A moment of silence.
Yu Xu's palms were sweating coldly, and it was the first time she had been caught on the spot, and her mind went blank.
"I..." You Xu bit his lower lip, his throat dry.
The scalpel in his hand was almost unstoppable, and the sharp blade still pressed against the blood vessels in his neck.
You Xugang wanted to withdraw his hand, but Duan Min approached without fear, a red line was drawn on his neck, and he still looked at her quietly.
The distance is narrowed until the breath is intertwined, and the tip of the nose touches.
Feeling the warm liquid on her fingertips, You Xu was stunned, only to regain her senses and see the blood flowing down the scalpel to her hand, Duan Min's cold white skin and bright red blood formed a visual aberration, like snow on the snow Blooming red plum.
The sight in front of him made his pupils shrink, You Xu's hands trembled and his voice trembled: "Duan..."
Before she could finish speaking, the next word was covered by warm lips.
His waist was so tightly wrapped by him that he couldn't withdraw his hands at all, so he pressed against the blade and kissed her frantically.
The blade didn't pierce the slightest bit, and the blood had wet the back of her hand and flowed down the tiger's mouth to the palm of her hand.
Duan Min pried open her teeth and entangled with her.
As his lips and teeth rubbed deeper, the blade sank a little further, cutting into his veins, and blood gushed out, sliding over his collarbone, and wetting his black and white pajamas.
"Dan... um."
Duan Min no longer gave her a chance to breathe, as if possessed by a demon, her eyes were covered with a layer of black mist that couldn't be dissolved, and what covered her was extreme madness.
You Xu was so anxious to lift his foot and kick him, he didn't move at all and pinned her leg.
Unable to move, and being tortured by such a situation, You Xu collapsed all of a sudden, and burst into tears, tears falling down.
Duan Min suddenly stopped and let go of her.
With a "bang", the blood-red scalpel fell on the wooden floor.
"You're going to die..." You Xu cried and became angry, raised his foot and kicked him.
Duan Min's voice was low and hoarse: "Don't cry." He wanted to raise his hand to wipe her tears, but just as he was about to touch her face, he noticed blood on his hand, so he stopped, lowered his head and leaned in, wanting to kiss her off. tears.
You Xu thought that he was coming again, and was so angry that he pushed him away with one hand, wiped his tears with the back of his hand, and said in a choked voice, "You, if you want to die, just die by yourself. Get in my eyes."
She glared at him fiercely, thinking she was very imposing, but in fact her almond eyes were watery, and the corners of her eyes were red, like a cat with fried fur.
You Xu didn't want to pay attention to him and wanted to get something to bandage him, but Duan Min held her wrist and pressed it against the wound on his neck.
The arteries under the skin were beating in her palm, Duan Min smiled and looked at her with a dazzling gaze: "I'd like to die by your hands."
Even just now, he was still in the extreme fantasy of being killed by You Xu himself, thinking that his body was hot, his blood was boiling, and his veins were almost melted.
Twenty-five years of short time made him feel extremely long. In a dark room, the changes of day and night in spring and summer had nothing to do with him. The only emotion he had was his hatred of the breath of the living.
Other than that, there was nothing turbulent. If his life was a pool of stagnant water, then he should be a lifeless monster in the quagmire. He didn't know why he lived, and he was also not afraid of death.
After getting to know You Xu, he tasted sweet and sour food, and he also noticed the change in temperature because she was afraid of cold and heat, and he also noticed the passage of time, because the time with her always passed by in the blink of an eye.
Because of her, he gradually became rich in emotions, he would be happy, sad, depressed, and sad.
He did not reject these, he envied You Xu being so alive, and he became a living person.
If he has been walking in the endless dark night, then she is the inescapable light at dawn, which makes people yearn and yearn.
He is very fortunate that he has found this light, even if the previous years are compared so darkly.
But when there is something he can't let go of, he will be overwhelmed by desires, and he will worry about gains and losses. He is afraid of You Xu leaving, and even more afraid that You Xu will forget him. If he dies in her hands and can always occupy a corner in her heart, then he can't get what he wants.
He even morbidly wanted to feel the process of dying at her hand.
Facing his reliant and paranoid gaze, You Xu finally understood what the system said, what the safety range with a trust value of 80 or more means, that is to say, when you reach this level, the mission target will be willing to let you start, as long as you are ruthless. , the final task will be completed.
