broken sun

After a tiring journey and a simple rest, Qi Wenzhi met Zheng Yiwan in the high-grade ward filled with the smell of disinfectant.

This is the first time Qi Wenzhi has seen Zheng Yiwan in 17 years.

Zheng Yiwan lowered her eyes and closed her eyes, half lying and half sitting on the bed, a few strands of hair falling on the side of her pale face, she looked very haggard, and she didn't respond to the unfamiliar sound of leather shoes stepping on the floor when she stepped into the room.

At this time, there was no one else in the ward, and Qi Wenzhi was far away, looking at the woman lying on the bed with no expression on his face.

When he got closer, he finally saw her bloodless face, which was much older than the one in the photo just two months ago.

Zheng Yiwan knew in advance who would come.She might have been waiting, and would fall asleep half-dreamly when she was tired, or maybe she wasn't.

In short, the current scene will not make her appear too humble.

However, it was too difficult after all, waiting for Qi Wenzhi to come to see her was really too difficult, and he had waited for this once in 17 years.It was still when Zheng Yiwan was on the verge of death, resigned to fate, and lived for a few more days, only to see good luck and luck.

Qi Wenzhi came all the way to see her, dressed in dust and dust, with bloodshot eyes that couldn't hide the exhaustion, and it still couldn't change that this was just a charity to her.

As Qi Nian's biological mother, Zheng Yiwan only left one child to the Qi family, and also left endless entanglements, troubles, grievances and pains.But at first glance, she seemed to be the happiest one, she just let go of her hands and went abroad to enjoy herself.

A nurse came in, she was a Chinese-speaking woman of Chinese origin, she uttered a few words like a lament when she examined Zheng Yiwan, and then briefly explained the situation to Qi Wenzhi, Qi Wenzhi asked her how long it would take for Zheng Yiwan to wake up. Got a vague "patient asleep, not sure, maybe some time" response.

Qi Wenzhi could only continue to wait, pacing back and forth from time to time, and then stood still and stared, but he never took out the lighter in his pocket.

The beige gauze curtain by the window glowed light yellow, and a few familiar white eustomas were placed on the head of the bed. The elegant and transparent petals reflected the face of the person on the hospital bed. There are some voices and smiles in it.

I don't know how long it took, Qi Wenzhi sat on the chair and heard Zheng Yiwan's coughing before he knew he had woken up.When Zheng Yiwan stopped panting and stared at him for a moment with his dull eyes, he sat still.

Zheng Yiwan looked at him for a long time, but there was no extra emotion. After a long time, she said the first sentence in a low voice: "I want to see him."

Goodbye in 17 years, the first sentence is still son.

Qi Wenzhi lowered his eyes in silence, and said coldly, "Since I've never seen it before, there's no need for it now."

"Yeah, that's why I want to meet..." She dragged her broken and weak voice, with a sad face.

She began to say to herself: "At that time he was so young, I only watched from... I only stood outside the glass window, but he was my child, and I also named him , called Qi Nian... just want to tell him, mom... Mom will love him forever, miss him, and never forget him. Mom can't do anything... But he doesn't Know me, never will know, will you..."

Zheng Yiwan was very calm from the beginning to the end, calmly shed endless tears, and shed through the past 17 years of being rich and helpless.

Qi Wenzhi frowned, took the paper from the bed and handed it to her, finally said: "Qi Nian is now in high school with his brother, you have seen the photos before." He paused: "In the future, he will know of."

Zheng Yiwan clutched the paper in her hand, her gaze was dull and misty.

After talking too much just now, she murmured weakly: "This is my retribution, the retribution for doing something wrong..."

Even if she hadn't been known by Qi's parents after she gave birth to Qi Nian, and she hadn't had to obey the arrangement to go abroad in order to keep her child safe for life, Zheng Yiwan knew that she would not end well. As the third person in everyone's mouth, she is destined to end badly.

It's just that she figured it out too late.

Qi Wenzhi walked out of the ward, and the accompanying assistant standing outside the door was holding a handful of white eustomas that had just arrived and had just arrived. I was stopped and said that this is Miss Zheng's favorite flower, why should I throw it away.

Maybe it was because she guessed that the well-dressed gentleman in front of her was the man Zheng Yiwan had talked about before, and then she chattered sadly and pitifully.

Ms. Zheng quit her job after she fell ill, and she was not very cooperative with the treatment in the hospital. Her condition worsened day by day, but every day when she was awake, she felt happy when she saw this flower.

Ms. Zheng always holds a photo of a child, even when she has no strength to look at it.

Ms. Zheng lives abroad alone, surrounded by strangers, but Ms. Zheng has a good temper and a kind heart. She used to go to the local orphanage to visit those children.

......

"Director Qi, we are..." the assistant asked uncertainly while holding the steering wheel.

"Go back to the hotel first, and book a plane ticket back to China tomorrow." Qi Wenzhi finally took out his lighter and lit a cigarette for himself. Send me a recent photo, and I will do my best to meet any other requirements here.”

