After another day, after Du Xiaosu went to work, she learned that the earthquake was serious, because she fell asleep after returning home, and a shocking news popped up, and the portal began to report the disaster overwhelmingly, and everyone couldn't help crying. The company's business has almost come to a standstill, colleagues took the initiative to launch a fundraiser, Du Xiaosu donated a month's salary, and then during the lunch break, he and his colleagues went to find a blood donation vehicle. It's only been half a week since she last donated, but she knows that her blood type is scarce, and she just wants to save as many people, even if it can save one.

The blood donation car has not been found, and he suddenly received a call from Shao Zhenrong, which should be the time for him to work the day shift.

"Xiaosu," he said in a hurried tone, "our hospital has received an order to organize a medical team to go to Sichuan. I've just signed up, and I'm now telling you to leave in the afternoon. After a pause, he said, "When I come back, we'll talk again, okay?" ”

Her heart sank violently, because she heard that the aftershocks continued, and she said anxiously, "You should pay attention to your own safety." ”

"I know." His background sound was noisy, it seemed to be in the venue, and it seemed to be outside, "I know it all." He paused for a moment and said, "Goodbye." ”

The phone was hung up in a hurry, leaving only a busy "beep" busy tone, and she stood there, her heart sad mixed with a slight shock. She would wait, wait for him to come back, to confess to him. She has done something wrong, she will muster up the courage to face it, and whether he will be disgusted or leave at that time, she will wait until that moment, wait for him to come back.

After Shao Zhenrong left, there was no news, because a large part of the mobile phone base stations were still not connected, and communication in the disaster area was difficult, and the telecom also called on the public not to call the disaster area as much as possible to ensure the most urgent and important communication. The disaster relief news was broadcast live on television twenty-four hours a day, and the whole world was immersed in grief and tears, and thousands of people died, including the youngest and most innocent children. Everyone was in tears, and there were colleagues crying quietly in the pantry because of the news pictures, the children who were sleeping forever, the images of the loss of loved ones.

I was so tired that my mind went blank.

Du Xiaosu fell asleep on the subway home, she dreamed of her parents, dreamed of Zhenrong, and dreamed of herself. It snowed a lot, and the white snow buried everything, and she walked alone in the snow, and walked for a long, long time, hungry and cold, but she couldn't find anyone.

The subway vibrated and stopped, and the broadcast began, and she woke up to find that she had taken the station. I had to go down and change to the opposite car to take it back. In the carriage there were young mothers with children, beautiful little girls, only about one or two years old, with dark eyes, looking at her and smiling.

At this moment soaked in tears, at this moment when the whole country feels irrepressible, at a moment when even the host of the live TV broadcast is crying, only the child is still smiling like this, looking at everything with innocent eyes, so that people can see hope, let people see the future, let people see happiness.

After returning home, she unexpectedly received the first text message after Shao Zhenrong left: "Xiaosu, I can receive text messages on my mobile phone today, but I can't talk yet." The situation here is very bad, there are still no roads in the towns and villages, and tomorrow our medical team will follow the troops into the mountains, and then there will be no mobile phone signal. ”

She took her mobile phone and typed a long sentence, deleted it, added it, and changed it to the end, only ten words remained: "I hope everything is safe, I will wait for you to come back." ”

The text message has not been sent for a long time, and the mobile phone keeps prompting that the sending failed. Undeterred, she tried again and again, nestled up on the couch, looking at the small envelope on the phone screen, spinning constantly. Send failed, come again, send failed, come again...... When the "text message was sent successfully" finally appeared, she raised her head, only to find that even her neck was sore.

He didn't text her back, maybe because the signal was bad, maybe because he was too busy. In the news, it is said that many rescue workers are overloaded and fighting on the front line, and there are many rescue troops sleeping on the road with clothes and clothes, and doctors and nurses are running at full capacity. Maybe he was too tired, busy with surgery, busy with rescue, and didn't even have much time to rest...... She waited until midnight, and finally fell asleep on the couch with her phone in her hand.

As soon as she got to work the next morning, the big boss asked her to find her: "Yutian Real Estate called and called you to go." ”

She was slightly stunned.

The boss advised: "Yutian Real Estate is our most important customer, you go over immediately, don't slack off." ”

"Yes."

To get to the office building of Yutian Real Estate, I had to cross the river, and it took more than an hour on the way to the bottom of the skyscraper. Taking the elevator up, the front desk confirmed the appointment, so I called to inform: "Secretary Shan, Miss Du from Boyuan has arrived." The other party seemed to say something, and the front desk put down the phone and told her, "Miss Du, you can go upstairs." ”

Unsurprisingly, it is magnificent, and even the floor-to-ceiling windows in the aisle face the river beach, giving you an unobstructed view of the scenery. Overlooking from such a height, the river becomes a thin white stream, and the century-old luxury buildings in the riverside are also far away like miniature bonsai. The sun is clear, and the whole city is like a world of gold dust, filled with the prosperity of the peak of the world. And she didn't care about the scenery at all, so she only followed the secretary who led the way into the reception room.

