Extra 4
The day You Yi was discharged from the hospital was Song Ying's day off.
She stood at the door of the ward and watched him pack his things.
The man had his back to her, his plain black T-shirt completely failing to conceal his broad back, his straight long legs wrapped in black overalls.
Song Ying was not familiar with his style of dressing.
In my impression, he likes to wear a spotless white shirt, a pair of low-key black leather shoes under a pair of straight and stylish suit pants.
Coupled with his pretty face, Song Ying often used four words to describe him at that time:
A scoundrel.
Youyi didn't have much stuff to begin with, so he packed it up in no time.
He turned around swiftly, his eyes never resting on her for a moment, as if she were just invisible and intangible air.
Although Song Ying was used to it, he still felt uncomfortable.
She pursed her lips and called him, "Youyi."
The man continued walking forward without stopping, showing no sign of looking back.
Song Ying took a deep breath, ran after him, and barely squeezed into the elevator with him.
The elevator was almost full of patients and their families coming and going, as well as medical staff who had just gotten off work.
Song Ying was squeezed into a corner, facing the man.
The smell on him was no longer the same as before. The clean and crisp citrus scent was gone, leaving only a faint scent of soap.
She didn't say anything, but just looked up at the man. The man tried to avoid her gaze, but he couldn't avoid her bodies which were close to his because of the crowd.
Song Ying tried to find out something from his silence, but the result was the same as during this period of time. She could not find out anything at all.
She no longer understood him.
The elevator to the tenth floor was not running smoothly. It stopped several times along the way, and many people went up and down on each floor.
Before we even reached the first floor, there were not many people in the elevator anymore.
At the moment when there was a gap, You Yi almost instantly took two steps back, widening the distance between him and Song Ying.
“…”
Song Ying suppressed her displeasure and asked him, "Why do you have to hide from me?"
Her only answer was his silence and the puzzled looks of the others in the elevator car.
"You Yi..." Song Ying was about to say something else, but just as she opened her mouth, the elevator had already reached the floor. The elevator door was only half open when You Yi stepped sideways and walked out.
Song Ying was unwilling to give up and continued to chase after him. If the crowd near the gate had not been so congested, Song Ying would have almost failed to catch up with the man.
As soon as he left the hospital, Song Ying rushed to the man, stretched out his arms and blocked him.
"Stop!"
You Yi didn't listen and dodged left and right, but he couldn't escape.
He finally stopped, and his eyes finally stayed on her face for a short while.
His voice was deep, nothing like the clear and bright voice of the past: "Doctor Song, I've been discharged from the hospital. Besides, I'm not your patient."
His attending physician has always been another person.
"I'm not standing before you as a doctor. Don't forget, I'm your creditor!"
The man was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes, but I don't have the money to pay you back now."
"I know. So as a creditor, I'm going to visit your workplace and estimate when you'll be able to pay me back."
She also wanted to see where he lived and why he became like this.
You Yi was silent for a long time, his eyes drooping calmly. He tilted his head, not knowing what he was thinking. "No need. I will find a way to pay the money back in full as soon as possible."
After saying this, he ignored her attempts to stop him and planned to take a detour to leave.
Song Ying was anxious for a moment and grabbed his hand tightly.
My heart was suddenly startled——
His hands were covered with thick calluses, his palms were rough, and the backs of his hands were slightly cold.
"Let go." He threw out these two words coldly without even turning his head.
"I won't let you go! Youyi, if you leave now, where can I find you next time? If you run away again, where can I find someone to pay me back?"
Fearing that one hand was not enough, Song Ying used both hands and refused to let him go no matter what.
"I said I won't run away. Tomorrow night at 114 Zhangbei Road, I will return all your money."
He then tried to pull his hand back, but Song Ying still refused to let go easily.
Until a familiar voice interrupted Song Ying's persistence.
"Yingying? Aren't you taking a day off today?"
Song Ying's attention was momentarily distracted, and the strength he had in restraining You Yi weakened. He took advantage of this opportunity to quickly pull his hand away, not even turning back, and strode away.
"You Yi!"
Song Ying sighed, still unable to keep the person.
Wu Zhisheng realized that he might have delayed Song Ying's business, so he asked tentatively, "Yingying, do you... have something important to discuss with him?"
Song Ying didn't want to talk about this with Wu Zhisheng, so she shook her head and said, "It's okay."
Wu Zhisheng didn't ask any further questions. When they met, he asked her if she wanted to go for dinner.
Song Ying refused.
She doesn't owe anyone any favors, and she doesn't want to be treated to treats all the time.
There's no need for that.
Wu Zhisheng didn't force her and said goodbye to her.
