The next morning, when I woke up, Robben was no longer in the ward. I knew that he had probably gone to the rooftop of the top floor of the hospital and completed what he had not done last night. Before I could wake up, I put on my coat and ran towards the top floor.

Standing on the rooftop, I looked up and saw Robben lit a cigarette and standing by the guardrail. Although he was thinking, his expression was calm. This made me feel a little relieved. I walked to him a few steps and found that he had chosen the best position for himself on the rooftop. Not only did he have a broad vision, but the long-lost sunlight was also falling on him and next to the snow at the best angle.

There are some dead leaves on the guardrail that are swept by the wind, making the world under the sun a little dull and boring, making people long for the arrival of the long-lost spring soon, and don’t be filled with parting in this cold winter where nothing is lacking in life!

Robben spit out the smoke from his mouth for a long time, and he said, "I have been in Suzhou for so many years and I feel it tastes the first time."

"Is it a goodbye smell?"

Robben shook his head: "It's the warmth and coldness of human feelings... I think that in my life, I will remember everything that happened in this city. It is not my destination, but it is not the end of my life."

"Apart from old age and death, there will be no second end in a person's life."

Robben smiled: "The end of life may not be the end, just like flowers will bloom again when they wither. Spring, summer, autumn and winter, four seasons alternate, tides rise and fall, sunset and sunrise, all tell us that there must be reincarnation in this world, and life will also have reincarnation."

I patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "I feel relieved if you can talk to me about reincarnation. In fact, I have seen through the essence of survival, and it is just breaking up and getting back together, coming and going, creating happiness for people, and creating pain for people!"

"Haha... Zhaoyang, if the remaining time in your life goes well, it's fine. If it doesn't go well, remember what you persuade me yourself and encourage yourself!"

"You mean: seeing through the essence of survival is just breaking up and reuniting, coming and going, creating happiness for people, and creating pain for people, this sentence?"

"Apart from this sentence, you can't say anything more reasonable!"

Robben's teasing made me smile, put it on his shoulder, and looked at the end of the city together, but I didn't know where the end was... But we really existed, sometimes angry, sometimes crazy, sometimes unable to feel growth!

.........

The morning sun was getting better and better, and the wind blew, bringing a faint fragrance. Looking back, Le Yao was already standing behind us. It turned out that the fragrance was floating from her body, no wonder she was so familiar.

"I heard from the nurse that I came up when I saw you two standing on the rooftop... Such a cold day also blocked you two angry young men to feel their lives!"

I replied, "It's nothing strange, just like we don't understand, you women are willing to put food and drink that sustain life aside, and dress themselves up in a magnificent way."

Le Yao pinned her hair behind her ears and made sure she would not be scattered by the wind. Then she said, "So, we are all living just for our own standpoint... In fact, there is no pain? The so-called living is just for the extension of desire!"

Robben and I looked at each other and realized in our hearts that she is a woman who can live in a colorful and profound way. But most of the time, because of our pursuits and desires, we just ignore her charm behind our backs...

The three of us stood side by side, and the wet cold wind blew, making the whole city feel as if it was at our feet, telling the sadness from winter, so we were silent for a long time...

Finally, I said to Le Yao: "Robben is leaving and going to the United States... He said he wanted to study for a few years and improve his musical literacy."

Le Yao looked at Robben and asked, "Are you really leaving?"

"Um."

"You've got to go for a few years?"

"I haven't had time to think about it yet...Le Yao, I've been a buddy for so many years. After I leave, I must help me twice, okay?"

"Tell me."

"The first thing is to help set up a band that follows me and help these brothers find a reliable artist or performance company. Their professional qualities are all top in the industry, but they have always had fewer opportunities."

"No problem, this is a small matter, what about the second one?"

"Don't send the girl back to that small mountain village. She doesn't want to go back. If you take her with you, or find a better family to settle her, I can only take care of her here."

Speaking of the girl, Le Yao's expression was filled with guilt and self-blame, and she whispered: "This is my responsibility, you don't need to ask me for help!"

Robben seemed to have thought, raised his head, smiled in the scattered sunshine, and then hugged Le Yao tightly in his arms: "I have already completed the visa to the United States before, so I won't stay in China for long, I will leave the day after tomorrow. Take care of myself, remember to take good care of myself."

