Du Xiaoxian woke up and found that Gu Nianbin had already gone out. She lay under the warm blanket which still had his body fragrance and lazily yawned before sitting up. Although the weather was perfect for sleeping late, Du Xiaoxian did not have the habit of laying around in bed. Feeling refreshed, she jumped out of bed, simply washed up and had some steamed creamy custard buns for breakfast.
She spent the morning in the painting room. As a girl who was always able to endure loneliness, she felt that time passed especially quickly when she was painting. Only when she felt hungry did she put down the brush. She looked at her paintings again, nodded in satisfaction and then went to the kitchen to make lunch.
Last night, Gu Nianbin cooked a full table of dishes, so they were many leftovers in the fridge which she could eat after heating up.
After lunch, Du Xiaoxian made a cup of hot tea, sat on the balcony and drank it slowly. It was noon, the s
The rain fell without any suspense. At first, it was just a few drops silently soaking on the ground. In an instant, it was as if someone had spilled a handful of soybeans. It was noisy and endless. Du Xiaoxian stood under the eaves and looked at the vast expanse of whiteness everywhere. She was also at a loss in her heart.She only knew that she was going to leave, but when the time really came, she didn't know where she was going.With a strong wind blowing and heavy rains pouring down, the sky and earth seemed to be shaking. Everyone was hiding in the ticket hall. Only Du Xiaoxian was standing under the eaves alone. The heavens seemed to be a bad-tempered man who wanted to trample on everything in the world. The strong wind blew nonstop, carrying raindrops with it as it made its way to the eaves. Du Xiaoxian almost leaned her whole body against the wall, but the part under her knees was still wet. Her trousers were wet and cold and stuck to her legs tigh
Without saying a word, Du Xiaoxian hurriedly took out the bank card that Xiao Bonian had given her. Then she took out all the change in her pocket and stuffed them into Gu Nianbin's hand.Gu Nianbin looked at the money in his hand and asked, "Is all your money here?"Du Xiaoxian nodded, "I just bought a ticket. The rest is all here."Gu Nianbin looked at the little girl and sighed. She gave all her money to him, didn't she think of leaving a little for herself? Didn't she plan to leave him? How was she going to live in this strange city without relatives and friends?"Are you really not coming with me?" Gu Nianbin asked again.Du Xiaoxian lowered her eyes and shook her head."Then I am really leaving.""Alright," Du Xiaoxian still didn't raise her head and whispered, "Goodbye, brother."Goodbye your as*le! Gu Nianbin's heart burned with anger, but he couldn't do anything to the li
Du Xiaoxian did not wake up. She rolled over and fell asleep again with her back towards Gu Nianbin. A corner of the quilt rested on her shoulders, revealing the thin lemon-yellow sweater underneath.Gu Nianbin was very impressed with the sweater. It was bought on some day in early autumn. After they had dinner in a restaurant and walked in the streets, Du Xiaoxian accidentally saw this sweater through the show window and was immediately attracted by it. She pulled him to the store to take a look. In fact, the style of the sweater was a little childish, but it was exactly the type Du Xiaoxian liked. She did not say that she wanted to buy it, but her eyes revealed a bit of attachment. Of course, he bought it without saying a word. Du Xiaoxian was so happy that she insisted on carrying the bag with the sweater in it and flipped out of the store.At that time, he even laughed at her for buying children's clothes. Du Xiaoxian smiled embarrassedly, then she pret
At night, Shao Boqing knocked on Nina's door. Actually Nina didn't want to open the door for him, but she was soft-hearted. Looking at the strong wind and heavy rain outside, she opened the door after all. But she stood by the door, looked at him with her arms crossed, with no intention to let him in, "What are you doing here again?""Du Xiaoxian is gone." Shao Boqing sounded a little melancholy.Nina was surprised, "Where did she go?""I don't know," Shao Boqing shook his head, "Gu Nianbin went to find her. I don't know where he is neither.""How come?" Nina asked worriedly. Shao Boqing went past her quickly and entered the room while she was not paying attention to him. By the time Nina realized, he had already sat down on the sofa casually.Nina had no choice but to close the door. She slowly walked over and looked down at him condescendingly, "If you just came here to tell me this, you can leave now."
Du Xiaoxian did not really leave in the end, because Gu Nianbin was sick.After all, Gu Nianbin was exposed to the rain for so long, and Du Xiaoxian refused to go back with him. President Gu was so anxious and overwhelmed by the worries that he started to have a fever. An unhealthy blush appeared on his cheek. He was unconscious in bed and frowned uncomfortably. Du Xiaoxian was so anxious that she almost cried, but she knew that it was not the time to cry. She put a wet towel on Gu Nianbin's forehead to cool down the fever. Half an hour later, however, she touched his forehead and found it was still hot. Du Xiaoxian didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly pulled him out of bed to take him to the hospital.The man's tall and strong body rested on Du Xiaoxian's weak shoulders. She had developed a bit of strength since childhood, and it was not difficult for her to carry firewood and water. However, with the sudden weight of over a hundred and sixty pounds
When Gu Nianbin came to the ward, Du Xiaoxian was not in here. The old woman on the bed was resting with her eyes closed. Hearing the sound of the door opening, she opened her eyes and looked at him inexplicably. Gu Nianbin asked her where Du Xiaoxian had gone.The old woman had a stroke and got a wry mouth. She couldn't speak very clearly. Gu Nianbin listened twice but did not understand what she meant. As he was getting anxious, a nurse passed by and saw him standing at the door, so she came up to inquire. Gu Nianbin learned from her that Du Xiaoxian had gone to wash clothes.He then came to the laundry room. There were quite a few people here. Du Xiaoxian's thin and small figure was very inconspicuous in the crowd, but Gu Nianbin saw her at a glance. The little girl had her back to him and was vigorously washing the clothes in a big basin. Gu Nianbin had never been to such a place before. He felt the smell was unpleasant as soon as he stood at the door.
Gu Nianbin found a good restaurant near the hospital. He looked at the price list and ordered three dishes that Du Xiaoxian liked. This was the first time that President Gu had needed to see the price list when ordering food. He indeed felt a little unhappy in his heart, but he had no choice. Now, he could only pretend to be pitiful so that Du Xiaoxian would not leave him.After getting the takeaways and paying the bill, Gu Nianbin reached out and took the change of five yuan. Adding on the three yuan and sixty cents in his pocket, he still had eight yuan and sixty cents left. President Gu had the money in his pocket and returned to the hospital with a strange mood along the street.Du Xiaoxian had already finished washing the clothes and returned to the ward. Seeing him come in with a bag, she hurriedly explained to the old woman on the bed, "Grandma, he is my friend."The old woman recognized Gu Nianbin and opened her mouth to greet him. Gu N
In the middle of the night, Gu Nianbin felt a little feverish again. He groaned a few times. Du Xiaoxian remembered the nurse's words and did not dare to sleep too deep. Hearing the man's groaning, she hurriedly touched his forehead. It was indeed hot again. She quietly got up and went to the bathroom to get a wet towel over and put it on the man's forehead. The water was as cold as ice in this season of year. Gu Nianbin was stimulated by the coldness so much that he frowned and half opened his eyes.Du Xiaoxian turned on the wall lamp. The tiny orange light shone behind her, looking as if she had been plated with a blonde edge. Even her hair was blonde. Gu Nianbin remembered that when she first came to his family, her hair was thin and yellow, as if she was malnourished. Afterwards, her hair slowly turned dark black. She was much more rounded than when she first arrived. He watched her change bit by bit, but now she was actually leaving him!Du Xiaoxian's