Song Ying sighed silently.
She also advised Wu Zhisheng not to focus all his energy on her. She really didn't know whether she could enter into another relationship, but Wu Zhisheng still insisted on staying with her.
She didn't go home, but went directly to the address that You Yi had just mentioned.
Give her all the money back?
Is he planning to borrow money from his boss?
impossible.
It was exactly as Song Ying imagined, and it also matched what You Yi had said before.
He works not far from Yikan.
It's a small auto repair shop.
Song Ying spotted a man who had appeared in the hospital. He should be Youyi's boss.
Instead of going forward rashly, she chose to park her car in the parking lane across the street and wait in the car.
Maybe You Yi will come over.
After a long time, she only saw countless vehicles coming and going in front of the repair shop.
The sky gradually darkened.
Song Ying got out of the car directly because he was afraid that he couldn't see the situation on the other side clearly.
As soon as she got off the car, she saw that familiar figure standing at the door of the repair shop and walking in quickly.
Song Ying followed closely and ran directly across the zebra crossing to the other side of the road.
She walked cautiously to the door, but did not go in. Instead, she hid in the corner and eavesdropped.
Even though many years have passed, my ears can still quickly recognize that person's voice.
She couldn't hear clearly.
"You just got out of the hospital. Why don't you go back and rest today?"
"No, I'm fine."
"I'm planning to close the shop tonight, Xiaoyou, don't tire yourself out."
"I'm really fine. I'll stay here tonight, don't worry."
The man he was discussing this with seemed to know he couldn't get away with it, so he could only sigh and say, "Okay, then be careful."
Followed by the sound of footsteps.
The man that Song Ying saw came out, followed by a worker who was about to get off work.
It was quiet inside.
Song Ying quietly poked his head to the other side of the wall.
Before she could find anything, a rustling sound broke into her eardrums, and the familiar black shadow suddenly appeared in front of her.
Song Ying subconsciously stepped back and met the man's gaze with panic.
Youyi also had a meal.
Song Ying felt a little guilty.
Staring at him without saying a word.
"Doctor Song, I said tomorrow night."
His harsh, cold voice ignited the anger in Song Ying's chest. She didn't care what he said and sarcastically said, "You Yi, you went back to work right after being discharged from the hospital. Do you really not take your health seriously?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he snorted coldly without even looking at Song Ying, "I said, I will definitely live to see the day when I pay off my debt."
"Do you really have to talk to me like that?!"
Song Ying really dislikes remarks that show contempt for life and death.
Especially since these words came from someone she still cared about.
These days, she has been trying her best to suppress her temper. She thought that he must have encountered something that caused him to become like this, and there must have been a reason why he disappeared.
She knew him so well back then, she knew that he would never fall to such a state.
There must be a reason.
But he was so ungrateful time and time again, and was completely unwilling to talk to her properly.
“…”
He stopped talking.
Song Ying then stepped forward and held his hand again, her slender white fingers wrapped around his palm, and against her skin tone, the darkness of his skin was even more apparent.
Song Ying felt a little sad.
A slight sting in the corner of my eye.
It shouldn't be like this.
You Yi shuddered lightly and broke free from her restraints without thinking at all.
"Don't touch me." He said solemnly, his voice trembling.
"I just want to know why you became like this!" Song Ying used almost all her strength and refused to let go of him with both hands.
There was another long silence.
"You Yi," Song Ying continued, seeing that he didn't say anything. "Why did you suddenly disappear? What happened when you returned to Switzerland? Why did you come back five years later? Why did you become like this now?"
"Five years... You left me for five years without a word. Do you know that I looked for you for a long time, but I couldn't find you at all. There was no news of you at all. I went to your apartment to wait for you, but you never came back. Later, even the apartment was no longer yours..."
"You owe me more than just the money for treatment. You also owe me five years of your time, a reasonable explanation, and a reason to break up. But why don't you want to say anything?"
Song Ying was halfway through her speech when her tears began to fall uncontrollably.
The crystal-clear moisture fell on the back of her hand, flowing down along the slippery skin, and finally stopped on the rough fingertips.
The hand that Song Ying was holding shrank.
The man still kept his sideways posture towards her, with his head glanced to the side.
Song Ying is sometimes very strong, but sometimes, she is extremely fragile.
She didn't think her mental strength was strong enough to remain indifferent to the long-awaited reunion with someone she had never forgotten.
She really missed him.
Five years...
She herself hadn't thought she would think about it for so long.
She thought she would forget him.
But she simply couldn't do it.
Song Ying's voice became heavier and heavier, and her body became slightly weaker. She could no longer control herself and moved forward without saying a word. She simply hugged the man and buried her head in his chest.
