Zhong Youcheng finished his last bottle of potion, and just now, Li Xiaoxue walked into the ward with lunch.

"I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, how do you feel?" Li Xiaoxue put lunch on the dining table next to Zhong Youcheng's bed, and asked casually.

Zhong Youcheng smiled slightly, with a bit of obvious reluctance, and said: "In a flash, I have been living here for more than ten days, and I am about to leave suddenly. ”

"What? Hospitalized and emotional? Li Xiaoxue also said with a smile, and wanted to joke about how Zhong Youcheng secretly ran out again, and the words lingered around his mouth for a long time, but in the end, he swallowed back.

"Maybe," Zhong Youcheng said with great emotion, "you won't believe it." These days in the hospital were really the happiest times of my life. ”

Li Xiaoxue heard that Zhong Youcheng had something to say, so she only smiled lightly, and said "No", vaguely, but it was as if something had suddenly been lost in her life, and the slightest sentimentality arose.

"Really, what I said is true." Zhong Youcheng said, with a serious face.

Li Xiaoxue was afraid that Zhong Youcheng would say something embarrassing again, so she quickly forked out and said, "The celery-stuffed dumplings I brought you." I saw that you ate deliciously that day, and I want to come, so please your appetite. ”

Zhong Youcheng sighed slightly, deliberately, sniffed the aroma floating in the air with his nose, and said with a smile: "These days, you have really spoiled my appetite." When the time comes, it will know that it is hungry. ”

"Originally, the meal should be in time. In the future, you have to pay attention. Li Xiaoxue said and handed the dumplings to Zhong Youcheng.

Zhong Youcheng carefully took the dumplings, and said again: "This is the medical expenses again, and it is three meals, I don't know how much it cost you." It is said that the great grace is not grateful, it turns out that I really don't understand the meaning of this. Do you think, a little busy, you have to say a few thanks, why, this great favor is not thankful? Now, I finally understand that it's not that I don't thank you, but I really can't thank you. My pocket is many times cleaner than my face. Really let me say something grateful, maybe, it's just such a great gratitude. ”

Li Xiaoxue smiled and shook her head: "Okay, okay, what's the big favor or big grace?" ”

"No!" Zhong Youcheng couldn't seem to be a little sloppy, and said, "Li Xiaoxue, how much did it cost you?" I'll have to pay it back in the future. ”

"Dumplings? Ten dollars a box. Li Xiaoxue replied jokingly.

Zhong Youcheng smiled: "I'm serious." Don't look at me that I don't have any money now, one day, my paintings will make me rich. ”

Li Xiaoxue smiled and nodded: "When the time comes, if you give me a painting of yours, I will make a lot of money." ”

"Do you believe there will be a day?" Zhong Youcheng suddenly asked Li Xiaoxue with an urgent face.

Li Xiaoxue nodded solemnly again: "You are so confident, you must be able to." ”

"With your Li Xiaoxue's belief, I am even more confident." Zhong Youcheng smiled brightly, his tone was more sincere and more intense.

Li Xiaoxue's heart couldn't help but ripple under the influence of Zhong Youcheng's "positive energy".

Zhong Youcheng only looked at Li Xiaoxue's eyes and forgot about his feelings: "Your eyes now are more beautiful and charming than Mona Lisa's." ”

When Li Xiaoxue heard this, her rippling heart couldn't help but chuckle, and she was at a loss, so she just said: "First, let's eat first, it's already a little cold." ”

Only then did Zhong Youcheng realize his gaffe, lowered his head, hummed, and picked up a dumpling.

The silence that followed made the air in the hospital room tense even more.

Li Xiaoxue couldn't stand such silence, and asked again: "What, how?" ”

"What?" Zhong Youcheng didn't seem to understand, and raised his eyes and asked.

Li Xiaoxue tried her best to calm herself: "Dumplings." What do you think? ”

"Exactly! Just right! It's not salty, it's not light, it's just to my taste. Zhong Youcheng said, nodded his head, and chewed vigorously into the incense.

Li Xiaoxue nodded again and again: "It's just right, it's just right." ”

"Okay, good ......," Zhong Youcheng said, and lowered his head again.

In the entire ward, silence finally returned.

Li Xiaoxue only stood opposite Zhong Youcheng, standing quietly, thinking about walking away in her heart, but she felt that it was not good to walk away silently, leaving what to say before leaving, really, I don't know what to say.

This is another dilemma. Isn't this a dilemma?

