When the car arrived at the designated place, Xia Jinhe got out of the car reluctantly and kept looking back to wave to Lu Yiwei. Lu Yiwei leaned against the driver's seat and stared at the back of Xia Jinhe from the rearview mirror until she disappeared into the night.
The first time he met Xia Jinhe was also at night, a cold night. At this moment, Lu Yiwei didn't know why but he always felt that there was a stone on his chest and he was a little out of breath. Lu Yiwei was not a fool. Moreover, he had been with the leader for a long time, so he had long been trained to have the ability to observe people's words and expressions. No matter how shrewd a person was, he could read a subtle action and express a certain meaning, let alone Xia Jinhe, who was inexperienced and simple. All her emotions were written on her face, which was completely different from the calm and elegant Xia Jinhe he met at the beginning.
"Xia Jinhe lied to me." This was Lu Yiwei's intuition. From the first phone call, Lu Yiwei found it, so that all kinds of behavior later were even more strange. In particular, she made all kinds of lies to cover up the truth. What secret was hidden in her heart? Lu Yiwei didn't want to think deeply.
Once a person told a lie, he would use countless lies to make up for the previous lie in the future. Just like a balloon flying to the blue sky, it would eventually burst under the weakening of the air density.
Now, Lu Yiwei could totally follow Xia Jinhe and see where she went. With whom? As long as it was verified, everything would fall apart. But he didn't do so. He knew what the consequences of doing so were. Instead of checking it himself, it was better to wait for her to take the initiative to explain to him. Maybe it was a misunderstanding, or maybe he was paranoid, or maybe … Lu Yiwei thought about all kinds of possibilities and painfully lit a cigarette.
Cigarettes were his most loyal companions, and they never left him at any time. When it was the most unhappy, it had accompanied Lu Yiwei through many torturous nights. After smoking a cigarette, Lu Yiwei looked back helplessly, started the car, and prepared to leave.
Driving aimlessly on the street, Lu Yiwei turned on the recorder and sang Ren Xianqi's "Too Softhearted" along with the rhythm of the music.
At that moment, Lu Yiwei really wanted to find someone to have a drink with, but he was not familiar with Bei Zhou City, let alone having any friends. He had finally met his college classmate, Li Qiancheng, but this disappointing guy had scrapped the company that he had worked so hard to open. Now he might be hiding in a corner gambling.
Without someone to talk to, Lu Yiwei turned the car around and headed toward Nanyang County. When he reached an intersection, he passed by the Audi that he had met earlier that day. This time, Lu Yiwei did not notice.
When he was about to reach Guchuan County, the phone in his pocket started to ring. He took out his phone and saw that it was an unknown number. After hesitating for a moment, he picked it up.
"Hello, is this Lu Yiwei?"
Hearing that it was a woman's voice, Lu Yiwei tried to recall where he had heard this voice before. He said, "Yes, and you are?"
"I'm Xiao Yifei. Do you still remember me?" Xiao Yifei said on the other end of the phone.
"Oh, it's you." Lu Yiwei came to a sudden realization. "What's the matter?"
"…" The other party did not speak for a long time.
Lu Yiwei thought that the other party had hung up, so he picked up the phone and looked at it. "Hello, are you still there?"
"Su Meng is in Xijiang Province's Second People's Hospital. Go and see her." After saying that, he quickly hung up the phone.
Hearing that Su Meng was hospitalized, Lu Yiwei was shocked and slammed on the brakes. Because he used too much force, his whole body bounced onto the steering wheel and back onto the seat. There was a car following closely behind. If he had not reacted in time, he would have rear-ended the car. The driver was still in shock. He drove to the side of Lu Yiwei's car, rolled down the window, and scolded fiercely, "Do you want to die? If you want to die, hurry up and die!" After cursing, he drove away.
At this moment, Lu Yiwei did not care about quarreling with others or the pain. He picked up the fallen phone from the ground and called Xiao Yifei back. But after calling a few times, the other party still did not answer. In the end, the other party simply turned off her phone, which made Lu Yiwei even more panicked.
Since he could not get through to Xiao Yifei, Lu Yiwei tried to call Su Meng's phone. But Su Meng's phone was turned off two days ago, and it was still turned off today. This made Lu Yiwei a little anxious. He threw the phone on the passenger seat, turned around, and ran to the provincial capital.
It was already past nine o 'clock at night when he arrived at Jiangdong. Lu Yiwei did not have enough to eat at noon because he had entertained others, and he did not have dinner either. When he got out of the car, he felt tired. But he could not care less about that. He ran to the hospital building.
Lu Yiwei did not know what disease Su Meng had, so he searched the building aimlessly. He asked countless people, but no one knew of this person. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He went to almost all the departments except for the gynecology and obstetrics department. He did not look in that direction at all, but he could not find the person. With the attitude of giving it a try, he gritted his teeth and walked in.
