midsummer night

Fenggang, an island city with every inch of land and every inch of gold.The hot wind in October is still humid, and it takes two days for clothes to dry indoors.

He Xiyuan sat in front of the French window facing the sea, and the laughter of three girls came from outside the door.The house owner's eldest daughter, Alpha, is seven years old, with long hair and shawls, and looks arrogant. She probably knows that she is different from the two Omega sisters, so she looks at them like a puppy.

In order to save hotel expenses, He Xiyuan booked a family hotel for two days before seeing the doctor who made an appointment. It was a residence in the bay area, and the bedroom was facing the sea.The reception hall downstairs is like a hotel lobby. Crystal lamps, classical music and European-style carpets remind He Xiyuan of the winter in St. Gettysburg.

The servants and Southeast Asian nannies pushed the baby carriages in and out of the elevator, the alpha white man was wearing a shirt, and the company staff stepped on high heels and poured out from the overpass in the community, heading for the entrance of the subway in the direction of Central.

The hostess of Omega invited He Xiyuan into the house, and He Xiyuan greeted several little girls and Beta servants.

In the eyes of the parents and the secular world, the hostess may have realized the highest value that can be obtained as an Omega.Having children, a mansion in the bay, and the rest of my life, I can take care of my husband and raise my children with peace of mind, and I don’t need to undertake housework and chores. Everything is the most appropriate ending for a vulgar novel.

He listened to the sound of children running in the living room, and the children's voices were sometimes joyous and sometimes crying, which gave him a headache.

The Beta servant in the small room cooks meals and does housework in the morning, with a soft voice and little talk.

On the way to the hospital the next day, he missed two calls from Lu Chengfeng.While waiting in the hospital, he saw the message of the call, but did not call back.

Sitting in the air-conditioned white waiting room of the hospital, he didn't want to answer the phone, and he didn't even want to see the name on the caller ID.He changed the note names of the address book and social apps to abbreviations, making Lu Chengfeng's name look like a code.

The consulting room was very clean. The doctor looked at his previous medical records and asked: "Your materials are well prepared, and you must have made a decision a long time ago."

He Xiyuan said: "I neither expected to get pregnant, nor did I have enough income and savings to raise a child. This was an accident."

His expression and tone were calm.The doctor looked at him, and then said: "You said that you want to have an operation. At present, there is a schedule for the operation, and it can be scheduled in two days at the earliest. In addition, because the embryo's weeks are in the early stage, you can also choose to use drugs."

He Xiyuan asked: "What is the difference in cost between the two methods, and what is the degree of physical harm?"

The doctor patiently replied: "The price of medicine is lower, but whether it is medicine or surgery, the impact on the body will not be eliminated immediately. After that, for at least two weeks, you need to take a good rest, supplement nutrition, and try not to exercise too much. "Then the doctor asked again: "Is there any family with you today?"

He Xiyuan shook his head and said, "I'm the only one."

The doctor took a brochure and handed it to him, saying: "Give you a day to think about it, please make a decision as soon as possible. This brochure describes different methods of terminating pregnancy. Medicines can be prescribed at any time, and surgery needs to be confirmed in advance. We will call tomorrow See you in the morning?"

He Xiyuan: "Okay, I'll come back at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."

He made a decision much faster than expected, and he had already thought about it on the subway back to the temporary residence.

Then he booked a hotel for three days and a plane ticket back to Beijing.The hotel is located near the hospital, and you can check in directly after leaving the hospital, spending the most difficult three days.

He Xiyuan went to the pharmacy downstairs to buy some medicines, alcohol, sanitary napkins, nutritional supplements and food, and then walked alone among the sun-shrouded bustling crowd.The residents of Wind Harbor looked older than those in Beidu. The sunlight did not make the slow-moving crowd look more energetic, but instead made their figures more stooped. It seemed that the population of the entire city was dying slowly along with the mainland and islands.

After returning to his residence, He Xiyuan remembered that his mobile phone had been silent since the morning.

Swiping open the screen, I saw seven missed calls, two were from the housekeeper, and the rest were from Lu Chengfeng, and the displayed name was LCF.

He looked at the three letters and felt that some once important people or emotions in his life had become empty and light, like a ribbon tied on a cake, which seemed strong and delicate, and could float in the wind after untied Walk.

He lay down in the house, covering his lower abdomen with his palms, feeling the slight bulge.You can't see it under your usual clothes. You can only feel a slight change when you put your hands on your abdomen, or lift up the hem of your clothes and look sideways in the mirror.

Sitting in the room, He Xiyuan silently looked out the window, counting down the time until the embryo left the stripped body.From the perspective of physical and psychological perception, it is like a life and death.

He found out that he was pregnant in the first three weeks of embryonic development, and then went back to Xiadao, and then returned to Beidu, about another three weeks later.

Six weeks is just the time frame in which drugs can be selected. If the embryo is larger, surgery must be performed.The cost of surgery in Fenggang private hospital is extremely high, and the public hospital is slightly better but needs to make an appointment and wait.

