Chapter 4: Cold in the eyes
Ding ding dong, a phone rang.
"Hey, Mom, what's wrong?"
"Xu Xiao, Chengchuan is conscious." The woman on the other end of the phone cried tears of joy.
"What? Big brother woke up? ”
Hearing the news, Xu Xiao jumped up from the office chair at once, swept away the previous unhappiness, and the volume of his speech increased unconsciously, and his voice even trembled.
"No, no, no, not yet, the nurse who took care of him this morning found that his fingers were moving, and after the doctor's examination, it was found that Chengchuan had obvious signs of improvement, maybe it won't be long before he wakes up!"
"Mom, are you in the hospital now? I'll come now. After speaking, Xu Xiao picked up his coat and walked to the garage excitedly.
Yan Zhi, who was sorting out the documents, looked up and saw Xu Xiao who was leaving in a hurry, and was surprised.
What's wrong with the boss who usually wants to stay in the company 24 hours a day?
But he didn't get too distracted by this, after all, Xu Xiao, who puts the company first, always has a reason for doing this.
Speeding all the way to the hospital where Xu Chengchuan was treated, Xu Xiao was so anxious that he couldn't wait to kick a rocket, and after arriving at the destination, he received several messages on his mobile phone, which were reminders of speeding violations.
Originally, he didn't have a good rest, but he didn't see a trace of exhaustion on his face when he was running back and forth in the morning, but he couldn't hide his excitement.
Xu Xiao skillfully came to Xu Chengchuan's ward.
The separate VIP ward, which is expensive but also provides excellent care for patients, has been lying quietly here for five years.
Six years ago, the Xu family suffered a blow, the company's funds were almost drained, and Xu's father was also admitted to the hospital in a fit of anger, leaving only Xu Chengchuan and Xu Xiao brothers to handle everything.
As the eldest son, Xu Chengchuan has been cultivated more by the Xu family since he was a child, and under great pressure, he always takes the initiative to take on more, he is very protective of Xu Xiao's younger brother, even in the chaos at the time, he did not forget to participate in Xu Xiao's graduation ceremony.
Everyone regarded him as the last source of fire for the Xu's Group, and everyone did not abandon him under his leadership, and the Xu's Group slowly improved.
However, such an excellent successor, the elder brother who loves his younger brother, was attacked by a group of people on a business trip.
At that time, Xu Xiao and he were surrounded by a group of black-clothed men, even though the two brothers had the habit of practicing martial arts since childhood, they were outnumbered.
Seeing that an iron baseball bat was about to hit Xu Xiao's head, Xu Chengchuan didn't think about rushing over to block the blow for him. When he was in a trance, the man with the iron rod struck Xu Chengchuan's head fiercely again, causing Xu Chengchuan to pass out on the spot.
Later, the police arrived in time, and Xu Xiao anxiously pleaded with the medical staff, "Please cure my eldest brother."
That night, one of the brothers was on the operating table and the other was outside the operating room. Xu Xiao waited from night to morning in the emergency room, and he sat alone in the cold corridor all night.
The cold of the night, the biting cold, but it can't compare to Xu Xiao's cold.
Xu Xiao himself was injured but only dealt with it briefly, he kept praying outside the operating room, praying for Xu Chengchuan's safety, but Xu Chengchuan still became a vegetative person because of his injuries and was in a coma in the hospital.
And this coma is five years, in the past five years, Xu Xiao has taken the lead alone, and no matter how busy and tired he is at work, he still finds time to talk to his brother.
Xu Chengchuan's faint consciousness recovered this time is a historic step forward in the improvement of his physical condition in the past five years, and he carries the expectations of too many people!
The successor in Xu's father's mind has always been Xu Chengchuan, even if Xu Xiao has turned over the Xu Group in the past few years and made Xu's father change his opinion of him, but some things will never change.
As soon as Xu Xiao entered the ward, he saw Xu's mother sitting on the side of Xu Chengchuan's bed, holding a handkerchief and constantly wiping her tears, and a familiar figure stood next to her.
"Mom, don't be sad, Brother Chengchuan will definitely recover soon, this time his consciousness awakening is a good turning point." Shen Jiaqi also looked at the person lying on the hospital bed with a concerned face.
After receiving Xu Chengchuan's condition, Shen Jiaqi also came to the hospital as soon as possible, because her home was closer to the hospital than Xu Xiao's company, she arrived earlier than Xu Xiao, who was in a hurry.
Of course, Xu Xiao was only a few steps behind her.
Seeing that Shen Jiaqi had already come to the hospital, Xu Xiao was stunned for a moment and then said with concern:
"Mom, how's my brother doing?"
Mother Xu didn't raise her head, continued to stare at her precious eldest son, and said stupidly: "I didn't react after moving my fingers this morning, but the doctor said it was a good sign." ”
As she spoke, Xu Mu's voice choked up again.
Xu Xiao looked at his brother lying on the hospital bed with mixed feelings in his heart, if it weren't for the eldest brother, I was afraid that the person lying on the bed now would be him.
Why couldn't I have been more vigilant in the first place? Why can't I be a little faster?
It was he who deprived his eldest brother of his life for five years.
