The eyes were deep.
Zige, however, couldn’t tell what he was really thinking at the moment.
He waited for a few moments, but he just nodded and said nothing as he turned and walked out.
Looking at that back, Zi Ge only felt her stomach roll, and she covered her lips in distress.
Afraid that he would notice something different about himself, he didn’t dare make any noise.
Time for dinner.
The two adults, not a word was spoken. The atmosphere was so oppressive that people could not breathe. Obviously, the child also found that the atmosphere was a bit wrong, and originally would have said a few childish words to ease the atmosphere, but, later, even the child could not say anything.
Dinner, in this atmosphere, ended in a hurry.
Lan Yu Feng got up, and before he walked out of the restaurant, he seemed to remember something and suddenly paused in his steps.
Turning back to look at Zige, he spoke expressionlessly, “Make my rehab schedule as soon as possible, at the latest, I want to see it first thing in the morning!”
The businesslike tone of voice was distinctly detached.
Zige was stunned for only a moment before nodding, “I know.”
Ever since dinner, Lan Yu Feng went straight into his bedroom and never came out again. Zige set her computer down on the table and once again looked back at the closed door.
“Mommy, are you worried about Daddy?” Little Bean, who was sitting cross-legged beside her, suddenly raised his head and asked.
“Huh? Nope. Why would Mommy be worried about him?” Ziggy denied it almost immediately.
“Mommy is dishonest.” Little Bean cocked his head, “Mommy has looked at it several times since Daddy went in.”
Ziggy was stunned for a moment.
His lips moved, wanting to make a reasonable explanation for his behavior at the moment, but, after thinking about it, he couldn’t say a single word.
In the end, it was just a matter of moving the computer away and carrying Little Bean onto her lap, “Mommy will take you to bed, okay? It’s getting late.”
“Good. Going to sleep with Mommy tonight!” The child said delicately, lying on his shoulder.
She was content in her heart.
“Yes, not just tonight, but tomorrow night as well, and the night after that too …” Ziggy smiled and whispered over the child’s ear.
Just …
The further I talked, the more my heart couldn’t stop being sad.
The day after tomorrow. And after that?
What will happen to … her and the child, in the future? He’s bound to still take the child, and it’s almost completely impossible for her to fight him …
Lying on the bed and turning off the light, Zi Ge’s mind unconsciously floated back to the image of the time when she and Lan Yu Feng had slept here together.
That Night …
He gently wrapped his arms around himself from behind …
Thought I’d forgotten all about it, but, looking back now, it’s amazing how clear it all still is.
Clearly …
Even his body heat, his embrace at the beginning, is still fresh in my mind …
The tip of her heart sank, and she gently hugged the child. The warmth made her empty heart feel much better for a moment.
“Mommy …,” the child called softly to her.
“Hmm?”
“After that, you won’t even be with Daddy?” Buried in his arms, the child asked childishly.
“… Uh-huh.” She didn’t want to lie to her child anymore.
“What will happen to Little Bean after that?”
“…” Zige couldn’t say anything, just heartbroken and hugged the child tight. She will fight again … and again desperately …
“Mommy, do you really not love Daddy?” The child asked again.
Zige smiled bitterly and nudged his little nose, “Kids don’t know what ‘love’ is yet, how can you ask such questions?”
“But … I think Daddy likes Mommy.”
Like?
Zige smiled bitterly, not knowing how to explain the relationship between her and Lan Yu Feng.
“When we were in Paris, Daddy went to bed at night and called Mommy’s name several times.” Little Bean added.
She froze, and in the darkness of the night she looked fixedly at the child.
A child would never lie …
Of this she had not the slightest doubt.
Only, was Lan Yu Feng doing his act in front of a child? With his acting skills, it couldn’t be easier to fool a child.
“Baby, let’s not talk about it and just go to sleep, okay?” She didn’t want to think about it.
“Is Mommy tired?” The child asked heartily.
“Uh-huh.” She nodded. It’s not just the body that’s tired … but the mind as well …
“Good, then go to sleep!” The child smiled and nodded. Closing his eyes for a moment, he opened them again, “Mommy, will Daddy be cold if he sleeps alone?”
She didn’t respond again, but she couldn’t help but see his forlorn and gloomy back in her mind.
At this hour, he should be asleep, right?
She thought so.
And don’t even know it …
That night, in the other room, he lay alone, tossing and turning, agonizing …
The body is not cold, but the heart chills little by little …
Early morning.
Light shone through the clouds and enveloped the entire villa.
The child was still asleep when Lan Yu Feng walked out of the room. Zige was sitting in the hall, talking softly on the phone.
“Don’t get so worked up, I have a point. Really!” She was over here, trying very hard to be reassuring, looking pious.
“Disproportionate? You can be tricked into going to Russia by him again and you’re already out of proportion!”
The man over there, his emotions were just too excited. Lan Yu Feng could vaguely hear the sound of him blowing up.
“I’m not being lied to. The baby is here, I just came to meet the baby.” She explained seriously, smiling a little more, “That’s the little bean I slept with last night.”
“Idiot, can’t you see? He’s trying to hang you with the baby right now. If you keep being such a fool, you’ll have to fall into his hands again.”
