August 2nd was a calmer day than Lin Wei had imagined.
Maybe it’s because the original plot is not as powerful as she imagined, and she is not destined to die, so when she knows the future and makes changes, the power of the plot disappears.
Therefore, except for the chaos in the morning when she was sent to the hospital for examination, although it was windy and rainy outside, the rest of the time, the ward was very quiet and nothing happened. Everything was so calm that Lin Wei could hardly believe it.
But the day did pass like this, except that the wind and rain outside did not stop, so the two did not go home at night.
Of course the doctor didn't dare to let Lin Wei go back. Nothing is trivial for a pregnant woman. Although nothing was found during the examination, she said she had a stomachache, so she needed to be further observed.
I had dinner in the hospital cafeteria. It was a patient meal. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t very delicious either. Lin Wei had a poor appetite and barely ate half of the meal. The rest was eaten by Zong Shao.
After dinner, Deng Xiangyun came over once. Seeing that nothing serious happened to her, she went back after the storm subsided.
After Deng Xiangyun left, Lin Wei and Zong Shao prepared to go to bed.
The typhoon cut down the power lines. This is a common occurrence during the typhoon season. Power lines are cut several times during this season every year. Not only was there no electricity, the hospital also had difficulty with water supply. Both hot and cold water were cut off. There was no hope of washing my hair or face, and I could only sleep.
Lin Wei was also a little sleepy. She didn't sleep much last night, but she was a little afraid to sleep, so she lay on her side on the bed and talked to Zong Shao.
After the day, she felt much more relaxed. When she spoke to Zong Shao, her tone was light and her words were full of hope for the future.
Zong Shao listened and felt relaxed, but when Lin Wei's voice gradually became smaller and even disappeared, he began to think about some things that happened recently, no, even further back, as far back as this day last year.
Coincidentally, there are often typhoons on Yazhou Island. The landing time is not exactly the same every year, but a typhoon landed on the same day last year and this year.
And looking back, Lin Wei’s reaction during last year’s typhoon was also very strange.
At that time, he just thought that Lin Wei was afraid. After all, she had just arrived on the island and was experiencing a typhoon for the first time. It was normal for her to be afraid.
But is it really normal?
After more than a year of getting along, Zong Shao knew very well that Lin Wei was not such a timid person. Moreover, there were several typhoons after August last year, and the second typhoon was even bigger, but she did not ask him to go home early.
She has always been very sensible and doesn't want to delay his work because of her.
Just like after the typhoon in early August last year, she had a fever and was hospitalized. When she woke up, she learned that he had taken leave to take care of her, but she was reluctant to do so because she was afraid that it would affect his work.
But she knew he was on duty that day, but she let him go home at night.
And this time, after knowing that the typhoon was about to land, she asked him to take a day off and apply to drive the car back. It was as if she knew there would be a typhoon today and that she would come to the hospital.
Not to mention Lin Wei's abnormal behavior in the previous month.
No, to be precise, her abnormality started last year.
During the time when she first joined the army, sometimes when she was smiling, her eyes would suddenly become sad. It's just that he and Lin Wei had been married for four years, but for most of that time, they relied on letters to communicate and had very few opportunities to meet. So when he occasionally asked her about it, she said it was okay and he let it go, because he was not sure whether she was worried or just had that kind of personality.
Later, as he got to know her better, she stopped being like this. It was not until last Chinese New Year when Mr. and Mrs. Lin came over that she began to show some of her emotions.
But Lin's mother couldn't find out the reason, and so did he.
Then there was her pregnancy. She admitted at the time that she was worried but refused to tell him what it was. Then there was the abnormality she had been experiencing during this period.
Zong Shao connected the dots and suspected that Lin Wei's worries were related to her abnormal behavior during this period and today's typhoon.
But as soon as this thought came to his mind, he rejected it.
How is that possible?
It only takes three to five days for a typhoon to form and land, or about ten days if it's slow. How could she know about it so far in advance?
Zong Shao thought, he was really crazy.
