On the twenty-eighth day of the new year, the Gu house was brightly lit, and the troops were in chaos.

Gu Huai, who suddenly fainted, was sent to the hospital. Gu Yanqiu, Gu Feiquan, and He Songjun waited together outside the rescue room. He Songjun leaned on Gu Feiquan's shoulder, while Gu Yanqiu leaned his back against the wall, holding his mobile phone, looking to the end of the corridor from time to time, as if he was waiting for something.

Gu Feiquan's eyes fell on her, and he squinted slightly.

The sound of footsteps came from behind, and the three of them looked over together. Secretary Li ran over panting, "Where's Gu Dong?" He was still holding a stack of documents in a sealed bag.

Gu Yanqiu tapped his chin towards the rescue room and said lightly, "It's inside."

Gu Feiquan also understood at this time, and strode forward, he was a big man of about 1.8 meters, standing in front of Secretary Li with a sense of oppression: "Secretary Li, what's going on?"

Secretary Li has followed Gu Huai for so many years, but he is not intimidated by this aura.

He looked at Gu Yanqiu, then at Gu Feiquan, and sighed.

Although He Songjun's brain is not so good, it is still stupid not to be in this situation. She also came over with her high heels, pointed at Secretary Li's nose and shouted, "What do you know, tell me quickly."

Secretary Li frowned.

He didn't like this new Mrs. Gu from the very beginning. He was far worse than Shen Huaiyu. The fox and tiger might be full of the vitriol of a villain, but he was also full of vigilance against those around Gu Huai. He was a man. It was a woman who might have been torn apart by this hand.

But Secretary Li was Gu Huai's side after all. He was mainly responsible for Gu Huai's daily life in the company. He didn't have much interaction with He Songjun, so he endured it.

Gu Feiquan pulled He Songjun's hand down in time, and when He Songjun turned around and wanted to rebuke her, a son who had given her face in front of outsiders, he saw Gu Feiquan glaring at her coldly.

He Songjun suddenly stopped talking.

Secretary Li glanced at Gu Feiquan, nodded slightly, then pushed up his glasses, and said, "Gu Dong's health is actually not good for a long time."

Secretary Li took out the stack of documents in the file bag. It was Gu Huai's medical records, films and examination reports. He Songjun snatched them away. In front of them were some incomprehensible terms and doctor's handwriting. She flipped through quickly, turning to the final diagnosis.

Her pupils shrank suddenly, she lost all her strength and almost fell to the ground.

Gu Feiquan gave He Songjun a hand, and Gu Yanqiu took the document from her hand. When he saw the last two words, his eyes suddenly widened, as if in disbelief, and he rubbed the paper with his thumb. The text does not change.

She took a deep breath and stumbled a bit, and Gu Feiquan, who came over, also saw two clear black characters—

Lung cancer.

Gu Yanqiu re-read the document, from the back to the front, turned over the X-rays taken, and the corresponding doctor's opinion, and wrote the examination time on his head. time.

The doctors who came out later also confirmed the authenticity of these reports.

cancer patient.

In the middle stage of lung cancer, the metastasis has already begun, and further examinations are required to determine whether it is suitable for surgical treatment.

Among all the people who came, Secretary Li was the most familiar with Gu Huai's condition. He used to accompany him to check and prescribe medicine every time, so he communicated with the doctor throughout the whole process. The doctor looked at the two people who were standing quietly listening in surprise. They were said to be the patient's son and daughter. They all looked like dragons and phoenixes. Shaking his head inwardly, young people today are very busy.

Secretary Li: "The examinations were done in the first hospital before, so please see the doctor. Wouldn't it be more convenient to transfer to the first hospital when the condition is stable?"

The doctor nodded: "Yes, in this case, wait for the person to wake up for two days and go through the transfer procedures. Dr. Fang Lin from the first hospital has conducted targeted research in this area, and the success rate of the operation is also the highest."

Gu Yanqiu remained silent until the two of them communicated, and then he asked in a hoarse voice, "Is my father seriously ill?"

