it's dark, coax me

Zhou Xing also saw Gu Xiu at this time, and he was slightly surprised.

Gu Xiu thought that he only got up at noon yesterday, and now it's only eight o'clock. Today is much earlier than yesterday, so he understands Zhou Xing's behavior.

He smiled and said, "Morning."

Zhou Xing put the Kindle aside, got up and walked to Gu Xiu's side, helped him sit down on the sofa, and asked, "What do you want for breakfast?"

"Have you eaten?"

Zhou Xing doesn't look like he just started.

Zhou Xing did get up a few hours before, this is a habit he developed in the army for many years, although he has retired now, the habit still remains.

"I've eaten. The porridge and buns I made this morning. If you don't mind, I'll heat them up for you."

"Okay."

Zhou Xing got up and went to the kitchen. Gu Xiu looked at the Kindle that he had placed on the coffee table, and became a little curious for a moment, not knowing what book he was reading.

But even though he was curious, Gu Xiu just took the cup and poured himself a cup of tea.

Zhou Xing seemed to like drinking tea quite a bit.

Gu Xiu didn't know much about tea, he just felt that the tea tasted slightly astringent after drinking it, and after swallowing it, he felt that it was fragrant, so it should be a good tea.

After breakfast, while the two were talking, Zhang Wanwan ran in as if having fun.

Because Gu Xiu no longer felt afraid of Zhang Wanwan, Zhang Wanwan regained his former freedom.

It wandered around the room calmly, wandering around Zhou Xing and Gu Xiu from time to time.

It's strange to say, I don't know why it likes Gu Xiu so much, sometimes it spends more time by Gu Xiu's side than Zhou Xing's.

Zhang Wanwan didn't make any noise, just lying on the ground or squatting quietly watching him, which can be said to be very well-behaved.

It has to be said that Gu Xiu still likes it very much.

Sometimes he would feed it some fruit snacks, and sometimes stroke the soft hair on its neck or stroke its head.

The next few days passed like this, and Gu Xiu felt an unprecedented peace.

He hasn't been sick for the past few days, and he hasn't experienced visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, or dissociation. Everything seems to be developing in a good direction, but he still can't read or write.

Watching movies these days has become his main entertainment.

Sometimes when Zhou Xing came over just as he was watching a movie, he would ask him if he wanted to watch it together.

Except that Zhou Xing was busy with other things, it can be said that he seldom refused, so the two of them often watched movies quietly together like this.

During the whole process of watching the movie, the two of them rarely communicated. Even so, this feeling of being quietly accompanied was still a rare experience for Gu Xiu.

I don't know if it's because of Zhou Xing's calm personality, it seems that it is easy to feel peaceful when he is with him.

A week passed like this.

It is undeniable that such tranquility can make people feel relaxed, but staying in the room like this for a long time still makes people feel a bit suffocated.

Just as Gu Xiu was rubbing Zhang Wanwan's head and thinking about when he could go out for a walk, he saw Zhou Xing walking over with a plate of fruit.

Seeing the fruit, Zhang Wanwan immediately perked up, and circled around Zhou Xing.

In the past few days, Zhou Xing has been feeding Gu Xiu fruit from time to time according to the doctor's advice, and Zhang Wanwan has become a habit of eating it.

"How do you feel on your feet?" Zhou Xing asked.

"It's better, the pain is not so severe."

"Want to go to the picking garden?"

Zhou Xing's proposal instantly aroused Gu Xiu's interest.

Zhou Xing mentioned this matter just as he felt bored, and the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding.

Zhou Xing continued: "If you go there together, you can pick some fruits and vegetables that you like. Let's go out for a day and come back at night."

"Okay, it's my leg... Wouldn't it be inconvenient for you to take me with you?"

"No, if your legs are uncomfortable, just rest on the side, and you don't need to do anything."

Gu Xiu nodded.

After Gu Xiu agreed, Zhou Xing rarely showed some hesitation, "My friends will come with us, is that okay?"

