Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Devil's Deal

After Chen'er returned to Dalian, she was dazed for a long time. She often stared at a certain corner for a long time, but when you asked her what she was looking at, she would look back in a daze, and then answered the question in a non-existent way: "Today, what is the weather?" Good." Lu's mother tried her best to make some delicious food for her daughter every day, but Chen'er often forgot to eat, or would eat another bowl when she saw something was there after eating, not knowing whether she was hungry or full.It made Lu's mother cry every day. Xu Feng still received letters from time to time, and Chen'er was too lazy to reply, most of the time he would just look at it and count.However, sometimes when I am happy, I will reply with a lot of words at once like a long essay.

In my dream, I often cried: "Chu Bo run quickly." When I woke up, I couldn't sleep anymore, and I hugged my knees and sobbed until dawn. She doesn't like to go out very much, and she doesn't want to meet people. She just hugs Bobo and talks to herself every day.Only when Tianchi came, her face would be a little lively. By this time, she naturally already knew about Tianchi and her elder brother, and she blamed him to death in her heart.Anyway, Lu Yue knew that he was not welcome at home, so he simply moved out and rented a house to live in another place.Every now and then, different girlfriends would show up at his house, causing the neighbors to whisper.

But Lu Yue doesn't care, life is too short, anyway, the reputation of a divorced man has been ruined, so why are you picky?He thought of Wu Zhou, Wu Zhou used to be a libertine, but Tianchi is still infatuated with him?Fortunately, no girls were jealous of him.It's no wonder, it's all a one-night affair, a dewy marriage, without true love, how can you be angry? And the way he pays for the night is also very special, that is, to make portraits for those girls, which is very popular for free. Another girl said: "Lu Yue, if you are willing to ride a motorcycle to wait for me once or twice downstairs in my unit, I will be satisfied. Of course, it is best to bring a bouquet of flowers." Lu Yue is indeed a clothes rack, The appearance is quite intimidating.Some men are scolded by women even after earning money to spend with women, some men just smile at the woman and the woman's heart is already happy, and Lu Yue belongs to the latter.

Among all the girlfriends who come and go, there is one who is different, that is Zhong Xiaoqing.Lu Yue regarded her as his younger sister, even though he was careless, he was polite.Xiaoqing is also quite dependent on him, saying several times that she wants to change her past mistakes and grow up as soon as possible, so that she can compare with Lu Yue's girlfriends. When Zhong Chubo was "July 7th", Lu Yue personally accompanied Xiaoqing to Meizhou to collect his ashes and returned, and helped to choose a place for burial in Dalian Cemetery. It was a rainy day. Winter rain is always the most embarrassing day.It's okay to say that the autumn rain is pattering, but it can add a bit of desolation, just like what is often performed in movies, the autumn leaves are falling, and the drizzle is like weeping.But winter rain is not good, people wear bloated and useless clothes, and they still fall down in sunny days, let alone rainy days.

Xiaoqing didn't cry much.Having gone through too many chaotic lives and deaths at a young age, I have already seen through the world of mortals, and it doesn't matter. It was Chen'er who was crying, kneeling in front of the grave, with rain and tears all over his face, as if it would never end. After the funeral, Lu Yue still walked with Xiaoqing.Accompanied by Tianchi, Chen'er returned home and cried all night. But after such a hearty cry, her spirit improved a lot, and she reappeared in "Snow Neon" soon. However, there is still a layer of gray air lingering on her face, and the two wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seem to have taken root, making one wonder if she has entered a time tunnel by mistake during her four-month escape. One day in the mountains, three years have passed in the world.

Xiaosu Liangzhu was reminded by Tianchi in advance, and when she saw Chen'er, she deliberately didn't show too much, just as if she had just returned from a business trip, and reported the latest news with a smile: "Miss Lu, you are finally back. You don't know that we How tight is the company? After Xu Jiuyang and Accountant Jin left 'Color TV', they each opened a plate-making company with the money and played against us; not only them, but the two technical managers of 'Color TV' also resigned because of salary issues. , also opened a personal production studio; there are also Maritime University and Polytechnic University, all of which have computer masters playing their signs to do computer graphic design; the clients of our most loyal advertising companies in the past have now bought their own equipment..."

