Zeng Fang asked Shen Zhen to get out of the car and walked into the sanatorium.

"Where is this place?"

"Don't you recognize that big sign at the door?"

"I'm asking you what you're doing here? Are you here to see an elder, a friend, or someone else?"

After a long silence, Shen Zhen spoke softly, "Come and see my brother."

Zeng Fang opened her eyes wide with curiosity, "Your brother? Your biological brother?"

"Um."

Zeng Fang was a little annoyed, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I came here empty-handed, how rude."

Shen Zhen was amused by her words and laughed, "It's okay, my brother has already accepted your gift."

"When?"

"arrive."

Zeng Fang suddenly stopped talking nonsense and quietly adjusted her hair and collar, trying to leave a good impression on the eldest brother of the Shen family.

Zeng Fang walked into the room through the open door and was so shocked when she saw the lifeless, skinny stranger lying on the hospital bed that she was speechless.

"Brother, Fake is gone."

The first words Shen Zhen said to the man on the bed almost made Zeng Fang cry.

His tone was calm, but she felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cry.

"Brother Shen, hello, I'm Zeng Fang. I came in such a hurry that I didn't have time to prepare a gift. I will definitely give you a generous gift next time."

Seeing that Shen Chen had no intention of introducing himself, Zeng Fang took the initiative to step forward and introduce herself to Shen Chen on the bed, while looking at him inconspicuously.

Although the man on the hospital bed was extremely thin, his features still vaguely resembled Shen Zhen.

Zeng Fang stayed with Shen Zhen at Shen Chen's place until after 10 o'clock in the evening before leaving.

On the way back, Zeng Fang finally couldn't help but ask about her curiosity.

"Shen Zhen, your elder brother, is he sick or injured and has become like this?"

silence.

Just when Zeng Fang thought Shen Zhen wouldn't tell her, the other party spoke.

"Can I not go home tonight?"

"ah?"

Zeng Fang was a little dumbfounded, and her heart started pounding.

What does it mean that he doesn't go home? Is he inviting her to spend the night with him? She is not such a casual person.

After a series of thoughts flashed through her mind, Zeng Fang couldn't help but get angry, "Shen Zhen, what do you mean?"

"I'll take you to a place, but it's a little cold there. If you don't want to go, forget it."

Zeng Fang couldn't tell whether she was relieved or disappointed. "I didn't say I didn't want to go. You lead the way."

After nearly two hours of driving, and refueling at a gas station, the two finally arrived at the beach.

On cold winter nights, the temperature dropped below zero, and the beach was covered with thin ice, which made crisp crackling sounds when one stepped on it.

Zeng Fang was wrapped in a thick woolen blanket, but it still couldn't resist the biting sea breeze that penetrated into her bones.

Looking at Shen Zhen, who was walking in front of her wearing only a down jacket, Zeng Fang subconsciously quickened her pace to catch up with him.

"The blanket is very big, please wrap yourself with me."

"I'm not cold."

Zeng Fang grabbed Shen Zhen's icy hand and said, "How can it not be cold? Your hand is not warm at all! Aren't you afraid of hypothermia?"

Zeng Fang unrolled the wool blanket without hesitation and tried to wrap Shen Zhen's body, but unfortunately she was not tall enough and could only barely wrap his chest and waist.

“Tsk.”

Shen Zhen looked down at the chubby girl who was trying hard to give him warmth. Suddenly, he took the wool blanket from her hand, unfolded it and draped it over his shoulders. Then he tucked the chubby girl under his armpit like a chicken.

"Okay, let's go."

"Blow the wind."

"Shen Zhen, are you sick? You drove for such a long time in such a cold day just to bring me here to enjoy the cold wind?"

"Um."

Shen Zhen smiled and said, "I am sick, and I am seriously ill."

I don’t know how long I walked, but suddenly a huge rock appeared on the beach in front of me.

The surface of the boulder is flat enough for two people to lie down on it and rest.

Shen Zhen jumped onto the boulder first, and then pulled Zeng Fang up.

The two men, wrapped in blankets, stood side by side on the boulder.

After a while, Shen Zhen pointed to the rough sea ahead and said, "My brother was injured there. There are often turbulent currents here, and there are many reefs under the water. If you are not careful, you will be swept up by the waves and hit the reefs, causing injuries.

I have been rebellious since I was a child. The more others forbid me to do something, the more I want to do it. That day was my birthday, and I heard my family discussing the matter of my father remarrying.

I was almost mad with anger. It had been less than half a year since my mother died and they had already forgotten about her. They were eager to find a wife for my father. I couldn't understand it, so I ran away from home and came here alone.

It was almost dark when my brother found me. He asked me to go back with him, but I refused and insisted on going to the sea. So my brother had no choice but to accompany me.

After my brother got into trouble, although my family didn't blame me, I couldn't forgive myself. I was the one who hurt my brother. He was supposed to be in the army that day, but he took a special leave to come back to celebrate my birthday, and he came to the beach because he was worried about me. If I had listened to him and gone back with him, nothing would have happened. "

"But this was an accident. You didn't want this to happen."

"Fuck was the birthday present that my big brother prepared for me. Now that Fuck is gone and my big brother still hasn't woken up, no one will send me birthday presents anymore."

Zeng Fang looked at the man beside her, feeling his sadness, tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.

"Shen Zhen, if you don't mind, I will give you a birthday present every year from now on."

"Today is my birthday."

Hearing this, Zeng Fang subconsciously reached for her backpack, but found nothing and then she remembered that she had left it on the car.

She thought of something, "Shen Zhen, did you bring your lighter?"

"What?"

"Lend it to me, I can use it."

Shen Zhen glanced at her, took out a lighter and handed it to her.

Zeng Fang lit the lighter, carefully protecting the flame with her hand while singing the birthday song.

"Happy birthday to you……"

After singing a birthday song, Zeng Fang asked Shen Zhen to make a wish and blow out the candles. "I heard that making a wish facing the sea is very effective. Shen Zhen, you should try it."

"Tsk, making wishes is just a trick to fool children."

"Just try it."

Staring at the girl's warm face illuminated by the flickering firelight, Shen Zhen sneered, "I lied to you, today is not my birthday."

Zeng Fangwei raised her face, her eyes firm and bright, "I know, just think of it as me celebrating your birthday again, make a wish quickly."

The two looked at each other for a long time. Shen Zhen finally gave in and slowly closed his eyes.

I wish brother could wake up.

The sea surface suddenly surged with waves, and I don’t know if they heard his voice.

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"A-choo! A-choo!"

Looking at Zeng Fang who was sitting on the bed, wrapped in a quilt and sneezing constantly, Shao Mo handed her the cooked brown sugar ginger water.

"What on earth did you do last night? Why did you get sick when you came back this morning?"

Zeng Fang held the brown sugar ginger water and briefly talked about Fak's death while drinking it.

When Shao Mo learned that her good friend and Shen Zhen had gone to the beach to enjoy the breeze late at night, she didn't know what to say and could only get up to get some cold medicine.

Second update~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)