Chapter 78 His Past
"Um?"
Not getting an answer, Xia Wu looked up at him and met Ji Yunzhou's gaze.
"What?" He didn't seem to be paying attention to what she said.
"I asked you where you feel uncomfortable and asked my grandfather to think of a solution for you. It might help."
Ji Yunzhou curled his lips. He had not finished drinking the royal jelly in the cup. He held the cup with both hands and turned it around to play with it.
"My legs probably have problems during this season. Even though it's been many years, they still hurt when it comes. I'm used to it."
"Although it's presumptuous, I want to know how you injured your leg?"
"Plane crash."
Xia Wu was a little surprised. She had thought it might be a car accident or extreme sports, but she had never thought it was a plane crash.
"Everyone except me died in the private plane crash. I was lucky. I fell into the sea with a parachute and hit the reef, but I only lost the ability to walk."
Ji Yunzhou pounded his knees and spoke lightly, as if he was telling someone else's story.
Xia Wu pursed her lips, at a loss for words.
She could only pat Ji Yunzhou on the shoulder and said, "The probability of surviving a plane crash is extremely low. Thank goodness you are so lucky, otherwise I would definitely not know you."
Ji Yunzhou smiled and said, "Yeah."
"Luckily I'm still alive."
"When I first became paralyzed in bed, it was actually hard for me to accept reality. As the master of my body, controlling my limbs was as common as breathing. Even though my legs couldn't move, I still remember that feeling," Ji Yunzhou told Xia Wu about the past, seemingly unfazed. "One time I had a dream. I dreamed I was running on the grass. The sun was scorching, and I was sweating a lot. My legs were so tired that they felt like they were burning. I was so happy, thinking I had recovered my health."
"But when I opened my eyes, I was lying alone in the dark night, surrounded only by the beeping of machines. The joy I felt receded like the tide, but the burning sensation remained."
"Gradually, I realized it was phantom limb pain."
Xia Wu could only sit quietly and listen to him talk about these feelings, feeling heartbroken.
As Ji Yunzhou told her story, her thoughts were filled with immersion in the image of him lying alone in the dark, gritting his teeth to endure the pain of losing his legs.
Xia Wu couldn't say any words of gratitude. She could only hold Ji Yunzhou's hand, trying to convey some warmth to Ji Yunzhou through physical touch.
"Everything is over, it will get better slowly!"
She said solemnly, holding Ji Yunzhou's hands tightly with both hands. He could even feel the rough touch of her fingertips, which was very full of vitality.
"Yeah, it will be fine. Look, I'm living a good life now, right? I just have phantom pain occasionally, but I'm used to it."
Ji Yunzhou lowered his head, his long hair covering his eyes, making it difficult to see his expression.
From Xia Wu's perspective, he was so pitiful that people were reluctant to let go of his hand easily.
Xia Wu stayed in Ji Yunzhou's room for at least an hour. After talking about Ji Yunzhou's past, Xia Wu talked about interesting things around him, trying to make him happier.
Until the nurse knocked on the door, "Mr. Ji, would you like Miss Yang to review the kitchen menu?"
Xia Wu just checked his phone and found that it was already lunchtime.
Ji Yunzhou turned his head to look at the door, and a hint of dissatisfaction appeared on his usually gentle, calm and self-controlled face.
"Let her in. I brought a lot of food this morning, including a chicken sent by Mr. Park. I'll ask the chef to cook it for you and nourish you well."
"I can't eat..." Ji Yunzhou said lightly, his expression as fragile as a flower that would break easily in the rain, "I don't have much appetite."
Xia Wu raised an eyebrow and said angrily, "No! You have to eat something even if you can't eat much! Otherwise, how can you get better quickly? I will stay here to eat at noon and watch you eat. If you don't eat well, you will be sorry for me!"
Ji Yunzhou was helpless.
"Okay, I'll try to eat as much as I can."
"I'm going to check in the kitchen. Do you want to rest for a while?"
Xia Wu got up and went out, without seeing the triumphant look on Ji Yunzhou's face.
"Let me go out with you. I haven't been out for some fresh air for a long time."
"Okay, I'll push you outside for a walk and get some fresh air."
There was an elevator inside the white building. Xia Wu pushed Ji Yunzhou downstairs in the elevator. Yang Hongwen was no longer on the sofa.
"Where's my brother?"
"Mr. Yang is outside in the garden."
"Okay then, call us when the meal is ready. Ji Yunzhou and I will be outside."
Ji Yunzhou said nothing, as if agreeing with everything Xia Wu said, and the nurse agreed to do as he was told.