"Brother......." Xu Xiao's throat was hoarse.
Both the mother and son of the Xu family fell into a sad mood. Mother Xu was still holding Xu Chengchuan's hand, falling into her own grief and unable to extricate herself, and Xu Xiao stood by himself and bowed his head and fell into self-blame.
Suddenly, Xu Xiao felt a soft hand grasp his hand.
He looked at it in surprise and found that it was Shen Jiaqi.
Shen Jiaqi was a little worried about Xu Xiao, after all, she knew that Xu Chengchuan was his most valued relative to Xu Xiao, and Xu Xiao had always blamed himself for Xu Chengchuan blocking him from falling into a coma.
Feeling Shen Jiaqi's concern, although Xu Xiao was still sad because of his eldest brother's injury, he had a little more warmth in his heart.
Xu Xiao's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his fingers gently swiped in Shen Jiaqi's palm.
is no longer the same as before, in addition to Xu Chengchuan, he also has his own family members who can give him care by his side.
Even though they had an argument yesterday, Shen Jiaqi still cared about him when he was sad, whether it was for Xu Chengchuan or for him, the warmth of this moment still made Xu Xiao's heart soften.
Thinking like this, Xu Xiao couldn't hold back any longer, he pulled Shen Jiaqi over and hugged her in his arms.
This move alarmed Mother Xu on the side, and a trace of darkness crossed her eyes and said: "Good time, you husband and wife will go out first, Chengchuan needs to recuperate, it is enough to leave me to take care of it here." ”
Hearing Xu's mother's instructions, and thinking that he couldn't help much here, Shen Jiaqi pulled Xu Xiao out with him.
Seeing Shen Jiaqi pulling Xu Xiao out, Xu's mother touched Xu Chengchuan's forehead, and said distressed and unwillingly; "Chengchuan, these should all belong to you......"
Your youth, your company and your wife......
After coming out of the ward, Shen Jiaqi and Xu Xiao let go of their hands and walked side by side in the corridor of the hospital.
Xu Xiao hated coming to the hospital, and the hospital gave him too many bad memories.
Suddenly, Shen Jiaqi received a phone call.
"Hey... Uncle Zhang, I'm Jiaji. ”
"Uh-huh, okay."
"Don't worry, Xu Xiao and I will definitely come."
Hanging up the phone, Shen Jiaqi said to Xu Xiao: "Next Sunday is my grandfather's seventieth birthday, don't forget to attend then." ”
Hearing Shen Jiaqi's indifferent notification, Xu Xiao was silent.
Seeing that the man next to him lowered his head and did not reply to her, Shen Jiaqi opened his mouth, but he stopped talking.
This time, she didn't know why she didn't ask again as intimately as before, and the two of them walked in silence all the time.
In the past, although the two often fought against each other, the first person to bow her head was always Shen Jiaqi, and she also wanted not to invest so much in Xu Xiao, but she couldn't help it, after all, this man had already entered her heart since she was a teenager.
After every quarrel, she always found a reason to take the initiative to contact Xu Xiao, and unconsciously softened her attitude, and the two did become closer because of Shen Jiaqi's behavior.
It's just that this kind of intimate progress is too slow and too slow, and it is not as good as a drunken forgetfulness.
Shen Jiaqi lowered her eyes, remembering the night with which she and Xu Xiao had a substantial experience.
Xu Xiao heard Shen Jiaqi's words, and it took a long time for him to respond with an "um".
But in his heart, he was thinking about what Yan Zhi said to him in the morning.
For so many years, he and Shen Jiaqi have quarreled and quarreled, but in the end, he is her husband, she is his wife, they are husband and wife, and there are contradictions to explain.
He remembered that when he got up that morning and saw Shen Jiaqi sleeping quietly beside him, his thoughts became firmer.
Perhaps, they should get along well.
He was willing to compromise for her, as long as she only had him in her heart, he was willing to ......
"Good period......." Xu Xiao was interrupted by a bell as soon as he spoke.
"Hello?" Shen Jiaqi received a strange phone call.
"Zhou Xu? Why did you call me? ”
"No thanks, haha......"
Shen Jiaqi's voice sounded in Xu Xiao's ears, and Xu Xiao seemed to hear something shattered and torn apart, placing him in the gloomy ruins.
He has always been alone, how could he forget.......
How dare he forget...... Xu Xiao laughed at himself in his heart, why did he get lost with just a little contact, how dare he forget what this woman had said to him because of this little favor.
Why are you so cheap, why can't you restrain yourself.
"You!"
"I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place! Why don't you die! Why don't you die? ”
"Ahh In my mind, an almost crazy woman screamed, her hair was messy, her words were crazy, and her mouth kept muttering, "Hehe...... I should have strangled you to death in the first place. ”
"You ruined me, you ruined me......"
The woman's crazy appearance lingered in Xu Xiao's mind for a long time, and it took a long time for him to sort out his emotions and open his eyes.
Xu Xiao's eyes were red, and there were some red threads on his eyeballs, and the words he had prepared had been chewed up and swallowed into his stomach.
He stood there, listening to the conversation between Shen Jiaqi and the man without saying a word, his eyes were cold.