Chapter 1268 Burying You Deep in the South
Gu Wanqiu died in great pain. Li Jinxing's poisonous blood was flowing in her body, and the poison had penetrated into her bones. Her health was not good to begin with, and she had just given birth to a child. In order to save Li Jinxing, she almost drained half of her blood.
Later, in order to leave, he kept abusing himself. He jumped from the second floor and broke his bones. He suffered from serious illnesses and minor illnesses all the time, and he kept dragging his broken body with him.
So what was originally a year ended up being just four months.
But he has been satisfied in these four months. He met Chen Yan and had a nurse who took good care of her.
She even held on until she turned 32 and heard them say happy birthday to her.
Although she died today, she was really happy. Her only regret might be that she didn't get to eat the last bite of cake.
Her mouth was full of the bitter taste of blood, and tears flowed from her dark eyes along with the blood and into her ears.
Unfortunately, she couldn't respond to them. When Chen Yan came back, he would definitely be sad to see her like this. And the nurse, she didn't seem to be very brave, and she didn't know if she would be scared by her appearance.
Gu Wanqiu reached out and wiped the blood off her face, trying to clean it up. She closed her eyes as if she was asleep, and there was a smile on her lips.
Recalling the more than one month since she moved to Chengdu, she lost her sight in the first week after Shen Yan came, lost her sense of taste in the second week, could not move her legs in the third week, her hands trembled and could not hold things, lost her sense of smell in the fourth week, and then in the fifth week, on September 30th, as her heart stopped beating, her hearing disappeared forever.
Both the ring in her hand and the watch on her wrist fell off when her left hand dropped and fell into a corner where there was no light.
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The door was half-open. Gu Wanqiu liked quiet when she slept, so the nurse went out to set up the restaurant and did not disturb Gu Wanqiu.
A gust of wind blew in from outside, and a faint tea fragrance drifted around. She looked over and saw that the camellia flowers outside had bloomed on all the branches without her knowing when.
At half past nine, the sound of a car was heard outside. It was Chen Yan who came back. He came back earlier than expected.
The nurse decided to go into the room to check on Gu Wanqiu. He gently pushed the door open and saw Gu Wanqiu lying on the bed without covering herself with the quilt. Her hands were stretched out and hanging by the bed. Her fingers were slender and white, without a trace of blood. Even her nails were white.
The nurse tiptoed in and wanted to put her hand on the bed and cover it with the quilt, but when she walked over, she saw a lot of blood on the bed sheet.
There were dried blood clots on Gu Wanqiu's face, all over her face, and her hair was also clotted into clumps.
The nurse staggered, her eyes burning with tears, and she called out in a choked voice, "Miss Gu."
No one responded to her. The sound of birds chirping came from outside. Her voice became more choked and tears fell. She squatted beside the bed, touching Gu Wanqiu's cold hands, her cold face, and her heartless chest.
Chen Yan came back with a cake. He was planning to buy something today, but for some reason, his heart suddenly ached, and then an inexplicable sense of panic came over him, and he always felt that something bad was going to happen.
He simply didn't buy anything and took the cake straight home. His eyelids were twitching while he was driving. When he got home, he saw the yard full of camellia flowers.
The pure white flowers filled the branches, so beautiful that it seemed unreal. He remembered what Gu Wanqiu had said to her: when the camellia flowers bloomed, she should pick one and place it on her bedside. He walked over and picked the most beautiful one.
The living room has been decorated, with all the ribbons and balloons still there, and the nurse has also prepared candles.
There was a gurgling sound of steam rising from the kitchen; it was the nurse making bone soup. Chen Yan looked around but didn't see her, so he knew that she was probably in Gu Wanqiu's room taking care of her.
Chen Yan carried the cake over and started shouting before he even reached the room: "Gu Wanqiu, I'm back..."
The door was not closed. When he was only a few steps away, he heard sobbing sounds coming from inside. His feet stopped and he suddenly couldn't lift them. His feet seemed to be stuck to the ground and his whole body was stiff.
Extreme panic was like a hand strangling his body, and he stared blankly at everything in the room.
Gu Wanqiu was sleeping in bed as usual, but the nurse was kneeling on the ground, holding Gu Wanqiu's pale hand and crying loudly.
Why are you crying?
Wasn't Gu Wanqiu just asleep? What was there to cry about? It was as if she couldn't wake up.
