Nabi Yan could see that he had something on his mind, but she didn’t say anything about it. While cutting the steak, she asked, “Don’t you have anything to ask me?”
Jerry Xiao looked at her. Nabi Yan’s eyelashes gently fluttered, “I know, you must have complained that I shouldn’t have married someone else.”
Jerry Xiao’s hand holding the cutlery tightened slightly, “Isn’t it a little late for that?”
Nabi Yan’s face showed a few pale, she carefully watched him, “If … I mean if … I get a divorce, will you still want me?”
He lifted his head and looked at her. A trace of complexity wavered in those deep eyes.
After waiting for a long time, he finally spat out a few words, “I don’t know.”
He was telling the truth; after all, five years had passed. He wasn’t sure that he didn’t mind at all about her abandonment back then.
Nabi Yan lowered her eyelashes in disappointment and spoke softly, “I understand. Even if you don’t mind, your parents must not approve of you marrying me.”
Jerry Xiao only felt that what he ate became tasteless, raised his eyes, and the smile on the opposite side disturbed him even more. So he wiped his mouth and didn’t eat any more.
…
Zoey and Lucas Wang were the first to finish eating and went to pay the bill.
When he got up, he resisted turning around to look at another table and just followed Lucas Wang out.
“Sir, your table has already been paid for.”
When the waiter told him so, Lucas Wang was rather strange, and Zoey subconsciously looked toward Jerry Xiao, who was still sitting in place and not looking up at them. It couldn’t be him, could it?
“Did your friend buy it?” Lucas Wang asked.
Zoey shook her head, “I don’t think so.”
Lucas Wang shrugged, “Since the other party has the intention not to leave his name, we won’t delve into it. What movie do you want to watch tonight?”
“Go see ‘Titanic,’ recently re-released in theaters.” Zoey suggests.
“Jerry, let’s go see a movie later, okay? Today Titanic is re-released. Remember fifteen years ago, we also went to see it together.” Nabi Yan excitedly invited.
Fifteen years … of time surprisingly passed so quickly.
Looking at the expectant little face in front of him, he should not refuse. However, the words that came out were a surprise to himself. “I’m a little tired tonight and want to go back early to rest.”
Nabi Yan also froze for a moment.
And then, disappointment, little by little, crept up. She finally slumped her shoulders in frustration.
“That’s fine. It’s okay to see it next time.”
“Are you done eating? Eat up, I’ll send you.” Jerry Xiao glanced at her.
Nabi Yan could see that he simply did not have the heart to stay. Just the whole night, he was distracted, sinking a lot of heart.
She couldn’t eat anymore either, wiped her lips, smiled and said, “I drove here, I’ll just go back myself.”
Jerry Xiao then remembered something and nodded, “It’s good, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.”
Misunderstanding?
Was it just a misunderstanding between them, in his opinion?
Tonight, in this mood, are they still not considered a date?
Nabi Yan was a little sad, unable to digest his wording for a long time.
…
After saying goodbye to Nabi Yan, Jerry Xiao returned home. Turning on the light, he leaned back on the sofa in a distracted manner.
I hadn’t eaten anything at all just now, so now I’m hungry. I went to the kitchen to cook some noodles myself, but once I entered the kitchen, I couldn’t help but remember the image of a certain figure hanging around here that day.
The heart grows more and more annoyed and smothered with difficulty.
Have you lost your mind? I can’t believe I’m thinking of that woman for no reason! I’m sure this woman is now fighting with Lucas Wang!
Annoyed to shake off the alkaline noodles in his hand, his forehead heart suddenly painful.
The bone-chilling pain, pounding, like millions of ants flocked up to gnaw, so he could not help but stifle a grunt of pain, clutching his head and squatting down in distress.
The disease, actually attacked again!
…
The movie, in full swing.
Zoey doesn’t ask him why he divorced his ex-wife. He also politely never mentions Zoey’s past of being pregnant before marriage.
I think he heard something about the farce at the wedding of himself and Chuck Xiao in the past. The good thing is, he didn’t look down on himself.
The phone in Zoey’s pocket suddenly vibrated when she was thinking about it. She hurriedly took it out and glanced at it, the name displayed on the screen, making her stunned for a moment.
Tonight, he seemed a little out of sorts. In past days, he never called himself once.
After a moment’s hesitation, I picked it up.
“Zoey Baker, come here!” With the film’s sound effects, his voice could only be heard vaguely.
“I’m sorry, President, it’s already after hours.” She subconsciously refused, not letting herself fall under his spell again. Since she had already made up her mind to find a daddy for the children, why bother with him again?
“The last time you saw the medicine, you have seen … by the way in the pharmacy to bring me a bottle over …” his voice, getting weaker.
It was almost inaudible in the noisy studio. But Zoey noticed something unusual in his voice, and her heart twisted, “Are you having another attack?”
However, at the other end, no further answer was heard from him. I only heard a “bang -“, the sound of the phone fell to the ground.
Zoey’s heart was hanging from her throat. How could he have the heart to watch the movie again? He only said, “Sorry, Mr. Wang, I may not be able to accompany you to watch the movie.”
“What’s wrong?” Lucas Wang asked, looking at her worried look.
