The day I arranged to meet Song Ning was a week later.
Song Ning's hospital wasn't far from Xu Qingran's. As soon as Xu Qingran was discharged, she contacted Song Qingyou. To show how much she cared, she rushed to Yalin Villa early in the morning to wait for Song Qingyou.
When Song Qingyou came out, she saw her squatting at the door. After a moment of silence, she asked, "What are you doing here?"
Xu Qingran was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I'll pick you up here."
She tried to stand up, but her legs had gone numb from squatting for so long. She stumbled as she stood up and almost fell.
Song Qingyou reached out and helped her up.
Xu Qingran quickly said, "Thank you."
Song Qingyou said calmly, "No need."
Seeing her walk forward, Xu Qingran quickly followed. Behind her, Fu Wenzhou was dressed in a casual white tracksuit with a wolf tail. He looked much more amiable than usual, without his usual fierce and unapproachable aura.
However, once he opened his mouth, his true colors were revealed.
His tone was lazy and casual: "There's no room for you in my car."
Xu Qingran seemed a little awkward. The person in front of her was of a much lower social status than her, so she naturally didn't dare to presume to get into the car. She hurriedly said, "It's alright, I... I'll just walk down the mountain."
Fu Wenzhou didn't bother looking at Xu Qingran. He hated this kind of pretentious, pitiful act the most, as if someone had bullied her.
Unlike his Youyou, who looks so adorable.
Fu Wenzhou opened the car door for Song Qingyou and told her, "Don't bump your head."
Song Qingyou couldn't help but laugh: "I'm not a child."
Fu Wenzhou snorted, "In my eyes, you will always be my darling, and you can stay young forever."
Is it possible to stay young forever...?
This was the first time Song Qingyou had heard such words. A slight flutter ran through her heart. She used a handkerchief to wipe the thin layer of sweat from Fu Wenzhou's forehead and said softly, "Actually, you don't need to come with me."
“That won’t do.” Fu Wenzhou’s lips curled up, his profile exceptionally handsome in the sunlight: “What if someone bullies you?”
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingran couldn't help but whisper, "No, neither my mother nor I would bully her."
Fu Wenzhou scoffed coldly, turning to glance at her with icy eyes: "Haven't your mother bullied her enough? Don't spout any mother-daughter or sisterly love nonsense here. My Youyou doesn't need or care about that. She agreed to meet your mother only to find out the truth about what happened back then and give herself some closure. As for you—"
Fu Wenzhou said dismissively, "They're just two strangers."
Xu Qingran said with hurt in her eyes, "Mr. Fu, how could you say that..."
"Stop being so saintly." Fu Wenzhou said expressionlessly, seemingly oblivious to how hurtful his words were: "Don't be so presumptuous and ungrateful."
Xu Qingran: "..."
Her face flushed red and then turned pale, feeling ashamed by what Fu Wenzhou had said. She bit her lip and looked at Song Qingyou, trying to hear Song Qingyou say a word for her.
Song Qingyou's eyes were indifferent as she simply said, "Get in the car."
Fu Wenzhou frowned immediately. Although he was unwilling to let Xu Qingran get in the car, he did not go against Song Qingyou's wishes.
Xu Qingran also had her pride. Being humiliated like this in front of everyone, she refused to ride in their car again. With her head down and eyes red, she said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you thought that way. Maybe I was just being presumptuous. I've always wanted to repair your relationship with Mom. I don't want to see Mom sad. She really misses you. She knows she wronged you before, so she didn't dare to come see you. But she doesn't have much time left in this world, and I don't want her to have any regrets... I didn't consider your situation and wishes. I'm sorry. If you don't want to see her, then don't go. I'll talk to Mom about it."
Song Qingyou frowned slightly: "Since I promised you, I will definitely do it. You don't always look so hesitant and timid, and you don't need to apologize to me all the time, okay?"
In Song Qingyou's worldview, dealing with things objectively is the first principle. If she were like Xu Qingran in dealing with every little thing, she might have died on some winter solstice long ago.
Song Qingyou shook her head. Their personalities were different, and she didn't want to say more. She turned to Xu Qingran and said, "Get in the car."
This time, the tone was slightly commanding. Xu Qingran was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and obediently sat in the back seat of the car.
Song Qingyou discovered that Xu Qingran seemed to have been raised in a way that made her lack her own opinions. She always seemed afraid of making mistakes and was very timid.
Perhaps it wasn't her own idea to come to him; it was very likely Song Ning's idea.
But none of that matters.
Song Qingyou only cares about the result.
Consider it an explanation for all the ridiculous resentment I've accumulated in my heart over the years.
The road to the hospital seemed unusually long; Song Qingyou had never felt that time stretched out like that before.
It is as long as the Milky Way that humans cannot cross, yet as short as a fleeting moment in life.
Fu Wenzhou parked the car in front of the hospital and got out to open the car door for Song Qingyou.
Song Qingyou got out of the car and stood in the blazing sun, the sunlight dazzling, the weather fine and sunny.
Song Qingyou thought that the weather was nice today, and she should keep a good mood.
Fu Wenzhou pulled her into his arms, held her tightly, and whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I'm always behind you."
Song Qingyou's nose suddenly felt a little sore, and she nodded hesitantly, "Okay."
Fu Wenzhou added, "I know you want to face the past alone, so I'm waiting for you at the hospital entrance. Promise me that no matter what happens, don't be unhappy or sad. They're not worth it."
Song Qingyou paused for a moment, sniffed, and held back the tears welling up in her eyes. "Okay."
Xu Qingran stood right behind them, and she clearly saw the fleeting loneliness and sadness on Song Qingyou's face.
She regretted it a little.
We shouldn't have dragged her into this after all these years.
But she couldn't disobey her mother, nor could she watch her mother and sister act like strangers.
They are a family, and a family should be together happily, not like this, even though I'm just being delusional...
Xu Qingran stubbornly believed this.
The hospital ward corridors were long and smelled strongly of disinfectant.
Song Ning was in a regular ward, her body covered in tubes, and she could see the entire hospital through the glass window in the door.
Song Qingyou stopped in front of the ward door but did not go in.
Xu Qingran thought she had regretted it: "Sister, let's go in."
Song Qingyou corrected her: "I'm not your older sister."
Xu Qingran opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she lowered her head and didn't speak or urge her anymore.
Time passed second by second.
After a long while, Song Qingyou finally reached out and slowly pushed open the door to the ward.
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