Traitor

After New Year's Day, Zheng Yahan came back from abroad and asked Liu Hengche to accompany her to visit Liao Dongye's father.This was originally a warm trip to visit relatives, but unexpectedly the old man's health was in serious trouble at this time.Because of the extreme cold last winter, Mr. Liao accidentally slipped and broke his left leg when he went out to buy vegetables one day.

The elderly are the most vulnerable to falls. Once a fracture occurs, the body cannot bear the pain of the operation, so conservative treatment can only be used, which can easily cause complications. In addition, because Mr. Liao does not want to trouble others, he only invites community volunteers at the beginning Helped and accompanied him to the county town to see a doctor, prepared some ointment to apply, and then tried to live alone as much as possible. When Zheng Yahan and Liu Hengche arrived at Liao's house, Mr. Liao's condition was already very bad.

Seeing old Mr. Liao lying on his bed with a sallow complexion, Zheng Yahan's expression changed drastically, and he called a familiar doctor in city A to pick up Mr. Liao for medical treatment in the city. Mr. Liao, who was lying quietly at first At this time, he shook his hand weakly, expressing that he did not want to leave this remote town.

He didn't want to leave this home, the place where his dead son and wife had lived, and where he had lived all his life.

Knowing that the old man had made up his mind, Liu Hengche suggested that it would be more appropriate to contact a better local doctor to help Mr. Liao treat him, considering Mr.After Zheng Yahan heard this, he quickly asked his acquaintances to find a better orthopedic doctor nearby. He was found very quickly, but the results of the consultation were similar. It is still recommended to apply medicine and rest for recuperation.

So Liu Hengche followed the doctor for a few hours to the city outside to buy medicines for internal and external application, and then he and Zheng Yahan found a hotel nearby and stayed there, serving Mr. Liao every day before his bed.

This year's Spring Festival comes very early, and the end of January is already the time of New Year's Eve.The small towns in the north are not like the bustling cities, and they still retain the complete Spring Festival customs, and regard this as a big event.Every household hung red lanterns at the door early and posted new peach charms. The bright Chinese red seemed to herald a good harvest, joy and happiness in the coming year, but no matter whether it was Liu Hengche or Zheng Yahan, they could not give birth A little joy of the New Year, because Mr. Liao's health is indeed getting worse day by day.

Because it was not properly treated at the beginning, Mr. Liao's fracture soon caused inflammation, high fever persisted, and later developed pneumonia. Zheng Yahan insisted on inviting experts from city A and doctors from the city hospital here, please They treated Mr. Liao and concluded that the old man should be admitted to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, but the old man still refused to leave the house. No matter how he tried to persuade him, he just stubbornly grabbed him with his skinny hands. beside the bed.

Liu Hengche also thought about secretly taking the old man to the hospital while he was asleep, but he thought that the old man would be hit hard when he woke up, and it might make his condition worse, so he didn't dare to do so in the end.Therefore, Liu Hengche and Zheng Yahan had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, and hired a retired old nurse and a nurse, and the two of them together served Mr. Liao for treatment at home.I don't know if it's God's will, Mr. Liao's health has never improved.

By the time of the New Year's Eve, the old nurse and the nurses had asked for leave to go back, leaving only Liu Hengche and Zheng Yahan to take care of Mr. Liao.It began to snow in the evening, and the snow covered the ground and the trees, covering the distance and the distance in the sweet white like icing sugar. At a glance, the vast expanse of whiteness seemed to be more and more peaceful in this small town. The land is very clean and remote.

When Liu Hengche came out after cooking, he saw Zheng Yahan standing in front of the window looking out, looking lonely and lonely.He looked at the haggard side face and couldn't help being stunned for a moment.Although Zheng Yahan is nearly fifty years old, due to her appearance, state and dress all the time, Liu Hengche always feels that she is only nearly forty years old, but at this moment, it seems that she is old after all. Not only is it old, but it also looks small—the kind of smallness that people can't bear to look at when they get old and shrink.

"Miss Zheng." Liu Hengche called softly, but Zheng Yahan didn't hear it. She just looked outside in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Miss Zheng." Liu Hengche walked two steps closer and called out again. Zheng Yahan turned her face belatedly. That face was no longer the face of a movie queen, but just an ordinary, A lonely middle-aged woman.

