Manhattanhenge

Su Hui woke up at 10:30 in the morning.

He opened his eyes, feeling that the environment was so strange, and he also forgot what he was doing the last moment he was awake. His mind was in chaos, and he could only stare at the blank ceiling, motionless.

It was the landlady who discovered his sobriety, got up from the chair beside her, and called his name softly.

Su Hui didn't have the energy to turn her head, and only glanced at her.

"Are you awake? My child, you scared me." She hurriedly called the doctor and nurse.

The backrest was adjusted, and several people came to check, but Su Hui was like a toy being manipulated, without saying a word.

"It's mainly because of too little food, insufficient nutrition, and insufficient sleep, which led to coma." The doctor arranged for a nurse to give him nutritional injections, and kept asking him to eat on time.

Su Hui's ears were numb, and he could hardly receive much information, just silent.

The medical staff in the psychiatric department were not surprised by these situations, and they just turned their heads and told the escort a few words, and then left.

The landlady's wife has never seen Su Hui get sick. He hides well every time, and this time he was quite frightened when he saw it. "Quick, I just reheated the food, and it's ready to eat now."

She enthusiastically set up the medical table, put the packing boxes in the thermal bag one by one, and opened them.

"Eat, kid." The landlady said, "That Mr. Liang sent this over. He was the one who ran to the apartment to look for you last night. Otherwise, I wouldn't know. I was woken up by his knocking on the door." Yes, two o'clock in the morning..."

Liang Wen.

The burden in Su Hui's heart increased again, and he felt indebted.

The landlady stuffed a pair of chopsticks into his hand, "Try it."

At this moment, the sense of smell has become the least dull sense.

Before tasting the taste, Su Hui first smelled the smell of food. For some reason, memories suddenly emerged, and his half-frozen thoughts were completely occupied by another person, a completely impossible option.

Under urging, Su Hui lowered his head, hesitated for a long time, and picked up some scrambled eggs.He was very afraid that the Proust effect really manipulated the brain, and there seemed to be a problem with the sense of taste.

But this was obviously Ning Yixiao's cooking, so he didn't think there would be any mistakes.

After only taking a bite, Su Hui put down her chopsticks.

"What's the matter?" The landlady was puzzled, "Isn't it delicious? Then I'll go back and make you lasagna?"

Su Hui stared at the dishes, and after a while, raised her eyes to look at her, and said the first sentence.

"Is it really sent by Liang Wen?"

When asked this question, the landlady was also a little puzzled, and thought for a while, "I was there when I came here, and there was only one nurse there, who said Mr. Liang stayed behind. But last night I watched him take you Absolutely right."

Su Hui's eyes were red, and she pretended to be calm and indifferent, "Is there no one else?"

The landlady shook her head, "I don't know, who are you talking about?"

Su Hui doesn't know how to explain it. How ridiculous is it to tell her that she knows who cooked the food after just one bite, and doesn't even need to eat it.

"Where's Liang Wen?" Su Hui asked.

"It seems that there is a job, so I went back first, and said that I will come over."

"Anyway, let's eat first." She comforted, "You've been too tired recently, and you've got work and your grandma's illness. You're so busy that you can't do this, your body can't bear it."

Su Hui didn't listen, but turned to look for her mobile phone, and finally found it on the bedside table.

He unlocked it with great difficulty, his vision was blurred, and he suddenly saw dozens of missed calls in the call log, many of them were indeed Liang Wen, and the rest were an unfamiliar number.

Enduring the physical dizziness, Su Hui clicked on the screen, dialed back the number, and put the phone to his ear.

It took a long time before the phone was connected.Su Hui said, "Liang Wen, where are you..."

There was no response from the other end of the phone, Su Hui took a deep breath, "Can you hear me?"

"I can hear it, but you seem to have mistyped it. I'm not Liang Wen."

