Chasing Tides

The two hugged for a long time.

When she let go, Ning Lan turned around first, not letting Sui Yi look at her face, stuffed the things she had taken out into the bag indiscriminately, and said with her back to him: "I have to go, mother-in-law is still waiting for me, please Let's go."

This time it was Sui Yi's turn to be confused, he was still waiting for Ning Lan to beat him and scold him, but he didn't expect a good chance to ask for forgiveness, so he slipped through his fingers lightly like this.He didn't even know if Ning Lan had heard his words clearly and believed them a little.

Or... don't believe a word?

The reality didn't leave him any time to hesitate. Ning Lan finished packing quickly and went out with her bag. Sui Yi stopped him at the door: "I'll take you there. The bus has stopped running so late."

It was rare for Ning Lan to be polite to him, she threw her bag in the back seat, climbed into the passenger seat and sat down.

Speechless all the way.

When she returned to the ward, her mother-in-law was already asleep. Ning Lan squeezed a towel to wipe her face and hands, then put the things she brought in the cabinet, washed herself briefly, and lay down on the sofa next to her to rest.

Sui Yi lowered his voice and said, "The single ward is equipped with a family room, and there is a bed in it. Go and sleep there."

Ning Lan covered her body with a blanket, shook her head and said, "Grandma may wake up at night."

"The night watch nurse will come after a while. It's more convenient for her to take care of the mother-in-law's daily life."

Ning Lan lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, and felt that it made sense.After all, the mother-in-law is a woman, and some things are really not suitable for him to do.

He went in with the blanket in his arms, and saw that the bed in the back room was complete with quilts and pillows. He took the blanket out and put it back on the sofa.

Sui Yi watched as Ning Lan climbed onto the bed and put on the quilt, then stood behind the door and said, "Then... I'll go first."

Ning Lan naturally wouldn't keep him.Sui Yi wasn't sure if he heard a "hmm", and wanted to say something more, but was afraid of disturbing the rest of the people in the room, so he closed the door lightly and left reluctantly.

The next day, Ning Lan got up when the sky was bright.

Sure enough, there was a female nurse guarding outside, adding water to the kettle, when she saw Ning Lan greet him with a smile.Ning Lan asked her to rest, and she responded politely, saying that there was a service bell next to the bed, and she could be called whenever she needed anything.

Granny Zhang was leaning on the bed and flipping through the newspaper. As soon as the nurse came out, she hurriedly urged, "Why didn't you wake me up last night? Let's hurry up and go through the discharge procedures. It's not a big problem. How much does it cost to live here for a day?"

Ning Lan didn't want to affect her mother-in-law's mood, so she told her that it was high blood pressure. There was no way to lie at the moment, and she said nonsense: "You can live in peace, this hospital is opened by my friend, and you can use the medical insurance card for half the discount. , so it’s not much.”

The mother-in-law was dubious: "There is such a friend, why have I never heard of you?"

Ning Lan smiled: "Didn't those few who came to our house not tell you?"

Speaking of this mother-in-law, she became angry: "Don't mention those afterthoughts, especially the one yesterday, which made you cry all day long, don't go with them, you will be bullied again when you go back!"

Ning Lan, who was just made to cry last night, touched her sore eye sockets guiltyly, and said, "If I don't go back, I will be where my mother-in-law is."

Just after feeding my mother-in-law breakfast, a visitor came to the ward.

Lu Hao came in holding flowers, while Lu Binghua was behind carrying a fruit basket and milk. After putting down his things, he broke a banana and ate it first. He was not ashamed to be taught by his elder brother, saying that bananas are easy to rot. to eat.

Granny Zhang likes to be with young people, she smiles so hard that she can't see her teeth, she asks Ning Lan to wash the apples for him to eat.

After Ning Lan washed the fruit, she went outside to talk with Lu Hao in the corridor.

After listening to his description, Lu Hao said: "The tumor treatment center of our hospital is also the top in the country. Why don't you transfer my mother-in-law there, and I'll say hello to the people there, so I can take care of her."

Ning Lan shook her head: "Thank you, Brother Lu, let's treat it here. My mother-in-law has not been sleeping well recently and needs a quiet environment. Didn't you say that this kind of disease is most forbidden to be stimulated or in a bad mood. I want to let my mother-in-law Be happy every day."

Lu Hao pondered for a moment, and finally agreed with his choice.

"One more thing, please." Ning Lan said, "Please don't tell other people about the mother-in-law's real condition, and Bingbing also asks you to keep it a secret. There are too many people talking, and the less people know, the better."

Lu Hao agreed, seeing that Ning Lan's eyes were full of exhaustion, yet he was still trying to force a smile in front of his mother-in-law, he couldn't help but feel distressed, and wanted to pat him on the shoulder to comfort him.Before the raised hand could fall, it was interrupted by a voice.

