It was simply the weekend and I didn't have to go to work. I just stayed in the hospital to chat with my parents for a while.
About two hours later, my phone rang. I picked it up and saw that it was Kuang Yiyang.
I answered the phone: "Hello, Yi Yang."
Kuang Yiyang's voice came from the mobile phone: "Senior sister, I'm in the city center. Which hospital are you in?"
When I heard this, I quickly replied: "No, Yi Yang, don't bother me."
Kuang Yiyang said: "Senior sister, just tell me, I'm here."
I sighed secretly and gave the name of the hospital.
Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door of the ward. I walked over and opened the door. As soon as the door opened, Kuang Yiyang appeared in front of me wearing jeans and a white sports coat. He was also carrying a lot of fruits and gifts in his hands.
He smiled and said: "Senior."
I felt very embarrassed, so I opened the door and let him in: "What else are you buying?"
When Kuang Yiyang walked into the ward, my parents also stood up and came over to greet him.
Because I had just told them that Kuang Yiyang was coming, and they all knew that during the years when I was studying in college in Night City, there was a junior student who had been chasing me, and that was him.
When Kuang Yiyang saw my parents, he nodded politely, then smiled and called: "Uncle, auntie."
My dad nodded, smiled and said, "Come in and sit down."
My mother was even more enthusiastic and kept saying: "Come as soon as you come, what else do you want to buy..."
Kuang Yiyang said: "I came in a hurry and didn't know what to buy. Don't be offended, uncle and aunt."
My mother said: "If you can come and see Zijin's grandma, we will be very happy. Come and sit here."
Kuang Yiyang was sitting on the sofa, and my parents were sitting opposite him. I went to pour a glass of water and gave it to Kuang Yiyang. Kuang Yiyang took it and then smiled at me: "Thank you, senior sister."
My mother looked at Kuang Yiyang with a smile on her face and said loudly: "The young man is so handsome, just like a star on TV."
Kuang Yiyang was embarrassed by the compliment and replied in a low voice: "Thank you, auntie."
I was afraid that Kuang Yiyang wouldn't be used to our family's over-enthusiasm, so I looked at him sideways and said, "Don't be nervous, my parents don't eat people."
Hearing this, Kuang Yiyang glanced at me sideways and responded with a smile: "You and my aunt look alike, like sisters."
I said, "Many people say we look alike."
When my mother heard this, she was very happy. She stretched out her hand to touch her face and said, "Really? How old am I? We are still sisters..."
Kuang Yiyang said seriously: "Auntie, I'm not complimenting you. You really look young."
After that, he said to my dad: "Uncle, you are also very handsome."
My dad immediately smiled and said happily: "This kid really knows how to talk."
On weekdays, Kuang Yiyang is the walking chicken soup for the soul among us. Today was the first time he met my parents, and he made them smile from ear to ear.
The four of us sat on the sofa in the living room. For forty minutes, I basically didn't say anything, and kept listening to the three of them talking, which made me feel like an outsider.
In the afternoon, the nurse came in for inspection and my baby woke up. Kuang Yiyang chatted with my baby for more than half an hour.
During this period, my mother suffered from an 'occupational disease' again. I asked Kuang Yiyang's parents and everyone in the social circle around me. I sat aside and wanted to interrupt from time to time, but seeing Kuang Yiyang's face calm, he didn't do it at all. I don't want to say it.
When it was dinner time, my parents insisted on inviting Kuang Yiyang to dinner, so the four of us went downstairs and left the hospital together.
On the way, my mother asked Kuang Yiyang: "What food do you like to eat?"
Kuang Yiyang smiled and replied: "I can do anything. Senior sister likes spicy food. If uncle and aunt can also eat spicy food, then let's eat Sichuan cuisine."
My parents didn’t object, so we took a taxi and went to a Sichuan restaurant.
When he arrived at the hotel, he chose a seat by the window in the lobby and sat down. Kuang Yiyang said, "Uncle, aunt, I'll go to the bathroom first. You guys sit down slowly."
My mother nodded in response. After Kuang Yiyang left, my father spoke up first: "This child has a good tutor and has always been polite."
My mother also knew that Chen Wenhang and I were completely separated, so she held my hand and said to me in a low voice: "Zijin, I think Kuang Yiyang is a good kid. You and him..."
I immediately made a speechless expression and replied with a slumped face: "Mom, are you not so anxious to give me away?"
My mother replied: "It's not a question of whether to rush or not. I think he is much better than Chen Wenhang, and he is also very kind to you. Why don't you think about it?"
I was tired and whispered back: "Let's talk about it later."
My mother wanted to say something else, but my father couldn't stand it anymore, so he interrupted: "Okay, come over for a meal, don't talk about what's available and what's not available."
My mother also looked at my expression and said nothing more.
Not long after, Kuang Yiyang came back from the bathroom. He sat on my right side. I poured him a cup of tea. He thanked me, and then said to me in a low voice: "Senior sister, I just saw a familiar face."
When I heard this, I couldn't help but raise my eyes slightly. I also lowered my voice and asked, "Who?"
Kuang Yiyang kept his lips still and said in a low voice: "The girls you beat up in the mall last time."
My mind immediately thought of that tragic scene of people pulling their hair and being slapped in the face. I was silent for a few seconds and then said, "Are they the only ones?"
