13 "Why should he care who she liked in the past?"
The hotel is nearly an hour and a half away from the city center, and Tao Wanjia arrived home at seven o'clock in the evening.
The door next door was half open. She called Mai Xiang but no one answered. She thought she was in the kitchen, but when she reached the entrance, she saw her collapsed on the sofa with a pale face.
The curtains in the house were closed, and a strong, suffocating smell filled the air.
She saw a small pot of unburned charcoal next to the coffee table on the floor.
"Wheat fragrance!"
Tao Wanjia rushed forward at lightning speed, trying to rescue the patient while calling 120.
It was almost midnight when Mai Xiang finally woke up from her coma. Her voice was very weak, "Xiao Tao... Sister?"
"Where is this?"
"You're in the hospital." Tao Wanji bent over and stood in front of the bed. He raised his hand to tidy up the loose hair on the side of her face and asked softly, "What's so hard to get over that you have to give up on yourself like this?"
She thought she was committing suicide, burning charcoal in such a closed room. The doctor said that fortunately she didn't inhale much and was sent to the hospital in time, otherwise she would have been beyond saving.
Mai Xiangren just woke up and felt that her body was still floating, her throat was dry and sore, and she saw double in her vision.
It took him a while to understand what she meant. He raised his hand that was receiving an IV drip and explained anxiously, "I'm not..."
"Don't talk for now," Tao Wanji saw that her lips were chapped and peeling, so he unscrewed the bottle cap and handed the water to her.
Mai Xiang's eyes were hot, and he held her with his cold fingers, "Thank you."
"Go to sleep. I'll be here watching over you tonight."
Mai Xiang nodded, and when she closed her eyes, the phone beside her pillow rang.
It was her boyfriend calling. She didn't want to make him worry, so she switched to voicemail after the call was connected. She told the other end of the phone that everything was fine, with concern and care.
Tao Wanjia listened from the side and felt a little uncomfortable.
At night, she stayed in the ward, watching Maixiang lying on the edge of the bed after the infusion. She slept in a daze until almost dawn, and woke up immediately when she heard someone pushing the door.
I stood up to take a look and saw a tall, thin, dark-skinned boy with a crew cut walking in quietly.
The two looked at each other, and he pointed at Mai Xiang lying on the hospital bed, "I'm her boyfriend."
Mai Xiang woke up from her dream when she heard the voice. Seeing the person she had been thinking about day and night appear in front of her, she almost burst into tears and her voice became hoarse.
"Why are you back?"
"I thought you had a cold when you sounded strange, so I asked for leave to come back and check on you," the boy put down his things and said anxiously, "If the landlady hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were in such trouble. Why didn't you tell me on the phone yesterday?"
"I'm afraid it will affect your work..."
"Life is not as important as you! Are you okay?"
The two spoke in soft tones, but even if you turned your back and just listened with your ears, you could feel the deep love.
Tao Wanjia opened the door and walked out quietly. All the previous speculations disappeared at this moment.
Love is love, and it should not be judged by any other standards.
She was worried at first, but now it seems that Mai Xiang is lucky.
People were coming and going in the corridor, and dark shadows were gathering outside the elevator.
Tao Wanjia squeezed in, went down to the first floor and got out of the elevator. He heard several loud cries, and then went forward and found two figures, one big and one small, against the corner wall.
"Stop crying, please!"
Huang Zheng's face was flushed. She paced back and forth with her bag in one hand and the crying Huang Shengsheng in the other.
It wasn't until she became a mother that she realized how difficult it was to raise a child. But she has no regrets; she was too afraid of being alone. As a child, she used bullying to prove she was loved. After her parents' unexpected death, she used the emptiness of love to make up for the loss. And, of course, there was also the sisterhood she forcibly severed.
Psychologically, this is a bad emotional replacement and compensation. She doesn't think about these things. She just needs something to rely on in order to survive.
Children become extremely difficult to deal with when they are sick. No matter how obedient they are on normal days, they will turn into big devils when they are upset.
