BXBX NOVEL Chapter 170: 170 You are not alone_1
Chapter 170: 170 You are not alone_1
Ding Yinuo had been with me these days. As long as he finished a surgery, he would come and see me.
Sometimes he barely spoke two sentences before the other nurses called him away.
Thus, he came back and forth like this ten plus times a day, sometimes eating his lunch next to me with his lunch box in hand.
His main goal was to keep me company.
By the time I could eat again, he would have his mother bring some porridge over.
When Ding’s mother came, she also brought Little Rui Rui along.
The porridge was made form millet, containing some seafood and meat. It had been simmered till it was soft and tasty, carrying a hint of chicken’s fragrance.
The taste was incredibly sweet upon the tongue.
“Auntie, how did you cook this porridge? It’s so delicious!”
“Oh, you want to learn?”
“Yes, once I learn, I can try it myself!”
Mother Ding didn’t hesitate,
“Actually, it’s a bit complicated. You have to wash the millet first, then freeze it in the fridge for an hour. After freezing, the millet cooks faster. Then, you’ll need chicken broth. Add millet, some pork tenderloin, and stew it in a clay pot for an hour. When it’s nearly done add shrimp and seasoning.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is. I’ll learn once I recover.”
No sooner had I finished speaking than Ding Yinuo walked in. He cleared his throat,
“You? You’re not cut out for cooking!”
“Oh, you look down on me?”
“Yes, in terms of cooking, I do look down on you So, a woman like you should quickly find a man who can cook to take care of you, otherwise you’ll starve.”
“Not many men can cook these days!”
“Seems like you don’t know me! Actually, my cooking skills are very good. What my mother can make, I can too This porridge is a piece of cake for me.”
Seeing his bright smile, I cut him down, “Keep bragging! I’ve never seen you touch the cooking utensils in your house.”
Indeed, with the Ding’s family’s wealth, why would they let their esteemed young master cook.
Moreover, he is a doctor. Those hands are invaluable!
They could save many lives on the operating table, it was a waste to use them for cooking.
He smiled teasingly at me.
“Don’t believe me? Why don’t you marry me and see?”
I looked back to Mother Ding, “Auntie, can he really cook?”
Mother Ding laughed heartily, immediately exposing Ding Yinuo’s lie,
“Haha, son, your mum does not like you lying. If you can’t, you can’t. Don’t deceive Xiaosong.”
Ding Yinuo chuckled,
“Mom, you’re always pressuring me to get married. Saying I’m not working hard enough to chase girls. Now you see me working so hard, but you’re not even helping me. You’ll never have a daughter-in-law at this rate.”
Mother Ding shook her head,
“Silly boy, girls are smart. You should win them over with sincerity, not by sweet-talking.”
“Got it, I will try hard to learn cooking.”
“That’s more like it, just ask me with humility. I’ll teach you.”
Indeed, Mother Ding was fair and didn’t favor anyone, willing to teach her son seriously.
She isn’t like some mothers, who treat their sons as treasures, and don’t want them doing any housework.
One could see, the Ding family was very well raised.
After I finished my porridge, Little Rui Rui came and held my hand, asking me, “Auntie, does it hurt a lot when you got hurt?”
Her soft voice, and her big innocent eyes, melted my heart.
“Hmm, it hurts a little bit.”
“Where did you get hurt?”
“Over here on my arm!”
At this moment, she was wearing the Elsa dress I had bought her that day, holding a doll in her arms, tilting her head and looking at me curiously.
“Why did you fall on your arm?”
“Well, I was careless when I was walking and got hit by a car. You must watch out for cars on the road in the future, and it’s best to walk with a grown-up. Otherwise it’s very dangerous.”
She seemed to understand my explanation,
Then she put down the doll in her hand, climbed onto the hospital bed, knelt down next to me, gently touched my injured arm and blew on it.
“Rui Rui, what are you doing?” Ding Yinuo asked her curiously.
“I’m helping Auntie cure her wound, my mom said that as long as I blow on it, it’ll get better.”
Her heartwarming gesture reminded me of my daughter Xiaoyi.
In the past, when Xiaoyi’s fingers got hurt, I would always blow on them, telling her it would heal soon.
“Does it still hurt?”
She asked me.
“I feel much better now, it doesn’t hurt at all, thank you, Ruirui!”
“It’s okay, you’re welcome.”
Little Rui Rui replied shyly.
When she left, Little Rui Rui kept waving at me, reminding me to take care of myself, and she would come to see me again in a few days. She also gave her doll to me.
Holding the little doll, watching her small figure, I was a bit teary-eyed.
Ding Yinuo handed me a tissue,
“If you like her, you can often go to my house, she is a quite an obedient child.”
In the afternoon, Ding Yinuo helped me go for a walk in the back garden.
The hospital has a Flower Sea Park in the back. Every spring, the flowers bloom.
When there was sunshine, it was especially comfy to take a leisurely walk. Actually, my leg injury was not serious, the main injuries were on my head and arm.
So walking is not such a problem.
But Ding Yinuo was worried I’d fall and he followed carefully by my side.
He plucked a white rose and handed it to me, “Smell it!”
I held the rose to my nose, took a gentle sniff, a pleasant fragrance filled my senses.
“Hmm, it smells good!”
“See, life is still very beautiful, isn’t it?”
Sunlight, flowers, and a handsome man by your side, of course, life seemed beautiful.
But, when I looked up at the sky, I couldn’t feel the warmth of the sunlight.
I could see it clearly, but I couldn’t touch it.
I know, there were shadows in my heart, and I couldn’t walk out from it…
At this point, almost two months had passed since the arson case, but I still couldn’t let go.
I couldn’t let go of my hatred for the arsonist.
I couldn’t let go of my resentment for Gu Yuanzhou.
I especially couldn’t let go of my love for the two children…
Even though Ding Yinuo was holding my hand, I still felt cold.
“Ding Yinuo, give me some more time. I need to deal with my own issues.”
“Hmm, I just want to tell you that no matter what happens, I’ll be by your side! You’re not alone!”
He bowed his head, his hands holding mine. Then, our fingers intertwined and he gently pulled me into his arms.
As I leaned against his shoulder, in the corner of my eye, I saw a man.
He was in a full black suit, holding a bunch of red roses, slowly walking out from the back door of the hospital.
It was none other than Gu Yuanzhou.