In the end, the ringtone completely disappeared. Zhan Yan picked up her phone. Fifteen missed calls, it must have consumed all of his patience. Patience and waiting were words that did not suit him.
Just as Zhan Yan was about to put down her phone, a short text message notification sound came out. She clicked off the screen saver, her pale fingertips hesitating for a moment, then clicked on the text message.
'Lazy, are you awake yet? When I wasn't around, did you take your medicine? Did you sleep well and take care of yourself? I ordered breakfast for takeout. It's crab porridge from Tong Ji Congee Shop that you like. Don't forget to eat it while it's hot. I'll be back with you tonight. Darling, I love you. "
Zhan Yan held the phone tightly in her hand, her shoulders shaking non-stop, and she could no longer hold back her sobs. The tears that rolled down her pale face, carried the scorching heat of her heart. Zhan Yan felt that his heart had begun to collapse and collapse at a certain corner.
You know what? No matter how beautiful a commitment is, it will expire.
The phone started to ring again, Zhan Yan's gaze slowly landed on the phone, this time, it was Du Xiaomo calling.
"She wiped away the tears on her face and forced herself to evaluate her emotions before pressing the answer button." Xiaomo... "
"How?" Du Xiaomo immediately asked.
"Yes, I fell asleep. I didn't hear anything." Zhan Yan said casually.
Du Xiaomo did not notice any abnormality in her voice and continued to speak, "Weren't you resting today? Come to the hospital at noon and have lunch with me. "
Without waiting for Zhan Yan's reply, Du Xiaomo ended the call.
Zhan Yan forced herself to stand up from the ground, she forcefully pulled open the heavy curtains and the piercing sunlight poured in. Zhan Yan subconsciously reached out to cover her eyes.
The morning sunlight was warm on her body. Zhan Yan closed her eyes, raised her chin slightly, and greedily took in the warmth. Her heart was simply too cold, even a little warmth was an extravagant request.
At noon, Zhan Yan punctually arrived at the teahouse opposite the hospital. She arrived earlier than her and ordered a few candies and willow juice.
"You're not busy today?" Zhan Yan sat down across from her and casually asked.
"Isn't it the same as always? Every day in the hospital, there are always a few little radishes that were born. I don't know what the current pregnant women are thinking, they could have been born naturally, but they had to be cut apart to increase the workload of the doctors and nurses. Du Xiaomo kept blabbering and complaining, but Zhan Yan listened quietly and did not interrupt.
After Zhan Yan drank a few mouthfuls of the Liu Ding juice, her throat started to hurt again as she started to cough non-stop.
"What's wrong? It can't be that you haven't recovered from the cold. " Du Xiaomo worriedly asked and at the same time, she reached out her hand to cover her forehead.
"You're still having a fever. How long has it been? You've already had a cold for more than a month. " Du Xiaomo was getting anxious, she dragged Zhan Yan and walked towards the exit, "No, you have to follow me to the hospital for an examination today.
Du Xiaomo's attitude was extremely resolute this time. Since Zhan Yan was unable to force her, the two of them ended up sitting outside the emergency room waiting for her.
"Where else do you feel uncomfortable? I have a high fever, so I should be careful not to get pneumonia. " Du Xiaomo passed a cup of warm water to her.
Zhan Yan drank a mouthful of water, then replied with a faint smile, "How can I be so delicate."
Du Xiaomo accompanied her for a while before she was called away hurriedly. Another patient had just been sent in by the obstetrics and gynecology department upstairs.
Zhan Yan felt a little bit uncomfortable. She went to the washroom, and just as she came out, she met Lu Manyun and Angel walking towards him.
She suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked at Lu Manyun dumbly. Her face was filled with gentleness and love, and her gaze and focus were all on Angel. She carefully supported her forward so that Lu Anqi couldn't see, and Lu Manyun was her eyes.
The mother and daughter walked past Zhan Yan, but Lu Manyun did not notice her existence at all. She heard her say to Angel in a warm voice: "Be careful, there are steps in front of you."
Unconsciously, Zhan Yan's vision began to blur. That was her biological mother. She had once sent herself to an irrecoverable level in order to save her, but in her eyes, there had never been a single one of her own. The image of the mother and daughter hugging each other's backs was extremely glaring at the moment. Zhan Yan would rather be blind to see her.
The case in her hand fell to the ground with a thud, and then, Zhan Yan escaped.
On the other side, Lu Manyun supported An Qi into the ward. Because of her days of crying and not cooperating with the treatment, the condition of her eyes seemed to deteriorate. Lu Anqi was not in a good mood. Just as she entered the ward, she raised her hand and swept everything off the bedside table.
"When will I be able to see? I don't want to be blind for the rest of my life!" Lu Anqi lost control of her voice and screamed, after which her body fell limply to the ground.
Lu Manyun also started to cry anxiously, holding Angel in her arms tightly, "Angel, the doctor just said that you cannot cry anymore, it will worsen the condition."
