Chapter 40: Not Optimistic Situation【VIP】
Time keeps moving forward, but my heart always stays in my youth.
It stopped at the girl with shoulder-length hair.
——"Chronological Diary"
The sunshine in early autumn is warm and it does not feel uncomfortable when it shines on people, but rather very comfortable.
Qin Shen waited for a long time downstairs of Zhen Hao's house but didn't see her, and he couldn't help getting anxious.
Of course, he didn't know that Zhen Hao had already left through another door.
The early autumn rain came suddenly, and the bean-sized raindrops caught Qin Shen off guard, as if his steadily moving life was suddenly disrupted.
When he found a roof to shelter from the rain, the other side was plunged into chaos that was even more sudden than the heavy rain.
Municipal People's Hospital, Emergency Department.
Seeing Zhen Hao, Shi Xu, and Zhou Chunrui all here, Zhen Mei was momentarily stunned, but quickly got down to business: "Sister, the doctor said our mom's condition isn't optimistic."
He Yunlian suddenly fainted at home. If Zhen Mei hadn't happened to go home to get her employment documents, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"What did the doctor say?" Zhen Hao forced himself to calm down.
"The doctor said...said..." Zhen Mei's words were taken over by another female voice.
"Ms. He will be transferred to the ICU next, but family members should not worry too much and should trust the patient." The visitor wore rimless glasses, had bright eyes and white teeth, and her black hair was tied into a low ponytail at the back of her head. The white coat looked very beautiful on her.
Yan Yunshu spoke a few formulaic words before softening his voice and saying to Zhen Hao, "Okay, don't worry too much. Trust the doctor, and trust Auntie."
Although these words were more comforting, the doctor's words always have a magical power to soothe people's hearts. Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief after hearing them, even if they were still worried.
Zhen Hao talked with the attending physician again and learned more about He Yunlian's condition.
After the attending physician and Yan Yunshu left, Zhen Hao sat down helplessly on a bench in the corridor.
He Yunlian has a heart problem. Whether she remains unconscious in the ICU or undergoes surgery in the future, it will cost a huge amount of money.
Although the Zhen family's life is much better than before, they are still just an ordinary family. Zhen Li is in his third year of high school, Zhen Mei just passed the bar exam but hasn't officially joined the law firm yet, Zhen Dongcheng's business has not been able to make any progress, and Zhen Hao is deeply in debt...
The only thing she could think of was to sell the house she had bought with great effort, but no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't get the money right away...
She couldn't remember how many times she had felt powerless despite having the will. She didn't know what other people's twenty-eight-year-olds were like, she only knew her own life was awful...
It's really terrible...
Everything is terrible...
Suddenly, the floor in front of her was covered with shadows, and a person squatted in front of her.
Zhou Chunrui's voice rang out above her head: "Okay, we're here."
Zhen Hao didn't look up, but just stared at the obvious scar on Zhou Chunrui's ankle without blinking.
As she watched, she recalled some past events at an inopportune time.
Strictly speaking, this scar is also the rift that once appeared between her and Zhou Chunrui.
That happened in the second semester of the second year of junior high school.
For some reason, Zhou Chunrui had to ask for leave from evening self-study to go home that night, but her bicycle broke down, so she had no choice but to borrow one from Zhen Hao.
When handing her the key, Zhen Hao said, "Be careful."
Zhou Chunrui turned around and patted his chest at her: "Don't worry, my driving skills are impeccable."
Zhen Hao's old bicycle was completely scrapped last week, so her aunt bought her a new one without saying a word, and it was her favorite silver-white bicycle.
Not only is it more beautiful than the original one, but the body of the bike is also taller and smoother, so she finally doesn't have to hunch over to ride the bike anymore.
Early the next morning, Zhou Chunrui appeared in the dormitory on time, but he was covered in blood.
Yan Yunshu was terrified and rushed forward to look around: "Rui Rui, how did you get into this? Are you okay?"
Zhou Chunrui just smiled and said, "It's okay, I just fell off my bike, just some minor scratches."
Hearing the words "I fell off my bike", Zhen Hao didn't know what was wrong with him, and blurted out: "Is the bike okay?"
There were only three of them in the dormitory at that time, and the other students had already gone to the cafeteria to have breakfast.
Zhen regretted the moment he said it.
But what was even more terrifying was that she didn't regret paying attention to the car first, but rather regretted why she didn't pretend to care about her friend...
She really only had one thought at the time: the new car her aunt bought her couldn't break down, as the family didn't have the money to buy her another one...
Zhen Hao felt shameless at the moment, but these were the naked realities before her.
It was also from this time that she realized that the underlying nature of her character was cold, so cold that it was almost selfish.
For example, during sports meets, if she was injured, when everyone gathered around to show concern, she would just stay away from the crowd.
Will she wait until a classmate turns around and sees her?"
She had never told anyone about this dark psychology of appearing caring on the surface but actually being cold-hearted inside, including her closest friends Zhou Chunrui and Yan Yunshu.
She was too embarrassed to speak.
The fact that Zhen Haoxian was concerned about his bicycle really made Zhou Chunrui sad for a while.
She couldn't understand why she couldn't even afford a two-hundred-yuan bicycle, and her eyes immediately turned red.
When she fell down a high slope while riding her bicycle, the pain did not make her cry, but tears were in her eyes.
As a result, the two began a cold war of indefinite duration.
