33. XXXIII
>> Love is destined, we can't find the true meaning of life alone, we need to be with the people we love.
"I'm scared, Aga." Red looked at Liu Fanxu's eyes, becoming more and more moist, he pursed his lips, and held her left hand tightly with both hands, "God knows, how scared I was, after finally holding what belongs to me in my hands, I had to choose to give up." She pulled out his left hand, which was clenched by him, and saw his lost eyes for a moment, she did not relent, but directly pulled his shirt, looking at his surprised expression, she evoked a smug smile, and then dragged him to her hard, ignoring the weight he pressed on her, she stretched out her right hand to hug the back of his shoulder, her chin against his neck, took him in her arms and gently patted his back, "You don't have to choose to give up at any time, Spencer, no matter what you become, I will not give up on you, even if you are really sick, I will heal you too, and trust me, I will always be there for you. β
Despite Rhett's repeated obstructions, she was not allowed to be discharged from the hospital as she had hoped. She lay depressed in her hospital bed and was forced to recuperate for two weeks. Red never mentioned going back to Quantiko, and he took care of her as if she were a fragile object in the palm of his hand. During this time, she received a call from the company where she was hired, and despite the horrific shooting, there were no fatalities, and after that, the manuscript she proofread was not lost, so she kept her job for the time being. Rhett was very unhappy about this, he seemed to be haunted by what happened to her on her first day on the job, he kept counting jΓΉ to analyze the probabilities, in order to try to convince her to give up the job, she did not refuse, she did not agree, she kept smiling until Rhett hung his shoulders and voluntarily gave up.
Finally no longer bothered with her work, Rhett began to work on math problems with her, knowing that he was using it to loosen his still-tense nerves. She accompanies him to calculate mathematical formulas, corroborate mathematical propositions, calculate mathematical conjectures, and entertain him in the way he likes. When her wound was finally allowed to be removed, she had to revise the memory of the physician who had removed her stitches. This time, Red no longer blocks her plans to visit, although he still doesn't allow her to fly.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, even as a wizard, Liu Fanxu has long heard of it, it is not only the largest city in the state, but also the first of the four major gambling cities with an international reputation. Of course, the most important thing is that this city, which is both the entertainment capital of the world and the wedding capital, is Red's hometown. He was born and raised here, and here are his best memories and his darkest memories, so he has an extremely complicated love for this city.
When Red left for Caltech's early years, he had already sold his property here. So, they chose the hotel closest to the sanatorium. Because it was the peak tourist season, they didn't book a room in advance, so when they stood at the front desk and asked the waiter, they only got a key card for one room. Red pinched the room card a little embarrassed, Liu Fanxu smiled and held his arm, and followed the waiter to their room. The staff here is not surprised by this, in fact, in Las Vegas, the most received every year are young men and women, most of them come here to get married or complete their honeymoon trips, so Rhett and Liu Fanxu are also rightfully regarded as a couple among most couples.
Since Liu Fanxu was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital, Red can only lie by her side so that he will not lose sleep. So, they've gotten used to snuggling up to each other through nightmares. Every night, they lie in bed, holding each other's hands, and sleep peacefully from a distance. None of them took the initiative to break this relationship called relatives that was going in a strange direction, because they were afraid of losing and because they longed to be closer.
The hotel where they stayed was a small community hotel, and because it was next to a nursing home, most of the people here were family members who came to visit the sick, except for couples who came to get married or come on their honeymoon. In the early morning of late spring and early summer, Liu Fanxu sat on a bench in front of the hotel with a glass of hot milk in his hand. She wore β‘β‘ sunglasses on the bridge of her nose, and her long, knee-length hair was braided into a scorpion braid, hanging down from top to bottom. She was wearing a silver-gray tunic suspender skirt that just covered her knees, and was covered with a lake-blue knitted jacket, flesh-colored stockings, and black and white sneakers. The skin in the dress is even fairer, and the appearance of the Oriental is biased, making her look like a minor.
Raised her hand and pushed her sunglasses, her white fingertips slid across the frame, and then fell back to the edge of the paper cup, her plain white hands were not decorated, and a crystal clear Hetian jade bracelet hung on her left wrist, which shook gently with her movements. Red strode out of the hotel, his messenger bag on his shoulder, a shirt with countless small brown dots on a black background, tucked in a black belt, a pair of dark brown fleece slacks, and the same shoes as hers. He clutched the strap of his backpack in one hand and a gift box in the other, a gift he had just forgotten in his room.