Huang Zheng hadn't slept all night, and early in the morning, she carried the child to the hospital for blood tests and a chest X-ray. She was so exhausted she couldn't even stand, but she refused to get off his back. Although she hated to lose her temper in front of her child, she did lose control sometimes. Emotional stability wasn't a term invented for humans.
People have seven emotions and six desires, troubles and happiness. The calmness of a stagnant pool of water is not a human being, but a monk.
At the moment of collapse, Tao Wanjia came over like a savior.
"Why are you crying? Tell your aunt what's wrong with you?"
She naturally took the person from her arms. Huang Shengsheng put her arms around her neck, tears streaming down her face, "Mom bullied me~"
The voice was hoarse and you could tell he was sick just by listening to it.
"What did you say?"
"Why are you in the hospital?"
The two spoke at the same time. Tao Wanjia explained first, "My neighbor's little girl has carbon monoxide poisoning. I brought her here."
Huang Zheng was surprised and looked at her subconsciously, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Tao Wanji turned around to coax Huang Shengsheng, and seeing that she was crying with snot all over her face, he took the tissue from Huang Zheng's hand and wiped her face.
Huang Zheng's arms were numb and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tao Wanjia didn't say anything. Huang Shengsheng calmed down in her arms and stopped crying. She got an injection and some medicine, and spent almost a whole morning in the hospital before her fever finally subsided.
However, Huang Shengsheng refused to get off Tao Wanjia, so she had no choice but to go back to Lanhu Community with the two of them.
Huang Zheng whispered to her as she walked her out, "The flu is pretty bad lately, so be careful."
"Okay," Tao Wanji looked at her, and when he thought of her frantic struggle in the hospital, something in his heart softened. "If there's anything I can help you with, just tell me."
The words were unfamiliar and awkward, so after saying them, he asked her to take out her cell phone and leave her number.
Huang Zheng was stunned for a moment, and finally sent her to the elevator. She didn't remember to go back to the room until the door was closed for a long time.
The flu was indeed severe, and Tao Wanjia was infected. The next day, he was so sick that he couldn't get out of bed.
She forced herself to go to the hospital, and after a series of examinations, the doctor sternly told her that she needed an IV drip because her lungs were inflamed and that the drip would help her recover faster.
Tao Wanjia takes good care of her health, which is her capital for revolution. She rarely gets sick despite traveling all over the country in the past, and her physical condition has always been good. I don’t know why she became like this after returning. Maybe it’s because the winter in Rongcheng is too cold.
When I got up early and went out, the treetops outside were covered with icicles.
She leaned back in her chair to rest, having just received an IV drip when Huang Zheng called to say there was a New Year's Day event at Shengsheng Kindergarten in a few days, and she wanted to invite her over. Hesitantly, Huang Shengsheng, with her newly recovered voice, called into the receiver, "Auntie, please come! Other children come in pairs, but I don't want to be alone with my mom. I want you to come with me."
Thinking of that cute little face, Tao Wanji agreed drowsily.
Huang Zheng could tell her voice was nasal. "Do you have a cold too?"
"I have a slight fever, but it's okay. I'm already on IV drip."
"Wait for me to get over there. You can't do it alone."
Huang Zheng was about to leave after hanging up the phone, but the store employee came to tell her that a new batch of goods had arrived at the clothing store upstairs. After hesitating for a moment, she called He Yu.
"Jia Jia is sick and receiving IV drip in the hospital. If you're not busy, please go over and help me look after her for a while."
"I'm busy," the person on the other end of the phone paused as he signed. "Which hospital?"
When He Yu arrived, Tao Wanjia was wandering around the emergency room holding an IV bottle.
This was a new hospital campus, and she felt very unfamiliar with it after the renovation. She wanted to go to the toilet, but her bladder was about to explode after holding it in for a long time. When she turned around, she found He Yu standing not far away, staring at her.
This man seemed to be completely unaffected by the cold, wearing only a thin black coat.
