Shen Shijun took a few hours' flight from Washington, D.C., and came to Chicago to celebrate Christmas with Lin Xiangwan's family.
On this most important holiday in the United States, the boxing ring is also closed for one day to show peace to the world and long live Jesus.
Lin Xiangwan bought some mutton and Chinese cabbage from Chinatown. With a scalpel in each hand, he chopped wildly on the chopping board. Finally, he stamped out a pile of very similar cabbage dregs. He mixed the stuffing, kneaded the noodles, and washed them.
Hands, waiting for Shen Shijun's arrival.
In the four years since he came to the United States, every important holiday or weekend when Shen Shijun could take time off, he would travel thousands of miles and take a hard flight for several hours to come to see her.
Although sometimes his stay would not last more than a day, or just a few hours, he would definitely visit her and Ye Nan whenever he was free.
Lin Xiangwan still remembered that when Shen Shijun was promoted to the chief cardiovascular physician in a large hospital a few years ago, in the National General Hospital where there were many experts like Lin, he wanted to force himself to work 24 hours a day in order not to lose to the original American doctors.
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But even though he was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep, he still squeezed out time to celebrate her birthday, blew out the candles, and gave her gifts. He didn't even have time to take a bite of the cake before he had to rush back to the flight back.
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Seeing that he was so tired that the circles under his eyes were black and black, and that he would fall asleep inadvertently while sitting and chatting with her. Lin Xiangwan felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart, but Shen Shijun didn't feel anything.
He felt relieved when he could see her.
He said he would take care of her for the rest of his life, and he kept his promise. If she didn't go to JHU to report, he would help her contact other schools. She was willing to go to DC with him, and he didn't force her. She wanted to go to the boxing ring.
While working, he took care of all the joints for her so that she would not be embarrassed.
Like an old mother, he did his best to arrange everything where Lin Xiangwan could or could not see him, but he never asked for anything.
For such a man, the best candidate for a 24-year-old husband, Lin Xiangwan didn't know what he was still hesitating about.
Perhaps because she knew Shen Shijun too well and understood this man's good intentions towards her, she couldn't drag him into trouble.
She knew that her body was at the end of its strength and she was relying on her breath to hold on. Maybe one morning she would wake up violently and her heart would collapse, and she might never wake up. Just because she knew this so well, she couldn't even more.
Delaying him, Shen Shijun deserves better, he shouldn't waste time on him.
Having made up his mind, Lin Xiangwan had a serious talk with Shen Shijun.
But what she didn't expect was that this conversation, instead of keeping Shen Shijun away from her, made him more confident to intervene in her and Ye Nan's lives.
"Senior, you can't continue like this. It's impossible for us. If we can maintain a relationship, it will either be an ordinary friend relationship or it will be nothing." From the beginning, Lin Xiangwan had no intention of marrying Shen Shijun.
She had no chance to regret it, so she said it in a very special way.
To be honest, Shen Shijun had already done a lot of psychological construction for himself before this conversation. After all, if they had been together for so long, if they could develop something, they would have developed it long ago. How did Lin Xiangwan see him?
He had always known what it was, but what he didn't expect was that Lin Xiangwan could actually say it so directly. He couldn't digest it for a while, and felt like he had been shot in the chest.
But after all, he was a surgeon, and his brain reaction speed and cooling speed were better than ordinary people. So after a brief stagnation, Shen Shijun immediately thought of a way to respond.
"I don't like either of these relationships, and I won't accept such a one-sided multiple choice question from you. Ye Xiangwan, don't frown. I think there is another relationship that you haven't considered. If you can,
I want to be Ye Nan’s godfather.”
Lin Xiangwan really couldn't refuse this request, not because of anything else, but because from the time she was pregnant with Ye Nan until Ye Nan was three years old, Mrs. Shen had been by her side, taking care of their mother in every detail.
The two sons, not to mention the godfather, even the biological father may not be as considerate as Shen Shijun.
Ye Nan's birth certificate was issued by Shen Shijun, Ye Nan's green card was issued by Shen Shijun, and all of Ye Nan's social security was issued by Shen Shijun.
When Ye Nan was first born, before his autism could be seen, he just seemed much quieter than other children. He never liked to cry. He just lay quietly in his crib and looked at the colorful pictures hanging above the bed.
Toy. Lin Xiangwan felt very lucky at that time. She was such a sensible child who didn’t cry or make trouble and wouldn’t disturb her reading and studying.
It wasn't until one day that she realized that something was wrong. Ye Nan had a fever, and his whole body was as red as a shrimp. He was moving around in discomfort, but he didn't say a word. At that time, Lin Xiangwan also just
Not long after arriving in the United States, something like this happened, and she didn't know what to do.