"The meal is ready, would you like to eat now?"

Zheng Yahan didn't seem to understand Liu Hengche's words, she tilted her head and thought for a while before realizing it.It was Mr. Liao who was sick, but Zheng Yahan seemed to be weak and old along with him.

"Is it ready for Uncle Liao?"

"It's done." Liu Hengche said.According to the doctor's advice, it is best for Mr. Liao to eat liquid now, so he boiled a pot of medicinal porridge according to the instructions. He was afraid that the old man would not be nutritious enough to drink only porridge, so he stewed a pot of soup, but he didn't dare to put more in the soup. For meaty meat, in addition to the medicinal materials and vegetables for conditioning the body, only a little pork thigh bone was added, and no seasoning was added. The simmering fire in the afternoon allowed the ingredients to simmer to their original taste.

"Bring some food for Uncle Liao first." Zheng Yahan said, walking to Liao Chengzhong's bed.Mr. Liao hasn't woken up much today. He is sleeping more and more now, and his need for food is less and less. A manifestation of exhaustion, sometimes, they can only inject nutrient solution to Mr. Liao.

"Uncle Liao, Uncle Liao." Zheng Yahan called out twice, Liao Chengzhong, who used to take a long time to wake up, quickly blinked his eyes and woke up this time.

"Yahan." The old man said softly.

"Uncle Liao, the meal is ready, shall I help you up to eat?"

Liao Chengzhong nodded slightly.Seeing that Liao Chengzhong was still in good condition, Zheng Yahan stretched out his hand to help him up slowly, Liu Hengche hurried forward to help, he picked up the old man, put a pillow behind him, pulled up the quilt for him, and tucked him in by the corners, Then he brought the porridge and handed it to Zheng Yahan.

"Today is New Year's Eve." After drinking a few sips of porridge, the old man seemed to be in better spirits, and his words became more confident.

Zheng Yahan and Liu Hengche glanced at each other, feeling a little bad about each other.Because he is often in sleep, the old man's concept of time has long been vague, but at this moment he appears to be quick thinking and articulate.

"Yes, tomorrow is the first day of junior high school." Zheng Yahan tried hard to suppress the ominous thoughts in her heart, and said with a sweet smile, "Your old man will have another birthday soon, so I will first wish you, Uncle Liao, a speedy recovery and a long life Years old, Shoubi Nanshan!"

Liao Chengzhong smiled slightly, this smile took a bit of effort, but he made it slowly and hard: "Yes, I will be 78 years old after the new year, and I still remember my childhood, how come so many years have passed in the blink of an eye Already!"

"Otherwise, how can you say that time flies like an arrow? After the new year, even I will be fifty years old!" Zheng Yahan sighed, "It's scary to think about it."

"Fifty?" Liao Chengzhong looked at Zheng Yahan, "It's okay, Yahan, you still look very young, I think you are still the same as when you first came to our house."

Zheng Yahan's hands trembled slightly.

"How old were you then? Seventeen or eighteen?"

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"..." Liao Chengzhong cast his eyes to a distant place, as if he wanted to penetrate the vast night outside the window, looking for the scene of the past, "Fuyano was only 19 years old at that time. This child usually looks honest, but his temper is particularly stubborn , it is a lifetime to recognize a person..."

Zheng Yahan was about to be unable to hold the bowl anymore, Liu Hengche hurried to take the porridge bowl, thinking whether he should leave and let the two of them chat alone, but he was worried about Mr. Liao's physical condition and Zheng Yahan's emotional state, Then he stood by the far door and waited quietly.

"Uncle Liao, I'm the one who's sorry for you, I'm sorry for Fuyuto!" Zheng Yahan choked up and said, "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't..."

Liao Chengzhong shook his hand: "Where is anyone sorry? It's all fate. You and Fuyuno have no destiny. It's his own choice not to marry for the rest of his life, and he can't blame anyone."

"But if it wasn't for me..."

Liao Chengzhong stretched out his bony hand, put it on the back of Zheng Yahan's hand with difficulty, and patted it lightly: "I can't blame you. Dongye also said when he left that he said he didn't regret waiting for you all his life. You don't know, he But your movie fan, he has watched all your movies, he always said that you are his pride, and that one day if you are tired, tired, and don’t want to stay in that circle anymore, he will pick you up. When you come back, no matter how many years later, I will spend the rest of my life with you."

