Chapter 33
After the operation, Liang Xun and his mother Liang Peiyan cooperated with the nurse to take care of his aunt for two or three days. Lin Shengwen's operation removed the tumor very cleanly, and the postoperative recovery was better than expected.
Only after they confirmed the date of their aunt's discharge from the hospital did Liang Peiyan and Liang Xun feel relieved and prepare to go home together.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the main entrance of the ward building, he saw Lin Shengwen standing under the eaves, obviously waiting for Liang Xun.
Liang Xun winked at Lin Shengwen, but Lin Shengwen pretended not to see it and came forward to greet Liang Peiyan: "Hello, Auntie, I'm Lin Shengwen."
Liang Peiyan nodded at him, her eyes narrowed into a line with a smile: "Xiao Lin, I haven't thanked you for picking oranges for me at that intersection last time!"
"There's no need to thank me for this. It's a small matter." Lin Shengwen also smiled and calmly pushed Liang Xun to his side.
Liang Xun pursed his lips at Lin Shengwen again, trying to stop the two from chatting endlessly.
You know, Lin Shengwen had actually been staying in his room all this time, and he had never mentioned it to Liang Peiyan.
"By the way, Xiaolin, you've been in Kang Mansion for so many days, but Liang Xun hasn't taken you anywhere for a walk? The weather is not that hot today, so why don't you go out and play for a while? I'll reserve a table in the evening and take you to eat our special dishes." Liang Peiyan said as she nudged Liang Xun's arm with her elbow.
Liang Xun was extremely embarrassed and pretended to be deaf.
Instead, Lin Shengwen thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay, Auntie, thank you for the trouble."
Liang Peiyan opened the back door of a taxi for them at the hospital entrance, almost squeezed Lin Shengwen and Liang Xun into the seat, and then closed the door.
If Liang Xun hadn't known that Liang Peiyan was kind enough to give them some time alone, and wanted to play the role of a good host by instructing him to take Lin Shengwen on a local tour, he would have suspected that Liang Peiyan was deliberately trying to sell him off to Lin Shengwen.
He rolled down the car window and said, "Mom, let's go first."
"I'll message you when I've reserved a table." Liang Peiyan said and waved to him.
Liang Xun rolled up the car window and told the driver in the front seat the address of a scenic spot. Then he turned around and looked at Lin Shengwen with a hint of death in his eyes: "What should I do? I forgot to tell my mom that you actually stayed at my house for the past two days."
"That's easy. Just tell your aunt that you're staying with me outside tonight."
"..." Liang Xun felt that it would be better for him not to ask. He pursed his lips and simply shut up.
Liang Xun led Lin Shengwen to visit several famous scenic spots. When it was almost dusk, they went to the high-altitude tower to ride the Ferris wheel.
Throughout the entire day, whether buying tickets, ordering, or asking for directions, Liang Xun spoke in the Kangfu dialect. Lin Shengwen couldn't understand the Kangfu dialect at all, let alone speaking it, not to mention that Liang Xun spoke very fast.
It’s time to put learning the Kangfu dialect on the agenda, Lin Shengwen thought.
As the sun sets, the sky is covered with large patches of orange-red. A bright yellow sun sets slowly through the gaps between the buildings. If you look closely, it seems to be going very fast, like a bungee jumping machine.
Sitting in the Ferris wheel's box, Lin Shengwen held Liang Xun's hand tightly. He clasped Liang Xun's fingers with his backhand, and their fingers were intertwined, which attracted Liang Xun's sidelong glance, and his eyes showed a question mark.
"Liang Xun, are you willing to go back to Ting City with me?" Lin Shengwen said.
When Liang Xun saw Lin Shengwen in the hospital, he had thought that Lin Shengwen might ask him if he wanted to return to Ting City, but his worry was always hanging in his heart like a time bomb.
——The attitude of Lin Shengwen’s parents.
Liang Xun said nothing for just a few seconds. Lin Shengwen seemed to have seen through his thoughts and continued, "I've already taken care of my parents' affairs."
"After meeting you that day, Ms. Wang felt very regretful. So, she later handed me the divorce petition you signed."
Upon hearing this, Liang Xun suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Shengwen.
Behind the man lay the afterglow of the setting sun. Lin Shengwen, facing the backlight, was shrouded in a faint golden hue. The things flowing in those dark eyes were even more blazing than the sun's rays.
Liang Xun thought for a moment and spoke slowly: "...Okay."
"If...if Ms. Wang doesn't mind, I'd like to see her again if there's a chance."
Although the way Wang Wanling interacted with him was very different from Liang Peiyan's, Liang Xun always believed that Wang Wanling's love for Lin Shengwen would not diminish at all, although the way she expressed her love might be somewhat different from what most people perceive.
But the expression of love is different for everyone, so how can there be right or wrong?
Liang Peiyan booked a table at a Hakka restaurant. She and her sisters had probably come here many times to eat there, and she was considered a regular customer of the owner, which was why she was able to book a private room table even when the business was so booming.
During the meal, Liang Peiyan and Liang Xun exchanged glances, expressing their doubts about why Lin Shengwen's suitcase was in Liang Xun's room. Liang Xun was speechless and could only lower his head shyly, acting like an ostrich.