It's no wonder that as a host, you can kill the "god" who has the aura of the protagonist in the world without the skills of opening and closing.
At this time, the system prompted again: "Please pick up the props and complete the beheading mission."
"I don't want to," You Xu looked at Duan Min and said word by word, "You have to live well."
If the target of the mission is really a murderous and inhuman pervert that threatens her life, she may be able to do it.
But Duan Min is just a person who asks for two more spoons of honey when she prepares milk powder. In her eyes, she is just a person who likes sweets.
If the reward and temptation to kill five such people is to resurrect her back to her original world, then she would rather wander forever in the endless space and time of falsehood.
She couldn't break through the last line of defense in her heart.
—
When You Xu closed her eyes and rested, she heard the alarm clock rang and was knocked off. She slowed down for a while, opened her eyes and sat up.
Maybe it's because of the recent mental stress, and she has to take care of You Qi's physical and psychological emotions. She hasn't slept well for a few days in a row. She squints for a while in the afternoon, which is of no use. At this time, she just feels dizzy , tired all over.
You Xu rubbed his eyes: "What time is it?"
"Four ten in the afternoon," Duan Min handed a teacup, "drink some to moisten your throat."
Only then did You Xu notice that her voice was dry and sandy, and took the teacup, which was brewed with jasmine tea. She didn't think much about it and drank it all.
Duan Min looked at her quietly.
You Xu put down the teacup and said hesitantly, "What's wrong?" She always felt that something was weird, but she couldn't take it for granted.
"You look very tired," Duan Min said, "otherwise, don't go out tonight and have a good rest at home."
Tonight she will go out to the Hua'an Hotel to deal with Xu Shaosi, at least to a hidden location at six o'clock. You Xu didn't tell Duan Min, logically he shouldn't know, but looking at his clear eyes, she vaguely felt that he knew something.
Whether he knew it or not, he couldn't stop what she was going to do.
Just as You Xu was about to get out of bed on one side, his limbs suddenly lost strength, and his body leaned forward uncontrollably.
Duan Min reached out and hugged her.
You Xu found that her whole body was getting more and more sleepy, the surging tiredness eroded her consciousness, her eyelids kept drooping and drooping, she suddenly saw the teacup on the side, "You gave me... what medicine... ... Duan Min, why..."
Before closing his eyes, the last scene was Duan Min's clean and quiet tea-brown eyes.
why.
After Yu Xu asked again in his heart, he completely lost consciousness.
Duan Min carried her back to the bed and carefully covered her with the quilt. He sat beside the bed for a while, watching her sleeping face quietly.
After a while, he leaned over and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Have a good dream, my girl."
—
"Tick-tick-" The light rain made water marks on the glass windows, and the car entered the parking garage.
After the driver stabilized the car, Xu Shaosi got out of the car, took the elevator, and walked to the reserved presidential suite.
At this time, Lin Lanlan called: "Where have you been?"
Xu Shaosi rubbed his eyebrows: "Just finished the meeting, now go to the hotel."
Lin Lanlan: "I can't agree on that business. I'll find you a new partner?"
Xu Shaosi inserted the card and opened the door: "Well, let's talk about it."
Lin Lanlan heard his tired tone, didn't say anything more, said good night and hung up the phone.
Xu Shaosi closed the door, and when he turned around, he found someone behind him.
Xu Shaosi's breath tightened, and he broke out in a cold sweat: "You, who are you... Security, where is the security?"
—
"Boom!" The thunder in the sky sounded like thousands of drums in unison, the pouring rain fell straight down, the smashed windows crackled, the jasmine flowers on the windowsill were knocked to the ground, and the delicate and white petals seemed to melt away of white snow.
Lightning flashed across the sky again, brightening the dim interior for a moment.
You Xu sat up in shock: "Duan Min!!!"
She rolled over and got out of bed, turned on the light, and saw the clock in the distance. It was already three in the morning, completely missing her plan.
In fact, she is not too angry. As long as there is a motivation to plan this kind of thing, there will be a second or third time if it doesn't happen once. Besides, Duan Min doesn't know her plan. Maybe it's just that she is too tired recently and wants her to sleep tight.
Besides, the medicine made by Duan Min is really different. Not only does she not feel tired now, but she also feels energetic and not so depressed. As expected, material determines consciousness. emotions are not the same.
What she really cares about is that Duan Min gave her medicine without a discussion. She had to talk to him, and she couldn't do this in the future.
