Chapter 40: He's Not My Dad

On the hospital bed, there was a girl lying down, very haggard, her hair was gone, she was wearing a mask, and her spirit did not look very good.

I placed the flowers on the side of the cabinet and stood aside.

Looking at the girl on the bed, I suddenly thought of Chen Ke and Chen Le.

I'm thinking, what should I do if Chen Ke and Chen Le accidentally get sick and lie on the hospital bed?

Life is unpredictable, and no one can predict what will happen in the next moment.

When I entered the hospital, this kind of impermanence of the world continued to coil in my heart, and the more I gathered, the more I gathered, the pessimistic mood spread all at once, and I was suffocated.

"Dad, I want to be discharged, I don't want to stay here anymore. Xiao Jie looked at Brother Zheng, her voice was a little weak, and it would take a lot of effort to say a word.

"How can that work? You're going to be well soon, how can you be discharged from the hospital now? When you're well, Dad is taking you out of the hospital, okay? Wherever you want to go, Dad will take you there. Brother Zheng coaxed, his voice suppressed, for fear that he would startle his daughter when he got older.

"I want to go now. Xiao Jie said, a little anxious.

"Obedient, you have to be obedient, you are obedient, Dad will take you there. Brother Zheng continued to coax, putting his hand on the girl's quilt, gently.

"No, I'm going to go now, if I don't go, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to go. Dad, please promise me? I don't want to die in a hospital bed, I don't want to die in a cold hospital. Xiao Jie begged.

At a young age, it seems that he has seen through life and death, and there is no desire for life in his eyes, only an urgency.

"You won't die, don't worry, Dad won't let you die, Dad will save you, you have to believe Dad. Brother Zheng choked up and said.

Xiao Jie's hand was withdrawn and placed on the back of Brother Zheng's hand: "I know that Dad, you have done your best, and I also know what my situation is now." I hope that the rest of the time can be spent with you, with Dad, and we are all happy, instead of lying on a hospital bed, smelling the potion, and slowly waiting to die in a cold room. ”

Xiao Jie tilted her head and looked at the window: "Dad, do you know? ”

Brother Zheng looked back at the location of the window, paused, then stood up and walked over, the place facing the window was in the direction of the hospital gate, and the fruit stall under the hospital could be seen.

The rain was still pouring down outside the window.

"Xiaojie, Dad did lie to you before, and there is not much money left at home, but this time Dad didn't lie to you, there is hope for your illness, you have to persevere. Brother Zheng glanced at me, and then said to his daughter, "This is a friend that Dad knows, he has a way to let you go to a better hospital and receive better treatment, and when you get better, Dad will take you out to play, okay?"

After saying this for a while, Xiao Jie's expression was already very tired, and every time she said a word, it seemed that her strength had been exhausted, she looked at me, and her originally gloomy eyes regained a trace of vitality.

No one wants to die, if there is hope for life, who will take the initiative to give it up, just because there is too much helplessness, too much worry, and some things have to be fulfilled by death.

"Live well, you won't die. I just said one word, and then I left the room, leaving the space for father and daughter.

I couldn't face Xiaojie's eyes calmly, it was not that I didn't believe that the plan would succeed, but I was worried that even if I changed hospitals, would such a pain really be cured?

If not, did I hurt them? At the last moment of their lives, their father and daughter waited for time to escape from this ward together, escape from this cold place, and see the warm world again.

Only in the face of death can you feel the value of life, and life is precious.

I thought of Chen Ke and Chen Le, my two daughters. For the sake of face and dignity, do I really want to continue to confront Tong Wangjun, never get along with each other, and even refuse to see my daughter?

Life is full of accidents, no one can predict what will happen in the next moment, standing in the hospital full of the smell of medicine, I suddenly want to see Chen Ke very much.

The door of the ward was pushed open, and Brother Zheng didn't stay inside for long.

"I lied to her before, saying that there was still money at home. I didn't expect her to stand at the window and see me setting up a stall. Brother Zheng said softly, and after a while, he asked me, "Is there any smoke?"