Secretary Shan looked very polite and polite: "Miss Du, please sit down for a while, Mr. Lei will come over later." ”

Although she had made sufficient mental preparations, when she saw Lei Yuzheng again, she still stood up from the sofa a little cramped.

The heavy oak door closed behind him, and it was the first time she looked at him like this, only to realize that he was quite similar to Shao Zhenrong. The only thing that is not like it is about the gaze, Shao Zhenrong's gaze is always like the lake, gentle and deep, but his gaze is like the sea, which makes people have an unpredictable wave.

She took a deep breath, as if she knew what she was up against.

"Miss Du, please take a seat."

He seemed polite, too, but she waited for him to sit down before she sat down on the couch very carefully.

His appearance seemed to be more relaxed, and he seemed to be completely two people from the aggressiveness of that night, with a gentle atmosphere similar to Shao Zhenrong, looking elegant and gentle: "Miss Du, I originally wanted to ask you to talk outside, but considering that it will be more private and safe here, I don't think you want to be known about our meeting." ”

She just listened quietly.

"Obviously I underestimated the weight of you in Zhenrong's heart, and it was the first time in so many years that I had seen him so depressed. I don't plan to let my parents know about this matter, obviously Miss Du, you don't want to make a big fuss. So while Zhenrong is away, I want to have a good talk with you. ”

"Mr. Ray ......"

He interrupted her: "Miss Du is a smart person, you should know that although our family is enlightened, the only requirement of my parents for their children's marriage partners is that they are innocent. I don't want my family to be a laughing stock, and I don't want Zhenrong to be hurt in any way. So I think the best way to deal with this matter is still the advice I gave you at the beginning - leave Zhenrong. ”

She struggled to speak, "I—"

"How about studying abroad, Miss Du? Which school are you interested in? ellesley？ MountHolyoke？ Or Columbia University? ”

"Mr. Ray ......"

"Miss Du, my patience is limited." He crossed his fingers with his hands, looking a little careless, "The Boyuan you currently work for is a so-called architectural design company. And my ability to influence the industry may be far beyond your expectations. If I remember correctly, Ling Zun has two years to retire, and Ling Tang only has a few years to retire, and then they can spend their old age at home......"

She stood up unconsciously and clenched her fingers: "Mr. Lei, if Zhenrong knows everything and he wants to leave me, I won't say half a word." Because I did something wrong, he deserved not to forgive me. But if Zhenrong intends to forgive me, I will not give up if I die, because I really love him. ”

Lei Yuzheng leaned on the sofa and seemed to laugh very relaxedly, and Du Xiaosu realized that there was also a faint dimple on his left cheek when he smiled, but it was shallower than Shao Zhenrong's. Because he smiled shallowly, if there was nothing. His smile is always like a wisp of wind on the sea, and he disappears in an instant, making people wonder if he is wrong. He asked with a smile, "Miss Du, don't you really feel ashamed?" ”

"I'm not ashamed. Mr. Lei, you own almost everything in this world, power, status, money...... As you said, there are very few things in this world that you can't do. But you don't feel ashamed when you threaten me, so why should I be ashamed? Yes, I was confused for a while, I regretted it afterwards, I left, why do you think I am an indulgent woman? I did something wrong, so wrong that I don't plan to forgive myself, but if Zhenrong forgives me, I will definitely do my best to continue to love him. I regret that I didn't confess to him, and I really regret it, even if he wasn't going to forgive me. It's a pity that the era of losing your virginity and dipping in the pig pen has passed, Mr. Ray, when it comes to chastity, I don't think you have a position to accuse me at all. You and your family can demand that I be blameless, but what about your future wife? Is she qualified to also require you to be self-reliant and not have any relationship with the opposite sex before marriage? So you don't have any qualifications to accuse me, the only one who is qualified to accuse me is just Zhenrong. The thing between us was before I met Zhenrong, and Zhenrong also told me frankly that he once had a live-in girlfriend abroad, but then his personality was discordant and broke up. To this day, the education I have received and the knowledge I have received have made me feel that men and women are equal in this matter. And after meeting Zhenrong, I haven't done anything to be sorry for him, I am wholeheartedly devoted to him, so I feel that there is nothing to be ashamed of. ”

He narrowed his eyes, as if looking at her, and finally, he said, "Miss Du, are you insincere in solving this matter?" ”

"If you think I'm not worthy of Zhenrong, you can just ask Zhenrong to leave me, instead of threatening me with my family here."

He nodded approvingly: "Courage! ”

And there she stood, like an arrow, straight and straight, and her gaze was straight, and she looked at him. He suddenly laughed "sneer": "Actually, I really want to know what your expression will be if Zhenrong comes back and breaks up with you clearly." ”

"It's between me and him, and as long as he chooses, I'll accept it. Maybe I'll be miserable, maybe I'll be depressed for a while, maybe I won't fall in love with someone else again in this life, but I've loved him, maybe for a long time, and I can't stop. But I'm happy because I know what love is. And you, Mr. Lei, you haven't experienced it, and you won't understand it. ”

She showed her first smile in a few days: "This is the 50th floor, standing on such a high place, Mr. Lei, I always thought that your horizons would be wider than others." "She owes a debt," she said. ”

When she entered the elevator, she realized that her cheeks were hot, as if she was having a fever. She touched her face, she didn't expect to say such a long thing in one breath, but when she thought of Zhenrong and thought of him saying that she should wait, she felt that nothing was terrible, and there was nothing to be afraid of, because he said that if she waited, she must wait until he came back.

