At three o'clock in the morning, Xu Sui was still sleeping in the man's arms, but she had a nightmare, dreaming that Hu Qianxi jumped off the cliff in front of her, Xu Sui caught nothing, and finally gasped for breath Waking up from a dream.
Zhou Jingze was woken up, helped her up, turned on the bedside lamp, and poured a glass of warm water for her. Xu Sui snuggled into his arms, broke out in a cold sweat, his throat tightened for a while, and he put his lips against the rim of the cup, drinking water.
Zhou Jingze put his palm against her cheek, pinned the hair on her forehead behind her ears with his thumb joints, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"
Xu Sui took two sips of water and swallowed: "I dreamed that something happened to Xixi."
Zhou Jingze's hand around her arm tightened unconsciously, and his eyes dimmed for a moment. Just as he was about to say something, the cell phone placed by the bed rang, and the sharp voice pierced the tranquility of the night.
Sheng Nanzhou called.
Zhou Jingze clicked to answer, and before he said a word on the other end of the phone, the expression on his face changed, his brows and eyes were filled with emotions: "We'll be right there."
"Xixi went to the hospital, and her condition is a bit serious." Zhou Jingze said in a low voice, tilting his head.
Xu Sui jumped uneasily, immediately lifted the quilt, stepped on the floor barefoot, and began to look for clothes, with an anxious tone: "Then let's go there quickly."
Zhou Jingze looked at the woman who was scrambling to put on her clothes and even put her knit sweater on backwards. He held her hand, and the two of them met their eyes. His tone was slow:
"Let me tell you something first. Xixi actually has a congenital heart disease. She was diagnosed at the age of five. Recently... it may have become more serious."
Xu Sui stood there, feeling cold all over, unable to speak a word. Ren Zhou Jingze leaned over to button her up, put on her coat and scarf. Like a marionette, she was led out and into the car by a man.
At Puren Hospital, when Zhou Jingze and Xu Sui rushed to the emergency room, they saw Sheng Nanzhou leaning against the wall with his head slightly raised and his eyes closed. The cold white light of the hospital was on his side, silent and cold.
Half of cold light, half of shadow, Xu Sui even suspected that his whole body had already merged with the gray wall behind him.
Zhou Jingze walked over and asked, "How is it now?"
Sheng Nanzhou opened his eyes, and the three of them kept looking in the direction of the operating room. The red light was on to indicate emergency treatment. Sheng Nanzhou struggled to get the words out of his throat:
"In the middle of the night, she suddenly had chest tightness and couldn't breathe. She took medicine and couldn't relieve it. She called me urgently. When I rushed over, she... was lying on the ground."
Zhou Jingze asked, "Does her parents know?"
"No, she didn't let me tell you before, so I guess I won't be able to hide it tomorrow." Sheng Nanzhou replied.
After the questioning, the three of them kept silent for a long time. After waiting for two hours, at five o'clock in the morning, there was a "snap", the lights in the operating room went out, and the doctor stepped on the door of the induction room and walked out.
They surrounded them, and the doctor turned his head and took off the mask, saying: "The patient is not in serious condition for the time being, but her heart organ function is failing, the blood vessels are blocked, and the heart failure caused before is now at an advanced stage. It is recommended to wait until the patient wakes up. Full inspection and then…”
Sheng Nanzhou grasped the key words in it, and his eyes froze: "Doctor, what do you mean you have caused heart failure before?"
The doctor took off the entire mask from the ear side, and was taken aback for a moment: "Does the patient's family members know that her medical record shows that she has been diagnosed with heart failure six years ago?"
After the doctor finished speaking, he left. Sheng Nanzhou didn't say a word. He turned his back and punched hard on the wall. The back of his hand kicked stones and his flesh was blurred, and blood was seen immediately.
Six years ago, just after graduation, Hu Qianxi joined the International Wildlife Rescue Organization despite the objections of her family and the concerns of her friends.
Everyone thought that Hu Qianxi was just joking, that she just came back after playing for a while, but no one thought that she had persisted for so many years.
Xu Sui still remembers the scene of asking her why she had to work in such a difficult environment.
Hu Qianxi smiled and replied: "Of course I want to shine a light and heat in my limited life to warm others."
At the time, Xu Sui thought it was a perfunctory remark, but she didn't expect that her sincerity towards life was hidden under the joke.
Hu Qianxi quickly turned into the ward, and they walked over, through a layer of glass, Xu Sui looked over, Hu Qianxi was lying on the hospital bed with a miserable face, as thin as a crumbling leaf.
I restrained my emotions all night, and finally couldn't hold back, my nose was sore, and tears fell down.
Zhou Jingze held her in his arms, Xu Sui lay on his shoulder and cried while thinking, how could there be such a stupid person.
No wonder Hu Qianxi took a one-month leave of absence when she entered the freshman year and did not participate in military training. Hu Qianxi did not take part in running exercises every morning at the university. She explained that she was too lazy to run, so she asked her family to find a related doctor to issue a medical certificate, and that Hu Qianxi often disappeared for a period of time inexplicably, and then came back.
