Chapter 84
◎Home. ◎
Three days later, when Ci Ying left, Xie Huaijin had not finished his work in Chang'an and could not go back with her.
On the day of bidding farewell to Ciying, Xie Huaijin was sitting in a wheelchair. Although his leg condition had improved and he was able to walk, it was still in the early stages. The long-term rehabilitation training had made his leg muscles tired, and standing for too long was not conducive to the improvement of his condition.
It was early morning, and the courtyard of the Xie Mansion was bustling with activity, with maids and guards hurriedly packing their luggage.
After giving a few instructions, Ci Ying looked reluctantly at the young man not far away. He was smiling at her gently. Ci Ying ran over and hugged the person in the wheelchair. A pair of slender and cold hands stroked her head, and finally stopped at Ci Ying's slightly red eyes.
Knowing that Xie Huaijin would keep his promise, Ci Ying still touched the young man's little finger with her little finger during the hug. Xie Huaijin lowered his eyes and looked at Ci Ying's childish little movements, smiled softly and cooperated with Ci Ying to stamp the document.
No matter how reluctant you are, you still have to go.
Ci Ying's clinginess was limited to the moment she embraced the young man. When the maid said the luggage was packed, Ci Ying looked into Xie Huaijin's eyes and whispered, "I'm leaving."
The young man said softly, "Yeah."
He watched Ciying get on the carriage, and pushed the wheelchair all the way to the street outside the mansion. When the coachman drove the carriage faster, he slowly stopped the hand that was pushing the wheelchair.
It was early in the morning, and the streets were not crowded. After Xie Huaijin's wheelchair stopped, Ci Ying leaned out of the carriage, waved to Xie Huaijin, and mouthed, "See you in a month."
Xie Huaijin smiled gently, and the gloomy emotions that had just arisen were diluted.
He also raised his hand and waved. Ci Ying saw it and returned to the carriage with a smile.
If we meet again in the future, separation will not be scary.
The young man didn't look away until the carriage had gone far away.
For the following month, Xie Huaijin's life was very regular.
He got up early in the morning and did rehabilitation training according to Xu Yun's doctor's instructions. He was sweating profusely. After each training, Xie Huaijin felt like he had been fished out of the water. After his strength recovered a little, he took a shower, started his official duties for the day after lunch, and started his official duties for the evening after dinner.
In order to see Ciying as soon as possible, Xie Huaijin hardly stopped for a month.
If he wasn't so weak and didn't have the energy to hold on, Xie Huaijin could probably reduce his sleep time to two hours a day.
Xu Yun watched along the way, initially with amusement and joking, but later with only admiration.
As a doctor, she was probably the only one who could understand how much willpower Xie Huaijin had to have to make it through.
Even now, Xie Huaijin still needs acupuncture every few days.
It was a rainy day when Xie Huaijin set out.
The situation in Chang'an is changing rapidly, and the palace is not at peace either. Everything will unfold after Xie Huaijin leaves Chang'an.
If it were someone else, they would definitely stay to observe his achievements, but when Xie Huaijin left Chang'an, it was raining heavily and the young man did not even look back in the carriage.
Zhu Yi and Zhu Er were still beside Xie Huaijin.
A few days ago, Xie Huaijin asked the two if they wanted to leave.
Zhu Yi and Zhu Er looked at each other and shook their heads in tacit understanding.
The two people knelt down and said, "I will follow you forever," just like they did long ago.
Xie Huaijin was silent for a long time, and finally waved his hand, signaling the two people to leave.
Zhu Er laughed, and the calmer Zhu Yi also curled the corners of his lips. This was what they meant.
After the two people left, the young man quietly looked at the flowers and trees outside the window.
Maybe because of Ci Ying, Xie Huaijin now feels that it’s good for people to have feelings.
The flower tree appeared countless times in his letters, in Ci Ying's mouth, and in their common eyes. Now, looking at this tree, he actually felt a little emotional.
Before leaving, Zhu Yi asked Xie Huaijin, "Sir, should we go by land or by water?"
In the past, Xie Huaijin always chose the water route, but Zhu Yi still selfishly put the land route first.
This certainly couldn't influence Xie Huaijin's choice, but Zhu Yi heard the young man say calmly: "By land."
Without Ci Ying, there was actually no smile on Xie Huaijin's face. His eyes were slightly raised, the corners of his mouth were straight, and his slender jade-like finger bones were bent to hold the teacup, but the cup was full of tea, and the wall of the cup never touched the young man's thin, bright red lips.
The illness faded away, and the years that had passed seemed to have left no changes on the young man. They only softened the sharpness around him a little, and the faint nobility that emanated from his bones remained the same.
Zhu Yi had already made plans for the sea route and had asked Doctor Xu to prepare some seasickness medicine in advance. He was a little taken aback when he heard the word "land route," but he quickly realized, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away."
"Yeah." Xie Huaijin responded casually.
......
Raindrops fell on the carriage. Xie Huaijin closed his eyes. In front of him was the distant water surface that he had seen when he was on the boat before. A feeling of nausea surged into his heart for a moment. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the carriage. The uncomfortable feeling slowly disappeared.
The young man lowered his eyes and thought that he probably would never travel by water again.
He has already obtained everything he wanted in this world, and he has an unlimited future with Ciying, so... he no longer needs to take the boat again and again to try to experience the path Ciying has walked with others.
The secret feelings that Xie Huaijin couldn't even express to himself turned into the young man's pale face and silent, drooping eyes in the once surging stomach waves.
Now, Xie Huaijin looked at the rain outside the window calmly and smiled lightly.
The day of reunion was a sunny day.
