obsessed with love

Chapter 238
Gu Lan's feeling at that moment was like walking on a sponge with bare feet. The sponge is so soft and gentle to the touch, but when you step on it, a needle penetrates the sole of your foot.

What she didn't expect was a needle hidden under the sponge.

She didn't expect that it had been two years, and there was still this needle hidden in his sponge.

She even forgot to mention the pain, but gradually she couldn't support herself anymore, she bent down, grabbed the armrest of the chair with one hand, and pressed her chest with the other.

Despite the colic in her heart, Gu Lan tried her best to keep her movements light, she didn't want to wake up the sleeping Qiao Anming.

It was already mid-April.

After a cold winter, everything wakes up, the fragrance of flowers permeates in the evening air, and flows into the study together with the sound of birds.

The best time of the year, the sunset again.

The sun shines on Qiao Anming's sleeping face.

This man is still as handsome as two years ago, with slightly wrinkled brows and a straight nose. The years have taken care of him without leaving any marks on him, but the way he sleeps on a chair with his eyes closed suddenly reminds Gu Lan of "twilight years". two words.

Yes, old age.

He was full of old age, like a lonely old man, who fell asleep alone on a chair in the afternoon, with golden rays of light covering his body, and outside the window, birds were singing and flowers were fragrant, but he was holding Du Ruo's breastplate and fell into a dream.

If time freezes at that moment, you will see such a silhouette.

Gu Lan squatted in front of Qiao Anming, covering her chest, tears falling down one by one.

Qiao Anming tilted his head and fell into a deep sleep, holding his memories in his hands, and his reality stood in front of him, but what about his dreams?What was he doing in the dream?
"An Ming, for so many years, you tried your best to save my heart time and time again, but in the end, you couldn't heal your own heart."

There is a wound in my heart, and it will not heal for a long time.

The longing is not revealed, but it is already in the bone.

Gu Lan passed away two months later.

In the early summer of Chongzhou, the temperature has risen to 30 degrees, and it is actually sweltering.

According to Gu Lan's dying intention, everything behind her should be kept simple, and she was not a showy person before she was alive, so Qiao Anming respected her last request, but her identity as Mrs. Qiao was there, and the news passed very fast. People who had never been in contact with her came to express their condolences in name, but it was actually for Qiao Anming's sake.

Lanwang Foundation also developed rapidly in the past two years, opened two Lanwang branches successively, and organized several large-scale charity activities.

The purpose of Lanwang Foundation is to help children with congenital heart disease. Now that the founder of Lanwang Foundation has passed away, and it was because of congenital heart disease, the media is making a big fuss.

So it was difficult for Qiao Anming to manage the funeral in a low-key manner. Besides, he didn't have the energy to do it himself, and Jiang Lei would handle it all. Suddenly, the ceremony became grand.

After three days of turmoil, Qiao Anming greeted and sent them off.

Embalmed three days later.

Gu Lan was buried in the cemetery on the top of the mountain, next to the tombstone of his father Gu Zhengmao.

There were many people who were going to attend the funeral, but they were all rejected by Qiao Anming. He only kept a few members of Qiao's family.

Ren Peiyin, Aunt Qin, Mother Chen, Dr. Qin, and himself.

The photo on the tombstone was taken by Gu Lan at the age of 30. She also has short hair and is also thin, but the smile on the corner of her mouth can tell her happiness and ease.

Aunt Qin knelt in front of the stele, crying until she almost fainted.

Chen's mother kept patting her on the back to persuade her: "Don't cry, people have to go to this point, she has been tortured by illness for the past two months and she is not in shape, so it is not a good thing for her to go like this. "

The persuasion of others sounds very reasonable. Aunt Qin also knows that Gu Lan's body can die in minutes. It is a miracle that she can live to be more than 40 years old, but she has always treated Gu Lan as her daughter. Sending off a black-haired person is really bleak.

Doctor Qin rushed over from the hospital temporarily, and brought a bouquet of lilies before Gu Lan's encoffining ceremony.

"I remember that she liked lilies the most when she was alive. The family had to replace them with fresh ones every week. She also liked to cut off the dead stems of the flowers. She was strong and perfectionist." Dr. Qin placed the flowers in front of the tombstone.

Aunt Qin cried and said, "Thank you, Doctor Qin, for remembering that my young lady likes lilies."

"After all, I have been her doctor for more than ten years." Dr. Qin also helped to persuade Aunt Qin, "Don't cry, Gu Lan's illness will happen sooner or later. I estimated that she will last until this year at most. Summer is over..."

