After settling Lao Xu's funeral affairs, Lin Xiangwan and Ye Nan went to the beach as scheduled. If they didn't go, the sea water would be too cold to touch.
The child had never seen the sea before. When he first saw the endless blue waves, he was so excited that he turned somersaults on the beach.
Xu Yunqi taught him this skill step by step, but now things have changed. Lin Xiangwan asked her colleagues in the police station to take Old Xu's ashes back to the small village. She didn't dare to go herself. She couldn't tell because of a guilty conscience.
Or because of something else.
She knew that Xu Yunqi would not blame her, but she always felt that she owed him.
Lin Xiangwan watched him from a distance running around on the golden beach, chasing the waves with shouts, jumping around like a puppy, and looking back in Lin Xiangwan's direction from time to time.
, every time she saw him turn around, Lin Xiangwan would respond to him with a smile, but as soon as Ye Nan was out of sight, her smile immediately dropped.
What's wrong with her? It's like there's a missing piece in her heart, and even Ye Nan's smile can't make it up.
The wind at the beach was very strong, and because it was already past the peak tourist season, there were not many people on the beach. There were only college students who came to play on the weekend, gathering together in twos and threes, laughing and laughing.
Lin Xiangwan looked at them with great envy. She seemed to have never had such a youthful period, talking to her friends or classmates in small groups. She seemed to have always been preoccupied, and she had been forced to go to the next stage before she experienced youth.
senescence.
Some people call this vicissitudes of life, but she would rather trade these scars for youth, ignorance and ridicule.
"Mom, the sea water is so salty." Ye Nan's face was still rubbed with sand, and half of her body was wet. She jumped up and ran over happily. Lin Xiangwan wrapped him in a big towel that had been prepared, "This
Are you happy now? Dry your hair quickly and don't catch cold." Lin Xiangwan rubbed him and touched Ye Nan's ticklish flesh. The little guy smiled like a shrimp and arched his body.
"Mom, can we come and play often in the future? Take Xiaozhen, uncle Xu, godfather and the others with you." The child's eyes were bright and he looked at Lin Xiangwan expectantly.
He was not told about Xu Yunqi's affairs. He was still too young, and Lin Xiangwan didn't want him to experience these life and death matters prematurely.
"Okay, let's wait until next summer. The weather is getting colder and colder this year, and there will be typhoons on the beach. It won't be fun then."
"But will the sea in winter be very impressive? Uncle Xu told me that he has seen the sea with heavy snow in winter. In Russia, the sea water is frozen, and you can walk very far into the sea..."
You see, this is the disadvantage of knowing a person too well. Every bit of him has penetrated into your life. Even if you want to forget him, it is not an easy task.
She wanted to tell herself that Xu Yunqi did not die, he just returned to the small village he walked out of, where the person he loved was waiting for him.
But the reality is so cruel, while she hints to herself like this, she always thinks back to that scene.
Xu Yunqi and Chu Di were discussing something, and soon they made a decision.
What did they say at that time?
Ye Nan was in high spirits, chatting with Lin Xiangwan about various topics about the ocean along the way. Lin Xiangwan responded to him from time to time. Soon, Ye Nan noticed that Lin Xiangwan was absent-minded.
He calmed down, pursed his lips vigorously, and then grabbed Lin Xiangwan who was walking forward. "Mom, did something happen? Your face looks ugly."
"No, honey, mom is just a little cold. Let's walk quickly and go back to the hotel. How about mom treat you to abalone? You can sign a bill for eating at the hotel and take it back to the police for reimbursement." Lin Xiangwan rubbed the quilt.
His arms were chilled by the sea breeze, and he suggested enthusiastically.
When Ye Nan heard that there was delicious food, and Lin Xiangwan smiled softly, he immediately forgot about her abnormality, cheered and ran a few steps forward.
If possible, she hopes that he will always be carefree. She hopes that he will never touch the things she has experienced. She hopes that he will always be pure and lovely, and stay away from disasters and misfortunes.
She has to bear all the sufferings, and she has no complaints or regrets.
After giving herself a week's leave, Lin Xiangwan reported back to the police station. On the day of work, Captain Lin personally led people to greet her at the door of the police station. Her colleagues all applauded her, making Lin Xiangwan very embarrassed.
When she accepted this task, she only thought about it because she would get vacations and bonuses after completing the task. She didn't think much about anything else. If she knew the task was so dangerous and wanted to help save Lao Xu's life, she would have lost her job.
I will never agree to it.
Now that the honor has fallen on my head, I can't even think about taking it.
"Instead of giving me a certificate, why not do something affordable and give me a bonus." Lin Xiangwan lazily responded to Team Lin's words. The boss wanted to award her a medal of honor so that the whole team could learn from her heroic deeds. She
I feel nothing but shame.