The other end of the phone answered in Chinese, which was too familiar, and the voice was deeper and softer than before, as if there was only a little breath.

Su Hui's blood seemed to freeze immediately, and he froze in place.

He took the phone away and glanced at it. Sure enough, he made a mistake and dialed the strange number that he missed.

Both of them were deadlocked on the phone, neither of them spoke.

Su Hui actually has a lot to say, for example, why do you make so many phone calls?Have you ever looked for me?Did you cook?Why do these.

Why do these things for me when I'm about to get engaged.

But the physical rigidity of depression made him unable to speak, and closed his communication valve tightly, even making him uncontrollable and indifferent.

In the end, it was Ning Yixiao who broke the deadlock by himself, "Because of some work matters, I contacted you yesterday, but I couldn't reach you. I couldn't get through the phone, so I thought something was wrong. I'm relieved when you call, take care of yourself. "

He said insignificant words, tacitly avoiding the question in Su Hui's heart.

So he didn't ask anything.

After hanging up the phone for a long time, Su Hui put down the phone, and then began to eat all the food one bite at a time, eating very hard and very slowly.His eyes were always red, but not a single tear fell.

He didn't need to go to Liang Wen to find the truth at all.

With every bite, memories of the past invade without hesitation.

He remembered that every time he got sick, Ning Yixiao would steam a bowl of egg custard without the scallions he hated; he thought of the time he moved out to live with him, and every meal the two of them ate; he also remembered that he was cut off financially afterwards Source, when he had to teach children to draw outside, because he was not used to the food outside, Ning Yixiao would get up at five o'clock every day to prepare lunch for him to take away.

Did you deliberately not make egg custard for fear of being discovered by him?

too stupid.

In this world, there is only one person who remembers his picky eating habits and tolerates his shortcomings.

How could it not be found.

Nothing hurts him more than memories.

Su Hui is like a child who can't get up after falling down, trying repeatedly and surrounded by setbacks.Lying in the quilt, he hoped that he could be buried in gravel or mud and disappear completely in this world.

He was determined to hide in the shell and see no one.

Liang Wen came every day and stayed for several hours, but Su Hui hardly spoke or responded, indifferent and thin, like a sharp piece of paper.

The single ward is extremely quiet, and the kind landlady will occasionally come to accompany them. They seem to stagger as agreed, so as not to make the place too deserted.

She doesn't talk much, but turns on the TV to make the environment less lifeless.

I couldn't tell what day it was, what day of the week it was, and whether it was morning or afternoon, Su Hui was "forced" to sit on the bed and watch the news with the landlady, but his eyes were always on the window covered by barbed wire. .

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Liang?" She was very excited and patted Su Hui's knee, "Eddy, he picked you up and took you away that night."

Su Hui didn't want to watch it until he vaguely heard Shaw, so he turned around and saw the picture of Ning Yixiao and Bella on the screen, which was a picture of them being photographed by the reporter and going to Jones' house together.

Her mind was buzzing, filled with noisy voices, Su Hui closed her eyes.

For no reason, he thought of Ning Yixiao hugging him and telling him in a very gentle voice that a photographer accidentally photographed them, Manhattan, 42nd Street.

Su Hui hasn't seen that photo until now, so he can't help wondering, does it really exist?

Ning Yixiao was still lying to him, just like a few days ago.

Karl would still give the meal to Liang Wen every day, and follow Ning Yixiao's instructions, asking Su Hui if he had eaten well.

Liang Wen told him that on the first day, Su Hui ate everything, and it took a long time.

But from the second time on, he hardly touches the food delivered. He would rather eat the terrible creamy mushroom soup provided by the hospital than move his chopsticks.

Karl didn't know what went wrong, Ning Yixiao cooked different dishes every day, and the meals looked delicious.

He felt sorry for his boss's efforts, but he didn't dare to discuss anything, so he had to bring back the food intact.

