In the middle of the night, Shao Yuanguang heard a cough from the back room, he woke up, sat up, thought about it, and knocked on the door.

Bai Shutong did not answer, only coughed twice.

Shao Yuanguang frowned lightly and said, "I'm in." ”

When I entered the house, it was pitch black. Shao Yuanguang turned on the lamp in the dark and saw Bai Shutong's complexion clearly.

She lay on the bed, stuffed in the pillow, her face was red, and fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, as if she was sick.

Shao Yuanguang reached out and touched her forehead, and it felt warm to the touch. Bai Shutong opened his eyes and shouted: "Teacher Shao......" As soon as the words fell, he kept coughing.

Shao Yuanguang frowned and helped her raise the pillow, and Bai Shutong's breath became smoother.

These days, she often goes back and forth to the hotel, the supermarket and her home, it is freezing outside, she doesn't wear much, plus she has just slept in the living room, most likely she has a cold.

Shao Yuanguang searched in his suitcase and found a plate of antipyretics. He boiled the water, helped Bai Shutong sit up, and fed her the medicine.

Bai Shutong swallowed the pills, drank all the hot water in the cup as Shao Yuanguang instructed, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Teacher Shao, am I causing you trouble again?" ”

Her eyes looked at herself with a clear look, revealing innocence and pity, Shao Yuanguang sat down beside her, smiled and touched her head: "It's nothing." ”

For him, Bai Shutong's troubles are not called trouble, he is willing to waste time on her, and he is willing to spend the only time with her, watching movies, or chatting with her, no matter what he does, as long as he is by her side, he is happy.

Shao Yuanguang put down the pillow and let Bai Shutong lie flat, and sat on the edge of her bed and was reluctant to leave. Bai Shutong didn't want him to go, so he stretched out his hand from the quilt, tugged at the corner of Shao Yuanguang's clothes, and asked him, "Teacher Shao, are you okay with me?" ”

Seeing Shao Yuanguang nodding briskly, Bai Shutong felt that he must not have understood what he meant, so he said again: "It's here." ”

Shao Yuanguang smiled and helped Bai Shutong comb the sweat-soaked hair on his forehead: "You sleep, I'll accompany you here." ”

Bai Shutong slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully. Shao Yuanguang adjusted his posture slightly, sat down beside her, thought about it, and wrapped Bai Shutong in his arms with a pillow. Bai Shutong seemed to have consciousness in his dream, frowned shallowly, tilted his head, slipped off the pillow, and fell into Shao Yuanguang's arms.

Shao Yuanguang exhaled deeply and reached out to hug her tightly.

This harsh winter is long, but the holidays are short. Shao Yuanguang hugged Bai Shutong, calculated the time, and left Pennsylvania in two days. This time he came to the United States, he came impulsively, and for the first time put aside his reason and acted on his own feelings, however, every time it came to a critical moment, reason always appeared suddenly.

For example, when he first saw Bai Shutong, he wanted to tell her very much, he missed her himself, and he missed her all the time in the past six months, in the office, at school, and at home, he saw things and thought about people, and it was extremely painful. However, when he saw her, Shao Yuanguang didn't want to say anything.

For another example, when the fireworks were set off just now, Shao Yuanguang wanted to lean over and kiss Bai Shutong, her forehead, the tip of her nose, and her lips, however, he finally restrained his **.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

The relationship between her and Cao Feng, herself and Cao Feng, is too complicated, his profession, his creed, there is no way for him to turn a blind eye to this. Bai Shutong is Cao Feng's girlfriend, and what he has done is not just as simple as snatching love with a knife. His reputation is not important, Bai Shutong's life has just begun, and there can be no stain.

Shao Yuanguang exhaled heavily and glanced at Bai Shutong in his arms. For her sake, he was willing to wait, wait until Cao Feng withdrew, no matter when-

In the early morning of the next day, Bai Shutong woke up and smelled a sweet smell. She got up, looked for the fragrance and walked out, and saw Shao Yuanguang standing in front of the stove, bowing his head and concentrating on what he was cooking.

Bai Shutong leaned over to take a look, choked on the heat, didn't hold back, and couldn't help coughing.

"Pears?" Bai Shutong finally stopped coughing and asked Shao Yuanguang, "How do you cook and eat?" ”

Shao Yuanguang smiled, "Cough." As he spoke, he turned off the fire and urged Bai Shutong, "Go wash up." ”

Ordinary words, Bai Shutong felt warm when she heard it, she smiled and went into the bathroom. There were clothes prepared by Shao Yuanguang in the bathroom, although they were men's, but they were better than her wearing her own dirty clothes.

Bai Shutong closed the door, picked up his clothes and sniffed it lightly, it was still that hearty smell, it was so good!

She washed up and came out of the bathroom, Shao Yuanguang had already prepared breakfast. Not much, milk, bread, eggs, plus a bowl of pear soup.

