21.Chapter 21
This night, Ji Tong thought a lot, and when he left the hotel with mixed feelings, he happened to see Hang Jiabai waiting in the hall. Without saying a word, he rushed over and hugged him from behind regardless of the eyes of others.
Hang Jiabai was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window looking at the night scene outside, and was suddenly hugged like this, but he was not frightened, and turned around unhurriedly and took her into his arms.
He had also been busy all day, and there was still a faint tiredness between his eyebrows, but the moment he saw her, he turned into a warm smile. "What's wrong, aren't you tired?"
She nodded against Hangjiabai's chest and muttered, "Take me home, boiled water." β
In this troubled world, only his appearance made her feel a little comforted.
Hang Jiabai didn't ask any more, only touched her head, and smiled indifferently: "Okay, go home." β
It is still a car driven by Hangjiabai, shuttling through the city traffic at night. It's past the busiest time, and the streets are a little empty on weekend nights.
Ji Tong leaned on the passenger seat, squinting at the neon in the distance on the elevated road. The scene was somewhat familiar, reminding her of Hang Jiabai's birthday. Because of the special day, it hit Ji's father's death day, and the two of them didn't eat any big meals to celebrate. With Hang Jiabai's character, she felt that she might not be able to celebrate his birthday for the rest of his life. She felt especially guilty when she thought about it.
Exhaled lightly, his eyes still did not move his eyes to the night scene outside the window, and Ji Tong whispered again: "My mother always said that she wanted to introduce you to a girlfriend." β
Hang Jiabai replied lightly: "I won't agree." β
"Well, I don't say yes either." She smiled, suddenly realizing that she was laughing bitterly, and shook her head helplessly.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally asked: "Tongtong, can you sue me, why don't you want to sue Aunt SΓΉ about us?" β
Ji Tong said frankly: "Boiled water, I want it too, but I don't dare to say it." β
"Don't dare?" Hangjiabai cast a surprised look.
"Hmm." She breathed a sigh of relief and replied implicitly, "That's it...... I'm afraid you'll be gone again one day. β
Ji Tong's worries were not groundless, Hang Jiabai was not there at that time, and he didn't know what earth-shaking changes had happened to the Ji family after he left. Ji's mother cried every day and asked Ji Tong to chase him back, and refused to cook, sitting on the sofa every day and sighing. As soon as my father left, the family had no breadwinner and no main source of income. The old house is facing demolition, and a lot of things fall on the mother and daughter.
Ji Tong said on the surface that it didn't matter, just left, but at night, he couldn't sleep all night. She thought that Hang Jiabai had a better choice, and walked towards the broad road that his mother had arranged early in the morning.
In addition to sadness, more than that, it is unwilling. So she worked hard to make money, tried to numb herself, and also wanted her mother to know that without her father and Hang Jiabai, the mother and daughter could live better.
At that time, Ji Tong naively thought that it was the cruel reality that separated them, just like Mr. Qi and Mrs. Qi back then. In fact, on the contrary, one's own infirmity alone is sufficient to constitute a reason for separation, and an external event is only a trigger.
"Boiled water, I'm afraid that my mother will be sad again, after all, she only has me. When it comes to falling in love, I have to be more cautious than anyone else, I hope you can understand. β
Hang Jiabai was silent for a long time, turned the last corner and entered the gate of the community, and finally stopped the car steadily.
"Kiritori." He lowered his voice, with a hoarse guilt, "I don't know what to do to make you believe in me again, but I really don't want to give up." β
He seldom looked so helpless, and a thin layer of mist gradually shrouded his eyes.
On the contrary, Ji Tong unbuckled his seat belt and comforted him calmly: "You don't have to do anything, this is just the beginning, maybe it will be better after a long time." β
In the night, Hang Jiabai lowered his eyes and replied solemnly: "Okay, then I'll wait for you." β
Ji Tong nodded and joked, "As long as you don't get abducted by the girls on my mother's hand halfway." β
Hang Jiabai's tense micro-expression finally soothed a little, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "How come?" β
"How not? I've seen it all, my mom came prepared this time, and there are all kinds of beauties! She was scared when she thought of this, and couldn't help but explain again and again, "By the way, you must not come to my house for dinner recently, she will wait for the rabbit now." β
"Okay." The two reached a consensus on this, and when the time is ripe, they will make it public to Ji's mother together.
Ji Tong looked at him, and suddenly quipped: "Hang Jiabai, are you ...... Never say no to others? β
In the cramped carriage, he leaned forward and kissed the corner of her lips, "I just won't refuse you." β
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Before parting, Hang Jiabai asked her: "Tongtong, do you have something to do tomorrow?" β
"No, you want to ask me out?"
"Well, tomorrow my colleagues will have dinner, will you come?"
Ji Tong readily agreed, Hang Jiabai chuckled, and suddenly sighed: "It seems to have returned to the past......
"Huh?"
"The first time I took you to meet your college classmates, we went to a picnic barbecue, remember?" He tried to remind her.