Another thunderstorm exploded in the sky, and You Xu was inexplicably flustered.
No, not just that.
She didn't have time to wear her slippers, so she ran to the guest room and knocked on the door: "Duan Min, are you asleep?"
He knocked several times in a row and waited for a while, but there was still no movement inside, which means that Duan Min was not inside at all. In the past, as long as she came to the door without knocking, Duan Min would open the door. His five senses are better than normal people. Much sharper.
Where has he gone
Where can he go in this kind of weather in the middle of the night
Is there anything he must do at this time
You Xu felt as if a handful of weeds had been burned in his heart, panicked and anxious, and burst into flames.
"Spend fifty points to locate Duan Min's position." You Xu said to the system.
Every time this kind of thing is aimed at the target, the system will give her the location without saying a word: "Ten meters to the northwest of you."
ten meters away? Isn't that right at the door
She immediately ran over to open the door. When the door opened, a large black object fell head-on. You Xu was startled, and before he had time to hide, he was directly crushed to the ground. Fortunately, the blanket behind the door was thick enough and didn't knock too hard. pain.
There was the sound of chaotic and heavy breathing, which was very hot. You Xu glanced sideways and noticed that it was Duan Min. He was wrapped in black clothes, and his face was covered so tightly that only a pair of eyes were exposed.
It's just that these clean and bright eyes are usually closed at this time.
"Duan Min, what's wrong with you?"
You Xu found that something was wrong with him. He was wet with rain, and there were tiny drops of water hanging on his fine eyelashes, but she felt the overheating body temperature penetrating from his body.
Obviously his body temperature is more than ten degrees lower than ordinary people.
You Xu struggled to drag him back to the room. Although Duan Min was not an ordinary person, it was not very comfortable to hang cold and wet clothes all the time.
She called a pot of hot water and wanted to change Duan Min's clothes. After taking off the black clothes, she found that his whole body was red, the blue veins on his body were prominent, and his muscles were twitching.
The palms of his hands had been scratched with bright red blood, and he couldn't say a word, trying to suppress the screaming in his throat.
"Duan Min, don't scratch, don't scratch." You Xu's eyes were hot, and he held his palm. As soon as he broke free, he grabbed the neck with the other hand, and lifted a layer of skin directly.
For a moment, You Xu couldn't help it, her vision blurred, and her tears fell.
A drop of crystal tears slipped from his eyebrows, Duan Min's eyelids moved, his eyelashes fluttered like flapping butterfly wings, he opened his eyes, but his eyes were bright red like blood.
"Don't... be afraid." His voice was hoarse, shaking with pain.
"Quickly tell me what to do," You Xu wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, "you don't have anything to do."
"You go to the laboratory to get the medicine. The medicine is on the ... second or third floor of the medicine cabinet." He took two or three breaths before finishing his words.
You Xu took the key and immediately ran to the laboratory. According to what Duan Min said, he took three injections and seven large and small vials of medicine.
Duan Min got the medicine bottle, without looking at it, he just finished eating it. Seeing that he was going to get the injection, You Xu took it first: "I'll do it." The main reason is that it is very difficult for him to take medicine in his current state, let alone use it. injection.
But You Xu had never used this thing, and had never given anyone an injection. After taking out the potion, the needle felt a little soft against his blue veins, and when he gritted his teeth, he pierced it, but it was not accurate.
Duan Min didn't respond, and looked at her quietly, his eyes full of dependence.
You Xu's chaotic heart suddenly calmed down, took a deep breath, bit his lower lip and tried again, and finally got the right position, and the potion was slowly injected.
After the three injections, You Xu was sweating profusely and collapsed.
Duan Min closed his eyes: "You go out."
"I'm not going out," You Xu's voice was wet with tears, "I'm not afraid."
She took his wrist.
This night was the longest and most difficult night for You Xu. Duan Min sometimes felt cold and sweaty, and sometimes became hot and cramped, and several times his breathing was so weak that it was impossible to detect.
Until dawn broke, the wind weakened and the rain stopped.
Duan Min's breathing finally began to slowly stabilize, and his body temperature stabilized. As soon as he opened his eyes, he met You Xu's red eyes.
You Xu stopped talking, stopped talking, the mess of emotions and questions finally turned into a sigh of relief at the moment, not knowing where to start, just stared at him.
Duan Min smiled.
"You still laugh, you still know how to laugh, just laugh whatever you want." You Xu continued to stare.