How could she not wake up? They had agreed to celebrate her birthday together, eat strawberry cake and longevity noodles.
With a "bang", something fell. Shen Yan reacted belatedly, his body moving slowly and stiffly like a robot without power, looking at the cake box on the ground.
He didn't hold it firmly, and the cake fell to the ground, and the model inside was probably broken.
Shen Yan's dull gaze stayed on the cake for only a moment, then shifted to the room.
The nurse also heard the noise. She turned around, her eyes red, and sobbed, "Mr. Shen, Miss Gu... Miss Gu..."
Before she even uttered the word "dead", Shen Yan glared at her angrily and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense, she just fell asleep, that's how she sleeps on weekdays. Did you feed her some medicine? That medicine has a sleeping effect. Not long after taking it, she will fall asleep and sleep for a long time. Wait until she falls asleep, and we will continue to set up. I bought flour and you go roll the noodles. I'll pick up the cake and put it on the table, and then fry two of her favorite dishes. When she wakes up, it will be time for lunch. It's still early, not even ten o'clock yet, it's normal for her to be asleep now..."
Yes, everything is normal and just as planned, so don't cry.
Shen Yan squatted down and picked up the cake box: "Clean it up and don't cry. Today is her 32nd birthday. It's unlucky for you to cry in front of her."
Shen Yan said these words nervously. He went in and handed the cake in his hand to the nurse: "Get up and take the cake out. I'm here... I'll accompany her..."
As if frightened by Shen Yan like this, the nurse looked at him dully, his lips moving as he stammered, "Mr. Shen..."
Shen Yan growled, “Get out!”
Psychologically speaking, if a person experiences excessively negative emotions that he or she cannot accept, the brain will activate a self-protection mode to prevent himself or herself from collapsing or even dying.
This is probably the situation of Shen Yan now.
The nurse wiped her tears, stood up, took the cake from Shen Yan's hand, and staggered out.
After the nurse left, he and Gu Wanqiu were the only ones left in the room. He placed the camellia in his hand next to her pillow.
Chen Yan uttered with difficulty: "The camellia is blooming. When I left this morning, it hadn't bloomed yet. When I came back, I saw the flowers blooming everywhere."
"Gu Wanqiu, don't sleep in. Please get up soon. Today is your birthday. You can't just lie in bed all day, right?" Chen Yan smiled tremblingly and tucked the loose hair on her face behind her ears.
His hands were already very cold, but Gu Wanqiu's face was even colder than his.
He didn't know what to do and looked at the sun outside: "The sun is shining brightly outside, let me carry you to bask in the sun." He bent down and carefully picked up the person.
Her head leaned weakly on his shoulder, like a broken doll. Her facial muscles had begun to stiffen, and there were dark circles around her eyes. She was skinny and lifeless.
He carried Gu Wanqiu out. The nurse who saw this scene opened his mouth and then closed it, allowing Shen Yan to do so.
Chen Yan carried Gu Wanqiu to the rocking chair where she often sat. The sun was shining brightly outside, and a flickering silhouette formed on Gu Wanqiu's face.
Her body could no longer sit steadily, so Shen Yan had to hold her in his arms. The two of them were so close.
He hugged her and said, "Gu Wanqiu... the camellia is in bloom, right in front of you..." He reached out and picked one, trying to get Gu Wanqiu to hold it, but how could a dead person hold it?
"The camellias are more beautiful than I thought, with a delicate fragrance, and there are many bees collecting nectar. Today is your birthday, and we have prepared a surprise for you. Are you really not going to open your eyes and take a look? I bought you the ice cream cake you've always wanted to eat, and your favorite strawberries.
The living room is beautifully decorated, but you can't see it. I'll describe it to you word for word. We bought tons of ribbons and put colorful balloons on the walls and ceiling. Have you ever seen a wedding room like that? It's a bit like that. The nurse said it was too extravagant, but I don't think it's enough. This is my first birthday with you, so it has to be festive. If possible, I'd like to take you out and book a restaurant for dinner.
When I came back, I smelled bone soup being boiled in the kitchen. That was the broth for cooking noodles. Longevity noodles have a good meaning. I hope you live a long life, stay healthy, and don't get sick. I've noted down all the dishes you want to eat, including sweet and sour pork ribs, crucian carp soup if you like fish soup, and I'll pick out all the bones for you. You might also like shredded potatoes, and sweet and sour pork tenderloin. I've arranged all these for you. It's almost ten o'clock, and I'm going to prepare dinner.
