The rain on an autumn night gradually grew heavier.
The cold air drained the temperature out of the corridor, and in this moment of cooling down, Lai Yang's eyes met that person's.
But what he never expected was that this person was Jiaqi!
She huddled at the door, the rain condensing the ends of her hair into strands. Her once innocent and lovely face had now turned pale and painful, with fear in her distracted eyes.
After seeing Lai Yang, she shrank back, mumbling something...
"Jiaqi?"
He had just taken half a step forward when Jiaqi suddenly covered her head with her hands and cried, "I don't dare anymore! I don't dare anymore~ I won't cry anymore, please don't hurt my dad, please... please..."
Lai Yang felt something suddenly strangled his throat.
Later he realized that Jiaqi's old problem had recurred. Seeing this, Lai Yang called Li Liangxin anxiously, but the phone on the other end showed that it was turned off, probably because he had not returned from the company yet.
Boom!
A huge thunder broke the sky, and Jiaqi was so scared that she slapped her head and sobbed.
"I won't cry anymore... Woohoo... Don't cry, Jiaqi, don't cry... Dad, Dad—"
"Jiaqi, it's me."
Lai Yang went forward to wake her up, but after trying for a long time he failed. Her tears fell down in a line, and when they wet Lai Yang's fingertips he found that they were even colder than the rain on this autumn night.
There seems to be something inside that can freeze people's hearts~
There was really no other choice, so Lai Yang called an online taxi, carried Jiaqi on his back and headed for the nearest hospital.
…
Jiaqi suffers from damage to the central nervous system of the brain. This disease cannot be cured, so the doctor can only give her an injection of cerebroside myoinositide to stabilize her emotions first.
After waiting outside the ward for nearly an hour, Lai Yang was finally told by the doctor that she could come in, but she had to be careful with her words so as not to make her emotional.
Pushing open the door, Lai Yang walked in slowly.
Jiaqi was leaning against the head of the bed, her usual twin ponytails now draped over her shoulders, her skin and lips were very pale, and her watery eyes were staring at him.
Suddenly, she smiled sweetly.
"Hey, Brother Laiyang~"
"… "
This sentence... made Lai Yang feel an inexplicable sadness rising to his nose.
Sometimes people are very strange. They want to cry without even knowing why.
Although I have only known Jiaqi for a short time, I still treat her as my younger sister in my heart. Seeing her like this, it is inevitable that I feel heartbroken.
Lai Yang raised his head and asked the doctor if there was really no cure for this disease? No matter how much money it cost, it would be fine!
“It’s not about the money.”
The doctor shook his head
"The brain nerves are the most complex nervous system. They can only recover gradually, and cannot be completely cured at once. No medical technology at home or abroad can achieve this."
Lai Yang sighed heavily, forced a smile and looked at Jia Qi: "Jia Qi, are you hungry? Brother will take you to eat something good."
"Okay, I want to eat Changsha stinky tofu, hehe~"
Although Jiaqi's breath was very weak, her smile was really healing.
Lai Yang smiled back, "Can't we eat something expensive? Besides, this is Shanghai, where can I get you Changsha stinky tofu?"
"Then let's eat Shanghai fragrant tofu. Let's go, Brother Laiyang~ I... I don't want to be here. I... I think that person looks scary."
Jiaqi stretched out a finger and pointed at the doctor with a little fear.
doctor:"… "
…
After taking Jiaqi out of the hospital, the rain stopped.
Li Liangxin’s phone was still unreachable, so Lai Yang simply ignored him and took his sister to a nearby snack street.
The street vendors gathered again, and small stalls with colorful lights were lined up along the street to the end of the street. The aroma of delicious food and the fresh air blended together, forming a magnificent picture of the bustling world.
You know what, there really is Changsha stinky tofu, but it doesn’t seem very authentic because it doesn’t smell bad.
I bought a lot of oden and night market snacks for Jiaqi, and she ate at a small round table on the roadside.
Lai Yang went to buy another large portion of marshmallows and bought himself a bottle of craft white beer.
When returning to the round table, Lai Yang handed the candy to Jiaqi.
"Jiaqi, the doctor just said that you also have low blood sugar. Here, I'll give you some sugar."
"Hehe, thank you Laiyang Guoguo~" Jiaqi shouted while playing.
Lai Yang smiled and lit a cigarette, then tore open a bottle of beer, took a big gulp, and stared blankly at the car lights at the end...
I still remember that the last time I came to this snack street, the person who accompanied me was Tian Jing.
But now the streets of Shanghai are still full of flowers, but the love hidden under the colorful lights seems to be gradually extinguished...
"Brother Laiyang, are you unhappy?"
"ah?"
Lai Yang looked down at Jia Qi, who was holding a cotton candy in one hand and a snack skewer in the other, with chili peppers on the corners of her mouth. She said, "I can see that. Don't be unhappy. Be happy."
"... I'm... I'm fine. By the way, Jiaqi, I want to ask you, if oh, if one day you can grow up, and when I say grow up I mean like us, are you eager to do so?"
"Will it be painful?" she asked.
The wind blew away the ashes, and Lai Yang looked at her in a daze.
Suddenly I think this question is quite philosophical
It's an academic question, but this kind of question, when asked by a girl with a mental age of only fourteen, is very dramatic.
After thinking for a few seconds, Lai Yang replied.
“It will be painful.”
"Then I don't want it. I don't want to suffer. I'm already in a lot of pain, and you want to make me suffer even more. You bad guy."
"… "
Originally, Lai Yang wanted to ask more about her father, but Jia Qi's words brought his organized content to an abrupt halt.
After taking a big sip of cold wine, Lai Yang smoked a cigarette and looked at the passers-by.
But at this moment, Jiaqi suddenly asked.
"Brother Laiyang, I actually understand you very well."
Lai Yang looked back in surprise, she curved her eyes and continued with a smile.
"You can do so many things by yourself. You are very strong and powerful, but at the same time you are so fragile that you can't even love yourself, because one word from others can completely deny you, so you have low self-esteem."
Lai Yang's hand holding the cigarette was shaking slightly.
“You are sunny, but you are not happy, or you are happy, but you are not sunny… Maybe it’s because you have seen a lot of bad and dark things, but you still believe in hope, so you are brave… But when you bravely move forward, you can’t forget the dark side and often fall into anxiety; so… you are twisted, and your twistedness makes some people feel that you are too thoughtful and annoying, but your twistedness… makes people feel distressed… makes me feel distressed…”
Lai Yang was deeply shocked!
The overwhelming thoughts were like waves breaking against the rocks, rushing and roaring out of my eyes.
He froze, but his tears blurred the world. He raised his head again, opened his mouth and breathed hard, and then the tears burst out completely, bursting out crazily...
I never thought that this sentence would be said by a little girl.
And that heart seemed to have received a strong resonance and kept buzzing.
Lai Yang cried, bent over and buried his head in his legs, sobbing like a child.
He tried to restrain himself, but the more he tried, the harder he cried, as if all the sadness he had felt over the years burst out at this moment.
Yes, he is twisted and annoying, but if he is not twisted, who can carry the burden for him
Who doesn’t want to live a brilliant and simple life? Who doesn’t want that? Who doesn’t want that?!!!
Lai Yang wiped his face fiercely, looked at Jia Qi with tears in his eyes and said: "These words...did Li Liangxin tell you? How could you..."
"Brother Laiyang."
Jiaqi also had red eyes, smiled, and spoke softly.
"The simpler the person, the clearer they see, right?"
"… "