Chapter 50 It's Over in Her Heart
"Why is he here?" Chen Yun asked in a low voice.
"How should I know? He doesn't talk to me. Curious, maybe?"
"Should we go over there? He's your master."
Song Suiyang felt she was right. It was his first time in the cafeteria, so she should have gone over and greeted him. She had just taken two steps with her plate when the seat across from him was taken by a girl from the sculpture department. She said something to him, and he smiled and chatted with her.
Chen Yun said dejectedly, "It's really popular. Forget it, let's just sit anywhere."
As they put their plates down, Tong Zhongyuan had already finished eating. He stood up, smiled at the girl, returned the plates, and left. Chen Yun said in a daze, "He just left like that?"
Song Suiyang was not surprised at all. He took a bite of his rice and said, "What did you expect? Would he stay? Eat with me and then add me on WeChat? I don't even have his WeChat."
Chen Yun was even more shocked. She said in disbelief, "He's actually this type? I can't tell at all! I thought he was as gentle as a spring breeze."
"It's like a spring breeze, but it keeps people away like a spring breeze."
"Then how does he usually communicate with you?"
"Communication?" Song Suiyang thought for a moment, "No communication. The only person he communicated with was Qin Tian."
She spoke too early, and in the afternoon, Tong Zhongyuan came to talk to her. He looked at the purple clay teapot she had restored, and she stood respectfully waiting for his comments.
He said, "Have you contacted Qin Tian? Where is she?"
Song Suiyang said in surprise: "No, I heard that she asked for leave because of something at home."
Tong Zhongyuan stared at the purple clay teapot silently. He was overthinking it. It wasn't because of him that he didn't come, it was because something happened at home.
Song Suiyang was confused. Didn't he have Qin Tian's contact information? Why did he ask her? Tong Zhongyuan looked up at her and asked, "Did she say when she would be back?"
Song Suiyang shook his head: "I don't know."
After that, she gently reminded him: "You can ask her. She is a very casual person. You can contact her at any time."
Being able to contact her at any time was for someone else, not him anymore. After she left that day, the 60,000 yuan arrived the next day. He sent her a message saying that the first payment had arrived, but she didn't reply. Later, the three-day deadline she mentioned was up, and he waited from morning to night, but she didn't come to urge him to pay, nor did she ridicule or embarrass him. What she said was like a bubble, and she didn't want to pursue it, nor did she need him to fulfill it. He waited for a day and sent another message, saying that he was sorry, but the money was still on the way and wouldn't arrive in three days. He had a hunch that she wouldn't reply the moment he pressed send, and she didn't. On the fourth day, he clearly realized that she wouldn't reply to his message, or to be more precise, she wouldn't contact him again. Whether it was a friendship or a relationship between him and her,...
He thought of the phrase "asking for kindness, you get what you deserve." Her current reaction was exactly what he had asked for; it was something he had anticipated. This was fine, he thought. People are social beings, profoundly influenced by their environment. Qin Tian was his only social connection here, and that was why he paid so much attention to her. When he returned to England, his social relationships would return to normal. The emotions that troubled him now would no longer exist. Qin Tian would not contact him again, and as long as he did not take the initiative to approach her, this distant and cold relationship could be maintained until he completed his work and left China. Wasn't this exactly the best outcome he had envisioned? Besides... even if he took the initiative to approach her, she probably would not pay any attention to him.
Song Suiyang thought that Teacher Tong seemed a bit too gentlemanly. He had to make an appointment to contact someone. Wouldn't it be better to just call directly? She might as well call him. She finally figured it out. He had been uneasy these past few days. He must have something to talk to Qin Tian about.
She picked up the phone and said, "Teacher Tong, I'll call her and ask."
He wanted to say "No thanks", but just as he opened his mouth, Song Suiyang had already dialed the number.
The dial tone rang a few times, and Qin Tian answered. Before Song Suiyang could say anything, Qin Tian said, "It's just right that you called. I have something to ask of you."
