Before his son leaves, Xie Zhu hopes to fulfill his son's wish.
Xie Zhu said: "Zhou Yue has not had much freedom since he was a child. Since elementary school, we have hired tutors for him, enrolled in various cram schools, interest classes, and even behavior and etiquette classes. We set up access control for him, whether it is He has a special person to pick him up and drop him off from school. He eats food prepared by a nutritionist for three meals a day. There is basically no entertainment time, and we don’t allow him to play with other children. He has grown so big that he has never even been to an amusement park. once."
"At that time, I firmly believed that such an approach was good for him. As long as he is willing to study hard and follow our plan, he will become better than others. When he grows up, he will find that he The starting line is far ahead of anyone else, he will rise to the top, easily reach the top, and then he will know that his parents are doing the right thing."
As he spoke, Xie Zhu seemed too remorseful, choked up and said, "Maybe we put too much pressure on him. Zhou Yue began to have some mental problems when he was in junior high school. His tutor said that he was silent and depressed for a long time. , and his grades are falling sharply. Therefore, we hired a psychiatrist for him. The doctor diagnosed him with depression, prescribed a lot of medicine, and asked us not to put further pressure on him, otherwise the problem will become more serious .”
"But we didn't take depression seriously." Xie Zhu lowered his head and unconsciously fiddled with a cup of coffee brought by the waiter in the coffee shop on the table. The pressure was too much, I couldn't bear it, so I was in a bad mood, so I just removed those cram schools, removed two tutors, and everything else was business as usual."
"At that time, the effect was quite good. After taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor, his energy improved and his grades recovered. After stopping the medicine, he did not relapse, and he improved faster than before."
"My husband felt that the child was so old that he should make some friends, so he began to take Zhou Yue to the banquets of the high society, and let him socialize with the young masters of the dignitaries. He did a good job. Any place worthy of criticism, in front of many people, he is an excellent, mature, and temperamental person, even though he was young at the time, he has already won praise from many people, which also makes our couple very proud."
"After entering high school, we stopped disciplining him too strictly. The restricted time was removed, and we didn't ask him for tutoring or enrolling in cram schools, because his grades at that time were really excellent. It's just that we still don't allow him to talk to him casually. We feel that his friends should be people with the same status as him when he interacts with other people, he is the only son of the Zhou family, he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, and a child without power or status is not qualified to be his friend."
Xie Zhu's narration made Mu Qin clenched his fists, and his nails sank into the flesh of his palm. In fact, he already knew this. When Zhou Yue was with Zhou Yue in high school, Zhou Yue talked a lot about his family. After Zhou Yue's brief description, Mu Qin felt that Zhou Yue's parents controlled him too strictly, which was a bit too strict. He didn't expect to hear Xie Zhu say this today, which was far beyond Mu Qin's imagination.
Because before, Zhou Yueke never said that he suffered from depression due to too much pressure.
Mu Qin's silence seemed to make Xie Zhu on the opposite side understand Mu Qin's thoughts, Xie Zhu said with a wry smile; "Do you think... our parents are doing very badly?"
"No, you just hope that your children will become dragons and your daughters will become phoenixes. Every parent is like this... It's just that your education methods are too urgent and extreme, so many problems have arisen." Mu Qin calmly answered the woman in front of him,
Xie Zhu covered his face and said sullenly: "You don't have to be so tactful, I know we did really badly."
Xie Zhu continued: "After Zhou Yue went to high school, we didn't control him like before, but we still strictly controlled his friends. We screened his friends one by one. During that time, I think you should To be clear, you are his high school classmate, and also the person he... has always liked. "
"After high school, he joined the army. At first I disagreed, but my husband also has an old friend in the army, who said that the army can exercise physically and mentally, and make children stronger. We thought that he had suffered from The problem of depression, and it is said that it will only go for two years, and it will come back after exercising, and it will be no problem to continue to go to college after returning. Our husband and wife discussed for a while and thought it was good, so we let Zhou Yue go. "
"I didn't expect that once he left, he didn't come back for five or six years. No matter how much we urged, or even threatened to sever the relationship, he didn't look back. He stayed in the army wholeheartedly, and even went to become a special soldier. No matter how rich the Zhou family is, I didn't have the guts to dig him out from the government, so I had to let him do whatever he wanted, and the last time we saw him, he was lying in the hospital in a vegetative state... just lying there motionless..."
