The college entrance examination is approaching, Xiao Qing simply stayed in Rongcheng. Dr. Liu reported that his condition was prone to serious progression, and although she could not keep the village in place, she could still take care of him at least in Rongcheng.

The work has been switched to online communication, and Xiao Qing is particularly tired these days, so she instructed the secretary not to call her before 10 o'clock in the morning.

But at half-past nine, the phone was still ringing.

The sleeping woman frowned, squinted at the caller ID on her phone, and it was an unfamiliar number.

I hesitated between hanging up and answering, but I still answered.

"Hey—"

……

"What's the matter...... What did you say...... I...... I'll go over again now......"

Putting down the phone, Xiao Qing, who was half-asleep and half-awake, seemed to have experienced a distant and vague dream, and everything that had just happened made her unable to distinguish between fiction and reality.

It's really hard to figure out something, when we think everything is going well and we want to go on the track we envisioned, but it suddenly turns around and heads off on a track that we don't know about.

Cheng Chuxia and Zhao Yihao, the "free object" schools that are equivalent to escorts, have also reduced restrictions and allowed them to take leave to go home.

Yesterday, Charlene and her grandfather went to the doctor, saying that her blood pressure was not stable and that she had a precursor to a stroke.

Before leaving, because it didn't affect her studies, she went back at night, and when Han Rui sent her to the door, the two of them were still tired for a while.

"That'...... I'll go back, don't think too much about me......"

Han Rui knew what she wanted to hear, but it was not as good as she wanted, and deliberately said the opposite, "I don't want you, let's go." ”

"I really don't want to......" I was a little disappointed.

Han Rui hugged her, she always had some inexplicable little emotions, sometimes a little pitiful, sometimes she felt very cute, in short, it was very useful to Han Rui.

"I miss you, come back early tomorrow!"

Cheng Chuxia smiled, his reaction was already a tacit understanding.

The light at night is waxy yellow, and the warm colors have been said to warm everyone who returns late.

But many years later, Han Rui recalled the street lamps that night again, and all he was left with was biting cold.

It would be nice if I could have been ruthless enough to hold her back and not let her leave.

If only he had known the truth a little earlier.

It was not until the end of his regret that he came to a truth: there are no ifs in this world.

The day after Cheng Chuxia returned home, he didn't show up all day.

Then the third, fourth, fifth......

She didn't show up.

Han Rui felt strange and asked Lao Xie, but Lao Xie didn't know the situation, only knew that her mother had asked her for leave, and maybe, she wouldn't take the college entrance examination later.

But Han Rui knew that she would not simply ask for leave, and she didn't even leave him any news.

The mobile phone was turned off, the information of the social software was lost, and the game was launched a week ago.

Facing that familiar, empty seat every day, Han Rui seemed to be tightly surrounded by a whirlpool, and his panic and uneasiness made him feel suffocated.

On the third day of Cheng Chuxia's disappearance, Han Rui fell into insomnia all night as before, and the medicine prescribed by Dr. Liu was almost unchanged from the time he came back.

Han Rui's changes, the most obvious thing to see is Zhao Yihao, a tablemate and roommate.

Some time ago, his state was obviously depressed, and he would only be "like a normal person" when he met Cheng Chuxia by his side, and now, it is not an exaggeration to describe him as "The Walking Dead".

Now he doesn't speak to anyone, and the approach of others is exchanged for his indifference and evasion.

Some times he didn't notice the side, Zhao Yihao suspected that Han Rui was not there, but when he saw him, he knew that he had been beside him.

Zhao Yihao knew that all this was because of Cheng Chuxia's disappearance, although he didn't know the reason, but Han Rui's appearance made him a little unbearable.

He gave Cheng Chuxia a rumor on QQ: Cheng Chuxia, do you really want to torture him to death?

The answer to him was the same silence as Han Rui.

For a week, Cheng Chuxia disappeared for a whole week.

Zhao Yihao felt that Han Rui's situation was no longer as simple as being depressed, so he hurriedly reported the situation to the head teacher Lao Xie.

Lao Xie also contacted Xiao Qing.

After some conversation, I realized that Han Rui's autism had flare-up again, and it was rapidly deteriorating.

Dr. Liu examined him, and the condition was even worse than his previous symptoms.

Dr. Liu explained to Xiao Qing: "He felt abandoned again, so this time he locked himself up again, and it was deeper than before. ”

Xiao Qing looked at Han Rui, who was originally full of spirits and vitality, and his eyes seemed to have lost their light at the moment, Xiao Qing was not only distressed, but also reddened in his eyes.

On the way back, Xiao Qing drove the car, and always remembered Dr. Liu's instructions, "You should treat him as before, and don't treat him the way you treat patients, which will make him more accepting of the outside world." ”

Xiao Qing held the steering wheel and tried her best to ease her emotions.

"Son, what do you want to eat at noon today? Shall we go grocery shopping together? ”

There was silence in the car.

Lao Xie also mentioned to her that, according to the reaction of his classmates, he hadn't spoken for several days. Dr. Lau also said that this is a normal symptom.

"It's okay, we'll ...... Is it okay to go to the market first? Go to the market and see what you like and we'll buy it home......"

Silence again.

Xiao Qing herself was like a one-man show, and Han Rui had no intention of picking up her words.

Han Rui actually knew what she meant, and he also understood her expression, after all, he hadn't lost the ability to speak.

But talking now was something that made him feel tired, so he just wanted to listen.

The car shuttles in the traffic, and the community where Han Rui's family lives is still some distance from the market, but fortunately, by the way, you can go home directly after buying vegetables.

When Xiao Qing took Han Rui to the hospital, she drove the car directly, but she didn't expect to go to the market, so there was a vast sea of people, and it was not easy to find a parking space.

Finally found a vacant seat, Xiao Qing parked the car, and was about to get out of the car when Han Rui suddenly spoke.

"Cheng Chuxia, do you know about you?"

Xiao Qing's hand that was about to get out of the car suddenly stopped, and she didn't know whether to show a happy expression or sadness on her face.

I was happy that Han Rui took the initiative to talk to her, and I was sad because of ...... He asked one thing she didn't want him to know at the moment.

She hadn't figured out how to explain the accident to him, especially now that he was sick......

This secret has been hidden in her heart for many days, and recently because of thinking about this matter, her whole person has been in chaos, and her eyes are like a fog that can never be dispersed.

After a long time, she slowly spit out two words, "Xiao Rui......"