I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 575 She recognizes

The autumn in Tang'an is much milder than that in the capital, and the cool breeze does not bring much biting feeling.

Su Chengyi raised his head. The sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds, but there was no sign of rain.

This was also the autumn he was most familiar with, with the air filled with the familiar smell of rotting fallen leaves.

It reminds me of the days when we had to get up before dawn to go to school for morning reading, the uncle selling roasted sweet potatoes on the street dozing off with his hands in his pockets, the fallen leaves making mottled and crackling sounds under his feet, and the mountains in the distance revealing the color of red maples in the mist.

"Ah~ Such a familiar dead feeling! Home~ Sweet home~"

Ye Ju, who followed behind, rubbed his eyes dazedly, then stretched lazily.

This person slept the entire way on the plane, and only woke up for a few minutes when the flight attendant served the meals. After quickly finishing her portion of fish-flavored shredded pork rice, she fell asleep again.

Throw a thin blanket on her and she will cover herself with it obediently, looking very well taken care of.

I have to say, the sleeping quality is enviable. I was drooling all over the floor.

Su Chengyi didn't reply, but just took two steps forward and waved to stop a taxi.

Ye Ju followed up happily, threw her treasure-box-like schoolbag into the car, and then leaned on the seat back and greeted the driver with ease:

"Master, let's go to the Giant Mountain Sanatorium. Shall we go?"

"Miss Giant Mountain Sanatorium, let me check the navigation."

The driver frowned, obviously not expecting that there were places in Tang'an City that even an old local like him didn't know much about.

Su Chengyi stood by the car door and glanced down at his watch.

Today's flight is not delayed, and if the driver is willing to take two people, we can arrive at the sanatorium in about an hour.

".Ouch, it's in such a remote place, girl."

The driver scratched his head and looked at the distance on the navigation.

"Yes, brother!"

Ye Ju nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and continued:

"Brother, the silly guy standing outside the car is my brother, and we are going to visit our grandmother this time.

She raised us all by picking up scraps with great difficulty since we were young. We all went to college with great difficulty and thought that good days were ahead. However, she was suddenly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and her memory became worse day by day.

We can only try to come back to see her more often. Brother, I’m really scared that when we come back one day, grandma won’t remember us anymore.”

Ye Ju was very good at making up lies, and after telling such a mess, she was already in tears, looking very touching.

The driver, who had an embarrassed look on his face just now, was probably roaring in his heart, "Damn it, I deserve to die!". He waved his hand and slapped the steering wheel hard.

"Get in the car! I'll take you there for free, no money required!"

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Su Chengyi was silent for a while, then bent down and sat in the car.

Ye Ju, who was still sad and emotional in the last second, now had a cunning look on her face. She blinked at Su Chengyi and continued:
"Brother, we will definitely pay for the taxi fare. You are such a good person! The weather is bad today. If we hadn't met you, we might have been delayed for a while and couldn't get a taxi!
"Brother, the amulet you hung here was given by your sister-in-law, right? Wow, that's really thoughtful."

In addition to making up lies, Ye Ju is obviously also very good at chatting.

In short, just a few words were enough to make the driver very happy.

He felt that the winding mountain road, which was originally boring and required concentration, had become interesting and the remote and distant destination was no longer so far away.

The car had not been driven for twenty minutes and Ye Ju had almost figured out the eldest brother's bank card password.

Su Chengyi originally wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while, as he had not fallen asleep on the plane, but the two of them were chatting enthusiastically and obviously did not see that he wanted to rest.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with just listening to the sound of their conversation. The car body is not shaking much, and the two of them are talking to each other, which is quite hypnotic.

However, when the taxi went around the mountain road, something even more terrifying happened:

Ye Ju excitedly connected to the car's Bluetooth speaker.

"Wu! Meng! Shan! Lian! Zhi! Shan! Wai! Shan!"

The moonlight shines on the beach!

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Listening to the passionate singing of these two people, Su Chengyi slowly opened his eyes.

The surroundings were already desolate scenes typical of the city suburbs, and the lush evergreen trees all over the mountains made this winding mountain road seem as if it had no end.

"Can anyone tell me!
But the heavens are calling you!!!"

