"Mommy." Yang Haozhong sat beside his mother and held her hand to feel her body temperature. She opened her eyes slightly. Her feverish face was abnormally red.
She stared at Yang Haozhong, then at Wei Ling, who was beside her, and slowly reached out her hand to her. Wei Ling cleverly held Lou Tingyu's other hand. Lou Tingyu slowly placed Wei Ling's hand on the back of Yang Haozhong's hand and used her hand to wrap their hands together.
Yang Haozhong's heart trembled, and Wei Ling's hand trembled slightly. A warm smile slowly rose in Lou Tingyu's eyes. Was she awake? Yang Haozhong was pleasantly surprised. Lou Tingyu immediately closed her eyes and let go of their hands.
"Mom!" Yang Haozhong cried out in horror. The clarity in Lou Tingyu's eyes made people feel incomparable fear.
Wei Ling felt Lou Tingyu's pulse on her neck and exhaled. She smiled and shook her head,"Don't worry, she's just asleep. The medicine she had just taken had some side effects, and she was more sleepy.”
Yang Haozhong calmed down. The scene of the two of them holding hands earlier appeared in his mind again. He secretly looked at Wei Ling, as if he had seen the scene just now in her eyes. "It's fine now," Wei Ling said bashfully. Go back and take a shower first. I'll be here. Don't worry.”
"How can that do? You must be tired after a night of work. You should be the one resting.”
Wei Ling saw Yang Haozhong's concerned expression and smiled happily.""It's alright. I'm already used to working night shifts. Nurses like us often work night shifts, so it's common for night shifts to turn into morning shifts. Don't worry."
Yang Haozhong couldn't persuade her and returned home resentfully. He also brought along the medical fees to make up for it and prepared things for his mother. He couldn't possibly trouble Wei Ling. It was only when he was alone that he realized the importance of a woman to a family. Because he had to take care of his mother at night, he called the bar to ask for a week's leave. Chen Xing readily approved.
Yang Haozhong rushed back and forth between the school and the hospital. Wei Ling often took advantage of her work to take care of them. The patients in the neighboring beds envied him for having a good girlfriend who took good care of his mother. He was really blessed. Every time Wei Ling was around, Yang Haozhong was very embarrassed and did not know how to explain himself. If there was no relationship, why would Wei Ling take care of Lou Tingyu like this? Yang Haozhong could only agree tacitly. Wei Ling was in high spirits every day, and he was very tired.
Under their meticulous care, Lou Tingyu recovered very quickly. She didn't want to lie on the hospital bed all day and play around like a child. Yang Haozhong was tormented to the point where he couldn't do anything. After asking the doctor for advice, he had no choice but to take her home with Wei Ling. The two of them became a couple.
Yang Haozhong returned to Dream Bar to cancel his leave with the boss. Chen Xing was sitting in her office.
"Is Sister Chen not here?" Yang Haozhong asked curiously.
"Oh, she went back to Hong Kong for a vacation." Chen Xing said lightly," I'll act as your agent for the time being.”
"Oh." Although Yang Haozhong had doubts, Chen Xing did not mention a word. It had been a week since he kissed the boss that night, but Yang Haozhong had not received any news from her. After so many years together, Sister Chen rarely took a vacation.
Yang Haozhong changed into his work clothes and found Dewey at the bar counter. It was just past nine o'clock, and the bar's peak hour had not arrived yet. The two of them started chatting.
"Little Wei."
"Ah!" Yang Haozhong slapped him from behind and he jumped up in fright. He turned around angrily and shouted,"Are you trying to scare me to death? You're up to no good as soon as you come back."
"Hehe, don't be angry.”Yang Haozhong patted his chest obsequiously.
"Don't give me that," he said ungratefully. Don't be so disgusting, okay? Would others think that I like men?”
"Really?" Yang Haozhong deliberately retracted his hand in surprise and pretended to be afraid.
"True your head. How is your mother?"
"I'm fine. I'm fine." Yang Haozhong's teasing expression became serious. He could not relax about his mother's illness.
Dewey patted his shoulder comfortingly. Yang Haozhong hooked his arm around his back and hugged him firmly. He was Yang Haozhong's close friend.
"I have something to ask you." Yang Haozhong asked about Sister Chen, but he didn't want others to see the entanglement between him and Sister Chen.
"What is it? Just say it." Dewey asked as he arranged his things.
"Oh, nothing?" Yang Haozhong said casually," I went to the boss 'office just now, but I didn't see Sister Chen. I heard that she went to Hong Kong?”
"Yes, I am. The day you asked for leave, she suddenly left. I don't know what's going on. This is the first time I've seen her return to Hong Kong.”
"Home in Hong Kong?" Yang Haozhong asked doubtfully.
"Yes, I am. Didn't I tell you last time that she married a Hong Kong businessman? It was normal for her family to be in Hong Kong. However, it was strange. She had no relatives in Hong Kong. Why would she go back?”Dewey wiped the glass and shook his head." Is the rumor true?”
Yang Haozhong looked at Dewey, whose eyes were wide open.