Bailou is well located, five or six kilometers away from Donghua Town. There are mountains and water nearby, and the nearest village is two kilometers away. It is truly sparsely populated.
There are beautiful mountains and clear waters in front of the door, and the air is fresh and pleasant. The white building has independent security, and there are several caregivers, chefs and other staff in the yard.
The Ji family spent a huge amount of money to build such a sanatorium specifically for Ji Yunzhou, but ignored him when he was in pain.
In fact, it is quite consistent with Xia Wu's stereotype of wealthy families.
Rich families are not short of money. Money is nothing to those people. Sincerity and time are what are rare.
Yang Hongwen lay on the grass by the lake and took pictures of the wild mandarin ducks resting on the lake from a distance.
Xia Wu did not go forward to disturb them, and stopped not far away with Ji Yunzhou.
She took a deep breath, stretched, and moved her short sleeves up slightly, revealing a small part of her waist, with her abs clearly visible.
"The air here is really good, but it's still far worse than at home. What do you think?" Xia Wu turned around and asked Ji Yunzhou excitedly.
He casually shifted his gaze and saw the mandarin ducks on the lake embracing each other in pairs.
"Indeed, this place is too quiet and unpopular."
Xia Wu nodded in agreement. "You're right. I still like the atmosphere of the village. The sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking, people visiting each other if they're close, and all kinds of fruit trees and vegetables growing on the mountain. It's so nice."
"Yeah," Ji Yunzhou's gaze fell on Xia Wu again as she turned around.
"Do you like this kind of life?"
"Uh-huh!"
Xia Wutou nodded like a chicken eating rice, "I like it very much!"
"Compared to my previous life?"
Ji Yunzhou might understand Xia Wu better than she thought.
Xia family, with such a surname, it is not difficult to know which Xia family it is.
Not to mention such an embarrassing thing as taking the wrong child.
The last time Ji Shengyu came to Yanggou Village, he knew everything about the Xia family not long after he returned.
It was hard for Ji Yunzhou not to know.
His younger brother has a funnel-shaped mouth.
"Besides Xia Mingcai, who else is there in the Xia family of Jing City? He's such a fool."
"Too many people have started to check on their children, fearing that their own children might have been taken away by mistake."
The Xia family's conditions are much better than the Yang family's, it's simply like heaven and earth.
Xia Wu had been spoiled in the Xia family for twenty years. Suddenly one day, she was told that she was taken away by mistake and was not the daughter of the Xia family. Everything she had had to be handed back to someone else. The impact of such a change was huge.
Xia Wu did not accept all this at the beginning, and she also made some jokes, but she suddenly changed her mind, left Beijing, and resolutely returned to her hometown to accept all this without any sign of reluctance.
At least since Ji Yunzhou met Xia Wu, she was the Xia Wu of Yanggou Village, not the Xia Wu of the past.
She is full of energy and vitality, loves every day, and is curious and eager to explore everything.
They both encountered a major change, so why could she accept it so quickly?
"Of course life is better now!"
Xia Wu answered without hesitation.
There doesn't seem to be any reluctance.
He was afraid that if he answered too slowly, Ji Yunzhou would misunderstand that he had something to hide.
Xia Wu really likes her current life. She has new expectations every day. Before going to bed, she will think about what she will do the next day, and guess who she will meet and what kind of stories will happen.
Whether it is planting vegetables or fruit trees, there will be a harvest after hard work, and time will give high marks to the answer sheet she has worked hard on.
She will never again be confused, worried about gains and losses, and afraid of losing things that do not belong to her.
"Although my life was rich before, my heart was like a boat rocking on the sea, not knowing where to go. Now it's different. Not only do I live a rich life, but I also know where I'm going!"
"What's lost is lost, so why not look at what you have? These words of chicken soup may sound like empty words, but they really helped me get through the low period."
No one can help another person out of trouble. Everyone can only rely on themselves to find the direction of their own life.
No matter how good the words are, they are pale and powerless in the face of real pain. Even if Xia Wu gives Ji Yunzhou a hug now, she cannot share one ten-thousandth of his unhappiness, and may only be able to move herself.
After strolling along the lake, Ji Yunzhou seemed to feel better.
The meal was ready, and Xia Wu pushed Ji Yunzhou back, "Brother, it's time to eat!"
The mandarin ducks in the lake swam away upon hearing the sound, and Yang Hongwen stood up and followed them with a reluctant look.
There is nothing wrong with the dishes cooked by the professional chef. The lunch dishes are very light, suitable for the patient's health, and taste great.
After dinner, Xia Wu asked the nurse to make royal jelly for Ji Yunzhou before taking her brother away.