When Liu Fanxu saw him, he immediately stood up and greeted him, "Spencer, where did you leave it?" Red pursed his lips and replied a little sullenly, "It's right by the door, I forgot about it." She looked him in the eye, approached him, and raised her hand to touch his cheek, "Don't be nervous, Spencer, that's your mom." His eyelids drooped, his voice still muffled, "I just don't know how to face her." I always can't handle it well. She took the gift from him, took his arm in her right hand, and dragged him forward, "The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, and how to face her question will not be known until you actually see her." Red turned his head to look at Liu Fanxu's side face, the expression on his face was a little relaxed, and he nodded and said, "Okay, you're right." β
The environment at the nursing home was great and the staff were very conscientious, and the nurse in charge of receiving them even offered to be friendly and she hoped that Red would come to see his mom more. She led them to the back garden, where Daniel Radt was sitting on a bench, looking down at a hardcover book and a blanket on her face. Her hair was blonde and cut to a crisp short, blanket did not cover her upper body, and she wore a knitted sweater with a white cotton shirt underneath. She lowered her head, Liu Fanxu couldn't see her appearance clearly, but from the slightly hooked corners of her mouth, it could be seen that the book she was reading made her feel happy.
The female nurse turned to leave, and they stood in the distance for a few minutes before Red mustered up the courage to step forward. Liu Fanxu followed his steps and slowly approached the woman who gave life to Red. Perhaps hearing footsteps, she looked up when they were still a few steps away from her. Her appearance was not pretty, her face was a little pale, there was a hint of sickly desolation in the wrinkles on her face, her pupils were also brown, but they were not as clean and clear as Red's, and there were still traces of madness in her eyes. She looked at them with a wrecked expression, and after a few seconds slowly revealed a happy smile, she held out her hand to them and whispered, "Spencer, my son." β
Red pursed his lips, his body tensed, he heard Danny Red's call, and struggled for a few seconds before he approached her and gently held her hand stretched out to him, he slowly crouched down to her lap, looked up at her youthful face, and called out in a trembling voice, "Mommy." Dani smiled happily as she looked at her son. Liu Fanxu stood aside and did not disturb the mother and son, but when her eyes swept over the book in Danny Red's hand, she realized that it was not a published book at all, but a handwritten diary. She was so happy to see it, probably because it recorded everything about her son. No matter what kind of illness she had, it could not change the fact that she was a mother.
Liu Fanxu took a few steps back, she was going to leave the space for the mother and son, and just as she turned to leave, Danny Red's voice sounded again, "Are you the Aga that Spencer is talking about?" Liu Fanxu was stunned for a moment, turned to look at Danny Red, and found that she was blinking a pair of sparkling eyes, staring at her with burning eyes. Liu Fanxu nodded with a smile, but he was surprised that Red had actually told his mother about her. Dani Ryder stretched out her other hand to her, Liu Fanxu glanced at Rhett, who was also looking at her, and smiled even more, she approached, held Dani's other hand, squatted beside Rhett, and looked up at Rhett's mother together.
Red is not so talkative when facing his mother, and he spends most of his time silent. Danny Rad, however, was so excited that she kept talking about her daily life, complaining about the boredom of the place, and even trying to convince Rhett to take her out of here. Red didn't answer, he just looked at his mom with sad eyes. Liu Fanxu lowered his eyes, and after Dani found out that Red would not respond to her request, he turned to complain to Liu Fanxu. Liu Fanxu has no right to answer such a question, she can only talk to Danny about literature, so as to change the subject, and she remembers that Red mentioned that his mother was a literature professor.
Maybe it's because of what she's good at, or maybe it's because she hasn't met anyone she can talk about for a long time, Danny Red's attention was quickly diverted, and she happily talked about her favorite books and shared her insights with Liu Fanxu. Liu Fanxu was discussing with Dani very quickly, and looked at Red distractedly, only to see that his expression at this time was no longer sad, he looked at them with a smile on his face, and his brown eyes trembled with dazzling light.
"Are you married?" Daniel Rader abruptly stopped the previous topic and asked seriously. Her eyes, the same color as Red, looked back and forth with a smile but not without losing her sternness, looking back and forth at each other just now.