She waited for a while, thinking that Duan Min would explain what happened last night, but he suddenly asked without end, "Have you watched the news?"
Yuxu: "..." She couldn't keep up with his thoughts at all. He was like that last night, why is she still in the mood to watch the nightly news
You Xu said with a stern face, "I didn't watch it. What news are you watching? Is it time to watch the news?" So why didn't you explain what the hell happened last night
Are you going to break through the gates of hell? He came back after hanging half his life.
Duan Min didn't have the strength to get up, so he had to say to her, "Look at it."
You Xu was speechless for a moment, so he had to follow his train of thought to pick up the phone to watch the news. When he opened the browsing page, the news headlines were extremely hot and eye-catching.
-Xu Shaosi slept with the beauty and did not forget to expose his father's corruption
-Xu Shaosi and Lin Lanlan had a broken relationship and secretly spent the night in Beauty Township
-Xu Shaosi claimed that the luxury villas were all obtained by Xu Tengwang
-Relevant departments have been involved in the investigation...
Then You Xu turned around again, and found a lot of coded photos. You can see that the pictures are of men and women getting close to the flesh. They are all coded on their bodies, and only two faces are revealed, one is Xu Shaosi and the other is a Big wave beauty.
The videos were quickly deleted, and there were still some audios left. After listening to You Xu, it was really Xu Shaosi who said, "It's still you that make people feel comfortable. Lin Lanlan is too arrogant, and it's not as sweet as you."
"My dad received 500,000 yuan from someone the day before yesterday, and when I turned around, I asked him for it."
"Isn't there another road construction project that is still in the planning stage? When my dad takes it down, it will be another sum."
…
In the latest video, only Xu Shaosi was blocked at the door of the hotel. He said angrily: "I didn't, it wasn't me, I never said those words."
The reporter asked him: "How do you interpret the videos and photos that have been circulated? It is said that the audio has also been checked by a professional, and the voice in the audio is 98% similar to your voice."
Xu Shaosi was blocked so much that he was speechless.
The reporter continued to ask: "Please respond."
…
After reading it, You Xu turned off his phone, and understood that Xu Shaosi had written a rollover, and Heaven's Favorite fell into the quagmire overnight.
Duan Min: "Are you happy?"
"what?"
Duan Min raised his lips slightly and repeated, "Now, are you happier?"
You Xu was stunned for a while, then opened his mouth: "You..."
"It's not that difficult," Duan Min said in a relaxed tone, "Just go to that hotel, manipulate him to be intimate with a woman, let him tell the truth, record the video and upload it."
But there are so many people in the hotel, so many people and vehicles on the way, and he has to stay in an unfamiliar environment for so long.
... So I got sick, and I endured it until I went home after finishing my work, and I couldn't even open the door.
Obviously now his tone is still so weak, his face is fragile and pale, and the redness of his eyes has not faded.
He smiled and said to her, "Are you happier?"
Just at this moment, a ray of warm sun came in in the morning and fell on him, and his eyebrows and eyes seemed to be haloed.
The sour and swollen emotions fermented from the heart, You Xu's nose was sore, his eyes were hot, he looked away, and his voice was low and light: "How did you know?"
Duan Min: "It was your unhappiness that told me."
If a person cares enough about another person, then he can be keenly aware of the slightest change in her mood, and over time it will be as natural as breathing.
Since You Qi's accident, You Xu has almost lost his smile. When she took the anatomy book and asked him how to remove his organs to prevent people from dying from excessive blood loss, he paid special attention to You Xu's outing activities and sent puppets to covertly. Looking at her, in addition to going to the hospital to see You Qi, she also went to the Hua'an Hotel to check in.
He didn't need to think about what You Xu was going to do to Xu Shaosi. He didn't know exactly what to do, but since she was not happy, he had to find a way to vent his anger for her, so he sent a puppet to follow Xu Shaosi. , confirmed the information that he spent the night at the Hua'an Hotel last night.
He had taken calming medicines and carried some with him, but the place was too far and unfamiliar, and he went out too rarely. In order to be safe, he still had to see it in person. He didn't want to be too embarrassed in front of her, he just supported Coming back is the limit.
"I'm not happy." You Xu said suddenly.
Duan Min was stunned.
"It's at your expense," You Xu said softly, "I won't be happy."
—
"Cousin, I want to go abroad." You Qi lay on the hospital bed and said to You Xu who was packing the insulation box.
You Xu: "Going abroad?"
