Chapter 38 Chapter 38 "I'll listen to you, then I won't let him...
"I'll listen to you. Then I won't let him get what he wants." Huo Zhongshan's eyes were soft. He lowered his head and looked at Fang Shimian. The anger that had accumulated in his heart disappeared in the young man's wet eyes.
Hearing this, Fang Shimian felt relieved.
There were many reasons why he was unwilling to agree to Fang Guohong's request, but even if those factors did not exist, Fang Shimian would not have agreed. He knew that Anhe's recruitment requirements were very high, and Anhe was a place where medicine was practiced and lives were saved. If one got in through connections, whatever happened would be related to human life.
Fang Shimian didn't want to hurt anyone, and he didn't want Huo Zhongshan to bear the blame because of him.
"Shi Mian." Huo Zhongshan's eyes were calm, and his dark and deep eyes seemed to contain many emotions that Fang Shi Mian could not understand.
He spoke slowly in a coaxing tone, "These are just small matters. Whether you want to help or not, I will agree to help you in the future. You can tell me whether you want to help or not. I can handle everything."
"Just one thing, don't be like this time, where you foolishly resisted and didn't know how to run, and got beaten up for no reason... You didn't know how to ask for help when you were injured, and you ran to that deserted mountain by yourself. If you were a step slower..." Huo Zhongshan couldn't finish the rest of the words. The anger that had originally subsided reignited, but was soon covered by more heartache and regret.
If they were a step slower, he and Huo Jun would have no choice but to collect the bodies.
When he thought about how such a small matter could have almost caused him to lose this lively boy forever...
Huo Zhongshan only felt a dull pain in his heart.
Fang Shimian's expression was somewhat surprised. He could actually sense Huo Zhongshan's anger and anxiety from his silence.
Is it because of him? Because he almost died, so sad.
Fang Shimian subconsciously stretched out his other hand that was not receiving the IV, and slowly touched the warm and dry hand on top of his head, "It's okay, it's okay, Brother Huo."
He didn't quite understand why Huo Zhongshan was sad for him, why he was so worried about him, and even... showed such a fragile expression.
He is obviously just a dispensable person.
Huo Zhongshan stroked the hand that Fang Shimian handed to him and said nothing more.
"Brother Huo, how long will it take before I can get out of bed?" Fang Shimian was touched for a while and took his hand back a little embarrassedly.
Huo Zhongshan seemed to smile and took his hand back, "At least one month."
Fang Shimian suddenly became discouraged and started to fumble around for his phone.
Huo Zhongshan: "What are you looking for?"
"Mobile phone." Fang Huaimian was a little sad, but he still explained seriously, "The job of a monitor cannot be absent from work for a long time, because someone has to be on duty 24 hours a day. If one person is absent, the project must transfer someone to take over the shift, which is very troublesome and will disrupt everyone's fixed vacation time."
"So you plan to resign?" Huo Zhongshan opened the bedside table, took out a slightly worn cell phone and handed it to Fang Shimian.
"Yeah." Fang Shimian nodded.
Huo Zhongshan looked at him and said, "If you don't want to leave, I can help you keep this job."
"Still not." Fang Huaimian shook his head. He really didn't like causing trouble for others. It would take too long to get out of bed after a month. If he didn't recruit someone new to replace him after such a long time, it would be difficult for his manager and colleagues as well.
Huo Zhongshan nodded, but did not continue to dissuade him. After all, he did not really approve of Fang Shimian's job. He stayed up late for a long time, had a disordered diet and rest schedule, and had been facing the owner's negative emotions in the basement. He basically did not communicate with others and basically cut off contact with the outside world. This was very dangerous for Fang Shimian's mental health.
Fang Huaimian opened his phone and was caught off guard by a memo filled with words. The title was in big letters: [Suicide Note]
Huo Zhongshan was very close to Fang Shimian, and the two extremely conspicuous words undoubtedly fell into his eyes. He followed the principle of respecting other people's privacy and did not look through Fang Shimian's mobile phone, and thus missed such a big "surprise".
Fang Shimian's scalp tingled with embarrassment, and he was about to exit and delete the phone immediately, but he was caught off guard and the man with a stern face snatched his phone away without resistance.
"Brother Huo, how could you..." Fang Shimian's words disappeared completely as Huo Zhongshan's face looked worse and worse.
Who can tell him why Huo Zhongshan looks so angry.
The content of Fang Huaimian's suicide note was very simple, just filling up one page of the memo.
[Hello everyone, my registered residence is in Hai City, my name is Fang Shimian, I am 18 years old, I committed suicide, it has nothing to do with others.
If the police find my body first, please call 123******92 to handle my funeral. Thank you!
I'm going to find my grandparents, I'm buried with them!
If I have any money left, please donate it all to Baoyin Temple. There is a new mobile phone in the drawer of my rental house. Please give it to Brother Anguo in the temple.
