Lin Pi began her days of practicing medicine in Vietnam.

Similar to the tense working atmosphere in China, she was busy with patients one after another, and she was busy until the lunch break, and after lunch, she continued to be with the patients, and did not finish all the treatment until 5 p.m.

As for Xiao Huai, in Pingzheng County, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, he is far away from the disturbances of the world and lives a slow-paced life.

When the first rays of morning light fell on his pillow through the window, he woke up, gave Lin Li, who was still asleep, a shallow kiss, and then quietly got up to wash up, rode his motorcycle to the market like the locals, and bought a phoga (chicken rice noodles) or phobo (beef rice noodles).

The white rice noodles look light, but the texture is smooth and flexible, and with fish sauce and lemon juice, it tastes fresh and delicious. Lin Li liked it very much, and he ate a bowl of noodles cleanly, and even drank up the soup.

Later, he took her to the hospital and then turned back on her own.

At this time, the sun shone on the vast land, the sun was like fire, and the temperature gradually rose. He put on his sunglasses, picked up the speed of his motorcycle, let the summer breeze blow his face, and drove leisurely into the city, spending the whole day in the former "Saigon" destination that was considered a pleasure destination by outsiders — not a place where he went, of course. Wherever there is a bank, where there is a securities trading service agency, he will stay.

Approaching 16 o'clock, he returned to Pingzheng County to pick up Lin Li from work, passing through the most lively Fanwu Old Street on the way, and saw various flavor restaurants and restaurants, so he did not choose a shop every day to pack up the food and take it back.

Lin Li ate international cuisine for several days, and became curious about Xiao Huai's daily itinerary: "Do you run to the city every day and have fun?" ”

She's so busy that she always leaves him wandering around alone. Comparing his heart to his heart, if he buries himself in work and leaves her, she will inevitably feel bored when she walks around the beautiful scenery every day.

Whatever was in her head, the expression on her face revealed something. Xiao Huai glanced at her and smiled lightly: "I'm very happy, and I also met a new friend." ”

Lin Li looked at him stunned, and a question popped up in his mind. New friends? Female? He's so handsome, and he's been accosted again?

She opened her mouth, and her voice was soft and thin: "How did you meet?" ”

How could Xiao Huai not understand her thoughts. He looked at her dark eyes and raised the corners of his lips: "I met each other by chance while visiting the Cathedral of Our Lady. He's a Catholic, and he told me that the next night at half past six is Mass, would you be interested in visiting? ”

I see...... Lin Li secretly blamed himself for being cautious, but after thinking about it roughly, he felt strange: "You believe in religion? ”

"Nope."

"Then why are you running to church?"

Xiao Huai paused and replied: "The travel guide says that it is a landmark of Ho Chi Minh City, which has a history of more than 100 years and is worth visiting. ”

Lin Li said "oh", and there was no doubt about it: "Okay, I'll go shopping too." "By the way, let's go on a date together.

*

Soon it was the agreed day to go to church.

Lin Li got off work and stood under the eaves of the outpatient hall waiting for Xiao Huai. The colleagues of the medical team were accustomed to this scene, said hello to Lin Li, and returned to the hotel in twos and threes.

This is a tropical monsoon climate, where a flash of lightning streaks across the sky, rain falls, and puddles of water accumulate on the ground in an instant.

Lin Li wanted to call Xiao Huai, but the rain was so heavy that it must be very inconvenient for him to ring the phone, so she waited patiently and watched the rain get heavier, and the small puddles on the ground were connected one by one and flowed to a lower place.

She suddenly remembered the past. At that time, Guan Yi laughed and teased Xiao Huai on the phone, saying that Xiao Huai was interesting to her. Now recalling the sentence "There is a small puddle where Lin Li got off the car, and the driver should move the car one meter more", and the "puddle" in his mouth refers to the larger puddle.

So, did he have a crush on her at first sight?

Thinking about it, the rain stopped. The sun shines through the clouds to the depression, the breeze blows through the water, the light and shadow are mottled and flashing to reflect the outline of the motorcycle, it is Xiao Huai coming.

