Chapter 88: Empathy
At this time, it was late at night, and it was not easy to call a taxi, so Xing Na stopped her, "Where are you going, I'll drive you over." ”
Xu Simu reported the address of Lin Feng's apartment.
Xing Na drove and Xu Simu to the apartment, and it was already almost eleven o'clock.
Lin Feng's father and son were both at home, but neither of them slept.
Xu Simu knocked on the door, "Uncle Lin, Brother Fang Zhou." ”
Uncle Lin's face was very red and his complexion was not good, Lin Fangzhou asked him to rest first, "You still have a high fever, if you don't want to go to the hospital, just go and rest, and I'll take care of Simu." ”
Xu Simu asked, "No infusion injection?"
"I just took the antipyretic medicine to see if the fever can go down, but I can't go to the hospital tomorrow," Lin Fangzhou said, "Anyway, it's a heart disease." ”
Xu Simu walked straight to Chu Fang's room.
Lin Feng had already moved to the guest room to rest.
In the room where he used to be with Chu Fang, he would see things and think about people.
Lin Fangzhou followed her in, and Xu Simu saw that he seemed to have something to say, so he asked, "Brother Fangzhou, what do you have to tell me?"
Lin Fangzhou pursed his lips, "It's nothing, don't you think this matter is strange?"
"I think. ”
It's weird.
But there is no flaw in it.
No one who can speak can speak, and he still leaves a suicide note like that.
Lin Fangzhou's fingers pinched the edge of the paper of the letter in his pocket, pursed his lips, and stopped talking, but finally did not speak, just leaned against the wall, and accompanied Xu Simu to sort out Chu Fang's things.
Chu Fang's personal belongings are very few, in addition to the necessary ones, even in the house, there are some teaching materials, lesson plans and tutorial textbooks.
After Xu Simu finished cleaning up on the left, he went to clean up on the right, and after finishing on the right, he went to the left.
Lin Fangzhou pinched his eyebrows and glanced at the time again, "Do you sleep?"
"If you're sleepy, go to sleep, I'm not sleepy. ”
Lin Fangzhou snorted, but still didn't take out the folded letter paper in his pocket, turned around and went out, and went back to his room.
The night was long, Xu Simu thought that time would pass very slowly, but in fact it was very fast.
She found a photo album.
In the album, there are more than a dozen photos.
It's just that in this album, all of them are Xu Simu's appearance from childhood to adulthood, but there is only one photo, which is still a photo of her and Chu Fang when she was in junior high school.
Xu Simu was wearing a fat school uniform, leaning on Chu Fang, smiling brightly at the camera.
The edges of the album are already a little curled, and you can see that you often rub them with your fingers.
She took out the photo of the two of them and put it under the lamp to look at it, and the corners of her mouth were already smiling unconsciously.
Xing Na was in the car downstairs, thought for a while, and still called Zhou Hanyue.
However, no one answered.
Xing Na received a call from Lin Yu.
"Are you still in the hotel?"
"No. ”
"......" Lin Yu was also stunned, "Then where are you now?"
"I came out with my wife and am now in the xx apartment. ”
Lin Yu: "......"
How can it be?
Zhou Hanyue couldn't let Xu Simu go out at this time.
"Have you seen the boss?"
"Nope. ”
Lin Yu has already understood, it seems that Zhou Hanyue is not answering the phone now, all because Xu Simu may have done something.
Now he's a little struggling.
Do you want to knock on the door of the hotel and call Zhou Hanyue up?
Zhou Hanyue also didn't close his eyes for a day and a night, and he was also very tired, so ......
Lin Yu fought for a while in his heart, and decided to call Zhou Hanyue, but it couldn't be now, it would be another five hours, and he would wait until five o'clock in the morning to call someone.
He instructed Xing Na to take good care of Xu Simu and not make any mistakes.
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didn't wait for Lin Yu to come over to call someone, and before five o'clock, Zhou Hanyue had already woken up.
Although he said that he had not received orthodox military training, he had also passed the physical and psychological quality test, and he followed him for three days and two nights of mental negotiation and fighting.
