Chapter 190: Portrait of a Smile
Because we were working so fast, that in the first week I arrived in Hangzhou, people kept calling me to ask me to go out to dinner and talk about things, and I had to explain to them in turn that I had already resigned from the company's position and was not in Shanghai now. in Hangzhou. After a few days, except for a few friends around me, no one called me anymore, and I could officially accompany Bai Lu to get up early and go to bed early every day. Morning exercise and evening reading. To be honest, the weather in Hangzhou in summer may not be as good as in Shanghai. The summer air here is hot and humid, but Shanghai is scorching hot, but Shanghai is close to the sea, and the occasional sea breeze is refreshing and pleasant. Hangzhou is a hot and humid summer, which is unbearable. But fortunately, Lao Zeng's house is good, considering the weather in Hangzhou, the construction was also deliberately selected in a higher location, and the building structure also takes into account the humid and hot weather in Hangzhou, in general, it is much better to live than in Shanghai.
After the initial discomfort, Bai Lu and I basically live here every day, after waking up in the morning, we have breakfast without saying a word, and then the cat waits in the house for the hot and humid weather all day, and when the cool breeze blows in the distance from the West Lake in the afternoon, I will take her out for a walk. In the evening, after dinner, we read a book together, or go to the villa's video room to watch a movie, and soak in the villa's large bathtub in the evening. Three meals a day are delivered by someone after cooking, if we want to make it ourselves. It was possible to drive to the supermarket not far away to buy groceries. I basically have three meals delivered by someone, and I cook them for Bai Lu every day. Bai Lu is now bulky, and she is in the third trimester, and her food intake has increased. Not for herself, for the sake of her children, she also eats hard every day. But anyway. We are in the habit of going to the hospital every week for pregnancy tests. ёǐ.сОМ
When I took the first pregnancy test in Hangzhou, the doctor said the same thing as I did in Shanghai. When I came out of the hospital, Bai Lu's face was not very good, and I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, but in order to take care of Bai Lu's emotions, I could only comfort her and say that it was okay, it had only been a week, how could there be too much change. Bai Lu turned to look at me and said no, she just felt someone watching her in the hospital. I shook it for a moment, and then smiled and said that it is normal for someone to look at you, you look so beautiful. Bai Lu shook her head and said no, she always felt that someone was staring at her, and there was a cold wind behind her. I looked at Bai Lu, whose face was pale, and I felt a little uneasy in my heart.
When I got home, I made a morning snack for Bai Lu, and she was absent-minded when she ate. After lunch, we took a nap together, and when I woke up, I found Bai Lu sitting alone in front of the window, staring at the pool outside the window. The breeze was blowing through her skirt and hair, and I didn't call her immediately, but I was stunned for a while. After dinner, I proposed to go out for a walk, and Bai Lu hesitated to agree. The two of us walked along the small bridge and bluestone steps of the villa community to the vicinity of Xixi Wetland, where there is a boat rental. We haven't sat in a few days, so I propose to rent a boat and sit there. Bai Lu didn't refuse, so I found a boatman and paid to rent a unique human-powered wooden boat. There are snacks and tea on the boat, and there is a cool lake and quiet night outside the boat.
Bai Lu looked at the scenery outside in a daze, her eyes were empty and she didn't know what she was thinking, but I stared at her and didn't say anything until she felt my eyes, withdrew her sloppy eyes, and looked at me with some blushing and embarrassment. I asked her, "Are you thinking about the hospital during the day?"
Bai Lu shook his head and said, "No. ”
I didn't speak, Bai Lu picked up the tea I had made for her, took a sip and said, "I'm thinking about something I can't tell you." ”
"What can't you tell me. ”
A mischievous smile suddenly appeared on Bai Lu's face: "It's just something I can't tell you." ”
When I got home at night, I made a night snack for Bai Lu, and after she ate, I didn't think much about it and hugged her to sleep. It was a woman she had never seen holding her child, but Bai Lu felt that the woman and the child were so familiar, as if they had known each other for a long time. She just hurriedly caught a glimpse of the woman's back, as well as her eyes holding the child in her arms, and did not see the woman's face, but three words suddenly appeared in her mind, Hong Xihua!
She didn't care what the doctor said, her mind was full of these three words on the way back, she woke up from her dream when she was napping, and when she was distracted from bed, she also had the delicate figure in her mind, and the child she had been staring at her in her arms. She told herself in her heart that she was scaring herself, she had only heard about me and Hong Xihua, she had not seen Hong Xihua herself, it was impossible to recognize her by her figure, it must be an illusion. But that figure, in the next few days, always appeared in front of Bai Lu's eyes from time to time, making Bai Lu stunned. I didn't care at first, Bai Lu didn't care, and in the next few days, Bai Lu's expression became more and more bad, I took her to the hospital for examination, and the doctor also said that Bai Lu's physical condition was not good.