He saw the forest under the eaves at a glance, and then slowed down and drove over. She stepped down the steps and was about to take a step, when Xiao Huai called her, walked over and picked her up horizontally, and put her in the back seat of the car. In the process, her feet did not touch the ground, but the stagnant water on the ground splashed with his footsteps, wetting his trouser legs.

Lin Li watched, and his chest was a little hot. There is no sign of happiness than being carefully cared for by a beloved man.

"I took shelter from the rain halfway through, so I'll keep you waiting." Xiao Huai explained, starting the motorcycle.

The car drove through the countryside, the breeze carried a faint earthy smell in the face, and Lin Li's long curly hair flew in the air. She squinted her eyes and snuggled against Xiao Huai's back, and her arms around his waist couldn't help but tighten a little.

He felt her small movements and turned his head slightly. She pursed her lips and gave him a surprise peck on the face.

He smiled deeply, his warm, magnetic voice clear to her ears. Her heart pounded, and she whispered, "Honey—"

"What?"

"I haven't been with you well since I came to Vietnam, and I even snubbed you a little." She whispered, her face slightly red, "So my colleague and I have changed shifts, we don't have to rush back tonight, we can stay in the city for one night." ”

The meaning of these words was very subtle, and he was about to answer when a motorbike came from the opposite side, occupying the narrow country road.

One of the cars was carrying a pregnant woman, her face pale, with a bamboo pole stuck in the back of her neck, blood gushing from the wounds, soaking her dress and the back seat of the car. Anyone who looks like this will gasp when they see it.

Lin Li called a halt repeatedly, identified himself as a doctor to the pregnant woman's family, and looked at the pregnant woman's eyes, and found that the pupils were dilated on both sides and did not react to light obviously. This situation is very critical, and she said to Xiao Huai without thinking: "I have to rush back to the hospital, I can't go to church." ”

As soon as Xiao Huaiwei opened his mouth, before he could answer, Lin Li had already gotten on the other party's motorcycle and went straight to the hospital.

Xiao Huai immediately turned around and caught up. When he caught up with the hospital, Lin Li was discussing with the doctors in the other departments on duty about the peculiarities of the patient and the rarity of the injured site, and determined the surgical plan.

Ten minutes later, all kinds of preparations were made before the operation, and the pregnant woman was pushed into the operating room. Since the back of the neck is connected to important blood vessels, the slightest carelessness may cause heavy bleeding and even harm the fetus in the womb of the pregnant woman, so the surgeon must be very careful to remove the foreign body from the neck and debride it.

1 hour, 2 hours...... Time flies.

After a long 4 hours, the operation was successfully completed, not only successfully removing the bamboo pole, but also saving the baby in the pregnant woman's womb.

The families were happy, and the medical staff involved in the operation were both relieved and tired. They didn't eat dinner and kept their spirits highly concentrated for the operation, and now that the operation is done, they are really hungry, and some people directly drink glucose injection to replenish their strength.

Xiao Huai stayed in the waiting area, but he never waited for Lin Li. He inquired around and learned that she had gone on a ward patrol after changing out of her surgical gown.

When he arrived at the ward, Xiao Huai saw Lin Li explaining in Vietnamese the precautions for family members after debridement and suturing. She had just come off the operating table, exhausted, but her attitude was not annoying or irritated, and she was extremely patient.

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and saw Xiao Huai, her eyes softened, and she walked towards him quickly.

At this time, it was close to 22 o'clock, and the date was naturally in vain. Xiao Huai carried Lin Li back to his residence, and walked forward for a while, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and the hand around his waist loosened, and slid down silently.

Xiao Huai called her: "Thunderbolt? ”

She lifted her spirits a little, hugged him again, and muttered a monophonic word, "Huh? ”

Xiao Huai didn't say anything and slowed down. This happened two more times, and he quietly stopped the car, held Lin Li in his arms, and walked back to the hotel on foot.

Back at the hotel, he put her on the bed, pinched her face, and called again: "Wake up." ”

She opened her hazy sleepy eyes, and her misty gaze swept over his face sluggishly, and she raised her hand to wrap her arms around his neck, and closed her eyes again.