Ning Yixiao didn't seem to be emotionally disturbed, just let him pour out, and did as usual the next day, as if nothing had happened.

However, as the recent acquisition negotiations entered the final stage, everyone was as busy as a fight. In just one week, Ning Yixiao traveled between New York and the Bay Area four times.

Word of his impending engagement to Bella Jones spread across the Bay Area, and so did Orchha.

They were caught off guard, and the negotiators suddenly understood why MsnF could be so persistent, no matter what acquisition conditions they offered, it was because they had the Jones Group behind them.Once this marriage is finalized, the strong capital of the Jones family will become the core financial resources of this unicorn enterprise, and the listing is just around the corner.

Ning Yixiao rushed back to the bay area that day and met with the general manager sent by Aocha for the final negotiation.

The other party made an appointment at a golf club by the sea in the Bay Area, where the environment is beautiful, with blue sea and blue sky.

In fact, just a few years ago, Ning Yixiao came here once.

After a small financing meeting at that time, several investors planned to play golf. At that time, no one invited the unknown Ning Yixiao. chat".

The sun that day was so big that it could almost burn the asphalt road, and the temperature was very high. Ning Yixiao didn't have any sportswear, so he stood in the sun in a shirt, suit and trousers, waiting for them.

During the period, he stared at these middle-aged men who controlled wealth and status, observed their vulgar jokes, and found that the skills of these people were not "knowledgeable to play" at all. Most of them just swayed and had a low hit rate Terrible.

On that day, his own hit rate was also zero, and he got nothing, except for the private eyes of these people.

"Shaw, you must be good at golf."

The general manager of Aocha looked at him with a commercial smile on his face.

Ning Yixiao also smiled, but said honestly, "I won't."

He didn't learn it, and he never planned to master it, because he knew very well that for all the rich people standing on this lawn, it doesn't matter whether they can play golf or not. important.

He didn't even have to pretend he would.

"Really?" The other party smiled, "You look very good at sports."

Ning Yixiao didn't talk to him, but got straight to the point.

"Mr. Duke, my attitude has always been to facilitate the cooperation with Ocha. I think you are very clear about this."

These oriental eyes were dark and deep, and it was difficult to discern emotions from them. Duke couldn't help guessing what he meant.

The young man in front of him led a start-up company to a market value of 20 billion in just three years, and became a star founder in the Bay Area in one fell swoop.

Everyone heard that he was a Chinese-American programmer who came out of S University, and they would inevitably have a stereotype in their hearts, thinking that he would be a staid and boring engineer.

In fact, his appearance has almost nothing to do with these. He has a face that can gain many loyal followers just by roadshows, but he hardly shows it, showing a deepness and calmness that his peers don't have.

Duke thought about it, and after thinking about it, he said kindly: "We also have the same attitude. You must know that Aoqia acquires no less than a thousand companies every year, and most of the time it is a timely gift. You Chinese have a saying that those who know the current affairs are the best. "

Ning Yixiao smiled, "I didn't expect you to be a China hand. You are right, but there is another similar sentence. I don't know if you have heard it."

He looked at the flying bird not far away, docked at the top of a huge redwood tree.

"Good birds choose trees to live in." Ning Yixiao looked calm, "For birds that have already made a choice, other trees may not be suitable for habitat."

Duke paused, "Then what do you think?"

Ning Yixiao always kept a vague smile on his face, "Choosing a new tree is not easy, but if you just accept the other's olive branch and weave it into a new nest, it's easy."

Carl saw the right moment, took out a document and handed it to Mr. Duke in front of him.

Duke opened it, and the document stated the previous venture capital return rate of other investors, as well as the investment plan they drafted.

"If you are interested, please feel free to contact me." Ning Yixiao stood on the lawn that was trimmed almost flawlessly, with a calm and breezy voice, "We are all looking forward to the cooperation with Aocha."

For the sake of this matter, Ning Yixiao has enough confidence to harvest new investment, and the next step is the C round of financing.

