growing up

Gu Yuan didn't come to class and Du Lin didn't say much in class, only that he had something to ask for leave.He also took a long vacation before, and the students didn't pay much attention to it.

Wang Tian noticed something strange about Ling Chao.

Ling Chao became taciturn, and he didn't smile after these few classes.Every time he turned around and wanted to talk to him, he would lie on the table and do the real IELTS test.

Wang Tian knew that Ling Chao was going to take the IELTS test in a few days, but he had rarely seen him take it so seriously in the past few months.

The low air pressure at the back table made Wang Tian resist the words he wanted to ask several times.

He always felt that Ling Chao must have been stimulated by something during the May Day holiday, and it still had something to do with Gu Yuan.

But what is it?

Besides, Ling Chao, after leaving the hospital yesterday, he went home, washed his hair, took a shower, went to the bedroom and fell asleep.

He thought he would be so uncomfortable that he couldn't sleep, but he didn't want to sleep on the pillow until six o'clock this morning.

When I woke up, all the emotions I had accumulated all night were suppressed in my heart.He didn't even warm up and went to the next door and played sandbags for half an hour before stopping.

After venting, Ling Chao's body was drenched in sweat, and his injuries became even more painful.As he lay on his back on the mat, gasping for breath, tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes again.

He wanted to raise his hand to wipe it off, but the more he wiped it, the wetter it became, and he couldn't tell whether it was sweat or tears.

When did I become so hypocritical?Crying at every turn is really not like Ling Chao at all!

He recalled the conversation with Gu Yuan last night.

Gu Yuan regards his future as more important than the company of two people. Is it for his own good or because Gu Yuan doesn't have as deep affection for him as he does for him?

The person who walked into the corner couldn't be woken up for a while, Ling Chao was mentally entangled and bored, but he had to do what Gu Yuan said.

He took a shower and changed into his school uniform. It was still early before class, so he went to the hospital first.

In the inpatient department early in the morning, many early risers were already busy, and the nurse in Gu Yuan's ward had already woken up and was leaning on the accompanying bed to read a book.

Gu Yuan slept soundly, and the sound of his door opening didn't disturb him at all.

Ling Chao greeted the nurse silently, walked lightly to the hospital bed and looked at Gu Yuan.

After another night, Gu Yuan's complexion eased a lot.By the time he got out of the emergency room, he had changed.

He stood there without moving, just watched it quietly for a while, and finally left quietly.

When closing the door, Ling Chao said to himself: "Gu Yuan, I will do what you wish."

But the emotion is still there, as long as he tilts his head, he can see Gu Yuan's empty seat.

He didn't want those emotions to control him anymore, so he could only use exercises to numb himself.

He didn't want to talk, he didn't want to communicate, and he didn't want to recall Gu Yuan's words that made him "scared".

At noon, there was a message from his mother asking for Gu Yuan's phone number. Ling Chao just thought that his mother wanted to call to care, so he sent it without thinking too much.

When school was over in the afternoon, Ling Chao lowered his head and walked home with his mood still low.

He didn't pay attention to the people and environment around him. He had to walk this road several times every day to and from school. If he didn't want to avoid pedestrians, he could have closed his eyes and walked back.

But today, before he had gone far, a familiar voice called beside him: "Baby."

Ling Chao paused for a moment, but he didn't even have a half-second before walking forward again.

"Ling Chao." This time, the voice was louder, and they even called names.

Ling Chao suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice. A lady in a light green windbreaker and a pair of stylish sunglasses stood obliquely in front of him.

It's my mother who should be far away in City H!

The expression on Ling Chao's face hadn't changed in a hurry, Bai Lan had already walked up to him.

Ling Chao, who had exhausted himself for the past two days, didn't look very energetic at the moment.Dark circles and a tired look are especially noticeable.

"Mom," Ling Chao called out, "Why are you here?"

Bai Lan rubbed Ling Chao's back distressedly, and patted him to let him walk forward with her: "I'm worried about you, so I'll come and have a look."

"I'm sorry." Ling Chao didn't expect Bai Lan to come here, he was surprised but also a little guilty, if it wasn't for his own accident, why bother to let his mother go all the way here.

"What are you talking about, you are my son. Mom should be sorry for not being with you all the time and letting you live in such a far place alone." Bai Lan said.

"When did you arrive?" Ling Chao asked.

"Noon." Bai Lan replied.

Ling Chao was just thinking that the planes coming from City H only come at noon and afternoon during the day, and if it was in the afternoon, my mother should have just got off the plane by now.

So, why didn't mom come home at noon?

Or maybe something else has delayed it.

Even though his mother came over, he didn't bring Ling Chao's mood back to his original state. He didn't speak anymore, and walked home with his mother.

Bai Lan sensed Ling Chao's unhappiness. Gu Yuan was still in the hospital, maybe it was because of this that Ling Chao couldn't cheer up.

In fact, she didn't go anywhere. After noon, she didn't come to Ling Chao immediately because she went directly to the hospital from the airport.

As Ling Chao's mother, after this incident happened, she felt it was her responsibility to visit Gu Yuan.

Bai Lan doesn't have much time to stay in City D, and she has to go back early tomorrow morning.Ling Chao still had to go to class, out of concern for Gu Yuanzhen, she rushed to the hospital as soon as she arrived in D City.

This time, Bai Lan met Gu Yuan's mother for the first time.

Bai Lan called Gu Yuan and asked for the address. When she arrived, Gu Yuan was awake and waiting for her. Before she could say a few words to Gu Yuan, Zhang Yun also came over from home to cook porridge.

