Chapter 6: Do You and We Look Like Twins?

The eastern sky was still just a pale red morning light, like the yolk of a salted duck egg that had been marinated or cooked. The sun did not appear, and there were still crystal droplets of water on the trees and grass in the yard.

The fog was so thick that it could only reach a few meters away. This fog is not caused by air pollution, but by the abundance of water in the surrounding area.

The damp stone path spreads deep into the fog, and there is no end in sight. There are birds chirping and singing in the trees, and when you hold your eyes, they are glaring at you. It is not afraid of people, but it seems to blame you for disturbing its sweet dreams or the peace of the morning.

Crunch crunch -

It's the sound of wheels crushing the stone pavement.

Lotus in a long white dress pushed a wheelchair and walked slowly in the early morning fog.

Her clothes, the backs of her hands, her hair, and her cheeks were also stained with water, as if they had been drenched in water.

Every time they took a few steps forward, the scenery separated by the fog suddenly jumped into view. Keep walking, and there will always be fresh scenery.

If you are in a peaceful state of mind, you will be able to find the surprise feeling of 'another village'.

"Miss, go back." Lotus said softly. She didn't have the cold hostility she had when facing Tang Chong, her voice was gentle and her expression was calm.

This is the third time she has urged, and for her, this is her limit. Because she doesn't like to say the same sentence three or more times.

"Lotus, this is what the doctor said, every morning you have to push me out for a walk and get some fresh air. You can't ignore the doctor. A crisp and pleasant woman's voice came.

It was a woman in a wheelchair, her entire body confined to this king-size wheelchair. He was wearing a white outfit with a gray blanket on the outside. The blanket covered her head and wrapped her entire upper body.

"However, this humidity is too heavy and not good for your health." Lotus said. "It's too early today."

"The doctor didn't say that the dampness was too heavy. She said that the more air I breathe outside, the faster my body adapts, and the sooner I will be able to recover. The girl argued. Besides, you're going to push me away. I haven't slept all night, I've been waiting for you to wake up. If I was in the house, I would suffocate. ”

The lotus sighed softly and stopped making a sound.

She didn't speak, but the girl in the wheelchair took the initiative to find a topic.

"Lotus, have you seen him?"

"Yes." Lotus replied. She couldn't remember the first time she had answered the question.

"That's good. You've seen him. He is alive. You're still fighting together, hugging each other—" the girl said in a deep voice. "I envy you."

"It's better not to see you." Lotus thought to herself. This bastard is so infuriating that he will lose his life for years at a time.

And he's so good that he can't beat him himself. It's uncomfortable to think about.

Of course, she can't tell the girl in front of her anyway. She witnessed the man's feelings with her own eyes, and she couldn't tolerate the slightest doubt and insult.

"You'll be meeting soon." Lotus understood the girl's mood and said comfortingly.

"yes. I'm looking forward to it. The girl said. This is different from what I thought, what I think is that we will secretly go back to China and go to the place where he lives or works to surprise him. I will walk up and shake hands with him, and say with a serious face, Tang Zhong? I'm Tang Xin. You say, what kind of reaction will he have at that time? It's funny to think about this scene - why did he come here all of a sudden? ”

"That's because he cares about you." Lotus said.

"That's right. That's why I couldn't sleep all night. The girl laughed coquettishly. He sneaked up on me to prove that he cared about me. I miss him, and he thinks about me. So here he comes. It's so much fun. ”

The corners of Lotus's mouth moved, but she didn't speak.

She didn't want to praise Tang Chong, but it was not appropriate to say anything other than praise at this time.

"Lotus, do you think he is handsome?" The girl asked with a grin.

"Not handsome." Lotus said.

"Lotus, you hate it." The girl said. "We look so similar, you say he's not handsome, don't you mean I'm not good?"

"--Handsome." Lotus can only change her words. She can scold Tang Chong, but she can't scold the girls too. In her heart, girls are her dearest relatives.

"Hmm. Of course. Because he's my brother. The girl said. I knew a long time ago that my brother must be the best brother in the world. ”

"This time, Lotus can't say anything in favor of her conscience, even if she has no conscience."

"Then do you think he fights badly?" The girl asked again. Her emotions were very excited, with endless words in her mouth and endless questions in her heart.

"Awesome." Lotus said.

