Chapter 1241 She flew up and landed like a kite
"Open the middle window, that window has the best view." It is also the largest, has no guardrails, and coincidentally, can accommodate a person.
It’s just opening the window, that’s nothing... Si Yan didn’t think much about it, he went over and pushed hard but couldn’t open it.
Gu Wanqiu reminded: "That window can't be pushed open."
If I can’t push it open, how can I open it?
"It needs a key to open it. The key is with the nanny. She has never opened this window. Every time I beg her, she doesn't listen to me." There was not much expression on Gu Wanqiu's face. She lowered her head, her voice was hoarse, and she seemed a little lonely and pitiful.
"I really... want to see outside clearly, want to feel the warmth of the sun on my body, want to know whether the wind this summer will be hot or cool, want to smell the fragrance of the flowers outside. I see the roses in the yard are blooming, but I can't smell anything..."
All the windows were closed and she was locked in this sealed room, as if to prevent something from happening.
The two children didn't know this. They only knew that their mother was very pitiful and distressing. She was just sick, but she was not locked up here. She was tied up with a chain and not allowed to go out, and they didn't even let her open the window.
The cold hand was held by two pairs of small hands. Gu Wanqiu raised her eyes and heard the two children say.
Siyan: "Mom, this summer is very hot, and the sun is very strong outside. My brother and I got sunburned when we were flying kites outside."
Sixu: "Mom, my brother and I are not allergic to the roses in the yard, and the fragrance is very light."
Gu Wanqiu moved her hands: "Can I feel these?"
"Yes, Mom, let's get the key to open the window for you."
"The key is with the nanny. She won't open the window for me. Even if you beg her to open the window for me, she won't open it for me..."
"It's okay..." Si Yan held Gu Wanqiu's slender wrist tightly, "Mom, I'll secretly get the key and open the window for you, and then return the key."
"Aren't you afraid? If you're discovered, you might get scolded."
Si Yan shook his head, his tone firm: "I'm not afraid, I'll just get scolded. I'll go get the key, and I'll be the only one to be scolded. My brother won't go."
"Brother..." Si Xu looked at him worriedly.
"Brother, I'm fine, don't worry." He had already thought about how to bear the consequences. In his opinion, it was nothing, just opening the window. In the bedroom where they live now and the house in the north city, the windows are opened at dawn every day. This is the most normal thing. They can't understand why people here don't open the window for their mother.
Mom just wants to breathe fresh air, smell the flowers, bask in the sun, and feel the summer breeze outside. Why can't even such a small request be met?
He checked online and found that the most important thing for patients with depression is companionship and guidance. If they are always depressed and in a bad mood, it will be difficult to recover from the disease.
Even if a person does not have depression, if he is locked up here for a long time, even if he is not sick, he will become sick.
Therefore, Siyan has secretly made up his mind that he will steal the key when he finds the right time.
Stealing is a bad behavior, and good children should not lie. If you do such a thing and your father finds out, being criticized is a small matter, the main thing is being beaten.
Normally, just getting a glare from my dad is scary enough, but if I get spanked, my butt will be bruised.
But as long as my mother is happy, what does getting beaten matter?
Gu Wanqiu's eyes were gentle, and her hands moved lightly. She touched Siyan's soft hair and said, "Do it secretly, without being discovered by anyone, including your father, and then you will be fine."
Such a mother is very gentle, just like when she was not sick. Siyan grabbed her hand and couldn't help rubbing his face against her cold palm.
"Mom, wait for me. I will definitely let you smell the fragrance of flowers, bask in the sun, and feel the cool breeze." After making the promise, Si Yan let go of her hand, stepped back, and waved to Si Xu.
"Brother, let's go."
Siyan looked at her mother reluctantly, but finally listened to her brother, took his hand, and left the bedroom.
After going out, Sixu asked, "Brother, are you really going to steal the key?"
"Well, I've already promised Mom."
Si Xu worried, "What if Dad finds out..." Just thinking about it made her face tense.
Siyan asked, "Are you scared?"
Si Xu nodded honestly and answered weakly, "I'm afraid." His expression was now filled with fear.
"Don't do anything. Just pretend you don't know. If Dad finds out, I'll take the blame."