Zhen Hao knew that she had gone too far this time, but she still refused to give in. She was awkward and arrogant, and her personality had been as hard as a rock since she was a child. This was even worse when facing people close to her, and she would never admit her mistakes easily.
This stubborn temper became more and more serious as she grew older.
How did they reconcile in the end?
It’s Yan Yunshu.
She dragged the two of them to the back hill and acted as a peacemaker: "Okay, let me be fair, you did something wrong. I don't believe you're not worried about Ruirui. You're just afraid of being scolded by your family, right?"
She and Zhou Chunrui knew very well how He Yunlian treated Zhen Hao.
Hearing Yan Yunshu say this, Zhen Hao felt a strange feeling in his heart.
Yan Yunshu always looks cold and indifferent, but she seems to understand and accept all the cautiousness in Zhen Hao's youth.
On the surface, Zhen Hao treats everyone the same, doesn't know how to refuse, and never offends anyone. When encountering problems, he only wants to make big things small and small things nothing. From a psychological perspective, he is a typical "people-pleasing personality."
If she is warm on the outside but cold on the inside, then Yan Yunshu is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. They are two completely different people, but like a miracle, they can always resonate with each other at certain times.
Before Zhen Hao could say anything, Yan Yunshu turned his head and talked about Zhou Chunrui: "And you, Ruirui, too. We've known each other for so many years, and you still don't understand her well? How many of her words can be taken seriously, huh?"
After hearing this, Zhou Chunrui lowered his head in shame.
Not a single word Yan Yunshu said was correct. From the first day they met Zhen Hao, she loved to speak in a sarcastic way and never dared to truly express what she was thinking.
Zhen Hao's language system always seems to consist of a series of words that have almost no self-will, such as "okay", "um", "it's okay", "whatever", "no problem", "got it", "not annoying", "anything is fine", "you decide", "I'm fine with it", etc.
Even when faced with the oppressive words her relatives had said since she was a child, she couldn't muster the courage to resist a second time.
The first time was when Shi Xu took her to fight before anything happened to the Zhen family.
Memories are always bitter, like unripe plums, which make people salivate but dare not bite them.
"Rui Rui, this scar..." After the memory ended, Zhen Hao raised his head and suddenly asked a question that was irrelevant to the current situation, "Does it still hurt?"
Zhou Chunrui was stunned when he heard this question.
"What?" She didn't react at first.
It wasn't until she looked down at her ankles that she understood.
If Zhen Hao hadn't mentioned it, she would have long forgotten that she had a scar there.
That was when I fell off my new bike in the second year of junior high school.
"It doesn't hurt. This is a victory record. It's nice to see." Zhou Chunrui raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a hint of pride in his tone.
When she was in her second year of high school, she boasted that her riding skills were unmatched. She didn't know what was going on in her head at that time, but she not only insisted on riding down from that devilish high slope, but also let go of her hands without knowing the consequences, imagining that she could embrace the mountain breeze in her arms.
Boys are usually the ones who like to ride bicycles with their hands free, but Zhou Chunrui is an exception among girls.
Boys always like to get together to see who has better riding skills, especially who can ride a bicycle for the longest time without letting go of their hands...
Zhou Chunrui not only successfully penetrated the boys, but also won over one boy after another, except for one...
When she lowered her eyes and looked up again, she saw a tall and long-legged man who walked with the wind appear in her sight.
It is true that you cannot talk about people during the day.
The man walked quickly to her, and before he could speak, she spoke first: "Why are you here?"
Fu Anhuai's eyes twitched, and he uttered two words lightly: "On the way."
"Professor Fu is stopping by the hospital..." Zhou Chunrui struggled to find the right words, "Buying some wine?"
When she rushed to the hospital, she happened to be chatting with Fu Anhuai on WeChat, but she didn't feel like talking any more. She just said "on the way to the emergency department of the Municipal People's Hospital" and unilaterally ended the conversation.
Before that, he just happened to mention that he was going out to buy some wine to replenish the wine cabinet at home.
The two of them like to drink a little wine when they have nothing to do. They can have a sip of either traditional wine or various foreign wines.
Since their reunion, they have made many plans to explore fine wines together.
She never thought that Fu Huaian would chase her to the hospital.
Looking at the man's somewhat deflated expression, Zhou Chunrui's originally heavy mood due to He Yunlian's incident was inexplicably relieved a little.
Because of Fu Huaian's arrival, the corridor suddenly seemed cramped.
Zhen Hao intentionally left some space for Zhou Chunrui and Fu Huaian to be alone together, so he said, "Rui Rui, I don't know when my mother will wake up. You should go back first. I will call you if there is anything."
In addition to creating opportunities for Fu Anhuai, Zhen Hao also knew that Zhou Chunrui had urgent work to do abroad and could not be delayed.
Zhou Chunrui wanted to say something, but Shi Xu, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "Don't worry, I'm here."
"Okay then." Zhou Chunrui compromised, "I'll leave everything to Master Shi."
After the reunion, Zhou Chunrui kept calling him "Young Master Shi, Young Master Shi". After hearing it so many times, Shi Xu was too lazy to correct her.
Fu Anhuai nodded to Zhen Hao: "Then we'll go first. Call me anytime if you need anything."
Zhen Hao nodded: "Thank you, Professor Fu."
Zhou Chunrui had just taken two steps when he almost bumped into a figure running towards him in a hurry.
"What are you doing here?" Zhou Chunrui's face suddenly turned cold when he saw who it was.
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