Chapter 43: The Final Farewell
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, Shen Yin received a strange phone call, it turned out to be Huang Wenwen, and after she learned that Xue Yufan was admitted to the hospital again and entered the intensive care unit, her heart immediately panicked.
When she arrived at the city hospital, Huang Wenwen was standing outside the ward, her eyes red and swollen. Shen Yin put on a blue radiation suit and gently pushed open the door of the ward, and Xue Yufan lay on the bed with a pale face. He had lost a lot of weight, and the room smelled of disinfectant.
He opened his eyes, "You're here!" He said weakly.
"How did it suddenly turn out like this?" She said uncomfortably, seeing his bony fingers, her heart was unspeakably uncomfortable.
He sat up strongly, and Shen Yin took the cushion next to him behind him, "I'm really happy to see you, don't feel sad, maybe this is a relief for me." He turned his head to look at a small wooden box on the table, "You help me bring it to me." ”
Shen Yin opened the box and put it in his hand.
He took out a smaller, round box from the box, and inside was a silver bracelet inlaid with two purple rhinestones, "This bracelet was originally intended to be given to you on the day I left, but unfortunately you didn't come." Now I give it to you again, don't refuse me. He brought the bracelet to Shen Yin and smiled happily: "It's so beautiful!" ”
"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have lost that letter, I shouldn't have said anything so drastic to you. Her eyes were red, and tears rolled down her cheeks, dripping onto the back of his hand.
His white hand touched her cheek and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes for her, "I never blame you, it's all providence." My time is running out, and my only wish is for you to be happy. ”
His gaze fell on the box in his arms, "These are all the letters I wrote to you, and I can't bear to throw them away, so I give them to you, and when you're done, I'll burn them." ”
He looked at her with a smile, held her hand and said, "Shen Yin, can you call me again?" I love hearing you call my name. ”
Shen Yin held his hand tightly and shouted silently: "Xue Yufan, Xue Yufan ......"
Xue Yufan gasped and said, "I'm sorry, I can't see you beautiful in your wedding dress...... His eyes slowly closed, and his hand slipped from her palm.
At this moment, the world fell silent, except for his pale voice echoing through the room. Shen Yin felt as if someone had pulled a piece of his heart, and it hurt. Huang Wenwen walked in, looked at him for the last time, and cried bitterly.
She slumped in a chair outside, her legs no longer strong enough to stand up. Xue Yufan was pushed out of the room by the doctor, and she just stared blankly at the direction in which he disappeared.
Huang Wenwen sat next to her and handed her a pack of tissues, "When the funeral is held, I will contact you, please don't appear in front of my family until then." ”
She had been sitting in her chair, flustered in her heart, as if her limbs were out of her control. In this way, she sat for four hours, and the nurse who passed by threw a concerned look at her, "May I ask if you are not feeling well?" ”
She shook her head, unable to say a word.
Until the hallway became empty and a girl came up in a nurse's gown, "Are you a patient, please?" The hospital is already closed. ”
As soon as she raised her arm and saw the bracelet on her wrist, a wave of sadness welled up in her heart, and she took off her radiation suit and slowly walked out of the hospital.
It was rush hour after work, and almost all the vehicles on the road were running in the same direction, Shen Yin walked back to the rental house and lay directly on the bed. She slowly opened the envelope and read it carefully.
The original letter, dated November 2007, reads as follows:
What I like about you:
Shen Yin, do you remember me? Although I didn't wait for you on the day I dropped out, I don't know if you didn't receive the letter or if you were embarrassed to refuse me in person, but it doesn't matter, I will come back to you after I become a real man. At that point, you must think carefully and don't give me an answer so quickly.
I have now left the county town and come to a completely unfamiliar city. I work in a factory, I go out early and return late every day, I have no time to rest except for sleeping at night, and I am not allowed to go out in the factory, so I stay here every day. It seems that you are right, if you want to mix in society, you must study hard so that you can find an easier job. Sometimes I wonder, why didn't I know you sooner? Why didn't you understand these truths sooner? So, I hope you can study hard and get into a good university in the future.
Actually, I still have a lot to say to you, but I'm too sleepy right now, and I'll continue to work tomorrow, so I'll write here first, and I'll tell you the details later. I've been dreaming about you these days, and I've seen you in my dreams.
The next letter is just a few lines, written in March 2008:
What I like about you:
Shen Yin, are you okay? I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long, but recently the factory where I worked closed down, and I wandered around the city with an uncle from the same village, and we were always looking for a place to stay and a job to earn. It seems that there will be no time to write to you for some time after that, but I know that you will not receive these letters.
