sleepless tonight

Chapter 24 Waiting For Me

"What did you say?" I heard it, but I asked anyway.

"You are not capable of taking good care of A Ke and Xiao Le. You have not fulfilled your father's responsibility. They will only suffer if they follow you." Tong Wangjun said.

"Why haven't I fulfilled my responsibilities as a father?" I objected, "Do I have to be rich and powerful to fulfill my responsibilities as a father?"

I was very angry, and Tong Wangjun's aggressiveness made me very tired.

"I didn't want you to be very rich, and I didn't force you to compare with Ma Yun. I just hoped that you can make progress. Why don't you understand?" Tong Wangjun seemed to have lost the patience to continue talking to me, "Wait for Xiaole to be fine. After that, you can give her to me, and I will take Ake away too."

"Do you have to force me like this?" I stared at Tong Wangjun.

"I didn't force you. The current situation is all caused by you. I gave you a chance, but you don't know how to cherish it, and you don't know how to grab it." Tong Wangjun glanced at me, turned his head, and stared into the distance , "Go back, Xiao Le leave it to me."

"Opportunity?" I laughed twice, almost gnashing my teeth, wishing I could slap Tong Wangjun, "Are you expecting me to become a white-collar worker in two or three days, with a monthly income of over [-]?"

"I didn't expect that much, but I didn't see your efforts." Tong Wangjun said.

"I didn't work hard? Didn't I work hard by setting up a stall?" I said.

"But what's the result of your hard work?" Tong Wangjun looked at me sarcastically, "Is it just to let Xiao Le go to the hospital? Next time you work hard, do you want to bring A Ke to the hospital as well, so that you are willing?"

I stood up immediately, and glared at Tong Wangjun, "Can you stop being so nonsense, is it because I want to cause Xiaole's illness?"

"Why, you still want to hit me?" Tong Wangjun looked at me, "If you don't have the ability, you just don't have the ability, and you'll just be cruel to women. If you really don't want to cause the current situation, why haven't you achieved anything yet? Let Xiao Le set up a stall with you?"

I looked at Tong Wangjun, took a deep breath, and suppressed the urge to hit someone: "Stop talking, I'm afraid I'll lose control of myself."

Tong Wangjun glanced at my forehead, sat across from me, didn't speak anymore, stared at Chen Le, and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Wipe the blood off your father's head." After a while, Tong Wangjun took out a pack of tissues from his pocket and gave it to Chen Ke.

I looked up at Tong Wangjun.

Tong Wangjun turned his head and looked to the side.

"Dad, keep your head down, I can't reach it." Chen Ke walked up to me, "Your head is bleeding a lot, I'll wipe it off for you."

"It's okay, don't wipe it, you sit down." I shook my head.

Chen Ke's hands were hanging down, his eyes were red, and after a while, tears flowed out: "Dad, don't be angry with me, okay, I didn't mean to tell mom, I was just worried about you."

Chen Ke looked at me timidly again, holding a tissue in both hands, making a ball, tears falling down her cheeks on the ground, sobbing softly.

"Dad is not angry. Dad doesn't even know that his head is injured. You can wipe it off for me." I lowered my head and put my forehead in front of Chen Ke.

Chen Ke raised her hand and found that the napkin in her hand had been turned into crumbs: "Dad, wait a minute, I'll wipe it for you right away."

Taking another napkin, Chen Ke carefully wiped the wound for me, blowing while wiping, muttering whether it hurts or not.

Tong Wangjun stayed with me all the time, and left the hospital with me after Chen Le finished his infusion.

"My car is in the garage, wait a minute, I'll take you back." Tong Wangjun said to me.

"Let's go back by car, you go back first." I refused.

"After you paid for the medicine, do you still have money to go back by car?" Tong Wang asked.

"You can walk back if you walk, you don't have to worry about it." I took Chen Ke by the hand and held Chen Le in one hand, ignoring Tong Wangjun.

"Do you still want Chen Le to catch another cold?" Tong Wangjun said from behind me.

I paused, then turned to look at her: "Are you sending me back, aren't you afraid that Xu Heng will be waiting at home in a hurry?"

"You don't need to worry about this." Tong Wangjun said, "Wait for me here, I'll come right over."

