“Mom … Dad … why … I can’t feel this leg?” Suddenly, an incredulous whimper interrupted Zoey’s thoughts.
The heart of a startled, side glance, Zoey then see Nabi Yan face white sitting up, has been disconnected from the oxygen bottle, she gasping for breath especially strong. She was red-eyed and looked at Shu’s father and mother incredulously.
Shu’s mother could not hold back and burst into tears, her hand firmly grasping Zoey’s wrist as if she was clutching a lifeline, and she could not say a word in the face of her daughter’s questioning.
Zoey only felt that the palm was cold, Shu mother’s hurt cut as if all conveyed on the tip of his heart, the tip of his nose a sore, but did not dare to look directly at Nabi Yan’s confused look.
Father Shu’s heart was also like a needle stabbing. As the head of the family, but had to harden his heart and face his daughter.
“Nabi, listen to me …”
Father Shu tried to make himself calmly speak, but could not hide the choking in his words.
Nabi Yan only felt that her heart, little by little, was sinking.
The hand went over and pressed down hard on the senseless lower limb, looking at her father with fascination, hoping to hear words of hope from his mouth.
“The doctor said, that night’s snow storm, you can pick up a life, has been considered a miracle … but your lower limbs, because of the long time buried in the snow, so, has lost consciousness.”
Shu father finished in one breath, Shu mother could not hold on any longer. Once her body is soft, she flops down on the hospital bed, hugging Nabi, “My bitter daughter … oooh … poor child … ”
“What did you … say?” Nabi Yan could not believe the look, pale lips moved before saying these words.
Her mother hugged her and cried, and she acted as if she was unconscious. Her body was stiff and motionless, only staring woodenly at her father.
Shu father was infected by the cries of his wife, North Cang, only to feel sad, but had to repeat his words again, “Nabi, you can’t … walk on your right leg again in the future!”
The last few words were hard and gangly, as if they were booming out of Father Shu’s lips. The last few words were unusually heavy, as if this was the only way Nabi Yan could hear them.
Nabi Yan’s entire body shook, obviously suffered a huge blow, her face pale as death. The next instant, she violently pushed away Shu mother, lifted the quilt to, a hand on the arm to rip the needle.
Zoey was startled by her appearance and held her down, “Nabi, what are you doing?”
“You go away!” Nabi Yan shouted, hollow and wooden eyes, flowing lines of tears, “You all go away, don’t touch me …”
Weak, she didn’t know where she got the strength to push Zoey away.
She moved her left leg off first, and then made an effort to move her right leg off the bed. She tried to stand up, but she stumbled and almost fell over. Luckily, she was able to keep her hands on the head of the bed so she didn’t fall down.
“Nabi, don’t do this …” Shu’s father was about to step forward, but froze in shock at the sad eyes Nabi Yan raised.
Shu mother also froze there.
Instead, I heard Nabi Yan screaming hysterically, “Don’t come over … and leave me alone … I don’t want to live and be an invalid… …”
That would be worse than death for her.
“Nabi, don’t mess around! The doctor isn’t saying there’s absolutely no hope!” Father Shu shouted, “Even if your right leg is ruined for life, you still have your left leg! Even if you really lose the strength in both legs one day, dad and mom can still take care of you for the rest of your life! Dad forbids you to mess up!”
“No …” Nabi shook her head, tears shattered, “I’ll never be complete again … Jerry will want me even less … Zhan’s aunt will like me even less …”
Said, simply desperate to sit on the ground, hugging themselves, mourning and crying.
Zoey’s heart was already in turmoil, not to mention her parents who gave birth to her.
Step forward and try to help her up from the cold floor, but Shu’s mother is already one step ahead of her.
“Nabi, if it’s because of Jerry that you’re having such a hard time, then you don’t have to do this …” Shu’s mother hugged her daughter and rested her head on her buried head, stroking her messy hair with pain, “He said that He will always take care of you! If your leg is not good for life, he will take care of you for life!”
Nabi Yan’s sobbing voice, paused at her mother’s words. For a long time, she raised her head and looked at Shu’s mother with teary eyes, “Mom … you lied to me … Jerry he doesn’t like me anymore, how can he be willing to take care of me for the rest of his life?”
“Fool! You’re so good and you love him so much, how could he not like you?” Shu mother cried and wiped her daughter’s tears, “Mom did not lie to you, Jerry said these words when your father and Zoey were there, you can ask them.”
“Yes. Dad can testify!” Father Shu hurriedly testified.
Nabi Yan, however, just froze for a moment, raised her face and looked at Zoey .
“Zoey , you must not be lying to me … Jerry, did it really say that?”
The twinkling tears seemed to be full of expectation.
Zoey, with an indescribable feeling in her heart, smiled and nodded her head, “Yes, that’s what Jerry said himself.”
Nabi Yan’s eyes were filled with tears, a little more for a moment, but her emotions were clearly eased. She looked at Zoey pleadingly , with a harmless look on her face, “Zoey , can you call Jerry for me and get him to come over? I want to hear his words in person to take care of me for the rest of my life … This life, we will never leave each other …”
In this life, never leave …
With seven simple words, Zoey’s chest tightened. She subconsciously curled her fingers and looked down at Nabi Yan, “Jerry is still working right now and may not be able to answer the phone. When he’s done, he’ll definitely come over.”