Xie Zhu started crying again as he spoke: "He shouldn't have been sent to the army at the beginning... He shouldn't be allowed to go... I know, he just wanted to get rid of our control, he just wanted to break with the Zhou family, he has always been very annoying us… "
Mu Qin didn't comfort the woman, and watched her cry quietly. Fortunately, Xie Zhu didn't cry for too long, and she quickly controlled her emotions: "I searched Zhou Yue from his room after Zhou Yue's accident. After reading this diary, I realized that he actually fell in love with someone of the same sex."
Xie Zhu opened the diary lying on the table: "At first I didn't understand it, but now it doesn't matter whether I understand it or not. His time is running out, and I realized... As a mother, I have always He never gave his mother love, his student days were spent in constant learning, hypocritical friends, and indifferent families. He has no real friends, and the only person he loves is you."
Xie Zhu wanted Mu Qin to read this diary, and she then said to Mu Qin: "
Zhou Yue is in the hospital right now. I came to ask you for help this time because I hope you can take care of him for a while. The doctor said that the chance of waking up from a vegetative state is very small, but if someone close to him often stays by his side and chats with him , give him some external stimulation, he still has the possibility of waking up. "
Xie Zhu said and shook his head: "Although I am his mother, in fact... I am not very close to my husband and the child Zhou Yue. My husband has too many things to do and has no time to take care of the children. For some selfish reasons, he always behaved arrogantly in front of the children and was not easy to get close to. Later, Zhou Yue didn’t even call us mom and dad, and he basically didn’t come back to see us in those years when he joined the army.”
"So you think I'm the only one close to Zhou Yue?" Mu Qin asked her this question after listening to Xie Zhu's series of narrations.
Xie Zhu was full of guilt, and said: "Yes... I only found out that he had a relationship with you back then after reading his diary... Uh, very good."
"I have already persuaded my husband to let him wait for another half a year." Xie Zhu raised his head to look at Mu Qin, "And for this half a year, I want you to spend time with Zhou Yue and try to wake him up. No matter what you ask, I will agree. You can ask for money or anything else, please be sure... promise me this matter."
"Do you really think this is possible?" Mu Qin unknowingly used honorifics to the woman in front of him, looking a little indifferent and alienated, "Since graduating from high school, Zhou Yue and I have basically not been in touch with each other. As of today, we have been separated for nearly ten years. If ten years ago, I might still have some confidence, but now ten years later, let alone getting close, Zhou Yue and I are like strangers. Waking him up It’s like a fantasy, you might as well go to his comrades in the army who are closer to him to try it.”
"I tried it!" Xie Zhu lowered his head, and reached out his hand to grab the clothes on his chest in pain, "He searched for all the people he knew, who might be close, but it didn't work, he still slept there, he refused to wake up Come!"
"So I can only come to you." Xie Zhu looked at Mu Qin expectantly, "Please... no, I beg you!"
Muchin knew it, and he had no reason to reject her.
Because the moment Mu Qin heard the news that "Zhou Yue has become a vegetable" from this woman, Mu Qin couldn't wait to fly to Zhou Yue's side, even though they hadn't seen each other for many years, even though they The relationship between them was ambiguous and embarrassing, but Mu Qin wanted to see him, and if he didn't know it, he wanted to see Zhou Yue.
