Chapter 3 Chapter 3

Seeing her true face, Ke Qing breathed a sigh of relief. "who is it?" Keqing and Shaoping returned to the apartment, and she pointed to the vent: "Here, you can hear her conversation with the psychiatrist on the third floor." "Wow, Shunfenger." "Don't laugh, it's true." "I can't hear a word." Ke Qing smiled, "Sometimes, it's good not to hear." Shaoping continued: "I hope I can practice this kind of kung fu. I can't hear what I don't like, can't see what I don't like, and keep away from people I don't like."

Ke Qing smiled, "I'll do it as soon as I close my ears." "Ears have switches, and you are the only one who is so powerful." The two girls laughed. Lawyer Zhen visited. He said enviously: "It's nice to be young, everything is happy." Shaoping was surprised, "You were once a young man." Mrs. Zhen scratched her head, "But since I was a child, I have been hailed as a young and old man. I worry about my studies all day long, fearing that I will fail in my career, and that I will fail my ancestors. I have never been happy." It can be sunny.

Shaoping is very good at talking, "It's useless to work hard, you are now a professional with both fame and fortune." Lawyer Zhen suddenly expressed his concern to the two girls: "But I don't know how to dance, and I don't know how to play saxophone. I have never been to Bora Bora, and I have never pursued girls crazily." Ke Qing looked at this middle-aged man who was slightly bald on the top of his head, and couldn't help but sympathize with him. Shaoping encouraged him: "It's too late to do it now." He smiled wryly, "It's even harder to leave now."

"why?" "I can't let go of my family and my company. Society has certain expectations for people of my age. I can't let my family down." Everyone is silent. "Keqing, Shaoping, you two should go to Smith's school next semester." Shaoping opened his mouth wide. Ah, such a sentence, it is so easy for rich people to do things. "Listen, ladies, you also need to work hard, but Qing, especially you, if you don't get promoted, your grandfather will torture you." Both of them nodded hurriedly. "I'll get you an apartment nearby, and the nanny will follow."

At this time, the nanny just came over and said, "Miss Meng is on the phone." Taking advantage of Shaoping's walk away, Lawyer Zhen said softly, "Keqing, I watched you grow up, and know that you have a gentle personality." Ke Qing smiled, "It's not as good as you said." "Being kind to others, don't keep talking about it. Once people are embarrassed, the merits and demerits will be cancelled." "Yes." Keqing knew that she was talking about her. "There is a kind of person who makes a phone call for a friend, then threatens the friend everywhere, and asks the friend to repay him. This kind of person is superficial and naive, and we don't think highly of him."

Ke Qing smiled, "Yes." "Be generous, loyal, and tolerant to your friends." From the beginning to the end, Meng Shaoping's name was not mentioned, but it was indeed a golden word, pointing to Keqing's way of treating others. "Grandfather wants to see you, let's fly back tomorrow night." "So fast?" Lawyer Zhen was surprised, "What else?" The story on the third floor had just begun, but Keqing wanted to hear the ending before leaving. But she couldn't say it. "Also, Ke Qing, you must be on guard against others."

Ke Qing gratefully held his hand. Shaoping went back to the study and didn't say who was looking for her. Lawyer Zhen resigned and went to work. Shaoping was excited, "Wow, Smithsonian University, I heard about it in the morning, and I will die in the evening." "It's up to you to read it, too." "Private women's university, I heard it's very snobbish." "Don't mind other people's business." "You and I are slightly overage, which may make people look differently." "If you don't tell me, who knows."

Shaoping asked: "Would you deliberately hide your age?" Ke Qing didn't take it seriously, "Is it necessary?" Shaoping puffed out her chest, "I won't lie about this kind of thing." The nanny helped them pack their luggage early the next morning. Ke Qing was sitting in the study when she suddenly heard crying. It was that familiar voice, slightly hoarse and infinitely sad. "Now, he is with someone else. I heard that he is not so happy. The condition of the other party is much worse, and he can't compare with me..." Ke Qing looked at the clock, each consultation time was about one hour.