However, I was helpless in the face of such a situation. I asked Bai Lu what she was thinking, and Bai Lu hesitated not to tell me. waited until one night, Bai Lu suddenly sat up from the bed, sweating profusely, panting, and looking terrifying. I didn't sleep deeply, I got up the moment she just sat up, held her in my arms and comforted her as she had nightmares. But she said in my arms: "I dreamed of Hong Xihua, I dreamed that she came back with the child in her arms, came back to me, and asked me to raise the child for her, and the child ......."
When Bai Lu said this, she screamed and got into my arms, trembling all over.
I was stunned in place, half of my body was numb, I didn't expect things to be like this, Bai Lu actually dreamed of Hong Xihua? Looking at Bai Lu who was trembling, I didn't know how to comfort her, after all, when the two of us were together, Bai Lu hadn't appeared yet, how could she dream of Xiaoxiao. But after dawn, I couldn't help but shudder that Bai Lu completely recounted the appearance of a smile. At the time, our conversation was like this.
I said, "Why did you dream of smiling last night?"
Bai Lu was silent.
I dragged Bai Lu's hand and said, "Wife, don't be afraid, it may be that you have been under too much psychological pressure recently, so you are prone to cranky thoughts." ”
Bai Lu remained silent.
I took her in my arms and stroked her forehead and said, "Honey, think about it, you haven't seen what Xiaoxiao looks like, how could she come to you." ”
Bai Lu continued to be silent.
I let go of her and kissed her on the cheek and said, "Don't be afraid, with me by your side, even the fierce and vicious evil ghosts are terrified when they see me." ”
I wanted to continue to comfort Bai Lu, but she suddenly stared at me, her eyes lost and she said, "She is holding the child." ”
I was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Who is holding the child?"
Bai Lu didn't answer my question, and continued to say to herself: " She came to me with the child in her arms, she came to me in a white dress, she kept smiling at me, she was very beautiful, her facial features were very upright, there was a small tear mole under her left eye, there was a small black spot on the right side of her neck, the child in her arms looked at me with wide eyes, I kept running, but I just couldn't hide from them, no matter where I ran, they would appear in front of me, I was afraid to scream, but she smiled and handed me the child in her arms, saying that she wanted me to raise a child for her, saying that it was your child. ”
I froze there and shuddered. I lived with Xiaoxiao for a while, and I couldn't be more aware of the tear mole under her left eye and the small spot on the right side of her neck. However, Bai Lu has never seen Xiaoxiao, and even if he did, it may have been on an inch of the company's internal personnel photos, so it is impossible to observe so many details on it, so how did Bai Lu know Xiaoxiao's appearance characteristics? Could it be that the smile in Bai Lu's dream is real? Or is this a ghost?
I don't dare to think about it, I always feel that this thing is contrary to science.
I comforted Bai Lu calmly and told her not to be nervous, it was just a dream, not real. Bai Lu shook her head and looked up at me, her eyes full of tears of despair. The whole day, we both spent the whole day in fear. At night, I don't know what's going on, and I suddenly want Bai Lu to draw the image of the smile I dreamed of last night. Bai Lu said she couldn't draw, and I said you can paint whatever you want. Bai Lu hesitated and agreed, and the two of us went to the study to turn out the paintbrush and paper, Bai Lu stood there with the pen, and after a while, he started to draw.
The result shocked me beyond measure, although Bai Lu's Xiaoxiao painting is simple, it is extremely expressive, and it is no different from Xiaoxiao herself. I couldn't help but ask her, have you really not seen Hong Xihua? Bai Lu shook her head. I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart, I always felt that this thing was strange, and there was a terrible smell in it.
Looking at the portrait painted by Bai Lu on the table, and then turning my head to look at Bai Lu who hesitated next to me, I quickly grabbed the piece of paper and crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash, my heart pounding. There must be a ghost in this matter, I didn't find it for so long after Xiaoxiao left, Bai Lu couldn't have seen Xiaoxiao, this portrait drawn by Bai Lu himself must have a ghost. I couldn't help the fear in my heart, but on the surface, I pretended to be calm and comforted Bai Lu not to be afraid, in fact, it was fine. Besides, I didn't do anything to be sorry for Xiaoxiao, and even if something happened to her outside, she probably wouldn't have looked for me.
However, Bai Lu reminded me that she dreamed that the child she was holding in Xiaoxiao's arms was mine.
I froze in place, the expression on my face was tense and stiff to the extreme, and finally I smiled dryly and said that it was just a dream, don't take it seriously.