“Something may have happened to my friend. I have to go check on him.” While answering, he took his phone and called back. But there was never an answer.
Lucas Wang had already stood up, “I’ll walk you there.”
“No need. I’ll just take a cab and go there myself!” Zoey refused, apologizing repeatedly. Lucas Wang had no choice but to walk her out of the theater.
All along the way, Zoey was anxious. After visiting several pharmacies, they refused to sell this prescription drug because they didn’t have the prescription. Fortunately, the cinema was not far from home, so she had to take a taxi to go home first.
When she arrived home, Nabi Yan had already been there for some time. She had changed into her home clothes and was sitting absentmindedly on the sofa watching the two elders teasing the children.
When she saw Zoey running back in a hurry, Yami Hu asked, “Why are you back? I heard your brother say you went on a blind date tonight, how did it go?”
“Mom, I’ll go up and get the medicine first, and we’ll talk later.” Zoey thumped upstairs, hurriedly grabbed the medicine the doctor had prescribed for Nini, and ran downstairs.
“Zoey , Nini has already taken her medicine tonight, no need to take it again!” Once Nini saw the medicine Zoey took, her little face had scrunched up in misery.
“Zoey knows. This medicine is not for you.” Zoey explains.
Sam Baker looked at Zoey for a second, “You have friends who need this medicine?”
“Well, my friend just had a seizure.” Zoey glanced at Nabi Yan, whose eyes happened to be directed towards her at the moment. A thoughtful look.
Zoey, afraid of what she might think, hurriedly said goodbye to her family, “Mom and Dad, I’m not going to talk to you anymore, I’ll talk to you when I get back.”
“Well, take care on your way!”
“Zoey bye!” The two children said goodbye to her in a crunchy voice and barfed twice on her face each.
Along the way, Zoey thought about the possibility of him passing out and how easy it would be to have an accident if WIID was not controlled by medication. The thought of that possibility brought a cold sweat to her hands.
Called him quite a few times, but the phone was surprisingly turned off and none of them got through again.
I urged the driver to drive to the Xiao Family, and hurriedly took out the money, and did not even have time to take back the change before rushing straight to the door.
She rang the doorbell quickly, her fingers trembling a little.
“Jerry!”
“…”
“Jerry!!!” There was no response for a long time, and she slapped her hand directly on the door, even holding her breath.
After waiting anxiously for a while, there was finally movement inside the door.
The door was pulled open from the inside, and he stood pale inside the door, his eyes raised but unable to find a cohesive focus.
“How are you doing?” Zoey’s heart twisted into a knot.
Jerry Xiao panted heavily, and suddenly, his whole body leaned towards her. The heavy masculine scent came to her nose, Zoey’s heart trembled, and she hurriedly hugged his entire body.
His eyelashes drooping, his pale face weakly leaning on her shoulder, looking as vulnerable as a child without aggression.
Zoey’s heart softened to cotton and she whispered in his ear, “I’ll get you some water, so you can sit down on the couch.”
When he didn’t answer, Zoey helped him into the door and sat down on the couch.
He was obviously in pain. The whole person leaned back on the sofa, his eyebrows tightened into a ball, and his long fingers were firmly pressed there, suppressing the pain so much that Zoey came out with water and looked at this scene, and could not help but think of Nini, who was also tormented by this condition, and felt his heart tighten to the point of astringency.
These two are the two most important people in her life, and she can’t believe that if one day they …
Not daring to think further, Zoey tightened the pills in her hand and walked towards him.
“Here, medicine, hurry up and take it.”
Her voice was soft and rang like cotton in his ears. He squinted his cigarette, and her worried look was so clear in front of his dizzy eyes.
Jerry Xiao hands swallowed the medicine down with water, but the headache, still not relieved. It made him feel nothing but uncomfortable.
“Bear with it a little longer, it will be much better in a while.” At this difficult moment, her warm and soft voice made Jerry feel inexplicably warm.
When my brother had an attack when I was a child, it was my mother who kept watch over him and comforted him every step of the way.
In his heart, a movement. He suddenly reached out and held her firmly in his arms, his face buried greedily between her hair, like a child.
By this sudden move surprised for a moment, the next second, Zoey hooked lips a slight smile.
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to its customers. When I was a child, I always watched you climb the tree mischievously, and I didn’t cry out in pain when I fell from the tree. I thought you were made of iron.”
“So you’ve had a crush on me since then …” His voice was heavy and he spoke with more effort, “Secretary Baker, would you be a little too precocious?”
The words fell, even the breath was gasping. However, the good thing is that she still has the spirit to play with her, which makes Zoey feel very comforting. Then he laughed, “Didn’t you also start to have a crush on my sister-in-law at that time?”
“I was 16 then, how old were you?” He looked as if he rather despised her.
Her smile deepened, “In good spirits, you can still refute me. Does your head still hurt?”
“Hmm.” Inexplicably, it liked the atmosphere now. His arms around her, unmoving, tightened a little more.
“Does it get any better?” She continued to ask worriedly.
“It’s okay.” Quite a bit better, actually.
“That’s good.” She dropped her heart a little.
He did not answer again, the hall, quiet for a while, he seemed to think.