Gu Wanqiu, can you please wake up and stop sleeping..."
Shen Yan's voice was hoarse, and he burst into tears. He had just scolded the nurse not to cry, but now he started crying too.
This is really unlucky. Why cry on someone else's birthday?
"I'm sorry, Gu Wanqiu..." I shouldn't cry. Chen Yan wiped away his tears and hugged her tightly with both hands. "It's a good thing you can't see what I look like now..."
The nurse turned off the fire in the kitchen, looked at the balloons in the living room, and cleaned up silently. The cake was placed alone on the table.
She looked at Chen Yan outside, her throat blocked again, sadness overflowed again, she gritted her teeth to prevent herself from crying.
The camellia flowers outside finally bloomed, but Gu Wanqiu, who had waited for so long, could no longer feel them.
It seemed as if God felt sorry for her, pitying her for dying on her birthday, and so gave her this gift, a tree full of blooming camellias, to send her off.
It is suddenly late in the world, the mountains and rivers are already autumn, and a glance at this is the end of the year.
It was getting dark, and Chen Yan didn't know how long he had been holding Gu Wanqiu. From dawn to dusk, his whole body was cold, shivering with cold, and a little stiff, but he still held Gu Wanqiu tightly.
He tried to warm Gu Wanqiu's body, but because of her body, he became colder and colder.
Now he had to admit that Gu Wanqiu was really gone.
She died in late autumn, on her thirty-second birthday.
He regretted so much that he didn't say happy birthday to her in front of her. He always thought that he would say happy birthday to her after the decorations were completed, the cake was delivered to her, the thirty-two candles were lit, and she closed her eyes to make a wish.
The result... after waiting for a long time, what came was Gu Wanqiu's cold corpse.
He has been deceiving himself all along, and the longer he knows Gu Wanqiu, the more he deceives himself.
He watched as Gu Wanqiu's eyes lost sight, her limbs became unable to move, and her sense of smell and taste disappeared... He knew she wouldn't live long.
Gu Wanqiu's departure was not unexpected by anyone.
The nurse slowly walked to Shen Yan's side: "Mr. Shen, make a phone call... It's time to send Miss Gu to cremation... Didn't she say that she wanted to go back to Haicheng? Just let her go back..." She tried to steady her breathing, but still burst into tears.
This time, Chen Yan did not stop her from crying. He hugged Gu Wanqiu, holding her whole body in his arms, resting his chin on her head, and looking up at the camellia tree.
"I regret not being able to be with her until the end. I regret not being able to say those birthday wishes to her in person... Was her death very painful? She vomited so much blood and suffered so much before her death... She was obviously in so much pain when she was alive, but I still want her to live first..."
The nurse choked up and said, "Mr. Shen, don't say that. Miss Gu must have heard your birthday wishes. She also said that she has always been very grateful for your company. She said she is already very satisfied."
These words hurt Shen Yan thoroughly. He hugged Gu Wanqiu and cried hoarsely with his mouth open. He cried so hard that his whole body trembled, his voice was hoarse, and the tears flowing into his throat were more bitter than any medicine.
He picked up Gu Wanqiu tremblingly. He had been sitting for too long, his feet were numb and his knees were weak. When he stood up, he staggered and knelt on the ground. Even though he knelt down, his hands holding Gu Wanqiu were steady, preventing her from falling to the ground.
The nurse's face turned pale: "Mr. Shen."
"I'm fine." Chen Yan propped himself up. Although his steps were still shaky, he managed to bring Gu Wanqiu back to the room smoothly.
In the bedroom, the nurse had cleaned up and there was no bloodstain. The watch and ring that had fallen on the floor were placed on the bedside table.
The two rings were close together, shining faintly under the light.
The watch was stained with Gu Wanqiu's blood. Shen Yan wiped the blood off and put the watch on Gu Wanqiu's wrist. The watch had been reduced to the smallest size, but it was still a circle too large and would fall off with a slight shake of the hand.
Chen Yan pinned the camellia on Gu Wanqiu's left ear and straightened her hair: "Change her into the most beautiful dress."
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