Christmas Eve.

Shen Shijun took a few hours on a plane from Washington, D.C., to Chicago to celebrate Christmas with Lin Xiangwan's family.

On this most important holiday in the United States, the boxing stadium is also closed for a day to show that the world is peaceful and long live Jesus.

Lin Xiangwan bought some mutton and Chinese cabbage from Chinatown, stomped on the board with a scalpel in one hand, and finally stamped out a pile of cabbage residue that looked very similar, adjusted the filling, mixed the noodles, washed his hands, and waited for Shen Shijun's arrival.

In the four years since he came to the United States, every important holiday, or the weekend when Shen Shijun can take a leave of absence, he will travel thousands of miles and take a hard flight for several hours to meet her.

Although sometimes he would not stay for more than a day, or just a few hours, as long as he was free, he would definitely come to see her and Ye Nan.

Lin Xiangwan still remembers that when Shen Shijun was just promoted to the attending physician of cardiovascular in a large hospital a few years ago, in the national general hospital where the master is like Lin, in order not to lose to the original American doctor, he wanted to force himself into a 24-hour continuous rotation.

But even if he was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep, he just squeezed out time to celebrate her birthday, blew out candles, gave gifts, and didn't even have time to eat a bite of cake, so he had to catch the flight back.

Seeing that he was so tired that the circles under his eyes were blue, and he would fall asleep inadvertently while sitting and chatting with her, Lin Xiangwan didn't mention how uncomfortable it was, but Shen Shijun didn't feel anything.

He was relieved to see her.

He said he would take care of her for the rest of his life, and he did what he said. She didn't go to JHU to report, he helped her contact other schools, she was willing to follow him to DC, he didn't force her, she wanted to work in the boxing ring, he took care of all the joints for her, so that she wouldn't be embarrassed.

He was like an old mother, arranging everything he could in places that Lin Xiangwan could see or couldn't see, but he never asked for anything.

For such a man, the best candidate for a 24-year-old husband, Lin Xiangwan didn't know what she was still hesitating about.

Maybe it's because she knows Shen Shijun too well and knows too well that this person has good intentions for her, so she can't drag him into the water.

Knowing that her body was at the end of her strength, she relied on it all in one breath, maybe one morning she would get up violently and her heart would collapse, and she might never wake up. It's because she knows these things too well, she can't delay him, Shen Shijun deserves better, he shouldn't waste time on him.

After making up his mind, Lin Xiangwan solemnly talked to Shen Shijun once.

But what she didn't expect was that this conversation, instead of keeping Shen Shijun away from her, made him more confidently involved in her and Ye Nan's lives.

"Senior, you can't continue like this, it's impossible for us, if we can maintain a relationship with each other, it's either an ordinary friend relationship, or it's okay. At the beginning, Lin Xiangwan didn't plan to give Shen Shijun and herself a chance to regret it, so she said it very absolutely.

To be honest, Shen Shijun had already done a lot of psychological construction for himself before this conversation, after all, if the two of them could develop something for so long, they would definitely have developed a long time ago. He always knew what Lin Xiangwan thought of him and what he regarded him, but what he didn't expect was that Lin Xiangwan could say it so directly, he couldn't digest it for a while, and he had a feeling of being shot in the chest.

But after all, he was born as a surgeon, and his brain reaction speed and cooling speed were better than ordinary people, so after a short period of stagnation, Shen Shijun immediately thought of a way to respond.

"I don't like these two relationships, and I won't accept your unilateral multiple-choice questions, Ye Xiangwan, don't frown, I think there is another relationship that you haven't considered, if you can, I want to be Ye Nan's godfather." ”

For this request, Lin Xiangwan really couldn't refuse, not because of anything else, just because from the time she was pregnant with Ye Nan until Ye Nan was three years old, during which Shen Lao's mother has always been by her side, taking care of their mother and son in every detail, not to mention the godfather, even the father may not be as thoughtful as Shen Shijun.

Ye Nan's birth certificate, Shen Shijun's application, Ye Nan's green card, Shen Shijun's application, and all of Ye Nan's social security were all handled by Shen Shijun.

When Ye Nan was born, he didn't see autism, he just seemed much more silent than ordinary children, never liked to cry, just lay quietly in the small bed, looking at the colorful toys hanging on the bedside. Lin Xiangwan felt very fortunate at that time, a sensible child, who did not cry or make trouble, and would not disturb her endorsement and study.

It wasn't until one day that she realized that something was wrong, Ye Nan had a fever, her whole body was as red as a shrimp, and she was obviously uncomfortable and kept moving, but he didn't say a word, at that time, Lin Xiangwan had just arrived in the United States not long ago, and when this happened, she didn't know what to do.