The doctor saw that her lips were white, and both hands were clenched into fists by her side, giving birth to a little sympathy, and said, "It was discovered in time, the situation is not so irreversible, and there is still a possibility of cure."

"How likely is it?"

"It depends on your father's physical condition and later stages. This can't be guaranteed. Doctor Fang Lin in the first hospital is your father's attending physician. She knows better than me. You can ask her when you are transferred to another hospital."

"Thank you doctor."

Gu Feiquan also nodded towards the doctor: "Thank you."

After the doctor explained the precautions for the past two days, he nodded and left.

Gu Feiquan pulled Gu Yanqiu's clenched fingers apart, put one hand on the back of her head, and gently pressed her forehead to his shoulder, comforting: "It'll be fine, you believe me, believe... Brother." He just opened his mouth for the last word, but made no sound.

It is impossible to say that Gu Feiquan is indifferent to Gu Huai's illness. Even though he and Gu Huai have been together for a long time, boys are born with a complex of admiration for their father. This admiration is inspired by the day-to-day interaction and understanding Come out and bring out a new attachment.

But Gu Feiquan knew better that Gu Yanqiu was the daughter who had been with Gu Huai for more than 20 years and grew up under his care. She didn't know how much deeper his affection for Gu Huai was than him. She should be the saddest now.

While Gu Feiquan patted Gu Yanqiu's back gently, his eyes fell on He Songjun, who had a dull expression.

Gu Huai didn't wake up, so no one was allowed in for the time being.

He Songjun sat on the bench outside the ward, his eyes were straight, and he was talking to himself, muttering something silently.

"Impossible...impossible...how can you get cancer...still so young..." Her hands and feet were cold, and the words that the doctor and Secretary Li had just said kept echoing in her ears.

- Mid-stage lung cancer.

——I checked it out before, and I have been hiding it from you all the time. Alas, Gu Dong did not let me say that, except for me, him, and the attending physician, no one knew about this.

——He always wanted to take advantage of his health to finish all the things he had to do without worrying about it, but he didn’t expect that people were better than heaven.

"He already knew he had cancer... He already knew..." He Songjun muttered, and a lot of messy thoughts flashed in his mind, which could not be formed.

"What is to be done... What is the thing to be done..." She suddenly shivered and asked herself blankly, "Me?"

No worries? What about her? What is it?

Secretary Li was grabbed by the collar of the suddenly violent He Songjun, screamed in fright, and then went to grab her hand.

He Songjun didn't know where the strength came from, but Secretary Li, an adult man, couldn't pull it off. Gu Feiquan strode over, pulled his mother's hand from Secretary Li's neckline, and said softly, "Mom, what are you doing? "

He Songjun glared at him with red eyes: "What am I doing, what do you say I am doing?!"

Gu Feiquan frowned, intuition that his mother's temper this time was different from every previous time.

He Songjun ignored Gu Feiquan, turned his head and asked Secretary Li, "When was he diagnosed with cancer?"

Secretary Li: "This..."

He Songjun roared: "Speak!"

Secretary Li took a step back, avoiding her grasping hand again, and said nothing.

He Songjun: "You say it!"

The door of a ward was opened, and the nurse came out and reminded, "Don't make any noise at the door of the ward."

Everyone could see that she was on the verge of collapse, and Gu Feiquan hugged He Songjun's arms to prevent her from doing any drastic behavior again. He Songjun struggled a few times in his son's arms and patted his chest hard: "Let go of me! You let me go!"

Gu Feiquan suffered in a muffled voice.

He Songjun finally calmed down, tears welling up in his eyes. He looked up at Gu Feiquan with infinite sadness in his eyes: "Your father knows that he won't live long, why do you want to marry me?"

Gu Feiquan's eyes were sour: "Mom."

He Songjun fell into his son's arms and cried bitterly: "What does he think of me for so many years?"

The answer to this question may be known to Gu Yanqiu. She later suspected that her father's marriage to He Songjun was her mother's last wish. Now it seems that most of it is true. With Gu Huai's character, if he wanted to compensate a person, he would not provoke someone who had hurt him many years ago when he knew that his life was running out.