Shen Yin read it one by one, and the tears couldn't stop flowing, staining the handwriting on it. She is not in the mood now, her mind is full of Xue Yufan's appearance, crying and crying and falling asleep.
She woke up the next morning, feeling that her eyes were swollen and her whole body was weak, she called Yang Ning and asked her to help her ask for leave. She had not eaten a drop of water since yesterday afternoon until this morning, and now her mouth was dry and her eyes were full of stars, so she slowly went to the kitchen to get a carton of milk and eat a few slices of bread.
Inadvertently, she saw this bracelet again, and the scene of Xue Yufan wearing the bracelet for her appeared in front of her, and after reading those letters, she was only full of guilt and remorse in her heart.
Although she can't get out of the pain yet, there are still a lot of things going on in the studio, she can't continue to be depressed, she must muster up the courage to keep going, and her friends in the studio are still waiting for her to make a decision.
The next day, she dressed up a little and came to the studio in a white short-sleeved and short skirt. Gong Weihan saw that her eyes were swollen, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" What happened? ”
She didn't answer, she didn't want to mention the name, she diverted the topic and asked, "I heard that Mr. Zhou is going to publish a new book again, is it true?" ”
"No, I'm here to discuss this with you." Gong Weihan pulled her aside and whispered, "Last time you helped me design the cover, I thank you very much." But this time the cover design, can you give it to me, I promise it will be successful this time. ”
When Shen Yin didn't come to work here, the cover design of the book was always handed over to Gong Weihan or Zhou Fansheng to entrust the publisher to be responsible. It wasn't until Shen Yin came that the task was given to her, because she designed a cover that highlighted the title more and was more creative.
"Okay, come on." Shen Yin readily agreed.
Gong Weihan gratefully shook Shen Yin's hands, "Thank you!" I'm going to make the most of this opportunity. ”
At the new book seminar, Zhou Fansheng proposed a specific division of labor and let Shen Yin be responsible for the book cover design, but she immediately refused on the grounds that there were many affairs at hand and recommended Gong Weihan to be in charge of this work. Everyone glanced at Gong Weihan and didn't understand why Shen Yin would give up this task.
"Okay, everybody do their part, and I don't want problems in any of them." After Zhou Fansheng finished speaking, his eyes swept over everyone, walked to Shen Yin's side, and said in a low voice: "Shen Yin, you come to my office." ”
As soon as Shen Yin sat down, Zhou Fansheng put a cup of milk tea in front of her, "What's wrong with you?" It looks so haggard. ”
She pinched her cheek, "Really?" Xu has been under too much pressure lately. She said half-jokingly.
"Do I need to give you a day off? I don't want my employees to be inefficient and incompetent? He quipped slightly.
"No need, I can't let go of the recent events yet." She said with milk tea.
"Okay, you can do what you do with peace of mind, and I will arrange it for you." He caught a glimpse of a file on the table, thought for a moment, and decided not to tell her.
Shen Yin returned to the office, Xia Mengfu came over with a notebook and said, "Sister Yin, I think there is a bit of a problem with this part of the storyboard, can you help me revise it?" ”
She took a few glances and found that the angle of the storyboard was wrong, and it took ten minutes to correct it. Xia Mengfu looked at her enviously beside her, with a look of admiration, "Sister Yin, you are really amazing!" ”
Shen Yin smiled modestly, "Actually, as long as you read it a few times and think about it in your mind, you can find out the problem, what you need is experience, watch more excellent works, and you will naturally learn." ”
Now there are only four people in this office, Shen Yin is responsible for typing, they are responsible for coloring, and the finished sketches have to be processed by Shen Yin in detail before they can be finally published on the Internet or sent to the editorial department.
Three days later, Huang Wenwen contacted her and told Xue Yufan the time of the funeral. The sky was still clear in the morning, and after Shen Yin arrived at the county seat, the sky immediately became cloudy and began to rain heavily. Shen Yin was hiding from the rain in a supermarket, and she saw Qiao Jiahao in the crowd, and she didn't have time to greet him, so she bought an umbrella in the supermarket and walked outside.
Suddenly, a strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her back to the supermarket where she was sheltering from the rain just now, "It's thundering outside, it's dangerous for you to rush out like this." A familiar voice rang in my ears.
She turned her head to meet Wang Mengliang's angry eyes, and threw herself into his arms and cried.
