The uncle at the door poked his head out after hearing the sound. He looked at the unconscious person in Huacui's arms, and then at Huacui.
When Hua Cui came to her senses, she was worried that Zhao Qiming might break the camera on his chest with such a big lump, so she quickly pushed him to the ground, causing his forehead to come into close contact with the ground, making a "thud" sound.
Hua Cui looked up at the man at the door with a rather innocent expression: ".I said he fainted on his own. Do you believe it?"
Uncle: "The letter is a letter, but shouldn't the person be sent to the hospital first?"
"Hiss, that makes sense."
The uncle was a warm-hearted person and helped Huacui to send the patient to the hospital. Since he still had something to do, he went back to school first, leaving Huacui alone in the hospital.
*
The first thing Zhao Qiming saw when he woke up was the white ceiling of the hospital. His nose was filled with a very faint smell of alcohol. He slowly recalled what happened before he fell into coma. He put his hands on the bed and straightened his upper body.
Only then did he see Hua Cui chatting happily with the young boy in the hospital bed opposite.
"." Zhao Qiming was silent for a moment. Seeing that Hua Cui didn't notice that he was awake at all, he couldn't help but softly said, "Cui Cui."
No response.
"Cui Cui." The voice was louder this time.
Huacui still didn't look back. She was so amused by the boy opposite. Both of them had lively and cheerful personalities. They were equally young and beautiful, with bright smiles on their faces. They looked so good at matching each other.
Zhao Qiming's third "Cui Cui" was swallowed back into his stomach. He felt a little inferior. After pulling out the needle that returned blood, he looked at Cui Cui quietly.
Will she smile so happily when she is with him?
"Sister, he seems to be awake." In the end, the boy couldn't resist Zhao Qiming's gloomy eyes and reminded him in a low voice.
Hua Cui turned her head: "Ah, Brother Xiao Ming, when did you wake up?"
"Oh, I forgot, you can't hear it now." Hua Cui said to herself, she moved back to Zhao Qiming's bed and turned up the volume, "Do you feel better?"
Zhao Qiming nodded, he hesitated and asked: "Do you know my left ear?"
"Yeah, I understand. The nurse sister told me when you were in a coma."
Hua Cui answered naturally without showing any expression of shock or disdain. Zhao Qiming's heart tightened suddenly and he did not feel relaxed at all. He knew that this was just because she didn't care.
Because I didn't care, I never even had curiosity.
Zhao Qiming lowered his eyelashes: "Thank you for bringing me to the hospital today."
"Hey, you're welcome. Who of us is following whom? Do you still need to say thank you?" Hua Cui patted his shoulder with a smile and changed the topic, "The medical expenses and hospitalization expenses totaled twenty-two yuan. What's the point?" Money, I warn you, don’t try to default on your debt.”
Of course, Zhao Qiming never thought about defaulting on the bill. He quickly gave Hua Cui all the money in his pocket. Some were large and some were small. Although they were neatly folded, all of them were wrinkled and it was unknown how many hands they had passed through.
There was a thick stack of banknotes in front of him, which was obviously more than twenty-two yuan.
Hua Cui was forcefully stuffed with money, and her scalp became numb. She inexplicably had the illusion that she was an unscrupulous capitalist who was robbing others of their hard-earned money.
"No, you can keep the extra money for yourself. Tsk, you're so thin that you'll fall down if the wind blows."
After saying that, Huacui regretted it.
Because Zhao Qiming was visibly stunned for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly became extremely soft. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was as gentle as water. There was a trace of surprise on his face, and he looked at Huacui expectantly.
Zhao Qiming said: "Okay."
Is he promising that he will eat well?
"." Hua Cui's face fell, and she said dryly and fiercely: "Don't get me wrong, I don't care about you! I just complained casually!"
".I understand."
You know shit! Hua Cui glared at him and returned the extra money, "We have nothing to do with each other now. I don't want this money."
In the past, Huacui was the only one who cheated others, but this was the first time she pushed the money delivered to her door.
Zhao Qiming's heart suffocated, and all the joy he had felt in that moment faded away. He was suddenly splashed with cold water, which chilled him to his bones.
Zhao Qiming refused to accept it, so Hua Cui threw the money on the sheets, as if touching it a few more times would make her hands dirty: "I don't want your things."
It wasn't that Huacui suddenly had principles, but that she knew that Zhao Qiming was different from others. If she accepted something from him today, there would be endless complications later. She would give this thing today and give that thing tomorrow, endlessly.
Now that you have decided to stay away, you must completely cut off all ties!
Hua Cui put her hands in her pockets coldly. She originally wanted to stab him a few more times, but the nurse changing the dressing suddenly came in, so she could only shut up first.
The nurse came to get Zhao Qiming's needle. Seeing that he had already pulled out the needle, he moved his lips and was about to give some ideological education. Then he realized that the atmosphere was not right and then swallowed his words silently.
She coughed softly and said: "Nothing will happen when you wake up. You can leave the hospital at any time. Pay more attention to your health in the future, don't overwork yourself, keep your mood stable, and keep up with your nutrition. Your body is yours. If you don't take care of it, no one will." ”
Zhao Qiming nodded silently, and the nurse left after explaining.
"Since you're fine, let's go. I'm going back to school too. I don't have to do those things in the future. I won't be moved and will only laugh at you like a clown in my heart." Hua Cui couldn't help but add, " Brother, don’t love me too much.”