He asked Carl to inform all the employees who were busy with the acquisition during this time to take a vacation, and he got into the car first.

The medicine that Grace had prescribed for him was put in the car by Karl, Ning Yixiao took a look and didn't intend to take it.When the car started, he suddenly heard Carl, the co-pilot, mention Su Hui's grandmother.

"What? Spitting blood?"

Carl turned his head to look at Ning Yixiao in some panic, covered the phone and told him the matter, "The hospital said that Eddy's grandmother woke up, but with upper gastrointestinal bleeding..."

Ning Yixiao looked calm, "Tell the hospital that the patient's family members are seriously ill now, and they can't go to the hospital to go through the formalities in person. Let our people go there first, and let the doctors do their best to treat them. Don't delay."

"it is good."

"Don't tell Su Hui about this in advance, buy the earliest flight and go back to New York."

Carl looked at him, but Ning Yixiao turned his head and looked out the window, without revealing any emotion, just like a real robot, running uninterruptedly, it seems that there will never be a breakdown.

Before Su Hui fainted, he would accompany her in the hospital almost every day and sleep in the ward at night, but now he is also in the hospital, and something happened to his grandmother again.

Karl couldn't help but sweat for him.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when he and Ning Yixiao landed in New York. The six-hour flight made Carl feel exhausted, but Ning Yixiao didn't wait for a moment and went straight to the hospital.

Su Hui's grandmother was admitted to the ICU again, but she hasn't come out yet.

Ning Yixiao stayed in the hospital for a long time, and also contacted several experts in this field by phone.Two hours later, he planned to visit Su Hui, and kept Karl here just in case.

He deliberately arranged Su Hui and his grandmother in two different hospitals. On the one hand, the hospitals have their own strengths in the treatment direction, and on the other hand, they are afraid that Su Hui will be affected.

Ning Yixiao knows better than anyone else what Yu Qi's Su Hui looks like, so he can't sit idly by.

The psychiatric wards always seemed not so peaceful. Walking through the corridor, Ning Yixiao walked straight to the door of Su Hui's ward, just raised his hand, and then paused in mid-air.

His room was not as quiet as expected.

Although his voice was very low, Ning Yixiao quickly recognized that the person speaking in the room was Liang Wen.

"Listen, you can't go on like this forever."

Yu Qi's Su Hui appeared extremely indifferent.

"What should I do?"

Liang Wen was silent for a moment.

Su Hui's voice reappeared, it was very difficult, but word by word, "I just want to visit my grandma, I want to be with her."

"You are also a patient now, how should a patient take care of a patient?"

"Then tell me, what should I do? Hire a nurse?"

Liang Wen's voice sounded helpless, "I can help you with these things, why do you..."

"I don't need it." Su Hui almost cried, but her tone was still firm, "Liang Wen, we have no chance. I can't help it... Pretend that I can fall in love with you, do you understand?"

Ning Yixiao's hands were hanging by his side, clenched into fists, he felt conflicted and at a loss, his sense of morality was haunting him, telling him he shouldn't listen here any longer, but another part of himself wanted to open the door and throw Liang Wen pushed away.

A phone call from Karl forcibly pulled Ning Yixiao out of the predicament.He put on the wireless headset, connected the phone, left the corridor, and came to the quieter stairwell.

Karl explained to him the current situation of Su Hui's grandmother. It sounds complicated. There is a doctor on the other end of the phone to supplement, but at least the situation is relatively stable. He said there was no need to hang up the phone.

Listening to the discussion between Carl and the doctor, Ning Yixiao was a little lost in thought, his mind was in a mess, emotions and thoughts were intertwined.

He thought of the danger Su Hui's grandmother encountered, Su Hui's own illness, and his body that was collapsing day by day. he saw.

But the conversation between him and Liang Wen just now disrupted everything and stirred his heart.