"What's the matter?" Song Suiyang glanced at Tong Zhongyuan and pointed at the phone.
"I'm in the hospital now and can't go home tonight. I left in such a hurry that I didn't take anything with me. Go to my house and get me two T-shirts, a pair of loose pants, a pair of slippers, a blanket, and a photo of my mom on the bookshelf. Take that too. Then ask for a flash delivery to have it delivered to the New City Branch of Ruijing Hospital. I'll send you the address later. You know the key; it's in the mailbox. The key to the mailbox is in my office drawer."
"What's wrong with you?" Song Suiyang was a little panicked and forgot to tell her about Tong Zhongyuan.
"Nothing, it's a long story. My dad just needs to be evaluated at the hospital, and I have to stay with him tonight. It's nothing serious."
"Oh," Song Suiyang breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll go over now."
After hanging up the phone, she remembered the purpose of her call, and she cried out "Ah" and looked up at Tong Zhongyuan. Tong Zhongyuan's face was as gloomy as water, and he was still looking at her phone.
"I forgot to ask her..." she made up. "Something happened at home. It seems her father is in the hospital. He can't come over for the time being. She asked me to help her pack some things and send them to her. I guess I have to stay with her tonight."
Tong Zhongyuan was still looking at her phone. He pointed at it and said, "Add me on WeChat."
At noon, she was still telling Chen Yun she didn't even have his WeChat, but in the afternoon, he'd added her. It was truly remarkable. She secretly glanced at his profile. His profile picture was WeChat's default gray, faceless portrait, and there weren't a single Moments post, seemingly a perfunctory one. Qin Tian sent her the hospital address and bed availability. The new campus was in the suburbs, no wonder she couldn't come back. She replied with an "OK."
Tong Zhongyuan said: "Send me the address of the hospital."
She looked up at him in surprise, and he added, "Send me her home address as well."
Qin Tian hung up the phone and looked around the ward. The conditions at the Xincheng District branch were excellent. Not only were the rooms single, but each room also had a bathroom. There was nothing wrong with it. She still couldn't believe how lucky she was. Even on Friday, she was incredibly unlucky and in great pain.
When she left the hotel that day, she didn't want to see anyone, so she went straight home. That evening, Huang Qian received a message: "What a coincidence you asked. There's been a major breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease recently. A drug has been released overseas that can slow down or even reverse the disease. But it's not yet available in China and is currently in the clinical trial stage. Ruijing Hospital has an experimental group that's recruiting volunteers. You can go there tomorrow with your father's medical records to see if they're willing to accept them. To be honest, it's quite difficult, as these experimental groups usually don't lack people. Anyway, go ahead and give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll help you find another solution."
At night, she sat at her desk and threw the bronze coin again and again. The dull sound of it hitting the table and his indifferent voice intertwined and echoed in her mind.
"Where's the evidence?"
"I've already left the country."
Don't dwell on the past. Don't think about his resoluteness when he forcibly stopped her from meeting Lao Yu, don't think about his determination when he went against his will to accompany her on an adventure. And don't think about the Robin Hood who once led her to challenge the dragon and the clock tower. He and she, there was no past; they were just renewed versions of themselves, strangers whose work crossed paths.
She put the bronze coin away and closed it in the box.
On Saturday, she took Qin Yunjie's medical records to Ruijing Hospital. They officially told her that the experimental staff were full and asked her to pay attention to the next recruitment.
She didn't go to Huang Qian. Thirty was a rising age for most professionals, but for a doctor, she was still a junior doctor. Her arms couldn't reach that far, and she didn't want to embarrass her.
When Tang Zhixu came to look for her, she was still on the subway from Jiading back to the city. She asked him what he wanted, but the signal was intermittent, and even with her ears strained, she couldn't hear him clearly. When she got home, he had been waiting for her at her door for an hour.
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