obsessed with love

Chapter 237
Qiao Anming quickly walked to the side of the car, and Xiao Zhang opened the door for him.

"Mr. Qiao, you finally came out. Assistant Peng called me several times. The company is waiting for your meeting." Xiao Zhang started the car while talking.

Qiao Anming sat in the back seat, his mind seemed to be wandering a little far away.

"Mr. Qiao, Mr. Qiao?"

"...What?" He came back to his senses and suddenly asked, "Did I get really drunk yesterday?"

"Yeah, I was quite drunk yesterday. It's the first time I've seen you drink so much in the past two years."

"Then did I say anything?"

Xiao Zhang thought for a while: "You didn't say anything, but you just asked me to go to the pharmacy to buy anti-allergic ointment on the way. I ate crabs at the banquet yesterday. It is indeed the most suitable season to eat crabs, but how can I remember your love for crabs or seafood? Not allergic..."

Qiao Anming squeezed the space between his eyebrows: "Yeah, I'm not allergic to seafood, it seems that I did drink too much last night." A self-deprecating tone, as if laughing at himself.

Xiao Zhang felt that Qiao Anming was a little abnormal that day, but he couldn't think of what was abnormal about him for a while, so he could only hehe silly twice.

"Mr. Qiao, are you going to the company now?"

"No, I haven't had breakfast yet, let's go to Congee Kee for a bowl of porridge."

Qiao Anming didn't go home after going to the company that day, and Peng Yuchu went to Qiao's house in the afternoon.

"Mr. Qiao is going to fly to Finland temporarily. There is something wrong with a project there. He asked me to come back and pack his luggage for the evening flight."

Gu Lan said "hmm" without any expression on her face, she just asked, "How many days is he going?"

Peng Yuchu thought for a while: "It will take at least two weeks in Finland. After Finland returns, go directly to Yixian County to attend the completion ceremony of the Medicine Valley."

"So, it is very likely that he will not be able to spend the Spring Festival in Chongzhou this year, right?"

Peng Yuchu lowered his head, not knowing how to answer Gu Lan's question.

Gu Lan rubbed her eyes with her hands. She didn't know if it was because she didn't sleep well last night, or because she slept too long after getting back to the cage in the morning. Anyway, her eyes were very sore.

When Peng Yuchu saw her like this, he thought she was angry, and wanted to speak for Qiao Anming.

"Madam, Mr. Qiao is really busy recently. He didn't have a trip to Finland, but the laboratory over there called at noon, so..."

"I'm fine, Assistant Peng, I'm used to it." Gu Lan stopped him from continuing.

Her husband couldn't celebrate the Spring Festival at home due to work, but he needed an assistant to explain the reason for him. It was a bit wronged by her, Mrs. Qiao.

And she's not stupid.

Qiao Anming has used the excuse of being busy with work for 20 years, but he has a sense of proportion. No matter how busy he was in the past, he would definitely stay at home for those important festivals every year.

But what about the last two years?

As Gu Lan remembered, in the past two years Qiao Anming only spent one-third of his time at home.

Oh no, maybe not even a third.

It's even worse now, he didn't even have the ceremony of "saying goodbye", and directly sent Peng Yuchu to pick up the luggage.

Gu Lan went upstairs and came down half an hour later with a suitcase.

"I heard that Finland is very cold in winter. I prepared some extra thick clothes for him and told him not to work too hard outside. After all, I am old here. If possible, let him bring me some Telephone."

Qiao Anming didn't stay at home during the Spring Festival last year, and went to Beijing alone.

He said that his old classmates in Beijing kept calling to remind him, and he really couldn't shirk it.

On New Year's Eve, in the gorgeous and empty Qiao's residence, all the servants went home for the New Year, and only Aunt Qin was left to accompany Gu Lan for the reunion dinner.

She waited for Qiao Anming's call until one o'clock in the morning, the sound of firecrackers outside gradually died down, and the phone still didn't ring.

Aunt Qin brought up a cup of hot milk, and saw Gu Lan leaning on the bed with her mobile phone in a daze.

"Miss, my uncle may have been too busy to call you for a while, so don't wait any longer, isn't it the same if you call him first? You and your husband have been together for more than 20 years. It doesn't matter whoever takes the initiative and who is passive. Something has to be started first, a year is hot, and a year is cold, why can't you figure it out?"

Gu Lan looked up at Aunt Qin with red eye circles.

