Seeing Shen Hongyi again, I didn’t expect it to be like this.
The man lay on the sickbed, breathing heavily, and even in his sleep he was not restful.
His temples were gray, his skin was dark, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were like dead branches, covering his cheeks.
After not seeing each other for more than ten years, Shen Shuhe could no longer associate the young and strong man in his memory.
She stopped when she was four or five steps away from the bed.
Because if you take one more step forward, the painful memories hidden deep in your mind will burst out uncontrollably.
Shen Shuhe took a deep breath and clenched his fists to stay where he was.
"What are you standing there for? Come over here." Wei Shao pushed him, then walked over lazily, sat down on the seat, crossed his legs in an unruly manner and took out his cell phone.
What a fucking fool! Her own man doesn’t come to take care of her, but she forces him to do it instead.
When Wei Shao saw the message from his friend saying that someone was treating him to a meal with delicious wine and meat, he instantly became greedy.
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The stool rubbed against the floor with a sharp sound, followed by the man's impatient voice reply. The sick man frowned and slowly opened his eyes.
Shen Hongyi saw Wei Shao first, his nominal son, and just one look at him made him feel that his illness had worsened.
After coughing twice, he frowned and looked away, only to notice a figure beside the bed.
It was a tall young woman. Under the warm light, everything in front of her was blurry. Shen Hongyi blinked twice and looked again.
Two seconds later, the emotion on that wrinkled face shook.
He raised his hands, incredulous: "You - you -"
Shen Hongyi said "you" several times, he stared at those cloudy eyes, and the white, delicate, soft and beautiful face was clearly reflected in his eyes.
Obviously, those three words were on the tip of his tongue, but Shen Hongyi pointed at the woman for a few seconds, not knowing whether he was too shocked or for some other reason, he never called out the name.
Wei Shao had already replied to two messages, but he still saw the old man hesitating and unable to speak. He clearly recognized the person and even remembered such a simple name, but he was still saying "you you you".
With a "tsk" sound, Wei Shao held the phone in his hand and shook his legs: "Dad, you didn't forget your own daughter's name, did you?"
When Shen Hongyi heard the words "daughter", his eyes trembled slightly and his arms shook badly, "You, you are Shen, Shen..."
"Trouble." Wei Shao impatiently helped him: "Chen Shuhe!"
"Your dear daughter, you have raised her for so many years, you really can't remember or you are confused and forgot?"
"Shut up!" Shen Hongyi scolded.
"You old fool! I brought your daughter here out of kindness, and you're scolding me, right?" Wei Shao stood up and kicked the chair away, pointing at the ** man and growling, "Okay, since you're annoying me, let your daughter raise you! Don't call me if you have any more problems!"
Wei Shao threw down a few words and walked angrily, deliberately bumping into Shen Shuhe's shoulder when passing by.
"Hehe, big star sister, just chat with your real dad, I won't disturb you."
After saying that, he opened the door.
At this time, a middle-aged woman carrying an insulated box approached, and when she saw Wei Shao, she quickly grabbed him and said, "Xiao Shao, didn't I ask you to accompany your father? Where are you going?"
"It's so annoying. If you want to take care of that old man, you can do it yourself. He's not my biological father, so don't call me, okay?" Wei Shao shook off the woman's hand and strode away.
The woman frowned, looked at the half-open ward door and walked quickly towards it.
In the ward, Shen Shuhe felt a dull pain in her shoulder, her eyes flickered, and she blinked slowly.
She slowly raised her eyelids and met the eyes of the sick man. She seemed to have just been pulled out of her own world.
Shen Shuhe looked into those eyes, which were the same as when he was a child, yet somewhat different.
She remembered that those eyes were always full of bloodshot and anger, and she didn't want to look at them. If she accidentally looked at them, she would immediately look away and lower her head even lower.
But at this moment, the wind and sand of the years blew mercilessly, leaving only vicissitudes and gloom in these eyes, with a hint of inexplicable hope in the bottom of the eyes. Shen Shuhe knew what it was, but she didn't want to think about it too deeply.
“Shu, Shuhe, come here, come closer…” Shen Hongyi raised his arm and spoke earnestly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door behind him was pushed open, and at the same time a question was heard: "Hongyi, Xiao Shao..."
Before he finished speaking, the three of them were stunned.
Shen Shuhe turned her head and saw the person coming. The low mood she was immersed in memories quickly pulled away. She pulled her lips and returned to her previous indifference.
"Are you Shen Shuhe...?" The woman looked at the beautiful woman in front of her uncertainly.
Hearing this, before Shen Shuhe could answer, the sick Shen Hongyi propped himself up anxiously and said, "Yes, yes, Yajie, you still remember, this is my daughter, Shen Shuhe!"
"We even lived together for a while back then!"
Following Shen Hongyi’s words, Hou Yajie remembered thoroughly.
She glanced at the woman's entire body, "Oh, it's you."
Then he passed Shen Shuhe with an expressionless face and walked to the bedside, and patted Shen Hongyi’s shoulder without any good mood, “Okay, lie down quickly.”
"You don't need to worry about your daughter wearing gold and silver, but you, look at your own illness, without your own children by your side, you can't rely on anyone else except me." After saying that, Hou Yajie opened the lunch box and took out the porridge she cooked at home, "I made it for you as soon as I got off work, have some."
Then, ignoring Shen Shuhe who was standing beside her, Hou Yajie started chatting with Shen Hongyi as if no one was around.
They told him to get well soon, as the family now depended on them for a living, and if he stayed in the hospital every day, the whole family would have to starve.
He was also asked to urge the construction site to pay back the wages owed as soon as possible, otherwise he would not have the money to pay for the hospitalization.
Shen Shuhe stood by and listened to the woman's nagging. After a few seconds, she turned around and left without looking back.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Hou Yajie put the spoon into the bowl with a "bang".
"He looks like a decent person, but he doesn't even come to serve you!" Hou Yajie tapped Shen Hongyi's shoulder and said indignantly: "Our Xiao Shao is sensible. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to carry you to the hospital! I don't know if you'll be cold by the time I get home!"
“Shen Hongyi! Just for this reason, you have to treat our Xiao Shao as your own son!”
Shen Hongyi's ears were calloused after hearing these words, and he looked at the woman in front of him.
When the two got married, Hou Yajie was as beautiful and elegant as a flower. However, decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and the once graceful woman has become thin and frail due to the hardships of life.
The trivial days were like a ruthless carving knife, which not only left marks on her, but also made her character shrewd and calculating.
Shen Hongyi sighed. He knew very well that if Hou Yajie hadn't been here all these years, his life would have been in a mess.
So he followed the woman and replied: "You don't need to say these words. I don't have a son, so Xiao Shao is naturally my Shen Hongyi's biological son. When he gets married and has children in the future, his wife and son will definitely call me dad and grandpa."
Shen Hongyi patted the back of Hou Yajie's hand and said that he would make good money to help Xiao Shao find a wife.
After hearing this, Hou Yajie's complexion gradually improved and she continued to feed the man with a spoon.
On the other side, Wen Yu followed Shen Shuhe out of the elevator, and several people walked towards the car.
After thinking for a few seconds, Wen Yu couldn't help but ask, "Shuhe, did you just pay...your dad's medical expenses?"
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