Chapter 87: A Light Embrace
Ren Fenghe sat quietly for a while, during which time Jiang Shen sat quietly beside her, not saying a word and not doing anything else, just sitting with her.
Ren Fenghe adjusted his mood, stretched out his legs, and stood up with a push off the ground.
"Let's go." Jiang Shen stood up very naturally and took Ren Fenghe in.
There was no way to avoid Zhang Jingchun when coming to the hospital, and Ren Fenghe was also prepared.
The more she did, the easier it would be to be exposed. She had already decided to be as quiet as possible when she came to visit the hospital.
The last video call probably hurt Zhang Jingchun's heart. Although it was not her decision to come to this body, she had lived in her child's body for such a long time, and had met and chatted with Zhang Tuanyuan. She had to behave better this time.
At least he can't run away like he did last time we talked on the phone.
Ren Fenghe followed Jiang Shen into the room.
In the room, Zhang Jingchun was also waiting for her. Her eyes were always on the door. Therefore, when Ren Fenghe and Jiang Shen came in, her eyes were filled with the girl in the princess dress.
Ren Fenghe grabbed the corner of Jiang Shen's clothes, raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Jingchun carefully, and called out: "Mom."
She originally thought it would be difficult to call a strange woman who was not much older than her "Mom", but when she thought that Yuanyuan might be around and hoped that she could help her comfort her mother, she said "Mom" smoothly.
As soon as the voice came out, Zhang Jingchun's eyes were instantly filled with tears. The tears rolled around in her eyes but did not fall. She cleared her throat so that her dry throat could respond loudly: "Hey!"
Jiang Shen patted Ren Fenghe on the back and motioned her to go forward.
Ren Fenghe looked back at him and walked nervously to Zhang Jingchun.
There was a small stool in the ward, but it didn't look like it was for sitting on, because once you sat on it, it was still lower than the bed.
Ren Fenghe estimated the small stool, thought about the height when she stood on it, and guessed the purpose of the small stool.
She stepped onto a low stool, put her hand on Zhang Jingchun's arm, stopped Zhang Jingchun from getting out of bed and said, "Mom, you should have a good rest."
Zhang Jingchun nodded repeatedly, and his thin hand, which was only a piece of skin left on the back, fell on Ren Fenghe's cheek, and said with relief: "You've gained weight, which is great."
Jiang Shen put the bought fruits on the bedside table next to the bed and took out the washed strawberries.
Ren Fenghe reached out and picked up a strawberry, carefully plucked off the stem, handed it to Zhang Jingchun and said, "Mom, you eat it too. You have to get fat too."
Zhang Jingchun took a bite from Ren Fenghe's hand and said, "Okay, Mom, eat it. Mom also wants to gain weight."
Jiang Shen looked at Zhang Jingchun and mouthed, "Can you eat it?"
Zhang Jingchun just had surgery one week ago, so there are many things he needs to pay attention to in his diet.
Apart from strawberries, he brought fruits that can be stored for a long time, because he was worried that Zhang Jingchun was not following many dietary restrictions now.
The strawberries were actually bought for Yuanyuan to eat.
Zhang Jingchun nodded slightly, indicating that it was okay to eat some strawberries.
"Mom, are you getting better soon?" The worry in Ren Fenghe's eyes showed in his words.
Even if it was a stranger who had never met the patient, seeing the news about the hospital patient on the Internet would make the bystander sigh, not to mention that Zhang Jingchun was one of the links between her and Zhang Tuanyuan.
She could see that Zhang Jingchun was in very poor health, even though she still put on some lipstick and blush this time.
But the skin on her cheeks still showed a faint, unhealthy bluish-white hue through the blush.
Zhang Jingchun comforted her: "Mom's illness will get better, believe me."
It was because she was going to get better that she dared to let Yuanyuan come to see her.
In Zhang Jingchun's eyes, her daughter, whom she had not seen for several months, was looking at her steadily, as if judging whether she was lying or not. After looking for a while, she seemed to have come to a conclusion, breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression was not so tense anymore.
She could sense her daughter's uneasiness, and she wondered: Did Yuanyuan really think about abandoning her?
She did not give her daughter a sense of security. Zhang Jingchun felt extremely uncomfortable when he thought of this.
She really wanted to hug her daughter, but a week after the operation, although the wound had healed well, it was still difficult for her to make big movements.
She was worried that she wouldn't be able to control her expression and show pain, which would make Yuanyuan even more worried.
So, she resisted the urge to hug her daughter and kiss her.
She fantasized that she had stretched out her arms and held Yuanyuan in her arms.
As she fantasized, she felt that there seemed to be a sense of warmth in her arms. A light, almost weightless warmth fell into her arms, wrapped around her neck, and something small, soft, like lips, rested on her cheek.
The touch was so gentle, like a feather scratching her face, which made her feel a little itchy.
After Yuanyuan was handed over to Jiang Shen, perhaps because she missed her daughter too much, she would often imagine that her daughter was by her side. It seemed that her imagination was too deep, and sometimes she really felt that her daughter had never left. Even at night, when she was half asleep and half awake, she could still hear Yuanyuan calling her, asking her to get better soon.