After Zhou Xing finished speaking, he added another sentence, "You have seen it before."

Gu Xiu was silent.

Although judging from the last meeting, Zhou Xing's friends were basically quite enthusiastic, but even so, he obviously felt a little awkward when he had contact with them last time, and the atmosphere between them seemed to be Also affected by him.

"Or... I won't go..."

Zhou Xing's relationship with his friends is obviously good, and he seems to have already made an appointment with his friends, there is no need to bring him along...

"If you think it's not good, just the two of us go alone. I just think it will be more lively if there are more people."

Gu Xiu obviously didn't expect Zhou Xing to say that, "You don't have to do this..."

Zhou Xing smiled, "It's not a big deal."

"Are you so considerate to everyone?" Gu Xiu couldn't help asking.

Zhou Xing raised his brows slightly: "Do I look idle?"

Gu Xiu smiled, "Then you must owe Xie Jie a lot of favor."

"That's true."

"Anyway, thank you for the time."

During this period of time, Gu Xiu enjoyed Zhou Xing's meticulous care, and had thanked him many times in the middle, but this was the first time to formally express his thanks.

Zhou Xing smiled and said nothing.

It is true that Xie Jie promised to take care of others because he owed Xie Jie a favor, but the matter of taking care of Gu Xiu itself has little to do with this, so there is no need to tell Gu Xiu about these things.

"Then it's settled?" Zhou Xing asked.

Gu Xiu thought for a while and asked, "Have you made an appointment with your friends?"

"Ah."

This matter was not initiated by Zhou Xing, it was Zheng Yan who called him to ask him out.

He thought that Gu Xiu hadn't been able to go out for a while, and worried that he would feel bored, so he wanted to take him out for a walk.

The main thing is that Xie Jie also let him try to see if he can bring Gu Xiu into contact with more people and adjust his emotions.

Gu Xiu's reluctance to interact with strangers is really serious, and it can be said that it has affected his normal life many times.

Although Xie Jie didn't know how Zhou Xing got Gu Xiu to accept him, it was a fact that Gu Xiu got along well with him. If Zhou Xing itself was a breakthrough, it might be possible to use the same method. Let Gu Xiu try to get in touch with more people.

In fact, according to what the doctor said before, in Gu Xiu's state, the company and support of his family may be the most conducive to improvement, but it is not clear what the situation is between Gu Xiu and his family. It made Gu Xiu fall ill, which shows that this method is unreliable.

The only person around Gu Xiu who had more contact with him was Xie Jie himself.

But he has been by Gu Xiu's side for several years. If he was really useful, Gu Xiu's messy problems would have been cured long ago, and it wouldn't be the same until now.

As for Gu Xiu's other friends, they are really those writers, but the relationship between them is really indifferent. Relying on the Internet, not the people who are really around.

Therefore, although Xie Jie felt that it might not be very reliable to hand over this matter to Zhou Xing, he had no other choice.

Gu Xiu didn't know what Zhou Xing and Xie Jie thought about this matter, he just felt that Zhou Xing had already made an appointment with a friend in advance, and it was obviously not good for Zhou Xing to reject others for himself at this time.

In the past, even if he traveled alone, it was impossible for him to require that there be no other people in every scenic spot. The existence of other people was not completely unacceptable to him.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiu said, "Since it's settled, let's go with your friends."

Zhou Xing smiled lowly, "Okay."

After staring at Zhou Xing's smile for a moment, Gu Xiu silently averted his gaze.

In the early morning of the next day, Gu Xiu turned off the alarm clock and got up from the bed with his messy hair.

In the past two days, the medicine has been effective, and his insomnia symptoms have been significantly relieved.

But the side effects of the drug are also affecting him. As the time of taking the drug increases, he can feel that he has obvious symptoms of lethargy and fatigue in the past two days.

But this is not a serious matter. After all, his leg is injured now, and he just recuperates the injury every day, and there are not many important things in itself.

