In the end, Xie Zhu did not reply to Qi Lan's WeChat message.

Qi Lan didn't send any more messages.

The conversation between the two of them was frozen in that voice.

Xie Zhu actually knows that people have a curiosity-seeking mentality. After choosing to face his inclinations and hobbies calmly, he has experienced many strange looks.

Of course, in theory, he knew that Qi Lan was not that kind of person.

But even if it's just a little bit - no matter how others look at him, he doesn't care - but it's Qi Lan, even if he only shows a little subtle look in his eyes, Xie Zhu should be very, very sad.

That day, he hid among the little gays and left the board game hall in silence.

When he stepped up the stairs, he seemed to feel a gaze from behind him.

But soon, the drunken black sheep jumped over, Xiao Fangfang hurriedly supported him, and the two of them completely covered his back, and the vague feeling quickly disappeared.

When he got downstairs, Xie Zhu took a deep breath in the cool air of the autumn night, a trace of bewilderment appeared in his eyes.

The life after resignation is very comfortable, but also very blind.

Xie Zhu never wanted to look for a job again.

After staying at home for several days, he finally decided to give it a try in painting, so he began to struggle with the digital tablet every day.

As for the class WeChat group——

After the day was over, surprisingly, no one in the group mentioned in the group that they met a big guy in a board game hall or something like that.

Xie Zhuben was still thinking that if someone really gossips about it in the group, he won't like it, and at worst, he will just leave the group.

With this withdrawal from the group, he will probably never have anything to do with the people in the class again.

But unexpectedly, everything was peaceful.

Those people only shared the photos they took together that day in the group.

Some were shot on a basketball court, some were shot in a restaurant, and some were finally shot in a board game hall.

Xie Zhu zoomed in on those photos, looked at Qi Lan who was surrounded in the middle of every photo, and traced the boy's eyebrows and eyes with his fingers fascinatedly.

His expression was calm, the same as before.

No, it's not exactly the same. After all, the arrogant and domineering boy was a little more calm, and he seemed much more reliable.

That attractive handsome face is also more open. Qi Lan used to be a little evildoer, but now Qi Lan is a big evildoer. I'm afraid that until now, there are quite a few girls chasing after his ass...

I don't know, has he ever been in love?

Xie Zhu thought endlessly.

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, Qi Lan said in the group that he didn't have a girlfriend.

That should mean "now" no girlfriend, right?

This guy is so recruiting, he should have been in a relationship during college, unless some part of his body is broken, or his brain is broken, otherwise Xie Zhu doesn't believe that he would be so pure-hearted...

This guy's first love must be long gone.

The first kiss is definitely gone.

The first night probably also——

Xie Zhu cursed silently, pulled the corners of his lips, lay down on the sofa again after thinking about it, and curled up his body.

He quit the group chat, clicked on the voice message Qi Lan sent him that day, and put it in his ear.

"Little Zhuzi, what I saw just now, isn't it really you?"

The boy's deep voice was very gentle, exactly the same as the tone he spoke to him in high school back then, obviously the two hadn't seen each other for six years.

As for him, he listened to the same voice over and over again, as if he had been drugged and addicted.

This kind of foolish behavior is no different from what it was back then.

It turns out that there are really some things that time can't change, and they can't be erased at all.

Xie Zhu clutched his stomach and curled himself into a ball.

The final result of this kind of mental masochistic behavior was that Xie Zhu's stomach problems became more serious.

Obviously he was taking medicine, but the condition of his stomach just ran in the direction of getting worse.

After suffering for two days without getting better, Xie Zhu came to the Central Hospital again listlessly, and registered the number of the specialist he often went to see.

Dr. Chen is the Chief Physician of the Department of Gastroenterology, and he sighed deeply when he saw Xie Zhu.

He issued a form and asked Xie Zhu to go for a blood test.

The test results showed that Xie Zhu did have inflammation. Of course, even if Xie Zhu was asked what he ate recently, Xie Zhu could only say that he ate it at home recently, whether it was instant noodles or takeaway. He himself does not know.

Dr. Chen shook his head again and again, and said there: "You, you really need to change your daily routine and eating habits. If you don't change, your body will deteriorate all the way."