Before her mother died, did she know that Gu Huai was terminally ill? If she knew, would she still let Gu Huai do this?

And these, now only Gu Huai lying in the ward knows the truth.

When Gu Feiquan knocked on the door, the mobile phone was still connected, and she heard everything after that. Lin Yuewei originally wanted to come to the hospital, but Gu Yanqiu refused on the grounds that the situation was chaotic and she couldn't help when she came. Lin Yuewei left her a message.

[I won't sleep tonight, when I stabilize, give me a call]

Gu Yanqiu went to the end of the corridor to call Lin Yuewei. Sure enough, there was a second call. Lin Yuewei asked anxiously, "How is your father?"

Gu Yanqiu was still a little dazed when he thought of the diagnosis. He took a breath and said, "Lung cancer, the doctor said that it is in the middle stage, and I don't know more specifically."

"how so?"

"I don't know why this happened." Gu Yanqiu's voice was a little crying, but she swallowed it back, cleared his throat, and said in a low voice, "The doctor said there is a possibility of a cure."

"It will definitely be cured, isn't it in the middle stage, it's not in the late stage, don't be afraid." Lin Yuewei said, "Do you want me to accompany you over there?"

"I..." Gu Yanqiu wanted to say no, but she found that she was not as strong as she thought, and was silent for a few seconds.

There was the sound of the fabric rubbing against the sofa, Lin Yuewei ran to the entrance a few steps, picked up the car key above, and said, "I'm going out now, give me the hospital address."

Another distant greeting was to Ran Qingqing: "Mom, go to bed, I'll go to the hospital."

After Gu Huai was sent to the hospital, the mother and daughter didn't sleep, they both sat on the sofa and waited.

Gu Yanqiu said, "Hang up first, and I'll send you the location."

Gu Yanqiu hung up the phone and clicked on WeChat to send Lin Yuewei the location. It took about 40 minutes by car. After Lin Yuewei opened the navigation, he dialed the phone back again.

Gu Yanqiu took it and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Lin Yuewei slammed the accelerator out, drove quickly away from the Lin house, looked at the road illuminated by the headlights, and said, "I don't worry about you, the phone is on the way."

Lin Yuewei: "Does the phone still have power?"

Gu Yanqiu: "...Yes." She has the habit of charging her mobile phone at night, and the battery is full before she goes out.

Lin Yuewei: "That's good." She is not good at comforting people, especially in the face of this situation, she will only repeat "don't be afraid", "I'll be there soon" and "X minutes", but Gu Yanqiu is navigating The background sound and Lin Yuewei's manual timekeeping gradually felt the power of stability.

Lin Yuewei arrived in half an hour, and regardless of whether the car was parked upright or not, he pulled out his phone and rushed to the hospital.

"What floor is it?" She asked after she entered the door.

"On the fourth floor, turn the elevator to the right."

"What about the stairs?"

"Take the stairs to the left, and you will see me when you come up."

"immediately."

The usual exercise was not in vain. Lin Yuewei ran directly to the stairs, and there was a gust of wind wherever he passed. Gu Yanqiu felt that Lin Yuewei had already appeared in front of her within a minute of his voice, and then rushed She opened her warm embrace.

Gu Yanqiu nestled into her arms and pressed his face to the side of her sweaty neck, feeling the powerful throbbing of her carotid artery.

"I'm a little scared, my dad..." She grabbed the cloth in front of Lin Yuewei, her voice trembling slightly, conveying the fear in her heart.

"Don't be afraid, it will be fine, it will be fine." Lin Yuewei pinched her long hair falling behind her ear, coaxed softly, and then nodded lightly towards Gu Feiquan who was looking at her.

Gu Feiquan turned his gaze away from Gu Yanqiu, and sat on the bench with He Songjun, who was tired from crying.

Lin Yuewei also brought Gu Yanqiu to the opposite chair and sat down. He felt an abnormal warmth around his neck. Lin Yuewei straightened his back and raised a hand to block Gu Yanqiu's side face, blocking those who came and went. All prying eyes.