The woman wept again. It's so pitiful, it's been so long, and I can't forget it. Keqing stood up, "I'm going to buy lemons." Shaoping said, "There is a basket of lemons in the kitchen." "Not the kind I want." She goes downstairs. This time, the waiting time was longer than yesterday, and the woman did not come down for a long time. But Qing thought, maybe it's overtime, forget it, don't wait. She was about to walk back to the second floor when she met her in the stairwell. Ke Qing was really taken aback. I saw the woman spread out a piece of silk and tied it on her head, no, she is not a woman, he is clearly a man, with a flat top and a shadow of a mustache, but he hastily tied the silk scarf and put on the sunglasses. , like a woman.

Ke Qing hurriedly dodged in a corner, and he passed by. After a while, Ke Qing came back to her senses and couldn't help but sneered. She goes back to the apartment. "Where's the lemon?" Shaoping asked in surprise. Ke Qing laughed, it's not that she has no sympathy, many things really can't just be seen on the surface, alas. She collapsed on the sofa and turned off her headphones. People will get dizzy after listening to it for a long time. She fell asleep, and the nanny covered her with a thin quilt. Someone was talking on the phone: "Go back tonight, yes, I have to go with my boss."

owner?Isn't it a friend? How could Qin Keqing become someone else's boss? She turned around and continued to sleep. Finally everything quieted down. Until the nanny woke her up. The nanny said in sign language: "It's time, please take the plane." Keqing nodded, got up to wash up. Shaoping lived up to his trust, everything was ready and waiting for Keqing. Ke Qing put on her coat. Now, the most important thing she has to carry is the small switch. She put it in her pocket only to realize that she had already turned it off again.After waking up, I found out that there was silence in my ears. Then, hearing Shaoping calling in the dream must be a hallucination. Ke Qing laughed at herself: "You really love to dream." "What did you say?" "It's okay, let's go out." Shaoping pulled his coat tighter, and muttered, "It's already spring, and it's still so cold, what do you mean?" But Qing held the switch tightly with her hand, she was not worried about the weather, she was looking forward to rushing home to see her grandfather. When the plane was ascending, Keqing suddenly felt pain in her eardrums, and it seemed that at the same time, more than a dozen radios were turned on by her ears, and a lot of noise came. A voice said: "The weather is sunny and cold today, and the northeast wind will turn later." Another voice complained: "But you clearly agreed to have dinner with me, but today you put off tomorrow, when will you postpone tomorrow?" "Let me introduce Hot Girl's hit song 'I Know What You're So Cryingly Wanting'." "The President of the United States met with members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Association today..." Ke Qing was flustered by the noise, and immediately turned off her earphones, her forehead was already sweating. Shaoping noticed, "What's the matter?" Finally calmed down. Ke Qing let out a breath. "you're uncomfortable?" "I want to sleep." "Call me if you need anything." But Qing's heart slowly calmed down. She rubbed her forehead, wiped off the sweat with a wet towel, drank two more glasses of ice water, and closed her eyes to rest. But Qing's heart was still beating. Because even after turning off the earphones, she still heard the dialogue between a man and a woman. Very clearly, without missing a single word: "I'm sorry, I can't help but pay attention, is that a rare three-way watch from Constantin on your wrist?" The man replied: "Ah, you have a good eye, it's not a big deal, but the workmanship is indeed finer." "It takes three first-class Swiss watchmakers a full year to make it." "Do you love clocks?" "I prefer to drink." "What kind?" "Lafite red wine produced by the famous banking family Rossi in the private vineyard of Baoduo in France." The man smiled, "I still have a case of 1969 Lafite at home, I just invite you to taste it." The woman smiled charmingly, "Then, this is my card, you must contact me." Ke Qing gripped the armrest of the seat in shock. What's the matter, the earphones are turned off and I can hear nothing. Looking up, there is a man and a woman sitting diagonally opposite, they are already very familiar, and they are talking, it must be them. Just about to listen to it again, the dialogue was too thin to be heard, and they suppressed their voices to the point where they could not be lowered. Ke Qing took a breath. At first, I couldn't hear anything. Now, everything can be