It was summer at that time, and Shen Shijun took advantage of the summer vacation to rent Lin Xiangwan an upstairs floor to live, which could help her take care of Ye Nan or take care of her by the way. So after getting Lin Xiangwan's distress call, he immediately rushed downstairs, wrapped Ye Nan in a raincoat, and then wore a thin shirt and rushed into the storm.

The central part of the United States is plunged into thunderstorms in the summer, and lightning strikes one after another from the sky, and cars running on the road are all likely to be struck by lightning. Shen Shijun was afraid of driving accidents, so he simply ran in the rain with Ye Nan on his back, in order to avoid thunderstorms, he looked for small alleys to drill.

Later, he finally rushed to the hospital, Ye Nan was fine, and Shen Shijun stayed in the hospital for a whole vacation because of pneumonia......

People are selfish, and no one wants to give up what is good for them.

Lin Xiangwan is no exception, if her life is a gray and gloomy world, and Ye Nan is the ray of sunshine that tears through the clouds to illuminate the horizon, and Shen Shijun must be a white gull passing in her heart.

She knew that a man like him, or if she was given another 10,000 chances, she would not necessarily meet him again, but it was because she knew that she wanted to run away from him.

The deepest love for you is to let go of your hands.

Lin Xiangwan thought, maybe her feelings for Shen Shijun have long exceeded the love between men and women, he is her unrelated relative in this life, the husband and wife will divorce because of disputes, the relationship will break down, and they will be the same passers-by, but he is her relative, her child's godfather, no matter what happens, he will not ignore her.

No matter what kind of bastard things she did, no matter how unreasonable things she said, all he did was to stand quietly and wait, let her go crazy and mess around, and then after she was tired of scolding and shouting, he would open his arms and give her the most solid and reliable embrace.

No matter how far she walked, he was behind her so that she could go further with confidence, because as soon as she turned around, she could see his gentle smiling face.

There won't be another man who is as good as he is to her.

Lin Xiangwan can't afford such a man, and he doesn't dare to ask for it.

"The snow is so heavy that if it weren't for the fact that there were too many stranded passengers, the airport would have been closed. With the cold air outside, Shen Shijun stood at the door, first took off his snow-stained coat and shook it, making sure that there would be no droplets of snow water dripping on the floor, and then entered the door.

Now he is not much different from when he was in college, his gentle and elegant temperament, the handsome and standard beautiful man appearance of the Oriental, the calm and capable of those who have been in the top position for a long time, and the innate introverted courage of the Shen family, so that he has quickly accumulated a lot of popularity in the hospital, and there are often young trainee nurses, in order to be able to arrange a shift with him, and the ill-intentioned plan is half a day.

There are also bold Western girls who directly courted Shen Shijun, and after being rejected by him one by one, Dr. Shen from the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular department began to become popular in the hospital, but he was actually a rumor of a gentle attack with a black belly......

Regarding this kind of rumor, Shen Shijun never took the time to clarify, because for him, except for Lin Xiangwan, it didn't matter what other women thought of him.

"On the road, I saw that there was ready-made turkey meat for sale, and I wanted to buy some for you, but then I remembered that you and Xiao Nan didn't like to eat it, so I didn't buy it. Rolling up his sleeves, Shen Shijun took off his watch, washed his hands, and began to knead his dough.

Lin Xiangwan took Ye Nan out of the study, although he loved to immerse himself in his own world, but when he saw Shen Shijun, Ye Nan's eyes lit up obviously, twisted his calves and ran over, hugging Shen Shijun's legs, rubbing around like a koala, expressing his joy. Lin Xiangwan knew that Ye Nan had a very deep feeling for Shen Shijun, this man who watched him grow up since he was a child, changed his diaper, fed him, took a bath, took him out to pick up leaves, and watched elephants, was a very special and important existence.

Shen Shijun's hand was deeply sunk in the basin, and he couldn't hug Ye Nan back, so he had to nod to him apologetically, and motioned for him to go through his schoolbag, where he bought a Christmas gift for Ye Nan.

Looking at Ye Nan looking at him like a puppy, Lin Xiangwan also nodded at him, and only after getting his mother's approval did Ye Nan dare to really go through Shen Shijun's schoolbag.

"Fortunately, you didn't buy it, and if you did, it would cost money. He hates eating turkey, and the little girl who took out the ticket in the boxing stadium brought him a turkey sandwich he made last time, and he picked out all the turkey meat and secretly threw it away while others were not paying attention. Lin Xiangwan said, and also rolled up his sleeves and entered the dumpling-making team.

Shen Shijun cut the dough, Lin Xiangwan began to roll the dumpling skin, and the two cooperated tacitly like an old husband and wife, with a clear division of labor.

Lin Xiangwan was rolling the skin, she secretly observed Shen Shijun's face, and saw Shen Shijun smiling, looking at Ye Nan very happily when he turned out the colorful gift and motioned him to open it, Lin Xiangwan finally made up his mind and said, "Senior brother, after the New Year, I want to go back to H City." ”