Gu Yanqiu cried quietly for a while, raised her face from her face, and put her red eyes on her face: "Tomorrow, no, aren't you going to the temple today? Go back to sleep first."

"..." Lin Yuewei didn't answer, and pressed her head back again.

When is it time to say such a thing.

Gu Yanqiu raised his face and changed the subject: "Is Auntie asleep? I just heard you talking to her."

Lin Yuewei looked down at her and said, "I let her sleep, it should be."

"Auntie has worked hard. I have to go and apologize to her tomorrow for letting her sleep so late." It was too quiet, Gu Huai never woke up, and it was a ominous sign. Gu Yanqiu couldn't control his thoughts towards bad results, so he couldn't bear it. Stop and say something to ease anxiety.

"Shut up."

"Oh."

Lin Yuewei saw that she was pitiful and a little unbearable, and said, "You talk."

"Speechless."

"Are you afraid if you don't speak, and feel that time passes too slowly?"

Gu Yanqiu slowly blinked his eyes, surprised by the sudden tacit understanding between her and himself.

"This is not the place to talk, let's go elsewhere." Lin Yuewei turned his head and shouted to Gu Feiquan, "Big Brother."

When she went to Gu's house before, Gu Feiquan and Gu Yanqiu were still pretending to be plastic brothers and sisters, and they shouted "big brother", but now there is nothing wrong with them, but Gu Feiquan was stunned for a moment.

Gu Feiquan: "What?"

Lin Yuewei: "If Dad wakes up, call Gu Yanqiu and I'll take her to the stairs to sit for a while."

Gu Feiquan nodded: "Okay, let's go."

He Songjun, who was leaning on his shoulder, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the two people sitting opposite her, especially Gu Yanqiu. Lin Yuewei noticed her gaze, she stared back regardless, her eyes were bigger than hers, and she led Gu Yanqiu away.

The temperature in the stairwell is low, and the cold is sobering. Lin Yuewei took a pack of tissues from his pocket, spread a few tissues on the steps, and sat down with Gu Yanqiu's shoulders.

After coming out, Gu Yanqiu did not speak, but the erratic and panic in his eyes gradually dissipated, becoming the same calm as before.

"I should have guessed it long ago," Gu Yanqiu said. "It's been almost a year, and his condition is pretending to be real, but I didn't even notice it at all."

"If you're a smart person like your dad, if you want to hide it..." Lin Yuewei still didn't say a word in his heart. Cancer is not an ordinary disease. Even if he perceives an abnormality, ordinary people will not think in this direction.

"Why did he hide from you?" Lin Yuewei asked.

"Secretary Li said that he wanted to finish what he had to do while he was still in good health, without any worries."

Lin Yuewei and He Songjun thought of the same direction, "He doesn't want to accompany your mother, does he?"

Gu Yanqiu put both hands in Lin Yuewei's coat pocket, and sighed softly, "Maybe."

"Your father..." Lin Yuewei twitched the corners of his mouth, not knowing how to continue.

"It's too much." Gu Yanqiu helped her finish this sentence.

"..."

"Whether it's for me and Gu Feiquan, or for He Songjun, it's too much." Gu Yanqiu did not favor Gu Huai, looked at the ground in front of him, and said, "He alone carries everything silently and takes us all. In the dark, what is this?"

Lin Yuewei also sighed.

Gu Yanqiu said, "I'm his daughter and he's my dad. When he wakes up, I'm going to ask him what is going on in his mind. Then I persuade him to take a good treatment. Do you agree?"

"Okay, I'll help you persuade him too." Lin Yuewei stroked her hair.

"And my mother's business..." Gu Yanqiu frowned, one wave after another, when will this matter end.

"Did Mr. Liu give any news?"

"In the investigation, he will not draw a conclusion until he has clear evidence and figure out the ins and outs. He can only wait."

"By the way, that He Songjun..." Lin Yuewei remembered the look she had just now, and still felt like a light on her back.

"What's up with her?"

"She glared at you just now, as if she hated you."