Bai Lu looked at me, she herself calmed down because she drew a portrait, she said to me, can you tell me the story between you and Xiaoxiao?
I was stunned, looked into her eyes, pursed my lips and hesitated for a moment, telling Bai Lu about the matter between me and Xiaoxiao. Bai Lu lay in my arms and listened quietly, occasionally asking a question. Actually, the relationship between me and Xiaoxiao is really simple, there is nothing mixed in, it is entirely because I saved her, and she feels that I am a good person, so the two of us are together. As for Xiaoxiao leaving, the reason is more for me, after all, when I saw that mentor appear, the whole person treated her so much, which made her disheartened. After listening to me, Bai Lu raised his head and looked at me and said, you and Hong ...... I nodded and said that we had been here in Hangzhou for a week. Bai Lu asked again, when did you and Xiaoxiao stay together between August and October last year? I nodded again, saying that I joined the company after graduation, and then when we offended Gao Fatzi, it was at the end of August, and we were together for the whole month of September.
After I finished speaking, Bai Lu was silent, and she muttered words that she didn't know what she was calculating. After a while, Bai Lu turned her head and looked at me seriously, and asked me what day is today? Bai Lu took a deep breath, her emotions seemed to be a little nervous, and I looked at her in surprise, not understanding what she was doing. But Bai Lu said to me, if the last time you were together was in September and October last year. Let's say she didn't know she was pregnant before she left, and only found out she was pregnant after she left and didn't look back for you, then it happened to be her due date recently.
After speaking, Bai Lu looked at me with bated breath. And I stayed there as if I was stunned, looking at Bai Lu in disbelief, but when I thought about it, it seemed to be the case. Pregnancy is usually around 41 to 42 weeks, and if we were pregnant at that time, it would be around this time. However, how could things be like this, how could Xiaoxiao have another child after leaving. My already messy mind was made even more messed up by Bai Lu's words, and I sat there stupidly not knowing what to do. There are all kinds of thoughts in my mind, but more pictures are scenes of smiling and lonely lying in the hospital giving birth.
To be honest, even though I am married to Bai Lu and I am presumptuous with my people, I still miss smiling in my heart, which is not abusive or inattentive, but a state of mind that I can't let go. Now that I mentioned laughing again, but Bai Lu said this, I was even more uneasy in my heart. Bai Lu saw through my thoughts, she looked at me and asked if I wanted to find a smile, I didn't know how to answer her. Find, if Xiaoxiao didn't have a child after finding it, then it can only be said that we are blindly worried, if Xiaoxiao has a child and it's my child, what should I do? No, Bai Lu and I are suspicious here, how can I eliminate Bai Lu and the mustard in my heart.
I'm in a dilemma, and it's harder to choose between a personnel and a white dew. Anyway, the personnel girls and Bai Lu won't just leave, but Ridiculous has been away for so long, and I don't know where she is. If you really look for it, I guess you won't be able to start.
I lowered my head and didn't answer Bai Lu's question, and Bai Lu didn't ask again, but no matter what, Bai Lu's suspicions finally vented out, and she had a rare good sleep that night, but I didn't sleep all night. My mind is full of the portrait painted by Bai Lu, and the scene of smiling and carrying a big belly. I can't help but wonder what the hell is going on, I got pregnant in a misfortune with my people, and I was pregnant with Bai Lu, and I disappeared for almost a year no matter how I laughed, and now such a question suddenly popped up, do I really have the magical ability to make every woman who has a relationship with me pregnant?
If that's the case, that's a bit of a fuck.
The next day, Lao Zeng came to Hangzhou to look for me, and when I told him about it, he looked at me dumbfounded, unable to say anything, and was probably surprised. In the end, he said that this matter told me not to be anxious and not to be superstitious. Maybe Bai Lu had seen a one-inch photo of Xiaoxiao before, but she didn't remember it herself, so she scared herself. I nodded yes, and Lao Zeng said that as for Xiaoxiao, he helped me find it, and everything was just as it would be. I said yes, but I couldn't help but wonder if it was my own ability. Lao Zeng laughed and said, who asked you to do that without knowing to bring a raincoat to your little brother when you did that, who is to blame for this happening now. I pondered it, but I didn't answer him. When I saw that I was worried, I said that if you are really not at ease, go to the hospital for a sperm test.
I was stunned for a moment and decided to listen to Lao Zeng's words.
After sending Lao Zeng away, he went to the hospital to do a sperm test, and when the results came out, the doctor told me that everything was normal, and there was no bad result and nothing unusual for ordinary people. Only then did I let go of my anxiety all day long, thinking that this matter would be just as it would be, as long as Bai Lu stopped being suspicious.