So Mu Qin agreed to understand Zhu's request, and promised to take care of Zhou Yue with all his heart within half a year. As for Xie Zhu's proposal to give Mu Qin some money as compensation, Mu Qin did not accept it. Seeing his tough attitude, Xie Zhu changed his mind and said: "You will always use some money to take care of Zhou Yue, and in order to take care of him, your own work may also be delayed. I hope you can ask for leave from the company you work for." Half a year, in this half year, I hope you will take Zhou Yue out of the hospital and go to other places, and all of these need money."
When Xie Zhu said this, Mu Qin couldn't help thinking carefully, and felt that Xie Zhu was right, and finally accepted the compensation that Xie Zhu said he would give.
Afterwards, they left the coffee shop, and Xie Zhu drove Mu Qin to the hospital to see Zhou Yue.
When seeing Zhou Yue in the ward, Zhou Yue looked absolutely horrible.
Because of the busy work of the Zhou family and his wife, they have no time to take care of Zhou Yue, a vegetable, so they can only keep him in the hospital and spend tens of thousands of nursing fees every month to ask medical staff to take care of him, even though there is a dedicated person to take care of Zhou Yue , Zhou Yue is still haggard, he can't chew in a vegetative state, and eats liquid food. Long-term inactivity and bed rest make him look as thin as a bamboo pole, skinny and muscular atrophy. Seeing Zhou Yue like this, Mu Qin felt a dull pain in his heart like a needle prick.
Mu Qin never imagined that Zhou Yue would become like this when they met again after that farewell! This pair...
This situation made Mu Qin feel uncomfortable and regretful. His heart was mixed and he didn't know what to do. His heart hurt like something was grabbing him, making him unable to breathe. When he saw Zhou Yue lying on the bed, Sometimes, he even felt that his thoughts had disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, Xie Zhu began to explain to Mu Qin why Zhou Yue became a vegetable.
Xie Zhu said: "It is said that Zhou Yue was on a mission with the army and exchanged fire with a group of terrorists. He was hit in the head by a stray bullet. He couldn't take out the core position of the whole department, and he never woke up after that."
Hearing Zhizhizhu's words, Mu Qin couldn't bear the restlessness in his heart. He walked to Zhou Yue's hospital bed, looked down at Zhou Yue's sleeping state, and reached out and gently touched Zhou Yue's hand. His hand was thin and thin. Like firewood, and a little cold.
Mu Qin could vaguely recall how Zhou Yue stood in front of him and smiled at Mu Qin back then. At that time, Zhou Yue was lively and cheerful, and liked to smile at Mu Qin very much. Mu Qin could still remember the feeling when Zhou Yue touched him with his hands. Zhou Yue's hands were warm, with slender fingers and delicate skin, just like the hands of those hand models in magazines.
But now... Zhou Yue's hands are not only skinny, but also full of scars.
Mu Qin couldn't control himself not being sad. He was silent for a moment, then turned to Xie Zhu and said, "Can I call you aunt?"
Xie Zhu was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and replied: "Yes... yes."
"Then Auntie, can you go out for a while? I want to be alone with him for a while." Mu Qin seldom shows strong emotions on his face, but when his emotions fluctuate greatly, he will lower his voice , with a slow and gentle tone.
Xie Zhu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and went out after a while, leaving Muqin alone in the ward.
Mu Qin continued to lower his head, held Zhou Yue's hand, and continued to gently say to Zhou Yue: "I'm sorry... Zhou Yue, I'm late."
…
Three months after that, according to his agreement with Xie Zhu, Mu Qin took a half-year vacation with the company, and rented a small room near the hospital to sleep in, and began to take care of Zhou Yue every day. Yue talks, reads, cleans up Zhou Yue's body, massages, cuts hair and nails, etc., and even carries him to the wheelchair and pushes Zhou Yue out for a walk.
