In the following days, Tang Zhong came to visit Dong Boti every day.
At the beginning, the Dong family was extremely uncomfortable. No matter who came to visit the patient, they would see the person they least wanted to see sitting there, and they would feel very angry and irritated. Especially those younger members of the Dong family who knew the inside story wanted to eat his flesh alive and drink his blood to cut him into pieces.
¡°But because of Dong Xinhang¡¯s permission and the old man of the Dong family remaining silent on the matter, they were helpless.
As time went by, they all got used to Tang Zhong¡¯s existence. Everyone came and went and treated him completely as a transparent person.
Since that night, Dong Boti stopped talking.
She lay in bed in a daze, occasionally humming a few lyrics.
Tang Zhong couldn¡¯t hear clearly the first few times, but after paying special attention a few times, Tang Zhong roughly understood the meaning of the lyrics:
I would rather time let go of my eyes and regard me as a tombstone
I still think of the incomplete memories that once made me perfect
I thought I didn't know the tears that did not know each other, ruthlessly flowing
I just forgot who you are, I can¡¯t forget who you are to me¡ª¡ª
Tang Zhong specifically searched for this song after he returned and found out that it was the work of a senior in the entertainment industry. This senior mainly performs in film and television. Although only a few musical works have been released, they are widely sung and can still be remembered by people today.
Tang Zhong didn¡¯t speak either.
Seeing that Dong Boti¡¯s lips were dry, he brought warm water.
When Dong Boti finished drinking, he took back the teacup.
I would also cut some fruits into slices and send them over, but most of the time they were rejected. He didn't move while holding the fruit, and Dong Boti didn't move when he was lying there.
After a long time, the peeled apples turned yellow and no one took a bite.
Tang Zhong was a silent companion most of the time. He sat in the corner of the room, not far from Dong Boti's hospital bed. A piece of wood and a blade are constantly carving something.
One day, two days, three days¡ª¡ª
Half a month has passed, and a month has passed.
Tang Zhong has been staying in Yanjing during this period, and also stayed with Dong Boti.
The weather is getting colder and the Spring Festival is getting closer.
However, everyone has no New Year atmosphere at all.
Everyone had a straight face, as if the merchants had no harvest this year.
Today is the thirty-second day, and Tang Zhong once again came to the small courtyard where Dong Boti lived to report.
As usual, he first used disinfectant to clean his hands in the bathroom. Then he walked into Dong Boti's room, looked at whether her face was rosy, and considered whether to give her water based on the dryness of her lips.
The fruits in the fruit basket are very fresh. They should have just been delivered by the nurse today. Tang Zhong knew that Dong Boti liked apples, so he peeled another fruit, cut it into slices and put it on a plate - he knew that Dong Boti would not eat it.
But, maybe she suddenly wants to eat?
Tang Zhong stood in front of Dong Boti's bed holding the fruit. Dong Boti's eyes moved, and he reached out and picked a piece with a toothpick and stuffed it into his mouth.
Tang Zhong was very excited.
You know, in the past thirty days, Tang Zhong would cut an apple and bring it to Dong Boti every day, but she had never touched it. Being willing to eat an apple today is already a very big change. A welcome change.
She chewed it gently, looking very unappetizing.
But that¡¯s right, how can she have such a thing as appetite now? It's a miracle to be alive at all.
It took a long time before Dong Boti finished eating the piece of apple and swallowed it.
Tang Zhong held the plate and looked at her expectantly, hoping that she could eat another piece.
Dong Boti did not eat any more apples, but said loudly: "Help me up."
Tang Zhong quickly put down the fruit plate, placed two pillows on the bedside, and carefully lifted Dong Boti up to lean on him.
"You don't have to do this." Dong Boti said.
Tang Zhong said nothing. Not speaking means that he will continue to do this.
"Is this the longest period of time you have been with me?" Dong Bo asked.
Tang Dian nodded and said, "It will be longer."
"No way." Dong Boti shook his head.
Tang Zhong¡¯s heart sank suddenly.
"Tang Zhong, why don't you lie to me?" Dong Boti looked directly at Tang Zhong and said, "You are so smart., nothing can ever be difficult for you - why don't you lie to me? "
"¡ª¡ª" Tang Zhong felt heavy, but he didn't know how to explain it.
She knew the answer, but when she asked this question, what she wanted was not the true answer¡ª¡ª
Women are such strange animals. She needs to be honest, but when the truth is too hard to accept, they expect it to be a nice lie.
"Why didn't you break his legs? Why didn't you let him go in front of me and then find someone to kill him behind my back? Why didn't you let Jiang Rulong or anyone else do it? Why did it have to be you? Why did it have to be You? Why¡ª" Dong Boti's voice was filled with tears. "If you do this, how do you expect me to love you in the future?"
Tang Zhong¡¯s eyes were also red.
His throat was squirming, but no sound came out.
He can explain to Dong Xinhang, he can explain to the whole world, but how can he explain to Dong Boti?
No matter what the reason is, it is his brother, his biological brother.
