Semester starts in September, Cheng Jingbo lives in Liuhe Campus, the stage of just taking over the work is always very busy, people can't leave, Bai Ziren and him contact him by phone every day, tell him how many classes he has today, what he had for lunch, and press What did the instructor do? Because she couldn't see anyone with him, she talked a lot on the phone. He would listen patiently, and then told her to pay attention to her diet, go out with friends more, and don't stay up late to read books. If she has a little trouble, he will share it.
Even so, Bai Ziren still couldn't suppress his inner thoughts, and the days without him were very difficult.
She still goes to the cafe in the lighthouse once a week, sits alone on the sofa in the living room on the second floor and reads, occasionally being accosted by others and just pretending not to hear.
It’s just that I often read halfway, my eyes move away from the text, and I fall on the empty seat opposite, feeling disappointed.
It turns out that without him, reading has become a lonely thing.
The waiters at the bar were changed again and again. Manager Zhang was extremely harsh on them, and almost every one of them was fired within two days.
Without Xiao Ji's bright smiling face, the atmosphere in the lighthouse is not as relaxed and comfortable as before. Some guests feel baffled by the frightened face of the waiter when they enter the door.
Once, Bai Ziren ran into Xiao Ji by chance at the door. At that time, Xiao Ji was covering his face and tearing off a nap photo on the glass window. After she recognized him, she stepped forward and patted Xiao Ji on the shoulder. The latter was frightened Jump three feet high.
"So it was you." Xiao Ji was relieved after seeing who it was.
"You thought it was Manager Zhang?"
Holding a bunch of photos, Xiao Ji nodded cautiously.
"I heard that if you don't agree to be his girlfriend, this row of glass windows will be covered with your photos."
Xiao Ji said angrily: "Who will accept his perverted pursuit? I am also a person with backbone, and I will never come back to this place."
"Your attitude is right."
Xiao Ji wanted to say something else, but she smelled the smell of blood sensitively at the tip of her nose. She widened her eyes and ran away in two seconds, faster than a rabbit.
Bai Ziren turned his head and saw Zhang Wuji walking step by step, his handsome face was bloodless under the moonlight.
The moment he opened the door, he suddenly heard a voice beside him saying, "Why don't you paste the love letters you wrote on the windows? That's more romantic, maybe Xiao Ji will like it."
His footsteps faltered, and he asked coldly, "You asked me to write such childish things as love letters?"
"You don't need to write a lot, the words are simple, the attitude is sincere, and you express your heart, that's fine."
Zhang Wuji just sneered, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, Bai Ziren was a little embarrassed seeing this, and didn't dare to say another word.
Three days later, the floor-to-ceiling glass windows on three sides of the cafe in the lighthouse were covered with love letters written in beautiful fonts, which was very shocking.
People passing by stopped and read carefully.
"You're kind of dumb, but I don't mind."
"I can turn a blind eye to your occasional errands at work, eat potato chips, or watch Korean dramas on your phone."
"If you like watching Korean dramas, then you should like me more, the reason is simple, I am much more than male coaches."
"I am perfect and can tolerate all your flaws."
"You don't look ugly when you take a nap."
"Some things don't need to be said, such as those three vulgar words, I will never say them in my life, but you will understand."
"Tuanzitou, come back."
Soon, some female students came to ask the waiter who the dumpling was. The waiter honestly replied that he didn’t know, all he knew was that the boss stayed up late to write the love letter. , he helped to check for typos, and then pasted them on the window one by one. It took a total of three hours. During the period, he accidentally twisted his arm, and it still hurts. Compensation of three yuan, plus a seemingly good treatment, free Chinese food for a month, of course the food is brought from home by the boss himself.
In just one week, the cafe in the lighthouse became popular. Many people know that there is an affectionate but stingy boss here. He is 1.88 meters tall, handsome, and has a very arrogant attitude. The wrong sentence is confusing to everyone. After inquiring, I found out that he is good at mathematics, physics and chemistry. He has never passed Chinese since he was a child. He cooks dark dishes, and his latest specialty is stir-fried pickled melon with watermelon rind.
Although it is difficult for everyone to evaluate him in one sentence, he is very cute intuitively.
Bai Ziren told Cheng Jingbo about this, saying that now the whole world is looking for Tuanzitou.
"I guess she went to Australia's heart-shaped island." Cheng Jingbo said.
"How did you know?"
"I overheard her saying that if you are not happy here, you will go there to bask in the sun."
"Will you tell Manager Zhang?"
"No, let him find it slowly."
"..."
They chatted for a long time, but she still didn't feel sleepy, and wanted to listen to him read, so he read a recent book to her on the phone.
The familiar voice told the story, she seemed to hear the leaves falling from the branches hanging in the water, everything was tender.
His voice reassured her, and her heart, which was a little anxious because of trivial matters during the day, completely calmed down at this moment, as if soaked in spring water with a suitable temperature.
She fell asleep slowly, forgetting to hang up the phone, and he stopped reading there, listening to her breathing.
"Good night."
There was a typhoon in late September, and the temperature dropped sharply. Bai Ziren caught a cold and went to the classroom wearing a mask.
