"Well, what are you... doing?" Because she was wearing a medical gown, Su Yi couldn't guess whether she was at work.
"The emergency department just called and said that there was a pregnant woman who had a car accident on the road. She is now in the ambulance and will be at the hospital soon. They asked me to go to the emergency department and wait."
"Is that so? Then go ahead and don't delay me later."
"We haven't reached the hospital yet." Fang Jiayi smiled, "Xiaoyi, let's exchange phone numbers. We haven't seen each other for so many years. If you have time, let's go out for a drink and get together."
"Okay." Su Yi took out his cell phone, exchanged phone numbers with her, wiped the lock, and said considerately: "You are quite busy, so I will accommodate your schedule. Call me when you are free. I am basically free during the day except at night."
"OK." Fang Jiayi saved her phone number, made an OK gesture, and waved goodbye to her. "Then I'll go to the emergency department first. I'll find a time to go to the 8th floor to see your grandfather."
"Okay, thank you."
"No need—" Fang Jiayi dragged out the last syllable, not allowing her to thank him.
The two smiled again and waved goodbye.
*
Su Yi stood there for about five more minutes, and Gu Benmo finally came back, carrying a lot of bags in his hands, with so many gifts that they could not be more.
Su Yi frowned, "Why did you buy so much?"
Gu Benmo smiled, "It's rare that this is the first time I meet your family, so of course I have to buy more gifts."
"Oh my god, it would be nice if someone came, why spend so much money?"
"What do you care about me?" He glared at her with a smile in his eyes, stopping her from speaking.
Su Yi had no choice but to stop talking.
The two entered the hospital elevator together, and Su Yi said, "Ben Mo, do you know who I just met?"
"who?"
"Fang Jiayi."
"The one who was in the same class as us in senior year?" In his senior year, Gu Benmo transferred to No. 4 Middle School. At first, he pestered Su Yi to the point where she was miserable.
"Yes, it's her. Do you still remember her?"
Gu Benmo nodded. He always had a good memory. "I remember, the one who sat at your desk. He was quite tall and cried a lot."
"She doesn't cry a lot. She just cried because Fu Jinglun made her angry."
"That's also crying." Gu Benmo said with certainty.
The elevator has arrived.
Su Yi reached out to help Gu Benmo share some of the things, "Come on, you have too many things in your hands, let me help you carry some."
"No need." Gu Benmo avoided her outstretched hand and got out of the elevator in an instant. "Which ward is our grandfather in?"
"The special needs single room for 26."
Gu Benmo walked over and knocked on the door without using his hands, so he politely asked through the door: "Hello, is there anyone inside?"
There was no response from inside.
Su Yi found it funny and followed him, looking at him as if he was mentally retarded. "The soundproofing in the special needs ward is very good. If you stand at the door and talk like this, no one inside can hear you at all."
Then he raised a slender hand and knocked, "Mom, Grandpa, we are here to see you."
instantly.
The door was opened from the inside. Lu Zhen stood at the door, looking at Gu Benmo and Su Yi, then at the gift in Gu Benmo's hand. She was a little stunned, "Xiaoyi, this is..."
"Hello, Auntie, I'm Xiaoyi's boyfriend." Gu Benmo introduced himself with a smile.
Su Yi: “…”
She raised a hand and hit him on the head, "Nonsense, Mom, he is my lifelong friend, a good friend."
"Yeah." Gu Benmo nodded, his voice light and charming, "Auntie, you can call me Benmo."
Lu Zhen was confused by the two of them. After thinking for a moment, she let them go in together.
Mr. Lu called you from inside the room: "Is it our Xiaoyi who came?"
"Yes, yes." Su Yi nodded, walked to Mr. Lu, sat down and began to massage his legs, "Grandpa, how do you feel today? Are you in a better mood now that you see your granddaughter?"
"Yes, Xiaoyi is here, how can grandpa not be happy?" Master Lu gently touched Su Yi's head with a loving look.
Looking at the handsome man who followed in behind him, Mr. Lu was stunned for a moment, and his eyes were fixed on Gu Benmo, as if he was sizing him up.
Gu Benmo did not end himself immediately, but stood straight, allowing Mr. Lu to see him clearly from head to toe.
"Dad, this is Xiaoyi's boyfriend... Oh, no, a friend." Lu Zhen was a little confused thinking about Gu Benmo's self-introduction just now.
"What did you say?" Mr. Lu didn't hear clearly, so he looked at Gu Benmo and asked again.
Su Yi sat next to the old man and said loudly in his ear: "Grandpa, this is my friend, Gu Benmo. He came with me to visit you. Are you happy?"