In fact, Zhou Yue’s mother, Xie Zhu, hired a nurse for Zhou Yue, so Mu Qin didn’t need to do everything by himself, but Mu Qin wanted to do this, so he gave the nurse more money and asked him to teach Mu Qin how to massage patients. , Mu Qin learned fairly quickly, and after two months, he already looked good.
In the past three months, except for the first month when Xie Zhu came to see Zhou Yue frequently, she basically didn't come here for the next two months. As for Xie Zhu's husband, Zhou Yue's father, the current head of the Zhou family, they never showed up. But it's fine if he doesn't show up, Mu Qin doesn't really want to see Zhou Yue's father.
During the three months, although Mu Qin worked very hard to take care of Zhou Yue, Zhou Yue was still thin and showed no signs of waking up.
There was no miracle, and there was no miraculous event in which Zhou Yue would move his fingers or eyelids to respond when Mu Qin called him. He was lying on his bed as always, sleeping like a sleeping beauty in a fairy tale Even though his skinny figure and his appearance make him look nothing like a "beauty".
But in Mu Qin's heart, Zhou Yue is a beauty, the very beautiful kind.
Today, Mu Qin also took care of Zhou Yue's body as usual. First, he stripped Zhou Yue naked, gave him a simple massage of his limbs, then wiped his whole body with a towel, and then massaged Zhou Yue's whole body again. Mu Qin kneaded his paper-pale skin with his fingers until some pink marks appeared on it.
After the massage, Mu Qin began to dress him. Mu Qin found Zhou Yue's clothes from the closet next to him. After putting on his clothes and pants, Mu Qin began to look for his socks. When looking through the drawer, Mu Qin saw a card in the drawer.
This card has always been in the drawer of Zhou Yue's bedside table. Mu Qin had discovered it before, and picked it up to take a closer look.
This is a white card, that is, the front is completely blank, and the back is a more gorgeous dark blue starry sky pattern. There seems to be a faint five-star magic circle in the background of the starry sky.
This card was stained with a small amount of blood, the kind of blood that had solidified into black. Mu Qin didn't know what kind of card it was. He asked Mu Qin's mother, Xie Zhu, and Xie Zhu said that it was Zhou Yue who had an accident that year. After being sent to the hospital, the doctor found it in the pocket of his clothes and kept it in the drawer of the bedside table in his ward without throwing it away.
This strange card somehow attracted Mu Qin. Mu Qin used to hold it and carefully pondered it, but no matter how you looked at it, it was just an ordinary card. It doesn't care.
But it's quite strange when you think about it. This kind of blood-stained card with a strange magic circle-like card on it is a bit ominous. Mu Qin thought it would be better to throw it away, so he stuffed the card into He put it in his pocket, planning to go out and throw it in the trash can later.
He put on socks and shoes for Zhou Yue, carried him into a wheelchair, combed Zhou Yue's hair, and looked at Zhou Yue's peaceful sleeping expression.
Zhou Yue's lips were also pale. Mu Qin stared at him for a while, and couldn't help himself, so he moved closer and kissed Zhou Yue's lips lightly.
After the kiss was over, Mu Qin continued to talk to him: "You used to kiss me like this, as long as you kiss me where no one sees, you must kiss me. I even disliked you because you are clingy It's really great."
Saying that, Mu Qin squatted in front of Zhou Yue, stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Yue's hand, "Now you can stick to me like before, I won't mind anymore."
Zhou Yue didn't speak, he sat quietly in his wheelchair, his head was lowered, his hands were held by Mu Qin, looking very peaceful and peaceful.
Mu Qin was not discouraged either. In the past three months, at the initial stage, seeing Zhou Yue motionless and half dead, Mu Qin felt very uncomfortable. However, he felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable, and he seemed to be used to Zhou Yue's current situation. look. His heart was a little numb, Mu Qin would no longer think about whether Zhou Yue would wake up in the end, he just wanted to take good care of Zhou Yue in the past six months, and be able to be with Zhou Yue to his heart's content.
