The weather today was not bad. There was no glaring and scorching light. For us who had suffered the ravages of the summer, the gentle autumn, like a deer, was especially pleasant. The autumn was high and fresh, and the blue sky was filled with large white clouds.


    Walking into the hospital again, my mood was completely different from before. I came to my aunt''s ward excitedly.


    She was already awake, lying weakly on the bed, her face extremely pale, as if she had aged by a decade.


    It was the first time I saw my aunt like this. All of a sudden, my heart felt as if it had been pricked by many needles!


    How I wish my aunt could have the strength to nag or even scold me like before.


    Looking at my aunt, the cruelty of the disease was pressing down on my heart. I wished my aunt was healthy more than I had experienced this torture. She was still breathing oxygen, and there were waves of electrocardiograms on the instruments beside her. I wished I could take those pains for my aunt!


    It should have been good news that my aunt was able to transfer from the intensive care unit to the general ward, but seeing her like this, her heart was really overwhelmed.


    And when she saw me, my aunt perked up and smiled at me, which made me feel even worse.


    It could be seen that although my aunt''s physical and mental state was very bad, she was in a good mood, especially when she looked at her cousin, which was a mother''s constant love for her son. Although her cousin had not come home for so many years, she did not miss this son for a day.


    My cousin was also very excited. Even if he didn''t do too much, I could still feel the deep guilt in his heart.


    Not long after, my mother and the others came, and my mother couldn''t help but shed a few more tears. When her uncle died, she felt a lump of pain in her heart. My cousin and cousin also comforted my mother.


    There were too many people in the ward, so my mother was left behind to look at my aunt. My cousin and I came out first.


    We walked out of the hospital building and stood outside to breathe. In the hospital, there was always an indescribable sense of boredom.


    We talked for a while. Di Ming wanted to transfer my aunt to a better hospital. My cousin knew what Di Ming wanted, but she didn''t agree. After all, the operation was over and the situation had stabilized. It didn''t make much sense to change hospitals.


    After spending the last few days together, it was clear that cousin had accepted Di Ming. She didn''t say anything, but we all knew in our hearts that since she was willing to let Di Ming stay and see my cousin and aunt, she must have had her own ideas.


    Naturally, my aunt looked at Di Ming as well as her future son-in-law. Di Ming was a good talker, so she was able to deal with her parents. She was relieved to see that her cousin found another support.


    Then my cousin said that she would go back first, and my cousin and I nodded. My cousin has been in the hospital for the past few days, and Di Ming has been with them, so they should take a good rest.


    After my cousin and Di Ming left, my cousin and I squatted at the flower bed behind the hospital.


    Cousin was not familiar with Di Ming and asked me, "Do you know this Di Ming?"


    When my brother didn''t care about my sister, I nodded and said, "Yes, I did. I met her at our restaurant before. She was very rich and divorced once. Then I fell in love with sister qi, but sister qi never agreed."


    "It doesn''t matter if you have money or not. Just be nice to jiaqi."


    "He''s quite nice, very loyal and generous. Di Ming took all the money this time. It was also good for the show. When she said she wanted to buy a toy factory for Zhan, sister qi told her not to buy it. It''s really good for sister qi. If it were anyone else, I would have given up long ago." I smiled. Di Ming was indeed worthy of deep friendship. Although he was a businessman, he was also a good person.


    In the past, my cousin didn''t agree to Di Ming, but from the conversation with my cousin, I can feel that she has a good impression of Di Ming, so I really hope that the two of them can achieve a marriage. Now that the relationship between the two of them is finally getting closer, I am very happy for them.


    "Zhan." The corner of his cousin''s mouth was bitter again. He said with some discomfort, "My uncle is too unqualified. How old is he this year? Is he six or seven?"


    "Almost seven years old."


    "Seven years old, I''ve been away for almost seven years!" Cousin said with emotion, "Zhan only saw him once when he was just born. The others were only seen in the video. Hey, I wonder if my uncle would recognize me."


    "Of course I will! Blood is thicker than water. You''ll know when you see Zhan. He''s quite tall now and he''s very naughty."


    "Yeah." Cousin smiled.


    I looked at my cousin and asked, "Brother hui, how are you doing in america?"


    There was a complicated light in his cousin''s eyes. He smiled, shook his head and said, "Still living comfortably in the country! He was alone in a foreign country, speaking english, and there was not even a chinese speaker around him. He was quite lonely. But it wasn''t that bad either. I had a great time working there, and my salary was good. If I really wanted to live there, I could live there comfortably."


    Speaking of this cousin smiled bitterly again, and then said, "Your aunt and jiaqi should have told you, right?"


    He was referring to the matter of going abroad because of a woman. I nodded. Although I didn''t know clearly, my aunt and cousin did mention it.


    "When I was young, I was so proud of myself. I thought that as long as love persisted, we could be together and have a fairytale ending. But after real experience, I realized it wasn''t like that at all."


