Chapter 17: Try to forget
"Miss, I bought a black-bone chicken today and am going to make you chicken soup to drink. I heard my wife say that you have not been in good health recently, and you are here to recuperate when you return to China, girls must pay attention to your body, you see that you must make up for your haggard body. Aunt Qin said as she carried her things into the kitchen.
"Thank you, Aunt Qin." After Wen Ning finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the room, but the mobile phone rang, and it was a text message from an unfamiliar number, "Let's meet - Zhao Jiayue." ”
Aunt Qin seemed to be still saying something, but Wen Ning couldn't listen to it at all, and her head was buzzing.
The peace that had been desperately maintained for two weeks collapsed when I received this text message.
Xu didn't wait for a reply for too long, and Zhao Jiayue couldn't wait to send another text message, "Don't you want to know the real reason why Xu Jiangcheng left you five years ago?" ”
Wen Ning, who was still stunned, regained her senses after seeing this text message, and she suddenly realized clearly that there were some things that she couldn't hide. Xu Jiangcheng is right, he will only escape when he encounters things, and escaping is never the solution.
If you really want to forget, you have to face it first, in the face of everything five years ago, Zhao Jiayue caught her weakness, her unwillingness, what she wanted to know the most, even if she knew that this matter would make her hurt flesh and blood.
Wen Ning, who had figured this out, replied to the text message with a slight trembling finger, only two words, "address".
Zhao Jiayue, who had been waiting for a long time on the other end of the phone and was already a little impatient, saw this text message, a smile curled up on the corner of her mouth, and then quickly replied, "I'm waiting for you at that café near the community." ”
After Wen Ning saw the text message, he simply cleaned up and walked out. When Aunt Qin saw it, she hurriedly said, "Miss, are you going out, let's go after eating, the chicken soup will be fine soon." ”
Wen Ning turned around and returned, "No need Aunt Qin, you can put it in the air, I'll come back to eat, you can go home after you clean up, don't wait for me to come back." With that, he continued to walk outside.
Wen Ning went out and walked to the café that Zhao Jiayue had said. Because I haven't been out for too long and haven't done rehabilitation on time, my left leg began to hurt intermittently again. The café is close and no taxi is available. Wen Ning had to endure the pain and walked over, so his speed was a little slow.
When she arrived at the door, she saw that Zhao Jiayue was already sitting at the window and waiting.
Pushing the door in, a strong sense of familiarity came over her.
Before Zhao Jiayue went abroad, that is, when they were still in high school, she, Xu Jiangcheng, and Zhao Jiayue often came to this café for self-study.
At that time, Xu Jiangcheng and Zhao Jiayue were always together with tacit review questions.
And he followed them like a little follower, eating cake and watching them do the questions.
At that time, I was not interested in studying, just to accompany Xu Jiangcheng, so I was always ridiculed by them for being a "little follower" and "snack goods".
But no matter how good the memories are, they are only in the past, and now Wen Ning can only sigh that Zhao Jiayue is really stingy enough, and even the meeting must be in a place full of memories of her and Xu Jiangcheng before they were together.
didn't give her too much time to feel that nothing has changed here for so many years, Zhao Jiayue had already seen her with sharp eyes and beckoned her over.
Enduring the discomfort in her legs, Wen Ning forced herself to walk towards her normally. When she walked to her seat, her back was already soaked with cold sweat, and there was obvious sweat on her forehead, but fortunately, Zhao Jiayue didn't notice this, she was straight to the point.
"I'm not here to catch up with you today." Zhao Jiayue took off the sunglasses that could cover half of her face, and said proudly.
She wore a black skirt and a red trench coat today, looking noble and refined.
Delicate makeup and meticulous hairstyle, everything is in stark contrast to Wen Ning, who has been staying at home for two weeks and casually wearing casual clothes.
"I know." Wen Ning took a sip of the white level that the waiter brought up and said quietly, but the clenched fingers betrayed her.
"Since you have passed away five years ago, you should not come back in disgrace. You should know that the reason why Jiang Cheng didn't marry you five years ago was because the person he loved in his heart was me. Zhao Jiayue looked at Wen Ning's plain appearance, and inexplicably wanted her to ruin her expressionless face.
"I don't need you to remind me, you better take care of yourself, if you're really so confident, why call me out today." Wen Ning put down the water glass unhurriedly, and said something that was angry and not worth his life.
"You, Wen Ning, you're a slut." Zhao Jiayue couldn't get used to Wen Ning's see-through appearance, so she couldn't help but splash a glass of water.
Wen Ning was defenseless and was splashed. Laughing angrily, he picked up the water cup on the table, poured all the rest of the water on Zhao Jiayue, and said word by word, "Miss Zhao, I should say this sentence." You seem to be mistaken, you are the one who first intervened in other people's feelings and ruined other people's marriages. ”
Zhao Jiayue didn't think that Wen Ning would splash back, she didn't react for a while, and only after listening to her words did she react and said angrily, "Wen Ning's past has passed, I warn you that it's best to stay away from our lives." Otherwise, I won't let you go this time. With that, he turned and left the café.