And Zheng Yiwan only asked Qi Wenzhi for one thing in the ward-even though the way of atonement for her peace of mind these years can't change anything, but she knows that she is not long away, so she can only be selfish-she asked Qi Wenzhi For all the last sympathy, sympathy and debt owed to her, I begged Qi Wenzhi to take good care of Qi Nian and their children.

Zheng Yiwan closed her eyes and asked him to go out, as if she had exhausted her strength and stopped talking, Qi Wenzhi could not get rid of it.

The eustoma that was sent out back then was pure white and snowy a moment ago, blooming gracefully and beautifully, but in an instant, the westerly wind had fallen the leaves, dried up and withered.

Qi Wenzhi's flirtatious and affectionate life, maybe he was really moved, and he was really moved to Zheng Yiwan on a rare occasion. He wanted to break away from the forced marriage, so Qi Nian was born, and he paid such a high price to keep these secrets.

But more is still for myself.

His temptation many years ago was based on having a wife and children, but it was like a joke.After all, it is also dispensable, not worthy enough, and then disappears.

The academic proficiency test before entering the third year of senior high school is just a piece of cake for the vast majority of students in the city's No. [-] Middle School. They go to the designated test center and then go back to school for classes. They don't have half a month of summer vacation until the end of the exam. .

Qi Nian started to live on his fingers every day, the days he and Gu Saming could face each other day and night were too short, every minute and every second was precious and passed quickly.

There are still two days to be spared - Gu Saming has to go back home to see his parents and younger brother over there.

But Qi Nian thought about it carefully, from the beginning of the New Year to the end of this semester, Gu Saming went back less often.Every time he made a phone call, he could vaguely hear it from the side. It seemed to be because of something about studying abroad or grandparents.

And although Gu Saming didn't seem very happy every time he went, he was a little bit obviously unhappy when he didn't go.It made Qi Nian have to watch his words and actions, and try his best to solve some of his brother's low pressure and bad mood.

After doing the calculations like this, he felt that it was okay, it was only two days, and he even silently reminded himself that he could not selfishly take Gu Saming as his own and keep others away.

——Although Qi Nian wanted to keep his brother for himself all the time.

—Of course he was just thinking about it.

When Gu Saming was away, Qi Nian was bored and could only do homework with a pen.

When he transferred to the liberal arts class in the first month, his grades were slightly behind. In order to catch up with Gu Saming, he was usually frustrated. Except for being in a daze, he spent his time doing endless questions.After going back in the evening, Qi Nian and Gu Saming were still doing their homework, and they couldn't do anything else, but they were happier and more hopeful when they wrote.

On the red list, the names Qi Nian and Gu Saming used to be ranked one behind and one in front, began to be one left and one right, and it was the same for this final exam.

At that time, Gu Saming said that the first place in the exam was nothing special.After he came back from Gu's house, when Qi Nian purposely waved the report card in front of his eyes, he still grabbed him very understandingly and asked him what he wanted.

After hesitating for a long time, the report card in his hand was crumpled, Qi Nian said: "...I don't, I don't want anything."

"No? Still haven't figured it out?" Gu Saming asked.

"...I didn't think about it."

"Then don't say anything," Gu Saming said with a smile, "There will be more opportunities in the future, so just think of one this time."

Qi Nian grinned when he heard the words: "Really? Then I..." After a while, he suddenly won a self-imposed award, and he never knew what else he could ask for. Unable to think of a flower, he hesitated: "Then I want to go on the swing every day from now on, okay?"

Gu Saming paused for a moment, completely speechless and dumbfounded.

And looking at Qi Nian's blinking eyes and waiting for an answer, he only said "OK", and also said "I will go every day from now on", "Brother will go with you".

Qi Nian puffed up his cheeks, pursed his lips and looked like he had succeeded—you didn't go with me before, but now you can only go with me willingly!

He was really jumping like he was soaked in honey, and he raised his face and kissed his brother's angular side face lightly, like a little hamster who stole a pine cone in his mouth, he pulled his hand away and Going to slip away.

Gu Saming could make people go away, but he really couldn't do it. He just reached out and pulled the person back by the waist. He grabbed his foot and pressed it. Qi Nian didn't know where he was touched. He felt itchy and couldn't move. Can't help laughing.

The two of them maintained the same posture and gradually calmed down. Gu Saming's hot chest was leaning against him, and Qi Nian nestled obediently, swallowing silently, not knowing what was going on.

"Sleep with me for a while." Gu Saming closed his eyes and whispered.

Qi Nian belatedly let out an "ah", thinking that it's only afternoon, but the hand that was originally on Gu Saming's waist lost its strength.

After a few minutes, he moved carefully to look, and was surprised to find that Gu Saming seemed to be really asleep.

Qi Nian picked at Gu Saming's clothes with his fingers, and then stopped still. He opened his eyes and listened to all the sounds in the narrow space.

When the time is long enough, Qi Nian feels in a trance that their breathing, pulse and heartbeat all tend to be consistent and closely connected.It is a kind of closeness that has nothing to do with the fetters cast by blood flowing on them.