heard. Hey, Keqing wants to ask the heavens, is there a middle way to go? Finally calmed down. After a while, Shaoping pushed her arm and asked her to have dinner. Ke Qing shook her head, indicating that she had no appetite. Shaoping said, "Look who is sitting across the corridor." Ke Qing turned her neck slightly, looked sideways, and saw two Chinese youths dressed in fashion. "Who are they?" Shaoping was surprised, "You forgot?" "Have I seen them?" Ke Qing was at a loss. "One is called Lin Yongchang and the other is called Zhang Jiazhou. They don't study well, and they don't do their jobs. They only talk to the opposite sex with a dowry." Ke Qing smiled, "You sound like a moral old lady." Shaoping also laughed, "I hate them because I have no money." Ke Qing shook her head, "No, you look down on them." Shaoping was silent for a while, "Only you understand me." "Don't be paranoid, thinking that others are bullying your poor family." "But Qing, you've never seen a discriminatory look in your life." "Shaoping, this is not fair. I have known colored glasses since I was three years old." "They're coming." Lin Yongchang smiled, "You two ladies, I didn't expect to meet again in the first class." Shaoping looked at them coldly, but Keqing knew that she would not be able to bear the sarcasm, so she held her friend down with her hands. Another one named Zhang Jiazhou also leaned over, "I brought a set of paper mahjong, the four of us just started playing." Shaoping couldn't bear the vulgarity between the two of them, so he opened his mouth and said, "We are two, one is deaf, the other is poor, and we dare not climb high." The words were so heavy that even Ke Qing was stunned. Zhang Jiazhou seemed to be slapped by someone, and he was at a loss. Fortunately, his partner Lin Yongchang was clever and pulled him back to his seat. Ke Qing said softly, "Why do you have to be so angry?" Shaoping said, "Why spare this kind of person." That's right. The long-distance flight was very tiring. After twelve hours passed, Keqing felt tightness in her chest and vomited several times. Shaoping has been waiting for her. "It's useless, I'm bothering you again." "Hush." When getting off the plane, Keqing's footsteps were a little floating, and she almost couldn't hold on. At the customs, Zhang Jiazhou and Lin Yongchang were originally in the same row with them, but when they saw them, they immediately moved to another row as if they had seen a ghost. Ke Qing couldn't help laughing even though she was unwell. It is really interesting to live with this ghost like Shaoping. When she got home, Keqing kept calling in: "Grandfather, grandfather." Old Mr. Qin greeted him. The grandparents hugged each other tightly. "But can you hear me?" "yes." "Don't turn your head away, tell me what I'm talking about." "Speaking." "Ke Qing, our grandparents and grandchildren have been dependent on each other for many years." Ke Qing turned around and said, "I will always be with you." "Poor child, you accompany me, who will accompany you in the future?" "Grandpa, why worry so far, I have my own family, children and girlfriends." Keqing tried her best to comfort her grandfather. Mr. Qin also forced a smile and said, "Where's your good friend?" "I asked her to go back and pack up and move to our house." The old gentleman nodded, "It's more lively with more people." Ke Qing was very happy, "I need to learn more from my grandfather's generosity." The old gentleman looked at her, "When you grow up, you can talk." Ke Qing smiled and sat down. The grandfather asked earnestly: "Doctor Zhang said that you are no different from ordinary people. Is it true?" Grandfather had been worrying about her hearing for many years, but Qing really didn't want to bother him anymore, so she replied, "Yes, it's cured." "Besides, this pair of hearing aids is so small and compact," the old man said, "easy to store." Keqing couldn't help being as funny as Shaoping, "Grandfather, look, one thing can be used for one thing, and it's really worth it. Press this button to use it as a tape recorder, and press that button to choose a soundtrack." Old Mr. Qin had to be stunned to realize that his granddaughter was joking with him, so he burst out laughing. But Qing quietly shed tears. In the afternoon, Meng Shaoping moved into the Qin residence with his luggage. The old gentleman saw that she had only a medium-sized travel basket with all her belongings, and couldn't help feeling sorry for her. She loved her house like a bird, but she was just a young woman, so you don't need to be too strict, so he nodded and said, "You are welcome." Shaoping nodded neither humble nor overbearing. "You get a salary in my company." "yes." "Take it as my