Please don't tell my parents about my death. If it causes you trouble, please forgive me because I am already dead. I'm sorry! 】
The number belonged to the farmer who led the way that day.
It seemed as if there was really nothing in this world worth his lingering, and he was simply heading towards death.
So, decisive.
Huo Zhongshan held the phone and looked at it for a long time. He was angry at first, but then slowly became silent. He was like a pool of stagnant water that could no longer be stirred up.
There had never been a moment when his awareness and senses were so sharp.
Fang Shimian has no one or him in his heart.
Huo Zhongshan knows what kind of monster is hidden under his skin. What will he do if Fang Shimian really can't develop feelings for him?
He saved Fang Shimian because he wanted him to be free from pain and to be happy, free, and enjoy the rest of his life.
So what can I give him, bondage or freedom?
When he got the phone back, he found that the suicide note had been deleted by Huo Zhongshan. When Fang Shimian called his manager to resign, Huo Zhongshan left quietly.
After talking to the manager, Fang Shimian slowly looked through the missed calls and messages from the past few days. Xu Long called the most, and Zhu Ze also called twice. He looked at it for a while and called Xu Long back.
"Uncle Fang, you finally remembered to check your phone. What kind of illness can allow you to take three consecutive days off? I have never enjoyed such treatment."
Xu Long's voice came out from the phone, "Come back to work soon, I'm going to be bored to death. Don't you know that the person who is covering for you these days is a newcomer from the order department. He doesn't want to answer the phone or talk to me. He just stays in the back playing games. I'm almost pissed off."
Fang Shimian held his phone, his hands pinching the white sheets, and listened patiently to Xu Long's words before saying, "Brother Long, I quit."
Xu Long fell silent, and after a long while he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I just broke a bone in a fall. It will take some time to recover. It's very troublesome, so I just quit my job."
"Hey, I thought it was something else. It's okay. Just ask for leave. At most I'll just work alone for a few months. I'll just tell them not to hire anyone."
Fang Shimian touched the scratches on his phone and hung his head. "No, Brother Long, I told my manager that I'm quitting... I have a certificate, and my next job should also be a surveillance operator. When I recover, I'll still live in a community near Yunjin, or I'll find Qihe Property Management. Then maybe I can be transferred back, and we can still be together."
Xu Long was probably not very happy. He snorted. He probably wanted to show his temper but was afraid that Fang Shimian would hang up the phone, so he asked, "Where are you hospitalized? Send me your location and I'll come to see you."
"Okay." Fang Shimian hung up the phone and sent Xu Long his location.
Xu Long: “…”
I forgot that Fang Shimian would only use other functions of his phone after hanging up the phone.
He really didn't know that although he was at the prime age to be an internet addict, Fang Shimian remained rational towards smartphones just like someone who had quit drugs and was not addicted at all.
Before Xu Long arrived, an aunt came into the ward.
At first, Fang Shimian thought it was Huo Zhongshan who came in, and was wondering if he was angry with him because of the suicide note. Before he could even think of the words to explain, he was caught off guard by his aunt's enthusiasm.
The aunt was carrying some porridge and side dishes in her hands. She quickly took a small table and placed it on Fang Shimian's bed. "Hey, I haven't eaten for several days. Let's not eat greasy food first. Let's have some porridge to warm our stomachs."
"They called me here in a hurry this time, otherwise I would definitely make the porridge myself and bring it here. The takeout here is not hygienic at all. The ingredients are not as good as those made by myself. The meat they use is all crooked..."
Fang Shimian sat there still a little dazed.
After packing up the supplies she brought, the aunt was bending over to check the cleanliness under the bed. She looked up and saw that Fang Shimian hadn't eaten yet, so she said loudly, "You still need to feed such a big brother?" Then she ran to wash her hands, grabbed the porridge and spoon, and raised her hand to Fang Shimian, "Come on, open your mouth."
The aunt smiled as she fed me. "Our boss really values you. I was cooking at home when he called me twice to ask me to come and take good care of you. He said you were very weak."
"You look very young, are you an adult?"
Although Fang Shimian tried hard to swallow faster, his aunt fed him even faster. He had no chance to answer and could only nod or shake his head, or give a vague response.
After feeding the baby, the auntie took the small table away, took the large cup on the bedside table and went outside to get hot water. After getting the water, she started talking again, "Don't use the water dispenser here. The water is not boiled at 100 degrees Celsius, so the bacteria cannot be killed..."
After a while, the aunt came over and peeled an apple for Fang Shimian.
"Auntie." Fang Shimian finally had the chance to ask a question, "Will Brother Huo come tomorrow?"
"My boss?" Auntie thought for a moment, raised her hand and fed Fang Shimian an apple, "Come on, but you know him, you can't be sure..."