The pear soup was for Bai Shutong, Bai Shutong looked at the whole pot of soup and felt that he couldn't drink it, so he asked Shao Yuanguang: "Teacher Shao, let's drink it separately." ”

Shao Yuanguang frowned when he heard this, remembered that he was about to leave the United States tomorrow, and wanted to say that "pears can't be eaten separately", but he felt that he was hypocritical, so he directly refused: "The soup is cooked for you, you drink it yourself." ”

There was no room for his refusal, Bai Shutong let out an "oh", and drank the soup with his head bored, but he was surprised to find that the taste of this pear soup was refreshing and sweet, which was also in line with her current feeling-

At noon, the bus resumed. After lunch, Shao Yuanguang helped her carry a few pears and sent Bai Shutong to the bus station on foot.

On the way, he told her how to take medicine when she got home, how to keep warm, and when she coughed non-stop, she could cook a pear soup and drink it to moisten her lungs and clear her throat. Shao Yuanguang said, thought of something, and asked Bai Shutong: "Do you have oranges at home?" You can also put a few and roast them in the fire to suppress coughs. ”

Bai Shutong smiled when he heard this: "Teacher Shao, why do you have so many home remedies?" ”

Shao Yuanguang smiled and did not speak.

When he was studying abroad in the past, he didn't have time to see a doctor when he was sick, and he wasn't used to taking those Western medicines, so Shao Yuanguang carried it with these local methods, but time has passed, and now there is no need to treat the disease like this, if it weren't for the closure of pharmacies and hospitals on New Year's Day, Shao Yuanguang should really take Bai Shutong to the hospital to see a doctor.

I arrived at the station, and after a while, the bus arrived.

Bai Shutong glanced at Shao Yuanguang, and reached out a little reluctantly to take the bag in Shao Yuanguang's hand: "Teacher Shao, I'm leaving." ”

Shao Yuanguang didn't let go, paused, reached out to grab Bai Shutong's shoulder, and patted her: "I'll send you back." As he spoke, he stepped into the bus first.

From the hotel to Bai Shutong's house, it is only four or five stops away, and it will be goodbye in a blink of an eye. Shao Yuanguang handed the bag in his hand to Bai Shutong, groaned, and said, "I'll go back to China tomorrow." ”

Bai Shutong was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Shao Yuanguang to leave so soon. She frowned and pursed her lips, a little reluctant.

Shao Yuanguang comforted her with a smile: "You take good care of yourself and take care of yourself." If you don't understand anything about your research, ask David for advice. ”

Shao Yuanguang seemed to be about to explain all the words of leaving here, but Bai Shutong didn't want to listen to it, so he interrupted him: "I'll send you tomorrow." ”

It's very troublesome to go to the airport here, Bai Shutong is still sick, Shao Yuanguang doesn't want to toss her, so he has to refuse. As soon as the words of refusal were spoken, he didn't expect Bai Shutong to insist, and in the end, he was ruthless: "Don't worry about it, I must send you." I'll be waiting for you tomorrow morning at the hotel. ”

Shao Yuanguang couldn't resist her, and when the bus on the opposite side came, Bai Shutong pushed him: "You go quickly, I'll look for you tomorrow." After saying that, he turned around and left with a bag of pears.

She walked quickly, and when Shao Yuanguang got in the car and passed by, Bai Shutong had already turned to the corner of the street, leaving only a small back.

Bai Shutong returned home, took the key and opened the door, and tears came out of his eyes.

For so many days, she has maintained a cheerful and lively appearance in front of Shao Yuanguang, but he doesn't know that she has actually been uncomfortable and blamed herself.

These days are the happiest days Bai Shutong has spent in the United States, with Shao Yuanguang's company, eating and reading are no longer boring, and even when he sleeps, he has a sweet dream. However, such a dream, no matter how beautiful it is, will eventually wake up.

It's just that when I woke up from the dream, the qiē in front of me had lost its vitality, and the things in the past had become unbearable.

After going through the past few days, experiencing people like him, how could Bai Shutong be like he said, recuperate well and read well? For the sake of these days, it will take her a long time to calm down-

Early the next morning, Bai Shutong borrowed a car and drove to Shao Yuanguang's hotel. Shao Yuanguang had already put away his luggage, and when he saw Bai Shutong driving out, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Bai Shutong got down from the driver's position and took the initiative to help Shao Yuanguang get his luggage. Shao Yuanguang looked at it and suddenly realized that she had indeed matured a lot, at least she was able to be competent for life and school research in Pennsylvania.

Shao Yuanguang got into the car, sat in the co-pilot's seat, looked at Bai Shutong sideways, and asked her, "Is your illness better?" ”

"yes, alright." Bai Shutong's voice was still hoarse when she spoke, Shao Yuanguang thought she was still coughing, but he didn't know that she was actually crying hoarse last night.