He was silent for a moment, holding his upper body still, trying to reach out and press the switch on the wall.

The lights went out, and he gently and slowly got into bed, taking her in his arms.

After only lying down for a while, he heard her talking in her sleep, her voice muttering indistinctly, "I'm sorry......"

He opened his eyes to her.

"I said I was going on a date...... Sorry ......"

Hearing this, he sighed softly, leaned close to her thin lips and pressed her forehead, and dropped a warm kiss.

Never mind.

He knew her heart.

*

The news of the medical team's rescue of a pregnant woman spread, and the next day, a reporter from Pingzheng County TV came. The medical staff involved in the operation were all interviewed, but Lin Pi was missing, who was being arranged for gastric lavage by an ambulance, which had brought in several residents with food poisoning.

The news broadcast time was seven o'clock in the evening, and Lin Li had already left work, and he was very relaxed and lying in bed to watch.

The anchor spent three minutes introducing the background of the medical team in Vietnam, praising the conscientious work attitude and exquisite medical skills of the medical staff, saying that this move enhanced the friendship between China and Vietnam.

At the end of the news, Xiao Huai asked: "Do you feel a little pity that you didn't appear on the TV screen?" ”

Lin Li thought for a moment and shook his head: "Frankly speaking, all I thought about before I came to Vietnam was to work hard, perform well, and be rated as a deputy senior in the shortest possible time, so as to prove to Michiko that I am fully worthy of you to those who don't like me." ”

Her voice was soft and soft, different from before, without the slightest hint of humility. Xiao Huai originally wanted to say something to comfort her, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided to listen to her finish.

She added: "Actually, I am not confident. My grandmother has never been married in her life, and she has no biological flesh and blood, but she loves her mother and me from the bottom of her heart, and my grandmother, as one of the earliest founding teachers of the Textile Institute of Technology, has built the textile major from scratch, and now this college ranks first in the domestic textile major. As for my father and mother, needless to say, I was already a leader in my subject at my age. Compared with the elders, I can't talk about good, I can't talk about bad, a little mediocre, I will fall in love with you by fate, and in the face of such a beautiful you, it is inevitable that sometimes I am arrogant. ”

"After the second car accident, I felt more in my heart, and I was no longer obsessed with such a superficial affirmation of 'worthy of you'. Even though I still want to be a famous doctor and make you proud to have me, it doesn't happen overnight. Lin Fei blinked his eyes when he said this, and smiled playfully, "Next, in addition to continuing to work hard, I will also enjoy the sweet love time with you." ”

After listening to this, Xiao Huai sighed softly after a long time: "Just in love? ”

Lin Li looked at him suspiciously.

He patted the place next to him and opened his arms. She sat down at once, and fell into his arms with a pounding heart.

Smelling the fragrance of her hair, the softest place in his heart throbbed faintly, and he couldn't help but sigh again: "I'm going to leave here the day after tomorrow." ”

The person in his arms suddenly became too quiet, so quiet that it seemed that even his breath had stopped.

After a long time, a muffled, urn-like voice sounded: "Where are you going?" ”

"Munich, the headquarters of the investment bank."

“…… Are you going back to work? ”

"Hmm."

She had known that he would leave in ten days, but she was so uncomfortable that she had nothing to say at once.

He waited quietly for a moment, and found that she was too silent, so he raised her face: "Lin Li, can you ignore the differences in nationality, culture, and family background, and just judge whether I meet the requirements of your ideal other half." If so, can you give me a promise that I will be with you for the rest of my life? ”

He had planned to say this in the church, but the plan could not keep up with the change, and he could only show his heart in this small and modest room.

Lin Li was stunned.

Such words are tantamount to identifying a lifelong partner. She suddenly realized that during this time of dating, she had never asked him for anything because of some bad memories. However, in this relationship, he and her status are equal, and he wants to seek the same stability as she did when she was eighteen.