Su Chengyi thought to himself that if things really didn't work out, he would just step on the accelerator and rush down from here to wash the garlic.

The passionate singing made the second half of the journey seem particularly long. It was the first time that Su Chengyi was so looking forward to seeing that dark and gloomy building.

Giant Mountain Sanatorium.

The taxi stopped reluctantly at the door. After Ye Ju jumped out of the car, he began to argue with the driver about the fare.

"No! No, sister, don't argue with me!"

"If you don't accept it, I'll be mad at you, brother!"

Ye Ju threw the money into the car through the window, but the driver quickly threw it out.

Su Chengyi straightened the cuffs of his windbreaker, walked to the front of the car, and said slowly:
"Could you please wait for us here for a while? It's not very convenient to take a car here, so it may take a little longer. I will make up for the delay during this period."

The driver was slightly startled, and first said "Okay, okay", then turned his head and looked at Ye Ju cautiously, and asked in a low voice:

"Well, your brother isn't mute, right?"

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Ye Ju's face almost turned green from trying so hard to hold back his laughter.

Su Chengyi took out a few hundred-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to him with an expressionless face.

"Excuse me."

Then he turned around and walked towards the gate of the sanatorium.

Ye Ju followed him for a few steps and finally couldn't help laughing.

The empty forest echoed with her shrill laughter, which would probably be suitable for a horror movie, or for three episodes in "Science Approaches".

The security guard at the door was not the thin uncle I met when I came here last time. He was replaced by a big man who looked very tough.

However, although he looked ferocious, he did not make things difficult for the two of them. After they registered, he nodded and let them pass.

Ye Ju had worked part-time here before, so entering the door was like coming home. While humming a little tune, he introduced Su Chengyi:

"This side is the sports area, that side is the entertainment area, and further ahead is the lecture area."

The sports area is actually a place where some fitness equipment commonly seen in senior parks is placed. In the entertainment area, some old men and women are waving small fans in their hands and dancing some aerobics. Su Chengyi followed Ye Ju's gaze and asked:

"Lecture area?"

"Well, as the name suggests, the hospital occasionally invites some lecturers to give classes to patients! Don't worry, it's not a brainwashing scene by a marketing organization, and they won't cheat everyone out of their pensions.

It’s mainly stuff like “Searching for the meaning of life” or “Returning to nature after being caged for so long”, which are all nonsense, but people still like to listen to them, right? Maybe they like to listen to people talking, haha!”

Ye Ju, the chatterbox, kept saying these things all the way.

Su Chengyi listened quietly and nodded occasionally.

The two walked all the way to the bottom of the residential building. Ye Ju saw her old acquaintance from a distance and stood on tiptoe to wave and greet him:

"Sister Yuan!"

The nurse whose name she called turned around, her eyes above the mask were blank for a moment, and then turned into joy.

"Little Leaf."

After a brief greeting, Ye Ju quickly explained the purpose of her visit and introduced Su Chengyi as her college classmate. Although he looked fierce, he was actually not aggressive.

Nurse Yuan naturally believed what Ye Ju said, so the two of them successfully entered the residential building without much effort.

It is very convenient to have someone who has been in the enemy camp to lead the way.

Su Chengyi thought so, put his hands in his pockets, and followed behind.

After the elevator arrived, Nurse Yuan took a step back, glanced at the wall clock at the end of the corridor, and explained apologetically:
"Xiao Ye, I was supposed to accompany you to go through the visitation process, but I can't leave for the time being. You know the rules and regulations, so I won't go into details. Remember to come and register with me before you leave."

Ye Ju narrowed his eyes and nodded, and replied in a brisk tone:

"Okay, Sister Yuan, see you later. I brought some fruit and will put it on your desk later~~"

"Okay, thank you."

Nurse Yuan's eyes stayed on Su Chengyi until the elevator door closed completely.

As the elevator went up, Ye Ju exhaled and said:

"Luckily she's not free, otherwise with her watching over me, Xia Xia would be extremely nervous again, and how could she have a good birthday?"

"I didn't realize you had two faces."

Su Chengyi said slowly.

"I have no problem with Sister Yuan. The key point is that the rules of the nursing home are too inhumane, okay?"