"Have you forgotten? I told you last time that there were rumors that she was having an affair with her stepson. She might go back to find him." Dewey seemed to have found a major news clue and analyzed proudly.
"Go! People like you are the most boring. You talk bad about others behind their backs.”Yang Haozhong was really disgusted by Dewey's speculation. Although Sister Chen had a complicated family background, he didn't want her to be as bad as others said.
"I'm bored, but you still come to me, a boring person, to ask about it.”Dewey rolled his eyes. He felt that people like Yang Haozhong were like thieves who wanted to steal and even taught others that stealing was a crime. Yang Haozhong didn't want to bother with him. That was all he knew.
Yang Haozhong was worried that Sister Chen would avoid him because of him. If that was the case, it would be embarrassing for her to continue working here in the future.
A week later, Sister Chen finally showed up at the bar. Her expression was very ugly. She did not look like she had just returned from a vacation. Yang Haozhong was worried that the things he was thinking about would become reality. Yang Haozhong knocked on her door when she was a little free.
"Sister Chen." he called out in fear.
"Yes, what is it?" She looked down at the account book on the table and replied casually. Yang Haozhong rarely met her so cold. Recalling the passion in the past, it was like ice and fire.
"Nothing much. I…I just wanted to see you." Yang Haozhong didn't know what to say. He directly asked her if she had returned to Hong Kong to avoid him. This would definitely make her feel awkward. With her current attitude, it was obvious that she did not want to get entangled with him.
She raised her head and looked at him. Their eyes met, as if they had countless things to say to each other.
She looked away in fear and sighed."Xiao Yang, I know what you want to ask. Can you stop asking? It's not good for you to know too much. You're still young. Work hard and you'll have a future. Why do you have to mix with people like me?”Yang Haozhong couldn't bear to see her mocking herself.
"Sister Chen, can you not say that? It's me…I like you.”Yang Haozhong walked forward and mustered his courage to say this. He had thought about this for a long time. Yang Haozhong liked Sister Chen, and that was why he was so infatuated.
Sister Chen was shocked. She closed her eyes and said in pain,"Don't be silly. That's impossible. I won't like a silly kid like you. I won't have any future with you. You can't protect me either." Sister Chen's words pierced his heart like a sharp sword. He knew that she was telling the truth, the cruel truth. He suddenly lowered his proud head.
"You should know that I started as a waiter, right?”She looked at the streetlights outside the window and said in a melodious voice,"I was about the same age as you at that time. Because my family couldn't afford to study, I entered society early. Uncultured people could only do simple and lowly work. He served as a waiter and carried plates. I had a very simple idea at that time. With the hard work of my hands, I could always live well. But I was stupid enough to work in a place like a bar that hides evil. There's no such thing as a clean world here. When I was young, I was pretty too. I don't like makeup."
She took out a cigar from the drawer, lit it, and took a deep puff. She exhaled a puff of smoke and continued,"A few customers have always liked me and always asked me to serve them. They even said that they wanted me to quit and follow them to provide me with everything. I know it's a canary, it's dirty. I rejected them all. There was only one customer I had to pay attention to. He often came here like a white-collar worker, but he never called his friends to fool around. He always drank alone. I slowly noticed him. He was also a handsome young man who easily attracted young girls. As we get to know each other more, I'll chat with him. There was one time when it was closing time and there were very few people, so he asked me to have a drink with him. I want to agree to him now that we're so familiar with each other. Who knew that this glass of wine would change my life? He was a hypocrite who cheated me of my chastity.”
Yang Haozhong's heart ached. Her eyes seemed to be dripping with blood.
"After that, he still came to the bar to pester me. Once, I accidentally hid in a VIP room and saw my future husband for the first time. He was a Hong Kong businessman who had come to the mainland to discuss business. That year, he was already sixty-eight years old. He saw that I was a pitiful little girl and didn't blame me. Instead, he left me in his private room. He came to our bar five times in a row. The last time, he asked me if I was willing to go back to Hong Kong with him and be his wife. He liked me very much and said that I looked like his young deskmate.”
"He said frankly that this might be his last time returning to the mainland and that he was going to retire when he was old. He gave me three days to think about it. If I'm willing, I'll go to his hotel to look for him. After three days, I won't be able to find him again.”Amidst the smoke, Sister Chen spoke slowly, as if what happened after had nothing to do with her. People could only be so calm when they were numb from the pain.
"I'm a woman. I don't have much ambition. I just want a warm family. She had a husband who loved her and a cute child. This is the first time the man I like shamelessly did such a thing to me. I don't think I'm qualified to realize my dream anymore. At that time, I was very innocent and regarded the matters between men and women as extremely noble. I wasn't as open and casual as the prostitutes in the city now. I think I'll just forget about it. In such a place, what happiness can a person like me have? I went to look for him and agreed to go to Hong Kong with him. At least that way, my family and I would have a rich life. I would never have any other dreams.”She laughed foolishly, as if mocking her own naivety, which was once filled with dreams.
Her gaze was cruel. She cruelly revealed her ugly scars to Yang Haozhong. Yang Haozhong felt as cruel as an executioner.
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