July 5, 2023, just after 9 a.m.

Sea Breeze Passenger Terminal.

"The 1037X bus bound for Qianxia City is about to enter the station, please take your luggage and belongings and wait for the ticket gate No. 32 on time."

The sound of a pre-announcement echoed over the waiting room, and the time had come to the departure point of the return bus.

Gollum Rumbling ......

In the passenger station with a wide view, passengers have come to the station to take the bus against the rush hour, and for a while, the pavement of the ticket hall rolls with the sound of many suitcases pulley.

The abundance of footsteps, muffled friction, and the noise of talking in the wide space are indeed especially visible during the morning rush hour.

"Hurry up, there's already a queue over there to check in for tickets."

Jiang Yizhe and others were pulling the lever of the box and walking to the platform at the ticket gate to prepare to line up.

"Wait a minute—" Mia shouted from behind the crowd.

Xiaowen, who is a little shorter than Mia, followed her steps and came to see everyone off.

Mia delivered a bouquet of selected roses to He Xiao, and the packaging of the bouquet was woven from several sheets of pink matte paper and a light pink ribbed gold silk ribbon.

"I'll give you these pink roses, I've been picking them for a long time to do this."

"Wow, thank you Sister Mia for your kindness." He Xiao, who took the bouquet, hugged Mia and said with joy.

"Oh, and yes, I found a watch in the boys' room." Mia took out a silver-white watch from the pocket of her windbreaker jacket, and handed it to Xu Zhengchen as she spoke, "I remember that this is yours." ”

Looking at the motionless hands on the inner disk, Xu Zhengchen nodded and took back the broken watch.

"Thank you, Sister Mia."

In fact, Xu Zhengchen knew that he had broken his watch the day before yesterday, but at that time he thought that there was no way to repair it again, so he decided to leave it in the room and not take it away.

"But then again, aren't you really going to rest in the town for a few more days?" Xu Zhengchen's wrist wrapped around the gauze attracted Mia's attention.

"No, no, there are still things to deal with at home." Xu Zhengchen followed her gaze to her wrist, "There are also some reasons because I don't like to stay in the ward, haha." ”

Mia just laughed at this.

This boy and her had a noticeable change when they met a few days ago, and judging from the feeling alone, Xu Zhengchen was more like those who had re-accepted life.

It's as if someone is silently supporting him behind his back.

"Ahh......h

Sure enough, his nervous ** disease still hasn't changed, just like the naughty and troublesome sister at home, Mia kept her thoughts in her heart.

But no matter what, she can still see the shining point of Xu Zhengchen that he is different from his peers, and this feeling will be closer to the mature aspect, even if his first impression will never be this.

This is also why she is very optimistic about Xu Zhengchen's personality, even if she will face a lot of hardships in her life in the future, as long as it is him, there will not be much of a problem, Mia seems to know this very well.

"You have to work hard in the future." Mia's words were like a blessing to the five of them.

Lin Jiahan, who was waiting in line for the ticket check-in, walked out of the line and hugged Mia tightly with open hands:

"Thank you for taking care of your sister these days, and you should also remember to take care of your health."

"Well, I will."

"I really can't bear to make it early."

"Liar, I'm afraid you're in love with someone else." Jiang Yizhe's sensational words attracted He Xiao's jealousy.

"I'm so afraid that my little fairy will like someone else." Jiang Yizhe's answer instantly hit the weakest part of her heart.

"Talent...... Not really. He Xiao's tone began to surrender.

"Would you try to like me?"

"Okay, you, you're actually teasing me again." He Xiao faced his pursuit of victory, and gradually couldn't parry, so he directly picked up his hand and gently beat him on the back.

"Hahahaha, don't, don't fight." Jiang Yizhe squatted down and shrank in place with a humble look, "If you fight again, you will have to change your boyfriend." ”

Seeing this, Mia couldn't help but laugh for a while, and then pulled out the shy girl hiding behind her, and said:

"Xiaowen, come and say thank you to others."

"Thank you...... Thank you for saving me. The girl who was called Xiaowen bowed slightly and thanked her, "Thank you for this sister too." ”

Su Yuxi's eyes had a smile like soft water, and when she could see that this girl was safe and sound, she was naturally moved indescribably in her heart.

"Come back and see us more often when you have time, and there will be a delicious breakfast created by Chef Mia himself."

"Bye-bye."

"Be careful on the road."

"Please show your ID." The staff at the ticket counter said.

"Oh, okay."