"Yes," A smile appeared on You Qi's thinned face. This was the first time she smiled in so many days, "Seeing that he was punished, I seem to have let go, so I want to go abroad to relax. Do something you love."
Xu Shaosi's final ending really made them all feel a lot of heart. His father was sentenced to life imprisonment, his fiancée completely turned his face and broke his engagement, the company went bankrupt, and he was heavily in debt. He lived in the gutter and avoided debt collection.
"Okay, then take care of yourself," Yoush said. "Keep in touch."
She had just picked up the incubator and stood up straight, when she felt abdominal cramps and dizziness. Before she could relax, her eyes went black and she lost consciousness.
I don't know how long it took, and when You Xu opened his eyes again and woke up, he had a headache and stomach pain, and gold stars appeared in his eyes for a while.
"cousin... ... "
You Xu calmed down, and after a while, she focused on seeing You Qi in front of her. She was no longer lying on her own hospital bed, and sat beside her with red eyes.
Something must have happened again.
"What's the matter?" You Xu asked the system, "Don't pretend to be dead, come out and explain."
System: "When the trust value of the mission target reaches 80, it will enter the killing mission phase, which is the countdown phase. The system can only support the host's energy in this world for three months, so it needs to lay the groundwork for the host to leave the world."
You Xu asked blankly, "Then what kind of foreshadowing am I now?"
System: "Stomach cancer."
Yuxu: "..." Okay, this is the biggest pain for foodies.
The system added coldly and ruthlessly: "Add brain cancer."
You Xu: "..." Is this because she is afraid that her death will not be thorough enough
The system spreads his hands: "No way, the medical care in this world is too developed, a stomach cancer can't kill you in three months."
Yuxu: Listen, what a bad speech this is, the one who asks is sad and the one who hears weeps.
You Qi couldn't bear it any longer, and tears rolled down her cheeks: "Cousin, do you want to tell my cousin-in-law that he..."
You Xu said decisively: "Don't tell, don't let him know."
"Then you..." She couldn't go on.
"But what about your treatment," You Qi said worriedly, "he will always know, and it's impossible not to treat him because he's afraid he will know."
After Xu Shaosi's incident, You Xu found that Duan Min was too keen, and he would detect even the slightest clue.
"I'll go abroad with you in a while." You Xu said.
—
"You're back?" As soon as he heard the door open, Duan Min stopped what he was doing and ran to her.
When you opened the door now, You Xu could see Duan Minqi standing in the hallway, with a smile on her face. If there was a tail behind her, it would have been wagging, making her inexplicably think of the big dog guarding the house.
Duan Min had a lot of mud in his hands, and he was also holding a small shovel.
You Xu changed her shoes and put her bag in the living room, and saw the mess on the balcony. In the past, it was Duan Min who took advantage of her absence to sort out the jasmine flowers that were destroyed by the storm last night, replanted them, and pressed the soil. Put the scattered petals back into the soil piece by piece.
He was very patient and meticulous.
You Xu squatted and watched for a while, then rolled up his sleeves and joined the action.
Duan Min didn't stop her for being troublesome and dirty, in fact he enjoyed spending time with You Xu, even if it was just doing something quietly.
In fact, You Xu had done countless psychological constructions on the way back, but the moment she saw Duan Min, her mood was difficult to calm down, and she kept trying to pretend to be as natural as usual.
Under Duan Min's inquiring eyes, she still smiled very naturally.
After arranging the jasmine flowers on the balcony and windowsill, You Xu went to the bathroom to wash her hands. Duan Min followed behind her and said, "You have something to do with me."
You Xu paused: "..." She was too difficult.
You Xu turned on the water faucet, washed the mud off his hands, and then said, "Duan Min, the maple leaves in Qianye Lake in the mountains are all red, I want to go and see."
"How many days?" he asked.
You Xu wiped his hands with a tissue: "Three days."
The person beside him was quiet for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Okay, I understand."
You Xu endured the emotions in his heart, but still couldn't help turning his head to look at him, while Duan Min had already lowered his eyelids, making it difficult to see his emotions.
After dinner in the evening, You Xu washed the bag of strawberries he bought and made three jars of strawberry jam for him, "You eat one jar a day, and I'll come back after eating."
Duan Min didn't speak, hugged the jar, squatted aside, and silently watched her unpack her luggage.
After a while, he said, "Where's your thermos?"
Yu Xu: "Bring it."
