Shao Jingque thought of something, pursed his lips and remained silent for a while before he asked:
"Your forehead is still a little hot when you touch it. How long have you been taking the fever-reducing medicine?"
Lu Zhan's face flushed and his voice became hoarse:
"Eat it early in the morning."
Shao Jingque saw the words "three times a day" written on the small paper bag containing the medicine. He figured it was almost time, so he opened the rice porridge and steamed egg he had bought from the state-owned restaurant on the way.
"You can't take fever-reducing medicine on an empty stomach. Eat something first."
Lu Zhan looked at the hot porridge and steamed eggs on the table, and his heart felt warm.
Then he thought of how Shao Jingque had taken care of him in the Henan Provincial Military Hospital, and he suddenly felt guilty and sad.
He himself didn't know how to cherish...
Shao Jingque watched Lu Zhan eat most of the porridge and steamed egg, then poured him a cup of warm water and watched him take the fever-reducing medicine.
Originally, I wanted to leave after doing all this, but seeing Lu Zhan lying on the bed with his eyes closed with a look of pain on his face, I couldn't bear to leave. I poured him another basin of hot water, wrung out a hot towel and wiped the sweat off his face and neck.
Lu Zhan opened his eyes and looked at her, his eyes full of complicated emotions, which made Shao Jingque feel a little flustered.
She gave him some instructions and prepared to pack up and leave:
"You only have one dose of fever-reducing medicine left. Remember to take it before going to bed tonight. If your fever still hasn't subsided tomorrow, go to the hospital."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Lu Zhan forced himself to sit up from the bed:
"Startled magpie..."
Shao Jingque's heart trembled, and he asked with forced calmness:
"What else?"
Lu Zhan's Adam's apple rolled twice, and his voice became hoarse:
"Thank you, and...I'm sorry."
Shao Jingque's eyelashes trembled slightly. She tried her best to suppress the fluctuations in her heart and pretended to be casual.
"knew."
Lu Zhan felt that he had a lot more to say to her, but he didn't know where to start, especially when he thought about her current relationship with Qi Shengzhi, he was even more hesitant to open his mouth.
Shao Jingque originally wanted to leave, but the moment she pressed the door handle, she suddenly felt that if she didn't ask some questions, they might haunt her for the rest of her life.
She made up her mind, turned around and walked back to Lu Zhan, looking at him steadily:
"Lu Zhan, you believe I'm your fiancée now, right?"
She stayed awake all night, thinking over every detail of the entire meal last night, and finally came to this conclusion.
Lu Zhan's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded solemnly:
"Yes, I misunderstood you before!"
Shao Jingque pursed his lips, paused for a moment, and then continued to ask:
"...Do you remember what happened between us?"
Lu Zhan's face froze, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he shook his head honestly.
A bitter smile flashed across Shao Jingque's face:
"Then why did you invite me to dinner under Qiuya's name?"
Lu Zhan's pupils flickered. He didn't expect that Shao Jingque had already seen through the poor acting skills of the brother and sister.
He lowered his head somewhat guiltily, and after thinking carefully, he answered:
"Because I realized that I was wrong about you in the past. You didn't cheat on me. You really are my fiancée. I forgot about you first, and then treated you so badly. I was wrong, and I want to make up for my mistake."
"So how are you going to make amends?"
For some reason, Shao Jingque's voice sounded light and airy at this moment, which made Lu Zhan feel inexplicably uneasy:
"I plan to apologize to you, and after earning your forgiveness, I will marry you, live a good life together, and spend my whole life making up for the harm I have caused you."
"marry?"
Shao Jingque suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a pale smile:
"Lu Zhan, you are willing to get married for a responsibility, but I am not."
"You don't remember the feelings between us at all, and you don't love me. You married me just to take responsibility, but why should I marry someone who doesn't love me?"
Lu Zhan was speechless after her question. Even though he knew in his heart that it was not just about taking responsibility, he did not know how to refute it for a moment.
Shao Jingque looked at the speechless Lu Zhan, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.
The Lu Zhan in front of her looked the same as before, but in fact he was no longer the Lu Zhan who asked her to wait for him to come back and marry her...
"Alright, let's just leave it at that. You've already apologized to me, so let's just assume we owe each other nothing. We'll meet again... indefinitely."
......
The winter nights in Ning City are extremely cold, and there is no one on the streets after dark.
After two o'clock in the morning, two figures suddenly appeared on the hill behind People's Park, which was supposed to be empty.
Each of them carried a large bag and instead of taking the main road, they sneaked into the dense forest on the back mountain along a small path. After twisting and turning for a while, they stopped in front of a deep pool under a cliff.
The two men put down the package as if they were familiar with the process, took out two large nets that were five meters wide, and cast them into the deep pool.
The somewhat timid Wang Ergou hugged his shoulders and approached Zhang Dazhuang, who was squatting by the pool, and looked around and said:
"Brother Dazhuang, why do I feel so scared today? How about we go back and come back another day?"
Zhang Dazhuang was staring intently at the luminous float on the water. As long as a fish hit the net, the float would shake, and then he would pull up the fishing net and the fish would be caught.
He knew that Wang Ergou was timid, but it was precisely because Wang Ergou was timid and dared not reveal the fact that he stole the fish that he was brought in by Zhang Dazhuang as a helper.
Zhang Dazhuang lowered his voice and said:
"What the hell! That's because the temperature started dropping yesterday, so of course it's colder at night than during the day! If I don't catch some fish today, I'll be done with it by the time the pond freezes over!"
This is not the first time the two have stolen fish.
Ever since Zhang Dazhuang accidentally discovered that there were fish in this deep pool in the ravine behind the People's Park, the two of them have secretly come here to catch fish several times this year. Each time, they took advantage of the dark when there was no one around, and followed the path behind the park into the woods. They have never been discovered.
The fish in this deep pool are big and fat. There are many people who want them on the black market, and they can be sold at a good price.
Last night, I heard the weather forecast say that the temperature would drop, and sure enough, it started snowing the next day. Zhang Dazhuang was worried that if the pond water froze, he would not be able to catch any fish, so the next day he quickly pulled Wang Ergou along to make one last catch.
Wang Ergou is a heavy smoker. He usually relies on the money Zhang Dazhuang gives him from selling fish to buy cigarettes, so he naturally listens to him.
After hearing what Zhang Dazhuang said, he quickly smiled and nodded, then squatted back in front of his net, staring at the float without blinking, just like Zhang Dazhuang.
Not long after, Zhang Dazhuang shouted in surprise:
"It's moving! It's moving! Come and pull it!"
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