After saying goodbye, Xu Zhengchen found that he had stood at the front of the line, and then he handed the ID card he took out to the other party.

……

"Whew, I'm finally back."

Xu Zhengchen opened the umbrella in his bag, and the moment he got out of the car, he stepped on the canvas shoes to a soaked soak, and the white laces were still stuck with mud on the surface.

"Let's part here." Jiang Yizhe held up an umbrella for He Xiao, who got out of the car, "I have to accompany her to other places for a walk." ”

"Okay, bye."

"Bye."

Out of the bus station, there were only three of the five people left.

"Su Yuxi, you and I will take the car back to the restaurant first, I have something for you." Xu Zhengchen, who was standing face to face with her, typed all his thoughts into the text message, "You can go back to He Xiao's house after you finish it, how about it?" ”

"Okay." Su Yuxi compared a sign language that he could understand.

Lin Jiahan, who was standing on the side, walked over and peeked at his phone screen from behind:

"I'm going too, and I just happen to be hungry."

Xu Zhengchen held his forehead, knowing that he had no reason not to take her, so he had to agree to her.

Flavored restaurants.

The restaurant's environment has not been renovated according to the schedule, some of the old tables and chairs have not been replaced, and the peeled and damp walls have not been painted earlier. The next weather is continuous rain, and it is estimated that the decoration of the store will be postponed again.

"It turns out that this is where you work, why does it seem a little cold." Lin Jiahan said with a poisonous tongue, "Won't it really scare away the guests?" ”

“……”

This stinky uncle shouldn't have transferred the money for the decoration to his mother's bank card again, he couldn't help but think of Zhang Yufeng's last time when he helped pay the medical bills.

This stinky uncle......

"We're back." Xu Zhengchen, who finished the car, pushed open the glass door and returned to the store.

"Huh?" The man sitting at the counter threw his gaze in response, clutching an old newspaper in his hand.

"Uh, who are you?" Xu Zhengchen asked politely.

"I'm a relative of Zhang Yufeng, and he asked me to come to see the store, and I thought he had come back from offline teaching."

Zhang Yufeng will conduct offline cooking teaching every day this week to earn some extra money, which is all said by the man himself.

"Offline teaching will be very tiring......"

"Well, it's very tiring." The man continued, "At the beginning, he told me to make a dish, saying that it would increase a lot of business at once, which is quite unusual. ”

"And then?"

"And then he gave up."

At this time, Xu Zhengchen's mobile phone was connected to a call.

"Hello?"

"Oh no, Zhengchen, something happened!"

"It's uncle, what's wrong with being so flustered?"

"Your mother's condition has deteriorated, and now she ......"

Zhang Yufeng on the other end of the phone was extremely angry, and he bit his lip as he spoke:

"Tsk, it's not clear on the phone for the time being, anyway, you come to the hospital! The First People's Hospital! ”

It seemed that it was because of unreal auditory hallucinations, Xu Zhengchen asked in a trance: "Uncle, you ...... just now What was said? ”

"I said - your mother was sent to the operating room for rescue, you hurry up and come to the First People's Hospital! Be quick! ”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhengchen naturally lowered his hand holding the mobile phone, and the huge psychological impact in a short period of time made him lose his thinking.

Memories of the marquee appeared in front of his eyes, and he became dazed and overwhelmed, and there was no room for self-deception, and he had a heart-rending angina.

He wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, and there was not a single tear.

"There's a pink bag next to the bed in the guest room on the second floor, so I'm sorry for you to give it to her......"

"What's wrong?" Lin Jiahan wanted to find out, but was unexpectedly stopped by Xu Zhengchen.

"Also, don't follow me." He put down his phone, pushed the door open, and left, "Don't call me again." ”

……

Lin Jiahan walked into the guest room on the second floor, and the light pink decoration bag was placed at the foot of the bed in perfect condition. As she pulled the unpulled chain on the side, she saw a pile of puzzle pieces stuffed into the bag, as well as a book about fairy tales.

In front of the table in the lobby on the first floor.

The phone on the desktop suddenly lit up, and the screen vibrated regularly. And the man sitting at the counter went to the toilet, and Su Yuxi had no choice but to pick up Xu Zhengchen's phone without authorization.

"Hey, nerd, there is a girl who claims to be Sister Xiaoxi's house at the door of He Xiao's house."

Jiang Yizhe put his gaze back on the girl in front of him, and the eyes under the umbrella were still glowing with a cold cold light.

"Nerd?"

"Hey, nerd, are you there?"

"Hello?"