"Remember, remember!" She replied excitedly, "When we went to catch fish in the river together, I accidentally got a stone on my foot. Fortunately, I went out with a group of medical students, and someone actually brought gauze and β‘β‘ water with them, which was really convincing. β
Hang Jiabai glanced at her half amusementously and half reproachfully: "Still laughing, I was almost scared to death by you." β
Although he had seen many similar scenes, none scared him more than the small wound on her foot.
Ji Tong smiled proudly: "Yes, your hands were shaking that day." Your classmates all said that if you ask me to simulate patients in the future test, you will definitely be able to fall out of the top ten in your major. β
The corners of his lips slowly rose, "After I went back, everyone said that you are very aura." β
Ji Tong couldn't help laughing: "Because I hurt myself because of my recklessness, I have aura?" β
Hang Jiabai bowed his head noncommittally: "They are all impressed by you, and when they meet occasionally, they will still mention it." β
It's just that time has passed, how many people are willing to start over and give an explanation to their past selves? How many people still hold on to old memories and old photos, counting down their lives over and over again?
Except for Zhou Qing, no other friends knew about their breakup. So much so that later, even if it was inadvertently mentioned several times, even if the smile became more and more stiff and bitter, Hang Jiabai was always unwilling to be ruthless to say it through. It seemed that as soon as he said this, he would completely lose her.
"Mention me? Good or bad? Ji Tong smiled in the indifferent moonlight, and the light white outline in his pupils loomed.
Hang Jiabai touched her cheek, "Of course it's good." Say you're frank and cute, and you're smart, and you can easily bring me down. β
In fact, he hid a few other sentences, and in a daze, he reminisced about them alone.
After the final exam that day, several dormitory people had dinner at the food stalls outside the school, and everyone drank some wine and talked about their future plans. At that time, he had just broken up and injured his hand a little, and the direction of Hang Jiabai's life had completely developed unplanned. When he was about to end, his drunken roommate Xiao Yao raised his glass to him: "In the end, I envy Hang Jiabai the most." You're a good girlfriend, you have to be good. To put it mildly, Hang Jiabai, if you don't marry her in the future, I will never believe in love again! β
The laughter and encouragement of the classmates came and went, but Hang Jiabai didn't answer, he reluctantly pursed his lips and raised his head and poured himself a big mouthful. In the end, he broke the piece, and Zhou Qing sent him back. He didn't know what he said when he was drunk, but the next day, Zhou Qing looked at him with a look in his eyes that seemed to stop talking, and asked him if he was in a better mood. Since then, Zhou Qing has never mentioned Ji Tong's name to him.
Later, he learned that there are some people, some things, when they are sober, no matter how courageous a person is, can not declare them.
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"Xiaoyu, you look so good today?"
Shu Xiaoyu scratched his head with an embarrassed smile, "I bought this in Xujiahui yesterday, and many shopping malls are on sale." β
"Yo, don't you usually just go to the library, why do you still go shopping...... I bought it to wear it for Mr. Hang? The gossipy female classmate next to her bumped her arm.
"Don't talk nonsense......" Shu Xiaoyu's face was full of shy pink, and he whispered to stop his classmates from continuing.
"Is it funny to keep joking about this?!" Wang Wei, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly interrupted their joke, looking like this, it seemed that he was a little anxious.
The female classmate gossiped again: "What are you anxious about, Wang Wei?" Could it be ...... Are you interested in our Xiaoyu? β
"Don't talk nonsense!"
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Everyone entered the agreed private room with a smile, but as soon as they arrived at the door, Shu Xiaoyu froze in place and couldn't move half a step.
At the billiard table, Hang Jiabai was patiently teaching the girls around him.
He stood tall, propped up the table with one hand, lightly placed the other on her hand to adjust his gestures, and leaned down to say something to her. The girl stared intently at the white ball, her right hand straining slightly, but unexpectedly it was crooked, and she didn't even poke the white ball. She tried again, and the white ball only slid crookedly for a short distance. Several of the doctors around laughed, and she frowned and puffed out her mouth, asking for help from Hang Jiabai with pitiful eyes.
Hang Jiabai stepped forward and touched her head, did not hide the doting in his smile, and said to his opponent: "Lao Qin, this ball doesn't count, right?" β
Doctor Qin waved his hand generously: "No, for Xiao Ji's sake, let you fight again." β
Hanga put the white ball back in place and picked up the cue again to show her. The posture is standard, the movement is clean and neat, and he scored a goal with ease.
Then he handed her the club, "Do you want to try again?" β
"No, it's too hard." This time she didn't want to try.
Hang Jiabai smiled comfortably, and when he raised his eyes, he just saw the interns who had just arrived at the door, and beckoned to them, "You guys came just in time, who wants to accompany Dr. Qin to practice?" β
Those few people retreated again and again, "Forget it, Mr. Hang, Dr. Qin used to be a professional player, who can beat him?" β
Doctor Qin smiled helplessly, "Who said that?" You Teacher Hang won a game against me just now. β
In the end, Hang Jiabai handed over the club to another doctor to take over, and led Ji Tong to get to know the interns who had just arrived one by one.
In fact, the age difference between her and those interns is not too big, but when they respectfully called her "Master", she was really taken aback.