Chapter 85 Year After Year (Side Story 4)
He Sui recently took some nice photos, which she brought to school to see which places would look best when posted in the club.
Chu Xiang suddenly sneezed, rubbed her nose, and lay down on the table feeling uncomfortable.
Meng Qiyue asked, "Do you have a cold?"
Chu Xiang nodded, but she didn't seem to be in a good mood.
Meng Qiyue asked again, "Don't you cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep?"
"It's because I caught a chill at night a while ago." Chu Xiang looked tired and listlessly stared at the messages on her phone. Her fiancé reminded her to take her medicine, and she slowly replied, "Okay."
Not long ago, it was said that Gu Jue and Su Ruanruan had an argument, and Su Ruanruan fell to the ground and miscarried. Gu Jue felt he was at fault and was filled with guilt for the loss of a life.
However, Su Ruanruan hated him intensely. She believed it was all Gu Jue's fault, the fault of the Gu family. Naturally, even though Gu Muxi was her biological father, she was filled with disgust.
Su Ruanruan naturally felt that her and her mother's misfortunes were all caused by the Gu family. Whether it was Gu Jue or Gu Muxi, they only thought about using money to get rid of her, which was undoubtedly an insult to her.
Su Ruanruan lost her child, and in recent days, due to various events, she also encountered problems in her studies. In addition, her mother's condition suddenly worsened after meeting Gu Muxi and she soon passed away. In despair, Su Ruanruan chose to commit suicide by going to the rooftop.
Gu Jue protected her with all his might. In the end, she only suffered a fracture, but Gu Jue had to stay in the intensive care unit for more than a week before his condition improved.
When Gu Heng received the news that Gu Jue had an accident, it was 2 a.m. He didn't want to wake Chu Xiang, but Chu Xiang woke up when he got up. She was worried about Gu Heng going out alone so late at night and insisted on going with him. So from that night on, Chu Xiang felt a little unwell.
The relationship between Gu Jue and Su Ruanruan is complicated and tangled; it's unclear how long this entanglement will last.
He Sui walked over and said to Chu Xiang, "If you're not feeling well, you don't have to come to club activities these days."
Chu Xiang muttered, "I get bored when I don't have classes, so I might as well come here and chat with you guys."
He Sui patted Chu Xiang's head. "Hmm, no fever. You should get better soon. Xiang Xiang, you should drink more hot water."
Chu Xiang glanced up and said, "You sound just like an old lady."
He Sui was amused. Seeing Meng Qiyue secretly looking at her phone and sending messages, she suddenly slapped Meng Qiyue on the shoulder and asked, "Are you in a relationship?"
Meng Qiyue was startled. She hurriedly covered her phone, her voice unconsciously rising, "Who's in a relationship? Let me tell you, Wen Chi and I are completely innocent!"
Chu Xiang and He Sui gave a meaningful "Oh" together.
He Sui: "So it's Wen Chi."
Chu Xiang sat up, excitedly covering her face, "It's a younger man!"
Meng Qiyue couldn't argue with them, and she also felt that this kind of thing was indeed difficult to talk about. She lowered her head, clutching the hem of her skirt, her ears turning red.
This was the first time in her life she had been confessed to, so she was inevitably nervous and at a loss for words.
He Sui didn't tease Meng Qiyue with Chu Xiang for too long; she had an appointment and left the school early.
He Suan went to the hospital. The weather was relatively cool today. On a bench on the lawn, she saw an elderly man sitting.
He Sui walked over quickly, smiling, and said, "Grandpa, good afternoon!"
The old man's eyes curved slightly. "Good afternoon."
He Sui sat down next to him and took out a few photos from her bag. "These photos were taken at the port. Although I saw many old ships, I couldn't find the Departure Ship you mentioned."
The old man held the photo. The port now looked completely different from the one he described in his story. There were some nearly abandoned ships moored by the water, but they were not nearly as old as the "Departure" he mentioned in his story.
He laughed and said, "That ship was scrapped forty years ago, you won't see it anymore."
It was a bit of a pity that He Suan missed the opportunity to visit the place the old man had mentioned where he first met his wife.
However, that happened decades ago, and by now, those old things are definitely gone.
He Sui has met with the old man several times recently. She listened to him tell many stories from the past. In his stories, there was laughter, helplessness, and pain. It was as if his whole life was unfolding before her eyes.
He Sui has always loved listening to and writing stories, but strangely enough, of all the stories she has heard, none have left a lasting impression on her as much as the stories told by the elderly.
The elderly man gazed quietly at the photographs. His eyes, no longer as sharp as they had been in his youth, had acquired a quiet, profound power over them.
He Sui wondered if he was also reminiscing about the past, so she asked with concern, "How are you feeling?"
He smiled and said, "It's just that I'm getting old, and there are bound to be some discomforts. I'm fine, don't worry."
That's how humans are. No matter how healthy you are when you're young, as you get older, your body will start to experience more and more problems due to its decline.
Time is always impartial; it never shows excessive leniency based on a person's status or position.
Just like the hand he held in the photo, the skin was dry and wrinkled, but the girl sitting next to him had a fair, smooth, and vibrant hand that handed him the photo.
He was acutely aware that everything was a reminder of the insurmountable gap between him and her.
He Sui glanced around and asked, "Aren't your family members with you today?"
In her view, when elders in the family come to the hospital for a check-up, younger family members will naturally accompany them. However, every time He Sui saw him, he was alone.
He simply said in a calm tone, "I don't need anyone else's company."
He Sui's eyes were full of sympathy. She clearly took the old man's words as a sign of his strong will. When you are old and have nothing by your side, how could you not want your family to be with you?
However, this was someone else's family matter, and she shouldn't interfere too much.
The old woman asked her, "Can I have these photos?"
He Sui nodded, "Of course."
He said thank you, then said gently, "Shall we continue the story?"
He Sui was very interested, "Okay!"
He chuckled, looked at the clouds on the horizon, and slowly said, "Let's end all the stories today."
He Sui was slightly puzzled. She had thought his story would continue for a long time, but she hadn't expected it to end today.
The story has ended, so there's no reason for them to meet again.
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