Ren Peiyin remained calm from the beginning to the end, she didn't cry, she didn't see how sad she was, she just stood in front of the tombstone and watched Qiao Anming's face coldly.

Qiao Anming also seems to be very calm. For the past two months, Gu Lan has been coughing up blood, fainting, going into shock, and waking up again and again.

Doctor Qin issued 7 critical illness notifications, and Gu Lan survived all of them, but his fate was already at an end, and if he continued to endure it, he would only be dying for a few more days.

Gu Lan asked to be discharged from the hospital at the end of May.

She still said the same thing: "An Ming, I don't want to die in the hospital."

Qiao Anming followed her, took her home, and stayed with her all day long.

At that time, Gu Lan couldn't eat very much, and his words gradually became difficult to speak clearly, but his thinking was still clear.

It was not painful when she walked. In the morning when it was light, she suddenly said that she wanted to go outside for a walk.

Qiao Anming helped her out of bed, changed her clothes, and took the elevator downstairs.

The morning light was humid and the air was fresh. Unfortunately, after walking a few steps, Gu Lan was panting and sweating. Qiao Anming wanted to find a bench in the garden of the community to sit down, but Gu Lan disagreed.

"An Ming... can you, behind my back... look around..."

Qiao Anming thought about it and agreed.

Gu Lan was already as light as a leaf because she couldn't eat for a while, Qiao Anming didn't need much effort to carry her.

"An Ming, do you still remember the first time we met?"

"Remember, you were still living in the compound at that time."

"Yeah, I had a heart attack, my dad was not at home, snow blocked the road, Aunt Qin was in a hurry, and in the end you carried me to the hospital for emergency treatment, just like now, you carried me on your back and still walked steadily, I put my head on your shoulders...the only difference is that you walked very fast back then and talked to me while walking, but now...you walk very slowly..."

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The morning sun slowly climbed up from the sky, and the sky was full of red at dusk, but the apartments in the urban area were submerged in the buildings, and there was no chance to see the sunrise.

He finally finished his life with her behind his back.

He promised Gu Zhengmao that he would be her god, her shoulder.

This back is 22 years.

When she came down from the mountain, Aunt Qin was crying so hard that Mama Chen supported her all the way.

Ren Peiyin deliberately walked behind Qiao Anming.

"An Ming, I plan to move to your place and stay with you for a while."

"No need, I'm fine."

"Gu Lan has just left. I'm afraid you won't be able to take it easy for a while. I'd better move in to stay with you for a while. In the past two years, our mother and son have rarely seen each other. I can take this opportunity to talk to you."

Qiao Anming stopped on the steps, and looked back at Ren Peiyin, her eyes suddenly flickered.

"Since you want to come, it's up to you."

Qiao Anming's face remained unchanged, and he gave Ren Peiyin a perfunctory answer.

In the evening, Ren Paiyin went back to the yard in the western suburbs to pack her luggage.

Qiao Anming was alone in the apartment. They had been living in the city since Gu Lan became seriously ill. Now that Gu Lan was gone, Qiao Anming also planned to move back to Qiao's house in the suburbs.

When Aunt Qin opened the door and entered, Qiao Anming was sitting in a daze in front of the dressing mirror in the bedroom. On the dressing table were Gu Lan's skin care products, medicine bottles and cups.

"Uncle..." Aunt Qin's voice was terrifyingly hoarse.

Qiao Anming rubbed his eyes, then turned around and asked, "Are you still asleep? You have been busy taking care of Gu Lan during this time, and it was very hard work. Now that everything is done, you should take a good rest for a while."

"I can't sleep. Miss just left, and I felt sore when I closed my eyes. From now on, there will be no one in the Gu family." Aunt Qin began to wipe tears again as she spoke.

Qiao Anming really didn't like Aunt Qin's weeping temper, so she stood up and said, "You came to see me because you have something to talk about."

"Yes, yes...something." Aunt Qin immediately wiped away her tears, "Uncle, you know, I followed Miss to Qiao's house when she got married. Miss was brought up by me, and I served Qiao's house again. She has been there for more than 20 years, and now the lady is gone... I don't know for a while...whether it is necessary for me to stay..."

Qiao Anming sighed.

"Aunt Qin, I have noticed how you have taken care of Gu Lan all these years. I know you are very close to Gu Lan, and Gu Lan never regarded you as an outsider when he was alive. Although Gu Lan is gone now, you still People from the Qiao family, if you want to stay, I definitely welcome you, the salary is the same as usual, there are many things in the Qiao residence, you can help me take care of the family affairs."

