Chew Slowly Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Chapter 18

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The phone call was vague and nothing could be explained clearly, but Xu Qiaochuan’s sadness was revealed in every word.The hospital corridor was very quiet at this hour. Chen Zongqian’s gentle words could not calm Xu Qiaochuan’s mood even a little bit.

In the end, there was nothing more he could say. Xu Qiaochuan only said “good night” and hung up the phone in a hurry, leaving only speculation and worry on the other end of the phone.

Chen Zongqian frowned. A young nurse came over and woke up Du Hongwei. He just came out of the resuscitation room and followed him back to Du Hongwei’s ward.

A minor operation under general anesthesia took Du Hongwei nearly three hours to wake up.Chen Zongqian had also accompanied him before. In the past, such a small-scale operation only required a wait of one hour at most, but today was uncharacteristically different.The little nurse said: “Teacher Du’s physical condition is too bad now, and the anesthetic metabolism is very slow.”

After hearing this, his steps slowed down a lot.

Because he didn’t want to disturb Du Hongwei’s rest, Chen Zongqian took a look through the glass window of the ward.It was probably a heart-to-heart relationship between mother and son, and he immediately met a pair of gentle and tired eyes.Du Hongwei caught his gaze and nodded for him to come in.

The wig had been disassembled and taken away, and there was no hair on the smooth head under the mesh cap.Du Hongwei watched her child sit next to her and held her hand completely.She had not fully recovered her strength and could not hold Chen Zongqian in her hand. She only moved her fingers slightly a few times.

“Brother, have you been waiting all afternoon?” Du Hongwei saw him purse his lips slightly, looking worried and nervous.She smiled first, and her tone became more relaxed, “It’s great, I can see you when I wake up.”

The anesthetic wears off and pain ensues.She blinked her eyes, not daring to breathe heavily.Chen Zongqian wanted to help her lie down, but someone grabbed her hand and said she didn’t want to. It was so painful to lie down and she couldn’t sleep.

“Just talk to me.”

Du Hongwei could not confide calmly to the nurse or nurse. Occasionally, students came to see her, but they could not say many words.They always felt that Du Hongwei was too ill and visits were intrusive. What she needed was not comfort but rest.But the pain and exhaustion were always there, and falling asleep would not change anything. It would only make her feel that time had flown by, which was a pity.

Chen Zongqian said that he had a lot of time and could say whatever he wanted, so Du Hongwei said that during the hours of anesthesia, she fell into a long dream.

“I thought I woke up very early. When I opened my eyes, I saw you and dad were there… Xiaoran was also there, but he seemed sad. Is he angry with us?”

It’s not good to be sad, Du Hongwei feels a lot of guilt for him, but it’s okay to be angry, Xiao Ran is so alive.Thousands of flavors came to my mind, too real to be a dream.Du Hongwei was so preoccupied with looking at Xiaoran that he could not have a family.

“Dad’s flight back to China has been booked. He will return next week and will be back soon.” Chen Zongqian felt depressed. He had been enveloped in this sad atmosphere today, as if he couldn’t catch anyone around him.

Du Hongwei’s health was deteriorating, and any deception and concealment techniques were ineffective against her. The people who knew the symptoms best were her and the doctor.

Chen Zongqian waited from the operating room to the anesthesia recovery room. He didn’t want to face his mother’s serious illness slumped and helplessly, but what else could he do except wait?

When his palms were empty, Du Hongwei broke free from his hands and turned to touch Chen Zongqian’s eyebrows.She looked at Chen Zongqian and smiled, but she just smiled.This child has grown up to this day and is already good enough to satisfy her. There is no need to say more words of advice.

That smile made Chen Zongqian think a lot in an instant, and he finally said: “I’ll bring Xiaoran back, and I’ll bring him back soon.”

He had been silent before because the matter had not yet concluded and he did not want Du Hongwei to worry.Although there is no result to this day, Chen Zongqian only wanted to announce the matter, but his words turned out to be promises.

