Chapter 8 Dusk 3
She seemed to notice that I woke up, and she came to me and cried, "Yunhao, do you know that you scared me to death? Wait, I'm going to call a doctor now."
Seeing that Gigi Lai was about to rush out, I grabbed her hand.
Seeing me like this, she stopped and looked at me in confusion.
My throat hurt as if it was burned by fire. I ignored the tearing sensation and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where's Guyu's mother? How is she?"
When I mentioned Guyu’s mother, Gigi Lai’s face changed.
Uneasy feeling swept over me again. Seeing that she didn't speak, I raised my voice again and asked, "Where's Guyu's mother? What happened to her?"
Seeing that I was getting emotional, Gigi Lai's lips moved, and after a while she spoke softly, "Guyu's mother, she...she passed away."
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, and for a moment I was at a loss. After finally digesting this sentence, tears flowed from my eyes involuntarily.
I know that after Guyu left, Guyu's mother would not be able to hold on for long. Her body was already very weak, and Guyu's matter dealt her a great blow. In fact, this might be the best outcome. If Guyu's mother had to drag her seriously ill body and miss Guyu, it would be a torment. But now, at least in that paradise above the clouds, the two of them can continue to live happily.
Seeing me crying, Gigi couldn't help but started crying again. She hugged me tightly and kept comforting me.
I don't know how much time had passed before the nurse came in. Seeing us like this, she was stunned for a moment and then said in a formal manner: "Bed No. 48, it's time for you to get an injection. Your family members please stay aside for now."
I asked Gigi Lai where Guyu's mother was now, and she told me that the body was still in the morgue and had not been taken away.
The lawyer found me in the afternoon and told me that Guyu's mother had previously entrusted him to help buy a cemetery next to Guyu.
It turned out that she had already arranged her own funeral.
I completed the handover with the lawyer and buried Guyu’s mother… Only after everything was done did I think of Chen Qiaoluo.
I know Chen Qiaoluo is back. Sometimes when I am busy, I can always feel a pair of eyes following me closely. I know it is Chen Qiaoluo, but he doesn't know how to face me yet.
A week later, Gigi Lai came back and asked me why I refused to meet Chen Qiaoluo. I knew he must have come back because Gigi Lai told him what happened here. I smiled and didn't answer.
Maybe in her eyes, I am a bit hard-hearted, but what's wrong with this now? For Chen Qiaoluo, even after so long, even though I still miss him in my heart, Guyu has become an insurmountable gap between us, reminding me all the time that it is impossible for him and I to be together.
Later, Gigi Lai told me that Chen Qiaoluo had returned to City X. After that, we never met again.
My life seems to have become lifeless since this winter. I started to become more and more afraid of the cold, and the occasional pain in my stomach has turned into habitual pain now.
The weather in City A seemed to get colder as winter came. My father also went to the warm subtropical area with Aunt Shen. I didn't tell him what was happening around me because I didn't want him to worry.
I stopped going to classes and stayed at home all day.
Gigi Lai came to see me several times, but she always left with a sigh. Later, she wrote me a very long letter, in which she said that she knew I was feeling very bad, but she was still willing to wait for me to get better, and she always believed that I would return to my old self.
When the year was coming to an end, my father called me to tell me that he and Aunt Shen were not going to come back for the New Year. There was some guilt in his voice. I comforted him and told them not to mind. At that time, it was snowing in City A.
I stood by the window at home looking at the snow-covered world outside. The heating in the house was turned on very high. I put my hand on the window and suddenly I woke up.
I think I have been immersed in sadness for too long, and it's time to wake up.
It was the night of New Year's Eve when Xiao Hei called me. He asked me hurriedly on the phone: "Hello, Yun, are you okay now?"
At that time, I was eating instant noodles at home alone. After I told him that I was fine, I heard him continue, "Then please help me go to the hospital to see Sister He Pei. I just went back to my hometown a few days ago, and today the hospital called to tell me that she was not careful when she went upstairs, and she slipped and fell. You also know that Luo, that rascal, hasn't been back in the past few years, and I can't go back for the time being, so I can only trouble you to take care of her."
I promised Xiaohei, changed my clothes, turned off the heating at home and went out. The wind was still howling outside, and large flakes of snow fell from the sky. I stood on the street and looked up at the sky. After a long while, I continued to walk forward. This was the first time I went out after locking myself at home.
When I arrived at the hospital, Aunt He Pei's right leg was already in a cast, and she was sitting alone on the bed reading a newspaper. Because of the Chinese New Year, the hospital was much quieter. When she saw me, Aunt He Pei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to me, "Hello, Yun, why are you here?"
"Brother Xiaohei said something happened to you, so I came to take care of you since I'm free." I walked over and sat down next to her.
Aunt He Pei took my hand and sighed, "Alas, this little black boy! I'm not seriously ill and need someone to take care of me."
"You can't say that. I'm more than happy to take care of my aunt." I smiled.
"Oh, if only that rascal in our family were half as considerate as you."
When I saw her mention Chen Qiaoluo, my eyes drooped slightly.
As if noticing the change in my expression, Aunt He Pei sighed and continued, "It's been so long, I don't want to ask about you and A'Luo anymore. But, Yun, no matter what, I hope you can give A'Luo another chance. As a mother, I don't want to see him so sad."
Aunt He Pei's words made me silent. After a while, I smiled at her bitterly and said, "Aunt, you really embarrass me by saying this. I didn't deny Chen Qiaoluo a chance, but he doesn't even dare to come to see me now."
Yes, we don’t know how to face the past.
I stayed with Aunt He Pei in the hospital all night on New Year's Eve. The doctor said that her right ankle was sprained and it was a bit serious, and recommended that she stay in the hospital for a few days.
We stayed in the hospital for three days. After three days, Aunt He Pei didn't want to stay in the hospital anymore and asked me to complete the discharge procedures for her.
She lives alone, and now her leg is injured, which must be very inconvenient. I thought about it and decided to move back with her so that I can take care of her more easily.
Aunt He Pei kept thanking me, sighing and scolding Chen Qiaoluo from time to time.
I moved into Chen Qiaoluo's house. His room was very clean, as if Aunt He Pei cleaned it every day.
I sat on his bed, thinking that he had slept in this bed for many years. There were a few books on the desk next to the bed, and I opened them and saw his scribbled handwriting on them.
I held the book in my hands and read it for a long time until my eyes became slightly sore and I came to my senses.
I didn't expect Chen Qiaoluo to come back suddenly. It was already the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. I bought Lantern Festival dumplings for Aunt He Pei and just got home when I saw Chen Qiaoluo sitting on the sofa and talking to Aunt He Pei. I was shocked and stood there.
At this time they all noticed me, and I saw too many complicated emotions in Chen Qiaoluo's eyes when he looked at me.
It wasn't until Aunt He Pei said, "Yun is back," that Chen Qiaoluo and I reacted and quickly looked away.
But the shock still remains in my heart.
When I saw him just now, I found that he had become much darker and his cheeks were sunken. My nose was sore and it took me a while to control my emotions and take the Yuanxiao to the kitchen.
I was in the kitchen cooking Yuanxiao and daydreaming when I heard the sound of the TV outside.
I don’t know how long it was before I felt someone approaching from behind. When I turned around, I saw Chen Qiaoluo standing there.
Seeing me looking at him, he smiled gently and said, "Hello Zhu Yun, long time no see."
Yeah, long time no see.
In an instant, I couldn't hold back my tears any longer and they fell down.
