Snow Mountain Glass

The whistling of a train rang in his ears.

Zhan Song walked into the ward and saw Lu Jinfeng sitting on the side of the ward, sleeping on the edge of the bed with his back bent and his head resting on his arms. His hands were placed on the fingers of Bai Shunan's left hand.

His original intention in returning was to persuade Lu Jinfeng to reconsider his retirement. So far, Zhan Song had been telling the public that Lu Jinfeng was taking a break. Someone had exposed Lu Jinfeng's homosexuality online, with several photos circulating. In Zhan Song's eyes, this wasn't a difficult PR issue; on the contrary, if handled well, it could be a positive development. He had forgotten to factor in Lu Jinfeng's biggest change.

Zhan Song looked at the glittering tear marks in front of him and realized that there was little hope. He lowered his head and shook the snow mountain glass ball in his hand, then placed it on the table, and snowflakes fell from it.

Lu Jinfeng woke up at this time. He noticed the extra glass ball on the table at a glance. He looked at Zhan Song indifferently, waiting for his explanation.

"It's a snow mountain souvenir given to me by a friend I met by chance," Zhan Song added. "They say it brings good luck."

Lu Jinfeng glanced at the glass ball. A dull ache had been lingering on the side of his head since he woke up, and he turned his gaze back to Shunan. Zhan Song stood there in silence, watching Lu Jinfeng's softening gaze. He wanted to speak several times, but a lingering unease filled his heart, making him feel that the end result would be more trouble than gain. Because of this reminder, he said nothing more, choosing an opportune moment to quietly leave.

Compared to Zhan Song who only came to the hospital once, Zhang Wei and Li Suiwen came almost every day. Zhang Wei would only stay for a while, crying every time, and always leaving in tears. Lu Jinfeng couldn't help but get tired of it. Li Suiwen would leave after a short stay because of filming, but she came more frequently. Lu Jinfeng once saw her six times in one day, and he didn't expect it at this time. He still felt a little jealous about it. When no one came to visit him at night, he would lie next to Shunan and whisper some complaints.

Li Xuanyue always brought a lunch box every time he came, sat next to Lu Jinfeng and said things like how miserable his future would be. Seeing that Lu Jinfeng ignored him, he kept talking.

She was carrying a heavy lunch box, her face sullen. "I gave it to you but you refused to eat. You've been making your mother do these useless things. If Bai Shunan doesn't wake up, you'll be the first one to starve to death. If it weren't for me..."

"What's wrong with you?" Lu Jinfeng interrupted Li Xuanyue calmly without looking at her.

Li Xuanyue habitually retorted, "I think the problem is you."

Lu Jinfeng remained unmoved. His tone was calm, revealing a sense of boredom. "You want to show off something to me? I don't know what it is that satisfies you and makes you choose to come here to fill your lack of interest in things."

After a breath, Lu Jinfeng continued, "I don't care if you have some self-righteous ambition to explore or some willful desire to win that makes you feel superior to me. No matter what, please take your things and your mother's things and stay away from me.

"What are you thinking about?" Li Xuanyue smiled unmoved after hearing what Lu Jinfeng said. "I just came to see you out of kindness."

"Come to me and learn something. How scared are you of life right now?"

Li Xuanyue squeaked in displeasure. She really hated seeing Lu Jinfeng's occasional lucid moments. "Are you suffering from some kind of paranoia? Your ability to make up stories is getting worse and worse."

Lu Jinfeng sighed softly, "Don't come here again."

"I'll come again tomorrow."

"What place do you think you have in my place? Do you think I need you? I'll say it one last time, and I won't repeat it again. I don't want you. I only want Shun'an." Lu Jinfeng took a deep breath, his eyes showing a bit of fatigue. "I'm tired of those spoiling things you said. I hate the shadow of my mother cast over you. Why have you always deliberately made me angry since I was a child? Is it so that you can turn around and say it's my fault? I was wrong. Go away and don't come here again."

The wind rustled outside the window, like sighs. Just as Lu Jinfeng thought he could finally get some peace and quiet, touching Bai Shunan's fingertips, he heard footsteps at the door, but they weren't leaving. He looked up and saw a dusty man opening the door and walking in, with some melting snowflakes falling on his shoulders. Lu Jinfeng had never expected to meet him here. Lu Jinfeng always remembered Shunan well, and he said, "You're here."

"Well, I'm here. I've laughed at Shunan before for having a plane accident, but I didn't expect that this time, I was also delayed by turbulence and arrived a little late." Ji Xian put the things in his hands on the table beside him, found a chair and sat down next to the bed. "How is Shunan?"

"The surgery went well, but I'm not sure when I'll wake up."

"Sunan will be fine."

Lu Jinfeng lowered his eyes when he heard this.

Ji Xian looked at Lu Jinfeng. He looked a little tired, but he looked so handsome. Ji Xian smiled faintly. Shunan was really good. "Are you Shunan's lover?"

Lu Jinfeng rubbed Shunan's fingertips and said "hmm" softly.

"It seems you recognize me. Did Shunan mention me to you?"

"I know everyone Shunan knows. My only impression of you is a photo from your wedding."

"Oh, it's my wedding!" When Ji Xian mentioned the wedding, he would think of that happy time, and his tone involuntarily rose a little.

Compared to other people's crying, Lu Jinfeng currently doesn't mind Ji Xian's noise. He thinks that if Bai Shunan really feels that someone close to him is making noise next to him, maybe Shunan can wake up.

Ji Xian noticed from the beginning that Lu Jinfeng was not in good condition. He racked his brains to think of how to talk to Lu Jinfeng and pull him out of his current half-dead state. The only person they could talk to was Shunan. "You don't know about my wedding before, Shunan was very unlucky. The plane was wrong, and he got on the wrong station. After all this, his phone was stolen and he couldn't contact me..."

"Your wedding is this June, right?"

"Yes, in the afternoon of June 21st."

"At that time, Shunan lost his phone."

"Um, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly realized that I seemed to be a little unreasonable."

"Maybe Shunan likes you to be unreasonable."

Because they cared about the same person, they talked for a long time this afternoon, which seemed like years, but they also maintained a friendly distance. Suddenly, there were several knocks on the door in the distance. Ji Xian looked over and said, "My wife is here to see me." This afternoon ushered in the moment of farewell.