The two were already very familiar with each other, and Dr. Chen spoke directly.

Xie Zhu sat there with his head down, like a student being scolded by a teacher, sluggish.

While prescribing the medicine, Dr. Chen brought up the old story again: "Also, your stomach has always been bad, I still suggest you find time to have a gastroscopy."

Xie Zhu opened his mouth, hesitantly said: "But the gastroscope..."

Dr. Chen guessed what he was going to say, and said, "Now we can do a painless gastroscopy. There is no pain or discomfort. I don't feel anything at all."

Of course Xie Zhu knew about painless gastroscopy as a diagnosis and treatment method, but——

He pursed his lips, and asked cautiously: "...Does the painless gastroscopy require anesthesia?"

"Of course, you have to take anesthesia. After taking a nap, it only takes ten minutes. When you wake up, it will be ready," Dr. Chen said as a matter of course. After opening the order, Xie Zhu looked down and remained silent. I was stunned, "Are you also afraid of taking anesthetics?"

Xie Zhu lowered his head even lower.

"..." Dr. Chen was helpless, "I'm so scared, why don't you ask your parents to accompany you, don't you be afraid if someone is with you?"

Xie Zhu's fingertips trembled.

"Little Zhu, you have to take good care of your body. It's really not good for your stomach to go bad like this. You, please think carefully."

Listening to Dr. Chen's persuasion, Xie Zhu finally nodded slightly: "...I'll think about it when I go back, thank you, Dr. Chen."

Every day in the hospital is very crowded.

Many people came to see a doctor accompanied by their family members. They were too sick to walk, so their family members pressed them on their seats and told them, "Well, sit here and wait for me to come back. I will be back soon."

Then, turn around and go to each window.

Register, pay, get medicine, and get the order.

All kinds come and go.

Xie Zhu was thin and frail, and walked through it alone, like a small fish that broke into the sea, and was about to be swept away by the waves if he was not careful.

He went to the pharmacy window to get the medicine, and the full medicine box filled his backpack.

Xie Zhu came by bus, and the bus station stood at the back door of the hospital. After he left the outpatient building, he walked silently towards the corridor leading to the back of the hospital.

When he was halfway there, he was stopped by a voice.

"Little Bamboo?"

Xie Zhu had been wandering in his mind, but this voice brought him back to his senses.

He raised his head and looked blankly in the direction of the sound——

A woman in a hospital gown stood at the entrance of the inpatient department.

The woman looked about 50 years old, wearing a woolen hat on her head, her face was haggard, but her spirit looked good. When she met Xie Zhu here, she was very surprised.

Xie Zhu was also stunned: "... Teacher Zhang? Why are you here?"

The woman he called Teacher Zhang was the Chinese teacher in their high school class for three full years.

Xie Zhu hurried over.

Different from the ordinary teacher-student relationship, Xie Zhu still has the habit of visiting each other every year after graduating from high school. The two have frequent contacts and are very close.

Because Teacher Zhang is a very different existence to Xie Zhu.

This teacher was the one who had the greatest influence on him and the most important person in his entire student career.

Xie Zhu would go to Teacher Zhang's house two or three times a year, and he didn't dare to bother him too much. The first time this year was in March. At that time, Teacher Zhang was still in good spirits. Why is he hospitalized in the Central Hospital now?I haven't heard any news at all!

After Xie Zhu walked over, he stretched out his hand to help, but Teacher Zhang waved his hand and said, "It's all right, I'm tired from lying upstairs and I want to come down for a walk, you don't have to help me. By the way, you came to the hospital to see a doctor? What's wrong with your body?" Are you comfortable?"

"I...I have a bad stomach recently, and I have seen a doctor just now." Xie Zhu didn't talk too much about himself, but only cared, "Mr. Zhang, what's wrong with you? Why are you still hospitalized?"

Speaking of this, Teacher Zhang's face was relaxed.

She is an optimist, and she will face any problem in the most relaxed state, which is what she taught them back then.

"Actually, it happened in April. I felt a lump here, so I went to the hospital to check it out. It turned out that it was that kind of thing." Teacher Zhang touched his left chest.

She spoke casually, but Xie Zhu's face changed slightly.