The car drove all the way to the airport, and the atmosphere in the car was extremely dull, full of sadness before parting. Shao Yuanguang didn't want the separation to become like this, so he rammed around: "When did you learn your driver's license?" ”

"Very early." Bai Shutong glanced at him and barely squeezed out a smile, "It turned out that I had never had a chance to drive in Jiangcheng, but when I came to the United States, I found that it was inconvenient to have no car." ”

Shao Yuanguang nodded, Bai Shutong regained a skill when he didn't know, she was no longer passive, but took the initiative to meet the challenges of life.

Seeing that Shao Yuanguang didn't speak, Bai Shutong said again: "The car belongs to the landlord's grandmother, she recently met a new boyfriend, and she lives in the town next door." Bai Shutong said, thinking of her landlord, and inevitably talked about jokes in life, "Last time, I saw the landlord's grandmother cooking for her boyfriend at home, and feeding each other when it was ready." Bai Shutong said with a crooked smile, "Teacher Shao, do you say that Americans are so open?" ”

Shao Yuanguang also smiled, the landlord's grandmother was relayed by Bai Shutong, and she looked like a little woman in love.

Because of Bai Shutong's jokes, Shao Yuanguang was also in a better mood. He looked sideways at the scenery outside his window, covered with snow and covering the farmland by the roadside. He looked at it, recalling Bai Shutong's words, and suddenly thought of something.

"You live with the landlord?"

Bai Shutong said "um", "I lived with her for the first two months, but recently she has a boyfriend, and I often don't see her." ”

As the car approached the airport, the occasional sound of planes taking off and landing could be heard. Shao Yuanguang listened to this voice, and his heart was a little impatient.

"You're homestaying alone?" He confirmed.

Bai Shutong parked the car and nodded: "This landlord's grandmother was introduced to me by David, she doesn't like to make trouble, so she wants to find a Chinese girl......" Bai Shutong saw Shao Yuanguang staring at him, and asked him, "Teacher Shao, what's wrong?" Is there something wrong? ”

"So you didn't rent a house with Cao Feng, and you didn't live with him?" Shao Yuanguang confirmed again.

"Cao Feng?" Bai Shutong listened inexplicably, "No, why should I live with him?" ”

Shao Yuanguang didn't know whether to cry or laugh when he heard it, and he realized at this time that Bai Shutong and Cao Feng were nothing at all. That muddy boy has been lying to him and misleading him, making him mistakenly think that the two are in love passionately.

Shao Yuanguang opened the car door, slowly walked to the back of the car, and took out his luggage from the trunk. Bai Shutong locked the car and took his luggage, "Teacher Shao, I'll send you in." ”

Shao Yuanguang pulled the suitcase and did not let Bai Shutong take over.

"Xiaobai, I want to ask you...... You and Cao Feng are really just friends? ”

Bai Shutong retracted his hand, looked at Shao Yuanguang's serious appearance, and couldn't help but nodded.

Shao Yuanguang exhaled a long breath. He took a step closer to her, raised his hand, and hugged Bai Shutong into his arms.

Bai Shutong's body lost its center of gravity, and in a startle, he heard Shao Yuanguang's dull heartbeat.

"Teacher Shao......" Bai Shutong's eyes widened, not quite understanding Shao Yuanguang's sudden hug.

"Half a year ago at the airport in Jiangcheng, I owe you a hug." Shao Yuanguang said, remembering the mood at that time, depressed, hurt, and desperate, in front of many people, he forcibly pressed ** and did not hug her. Thinking about it, he hugged Bai Shutong into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her hair, "I can only cash it out now...... Little White ...... I'm sorry. ”

It was he who was too sluggish and too cringe, which made the two of them waste half a year.

Bai Shutong listened, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes. For half a year, she took time out of her thoughts, but she couldn't erase Shao Yuanguang's figure. She endured it for so long, and finally waited for his hug.

Bai Shutong stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around Shao Yuanguang's waist, pinched his coat with his fingertips, and sobbed in his arms in a low voice.

"Xiaobai, I'm sorry." Shao Yuanguang apologized again and reached out to hold Bai Shutong's face. Her face was already crying, tears were all over her cheeks, and her voice was hoarse because of the cough and cold, and she couldn't cry anymore.

He wiped tears from her cheeks and lightly imprinted a kiss on her forehead, "Forgive me, okay?" ”

Bai Shutong stretched out his hand and beat Shao Yuanguang's chest, thought about it, and withdrew his hand: "But you have to leave again...... Why do you say it now...... Always made me wait ......"

Shao Yuanguang smiled: "I will return to China to remove the stitches, and I will come back to see you soon." ”

Bai Shutong wiped away his tears and nodded, tugged at Shao Yuanguang's coat, and said timidly: "Teacher Shao, I will miss you very much." ”