Zheng Yahan burst into tears with a "wow", this woman who has always been as strong and capable as a queen in front of others is crying out of breath at this moment, more fragile than a newborn child.Zheng Yahan always thought that Liao Dongye never married because he hated the harm she caused him when he was young, but he didn't expect it to be this reason.

It turned out that Liao Dongye had been waiting for her, waiting for the day when she no longer wanted to fly outside, to take her back to their warm little nest and take care of her for the rest of her life.

"Hey, it's all my fault..." Old Mr. Liao anxiously wanted to comfort Zheng Yahan, but he couldn't move. He struggled on the bed and almost fell off the bed.Liu Hengche ran over in a panic, helped the old man up, and handed a tissue to Zheng Yahan.He didn't know what to say at this time, he could only pat Zheng Yahan's back clumsily, and put her in his arms, trying to comfort her.

Zheng Yahan grabbed Liu Hengche's sleeve and cried for a while before barely stopping, but she was still unable to speak, sobbing, her eyes were swollen like walnuts.At this time, Liao Chengzhong also exhausted all his strength because of the activity just now, his eyes narrowed slightly, panting for breath, and fell into a half-dream and half-awake state again.Liu Hengche saw that this was not possible, so he laid the old man flat back into the bed, tucked in the corner of the quilt for him, and felt for the old man's pulse, to make sure that he was only too tired to fall asleep before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Zheng Yahan still looked dazed, looking at Liu Hengche in a daze.

"Why doesn't he ever tell me?" she asked. "Even if he only said one word to me, maybe we wouldn't be where we are today."

Liu Hengche didn't know how to answer this question. There are always many misses in life, but he never knew one of them in advance.The young and energetic Zheng Yahan could give up her fiancé and even kill the fetus in her womb in order to chase her dreams, so will the thriving and outstanding actress Zheng Yahan be willing to give up because of her old lover's words that I am still waiting for you? Put into the arms of this man and take root in this small town?Or even if Liao Dongye left his hometown and stayed by Zheng Yahan's side, would their lives be intertwined?In fact, no one knows.

But the most painful thing is still missing.

"Miss Zheng, don't think too much, maybe it's what Mr. Liao said, it's God's will."

Zheng Yahan still couldn't let go: "God's will?" She murmured softly, "I have lived my whole life until now, and everything I have obtained is achieved by myself. I have achieved all my goals. I have a house, a car, countless I wear the best clothes and eat the best food, and everyone respects me wherever I go, but I don’t have a home.” She smiled miserably, “Everyone in this world has a home. I don't have it, or I give it up for something else. How stupid!"

Liu Hengche knew that Zheng Yahan was deeply hurt now, and it was the time when he was depressed, no matter what he thought, he would be pessimistic and negative, so he wanted to comfort her at this time, because with her strong temper, she couldn't listen to it no matter what, so she had to be silent Sit quietly and listen to her.But Zheng Yahan only said this, and stopped talking. She waved to Liu Hengche: "Go and eat, I'll go for a walk."

"Miss Zheng, I'll accompany you."

Zheng Yahan shook her head: "I'm more familiar with you here, it's okay, I just go to relax."

Liu Hengche was afraid that something might happen to Zheng Yahan, and wanted to stop her, but after walking two steps, he remembered that Mr. Liao couldn't be left alone at home, just like that, Zheng Yahan had gone far away.She went there for a long time, Liu Hengche sat in the house, watching the snow falling outside the window, anxiously waiting for Zheng Yahan's return.From time to time, there was the sound of firecrackers rising outside, and the "cracking" earthquake fell to the snow and icicles on the roof and treetops, and the fiery rays of light everywhere were beaming with joy.Liu Hengche was in a daze when his cell phone rang, and it was Zhou Yuanzhi who called.

"Ache, how are you today? How is Mr. Liao?"

"I just ate something and went to bed, and the situation is fine." Liu Hengche lowered his voice and said in a low voice, afraid of waking Mr. Liao, he hid aside and whispered, "I'm fine too, how about you?"

"I just cooked and ate, and now I'm casually reading the script. Have you hung up the phone at home?"

"I've fought, my parents are fine."

Zhou Yuanzhi seemed to hesitate for a while, but swallowed what he wanted to ask.

