak or move for a while. It took a few tens of seconds, maybe more, for him to flick the ash into the stove and say, "You want me to carry you in?"
His tone was calm.
Zhou He was excited, didn't say anything more, and went into the bedroom.
Cheng Wei finished smoking a cigarette and casually added two pieces of coal to the stove that was about to be extinguished. I don't know what I remembered, and I wanted to reach for the cigarette again, but my throat was very dry. He just sat still. The flickering light of the fire shone on his face, and his eyes were as deep as a deep pool. I can't see joy or sorrow.
When Zhou He woke up the next day, there was still a faint fire on the stove, and Cheng Wei put a thin quilt on his body, curled up on the sofa and fell asleep.
Zhou He's footsteps paused slightly, and he stepped forward to clip out the burned coal and add new ones. Although her movements were light, they still woke Cheng Wei. He opened his eyes.
It won't take long to get the briquettes from next door, and there is nothing to eat here, so I can't stay any longer.
Seeing that he was awake, Zhou He hesitated for a moment and said, "I haven't eaten here, if you want to later, you can go back with me." ”
It's hard to go back, but it's better than staying here and starving.
Cheng Wei's brows furrowed, he looked at the few briquettes left on the side, looked at Zhou He's clothes again, uncovered the quilt and got off the sofa, and said in a low voice, "I'll ask someone to bring food over." ”
His mobile phone has long been out of battery and turned off, so naturally he can't make calls. After saying this, he didn't care that he hadn't washed up, so he grabbed a coat and put it on and went out. It wasn't long before he heard him knock on the door next door.
I don't know what he did there, but it took him four or five minutes before he came back. He took two loaves of bread in his hand, threw them directly to Zhou He, and said, "Eat some to cushion your stomach first, and someone will bring you food in a while." ”
Zhou He didn't say a word, boiled water and poured it into a cup, took one of the breads and nibbled on it.
Cheng Wei's people came faster than expected, and there was a knock on the door before noon. Two men came together, carrying five or six bags full of things and a large basket of briquettes. handed Cheng Wei a new fully charged mobile phone.
Those bags of things included cooked food, quick-frozen dumplings, meat and other miscellaneous things, and the most rare thing was that they actually got fresh vegetables on this snowy day.
Cheng Wei didn't owe anyone a favor, so he picked out a bag of several big bags of things and carried it to the neighbor's house opposite.
The two men didn't stay, and they left. Not long after, someone brought water again.
Although Zhou He felt that he was worrying blindly, he only ate one loaf of bread in the morning, and there was also a patient. After carrying things to the kitchen, I started to eat.
Cheng Wei really wanted to get it at this time, and when Zhou He went out, he handed her the mobile phone and said, "Make a call to report your safety?"
Zhou He was worried about Aunt Qi, so he said thank you and took the phone.
Thankfully, the power wasn't cut off yet, and the phone was answered quickly. Aunt Qi had been worried all night when she went out alone, and she was relieved to receive a call at this time, telling her not to rush back, she was fine at home.
Zhou He was relieved, said hello, and said that she would go back as soon as possible.
It was not convenient to use someone else's mobile phone, so she quickly hung up the phone and returned the phone to Cheng Wei.
Due to the inconvenience of running out of electricity, Zhou He cooked noodles. Add poached eggs, chopped green onions, and the braised pork they brought over.
After eating, Cheng Wei didn't know where to find two of her professional books and threw them to her. Zhou He was not polite at this time, whispered thank you, sat by the fire and read the book.
The whole afternoon was quiet, and in the evening the snow finally stopped, after several days of continuous snow. Zhou He, who had been paying close attention, breathed a sigh of relief.
In the evening, Zhou He stewed rice, and it was a pity that fresh vegetables were not eaten in hot pot, so she made hot pot.
The night was peaceful, and she was called by Cheng Wei early the next day. Cheng Wei was already dressed neatly, raised his wrist to look at the time, and said, "The snow has stopped, aren't you in a hurry to go back?" ”
Zhou He didn't expect the car to be opened so quickly, nodded, and quickly went to change into her dried clothes and wash.