Gu Xiu opened the curtains, the morning sun was shining brightly, and the sound of insects and birds could be heard outside the window. It was a nice weather, very suitable for going out to play.

By the time Gu Xiu changed his clothes and went to the hall with a cane, Zhou Xing had already prepared breakfast.

After Zhou Xing helped Gu Xiu to sit down at the dining table, he sat down opposite him.

A meal is eaten quietly.

Zhou Xing finished his breakfast first, and he called Zhang Wanwan to him, and put him on a dog leash.

"Is it going with us too?"

"Well, take it out for a walk."

Zhang Wanwan obviously knew that he was about to be taken out, so he was so excited at the moment, he kept wagging his tail.

After eating breakfast, Gu Xiu hesitated for a while, and didn't take any more medicine. Taking medicine would make him sleepy, so it's better to go out and play.

"are you ready?"

Gu Xiu looked at Zhou Xing, envious of him at this moment.

There are so many people in the world who have gone through hardships, and everyone survived, why he couldn't survive, why he was sick...

"Gu Xiu?"

Gu Xiu suppressed his negative emotions, and smiled at Zhou Xing, "Okay."

Zhou Xing and Gu Xiu walked to the off-road vehicle, helped him into the vehicle, and put the crutches away for him.

Zhang Wanwan jumped into the car by himself and squatted on the back seat.

Zhou Xing sat down in the driver's seat and put on his seat belt.

Gu Xiu lowered his eyes, and his eyes fell on a flying insect parked on the windshield, which was crawling along the glass bit by bit.

He could imagine that after Zhou Xing started the vehicle, its entire body would be blown up by the air current like a speck of dust and fall to an unknown place.

And now it is ignorant of all this...

Zhou Xing looked at Gu Xiu quietly.

After realizing that Zhou Xing hadn't started the car for a long time, Gu Xiu looked in his direction.

"Put your seatbelt on."

Zhou Xinggang had actually said this sentence once, but Gu Xiu seemed to be immersed in his own world and didn't hear his words.

He was not in a hurry, he just looked at Gu Xiu quietly until he came back to his senses.

After Gu Xiu fastened his seat belt, Zhou Xing finally started the car.

"It will take about an hour on the road. If you are sleepy, you can take a nap for a while. I will call you when you get there."

Gu Xiu responded, leaned his head against the car window, closed his eyes slightly, and felt the slight vibration.

After driving for a while, Gu Xiu opened his eyes and looked out the window again.

They were walking down the winding mountain road.

Zhou Xing said: "If you are thirsty, there is water in the car, just take it yourself. If you are interested, I can also introduce you to this place."

Gu Xiu responded.

Zhou Xing started explaining seriously.

He seems to have lived here for a long time, and he knows the surroundings very well, and he can almost say that he can easily introduce Gu Xiu.

Gu Xiu gradually raised his spirits, and asked after listening for a while, "Did you grow up here?"

Zhou Xing replied vaguely, "That's right."

"Is it? Is your family here?"

Zhou Xing picked up a cigarette and asked Gu Xiu, "Do you mind?"

"You don't mind, give me one too."

Gu Xiu smokes, but not too often, he only smokes one after another when he can't suppress his inner emotions.

As far as he observed, Zhou Xing didn't seem to be very addicted to cigarettes, and he didn't see Zhou Xing smoking much during this time.

He took the cigarette and lit the fire for Zhou Xing and himself.

Holding a cigarette between two fingers, Zhou Xing said, "My parents are gone. They were gone when I was young. My uncle brought me up."

"Feel sorry."

"fine."

The atmosphere in the car calmed down, and the smoke floated in the car.

Zhou Xing opened the car window to let the smoke escape.

The wind messed up Gu Xiu's hair.

Zhou Xing tapped the cigarette ash, "I'm not very good at talking, and I don't like to talk too much. It's boring to be with me these days, right?"