Chapter 41 Some decisions are made in an instant
Shi Zhenglin waited until the stay of execution was approved, then went back to wait for the result of the reconsideration. Lawyer Chen had been accompanying him the whole time, and when he came out of the police station, he asked him to find a place to eat together. He said he had to go home and asked him to have dinner another day. He got in the car and called Aunt Xu first. Li Xuan at the company still had the agreement on hand, and the message she sent was the most urgent. He replied and asked her to bring the agreement to see him and meet at the gate of his community. It was a little after ten o'clock, and she arrived first and waited for him. His appearance really shocked her. He was a man who was energetic, confident and strong every day, but he looked tired under the night light. There was a blood scab on the wound on his brow bone, and blood stains were conspicuous on his shirt. "Mr. Shi." She stepped forward. "Where is the document?" He looked at what she had in her hand. She pulled the agreement out of its hard leather briefcase, briefly explained the situation to him, unfolded the signature page that had already been folded, and handed him a pen. "They're in a hurry to take this to the bank for additional credit enhancement, and they promised to get it tonight. I'll scan it and send it over after you sign." He quickly signed on the briefcase she held up and handed the pen back to her. "Thank you." During this period, the two of them had a good cooperation, and he recognized every aspect of her work. He had reviewed these cooperative documents before, and she was very careful in checking them, which saved him a lot of worry. At this moment, he thought back to how he almost lost this person during the interview. Li Xuan put the documents in her bag and glanced at his face again. She wanted to ask if he was okay and remind him that he needed to treat his wound, but she thought better of it. This kind of person doesn't want others to see their miserable state. She understood and pretended not to see it. "Go back quickly." He turned and walked away, anxious to go home. After taking two steps, he turned back. "If there's nothing special, you can take compensatory leave tomorrow. No need to go through the leave application process. Just say I told you to go out and do something." Li Xuan was stunned. "Oh, no need. I'll let you know later if I need anything." She didn't need compensatory leave tomorrow, but just wanted a day off to do something without the burden of asking him for leave. Aunt Xu, hearing the noise, came out to the living room and saw him open the door. She felt relieved. "You're back! Good to be back! Good to be back!" She also asked her nephew, Xiao He. Xiao He said he had gone to the gas station that morning and hadn't been able to use the car as Shi Zhenglin had requested. He didn't know what had happened, and she scolded him bitterly. He entered the living room and saw the "Happy Birthday" banners that had been decorated that morning still flashing, glaring and piercing. He headed straight for Shi Shi's room. "Is she asleep?" "Just coaxed her to sleep." He came in and squatted beside the bed. Shi Shi slept in the same position she always did, curled up like a shrimp. He pulled the air-conditioned comforter up for her, unable to express "Happy Birthday" to her. His chest ached...
Shi Zhenglin waited until the stay of execution was approved and went back to await the results of the review.
Lawyer Chen had been accompanying him the entire time, and when he came out of the police station, he asked him to find a place to eat with him. He said he had to go home and would treat him to dinner another day.
He got in the car and called Aunt Xu first. Li Xuan at the company still had the agreement pending, and her message was the most urgent. He replied, asking her to bring the agreement and meet him at the gate of his residential complex.
It was a little after ten o'clock, and she arrived first and waited for him.
She was really shocked by his appearance. He was a man who was always energetic, confident and strong, but now he looked tired under the night light. There was a blood scab on the wound on his brow bone, and blood stains were conspicuous on his shirt.
"Mr. Shi." She stepped forward.
"Where is the document?" He looked at what she was holding.
She pulled the agreement out of its hard leather briefcase, briefly explained the situation to him, unfolded the already folded signature page, and handed him a pen. "They're anxious to take this to the bank for additional credit enhancement. They promised to get it tonight. I'll scan it and send it to you after you sign it."
He quickly signed the document bag she held up and handed the pen back to her. "Thank you."
During this time, their collaboration was healthy, and he approved of every aspect of her work. He had previously reviewed these collaborative documents, and her meticulous scrutiny saved him a lot of worry.
At this time, he recalled that he almost lost this person during the interview.
Li Xuan put the documents into her bag and looked at his face again. She wanted to ask if he was okay and remind him that he needed to take care of his wound, but she thought better of it.
This kind of person doesn't want others to see their shame. She understood and pretended not to see it.
"You should go back quickly." He turned and walked away, anxious to go home.