personal assistant, and I will not miss your future. You will continue to study, and you will come to Qin's organization for an internship." "yes." The old man let out a sigh of relief, "From now on, you can wear whatever Keqing wears, and you can eat whatever Keqing eats." "yes." "Hope your friendship lasts forever." There is no sound on the screen. First, one is superior and the other is inferior, and then the old man said, "I hope you two will be equal and your friendship will last forever." Feeling suddenly tired, Shaoping sat down at the corner of the stairs. Ke Qing came out and saw, "How long have you been here, why has no one notified me, the room is too big and there is such a problem, the greetings are not good." Ke Qing took her to the guest room to settle down. The next day, lawyer Zhen showed up at Qin's house. When Shaoping saw him, he wanted to avoid him. "Miss Meng, please stay." Ke Qing realized something was wrong, "Hey, the atmosphere is tense." Lawyer Zhen rubbed his hands, "On behalf of your grandfather, I have something to say to you." Shaoping couldn't help it, "Do you need a lawyer to talk to your grandparents?" Lawyer Zhen glared at her, "It's hard for him to talk about it." Shaoping was surprised, "The old man is going to remarry?" Lawyer Zhen couldn't help but laugh, "Shaoping, don't interrupt the conversation." Ke Qing raised her heart, "What's the matter with grandfather?" "Ke Qing, I have never dared to disclose to you that your grandfather is seriously ill." Ke Qing let out a sound, apparently nothing happened, but at that moment, she knew that a certain part of her body was already trembling and frightened, which was reflected in a pair of trembling hands. Even Shaoping whispered "Yeah". "I'm getting old," Lawyer Zhen said with emotion, "There is only one ending. Even if you don't fight with the world, you just walk in the garden or read the newspaper. God doesn't allow it. It's cruel. This is the fate of human beings." But Qing's hands trembled more and more, and finally even her shoulders shook. "He has a will that he will not use life support after he is in a coma, hoping to leave this world with natural dignity." Ke Qing don't turn her face away. She had only this relative in the world, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of confusion and helplessness in her heart. Shaoping asked, "What disease does the old man suffer from?" "There is a malignant tumor in the liver, and the treatment is no longer effective. Keqing, Shaoping, he hopes you can live as usual, and I hope you don't look sad and depressed." Ke Qing replied: "Yes, I understand." Shaoping looked at her friend, heh, in this way, Qin Keqing is the heiress of the wealthy party. At this time, Keqing suddenly raised her head, "Shaoping, what did you say?" Shaoping immediately denied: "I didn't say anything." Ke Qing looked at her, "I seem to have heard you say that I will inherit the property." Shaoping was surprised. At this time, Lawyer Zhen said: "Exactly, Mr. Qin has allocated most of the property to Ke Qing, and since he is 21 years old, there is no need to set up a fund, and Ke Qing can use the property freely." rich girl. Shaoping is envious. In this world, no money, no power, who cares about you. "We all trust you to use your money wisely, but, your grandfather said, whatever it is, as long as it pleases her." Ke Qing wiped away her tears, "Grandfather spoiled me." "Remember, you are about to go to North America to study." "I want to stay with my grandfather." "That's not his will. As long as he lives, he is still the head of the family." Ke Qing lowered her head. "Remember, live as usual." Lawyer Zhen left. Ke Qing leaned against the window and stared at the garden. Shaoping asked: "What are you thinking?" Ke Qing sighed, "It's too much for my parents not to show up at this hour." "Maybe, no one knows about them." "Grandfather is old and still needs to issue a notice." "When was the last time you saw them?" Ke Qing replied softly: "In my memory, I have never seen the two of them." Shaoping said, "In this respect, I am similar to you." "You are not disabled, why are your parents afraid of you?" "I opened my mouth to eat, and it frightened them already." Ke Qing sighed, "We are all unpopular characters." "But Qing, I always avoid talking about my life experience." "Why am I not? If you don't love me, don't talk about it." Shaoping smiled wryly, "You are different, you still have a grandfather." "He's about to leave me too." "His fortune will be with you forever." Ke Qing remained silent. In the next few days, Mr. Tai lived as usual, and he didn't see any serious illness at all, which almost made Keqing suspect that Lawyer Zhen was spreading