Most of the time, life was full of unfathomable mysteries.
The previous morning, a pair of siblings might have just said goodbye to each other, only to be separated by a huge plane that streaked across the sky and disappeared into the sea of clouds.
Late at night, the two arrived in the same city in a distant foreign country. The distance between them was perhaps no more than a ten-minute car ride, and they were destined to meet again.
Manchester city centre, in a room on the 15th floor of a hotel. Looking out the window at the magnificent night view of Manchester City, Lin Feng calmly spoke to Su Xue on the other end of the phone.
"Sister Xue, I'm in Manchester."
It was as if he was simply stating an ordinary fact.
The other end of the phone was silent for a moment.
But it also felt like a century had passed.
But in reality, it was only a short moment before Su Xue's voice came through the phone.
"Ah, you're here already?"
Her voice carried a hint of surprise, but it wasn't the kind of panicked reaction Lin Feng had expected.
Lin Feng was taken aback. Then, as if thinking of something, a look of realization appeared on his face.
He nodded and asked, "Where are you, Sister Xue?"
Lin Feng got straight to the point.
Su Xue paused. "Oh, I … What about you? Where are you now? Did you just arrive at the train station? Do you need me to pick you up?"
She was clearly changing the subject. As if sensing the guilty conscience on the other end of the phone, Lin Feng's eyes narrowed.
"No need."
"I'm already at the hotel. I came with Sister Mo Sheng."
"Huh?" Su Xue was taken aback. She couldn't help but exclaim, "You and Mo Sheng? How did you two end up together? Oh, right, I think she sent me a WeChat message just now. Wait, let me see … Wow, so many messages. I got it. Aiya, so she told me before. Hahaha, I didn't have time to look at the messages before, so I didn't know. "
She continued to talk about other things with a laugh.
Lin Feng was gradually losing his patience. He shook his head and cut off Su Xue's incessant nagging.
"Sister Xue, where are you now?"
"I'll go find you."
Su Xue choked on her words. "Ah … Now? There's no need for that. It's getting late. You must have had a hard time getting here. Why don't you get a good night's sleep in the hotel first? We'll talk about it tomorrow —"
The more Su Xue tried to stall for time, the more convinced Lin Feng was of his own judgment. He didn't want to waste any more time with her, so he hardened his tone even more.
"Where are you?"
The other end of the line was silent for a moment.
Finally, after a long while, he heard Su Xue's low voice.
"St. Edmund's Hospital."
"Main building, 4th floor. Exit the elevator at the end of the corridor and reach the intensive care ward."
He quickly reported a series of addresses and location information without the slightest pause.
It was as if he had accepted his fate.
On the other end of the line.
In the hotel room, Lin Feng was sitting in front of the bed when he heard the address.
His entire body suddenly froze.
Su Xue's voice could still be heard through the phone, but he couldn't hear anything at this moment.
His mood silently sank to the coldest, most bone-chilling valley in an instant.
It was so cold he couldn't think straight.
… …
Lin Feng rushed out of the room and almost stumbled all the way down the elevator to the lobby door. He anxiously looked left and right in the dense rain, looking for an empty taxi. At this time, Lin Feng's mind was simply a blank. He was muddle-headed and couldn't think of anything.
He only had one thought.
Go to the hospital.
That place called St. Edmund's Hospital.
Suddenly, a honk sounded. Lin Feng looked up and saw a yellow taxi stop in front of him. The window of the front passenger seat was rolled down, and a middle-aged Mexican driver with curly hair in a fashionable flowery shirt was looking at him and greeting him warmly, "Hey, Lin Feng, Lin Feng, Lin Feng.
"Hey, bro, do you want to get in?"
Lin Feng quickly opened the car door and got into the passenger seat. He slammed the door shut with a bang. Ignoring the driver's pained cries of "Hey, my friend! Close the door gently! Don't hurt my precious car!", Lin Feng quickly gave the driver the address in English.
"St. Edmund's Hospital!"
"How troublesome."
"Please hurry!"
The taxi sped through the rain.
Lin Feng's hair was dripping wet, but he didn't bother to wipe it off. The Mexican driver beside him was rambling, "It's been so interesting lately, I've seen a lot of Asian faces," "My friend, you might not know this, but this is my third time driving a passenger to St. Edin Hospital," "Speaking of which, my dear aunt is there too." Lin Feng's mind was blank, and he couldn't focus on the driver's ramblings. His mind was completely blank, and he could only hear a buzzing sound.
St. Edmund's Hospital.
Main building.
Fourth floor.
Intensive care unit.
Over the past few days, he had a vague sense of unease. He vaguely guessed that all the people around him might be hiding something from him. However, even though he had bought a plane ticket and traveled tens of thousands of miles to get here, when he heard Su Xue's location on the phone earlier …
Still.
Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
It was as if some of the fluke fantasies in the depths of his heart had been completely shattered.
Some answers.
Even if he didn't get a direct confirmation from her.
But with just a few words … he was on the verge of throwing up.
Lin Feng's head still felt dizzy, and for a moment, he felt like vomiting. He almost bent over and retched. The Mexican driver next to him was shocked. "Hey, my little friend, what are you doing? Are you carsick? Please don't vomit in the car!"
Lin Feng weakly straightened his body and waved his hand.
“Sorry。”
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Please hurry!"
The taxi sped up again.
The water splashed on the road as it sped towards its destination.
The scenery outside the car window sped past.
Lin Feng tried to take a deep breath, trying his best to control his emotions. However, he didn't know when, but his hands were already tightly clenched into fists. His nails were almost digging into his palms and bleeding. At the same time, he hypnotized himself again and again.
It's fine. It's fine.
Steamed Bun will be fine.
He'll be fine, absolutely fine.
Lin Feng raised his head. If anyone else had seen his expression, they would've been shocked speechless.
It was a pale face that was almost completely devoid of blood.
But …
His eyes were bloodshot.
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