Zhang Qiang smiled, revealing a victorious expression.
He put his arm around Su Yuzhen's shoulder.
"Come on, bro, I'll take you to get some Coca-Cola. It's newly arrived, and it's hard to find these days."
Su Yuzhen hesitated for a moment, glanced at the hospital corridor, and finally followed Zhang Qiang toward the back door of the hospital.
She didn't know what consequences this decision would bring her, nor how her father, Su Jianguo, would react when he found out.
As Su Yuzhen slipped out of the hospital's back door with Zhang Qiang, Su Mingfu was impatiently glancing at his watch in the ward.
"Where did that girl run off to?"
He muttered to himself.
"Didn't you say you were just going to pick up some medicine and would be right back?"
Su Mingde, lying in his hospital bed, replied indifferently.
"He probably went out to buy something. Wait a little longer."
These past few days, Su Mingde has gotten used to taking care of his younger sister and has habitually disappeared.
Su Mingde is now in a dilemma. His father has returned, and he doesn't know how to tell him about his relationship with Liu Meijuan.
Since that day when they had sex, Liu Meijuan has been coming over whenever she has time.
This exhausted Su Mingde.
Su Mingfu sighed and walked to the window.
Outside the window, the sky had completely darkened.
He vaguely saw two figures flash past the back door of the hospital, one of whom was a girl in a blue dress whose back view looked a lot like his younger sister.
"strangeness..."
Su Mingfu frowned, but when he looked more closely, the two figures had already disappeared around the street corner.
"What's wrong?"
Su Mingde asked.
Su Mingfu shook his head.
"It's nothing, I might just be seeing things."
He turned around and picked up his coat.
"I'll go out and ask; Dad's waiting for us to come home for dinner."
At that moment, Su Yuzhen was sitting on the back of the bicycle that Zhang Qiang had borrowed, the night wind blowing her braids.
Zhang Qiang rode very fast, and she had to hold onto his clothes tightly.
"What are you afraid of? Hold me tight!"
Zhang Qiang shouted loudly, deliberately accelerating suddenly.
Su Yuzhen cried out in surprise and instinctively wrapped her arms around Zhang Qiang's waist.
She could feel Zhang Qiang's firm abdominal muscles and smell the faint scent of tobacco on him, which made her heart race.
...
When Su Yuzhen returned to the hospital, it was already an hour later.
Su Yuzhen jogged through the long corridor, clutching a half-empty Coca-Cola bottle in her hand, the straw flattened from her biting.
Her cheeks were flushed with an unnatural blush, and her lips were especially red from drinking iced cola.
"Yuzhen!"
A sharp shout came from the direction of the ward, and Su Yuzhen stopped abruptly, almost tripping over her cloth shoes.
She saw her third brother, Su Mingfu, stride towards her with a gloomy face.
Where did you go?
Su Mingfu grabbed her wrist.
"I've been looking for you for over an hour!"
"I...I..."
Su Yuzhen stammered, unsure how to answer.
"I'm going... I'm going..."
Su Mingfu then noticed the Coca-Cola in Su Yuzhen's hand, and his brows immediately furrowed.
"Coca-Cola? That costs fifty cents a bottle. Where did you get the money to buy it?"
"My classmate treated me to drinks."
Su Yuzhen muttered to herself.
"I met him at the hospital entrance..."
Su Mingfu narrowed his eyes; his sister's evasive gaze and reddened ears did not escape his notice.
He leaned closer and smelled it, catching a faint hint of tobacco amidst the sweetness of the cola.
Which student?
Su Mingfu's voice suddenly turned cold.
"I know all your classmates, who would be willing to spend five cents to buy you this?"
Su Yuzhen shrugged, tears welling up in her eyes.
"It's...it's Wang Xiaohong..."
"fart!"
Su Mingfu suddenly raised his voice, attracting the attention of a passing nurse.
"Wang Xiaohong's family is so poor they can't even afford tuition, where would they get the money to buy this?"
Su Yuzhen's tears finally fell.
She dared not tell the truth, dared not tell her brother where she had gone with Zhang Qiang and what she had done.
In that cramped, dimly lit warehouse, Zhang Qiang's breath brushed against her face, and there was that restless hand...
"I...I..."
Su Yuzhen felt as if something was blocking her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Su Mingfu took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed his anger.
He glanced at his watch; it was almost eight o'clock, and his father was still at home waiting for them to come back for dinner.
"Let's go home."
He grabbed his sister's wrist and pulled her outside.
"This isn't over yet, let's talk about it when we get home."
Su Yuzhen stumbled after her brother, completely bewildered.
......
In Su Jianguo's courtyard house.
Having successfully resolved the troublesome matter involving Old Mrs. Zhang, Su Jianguo was in a good mood.
He was lying there leisurely, while his wife, Wang Xiulan, was squatting on a small stool in the yard, washing his feet.
The water in the wooden basin was steaming, and her fingers were skillfully pressing the acupoints on the soles of Su Jianguo's feet.
"Are you comfortable?"
Wang Xiulan looked up and asked, and fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes in the moonlight.
Su Jianguo leaned back in the rattan chair, closed his eyes, and hummed in agreement.
My wife's massage technique is still the best; it feels so comfortable.
Su Jianguo's toes wiggled comfortably in the hot water.
At that moment, the courtyard gate creaked open, and Su Mingfu pulled Su Yuzhen in.
Wang Xiulan looked up for a moment, then continued to rub her husband's feet.
"You're back? The food's been warming up in the pot, come and eat."
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