After coming out of the ward, I said to An Lan: "An Lan, please go back first. Don't worry too much about this matter. I'll stay with Xiaohu here for a while and then come back."
An Lan gently pulled the door to the ward and closed it, then nodded and replied, "Okay, don't be too sad, it will be fine."
An Lan was pregnant and couldn't stay in a place like this for too long, so I had to send her away from the hospital first.
Returning to the intensive care unit again, Cheng Xiaohu was already sitting next to Cheng Lu's bed.
I saw him holding Cheng Lu's hand tightly, putting it on his face, lowered his head and choked:
"Lulu, you must wake up! I will always be by your side and fight against death with you."
I stood at the door of the ward and watched this scene, and I couldn't help but feel a little sad.
For Cheng Xiaohu, Cheng Lu is everything to him. I really can’t imagine that if Cheng Lu really has some shortcomings, how should Cheng Xiaohu face it?
After standing at the door in shock for a while, I walked into the ward and came behind Cheng Xiaohu.
I gently put my hand on his shoulder and said softly: "Xiaohu, don't be too sad. It will be fine. Lulu will be fine."
Cheng Xiaohu sighed heavily and said in a low voice: "Da Shan, do you think I did something wrong?"
"What did you do wrong?"
He raised his face and looked at Cheng Lu again, and sighed and said: "I shouldn't have come here in the first place, so Lulu wouldn't have come. We still live in Yulin Village, so this kind of thing wouldn't happen."
When I heard Cheng Xiaohu say this, I felt a little guilty.
I also sighed and said: "As you put it, this matter has something to do with me. If I hadn't supported you here, nothing would have happened today."
Cheng Xiaohu shook his head and said: "This has nothing to do with you. I decided to come out on my own at that time. Even if you didn't support me, I would have come out. But I didn't expect that Lulu also came out."
As he spoke, he sighed again: "I shouldn't have let her come out, it was my fault!"
"Don't blame yourself. We don't want to see anything like this happen. Since it has already happened, let's face it calmly."
Cheng Xiaohu nodded and said no more.
After a while, he said to me again: "Da Shan, you go back first. I will stay here with Lulu tonight."
I looked at my watch, and it was indeed very late. The doctor also made it very clear about Cheng Lu's current condition. Whether she could wake up or not would depend on her own luck.
So it's not an option for us all to stay here. We might as well take turns to rest, and I'll come to the hospital to replace Cheng Xiaohu tomorrow.
I nodded and then said to him: "Okay, Xiaohu, as I said before, don't be too sad. I believe Lulu will get through it. You should go to bed early."
"I know."
Cheng Xiaohu didn't want to say any more, so I reached out and patted his shoulder again, and then walked out of the ward.
After leaving the hospital, I didn't drive home immediately.
I sat on the flower stand outside the parking lot, lit a cigarette, and while smoking, I thought about some recent events.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew. Although it was already summer, I still felt cold.
Looking up, I saw Teacher Li Guyi singing Me and My Motherland on the giant screen in a small square opposite the parking lot.
Amidst the twinkling lights, I suddenly remembered that October 1st this year will mark the 70th anniversary of our country’s National Day.
Although there are still several months left, the atmosphere of national celebration has already appeared in my eyes.
This is just the beginning. It is conceivable that on the National Day in a few months, not only this small square, but also the streets and alleys will be decorated with little red flags of joy.
This prosperous age is as everyone wishes.
Just next to the small square opposite, in a very inconspicuous corner, I saw such a scene again.
There was a young couple, judging from their clothes, they were probably still students.
The boy was sitting on a stone bench, with a small birthday cake in front of him, probably only a few inches long.
The girl sat opposite the boy. She helped him light the candles, and then put on the boy's birthday hat.
She asked her to close her eyes and make a wish, and then sang happy birthday to him.
After the boy finished making his wish, he blew out the candle, and the girl dipped her fingers into a little cake cream and spread it on the boy's face and forehead.
The two of them smiled extremely brightly, and correspondingly, I was extremely anxious.
Yes! Everyone in this world has unfortunate and lucky times.
Just like the young couple, I really hope they can stay happy like this.
But no one knows what they will experience in the future. If they are still in college, can they continue to be together after graduation?
Yes, I admit that I am a little sentimental at this time, probably because of my own experience, so I feel that life is really difficult.
But, wish them happiness!
After returning to her residence, An Lan had already fallen asleep, but she was not asleep yet. She was half lying on the bed reading a book.
When I saw the book she was reading, I suddenly realized that this book was not the Rose Island that my mother often read when she was still alive.
I put on my pajamas, looked at her with a smile and said, "Why did you find this book to read?"
"It's quite good. Have you read this book?"
I shook my head and said, "I haven't read it, but my mother used to read it in my ears."
"I think it's pretty good. Although it's a bit literary, many of the sentences in it are very realistic."
As she spoke, she pointed to a passage in the book and read to me: "Look at this sentence: Maturity means constantly abandoning form to see the essence."
"And this sentence," she pointed to another passage and read: "Sometimes, people who don't know how to express their feelings can only go a long, long way. I found that I am such a person."
I looked at her, smiled and said, "How come you are just like my mother? I have heard my mother read these sentences many times."
"Don't you think it's very realistic?"
"Yes, reality, but now you can go to bed, put the book down." With that, I took the book away from her hand and put it on the bedside table.
An Lan then asked me: "Is Cheng Xiaohu still guarding the hospital?"
"Well, he's not in a very good mood. He's probably going to have a hard time with this."
An Lan then said in confusion: "Why did he fall from the building? This is so strange."
"You didn't go to the place where she fell. If you did, it would be even more strange. I don't even understand why Cheng Lu went to that place."
"Do you think so?" An Lan's brows suddenly frowned, as if he sensed something.
I wanted to hear An Lan's thoughts, and then asked: "Is it possible?"
"A woman's seventh sense, I feel that Cheng Lu's fall was not an accident."