Su Yao acted as if he had gone mad. Disregarding his weakened body and Dain's obstruction, he yanked out the IV needle, dressed in his patient's gown, and ran out of the hospital. Along the way, he urged the driver to go faster. Dain was worried and was contemplating whether he should administer a sedative.
The driver didn't dare to drive too fast. He was cautious the entire trip, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they arrived at Ye Shu Ya's home. Su Yao's hands trembled slightly as he opened the door, and Dain, unable to stand it, tried to help but was stopped by a cold glance.
He was puzzled, "Su, Xiao Ya is still in City Z. What exactly are you doing?"
Su Yao took a deep breath, steadied his trembling hands, and opened the door. He didn't answer Dain's question but instead staggered to the bedroom. He searched everywhere, not even sparing the corners.
She had said that she and Qin Wei had been in love for several years, childhood sweethearts. There must be traces left between lovers, such as photos.
Dain looked at him as if he were a madman, "Su, what exactly are you looking for?"
As if he hadn't heard, he turned the entire house upside down, like a scene after a burglar's raid. But he found nothing; there wasn't a single photo in the house.
He collapsed onto the sofa, his face shocked.
Dain asked again, "Su, what has happened? Has something happened to Xiao Ya?"
Su Yao's eyes were hollow, and his lips trembled incessantly. Suddenly, his gaze focused, and he stared intently at the landline not far away. Ye Shu Ya didn't have many friends, and the landline rarely rang, but he knew she often used it to chat with Qin Wei before she was with him.
His heart suddenly ached, perhaps due to the astonishing news. His fingers clenched into fists, and his fingernails dug into his flesh, keeping him conscious. He walked step by step to the landline, picked up the receiver, and with a trembling hand, dialed the number that had been called the most, then pressed the call button.
For the first time, he desperately hoped to hear the voice of the man he had deeply envied from this receiver. He was even thinking that if it connected, he would personally apologize to him... However, what came from the receiver was the mechanical voice of a woman—
The number you have dialed is not in service.
What is the concept of not in service? Su Yao was stunned for a moment.
His face turned terrifyingly pale, and Dain, very experienced, supported him in time.
"What has happened, Su?"
He looked up, his expression unprecedentedly panicked, "Dain, go to City Z immediately! Now! Right away!"
City Z is a city with beautiful scenery, where rows of French plane trees line the streets. Their lush leaves and strong branches block the scorching sun, providing a cool path. Taking advantage of the academic exchange, Ye Shu Ya also came out to appreciate the local customs and conditions of City Z.
This event is nothing but boring, listening to a group of old professors discussing long-dead figures on stage in some dialect. The professors were spitting everywhere, and she was trying hard to resist sleepiness below. However, what surprised her more was that she met the former owner of the coffee shop, who was also one of the teachers attending the academic exchange.
However, it seemed that the owner had no impression of her. He sat near her, listening attentively, and also expressed his own opinions. The old professors seemed to have found a treasure, pulling him up for a heated discussion. He was always lukewarm, like a puddle of water. If she hadn't seen his tenderness towards his wife, she would have doubted that he was a man who couldn't smile.
When leaving the exchange venue in the evening, she overheard his phone call with his wife, his expression and words were as soft as if they were taken out of the water. She glanced at the ID card hanging on his neck and learned his name.
Like her man, his surname is also Su, and his given name is Ziyan.
For no reason, she suddenly felt that Su is a good surname. This little self-awareness made Ye Shu Ya happy. She couldn't wait to hear Su Yao's voice, but Su Yao's phone was turned off.
She returned to the hotel disappointed. When opening the room door, she met a teacher from the room next door, who glared at her fiercely and then left. Ye Shu Ya felt puzzled, and then she remembered that this teacher had a minor dispute with her on the first day of checking in. Originally, the school arranged for a double room for two teachers to share, and it just happened that there were only two female teachers left. Ye Shu Ya was not used to sharing with others, so she paid for a single room.
After entering the room, she still couldn't figure out what she had done wrong. But it doesn't matter, her habit has always been like this, if others can't stand it, it has nothing to do with her, as long as Su Yao can stand it.
Thinking of Su Yao, Ye Shu Ya felt itchy in her heart. She didn't know why Su Yao's charm was so great. She missed him, and every cell missed him after just a few days of not seeing him.
She lay on the bed, her fingers dancing on the small keyboard of the mobile phone.
"Ah Yao, I miss you."
"Ah Yao, why did you turn off your phone?"
"Are you feeling better after getting sick?"