After an unknown amount of time, Karl no longer asked Ning Yixiao to make a decision, so he came out of the stairwell, calmed down, and returned to Su Hui's ward.

This time it was quiet inside.

He raised his hand and knocked on the sick door.

Not surprisingly, no one responded.

Every time this happens, Su Hui will turn into a timid snail, shrinking in the shell forever, and Ning Yixiao has nothing to do.

At best, he could only hug his shell, trying to communicate with him, using the gentlest and softest way.

The door of the room opened, and Su Hui felt unsafe. He was lying on his side with his back to the door, with his arms crossed and his eyes blank.

His premonition sometimes fails, but this moment is accurate, even though he cannot hear footsteps, he still feels that the person who came is not Liang Wen, nor the landlady's wife.

Ning Yixiao finally stood in front of him, and in his field of vision was still the pair of leather gloves he was not familiar with.

Su Hui hated this pair of gloves from the bottom of his heart, hated all the things that never appeared on Ning Yixiao in the past, and hated himself.

"Is it better?" Ning Yixiao asked.

He knew that all he got was silence, and he didn't feel bad about it.

Ning Yixiao did not sit down, "Your grandma suffered upper gastrointestinal bleeding today and is now in the ICU, but the rescue was timely and her condition has stabilized."

Su Hui finally reacted.

"Want to see her?"

After Su Hui listened, she didn't speak, but tried her best to support the bed with her hands, trying to get up.Ning Yixiao reached out to help him, but felt even more sad.

He found that not only was his brain dull, but he couldn't even control his limbs, so he could only let Ning Yixiao help him up and wrap him in a coat, just like he did six years ago.

The wind in the parking lot was very strong, Su Hui was being supported by Ning Yixiao to walk forward, and every step she took felt extremely tormented.A person got off the driver's seat of the car and nodded to Ning Yixiao.

Ning Yixiao dismissed the driver, "Please go and buy me a bottle of water."

The driver also followed him for a long time, understood, nodded immediately, turned around and left.Ning Yixiao opened the door of the back seat, helped Su Hui in, went in through another door, and sat beside him, keeping a safe distance.

There was an eerie silence between the two of them.He who utters the first sentence is like the one who throws a gravel into a bottomless valley, and waits for a response, exhausting his courage.

Habitually, it was Ning Yixiao who broke the silence. He knew that Su Hui didn't want to wait, so he didn't say a word of nonsense.

"Su Hui, I will pay for all your grandma's treatment expenses, and arrange for someone to take care of her 24 hours a day to ensure her safety."

As expected, Su Hui refused, "No need."

"Only in this way can we ensure timely treatment." Ning Yixiao didn't intend to explain too much.

Su Hui quietly watched the darkness in the distance, as if trying to see through something, and after a long time, he asked again, "What's the condition?"

Ning Yixiao said, "There are no conditions."

Su Hui didn't believe it, and lowered his eyes, "Everything in this world has a price, and things that seem to have no price... are the most terrifying."

Ning Yixiao clenched his hands tightly, the folds of the leather gloves choked his heart.

"If you think so, it can be regarded as a loan."

"I know you are grateful to my grandma." Su Hui tried her best to calm down the pain in her heart, making herself look like a normal person, "But there are too many of these, and it is difficult for me to return them to you. Now... I don't have any Something of value."

Before the phone was hung up, Carl on the other end could hear clearly since Ning Yixiao entered the ward, and now the voice became clearer. He caught Su Hui's tone and felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Could it be that Ning Yixiao wanted to confront him again?Still fighting?He didn't know what to do, and even had the idea of ​​helping his boss speak well in front of Su Hui.

But the phone was suddenly hung up.

"Then pay it back yourself." Ning Yixiao said, sounding a little unreasonable.

Su Hui was silent for a few seconds, thinking he was joking, so she smiled lightly, looking at Ning Yixiao very beautifully.

"I'm worthless, too."