A house in the suburbs of Philadelphia, it has been dark for a long time, and the spring night has a cold smell.

Xiao Li sat in the yard in a daze for a long time, the big black dog Blake lay quietly at her feet, muttering twice from time to time, and the long oily and slippery tail snapped twice from time to time, to show that it was the most comfortable time to stay quietly with the hostess at the moment.

Her waist-length hair obscured most of her pale face, giving off a serene glow in the night.

A pair of dark eyes looked at the cherry blossoms in the courtyard in confusion, and the fragrance of flowers seemed to waft in the air.

The night breeze blew through the stamens, bringing a fragrance and the cold of a spring night, and she couldn't help but shudder.

In front of the window, Lu Zheng has been standing there for a long time, he looked at the woman in the yard, she has been getting more and more silent recently, and she always sits alone in the yard in a daze.

Although he would give her psychotherapy every night, he seemed to be getting more and more confused about what was going on in her heart.

Alas...... Ah, there are always so many worries in recent times.

At work, in life, and the time bomb that has been planted for a long time......

When it was time to deal with something, I picked up my phone and called my assistant.

"Help me book the first flight to City C tomorrow."

The assistant hesitated a little: "Doctor, but we have a very important guest to meet tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow...... You've had a full schedule these days? ”

He was a little irritable in his heart: "I don't care what method you use, push off the work of the last week for me." ”

The assistant on the other end of the phone was a little embarrassed: "This ...... These are some of the most important customers. ”

His face became gloomy: "Xiaofan, are you the boss or am I the boss?" Isn't it your job to maintain these important guests? ”

Xiao Fan, who was called an assistant, immediately replied: "Okay, I'll do it right away." ”

After hanging up the phone, he saw her in the yard shudder, took her shawl from the sofa and walked out.

Sometimes she was like a little child, and she draped that shawl over her shoulders.

"It's night, let's go back to the house!"

She looked at the cherry blossoms that looked like a silver-white cloud in the night.

"No, I want to sit again, it's too stuffy in the room."

Blake, who was under his feet, echoed twice.

Lu Zheng sighed, sat down beside her, and took her hand, her hand was so cold!

His large hands wrapped her tightly in it, conveying warmth to her.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoli, it's me who is not good, I'm too busy with work, and I always have so little time with you."

She withdrew her gaze from the cherry blossom tree and turned her head to stare at Lu Zheng.

"How can you say that? That's your job, huh? If you don't work, who's going to feed me and Blake? ”

"Yes, sometimes I'm conflicted, I want to be by your side with Blake every day, and get out of everything about work. But I don't work, and our family of three has to drink the northwest wind. ”

"Well, why drink the northwest wind? If there were no northwest winds, wouldn't we all have to starve to death? ”

In the night, the dim light in the courtyard reflected his smiling face, although she was not in a good mood for more than a year, but there was still a sense of humor in her bones.

"Well, no, we can't be hungry, we can't be picky eaters, and we have to drink if the southeast wind doesn't taste good."

"Huh...... No, it's okay for the two of us to drink the southeast wind, but not Blake, it has to eat beef, and if it doesn't eat beef, it can't learn to meow. ”

"Say what? How could I be willing to let you drink the southeast wind, you underestimate my strength too much, even if you can eat again, I can feed you for another hundred years. ”

"A hundred years, no, I don't want to live like an old goblin."

It's rare for him to have such a skinny mouth.

"Even if you look like an old goblin, you're still the person I care about the most in this world."

Her chuckle came from the night, as if it came from nature, and he thought, this is the life he wants.

He could not and would not allow anyone to break this tranquility between them.

The night was silent, and after a brief silence, he had something to say.

"Xiao Li, I'm sorry, I'm going back to China tomorrow."

She wasn't very happy: "Lu Zheng, even though I know it's your job, what if I'm still unhappy?" ”

"I know, but this work has been negotiated a long time ago, I can't go back if I don't go back, I promise you, just a week, not one more day."

She turned her face, and the night breeze lifted a strand of hair in her ear, which smelled like shampoo.

"Lu Zheng, I beg you, can you take me back? I promise not to mess with you. ”

He grabbed her shoulder, and there was a slight stiffness in her shoulder.

"Xiaoli, of course I want to take you with me, but you know, there are some problems with your visa, in the United States, I can take you wherever you want. But if I want to go back to China, I can't do anything. Believe me, I'm coming back to China for work on the one hand, and your visa on the other. Next time, you can go back with me. ”

She knew that this was a fact that could not be changed, but she was not very happy.

"My dear, have you ever done anything about my visa, why haven't you done it for so long?"

"I'm sorry, it's my fault, I'll get it done this time."

She felt helpless: "Okay! But tonight, I'm going to punish you for making back to the pot meat, the one that wants a lot of meat. ”

He smiled: "I don't have a problem, it's just you, you don't lose weight?" ”

"Eat this meal and then minus."

He was used to it every time she said it, but he satisfied her with whatever she liked.

He didn't mind her gaining weight, it was just right now, she was too thin in the past.

The moon hangs high in the quiet night sky.

In the room on the second floor, she lay there quietly, her breathing gradually steady.

Lately, she has been sleeping not very restlessly. The number of seizures is becoming more frequent.

Sometimes he woke up in the middle of the night, with empty eyes, as if he didn't recognize him, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Seeing that he was flustered in his heart, he didn't know if he had made a mistake in the direction of his treatment.

He began to give her bedtime calf tranquilizers frequently, but he knew that it was not a long-term solution and that his treatment had to be improved.

Like at the moment, he has that copy of "The Other You in the World" in his hand, and lately, whenever he reads this book by her side, she will be much quieter.

For this title, he doesn't like it very much, what is another you in the world, is there another you in the world?

During this time, he also tried to read other books, such as "Jane Eyre" and "Heart Sutra", which his aunt often loved to read.

But none of these worked, and only this one, "The Other You in the World", was tried.

Well, as long as it worked for her, he didn't mind how resistant that title was.