He looked at the wool hat on Teacher Zhang's head, and he didn't notice until now that there was no hair under the hat, and his heart sank.

Since the accident happened in his own family, Mr. Zhang has become the only elder to Xie Zhu who still misses him, and he also misses him.

Not relatives, but as important as relatives.

Xie Zhu knows that cancer is not necessarily a terminal illness nowadays, and that Mr. Zhang can go downstairs for a walk in such a spirit, which means that her situation is still optimistic, but when he first heard the news, he still couldn't help being at a loss .

Seeing his expression, Mr. Zhang patted his hand and comforted him: "It's not a big deal, the chemotherapy has been done, and the operation just finished a few days ago, everything went well, don't worry."

Xie Zhu whispered: "Teacher, why don't you tell me..."

Teacher Zhang smiled and teased him: "I told you, can you operate on me?"

Xie Zhu held back, but didn't hold back: "I wish I could see you sooner!"

"What's there to see? Didn't you just visit the teacher's house in March?" Teacher Zhang said softly, "I really want to see the teacher again, and come back when the teacher is discharged from the hospital."

Xie Zhu's eyes were red.

"Yo, so your eyes are red? Hahaha," Teacher Zhang laughed, touched the underside of Xie Zhu's eyes, and teased, "My eyes were not red when I was diagnosed, but Xiaozhu is jealous?"

"Ms. Zhang..." Xie Zhu gritted his teeth and said in a depressed tone, "Stop teasing me, next time this happens, you really have to tell me, otherwise I'll be very worried!"

After Xie Zhu finished speaking, he felt that he had said the wrong thing, and he said angrily: "—Oh, no, this situation will not happen again!"

Teacher Zhang leaned forward and backward with a smile.

At this moment, her phone vibrated.

She nodded Xie Zhu with a smile, answered the phone, and said, "Hey, what, why are you here too?... Can you please, me? I'm on the first floor, where are you?"

Xie Zhu heard the call meant that someone was coming to visit Teacher Zhang.

He didn't like dealing with strangers, but he didn't want to leave so soon either.

Teacher Zhang is in the hospital, it's fine if he didn't know before, but now that he knows, he has to stay with him.

Seeing that Teacher Zhang was on the phone and turned around to walk back to the inpatient building, Xie Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and supported her again.

Unexpectedly, Teacher Zhang took a look at him and held his hand behind his back, smiling and narrowing his eyes, looking excited.

Xie Zhu was taken aback for a moment, and followed Teacher Zhang forward with question marks all over his head.

"Here we are, we have arrived at the inpatient hall, are you..." Teacher Zhang grabbed Xie Zhu, looked around twice, and fixed his eyes on the front right, "Oh, I saw you!"

She waved.

Xie Zhu looked in that direction, he was suddenly dumbfounded.

On the other side, He Jiawei, Lao Wen, and Qi Lan stood there.

When He Jiawei saw them, he also extended his hand and waved.

Qi Lan stood aside.

He is tall, handsome, and well-dressed. No matter where he stands, he is the focus of his eyes. There are always eyes on him when he comes and goes.

There was no expression on his face, he was looking around, and when he noticed He Jiawei's movement, he turned around and raised his eyelids——

Then he met Xie Zhu's eyes directly.

Qi Lan froze for a moment, obviously caught off guard.

Xie Zhu took a step back, swallowed, and his heart began to beat wildly.

How did they come here?

The timing is too coincidental, right? !

How did we meet here? ?

Xie Zhu lowered his head, awkwardly trying to find a hole to get in, but Teacher Zhang didn't know anything, and when the three of them approached, he said happily: "Look, what a coincidence you came here, Xiaozhu happened to be there too, you old guys Haven't you seen each other for a long time?"

He Jiawei was surprised: "Xie Zhu?"

He Jiawei's father and Mr. Zhang were old classmates. When Mr. Zhang was ill, he was the first to know the news and had visited several times earlier.

Two days ago, Qi Lan asked about the current situation of several teachers, and said that he planned to visit them when he had time. He Jiawei felt that the boys who looked so foolish in the past were now mature enough to mention this, so he mentioned that Teacher Zhang was sick. For the matter, several people made an appointment to find time to come to the hospital.