Si Xu's eyes were red. He couldn't let his brother face all this alone, "But..."
"There's no buts. I'm your brother, so just listen to me."
It's natural for an older brother to protect his younger brother, but he is only two days older than Sixu.
Seeing Sixu's worry, Siyan patted his head and said, "It's okay. Just like Mom said, as long as Dad doesn't find out, we can pretend nothing happened. It's not good to lie to Dad, but now I just want to make Mom happy. I want Mom to be the way she used to be. What about you?"
Sixu nodded. He agreed. His mother was not happy at all now.
"Can we just ask Dad to take Mom out for a walk?" Si Xu listened to his brother very much, but at the same time, he also felt that it was not good to deceive his father.
"Dad, he probably won't agree..." Si Yan knew more than Sixu and was more sensitive.
From what Dad said to them last night and the chain on Mom's ankle, they knew that Dad would not let Mom out easily.
"It's just a small thing to help mom open the window. It's easy to do. Don't think it's too difficult."
With Si Yan's words of comfort, Si Xu's nervous heart was calmed.
Gu Wanqiu was tired of sitting and now lay on the bed. She slept on the edge of the bed, lying on her side. Her posture was a bit dangerous. If she wasn't careful, she would fall off the bed.
Her chained right foot stretched out from the edge of the bed. She was humming a tuneless song, and her right foot was moving slightly to the rhythm. The sound of the chain swinging on her foot drowned out her humming.
The two children were still until noon. The nanny brought them meals as usual. Since she moved here the day before yesterday, the food has improved. There are no more leftovers, and there is a fixed soup for every meal.
Today's soup is fish soup, which is milky white. Gu Wanqiu holds the soup and drinks it.
"Miss Gu, this fish is very nutritious. Eat more, don't just drink the soup."
Her throat was too dry, and when the fish soup went down her throat, it felt like it was burning. She choked on the soup and coughed muffledly. She couldn't help coughing up blood.
But fortunately, she was holding the soup, and the blood was coughed into the fish soup and slowly disappeared into the soup.
The nanny handed over the tissue in time and did not notice anything unusual about Gu Wanqiu.
Gu Wanqiu licked the corner of her mouth, as if she tasted something fishy and sweet. She took the tissue and wiped the corner of her mouth.
She couldn't drink the soup that had her blood in it.
Gu Wanqiu ate some of the food, with the soup being the most leftover. “I can’t eat any more. Take it away.”
"There is still so much soup left, Miss Gu, you should drink some more." The nanny advised. She was sick now and her immunity was very poor. In addition to taking medicine on time and getting a good night's sleep, it was also necessary to supplement her nutrition with food.
"But I can't drink anymore." Gu Wanqiu frowned and looked at the food in front of him with boredom on his face.
Seeing that she really couldn't eat anymore, the nanny could only pack up and go downstairs: "Then I'll bring you some fruit this afternoon."
Gu Wanqiu shook her head: "Just send some water. My appetite has been getting worse and worse these days. I can't eat anything. It's probably because I don't have enough time for activities. I will sleep in the afternoon. If I wake up and feel hungry, I will eat something."
The nanny nodded and didn't force her.
After the nanny left, Gu Wanqiu slowly stood up. She was already used to the dizziness when her feet touched the ground, so she held onto the wall in time. After she stood firmly, she folded the blood-stained tissue and threw it into the trash can. She stood at the window, pointing to the middle window, and looked at the kite outside.
The kite Siyan bought this time is an eagle. When it is tied to a tree, it will fly up when there is wind. From a distance, it looks like there is really an eagle flying in the sky.
The door of the room was pushed open. Gu Wanqiu heard the noise and saw Siyan trotting in.
"Mom." Si Yan spoke softly. He looked back before coming in. After making sure that there was no one there, he came in and closed the door again.
"Mom, I got the keys." Si Yan took out a bunch of keys from his pocket. There were so many keys that he didn't know which one could open the window.
"Where's Sixu?"
"I won't let my brother follow me. I can do this alone." He didn't want his brother to worry.
Gu Wanqiu took the key, walked to the window in the middle of the balcony, took a look at the keyhole, found the smallest key from a bunch of keys, inserted it into the keyhole, and the window loosened.