Their eyes met briefly, and he walked over and took the IV bottle from her hand. "You're not idle either, are you? Where are you going?"
"The restroom." Tao Wanjia paused, then suddenly understood, "Did Huang Zheng ask you to come?"
"What does this have to do with her?" He coughed lightly, looked around, and pointed to the bathroom. "I just came here to get some medicine."
Tao Wanjia followed. He Yu stopped at the door and entrusted her to an aunt, "Please help keep an eye on her."
When he came out again, Tao Wanjia felt refreshed and found an empty seat to sit down.
He Yu followed her and sat next to her.
"Aren't you going to get some medicine?"
"I'm not in a hurry yet."
"Then you have plenty of free time."
"Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me to make room for someone else?" He Yu followed her thread and stared at her without blinking. "Let me guess, is it that Zhao Kuo?"
Tao Wanji was completely speechless and didn't bother to pay attention to him. She had been running a fever all night and was still feeling a little hot. It felt like nails were stuck in every joint of her body. She was sleepy and tired, and was drowsy from the central air conditioning in the hospital. She glanced at the mostly liquid in the drip above her head and closed her eyes.
It doesn't matter whether he leaves or stays.
There was a lot of noise around him, but He Yu seemed to be unable to hear the sound behind him.
Tao Wanji leaned her head against the chair, the down jacket hood pressed down on her became her pillow. He looked at her from bottom to top. In fact, she had not changed much. Apart from the drastic change in her external style, her facial features were still the same.
She had shallow eyelid wrinkles, a high nose bridge, and perfectly shaped lips, with the corners of her mouth raised even when she wasn't smiling. When he was practicing painting, she would always try to keep her face very straight when she was asked to be a model.
Thinking of this, He Yu looked at her flushed face and felt a little worried. He carefully stretched out a finger to feel the temperature of her forehead.
But it seemed that because the surrounding temperature was too dry, electricity was generated at both ends the moment they touched.
Tao Wanjia was just about to fall asleep, and was very unhappy to be woken up by him. He frowned and rolled his eyes at him, "He Yu, you are so annoying."
These words were exactly the same as when she complained about him before. He Yu felt a little guilty at first, but when he met her gaze, the corners of his mouth twitched inexplicably.
He whispered, "It's not the first day you've known me. Have you forgotten that I've been bothering you since we were young?"
"Yes, yes, you're the one who annoys me the most," Tao Wanjia said angrily. He took the hood of his down jacket to cover his face, and his voice gradually lowered. "I'm so sleepy, don't touch me again."
The cold iron seat was hard, but fortunately her previous work had forged her strong adaptability, so she could sleep soundly even while sitting.
He Yu listened to her increasingly even breathing, feeling distressed but also a little impressed. Thinking of what she had just said, he didn't dare to act rashly and just looked up at the IV bottle.
After a long period of silence, Tao Wanji, who was sleeping soundly, unconsciously turned his head and suddenly leaned on his shoulder.
He Yu was slightly startled. He turned his head to see her hair covering half of her face and subconsciously reached out his hand.
It was at this moment that Zhao Kuo's face suddenly appeared in his mind.
Two voices were fighting and tearing at each other in his heart—
One told him to get away, and such an intimate hug must be between a boyfriend and girlfriend, and he had indeed seen Zhao Kuo with his own eyes three years ago.
The other one was trying to persuade him, saying that who cares about Zhao Kuo or Li Kuo, he and Tao Wanjia had known each other since they were seven years old. Even if he was not her ex-boyfriend, it was nothing wrong to take care of a childhood friend when he was sick. It was definitely not immoral.
People were coming and going in the hospital corridor, and two quarreling patients interrupted He Yu's thoughts.
"Do you understand what first come first served means?"
"You think this is a relationship with a first-come, first-served basis? Now that you've left, you're not allowing others to move forward?"
He reached out and covered Tao Wanji's ears, and the voice in his heart suddenly disappeared.
yes.
People have to move forward, why should he care about who she liked in the past.
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