Chapter 20: Secrets

It was already late at night, and Xiao Rongzheng was lying on the bed, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, what was in front of him was Cheng Han's sly smile in his arms. Reaching out and putting it in front of her eyes, it seems that she can still feel the delicate and soft feel on her face. He sniffed hard, and the faint citrus smell lingering in his nose made him almost in a trance, thinking that Cheng Han was still by his side.

Finally, when he turned over the fifty-ninth time on the bed, he picked up his mobile phone and dialed Shen Ci's number.

"Hello? Big brother, you'd better have something terrible to do, I've just fallen asleep. Shen Ci on the other end of the phone was a little hoarse because of sleeping, full of dissatisfaction with being disturbed by his dreams.

"The rivers and lakes are in emergency!" Xiao Rongzheng knew that he was at a loss, and let Shen Ci vent his dissatisfaction, but he was still angry.

Shen Ci came to his senses and smelled a hint of gossip, "Your attitude is wrong!" Say, "Are you having adultery?" Otherwise, how could you, a missing person for 10,000 years, think of taking the initiative to call me! ”

"You won't talk well! What adultery! Lao Tzu, this is love! ”

Hearing the word love, Shen Ci sat up from the bed all of a sudden, changed his listless appearance just now, and asked with a wicked smile, "Old Xiao, did your little ancestor promise you?" ”

Xiao Rongzheng, who only listened to the other end of the phone, sighed, "If only I agreed!" She made me pursue her. However, as you know, I've only been focusing on work for so many years, so how do I know how to pursue girls! ”

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay! You just put your heart in your stomach, you won't, which of our brothers is not a good hand to carry it out. However, according to my short relationship with your little ancestor, I don't think you can use ordinary pursuit routines for her. You have to surprise her, so that she will never think of it. ”

"What do you mean by an extraordinary routine?"

"It's easy!" Shen Ci on the other end of the phone looked black and steely. "It's just that most people send flowers when they pursue girls, how vulgar is this! Let's not be like them, let's send things made by ourselves, this is called meaningful, only called thoughtful! ”

"What are you doing?" Xiao Rongzheng was confused.

Shen Ci was asked by him like this, and his mind was also blank, and he couldn't think of it for a while, so he could only win his scalp first and say, "Let's meet and discuss this when you have time, but from tomorrow onwards, you will have to accompany her to take the bus to and from work every day." ”

"No, even if she has a hand injury and can't drive, I can still drive to pick her up, as for taking the bus!"

"You don't understand! How fast you can drive yourself, whoosh, she can't wait for the seat to be hot, and she is about to get off. If you ride the bus with her, you can spend more time alone. Think for yourself! ”

Before Xiao Rongzheng could say anything, Shen Ci yawned and continued, "Okay, you do it first, and the rest, let's make an appointment one day and have a good chat." ”

"Hey!" Before Xiao Rongzheng finished speaking, a busy tone came from the other end of the phone. He frowned, lay on the bed, thinking back to what Shen Ci had just said, and before he knew it, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Cheng Han came down from upstairs and saw Xiao Rongzheng already standing below with a smile on his face.

"Officer Xiao came so early?" She ran a few steps quickly, came to Xiao Rongzheng's side, and asked with a smile.

Xiao Rongzheng also smiled, and touched his head a little embarrassedly, "Isn't this to formally pursue you, this attitude has to be sincere." ”

"Haha, okay, let's go." Saying that, Cheng Han looked around, and after not finding Xiao Rongzheng's car, he looked at Xiao Rongzheng with a puzzled expression, "You, how did you get here?" ”

"Take the bus!" His voice was loud and full of energy.

"Sit, bus?" Cheng Han was amused by him, and asked him helplessly with his forehead, "How long did it take to get from your house here?" ”

"About forty-five minutes."

"Then, have you found out how long it takes to go directly to the city hospital from here for a while?"

Xiao Rongzheng thought for a while, "It's also about forty-five minutes." ”

Cheng Han nodded, she raised her eyebrows, and asked, "Why waste an extra half an hour on the road when you can get there in ten minutes?" ”

"This, isn't this a way to get along with you a little more!" , After listening to Cheng Han's words, he was afraid that Cheng Han would be unhappy, so he was nervous, and he actually stuttered a little.

"That's it~" Cheng Han looked at the tall man in front of him, becoming cautious because he wanted to please himself, and couldn't help but regret what he had just said.

She stepped forward, stretched out her hand, gently held Xiao Rongzheng's big hand, and pointed to the red big G not far away, "Let's go!" Let's go to breakfast with these 30 minutes. I really want to eat the wontons with shepherd's cabbage near the city hospital, this early in the morning, eat something hot, and it can also warm up. ”

Xiao Rongzheng saw that she was smiling on her face, without a trace of displeasure, so she put her mind at ease and was happily pulled into the car by Cheng Han and went as a driver. But he didn't forget to secretly scold Shen Ci in his heart, why did his idea overturn as soon as it came up.