"This is the hospital. I reminded.

"Let's go outside and smoke. "Brother Zheng, he seems to have something to say to me.

When I walked out of the hospital, I didn't hold an umbrella, I took out a cigarette, handed it to Brother Zheng, lit it for him, and I put another one in my mouth.

"Did you say I was right?" Brother Zheng puffed on his cigarette.

I looked at him.

"I asked the doctor, and he said that even if you change hospitals, with enough funds and a higher level of medical care, there is only a 25% chance of being cured. Brother Zheng said, "If she can't, I mean if, if Xiaojie doesn't survive, I'm afraid she will leave with regrets." ”

"Over the years, I have never been with her properly, even a week before she got sick, it was her birthday, and I said I wanted to spend it with her, but I didn't. At that time, business was very busy, and I thought that when my business improved, I would take her to the Maldives. She has mentioned this place to me many times and has always wanted to go, but I have been dragging it out. ”

"When business was busy, I said I wanted to make more money. When business is bad, I am not in the mood to go myself. has been delayed, dragged until now, but the money is gone, and Xiaojie is also lying on the hospital bed. ”

Brother Zheng's eyes were a little hollow, numb and hungry and smoking.

"Think about the best place, and when she recovers, take her to the Maldives. I persuaded.

I don't dare to think about what will happen if it doesn't happen? There are some things that I don't dare to think too deeply about, otherwise my heart will hurt.

After saying goodbye to Brother Zheng, I took a bus to Chen Ke's school.

It was still early for the end of school, so I found a place facing the school gate, holding an umbrella, standing in the heavy rain, silently staring at the school.

There was never a moment when I was so desperate to see my daughter, to see Chen Ke, to ask her what she wanted, what she wanted to eat, what she wanted to play.

I have some money to spare, and I want to give it all to my daughter.

The cold wind and rain fell on my hands, through the soles of my shoes, and my hands and feet were cold, but I was reluctant to leave.

I reminisced, recalling the bits and pieces with Chen Ke, but in fact, there were not many, just a memory of ten or twenty days.

But Chen Ke and I seem to have known each other for many years, this may be the emotional bond that blood is thicker than water, even if there is no memory, but the emotions are still there, engraved in the bone marrow, and the thoughts cannot be stopped for a moment.

This waiting time was torturous for me, and several times I wanted to climb over the courtyard wall, sneak into the school, and take a look at Chen Ke outside the window to see if she was doing well, whether she had lost weight, whether she was cold.

Just watch.

There are more and more people outside the school, all parents who come to pick up their children.

The bell rings and school is over.

I poked my head out, dodged one umbrella after another, and followed the crowd towards the school gate, standing on tiptoe, probe, and trying to look inside.

I saw Chen Ke, who was walking slowly with her schoolbag on her back. Her schoolbag was changed, and the clothes on her body were also new, but her mood didn't seem to be very high, holding a small umbrella, lowering her head, and slowly walking towards the school gate, and beside her were students running one by one.

"Ake. Before she could get to the school gate, I raised my arms and shouted.

She seemed to hear something and looked around.

I removed the umbrella from my head and let the rain fall on me, and I cried out again.

Chen Ke raised his umbrella, raised his head, and saw me.

But the expression on her face made my heart ache, no excitement, no joy, only resentment.

All my excitement was gone, and fear was all over my body.

Chen Ke passed by me, ignored me, I panicked, and walked up a few steps: "It's Dad, Dad came to see you." ”

She kept walking, ignoring me.

"Ake. "I was following and almost crashed into a started electric car.

"No, you're not my dad. Chen Ke finally stopped and glared at me.

I was about to pull her, and several parents came around and pointed at me, looking unkind.

"Who is this man? Do you know him?" a teacher-like figure approached.

"Teacher Liu, I don't know him, he's not my father. Chen Ke still didn't change his words, gritting his teeth.