After a while, Xu Long called and asked about the floor and ward number. The aunt immediately handed the records on her mobile phone to Fang Shimian to read.
When Xu Long arrived with the things, the aunt went out.
"You didn't just fall down normally, did you?" Xu Long walked around Fang Shimian, sat down and started eating the fruit plate that his aunt had prepared for him. "Did you get a bruise on your face from falling down?"
Fang Shimian said nothing, lowered his head, and didn't seem to be in a very good mood.
Xu Long sighed, "Hey, it's not enough to just ask, you bastard." He moved closer and said, "It's better to resign. Watching the surveillance video is not a serious job..."
Those who can afford to stay in the Anhe VIP ward when they are sick are either rich or noble. Xu Long had actually guessed before that Fang Shimian must be a young master who ran away from home. Since the day when the man surnamed Zhu wanted to recognize Fang Shimian, his premonition became stronger and stronger. He just didn't know that the day of parting ways would come so soon.
He wasn't actually ready yet.
"Monitoring is a good job. It can protect the lives of owners and help..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Xu Long heard Fang Shimian was about to start his great work speech again, and said casually: "You are suitable to be a policeman with your personality, fighting violence and protecting the good, not only protecting the owners, but also protecting the people."
Fang Shimian lay on the bed, looking at the snow-white ceiling, "I just like being a monitor."
Xu Long suddenly remembered the first time he met Fang Shimian. The young man was sitting alone on the flower bed outside the Yunjin gate, with two plastic bags of clothes at his feet. He was so thin that he looked like he was sick. The security guard standing guard at the door saw him, took a photo of him and sent it to the group, asking whether he should be kicked out.
When Xu Long saw the message, he had just gone out to buy cigarettes. When he looked up, he saw the boy in the photo looking at him with a pair of bright eyes. When he saw him looking at him, he immediately lowered his head and fiddled with his old mobile phone which was as thick as a brick.
Xu Long walked over and said, "If you don't leave, they will chase you away with sticks."
The boy seemed extremely panicked at that moment. He quickly put away his phone and was about to leave with two bags of clothes.
A piece of clothing fell out of the plastic bag and he hurriedly squatted down to pick it up.
I don't know why, but Xu Long, who was originally the most indifferent person, softened his heart at that moment and suddenly said, "Hey, who's that? Stand up."
The boy stopped obediently and turned to look at Xu Long.
Only then did Xu Long notice that tears had welled up in his eyes. He was about to burst into tears, as if he was worried that he would really be chased with a stick. He whispered "I'm sorry".
Feeling a bit regretful for saying that, Xu Long coughed and said, "Are you...looking for a job?"
The boy's eyes gradually brightened up. He put down two bags of clothes and hurriedly wiped away his tears. "I need to find a job."
Xu Long wanted to touch the cigarette, but he couldn't find it. "Do you want to be a monitor?"
The boy nodded hurriedly, "Sure, I know this. I've seen it before."
Xu Long frowned, "What did you get?"
"What was said in the video is that my youth is worth six thousand..." The boy opened his phone and tried to find the video.
The little brat is quite humorous.
"..." Xu Long was speechless. He walked over and picked up a bag of clothes. He said indifferently, "You don't have a certificate, so you're only worth three thousand."
"Yeah, got it."
The longer he spends with Fang Shimian, the more he can't help but love him. He is so well-behaved that it makes people feel heartbroken. Xu Long really treats him as his own, and the relationship between them is closer than that of brothers.
Xu Long touched the bruise on Fang Shimian's face and whispered, "It took a lot of effort to get some flesh back on your face, but now it's gone again."
Feeling a little fed up, he pulled his hand back, coughed, and looked away, "Call me if you have anything. If nothing else, at least I'm the best at fighting. Look at my rough body, I can punch him up to the ceiling."
"Also, I've bought bed curtains. If you ever want to run away again, just come to my place. I've thrown the keys into the fire hydrant in the hallway. You can stay as long as you want. I won't mind you."
Fang Shimian murmured, "Brother Long..."
"Alright, alright, stop looking at me like that. I'm getting goose bumps. Oh, I have to go to work. Let's go." Xu Long stood up. "If you don't like the sound of your phone, just turn it off. But if you see me calling, you must call me back. Do you hear me?"
Fang Shimian nodded.
Xu Longtou left without looking back.
The next morning, Fang Shimian wanted to go to the toilet, but was too embarrassed to ask his aunt for help, so he decided to get up and go by himself. However, when his aunt saw him, she directly brought a pot and very firmly refused to let Fang Shimian get out of bed.
Fang Shimian was so depressed that he was begging for mercy when someone suddenly pushed the door open and he looked up.
It was Huo Jun, followed by Zhou Yu in a baseball cap.
"Boss, you came at the right time. The kid is shy and thin-skinned."
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