"Don't worry about me!" Lu Anqi uncontrollably pushed her away, and held tightly onto her brain with both of her hands, "Why don't you let me die, why didn't that car directly crash into me? Vuyo will not mind this burden. "
"Silly child, what are you saying? If you die, what will mom do? " Lu Manyun said with pain in her heart.
"Mom, I only have you." Lu Anqi held onto Lu Manyun's hand tightly, as if she was holding onto her last life saving straw of grass. Then, she said, "Mom, can you give me your cornea?"
Lu Manyun was stunned for a moment, she never thought that Angel would make such a request.
Lu Anqi's mood today was completely terrible, and her hesitation completely made her lose control, "I knew you wouldn't want to. What mother, you're not my own mother, so how could you be willing to sacrifice yourself for me? Don't think that I don't know. If your daughter hadn't died, would you have treated me so well? For so many years, I have been nothing but a shadow in your eyes. You have used me to achieve your great motherly love. "
"Angie, do you know what you're talking about?" Lu Manyun looked at her in disbelief. All these years, she had always thought of Angel as her own daughter. How could she not be sad?
Once she said those words, Lu Anqi also regretted it. She crawled to Lu Manyun's side and hugged him, "Mom, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose. Mom, what I just said isn't true. Can you forgive me? Mom, I can't do without you. "
Angel cried pitifully, and Lu Manyun's heart softened. After all, she was a daughter who had been raised for more than twenty years, so even if she raised a little kitten and a little dog, she still had feelings for them, let alone a human. She didn't want to think about many things. She would rather believe that Lu Anqi had only gotten sick to speak nonsense.
"Don't cry anymore. Hurry up and get up. The ground is cold." She helped Angie to her feet and watched her fall asleep before she pushed open the door and left.
Lu Manyun hesitated for a long time, but still went to look for a doctor, asking her if she could donate her cornea to Angel, but the doctor rejected her suggestion. Legally speaking, donating her cornea in vivo was not allowed, moreover, it was against medical ethics.
Just as she was about to leave, another person entered the sickroom.
"Angie." The woman's voice trembled as she called out in a low voice.
Angel immediately sat up and asked in a stern voice, "Why did you come here?" What if we get caught by Lu Manyun? "
"Don't worry. She's in the doctor's office asking about the donor cornea." The woman sat down on the edge of the bed.
Lu Anqi was slightly startled, she never thought that Lu Manyun would really be willing to donate her cornea to her. She felt warmth in her heart, but even more so, she felt joy, "Then will I be able to recover soon?"
The woman sighed and shook her head, "It's not that simple. The law forbids living body from taking out cornea. The doctor will not agree."
The hope that Lu Anqi had just ignited instantly disappeared, and her beautiful face turned somewhat sinister. "She, an outsider, is willing to donate corneas for me, so what did you, her mother, do for me? Aren't you the dean? People die in hospitals every day, so why can't I find a cornea? "
The woman looked helpless, "The hospital does have people dying every day, but no one is willing to donate it. There are so many pairs of eyes watching the hospital, you can't let me steal it. You can only try your luck, wait patiently."
"You still want us to wait? If my condition worsened, I would have to be blind for the rest of my life. I don't care. You have to get me a pair of corneas. Let me tell you, if my eyes are blind, then it will be better for everyone. I will tell your current husband, I am your illegitimate daughter, and I don't even know how many men you have slept with. You don't even know who my father is. "
"Angel!" The woman scolded angrily, her expression turning ugly.
Lu Anqi sneered, her voice carrying a hint of ridicule, "What? Was she angry out of embarrassment? I'm just telling the truth. I tell you, if I can, I can do it. " She lifted the quilt and lay down on the bed, ignoring her.
The woman clenched her fists, and the new white coat on her body started to wrinkle. She shook her head with a wry smile, then got up and left. She shouldn't have given birth to this little girl, she was simply here to collect debts.
When he went to find her at his place of work, most of them had all been emptied. He naturally understood that Zhan Yan was purposely avoiding him, but he seemed to be exceptionally patient towards her. Every day, after work, he would stand guard at the entrance of the Health Bureau, and wait for her for more than ten days.
"Zhan Yan, your Prince Charming is here again. Are you still not going to see him?" A colleague, Xiao Li, pushed aside the shutters with two fingers and saw that the swaggering Land Rover was still parked in front of the door.
Zhan Yan remained silent, but the hand holding the brush trembled visibly.
Xiao Li grinned and said jokingly, "Do you really intend to reject such a top quality man? If you don't want it, I'll accept it. "
The girl in her office had a boyfriend that could drive a tiger, which was called jealous and envious. However, Zhan Yan had always been hiding and not seeing her.
Zhan Yan was not in the mood to joke around. She packed up the materials simply and picked up her jacket, "I still have some things to do, so I'll be leaving first."