It was summer at that time. Shen Shijun took advantage of the summer vacation to rent the floor above Lin Xiangwan. He could not only help her take care of Ye Nan, but also take care of her. So after getting Lin Xiangwan's distress call, he immediately rushed to
Downstairs, he wrapped Ye Nan in a raincoat, then wore a thin shirt and rushed into the storm.
The central United States will fall into thunderstorms in the summer. Lightning strikes from the sky one after another. Cars running on the road may be struck by lightning. Shen Shijun was afraid of having an accident while driving, so he simply ran in the rain with Ye Nan on his back.
In order to avoid thunderstorms, find small alleys.
Later, we finally arrived at the hospital. Ye Nan was fine, but Shen Shijun stayed in the hospital for a whole holiday because of pneumonia...
People are selfish, and no one is willing to abandon things that are good to them.
Lin Xiangwan is no exception. If her life is a dark and gloomy world, and Ye Nan is the sunshine that breaks through the clouds and illuminates the horizon, then Shen Shijun must be the white gull passing through her heart.
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She knew that she might not meet a man like him again even if she was given ten thousand more chances, but it was because she knew that she had to run away from him.
The deepest love for you is to let go of my hands.
Lin Xiangwan thought that maybe her feelings for Shen Shijun had long surpassed the love between men and women. He was her unrelated relative in this life. Couples would divorce due to disputes, their relationships would break up, and they would become just strangers, but he was hers.
The relative, the godfather of her child, no matter what happens, he will never ignore her.
No matter what bastard things she did or what unreasonable things she said, all he did was stand quietly and wait, letting her go crazy and messing around, and then when she was tired of scolding and shouting, he
He would open his arms and give her the most solid and reliable embrace.
No matter how far she goes, he is behind her, so she can walk further with confidence, because as long as she looks back, she can see his gentle smiling face.
There will never be another man who is as kind to her as he is.
Lin Xiangwan could neither afford nor dare to have such a man.
"The snow is too heavy. If there weren't too many stranded passengers, the airport would probably be closed." With the cold air on his body, Shen Shijun stood at the door. He first took off his snow-stained coat and shook it to make sure it would not There were water droplets formed from snow dripping on the floor before entering the door.
He is not much different now than when he was in college. His gentle temperament, the handsome appearance of an Oriental, the calmness and ability of a man who has been in power for a long time, and the introverted courage inherent in the Shen family have allowed him to quickly accumulate experience in the hospital. It is so popular that young trainee nurses often plan half a day with ulterior motives just to schedule a shift with him.
There are also daring Western girls who directly propose love to Shen Shijun. After being rejected by him one by one, rumors begin to spread in the hospital that Dr. Shen, the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular department, is actually a sinister and gentle man...
Shen Shijun never took the time to clarify such rumors, because to him, except for Lin Xiangwan, it didn't matter what other women thought of him.
"I saw some ready-made turkey meat for sale on the road. I originally wanted to buy some for you, but then I remembered that neither you nor Xiaonan like it, so I didn't buy it." Rolling up his sleeves, Shen Shijun took off his watch and washed it. Start kneading the dough with your hands.
Lin Xiangwan took Ye Nan out of the study room. Although he liked to immerse himself in his own world, when he saw Shen Shijun, Ye Nan's eyes clearly lit up. He twisted his legs and ran over, hugging Shen Shijun's legs. , rubbing here and there like a koala, expressing her joy. Lin Xiangwan knew that Ye Nan had very deep feelings for Shen Shijun. She had watched him grow up, changed his diapers, and fed him. The man who took him out to collect leaves and see elephants after taking a bath was a very special and important being.
Shen Shijun's hands were sunk deep in the basin and he couldn't hug Ye Nan back, so he could only nod to him apologetically and motioned for him to look in his schoolbag, where he could buy a Christmas gift for Ye Nan.
Seeing Ye Nan looking at him like a puppy, Lin Xiangwan nodded to him. Only with her mother's approval did Ye Nan dare to go through Shen Shijun's schoolbag.
"It's a good thing you didn't buy it. If you did, it would be a waste of money. He hates eating turkey. The girl who bought takeout tickets from the boxing ring brought him a turkey sandwich she made last time. He took advantage of others not paying attention and set it on fire. We picked out all the chicken and threw it away secretly." Lin Xiangwan said, rolling up her sleeves and joining the dumpling-making team.
Shen Shijun cut the noodles, and Lin Xiangwan started rolling out the dumpling wrappers. The two of them cooperated like an old couple and had a clear division of labor.
While Lin Xiangwan was rolling out the dough, she secretly observed Shen Shijun's face. She saw that Shen Shijun was smiling and looking at Ye Nan with great pleasure as he took out the colorfully wrapped gift and motioned for him to open it. When Lin Xiangwan Finally, he made up his mind and said, "Senior brother, after the New Year, I want to go back to City H."