And that time at the Beishan ski resort, why didn't she think about it more, Xixi, who grew up in the north, longed for skiing. Sheng Nanzhou insisted that everyone go together, so it was to fulfill Hu Qianxi's wish.
The more Xu Sui wanted to cry, the more she cried. These things are clearly traceable. Why can't she care about her more? Maybe the situation will be different.
Sheng Nanzhou glanced at the time on the watch, walked over, and said, "It's almost dawn, you two go back to wash and go to work, I'll just watch over here."
"I'm in the general surgery room, call me if you need something." Xu Sui spoke again, feeling his throat stick.
"Um."
At ten o'clock in the morning, Xu Sui went to the inpatient department to see Hu Qianxi during his break. Hu Qianxi had already woken up. She was leaning against the head of the bed, with a needle inserted in the back of her hand, which was bruised and purple.
Seeing Xu Sui coming, Hu Qianxi raised the corners of her lips and smiled at her.
Immediately, a layer of moisture gushed out of her eyes, Xu Sui pinched her palm secretly with her nails, forced back the tears, and gave her a gentle smile in return.
"You still know, hey, the game failed." Hu Qianxi stuck out her tongue.
Xu Sui walked over, held her hand, and said with a smile, "It's not a failure, we're going to clear the game with you."
"Don't worry, the doctor in my heart is my colleague, and when I was studying in Hong Kong, I knew an authoritative medical professor who specializes in treating heart disease," Xu Sui pressed the back of her hand with his thumb and said , "Trust me, I'm a doctor."
"Anyway, it will definitely get better." Xu Sui looked at her.
Hu Qianxi blinked and said, "Okay."
In fact, Hu Qianxi has heard similar words countless times since she was a child. She knows how her physical condition is, but now she wants to make Xu Sui happy.
I want everyone around me to be happy and not to frown because of her.
In mid-December, Zhou Jingze officially joined the flight rescue team of the Ministry of Transport of China Shipping. Since he took office, the most times Xu Sui saw him was actually on the news.
Either inter-provincial search and rescue of railway workers trapped by snowstorms in the western region, or helicopter search and rescue of people in distress due to forest fires.
Xu Sui had very few video calls with Zhou Jingze, and each call was interrupted urgently. In fact, she always missed him very much.
This month, Xu Sui was anxious and exhausted by her good friend’s illness. She stayed up late every day after work to collect a lot of information and medical certificates, and contacted colleagues as much as she could. Even her colleagues in the hospital were annoyed by her. During this period, she has been admitted to the ICU twice. Don’t you know if you are a clinical student? Heart failure is a clinical syndrome of heart disease in the late stage. She has long-term and repeated heart failure, and the prognosis is also poor. Hey, it’s difficult. .”
The hardest one was actually Sheng Nanzhou, running up and down for her, guarding her all the time.
In this way, Xu Sui ushered in his 28th birthday in December, which was the day before Christmas and Christmas Eve.
Xu Sui put aside his disturbing thoughts temporarily, put on light makeup, wore a blue velvet skirt, a pearl headband, black eyes and red lips, gentle and touching.
Zhou Jingze specially adjusted the vacation to today, saying that he would spend her birthday with her.
Xu Sui arrived at the restaurant that Zhou Jingze had reserved ahead of time, which was a music restaurant. When Xu Sui was seated, the waiter handed her the menu, and Xu Sui said with a smile:
"Wait for a while, I'm waiting for someone."
At 7:50, ten minutes before the appointed time, Zhou Jingze called. Xu Sui looked pleasantly surprised, and when he answered, his voice was a little happy:
"Are you there yet?"
There was a whirring wind on the other end of the phone, and Zhou Jingze lowered his voice and said, "Baby, I'm sorry, there is an urgent task at hand—"
"Ah," Xu Sui's eyes flashed with disappointment, but his voice pretended to be relaxed, "It's okay, I'll ask Liang Shuang to come out to accompany me later."
"Well, happy birthday."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Sui felt a sense of loss. In fact, she hadn't seen Zhou Jingze for more than ten days, and she missed him very much. Xu Sui waited for a while by himself, asked the waiter to order a table of dishes, and planned to go home and buy a cake after eating, and this birthday was over.
Originally, Xu Sui thought it was fine to eat alone, but the resident singers in the music restaurant were singing love songs. It just so happened that today was Christmas Eve, and there were couples around.
She put down her chopsticks after taking two bites of the appetizer, looked down at the menu, and suddenly wanted to order a glass of iced juice to stimulate her taste buds.
Xu Sui was looking at the menu seriously, when a shadow fell, and a rising voice sounded: "Miss, can you share a table?"
"Sorry, there's someone here—" Xu Sui refused subconsciously without raising his head.
Until an unexplained humming sound fell from the top of his head, speaking in a breathy voice with a smile: "My girl is quite defensive."