Zhao Qiming responded in a low voice.
Huacui turned around and said goodbye to the boy across the bed with a smile: "Goodbye, kid."
"Goodbye, sister." The boy waved with a smile, and then muttered, "I am an adult, not a child anymore!"
Hua Cui thought to herself that the combined age of her two lifetimes could scare him to death. In her eyes, he was nothing but a child. She waved her hand to leave.
Zhao Qiming suddenly said: "Cui Cui."
"What else?"
".Can we have a meal together? Just once."
Hua Cui frowned and thought for a while. Zhao Qiming was calm on the face, secretly clenching his fists and digging his nails into his palms. He was relying on pain to suppress his withdrawal.
I don’t know when I will come to the capital next time, let alone when I can see you again.
Hua Cui rolled her words of rejection around her mouth, then swallowed them back when she saw Zhao Qiming's slightly pleading eyes. She sighed: "Okay, it just so happens that I'm hungry too."
Her principle is that she has no principles, and a bowl of braised pork is enough to break her!
Zhao Qiming immediately said: "Then let's go eat now."
When they arrived at the restaurant, Zhao Qiming was in charge of ordering. Sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork, and vinegar fish were all Huacui's favorites. His eyes fell on the menu, and he looked so serious that he didn't look like he was ordering but taking a test.
No, I should say it’s more like I can only eat this one meal, so I can’t wait to order everything on the menu. The hotel waiter took a brush to write down the menu. Hua Cui could see that he opened his mouth many times to remind, but she didn't know why he closed it again.
She said politely: "Brother, you can still see the sun tomorrow."
The implication: This is not the last meal.
If Li Guifang were here, she would talk about extravagance and waste.
Zhao Qiming silently put down the menu, turned to the waiter and said, "Okay, that's it."
"Okay, comrade, please wait a moment!" The attitude was unprecedentedly enthusiastic.
"Yeah."
It was still early, and since it wasn't lunch time, there weren't many people in the store, just a few tables.
Zhao Qiming's heart felt astringent and tightened. He inhaled gently. After more than half a year, it was the first time that he sat face to face with Hua Cui to eat so calmly. He could almost taste the sweetness from it.
Compared with Zhao Qiming's nervousness and discomfort, Hua Cui was calm. She fiddled with the tablecloth one after another, preferring to entertain herself rather than pay attention to others.
Zhao Qiming was the first to break the silence: "Cui Cui, how are you doing in the capital?"
Hua Cui didn't say a word. Zhao Qiming didn't see her lips move and mistakenly thought she didn't hear, so he repeated it again.
Hua Cui looked at Zhao Qiming lazily and smiled: "What do you think without you? Well, let me tell you, my life without you is very happy and beautiful."
Her voice was not soft, but Zhao Qiming heard it clearly anyway. For the first time, he hated that he could still hear her voice.
A table of guests not far away frequently cast doubtful glances, then turned their heads and whispered something to their companions. Zhao Qiming thought that they were probably discussing his relationship with Hua Cui.
It was very happy and beautiful. Zhao Qiming smiled with some frustration, but more of it was self-deprecating.
She didn't lie.
Zhao Qiming sometimes felt that Hua Cui might have been a little sincere to him, because her love and love came out of her mouth, and her love words were always on her lips, so it would always give people absurd illusions.
Sometimes he felt that Hua Cui might hate him, so much so that even sitting down to have a peaceful meal was a luxury for them, like a hedgehog that took pleasure in hurting others.
Zhao Qiming murmured: "I understand."
Understand what?
Hua Cui didn't understand what he understood.
"Do you like taking pictures?"
Hua Cui corrected him: "It's photography."
Zhao Qiming nodded clearly.
He travels all over the country and has no other hobbies. If he has to say it, he likes to buy newspapers, whether they are morning newspapers, evening newspapers or daily newspapers, as long as they are available, he will buy them.
He privately collected the newspapers where Huacui appeared, and if there were none, he used them to learn calligraphy. Huacui once ridiculed him for his ugly handwriting, but he could not write as beautiful words as Huacui, and could only slowly read the newspapers. Copy and try to write more correctly and more correctly.
Zhao Qiming whispered: "Cui Cui, can you take a photo for me?"
Hua Cui looked at him suspiciously: "Why do you want photos? Film also costs money, and money must be spent wisely and not wasted."
It's just that I didn't have the words "you don't deserve" written on my face.
Zhao Qiming was afraid of being rejected, so he immediately said: "I can give you money."
Hua Cui felt that honest people also have the advantages of being honest, and they are easy to deceive. She pretended to think, "Okay, but you have to pay first, fifty yuan."
This is simply a lion's mouth. She is just bullying people because they don't understand the market price. She doesn't know how much film she can buy for fifty yuan.
"Brother Xiao Ming, or I can walk around with you today. It's like this. To take good photos, you must find a suitable scene"
Hua Cui is evil and cowardly. She has only one purpose, to put all of Zhao Qiming's money into her own pocket!
Let him know what it means to have a sinister society and a corrupt human heart.
She couldn't accept the money Zhao Qiming took the initiative to give, but the money she "earned" was different. There was an essential difference between the two.
"C-can it be done?" Zhao Qiming couldn't hide his excitement.
His face was a little red, not only because he was excited and happy, but also a little guilty and ashamed. He did it on purpose, because he knew Hua Cui liked this, so he deliberately made this request
But Huacui is far more enthusiastic than he imagined.
(End of chapter)