Ren Fenghe felt a sense of traction again, and it even became more and more intense.
She looked around thoughtfully, and finally looked at Zhang Jingchun.
She thought: Yuanyuan might be here.
Jiang Shen and Ren Fenghe stayed for a while.
Jiang Shen knew that emotionally, they should want to stay a little longer, but rationally, Zhang Jingchun, who had just undergone surgery, needed more rest.
So, after staying in the ward for about thirty minutes, Jiang Shen stood up and said, "You've been here for quite a while, it's almost time, you should have a good rest."
Zhang Jingchun was reluctant to leave, but she did feel tired.
She reluctantly let go of Ren Fenghe's hand and told him to listen carefully to Jiang Shen's words.
Ren Fenghe nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and she agreed to whatever she said.
Jiang Shen said, "Come back tomorrow. You should have a good rest today. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
Since Zhang Jingchun agreed to let him bring Yuanyuan, then of course he would let Yuanyuan come to the hospital more often.
Although Yuanyuan seemed happy during this period, he knew that what she needed most was her mother's company, not his.
Zhang Jingchun shook his head and said, "No."
Jiang Shen then said, "Okay, I'll ask Aunt Miao to come along tomorrow."
Zhang Jingchun was very grateful to the aunt who took good care of Yuanyuan and nodded repeatedly.
After saying that, we really had to say goodbye.
Before leaving, Ren Fenghe tucked Zhang Jingchun in again and said softly, "Mom, go to sleep."
After saying that, she got down from the chair quietly, as if Zhang Jingchun had fallen asleep.
Zhang Jingchun nodded obediently, his eyes glued to Ren Fenghe, watching her holding Jiang Shen's hand and slowly walking out, looking back at her from time to time.
Finally, the door of the ward closed again and the ward returned to silence.
Zhang Jingchun was not sad, but looked forward to tomorrow.
Jiang Shen didn't say what time he would bring Yuanyuan tomorrow, but because of this, her heart was filled with anticipation before Yuanyuan came.
When they walked outside the ward, they stood at the door for a while in tacit understanding, as if they were quickly reviewing what had just happened in the ward.
After standing for a while, Jiang Shen asked, "Let's go, let's go back."
As he spoke, he tentatively glanced at Ren Fenghe's expression. After making sure that she was still calm, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Ren Fenghe nodded and took the first step.
The two of them followed the same route they came from to the parking lot, got off the elevator, and walked for a while before entering the small garden.
The noisy little garden just now has now returned to its calm. It is almost ten o'clock and the sun is already high in the sky. There is no shade in the little garden, and there are not many people strolling around here. There are only passers-by hurrying by.
Ren Fenghe's attention was drawn to the person sitting on a chair in the small garden and answering the phone.
She gradually slowed down her pace and kept looking at the person in the chair.
Jiang Shen asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"I'll take you to the hospital tomorrow. Let Jingchun have a good rest, okay?" He thought Ren Fenghe was reluctant to leave.
But not for this reason.
Sitting on the chair was a girl who was no more than twenty years old. Her face still had the childishness of adolescence, but her eyes did not match the childishness.
She seemed to be aware of the gaze and glanced over indifferently.
Ren Fenghe's eyes collided with the girl's.
The girl's pupils were still dark under the sunlight, like an unobstructed valley at the edge of a cliff.
The girl blinked slightly and moved her gaze from Ren Fenghe to Jiang Shen. She hung up the phone and stood up.
Ren Fenghe jogged forward a few steps, as if she was worried that the girl would get up and leave, but when she was still some distance away from the girl, she stopped again, not knowing whether she should continue to go towards the girl.
Jiang Shen was still confused. He followed Ren Fenghe and looked in the direction she was looking. He happened to see the girl. He asked Ren Fenghe, "Yuanyuan, is this someone you know?"
Ren Fenghe's eyes were still glued to the girl, no, it was Ren Xuxing. She shook her head and said, "I don't know her."
Wasn't she with the doctor just now? Why is she still in the garden?
In just a few breaths, many thoughts flashed through Ren Fenghe's mind.
Zhang Tuanyuan, Zhang Jingchun, got sick, recovered...
The key words flashed through my mind quickly, forming a thought.
If, she meant if, if Xu Xing could help Zhang Jingchun with his illness, Zhang Jingchun would be able to live happily with Yuanyuan, and she would return to her original body without any regrets.
But is it necessary to trouble Xu Xing like this?
Xu Xing's research area is not in medicine, and she doesn't like socializing. It must not be easy for her to find many professional experts for her case. She also wants to ask Xu Xing for help, asking him if he could ask the doctors to see Zhang Jingchun as well?
What's more, she is just a stranger to Xu Xing now.
Ren Fenghe hesitated, and this hesitation made her feel as if she had taken root.
Ren Xuxing stood up and walked towards them, getting closer and closer to them.
Just when Ren Fenghe thought they were about to pass each other, Ren Xuxing stopped less than one meter away from them.
She didn't seem to be leaving, but coming to find them.
Ren Fenghe's heart began beating violently again.
Before Ren Fenghe could speak, Ren Xuxing spoke first.
"you……"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