“Okay.” Du Hongwei was still as gentle as ever. She thought Chen Zongqian was comforting herself. Missing him soon sprouted in her heart, and she couldn’t help but hope that her wish would come true.She thought everything was fine, her brother, Xiaoran, and her father should not be alone outside.

She said to Chen Zongqian: “Bring Xiaoran back…and change his name.”

The return journey from the town to the hardware factory only takes ten minutes by tram.Xu Qiaochuan injured his wrist, and he was in a dazed state. It was easy for him to get into trouble if he traveled by car.He walked back to the factory on foot. There were no street lights on this section of the road, and Xu Qiaochuan felt as if he had plunged into the underworld.

I don’t know how long I walked before I saw the water tower. The beating I received in the evening was right here.Xu Qiaochuan must have some self-abuse mentality, and ran towards the nightmare land again.

The collapsed shared vehicles were all re-propelled and arranged neatly together, with the same model and color, making Xu Qiaochuan’s eyes dazzled.

The injuries all over his body didn’t look fake, and the bloodstains and plaster on his clothes were not clean, but the traces on the ground had disappeared, like a game that was started repeatedly before saving, and he was a malfunctioning NPC, very absurd and confused.

Even more absurd is a black Audi car parked in the distance, a silent monster dormant here.Xu Qiaochuan quickly backed away, fearing that if he took one more look, he would be offended.

It was getting late, and even the most idle people had to go home. The only ones who could see Xu Qiaochuan’s dignity were the two security guards at the door.The two of them said something to Xu Qiaochuan, but he was absent-minded and couldn’t help but say whatever he said.

Returning to the dormitory like a zombie, Wei Xiu took all his things away, and the small room suddenly became much emptyer.He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he would be free as hell this weekend.

Xu Qiaochuan sat on a chair and rested for a quarter of an hour. He seemed to have been in a deep sleep for a quarter of an hour. When he opened his eyes, he was in a daze.Even though he was exhausted and covered in dust, he couldn’t lie down on the bed peacefully. He picked up a few changes of clothes and went out.His room had only one door and one window, and the bathroom was upstairs.

There was no light on when I entered, and there was not a single soul in sight. There was only a strong smell of smoke that lingered around.

Xu Qiaochuan didn’t want to see himself in a sorry state in the mirror, and his body and mind rejected the light, so he entered the shower room at the end in the dark.Not long after the door was closed, Xu Qiaochuan hadn’t even completely unbuttoned his clothes when someone came in with slippers from outside.

The visitor was talking on the phone, lighting up a cigarette and taking a puff, and was very interested in talking.

“…Why did I deliberately wear small shoes for others? He wants to sleep in the coffin room. Can I stop him? And what is a coffin with a door and windows? It’s a single room.”

“On the day I signed the contract, a teacher asked me to look at that wooden mute more… I saw how beautiful his face was, and he was just crazy.”

The smell of burning tobacco is a ghost, and it can invade through the skin even if you hold your breath.He gradually felt a thick layer of paint clinging to his body. It was bitter and heavy, making it difficult to breathe in his lungs.

“The outsiders who come to work are smart people. What kind of world can people just come out of school see? Summer jobs, student workers, and apprentices are not fun, but they are cheap and clean… Only those who are poor and well-behaved can be coaxed and deceived.”

It was a very familiar voice. Countless faces appeared in Xu Qiaochuan’s mind, and their eyes all looked at him, repeating this sentence in unison.The sound was mixed and blurry, and he couldn’t even remember who it was.

The burnt and bitter smell of nicotine was almost overwhelming to him. The unextinguished cigarette butt fell to the ground, splashing sparks, which Xu Qiaochuan could see clearly.After the man finished blowing water, he didn’t even think of anyone’s name until he left Xu Qiaochuan.

I couldn’t think of anything and quickly forgot about it.The most important thing at the moment was to take a shower. Xu Qiaochuan desperately wanted to soak himself in water to wash away the disgusting and offensive smell all over his body.