Ci Ying threw herself into Xie Huaijin's arms just like she did when they parted.
After traveling for more than ten days, even Xie Huaijin looked exhausted.
Ci Ying threw herself into the young man's arms, like a butterfly in the sunlight. Xie Huaijin carefully embraced his treasure, and a smile appeared on his lips again.
In the warm embrace, the sound of heartbeat enveloped Ciying. It took a long time for Ciying to realize something.
She held Xie Huaijin's hands with both of hers, with surprise in her eyes: "Can you walk like this already?"
It's no wonder she was surprised. The young man was so natural, so natural that Ci Ying didn't think there was anything wrong at first.
Xie Huaijin said: "Well, Doctor Xu said that as long as the legs are not broken into pieces, it's basically fine."
When Ci Ying heard this, she felt that it was Xu Yun’s original words.
She looked back, and Xie Huaijin said softly, "Doctor Xu got off the bus halfway. She said she wanted to visit an old friend."
Ci Ying thought of something and took Xie Huaijin's hand: "Then let's go home."
"Going home?" The young man's eyes were gentle and he uttered the word "home" softly.
Ci Ying certainly understood what Xie Huaijin meant. She held the young man's hand tightly, looked up at Xie Huaijin with a smile, and said, "Well, let's go home, our home."
Ci Ying muttered, "I thought you'd need a wheelchair when you came, so I've been making everything in the house more convenient this month. I didn't expect you wouldn't need one anymore. We'll change it back after a while... Also, I planted a flowering tree in our yard, but it doesn't seem to have survived. If it wasn't too far, I'd like to move the one in the mansion here."
Xie Huaijin listened quietly, his eyes always gentle.
Ci Ying was so happy that she didn't know what the world was. She hugged Xie Huaijin at a corner. Behind them was a surging crowd with constant noisy conversations. The two hugged in a corner of the alley. Just hugging made them feel satisfied.
In fact, Ciying never talked about these things before. She seemed to just do many things silently.
But now I think, if I have to say it, why not say it.
She wanted him to know that she loved him.
Xie Huaijin lowered his head and gently kissed Ci Ying on the forehead.
The sun is at the feet of both people.
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It was already dusk when I brought Xie Huaijin back to Yan Mansion.
The two had just finished their meal and were not hungry, so they did not rush to serve the food. Ci Ying held Xie Huaijin's hand and walked very slowly considering Xie Huaijin's legs.
This is not even intentional, but a subconscious concession.
Ci Ying took Xie Huaijin to see the removed threshold and the newly built steps, and said with a smile, "The workers were afraid they would be too late, so they only finished repairing it a few days ago. Look, there are still fresh paw prints of the little catkin."
Xie Huaijin looked in the direction of Ci Ying's finger, and sure enough, there was a small, shallow one.
"Is it raised in the mansion?"
Ci Ying shook her head: "It must be a wild cat. I saw it in the east wing before. It was very skinny and didn't look like it had an owner."
In order to allow the wheelchair to be pushed up, the stairs were built very slowly. Ci Ying took Xie Huaijin's hand and walked over the stairs, saying with a smile: "It turns out that the two-step path has been built into ten steps. I will show you the way."
As they got to know each other one by one, Xie Huaijin finally realized how much Ci Ying had done to make it easier for him to move around.
It's not something that can be done with just a command; every detail and design is based on his habits.
Ci Ying was not exactly free. She had left Chang'an because there were urgent matters in Mobei that required her to return to Mobei to deal with. After returning to Mobei, Ci Ying had to deal with accumulated official business, urgent matters, and worry about his affairs at the same time.
There may even be something else, Xie Huaijin raised his eyes slightly.
The girl's smiling eyes caught his eye, and he was stunned for a moment, even speechless.
The atmosphere was probably set here, and this was probably Ciying's original purpose.
She laid everything out in front of Xie Huaijin in a conspicuous manner, but her eyes became exceptionally gentle the moment she spoke.
Ci Ying's voice slowly emerged from her gentle and calm smile. She looked at Xie Huaijin with her eyes slightly bent, and whispered, "How is it? Do you feel that I love you very much?"
This sentence made Xie Huaijin stunned. They had never expressed their love like this before.
Most people are taught to give in a reserved and unrequited manner, without even asking others to know.
Xie Huaijin and Ci Ying had never been able to escape this circle before. They were both the same. What they did was always a million times more important than what they said, and their actions were always more honest than their words. They had the hardest mouths and the softest hearts, and those injuries were quietly established, laying charges for the future that could only be erased by love.
But maybe the change happened quietly. Ci Ying didn't need much. After confirming that Xie Huaijin loved her, her rich soul and spirit were enough to nourish her love.
So she became the more active one of the two, or rather, it was she who always held Xie Huaijin's hand a long time ago.
People call people who love each other lovers.
Ci Ying took a step forward and looked close to Xie Huaijin's eyes. Both of them were only able to see each other's shadows. They looked at each other while their warm breaths intertwined.
Ci Ying said to Xie Huaijin——
"I'm showing you one place at a time just to show off my love for you. I want to tell you that I love you very much."
Little by little, Ci Ying understood why Xie Huaijin retreated.
He felt that she didn't love him, or that she didn't love him enough.
At that time, Ciying thought—
Xie Huaijin is such a fool.
Later, Ci Ying thought again, let her be merciful and come down to earth to save the fool.
As long as she kept saying "I love you" and as long as he could see her eyes, how could he feel that she didn't love him?
If the past of youth gave birth to dark emotions.
Ci Ying picked a sun, hugged it and told Xie Huaijin——
"Hey, I'm here."
"Hey, I love you."
【Author’s words】
[Cat's Paw]
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