The sloppy bearded uncle stepped on the brakes to the end, stopped the bus firmly on the side of the road, looked at the rearview mirror and roared violently: "Hey, it's here!" ”

As he roared, the passengers in the car, who were still asleep, reluctantly raised their eyelids and twisted their bodies uncomfortably.

Looking out the window, the sky was still turning white, there were only a few long-distance runners on the deserted and lonely street, and the thick white fog had not yet dispersed, condensing into a few crystal droplets of water on the transparent glass windows.

It's still early.

And they were on this long-distance sleeper bus that was not very stable, each nesting on the narrow bed, with strong perseverance in a bumpy stumbling and stumbling to sleep, this toss is a day and a night.

In the far corner of the bus, a man with unkempt hair that he couldn't see his original appearance suddenly opened his falcon-like eyes.

While everyone was still yawning and grinding, he had already jumped out of the car first.

Because he can't wait, he can't wait another second.

Stepping on this solid land again, looking at this familiar and unfamiliar city, Qin You felt a lot of emotions in his heart.

He's finally back.

He first smuggled himself into the country through guò snakeheads, spent ten days and a half in a small Chinese fishing boat with tens of thousands of foul-smelling sea fish, and then on motorcycles, tractors, buses, relying on various means of transportation, after all kinds of hardships and turns, he finally returned to the place he had been thinking about day and night in an unnoticed way.

In Ward 1702 of the No. 2 Inpatient Building of Shuidu Hospital, Qin You silently read this place name in his heart, this place name that he knew by heart.

He entered the hospital with great familiarity and took the elevator to the seventeenth floor, as if he had been there countless times.

But in fact, he never came once. If anything, he has only come in dreams, and only in countless rehearsal simulations in his mind.

Today, when everything is about to come true, he can't believe it, even walking is light and light, he is afraid that this is just a dream, he pushes a little harder, this dream will be trampled.

There was so little time left for Qin You to feel nostalgic, and he had already walked to the door of ward 1702 before he was even ready.

Like a first-year elementary school student who was named by the teacher to answer a question for the first time, or like a prospective groom who was about to walk on the happy red carpet with his beloved, Qin You was so nervous that he clenched the dirty corners of his clothes.

He took a breath, another breath, and after making sure that the sound of his heartbeat would not wake the sleeping person inside, he approached the small glass window in the door with bated breath, his expression solemn and sacred, as if he was performing the most important ritual of his life.

When his gaze fell on Shu Wang's soft sleeping face, a shallow smile appeared on the corner of Qin You's mouth, but it was only for a second, and soon his brows were locked, and his expression was a lot heavier.

Why is Xiao Wang's face so pale? Why did he lose so much weight? Why did he sleep so restlessly? Did he have a nightmare?

Everyone knew that Shu Wang was hospitalized because of stomach cancer, but only he knew that it was all fake.

His little hope is very healthy, and his little hope will soon be able to get rid of this painful qiē, as long as he tries harder.

Looking at Shu Wang on the bed, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and there were faint signs of waking up, Qin You gritted his teeth and turned around, and quickly walked to the elevator not far away. His palms hurt from his own grip, but he knew that only pain could keep him sane.

The red numbers showing the floor jumped slowly, and when "17" finally appeared, Qin You heard a strange and familiar voice first, and he quickly lowered his head and pressed down on his worn hat.

"Uncle Shen, my little dad probably hasn't woken up yet, wait for us to be quiet." The elevator door opened, and ten-year-old Qin Yinshu said to the tall and handsome man beside him as he walked out, not noticing the beggar-looking person in front of him at all.

"Hmm." Shen Jingxing's gaze swept lightly from Qin You, and finally fell on Qin Yinshu: "I went to Fengji this morning to buy Xiao Wang's favorite preserved egg and lean pork porridge and fried buns, let's have a little bit of it." ”

"yes, yes......"

The two walked past Qin You without squinting, talking familiarly, as close as a pair of biological father and son.

And Qin You couldn't do anything except clench his fists.

"Hey, come in." A nurse who had already entered the elevator kindly reminded Qin You that this person had been standing like this for a long time, and the door would be closed if he didn't come in again.

Qin You desperately restrained his thoughts of wanting to tremble, and dragged his heavy body into the elevator little by little. He turned to look at the back of his son talking happily with another man, and his heart was filled with indescribable bitterness.

But he doesn't regret it, not at all.