"Xiao Pei didn't go back, but he also called. Mom mentioned him."

"That's good."

Liu Hengche felt a slight warmth spreading in his chest. His lover is such a person, kind and gentle, caring more about his parents than he himself. Unfortunately, his own parents were so angry because of the quarrel when they were young. Relations with him became bad.

"I bought some New Year's goods today, and I plan to visit my uncle and aunt during the New Year." Zhou Yuanzhi said with some embarrassment, "Ache... When will you come back?"

"Let's wait a while." Liu Hengche was also counting the time. It has been almost a month since he came to Liao Dongye's hometown, and soon after the Chinese New Year, he had to report to Kuang Yunsheng's crew. The company is finalized and time is tight.

"If it doesn't work, I'll take the class for you." Zhou Yuanzhi was also worried about Liu Hengche, "The company hasn't arranged a job for me recently, so I just have a look and learn by myself."

"Let's talk about it at that time." Liu Hengche said, "I called Director Kuang, and he said that the crew is still doing some preparatory work, and some equipment and funds have not yet been in place. It will take about half a month until the official start. About time, maybe Mr. Liao will be fine by then."

"That's good." Zhou Yuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, "Ah Che, then go and take care of Mr. Liao first, and we'll talk later."

Although he really didn't want to hang up on his lover's phone like this, Liu Hengche still responded: "Well, I'll call you later." He just hung up the line when he suddenly heard someone yelling outside: " Someone committed suicide by diving, someone committed suicide by diving!" Liu Hengche said "Hey!" in his heart, and immediately thought of Zheng Yahan, at this moment he couldn't care about Liao Chengzhong, pushed open the door and rushed out.

A young man ran by, and Liu Hengche grabbed him and asked, "What's going on, who committed suicide? What kind of person!"

"I heard it's a woman, they are being rescued over there!"

Liu Hengche let go of the opponent and ran forward. From a distance, he saw faint lights flickering in the distance, and a crowd gathered together.The ominous premonition in his heart was even stronger, and he hurriedly pushed aside the crowd, and saw a policeman giving first aid to the drowning man, and someone beside him shouted anxiously: "The ambulance is here, why hasn't it come!"

Someone replied: "It's snowing and it's blocked, and it will take fifteen minutes to come here."

"Fifteen minutes!" The man became anxious, "It won't be saved after fifteen minutes!"

The policeman who helped with first aid said in a low voice at this time: "The heartbeat is gone!" He desperately performed CPR, and even hammered the opponent's chest with his fist, but there seemed to be no improvement at all.When Liu Hengche saw the clothes on the person lying on the ground through the policeman, his heart was already cold, a deep sadness and self-blame came up from the bottom of his heart, if he could just follow Zheng Yahan... …

The emergency police officer finally shook his head and straightened up.

Suddenly, Liu Hengche saw a woman in a sweater standing up from behind the policeman, it was Zheng Yahan.When she saw Liu Hengche, she was taken aback for a moment, then she probably understood, and shook her head at Liu Hengche, signaling that she was fine.Liu Hengche walked over quickly, only to realize that there was someone else lying on the ground.

"I came here and saw someone falling into the water, so I called the police. I was afraid that she would lose temperature, so I took off my clothes and covered her up, but now..." She looked at the strange woman who had lost her life, If she hadn't walked in front of her, maybe the person lying here would be Zheng Yahan.

At the most uncomfortable time, people often want to give up their lives and end their own lives, but as long as they are interrupted, they will find out how much they are afraid of death and how much they are obsessed with life. Maybe this woman is also like her. Same, if someone could stop her...but it was too late.

Only then did Liu Hengche let out a long breath, and his whole body was about to soften. Suddenly thinking of Liao Chengzhong, he exclaimed: "Oops, Mr. Liao is still at home alone."

"You go back to accompany Uncle Liao first, and I may have to cooperate with the police to record a statement." Zheng Yahan said, and she has returned to her usual queen demeanor, "Wait for me to come back."

Liu Hengche nodded, and hurried back. When he went into the room, he found that Mr. Liao was still soundly asleep, so he was completely relieved.In just ten minutes, it was as tiring as a few lifetimes had passed.

Zheng Yahan didn't come back until almost two hours later, went in to check on Liao Chengzhong first, and called Liu Hengche aside after making sure he was fine.