"Call, or you won't be able to sleep well tonight. After talking on the phone with my aunt, you can drink this glass of milk and sleep until dawn. Tomorrow will be the first day of the new year. The old lady has to go to New Year's greetings." .”

After Aunt Qin left the room, Gu Lan thought about what she said carefully.

Why is it unreasonable?
So Gu Lan called Qiao Anming first, and it took a long time to pick up.

There are firecrackers, fireworks, music, children's laughter, and the faint sound of wind.

"An Ming, where are you, so noisy?"

"I'm at the playground, there are a lot of people."

"It's so late, why is the playground still open?"

"Tonight, on New Year's Eve, it is open all night, and many people are here to watch the New Year's Eve."

Gu Lan couldn't help laughing: "Watching the New Year in the playground? An Ming, why did you suddenly think of going to that kind of place?"

"It just so happened that a classmate was coming here to be on duty at night. His daughter and son were there, so I came with him..."

Qiao Anming stood in the wind, wrapped in a scarf and a coat, holding a mobile phone in his hand, looking up, not far away was a huge Ferris wheel, a circle of lights brighter than fireworks, and a few meters away in front of him, there was a constant Running merry-go-round.

Qiao Anming left for a month and a half.

Originally, other trips were arranged after Beijing, but Aunt Qin called him at the end of February.

"Uncle, can you take some time to come back and see Miss, she can't sleep at night recently, she has to rely on sleeping pills to sleep for a while, and she caught a cold a while ago, and the cold has not been good, Doctor Qin came to treat her a few days ago Check, and what kind of new medicine was changed, I don't know much, but I think the lady's complexion is getting worse...I'm afraid it's..."

Aunt Qin burst into tears on the phone.

Qiao Anming thought for a while, and then temporarily changed the flight back to Chongzhou.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when I returned to Qiao's residence.

The light was on in the living room, and everything was the same, except that there was no one there.

There were voices and coughs coming from the basement studio.

"Miss, you should take the medicine and go to bed early. If you can't finish painting today, you can paint again tomorrow. Don't be in a hurry." Aunt Qin advised her.

Gu Lan coughed several times in a row, her voice was weak and hoarse: "It's enough to paint the color again, you go to sleep first, and leave me alone."

"How can I ignore you? You said that you shut yourself in this place every day to paint, and you haven't gone out for almost a month, and you are bored when you are not sick. Dr. Qin said that your illness is the most taboo to worry about and think wildly. She You even called a few days ago to ask me to go out with you to relax."

"Okay, I'm just drawing late, you just talk so much." Gu Lan still held the brush, regardless of Aunt Qin's persuasion, "I started learning this oil painting many years ago, and I haven't made much progress in the past few years. After all, the teacher said a few days ago that I had improved a bit, and you are here to rubbish with me again!"

Gu Lan started to cough again as he spoke.

Qiao Anming stopped the conversation and coughing in his ears, put down his luggage, poured a glass of warm water and went to the studio.

"Stop painting, go to sleep." He didn't say hello or make a sound, and walked over to take the brush from Gu Lan's hand.

Aunt Qin was startled.

Gu Lan was also really surprised.

"An Ming, when did you come back? Why...why didn't you tell me in advance?" She covered her chest with her hands, maybe because she spoke too fast, or because Qiao Anming's appearance surprised her too much, So Gu Lan's breathing became short of breath.

Qiao Anming saw her face was gray and purple, he understood that it was a bad sign.

"I just got home, and when I came back, I saw that you were disobedient, that's all, come with me!" Qiao Anming held Gu Lan's hand a little domineeringly.

Gu Lan was stunned for a moment, and soon a smile appeared on his face, but even though the smile was warm, his face was still very ugly.

Qiao Anming didn't return to the company the next day, and took Gu Lan to Dr. Qin's hospital in person.

Re-examination, color Doppler ultrasound, electrocardiogram.

Gu Lan was quite obedient and didn't make much trouble, she followed Qiao Anming and let him make arrangements.

All the reports came out at noon.

Qiao Anming was called to her office by Dr. Qin.

"Mr. Qiao, the result is out."

"Not good, is it?"

Doctor Qin was a little surprised: "You expected it?"

"You've become a doctor after a long illness. I understand Gu Lan's disease a little bit. She hasn't been sleeping well recently, and her face is pale. It's probably not a good thing."

