Chapter 21: Professor Lee's Home
The car slowly stopped in front of the hotel where the two had stayed in Shuncheng before, and there were people waiting for reception in the distance, and the outside could not see the inside, but Song Du could clearly see the employees waiting outside in uniform with a smile on their faces.
Song Du turned his head to see that Li Wangyi seemed to be still sleeping, his heart was a little entangled, the expressions of the people waiting outside did not change in the slightest, the curvature of the corners of his mouth seemed to be carefully calculated, and the driver seemed to be non-existent, leaving enough space for the two.
Fortunately, Li Wangyi quickly opened his eyes, and Song Du breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Wangyi sat up, took off the thin blanket on his body, glanced at it, and then reached out and handed the thin blanket to her, Song Du took it, the thin blanket in his hand was warm, with the temperature on his body.
As soon as he stretched out his long hand to open the car door, he took a step with his long legs, and his tall body got out of the car, and the action was done in one go, Song Du held the thin blanket, and before he could move, the car door on her side opened, and a bony hand fell in front of her, and she looked at it, it was Li Wangyi who had just gotten out of the car.
From the angle of the two of them, Song Du easily saw his eyes, just looking at you like that, there was only one person in his eyes, as if with tenderness, there was a kind of magic that captured people's hearts.
Song Du's heart sank, her afterglow swept to the hotel staff standing behind Li Wangyi, Song Du lowered her eyes, she took the thin blanket, and did not help Li Wangyi's hand, and got out of the car by herself.
Blowing a breeze, Song Du's long hair danced in the wind, cutting across Li Wangyi's spread palm, leaving only an itchy touch.
In the face of Song Du's ignorance, Li Wangyi's expression did not change, he naturally withdrew his hand, and returned to the suite on the top floor with Song Du under the leadership of the hotel staff, without saying a word all the way.
"When are we going to see Professor Li Chengming tomorrow?"
The central air conditioning was turned on in the hotel, the temperature was very suitable, and the temperature in the room was higher, Song Du was not cold at all in her single clothes, she folded the thin blanket that she didn't have time to put down just now and put it on the sofa, and turned her head to ask Li Wangyi, who was pouring water.
Actually, I can't say tomorrow, because it's almost two o'clock in the morning.
Originally, Limu Village was not close to Shuncheng, even if there were fewer cars at night, the driver had to drive for a while, not to mention that Li Wangyi had asked to drive safer before, so it was almost two o'clock when he arrived at the hotel.
"Ten o'clock."
Li Wangyi walked over with two glasses of water, and naturally handed one of them to Song Du, Song Du paused and reached out to take it, and it was warm in her hand, and her heart was inexplicably a little soft.
"Thank you... So what time is the plane tomorrow? ”
"Half past three in the afternoon."
Li Wangyi opened her mouth lightly, Song Du took a sip of water, the warm water crossed her throat, moistening her somewhat dry throat, she nodded and stopped talking.
"Go to bed early."
After waiting for a while, he didn't get the words on the side, Li Wangyi finished speaking, glanced at Song Du, put down the cup, and turned around and went back to his room.
Song Du looked at his calm back, silently said good night in his heart, turned off the light and turned back to the room where he lived, leaving a quiet room.
Song Du woke up at seven o'clock the next morning, she had slept too much in the past few days, and she felt that she had not slept so much in her life since she could remember, so even if she had only slept for five hours now, she couldn't sleep.
What's more, she still has things on her mind.
After Song Du got up and cleaned up, he stayed in the room, sat on the soft sofa in front of the window, read the industry information published in the past few days, and learned about the cutting-edge trends of research.
Time passed in a flash, and soon it was half past eight, there was a knock on the door, Song Du paced over and opened the door, and sure enough, it was Li Wangyi.
Today, he finally put on a complete set of black suits again, combed his back hair, his eyes were calm, his face was serious, and he finally became the original Chairman Li who was far away.
Song Du was in a trance, but quickly came back to his senses.
Sitting at the dining table with Li Wangyi, chewing slowly and eating breakfast, Song Du lowered his head and ate slowly throughout the whole process, except for saying "good morning" when he opened the door, Song Du didn't say anything else.
After a brief breakfast, the two left for Professor Li Chengming's house.
Professor Li's house is a small courtyard, the environment is quiet, and most of the people living around are Professor Li's colleagues, the conditions are very good, and it is very suitable for people who like to live.
Professor Li is now alone in this small courtyard, the children are not around, and the people who once lived here together are long gone, since Li Liwei died ten years ago, his wife, who was not in good health, went without staying up for two years, and since then, Professor Li is alone.
In the past few years, Professor Li has lived alone, but Li Wangyi has specially found an aunt for Professor Li, who is responsible for cooking for Professor Li, because Professor Li does not like others to go to his house, so the aunt lives in the residence arranged by Li Wangyi, not far from here, and every meal is ready to be sent to Professor Li.