He didn't expect Xie Zhu to be here today, and judging from the way he gets along with Mr. Zhang, they are not unfamiliar with each other.

He Jiawei wondered: "Mr. Zhang, so you and Xie Zhu are still so familiar? He lost contact with us after he changed his phone number, or did I run into him a while ago and then added his WeChat to pull him into In the class group, if I knew it earlier, I would have asked you!"

He Jiawei was relatively rough, and he didn't notice the subtleties when he said these words.

Teacher Zhang was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

She didn't know that Xie Zhu had lost contact with his classmates over the years.

She thought that everyone in the whole class should have contact information with each other. At most, there is no chance to meet each other in reality. She didn't expect...

Xie Zhu suddenly felt embarrassed, and lowered his head even lower.

He feels that he has been showing the flexibility of his cervical spine today, and he will probably add another cervical spondylosis to his overall problems when he goes back.

Lao Wen walked slowly behind He Jiawei, and when he saw Xie Zhu, his expression became very strange.

The events of that day at the board game house came back to mind.

After that day was over, on the way back, there were a few people who were not opening the pot and which pot they were carrying, and started gossiping about those women's bosses again, but Qi Lan sneered a few words with a cold face, and those people shut up when they saw that the atmosphere was not right , I dare not mention it again.

It was only then that Lao Wen woke up.

In fact, Lao Wen hadn’t seen those old classmates who came with me that day for many years.

It's hard to talk about how good our friendship is.

But he is the kind of person who can talk to everyone, so no matter how unfriendly, he can liven up the atmosphere and have a good time. He thinks it would be great if more people come to play together, and it will be lively of.

But it wasn't until the very end of that night that he belatedly realized a trace of embarrassment.

Of course, regarding Xie Zhu, he himself did not dare to say this in front of Qi Lan.

Firstly, he didn't know whether Qi Lan's misjudgment was true or false that day, and secondly, he always felt that Qi Lan's reaction that day was weird, and he didn't dare to ask casually until he figured it out.

But the doubt is indeed full of suffocation.

At this moment, he couldn't help but look at Qi Lan beside him——

In the end, this guy didn't know if he had heard He Jiawei's words, so he stared at Xie Zhu, his eyes were straightforward and undisguised, as if he wanted to eat people.

Lao Wen hissed, thinking that if he were Xie Zhu, he would probably feel that the top of his head would be stared at right now.

Old Qi, what does this mean?

Haven't seen you for many years and miss you so much?

Or are you still thinking about what happened to the women's clothing boss a few days ago?But it's not good to be so straightforward!

……

Just as Lao Wen thought, Xie Zhu really felt that his head was about to be stared out of his head by Qi Lan.

He knew that Qi Lan was standing in front of him, and with his head down, he could see the iconic long legs of the other party.

After six years, the two stood so close to each other for the first time.

The gaze that fell from the top of his head was even more substantial, shining on his head like a ray.

Xie Zhu's face was congested with blood quickly, and he could feel the temperature on his body rising.

If he had known that it was the three of them who came to visit the teacher, he would have found a reason to leave first... At worst, he would sit in the coffee shop next to the hospital for a while, and wait until they left before...

Xie Zhu's face was full of embarrassment, and his mind was spinning at a high speed. As he was spinning, he cursed angrily in his heart, what the hell were he looking at? Did he grow flowers on the top of his head? !

The two of them lowered their heads and stared at each other, and probably only He Jiawei could not feel the strange atmosphere hovering around.

On the side, Teacher Zhang sized Xie Zhu and Qi Lan calmly, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't stick around here, let's go up together first, and we'll talk again when we go back to the ward."

"Okay, the elevator is over there, let's go." He Jiawei walked towards the elevator room without thinking.

Xie Zhu hesitated, moved his feet, and turned around to follow Teacher Zhang.

But at the moment when he turned around, he heard the person behind him lightly say:

"Finally caught you."

Xie Zhu almost jumped up, everyone was crooked.

A bony hand grasped his arm, straightening him a bit.

He heard Qi Lan laughing.

This is good, Xie Zhu's ears, down to his neck, are all red.

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