Married for a long time

Ever since Su Li left, Qiao Peiyu seemed to have become silent.

In fact, later he asked Huo Yanchi to check the flight information and found out that Su Li had gone to Xiangping City, but Xiangping City was so big that the famous scenic spots were not concentrated and scattered in a mess.

It was the peak tourist season in Xiangping City at that time, and there were so many people.

He also found several people with the same name in the city, but they were not the Su Li he was looking for.

Later, I found a girl named Su Li staying at a B&B. Unfortunately, he arrived a step too late. She left the day before. When I checked the flight information again, I couldn't find anything.

Including high-speed rail information, he also asked someone to check it.

Only one person was found who went to Lin Qing City, and then disappeared again.

I don't know if she was deliberately avoiding his pursuit, but for two months, she didn't even take the high-speed train or plane.

His physical condition became increasingly weak due to anxiety, and the medicine he drank became increasingly bitter.

In more than two months, he lost weight again.

"Brother, I heard Dr. Xiao say that you don't take medicine?" Qiao Xiya came over with a bowl of dark Chinese medicine, and there were two candies on the tray.

Not the white rabbit toffee.

It's two fruity candies.

In fact, if he drank too much medicine and drank it for a long time, he was no longer afraid of the pain.

If Su Qi was around, she would always prepare two Little White Rabbit toffees. After he drank the medicine, she would unwrap the bag and stuff one in his mouth.

Neither of them really likes sweets.

She also specially prepared that candy for him.

"Brother, you can't torture yourself like this. The body is your own. If something goes wrong..." Qiao Xiya felt distressed when she saw that he was so haggard. She sniffed and comforted, "Sister, I must be too." I don’t want you to be like this.”

"Today is her birthday."

Qiao Peiyu looked away from the two candies and looked out the window.

Summer is here, he is wearing a long-sleeved hospital gown, the air conditioning is not turned on in the room, cicadas are chirping and birds are chirping outside the window, and white clouds are hanging in the blue sky.

It's a fine day.

Qiao Peiyu seemed to be talking to himself, very softly, so softly that even Qiao Xiya didn't hear it clearly.

"Brother, what did you say?"

After a long time, when Qiao Xiya was tired from holding the tray and the medicine in the bowl was almost cold, he looked away, picked up the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.

But he didn't touch the two candies.

"Go and buy me a cake, something nicer." He said to Qiao Xiya.

"Cake?" Qiao Xiya put down the tray, "Why did you suddenly think of buying it..."

Oh, today is Su Qi’s birthday.

She sighed, her cousin was right, Su Li would always be an unsolvable math problem for her brother.

Unless Su Li comes back, he will never be able to let go or let go of his obsession.

He poured all his love into Su Li and could no longer give any extra love to others.

"What kind of one should I buy?" she asked.

"Something nicer."

"When has the cake I chosen ever been ugly?" Qiao Xiya curled her lips and snorted, "Then don't stand all the time. Doctor Xiao said you should rest more and put down your distracting thoughts..."

Forget it, it's useless to say it. Those distracting thoughts won't be put down just because they said they would let him go.

Two hours later, Qiao Xiya came back with a beautiful pink cake, and she was very showy, "Doesn't it look good? I must have good taste."

Qiao Peiyu pursed his lips, with a hint of displeasure on his brows, "Don't you know she doesn't like pink?"

Qiao Xiya: "..." "That sister doesn't like cakes yet." She retorted.

"Today is different."

The cake was actually not big, just enough for two people to eat, but Qiao Xiya was watching from the side, and Qiao Peiyu didn't even give her a bite, and ate it all by himself.

Qiao Xiya didn't care about the cake. She frowned and asked, "Brother, is it okay for you to eat so much cake at once?"

Qiao Peiyu didn't say anything. After letting her put the things away, he drank some water and lay down to rest.

After waking up, the ward was empty. He opened WeChat, found Su Li's avatar, and clicked on Moments.

His WeChat account has long been blocked by Su Li. When he clicks on it, he can see nothing but his profile picture.

But even so, he wanted to click in and take a look every day to find a sustenance for his spirit.

Su Li has a Xiaohongshu account and posts more updates than Moments.

Knowing that she played Xiaohongshu, he later registered an account. He didn't even change his name. He still followed her with a string of codes and didn't tell him.

Maybe it’s because there aren’t many acquaintances and family members in Xiaohongshu, so she likes to post there.

But Xiaohongshu hasn’t posted anything this year.

He always felt that since today was her birthday, she should send something.

Since he got up at [-] o'clock in the morning, he has scrolled through Xiaohongshu no less than ten times, but found nothing.

Due to his health, he couldn't stay up late at all, but he managed to stay up until after midnight. When he was getting ready to go to bed at 12:30, he refreshed Su Li's Moments and Xiaohongshu.

The circle of friends is still very clean, but Xiaohongshu was the first to post an update.

His heart skipped a beat, and the first photo that caught his eye was a birthday cake.

For some reason, he suddenly didn't have the courage to click in. His heart was gripped by something, and even his breathing became much lighter.

He clicked in with trembling fingers. The cake in the photo was a green and foresty cake.

It's her favorite color.

The caption below: May everything you encounter in the rest of your life be gentle. Happy birthday to my 26-year-old self.

There are six pictures in total.

He slid his finger to the left, and the next picture was a photo of her with her hands clasped together and her eyes closed making a wish.

The candlelight reflected on her fair face, making her look quiet and gentle.

The corners of his lips raised slightly, and he murmured, "I just lost weight. Is it because I didn't eat well?"

He greedily stayed on this photo for three or four minutes, and finally clicked Save before sliding to the next picture. But as soon as the photo came into view, his breath froze, his heart tightened, and his pupils shrank severely. , trembling all over.

In the photo, there was a tall, good-looking boy standing next to her. He put his arm around her shoulders, bent down and kissed her on the cheek, while she still had a faint smile on her lips.

Qiao Peiyu felt a little breathless. Just seeing this photo was enough to make him collapse.

I didn't even have time to look at the remaining four photos. My whole arm became stiff and my phone fell on the quilt.

He clutched his chest, and veins bulged one after another on his neck.

"Suji...Suji...Aji..."

"puff--"

His chest felt hot, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood, staining the white quilt red. In the next moment, his whole body leaned back, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.

When his eyes were half closed, he seemed to see Su Li wearing a white skirt, standing under the plane tree outside Lianyun Villa, waving to him, calling him 'big brother' softly.

After his eyes closed completely, he heard some chaotic sounds coming from far and near.

"Mr. Qiao, Mr. Qiao..." (End of Chapter)