Zhong Youcheng sensed Li Xiaoxue's difficulties again, and almost intentionally, let the sound of his eating gradually become louder.

The silence finally broke again.

Li Xiaoxue finally felt a little more relaxed.

"Li Xiaoxue," Zhong Youcheng swallowed the last dumpling, his voice was slightly low, and he said to Li Xiaoxue again, "Just when I was infusion just now, you know, I had a dream. ”

"What dream?" Li Xiaoxue asked casually.

Zhong Youcheng didn't answer immediately, still drooping his head, doing some kind of ideological struggle.

Li Xiaoxue only stood quietly and waited.

In this way, after another two minutes, Zhong Youcheng made up his mind, put the lunch box in his hand on the dining table, looked up at Li Xiaoxue, and said: "I dreamed that I was just discharged from the hospital, and you will never come to model for me again." ”

Li Xiaoxue didn't know that Zhong Youcheng really had such a dream, but she still guessed her mind and deliberately said such things to test it, and for a while, she was a little at a loss.

Zhong Youcheng kept staring at Li Xiaoxue's face, as if he wanted to capture something on Li Xiaoxue's face.

Li Xiaoxue was afraid that her true thoughts would make Zhong Youcheng aware of it, so she turned around and told the lie she had woven for a long time: "I'm really sorry, Zhong Youcheng." The company asked me to go on a business trip, and I ......"

"On a business trip?" Zhong Youcheng didn't wait for Li Xiaoxue to finish speaking, he had already gotten out of the hospital bed, turned to the opposite side of Li Xiaoxue, and asked again and again, "Where are you?" How long will it take to get back? I'm still planning to draw a big picture when I'm discharged from the hospital! Do you want to leave at this time? ”

"I'm so sorry." Li Xiaoxue couldn't face Zhong Youcheng directly, turned around again, and said, "I only received the notice an hour ago. The exact destination and time have not yet been determined. ”

"Li Xiaoxue, you won't be lying to me, right?" Zhong Youcheng finally said something like this, "You have the right to choose to leave, but, I hope you don't lie to me." ”

"No, I didn't lie to you." Li Xiaoxue said, still with some panic in her tone.

"If you didn't lie to me, I ask you to watch me talk!" Zhong Youcheng actually brought out the tone of command.

Li Xiaoxue didn't move.

"Look at me!" Zhong Youcheng raised his voice.

Li Xiaoxue really didn't expect Zhong Youcheng to be like this. No matter what she promised Zhong Youcheng, in the final analysis, she was helping Zhong Youcheng unconditionally. From beginning to end, she only gave and did not get any return from Zhong Youcheng. She doesn't owe Zhong Youcheng anything, and there is nothing to be sorry for Zhong Youcheng, she and Zhong Youcheng, but they are passers-by A and passer-by B, anytime, anywhere, she can completely disappear in Zhong Youcheng's world.

However, what she Li Xiaoxue didn't expect was that she not only had to end the relationship between the two with the help of lies, but also faced such a man with dignity, and at this moment, it had become a luxury for her. When she lied to Han Haitao because of Zhong Youcheng, she didn't feel embarrassed.

"You tell me the truth, are you really going on a business trip?" Zhong Youcheng still asked.

Li Xiaoxue really wanted to ask Zhong Youcheng "why". Why do you have to tell you Zhong Youcheng the truth? Why do you have to answer Zhong Youcheng? It's to break its promise again, to be a passerby, so what? Is there any reason to leave you Zhong Youcheng and end the relationship between the two?

Li Xiaoxue really wanted to give Zhong Youcheng a neat and neat one, but she just couldn't. Even if the two never cross paths again, she doesn't want to go on her own.

"I didn't lie to you." Li Xiaoxue still said this, but in the end, she still leaned sideways, and did not have the courage to face Zhong Youcheng, "Really, I didn't." ”

"Okay," Zhong Youcheng said in a deep voice, "I'll wait for you to come back." ”

Li Xiaoxue was shocked, and turned around: "No! ”

"How?" Zhong Youcheng looked directly into Li Xiaoxue's eyes and asked.

"I," Li Xiaoxue's heart pounded violently, and she wanted to avoid Zhong Youcheng's gaze, but Zhong Youcheng's gaze seemed to be hooked, hooking her eyes tightly, "I mean, I went out this time, and I don't know when I will be able to come back." ”

Zhong Youcheng shook his head slowly and said firmly, "No matter when you come back." ”

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