Chen'er hugged her head: "Can you tell me some better news?" "Yes, 'Color TV' has officially launched the sub-production business, and the price has dropped by half compared to before." Chen'er was surprised: "Lao Mei is so generous?" "But because the competition is too strong, the price of our plate making has also been reduced by half, so the calculated profit is 30% lower than before." Chen'er lowered her head just after she raised it, hiding under the computer tablecloth and hardly wanting to come out. Tianchi was very relieved, and was willing to joke, which finally proved that she had recovered a lot.

However, what Xiao Su said was indeed true.The competition in the plate making market in Dalian has become fierce. Although "Snow Neon" has a strong banner, due to the impact of the general situation, the profit is quite small, which is only enough to maintain, and the development of new projects is imminent.However, both Tianchi and Chen'er are full of worries, and they spend very little time on business. They go to work for a while, and haven't developed new customers for a long time.As for the former old customers, some established their own businesses and hung up signs to become competitors, while others swayed the other branches and were pried away. Only a few hardcore customers such as Mr. Yang and Chen Kai did not change their original intentions and let " "Snow Neon" can still manage to maintain.

When the snow falls, the advertising industry enters a slack period, and the plate making industry also freezes. Xiao Su, Liang Zhu, and other employees are jumping in a hurry, but the two managers are still in a trance, emotionally tired, sinking into a semi-hibernation state and refusing to wake up . The boss was not in the mood, which made the subordinates also have no confidence. Soon two guys offered to resign.Tianchi didn't even ask the reason, just settled the work order and sent people away.Xiao Su reminded: "According to the rules, one month's notice must be given before resignation. How can you just leave?"

Tianchi replied lazily: "One month earlier is to leave, and one month later is also to leave. People's hearts are no longer here, so what's the point of staying for a month?" Xiao Su and Liang Zhu looked at each other, in the past, Tianchi was generous in saying this, but now, they always feel that there is something in her words, so they make use of it. After that day, even his two buddies began to pay attention to the opportunity and jumped at the opportunity.Chen'er noticed it, and said to Tianchi in his spare time: "The two of us really can't go on like this, we have to set an example for our subordinates."