As soon as she sat down, she heard Zhu Mingwen talk about Fangzheng. It seemed that Fangzheng was about to be fired, and the reason was related to Teacher Xu.
It is said that Fangzheng did something inappropriate to the beautiful teacher Xu Shuyun. The students didn't know what it was, and a small number of people who knew the truth kept it secret.
"Someone guessed that Fangzheng was peeping at her taking a shower."
Bai Ziren was speechless and couldn't believe it.
"Whatever he is, it's fine if he's gone anyway, keeping it here will only make this place a mess."
Later, Fangzheng never appeared again, and Zhou Biran cheered for it at the class reunion, and ordered a table of beer to celebrate the fact that he would never see Fang Niangniang again.
Bai Ziren still told Cheng Jingbo what happened at the school. He laughed at these changes, but he noticed that she still spoke in a nasal voice, and was a little worried about her physical condition.
"Ahem, the last time I caught a cold was three years ago. They say that people who don't get sick will suddenly get seriously ill."
"No nonsense."
"I'm just joking. It's mainly because I'm busy during this time. I have to help Teacher Fu with a lot of things, and I leave school very late. The wind on the road is so strong that my brain hurts."
"Why don't you be obedient? Let you wear more clothes and hats, and drink more hot water."
Bai Ziren agreed one by one.
"Don't underestimate the cold. There will be complications after a long time. You must rest more. When you should refuse, you must say it. You can't force yourself."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Bai Ziren said and made a small request, "Can you say something nice to me?"
"I miss you very much, come back to see you next month."
She was satisfied, and although she still wanted to chat with him more, he ordered her to rest earlier, so she had to end the call.
She drank two large glasses of water, took loquat syrup, wiped her face with a hot towel, and went to sleep.
What I didn't expect was that this time the cold came on fiercely and showed signs of lingering. She was even more lightheaded and her ears were buzzing. Although she was very tired, she didn't think it was enough to ask for leave. In the laboratory, help Fu He sort out the materials in the evening.
After the typhoon passed, Fu He found Bai Ziren and Huang Xiaoling, handed them a stack of detailed instructions, asked them to go to the chemical factory in the north of the city, and hand them over to a master in person, only he would modify the instruments in the laboratory as required .
"You two female classmates are going together, so I don't worry." Fu He said with a smile, "Remember, you must give it to him."
Bai Ziren and Huang Xiaoling drove past, and had no communication with each other along the way. Huang Xiaoling even lowered his head and focused on chatting with his boyfriend, without even looking at Bai Ziren.
Bai Ziren was sitting in the last row, wearing a mask, coughing non-stop, dizzy, and tinnitus getting worse.
When they arrived at the factory, according to the directions of the staff, the two quickly walked to a building. Huang Xiaoling turned around and said to Bai Ziren: "You have been coughing, so you should not go up. Give me the things, and I will take them up to Master Cai." .”
Bai Ziren thought it was good, so he took out the manual from his schoolbag and handed it to Huang Xiaoling.
At first I thought it would only be a few minutes, but half an hour later, Huang Xiaoling hadn't gone downstairs. Bai Ziren called her, but she didn't answer, so she had to continue to wait in the cold wind.
Ten minutes later, Bai Ziren went upstairs to look for Master Cai, and learned that Huang Xiaoling had left a long time ago, probably from another exit of the building. Master Cai asked her to call or look around.
Unfortunately, Huang Xiaoling couldn't get through on the phone, and Bai Ziren went around the factory for a long time but still couldn't find anyone.
All the way to the door of the warehouse, Bai Ziren could smell a strong smell through the mask, frowned and coughed heavily.
Huang Xiaoling called back at this time, and said flatly: "I made an agreement with my boyfriend on the way here just now. The weather is too cold. He is worried that I will go back alone. Now drive to pick me up. You can go back by yourself."
Bai Ziren had a severe headache and coughed so hard that she didn't even have the strength to walk. She managed to get out of the factory and took a taxi on the empty road, but there was no car, so she had to walk back to the station. Waited for twenty minutes before getting on the bus.
After she went back, she fell ill and had a fever of thirty-nine degrees. Uncle Mu drove her to the hospital in the city center for treatment, and helped her ask for leave from school.
During the drip in the hospital, her mother, Liu Xinyu, accompanied her and fed her hot porridge from her bag.
Not long after she ate it, she vomited it all up. Liu Xin was taken aback and hurried to find a doctor.
Fortunately, Bai Ziren was hungry again in the evening, so he didn't spit out what he ate this time.
Cheng Jingbo called. She didn't hide the fact, she confessed that she was infusion in the hospital, so he didn't have to worry, she already felt much better, and her family was by her side.
Uncle Mu also answered the phone and told Cheng Jingbo about the situation in person, telling him not to worry, he would be notified if anything happened.
Mu Zibei also wanted to talk to his brother-in-law, and after receiving it, he said decently: "We will take good care of my sister, and I guarantee that when you come back to see her, she will be in full swing, refreshed, and her face will be like a peach blossom."
Mu Zidong glanced at him in distaste, peeling walnuts in his hand, one after another, throwing them into his sister's bowl from time to time.