Wang Mengliang saw her trembling body, a trace of warmth flowing through her chest, he gently stroked her hair, and comforted her at a loss: "I didn't mean to do this, but you suddenly rushed into the rain to make me very worried, I'm sorry!" ”
The long-suppressed emotions finally exploded in this one, her head buried in his chest, and warm tears wet his shirt.
Wang Mengliang saw that she was still lying on her chest, and the uncles and aunts around her cast strange eyes, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in her heart, and her ears were already red to her neck.
"Okay, I was really fierce when I spoke just now, so don't be angry." He said softly like a child.
Shen Yin stopped crying, and tears still kept flowing. She let go of her hand and looked at him embarrassedly when she saw her own tears remaining on his shirt.
He took out a tissue to wipe her tears, Shen Yin remembered the scene when Xue Yufan wiped her tears, and couldn't help crying.
The thunder gradually faded away, and the sound of rain became quieter, Wang Mengliang helped her to the front of the car and let her sit in the passenger seat. He gently played with her messy bangs and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" ”
She looked at him for a long time before she said in a subtle voice, "Xue Yufan is dead!" ”
His hands froze in the air, and his voice trembled a little, "When?" ”
"Today is his funeral."
When they came to Xue Yufan's funeral, everyone gathered in a hall, Wang Mengliang took her hand and walked to Xue Yufan's coffin.
Huang Wenwen stood on the right side of the coffin, beside Momo, and Huang Xiao stood next to her sister. Shen Yin saw Xue Yufan's portrait, and he was smiling so happily in the photo, warm as the sun.
Shen Yin bowed three times, looking at his portrait, tears couldn't stop flowing, "Xue Yufan, Xue Yufan......" She shouted his name, but couldn't hear a response.
Wang Mengliang hugged her into his arms and whispered in her ear: "Okay, let's go back!" As soon as they walked out of the hall, Huang Wenwen called out to them behind them, took out a letter and handed it to Shen Yin and said, "This is the last letter he left for you, I think this letter should be shown to you." ”
Shen Yin took the letter, and the word "Shen Yin" was written on the envelope.
Mo Mo staggered over and shouted at Shen Yin, "Godmother, uncle." ”
Shen Yin squatted down and touched her fleshy cheek, "Momo is so good!" ”
Momo clapped her little hands excitedly and motioned for Shen Yin to hug her.
"I've been busy with family affairs these days, and Momo has been left to her aunt to take care of. Since she likes you so much, I will trouble you to take care of her for me for a while, and when I am done with the things at hand, I will pick her up. Huang Wenwen said to Shen Yin.
Shen Yin looked at Wang Mengliang and didn't know whether to agree.
"Yes, I just have free time these days, but I don't know how to take care of children." Wang Mengliang said, his eyes were completely on Momo.
Huang Wenwen said gratefully: "Thank you, Momo is very well-behaved and takes good care of you." I'm going to get her stuff. ”
Shen Yin poked his arm with his finger, "How can you agree casually?" I still have a job. ”
Momo also learned from Shen Yin to pull his sleeves, he thought Momo was going to let him hug him, and took Momo from Shen Yin's arms.
"You just looked at me, and I thought you wanted to say yes." He smirked.
Shen Yin defended: "I was thinking of a reason to refuse. ”
Huang Wenwen was holding a shoulder bag, "Inside are Momo's clothes and milk powder." She kissed Momo's cheek and said, "Momo must be well-behaved and obedient!" ”
Wang Mengliang hugged her and left, and Momo waved her little hand at her mother.
"Momo is really not afraid of life, she didn't cry after leaving her mother." Shen Yin said on the side.
By this time the sky had cleared, and the sun was revealed, and it was golden. Shen Yin hugged Momo and sat in the passenger seat, complaining: "I don't know when she will be busy, I didn't bring any painting tools when I came back this time, I will definitely be scolded by them." ”
Wang Mengliang raised his eyebrows and said, "What's there?" Since it's going to be fun when I come back, I want to do so much. ”
She sneered: "This is what you promised, it's none of my business, anyway, I'm leaving tomorrow." ”
He said to Momo: "Momo, everything is going to be handed over to you, you must leave your godmother behind." ”
Momo looked at them, kept staring at the car in front of him, and shouted the car: "Didi ......"
"She's so young, can she understand what you mean?" Shen Yin smiled on the side, "Anyway, it's your business." ”
"No, I can agree because of you, you have to take care of her with me." Wang Mengliang protested.