After taking two steps, he turned back and said, "If there are no special circumstances, you can take compensatory leave tomorrow. You don't need to go through the leave application process. Just say I asked you to go out and do something."
Li Xuan was stunned. "Oh, no need. I'll tell you if I need anything later."
She didn't ask for a day off tomorrow, but she just wanted to ask him for leave when she had something to do so without any psychological burden.
Aunt Xu heard the noise and came out to the living room. Seeing him open the door, she felt relieved. "You're back! It's good to be back! It's good to be back!"
She also asked her nephew Xiao He, and Xiao He said that he went to refuel in the morning and was unable to drive the car as Shi Zhenglin requested. He didn't know the situation and was scolded to death by her.
He entered the hall and saw the "Happy Birthday" sign on the light-up banner that had been decorated that morning was still flashing, glaring and piercing his heart. He walked straight to Shi Shi's room and asked, "Is she asleep?"
"Just coaxed her to sleep."
He came in and squatted beside the bed. Shi Shi's sleeping position was always the same, curled up like a shrimp. He pulled the air-conditioned quilt upwards for her, unable to express "Happy Birthday" to her, and his chest ached.
"There's another child sleeping in the guest room."
He came out, Aunt Xu whispered.
"Who?" He stopped suddenly.
"Qian Enming, the child will stay here for a day. I asked his mother to let him stay overnight. She agreed and will pick him up tomorrow morning."
Aunt Xu walked towards the guest room and he followed her in.
The lights were on, and the child on the bed was sleeping sideways with his back spread out. He was probably playing on the bed before going to sleep. There was a small toy and a phone watch next to him, and he was not even covered with the air-conditioning quilt.
Before Aunt Xu went to the living room, he hadn't gone to bed yet. He talked to Long Weihe on the phone for a while, asking her not to turn off the lights and saying that he missed his mother a little.
Aunt Xu went forward to adjust his sleeping position, but Shi Zhenglin said he would do it and told her to go and rest first.
He knelt on the bed, picked him up and put him on the right side, then covered him with a quilt.
The child was sleeping soundly, and his facial features were very similar to his mother's. He sat on the floor and watched for a long time.
Aunt Xu stood at the door and called to him softly. He turned off the main light in the room and turned on a floor lamp, dimming it.
"Sir, I made some soup, have some."
She guessed that he hadn't eaten, so she made him a bowl of noodles in the kitchen. While it was cooking, she served him a bowl of soup first.
He took off his watch, unbuttoned his shirt cuffs, saw Li Mingpeng's blood on his body, went to the room to change his clothes and came back.
He was hungry because he hadn't eaten for two meals, but he found it difficult to swallow a bowl of soup.
Aunt Xu brought over more noodles.
"Now that her mother is gone, she might become anxious again. Should we take her to see a doctor and get her sleep adjusted?"
With her birthday being like this today, she couldn't help but mention it again. The child was anxious and it was very stressful for her to take care of him. She was a little anxious.
"It will be resolved. Go and rest."
"I'll wait a little longer and clean up later."
"Go to bed." He said firmly.
Aunt Xu is quite old and often stays up late to take care of Shi Shi, and her body can't take it.
A person, with a bowl of hot noodle soup, gulps it down. His stomach feels warm, but his heart feels cool.
In the past, no matter how stressful the work, Li Yasong never showed any understanding when he came home late. He would complain endlessly, and he would try every way to coax her until he was too tired to do anything. It was always the aunt who provided the hot soup, and it was the aunt who gave her the feeling of homecoming.
After eating, he went back to his room to wash and take a shower. He couldn't sleep, so he went to see Qian Duoduo, then came to Shi Shi's room and sat on the floor next to her bed, wanting to accompany her for a while.
Aunt Xu often reminds him that his anxiety reappears in his dreams.
At first she was talking in her sleep in bits and pieces, then she was shouting and crying, all words of fear and anxiety. He couldn't help but speak out to comfort her, but she got up, her face full of fear, and didn't respond to him, still talking about her own things, in a half-awake state.
This situation was very similar to the night terrors she had experienced in the past due to high fever, and she would talk nonsense for a while.
According to Aunt Xu, this has been happening frequently for half a year.
He held her and comforted her, letting her fall asleep, and she calmed down after a minute or two.
When she calmed down, she was sweating all over.
He stroked her sweaty forehead. At this moment, it felt like a knife was cutting his heart. He couldn't help but think about the gains and losses of his journey to this day.