"Ache," her tone was serious and earnest, not as strong as usual, but solemn and steady, "I just thought about it, I plan to quit the film industry."

Liu Hengche was taken aback: "Miss Zheng!"

Zheng Yahan interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Uncle Liao can't do without anyone watching him now, and I don't feel worried about letting those hired from outside take care of him alone. Anyway, I have received fewer jobs these years, so I might as well quit now. .”

Although regarded as a queen, Zheng Yahan has reached the peak in all aspects of her career, whether in terms of acting skills or connections. She said that because she is picky about the script, she only takes on one drama a year. In fact, everyone knows that the audience always likes the new and dislikes the old. She is 48 years old The roles that actresses can choose are very limited, and Zheng Yahan's net worth is there, that is the real reason for the production reduction.

"I'm not short of money now, so I might as well make time to do something I want to do." She had obviously made up her mind, "There's no need to make a special announcement to the world, I plan not to return to City A for the time being, so..." She looked up at Liu Hengche, "Ache, would you like to stay by my side?"

Liu Hengche froze for a moment, unable to say a word for a long time.

"You probably also noticed that I like you." Zheng Yahan said very directly, "You have a lot like Liao Dongye, not what you imitated, but your temper, but I also know that you are not him. Of course, I know Now is the time for you to return to the film industry, and I don’t want you to give up your career. Not only that, I will continue to give you more support and do my best to help you, but this will be after you and I become lovers , so now I just want to know, is it possible for us to be together?"

"I'm sorry Miss Zheng, as I said, I have a lover." Liu Hengche answered quickly this time.

A look of disappointment suddenly appeared on Zheng Yahan's face: "Think about it, it won't take long, stay with me for a few years, five or three years, when you become famous, you will naturally have a wider world, and you don't need to be with me anymore Me, you can go back to find your lover at that time, how about it?"

Liu Hengche shook his head: "Miss Zheng, I just disrespect you by being fake to you. I gave up on him for you, and I'm even more sorry for him and myself. So, I'm sorry, even if you don't want to help me anymore, I can't help you." promise you."

Zheng Yahan looked at Liu Hengche, and Liu Hengche also looked at her. They both knew that there was no chance to go back on what they said to each other now. After a while, Zheng Yahan sighed.

"I knew it would be like this." She said, "You and that idiot Liao Dongye are as stupid as hell emotionally!"

"sorry."

"Okay, you won't be my assistant from tomorrow on, don't expect me to send you another penny!"

Liu Hengche nodded: "It should be."

"You will go back to City A tomorrow."

Liu Hengche hesitated for a moment.

"Uncle Liao can just be taken care of by me. Don't hang around in front of him, you godson." Zheng Yahan said, sounding like he was scolding, but his tone was not harsh, "I know Lao Kuang is waiting for you, he He is an excellent director with integrity. It is your blessing to work with him. You must cherish this opportunity. There is also the matter of the brokerage company. If you make a decision, call Lawyer Xia. I have explained it before. He, he will help you control the terms of the contract, and in the future, you should be more careful, there are everyone in this business, if you encounter any troubles, call me, and I will help you settle it."

"Miss Zheng..."

"Okay, don't show that disgusting expression." Zheng Yahan waved his hand like chasing away a fly, "It's getting late, you can go back to the hotel, I'll stay here with Uncle Liao tonight."

Liu Hengche had no choice but to walk towards the door.

"Ache." Zheng Yahan called to Liu Hengche who opened the door again, she thought for a while, and finally said, "I wish you success as soon as possible!"

Liu Hengche nodded solemnly and forcefully, then closed the door and left.

Zheng Yahan looked at the figure walking away outside the window, a faint smile gradually appeared on his face.In fact, she didn't know what kind of feelings she had for Liu Hengche, maybe it was love, maybe it was friendship, or something else, but when Liu Hengche rejected her, she only felt slightly disappointed but not hurt, maybe All her feelings have been melted into hundreds of works of her own in the past 28 years, and melted into those digital films.Love, friendship, family affection...it cannot be said that she has nothing, on the contrary, she has too much!

Zheng Yahan walked back to Liao Chengzhong's bed, tucked the quilt for the old man, and quietly kept watch for the coming new year.