The college entrance examination was just around the corner, and during the last few days of recuperating at home, Lu Yan stayed at the door of Lu Zhen's room all day long, watching secretly like a cat, staring at him to review his homework.
For any other college entrance examination students, these three days can be a good rest, but Lu Yan knows her father too well. If he really lets him throw away his textbooks and let himself go for a few days, maybe he can immediately enter the summer vacation state and completely forget the three days. He still has a college entrance examination to take in a few days.
"Dad, just tell me, with your current grades, can you be admitted to university?"
Lu Zhen leaned on the soft computer chair, stretched her waist, and said leisurely: "You are asking this... You must be admitted to university, and if you are lucky, you can even go to Tsinghua University and Peking University. "
"Come on, you, pay back Huabei University, if you can touch a thread, I have to go to the temple to offer incense and fulfill my vow."
Lu Zhen patted the back of Lu Yan's head, and said dissatisfiedly: "I'm in the top 50 of the grade in my second-model exam, what do you say!"
Lu Yan said weakly: "Only that one time..."
When Lu Zhen took the second model exam, she entered the top 50 in the grade for the first time, and everyone felt unbelievable.
Although since the third year of high school, there have indeed been many dark horse students who have rushed to the top of the rankings, but it is a bit too magical that a crane tail like Lu Zhen can also rush in.
Just when everyone thought that Lu Zhen was going to completely rise and turn around, he was beaten back to his original form again in the three-mode test, and rolled back to the top 100 in the grade.
In the next few intensive simulation tests, Lu Zhen's performance has always been in such a "bungee jumping" state, sometimes high and sometimes low, and his performance fluctuates.
Lu Yan attributed this phenomenon to: luck.
Therefore, whether Lu Zhen can be admitted to a key university, he really has to pay homage to Manjusri Bodhisattva.
"In the past four days, you should review your homework carefully." Lu Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Jian Yao's mother's grades have always been good, and she can always maintain her top 30 grades. You can't let my mother fall behind."
When Jian Yao was mentioned, Lu Zhen immediately regained her spirits, and said confidently: "It's absolutely fine, the last time I and her were only... 20 places behind."
Lu Yan said weakly: "The furthest time you were away from her was two hundred places."
Lu Zhen stretched out her thick arms, grabbed Lu Yan's neck, pulled her over and shackled her under her armpits, and threatened, "Little girl, there are some things. Don't tell me if you understand."
"let me go!"
"I'm teaching you the principles of life."
"Grandpa, Lu Zhen is bullying again!" Lu Yan shouted.
The nurse madman Lu Jian rushed into the room aggressively, picked up the slippers on her feet and smashed them on Lu Zhen's back: "Aside from bullying your sister, what else can you do!"
Lu Zhen yelled "Oh", and let go of Lu Yan. Lu Yan hurriedly ran to hide behind Lu Jian, and stuck out her tongue at Lu Zhen gloatingly.
Lu Zhen was not reconciled, and murmured in a low voice, but a daughter is difficult to raise.
Okay... There are a lot of adults who are fathers, so I don't care about you.
That night, Lu Yanmao hesitated for a long time under the soft wool blanket, and finally sent a text message to Shen Kuo asking him about the situation.
She has been afraid to contact him for fear of disturbing his review.
On weekdays, if Lu Yan hadn't messaged him, he would definitely send a text message or call.
It has been more than a day, and there has been no news from Shen Kuo, Lu Yan can't help but feel agitated.
He didn't reply to the text message until late at night, so I called him, and the voice reminded the other party that the phone was turned off.
Lu Yan suddenly turned over from the bed, all kinds of common plots of novels and TV dramas immediately appeared in her mind, unexpected situations such as car accidents, why not say goodbye...
She sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, tremblingly clutching her phone, forcing herself to calm down.
She comforted herself that it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and it was normal to turn off the phone and go to sleep.
No, it's not right, Shen Kuo never turns off the phone when he sleeps, this is his habit.
After being together, Shen Kuo never turned off the phone, he always let Lu Yan contact him in the first time, even text messages, except for taking a shower, the rest of the time was answered within seconds.
This is so abnormal.
Lu Yan felt as if a pot of cold water had been poured into her heart, and she also began to get scared. There are two days left before the college entrance examination, at this time, Shen Kuo must not have any accidents!
She stood up, paced around the room, walked around anxiously, and finally she was still worried, and decided to go to Shen Kuo's house overnight to check on the situation.
Lu Yan sneaked by the door, poking her head out of the house like a thief.
Because Lu Jian was going to attend an important forum tomorrow, she went to bed early, and all the lights outside the house were turned off. Only the crack in the door of Lu Zhen's room was still shining.
He is still reading.
In fact, in terms of hard work, Lu Zhen has really worked hard this year. Although he complains about this and that, he is really determined to get good grades in the exam.
Not only to prove herself to Lu Jian, but also to become better and make Jian Yao think highly of herself.
Lu Yan gently closed the door, squeezed her hands and feet down the stairs, and came to the entrance.
