The taxi slowly drove away from the National Taiwan University Hospital. The window reflected a haggard face, a pale face, and tears that could not be wiped away. The sourness and pain fermented in the chest, gathering into a puddle of pain.
On the radio in the carriage, a female singer sang softly, expressing her mood every word——
The most romantic thing I can think of/is to grow old slowly with you/collect every bit of laughter along the way/save it for later while sitting in a rocking chair and chat slowly/the most romantic thing I can think of/is to slowly grow old with you
As we grow older/until we are too old to go anywhere/you still treat me as a treasure in your hand
Hold your son's hand and grow old together with him.
Ah Chi, I want to grow old with you, but... I'm about to die.
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A ward in a hospital.
Li Hongtao was still sleeping, and Li Jiaqi was standing by.
Suddenly, the door of the ward was pushed open from the outside, and Li Jiaqi's husband, Dr. Chen, walked in hurriedly and said in a deep voice, "Jiaqi, it's not good!"
"What's wrong?!" Li Jiaqi turned to look at him.
Dr. Chen looked anxious, but after looking at his father-in-law's condition, he felt that talking in the ward was not very convenient, so he stretched out his hand to pull his pregnant wife up from the chair and went to the corridor to talk.
"What happened?!" Li Jiaqi couldn't help but feel strange.
Dr. Chen reached out and took out a list from the pocket of his white coat, "I just went to the director's office and he gave me this list. This was sent from the airport. Your friend's name is You Tong, right? She was there yesterday.
She took the flight from Guangzhou to Taipei, which means she was infected with the 'herpes simplex encephalitis' virus."
Li Jiaqi's expression changed when he heard this, "Are you sure she will be infected?!"
"Of course! The spread of the virus is quite regular. As long as there is one virus carrier on the plane, everyone in the confined space will be infected within an hour. It takes about three and a half hours from Guangzhou to Taipei.
She has been 100% infected, but the time of the virus outbreak varies from person to person. A patient has just died. Our hospital now needs to track the infected people one by one according to the list. I have just called the number on the list.
No one answered her cell phone, can you contact her?!"
Li Jiaqi shook his head, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll let my brother try it!"
"Then hurry up!"
"Well!" Li Jiaqi turned to go back to the ward to get the mobile phone in his bag, but suddenly remembered an important question, "Husband, we have all been in contact with You Tong, will we be infected?!"
"No, once this virus lurks in a person's body, unless it is in a completely enclosed space, high altitude and high pressure during an outbreak, the virus molecules will spread rapidly and uncontrollably. It is safe at other times."
Li Jiaqi nodded. Although she knew that nothing would happen to her and her family, her heart was still tugging at You Tong. Although she still didn't have a good impression of You Tong, she had no choice but to admit it for the sake of her brother.
Li Jiaqi quickly went back to the ward to get his cell phone and called Li Yuanhang.
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In the taxi, You Tong's eyes were dull, and the mobile phone in her pocket vibrated again. It took her a long time to react, and she took out the phone and took a look. It was an unfamiliar number. She did not answer it, and allowed the ringtone to continue ringing until the sound came out.
Automatic stop.
As the taxi moved forward slowly, getting closer and closer to Taoyuan Airport, the driver changed the channel on the radio and the bass voice broadcast the weather forecast.
When the words "Guangzhou Xiaoyu" came into his ears, You Tong was suddenly startled and quickly picked up his cell phone and dialed his home number.
"Mom..." The sweet voice made her heart ache so much.
"Rong'er, is it raining in Guangzhou?!"
"Yeah." Ronger said softly, "Mom, when will you come back? I'm afraid of thunder."
"Good boy, Ronger, mom is almost at the airport and will be home with you soon. Don't be afraid." You Tong grabbed the phone and coaxed her daughter softly.
"Mom, don't worry, I'm with Rong'er!" Rong Rong suddenly took the phone and said sensibly, but at the end she added, "Mom, come back quickly, we are waiting for you."
"Good boy..." You Tong opened her misty eyes and felt her cheeks were moist. She reached out and touched her face, her face was covered with tears, but the pain in her heart was so clear.
The taxi stopped slowly. She glanced at the meter, paid the fare according to the number displayed on it, opened the door and got out of the car, and walked toward the entrance of the airport hall with tears in her eyes.
But before he had taken a few steps, a dark shadow quickly flashed past him.
She raised her eyes and saw a handsome but serious face.
"Xiaotong, you can't go back." Li Yuanhang said in a deep voice, his eyes slightly red.
"No, I want to go back!" she said stubbornly.
"They won't let you get on the plane!" Li Yuanhang said through gritted teeth.
You Tong opened his eyes hard, but tears still flowed down uncontrollably, moistening his cheeks, and said with a choked voice, "But... my children are waiting for me..."
children?!
Li Yuanhang was suddenly stunned.
Her eyes were as dark and bright as the summer of that year, her tears were as crystal clear as the summer of that year, and his heart was as trembling as it was then.
He suddenly hugged her into his arms, but he didn't dare to use force, as if he would break her if he used force.
At the entrance of the airport hall, people were coming and going, and he held her gently, as if one person was saying goodbye to another person, but she would not be the one leaving today.
"Xiaotong, I am thirty years old this year, but I have known you for fifteen years. You have occupied half of my life. It doesn't matter if you don't like me, but please believe me - I will help you.
The children were brought to Taipei safely and brought to you."
"And..." He took her hand and took off the silver ring from her finger, "I will help you return the ring to him."
"Then... you can take the children and return to him without any worries. The family will be reunited, and the bond between life and death will be strong. You can talk to Zicheng, even if it is only for one day."
She raised her head and gave a "how do you know" look in her eyes, and Li Yuanhang smiled and murmured, "Fifteen years is not just talk."
Half an hour later, a plane flew through the clouds, carrying his figure away with misty white smoke.