Perhaps because he has worked here for a while, his muscles are very strong and he feels more secure than before.
"I really miss you... I really miss you..."
Her wetness quickly soaked through his T-shirt, and the person she was hugging became extremely stiff.
He didn't push her away quickly, but he didn't cater to her either.
His jaw was tense, as if he was thinking, or enduring something.
Suddenly, a sudden voice broke in, breaking the brief catharsis.
"Xiao You, who is this?"
Song Ying was stunned.
The next second, the person was pushed away by You Yi.
You Yi took several steps back, keeping a long distance between them, and did not explain to the man.
"Nothing, just give me the stuff."
He was talking about the food in his hand.
This is the person who delivers meals to the repair shop every day.
He glanced at Song Ying quietly, but before he could see her fully, You Yi's body appeared in his sight.
"Okay, you can go now." You Yi's voice was covered with a layer of haze, which made people shudder.
The man sneered in boredom and stopped looking.
The delivery man left, and You Yi started to chase Song Ying away.
He put the simple lunch box aside. It was the first time he took the initiative to look at her and talk to her in recent days.
But Song Ying didn't like a single word he heard.
"The past is the past. There's no more feelings, so there's no more feelings. Song Ying, I don't love you anymore, so don't waste your time on me. Doctor Wu is a good match for you. I'll pay you back tomorrow, and don't come to me anymore."
She glared at him fiercely, and he obviously dodged.
"It's over? No feelings anymore? No love anymore? Fine, whatever you say, but even if we're breaking up, shouldn't I be able to do it clearly and explicitly?"
Song Ying wiped the tears from her face with her hands behind her back and sniffed again.
But when he spoke again, his voice couldn't help but tremble: "As long as you tell me what happened back then and why you became like this, as long as you explain it clearly, I will leave immediately and never come to see you again!"
“…”
If he doesn't say anything, she won't leave.
In the end, the two of them were in a stalemate.
Suddenly, Song Ying's stomach growled twice.
You Yiping, who was just standing there, turned his head and glanced at her twice. Song Ying's momentum did not diminish at all and he still refused to leave.
However, the body protested more and more strongly.
The gurgling sound continued, and Song Ying was really hungry.
His eyes unconsciously glanced at Youyi's uneaten lunch box.
"Song Ying, go back and stop dwelling on the past."
Song Ying didn't answer, but instead said, "I want to eat your lunch box."
“…”
You Yi stared at her with a complicated expression, and without saying a word, put the lunch box on the stool in front of her.
Then he turned around, took two packs of cigarettes and walked to the other side.
Sparks were obvious in the dim light, and thin smoke quickly dissipated.
"Stop smoking!" Song Ying shouted.
You Yi glanced back, but didn't put out the cigarette. He walked forward a little further away from her.
Song Ying couldn't persuade her to come back, so she had to eat first. However, after seeing the lunch box, she lost her appetite.
There are two very simple dishes, one is green vegetables with very little oil, and the other is stir-fried meat with garlic chives and a hint of meat.
However, she remembered that Youyi didn't like eating garlic sprouts or lettuce.
In the past, he was clearly the one she often complained about as having "young master syndrome".
Don’t eat anything unclean, don’t eat anything that doesn’t taste good, and don’t eat anything you don’t like.
He said that eating is a very happy thing, so it requires high quality and high requirements.
Song Ying looked up at the blurry figure in the darkness.
The sourness in her heart became stronger, and in the end she only ate two mouthfuls of white rice to fill her stomach.
Then ordered takeout and had it delivered.
You Yi came back smelling of cigarettes, and Song Ying frowned.
He consciously moved away from her, and seeing that the lunch box was basically untouched, he asked, "Don't you want to eat?"
Song Ying shook his head.
You Yi didn't say anything, took the lunch box again, stood there, and ate the rice directly. He didn't even look at the two dishes and put them directly into his mouth.
Five minutes later, the lunch box was empty.
He skillfully threw the lunch box into the trash can, took a piece of paper in the store, wiped his mouth simply, and prepared to smoke again.
Still treating Song Ying as air.
"I told you not to smoke! Don't you think your health isn't bad enough?!"
"I'm sorry, Dr. Song. I'm used to it and I can't change it."
As he was about to put the cigarette butt in his mouth, Song Ying snatched it back and angrily stared at him, "You shouldn't be like this, whether it's work or life, even if you only studied to the second year of graduate school, you shouldn't be like this."
Song Ying didn't know what was wrong with what he said, he just saw You Yi's expression suddenly changed.
It's like the weather that suddenly turned cloudy, and also like this inky black night.