She groped in the dark and thoughtfully found a pair of shoes that she hadn't worn for a long time from the cabinet and put them on. At the same time, she also hid her slippers in the shoe cabinet, pretending that she was still at home.
She knew this set of proficient skills in her previous life. At that time, Lu Yan often sneaked out to play at night, and didn't come home until early in the morning. She was never caught by her stupid father.
Lu Yan closed the door softly, ran to the backyard and pushed her bicycle, and hurried towards Shen Kuo's house after going out.
At this moment, the market is almost closed, but there are many pedestrians on the street, and the night market food stalls on the street are still lively.
Lu Yan was riding a bicycle, making seven turns and eight turns, and turned into the alley where Shen Kuo's house was located.
Bicycle tires rubbed against the uneven stone road, making a rattling sound, which was especially clear in the quiet small li.
The lights of every house were on in the alley, but the lights of Shen Kuo's house were off, and the windows were dark.
Lu Yan quickly pressed the brake, jumped down and parked the car in the corner, walked to the window and looked in.
There seemed to be no one in the room.
At this time, a dilapidated wooden door on the opposite side opened, and a woman carrying a child went out to pour water. She saw Lu Yan standing furtively by the eaves of the house, and asked, "Hey, who are you looking for?"
Lu Yan quickly responded, "I'm looking for Shen Kuo, isn't he here?"
While coaxing the baby in her arms, the woman said: "His father couldn't breathe last night and was sent to the hospital urgently. He should be still in the hospital right now. He hasn't seen anyone coming back all day today."
"Ah, is Uncle Shen serious?"
The woman sighed: "Seeing that Shen Kuo recited his father, he was half-lived by the kid. Now, I can't say..."
Lu Yan's heart was half cold, and she stood there in a daze for a long time, her hands and feet were numb and unconscious.
After the woman finished speaking, she turned around and entered the room, muttering: "I've been ill for so many years, it's a good thing if I really go away, it's a crime to drag that child down."
Lu Yan rode a bicycle, walked crookedly through the small alley, and came to the intersection.
The college entrance examination is always going to cool down in the past few days. There are a few rain stars in the sky, and the streets are wet, reflecting the dim light of the street lamps.
Lu Yan forced herself to calm down, reassuring herself that everything will be fine, Father Shen is auspicious, and nothing will happen.
According to Shen Kuo, his father is shy in front of strangers, and he can't let it go, but in fact he has a very cheerful and optimistic personality, and he always likes to tell a few humorous jokes from time to time.
Shen Kuo has a dull temper, and is often teased by his father into a smile.
If it weren't for such an optimist, it would be difficult for anyone to persevere after being ill for so many years.
...
From Shen Kuo's daily descriptions, Lu Yan could also tell that Shen Kuo had a deep affection for his father. He didn't often smile, but when talking about his father, the corners of his thin lips would always rise slightly.
Lu Yan stopped at the street and thought for a few minutes, then got on the bike and drove towards the Municipal People's Hospital at high speed.
Generally speaking, such serious illnesses are sent to the best public hospital in Beicheng—the Municipal People's Hospital, and he must be there too.
Lu Yan drove all the way, and arrived at the Municipal People's Hospital in only fifteen minutes. She asked for a long time in the outpatient department, but she didn't know Father Shen's name, so the information desk couldn't give the specific inpatient room number.
Lu Yan was so anxious that tears were about to fall out. At this moment, she saw a tall and thin figure passing by the payment window. It was Shen Kuo.
He was holding the payment receipt in his hand, and was checking it carefully with his head down. A few strands of bangs blocked his dark eyes...
Under the light, his face was sickly pale and tired.
"Shen Kuo!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Shen Kuo paused slightly and raised his head.
His pale face was illuminated by the white banner lamp, and he looked extremely depressed and sleepy, with blue stubble on his chin, and a few streaks of blood in his eyes.
The moment he saw Lu Yan, a light flashed in his eyes.
Lu Yan ran over in a hurry, hesitating to speak several times, wanting to ask him about Father Shen's situation, but she didn't dare to ask.
Shen Kuo saw her worry, and said bluntly: "In the intensive care unit, we are not out of danger yet."
Although she was not out of danger yet, Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The wind and light rain blew her eyes along the way, and she couldn't hold back her tears several times.
She was so afraid that Dad Shen would have an accident...
Shen Kuo looked up at the clock hanging in the lobby of the outpatient department, it was almost twelve o'clock now.
"It's too late." His voice was a little hoarse: "You come here..."
Lu Yan quickly explained: "You called you, but you didn't answer, the college entrance examination is coming soon, I'm a little worried..."
Shen Kuo took out his mobile phone from his bag and looked at it, then explained: "The battery was out this morning."
He stayed here all night last night.
"Can I go and see my uncle?" Lu Yan asked.
Shen Kuo was silent, nodded, and led her towards the building of the inpatient department.
Lu Yan leaned against Shen Kuo, looked up at his face from time to time, stretched out her hand tentatively, and firmly held his fingers.
Shen Kuo could feel the power conveyed by the little girl's soft palm.
Warm and caring.