"Happy, why am I happy?" Mr. Lu thought for a long time and said slowly, "Xiaoyi has a boyfriend, of course grandpa is happy."
Gu Benmo burst out laughing.
Su Yi said: "..."
Fu said loudly in Grandpa's ear again: "No, I mean, he is my friend, Gu Benmo."
"Oh." Mr. Lu nodded slowly. After a moment, he raised his head and asked Gu Benmo, "By the way, when are you getting married?"
Su Yi: “…”
Gu Benmo also looked like he was trying hard to hold back his laughter. He sat down, patted the old man's hand, and said loudly, "Grandpa, we're getting married tomorrow."
"Oh." The old man heard this clearly. He looked at Gu Benmo's face, raised Su Yi's hand, put it in Gu Benmo's palm, put their hands together, and said with a smile: "Then I will hand my granddaughter to you. From now on, you must treat her well and not bully her. Do you understand?"
Su Yi: “…”
I wondered if Grandpa was really confused or just pretending to be confused? Was he trying to trick me into marriage
Gu Benmo nodded, "I know. I won't bully her."
After saying this, he raised his black eyes and looked at Su Yi.
Su Yi was frightened by those bottomless black eyes and wanted to pull her hand back, but found that her hand was held tightly by Gu Benmo and she couldn't get away no matter what.
In a hurry, she could only narrow her eyes and glare at him.
Gu Benmo smiled and said to Mr. Lu deliberately, "We will love each other and grow old together. I will never let you down, Grandpa."
Su Yi: “…”
Mr. Lu smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay..."
"If I bully her in any way, Grandpa, you can come and beat me up. Beat me as much as you want." Gu Benmo promised, with a smile in his eyes all the time.
Su Yi glared at him again and tried to pull her hand back. This time she succeeded, but a red mark was left on her fair wrist.
Su Yi rubbed his hands and whispered to Gu Benmo, "Don't joke with him, he will take it seriously."
"It's okay, just take it seriously and make the old man happy."
Lu Zhen glanced at Gu Benmo. This kid is not bad. He is handsome and sweet. "Xiaoyi, your friend..."
"Oh! Mom, don't be fooled by his nonsense. It's all fake. We are really just good friends."
Gu Benmo just smiled and said nothing.
Su Yi said again: "But mom, why did grandpa become like this?"
"After receiving two injections two days ago, your grandfather became a little demented, but the doctor said it was only temporary and he would recover after a while."
"Is that so? That's good." She was wondering how her grandfather could become like this after only three days of not seeing him. His hearing was still very good a few days ago. But at the same time, she was also very moved. It turned out that life is so fragile. Once people reach a certain age, they begin to degenerate.
Perhaps Lan Fuchu was right. The old man's wish was not that excessive. He just hoped to see his grandchildren get married and start a family before he died.
Su Yi looked at his grandfather. Gu Benmo was coaxing the old man, saying that they were going to get married tomorrow and told him how to take wedding photos and hold the wedding celebrations. This made his grandfather very happy and he laughed a lot.
Seeing Mr. Lu smiling so happily, Su Yi suddenly lowered his head, looked at his fingers, and felt a little shaken in his heart.
at noon.
The hotel delivered the banquet food on time. Since the old man was not in good health, the dishes ordered were mainly light.
The four of them sat around the dining table and started eating Su Yi's birthday meal.
Gu Benmo sat next to the old man, brought him a rice bag, then raised his chopsticks and served him food elegantly, "Grandpa, this meatball is made of minced meat, it's chewy, Grandpa, you eat this."
Mr. Lu nodded happily, scooped up the meatball that Gu Benmo had picked up for him with a spoon, and put it into his mouth with a smile.
Su Yi felt comforted. It seemed that having a grandson-in-law to care about him would make him much happier.
Lu Zhen said indirectly, "You have a really good friend."
Su Yi turned to look at her, smiling and frowning, "Mom, our friendship is more real than pearls."
"Mom doesn't understand these things. Anyway, I think Ben Mo is a good kid."
Su Yi pursed her lips, not wanting to talk to Lu Zhen about this anymore, so she picked up her cell phone and saw a new text message.
[Happy birthday.]
The text message was from an unknown number.
But when Su Yi saw this text message, she was not calm, because although the number was unfamiliar, she would receive blessings from this unfamiliar number on every holiday in the past five years. If it happened once or twice, it might be a coincidence, but this person did not send her messages on ordinary days, but only on holidays, and he also remembered her birthday. Presumably, he was someone who was familiar with her.
Su Yi thought about it and sent a message: [Who are you? ]
(End of this chapter)