"I will be back soon..."
"Hey, when are you going to reply to my message?"
Su Yao's phone is still turned off, and there is no reply to the text message. Ye Shu Ya sits up from the bed and looks at the dark night outside, suddenly feeling very uneasy.
At this time, Su Yao's phone should be in the on state. Could something have happened?
Her face changed, she was not good at anything, the best at was thinking too much. Thinking this way, she felt more and more that something must have happened to Su Yao.
The first thing she thought of was that Su Yao was hospitalized like the previous times. The second thing she thought of was that his sister came, Su Yao had to accompany her, and didn't want anyone to disturb, so he turned off the phone.
She became cold all over.
She quickly turned off the air conditioner, and then turned on everything in the room that could make light and sound. The TV made a noisy sound, she inadvertently took a look, and it was actually broadcasting a Hong Kong horror movie. On the high-definition screen, the long-haired female ghost in red was ferociously eating people, with strange music, she was scared and unable to breathe for a moment.
She grabbed at random and accidentally pressed the quick call in the mobile phone, and the sound of "dudududududu" came, followed by the long-lost voice.
"Ah... Ah Qin..."
"Ya Ya?"
She was silent for a while, suddenly feeling that the voice was very strange. She was thinking about what to talk about when the lovers who broke up again called, and she imitated the dialogue in the idol drama: "How are you doing?"
"Very well, how about you?"
"I..." She turned off the TV, and her mood calmed down, "Very well too."
Qin Wei smiled, "That's good, I will not return to the country in the future. I wish you and Su Yao happiness."
She nodded vigorously.
"Well, I will definitely be happy."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Shu Ya turned on the air conditioner, and suddenly felt hot again. She glanced at the mobile phone, there was no movement, and she called Su Yao again, but it was still turned off. She thought about it and called Dain, Dain was also turned off.
She frowned, what's going on? Is today a day to turn off the phone?
After that, she persistently called Su Yao and sent text messages until the mobile phone was almost out of power, and finally it passed.
Su Yao was blunt.
"Open the door."
Ye Shu Ya was stunned, "Open what door?"
"Ya Ya, I am outside your door."
She was stunned again, and then her whole face was filled with ecstasy. She stumbled and ran over to open the door. Before she had time to express her praise for his romantic surprise this time, Su Yao rushed over and hugged her tightly.
She blinked, although she missed him in every cell, she was not so intense...
"Ah Yao?"
Su Yao seemed to want to embed her whole person in his arms, and she was almost out of breath. She said in a muffled voice, "Ah Yao, I can't breathe."
Su Yao then woke up like a dream, let go of her, and as soon as he let go of her, he grabbed her hand tightly again.
Ye Shu Ya snickered and pulled him in, "Hey, I didn't expect you to miss me so much."
He pursed his lips tightly and didn't speak.
At this time, she found that his face was very bad, and his chin was sharp a lot. She touched it with her hand in pain, "Hey, why have you lost so much weight in a few days? Did you eat well at home? Hmm?"
Su Yao seemed to be unable to speak, and his eyes were always staring at her face.
She asked strangely, "Ah Yao, what's wrong with you? Is there something on my face?"
"No." After a long time, he answered, his eyes still staring at her face.
Ye Shu Ya wanted to take a bath, and Su Yao insisted on following. Ye Shu Ya was relatively unacceptable, although she had done everything, but taking a bath together was the first time, she said shyly, "Ah Yao, although we... but... but... Ah, I came! Aunt came!"
Su Yao suddenly woke up and realized that his reaction was too much.
He went out of the bathroom, listened to the water sound inside, and his heart was a little more at ease. His eyes touched the mobile phone on the bed, he stopped, walked over and picked it up. He saw the latest call record, which clearly showed the word "Qin Wei", and looked at the time, he trembled, and then called back.
It's an empty number.
He was in a daze for a long time until he heard the sound of the door opening. He quickly put the phone back in its place.
Ye Shu Ya was beaming, hopping onto the bed with her wet feet, her hands around Su Yao's neck, and said in an extremely happy tone, "Ah Yao, you're here, I'm so happy."
Su Yao reached out and circled her waist, letting her sit in his arms. He quietly asked, "Who were you talking to on the phone just now?"
"You."
"And before that?"
Ye Shu Ya bit her lip, she glanced at Su Yao furtively, "Uh... with Ah Qin, we're nothing, just old friends chatting. Really really, we have nothing."
Su Yao's face changed, he smiled bitterly in his heart, he really hoped there was something between them.