The family was broken up, the child was in such a state, what was the point of working so hard day and night? If he couldn't let her be a normal and happy person, if she couldn't have a carefree childhood and couldn't even sleep peacefully, he felt that everything he did was meaningless.
If a child isn't happy now, how much happiness can they expect in the future? Once trapped in a cycle of anxiety, the psychological scars will linger for the rest of their lives, irreparable. His mind raced. At this juncture, he had no choice but to endure the pain and hardship of giving up his career passion and fulfilling his contract.
Aunt Xu always advised her to see a doctor. She didn't want to just throw her daughter in front of the doctor, have him take some measurements, or have him evaluated. The doctor might then diagnose her with anxiety disorder or something, which would be like making a verdict or labeling her. She would then feel that there was something wrong with her.
Verification was meaningless. He knew that the person who could heal her was not the doctor in the hospital. It was just that he had made a big mistake, having expected Li Yasong. Now Shi Shi only had him.
Some decisions happen in a split second.
The next morning, Long Weihe called Aunt Xu and said she was coming to pick up Qian Duoduo. Aunt Xu said there was no need for her to go, as Shi Zhenglin would take him over shortly.
Qian Duoduo woke up and called out to go home. After all, it was an unfamiliar environment and Shi Shi was still sleeping, so he couldn't stay there any longer.
Shi Shi only woke up after Shi Zhenglin took him to have breakfast.
"I want to go too." Shi Shi said.
Aunt Xu knew that Shi Zhenglin had missed a day yesterday and must be busy at work, so she said, "I'll go and take him off. Shi Shi will have to come back soon after she goes with him."
"Xiao He will take her home and I will go directly to the company," he said.
Aunt Xu took out a toy drone that Shi Zhenglin had bought for his birthday and said, "Qian Enming, come play with it often. This is for you to play with when you get home."
Qian Duoduo looked at the things and said, "I don't take other people's things."
Before coming here, Long Weihe taught me that if someone gives you something, don’t take it.
Aunt Xu was about to persuade him, but Shi Zhenglin said, "Let me hold it."
He took Shi Shi to send Qian Duoduo home. He picked up topics to chat with Qian Duoduo along the way. Seeing that he had given Shi Shi a skateboard, he asked Qian Duoduo where he learned to skateboard. Qian Duoduo said he learned from an older brother once a week. He then asked what his favorite toy was, and he said his favorite right now was Buzz Lightyear. He asked what a weird thing Buzz Lightyear was, and said he had never seen one, so it must not be fun. Qian Duoduo was unconvinced, and argued excitedly all the way, saying it was fun and he would show it to them when he got home. Shi Zhenglin said it was a deal.
After getting into the elevator and going upstairs, he reminded Qian Duoduo not to forget the promise he had just made.
When they arrived at the door, Qian Duoduo ran ahead and rang the doorbell.
Long Weihe opened the door to see him, and saw two people, one big and one small, behind him.
"Mom, do you miss me?" Qian Duoduo came in and grabbed her thighs.
She hugged his head, went to see Shi Shi, smiled at Shi Shi, and said, "Goodbye Shi Shi."
She borrowed money from Duoduo, said hello to Shi Shi, and prepared to close the store.
"Can you come in and sit for a while?" He pulled Shi Shi over to him.
She pulled Qian Duoduo in and said, "Sorry, I have to rush to work."
"Please give me a few minutes." He stood there motionless.
She looked him straight in the eye. Shi Zhenglin had also asked her for a few minutes today. She looked at him with a sincere expression, a familiar request. She had been sincere and humble before. The harsh words were still fresh in her mind. Even if there was a misunderstanding, the feeling was too hurtful. The damage had already been done. How could she let it go all at once?
She pointed out his enemy, spent so much effort on her daughter's birthday, and was inexplicably worried about what might happen to him because of his abnormal reaction. The result of her soft-heartedness was that he was now standing at her door and refusing to leave, asking for a few minutes. She didn't move either.
She tried her best to consider the feelings of the two children who were staring at her with wide eyes.
"I really don't have time. I have to ask someone to give me an order, but they only give me a few minutes. If I miss it, I will miss the chance."
Qian Duoduo remembered that they had just agreed to show Buzz Lightyear to others, so he interrupted and pleaded, "Mom, I want to show Buzz Lightyear to uncle, just one look."
"Auntie, I want to see it too." Shi Shi said in a low voice.
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