When the farewell was approaching, Le Yao finally shrank in Robben's arms, pounding his chest, crying: "You just left... I'm wronged from now on, and there's no one to stand up, there's no one to talk... How can you bear to leave? You selfish bastards, just think about... Just end your pain, escaping everywhere, but don't think about... How painful is your friends around you after you leave like this!!"

Robben was so guilty that he could only hug Le Yao tighter, but he didn't know what to say... and this was the heart-wrenching day of farewell that was about to part.

Le Yao and I are two people with great emotional loss, so we need Robben so much to comfort us by our side, but when they really want to leave, we are also powerless and unable to stop us. We can only say "Take goodbye" in the heart-wrenching pain... but we don't know how long it will take to see each other again, but we only feel the distant parting!

......

At noon, Le Yao and I were waiting for her to finish school at Yatou's school. Le Yao's expression was very melancholy. Although she kept saying that it was her responsibility to take care of Yatou, she had not proposed a practical resettlement method until now. I know that at least at this time, it would be difficult for her to bring Yatou back to Beijing.

After waiting for a while, Mi Cai also came to the school, which surprised me a little. When she parked the car and came to me, she asked her, "Why are you here too?"

"I promised the girl to pick her up after school at noon."

I nodded. Although she was very busy with work, she still cared about the girl's affairs very much, so the three of them waited together. While waiting, Mi Cai asked Le Yao: "Have you figured out how to resettle the girl?"

Mi Cai's active communication surprised Le Yao a little. She was stunned for a moment before replying: "Not yet."

"This incident caused her a lot of psychological pressure, so you can solve it quickly."

Mi Cai's kind reminder made Le Yao look sad, and then she fell into silence. Mi Cai and I looked at each other and fell into helpless silence. We even lamented that the world was so plaguing people, otherwise it would be such a good destination for the girl to stay by Robben and Wei Manwen!

Le Yao finally said to me: "Zhaoyang, can you help the girl find a good family to settle it first? I will bear all the costs. I will temporarily... it is a bit difficult to take her to Beijing!"

Before I answered, Mi Cai frowned and took Le Yao's words and said, "I can't agree with this point. Wherever she goes, it must be based on a sense of belonging. No one can guarantee whether the family we help find can give the girl a sense of belonging. If you send it to the wrong family, it is the mistake Zhaoyang and I made... In addition, I would like to ask, which family is willing to develop a relationship with the girl and wait for your convenience before taking the girl away? This matter itself involves feelings, and it is difficult for money to resolve the essential conflicts. Do you understand?"

Le Yao's expression was a little ugly and she replied: "I'm just an actor in the entertainment industry. Of course, I'm not as thoughtful as you."

Mi Cai seemed to be choked by Leyao and didn't say anything for a while, but her attitude was still very clear. She could not agree with the solution proposed by Leyao, and the girl could not find someone to take foster care at will.

After I was silent for a while, I finally said to the two of them: "Or, let's foster the girl at Wei Xiao's house first. The families of these two children are incomplete. The two must have a common language and are easy to identify with each other emotionally. In addition, they are in the same school and take care of each other... Can you accept this suggestion?"

Le Yao naturally had no problem. She looked at Mi Cai and waited for Mi Cai to express her opinion. Perhaps in her heart, she already thought that I was Wei Mi Cai and that this matter could be done as long as Mi Cai nodded.

Mi Cai is not an unreasonable woman. After weighing the pros and cons, she said, "Then please ask Wei Xiao and his grandfather for the first time. If they are willing to take in the girl temporarily, it will be a good destination!"

I nodded and then said to Le Yao: "Don't worry about the cost of the girl's life. The 600,000 yuan deposit you left for her has been kept by me, which is enough to cultivate her ability to have a job... In fact, the most important thing about this matter is: Can the girl herself have a sense of identity and belonging to the family who adopted her!"

"Anyway, what Mr. Mi said is right, and what I do is not considered!..."

Le Yao's response made me a little at a loss. In fact, she had really done her best to the girl. Maybe she had some difficulties. Mi Cai and I just stood on the girl's side to blame her, but did not take into account her difficulties.

In the cold wind, Le Yao turned her body and ignored me and Mi Cai, but I saw some pain in her back that she could not explain. I even felt that her life seemed to be not so smooth as she married into a wealthy family...

Hopefully, this is just my illusion!
Chapter completed!