Chapter 3: Rebirth from the Cocoon
The taxi Mi Cai was riding in was already in the twilight, heading towards the edge of the city in the direction of the wind. My heart was empty and I didn't dare to look back at the windows emitting lights behind me. At this moment, I couldn't see the direction clearly, and I couldn't understand the time, and I was even more uncertain whether a person's last destination was death...
In fact, the warm spring has arrived. The wind is not cold on my body. It just blows off the dim sun in the sky, bringing endless loneliness and desolation that there is nowhere to be told. I raised my head, swallowed, and did not move forward or backward. I stood there for a long time until I was shocked to see another anxious figure walking towards me... We met, and he asked me with a painful and extremely nervous expression: "How is Zhaoyang, how is Jian Wei like?... Is there any danger of life?"
I looked at Xiang Chen, who seemed to be waiting for a verdict, and replied: "The operation is quite successful, but I am still in a severe coma."
If the past time was when we were sitting on the same boat and riding the wind and waves, and at this moment, we were already hostile to the verge of grace and righteousness, so all we could talk about was about Jian Wei's safety. So after I received my advice, he ran to the hospital building with a painful expression...I followed his footsteps.
Outside the intensive care unit, the people who came to visit had not yet dispersed. They looked at Xiang Chen who had just arrived. Opposite Xiang Chen was Jian Wei's attending physician and the hospital director who had arrived at some point. He scolded the attending physician with excitement, and said over and over again that Jian Wei would wake up no matter what the price he paid... The doctor has been nodding in cooperation, and constantly explaining the complexity of Jian Wei's current situation. The director who seemed to be familiar with Xiang Chen comforted him kindly, promising that the hospital would do his best to treat Jian Wei.
Xiang Chen's emotions tended to collapse. He lay on the glass window where he could see Jian Wei, sobbing in pain until his legal wife, the woman named Chu Xinrui, walked up the hospital corridor toward this side... Her expression was cold, and she was obviously dissatisfied with Xiang Chen coming to visit Jian Wei.
As everyone was watching, she finally came to Xiang Chen and asked sternly: "Xiang Chen, where do you put me in your heart?...What do you think of me now? "
Xiang Chen seemed a little afraid of this woman. He raised his head, closed his eyes, shook his head, and then replied in pain: "In this case, I don't have the ability to think too much, I hope you can understand..."
"It's funny, I understand you, who will understand me again? ...I won't forgive you easily for this."
Xiang Chen looked at her without saying anything, and the light from the corner of his eyes was still on the bed in the intensive care unit...
Le Yao answered the conversation and said to the two: "This is not the place for you to resolve the conflict. If you still have a little moral character, please change the place and not affect the patient, okay?"
Xiang Chen nodded, and he came to Yan Yan's side and asked her to take care of Jian Wei in a pleading tone. If she had any financial needs, even though she spoke to him and got Yan Yan's response, she stared at Jian Wei on the hospital bed again, then turned around and pulled Chu Xinrui to the elevator entrance on the other side of the corridor...
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The night was getting darker, and the people who came to visit left one after another. Even Yan Yan, who cared about Jian Wei the most, was invited by the police to assist in investigating the incident. On the hospital corridor, only Le Yao was left, and Cao Jinfei had just boarded the plane back to Beijing.
I stood in front of a window for ventilation, lit a cigarette that was suffering from the pain of my mood. After taking a deep breath, I turned around and said to Le Yao beside me: "You should go back to Beijing too. Your company still has a lot of affairs waiting to be handled, and I can't help if I stay here."
Le Yao shook her head, with a hint of pain, and said with a smile: "What you need most at this time is not help, but companionship... What I fear most after knowing you for so long is to see you alone, smoking and drinking alone, and not find someone to talk to."
I squinted my eyes and took a deep breath of cigarettes, and replied, "You would be unhappy if Cao Jinfei said that."
Le Yao's expression became serious, and she said, "Zhaoyang, is the grudge between men and women really that important? For these grudges, we have to forget the friendship of the past and the times of hardship together in the past? ... Now, everyone knows that nothing can happen between us anymore! ... Sometimes, I really want to turn myself into a man, smoke with you, drink with you to relieve your sorrows, and others don't have so many gossips!"
I sighed softly: "This is the world. Sometimes, our ideals are just a laughing stock in the eyes of others. If we are based on reality, we suffer from the disease of idealism. In this world where realism is dominant, there is no way out, unless you regard the misunderstandings of the world as a kind of enjoyment!"
"Then I would rather take the misunderstanding as enjoyment..."
