That night on the summer solstice, he fell ill.

She kept dreaming, and in the dream, a blurry mass of things chased after her, and she kept running, however, her feet seemed to be covered with a layer of glue, and she felt that she had run as hard as she could, but her feet moved slowly, like in slow motion in a movie.

She didn't know what was chasing her, she just felt terrified, sweating all over, and she couldn't tell if she was scared or ran out.

Her legs strained violently, and the dark pain of the bruising on the skin on her knees woke her up. Xiao Yiqing was not there, and she was alone in the room.

Her mouth was dry, her throat seemed to be stuck to something, and she wanted to swallow some saliva to moisten it, but she couldn't even get out half a star's foam.

Her hair and back were soaked, and she was weak and sober. She pushed the mattress and sat up, and suddenly felt that the room was turning, and she couldn't help but close her eyes and relax.

She got out of bed and poured water in the living room, her steps heavy. After that time, her back and scalp were dry, but her hair and clothes were still wet, and as she passed through the air, she felt chills and goosebumps on her skin.

As soon as she entered the room, the cold air spit out by the air conditioner made her shiver even more.

It's July, the hottest July day in the South. She turned off the air conditioner and opened the window to let in the hot air and dilute the cold in the room. I changed my clothes, wiped my hair with a tissue, and then got back into the bed.

Her head was heavy, and in a few moments she was dragged back into the nightmare. She was still running wildly, from one space to another, but she didn't sweat anymore, she curled up in the quilt and shivered.

Even if she didn't swallow her throat, her throat was hot, swollen and painful, and when Xia Yuan called, she could only speak in a huff: "You wait for me, I'll get up." ”

"What's wrong with you? Doesn't sound right. ”

"My throat is not very comfortable."

"Forget it, don't come here, I'll leave later, I'll come to see you." Xia Yuan hung up the phone without saying anything.

Xia Zhi fell back to the bed, her hands and feet were weak and weak, and she really couldn't get up.

Xia Yuan's hotel is two blocks away from No. 6 Middle School, he walked over in more than ten minutes, Lin Wanjing also went back to his hometown, and Xia Zhi wrapped a coat to open the door for him.

"Do you have a fever? Why is your face so red? ”

Xia Zhi hid Xia Yuan's hand stretched out to her forehead: "It's a little uncomfortable, I'll just take a break, I'll send you to the station after lunch at noon, and I'll go back to class in the afternoon." ”

"You're going back to class like this? Not afraid to scare students into refunding? Xia Yuan was ruthless if he wanted to hurt her, but the concern in his words made Xia Zhi feel that this younger brother had grown up after all.

"I'll wait to go to the community hospital to get an injection"

"The needle that poked that throat again? Don't go! Xia Yuan said forcefully, "You are not allowed to go to work anymore, why don't you work for two days less, and don't wait for that money to eat." You take a leave of absence, change your clothes, and I'll take you to a big hospital. I said yesterday that I was not comfortable and I was forced to climb the mountain."

Xia Zhi walked into the room and retracted to the bed, Xia Yuan followed, Xia Zhi said impatiently: "When did you become so verbose like your mother?" Aren't you going back? He also said that the company urged you to go back to work. ”

The electrical appliance company where Xia Yuan interned extended an olive branch to him at the end of his internship, Xia Zhi thought, this must also be Xia Jianfeng's reason.

"No, I told the company to come back two days later to report. Dad also let me stay two more days and he reimbursed me for the hotel expenses. ”

Xia Zhi raised his eyebrows and glared at him: "What are you talking nonsense to him?" ”

"I didn't talk nonsense, my mother just called and asked me what time I would be home, and I said you were not feeling well, and then my father grabbed the phone and told me to come back when you are well." Xia Yuan paused and said, "Sister, I think Dad cares about you." ”

The summer solstice is silent. Of course she knew that Xia Jianfeng cared about her, but she never respected her.

Xia Jianfeng prides himself on being open-minded, never interfering in his children's choices, in fact, he always likes to arrange everything for his children, like Xia Yuan's work, isn't he arranged it without consulting Xia Yuan's opinion?

also owed Xia Yuan to accept it without saying a word. Also, this younger brother, although his grades have not been good since he was a child, he is also well-behaved. In fact, in the eyes of relatives and friends, their sister and brother have always been very worry-free.

She just suddenly didn't want to be a worry-free child anymore. She wasn't a child in the first place. Why can't you live the life you want?

"Sister?" Xia Yuan's call interrupted her train of thought.

Xia Solstice came back to his senses and said, "You go out, how can I change my clothes here?" ”

Even if it wasn't for Xia Yuan to reassure, she felt that she couldn't bear it, and Nanzhou Third Courtyard was three subway stops away from it. In the fever clinic, most of the people in the queue are parents with children, and there are also adults like her, not many.

It was said that it was an emergency, and it took three hours to wait for nearly twelve o'clock before they took the medicine from the hospital.

The two went back to the dormitory in the tea restaurant, Xia Zhi drank half a bowl of porridge, took medicine and continued to sleep, Xia Yuan turned on her computer to play games.

Xia Zhi said: "You don't have to stay here, go shopping." ”

"What kind of street does a big man go shopping?" Xia Yuan said as he stared at the computer screen.

The summer solstice was up to him, anyway, Xiao Yiqing had lived on Cheng You's side since the summer vacation, and she was alone in this house, so it would not be inconvenient.

Maybe it's the medicinal effect, maybe it's the peace of mind that someone is watching, Xia Zhi slept peacefully this time, and when he woke up again, the fever had subsided.

Xia Zhi took two days off to rest, and sent Xia Yuan to the station the next afternoon.

When checking out of the hotel, Xia Yuan was still trying to persuade her: "Sister, I see that you can go back with me." ”

Xia Zhi's throat is still a little itchy: "You are going back to work to make money, why should I go back?" Don't you make money by keeping the money in the training course? ”

"Then why don't you go back and have a look! You haven't been home in months. Even if you're angry with your father, you can go back and see your mother! Mom didn't offend you. ”

Xia Yuan was right, and he was also looking for Xia Zhi to go under the steps, Xia Zhi complied with this favor and said, "I have to go back next weekend." ”

Xia Yuan hugged Xia Zhi before getting into the car: "Don't carry everything alone, don't work so hard, even if you go home, it's not a shame." ”

Xia Zhi understood that what he said about "going home" was different from what he said earlier, but Xia Zhi just smiled, she pushed him, urging him to enter the station.

It's hard and not too difficult to put down roots in a city, it's just a matter of effort and time. Now, what she needs more is the meaning of putting down roots.

Leaving Taicheng, she returned to Nanzhou almost instinctively. She didn't think about going back to Kangzhou at all, in addition to feeling that she didn't know how to face her parents' questioning, but also out of a feeling that she couldn't tell.