    My cousin seemed to recall those years abroad and fell into a trance. I also quite sighed. It seems that my cousin is also a person with a story. I don''t know what kind of love story he experienced abroad.


    After a while, he sighed deeply and then said, "Actually, we haven''t met each other in the past two years. The reason why I didn''t come home is that I feel ashamed. When I left that year, your aunt and the others didn''t want to. They said that we couldn''t be together, but I didn''t listen to anyone. I stubbornly left the country and naively thought that I could bring her back. I was so impulsive that I plunged into the river of love, nothing else. In the end, love didn''t come, and I''ve been an unfilial son for so many years."


    My cousin''s face was full of remorse, and I couldn''t help but comfort him, "Aren''t you back now, brother hui? My aunt is fine now, and you''re being remorseful."


    His cousin was a filial man, but love and family were at the opposite end of the scale. He chose love, but family was still in his heart. He did not give up.


    After a while, the two of us went back to the ward.


    However, when she walked into the ward, she didn''t expect Guzheng to be here!


    I don''t know when she came. She was sitting at the head of the bed, talking to my aunt. I could only see her side face with a slight smile on her lips.


    At this moment, she seemed to hear footsteps and turned to me.


    In the course of time, we finally met again!


    Guzheng was still a delicate face, dressed casually, as if nothing had changed, and much had changed.


    During the time when Guzheng''s father was sick, Guzheng''s change was the most obvious. She obviously took on many responsibilities and was no longer a carefree daughter.


    Looking at her now, I can clearly feel her change again, but I can''t tell the specifics, not only her own change, but also the change in our relationship. We really can''t go back to the past.


    Guzheng''s face changed slightly when she saw me, but she soon regained her composure, and then she smiled at me as a greeting.


    I walked into the ward, but deliberately stood on the other side of the bed, silently standing there, neither of them talking to anyone.


    I could feel the awkwardness between me and Guzheng. Obviously, Guzheng could feel it too, so she didn''t stay in the ward for too long. After a while, she said, "Auntie, please rest well. I''ll come to see you in two days. I''ll go first."


    My aunt liked Guzheng as always. She smiled and nodded at Guzheng and said, "Stop running. It''s not good for me. I can be discharged in a few days."


    "Well, I''ll go back to your house to see you then." Guzheng smiled.


    "Hey, okay, okay."


    Guzheng said goodbye to my parents again. She stood up. Suddenly, my aunt looked at me and said, "Xing Yun, you go and see Guzheng off."


    I was stunned for a moment. They all knew that Guzheng and I had broken up. How embarrassing it would be for me to send Guzheng off again!


    Besides, I''m already with Ding Ge. My parents didn''t ask me what happened when she was with me that day. They obviously knew what happened, and my aunt probably thought that I was single and had some illusions and expectations about me and Guzheng.


    But at this moment, I couldn''t disobey my aunt, so I nodded and walked out with Guzheng.


    The two of us walked slowly along the hospital corridor. For a moment, neither of us spoke, only our footsteps rang quietly, and it sounded as if those footsteps were awkward.


    Suddenly, I remembered what Guzheng had said to me before. When our fake relationship ended, the distance between us inevitably grew farther and farther until we didn''t see each other for many years.


    Friends?


    It''s really hard for us. I think we might not be able to be friends after all!


    Then, we went to the elevator, and when the door opened, no one took the elevator, so when Guzheng and I walked in, there were only the two of us in the elevator.


    When the elevator door closed and slowly descended, the awkwardness between us seemed to suddenly fill the entire space, which made me even more uncomfortable, but I didn''t know what to say.


    Finally, maybe Guzheng couldn''t stand the awkwardness anymore. She looked at the elevator door in front of her and said, "Are you with Ding Ge?"


    I didn''t expect Guzheng to ask this question all of a sudden. After all, her relationship with Ding Ge is more sensitive now.


    I nodded and said, "Well, maybe we''ll get married by the end of the year."


    "Oh. Really?" Guzheng smiled, paused, and said softly, "Congratulations."


    I didn''t know how to answer. Saying "Thank you" would make us even stranger. I sighed and asked, "What about you? How have you been?"


    "Good." Guzheng pursed her lips and gently stroked her hair.


    Our current relationship seems to only be able to get such a vague answer as if it was not answered.


    When we got out of the elevator, we walked out of the building. Guzheng still drove her old car, but when she got to the car, she didn''t get in immediately. Instead, she stood in front of the car quietly, holding the car key in her hand. After a while, she said, "Help me say sorry to Ding Ge."


    Today, the sun was not blinding. Large clouds were floating in the sky, blocking the sunlight a little, and the trees in the parking lot were blocking it a little, so there were no bright spots on the ground.


    Under the faint light, Guzheng''s back was so lonely.


    And Guzheng''s voice floated into my ears.


    Her voice sounded sincere. I could feel her apology. She really felt sorry!


    I gritted my teeth and looked at Guzheng. Finally, I couldn''t help but ask, "Why?"