rumors to cause trouble. When the two girls went to study abroad, he also urged them to do their homework well. "There are four questions in the life test. In academics, career, marriage and family, a high average score is required to pass. Don't spend too much time and energy on any one question." Very reasonable. Shaoping laughed and said, "Listening to what the old man says is better than reading ten years." The old man's eyes were still piercing, "Your talent is better than Keqing." Ke Qing was not angry, "Hey, hey." "It's fine, but it doesn't absorb much." Ke Qing was helpless. "Ke Qing, I worry about you the most." "Grandfather, I am hearing and seeing well now, please rest assured." "Dr. Zhang Simin will be passing through the border tomorrow night. I'll treat him to dinner." But Shaoping said, "I have something to do tomorrow." That night, my grandfather left early, leaving Keqing to talk with the doctor. "Doctor Zhang, I have many doubts." "I would like to answer for you." Ke Qing had to think about it before she could speak: "After leaving the hospital, I have become familiar with the function of the new ear." "That's a good thing. Your grandfather said you're no different from the rest of us." "There are many things I have not said." "I'm a doctor, you can confess to me." "Doctor Zhang, many strange things happened, not my delusions or fantasies, please understand." "Please say." "Sometimes, when the earphones are turned off, I can hear subtle voices, and when the earphones are turned on, there are even more noises. Dr. Zhang, I can almost hear the dialogue across the street, which scares me." "Does anyone know?" Dr. Zhang was very calm. "I was afraid that my grandfather would be worried, so I didn't disclose it." "Ke Qing, I have explained to you that what you have is not an ordinary hearing aid." "I understand that my hearing is congenitally damaged and my eardrums don't work." "Ke Qing, on the day of the operation, I planted the next experimental chip in your brain." "what?" "I didn't inform you in advance, because I was afraid that the invalid chip would disappoint you." Ke Qing was stunned, "This—" Dr. Zhang Simin showed a smug expression, "Your complaint proves that the chip is effective." "But doctor, I have absolutely no intention of hearing about the universe." Ke Qing turned pale with shock. Dr. Zhang said, "You will gradually get used to your special hearing." Ke Qing was in a daze, "At least I know that everything is not my illusion." Doctor Zhang smiled, "My operation was a complete success." "Look slowly." Doctor Zhang was surprised, "Ke Qing, what else is there?" "Doctor, I have noticed recently that even if the other party does not speak, I can also hear what is in his heart." The doctor was stunned, and then said, "Impossible." "real." "But Qing, you just guessed what he would say next. Many smart people have this ability, so they took advantage of everything." "I do hear it." "Poor Keqing, you are confused. No, I don't have that kind of ability. I'm just a specialist doctor, not God. The human heart is still the darkest place in the world. No one knows what another person's heart is really thinking." Ke Qing was depressed. Doctor Zhang looked at Keqing, "Can you hear what I'm thinking at the moment?" Ke Qing stared at her, and replied in frustration for a moment, "No response." "Guess." "Haha, my operation turned Qin Keqing into Frankenstein." The doctor laughed, "No, guess again." "Forget it doctor, you're right, maybe it's really my hallucination." "Turn off the headphones." Keqing handed the box to the doctor. "Turn around, what am I talking about?" But the sunny people are tired, she said: "A hundred years ago, this operation could make me call the wind and rain, but today, I only receive a fee." "Correct." Dr. Zhang cheered, "People who bully you because you are deaf have to be careful." Ke Qing sat down, holding her head, and couldn't help laughing. At this time, Dr. Zhang said; "Enjoy your hearing." "Thank you, Dr. Zhang." "Your grandfather invited me to the house this time to say goodbye to me specially." "I know." "He is critically ill." It can be sunny and sad. "In the future, I will also be like him, facing death calmly, calmly with dignity, and accepting the arrangement of fate." It can be seen that Dr. Zhang sincerely admires Mr. Qin. "And you, Ke Qing, you have inherited his courage, and you will live a good life." Ke Qing held Doctor Zhang's hand tightly. When she sent him out, she happened to meet Shaoping back. Shaoping looked at the back of the doctor, "You guys have been talking for so long." Ke Qing let out a breath. "Your Father Lingtang hasn't shown up yet?" Ke Qing shook her head. "Don't bother with