Going out from work a few minutes early by the back door would be good enough to avoid Ji Weiyang.
Only, this time, Zhan Yan's wish was not fulfilled, because the moment she pushed open the door, she saw Ji Weiyang's tall and big body standing outside the door, and her deep eyes stared fixedly at her body without blinking.
"You …" Zhan Yan was startled, before she could finish, she was pulled inside the house.
He hugged Zhan Yan with one arm, and said to the dumbstruck Xiao Li beside him, "Please go out first." His tone was as domineering as an order.
After Xiao Li left in a panic, only Zhan Yan and Ji Weiyang remained in the room. His entire body was emitting a cold aura. He was clearly smiling, but he also gave off a feeling that caused one's hair to stand on end. Zhan Yan subconsciously retreated, yet he kept on pressing on her step by step, and in the end, trapped her between the wall and her chest.
"Is the game of cat and mouse fun? "Yan Yan Yan." He lowered his head and looked at her with amusement.
Zhan Yan's face turned slightly white, her eyes lowered, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she replied indifferently, "I didn't play with you."
"Yeah, I know. You've always been serious about me." Ji Weiyang nodded his head as if it was all a matter of fact, but his tone was filled with a playful smile.
However, Zhan Yan's attitude was still calm as always. This kind of her always made him at a loss of what to do. "Yan Yan, are you still angry at me?" His palm gently caressed Zhan Yan's pale cheek.
Zhan Yan suddenly had the urge to cry, she shook her head indifferently. No, not angry, just sad.
Ji Weiyang protected her pair of cold, small hands on his palm, and said with an almost pleading tone, "Yan Yan, I really can't leave that night, don't be angry, I promise I won't do it again."
Zhan Yan bit her lips but did not say a word, her eyes slowly growing blurry. He would always have a next time, and the next time, he would not hesitate to rush towards Lu Anqi, even if he had too much to do.
However, Ji Weiyang, I will also feel sad, and I will also feel sad. I can't forgive you forever, because I'm already on the bottom line and there's no turning back.
Ji Weiyang hugged her, then lowered his head to lightly peck at her soft lips, "I'll accompany you tonight to make up for what happened that day, huh?" He gently bit her ear. His tone was extremely ambiguous.
Zhan Yan pushed him away forcefully, feeling both embarrassed and angry. She didn't need his physical comfort.
She turned around and looked out of the window. For a moment, the atmosphere was tense. And just at this time, Ji Weiyang's phone started ringing, one tone after another, as though he was rushing for his life.
"You can go." Zhan Yan laughed bitterly, her tone carrying a tinge of ridicule.
Ji Weiyang's sword-like eyebrows coldly knitted together. With slight impatience, he directly pressed the button to shut down the phone. Then, he pulled Zhan Yan's body over and placed the phone that had been turned off in her palm. "Is that okay?"
Zhan Yan held onto the black phone that was emitting an ice-cold metal luster, she still did not speak, but did not push him away.
"Yan Yan, come home with me, I miss you." Ji Weiyang's tall and big body moved closer to her again, the tip of his nose gently hugging her, half deceiving her, and brought her back to the villa on the mountain top.
Zhan Yan was slightly vexed. Previously, she was clearly angry at him, but he had only lightly coaxed her, causing her to soften. Zhan Yan felt that she was unambitious, but she could do nothing about him. When you love someone, you can't be angry at them.
After dinner, the two of them snuggled up on the sofa to watch TV, the classic Korean drama? I'm sorry, I love you. Ji Weiyang always said that the thing that would distort after matching the voice would definitely be the original version of the film that he was watching. Furthermore, he had attended a language school since childhood and was proficient in the six languages. His Korean language studies were also not bad.
It was a very masochistic movie, Zhan Yan cried a little less, and couldn't help but cry in a few places.
"He's really crying?" "You can even cry about such a crappy plot." Ji Weiyang embraced her and laughed as he wiped away her tears. Zhan Yan cried until his eyes were red, like a rabbit's, and he looked extremely lovable.
Ji Weiyang's gaze upon her started to heat up. He turned off the television in passing and pressed his body down against hers, his large palms moving restlessly across her body.
"Vuyo, come on, I'm not feeling well." Zhan Yan turned her head to avoid his kiss, her trembling eyelashes was still stained with the transparent mist beads.
"What's wrong? Have you recovered from the cold? " Ji Weiyang's palm smoothly touched her forehead, and it felt slightly hot.
"Yes." Zhan Yan indifferently replied.
"I'll accompany you to the hospital tomorrow." He frowned in worry.
"It's nothing serious, just take some medicine to rest for a bit."
Ji Weiyang fed her medicine and carried her back to his bedroom to rest. In the early hours of the morning, her fever had indeed subsided, but his heart was still aching. She had secretly woken up and taken a painkiller, but he still hadn't gotten better. Zhan Yan thought that perhaps she really should go to the hospital to check. A cold that did not last well for a long time could also cause many diseases.