"Let's go for a walk." Mu Qin stood up, walked around behind the wheelchair, pushed Zhou Yue out of the ward, and continued talking as he walked: "I plan to take you out for fun in two days, and it's not far away. In the next city, there is a small scenic spot. I can drive you there. Your mother also hopes that I can take you for a drive. Lying in bed must make you feel uncomfortable. After all, you used to be a restless person. .”
While talking, Mu Qin pushed Zhou Yue out of the ward, pushed him to the elevator door, pressed the elevator button and waited for the elevator. He planned to take Zhou Yue for a walk in the nearby park.
While waiting for the elevator, Mu Qin squatted down to adjust the height of Zhou Yue's wheelchair and Zhou Yue's sitting posture. While he was doing this, the elevator came, the doors opened with a small jingle, and there was only one person inside.
Mu Qin raised his head subconsciously and glanced at the people in the elevator, and found that it was a man wearing a gray-black windbreaker, black trousers, leather shoes, and a hood, with his head bowed and looking a bit gloomy.
This man is a bit tall, about 1.8 meters, and the wide windbreaker on his body can't completely cover his strong and powerful body. But what attracted Mu Qin's attention was that this man was almost dressed in black... The black clothes in the hospital have a bad meaning. Most family members who visit the hospital, as long as they have a little IQ, will not wear this kind of clothes. Doctors and nurses Not to mention wearing black clothes, angels in white clothes are not called casually, and patients also have special hospital gowns.
There were not many people wearing black clothes in the hospital. Most of them were family members or patients who rushed over with the ambulance, and some of them wore black clothes too late to change.
But the emergency room of the hospital is on the first floor, and Mu Qin is now on the fifth floor of the hospital, which is the inpatient area.
Perhaps because he was trained as a soldier, Muqin has an extremely keen perception of "abnormal situations" and "dangerous people". , to tell if someone has killed someone.
The man in the elevator gave Mu Qin an "uncomfortable" feeling at first sight.
But the other party didn't seem to be aiming at Mu Qin. The man bypassed Mu Qin and Zhou Yue in the wheelchair, passed them, and then walked towards the depths of the corridor behind Mu Qin. Mu Qin glanced back at the other party indiscriminately. After thinking about it, he felt that it was none of his business, so he pushed Zhou Yue into the elevator, followed the elevator downstairs, left the hospital, and went for a walk in the nearby park to enjoy the sun.
After Mu Qin took Zhou Yue for a walk in the park, it was almost noon. Zhou Yue's pale complexion looked much normal after being exposed to the sun. Mu Qin was very satisfied and took him back to the hospital, but pushed him to the hospital. When Zhou Yue returned to Zhou Yue's ward, she found a group of doctors and nurses outside the door of Zhou Yue's ward, including two policemen in police uniforms.
A group of people were chattering around the door of the ward as if they were talking about something, Mu Qin didn't know what was going on, and also vaguely realized that something bad had happened, so he pushed Zhou Yue over first. Seeing Mu Qin and Zhou Yue coming, one of the doctors and nurses rushed over. He was Zhou Yue's attending doctor. He rushed over and said to Mu Qin, "Where have you been?"
"Where did you go... I took Zhou Yue for a walk." Mu Qin answered the doctor's words, then glanced at the policeman behind the doctor, and asked, "What happened?"
The doctor replied: "It seems that a thief has entered your ward."
"A thief?" Mu Qin was slightly surprised when he heard the words, "Has something been stolen?"
The doctor replied: "No, it's just a mess. The nurse who came in for the checkup looked at the ward and thought something happened to you, so they called the police."
After hearing this, Mu Qin looked inside the ward, and he found that Zhou Yue's ward was in a mess. Zhou Yue lived in a single ward, and the Zhou family was rich, so they were willing to give him a good place to live. Now everything has been turned into a mess, the cabinets have been pulled open, the contents inside are scattered on the floor, and the quilt and sheets have been torn off.