Comprehensive film: the sweet daily life of urban drama

In the Waldorf Hotel, Xu Hongdou, who had just finished lunch and was about to take a break, suddenly received a call from Chen's mother. Her heart skipped a beat and her hands shook.

I answered the phone and tried to speak in a calm tone, "Auntie, what's wrong?"

"Hongdou, Nannan is gone..."

Xu Hongdou felt her head go blank and she lost the ability to think. Why did he just pass away?

"Hongdou, Hongdou, are you listening?" It was unknown how long it had been before the voice of the phone woke Xu Hongdou up.

"Auntie, I'll be there right now..." Xu Hongdou quickly put away her phone, said hello, ran out of the hotel, took a taxi and rushed to the hospital.

Soon she rushed to the hospital ward. Seeing the anxious faces of Chen's parents, she didn't care about much else and rushed to the bedside. She looked at the bed and saw that it was empty. At this moment, her heart suddenly felt a little empty. She staggered and almost fell. She couldn't help but shed tears: "How could this happen? Why didn't Nan Nan wait for me... Why couldn't I even see him for the last time..."

A few minutes later, Xu Hongdou, who had finally calmed down, looked at Chen Nanxing's parents with surprise and astonishment.

"Nannan left, not the one who left..."

"Hongdou, your aunt was too anxious and didn't explain herself clearly, causing you to misunderstand..." Father Chen explained apologetically.

"It's okay, it's okay. It's okay that she didn't leave." Xu Hongdou muttered, and suddenly realized and asked: "Uncle, you just said that Nan Nan sent a message. What did she say? Can you show it to me?"

Father Chen took the phone and handed it to Xu Hongdou. He saw a simple sentence on it, "Mom and Dad, I want to go out for a walk. Don't worry about me. I have someone to take care of me. Take care of yourself."

Xu Hongdou suddenly had a very bad premonition. She grabbed Chen's father's hand and asked, "Uncle, tell me the truth. What happened in the past two days? What did the doctor say? How long does Nan Nan have left to live?"

"When you came that day, the doctor said that Nannan only has one week left at most." Father Chen uttered a few words with difficulty, as if he had used up all his strength. He actually understood that his daughter might not want him and his wife to see her die with their own eyes. Maybe when they say goodbye, it will be her ashes... All he can do now is to pray that his daughter will not suffer so much in the last moments...

Chen's mother also shed tears silently, not understanding why God would do this to her daughter. She was so kind and sunny, and she and her husband had never done anything bad in their lives, so why did she have to face such a thing...

When Xu Hongdou saw the look on their faces, she forced herself to calm down. She couldn't cry at this moment. It was not the time to be sad. She also needed to help her best friend take care of her parents.

Only after the two of them disappeared at the ticket gate of the station did Xu Hongdou drag her tired body away.

Sitting in the taxi, looking at the busy night scene, the flashing neon lights, and the people hurrying by, she felt that everything in front of her was gray.

I shed tears silently, thinking about my best friend who had left like this, leaving quietly. Even at the last moment of her life, she didn't want to trouble anyone around her. She always left happiness to those around her and carried the pain herself...

After returning home, I locked myself in the sofa, holding my phone and listening to the conversation between the two of them over and over again. She kept telling myself to eat on time, take care of myself, and to pursue the person I like. Was all of this just her last words?

Hearing the tone of her voice when she spoke, especially the occasional disconnected voice, she understood that it was the time of pain and she had to grit her teeth and persevere... Even at this time, she was still thinking about the people around her...

Xu Hongdou felt very regretful. She should have paid more attention to her when she was in the hospital that day. Maybe this wouldn't have happened. Maybe she could have seen her best friend for the last time and accompanied her on her last journey...

Nan Nan, where are you?

Has she eaten yet? Does she feel any pain? Can the people around her take good care of her? Countless questions echoed in her mind, and bad pictures flashed in her mind. She had never felt the room so cold before, and only the weak light of the desk lamp could bring a trace of warmth.

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She folded her hands together. She had never believed in the existence of gods and Buddhas. The only thing she could do at this moment was to pray devoutly, hoping that Nan Nan would not be so painful in the last moments of her life, hoping that there was a good person around her, hoping... No, not hoping, but a certainty. Nan Nan, such a good girl, would definitely go to heaven...

Maybe it was physical fatigue, maybe it was mental fatigue, Xu Hongdou fell asleep on the sofa without realizing it, and the only sound in the room was the rhythmic sound of the clock...

In the dream, I once again dreamed of the scene of the two of them being together. Nan Nan snatched my beer and drank it, saying that she had a bad stomach. Unconsciously, tears fell from the corners of her eyes...

The morning sun shone through the window onto Xu Hongdou's face. The tears in the corners of her eyes had long dried up. She opened her eyes and looked around blankly. Sure enough, everything was just a dream. The slightly messy room around her and the garbage piled on the coffee table reminded Xu Hongdou that no matter how good a dream is, there is always a time to wake up...

She took her phone and checked the time. It was half past six in the morning. Suddenly, she was stunned. There was a message from Nanxing on WeChat. She quickly swiped the screen and opened it. The content of the message was very simple: "Hongdou, I am fine and happy now. Don't worry about me. Take care of yourself and remember to take your medicine on time."

Xu Hongdou stared at the content of the message for a long time, not knowing under what circumstances the message was sent. She found the secretly taken photo that Chen's father sent her yesterday. Nan Nan was sitting on a bench in the hospital garden with a man, smiling. Although the man's face was not clear, he should be the type that her bestie liked. This must be her last wish...

I stared at the photo for an unknown amount of time before the phone rang.

"Hey."

"Manager Xu, are you coming to work today? Do you need me to ask for leave for you?"

"No, I'll be there in a minute..." After hanging up the phone, Xu Hongdou picked up a large garbage bag and quietly cleaned up the room, especially the expired items in the refrigerator, throwing them all away. Without Nan Nan by her side, she had to learn to take care of herself...

In the crowded subway, Xu Hongdou chewed the fried dough sticks in her hand stiffly and numbly. It didn't matter whether it tasted good or not. What mattered was that she had to change her habit of not liking to eat breakfast.

I changed into work clothes at the hotel, adjusted my mood in front of the mirror, put on a professional fake smile, and started a new day of work...