"Shen Ruomian, you need to be hospitalized as soon as possible. You can't delay it any longer."
She tapped the medical certificate on the table with her fingertips, her eyes serious.
The person sitting across from me didn't say anything in a hurry. His lips were thin and cold, as if he had a sick look. He looked distant and cold when he wasn't smiling.
When I heard the news, there was no look in my eyes. I was very calm, abnormally calm, and even more vicissitudes than what Qian Fan had experienced. It was a kind of self-exile world-weariness.
She didn't understand how such a young girl could be so desolate when she was so proud and acted arbitrarily.
Chen Lan repeated again: "Shen Ruomian, your condition is very bad and you must be hospitalized as soon as possible." This time his voice was softer and more comforting.
"Thank you Dr. Chen." He only said these five words in a cold and cold voice.
Shen Ruomian put away the medical certificate. His fingers were thin and long, and they were too white because they had not seen the sun for many years.
When she got up, there was a black umbrella at the door. She picked it up slowly.
The consulting room faced the consultation desk. When she came out, Lin Xiuxiu didn't dare to look at her. She didn't dare to look at her until they were almost gone before she hurriedly pushed the person next to her: "Hey, look, it's her again. She comes here once a month. Every day. Every time I come, I’m alone.”
The people beside me were busy replying to the group New Year messages without raising their heads: "Why do you care so much? I don't know the whole story, so I won't comment."
Lin Xiuxiu knew that she had misunderstood: "That's not what I meant. I just think that girl is so pitiful that she can just be alone." She looked at the light snow falling outside the glass window: "——Today is New Year's Eve."
It's a day for the whole family to get together.
This year's cold wave has come violently, and the cold wind has turned into soft needles poking into the seams of bones.
Shen Ruomian put the black hoodie on her head, and could only see her cold chin, pale lips, and black lower body. Her whole person was gloomy and mysterious.
"careful!"
"Call the security! Stop him!"
"Get out of the way!"
The hospital corridor was noisy, with exclamations coming one after another. A man in a blue and white striped hospital gown ran rampant, the cart was overturned, and various instruments on it were smashed to pieces.
The man's eyes were red, and his face was twisted with extreme anger. He was holding two sharp scissors in his hands, and there were black iron chains on his feet. The metal was dragged on the ground, making a harsh friction sound, and everyone was muttering. Run quickly.
Shen Ruomian was hit by someone and the hearing aid in her left ear was thrown out. Just as she was about to stand up, the back of her hand was stepped on by people swarming away and she almost broke her hand.
She screamed out in pain, her ears buzzing, and the crazy man in front of her rushed towards her, with a ferocious face, and raised the scissors in his hand high——
"Shen Ruomian!" Someone called her from behind.
It was too late, her eyes widened and her heart almost stopped.
——
"Thank you for choosing High Speed Rail Train No. 203 to travel. We look forward to seeing you again."
Announcements were repeated over and over again in the sky above the station, and there were chaotic figures running in different directions in a hurry.
The man in a business suit held a briefcase on his arm, a mobile phone in each hand, and spoke pure American pronunciation between his lips. The crowd was so crowded that he kicked down a black suitcase.
"Sorry sorry."
The owner of the suitcase bent down to lift it up and brushed off the dust on it: "It's okay." The teenage girl was young and in perfect condition. Her high ponytail swept across her neck. She was clean and beautiful. She was carrying a schoolbag on her shoulders and had clothes on her body. The white shirt is half new and half old, but it is washed very clean.
The man checked that nothing was wrong, but the person on the other end of the phone was still urging me. He yelled a few more times to apologize before continuing to walk out.
Shen Ruomian didn't have much luggage, so she brought a black suitcase with her this time. The schoolbag behind her was full of study materials that she didn't want to throw away. She followed the traffic instructions and left the station.
Two rows of banyan trees were planted on the side of the road. Their branches were shadowed, and the shadows of people were intertwined with reality. She stood under the trees to enjoy the cool air while calling the only contact number on her mobile phone.
There was no answer there, but ten minutes later I got a message back: You can’t leave at work, so I’ll ask Xiaozhou to pick you up.
Shen Ruomian's thoughts wandered for a moment and she typed: OK.
The other party did not reply.
The shadows under my feet slowly moved from directly in front to behind me. The end of the road seemed to be splashed with brilliant watercolors, and the mountains were filled with golden light.
She sat on the suitcase, her head lowered, her eyes empty, sliding in a small arc, a pair of white sneakers appeared on the ground, and a shadow fell under the pocket above her head.
"Classmate, can I borrow your mobile phone?"
What a good voice. She raised her head following the sound.
She used to often hear the classmates around her say that the more beautiful the voice, the more ugly the appearance would be, making it unforgettable and unappetizing for a few days when thinking about it, but that statement was overturned at this moment.
She has short black hair, beautiful bones, and strong but not demonic facial features. In short, she can make people look at her for thousands of years.
"Classmate? Is that okay?" His face was expressionless, his eyes were filled with twilight, and he stood slightly slanted, with a soul-catching and casual energy.
Shen Ruomian slowly came to his senses and handed him the phone without saying anything.
She didn't raise her eyes to look at him anymore, just stared at his hands.
Very clean, long and thin, as white as porcelain.
"Thank you." He took the phone and stood there dialing the number without deliberately walking away.
Shen Ruomian fiddled with the crooked hearing aid. She was born deaf in her left ear and could hardly hear. Without it, her hearing would be greatly reduced and she would always be half a beat slower than others.
"Drive the car to Jingzhou South Station. I lost my mobile phone. Meet you at the door." The young man didn't wait for long. He hung up after saying this briefly, with a very authentic Beijing accent.
Along with the mobile phone, there was a red banknote returned, and he said again: "Thank you."
Shen Ruomian said it was okay and just took the phone with a little effort.
He didn't say anything, but pointed to the ground: "Your shoelaces are loose."
Shen Ruomian lowered his head, "No, it's fine."
The boy's white clothes flickered past the end of her eyes, carrying a very faint cold scent. Before she could understand, the boy left, and the whole process didn't take even a second.
In the dusk, the boy's figure gradually faded away. She reached for the side pocket of her schoolbag with her backhand. Inside was the red banknotes she didn't want, stacked vertically.
"Dear passengers, the last train today has arrived at the terminal. Please hurry up and get out of the station and do not stay at the station."
The last bus has arrived and no one has picked her up yet.
Shen Ruomian looked at the phone and saw that there was no reply. She put away her emotions and dragged her suitcase to the avenue. There were many taxis, but they were all expensive.
Counting the 100 yuan given by the boy just now, the total amount in her bag did not exceed 300 yuan. She had just arrived in a new environment and she did not feel safe, so she saved as much as she could.
On the roadside, among a bunch of online taxis, there were two particularly eye-catching luxury cars. Many people wanted to take out their mobile phones and take pictures. When they saw the license plate, those who recognized it would educate them.