In the middle of speaking, Qiao Anming stopped to observe Aunt Qin's expression, and added: "If you don't want to stay, I will respect your plan. Gu Lan left a sum of money for you before she died. She said that you have no children. If she walks in front of you, she will also have to make arrangements to take care of your retirement, as for me, I will buy you a medical insurance as a thank you for all your efforts for the Qiao family over the years."

Aunt Qin was so crying that she couldn't speak.

Qiao Anming was patient, he didn't rush her, and waited for her to finish crying.

"Uncle... Thank you and Miss for being so thoughtful for me... You have treated me very well these years... However, I stayed at Qiao's house to serve Miss. Now that Miss is gone, I plan to go back to my hometown... My Age, many things are beyond my control, and I want to go back to my hometown to live a stable life for a few years. But before I leave, I think there are still some things that should be said to you..."

Qiao Anming handed over a tissue and sat back in front of the vanity mirror.

"Speak, I will listen carefully."

"What I want to talk about... is naturally Miss. The past two years have not been good for Miss. I know she is bitter and resentful, but she refuses to talk about it... Several times I saw her hiding in the room and crying secretly." Aunt Qin's crying started again, and the paper towel couldn't wipe it off.

Qiao Anming asked in a cold tone, "What exactly do you want to talk about?"

"I just want to say, don't be angry with Ms. Du anymore because of the matter between Ms. Du and the child. In the past two years, you have been together less and separated more. I know you still have a thorn in your heart..."

"Aunt Qin, you think too much."

"No, I know it, I see it all, you never say it on the face, but you are not as good as before, miss, what is wrong with her? It is said that a husband and wife a hundred days, you have been together for more than 20 years Husband and wife, married and married, why can't you compare to that little vixen?" Aunt Qin stopped crying after speaking, her expression was angry, sad, and cold.

She couldn't swallow this in her heart anyway, Gu Lan died, she still wanted to come to Qiao Anming to denounce her.

"I know it's meaningless for me to say these things now, but miss... Miss is so miserable. She has a good birth and a good family, but she hasn't cultivated a good body. She has been taking medicine every day for decades, and she has to guard against it every minute. If you can't breathe and die, you can't be angry, you can't be happy, and you live like a puppet all day long, so I won't talk about it. She has to bear her life, but you shouldn't be sorry for Miss. She has you in her heart. You It's her sky, if the sky falls, how will you let her live?..."

At the end of the crusade, Aunt Qin burst into tears...

Qiao Anming kept silent, did not explain, and did not refute.

Qiao Anming in the past was not like this. In the past, if anyone said something against his will, he would definitely fight back and fight back. You must obey him, but in the past two years, he has slowly lost his prey. Except for work matters, he rarely gave orders.

He understands that it is difficult for everything in this world to go as he wishes.

Since he can't do what he wants, why should he fight again, how tiring, he can't fight anyway.

So he is no longer the sky of Qiao's family.

He doesn't want to be.

Aunt Qin packed her luggage and prepared to leave the next day.

When she followed Gu Lan into Qiao's house, she only brought a few clothes, and when she left, she only had two travel bags.

Qiao Anming arranged for someone to buy a train ticket for Aunt Qin, and arranged for Xiao Zhang to take her to the station.

There was still some time before the ticket check, Xiao Zhang bought some pastries and drinks for Aunt Qin at the convenience store at the station, and asked her to take them on the way.

It is always very sad when people leave.

Aunt Qin has been in Qiao's house for so many years, and now she suddenly wants to leave, and she always feels a little bit reluctant.

"Xiao Zhang, the car hasn't arrived yet, if you are not in a hurry to leave, you can talk to me."

Xiao Zhang agreed, and supported Aunt Qin to find a chair and sit down.

"Xiao Zhang, I remember that you have been with my uncle for more than ten years. If I remember correctly, you were not yet 20 years old when you came to Qiao's house. It's time to consider getting a wife."

Xiao Zhang touched the back of his head, feeling quite shy.

"Yes, more than ten years."

"Then you have been with my uncle all these years, what do you think of him?"

This question is a bit broad, and Xiao Zhang is an honest person, looking at Aunt Qin for a while, he didn't know how to answer it.

"Aunt Qin, what exactly do you want to ask?"

"Don't be nervous, I don't have enough time, I'll just gossip with you! Anyway, I'm leaving too, so I don't think I'll have the chance to see you again." Aunt Qin couldn't help but feel sad again.

Seeing her like that, Xiao Zhang replied: "If you want to ask me about Mr. Qiao's personality, then he must have nothing to say. He values ​​friendship and loyalty. Although he is sometimes strict with his subordinates, everyone obeys him."

"So what does he do to my lady? What do you think?"