"Tang Zhong, how much do you hate me, so you don't want to lie to me?" Dong Boti covered his face with the quilt and burst into tears.
"It's not that I hate you, nor that I don't want to lie to you -" Tang Zhong raised his face, preventing the tears from falling from the corners of his eyes.
He doesn¡¯t like crying because it means cowardice.
Bearded men also don¡¯t like to cry and give up easily when they cry. In such a dangerous and desperate environment, giving up means losing everything.
"Last time, in order to save someone important to me, I kidnapped you. And stabbed you three times." Tang Zhong suppressed the guilt and pity welling up in his heart and said in a heavy voice. He pointed at Dong Boti's abdomen and said, "It was in the same position last time."
"This time, in order to save me, you stabbed yourself three more times." Tang Zhong patted his abdomen and said, "It's still the same position."
"Do you know why I always avoid you? Because I'm afraid to face you. Every time I see you, it reminds me of those three swords. It makes me feel that I owe you a lot - now, I owe you my whole life. It¡¯s not clear yet.¡±
"I already owe you, and I don't want to deceive you anymore." Tang Zhong looked directly into Dong Boti's teary eyes when he raised his head, and said emotionally: "When you stabbed that knife into your stomach, I knew that I would never be able to deceive you again in this life." I can't hide anything from you. As you said, I could have dealt with Dong Xiaobao in a hundred ways. I also hesitated - but, I chose the truest one. I respect him and will not deceive you. "
"You would rather fulfill him than fulfill me?"
"Because he is your brother." Tang Zhong said¡ª¡ª
Walking out of Dong Boti¡¯s room, Tang Zhong stood in the yard and breathed heavily. There is a big stone weighing on my heart, and there is a kind of weather that makes people feel chilled.
The distance between him and Dong Boti was so far that it was difficult to see with the naked eye.
??Buddhists say, what kind of cause breeds what kind of effect. Every cause has a corresponding effect. There is no knot that cannot be untied and no lock that cannot be opened in this world.
However, the problem Tang Zhong faced now made people feel helpless.
What if he put his feet down at that time? Falling into endless fighting again, and then fighting to the death again?
¡°If he changes his method and beats Dong Xiaobao half to death and makes him disabled, will everyone be able to accept this result?
In this world, there is a kind of harm called deception. There is a kind of stupidity called being cruel to oneself.
People are tired, and their hearts are even more tired.
"What do you think you can change?" An old voice sounded from behind.
Tang Zhong turned around and saw a bald old man standing behind him. The old man was tall, wearing a white washed military coat, and looked majestic.
However, the old man¡¯s eyes were a little swollen, and it seemed that he didn¡¯t sleep very well during this period.
Dong Handong, the old man of the Dong family, is a legendary figure in Yanjing.
Tang Zhong's eyes also became sharp. He stared at Dong Handong coldly and asked, "What do you think you have changed?"
The old man's face was gloomy, but he said with great pride: "Dong Xiaobao is a great man of my Dong family and the proudest grandson of my Dong Handong - it's just bad luck that I lost to you. If Xiaobao succeeds, who can stop him in the future?" My Dong family? The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Stories like this happen every day in history. Do you think I did something wrong? "
"Of course you are wrong." Tang Zhong said harshly. "Without you behind the scenes, without you behind the scenes, without your support?How did things come to this? How could you lose your own grandson? Losing your granddaughter? "
"This has nothing to do with right or wrong, it's just about luck." Dong Handong said firmly. "life and prosperity are ruled by fate."
"Even now, you still feel that you have no blame at all?"
"Tang Zhong, you will be like me, and you will reach the same level as me - what you are going to do now is what we went through back then. What I have done now is what you will do in the future." The old man His eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. "This is the road of kings and heroes - Tang Zhong, if you can't do it, just go home and hold your child. Maybe that kind of life is more suitable for you."
"My life doesn't need to be arranged by others." Tang Zhong countered. "I am my master. I will take a different path. I am different from you."
"Really?" Dong Handong rubbed his face with both hands and said, "Didn't you already kill Dong Xiaobao? What's the difference between you and us?"
"I killed him because of Dong Boti."
"Yes." The old man nodded. "So - you are not as good as Dong Xiaobao."
"I am the winner."
"But facing Dong Boti, you have already lost."
"A drop of water can penetrate a stone, you must have heard this saying, right?"
"This is what a madman deceives a fool. How can anyone really believe it?" the old man said with a smile.
"Dong Boti is your granddaughter, your biological granddaughter, how can you treat her like this?" Tang Zhong wanted to roar. He hurt her, her relatives hurt her, and the whole world was failing her.
Dong Handong was silent for a long time and said: "I don't believe that a drop of water can penetrate a stone, but I believe that man can defeat nature - Tang Zhong, don't let anything block your way forward. If you win, you should be rewarded with the whole world."
(PS: Lao Liu has just arrived in Wuhan. I wish all my friends here to be safe!
In addition, thank you for the reward of the handsome guy of "Aunt Little Mu" and "Favorite Falling Novels"! )