When he woke up, he looked at the ceiling, touched the temperature next to the pillow with his tentacles, and already understood in his heart.
He propped himself up, glanced at the caller ID on his phone, squinted his eyes, and remembered the bowl of noodles Xu Simu made for himself last night.
He thought that Xu Simu wanted to change his mood, so he would choose to cook noodles for him, but he didn't expect that Xu Simu had already put a sleeping potion in the noodles.
Zhou Hanyue got up, washed his face first, changed his clothes, and the sound of dripping door cards was already sounding outside the door.
He raised his eyebrows and looked over, just in time to see Lin Yu holding the door card from the front desk, opening the door and coming in.
Lin Yu just looked at the boss who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror and arranging his wrist cufflinks.
"Boss, early. ”
Zhou Hanyue picked up his coat from the hanger and picked up the phone, "Say it." ”
Lin Yu told Zhou Hanyue about Xu Simu's phone call last night, then Xing Na's phone call, and finally he thought that Xu Simu had done something in the middle.
"What time is it?" Zhou Hanyue asked.
Lin Yu said, "What?"
"Call Xing Na. ”
"It was less than one o'clock. ”
"So what are you doing now?" Zhou Hanyue asked in a cold voice.
Lin Yu was stunned by the question, "I...... I just think it's time for you to rest, boss, since my wife is already like this......"
"So you're going to take matters into your own hands and wait five hours before you come back?"
"I ......"
Zhou Hanyue passed by Lin Yu, "This month's bonus will be deducted, remember, never make decisions for me in the future." ”
Lin Yu immediately replied: "Yes!"
"Between me and my wife, even if there is no command from me," Zhou Hanyue opened the door, "everything comes first to her." ”
Lin Yu paused this time before he followed.
"Yes. ”
At this time, Xu Simu was already equivalent to Zhou Hanyue's existence in Lin Yu's heart.
He also knew that since Zhou Hanyue could say this, it meant that Xu Simu had really taken root in Zhou Hanyue's heart.
At the very least, Miss Fang has never been treated like this.
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Waiting until less than six o'clock, Zhou Hanyue came downstairs in the community.
In the car, Xing Na was sleeping.
When he passed by, Zhou Hanyue said, "Wake her up." ”
Lin Yu immediately knocked on the car window.
Xing Na woke up and saw people outside the car window, so she hurriedly got down.
Lin Yu gestured to Xing Na: "The boss is in a bad mood." ”
Xing Na immediately understood.
Lin Yu and Xing Na followed Zhou Hanyue upstairs one after the other.
knocked on the door, Lin Feng, who was coughing, came over to open the door, and saw Zhou Hanyue standing at the head, and recognized that this was Xu Simu's husband who had come here to eat a few months ago.
At that time, there was still laughter and laughter at the dinner table, and Chu Fang, but now......
Lin Feng thought about it, his eyes were already a little red, and he hurriedly wiped his face, "It's here to find Xiao Mu, right? ”
Zhou Hanyue bowed: "Thank you, Uncle Lin." ”
"You're welcome, you're welcome. ”
Lin Feng hurriedly waved his hand.
Zhou Hanyue's body was so powerful that Lin Feng couldn't help but retreat again and again, and he couldn't help but look respectful when he spoke.
Lin Fangzhou came out of another door, leaned on the door frame, and looked at Zhou Hanyue.
Zhou Hanyue passed by him directly, and heard Lin Fangzhou say in a half-sarcastic tone: "Aren't you able to protect her." ”
Zhou Hanyue paused.
Lin Fangzhou looked at him, "What is this situation now?"
When Lin Feng heard his son's provocative words, he hurriedly walked over and pushed Lin Fangzhou's shoulder, "How do you talk like this kid! Even if Han Yue can protect Xiao Mu, it doesn't necessarily mean that he has to be able to take care of us all the time!"
Lin Fangzhou sneered, didn't speak to Lin Feng, and still faced Zhou Hanyue.
"Since you don't have that much ability, don't bear such a heavy burden, don't be overwhelmed. ”
After Lin Fangzhou finished speaking, he turned around directly and slammed the door with a bang.