I stood there and waited for a while. Tong Wangjun drove over. I glanced at the license plate number. It was Xu Heng's car.

I'm a little panicked.

It was so late, and Tong Wangjun actually came here in Xu Heng's car. It seemed that they were really together.

Tong Wangjun drove very steadily, and I didn't speak to him. Chen Ke sat beside me, holding my arm, with a scared expression on his face.

The car entered the community and went downstairs. After I got out of the car, Tong Wangjun called to me: "Go back and think about it yourself. You'd better figure it out. Ake and Xiaole are following you. What can you provide for them?"

"I'll give you three days. If you haven't figured it out yet, I'll send you a lawyer's letter. Then don't blame me."

After returning home, Chen Ke went to do her homework. I fed Chen Le some milk, but I couldn't fall asleep while lying on the bed.

"Father, I don't want to go with my mother, I want to be with you." Chen Ke said to me.

"Don't worry, Dad won't let her snatch you away." I patted Chen Ke on the back, "Dad yelled at you today, it was Dad's fault, Dad apologized to you."

"It's okay, I don't blame Dad." Chen Ke told me.

The night light of the city shines in through the windows, the messy furnishings, and the dilapidated furniture make me feel a little stuck. Maybe what Tong Wangjun said is right. I really don’t deserve to be the father of Chen Ke and Chen Le. I haven’t fulfilled my father’s promise. duty.

After another two days of injections, Chen Le's hands were full of needle holes, and the delicate blue veins in his small hands floated on the back of his hands. Whenever he touched Chen Le, his mouth would deflate.

But fortunately, the three-day infusion took effect, and Chen Le's condition improved a lot, and he gradually regained his energy.

"How are you thinking?" Tong Wangjun sent me a message on time.

I watched Chen Le crawling around on the bed, hugging the blanket to his face, and fell silent.

After a long time, Tong Wangjun sent me another message: "You wait for my lawyer's letter."

I put down my phone, hugged Chen Le, and stood at the window, looking at the busy traffic in the distance, and the well-dressed figures shuttled among the city buildings.

That is a world, a glamorous and confident world.

And under my feet is another world, helpless and humble.

"Da da..." Chen Le grabbed the milk powder cap and patted me on the head.

Even the toys are just bottle caps.

I packed the things in the house, and then called Tong Wangjun.

"Why, what else do you want to say?" Tong Wangjun said.

"Come over at night, I've already packed my things, you can take Chen Ke and Chen Le back," I said.

On the other end of the phone, Tong Wangjun was silent for a while, as if he didn't expect me to agree: "Okay, it's good if you can figure it out. I'll go to your place after get off work in the evening, around 06:30."

After hanging up the phone, I sat in front of the big bag and small bag, speechless for a long time, as if a sour plum planted in my heart, it was very sore.

"Father, what are you packing so many things for?" Chen Ke came home from school, stunned for a moment after entering the door, looked at the big and small bags, and asked me.

"I'm waiting for your mother." I said.

"Oh." Chen Ke replied, put down her schoolbag, still not quite understanding, "I'm going to wash the dishes."

"A Ke, come here." I called to Chen Ke, "No need to wash the dishes. Mom will come over later, and you can go eat."

"Mom is coming?" Chen Ke said excitedly, "Shall we have dinner together?"

"Hmm." I nodded.

Chen Ke, Chen Le, Tong Wangjun, and maybe Xu Heng, they will eat together, but I will not, I will continue to shrink in a certain corner of this city and continue my life.

Without Chen Ke and Chen Le, I might be more relaxed, but I am destined to be even more lonely, just like the woman next door.

Tong Wangjun arrived as scheduled.

"Mom, are we going to eat? I'm hungry." Chen Ke threw herself into Tong Wangjun's arms.

"Well, mom will take you to dinner." Tong Wangjun nodded, then glanced at me, "Let's go together."

"I'll help you take your things down, A Ke, carry your schoolbag and go down first with your mother." I walked up to Tong Wangjun and put Chen Le in her arms.

"There's nothing valuable, I'll buy it for A Ke and Xiao Le, don't take it." Tong Wangjun said to me.

I frowned and stared at her: "Go down and wait for me, I'll be down in a while."

(End of this chapter)