Tianchi is just tired: "Who cares? So what if you do well? Anyway, if you can still pay a salary, you are considered a good boss. If they leave, new people will come to report. Whoever is missing will not be able to live?" Chen'er looked at her in surprise, she had known her for many years, and she had never seen Tianchi so discouraged.Now she knew that the failed marriage had hurt Tianchi so deeply that it was beyond words.On the surface, it seems that Tianchi still maintains the sunrise and sunset, and there is no change, but Chen'er can feel that her heart has changed, she has become old, lonely, and lifeless. For a woman in a shopping mall, no matter how many professional battles she has experienced, she will take it lightly. Anyway, there is no barrier to pass when soldiers come to block water and soil. But dealing with feelings alone is her dead door.Chen'er knew that Tianchi had completely lost the battle in marriage.She couldn't help persuading: "It's my brother's fault. Why are you so depressed and punish yourself with other people's mistakes? Besides, you can't just say that you lost. My brother didn't end well either. That female model didn't Gone? If you really can't swallow this breath, how about this, I ask my brother out, and you scold him face to face, how about getting out of it?" Tianchi smiled wryly: "Why scold him? Loving someone is not for revenge. I don't blame your brother." "You don't blame him?" Chen'er stared wide-eyed, "He hurt you like this, why don't you blame him?" "He has his reasons." Tianchi sighed, "We just have no fate." After that day, Tianchi took a little more care and tried to cheer up. He worked overtime for an hour or two every day to make his work more refined. He also resumed socializing, and occasionally asked customers to have dinner to connect with each other. "Snow Neon" thought they saw new hope, and they cheered up again.Xiao Su Liang Zhu no longer clamored to find a job and resign. This day, it was already off work, and Tianchi worked overtime until late at night in order to catch up with four copies of a magazine, because the process was extremely troublesome to make a spot color effect.After sitting in front of the computer for a long time, the eyes are prone to hallucinations. There seem to be countless white shadows floating around in front of the eyes. At noon, I only ordered a box lunch to fool my stomach. At this time, my stomach protested and twisted.Tianchi was helpless, knowing that he couldn't hold on, so he had to shut down the computer hastily, tidy up the desktop and leave the office. As soon as the door was pushed open, a gust of cold wind rolled up the fine sand and rushed towards the face, Tianchi slapped violently, felt even more in a trance, couldn't hold it anymore, bent down and vomited the lunch box at noon When I came out, the wind blew over, and the white clothes were covered with stars.At that moment, I was so dizzy from vomiting that I didn't dare to drive. I just waved for a taxi, ordered "Fujiazhuang", and lay down. I felt cold and tired, and fell asleep in a daze. She saw her mother, Shi Wei, stroking her hair one after another.Tianchi raving: "Mom, I miss you..." When I woke up, I found that the car had already entered Fujiazhuang Park, and hurriedly called to a stop. The driver turned around and said angrily: "Miss, you said Fujiazhuang, but you didn't say where Fujiazhuang is. Of course I drove to the park." , you are going to the residential area, why didn't you say it earlier?" Tianchi was extremely exhausted, and he didn't want to talk to the driver, so he simply didn't even need to turn around, paid the money, got out of the car and walked back alone.The cold wind tugged on her skirt, and she was crying sadly: "Alone...leave me...don't want me..." Tianchi's heart trembled, so sad that he no longer knew to be afraid.In the past, she was afraid of the wind, but what she was more afraid of was the loneliness in the wind, the fate of being abandoned in the wind.Now all this has finally happened, no matter how hard she tries to avoid it, it still happened, she will not be able to escape the fate of an abandoned wife after all, so what is there to be afraid of? There is nothing more sad than death, and now she has nothing to lose, and naturally she has nothing to fear.She has been abandoned constantly since she was a child, she is destined to be alone, always alone! "Alone... don't want me..." Feng was still crying.What is there to cry about?Yes, I see, I am one, and only one. Tianchi followed the sound of the wind and saw Shi Wei's shadow leading the way for her, singing low and intermittently: "Zi Wei, Xi Wei, Hu Bugui?" Mom, I'm here, I'll accompany you back home , wait for me... Tianchi has no fear in his heart, watching his little brother's little hand being dragged farther and farther by his mother sadly, turning his head from time to time to make a move to her: "Sister, sister..." Brother, brother, sister Come on, wait for sister. Her feet stepped into the icy sea, oh, is this the sea of ​​hatred that drowned her mother back then?She saw her mother and younger brother's wet clothes and wet faces, Mom, Chi'er is here, Chi'er should not be alone anymore, Chi'er wants to be with her mother, Mom, don't leave me behind, wait for me... winter night.The dark blue sky is cold and deep, and there are planetesimals shining miserly in the depths of the clouds. Lu Yue dreamed of Tianchi again. Ever since the divorce with Tianchi, he has often dreamed of her, not because he never thought of turning around and asking for love, but the two of them have gone through so many things, and it's not easy to get together again?He could only hold her hand in his dream, and said to her again and again: "I love you deeply..." Tianchi burst into tears, which was exactly what he had seen on the day he signed the divorce. But tonight's