In the corridor, attendants could be seen lying on the ground everywhere. Those who could afford it took mattresses, pillows, and quilts, hid in a corner where the light was not very bright, and slept soundly. Those who could not afford it would lie on the chair and pretend to take a nap for a while. When they were really too tired to care about their image, they simply lay down on the ground, and suddenly snored everywhere. The narrow corridor was packed to the brim.
The smell of the hospital was already strong, and now it was mixed with the smell of feet, sweat, and so on. The airless ward was even more mixed and the air was turbid. When Lu Yiwei smelled the smell, he could not help but frown.
Lu Yiwei had only been to the gynecology and obstetrics department once. When his ex-wife, Li Shu-man, gave birth to Xiao Yu, the conditions were far better than this. Under the authority of her father, Li Dengke, she stayed in the staff ward, which had a TV, a bathroom, and a bed for attendants. Even the nurses served her one-to-one. But now, the hospital was simply overcrowded. It was like taking a train during the Spring Festival. There were people everywhere, and people were in every corner.
A man sat on a chair and looked at Lu Yiwei expressionlessly. His eyes were dull, and his face was dull. It was obvious that he had been suffering for several days, and his wife and child had tortured him. Lu Yiwei nodded and smiled symbolically. He walked around the crowd to the nurses' station and asked the nurse on duty.
"Who are you to her?" When the nurse heard someone was asking about Su Meng, she immediately raised her head and asked. Her tone was stiff, as if there was a lot of hatred.
Hearing this question, Lu Yiwei heaved a sigh of relief. He had finally found it. He did not care about the nurse rolling her eyes and hurriedly urged, "Nurse, please tell me, which ward is she in?"
The nurse closed the folder in her hand and pouted. "Turn left in front, and it's the second ward."
"Thank you." After that, Lu Yiwei rushed away. At this time, a few nurses whispered, "I thought there was no one at Su Meng's house. Look, it's been a few days, and only one has appeared. Sigh, a woman's life is really bitter! Her husband forced her to sign the divorce agreement on the bed, and she never came back … "
Lu Yiwei walked quickly to the ward, but he did not have the courage to go in. He felt very complicated at the moment. He did not know how to face Su Meng, and what to say when he saw her.
He took a deep breath and gently pushed the door open a crack. His eyes quickly scanned the room, but the patients were all sleeping, so he could not tell. The few attendants were all climbing on the edge of the bed, seizing the time to rest. Occasionally, there was a baby crying, and he could not help but feel nervous.
Lu Yiwei still did not know what had happened, but he judged that Su Meng should have given birth. But according to the rules of Xijiang Province, men were not allowed to visit women before they were out of confinement. First, it was inconvenient for women, and second, it was not good for men to see red. Because of this, Lu Yiwei closed the door again, leaned his head against the wall, and thought about whether he should go in.
At this time, the door opened with a squeak, and a middle-aged woman came out with a urinal. She was quite surprised to see a big man at the door. But she did not ask much, and went straight to the bathroom.
After a while, the middle-aged woman came back again. Seeing Lu Yiwei's blank face, he wanted to ask but did not want to say anything. After struggling for a while, he pushed the door open and went in. In just a few seconds, the middle-aged woman came out again and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Lu Yiwei bowed respectfully and said humbly, "Hello, is Su Meng here?"
Hearing the question about Su Meng, the middle-aged woman closed the door, then looked around, pulled Lu Yiwei to the side, and asked carefully, "Who are you to her?"
This question again. Lu Yiwei thought for a moment and said, "Friend."
"Oh." The middle-aged woman was a little disappointed and said, "I thought you were her family." Then, she made full use of her ability to gossip and told Lu Yiwei everything about Su Meng's situation.
Lu Yiwei opened his mouth in surprise as he listened. He could not believe that Su Meng had suffered so much, and it was accompanied by a series of blows. No matter how strong a woman was, how could she stand it? He quickly asked, "What about her family? Haven't they come to see her these days? "
The middle-aged woman smacked her lips and said, "This little girl is so smart! She suffered such a great injustice, but she still has to bear it alone. We told her to inform her family, but she refused. Tsk tsk, young people nowadays are so opinionated. "
"Who usually takes care of her?" Lu Yiwei continued to ask.
"Two days ago, there was a woman who came to see her, but then she didn't come. She's been alone these days. Sigh! It's so pitiful. "The middle-aged woman shook her head.
Lu Yiwei was shocked. He never thought that a few days ago, they were talking to each other, but today she was lying in a hospital bed, and had suffered such a serious series of blows. Who could bear it?
"Since you are her friend, quickly inform her family to come and take care of her. Although the child was miscarried, it's already six or seven months. It's considered a confinement period. If she doesn't do well during confinement and gets sick, what will she do in the future? "The middle-aged woman said sympathetically.
"Okay, I'll inform her family now," Lu Yiwei said seriously. He hesitated and asked, "Can I go in to see her?"
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