After she finished speaking, she didn't care about Cheng Wei, stood up and went upstairs.

Cheng Wei sat on the sofa, his figure in the shadows, and after a long time, he took out a cigarette and smoked it. After smoking a cigarette, he got up, picked up his coat, and walked outside.

Zhou closed his eyes and lay on the bed when he went upstairs, and the sound of Li Peiyuan and Cheng Wei talking briefly came from the courtyard not long after, as if he was gone, and she didn't get up to look.

In the middle of the night she had another headache, and she was so dazed that she heard the door open. I don't know if it's Xu Yuanning or Li Peiyuan, so I don't feel at ease to come and see. Although Zhou He's palms were tight, she controlled herself to lie motionless. It wasn't until anyone came to find anything that tucked her back and left, that she curled up and hugged her head tightly.

The pain in her head was not relieved until the second half of the night, and she was already extremely tired, although the clothes on her body were slightly soaked with cold sweat, she still fell into a deep sleep.

When Zhou He woke up the next day, it was almost noon, and the sun was shining on the window, and the small attic was a little brighter. She sat up from the bed and pushed open the window.

The sun outside was blazing and dazzling, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes, enjoying the warmth of this moment. The fine dust danced in the air, and she was inexplicably in a trance. It wasn't until footsteps came from the hallway that she came back to her senses. I got up and got out of bed.

Li Peiyuan went out, and only Xu Yuanning was at home. Seeing that she was already up, he smiled and asked her to wash. Xu Yuanning is careful, and even squeezed the toothpaste on the toothbrush for her.

When she was sick before, Aunt Qi would also prepare these for her. Zhou He's heart was mixed for a while, and his eyes moistened uncontrollably.

It was a long time before she began to wash up and went downstairs.

The food was already set on the table, and although it was all simple, it was extraordinarily warm. Xu Yuanning was preparing a bento, asked her to start eating first, and then said, "Let's go out to play later, and have a picnic by the way." I heard that the development in Nanshan is good, and many people go for picnics on weekends. ”

Zhou He smiled and agreed.

Xu Yuanning quickly packed the things he needed, sat down opposite Zhou He, and said, "My craftsmanship is not very good, so I will eat and eat." Uncle Xiao Li invited an aunt and will come over tomorrow. ”

She only stayed at home for a few days, where could she ask her aunt. Zhou He smiled bitterly, and then said: "Don't be so troublesome......"

Before she finished speaking, Xu Yuanning interrupted him, he smiled and said, "It's all set." With my aunt in the future, Uncle Xiao Li and I won't have to eat takeout and instant noodles every day. ”

Zhou He didn't insist anymore. Thinking of Li Peiyuan, who had been busy all this time, she hesitated a little and said, "Has he been reinstated?"

He hadn't been that busy in a long time.

They won't take the initiative to tell her these things now, but she won't hide them from her when she asks, Xu Yuanning nodded and said, "I went to work, but I was demoted." ”

Li Peiyuan went to reinstate at this time, and he must have some plans. Zhou He remembered his busyness during this time, and said with a wry smile: "It's me who dragged you and Uncle Xu down." ”

Xu Yuanning's movements paused, looked at her with a pair of eyes, and said seriously: "Ahe, if you think so, Uncle Xiao Li and I will be uncomfortable." You've never been a burden to anyone. After a slight pause, he added, "Do you remember that time in Canada? ”

He is talking about the time when Shen Yue was pregnant, her moths came out one after another, and at that time, if she hadn't cleaned up the house from time to time and cooked and cooked, he would have collapsed long ago.

That nominal marriage, thinking about it to this day, still makes him tired. He and Shen Yue are married, and he knew from the beginning that he couldn't give Shen Yue love. In their marriage, he can only try his best to protect her and take his share of responsibilities.

And Shen Yue was pregnant, and he knew that it was not easy for her. In this involuntary marriage, he couldn't give her love, and he felt that he had treated her badly. That's why I chose to get married at that time. I didn't expect that one day things would turn out to be different.

When she was pregnant, Shen Yue insisted on giving birth. But after giving birth, facing the crying of the child, she realized that she was never ready to be a mother.

She was nowhere near as great as she herself thought.

chose to get married, he originally thought that like many small families and small couples, he would live an ordinary life. I never thought it would be so difficult. Later in Canada, he was so addicted to smoking that he had to smoke a few cigarettes every night before he could sleep.

And Shen Yue's difficulties with Zhou He, he later knew, but he couldn't even say a simple sorry. Shen Yue's extremes, he gradually discovered them, but he chose to ignore them. If he hadn't asked Zhou He to come over to help from the beginning, there would have been no problem.