The flowers and plants in Professor Li's courtyard are still exuding vigorous vitality, and there are several beautiful trees with lush branches, which were planted by Professor Li's wife when she was still alive.
It is also because of this that Professor Li, who has never fiddled with flowers and plants, began to learn to breed at a great age, and wasted a lot of effort to take care of these delicate flowers and plants, and finally left a little shadow of his lover.
Of course, Song Du only learned about these things later.
When the two arrived, Professor Li had been looking forward to it for a long time, and he had been looking forward to it since he received the news from Li Wangyi yesterday.
As soon as he saw the two, Professor Li greeted them warmly, still as elegant and easy-going as before.
The fruits of Zhang An'an's family, which he took back from Limu Village, have also been sent over this morning.
On the table are the fruits from Limu Village.
Li Wangyi and Professor Li went to the study to have a detailed discussion, which was about Professor Li's grandson, and Song Du was inconvenient to come forward, so he waited in the living room alone.
Professor Li's living room is a bit cluttered, with a lot of books piled up, but in the messy living room, there is a special place for a wooden shelf with photo frames on it.
Song Du paced over, and looked carefully at the shelf, there was no dust at all, and the edge of the photo frame was even a little shiny.
Song Du's eyes fell on a group photo of four people, and what caught his eye was the elegant old professor and his gentle wife, the two sat side by side on the sofa, clasped hands, and there was a smile in their eyes, which was a true portrayal of the couple who had been together for a lifetime.
Professor Li's wife looks really gentle, dignified and elegant, and you can see that she is a very temperamental lady through the photos.
And behind the couple stood two extremely handsome teenagers, one of whom Song Du had seen many times, it was exactly what Li Wangyi looked like when he was young, and his appearance had hardly changed much, but Song Du was still a little surprised when he suddenly saw him when he was a teenager.
At that time, Li Wangyi was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, a little green, not as rejecting people thousands of miles away as he is now, his body was also thinner, more like a teenager, he stood lazily, the corners of his lips were slightly pursed, but there was a faint smile in his indifferent and calm eyes, full of juvenile feeling, and his own youthful publicity, which made people can't help but look at him.
Song Du's eyes fell on the other teenager in the photo, the young man was like a pine, his eyebrows were picturesque, and he was also wearing a white shirt, different from Li Wangyi on his side, he did not hide his joy, with a gentle smile on his face, his eyes were slightly narrowed, his eyes were shining, and the smile was exactly the same as Professor Li's wife, which made people feel like a spring breeze.
This photo looks particularly warm, as if these four people are a family, Song Du has already guessed the identity of this gentle young man, this is the Li Liwei she has never met, the young man who sacrificed his young life in order to save people.
It turns out that he is such a gentle teenager who has done such great things?
Song Du unconsciously continued to look, there were a lot of photos on the shelf, Professor Li did not leave the country many times, Li Wangyi's photo was also this group photo, the most on the shelf was Professor Li's wife and Li Liwei, after the two passed away, Professor Li commemorated them in this way, touching their photos every day, as if they were still living under the same roof.
It's just that the laughter and laughter of the past can't go back after all.
The smooth marks on the picture frame proved that Professor Li missed them, and Song Du looked up, and what fell into view was the window that opened through the balcony, and she saw the vibrant flowers and plants in the small courtyard.
Even after so long, their traces are still carefully preserved by Professor Li, who is alone every day thinking about his lover and relatives.
The sound of the door being pushed open sounded, Li Wangyi, who was dressed in a black suit with a serious expression, pushed the door and walked out, Song Du looked over, but suddenly saw the back of Professor Li in the study, he sat quietly, but his body was a lot stiffer, and the feeling of old age and decadence suddenly hit.
Song Du was shocked, and before he could take a closer look, Li Wangyi had already closed the door, leaving the space to Professor Li, who was in pain.
"Let's go, give him some time to digest."
Li Wangyi walked in front of Song Du and spoke in a deep voice, but his eyes fell on the group photo of the four people that Song Du had just seen, Li Wangyi stood in place, staring at the photo for a long time, his eyes were clearly extinguished, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Song Du didn't know what to say at the moment, she could only stand beside him, hesitated, but she still raised her hand and gently stroked Li Wangyi's arm, as if comforting.
Soon, Li Wangyi looked away, said "let's go" again, and then turned around and went out.
Song Du followed him, and at the last moment before going out, Song Du turned his head in a ghostly way, and she saw Li Liwei who was still young in the photo from a distance, he was still smiling so gently, looking at this once warm home.
Song Du closed the door gently, and Li Wangyi stood at the door, his expression was already as usual, and he still looked impeccable.