Bai Ziren finally got back his phone and talked to Cheng Jingbo.
"You really don't need me to come?" He asked in a deep voice.
"Of course not. At most I'm very happy that you're here, but it won't be soon. Everyone is here now, and they will take good care of me."
He was silent for a while, and said to her, "I'll come back to see you in a week."
"I'm waiting for you."
She hung up the phone and looked down to see that the bowl was full of walnuts. She was very moved and reached out to pat Mu Zidong's head lightly.
"Thank you."
Mu Zidong smiled foolishly.
Seeing this, Mu Zibei rolled his eyes, asked his father for money, and went to the hospital's supermarket to buy his sister's favorite black rice juice.
Although she was ill, it was the first time she felt the care of so many people. Bai Ziren felt warm in her heart, and suddenly felt that it was a good thing to be ill. After eating two walnuts, she felt sleepy and closed her eyes. Closing her eyes, Liu Xinyu silently covered her with a blanket, Uncle Mu went outside to smoke, Mu Zidong lowered his head and played a game, Mu Zibei came back with a hot drink, saw his sister asleep, put it aside, spread his hands, and turned to He took out a magazine in his small schoolbag and read it carefully.
In the next two days, Bai Ziren's fever subsided, he was discharged from the hospital and returned home, but he was still lacking energy, feeling very tired, and dozed off from time to time, so he took another two days off for this.
This can be regarded as the two days she slept the most. Basically, she only eats and sleeps. She dreams every day. The first dream is about her father. In the dream, she is still four years old and refuses to get injections. Dad said to wait for you to finish the injection Needle, I’ll buy you ice cream. The second dream is about my mother. In the dream, she looks like a girl, drawing a camellia with a paintbrush. The third dream is about Muzibei and Muzidong. They are arguing. In the fourth dream, Dr. Chen appeared. He earnestly advised her to let go of her burdens, communicate more with others, and not close her heart. The rest of the dreams were all related to Cheng Jingbo.
The time with him is not enough anyway, life is so short, what should I do? It seems that even the time in the dream cannot be let go.
After a long time, she opened her eyes, feeling something was wrong in a daze, everything was too quiet, and soon there were four more people in sight, mother, Uncle Mu, Dongdong and Beibei, their expressions were very anxious, strangely They were lip-synching all the time, but they didn't make any sound. It was like a silent movie that Cheng Jingbo played for her. She looked at them intently, wondering if they were still in a dream
But the dream can't have such a real color, she was in a trance, after a while, she reached out to cover her ears, and then let go, but found that she still couldn't hear.
There has never been a moment as quiet as it is now, and there is no sound of breathing.
She understood that they were all talking, but she couldn't hear herself.
The family sent Bai Ziren to the big hospital, where Cheng Jingjie was. Coincidentally, when she was in the outpatient hall, she saw Bai Ziren and came over to ask what was wrong. Bai Ziren couldn't hear what she said, only saw her mother Crying anxiously, she held Dr. Cheng's hand and talked.
Dr. Cheng quickly gestured to Bai Ziren's ear, but seeing no response, he put on a calm face and took out his cell phone to make a call.
Bai Ziren was sent for a hearing test, and it was soon determined that she was suddenly deaf.
The medical explanation for this disease is sudden occurrence, hearing loss of unknown cause, and a tendency to self-heal. With drug treatment, it can be recovered to varying degrees, because Bai Ziren was sent to the hospital within one day after the onset of the disease, and the doctor Said her prognosis will be very good.
It's just that there are many inconveniences. She can't hear outside voices, and can't talk to people. It feels like there is a thick barrier around her body, which isolates the connection with the outside world. She is very strange and completely uncomfortable.
What they want to say can only be entered into the mobile phone, written on paper or gesticulating, which makes her feel very powerless about herself.
She was sitting on the first floor of the inpatient department. Uncle Mu was busy, and her mother was crying. Dr. Cheng patted her on the shoulder, signaling her to relax, and she responded with an open-minded smile.
Slowly watching the people coming and going in front of me, like fish in the deep sea, swimming silently from one field to another.
She remembered that she had a wish when she was very young, if only there were no voices from teachers and classmates outside, it would be so quiet, she could always do what she likes quietly.
Does this count as fulfillment now
She smiled wryly, her eyes were sore, and she quickly wiped it away with her hands while no one was paying attention.
What are you panicking about? Doctors have said that the prognosis will be good, she is only worried about their emotions.
They included mother, Uncle Mu, two younger brothers, Dr. Cheng and him. They must be feeling sad for the fact that she couldn't accept what they said out loud. Thinking of their frustration, she was naturally sad.
I didn't like to talk since I was a child. I can stay in the room by myself for a day without the company of others. Now my biggest wish is to hear them talk.
It turned out that those lively voices were an integral part of her life, especially a voice as smooth as a coastline but with power.
Every word he said gradually flashed in her mind, thinking of the good night he said every day, her mood inexplicably calmed down.
She liked his voice, it was reassuring, and in many scary moments, looking back at a lot of what he had said, it didn't feel like a big deal.