them any more." A day later, things took a turn for the worse. The lawyer said, "Girls, the old man expects you to leave for North America tomorrow." Ke Qing said in surprise, "The semester hasn't started yet." "Tomorrow, the old man will go to the hospital for the last operation, and he doesn't want you to be entangled by his side." Ke Qing was so anxious, "Why?" Shaoping pressed and pressed his friend, "He doesn't want you to be sad." Lawyer Zhen really felt that Shaoping's qualifications were far superior to Keqing's. "But--" "He can handle it on his own, he's a wise and capable old man." It's so strong. Can be sunny and cry. "He doesn't want to see you cry." "I am free to cry." Shaoping bowed his head and remained silent. "He is competitive and strong, not to be outdone." One day she will accompany Keqing on the road. There are four large suitcases of luggage, and there is no name on it. The old servant said: "You two wear the same size clothes, so there is no problem with messing up your bags." It means that everyone is treated equally, although it is superficial, it is already comfortable. "Someone will pick up the plane over there. Here's the checkbook, but please keep it." Before I stepped out of the house, someone was already taking care of me at the other end. In the waiting room, Ke Qing turned around and disappeared from Shaoping. It turned out that she was hiding on the phone again. The object is the same person? This guy doesn't confess even if he has a close friend. I don't know how long he will keep it. When she was naughty for a while, Keqing took out the headphone tuner and adjusted the receiving volume to the highest. Listen to what she has to say. Countless noises came into the ears for a while. Keqing, like receiving a satellite phone, dialed the angle to at least the screen position. "The plane has more than an hour to go." received. Strangely, this time, even the voice on the other end of the phone was heard. "I'll come and see you on spring break." Sure enough, it was a man's voice. "talk later." "I am very happy for you to be able to enter a higher education and fulfill your long-cherished wish." At a critical moment, someone pulled Keqing's clothes. Ke Qing was taken aback, and quickly turned her attention back. "Sister, I want to say a few words to you." It turned out to be a very elf little boy about ten years old. Ke Qing smiled, "What do you want to say?" "Sister, do you use hearing aids too?" "Well, yes," so to speak, "you have good eyesight." "Sister, I wear an invisible digital hearing aid." "Ah, yes, it's really small." The little boy said childishly: "Hearing aids can process sounds of one millionth of a second, analyze and play them quickly." Keqing checked, "Are you not feeling well?" The little boy replied, "It's all right now." "That's great." "And you, your hearing aids aren't bad either." Children like to compare points. But at a moment of childlike innocence, Qingsu took out the accessories for display, "Have you seen all the latest equipment, you can hear it going down the street." "Wow, then you have a bug." Ke Qing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "That's right." "Great, how wonderful it is to have someone read the answers outside the classroom during the exam." Ke Qing laughed, "I don't need to take the exam anymore." Unexpectedly, a voice sneered and said: "There are still many terrible exams coming." It turned out that Shaoping appeared behind him. Someone over there called the little boy loudly: "Chen Guozhi, Chen Guozhi." The little boy ran away in a flash. "Look!" Ke Qing was envious, "There is no shadow at all." "Too young to understand." "I've had low self-esteem since I was five years old." "Girls are more sensitive." Ke Qing coughed, "I wish I could see hearing aids as an exclusive weapon." Shaoping rolled up the hand luggage for her, "It's time." "Shaoping, I'll do it myself." On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the driver still picks them up and drives to the self-owned apartment, and there are maids to serve them. Shaoping was amazed at this reserved and comfortable scene, but Keqing was used to it. A Ms. Liang Zhengjia came to visit and introduced herself: "I used to be the social secretary of Mr. Qin, but now I have immigrated to live in Massachusetts. After entering school, I will help you organize a series of dance parties, and I will get acquainted with my classmates so that I can talk." Shaoping exclaimed, "Wow." "Do you need such a big battle?" Ke Qing asked. "Believe me," Ms. Liang smiled, "people are snobbish." Shaoping obediently posted, "I'll know if you don't tell me." After sending out a hundred posts, there were more than a hundred replies.