“He still has the heart to work?” Shu mother scolded with a bad face.
“Mom, don’t be angry. It’s right for a man to put his work first.” Nabi Yan gradually smoothed down her emotions and spoke for Jerry Xiao instead.
“I don’t care! If it wasn’t for him,…,” said Shu’s mother, choking up again. She asked her father to give her a hand to pick Nabi Yan up from the floor, and then turned to Zoey and said, “Zoey, give him a call. Tell him that Nabi is waiting for him and to come over immediately.”
“Right. Work can be put aside first, my daughter’s big event must be solved first!” Father Shu also made the decision decisively.
Zoey couldn’t refuse the request of a patient and two elders anymore, so she nodded and gently responded, “I’ll try.”
Turning back, she looked at Nabi Yan before holding the phone, turning around, and walking out of the ward with a heavy heart.
…
At the other end of the phone, it didn’t ring a few times before picking up … “Mr. Xiao.” Zoey does not know why she suddenly changed her mouth, just think this kind of time, it is not suitable to call so intimate.
Obviously, Jerry Xiao over there heard that she was out of order. His brow furrowed and his tone became less than kind, “What’s wrong?”
“I’m at the hospital right now to see Nabi,” Zoey leaned back against the wall somewhat feebly, only to feel a thick chill flooding behind her, sending chills throughout her body. “She’s not doing too well and already knows about the leg …”
At the other end, Jerry Xiao was silent for a long time, only heavy breathing remained.
It took a while before he spoke, “How is she feeling?”
“Very unstable, crying a lot.” Zoey answered truthfully. Turning again, through the glass door, he clearly saw the three people inside the door.
Inside the ward, it was as if a wave of sadness had been deposited, along with her being infected with a somber mood.
Lick the dry lips before Zoey continued, “Are you done with work? Nabi asked me to call you and said … want to see you …”
Jerry Xiao was silent for a moment on the other end before he said, “I got it. Come over right away.”
“Okay …” Zoey lowered her eyes, “I’ll hang up now then.”
After saying that, she was about to disconnect the call. But then she heard Jerry Xiao call out, “Zoey!”
Zoey’s heart trembled and her grip on the phone tightened, but she only answered softly, “Hmm?”
Hearing that, his breathing was slightly heavy. Seems to have something to say, but in the end just said: “Wait for me at the hospital, back to the hotel together later.”
“Good.” Zoey responded softly.
…
After hanging up the phone, Zoey looked back at the room, where a doctor had come over and reapplied Nabi’s IV.
She was still not very stable, breathing heavily. Occasionally, the side of the face, there are tears seeping out of the eyes. But it was much better than before.
Zoey didn’t go in right away, but turned around and went out to buy some water before coming back in. By now, Nabi Yan had closed her eyes and fallen asleep.
Zoey handed the water to Shu’s father and mother before sitting down quietly.
Shu’s mother looked at Zoey, “I’m glad you’re here, Nabi is really sorry for your Baker family.”
“Auntie, don’t say that, the past is in the past. Besides, I really didn’t help this time.” Zoey didn’t dare to take it personally. If it wasn’t for herself, Nabi wouldn’t have become like this.
Shu’s mother looked at her daughter before she looked at Zoey and began, “I heard from Nabi that you are now working for Jerry as a secretary. Is that right?”
“That’s right.”
“Then do you know if he has a girlfriend now?”
Zoey was stunned.
Girlfriend?
Sunny Qin, never was. And, does one … count as his girlfriend?
He, who never said anything to her about being together …
So …
Zoey spoke slowly, “I don’t think so yet.”
Shu mother breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good. We Nabi single-mindedly to him, get to this point, he can not be negative to her again!”
Zoey didn’t say anything, and Shu’s mother raised her eyes and looked at her, “Zoey, why aren’t you talking?”
She looked back up and forced a smile, “I just don’t know what to say.”
What was she supposed to say? She wanted to say that she selfishly hoped that Jerry would just take care of Nabi and not really spend the rest of her life with her without leaving her. She wanted to say that she, like Nabi, had loved that man for many, many years.
So, now the heart is hard and sour …
Can she say this, in the face of such a Nabi?
…
Jerry Xiao did not push back and quickly arrived at the hospital. When he saw him come in, Shu’s father sat there with an ugly face and didn’t move. Shu’s mother and Zoey were helping Nabi wipe the cold sweat on her forehead, when they saw Jerry Xiao come in, both of them stopped …
Jerry Xiao glanced lightly at Nabi, then raised his head and looked towards Zoey, who was looking right at him, and the four eyes met in the air for a moment, before Zoey took the lead and looked away.
Jerry Xiao was about to say something, when Nabi suddenly woke up. Seeing Jerry Xiao, she smiled openly with difficulty. Hand, slowly from the quilt out, towards him to reach over, “Jerry … you came …”
Jerry Xiao looked at her hand and didn’t move for a moment. Shu’s mother pushed him, “Nabi is very weak right now, she can’t talk too much.”