The time finally came, the elevator door began to close slowly, and Qin Yinshu's back in the field of vision became smaller and smaller. A second before the door closed, he saw a kind and chubby nurse walk up to the two men, as if to say something.

But before he could hear clearly, the elevator sinked suddenly.

"What? You're saying my daddy's illness is getting better?! You're not lying to me, are you? Qin Yinshu's eyes widened, and he looked at the head nurse in front of him in disbelief, but the corners of his mouth had already betrayed him.

The head nurse touched Qin Yinshu's head with pity: "It's true." Then he looked at Shen Jingxing with a smile: "You guys come with me, Doctor Li has something to say to you." Although this tall and thin man is not Shu Wang's immediate family, looking at his care for Shu Wang day and night in the past few years, the head nurse has long regarded him as Shu Wang's lover, so he did not deliberately avoid him.

Shen Jingxing's eyes flashed with a faint smile, he knew that this day had finally come, just yesterday Shu Wang relieved him, if his illness could be cured, he would be included in the candidates for a lifelong partner.

I don't know how long it took, but the elevator doors finally opened.

But Qin You seemed to be immersed in his own world, and he didn't react until a nurse pushing a cart entered the elevator, and the cold metal side of the car touched his arm, which made him startled.

He looked up at the man beside him, the nurse who had a large mask that covered most of her face. There is no emotion in the exposed eyes, only a black mole on the forehead is impressive.

Reason finally returned to his body, Qin You walked out of the elevator in silence, he had to go.

It's just that...... I just don't know when the next time I see Xiao Wang, or if he won't be able to see his Xiao Wang again......

Qin You walked out of the huge Shuidu Hospital, looked back at the tall building for the last time, no longer hesitated, turned around and left quickly, he had to hurry up.

Just as he was walking away, a thick local voice stopped him: "Are you that Qin You?" ”

Qin You turned his head suddenly, only to see the owner of a newsstand on the side of the road looking at him innocently, he took a step back and said vigilantly: "Who are you?" ”

The simple and honest boss held the telephone receiver with one hand, touched his head with the other and smiled: "Just now, a person called me and asked me to answer the phone to a dirty person named Qin You." I was still wondering, how could I recognize someone called Qin You. But as soon as I looked up, I saw you, and you were ...... It's a little dirty, and then I asked you, but I didn't expect to really guess correctly. ”

Qin You's heart was alarmed, and he raised his leg and was about to leave: "I'm not Qin You." ”

"Wait!" The boss hurriedly stopped him: "That person also told me, if you say that you are not Qin You, let me sue you, if you don't answer this call, you will regret it." ”

Qin You's body stiffened and stiffened, and a dense cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead, he walked to the newsstand with mechanical steps, and then mechanically took the earpiece from the boss's hand, and then said mechanically: "Hey." ”

"You've broken your promise, but I still want to give you one last chance." A very immature child's voice sounded in his ears.

But Qin You knew that the person on the other end was not a child at all.

It's been so many years, but he still can't figure out whether "it" is male or female, old or young. He could only refer to him/her as "it", a mysterious force that was like air and watched his every move by his side at all times.

"Where are you?" Qin You asked in a deep voice, his knife-like sharp gaze wandering over every pedestrian who came and went around him.

"It's not him, it's not the man with the briefcase and glasses." The crisp and soft child's voice sounded again, but every word and sentence made Qin You's heart palpitate like a devil, because at this time his eyes were locked on an urban white-collar worker wearing glasses.

"Don't you want to see him, then go and see it, this is my last chance for you."

Qin You was simply creepy, and the nameless fear instantly spread from his heart to his limbs, and he shouted angrily to the other end: "What do you mean?!" Come at me if you have something! ”

The only thing that could answer him was the busy sound of "doodoo".

Qin You suddenly fell into an ice cave, he didn't even dare to think about what was going on, he only felt as if a thousand needles were piercing his brain, trying to stab the most important thing in his life to pieces.

"Are you done?" The boss's honest voice pulled Qin You back to reality, he didn't have time to answer, he ran away, if "it" said so, then something must have happened.

He's going to have to stop it, he's going to have to stop it anyway!

At this time, it was already past seven o'clock, and there were more medical staff and family members visiting the patients who came to work, and the elevator was already crowded, almost stopping once on the first floor. Qin You couldn't stand such time torture at all, and ran up the stairs directly.

The seventeenth floor of the staircase, he climbed it with one breath, and rushed to the ward panting, but the earth-shattering cry not far away stopped him from sleeping.