Speaking of the past, it will undoubtedly make the atmosphere depressing. Xu Yuanning quickly changed the topic and said, "Don't think about anything, prepare for the operation." It's going to be fine. ”

His tone was firm. Zhou He smiled slightly and responded seriously.

The two of them quickly finished eating, and although the sun was outside, it was not hot. Xu Yuanning was well prepared, and a bunch of things in the lunch tent were ready.

It's only a few hours away, and there's no need for so many things. Zhou He couldn't help laughing, he originally wanted to remind Xu Yuanning that he didn't have to bring so many things, but seeing that he was quite energetic, he didn't say anything.

She rarely had time to go out to play, and later went out with Cheng Wei, not in the summer. In the car, Zhou He was in a trance.

Xu Yuanning thought she was tired, and gently asked her to close her eyes and rest for a while, and when it was time for him to call her. She smiled and closed her eyes.

There are more people who come to Nanshan for a picnic than Zhou He imagined. There are small couples, and there are families of three coming out. There were small fish in the clear stream not far away, and some people took off their shoes and socks to catch fish and have water fights. It's alive and well everywhere.

Xu Yuanning spread a blanket and mat under the shade of the tree, and then let Zhou He sit down. Xu Yuanning probably wanted Zhou He to be happier, and also joined the team of catching fish.

Zhou He looked at the lively stream, the small pieces of sunlight spilled down from the branches of the trees, the time was quiet and peaceful, she just looked into the distance, and a little smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

Before Xu Yuanning's fish was caught, Lao Cao came over with a food box. He didn't seem to regard Zhou He as a patient at all, and greeted him with a smile: "Miss Zhou, are you also coming here to play?" We have a picnic here in the store today, and we brought some food over and sent some to you to try." ”

As if he was afraid that Zhou He would not believe it, he pointed to the stone not far away. Sure enough, there was a group of people over there, who should have just come over.

Zhou He politely said thank you and asked him to sit down.

I don't feel too hot in this sunny week, but Lao Cao's face is covered with sweat. looked at the stream and said, "Is Mr. Xu catching fish?"

Zhou He smiled and said, "It's a joke." ”

Lao Cao also laughed and said, "Being young is good, and you have good energy." I'm so old now that I can't even run. ”

He just said a few simple greetings, saying that the clerk wanted a barbecue, and he went over to help and got up and left.

Xu Yuanning is very powerful, and he really caught a fish. He borrowed a bucket, brought it over, and said with a smile, "Tonight's soup has fallen." ”

The clothes on his body were almost wet, Zhou He found a towel for him to wipe, and then opened the food box sent by Lao Cao, and said, "The one that Uncle Cao sent just now should have been made by someone in his shop." ”

She didn't know what was inside, and when she opened it, she found that it was filled with delicate snacks and fruits. The fruits are washed, there are cherries and yellow peaches that have been peeled and cut into pieces, and I don't know where the cherries come from this season.

These things, at a glance, you can tell that they are carefully prepared. Zhou He's movements paused slightly, but he still took it out and let Xu Yuanning taste it.

The cherries and yellow peaches were very sweet, but Zhou He didn't eat much. I don't know whose child came over crookedly, looking at them with wide eyes, Zhou He carefully removed the core of the cherry and handed it to the little guy.

The little guy stretched out his chubby hand and ate it seriously.

Xu Yuanning probably thought of Le Lelai, and there was a slight trance on his face. Gently tease the little one.

The temperature in the evening will be lower, Zhou He doesn't wear much, and when the sun sets, Xu Yuanning took her back. Zhou He was a little tired after coming out for so long, and she fell asleep while talking to Xu Yuanning in the car.

When she woke up, the car was already parked in the yard, and she was covered with a thin blanket. The lights in the room were warm yellow, and she was slightly stunned, and then got out of the car.

Although no one was told about Zhou He's surgery, Senior Brother Qiu and Shu Hua still didn't know where to know. When the two of them came over, Xu Yuanning and Li Peiyuan both went out, and only Zhou Yiyi was at home.

Shu Hua's eyes were very red, obviously crying.

For more than 20 years, Zhouhe has been bumpy. was abandoned by his parents when he was a child, but when he grew up, he was dragged down by Aunt Qi's illness and has been busy. I see that I have a good job now, but I am sick again.

Shu Hua and Senior Brother Qiu stayed in the courtyard for more than two hours, and when they left, Shu Hua told Zhou He to call her if she had something to do.

Zhou He smiled well.

Zhou He planned to go to sweep the graves of the old grandmother and Aunt Qi, but before she went, when she woke up the next morning, she fainted in the stairwell.

Xu Yuanning waited downstairs for a long time and didn't see her go downstairs, only to find that she had fallen to the ground with her face as pale as paper.

