Amid the chirping of cicadas outside the window and the croaking of frogs in the small pond, there were two awkward people in the ward. Tang Tang had a high fever and was already too weak from exhaustion to fall into a deep sleep. And what about Zuo Mu? He was lost in wild thoughts. Coupled with what the nurse sister had just said, it suddenly pierced through some truths he had always been avoiding.
Thus, Zuo Mu, who hadn't suffered from insomnia since graduation, this time was also gloriously trapped in sleeplessness.
On this quiet night, probably because of the storm during the day, the sky was exceptionally clear.
The moonlight shone dimly through the curtains into the room, gently casting on Tang Tang's angel - like sleeping face, quiet, serene and beautiful.
Zuo Mu stared at her in a daze. Suddenly, a sentence popped into his mind.
"The moonlight is really beautiful tonight."
Maybe the person who wrote this sentence to express love wasn't praising the moonlight, but the person bathed in it.
Zuo Mu gave a bitter smile.
How on earth should he treat her, Tang Tang?
If, if he really got together with Tang Tang, this scene suddenly appeared in Zuo Mu's mind:
After hearing this news, Tang Gu would abandon his business, leave his business partners behind and rush back from abroad overnight in a hurry.
He would just bump into the two of them sweetly making dinner together in the kitchen.
The hard - working father who had raised Tang Tang would cry and accuse Zuo Mu with a runny nose and tears, "You're so heartless! I entrusted my daughter to you to take good care of her like an elder brother, not to take her to the household register."
Just imagining Tang Gu, who was usually so serious, turning into such a state.
Then Tang Tang would pull him down on his knees to plead guilty, only hoping that her father wouldn't break them up.
Zuo Mu was startled by his own imagination. Suddenly, the colorful lights on his phone flashed alternately.
It turned out there was a new message. Fortunately, he had the sense to set it to silent mode, otherwise he might have woken Tang Tang up.
When Zuo Mu checked the message, he found it was just a work shift plan. He instantly lost interest.
He looked at the time again. Goodness, it was already two o'clock in the morning, and he still had no sign of sleep.
Mainly because he couldn't even imagine Tang Gu's reaction if he knew about this.
Zuo Mu finally understood why there had been so many lovesick men and women throughout history. Matters of the heart were really hard to fathom.
If it had been Zuo Mu a year ago, who was still high - spirited at work, he would never have thought that he would one day be so full of misgivings.
But the fact was just like this, and there was no way to escape it.
Tang Tang was still a student.
Thinking of this fact, Zuo Mu made a difficult decision in his heart.
"You little rascal, you must make it up to me in the future."
Looking at her serene and fair sleeping face faintly illuminated by the moonlight, Zuo Mu gritted his teeth and said.
At this moment, Tang Tang in her sleep seemed to have a premonition. She mumbled something in her dream.
Zuo Mu pricked up his ears and moved closer to Tang Tang desperately. He found that what Tang Tang was talking about was none other than him.
"Brother Zuo Mu... Don't, don't be angry..."
Zuo Mu felt a pang of sadness. Was he being too harsh? Even in her dream, Tang Tang was apologizing to him.
In the dream, Tang Tang was almost on the verge of collapse.
Zuo Mu looked at her indifferently, not saying a word or giving any response. After just giving her a disappointed look, he left her a cold back.
The dream was so real that Tang Tang was almost on the verge of collapse. She apologized helplessly, trying to win Zuo Mu back, but unexpectedly, Zuo Mu left mercilessly.
Tang Tang was so anxious that she stamped her feet. On the hospital bed, Tang Tang was also saying things that Zuo Mu couldn't understand. She was so anxious that she was about to cry. Her hands were tightly clenched into fists. Even though her fever had subsided, she still had a sweaty forehead.
Zuo Mu felt heart - ache. He got up and moved a stool to sit beside Tang Tang. He grabbed Tang Tang's tightly - clenched little fist with his big hand and kept comforting her, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm here."
Whether it was because the dream was over or Zuo Mu's comfort had worked, in any case, after Zuo Mu sat down here, Tang Tang finally felt more at ease. She stopped talking nonsense and moving around. The sweat on her forehead finally stopped.
Zuo Mu let out a sigh of relief. Holding Tang Tang's hand tightly, his restless heart also calmed down. As a wave of drowsiness came over him, Zuo Mu fell asleep in this position.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.
Zuo Mu vaguely felt someone calling him beside his ear.
He suddenly opened his eyes and was completely defeated by the sharp pain in his neck.
"Ouch!"
Zuo Mu let out a wail. His hand reflexively let go of Tang Tang's hand and then touched his neck.
He had maintained the same position all night. His neck had been compressing the blood vessels and nerves due to the incorrect posture. When Zuo Mu lifted his head, the soreness was indescribable.
"Brother Zuo Mu..."
A soft and worried voice of a young girl came from beside him.
Only then did Zuo Mu remember where he was.
Lowering his head, Zuo Mu concealed his grimacing expression and then slowly looked at Tang Tang.
Tang Tang was wearing a hospital gown. Her face was a bit pale because of the high fever, and her hair was a bit messy. But thanks to her young age, even so, her youthful vitality could still be seen.
Zuo Mu forced out a stiff smile and slowly rubbed his neck, joking, "It's okay. I just slept for too long and got numb from the pressure."
Tang Tang felt a bit more relieved.
Zuo Mu then asked with concern, "Tang Tang, how do you feel now?"
Only then did Tang Tang react.
She had only woken up about ten minutes earlier than Zuo Mu.
When she first opened her eyes, Tang Tang was a bit confused.
She had no idea what had happened after she fainted yesterday.
As for before fainting, Tang Tang vaguely remembered that she and Zuo Mu seemed to have had an argument.
Was it because she was too stimulated that she fainted from anger?
Looking at the hospital gown on her body, Tang Tang confirmed that she was actually hospitalized.
This was an experience that Tang Tang, who had always been in good health, had never had.
Actually, it was just that she watched a ball game yesterday. The atmosphere on the court was so enthusiastic that Tang Tang had consumed a lot of water without replenishing it in time. Later, she caught a cold in the car during the rainstorm and didn't eat. With the big emotional fluctuations, she just passed out.
But her first reaction when she woke up was that her hand was being tightly held.
Tang Tang looked in the direction of her hand and saw the obvious back of Zuo Mu's head.
Because this person was still sound asleep.
Tang Tang took a brief look around the ward and rolled her eyes at the empty bed beside her.
Especially the obvious human - shaped dent on the empty bed.
It seemed that Zuo Mu had initially planned to sleep in the bed beside hers. So, what had happened that made him come over and hold her hand?
With difficulty, she took a look at her wrist, only a part of which was exposed from being wrapped by the big hand. Tang Tang was a bit speechless.
Looking at the white ceiling, Tang Tang was completely at a loss.