Her eyes were a little hot, nodded vigorously, and said: "I know that our relationship is still very short, and some words may seem superficial, but I still want to tell you that my feelings for you are not superficial, and I have always restrained my dependence on you." If there were only two people left in the world, I would definitely stay by your side and not go anywhere. Unfortunately, the reality is cruel, and I have to devote my energy to dealing with external distractions, which can lead you to feel that I no longer regard love as the whole of life. No, it's not, it's you who let me out of the haze, and it's you who let me get back the touch of being understood and trusted. Xiao Huai, I love you more than you think. ”

His heart was like honey water melted warmly, he lowered his head to close the distance between them, rubbed the tip of his nose against hers, and kissed it gently.

The soft lips sucked and tossed between her lips, and the contact made her heart ripple, and she couldn't help but respond to him, and her body slowly fell back.

At the moment of the union, he propped his hands at her sides, his gaze lingering on the delicate curves. The soft light set off his face extraordinarily beautifully, and she was inexplicably a little weak, and silently covered herself with her arms.

His kiss landed on the tenth rib in her left abdomen, the scar she had her spleen removed. Hot and humid kisses spread all over her body little by little, swimming upward, her breathing gradually unsteady, raising her hand to hug his shoulder, and the five fingers of the other hand inserted between his hair.

He turned his face away and kissed the old scar on her left wrist.

She was shocked in her heart, but she quickly withdrew her emotion from her emotion under his touch, her face was slightly tilted, her black hair spread out, and a blushing □□ overflowed from between her half-open lips.

……

After it was over, he rarely didn't carry her to the shower, but hugged her tightly into his arms.

He calmed down his rapid breathing for a while, and called out to her in a dumb voice, "Thunderbolt." ”

"Huh?"

"After I'm gone, you have to take care of yourself."

She didn't answer, her eyebrows slowly frowning together, her long eyelashes fluttering. After a long time, she opened her eyes, and there was a thin mist in them.

He was distressed and coaxed: "Don't be sad, I will take the time to fly over to see you." ”

But because of such a sentence, she realized that her three-year long-distance relationship was about to begin, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

He sighed, took her shoulder, and whispered to coax her. However, he couldn't coax her, and seeing that her tears were like bursting embankments, he had to plug her lips with his tongue and linger again.

*

On the day of parting, Lin Li took a half-day off to accompany Xiao Huai to the airport.

She watched him check in, accompanied him to the security checkpoint, and hugged him goodbye.

She couldn't help but reddened her eyes at the thought that she would never be able to open her eyes again for a long time, that no one would take her to and from work again, and that she would be the only one left in her bed.

In the end, Xiao Huai left.

Her heart seemed to lose something all at once and became empty. She tried to maintain her composure, walking back alone, when standing under the scorching sun and waving the motorcycle, the sky was windy, and the dust blew into her eyes, she rubbed it a few times, her eyes were hot, and her fingers felt damp.

At this time, the mobile phone vibrated and Xiao Huai sent a message. One is a voice message, and the other is a text statement: "The plane is about to take off, and I have to turn it off." Don't be upset, take a look at my dynamics. ”

Lin Li sniffed, clicked on the circle of friends with teary eyes, and saw a golden lotus.

She pressed the "little speaker" of WeChat voice in confusion, and Xiao Huai's voice sounded, low mellow and moist with a warm texture: "Golden lotus is the national flower of Vietnam, the flower is pure, or soft, or gorgeous, and it is a symbol of the Vietnamese people's pioneering spirit." Lin Li, I understand that your next days will be very hard, but after this last hard work, you will bloom like a golden lotus. ”

Lin Li's tears burst out of her eyes uncontrollably.

At this time, the motorcycle came, she wiped away her tears, smiled at the driver, said the address of Pingzheng County Hospital, and sat sideways.

Motorcycles drive on the main road, through the bustling city and towards the winding country road...... This is a passage away from the prosperity of the world, and it is actually a bit like the road of life she has walked, obviously with a good starting point, but it has fallen to a very low and very low.

But time is so long, those grievances that have to endure, those sorrows that have to be borne will eventually become a thing of the past.

All happiness and beauty are worth looking forward to, because, the beloved said that-

"Love is not about looking at each other, but about two people looking in the same direction together." 166 Reading Network