Terribly gloomy.
She had never seen him look like this before.
Then, he sneered, as if he found it ironic, "Shouldn't? Maybe that's how I should be."
Song Ying didn't understand what was going on.
But he didn't smoke anymore.
After a while, Song Ying still hadn't left, so he started to chase her away.
Song Ying’s takeaway arrived.
The exquisite lunch boxes were neatly placed in the thermal bag. Song Ying put the things on the table beside her. "I bought a lot of food, including your favorites. You can eat with me."
You Yi didn't even look at that. He just said, "No need. If you want to eat, eat quickly and leave quickly after eating."
Without waiting for Song Ying to speak, he turned and walked to the car in the factory, ready to start work.
Song Ying's mind was not on eating at all, she was only thinking about how to get You Yi to speak.
She took a box of shrimp dumplings, walked behind the wall pillar, and stuck her head out to look at him.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
He took off his T-shirt and wore only a black vest, which made his broad back muscles more obvious and the lines of his upper arm muscles very smooth.
Compared to his previous thin muscles, he is more attractive now.
Compared to his fair skin that made her jealous before, his healthy tan now seemed pretty good.
Song Ying swallowed subconsciously.
There were purple marks of various sizes and several scars on his arms. At that time in the hospital, she was wondering where these marks came from. Now it seems that they were caused by car repairs.
He didn't notice she was peeking, and was concentrating on fiddling with the equipment in his hands, with a bottle of motor oil next to him.
His hands were completely black.
Only then did Song Ying realize what the black unknown substance remaining in his fingerprints was.
The shrimp dumplings in her mouth were tasteless and she didn't want to eat any more.
What on earth had he been through in these five years?
How come there's no one around him? How come his parents never even come to see him once...
My thoughts suddenly stopped.
His parents...
Song Ying was stunned.
Right, where are his parents? He was in the hospital for so many days, how come his parents never showed up?
And logically speaking, his parents are so rich in Switzerland that they would definitely leave themselves a way out even if they went bankrupt.
Besides, Youyi would definitely not be defeated to this extent just because of bankruptcy.
Song Ying was so engrossed in her thoughts that she accidentally bumped into a stool beside her.
With a 'swish' sound, the person squatting under the car suddenly stopped what he was doing.
Song Ying couldn't wait to exchange glances with him, and ran directly to his side and asked, "Youyi, where are your uncle and aunt? Did something happen to them?"
As the words came out of his mouth, the air around You Yi almost stagnated.
Song Ying's heart skipped a beat, thinking that his guess was right.
It seems that something really happened to his parents.
But before she could continue, You Yi dropped the tool in his hand, and the metal fell to the concrete floor. The crisp and sharp sound pierced his eardrums, causing him to shudder slightly.
Without any explanation, he stood up and stood in front of her, but he couldn't touch her at all.
He turned sideways and said only one sentence: "Go away, I don't want to see you."
Song Ying didn't know which of his sensitive spots she had touched again, and she really didn't like his attitude of avoiding the problem.
She refused to leave and insisted, "Youyi, is it so difficult to explain clearly?"
"Xiao You, my wife has some cash for the loan you made. I brought it to you."
A familiar voice suddenly broke in from outside.
He is Youyi’s boss.
He walked inside and saw Song Ying, a little surprised: "Doctor Song, why are you here?"
Neither of them spoke. You Yi walked directly to the boss, took the bag of money, and handed it to Song Ying.
"Let me make this clear, okay? Doctor Song, this is the money I owe you, and I'm paying it back now. As for the time and feelings I owe you, I'm sorry, I can't repay them. If you really need compensation, I can calculate my salary from now on and give you a discount every month."
"I still say the same thing. The past is the past. Don't waste your time on me. You and I are not from the same world. There is no need for you to ruin your life for me."
"I want you to remember that I don't love you anymore, not at all, and I won't love you again no matter what. Do you understand?"
This was his explanation to her for the past five years.
He would never love her again no matter what. With such a strong denial, he really didn't want to leave her any wiggle room.
Song Ying came here with the mentality that he had his own difficulties, but in the end he got such an answer.
The figures in front of her were blurry and overlapping, and she suddenly felt ridiculous.
She shouldn't have come to him at all.
The repair shop for the three of them was quiet for a long time, until the crystals in Song Ying's eyes gathered into a ball and fell quietly.
She didn't remember what emotion she had in mind when she spoke at the end, she only remembered saying, "Okay, just treat me as a jerk, just treat me as shameless, I won't come to you again, Youyi, we are completely over!"
In the end, it was Xu Liang who called her. After learning that she was crying in the car, he and Qi Yu came to pick her up.
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