“Don’t worry about me, I’m not as dumb as you think.”
“No, you’re much dumber than I thought. Stupid woman, so well abducted, how do you expect me to feel comfortable with you?” The man over there was furious. “Why don’t I take a trip to Russia and pick you up with the child?”
The other side proposes.
“Take the baby with you, you say?” Ziggy asked.
“Of course, do you want to leave the child behind? Take the child away and the last thing he has to threaten you with is gone. Great luck!”
“But can … take it away? He is simply an impossible person to convince.” Obviously, Ke Hengjun’s offer, she was moved, and, well, very moved …
“There’s no need to discuss it with him, just like he didn’t discuss it with you when he took Little Bean. The thing you had to do was to consult with the child, and you respected the child’s wishes just fine. As for the rest, I’ll arrange it.”
Kohenjun added, “More than enough to take a child quietly.”
Lan Yu Feng did not walk out, and from the beginning to the end, just leaned against the corner of the wall and stood stiffly.
Until this moment, he suddenly realized that, in fact, her world, there is no longer him …
As long as the little bean is taken away, she will certainly turn around without hesitation as well. His rehab, to her, may really not matter … at all …
The coldness of the walls seeped into his back. He found it a little hard to breathe, even.
It stood there frozen for a long time, until she hung up.
His breathing calmed, and the pain in his chest, eased before he stepped outside.
Zige was hanging up the phone when she looked up and bumped into his desolate look, and she was stunned, her heart clenched.
When did he start standing here?
Did he hear everything he just said to Ko Hang-jun?
“Where’s the rehab sheet?” He asked instead, just flatly.
Zige stared at him for two seconds and realized that there was nothing out of the ordinary before saying, “Wait for me and bring it over right away.”
She turned, and ran for her bedroom …
She did not turn around, naturally did not realize that behind her, that dark line of sight, always stared at her, falling, gloomy.
Zige handed him the rehab form, already printed out. He just skimmed through it, looked up at her, and asked, “When do we start?”
“Now.” Ziggy said.
Dropping his eyes to look at him again, “Because that bullet has been pressing on your nerves before, your muscles and joints will be much slower to react now, so let’s just do the joint rehab first.”
“What’s it going to take?”
“Lie down first.” She said.
Lan Yu Feng nodded and looked around the room, before getting up and dragging his right leg outside. After taking a few steps, he turned back and pointed to the recliner in a corner, “Carry this out and do rehab outside, I need fresh air.”
“You’re asking me to carry it?” Ziggy compared herself, finding his request surprisingly rude.
“Do I carry it? Do you think my legs can carry that load?” Lan Yu Feng’s expression was flat, his eyes looking at her evenly. He wasn’t the slightest bit embarrassed to give this kind of rough work to a woman. “You’re my caretaker, you’re obligated to be responsible for the well-being of my leg.”
He took her remark and shoved it back at her in its entirety.
She tried to move her lips, to retort, but in the end she couldn’t get a word out.
Lan Yu Feng had already pulled open the door and walked into the back garden. The early morning air, with a slight chill, was unusually clear and clean.
Dressed in a homely white top and white pants, his eyes were closed as he stood in the wind, greedily drawing in the fresh air. The morning sun was coming down from above, enveloping him and gilding him with a radiant golden aura.
He’s here at the moment …
From a distance, it was so clean that it looked like it was spotless. But it can be partial …
There is a kind of lonesomeness and desolation that is left behind …
Zige froze for just a moment, and in the next second, returned to her senses, and with great difficulty, moved the recliner outside. This was definitely, definitely the last time she would let him yell at her! As long as he could let her take the child, she was willing to do anything right now.
Resting the recliner behind him, Ziggy was already a little out of breath.
“Lie down on your back.” Not bothering to adjust her breath, she instructed him.
He was lost in thought when he was startled back to his senses by her figure. Glancing back at her, he dutifully slumped down in the recliner.
Ziggy stood up to him and tapped his right leg, “Lift it first.”
Lan Yu Feng kicked off his slippers, barefoot, and lifted his legs up as instructed. Zi Ge half-kneeled on the recliner and earnestly commanded him to do a series of leg curls and leg presses.
Doing rehab for the first time, these maneuvers that regular people can do easily were especially taxing for him.
When my knees were bent at a certain angle, I was too cold and sweaty with pain to continue.
“Don’t tough it out. Rehabilitation is something that is done slowly and can’t be done overnight.” Looking at the way he was in unbearable pain but trying to force himself, Zi Ge couldn’t help but speak after all.
The look on his face, still businesslike, “If you’re in such a hurry and you pull a muscle, you’ll have to wait a while longer for rehab.”
Lan Yu Feng gripped his knees tightly and looked at her, “How long will it take for me to walk like a normal person?”
“Depends on your perseverance. Fast, maybe months. Slowly, maybe years.”
How many years?
His thin lips pursed.
“Go on.” He didn’t, he thought to himself, have the kind of patience that could wait years.
“Take a break, you’ve done enough.” Ziggy advised him professionally.
But he didn’t care, he picked himself up in the air, slapped his calves, and instructed her, “Help me press down!”