"Ji Yunzhou, have a good rest. I'll come see you tomorrow."
Xia Wu left. Ji Yunzhou pushed the wheelchair closer to the floor-to-ceiling window and watched her sit on the bucket truck in a cool manner, start the car, and gradually disappear at the end of the road.
"Anna, draw the curtain."
The room was dark again, and the whole building fell into silence, devoid of life.
The day before Qingming Festival, Ji Yunzhou's health finally improved, and Xia Wu made time to go to Bailou every day to sit with him.
Qingming Festival is coming, and Xia Wu will be busy again.
We had already agreed in the group that we would come to Yanggou Village to play during the Qingming Festival.
Xia Wu would not miss the opportunity to make money. He made personnel arrangements, prepared various things, and then waited for the guests to arrive.
There are quite a lot of people coming this time. Considering that there is a three-day holiday for Qingming Festival, tourists can only stay in the town. However, there are only hotels in the town and no proper star-rated hotels. For some people, this is a discouragement.
Xia Wu's desire to run a B&B came back to him.
But I have no money, so I can only sigh at the houses in Haotang Village.
Xia Wu had a hunch that if she had the start-up capital, she would definitely be able to rent the old house.
"Would you like to stay for lunch?"
After selling vegetables, Xia Wu habitually went to Bailou to visit Ji Yunzhou. This time, she only sat there for half an hour before leaving.
Ji Yunzhou invited her to have lunch. Xia Wu checked the time and said, "I can't do that today. I need to go to Haotang Village."
"What are you going to Haotang for?"
"Last time I went to Haotang Village to buy meat, the scenery was nice, so I took a few photos and posted them online. With the Qingming Festival coming, many people want to come and play, and they are also very interested in Haotang. I guess they want to take photos and check in. This is also a good thing for Haotang Village. I found Secretary Zhao of Haotang Village a few days ago and told him about this. I have come up with a few income-generating points and will talk to him again later."
Although the scenery in Haotang Village is beautiful, there are not many consumption spots. If tourists come here all at once, it will only leave a bad impression on the villagers.
Similarly, if Haotang Village deliberately charges fees when there are no consumption points, it will also bring a bad experience to tourists.
The feelings of Haotang Village and tourists must be taken into consideration at the same time in order to create opportunities for future consumption.
Ji Yunzhou didn't expect this to happen. He knew that Xia Wu had a good relationship with the village secretary of Yanggou Village. After all, her land lease also generated income for the village.
But I didn't expect that she would actually go to help Haotang Village.
"So that's how it is. Is Haotang Village beautiful? I haven't been there yet."
"Great! It's perfect for taking photos and camping. Let me tell you, it's just that our place is too remote and undeveloped. If we develop it a little, it will definitely attract a lot of people to come and play."
Xia Wu found some photos she had taken for him. The most attractive place in Haotang Village is the Chaotian River. The banks are covered with lush grass and green willows. There are bridges on the river, forming different scenery.
"How is it? It's good, isn't it?"
Ji Yunzhou nodded, "Yes, can you take me to see it?"
"You want to go too?"
Xia Wu was a little surprised.
After thinking about it for a while, I think it seems possible.
"Okay, then, how about taking my bucket truck?"
"Is it convenient?"
"It's convenient if you don't mind."
Xia Wu's bucket truck had double rows. She and her brother sat in the front row, and Ji Yunzhou sat in the back row, so there was plenty of room.
The biggest difficulty is getting on and off the bus.
But there is also Yang Hongwen.
Ji Yunzhou was picked up by Yang Hongwen and placed in the back seat. Xia Wu put away his wheelchair and put it aside.
He laughed and said, "This way I can take you out to play more often in the future."
Ji Yunzhou pursed his lips, still looking calm and composed, but his ears were clearly flushed with embarrassment.
It seems like he needs some exercise.
"OK! Fasten your seat belts, let's go!"
Xia Wu was in high spirits. With a command, he stepped on the accelerator, started the bucket truck, and sped away from the white building, leaving the nurse dumbfounded.
Is this still the Young Master Ji she takes care of?
She clearly doesn't want to be touched, but now she's willing to be carried out. This is really...
The scenery outside the window flashed by, and the wind blew in, ruffling Ji Yunzhou's hair. He looked at the scenery outside stubbornly, somewhat confused.
What happened to him? Why did he follow me and let others help him get on and off the car so calmly?
It was as if he knew that Xia Wu would not hold a grudge against him because of this.
Xia Wu had no idea what Ji Yunzhou was thinking. She was already immersed in the joy of driving while the two men could only sit in the car.
She, Yang Xiawu, is a real big woman! Hehe!
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