"Lan Lan."

Sui Yi walked quickly from the east end of the corridor, almost running. When she stood in front of Ning Lan, she would separate him from Lu Hao.

Ning Lan had finished speaking, without looking at Sui Yi, she turned and went into the room.

Sui Yi followed behind, belatedly wanting to slap her own mouth.Yesterday Ning Lan just said that he didn't want to be Ning Lan, but today he foolishly called her name, Ning Lan was already very polite by not shaking his face at him.

When Granny Zhang saw him coming in, she put on a face directly, because she was taken care of by him yesterday, so she didn't open her mouth to chase him away.

Lu Binghua looked Sui Yi up and down curiously, and Ning Lan went to the bathroom to wash towels, and he followed behind and asked, "This is the big star, hey, it's really different from us, just stand there. shiny."

Ning Lan gave him a blank look, and when she went out, she couldn't help but glance at Sui Yi again and again.Sui Yi is wearing ordinary short-sleeved long trousers today, no different from passers-by, but the nobleness that can be distinguished from ordinary people is innate, and has nothing to do with the entertainment industry.

Sui Yi sensed Ning Lan's gaze, and smiled when he sneaked a look at him for the last time. Ning Lan looked away in a panic, and almost stuffed the half-peeled apple into her mouth.

The brothers of the Lu family sat for a while and then left. The mother-in-law didn't like Sui Yi, no matter how nice he was, she always picked her nose and eyes, and frequently hinted him to leave quickly.

"Ning Ning, tell me, is it easy to be a star now, and it's about the same as those jobless people."

No matter how dull Sui Yi was, she could tell that she was not welcome, so she got up to say goodbye.

Ning Lan sent him to the door: "Mother-in-law is like this, she has a bad mouth and a good heart, she has no malicious intentions."

After all, he is a benefactor who has helped a lot and still owes him money, so Ning Lan feels that he should be more polite.

Sui Yi heard another meaning: "Are you also like this?"

Ning Lan couldn't answer these words, he pursed his lips, and just about to go in, Sui Yi stopped him: "Wait a minute."

Ning Lan stood still, waiting for him to continue.

Sui Yi seemed a little speechless, and thought for a while before saying: "From now on... I won't call you by that name anymore, what do you want to hear me call you?"

Ning Lan didn't expect Sui Yi to agonize over this matter for a long time. Seeing his solemn face, she didn't know how to answer, left a sentence of "whatever you want", and turned to enter the ward.

As soon as the milk was warmed up, Ning Lan's old-fashioned mobile phone in his pocket vibrated. When he took it out, he saw that it was a text message. The sending number had not been saved yet. 】

Sui Yi sat in the rest area of ​​the hospital for the whole afternoon, really a bit like a homeless tramp.

The phone didn't ring at all, and Ning Lan didn't reply for a long time. I don't know if he didn't like this name, or he didn't like him at all.

Either way it's annoying.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Sui Yi simply lay down and put his arms behind his head as a pillow.

I just slept here last night, and I plan to do the same tonight.He was worried about Ning Lan and didn't want him to know, so he had no choice but to make a bad move.

Facts proved that his choice was right. If he hadn't appeared in time this morning, the doctor's tricks would have been extended to Ning Lan.

Sleeping until midnight, Sui Yi's arm, which had nowhere to rest, was sore from being squeezed by the metal backrest. He raised his arm to move around, and rolled down from the narrow seat without accident.

This time, with his face on the ground, Sui Yi rubbed the bridge of his nose and chin, and found that the phone on the ground was on in a daze.He was very energetic, and hurriedly answered the call. The person on the other end of the phone probably didn't expect him to answer it so quickly, and was taken aback: "Captain, are you waiting for my call?"

Knowing that it was Lu Xiaochuan, Sui Yi sat up from the ground, his low voice couldn't hide his disappointment: "No, I just woke up."

"Is the hospital still used to sleeping?"

Sui Yi was embarrassed to say that they couldn't even get in, so he squeezed the space between his eyebrows and said, "I'm used to it."

Lu Xiaochuan laughed straight: "My baby told me that Ning Lan didn't let you stay in the ward. Let me guess where you are...the hospital bathroom, or the bench in the lounge, right!"

The lie was exposed in seconds, and Sui Yi had no time to care about his own face, so he asked, "Did Fang Yu contact Ning Lan?"

"Yes, I made an appointment to see him in the hospital tomorrow."

"Ning Lan agreed?"

"Yes."

Sui Yi's heart was blocked, and he fell into silence.Lu Xiaochuan had an insight into everything and took the initiative to ask him what problems he encountered.

Sui Yi thought for a while, then said: "He won't let me call him by his name, I don't know what he likes to hear me call him."