dream was a little different. Tianchi smiled at him in his dream, and sang a song softly, a song he had never heard before: "I used to look for the sun in winter Only in exchange for the cold pond, the moon is cold and shed tears into ice once gave hope to the night sky The night sky only answers my whistling wind From spring to summer, from west to east I can't find warmth anywhere From heaven to earth, from birth to death A person's road can't reach dawn I once let my blood grow into red beans Red beans grow in Chengdu and drift with the wind Once let the figure stand as a landscape Standing in the scenery but not in exchange for love From spring to summer, from west to east I can't find warmth anywhere From heaven to earth, from birth to death A person's road can't reach the dawn..." The singing is melodious and sad, especially cool.Then a gust of wind blew in, Lu Yue slapped ice cream all over his body, and woke up from the cold.But look at the window, it is tightly closed, no wind comes in, although the wind outside the window is indeed very tight. Oh, it's windy again, Tianchi is afraid of the wind, I don't know if she will lose sleep all night in such a windy night.Thinking of Tianchi, Lu Yue was full of worries, tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep again, so he had to sit up and light a cigarette and take a deep breath, his heart was in a trance, feeling inexplicably sad.He thought of the song in his dream again, so clear that even the lyrics were still fresh in his memory.Anyway, unable to sleep, Lu Yue simply took a pen and paper, recorded the lyrics and score, and wanted to find a guitar to sing along. At this moment, the mobile phone that was charging suddenly rang sharply. Lu Yue was startled, and reached out to pick it up without hesitation for a second.In fact, he had already predicted what happened the moment he stretched out his hand, but the news on the other end of the phone was still so heartbreaking—"Are you Ji Tianchi's ex-husband? She fell into the water just now, and she is now in the hospital for emergency treatment. We I can't contact any of her relatives, would you like to come?" The phone fell from his hand.Lu Yue was stunned, his throat was tight, and it took a long time before he realized that he had to go out immediately, but his body was shaking and he didn't even have the strength to take a step.He needs friends, someone has to go with him to the hospital, or he'll collapse before he gets out. He bent down hard to pick up the phone, and dialed a number to Cheng Zhifang: "Tianchi, Tianchi..." Cheng Zhifang was woken up, and said in a bad tone, "You think of Tianchi now? As I said, there is no medicine for regret here." Lu Yue whimpered, and a hoarse voice like a wounded little beast came out of his throat: "Something happened to Tianchi!" It was Cheng Zhifang who accompanied Lu Yue to the hospital, and it was Cheng Zhifang who notified the family on his behalf. When Chen'er and her parents arrived after hearing the news, the emergency operation in Tianchi had already ended. Four or five doctors came out of the operating room at the same time, and said with a blank expression: "The operation was successful, but the patient suffered from cerebral palsy due to choking on the water." The body is hypoxic and will not wake up for the time being, and the final result will not be known until a few days later." Chen'er couldn't figure out what the doctor's words meant. Is Tianchi all right or is his life or death uncertain?Why did you say that it was successful and that it would take a few days to find out?With both hands tied, she chased after the doctor with a pale face and asked, "Please explain clearly, what's going on? Is she all right?" The doctor pulled her hand away and faltered: "It's not final yet." "But you are a doctor! How can you not be sure? What does it mean that you can't be sure?" Chen'er chased after him relentlessly, and shouted again, "I ask to be transferred, I want to find Dr. Lu! He is the best Brain doctor, he will definitely save Sister Ji!" Lu Yue hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Sister, calm down!" Unexpectedly, Chen'er turned around and raised his hand, and slapped him clearly and crisply: "Get out!" "Chen'er!" Lu's father and Lu's mother, who were guarding by the side, were all shocked. Since childhood, Lu Yue and Chen'er siblings have always been friendly. The younger sister's concession, how could he fight against the elder brother today? Chen'er's face was full of tears, she turned her head and glared at her brother without any regrets: "It's you! You're the one who harmed Tianchi! If Tianchi dies, I won't forgive you!" Lu Yue stepped back a few steps, his face ashen.If Tianchi died, he himself would not forgive himself.He now knows what happened to the dream last night, it was actually Tianchi who came to bid him farewell.Tianchi loves him after all... Lu Yue fell to his knees and wailed. Wu family.Mama Wu has been crying ever since she heard about the accident in Tianchi, and said repeatedly: "Fate, fate..." During the year Tianchi served Wu Zhou, he knelt by the bed and prayed every night: "Let me bear all the sufferings instead of brother Wu." Sometimes Wu's mother got up and passed by the house at night, and she heard it.Unexpectedly, now that his son finally woke up, Tianchi really fulfilled his promise, lying on the hospital bed instead of him.Could it be that there is really a God manipulating everything in the dark, that if the left hand gives a little favor to others, the right hand will get back a little reward?If this is the case, let me replace Tianchi, I am already old, but Tianchi is still young, how can such a good child lie down like this at such a young age? Uncle Wu discussed with his wife: "Should I tell Zhou'er about this?" Mother Wu hesitated: "Tell Zhou'er? Will that