His reaction was obvious. Liang Peiyan rolled her eyes, but out of consideration for her reputation, she didn't criticize him in front of Lin Shengwen. However, she also remembered something.
Liang Peiyan doesn't drink, and Liang Xun has a low alcohol tolerance, so she just ordered tea. She picked up the cup and wanted to touch it with Lin Shengwen's cup.
Lin Shengwen quickly stood up and offered Liang Peiyan tea.
Liang Peiyan finally spoke up, "Shengwen, Liang Xun said earlier that he moved into a new house in Ting City and was living with someone... Were you already together at that time?"
He omitted the details of Liang Xun's fake marriage to him and simply nodded with a smile: "I haven't greeted Auntie before. I'm really sorry..."
Liang Peiyan looked at him for a long time, but unlike what Lin Shengwen had expected, she did not embarrass him. Instead, she smiled happily.
"Why are you still calling me auntie? Shouldn't you call me mom?"
After a flight of less than two hours, the plane landed. Liang Xun and Lin Shengwen walked out of the jet bridge, picked up their luggage and went to find Lin Shengwen's car parked in the parking lot.
His car was parked for too long, and the parking fee alone was a huge amount.
Liang Xun felt the pain in his heart and hid in a smoking area a little further away to have a cigarette.
Ever since Lin Shengwen told him that he could smell cigarettes, he has been intentionally controlling his smoking frequency. Liang Xun was not a heavy smoker to begin with, and up to now he only smoked one or two cigarettes a day. It is estimated that he will be able to completely quit smoking in a few months.
After he finished smoking, Lin Shengwen paid the parking fee, got into the dusty car, and drove all the way back to Room 3801 of Dajiang Yuehua with green lights.
The moment the door closed, the two of them kissed in the hallway, biting each other like trapped animals finally freed from their cages. By the end of the long, wet kiss, neither of them was breathing evenly.
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With Lin Yunshen personally taking care of things, Liang Xun returned to his original workstation, and even his job title didn't change at all, as if his recent leave was just a dream.
Liang Xun sat in the ergonomic chair at his workstation, lamenting that he didn't even have to reprint his business cards.
After many twists and turns, the wealthy businessman who was in charge of the sailing club before Liang Xun left was always dissatisfied with the replacement of the person in charge of Mingsheng Real Estate, and the progress of the project came to a relative standstill.
After he returned to work, Chen Min immediately handed the project back to him. She only said, "Do your best," and then walked away in her high heels.
Sheng Biao rushed over, grabbed the back of his chair and started howling.
"You suddenly stopped coming. I was scared to death. You didn't even reply to my messages. I thought you were going to quit your job. Liang Xun, you're my best work partner. Without you, my class is boring. Do you understand?"
Liang Xun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's as if you originally thought going to work was fun."
In fact, Lin Shengwen's situation was not much better after he resumed his job at Tingda First Hospital. The work in the department was never easy.
During his break, he heard about the progress of the investigation team's work - Zhou Xin and the dean Hong Li had a deep-seated corruption conspiracy that was no longer a violation of rules or regulations. Now it has entered the trial stage, and it is believed that everything will be settled in a while.
What surprised him most was undoubtedly Tao Tao's surgical skills, a quantum leap indeed. While operating as the lead surgeon, he was no longer as nervous as he had been the first time. Faced with unexpected intraoperative complications, he was able to handle them calmly and confidently. While he still had some distance to become a full-fledged neurosurgeon, Lin Shengwen had high hopes for him.
Lin Shengwen received a call from a large research group at the School of Medical and Bioengineering at Ting City University, seeking collaboration on the application of surgical robotic systems in neurosurgery. He also set aside half a day each week to travel between Ting City University First Hospital and Ting City University.
He found a rare weekend when both he and Liang Xun had a chance to rest, and took Liang Xun back to campus.
Liang Xun was sitting in the passenger seat, talking about other things and not confessing to Lin Shengwen that he was also a university student here.
Lin Shengwen simply parked the car near the Tingda Library. He got out of the car and asked Liang Xun if he wanted to go in and take a look.
"Can we get in?" Liang Xun asked hesitantly.
Lin Shengwen smiled without saying anything, took his hand, showed his ID at the administrator's passage next to the library's gate, registered his employee card at Tingda, and wrote two words in the remarks column for Liang Xun.
——"Family members."
Lin Shengwen's handwriting was beautiful, but it was too bright. Liang Xun couldn't bear to look at it. He covered his face and followed Lin Shengwen into the building that he was very familiar with.
He led Liang Xun upstairs and stopped at a study area.
Surprisingly, no one was sitting where Lin Shengwen usually sat. Liang Xun was dazed by the old scene and was dazed when Lin Shengwen pulled him to sit next to him.
He turned his gaze away, just like when he first saw Lin Shengwen from afar here twelve years ago, and cast a burning gaze on Lin Shengwen.
But now Lin Shengwen is so close to him.
"Liang Xun, you were here before and slipped a small confession piece of paper into my book. Do you remember that?"
Lin Shengwen moved an inch closer to him.
"Although I discovered you so late, now, please let me respond to your confession."
In Liang Xun's sight, Lin Shengwen's lips moved as he spoke.
"I like you, I've always liked you."
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