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The next day, Zong Shao woke up very early. Lin Wei was still sleeping. He told the nurse outside and asked her to look after her, then ran to the camp to extend his leave.
Their battalion commander didn't expect that just as Zong Shao asked for leave, Lin Wei really got into trouble. His wife had a miscarriage, and he was well aware of the severity of abdominal pain in pregnant women, so he immediately approved two days of leave for Zong Shao.
After taking leave, Zong Shao drove back home.
After the typhoon, the yard was a mess, but he was in a hurry, so he ignored the mess in the yard and directly used the key to unlock the house and go into the house.
Everything was fine in the house. Before going to bed the night before, Lin Wei said that she was afraid that the typhoon would land at night, so she closed all the doors and windows tightly. The living and dining room looked the same as before they went out... no, different.
Zong Shao stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking upwards along the puddle of water in front of him.
About at the top of the fourth or fifth step, a tile had broken at one corner, leaving a triangular hole, not big, perhaps only two fingers wide. And this pool of water should have flowed in from that hole, went down the stairs and gathered on the ground.
When did that tile break?
It could have been yesterday, or it could have been a week ago, or even a month ago, because it hadn't rained on Yazhou Island during this period, and he didn't remember whether he had looked up during this period, so he couldn't be sure when the tile was broken.
But he could imagine what might have happened at home if he hadn't asked for leave yesterday.
There are only three windows downstairs in his house, one in the toilet, one in the bathroom, and one next to the front door. In order to make the house brighter, they always keep the front and back doors open.
It's the same upstairs, with a total of three windows, two in the master bedroom, one in the second bedroom, and a door that leads directly to the balcony from the second-floor corridor. This door is usually open unless it rains, otherwise the stairs will be very dark.
When all the doors and windows upstairs and downstairs are closed, the entire staircase is very dark. On ordinary rainy days, they can still turn on the light bulbs in the stairwell for lighting.
But yesterday there was heavy rain and wind, and the power lines near the base were broken, so the entire military hospital, including the family quarters, was without power.
The light was dim, and I couldn't see if there was any water below. It was raining and windy, and I couldn't hear if there was any sound of water dripping in the house. If he hadn't asked for leave yesterday...
No, even if he had taken a leave yesterday, if Lin Wei hadn’t had a stomachache and asked to go to the hospital, and their family had stayed at home, could he guarantee that no one would fall and get hurt?
He can't.
Although Lin Wei prepared water, biscuits and snacks, she forgot the most important thing, the toilet.
After eating and drinking, people always need to go to the toilet, and the toilet in their house is downstairs. If they want to go to the toilet, they must go down the stairs, and when they go down the stairs, they will inevitably pass through the slippery puddles on the stairs.
Zong Shao stood in front of the puddle for a long time, so long that the first thing he did when he came to his senses was to look at the time. He had been out for more than half an hour, so he had to hurry back.
He stepped over the puddle, went upstairs to find a set of Lin Wei's clothes, and put them in the bag. Then he squatted down and rummaged through the bottom drawer of the wardrobe, and took out the iron box where Lin Wei kept her money.
When he took out the iron box, Zong Shao saw the notebook pressed underneath.
He knew about this notebook. On the day Lin Wei unpacked her luggage when she first arrived on the island, she just threw it on the dressing table. But one day, he didn't know which day it was, he only knew that when he saw the notebook again, she asked him to come up and get the money.
At first he didn't think much about it, but during the Chinese New Year, Lin's mother told him that Lin Wei was worried. Whenever he saw this notebook again, he would always wonder if her secret was recorded in it.
But he didn't open it.
It's not that he wasn't curious, it's just that his upbringing didn't allow him to peek without her permission.
Zong Shao looked at the notebook for a long time, and finally took out the iron box, opened it with the key placed aside, took out the money and tickets inside, put them back as they were, and went downstairs with the clothes he had packed before.
After going downstairs, Zong Shao first went to the bathroom, took out a towel, toothpaste and toothbrush, then took his lunch box and chopsticks and went out to Zhou's house to pick up the two children.