She thought it was really open to traffic, but when she got downstairs, she realized that the snow was still piled up. It's just that it was shoveled out by a forklift. A tall SUV was parked downstairs.
Zhou He was stunned, Cheng Wei had already walked over and opened the car door, raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't go?"
Naturally, he had to go, and Zhou He walked over quickly.
Although there is a forklift to open a road, sometimes the ground will slip, and the road is not easy. Fortunately, Cheng Wei's driving skills are very good, and he has stabilized several times dangerously without rolling over.
The snow was piling up a lot, and the forklift didn't work very fast. Later, Cheng Wei simply stopped the car, called Zhou He out of the car, rolled a snowball and built a snowman.
His hands are skillful, and the snowmen are well built. At the end, he grabbed the snow and put it on Zhou He's neck, and Zhou He escaped flexibly.
I started walking early, and it was already noon when I got to the house. Only this time I didn't suffer anything. When you get off the bus, your hands and feet are warm.
The car was not good to drive into the alley, and after shoveling the snow, Cheng Wei sent Zhou He over. He didn't go into the courtyard, but stopped outside.
Zhou He was about to open the courtyard door and go in, when he suddenly stopped her again. She turned her head, Cheng Wei looked at her with a pair of dark eyes, was silent for a moment, and slowly spoke: "I'm sorry." ”
He was a little out of control that day. The lock in his study wasn't impregnable, and if she really wanted to go in, he would have gone in when he wasn't there. Won't wait while he's there.
Zhou He was slightly stunned, did not speak, shook his head slightly, pushed open the courtyard door and entered.
Cheng Wei didn't stay long, and walked away slowly with a cigarette.
The snow began to melt slowly the day after Zhou He's return, and the government began to use forklifts to shovel the snow and sprinkle salt, and the paralyzed roads recovered.
When it snows, there is a lot of mourning, and when the snow is about to melt, you realize that you haven't had enough. Zhou He's return to school was full of snowball fights, and she was hit several times when she walked through the campus. She hurriedly pulled her collar high and ran even more sloppy.
Zhou He went back to the dormitory and heard that a group of people in Xu Yuanning's dormitory had gone to the hotel in the past few days due to water and power outages, and the hot spring sauna was not comfortable. also invited several roommates from Zhouhe, and only Zhouhe was the only one who didn't go. I had a bit of a conscience and brought her a box of chocolates and a small cake from the hotel.
Although the weather was cold, it was almost the end of the year. Senior Brother Qiu's side has more work. Outside Zhouhe School, there was a line at two o'clock, and he almost collapsed on the bed when he returned to the dormitory.
She had just returned to the dormitory after class to change her clothes when she heard someone outside call her to answer the phone. She answered, put back the clothes she hadn't taken off, and walked out quickly.
She thought it was Xu Yuanning or Senior Brother Qiu, but it wasn't. The caller was Cheng Wei, who had not heard from him for a while. She had just fed her when he said on the other side of the phone, "Come out and I'll take you to meet someone." ”
His tone was a statement, not an inquiry.
Zhou He couldn't help but be stunned, and then heard Cheng Wei say again: "I'm waiting for you at the school gate." ”
Zhou He didn't know who he was going to take him to meet, but she would have to go to Professor Xu's side later. She was silent for a moment, and said politely, "I'm sorry, I have something to do later." ”
Cheng Wei was not surprised that she would say that, and said lightly: "Pushed." ”
He didn't talk nonsense, and hung up the phone directly after saying this. Crisp as always.
Zhou He was a little annoyed, looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so he went back to the dormitory and changed his clothes haphazardly and hurried to the school gate.
Cheng Wei drove the off-road last time today, and stopped in an unobtrusive corner. When he saw her passing, he lifted his chin and let her get into the car.
Zhou He was annoyed that he was domineering, but he didn't get into the car, and said in a stiff tone: "If you have something, please say, I still have something." ”
Cheng Wei didn't listen to her at all, put out the cigarette in his hand, looked around, and said lazily, "Do you want me to get out of the car and invite you?"