As soon as Zhao Jiayue left, all the disguises on Wen Ning's body retreated, and the pain in her left leg made her want to cry.
She used her last strength to keep her dignity in front of Zhao Jiayue, and now she has no strength to go out.
After ordering her usual tiramisu and a cappuccino, Wen Ning decided to sit back and go.
The waiter served the meal quickly, probably because there was no one in the café in the afternoon. She also sympathetically handed her a towel, thinking that she had witnessed the scene just now. She smiled at her and thanked her and took the towel.
After taking a sip of the cappuccino, she wanted to make her cold palms a little warm, but the taste she once liked now made her a little sick to her stomach.
Simply picked up the spoon and scooped up a spoonful of tiramisu, and the sweetness of the mouth made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Sure enough, there is something, the past is the past, Wen Ning didn't want to be immersed in the memories of the past, got up and left the café.
Out of the café, Wen Ning endured the severe pain and walked home.
What would have been less than ten minutes away was a long time due to the increasing pain.
Gritting his teeth, he took a few steps forward, crossed the street at the green light, and then sat down unsupportively.
It probably hurt too much, not only did her legs hurt but her heart hurt, and Wen Ning, who couldn't help it, sat on the side of the road and tears poured out unconsciously.
Maybe Zhao Jiayue is right, he is a loser, and the lively, cute and confident Wen Ning five years ago lost.
Now this Wen Ning, who is full of pain and has returned with a disabled body, has what qualifications to stand in front of them.
She doesn't seem to be able to go back to that circle after all, saying that Zhao Jiayue dove occupies the magpie's nest, or has no face or skin. But she did sit firmly in the position she once was, and squeezed herself out in the most humiliating way. It's not that she doesn't realize this, but she is unwilling and doesn't want to accept her fate.
As if God was sympathizing with her as a loser, the weather that was still sunny when she came out at noon is now rapidly turning from sunny to cloudy. There were dark clouds in the sky, and Wen Ning wanted to get up and walk home before the rain fell.
Who would have thought that before she could stand up, the rain would fall, making her thin body even more embarrassed in the rain.
In desperation, she had to temporarily run to a nearby eaves to shelter from the rain. Then he took out the phone from his soaked bag and planned to call Uncle Zhao and ask him to pick him up. As soon as he took out the phone, the phone rang, and it was Zhou Zhe calling.
Looking at the phone that had flashed for a long time and didn't go out, the vibration in the palm of his hand made Wen Ning unable to ignore it. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone and said, "Hey." ”
There was a silence on the other end of the phone, maybe Zhou Zhe didn't expect her to answer the phone so quickly. Zhou Zhe on the other end of the phone really didn't think that she would answer the phone, she didn't come to rehabilitation in the past two weeks, and she called back many times and sent many text messages. Most did not respond.
Today, he just called with the mentality of trying it out, and he really didn't expect to get through.
Zhou Zhe, who reacted, hurriedly replied, "Hey, I'm here for you not to hang up the phone." "It's as if she's afraid she'll hang up when it's late.
Wen Ning on the other end of the phone couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard his reaction, so he really laughed out loud. She felt a little strange about herself, standing in the heavy rain and crying for a while, and laughing like a complete madman.
"What are you laughing at?" Zhou Zhe listened to her laughter and asked in confusion, is what he said so funny?
"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly want to laugh. Dr. Chou, you didn't call me just to ask me about this? Restrained from smiling, Wen Ning asked with a smile.
Being teased by her like this, Zhou Zhe remembered the purpose of his call, frowned and said, "Miss Wen, you haven't been here for two weeks for rehabilitation, if it's because of." ”
Before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Wen Ning, "Doctor Zhou, it's not like you think, I didn't go for rehabilitation, it's just because of my own personal reasons." Wen Ning didn't want both of them to be embarrassed, so he interrupted him.
"That's right, that's good, that's good. However, as your doctor, I still have to be responsible for telling you that you must continue the treatment as soon as possible, otherwise the results of the previous treatment may be in vain. As your friend, I would like to tell you that you had better come to the hospital today, or your leg may not be able to walk. Zhou Zhe said earnestly.
"So, Doctor Zhou, as your patient, I have to tell you that the misfortune you said has come true. I'm standing across the street from the entrance of my neighborhood right now. As your friend, can you please come and pick me up from the hospital when I have time? Wen Ning pretended to be relaxed and said in a joking tone.
"What do you say? It's still raining outside, how dare you just stand on the side of the road, your legs really don't want it. Zhou Zhe stood up from the chair in the office and said in surprise.