The Zhou family was still sleeping. Hearing the shout, Deng Xiangyun put on her clothes and hurried downstairs. Seeing Zong Shao, she smiled and asked, "How is Weiwei?"
Although Lin Wei didn't seem to have any serious problems when she went to see her yesterday, she is now in a double body, and it is inevitable that people will worry about her staying in the hospital.
"She's fine. She was still sleeping when I came back." Zong Shao said, "I came here to take Mingming and Ruirui to the hospital."
Deng Xiangyun asked: "Aren't you going to take care of Weiwei? Is it inconvenient?"
"It's okay. Weiwei probably misses them too," Zong Shao said.
"Okay, I'll go upstairs and call them."
Deng Xiangyun went upstairs as she spoke. As the living room was upstairs, it was not convenient for Zong Shao to go up, so he waited downstairs.
While waiting, he unconsciously looked up, but Zhou's house was a two-story building like theirs, so he couldn't see anything while sitting downstairs.
In fact, even if you go upstairs, you probably won't be able to see anything. Broken tiles are an isolated case after all.
While Zong Shao was daydreaming, Deng Xiangyun came back with the three children. After they arrived on the first floor, Mingming rushed to him as usual and asked, "Dad, how is Mom?"
"Mom is fine. I'll come and take you to see her." Zong Shao said while hugging Mingming.
Rarity came over and said, "But we haven't brushed our teeth yet. Our mouths stink."
"I'll brush my teeth when I get back. I'll go see mom first." Zong Shao said.
Ruirui also wanted to see her mother as soon as possible, so she nodded and said, "Okay."
Mingming was so happy that he didn't even brush his teeth. He just skipped forward holding his father's hand.
Driving out and passing by a state-owned restaurant, Zong Shao stopped the car to buy some food. After getting in the car, he let the two children hold him and drove to the hospital.
When he arrived at the hospital, Zong Shao went straight to the ward where Lin Wei was. She had already woken up and looked in good spirits. She was talking to Doctor Gao. When she heard the voice, she turned around and soon a smile appeared on her face: "Why did you bring Mingming Ruirui over as well?"
"I went home to get something and brought them here." Zong Shao said and then asked the doctor how Lin Wei was.
Mingming complained to his brother in a low voice: "We are just stopping by."
Ruirui nodded. "It seems so."
Hearing the two children's mumbling, Doctor Gao smiled and said to Zong Shao, "Comrade Lin might have been too nervous yesterday, but judging from the results of the examination, there is no major problem. Try to relax in the next few days after you go back. You will be fine."
Lin Wei asked: "Can I be discharged from the hospital today?"
"Sure, you can go to the window later to complete the discharge procedures." Doctor Gao said, and when he saw the large and small bags that Zong Shao brought, he smiled and said, "Have you gone back to pack your clothes?"
"I was afraid she would have to stay in the hospital again today, so I packed some clothes for her," Zong Shao explained and asked, "Doesn't she need to stay in for another day for observation?"
Doctor Gao said, "One night of observation is enough. If you are really worried, you can observe him for another morning and discharge him in the afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Zong Shao thanked Dr. Gao and stood up to see him out.
When Zong Shao returned to the ward, he heard Lin Wei say, "There's no need to stay another morning. Doctor Gao said I'm fine. I didn't take a shower yesterday, and my body is very sticky. I want to go back and take a shower."
Zong Shao looked at her and asked, "Are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm sure." Lin Wei raised her hand and said.
"Then after breakfast, I'll go and complete the discharge procedures." Zong Shao said as he opened the lid of the lunch box.
Lin Wei nodded, took the buns handed over by Zong Shao and asked, "By the way, you just went home, how is your family?"
"Everything else at home is fine, except that a tile on the stairs is broken. A lot of water has entered the house. I didn't have time to clean it up when I came, and I didn't find any broken tiles nearby. Do you know when that tile broke?"
After Zong Shao asked, he saw that the color on Lin Wei's face had completely drained away. He held her hand and asked, "Weiwei, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing Zong Shao's voice, Lin Wei came back to her senses and fixed her eyes on him.
Perhaps she knew the cause of her own death.
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