Lin Feng hurriedly apologized to Zhou Hanyue, saying that Lin Fangzhou had such a temper, don't care, don't take it to heart.
Zhou Hanyue pushed open the door of the room here and raised his legs to enter.
Lin Yu and Xing Na stayed outside the door.
Lin Feng kept coughing, and his face was still a little red.
Lin Yu was very concerned, "You are sick and need to go to the hospital." ”
"It's okay, I'll just take some medicine. ”
"I'd better take you to the hospital. ”
As soon as Lin Feng wanted to refuse, Lin Fangzhou's door opened again, and Lin Fangzhou, who had a gloomy face, came out of the room.
Lin Fangzhou pushed Lin Yu away, helped Lin Feng sit on the sofa in the living room, poured a glass of water, and went to get the thermometer for him.
"You measure it first, and if it doesn't work, go to the hospital later. ”
After Lin Fangzhou finished speaking, he went to another room to find medicine and pour water.
Lin Yu followed.
"You shouldn't say that about the boss. ”
Lin Fangzhou sneered, "Are you fighting with your boss now?
"This incident happened suddenly, and the boss has been preparing for the company's affairs and wedding, and the whip is beyond reach, if you really want to blame, you are by her side, why didn't you stop this incident in time?"
If it weren't for the fact that the surname was his own family, he wouldn't want to say that some of these things were not with this Lin Fangzhou, who seemed to be very hostile.
Lin Fangzhou didn't speak, and the sarcasm in his eyes hadn't dissipated.
He poured a cup of hot water, walked over, and directly knocked Lin Yu to the other side, "Get out of the way." ”
Xing Na frowned and stepped forward to block Lin Yu.
Lin Fangzhou raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xing Na contemptuously, and sneered, "Female bodyguard, you just do your duty." ”
After speaking, he went directly to the living room and poured water and medicine for Lin Feng.
Zhou Hanyue walked into the room.
Xu Simu sat on the edge of the bed.
In front of her, there was a photo album.
Zhou Han opened the door and came in, and Xu Simu slowly turned around.
It seems that this position has been maintained for so long that her movements now seem a little sluggish.
Zhou Hanyue looked at the bloodshot in Xu Simu's eyes, walked over, and held her hand.
Xu Simu's voice was a little hoarse: "I'm sorry." ”
Zhou Hanyue's heart ached.
He pressed the back of her head against his chest.
After a while, he turned around and ordered Lin Yu outside the door to pour water and come in.
Lin Yu poured water and said, "I've already asked Xing Na to go down and buy breakfast." ”
"Hmm. ”
Xu Simu sat on the edge of the bed, and Zhou Hanyue held a glass of water and fed water to her lips.
Xu Simu lowered his head, took Zhou Hanyue's hand, and drank several sips of water.
Breakfast was bought quickly, Xing Na bought soy milk and xiaolongbao, as well as boiled eggs, including Lin Feng's father and son's share, and set a full table.
Xu Simu was led by Zhou Hanyue and sat at the dining table to eat.
She didn't refuse to eat, she took small bites.
Zhou Hanyue peeled a boiled egg for her, Xu Simu took it and said thank you.
Xu Simu ate two soup packets, an egg, and a cup of soy milk.
She doesn't really have an appetite.
Suddenly, she vomited.
Immediately got up, turned around and ran towards the bathroom.
I heard the sound of retching coming from the bathroom.
Zhou Hanyue hurriedly followed, watching Xu Simu kneeling in front of the toilet, almost spitting out everything he had just eaten.
Zhou Han crossed over and stroked her back and asked Lin Yu to bring wet wipes and water glasses.
When Xu Simu vomited a little prostration, Zhou Hanyue hugged wet wipes to wipe the vomit residue on her mouth, and let her drink a sip of water to rinse her mouth.
"Are you feeling better?"
Xu Simu nodded.
Her face was very pale at this time, and her eyes were exceptionally black.
She pushed Zhou Hanyue away, returned to the table, and picked up the soup-filled xiaolongbao with chopsticks to continue eating.