Xiao Zhang thought about this question, and suddenly laughed: "Aunt Qin, you want to talk about Miss Du, right?"

Aunt Qin's mind was guessed, so she simply stopped going around in circles.

"Yes, I just want to talk about the little fairy. In the past two years, has Mr. Qiao visited her again?"

"No, Mr. Qiao never saw Miss Du again!"

"you sure?"

"Of course, he didn't look for it again, and he didn't even mention Miss Du's name in the past two years!"

"Then I'm relieved, after all, Miss's suffering for the past two years is not in vain..." Aunt Qin muttered alone.

Xiao Zhang snorted softly: "In the past, none of you allowed Mr. Qiao to associate with Ms. Du. You always felt that they had done something rebellious, but who of you ever thought about him from Mr. Qiao's standpoint? If Mrs. Nian is bitter, so what about Mr. Qiao? Why is he not bitter?"

The old lady moved to Qiao's house the next day.

Qiao Anming also arranged for someone to send the clothes from the apartment back to Qiao's residence, but he began to work overtime every day, leaving early and returning late.

Originally, because Gu Lan was seriously ill, he delayed a lot of work, so working overtime was justifiable.

Ren Peiyin was quite patient at the beginning, waiting for Qiao Anming to come back for dinner every day, but she lived in Qiao's residence for a week and didn't even see her son's face, so her patience was exhausted, so she still couldn't help calling him .

"An Ming, do you have any entertainment tonight? Push it away, go home for dinner, I have something to tell you."

After all, Qiao Anming was late, and it was already past meal time when he got home.

The old lady sat alone in the living room and waited for him. A cup of tea was brewed on the tea table, and a small radio was placed beside the tea cup.

On the radio, Yiyi Yaya is singing an opera, which looks like a tin opera.

Qiao Anming remembered that the old lady never listened to operas before.

"I used to have newspapers in the west courtyard, but I can't read the newspapers here. I have nothing to do, so I can only listen to the opera, but after listening to it all night, I think this opera is very interesting." Ren Peiyin saw that Qiao Anming kept going. Staring at the radio, he explained it to himself first, then turned off the radio, and asked, "Have you had dinner? There is food left for you in the kitchen. If you haven't eaten, I'll ask Mother Chen to warm it up."

"I've eaten. I had a meeting late in the afternoon, and my subordinates ordered me pizza."

"Eat less of those foreign things, it's not good for your stomach." Ren Peiyin touched her stomach subconsciously, then patted the place beside her, beckoning Qiao Anming to come over.

"Sit by my side, I have something to tell you."

Qiao Anming felt that the old lady was a little abnormal today.

"Mom, what's the matter?"

Ren Peiyin suddenly smiled wryly: "Do you still remember that I am your mother? I thought you had forgotten that I was your mother in the past two years. Tell me yourself, how many times have you visited me in the Xijiao yard in the past two years?"

When Qiao Anming heard this, he probably guessed what the old lady meant.

"My company has too many things, you don't know, you called me back just for this?"

"No, I have something else to ask you!" The old lady didn't like to turn corners when she spoke, and got straight to the point: "Now that Gu Lan is gone, what are your plans next?"

"What plan?" Qiao Anming was puzzled.

"You think I don't know? In the past two years, you still can't let go of that girl. Yu Chu said that every time you go back to Tongcheng for business trips, you don't open another hotel to live in. You always live in that villa in the suburbs."

"So?" Qiao Anming's eyes turned cold.

Ren Peiyin was so choked by him that she didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, so she could only sigh: "An Ming, mom knows that you have still held that breath in your heart for the past two years, and blamed me for taking that child back without authorization. , but why do you never consider my feelings? I am the grandma of the child, and that is the blood of the Qiao family. It seems to have moved away, An Ming, have you sent someone to look for it?"

"No, I haven't looked for it, and I don't want to look for it. If she wants to hide on purpose, I can't find it at all!" Qiao Anming stood up directly from the sofa, "If you asked me to go home early today because of the child, then I'm sorry , I have nothing to talk to you about, I will be on a business trip the day after tomorrow, there are some things waiting for me to deal with in Yi County Medicine Valley, and I will have to go for many days, you can move back to the west courtyard with Chen Ma tomorrow."

After Qiao Anming finished speaking, he planned to go upstairs.

Ren Peiyin stood up: "Wait a minute, look at this thing!"

She took out a few sheets of paper from the drawer under the coffee table, and the words "diagnostic certificate" were written on them.

"Gastric cancer is at an advanced stage, and the cancer cells have spread. The doctor said that if I have surgery, the probability of success is 30.00%. If I don't have surgery, I can live until the end of this year at most..."

(End of this chapter)