The breakfast stalls here in the city hospital are full of people, all of them are small businesses, and the area of the shop is not very large, but it is better to be clean and hygienic. As soon as Cheng Han and Xiao Rongzheng walked into the store, the proprietress greeted them warmly, "Are you two?" Something to eat? ”

She asked, guiding the two of them to their seats, and before she was done, she wiped the table with a clean rag.

"Boss, bring me a big bowl of wontons with shepherd's cabbage and meat! Add more seaweed and shrimp skin. As soon as Cheng Han sat down, he didn't even look at the menu, and began to order.

"Hey, you still have injuries on your hands, you can't eat seafood!" Xiao Rongzheng hurriedly reminded, "Boss, please trouble this girl's wontons without seaweed, shrimp skin, green onions and coriander, she can't eat these recently." Well, you'll bring me a normal bowl of wontons with shepherd's cabbage, and then a basket of soup dumplings. ”

The proprietress looked at Cheng Han, then at Xiao Rongzheng, and finally left with a smile under Cheng Han's nod.

"If you don't say it, I almost forgot. Hey, wontons without seaweed, shrimp skin, chopped green onions, and coriander are soulless! Cheng Han dragged his cheeks a little depressedly and looked at Xiao Rongzheng, "I really don't know, when will the days when you can't eat anything like this will be the end." ”

Xiao Rongzheng was amused by her appearance, took out a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick bucket on the table, carefully wiped them with a paper towel and handed them to Cheng Han, "I really don't know, you care so much about eating." ”

"Of course! Eating is the most healing thing. Think about it, if you eat a sweet strawberry cake when you are in a bad mood, maybe your heart is still a little bitter, but at least your mouth is sweet. If your mouth is sweet, you can lie to yourself, and everything is fine. ”

Perhaps because he felt that what he said was a little negative all of a sudden, Cheng Han continued, "No matter what, I can say the rest, but I can't settle for eating." Okay, let's not talk about that, when I'm ready, does Officer Xiao have anything to say? ”

"Mean?" Xiao Rongzheng looked at Cheng Han and smiled narrowly, "Then, when the time comes, I will take you to eat delicious food." From heaven to earth, it's all enough! ”

"Haha", Cheng Han's eyes were crooked with a smile, like a crescent moon, "Then it's decided!" ”

"That's it!"

As he spoke, two bowls of hot wontons and a basket of white fat buns were brought to the table. Cheng Han picked up the spoon, scooped a little less soup, blew it, and then drank it suckingly.

"Hey, it tastes far behind." As she spoke, her eyes looked directly into Xiao Rongzheng's bowl, and she could smell the smell of seaweed and coriander across the table.

Xiao Rongzheng felt her gaze, moved his bowl back, and pushed the soup dumpling in front of her, "Let's eat a bun!" You have to remember what you just said. ”

"Got it." Cheng Han grimaced and reached out to clip a bun. I saw her gently bite a small hole in the skin of the bun and carefully suck the soup inside.

The soup is rich in filling, and the thick mouthful is so thick that you can't stop it. Then she put the little bun on a plate, poured some balsamic vinegar on it, and disposed of it in one gulp. Some of the sweet and greasy meat fillings in the mouth are fully mixed with the sour taste of balsamic vinegar, and at that moment, the sense of happiness is bursting.

Xiao Rongzheng saw that she was eating happily, and she was hungry, so she gulped down the wontons in the bowl. Not to mention, the taste is really fresh. The unique taste and texture of shepherd's cabbage blends well with the flavor of the meat filling, which not only reduces the oiliness of the meat, but also makes the shepherd's cabbage keep itself fresh and tender, and at the same time integrate the aroma of the meat.

Under his gobbling up, the big bowl quickly bottomed out.

"How? It's all in the sauce, and it tastes good. Cheng Han looked at him with a little greed.

"Yes, Dr. Cheng is quite discerning." Xiao Rongzheng finished solving the wontons, and then began to solve the cage of soup dumplings that Cheng Han hadn't touched again.

"Of course." There was a slight smug on the girl's face.

Xiao Rongzheng wanted to laugh when she was amused by the bun in her mouth, but she didn't dare, so she could only struggle with a strange expression. A breakfast, in the midst of talking and laughing, is warm.

After eating breakfast, the two bought a fruit basket and went to the inpatient department of the city hospital. They came today to find Wang Jin's son, who is still hospitalized. His father was arrested, and the news of this child is not so smart, I don't know if I can help his father hide the truth.

They walked to the door of the ward and knocked softly.

"Please come in!" The young man in the voice change period has a little hoarse in his voice.

Cheng Han and the others walked in, and they looked at a child in a hospital gown, half leaning on the hospital bed, looking out the window, not caring about their arrival at all.

"You are Wang Yue. We're friends with your dad, and your dad has been doing something lately, and he asked us to come and see you. Cheng Han put the fruit basket on the small table next to the hospital bed, walked to the window, and looked out the window with the boy's line of sight.