Just when Kuang Yiyang was about to reply, I heard a voice coming from my left: "Weiwei..."
My heart skipped a beat, and I couldn't help but follow my mother's line of sight and look up.
As expected, there are very few people who can make my mother stand up and say hello in Night City. I saw Zhang Xinwei and several familiar faces walking out of the corridor diagonally opposite.
Zhang Xinwei didn't expect to meet my parents here, and the expression on her face was obviously stiff.
But seeing my mother smiling and waving to her, Zhang Xinwei froze on the spot for a few seconds before walking over.
She raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "Auntie, uncle, why are you here in Night City?"
I looked at the expression on Zhang Xinwei's face without any trace. Although she was smiling, there was some guilt and stiffness in her smile.
My mother took Zhang Xinwei's hand and said without hesitation: "Grandma is sick. Why don't your uncle and I take her to Ye City for medical treatment and take a look at Zijin?"
Zhang Xinwei was also looking at the expressions on my parents' faces, but seeing that they didn't treat her differently, she glanced at me and I was expressionless.
Perhaps she guessed that I must not have told the truth to my parents, so she felt relieved and replied with an exaggerated expression: "Ah? Grandma is sick? So how are you doing now?"
My dad replied: "It's okay. Fortunately, Zijin's boss and friends helped. Grandma has been successfully hospitalized today and is waiting for the operation."
Hearing this, Zhang Xinwei glanced at me meaningfully, then turned to my parents and said, "Zi Jin is very powerful now. He works in one of the largest companies in the country."
My mother took Zhang Xinwei's hand and asked, "Weiwei, how are you doing now? Where do you work?"
Something strange quickly flashed across Zhang Xinwei's eyes, and then she replied with a faint smile: "I work in a hotel owned by Luo's."
My mother didn't understand that they were both Luo's jobs. I was upstairs and Zhang Xinwei was downstairs. The gap between us was not only a salary of several thousand yuan, but also a gap that could never be crossed.
She was just really happy for Zhang Xinwei, and said with a smile: "That's great, you and Zijin can take care of each other again in the future."
Zhang Xinwei smiled and replied: "Yes."
I really couldn't stand Zhang Xinwei's face. I didn't tell my parents the truth because it was to save her or her parents' last face. But it was a bit off-putting for her to continue acting like no one was around.
Besides, I don't want her to fake her feelings and waste my mother's true feelings.
I said, "Mom, they are leaving, please stop talking."
My mother realized it later and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Weiwei, you guys go first. Auntie will call you another day and we will definitely come out to get together."
Zhang Xinwei said: "Auntie, uncle, I will go to the hospital to see grandma tomorrow."
Before my parents could say anything, I couldn't help but said: "No, you go about your business, we have someone at the hospital to take care of you."
I have tried very hard to control my expression, but there is a fire in my heart. How can the expression on my face be natural
When I looked at Zhang Xinwei, my face could be said to be expressionless. Zhang Xinwei looked back at me, with a perfect smile on her face, and replied: "I came to see grandma, not to see you."
Her tone and expression when she said this were very similar to the way we used to communicate.
I was in a trance for a moment, feeling that nothing had changed between us. My parents didn't doubt him, thinking that I was being polite and Zhang Xinwei was not being polite to me.
I didn't come back to my senses until Zhang Xinwei left.
I can only secretly sigh that her acting skills are really good, otherwise she would not have played the role of my best friend for so many years, playing me like a monkey, but I still care about her.
Kuang Yiyang knew exactly how I was feeling now. He took the initiative to talk to my parents and changed the topic so that I could have time to digest it myself.
After finishing the meal, Kuang Yiyang first sent us back to the hospital, and then he said: "Uncle, aunt, I have an exam tomorrow morning, so I will go back to school first, and I will come see you when I am free."
I said, "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? You should have left at the hotel just now, but now you are struggling."
Kuang Yiyang smiled lightly and replied: "It's okay, it's the same wherever you take a taxi."
My mother said: "Zijin, then you go and see Yi Yang off."
The four of us separated in front of the hospital. Kuang Yiyang and I walked forward together, preparing to take a taxi.
On the way, Kuang Yiyang thought about it for a long time, and then tentatively said to me: "Senior sister... don't be angry, let's forget about the past."
I lowered my gaze slightly and said calmly: "Is it obvious that I am angry?"
Kuang Yiyang pursed her beautiful lips, and then said: "Although you don't say it or show it, I know you must be angry in your heart."
I had been holding it all in, not daring to show it in front of my parents. Now that Kuang Yiyang said this, I felt heartbroken.
My eyes were red, I frowned and lowered my voice and said, "How do you think I can open my eyes and become blind? I can't even tell the difference!"
When Kuang Yiyang heard that my voice was wrong, he quickly stopped and looked sideways at me.
My tears couldn't stop as soon as they opened, and they kept falling down due to anger and grievance.
Kuang Yiyang didn't have any paper on him. After hesitating for a while, he had to grab the hem of his coat to wipe my tears. His eyes were full of heartache and he said softly: "Senior sister, don't cry. You haven't heard of that saying, woman." How can I wear a wedding dress if I have never met a few scumbags in my life?”
I was caught off guard by him and laughed out loud.
Kuang Yiyang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He said aloud: "Senior sister, you really should stop being sad for them. They don't deserve this."