When Zhang Yun saw this beautiful and elegant lady in the ward, his first thought was that she was Ling Chao's mother.

Bai Lan is well-dressed, neither casual nor deliberate, which not only brings out her own temperament, but also adds to the first impression of others.

Zhang Yun walked in, and Bai Lan also stood up.Gu Yuan said: "Mom, this is Ling Chao's mother, she came here to see me."

Bai Lan walked a few steps towards Zhang Yun, stretched out her hand with a smile and said, "Hello."

Zhang Yun was still holding the insulated lunch box in his hand, but he held that hand first, and replied, "Hello."

She knew that Ling Chao's family was in H City, and she had never heard that his mother would come over before. Although she thought of who she was just now, she was still a little surprised.

She didn't expect that Gu Yuan's injury would make Ling Chao's mother come so far.

I heard from Gu Yuan before that Ling Chao's parents were very supportive of the two of them, and Gu Yuan had a lot of fun going there a few years ago.Zhang Yun was more or less curious about Ling Chao's parents.Now that I really saw it, I didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhang Yun led Bai Lan to sit down first, went around to the other side and put down the thermos box, and said, "You haven't had lunch yet, have you? How about I ask the nurse to feed Xiao Yuan, and I'll take you to eat first?"

"No, no, no, I ate at the airport," Bai Lan said hurriedly, "I just feel sorry for Xiao Yuan who suffered such a serious injury for Ling Chao. It's reasonable for us as parents to come and have a look. I don't know Is there anything I can do to help?"

Hearing what she said, Zhang Yun didn't insist. She opened the thermos box and poured out some porridge—this is the white porridge that the doctor said this morning that Gu Yuan could eat.She simmered it at home for almost two hours in the morning, and it was so soft that a single grain of rice could not be seen.

While stirring to dissipate heat, she said to Bai Lan: "Ling Chao can't be blamed for this incident. The situation was so sudden that the two children could only react instinctively. Fortunately, Xiao Yuan's injury was not serious. Others were arrested on the spot and brought to justice.”

That being said, Bai Lan also knew that Zhang Yunding was also extremely distressed.When I heard the news, my heart would die, not to mention my biological mother?

Anyway, it was a knife stabbed into the body.

Gu Yuan, who was lying on the hospital bed, was still nervous about the sudden meeting of the two mothers, but now it seems that it is not particularly embarrassing.He suddenly thought of something, looked at Bai Lan and asked, "Auntie, did you come here as soon as you got off the plane?"

"Yes." Bai Lan replied.

"Then..." Gu Yuan dragged his voice, "Brother Chao knows you're here?"

"I don't know, I didn't tell him," Bai Lan said.

She deliberately didn't tell Ling Chao.

"Ah?" Gu Yuan didn't understand.

"Leave him alone," Bai Lan said, "I came to see you specially, I just hope you get better soon."

Zhang Yun could tell that Bai Lan's concern for Gu Yuan was sincere, and he couldn't help feeling relieved.At least if the two children really want to move forward, they won't suffer on the family side.

Gu Yuan couldn't move yet, he could only raise the head of the bed slightly, and Zhang Yun slowly fed him the porridge.The stomach that has been hungry for almost two days finally saw some food, but it couldn't bear too much.After only a few bites, I couldn't finish it.

This afternoon, Bai Lan stayed with him in the hospital.On the way, Zhang Yun had to go back to pick up Qingqing who was taking a lunch break at home, so he left for a while.Later, Zhang Yun took Qingqing and Bai Lan to accompany Gu Yuan for an afternoon, and Bai Lan didn't leave until Ling Chao quickly finished school.

Bai Lan and Ling Chao returned home, and the house didn't seem to have changed from last year.Aunt Chen made extra meals on the table, and Ling Chao and Bai Lan sat on both sides of the table.

"I've been staying with Gu Yuan in the hospital this afternoon." Bai Lan spoke first.

Ling Chao glanced at her, but didn't answer, and continued to eat the rice in the bowl bit by bit with his head down, without picking up any vegetables.

"Are you very unhappy?" Bai Lan looked at the opposite son who was absent-minded about eating and asked.

"No," Ling Chao lowered his head, and said after a few seconds, "I just feel like I'm quite useless."

"Why do you say that?" Bai Lan asked puzzled.In her impression, Ling Chao has always been a very confident and optimistic boy.

Ling Chao picked up the rice in the bowl for a while, as if he didn't know what to eat, he simply put down his chopsticks, looked up at Bai Lan who was facing him and said, "Mom, I told Gu Yuan last night that I don't want to take the IELTS test anymore, and I don't want to go abroad. Yes. But he seems very angry."

Ling Chao lowered his arms, leaned back on the back of the chair, and continued talking with a slight nod.

"I know it's sentimental to say this, but during the hours I waited outside the emergency room that day, I felt as if I had gone through hell. The feeling that I might never see him again terrified me. Hearing After the nurse said he was fine, I felt as if I collapsed."

"But there is still one year left. I want to go abroad and leave him for at least four years. Four years, it also accounts for a quarter of my current life. I'm afraid I can't bear it."

"There has never been a moment that made me feel so difficult, and there has never been a person who made me so reluctant to leave."

"What should I do? Is it true that I shouldn't stay?"

The author has something to say:

I always feel that I am not satisfied with what I wrote today, but there is no better modification plan.What I want to express is not in place, and my writing skills are still too weak.

Some are unhappy with the same style as Brother Chao...