There happened to be a bird's nest in the tree near the window, and the big bird inside was stuffing the food it had found into the mouths of its young birds, little by little.

"You say, when these big birds feed the little birds, have you ever thought about whether the little birds are hungry or not?" Wang Yue looked at it for a while, and then spoke leisurely.

This boy has a calm that does not match his age, he is very handsome, but it is those eyes that make people feel lifeless. However, it is reasonable that he is not as lively as his peers at a young age.

"You see, this big bird has so many children, and every time the young bird opens its mouth, it has a chance to feed it. If the young bird doesn't open its mouth, it can't do anything. ”

After Cheng Han finished speaking, Wang Yue didn't say anything more, just rubbed his eyes a little tiredly. He looked at Cheng Han and asked seriously, "Are you policemen?" ”

"How do you know?"

Wang Yue smiled, "I knew from the time I had this operation that my dad must have done something bad without me." Otherwise, with my family's situation, it would be impossible to have the money to pay for such an expensive surgery at once. What's more, there is also the cost of my post-operative observation and recuperation. ”

"So, have you ever thought about trying to stop him from going astray?" Xiao Rongzheng was puzzled, just now he was thinking about how to help Wang Jin keep the secret, who would have thought that this kid already knew it.

The boy's face was sallow, and his lips were dry and cracked, and there was a lot of dead skin. He coughed a few times, clutched his chest, and wanted to get up, but in the next second, Cheng Han put the water cup in his hand.

He looked at Cheng Han with some surprise and said thank you dryly. After drinking the water and moistening his throat, he continued, "Stopped, I made it clear to him that I didn't want this surgery. Being sick for years, I know what it's like in my home. My dad borrowed money from people everywhere for my illness and accompanied the smiling face. However, I have already looked down on it, even if I have surgery, it is only a few years of stealing time, it is better to save that money and enjoy life with my father. ”

"But every time I told him what I thought, he would say, 'What do you know as a child, even if I break the bank, I'm going to operate on you.'" Although I am a child, I also know what is good and what is bad. Schools are taught, don't do things that break the law. I'm having surgery now, but my dad isn't with me, so it's not interesting. ”

As he spoke, the boy's eyes were red, and tears flowed uncontrollably. Cheng Han stretched out his hand, took the boy into his arms, patted him on the back, and comforted him.

After a while, Wang Yue sniffed and asked angrily in Cheng Han's arms, "My father, when will I be able to come back?" ”

"Hmm......" Cheng Han looked at Xiao Rongzheng with some embarrassment, not knowing how to speak, after all, this child had just undergone heart bypass surgery, and if the stimulation was too great, it would be troublesome.

Xiao Rongzheng felt Cheng Han's eyes asking for help, cleared his throat, stepped forward, gently pulled Wang Yue out of Cheng Han's arms, looked into his eyes, and asked seriously, "Do you want to hear the truth?" ”

"Hmm."

"Then, you're a little man, we men aren't afraid of anything, you have to be ready, you know?"

Wang Yue was not frightened by Xiao Rongzheng's words, but nodded firmly.

"Well, your father, it will be at least five years before I can return to you."

The boy kept his head down, and the slightly long hair on his forehead covered his eyes, making it difficult to guess what he was thinking at the moment. Cheng Han and the others were all a little nervous, always paying attention to Wang Yue's body, for fear that he would be uncomfortable.

After a while, Wang Yue raised his head, his expression was natural, but his eyes were red. He forcibly held back his crying and asked Xiao Rongzheng, "Then, who have I lived with in the past five years?" I don't have any relatives to go to. ”

Xiao Rongzheng also knew about his situation, so they were so embarrassed.

"Well, because I can't find anyone to be your guardian, when you are discharged from the hospital, you may be arranged to live in a welfare home. However, you can rest assured that your studies will not be wasted. You can study hard and be reunited with your father later. ”

These words made Wang Yue, who had been forced not to cry, break down emotionally, after all, he was still a teenager, and in this most critical growth, the absence of his parents was an irreparable regret in his life.

Looking at Wang Yue like this, Cheng Han hesitated for a moment, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and asked him to look at himself.

"Child, do you want to live with me? I'm here to be your guardian until your dad returns. ”

"What?" The two boys shouted out in unison.

"I've just thought about it and think I can't bear to let you live in a welfare home. Moreover, you also look like a good boy who is sensible. Think about it and get back to me in two days. If you've thought about it, I can go and talk to your father personally. ”

Although this idea was a whim, Cheng Han also seriously considered it, weighed it, and felt that it was a better method. Moreover, if Wang Yue really agreed to this matter, then his parents at home should give him the best care.

Thinking of his parents at home, Cheng Han couldn't help but feel sad, if Cheng Xu was still there, their family should be happy. This is her little selfishness in addition to wanting to take care of this child.