Really 'please' he did it. Although Zhou He was annoyed, he didn't want to be a bright spot, so he still pulled the car door and got into the car.
Zhou He didn't say anything all the way, and Cheng Wei didn't say anything, the car went all the way to the city center and stopped in the parking lot of a hotel.
Zhou He wondered what he was doing with him here, and Cheng Wei had already stepped forward to press the elevator. Going upstairs along the way, Cheng Wei made a phone call and took her to the hotel's restaurant.
There weren't many people in the restaurant, so the two walked in and were greeted by someone at the window not far away.
The other party was a middle-aged man, Cheng Wei walked over, politely greeted a few words, and then introduced Zhou He: "This is Doctor Jia." ”
The Doctor Jia looked quite friendly, stretched out his hand and shook Zhou He, and asked the two to sit down. Then he called the waiter to order again.
Although Cheng Wei didn't introduce too much, Zhou He already vaguely knew the purpose of bringing her over.
Probably after talking about it a long time ago, Dr. Jia didn't make a detour, looked at Zhou He after ordering the food, and asked directly, "What is the patient's condition?"
Although she was the last to know about this, it was obviously rude not to answer. Zhou He told the doctor about his diagnosis.
Where can this matter be explained in a few words, Dr. Jia's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked Zhou He if he had brought his medical records.
When he came, he was in a hurry, and Zhou He didn't know what was going on, and of course he didn't bring medical records.
Doctor Jia didn't say anything, he groaned slightly, found the waiter to ask for paper and pen, wrote down an address and handed it to Zhou He, and said, "I have a meeting, and I have to go to the airport later." You send the medical records to this address, and I will call you after reading them. ”
Zhou He wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, took the note with both hands, and politely thanked Dr. Jia.
Dr. Jia had to catch a plane and eat a meal in a hurry. When the two of them came out of the hotel, it was already dark outside.
Zhou Ji didn't follow Cheng Wei to the parking lot, and when he arrived at the door, he stopped, looked down at the shadow on the ground, and said, "You care, but I don't bother you." Dr. Jia, please apologize on my behalf. ”
What she meant couldn't be clearer, she wasn't going to send the medical records.
Cheng Wei naturally knew what she was worried about, stopped and looked at her, and said, "Don't worry about the operation fee." ”
Since he brought her over, it was not surprising that Zhou Ji said such a thing. But that's a lot of money.
Moreover, Cheng Wei is scheming, ruthless, and ruthless. So far, she doesn't know him even the skin. Xu Yuanning once said that he was a businessman in foreign trade, but according to her intuition, his identity was not so simple.
There is never a pie in the sky, although I don't know why he suddenly came to Dr. Jia, but there must be a reason.
Zhou He's mind was extremely calm, and he put his hand into his pocket and smiled faintly, and said, "Thank you Mr. Cheng for your kindness, I don't know what to do, so I won't bother you." ”
Cheng Wei didn't speak, just looked at her quietly. After a while, he said, "You don't have to rush to make a decision. You should think about your aunt's body first. ”
He mentioned Aunt Qi's body, which is Zhou He's weakness. She was silent, and after a while, she whispered, "I'm sorry for you today, I'll go first." ”
Cheng Wei didn't stop her, watching her figure go farther and farther away in the night.
Zhou He's heart is heavy, and he can't give up all the way. When I walked through the square, I heard the bell ringing in the square, and then I suddenly remembered that I had to go to Professor Xu's side tonight.
It was obviously too late to rush over now, she looked around for a week, found a public phone and called Xu Yuanning, asking him to tell Professor Xu that she couldn't go for the time being.
Behind her was the sound of noisy traffic horns, Xu Yuanning answered, and asked, "Where are you, do you need help?"
He's always been very enthusiastic.
Zhou He squeezed out a smile and said no, thanked him, and hung up the phone.
She didn't want to go back to the dormitory, so she stood in the cold wind for a while and walked to the bus stop in front of her, and took the bus back to the old house.