Zhou Hanyue frowned, "Don't eat it." ”
Xu Simu barely chewed two bites, "I want to eat." ”
It doesn't matter if she doesn't eat it, her daughter still has to eat it.
Xu Simu didn't vomit this time, reluctantly ate a soup dumpling, drank two mouthfuls of soy milk, and didn't continue to eat.
Lin Feng still has a fever here, which is very serious.
Lin Fangzhou said that he would take Lin Feng to the hospital to hang water.
Xu Simu also stood up: "I'll go too." ”
Zhou Hanyue held Xu Simu's wrist, "You have to go and rest." ”
Xu Simu was stopped by Zhou Hanyue, she didn't struggle, she didn't make any other movements, turned to look at him, her fingers gently hooked his palm.
"I want to see my mom one last time. ”
Today is cremation.
Zhou Hanyue's heart was touched.
He took her hand with his backhand, and the Adam's apple rolled up and down, "Okay." ”
Xu Simu's hands were very cold, and Zhou Hanyue asked her, "Are you cold?"
"It's not cold. ”
Xu Simu's behavior is normal, it can't be more normal.
However, this is what really makes Zhou Hanyue feel uneasy.
Lin Yu went to the police station to continue coordinating the follow-up of this matter, and Xing Na drove them to the hospital.
When Xu Simu arrived, Liang Jinmo had already arrived early, holding a letter of consent in his hand.
"You need to sign it, and you will be taken directly from the hospital for cremation in the afternoon. ”
The signatory was not Xu Simu, but Lin Feng.
Now legally, Xu Simu and Chu Fang have nothing to do with each other, and even the "aunt" seems to be just two people for no reason, without the slightest blood relationship.
Lin Feng measured the temperature, and it was already thirty-nine degrees eight.
Before going to hang the water, he signed with trembling fingers.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, it is cremation time.
Zhou Hanyue accompanied Xu Simu into the morgue again, and talked a lot to Chu Fang with her.
He heard that she was still called Aunt Chu Fang.
Because Xu Simu said that this was Chu Fang's wish.
Every time she called her mother, she would be scolded, although it was a half-truth, in fact, in her heart, she also wanted her to call her like this.
Xu Simu moved a chair, leaned on the bed, supported his cheeks, and leaned over Chu Fang's ear.
"Mom, I can call you openly in the future. ”
Xu Simu took Chu Fang's hand, which was completely stiff, "Our relationship has been announced, you are my own mother, I am your daughter, what they say is very difficult to hear, but don't worry, Mom, I will help you clean up, what kind of person are you, I know it in my heart, Mom ......"
Zhou Hanyue went out, and Liang Jinmo glanced at her from the door, "She's always been like this?"
"Hmm. ”
Zhou Hanyue said: "I haven't closed my eyes. ”
Liang Jinmo shook his head, "She's too tight now, and she's holding on." ”
It's like a bow and arrow, if you pull it too long, it will be pulled off when the bow is full.
"Do you have a way?"
Liang Jinmo proposed, "Why don't you knock her out?"
Zhou Hanyue turned around directly.
"Or shall I give her a diazepam injection?"
Zhou Hanyue pursed his lips, "Wait until the cremation is over in the afternoon, if it's still like this at night, give her an injection of diazepam." ”
Xu Simu must take a rest, otherwise there will be problems with his body.
At noon, Xu Simu didn't eat, and the more Zhou Hanyue remembered that Xu Simu had already vomited in the morning, but he still swallowed it, so he didn't call her, just fed her some water.
Xu Simu said a lot and had a dry mouth.
It wasn't until about two o'clock in the afternoon that someone came in and moved Chu Fang out.
Zhou Hanyue pulled Xu Simu, got into the car, and followed him all the way to the cremation parlor of the funeral home.
I don't know why, the sky is overcast today.
It was as if it was pressed against the body.
It was the sweltering heat before the storm, and the clothes seemed to be wrapped around the body, as if they were being pushed into the crematorium one by one wrapped in shrouds.
Several people stood outside, watching the people being pushed out.
Xu Simu's eyes widened.