When the phone rang, I thought it was a mistake, but I was afraid that it was Shao Zhenrong, so I hurriedly turned it out of my bag, and it turned out to be Lao Mo. Lao Mo still had that loud voice, and asked with his head and face: "Du Xiaosu, do you want to go to the disaster area?" ”

One sentence confused her, and the old Mo Wa La shouted: "There are not enough people, except for the newspaper on duty, all the newspapers have gone to the disaster area, but there are several hard-hit towns where no reporters have entered." The report on the front page in front really can't keep up, Lao Li is so anxious in Beichuan that he jumps to his feet, and He Ming is trapped in Qingchuan again, in-depth reporting! I want an in-depth report! In the afternoon, a rescue charter plane came over, and I had already found someone to get a seat, but the newspaper office really couldn't draw people, do you want to go? If you want to go, say it quickly, if it doesn't work, I'll find someone else. ”

"I'll go, I'll go!" Without thinking, she hurriedly replied, "Of course I'm going!" ”

Lao Mo said very simply: "Then you bring your own dry food and water, don't cause trouble to the people in the disaster area." ”

"I know, I know."

She hung up the phone and went straight to the company, found the vice president in charge of the human resources department, told everything in one breath, and said: "If the company approves my vacation, I will leave immediately, if the company does not approve it...... I had no choice but to resign. ”

Anyway, Lei Yuzheng already planned to make her unable to mix in this industry, and she didn't have nostalgia. If you can go to the disaster area, although you don't have a chance to meet Shao Zhenrong, you can breathe the same air under the same sky as him. The important thing is that she can do something for the disaster area, even if she suffers, she is willing.

The vice president seemed a little surprised: "Miss Du, even if you leave normally, you still need to report to the company three months in advance." But ......," the vice president smiled quickly, "Isn't it a special thing?" You go to the disaster area, we can count your annual leave. ”

She was so grateful that she couldn't speak, so she had to say "thank you" over and over again. The vice president said: "Now the aftershocks are continuous, you are a girl, pay attention to safety." ”

She seemed to just say thank you.

Ning Weicheng, the top boss, was also very supportive, and immediately arranged for a colleague to take over her work, and said cheerfully: "You can go with confidence, pay attention to safety." ”

She ran to buy a lot of food and medicine, and if she could bring it with her, she could distribute it to the victims. In a hurry, I took the time to call Zou Siqi and asked her to hide it from her parents for herself. When I had all the things I had bought and rushed to the airport with my big bags and small bags, it was almost time to board the plane. found the person who was arranged by Lao Mo to pick up, and got on the plane very smoothly.

The flight lasted more than two hours, and the plane was full of professional health and epidemic prevention personnel, and everyone was very silent, and almost no one talked. Du Xiaosu was a little airsick, maybe because he was too nervous, so he had to force himself to close his eyes and rest.

Didn't dream, just fell asleep for a short while, maybe ten minutes, maybe a few minutes, maybe just a few seconds. The weather was very bad, and after entering the sky over Sichuan, it had been flying on the clouds, and then it reached the sky over Shuangliu Airport, and encountered air traffic control, so it had to hover for more than ten minutes. It was raining in Chengdu, but luckily it was smooth when it landed.

After getting off the plane, Du Xiaosu turned on his mobile phone, and the signal was normal. So she tried to call Shao Zhenrong, but his mobile phone was not in the service area, so she took advantage of the time to wait for the luggage and sent him a text message. He didn't reply, probably didn't receive it, or was busy. So Du Xiaosu sent a text message to Lao Mo, reporting that he had arrived safely. The waiting hall was noisy, full of volunteers and medical professionals waiting for luggage. She finally saw her big bag on the conveyor belt, and it was very difficult to move it down, and someone next to her reached over and helped her carry the cart, and she thanked her repeatedly. The man saw that she was still packing boxes of medicine and instant noodles, so he asked her, "Are you a volunteer?" ”

She was a little confused: "No, I'm a journalist." ”

The man smiled gently, "It's okay, it's the same." ”

yes, they're all here to do what they can and do what they can.

The situation in Chengdu is much better than she expected, the city has basically restored order, although the open area is still full of tents, the traffic situation has returned to normal, and ambulances can occasionally be seen blaring their horns all the way by. The newspaper has a reporter station in Chengdu, and all the reporters have rushed to the front-line disaster area, and an editor on duty stays behind. She went to meet the editor, only to be hit by an aftershock shortly after entering. Du Xiaosu only felt that the room was shaking for a few seconds, she was taken aback, but the editor was very calm: "You will get used to it when you shake it." ”