"She still hates my mother. When my mother passed away, she transferred all her hatred to me. If it was really my mother's last wish for my father to marry her, now my father is terminally ill, and I am her and me. I hate it too." Gu Yanqiu can't talk about sympathy towards He Songjun, but after today's episode, let alone hate, she is also a pitiful person, if the guess is true, then her whole life will be ruined by Gu Huaihe Shen Huaiyu took it.

"I always feel..." Lin Yuewei felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"What do you think?"

"Be careful with her." Lin Yuewei couldn't tell, it was weird.

"I will."

Gu Yanqiu flinched and said, "I'm a little cold."

Lin Yuewei unbuttoned his coat and put Gu Yanqiu's hands into her sweater. She had warm skin inside. When the cold hands were put in, Lin Yuewei took a breath and quickly pressed Gu Yanqiu's Pulling away his hand, he grinned and said, "Just wait for me to get used to it."

Gu Yanqiu didn't move.

Lin Yuewei covered her hands, feeling that her palms were slowly warming, and said, "This is the first time I have used my body to cover others' hands. Chased her down three streets and beat her."

"Is it so cruel?"

"She won't be convinced if you don't beat her."

"Now you two don't fight."

"She can't beat me." Lin Yuewei said.

"I can't beat you either." Gu Yanqiu recalled her last really brutal leg technique and smiled.

"You don't need to fight, as soon as you say, lie down, I will lie down immediately."

Gu Yanqiu laughed out loud.

Lin Yuewei turned her hand over, warmed the back of her hand, grinned again, and said, "I will go to the temple in the morning and ask for an amulet for your father. The Bodhisattva will bless her, so don't worry."

"Don't you believe it?"

"I believe it, both you and my mother believe it, can I believe it?" Lin Yuewei said, "One is my dearest person, and the other is my favorite person, you are all right, I am responsible for the execution. "

"like the most?"

"I just like it." Lin Yuewei changed his mouth.

Gu Yanqiu followed the topic she said, and suddenly remembered: "You still want to go to the temple? Then you won't sleep?"

"Sleep, sleep on the road, anyway, it's impossible to fall asleep now." As soon as Gu Yanqiu opened his mouth, Lin Yuewei blocked her words back, "I used to be in the crew and filmed night scenes all night, and staying up late is a profession. Yes, leave it alone, sleep with me, and ask for leave from work tomorrow?"

"No please."

Lin Yuewei tutted, "Look at me, and you're talking about me."

The two half-hearted people looked at each other and decided to squint together for a while, so shoulder to shoulder and neck to neck, like mandarin ducks crossing necks, taking a nap.

The sudden ringing of the phone broke the long silence.

Gu Yanqiu opened his eyes immediately, and Lin Yuewei followed him and sat up straight. The caller ID was Gu Feiquan, Gu Yanqiu picked it up, Lin Yuewei opened the door of the stairwell, and the two walked in together.

Gu Feiquan watched the two of them come over, and took a few steps to meet them: "Dad is awake, but the doctor said that only one person can go in." He looked at Gu Yanqiu and said, "Go ahead."

Gu Yanqiu nodded: "Thank you."

Gu Yanqiu followed the nurse to change into the isolation gown and entered the ICU alone.

There were only two people left outside, Gu Feiquan and Lin Yuewei. Lin Yuewei and Gu Feiquan didn't know each other very well, so they were still sitting on the bench opposite him. After the two nodded to each other, there was nothing to talk about.

Gu Feiquan's lips moved, looking at her as if she was about to say something, and finally swallowed, crossing his fingers and putting his elbows on his knees, his hair, which was usually meticulously groomed, was unkempt, and he even had double feet on his feet. Slippers, bare feet, turning his head to look at the door of the ward from time to time, his face is also obviously worried.

Lin Yuewei and his actions were basically the same, but she was more worried about Gu Yanqiu.

Lin Yuewei retracted his gaze from the door of the ward for the third time, glanced at Gu Feiquan and then again, as if something was wrong.

She frowned, bowed her head and thought, and remembered.

He Songjun is gone.