Feeling a shaking, Chiba woke up and opened her eyes to see the not-so-clean white ceiling close in front of her. Because it was so close, she reached out and touched it.

No, it wasn't a ceiling, it was a piece of metal - she held her head up.

The bus to Lancheng was bumping through the most uneven stretch of the entire journey. This section of the road is a national highway that has been in disrepair for a long time after getting off the highway, and many large trucks pass through here because of the connection to the passage in and out of the city, which crushes the road surface unevenly and is very bumpy.

The driver slowed down, and she slowly sobered up as she slowed down.

After walking this national highway, the car entered the city, crossed two streets, and drove into the final station, Lancheng long-distance bus terminal.

The sanatorium was still some distance from the station, so she changed to bus No. 2 and arrived at her destination after four stops.

The most vibrant corner of the place is the small garden that is perennial, and at the moment the fragrance of plum blossoms can be smelled even in the hospital room.

She took deep breaths under a plum tree, until the fragrance of flowers had dispelled all the depression in her abdomen, and then she smiled and walked towards her mother's hospital room.

She is unemployed, which is very bad news, and it happened at the end of the year, which means that the start of the year will not be easy. If He Chong hadn't had 300,000 yuan in the sanatorium's account, she might not be able to bear this sudden situation. Because of this, she demanded that she must be refreshed, look for a new job immediately after a short break, and fulfill her promise to repay the money.

She doesn't want to owe anyone, but she has no choice but to owe a lot. Lucheng is a completely magical forest for her, in which she lives, encounters, searches, and is banished, cold, and lost. She regretted it a little, but she knew that regret was useless, so she didn't allow herself to expand this emotion. Tired as Mount Tai weighs down, only to return here, back to the closest place to the mother's body, to get a moment of peace.

The hospital has changed Mo Lianzhi into a thick bedding, the room is also heated, and the nurses smoke vinegar in the house every other day to prevent the flu.

However, the four words cold and warm know that they may have lost their meaning to Mo Lianzhi.

Walking into the hospital room and walking up to her mother, Chiba sat down. She held Mo Lianzhi's hand in the palm of her hand, as thin as ever, as cold and weak as ever, as if it would crumble into dust in a blink of an eye.

But it was this hand that gave her too many unforgettable things, especially that day, Mo Lianzhi handed her the hose that sprayed water and handed her the brooch on his chest...... After that day, the hand fell asleep.

"Mom, I'm back."

She called warmly, and the strength she had worked so hard to build all the way lost her foundation in an instant, and she leaned over the bed and quietly shed tears.

She is afraid of the holidays, especially the Spring Festival, as if she had her first menstrual period. This metaphor is not vulgar, because festivals and calamities are things that come as scheduled and have no choice, whether they are fate or luck, and they are also nodes that cannot be crossed. Every New Year's Day, she will be invaded by a huge loneliness, and she will be hit by every shot.

"Coming back?"

Dr. Shum's familiar voice rang out, and she wiped her tears off the sheets and looked up.

"Happy New Year, Dr. Cen."

"Happy New Year...... Dr. Shum lengthened the word "good", representing a special wish for this hard-working mother and daughter, "It's another year, and time is really fast." ”

"yes, that's fast."

Dr. Shum routinely examined Mo Lianzhi's fluid, pulled her bloodless eyelids open to look at them, and made a stroke on the notepad. Chiba got up and glanced at the rectangular book, and the dense and slender long table recorded the basic situation of Mo Lianzhi in the past year.

These symbols and numbers deprived Mo Lianzhi of time as a young woman and a woman in the prime of life. One day, when the form is no longer recorded or the numbers are greatly skewed, she will also be deprived of her time as an elderly woman.

"Your mom has been doing well lately, don't worry." Closing the notepad, Dr. Shum sat down beside her and asked with concern, "But you, why don't you look good?" Young people should pay attention to their bodies, don't work too hard, and health is the most important thing at all times. ”

"Thank you Dr. Cen for your concern, I was too busy at work some time ago to sleep well, just make up for two sleeps." She subconsciously touched her face, as if she could touch the dull and dull face with her hands.

"It's not a broken love, is it?" Dr. Shum asked with a smile.

"Broken love? I'm not in love, I'm not in love. ”

"Oh, I'm too embarrassed to admit it." Dr. Cen fiddled with the stethoscope hanging around his neck, "I chatted with your Uncle Min last week and said that you are quite lucky, you have a good boyfriend, and you will definitely be happy in the future." ”

"Doctor Cen, I'm really not in love, you misunderstood Uncle Min."

"People are bold enough to admit that you have something to be embarrassed about. Anyway, you and Uncle Min can be regarded as watching you grow up, and this thing is still hidden. Rest assured, we are not gossiping but caring, hope you are well. Hello, your mother is happy too. ”

"If you don't believe me, you can't do it." She smiled awkwardly.

