The time of the city

That day, after lunch, Xiao Xuyang opened the curtains and windows as usual.

He was already looking forward to what would be written on today's paper plane, what kind of hat the girl opposite would wear, what kind of bright and beautiful skirt she would wear, and how she would laugh at him.

The window was opened, but the girl did not appear on the railing of the corridor opposite. Maybe something happened to her, so Xiao Xuyang continued to wait.

He stood there until the afternoon, but the girl didn't show up. Xiao Xuyang angrily closed the window. He was really ridiculous. How could he take other people's whims as his spiritual support? As a dying man, why should he ask others to give him care on time every day?

She just thought it was fun, so why should he expect anything more?

At night, Xiao Xuyang sat on the bed, opened the paper planes one by one, and read the contents on them repeatedly. Little fool, little fool, he was indeed a fool.

"The patient's condition is usually stable. Why did she suddenly faint this time? You must be careful next time, otherwise you won't be so lucky every time. The hospital is also looking for a matching bone marrow. Yueyue's father, don't give up." After the doctor finished examining the girl on the hospital bed, he said to the anxious man standing beside him.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely pay attention. Thank you, doctor."

After the doctor left, the man sat down beside the girl's bed and tucked the quilt in for her. "Yueyue, don't miss your mother anymore. You still have your father. He will always be by your side."

"Okay, Dad, I forgot to give the boy a paper airplane. Will he be angry?"

"No, go to sleep."

The girl closed her eyes, and Xiao Xuyang couldn't sleep.

After finally making it to morning, when the doctor finished examining him, Xiao Xuyang pulled out the needle from his hand and ran away. He wanted to go to another building to find the girl.

Apart from examinations, he never wanted to leave the ward. The doctors and nurses had great confidence in him, so the escape plan went smoothly.

When we got to the garden downstairs, it was just as lively as she'd said. There were children flying kites, the wind was comfortable, and the sky was blue. He seemed to have not been out for a long time.

Arriving at the girl's usual spot, Xiao Xuyang stood in her perspective for the first time. Looking up, he saw her window facing him, where he could see her every day.

He never took the initiative to communicate with others. To be more precise, he had lost the desire to communicate. Looking at the people coming and going, he wanted to ask, but eventually gave up.

After standing for a while, he found that many people here were wearing hats like the girl. The difference was that they were all wearing hospital gowns, while the girl was always wearing colorful skirts.

Such a bright and beautiful girl couldn't be a patient. Xiao Xuyang immediately denied the guess that just popped up in his mind.

He stood here until noon. He saw the doctor come to his ward, followed by the nurse, and finally his brother came. They were moving around in the bed. Because of his disappearance, the ward was in chaos.

But he didn't want to go back.

"Madam, Yueyue is fine now. Thank you for your concern. I can come to work this afternoon. I believe Jiamu will find a suitable bone marrow."

Xiao Xuyang followed the voice and found the owner. He was a very old man, holding the phone with his waist hunched. Even though he couldn't see the person he was talking to, he kept bowing respectfully and thanking the person on the phone with all his strength. Was his brother like this too?

After the man finished his call, he noticed him and walked towards Xiao Xuyang with a smile. "Young man, are you here to see Yueyue?"

"Yueyue?" Xiao Xuyang was puzzled.

"That's the girl who gives you paper airplanes every day. She's my daughter. Do you want to go see her?"

Xiao Xuyang nodded "OK"

"Let's go, she's in the ward up front."

"Is she sick?"

The man smiled, a little helpless. "Why did she stay in the hospital for so long if she wasn't sick? I just want her to be healthy."

Arriving at the door of the ward, the man pushed it open gently, afraid of disturbing the person resting inside.

This ward was different from other wards. It wasn't just white. The table was covered with a pink tablecloth, the curtains were Hello Kitty-themed, and the bedsheets were strawberry red.

She is indeed an angel, he thought.

Xiao Xuyang followed the man to the girl's bedside. She had her eyes tightly closed, her eyelashes casting shadows in the light. Her skin was as white as porcelain, and she was hatless, revealing her bald head. In Xiao Xuyang's imagination, she had long, smooth, black hair that she loved to wear in two pigtails.

"Do you want to talk to Yueyue? I'll wake her up."

"No, I'm leaving soon."

"Little idiot, is that you?" The girl slowly opened her eyes. "I'm not asleep, Dad. I'm just too tired and resting."

Noticing Xiao Xuyang's gaze, the girl quickly took the hat from the bedside table and put it on. "Don't look at me now because I have no hair, little idiot. I have very nice hair."

Xiao Xuyang just smiled and said "Yeah"

"Little fool, so this is what you look like. I was too far away before and I couldn't see your face clearly." The girl didn't look sick at all as she did on the hospital bed just now. She kept looking at Xiao Xuyang with an uncontrollable smile on her face.

"Don't call me a little fool, my name is Xiao Xuyang."

"Okay little idiot."

Xiao Xuyang was completely speechless. "I'm leaving first. They're looking for me."

"Will you still come to see me, little idiot?"

"I will." Xiao Xuyang waved his hand and walked out of the room.

As soon as he got downstairs, he saw Xiao Kai looking for him everywhere. He was sweating profusely and his face was full of panic.

"elder brother."

"Where have you been? I was so scared, I thought you left me alone." Xiao Kai rushed over and hugged him.

"It's okay, brother. I'm going to meet my friends. I will live well from now on."

I buried the rose in the soil. The land and I were entangled. The sunlight looked at my sky through the soil. I struggled to look up, but it was as if I was trapped in an iron cage. There were no windows around me, beating my will. There were rotten corpses under my feet. I groped for the road, just like my difficult life. I rushed forward like a wild dog without a mind. Looking back, my life was about to end. The rose also burned out my enthusiasm. Someone pulled me out of the loess, and I was reborn. I buried the dark red rose in the soil again.

This time, Xiao Xuyang wants to live well, maybe live until the next autumn, when the yellow orchid blooms. He wants to love life like that girl. No matter how long or short life is, it must be meaningful, right?