Xu Sui raised his head, and when he saw the person in front of him clearly, dimples appeared on his face: "Aren't you unable to say it?"
"I'm just kidding," Zhou Jingze smiled, putting the cake he was carrying aside, "But I was delayed while getting things on the way."
Zhou Jingze stood in front of her, wearing a black jacket, his hair was extremely short, showing stubble, and his face was sharp. He was injured at some point, and there was a scar on his brow bone. He still looked generous. The field has become more mature and stable.
There are still snow particles on his broad shoulders, as if he came through the wind and snow.
Zhou Jingze unpacked the cake, lit three candles, and lit them with a lighter. Xu Sui put his palms together and made a wish earnestly.
The man leaned back lazily on the chair, seeing Xu Sui's pious face, raised his eyebrows, and joked: "My boyfriend is in your light, give me a wish."
Xu Sui opened his eyes, blew out the candle and smiled, "Okay, I'm not greedy, I'll share a wish with you."
Halfway through the meal, the waiter walked up with the leaflet and said, "Hello, today the restaurant launched a Christmas Eve promotion. Take a picture together and check in Moments to get a discount. Are you a couple? That's a discount .”
"No, thank you." Zhou Jingze politely refused.
Xu Sui was a little depressed. Just now the waiter asked if the two were lovers, what did he mean by no answer, hey. She was secretly depressed, Zhou Jingze bent his fingers and tapped on the table, saying:
"I'm going to the bathroom."
"okay."
After the people left, Xu Sui was seriously digging for the yogurt in the bowl with a spoon, when suddenly, the large chandelier in the center of the hall went out with a "snap", leaving only a warm dim light on each dining table.
A chasing light suddenly lit up not far away, someone tapped the mic, Xu Sui followed the sound and looked over, Zhou Jingze didn't know when he appeared on the stage, he was sitting there, holding a microphone, looking straight at her position, The voice is low and deep:
"A song for the one I love."
As soon as the familiar prelude sounded, Xu Suixin trembled, it was her favorite Jay Chou's "Lovely Woman". When she went to KTV to sing with her roommate on the weekend of college, she told Hu Xixi and the others that she liked him very much, and if someone sang Jay Chou's song to confess his love, she would impulsively want to go with him forever.
Liang Shuang immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "Follow me."
Several people suddenly laughed together and twisted into a ball.
But how did he know
Zhou Jingze's voice was very low, lingering in Xu Sui's ears through the microphone, she felt her ears were numb, he was still holding a can of beer, his back was slightly lowered, his feet were on the floor, magnetic and catchy A voice came out of his throat:
pretty make me blush cute woman
A lovely woman who is gentle and makes my heart hurt
smart lovely woman who moved me
…cute woman that drives me crazy
After the song was over, Zhou Jingze walked towards her. The screams and boos of the audience were about to overturn the roof, and Xu Sui also became nervous. He smiled and said word by word:
"Happy birthday, Yiyi, the wish you gave me, I just made it—not every year is safe, but Sui Sui is safe."
After joining the air rescue team, Zhou Jingze has seen more life and death, joys and sorrows, and now he only hopes that his loved ones will be safe.
After the two finished their meal, Zhou Jingze drove her home. Halfway there, Xu Sui realized that this was not the way home, and asked, "Where are you taking me?"
"You'll know when you get there." Zhou Jingze said while driving the car, looking straight ahead.
Zhou Jingze drove her to Yajiang District, and the car stopped at Lingnan Mansion. Xu Sui was a little startled, but got out of the car anyway. Zhou Jingze led her in by swiping her card, and the two came to a house.
Xu Sui thought he was bringing her to meet his friends, and was about to knock on the door when Zhou Jingze stopped her and raised his chin at her:
"Give."
In Xu Sui's palm was a bunch of keys.
"What is this?" Xu Sui asked.
Zhou Jingze smiled: "Birthday gift."
Xu Sui unlocked the key, pushed the door and walked in. The house is huge, with three floors. The upper floor is a duplex with complete furniture. Go up to the second floor, there is a master bedroom, leaning on the balcony.
"Is this our future wedding room?" Xu Sui asked.
Zhou Jingze snorted, patted her on the head, and looked down at her: "It's not us, the house only has your name written on it, I don't want my wife to be wronged when I get married, and even run out to live in a hotel, so calm down when you quarrel , it was you who drove me away."
"This gift is too expensive—" Xu Sui took the key and wanted to return it to him.
Zhou Jingze locked her eyes tightly and smiled: "I took advantage of you, I don't want to be your neighbor."
"I want to be your roommate, the one who can legally share the same bed."
Xu Suixin trembled, but felt her face was hot, she changed the subject, saw that the house seemed to be just renovated, and the paint on the railing was still half dry, so she asked:
"Did you buy one recently?"
Zhou Jingze put one hand in his pocket, tilted his head to think for a while, and replied, "It seems to be the time when I was a sophomore and wanted to take you home to meet my grandfather."
It was also the first time I wanted to have a relationship with someone, so I bought this house.