Captain Lin patted her shoulder vigorously, "There will definitely be funds, and don't refuse the award. In the future, promotions will be given to you. Oh, by the way, that friend of yours, whose surname is Chu,
The team will also be responsible for all his medical expenses."
"I have a lot of money, so I probably won't care about this." When she mentioned Chu Di, Lin Xiangwan felt an inexplicable pain in her heart. She had not thought about him for a long time. It wasn't that she didn't want to think about him, but she forced herself not to think about him. Whenever he
Whenever the name, or his face, came out of her mind, she would pinch her hand so hard that her entire wrist was now bruised and swollen.
"That's not what I'm saying. This is the police force's intention. Besides, since he was so seriously injured, there will definitely be a lot of medical expenses and follow-up treatment costs in the future. No matter how much money we have, we can't afford such expenses..."
"You said he was seriously injured? Where is he injured?" Lin Xiangwan was a little confused. She had seen Chu Di after the accident. Although he had some burns on his body, he didn't look fatal, but according to Captain Lin,
, the situation is not that simple.
Team Lin scratched his head, "You don't know? I thought you were very familiar with each other. When you had the accident, he and Mr.
, they must be good friends too, don’t you live just above him, how come you didn’t even know he hurt his back?”
In fact, Chu Di didn't hurt his back, but his spine.
The warehouse collapsed due to the fire, and a steel bar that fell from the roof of the warehouse fell on his back, breaking his third lumbar vertebra...
"His body, from the waist down, cannot move, and he has also lost all feeling... Ah Wan, he does not allow the hospital to tell you. You know, patients have the right to ask the hospital to keep their confidentiality... so...
"Shen Shijun explained with difficulty, Lin Xiangwan sat opposite him, his eyes seemed to have lost focus, and he was confused and didn't know where his soul was flying.
"He... was protecting me... that's why he was injured, but I said those words to him..." The pain that spread from her heart made her at a loss what to do. Lin Xiangwan used
He covered his chest with his hands, feeling like something had broken inside.
Shen Shijun also fell silent when he heard her words.
She remembered what happened at that time. Although the moment came very quickly, she still remembered that after the loud noise, Chu Di pressed her tightly under his body, and then there was a muffled sound and blood spread.
the taste of.
She has been a doctor for many years. After something like this, she should have thought of an accident at the first moment, but she ignored all the details.
Why?
Just because he was the one who was injured? Just because her heart was full of resentment and alienation from him? Just because he was the one who died?
Lin Xiangwan suddenly felt scared, not for anything else, but for herself. When did she become such a cold and ruthless person? Chu Di was right. When she accuses others of being cold-blooded and heartless, the coldest one is actually the one who is coldest.
It's herself.
"How is his condition now?... I mean, is there any possibility of recovery?" She suddenly wanted to see him, but she didn't dare. After she said such harsh words to him, what kind of face could she have after knowing the truth?
Going to see Chu Di?
Shen Shijun shook his head slowly, "I have communicated with my colleagues in the surgical neurology department. It is very difficult. You also know that spinal damage is not a simple matter. It will affect the nerve plexus and vascular plexus below. If you want to
Repair is simply impossible based on the current medical level in China...and he...he was very uncooperative with the treatment and kept clamoring to get out not long after he was admitted to the hospital."
"If it can't be cured, what's the worst that can happen?"
Shen Shijun frowned and said, "Permanently paralyzed lower limbs. I will be unable to live without a wheelchair for the rest of my life. I will never be able to stand up or walk, and... I am inhumane."
He is only in his thirties, a man's best years. He should have been standing at the top of this city, guiding the country. But now...
He used to be proud of the shopping mall, and all his opponents, no matter how smart and cunning, were defeated miserably in front of him. He was cold-blooded, ruthless, cunning and cruel, and his reputation was so notorious that people were frightened and avoided him. Doing business with him was like seeking the skin of a tiger. If you are not careful, you will be betrayed.
He was utterly defeated.
But later, he met her. On that scorching summer evening, the eighteen-year-old girl who was blessed by him and whose family was in dire straits. She was wearing a long white skirt and walked to his car like a wandering ghost.
, and said to him, Mr. Chu, please buy me.
This sentence bonded them for life.
This bad fate, for which they should not have to bear the responsibility and consequences, left both of them injured and their souls shattered.
She lost her heart, he hurt her body. She would never believe in the word love again, and he...
When we are young, we always think that what is great is love, but in the end we are powerless to see clearly that what is powerful is destiny.
"There's another thing that you probably don't know. Last weekend, the old lady of the Chu family passed away."