I shook my head and replied a little lonely: "A person who is misunderstood will lose the qualification to be stable and happy. This is not good...!"
"You and I are both spiritual orphans in this world, so why bother to care about other people's misunderstandings? I used to love you deeply. Now, I can't love you either, but I still care about you and accompany you. Whether others understand this kind of relationship is not important to me...!"
I wiped my face with a cigarette holder, preventing myself from crying. I forced myself to smile and changed the subject and said to her: "Go and buy a bottle of Jiaxing Bar, let's drink some together."
Le Yao is always used to obeying me in times of trouble. She nodded, put on a mask and hat and walked towards the elevator entrance. When she entered the elevator, I also entered another elevator because I didn't want to drink, just to save her...
I sent her another message to tell her that I went back to the old house to look for Mi Cai, asking her to find a hotel to rest early, or if she still has to catch a plane when she returns to Beijing now, I don’t want to use an idealistic attitude to affect her and Cao Jinfei’s relationship. Although I really need someone to talk, I must become rational. Maybe I don’t have the ability to become a master of life anymore, but she must be a master of life because she has such conditions now... I think that when she comes back from buying good wine, she will choose to leave when she sees me not in the hospital.
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Late at night, I sat on the cold street, looking blankly at the couples who occasionally walked by. Their hands were so tight and their laughter was so light. This made me envy their seemingly calm happiness. So the damn tears blurred my eyes again. I pulled out another cigarette and lit it, covering it up... and imagined the future life that I didn't know where to go, and my heart felt a burst of pain.
The phone was vibrating in my pocket. I knew it was Leyao, who bought the good wine, and I didn't answer it once. She finally gave up on the fifth time. I knew she would find a hotel to sleep. No matter how hard it was or how deep this night was, I didn't need her company. I'm sure about this.
I suddenly remembered Jian Wei, and wanted to cry with worry...
I remembered Mi Cai again, and my heart hurt so much that I wanted to cry...
I didn't cry anymore, but just looked at the street light filled with the mark of time on the opposite side over and over again. I reminded myself that I should do something real. For Jian Wei and for the responsibility I had removed, I called Zhang Yixi.
The phone was answered a moment later. He told me that he had returned to Yangzhou with Angel and was concerned about Jian Wei's current situation. After learning that Jian Wei is not in danger of life for the time being, he advised me not to have too much ideological pressure and Mi Cai should take good care of it. After I thanked him for his kindness, I got to the point and said to him: "You have talked to me before and are interested in the project of the Arts Road. I think we can cooperate. If you are convenient, I hope to bring an investment plan to Suzhou as soon as possible. We will meet and discuss in detail!"
Zhang Yixi on the other end of the phone was obviously a little surprised and asked, "Zhaoyang, I do have a strong interest in this project, but can you make the decision?"
"Don't worry, I can definitely make the decision, but I'll tell you the truth. This project is facing losses due to Jian Wei. You should also consider it carefully. If you still feel that it has investment value, I will come up with a new transformation plan and development plan for this project when you meet you next time."
"No problem, then see you in Suzhou in three days. I personally look forward to having in-depth cooperation with you on this project, and this project is in line with my strategic plan for business in recent years. As a quasi-investor, I am still very confident that I can rejuvenate this project with you."
"I'm looking forward to it, too."
On the phone, Zhang Yixi and I initially reached a consensus on working together to run the "Legend of Literature and Art" project. For the first time in my life, I heard the sound of thunder of war drums and thunder in my ears. I thought, if Jian Wei was still conscious, she would be pleased with the decision I made. When I could go to the ward to visit her, I would tell her the news...
Afterwards, I called Zhou Zhaokun again and told him that he wanted to set up a game company and enter the mobile game industry. He hoped that he could become an investor in this company. He expressed his interest in meeting me and the location of our meeting was also set in Suzhou three days later. Afterwards, I also called the boy who was far away from home, hoping that he could return to China to give me professional help with his connections he had accumulated in the game industry this year. The boy also agreed readily.
After this call, I stared at the starry night sky again. I don’t know if it’s too late to do all this now. But after thinking about life, I must make myself stronger. Not just for the desires of the world, but also for the people around me who are closely related to me, I hope that I can face my future life in a mature manner... Also, I want to take Zhuomei back from Fang Yuan and Mi Zhongde, and atone for my past mistakes in front of Mi Cai. At this moment, I deeply understand that escaping will not bring the tolerance of the enemy, and this cowardice will only make them more cruel.
Chapter completed!