Different from the months to years in Beijing, the waiting time for an appointment in Fenggang is about a few days to a few weeks.The waiting time at Beidu Hospital consumes patience and life. The Omega who finally waited may no longer need the project that was initially waited for. The Omega who was full of hope at the beginning slowly consumed physical strength and time, giving Alpha a chance to take advantage of it.

Within the entire vast power system, these opportunities are deliberately designed.

Many years ago, the Omegas of Wind Harbor would go north to terminate their pregnancies due to expensive medical expenses.Later, the inland area began to close down hospital departments and clinics in the name of unlicensed operation and humanity, and then a large number of inland Omegas began to go south to terminate their pregnancies.

Going north and south, Omega is like a migratory bird whose direction is disturbed by the lights, flying without hesitation towards the place where pregnancy termination is allowed.They are forced to become migratory birds, they do not need to migrate.

He Xiyuan felt extremely tired, and he didn't plan to call Lu Chengfeng until he finished his purpose of coming to Fenggang.He was a little afraid of hearing the other party's voice, and he needed to make a decision by himself, and then go back to face everything in the future.

He turned his phone to silent, and turned Lu Chengfeng's message to Do Not Disturb, planning to read the message again before going to bed.

The day before the embryo leaves the body, every minute is a torment for him.

Lu Chengfeng discovered that He Xiyuan's abnormality was the second day after he arrived in Fenggang.In addition to the missed calls and unanswered messages, there's the palpable alienation, like a sudden gap in the pages of a book.

He looked through the information sent by the housekeeper, and found that He Xiyuan's medical records showed that he hadn't been to the hospital for five weeks.Before, he would regularly go every two weeks.

Apart from a pure vacation, he speculated that He Xiyuan might choose to go to Fenggang for a glandular suppressor implantation operation because the waiting list at Beidu Hospital was too long, but he didn't want to tell him.

But Lu Chengfeng quickly discovered the loophole in this assumption: before the gland was implanted with a suppressor, He Xiyuan would definitely have a physical examination, and it was impossible for him to have no medical records for a long time.

Gao Qingnian and Zhu Ping were not suitable candidates for questioning, so Lu Chengfeng thought of He Xiyuan's friend Lin Xin.

Lin Xin received a message from Lu Chengfeng, saying that because she lived in a different city, she hadn't seen He Xiyuan for a while, and some of He Xiyuan's belongings were still with her, but she didn't find a suitable opportunity to move them out together.The last time we contacted was to chat on the phone.

Perhaps because of Lu Chengfeng's firm tone, Lin Xin said, "Let me ask the other students."

Then Lin Xin found Xu Jiu.The young doctor in the reproductive department was very busy, and it took two hours to reply to the message.

Jiu Jiu said in the chat record: I had a meal with him last week, and I didn't see anything unusual, and he didn't mention going to Fenggang.

That afternoon, Lu Chengfeng appeared in the fertility department of the top public hospital in Beidu.

He stood by the chair by the consulting room, and the butler stood beside him.There are many pregnant Omegas and their mothers in the corridor, and Lu Chengfeng and the housekeeper are two Alphas who can be recognized at a glance.

An Omega in the waiting area glanced in the direction of his gaze, as if wanting to see who this Alpha's Omega spouse is.

As an assistant doctor, Xu Jiu happened to be undergoing surgery, and Lu Chengfeng waited for more than half an hour.

After the operation, Xu Jiu heard a message from a colleague and came to see him.She just took off the surgical gown and looked a little tired.

After hearing Lu Chengfeng's question, Xu Jiu glanced at him and said, "I had dinner with Xiyuan last week, but I don't know his plan to go to Fenggang."

Lu Chengfeng asked: "Aside from Fenggang, did he mention any other plans?"

Xu Jiu did not answer directly, but instead asked Lu Chengfeng: "May I ask, what is your relationship with him?"

Lu Chengfeng's thin lips parted lightly: "We've been dating for a while, but we haven't made it public."

Xu Jiu nodded, with the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and said, "Understood, Xiyuan didn't say it, so I need to confirm. But since I can't find it for the time being, maybe I haven't answered for a while."

Her tone was relaxed and even, sounding unfazed.

Lu Chengfeng felt a lack of understanding of He Xiyuan's social circle. He didn't even know He Xiyuan's friends, and he didn't know who else to ask about his partner's recent situation.

He said to Xu Jiu: "It never happened that he didn't reply to messages and calls all day."

Xu Jiu said: "I'm not in Beijing, and it's the end of the year, so I'm probably going on a trip. Since I said I'll be back in a few days, I don't need to worry too much."

Lu Chengfeng asked: "Can I trouble you to send him a message or make a voice call now?"

Xu Jiu took out his mobile phone and said, "I'm going to have an operation later, I'll leave your contact information, and if he gets back, I'll tell you right away."

Lu Chengfeng nodded.A colleague came to ask Xu Jiu to go to the postoperative summary, she and Lu Chengfeng nodded and left.

Walking to the quieter end of the hospital corridor, Xu Jiu sent a message to He Xiyuan: Xiyuan, are you in Fenggang?

10 seconds passed with no reply.

Then Xu Jiu went to the bathroom halfway and dialed He Xiyuan's voice.