"Mom, let me help you open the window." Si Yan looked at Gu Wanqiu's slender wrist, which felt even thinner than his hand.
This window is set at the chest level of an adult, so it is difficult for a child to open it. If he is not careful, he may fall down.
"I can open it." Pulling out the key, Gu Wanqiu handed it back to Siyan, "Now the window can be opened, put the key back."
"Mom, won't you open the window now?"
Gu Wanqiu twitched her lips: "...I won't open it now."
Si Yan didn't ask "why" because Si Xu was calling him outside.
"elder brother……"
"Go out, Sixu is looking for you."
"Yeah." Si Yan's thoughts were interrupted and he listened to Gu Wanqiu obediently.
He is too young and his thoughts are simple. He doesn't think too much and believes whatever the people he trusts say.
Siyan held the key tightly, afraid of being discovered. He hid it in his clothes and tried to move as quietly as possible for fear of making any noise and being discovered.
Just as he was about to leave, Gu Wanqiu behind him suddenly said, "Si Yan, thank you..."
Also, I'm sorry.
Siyan smiled shyly: "You're welcome, Mom, I just want to make you happy. Are you happy now?"
Gu Wanqiu smiled and nodded: "Yeah, very happy."
"As long as you are happy, nothing else matters."
As if influenced by Gu Wanqiu, Siyan looked happier when he left.
The door closed again, and Gu Wanqiu opened the middle window, just a little. The scenery outside became clearer, and she also felt the cool summer breeze. She looked at the rose field below. The flowers were blooming beautifully, but she could not smell any fragrance at all.
Gu Wanqiu looked towards the distant gate, moved her lips, and muttered to herself: "Now is not the time."
She closed the window again and pulled up the curtains. As long as she didn't touch the window, she wouldn't find out that it could be opened.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the nanny brought some fruits, cakes and drinks. Gu Wanqiu was sleeping in bed and asked the nanny to put the food aside.
At half past four, Si Yan Si Xu came to see Gu Wanqiu after her nap, asking about her health and asking her if she could smell the fragrance of flowers outside.
Gu Wanqiu didn't smell it, but she answered "I smelled it", which satisfied the expectations of the two children.
As long as they can help their mother, even if it is a trivial matter, it can make them secretly happy for a long time.
After opening a window, Gu Wanqiu's whole mental outlook changed, and there was always a smile on the corner of his mouth.
As long as there is a smile on the face, does that mean that person is happy?
But for some reason, when they looked into Gu Wanqiu's eyes, they did not feel her happiness. She still looked lonely as before, like someone struggling painfully in the dark mud.
"Your father will be back soon. Please go out and don't come in."
Although they were reluctant, Dad had warned them not to get too close to Mom, so they came in secretly several times today.
Not long after Si Yan and Si Xu went out, around five o'clock, the sound of cars was heard outside. From the bedroom where Gu Wanqiu lived, one could see the road leading to the gate.
The key window was open, and she could be seen clearly from outside.
Gu Wanqiu used all her strength to push the window open. The moment she opened the window, the summer breeze blew in her face, and her originally confused mind became clear.
She has really become a useless person now. Gu Wanqiu bent over, holding the windowsill with her hands. Just by pushing open a window, she was so tired that she couldn't breathe and her hands were weak.
She lifted up her long sleeves and looked at her arm. The needle hole from the blood draw was gone, leaving only a glaring red bruise.
The sound of the car was getting closer. Gu Wanqiu looked at the car that had stopped downstairs and moved the chair next to the bed to the window. Then she held the back of the chair, slowly propped herself up, and stood on it with great effort, swaying.
The chains slowed her movements. She stood on a chair. The wind was particularly strong at 5 p.m., and the kite hanging on the tree was blown loudly, as if it wanted to break free from the line and soar into the sky.
The loose clothes on her body were blown up, and the wind seemed to come from the front to behind her, hugging her back.
When she saw Li Jinxing coming out of the car and looking at her.
She climbed onto the windowsill and jumped up. She flew up like a kite, but just like a kite when there is no wind, she fell to the ground along with the string.
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