"That's right. You can't beat him. The girl said. You can't beat him so well, how do you say he did it? He must have suffered a lot since he was a child, right? ”

"Yes."

"How do you practice? Do you want to wake up at 3 o'clock every morning? Want to squat for two hours of horse walking? When I joined the butterfly group, they wanted to develop my dancing skills, and I felt so tired and tired when I was asked to practice dancing for two hours a day - how did you say he lived as a child? He must have no toys and no friends. ”

"Possibly."

"Will you like my brother? Maybe he doesn't have a girlfriend yet - do you want me to introduce you to him? ”

"No, you don't." This time, Lotus replied exceptionally firmly.

"Why not? It has to be. He's my brother and you're my sister. If you two get together, I'll have to call you sister-in-law - you have to think about it, my brother is so handsome, there must be a lot of girls who like him. If you like it, I'll take him down for you first. If you don't like it, I'll introduce him to Su Shan. ”

"Miss, I really don't need to." Lotus's face began to turn bitter.

"Okay, just kidding. Don't take it seriously. The girl chuckled. How can it be my turn to call the shots in his affairs? I'm already satisfied that we're able to meet. Whatever he chooses, what kind of life he wants to live - I will support him. In the past, I hated those sons and brothers in Yanjing, thinking that they had nothing but money and power. Later, I thought, if my brother was here, I would be just like them, too. ”

"He didn't leave." Lotus said. "I called and asked, and he didn't leave the institute. If you want, I can let him come and see you. ”

"Don't." The girl shook her head slightly. "I don't want to see him at this time."

"Actually, he won't care."

"I care."

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There was a long silence, save for the sound of wheels crushing against the stone pavement.

Crunch crunch -

Knock -

Knock -

Knock -

Someone came from the other side of the fog, and the footsteps were so heavy.

"Someone." The girl said aloud.

Lotus knew that the young lady didn't like to see people, so she pushed her wheelchair and walked towards a fork in the road.

"Lotus." The girl shouted.

"Miss." Lotus stopped, waiting for her command.

"Go ahead." The girl said. "Every time we meet someone, we change lanes, when will it end?"

"Yes, miss." Lotus said happily. It was a great joy for the young lady to make such a change and be willing to face the eyes of others.

Crunch crunch -

The wheelchair was pushed forward again.

Knock knock knock -

The sound of footsteps became clearer and clearer from far to near, and each foot felt like stepping on someone else's heart.

The girl reached out and covered her chest, which was faintly uncomfortable.

"Miss." Lotus called worriedly.

"Lotus, I'm fine." The girl gritted her teeth and said, her loose little hands already clenched into a strong fist. She was never short of perseverance and endurance.

Lotus was able to see a vague figure in the mist, and then, the figure gradually became clearer.

Her eyes widened, wondering if she should turn away immediately.

The girl also raised her head to the man who was smiling at her.

The familiar face, the familiar mouth, the familiar nose, the familiar eyebrows - everything is so familiar.

The man walked slowly to the girl, he squatted down, held her little hands that were thin and pale without a trace of blood, and said, "I had a dream last night that we would meet today. So I went out for a walk, and I didn't expect to come across it—"

Lotus looked at Tang Chong's soaked hair and clothes, so that he didn't believe that he had a dream.

He must have guessed that the patient needed to walk around the yard every day, and then he would get up early and wait here, walking round and round - otherwise, what explanation would he have for the fog?

Thinking of this, Lotus's perception of Tang Chong suddenly improved a little bit. He's not that annoying, is he?

"I've said it all, I don't want to see you." The girl covered her face and cried. "I don't want to come out to see you like this."

The man removed the blanket from the girl's head, revealing her smooth head, without a single hair, and said, "That's why you don't want to see me?" ”

He took off the hat from his head, touched his bare head, and said, "You, I'm just like you." ”

"I don't have eyebrows yet." The girl cried even more sadly.

"Oh," the man nodded. "I only found in the comics that you were bald, and I didn't know you didn't have eyebrows-"

"Luckily, though, I like to carry a knife with me." He reached into his arms and pulled out a sharp knife. He slid the knife across his left eyebrow and then his right, and then he shaved the top of both eyes.

He turned around, put his bald head next to the girl's head, smiled at the lotus, and said, "Do you and we look like twins?" ”