"The handsome guy who came with you last time, dare to say it's not your boyfriend?"

"No, he's my friend and my leader."

"Isn't it true that lovers can deposit 300,000 yuan into the account, and then come to visit your mother alone?"

"He's been here? How I don't know. She was amazed.

"You, you don't look like a girl when you're young, and your mind is not fine at all." Dr. Cen poked her forehead with his finger and reproached, "If you really don't know what people mean, you're wrong." That young man is a good man, not that he has a lot of money is good, just because he came to visit him alone from afar, it is enough to prove how much he thinks of you. ”

Thinking of He Chong, she felt guilty in her heart.

"He was very nice to me, but I didn't expect him to come to see my mother alone, he didn't tell me."

"Not only did I come to visit, but I also bought things for every doctor and nurse in the hospital, and told them to take good care of your mother one by one. He also said that he would bet some more money here, but I refused. At that time, I wanted you to keep some for yourself, in case you want to start a business, make some small investment or something, or prepare for a wedding, you should be able to use it. Look at it, you actually said that you didn't mean that kind to others, and it would be a pity if that was the case. But don't you really plan for your future? ”

"I don't plan for the time being, I just want to work hard to make money and return 300,000 yuan to him, so I feel uncomfortable owing."

"In addition to making money, are you still thinking about that incident seventeen years ago?"

This question really hit her to the core, and the spirit of the whole person collapsed instantly.

"To be honest, I was very confused and helpless."

"Chiba, you are a filial son, a good daughter, she knows everything you do for your mother, and it is enough from our point of view, it is really enough."

"I understand, but mom shouldn't live her life like this, I want to know why, and so does she."

"Are you sure? I don't think you know what she wants. ”

"What does she want?" She asked unconfidently.

"I want you to be plain."

"It's bland...... I'm very plain, so ordinary. ”

Dr. Shum shook his head and said in a more rational tone, "Ordinary is not necessarily ordinary. Although your mother lies in bed all year round and is unknown to the outside world, she is always one of the tens of millions of parents in the world. What do parents want, don't they just want their children to be safe, smooth and carefree, and can accompany them when they are free? ”

Hearing this, she quietly licked her skinny lips, and her heart felt sour.

"I also want to be by her side, but I am not reconciled. I've spent a lot of time searching for the truth, and if I give up, that time will not be in vain. ”

"Time is mostly wasted, so there's no need to worry about it. Last year, you suddenly told us that you were going to Lucheng to find the murderer, and you didn't want to tell us the details, I felt a little like looking for a needle in a haystack at that time, and your Uncle Min thought the same way. Today I just want to ask, did you find something? ”

She shook her head tiredly and lonely.

"Is there any conclusive evidence, or have you found any important clues?"

She continued to shake her head, and Dr. Shum was a little puzzled.

"Then why did you run to Lucheng without hesitation and leave your mother here alone? We know you, we will never leave this hospital bed easily, and we are definitely not impulsive. ”

"I'm probably just an impulsive person who doesn't even notice it." Under Dr. Shum's questioning, she blamed herself and reflected, "You know that I never believed that my mother fell from the stairs, so finding the real culprit is very important for me and for her, and it is the most important thing in this life." ”

"I also believe that she did not stumble, but so what? The established facts are in front of her, she can only lie in bed for the rest of her life unconscious, and she can't change it if she finds the murderer. ”

"It can't be changed, but it can't be just forgotten, I must find that person and let him be punished as he deserves, so that I can relieve my anger."

"Degassing...... I think your mom needs to be relieved even more. Think about how hard it is to lie here. Let's not talk about pain or anything, can a person lying still alive be lonely and bored? It's not to persuade you to just forget it, I also hope to find out the real culprit as soon as possible and give her an explanation and give you a relief, but Chiba, you have time, but she ......"

Her eyes moistened for a moment, and she remembered what another person had told her.

Lu Meiqin repeatedly told her to cherish time, not her own time, but the time of her enemies. Now Dr. Shum also admonishes her to cherish her time, not her own time, but her mother's time. Time does not belong to her, but it is a luxury, and she lives either for companionship or revenge, and this fate is cruel beyond measure.

"Dr. Cen, I know what you want to say, and I also hate myself for not being angry and wasting so much time that I can spend with my mother. But now I can't do without Lucheng, firstly, I will not give up on the truth, and secondly, I need a stable income to return my friend's money. When these two things are done, I will not go anywhere, just stay here. ”

"Don't be too tired, don't be too persistent, your mother will be heartbroken. I'm also a parent and know what she thinks. ”

Seeing that she was emotional, Dr. Shum couldn't bear to disturb her anymore and got up and left the ward.

Chiba couldn't calm down for a long time. Admittedly, she is not a hesitant person, but at the moment she is in a dilemma.

On the journey of revenge, Lu Meiqin became more and more confused about whether to do this for her sister or for herself, and she also had the same trouble.