"coat?"
"Bring it."
"scarf?"
"Bring it."
Duan Min: "Where are the gloves?"
Yu Xu: "Bring it."
Duan Min said softly, "What about me?"
—
The early morning sun showed a corner, and the sun shone on some yellowed leaves, like a fine layer of gold foil.
Duan Min sent You Xu downstairs and gave her the suitcase he was carrying.
"I'm just going to have a look," You Xu said after taking the suitcase, "I'll take more pictures for you if it looks good."
"Yeah." Duan Min suppressed the loss in his heart, he didn't need those photos, he just wanted You Xu to be by his side, but You Xu wanted to see it, he shouldn't stop her, otherwise she would lose a bit of fun and a bit more Pity.
You Xu pulled the suitcase and walked away, not daring to look back, for fear that he would regret it when he turned around. Since he had already made a decision, he could only keep going.
Duan Min stood there, quietly watching her retreating back until she disappeared.
He didn't know how long he had stood before he came back to his senses. Without her presence, the loneliness around him made his breath aching.
Duan Min walked upstairs, went back to the room, took out the strawberry jam that You Xu made for him, he took out a spoon and scooped out a large spoonful of it to eat.
After a while, he murmured, "It's not sweet anymore."
It turns out that the person who made the stuff is not there, and even the stuff has no taste.
You Xu arrived at the place with a depressed mood. It was a very quiet mountain, with a big hole indented in the middle of the mountain, where the water between the mountains merged into a lake, and the surrounding maple leaves were red like fire.
She dragged her heavy steps to the middle of the mountain again. To be honest, she used to like traveling to see the natural scenery, but now she is not in that mood at all.
Because it was a working day, not many people came to play. A few scattered people were taking pictures, and two or three people were sketching with drawing boards.
The lake on the leeward slope is as flat as a mirror, and a circle of red maple leaves is reflected around the lake. The middle of the lake is emerald green, which blends together like a painting, which is really beautiful.
You Xu took out his phone and took a photo and sent it to Duan Min.
The dark lacquered room was airtight, heavy and oppressive. Duan Min retracted his original dark room and sat numbly in the corner, without a trace of light as far as his eyes could see.
Not wanting to do anything, or saying anything that means nothing to him.
It wasn't until the phone lit up that there was a faint light, and there was a little light in his eyes, and he immediately picked up the phone and opened it to check the news.
He used to not use a mobile phone when he was alone, but after You Xu went to the supermarket to buy vegetables, he often saw fresh vegetables or delicious snacks, and would call him to ask if he wanted it. Only then did he develop the habit of carrying a mobile phone with him.
There are so many unconscious habits that have arisen because of her, and they have become difficult because of her absence.
The message on the phone was a photo sent by her. She was wrapped in a big red scarf, her soft black hair was fluffy and slightly messy, and the sunlight seeping through the leaves was a little mottled.
She laughed in the sun, with a shimmering light in her eyes.
It turned out that she was so bright and beautiful outside that the maple leaves behind her had faded.
It was so good-looking that his trachea was mixed with sand and stones, and his breathing brought pain from friction. He wanted to close his eyes, but he was reluctant to look away.
"Ring-Ring-" The phone rang, and You Xu called.
Duan Min took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress his emotions. When he answered the phone again, his tone was the same as before, and he whispered, "You Xu."
"Duan Min, have you eaten strawberry jam?" You Xu asked.
Duan Min: "I ate."
"You eat slowly, don't eat three cans a day, eat one can a day, and I'll go back and make new ones for you the day after eating," You Xu said, "There are also recipes, you're almost done, I'll give you back when I go back. Write more."
"Okay." His voice was low and soft.
—
It was a cloudy day when You Xu came back. She dragged her suitcase and saw Duan Min standing downstairs waiting from a distance. She didn't know how long she had waited.
The moment he saw You Xu, there was brilliance in his dull eyes, the corners of his mouth couldn't help curling into a smile, and he reached out to take her suitcase.
You Xu pulled the scarf down a bit, revealing his chin: "I didn't say I called and then came down. Although there are few people here, there are still people passing by from time to time. When the time comes, you..."
"It's okay," he said.
You Xu sighed and dragged him upstairs.
I opened the door and glanced at it, not much has changed, after all, I have only been away for three days.
But Duan Min has changed a lot.
In the next few days, Duan Min was very attached to her. He would follow her in almost everything she did. He didn't sleep at night, he always lingered by her door, as if he was afraid that she would sneak away in the middle of the night.