Ye Ju stuck out her tongue, made a face at Su Chengyi, and then started laughing.

"But we are lucky. It seems that Xia Xia's birthday is the right time, the right place, and the right people."

Xia Yu's room was still on the top floor, forming a sharp contrast with the happy areas they had just passed by.

There was total silence, with only the incandescent light at the end of the corridor occasionally flickering twice, making a faint crackling sound.

Ye Ju, who had been humming a little tune just now, now calmed down. She walked to the door as if she was familiar with the place and raised her hand to knock gently on the door.

"Xia Xia, I'm Sister Ye Ju, I'm here to see you?"

There was no sound coming from the house, but Ye Ju was not surprised. She waited for a while and continued with a smile:
"Then I'll come in on the count of three. Three, two, one point five, one point four, one, zero point five zero!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Ju pushed the door open and walked in.

The door of Xia Yu's ward was locked. Ye Ju had just asked Nurse Yuan for the key. The reason why there were some problems with the countdown just now was because this guy had poor eyesight and it took him a long time to get the key into the keyhole.

"Squeak-"

The iron door opens.

Su Chengyi was not in a hurry to go in. He just leaned against the door, held the door handle to prevent the door from closing automatically, and then nodded to Ye Ju.

Ye Ju glanced at him, then turned around and walked in, saying with a smile:
"Xia Xia~"

There was a "click" sound in the ward, like the sound of a crayon rolling to the ground, followed by a series of footsteps.

Su Chengyi tilted his head slightly and saw Xia Yu, whom he hadn't seen for a while, jogging towards him in a hurry. But when he was only one step away from Ye Ju, he stopped like a vigilant kitten.

Fortunately, Ye Ju was a carefree person. He took the initiative to step forward and hugged her without hesitation.

Su Chengyi leaned against the wall and watched, unable to help but think.

If it was Miss Chu, she would probably squat down and spread her arms, then with her invincible and bright smile, she would say to Xia Yu with a smile: "Do you want a hug?"

And if it was Chen Jinzhi, she would definitely keep the distance very calmly, and then look at Xia Yu with a slight smile, saying nothing, until the other party gathered up enough courage to hug her.

"Long time no see, Xia Xia, did you miss me? Have you been eating well recently? It seems like you've grown taller again. Children grow fast!"

After listening to Ye Ju's mumbling for a while, Xia Yu slowly raised his arm and gently wrapped it around Ye Ju's waist.

It was as if it was only at this moment that she could confirm that the girl in front of her was the Ye Ju she trusted.

Ye Ju felt that the little girl had relaxed, so he touched her head and said softly:
"Xia Xia, someone else is coming to see you today."

As soon as she said this, she clearly felt the person in her arms stiffen and then panic.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Ye Ju patted her back gently and moved aside so that her eyes could fall on the door.

Xia Yu grabbed Ye Ju's clothes and dared to raise his eyes and look outside after a long while.

Su Chengyi was still standing at the door, holding the door handle, a polite gesture of retreating and keeping a distance.

When their eyes met, Su Cheng thought of the first time he met Xia Yu. They also looked at each other from a distance. The thin Xia Yu hid in a loose nightgown, like a little witch who had traveled from the Middle Ages.

It seems that what Ye Ju said is right, children grow up really fast. Compared with that time, now she looks like a young girl, but she is still as thin as before.

Su Chengyi thought so and nodded slightly as a greeting.

He originally wanted to smile to show friendliness, but his facial nerves were not well developed, and he just maintained a paralyzed expression for a long time.

Fortunately, Xia Yu was not frightened by his icy appearance. She just stared at him for a long time with her eyes open.

Ye Ju was sandwiched between the two of them. After a long time, he finally couldn't hold it in any longer and asked:
"Xia Xia, do you still recognize him? The brother you drew a picture for as a birthday present."

There was a moment of silence in the air.

After a while, Su Chengyi cleared his throat and took the initiative to speak up:

"Come to think of it, it's been a while since I last saw you, so it's normal to feel unfamiliar."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Xia Yu suddenly nodded slightly, his eyes clear and firm.

She recognized it.

(End of this chapter)