create conflicts between their husband and wife?" Uncle Wu sighed: "I can't take care of it anymore. If the matter has come to this point, if we keep it from him, we will feel sorry for our conscience." Wu's mother hadn't made up her mind yet, but Wu Zhou had already called.Mother Wu cried as soon as she picked up the phone: "Zhou, there is one thing that Mom has been keeping from you, and now I have to say it..." "Is there something wrong with Tianchi?" Unexpectedly, Wu Zhou asked such a question. Mother Wu was stunned instead: "How do you know?" "I dream about her." During these days, he often dreamed that there was a woman in white by his side. He knew it was a dream, but he was very kind, and he always felt that it was a memory from his previous life that lingered.He wanted to see the woman's face clearly, but Meng always woke up when he was most attentive. until the night before. The night before, the woman finally turned her head and said to him, "Brother Wu, sleep well, see you later." He could see clearly, the white clothes were like snow, and the long hair was like water, that was Ji Tianchi, the little girl next door. He suddenly understood that it wasn't a dream, it was something happened between Tianchi and himself, but he couldn't remember it all the time.Now, this conjecture has been confirmed by my mother herself——"Zhou, in fact, during the year you fell asleep, Tianchi lived in our house to take care of you. We knew the child's heart, but when you woke up, Forgot everything, and called Linglong to come back to get married... Tianchi didn't ask us to tell you, my mother also thought, as long as you are happy, it doesn't matter who you marry, anyway, Tianchi is young, and you will meet better ones ...But now, Tianchi is divorced, has no relatives around him, and an accident happened the night before, and now he is lying in the hospital with unknown personnel..." Mama Wu burst into tears. But at that end, Wu Zhou was heartbroken.I understand everything, no wonder I often feel that someone is singing softly in my ear, no wonder every time I see Tianchi, I feel tears in her eyes, no wonder Tianchi disappeared halfway on my wedding day, no wonder...but how dull I am!To bear Tianchi's deep true feelings, he knows nothing and has nothing to repay!I am a man in vain! Putting down the phone, Wu Zhou solemnly said to his wife, "I'm going back to China." Pei Linglong's face was serious, and she tried her best to control her emotions and asked, "Will you help Ji Tianchi if you go back?" "I don't know, I just know that as a man, I have to go back. I owe her a favor." "If... I mean, if, Tianchi wants you to repay the debt in the following way: take her instead of me, will you agree?" "Tianchi won't do this. If she wants to think this way, she has already told me everything when I just woke up, forcing me to repay the favor." "If she had told the truth at that time, would you have married me?" Wu Zhou lowered his head and embraced in pain: "I don't know." "Wu Zhou, have you ever thought that when we are a husband and wife, happiness is a matter for two people, and it should not be based on the decision of the third person. Moreover, grace and love are two different things. What you owe her is what I owe her." Her love, if she needs it, we can think of ways to repay her, such as sending money, or sending medicine, or even taking her to Europe for medical treatment. But if you go back, it will not help at all, and will add a shadow to our marriage in vain..." "What you said is all right, and it makes sense." Wu Zhou raised his head, his eyes were firm, "But this is not the time to be reasonable, I have to go back, Tianchi spent a year waiting for me to wake up, I can't thank you report." "You mean...you want to guard her for a year?" "A year, or a lifetime, until she wakes up." My mother said that during the year when she fell into a coma, Tianchi had made a deal with God: if she could wake him up again, she would be willing to bear all the sufferings on his behalf.Now, the deal was fulfilled, and God came to take back the interest little by little—first the Tianchi wedding was postponed, then the marriage was changed, and then she was allowed to lie on the white hospital bed instead of him. All because of him.He couldn't be indifferent and treat it like nothing.He looked at his wife: "Linglong, will you accompany me back home?" "Accompany you back?" Linglong was incredulous, "I'm just halfway through my studies. Wouldn't it be a waste of all my previous efforts to go back with you at this time? Wu Zhou, I advise you to think about it..." Wu Zhou sighed, he knew, he should have known that Linglong could not give up her studies and accompany him back to China to take care of Tianchi.If she was willing, she would not have gone abroad at all when he had an accident two years ago.Linglong is not bad, but she is a bit selfish. In her balance, the heaviest weight is always only herself. Linglong is a smart person, she has read her words and demeanor, and has already guessed her husband's intentions: "Wu Zhou, do you blame me for not staying by your side? But you have to understand my suffering. Procedures. And that year, my life was not easy, I have been waiting for you. You know, in London, Chinese women are very popular, regardless of Chinese men and foreign men are proud to marry a Chinese princess. But I only have you in my heart..." "I understand, I understand." At this point, Wu Zhou's heart was clear, Linglong was right, she was just too shrewd.And Tianchi, Tianchi is different, Tianchi has never calculated gains and losses, and will not bargain with him.When he needed help, it was Tianchi who gave up everything in Guangzhou and came back to stand by his side.Tianchi is his guardian angel.He made a decision: "Linglong, please book a ticket for me, I want to go back to China as soon as possible."