Besides, she also felt that Duan Min was trying his best to please her.
Try to learn to cook all kinds of food for her, talk to her carefully, and speculate on her psychology. As long as she is interested in something, he will get it back immediately.
For example, if she just wanted to eat a few chestnuts, he asked the puppet to carry a box back.
Whatever would make her happy, he would do it without hesitation.
You Xu didn't like this, but he couldn't change Duan Min's state. He was too afraid of losing her, and she was destined to leave this world.
Two days later, You Xu bought back a large box of strawberries and a large jar of rock candy. While she was washing the strawberries in the kitchen, Duan Min suddenly asked anxiously, "Are you leaving again?"
You Xu moved her hand for a while, bit her lip and said, "Yes, the snow scene in the north is very beautiful, I want to go and see it." She was almost at a loss for words.
"Fifteen days?" He glanced at the fifteen glass jars on the table.
"Um."
You Xu didn't dare to look up at his expression, the strawberry on her hand seemed to have thorns, which made it a little difficult for her to wash.
Duan Min tightened his teeth, pressed his fingertips into his palm, and tried his best to restrain the grief in his heart.
She's leaving again, she's leaving again, the scenery outside is so beautiful, he can't do anything to keep her.
Duan Min lowered his eyes: "I don't want it."
"Um?"
"I don't want strawberry jam," Duan Min said word by word, "if strawberry jam is just a gift for parting in the future, I will never eat it again, never again."
The bright red strawberries were in her hands, like his pinched heart.
So dazzling.
So painful.
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You Xu still left, took the car north, and looked at the shadows of the buildings and trees that were quickly retreating outside the window, his heart was heavy and blocked.
Duan Min was too reliant on her, she had no choice but to let him constantly adapt to her departure, three days, half a month, and then disappear completely.
Give him an anticipatory mental preparation, and then let him get used to the days without her.
When only Duan Min was left in the huge room, he retracted back into his dark room. The only light in the room was his mobile phone screen. He took the photo of You Xu outside and looked at it repeatedly.
She is so good outside, she belongs to the sun.
Why can't I stand with her
He rubbed his fingertips on the screen, and after a while, he walked into the laboratory, poured out a lot of pills, and took out a lot of injections.
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After half a month, You Xu came back again, and he still saw Duan Min waiting downstairs.
The moonlight was thin, the cold wind was blowing, and the street lamp stretched his lonely shadow very long. You Xu felt a pain in his heart and lowered his eyes.
Duan Min took her suitcase and the two went upstairs.
Going to the room to change clothes, Duan Min took off the black trench coat on his body, only to realize that he had lost so much weight, so haggard, and now the obvious blue and gray, as if he had never slept well.
But when he saw her, his eyes filled with a smile.
"According to your recipe, I have learned to cook fifteen more dishes, and I will cook them for you in the future."
"I take good care of the jasmine flowers, but because of the winter, they withered a lot."
"I cleaned the room as well as before you left."
"I've bought a lot of storybooks to tell me when you come back, or I'll tell you."
"You Xu," he said softly, his eyes narrowed, "I miss you so much."
You Xu squeezed the clothes tightly in his hand and remained silent. In the past, Duan Min would praise everything he did with his heart. Even if it was just two simple words, he would be very happy, because he felt that she had him in her eyes.
Only now, she couldn't say anything more.
Duan Min felt her silence, and fell silent to hide the loss in his eyes. He smiled and said, "You are tired from running all the way. Go to your room to rest first, and I will call you after I finish the meal."
You Xu nodded, went back to the bedroom and lay on the bed, exhaling a long breath.
At this time, the mobile phone beeped, and You Xu opened it to see a short message from You Qi: [Cousin, the procedures for going abroad have been completed, you can tell me the date of going abroad, and I will book a flight.]
You Xu: [Okay, three days later.]
In just half a month, Duan Min had changed so much that You Xu almost felt that he was a different person.
He didn't like to laugh before, at most there was a smile in his eyes and the corners of his lips curved, but now he is laughing all the time, a kind of gentle smile, and he has become meticulous and considerate in his work, as if he has changed from a boy to a boy overnight. man.
Instead, You Xu became the one who was taken care of.
When she mentioned leaving for the third time, the man's calm eyes instantly shattered, he endured it, and smiled: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."
This time, what surprised You Xu the most was Duan