"It's not just bad, it's really bad!" Doctor Qin handed the report to Qiao Anming with a serious expression, "Severe heart failure, congenital heart disease, atrial septal defect, severe pulmonary hypertension, chest pain, liver congestion, and already Complications of bacterial endocarditis, no edema found for the time being..."

After Dr. Qin finished speaking, he looked at Qiao Anming.

He flipped through the report in his hand, let out a heavy breath, and fell down on the sofa with a tired look.

Doctor Qin waited for him quietly for a few minutes.

The man on the sofa kept silent, just rubbing his face with his hands, as if it could relieve a little pressure.

Doctor Qin has become more and more pitiful for the man in front of him in recent years.

"Mr. Qiao, it's a miracle that Gu Lan's disease can survive for so many years. You have to be more cautious. The next step is to think about how to cure it."

"Tell me, how to cure it?" He finally raised his head.

"It's nothing more than palliative care and surgery. Palliative care is taking medicine to recuperate, but according to her situation, it may not last until the end of this year. As for the surgery, the success rate is not high. I don't mind her surgery when she is young. Now that the situation is so serious, it is very likely that I will not be able to wake up on the operating table."

Doctor Qin's tone was very pertinent. After being the family doctor of the Qiao family for so many years, she always had to give some advice to the person in charge.

"But after all, you are the family member of the patient, and I will follow your advice."

Qiao Anming covered half of his face with his palm, and let out a heavy breath.

"Let me go back and ask her for her opinion. Let her choose whether to have surgery or take medicine. I have been making decisions for her for so many years, and it is time for her to learn to be responsible for her own affairs."

Three days later, Gu Lan called Dr. Qin himself.

"I won't have the surgery. I don't want to mess around anymore at my age, and I can't afford it. You give me some more medicine. I want to move to an apartment in the city for a while."

Qiao Anming arranged for servants to clean up the apartment in the city.

Although the two-story duplex is not as spacious as the villa I live in now, it is quite good compared to the small unit.

This apartment was bought by Qiao Anming when he was making his first fortune.

It happened more than ten years ago. At that time, the housing prices in the center of Chongzhou were not so ridiculously high. Now this area is very expensive.

The furniture and supplies in the apartment are complete, so Gu Lan only brought a few changes of clothes.

Aunt Qin also followed, and none of the other servants brought her along.

Qiao Anming went back quite frequently, because the apartment was close to his company, so he could take time to accompany Gu Lan at noon, have a meal with her, and watch TV for a while.

Except for entertainment or business trips, he also lives in the apartment at night.

Gu Lan lives in the apartment, takes medicine on time, and occasionally goes for a walk with Aunt Qin when the weather is good.

His spirit was better than that of Qiao Zhai in the suburbs, but his complexion was getting worse.

But after Gu Lan moved to the apartment, there was a strange rule - she didn't allow Dr. Qin to come to the door. If she wanted to see Dr. Qin, she asked the driver to take her to the hospital.

According to Gu Lan's own words: "For more than 20 years, I have taken medicine as a meal, and I have to see Dr. Qin at least once a week. She knows almost all the servants in the family and can even call out their names. A special treatment room with supporting equipment and instruments, actually I don't like this, anytime, anywhere, all the time, it reminds me, Gu Lan, you are sick..."

Qiao Anming didn't persuade him much.

During this period of time, he relied on her in everything. If he wanted to move to the urban area, he would let her move to the urban area. If he didn't have surgery, he would not have surgery.

She even had a drink.

Gu Lan didn't dare to drink before. With her body, she couldn't touch anything alcoholic, but she said to herself: "An Ming, just let me drink. I'll just drink a little. If I don't drink any more, I'm afraid I won't have the chance in the future. gone."

Because of this sentence, Qiao Anming really didn't care.

But it's strange to say that before she suffered from insomnia, taking sleeping pills might not be effective, but a small glass of red wine before going to bed actually cured her insomnia, so after that, even Aunt Qin didn't care about her drinking anymore.

Everything seems to be going well.

Qiao Anming also deliberately turned down many of his social engagements, adjusted his schedule, and spent at least one day a week at home with Gu Lan.

Aunt Qin looked happy.

"Uncle still loves you. You see, he comes back every night to accompany you for dinner. He said yesterday that he would take you to the art exhibition this weekend..."

Gu Lan also laughed, feeling that these days are only days, and life seems to have returned to the past.