She didn't close her eyes for two days, and her eyes were full of red bloodshots, but they were very dry, as if there was not a single tear.
She remembered a scene from her childhood.
At that time, Chu Fang was just a nanny, and she was an unfavored little daughter.
She tried hard to curry favor with Lu Qing, but in exchange for Lu Qing's cold eyes, on this rainy night, she ran out and cried very sadly.
Chu Fang walked over with an umbrella.
Xu Simu pushed Chu Fang away fiercely.
"Go away, who told you to take care of me!"
At that time, because of Lu Qing's influence, she hated Chu Fang, the nanny at home.
Chu Fang didn't leave, she still held an umbrella for her, and said, "You don't have to please anyone, you live for yourself." ”
Xu Simu wiped the tears from his face, "What do you know!"
Chu Fang looked down at her and smiled, "I know a lot, you can't do math, I can, I can't write Chinese composition, I can, I know a lot more than you." ”
Xu Simu snorted, "You're just a nanny." ”
Chu Fang gave Xu Simu the umbrella to prop up on top of his head, and turned around and walked into the rain, "Simu, don't discriminate against people of any profession, your food is still made by me, and the food you eat is given by the farmers." ”
Xu Simu looked at Chu Fang's back drenched in the rain.
She didn't know at the time, but later, from Chu Fang, she learned to treat people sincerely and be friendly, whether the other party was a maid or a gardener or a housekeeper, she used to say thank you to everyone who helped her.
In an environment like the Xu family, under Lu Qing's malicious praise, in Xu Qingya's psychology of comparing and showing off, and under Xu Haijian's ignorance, she can still not look crooked, look so straight, and have the three views of integrity, all of which are role models around her.
At this time, Xu Simu thought of it.
It turned out that Chu Fang had already begun to have been familiar with her since she was very young.
Did Chu Fang know that she would be treated unfairly in the Xu family?
So would you rather use your college degree to be a nanny who is treated coldly and even abused every day, but also stay by her side?
Xu Simu's eyes were full of tears and covered with a layer of tears.
All the scenery in front of him was blurry and dim.
She Chu Fang was wrapped in a white cloth on her body and was pushed in by two people.
"Don't-"
Xu Simu suddenly shouted loudly.
She ran towards Chu Fang.
She grabbed the white cloth, "Mom, don't go, don't leave me alone...... Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong...... I shouldn't have disobeyed you...... I'll listen to you in the future, okay, I won't be tough, I'll listen to you...... Don't you go......"
Her voice, accompanied by a cry that filled the air, lingered over her head.
Zhou Hanyue pulled Xu Simu's arm, and there was a heart-rending pain in his heart.
There is one word that Zhou Hanyue has not understood enough.
Even seven years ago, he didn't feel that way.
It wasn't until now, at this moment, that he understood.
Empathy, it's such a cruel word.
Xu Simu suddenly felt a fishy sweetness in his throat, and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Zhou Hanyue's pupils suddenly constricted, and he was shocked: "Simu!"
Xu Simu's body was weak, and he was already paralyzed in his arms.
The bright red blood stained Zhou Hanyue's hand red, and his eyes hurt.
He leaned over and hugged Xu Simu horizontally, turned around and shouted at Xing Na: "Drive!"
He left Lin Yu here and waited with Lin Feng's father and son.
Xing Na drove fast along the way, arrived at the hospital, and sent Xu Simu to the ward.
After Liang Jinmo examined Xu Simu, he saw the blood on Zhou Hanyue's hands, and threw him a wet towel to wipe the blood clean.
"She vomited blood, which is a good thing, otherwise she was depressed in her heart, and she didn't know what was going on, just vomit it, and you don't have to worry, she will probably be able to sleep for a few hours. ”
"You don't have to comfort me," Zhou Hanyue wiped the blood on the back of his hand, "I know it in my heart." ”
Liang Jinmo's mobile phone rang.
He glanced at the names displayed on his phone's screen.
It was Xu Mengtian who called.
Zhou Hanyue also saw it.
"Something?"
"Ask about Xu Simu's situation," Liang Jinmo said, "Don't pay attention." ”