He was flustered, calling the hospital while driving to the hospital.

Zhou He woke up in the hospital, and his mind was blank when he opened his eyes. The doctor's face shook in front of her eyes, as if he had asked her something, and she couldn't hear it for a while. It took her a moment to realize that the doctor was asking her if she was unwell.

It took a long time for her ears to hear clearly, and she shook her head, and replied weakly that there was nothing uncomfortable.

The doctor's brow furrowed tightly, and he asked her several questions in a row, did an examination, and then left.

She was in a coma for more than six hours, and when the doctor left Xu Yuanning, he asked her if she wanted to drink water and what she wanted to eat.

Zhou He struggled to squeeze out a smile and shook his head. Dizzy, she closed her eyes again.

I don't know if my condition has changed or what, but a nurse came to call the family later, and Li Peiyuan went out.

Zhou He slowed down for a while before drinking some porridge under Xu Yuanning's care. She didn't know what she was thinking, she was a little stunned.

Li Ying came over a week before her surgery, and Zhou He knew that it was Li Peiyuan who informed her. Whether it's her mother or father, she doesn't have any expectations. She wasn't even the slightest bit excited or happy about her arrival.

In the end, it was the daughter she gave birth to, Li Ying came in and saw Zhou He's pale face and her eyes were red. Outside, he whispered about the risks of surgery.

I don't know what Li Peiyuan told her, she stayed outside for a long time before coming in. When she came in, she asked her what she liked to eat, and she went to make it for her.

Zhou He was calm and politely thanked him. After a pause, he said, "I'm fine, you're busy, I'll ask my uncle to buy you a ticket and go back early." ”

Her attitude can be described as indifferent.

Li Ying turned her face away and said, "I'm not busy." My younger siblings are now able to take care of themselves. ”

Zhou He didn't speak anymore.

After Li Ying came over, she was silent a lot and said very little. That night, Li Ying stayed in the hospital to stay with the bed, which was so many years when the mother and daughter stayed alone in the same room to rest.

Although Li Ying tried her best to find a topic, the atmosphere was still stiff. This is also the first time in a long time that Zhou He has insomnia. She didn't feel sleepy at all, and kept her eyes open and looked at the ceiling. It wasn't until dawn that I fell asleep in a daze.

Li Ying lived in the hotel opposite, and after Li Peiyuan and Xu Yuanning came to the hospital, she made an excuse and asked Xu Yuanning to go out with her, saying that she was going to buy something and make porridge and soup for Zhou He.

Zhou He hadn't slept much all the time, and there was no other expression on his face except tiredness.

After washing up later, the doctor came to check on the ward and left, Zhou He sat on the bed in a daze for a while, and said in a low voice: "Little uncle, she is also busy." You let her go back. I'm fine and don't need special care. ”

Li Ying's arrival, she was not happy because of this. It's been stuffy all the time. There are also very few words.

Li Peiyuan reached out and touched her head, and said in a low voice, "Okay." ”

Li Peiyuan should have called Li Ying when he went out to find a nurse, and when Xu Yuanning came back later, Li Ying did not come back.

The operation had to be done in advance, and I was worried that Zhou He would be reluctant to do so, so I kept delaying it. It wasn't until he couldn't drag it out any longer that Xu Yuanning took out the beautiful hat he had prepared.

Seeing how beautiful his hat was, Zhou He couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "Senior Brother Xu, I'm not a child anymore. ”

Xu Yuanning put away his hat, sat down on the edge of the bed, reached out and touched Zhou He's head, and said, "Call Senior Brother Duoshengfen, call Brother Ning." When you were a child, you were all called Brother Ning. ”

He smiled slightly, and his tone was serious.

Calling Brother Ning sounds like a child barking, Zhou He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll call Brother in the future." ”

Xu Yuanning nodded, said a good word, and said with a smile: "When I was a child, I especially wished I had a little sister, who was well-behaved and clever, much better than my younger brother." ”

The Xu family and his generation are all boys. The only cousin, who was more than ten years older than him, went abroad after he became sensible and has been settling abroad. Rarely will come back.

Girls have always cherished their hair, and before shaving their hair, Xu Yuanning took a lot of photos of Zhou He. Zhou He didn't know what kind of mentality he was holding, he laughed a lot, and every one of them looked well-behaved and clever.

Xu Yuanning's heart was sour, and he kept smiling.

His hair was quickly shaved, and he didn't feel too much of a thing. Xu Yuanning cared more than her, and kept comforting her that it wouldn't be long before she would grow up.

Zhou He smiled slightly.