The exhibition is held in the art center.

Gu Lan deliberately put on makeup, because her face was too ugly, pale and sickly.

She was wearing the red skirt with a short cashmere coat over it.

Qiao Anming was very anxious: "It's quite cold here, you'll catch a cold if you wear so little!"

"It's okay, there is heating, not to mention that the organizer stipulates that you must wear a dress to attend..." Gu Lan smiled calmly, and got into the car holding Qiao Anming's arm.

The art exhibition was a success, and Gu Lan had the courage to taste the cocktail, and liked it very much, the taste was so wonderful, sweet and spicy, like a little fairy in a feather coat.

But after drinking that cup, Gu Lan became drunk.

On the way back to the car, she fell on Qiao Anming's shoulder and held his arm tightly.

Qiao Anming took off his suit and put it on Gu Lan, and he only wore a shirt.

"Don't be greedy, how many cocktails have you had?"

"One... two cups, oh... no, it seems like I drank three cups." Gu Lan dazedly waved his fingers in front of Qiao Anming, giggling, "It's really that wine tastes so good, I've never tasted it before. ..."

"It's delicious but you can't drink too much, it's wine, not a drink!"

"Okay, okay, let's not be an example..." Seeing that Qiao Anming was really angry, Gu Lan immediately shook his arm to beg for mercy, and then laid her face on his chest.

Hard bones, broad chest.

"An Ming, you haven't changed at all these years, but I've aged a lot. If I don't wear makeup, I probably won't be able to see it..."

Qiao Anming didn't understand why Gu Lan said these words suddenly, but her tone was too sad, which made him a little sad.

"Nonsense, I'm several years older than you. Stop thinking about it, go back and take a shower and go to bed early."

Gu Lan hummed a few times in satisfaction, and simply hugged Qiao Anming's waist directly.

But Gu Lan caught a cold when he went back that night, and his temperature rose the next day.

Doctor Qin said it was because she had a cold and her immune system was low.

Gu Lan refused to go to the hospital and took medicine at home, but her body temperature only rose but never fell, until she fainted once on the third night, Qiao Anming called an ambulance to take Gu Lan to the hospital.

Gu Lan was in a coma for 24 hours before waking up. Doctor Qin gave her first aid measures and transferred her to the intensive care unit.

"An Ming, I want to go back, I don't want to be in the hospital..." These were the first words Gu Lan said when she woke up.

Aunt Qin watched from the side and wiped her tears: "Miss, you can't be discharged from the hospital now."

"No, I'm out of the hospital, I don't want to die here."

Qiao Anming held her hand, struggling in every possible way, and finally said: "Okay, you will be discharged from the hospital when your condition is stable, I will depend on you, everything will depend on you..."

A week later, Gu Lan's high fever subsided, and his strength recovered a little.

Doctor Qin arranged for her to be discharged from the hospital.

After Qiao Anming picked her up, he went straight back to the apartment in the city.

For the next half month, Qiao Anming stayed by Gu Lan's side almost all the time. During the day when she was awake, Qiao Anming would chat with her and watch TV. Occasionally, she would take out the drawing board and draw a few strokes.

In the afternoon, after she took the medicine, she would sleep for an hour or so. Qiao Anming used this time to deal with urgent business, and then he went to the company to start night work at night after Gu Lan went back to the bedroom to sleep.

With such careful care, Gu Lan's body gradually stabilized.

It should be the weekend.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when Gu Lan woke up, and she usually wouldn't sleep for such a long nap.

Putting on a shawl and walking out of the bedroom, she found that there was no sound in the apartment. She called "Aunt Qin...", but no one answered, and she called "An Ming", but no one answered.

The door of the study was open, Gu Lan walked in and found Qiao Anming sitting on a chair.

The chair was placed next to the window with the curtains open, his head tilted to one side on the backrest, his hands folded, his fingers slightly bent on his knees, and he just fell asleep like that.

Gu Lan smiled, fearing that he would catch a cold, so she took off her shawl to cover him.

After covering it several times, the shawl slipped down disobediently.

Gu Lan could only bend down, trying to lift Qiao Anming's arms on both sides, and then cover his chest with the shawl, but when he lifted his arms, something rolled out of his slightly gripped palm.

The thing rolled to Gu Lan's feet, she picked it up, a rectangular metal badge with pins on the back.

Turn it over, the word "Du Ruo"...

(End of this chapter)