lonely patient

I rested at home for one night, and drove to Kaiyang Temple in Nanshan the next morning.

Since the last time I went to offer incense, I left the contact information of the old Taoist priest. During the time abroad, I occasionally sent messages with him when I was bored.

I didn't know what else to do for Wen Luming, so I simply listened to the old Taoist's advice and went to live in Guanli for a while, firstly to pray for Wen Luming, and secondly to escape reality.

If Yan Song found out, he would probably call me cowardly again.

Unlike the last time I came here, the mountains and plains were covered with snow, and the Nanshan Mountains in midsummer are lush and green as far as the eye can see.I pressed the car window and felt the mountain wind blowing in my face, and my mood finally became less heavy.

An old Taoist priest surnamed Zhang was waiting for me under the shade of a tree at the entrance of the Taoist temple. He was a man in his 70s, and his body looked tougher than mine.Seeing me approaching, he smiled and waved, "Little friend, long time no see."

"Master Zhang." I also smiled, "Don't come here without any problems."

I still live in the same room as last time, the mountain is cool, even the air conditioner and fan are omitted.The little apprentice of the old Taoist priest took me to pack my luggage and go wandering in the backyard. He took out the iced watermelon from the well and cut it for me to eat.The two of us sat under the shade of a tree, each with a piece of watermelon and a cattail leaf fan, which was quite pleasant to watch.

It's just that I haven't gotten used to my illness yet. After taking a few bites, I felt a little pain in my stomach, and then I remembered that the doctor said that I should not eat cold food.

Seeing me put down the watermelon, the little Taoist asked, "Has the layman stopped eating?"

I had no choice but to smile apologetically: "I have a bad stomach, so I can't eat too much. I forgot to ask the little master what's his name?"

The little Taoist was sixteen or seventeen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked much more innocent than his wily master. He grinned at me and said, "My name is Han Yuanqing."

"Master Xiao Han." I said.

He picked up my leftover watermelon and shouted to a corner of the yard: "Cat! Come here." Then a round three-colored cat jumped out of nowhere and bumped to his feet. He raised his head and let out a long meow.

The little Taoist put the watermelon on the ground and said, "Eat it, it's cheap for you." After speaking, he turned to look at me, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to touch it? It's very good and doesn't scratch anyone."

I looked at the little cat in front of me, and thought of the little guy at home. I unconsciously showed a gentle smile, raised my hand and rubbed the cat's head, and said: "My family also has a cat, but it's very delicate. Eat something cold." I'm going to have diarrhea. What's it called?"

"It?" The little Taoist reached out and poked the cat's face, saying, "It's called a cat."

"Cat." I smiled, but felt inexplicably sad, "Cat."

I don't know what happened to Belle, if his stupid little head would realize that I left him and never came back.

Wen Luming and I have no way to have our own children. In my heart, Belle is like our child.Maybe I should take it away, at least follow me, it doesn't have to reacquaint itself with a new owner.

It suddenly occurred to her that Bell came to Wen Luming's house because the previous owner was pregnant and couldn't keep a cat. Then...if Wen Luming and Xia Yi had their children in the future, what should Bell do?

Thinking of this, I realized a problem that I had never faced before - Xia Yi is different from me, he and Wen Luming can have their own children.

Like suddenly falling into a zero-degree ice cave, the blood in my whole body became cold.

Every time I thought it couldn't get any worse, there was always a new despair that shattered me even more completely.

There was dizziness before my eyes, and I shivered from the cold in the midsummer afternoon.

"Layman? What's wrong with you?" The little Taoist asked worriedly when he saw something was wrong.

I clenched my fists and pinched my palms, took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, I didn't sleep well yesterday."

"But your complexion looks very bad." He said, "I'll take you back to rest."

"Um...thank you."

I went back to the room, took medicine and lay on the bed, and finally calmed down after a long time.The phone next to my bed rang, and seeing Qin Bei's name on it, I hesitated for a moment and pressed the answer button.

"Yan Qiao!" Qin Bei became angry again as expected, "Where are you?!"

"In Nanshan." I answered honestly.

"Nanshan...?" He choked for a moment, "You...to see Xu Yang?"

The cemetery is on the next mountain, I shook my head and said, "No, I'm at Kaiyang Temple."

The other side took a long breath: "I thought... Forget it, can you tell me where you are going in the future? Don't make me worry all the time. If you do this again, I will sue Yan Song!"

"Got it." I sighed.

"Okay, it's okay." Qin Bei was about to hang up the phone, but I stopped him: "Oh, old Qin."

"how?"

I thought for a while and said, "I have something to trouble you... If, I mean, if Wen Luming wants to give away the cat because of some things in the future, can you take it to your house for me? He gave it to someone else."

I didn't expect this sentence to make Qin Bei angry. He said angrily as if his tail was stepped on suddenly: "You love your cat, you fucking take it back and raise it yourself! It's none of my business, why should I do it for you?" You raise?! I can't help you with this, whoever you want to find, don't fuck me!"

"Qin Bei..." I didn't understand why he reacted so strongly, and was a little stunned for a moment.I want to say that I may not outlive Belle, but my gut tells me that he will be angrier if I say that.

Always deeply tired after being angry, Qin Bei took a deep breath and said, "Yan Qiao, sometimes I feel that you really don't have a heart. In this world, there is no one else you care about except Wen Luming." ?"

I opened my mouth and didn't make any excuses in the end.

"Sorry." I said.

"You don't have to apologize to me." Qin Bei sighed weakly, "The only person you're sorry for is yourself."

The phone hung up, I held the phone, and fell into confusion again.I can't seem to tell what's right and what's wrong, and every time I act on my gut it seems like I end up hurting someone.

"Meow——" The three-colored cat named Mao didn't know when it entered my room.

I sat up and leaned against the head of the bed, and waved to it, "Maomao, come here."

Sanhua seemed to understand what I said, and jumped onto the bed with her hind feet, looked at me with her big round eyes, and meowed again.

"I heard that a three-flowered cat can bring good luck." I stroked its chin, "Can you protect me from bad things happening again?"

Sanhua tilted her head in a half-understanding manner, enjoying the human tickling service, and narrowed her eyes comfortably.

"...Forget it, you are unreliable at first glance." I pinched its fleshy face and smiled weakly, "It's better to count on Old Daoist Zhang than to count on you."