Since leaving the house that day, Cheng Wei has never been here. However, Lao Cao comes over almost every day, and he always brings food. Sit for a while and then leave.

Zhou He has been sleeping very deeply as long as he has been asleep during this time, and I don't know what happened this day, and I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.

The room was quiet, not a single sound. Xu Yuanning was alert, and when she turned over on the bed, he called out to Ah He in a low voice. Then he got out of bed and walked over this way.

Zhou He had to hum in a low voice.

He quickly walked over, reached out and touched her forehead, and asked, "Are you uncomfortable?"

Zhou He shook his head, said no, and said, "I just woke up suddenly." ”

Xu Yuanning hummed in a low voice and asked, "Do you want to turn on the lights?"

Zhou He said no. He didn't insist, and said softly: "If you can't sleep, let's talk." ”

During this time, both he and Li Peiyuan treated her like a child. Zhou He smiled helplessly and said, "Senior brother, you sleep with yours, don't worry about me, I'm fine." ”

Xu Yuanning sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "I can't sleep either." He looked at the time, and it was past three o'clock in the morning.

He didn't go back to bed either, and talked about trivial things. Zhou He nodded from time to time and spoke.

The time to speak passed quickly, and when the sky was dark, Zhou He looked outside and suddenly said, "Senior Brother Xu, if the operation fails." Bury my ashes next to Aunt Qi's grave. If there is an afterlife, I want to be her daughter for real. ”

Whether the operation failed or succeeded is almost a forbidden word. No one ever said it to her face. Although she was sick, the people she was worried about were Xu Yuanning and Li Peiyuan.

Xu Yuanning's eyes moistened uncontrollably, he reached out and gently stroked her head, and said in a low voice: "Don't think nonsense, it will definitely be fine." After the last consultation, the hospital also invited a top foreign expert in this field who came here to communicate. ”

This shows that her surgery is difficult.

Zhou He had already accepted it during this time, smiled slightly, and said, "Senior Brother Xu, don't be sad, I'm talking about what if." ”

Xu Yuanning didn't speak this time, just hugged her tightly in his arms.

Xu Yuanning's heart for her, where would Zhou He not know. She let him hold her, and after a long time, she gently closed her eyes and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry Senior Brother Xu." ”

I'm sorry, her heart is already full of holes, and she can't give it to him.

Xu Yuanning's throat was choked badly, and he said in a dumb voice: "No need to say I'm sorry, Ahe, never say I'm sorry to me." ”

Zhou He was silent, and after a long time, he answered in a low voice.

Xu Yuanning hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to keep her forever. After more than ten minutes, he let go of her, gently stroked her cheek with his fingertips, and said, "Ahe, I don't allow you to say things that are self-defeating. You have to be good now and in the future. ”

His fingertips on her cheeks trembled uncontrollably.

Zhou He's heart was full of mixed feelings, but in the end, it was better to smile slightly.

Xu Yuanning gently touched her head and said, "It's almost dawn, go to sleep." ”

Zhou He responded obediently and lay on the bed. Xu Yuanning didn't stand by the window until she let out an even breathing sound, opened the window a little, and blew the cold wind outside.

A man downstairs stood in front of the tall plane tree, I don't know how long he had been standing, and he had already lost a cigarette butt. Xu Yuanning closed the window door, leaned against the wall and closed his eyes for a while, then gently closed the door and went out.

When he went downstairs, Cheng Wei was still standing, he had been standing downstairs all night, smoking too much, and his eyes were bloodshot. I heard footsteps and turned my head.

He was not surprised to see that it was Xu Yuanning, silently dusted off the cigarette ash in his hand, and asked in a low voice, "Does Ahe's head still hurt?"

His voice was hoarse.

Xu Yuanning also took out a cigarette to light it, looked up at the gray building in the distance, and said, "It didn't hurt last night." ”

Cheng Wei nodded, was silent for a moment, and said, "I have invited experts from the United States again, and I will consult again to see if there is a better plan." ”

Xu Yuanning nodded and did not speak again. The two of them were smoking cigarettes in the foggy early morning.

Both of them have handsome faces, attracting sideways glances from passers-by or nurses. After smoking a cigarette, Cheng Wei snuffed out the cigarette butt, raised his wrist to look at the time, and said in a low voice: "I'm leaving, call me if there's anything." ”

He'd been standing downstairs for more than a night, and his head would appear downstairs almost every night these days. The evidence in his hand has been almost gathered, and he has been busy these days. Xu Yuanning knew, he nodded, and said yes.

Cheng Wei didn't leave immediately, and said thank you after a while, and then got into the car next to him.

Xu Yuanning stood in place, smoking another cigarette, until there were more people coming and going in the hospital, and he went upstairs.