Left the ward.

Duan Jiaxu turned his head to look at her. He had changed back into his own clothes today, a military green short coat, casually wearing a white sweatshirt and slim-fitting black trousers.

His beard was clean shaven and he looked much younger, like a college student.

He leaned down slightly and looked level with Sang Zhi. He seemed to feel that hearing such words from her mouth was very fresh. He curved his lips and said teasingly: "Get married as soon as possible?"

Sang Zhi also stared at him without blinking: "Aren't you the one who took the lead?"

Noticing that she was indeed in a bad mood, Duan Jiaxu raised his eyebrows and stood up straight: "Are you angry?"

Be silent for a few seconds.

"I'm not angry. It's just that, brother," Sang Zhi stopped and said seriously, "don't joke like this again."

Even if you know it's a joke.

But because she knew this very well, he wouldn't really like her.

So, she didn't find it funny at all.

He could honestly regard this as a joke, and when he said those words, his expression was not unnatural at all. It was also as if he was using this method to unknowingly hide her little concern and her careful hiding.

Treat it like a joke.

Sang Zhi lowered her eyes and wanted to say something, but she still didn't say it. She suddenly became discouraged and continued walking forward: "Let's go, I have something to do later."

Duan Jiaxu suppressed his smile, slowed down his pace, and followed her: "Are you really angry?"

"No."

"Brother, I haven't been in the hospital for too long. I'm a little too busy." Duan Jiaxu rubbed the back of his neck with his palms and said, "Brother, do you want to apologize to you?"

"No need." Sang Zhi whispered, "Just don't do this in the future."

Seeing that she cared so much, Duan Jiaxu's eyebrows twitched, and his mood was a bit indescribable. After a long while, he seemed to feel angry and funny, and suddenly said: "Brother is not so bad, right?"

"..."

"Can you make little Sangzhi so unhappy?"

Hearing this, Sang Zhi turned to look at him, his face expressionless. The corners of his eyes were slightly raised, his peach blossom eyes were deep and charming, and his tone was half-joking.

Seeing this, she inexplicably wanted to cause some trouble for him.

Sang Zhi said seriously: "I can."

"..."

"Brother, I don't have any other intentions, I just tell the truth." Sang Zhi said with a cold voice, "After listening to it, I went back and cried all night."

"..."

Due to Duan Jiaxu's illness, the company granted him half a month's leave. After he was discharged from the hospital, he could rest at home for a week to recuperate.

After leaving the hospital, the two hailed a taxi and went to Duan Jiaxu's home.

Duan Jiaxu only has one pair of slippers at home.

He glanced at his bare feet and put the slippers in front of Sang Zhi for her to wear.

Sang Zhi didn't feel shy and put it on directly. She asked Duan Jiaxu to sit on the sofa for a while, then threw all the clothes she brought back into the washing machine and put the other things back to their original places for him.

The slippers looked too big on her feet, making her walk a little slower.

Afterwards, Sang Zhi sat next to Duan Jiaxu and took out a stack of sticky notes from his bag.

Duan Jiaxu was sitting on the sofa, playing games lazily.

Sang Zhi turned on her phone and searched the website for precautions and the doctor's instructions. She looked at them, then lay down on the coffee table and copied them sentence by sentence.

Noticing her movements, Duan Jiaxu looked over and asked, "What are you writing?"

"It's about the things you need to pay attention to after being discharged from the hospital." Sang Zhi lowered his eyes and explained, "I'll post it on the refrigerator for you after I finish writing it. You have to pay attention when eating."

Growing up, Sang Zhi had never taken care of anyone. So she wasn't very good at it and couldn't remember many things, so she looked them up online.

Duan Jiaxu stopped and hummed slightly.

"By the way, don't sit still all the time and move around more." Sang Zhi said while thinking, "Then don't hold heavy objects or do strenuous exercise or anything like that."

"OK."

"Also, if you need anything, you can tell me and I will take the time to buy it for you." Sang Zhi said calmly, "Normally, I might not come here."

"..."

"Take good care of yourself."

"Um."

"I've missed a lot of homework recently, and it's the end of the semester, so I have to prepare for the exam." Sang Zhi looked up at him, "I originally agreed to treat you to a meal, but I'll wait until you get better."

"You don't need to treat me, little Sangzhi." Duan Jiaxu chuckled, "Brother, please eat."

Sang Zhi blinked: "We'll talk about it then."

She put down the pen, stood up, and put the sticky note she wrote on the refrigerator. Then, Sang Zhi returned to the living room and put on her coat: "Brother, I'm leaving first."

Duan Jiaxu stood up: "I'll take you to the car."

Sang Zhi shook his head: "You'd better take a rest, you just came back from the hospital."

"..."

"The subway station is not far away as soon as we leave. I know the way." Sang Zhi went to the entrance to put on his shoes and waved to him, "Goodbye, brother."

After saying that, without waiting for him to speak, Sang Zhi walked out the door.

With a bang, the door was closed.

The room suddenly became quiet.

Duan Jiaxu still didn't react. He quit the game directly, took the coat on the side and put it on, opened the door and walked out. However, Sang Zhi was nowhere to be seen.

He pulled the corners of his lips and returned to the room.

Duan Jiaxu walked to the refrigerator and took a look at what she wrote.

After so many years, her handwriting has become much more beautiful and neat. Unlike before, where she wrote one stroke at a time, it took more than an hour to write a 500-word weekly diary.

Duan Jiaxu looked a little distracted, and he stretched out his hand and rubbed it with his fingertips.

Inexplicably, he remembered the time in the hospital.

The deaf old man in the bed next door kept praising Sang Zhi in front of him and regarded her as his wife as if she were dead.

——"How handsome your partner is, and he can also take care of others."

After a long time.

Duan Jiaxu walked back to the living room and laughed inexplicably.

In December, the temperature in Yihe City has reached several degrees below zero.

Due to the weather and the upcoming exam week, the department's activities have been suspended. Sang Zhi was so cold that he didn't want to move. Apart from going to class every day, he stayed in the dormitory drawing pictures and making videos.

Duan Jiaxu didn't ask her for any more help.

When I see her occasionally, I just tell her it's cold and ask her to take better care of herself.

Sang Zhi changed Duan Jiaxu's WeChat note to "Brother No. 2" and called him the same as when he was a child, just "Brother".

He forcefully changed his identity in his mind to be the same as Sang Yan.

Sang Zhi suddenly felt that this was good.

Try to cut off your thoughts and put an end to this impossible, unresolved secret love. No more trying to get into trouble, no longer thinking that you can only love one person in this life.

Sang Zhi even started to look forward to it.

One day in the future, she will completely stop thinking about it.

He appeared in front of her with a woman and told her that she was his girlfriend. She would no longer feel uncomfortable, and the only thought she might have was that he was finally no longer alone.

He could even call that woman "sister-in-law" without any thought.

The last night of 2014.

The other three people in the dormitory went out to celebrate the New Year with others. Sang Zhi had no interest in this kind of ritual and declined several people's invitations.

I plan to order takeout, take a shower, watch a movie, and then take a nap.

The night passed.

Before her plan was implemented, Duan Jiaxu called her.

Sang Zhi bit into the potato chips and picked them up.

Duan Jiaxu's lazy voice came from the other end, always with a slight smile in his words, and said in a drawl: "What are you doing, little Sangzhi?"

Sang Zhi glanced at the time and said casually: "Get ready to order takeout."

"What takeaway?" Duan Jiaxu smiled, "Come and celebrate the festival with my brother."
To be continued...