The intensive care unit is on the third floor of the inpatient department. There are fewer patients on this floor, so it is very quiet. The ceiling lights in the corridor are not very bright, casting a listless yellow light on the whole corridor.
Through the window of the ward, you can see the ventilator hanging on Shen's father's nose. Lu Yan doesn't quite understand the heart rate monitor, but the heart rate displayed on it is very weak, which is lower than the normal index.
"In a deep coma." Shen Kuo leaned against the wall and explained weakly: "Last night, first aid was sent, and an electric shock device was used. It was hard to save a life, but it was not out of danger."
Lu Yan knew that the doctor would use electric shocks only when her heart stopped beating when she was on the verge of death.
Listening to Shen Kuo's few sentences, Lu Yan could also imagine how dangerous the situation was.
There were family members sleeping on the side chairs in the corridor, so they didn't say much and came to the terrace at the end of the corridor.
The rain has stopped, the cool wind is blowing gently, and the leaves are rustling.
The boring summer has been dispelled a lot. For the students of the college entrance examination, it is really fortunate.
Shen Kuo leaned against the guardrail, and took out a cigarette and a lighter from his breast pocket. The lighter was the one Lu Yan gave him. He has been using it and liked it very much.
For the things he likes, Shen Kuo will not put them on the shelf, he will carry them with him and use them often.
The hand that lit the cigarette was shaking all the time, and it failed to light it several times. The lighter fell to the ground and made a "clang".
His expression was very calm, but Lu Yan could tell that his heart was already in turmoil.
Last night, he almost lost his father.
In this world, people can have nothing, but they cannot live without parents.
Lu Yan squatted down, picked up the lighter on the ground, scratched his eyes inadvertently with the corner of her clothes, then stood up, tiptoed to light him.
Shen Kuo hesitated for a moment, then his body caught fire and lit the cigarette.
In the past, he wouldn't smoke in front of her, because Lu Yan said she didn't like the smell of second-hand smoke, so she didn't ask him to smoke.
This time she offered to light a cigarette for him.
Shen Kuo turned his back and walked a little further away. After only two puffs, he extinguished the cigarette.
"I'll take you back."
Lu Yan looked at Shen Kuo's tired face with a gloomy look, knowing that he didn't sleep all night last night, and tonight to guard Shen's father out of danger, he certainly wouldn't sleep either.
"Shen Kuo, I will stay tonight and watch over you, you go to sleep for a while."
"Need not."
Shen Kuo resolutely rejected Lu Yan's proposal, grabbed her by the collar, and led her downstairs without any explanation.
"Shen Kuo." She lengthened the ending and said eagerly, "Shen Kuo will take the college entrance examination the day after tomorrow, you can't stay up all day!"
"It doesn't matter," he said quietly.
Compared with his father's life, the college entrance examination is really not important.
"I'll keep watch for you these few days, you go to sleep." Lu Yan said eagerly, "I like to stay up late, so it's totally fine, okay, Shen Kuo."
In the end, she hugged Shen Kuo's arm, almost begging in tears: "I stayed up late every day to study and prepared for three years. How could it be unimportant. Go to sleep for a while, okay?"
The little girl had been wiping away her tears just now, not wanting to show discomfort in front of him, but now she couldn't pretend anymore, her eyes were wet, and her voice trembled: "I will help you take good care of Dad Shen, please You are here, okay?"
Shen Kuo's heart was wet by her tears, and the strings that had been stretched for so long finally couldn't stretch anymore.
He forcefully pulled the girl into his arms, pressed her shoulder blades with one hand, and hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to press her into his body.
She patted him lightly, as if to comfort him, and said softly, "It'll be fine, you go to sleep, even for a short while."
Shen Kuo finally responded with a deep voice: "Okay."
Lu Yan dragged Shen Kuo back to the corridor. Shen Kuo was worried, and didn't go to sleep on the small bed in the family lounge, but just leaned on the sidewalk in the corridor, sitting and squinting for a while.
Lu Yan quickly sat down, patted her leg, and said, "Then you pillow me."
He lowered his eyes and looked at the girl's legs in jeans, which were straight and slender.
He seemed a little embarrassed, and said in a muffled voice, "No need."
"How can you sleep well while sitting?" The little girl involuntarily took Shen Kuo's hand and squeezed him over: "Lie down quickly."
The young man's expression seemed a little shy, he hesitated for a moment, and finally obeyed her, and lay down with his clothes on, with the back of his head resting on her leg.
He opened his eyes, his dark eyes staring at her face.
She has a pair of peach blossom eyes that are so beautiful that it is hard to breathe, and they are soul-stirring.
It's just that she is still young at the moment, with innocent eyes. If one matures in the future and has such a pair of charming eyes, what a beautiful sight it will be.
Lu Yan looked a little embarrassed by him, and covered his eyes with her hand: "Go to sleep."
He closed his eyes obediently, and his long eyelashes swept her soft palm.
After closing his eyes, tiredness swept over like a tide, and Shen Kuo immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Half-dream and half-awake, it seems that I can feel the softness with a touch of coolness falling on the corners of my lips.
His dry thin lips moved.
Couldn't wake up.