Lu Xiaochuan was stunned for a while, and then burst into laughter: "Captain, aren't you usually very smart? You can't answer such a simple question? My dear, baby, Hani, sweetheart, wife, daughter-in-law, little girl, isn't this Is it up to you to choose?"

Sui Yi frowned: "He doesn't like to hear this."

Before the words fell, Fang Yu's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Why are you calling me?"

Lu Xiaochuan: "It's okay, I'll call you when I miss you, go take a shower, MUA~"

Sui Yi: "..."

Lu Xiaochuan shook his legs, and the old god said, "Look, they say no, but they actually like it when you call him that. Similarly, on the surface, you are shy, but in your heart, you are hoping that you will do it in front of everyone. He confessed, if you don’t believe me, try it?”

Sui Yi tossed and turned on the bench until dawn, feeling that Lu Xiaochuan was unreliable, and at the same time picked up the phone honestly.

Ning Lan didn't look at his phone all morning. He and the nurse pushed her mother-in-law to have an examination, and worked out a specific treatment plan with the doctor.

The operation to remove the lesion was scheduled for next week. Ning Lan told her mother-in-law that she would be discharged from the hospital after recovering well after the operation. Her mother-in-law thought the operation was too late and asked if it could be arranged until the afternoon.

"No." Ning Lan said with a smile, "There are children coming to play with my mother-in-law in the afternoon."

Before Fang Yu came, he called Ning Lan: "Zhou Zhou and Chen Kai have returned from abroad, do you mind if they come with us?"

Mother-in-law likes to play with young people, of course Ning Lan doesn't mind.

Hang up the phone and see two unread text messages on the screen.

Article [-]: [Then I'll call you "Baby", okay? 】

Article [-]: [If you don’t answer, it will be regarded as the default]

Also learn to threaten people.Ning Lan bit her lip awkwardly, typed two words and then deleted them, deciding to ignore this insanity.

Half an hour later, when the four visitors arrived at the ward, Fang Yu rushed forward and hugged Ning Lan in his arms: "I miss you so much baby!"

Ning Lan carefully noticed that Fang Yu had lost weight, and asked him if he was too busy to release a new album. Fang Yu nodded pitifully and said, "I want to eat the pickled fish you cook even in my dreams."

Ning Lan squeezed his face: "I'll cook it for you tonight."

There were four more people in the room, and the space suddenly became tense.Lu Xiaozhou pushed Fang Yu away and talked to Ning Lan for a while, and Gu Chenkai came over eagerly and asked him how he was doing these years.

"I'm fine." Ning Lan handed the freshly peeled apple to Fang Yu, and picked up the next one to continue peeling, "It's the two of you, when did you get together?"

The two looked at each other, and Lu Xiaozhou said, "I accidentally ran into each other abroad, and we played together occasionally."

Gu Chenkai's smiling face instantly sank, and when he stood up, he bent his elbow and hit Lu Xiaozhou's head hard.

Lu Xiaozhou let out an "ow", Gu Chenkai squinted at him, and said triumphantly, "I accidentally bumped into it, I'm sorry."

Ning Lan regards them as younger brothers, and only finds it interesting to see them fighting.

Over there, Fang Yu and Lu Xiaochuan were playing cards with their mother-in-law. They sang together and deliberately lost to her mother-in-law to make her happy. The mother-in-law laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. Seeing her happy, Ning Lan smiled a little more on her face.

The harmonious atmosphere suddenly changed after Sui Yi stepped into the ward.

Fang Yu and her mother-in-law shared the same hatred and stared at him; Lu Xiaozhou still remembered that this person treated Lanlan badly, so naturally he couldn't put on a good face; Lu Xiaochuan dared not speak out under pressure; only Gu Chenkai, who didn't know the truth, was happy He jumped up to his cousin: "Brother, why are you here? I just got off the plane and came here, what a coincidence!"

Sui Yi put the things she brought on the table, first took yesterday's flowers out of the vase and replaced them with the fresh sunflowers she brought, then took out another smaller bouquet of roses and eustoma from the bag, The red and white look really good.

Gu Chenkai said in surprise: "Brother...you know that I'm coming back, and I prepared it specially? Hey, we are brothers, why are you being so polite?"

He reached out to pick it up, but Sui Yi withdrew his hand to avoid it: "This is not for you."

Gu Chenkai was puzzled: "Who is that for?"

Sui Yi coughed uncomfortably, looked at Ning Lan and said, "Give it to me... baby."

The air was still for half a minute, and no one in the room spoke.

Lu Xiaochuan suppressed his laughter until his face turned red, he covered his mouth, his shoulders trembled violently.

Most of the others were in a dazed state. Gu Chenkai was looking for "baby" all over the room. Fang Yu was stunned for a while, his eyes shifted to Ning Lan's face, and then to his stomach, and he struggled to say: "You... have gone?"