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Chapter 35

On the second day after returning to Dongqu, Xie Moji threw himself into another battle.With little getting used to, it's natural to get busy.Zeng Liang had returned to Dongqu two weeks earlier than her.When they met again, the two looked at each other and smiled, as if rejoicing that they could survive the catastrophe.

That night Li Lushuang invited Xie Moji to dinner and cleaned up for her by the way.The two deliberately avoided the topic of Doctor Shan, and only talked about how perverted and weird this virus is.

Xie Moji remembered that once at the bedside, Dr. Shan once told her that this virus is like a contract, and the infected man and woman need to stay with each other for life.Her reaction at the beginning was shocking, and she always felt that such reasoning was too deviant.But within a few days, the doctor's statement began to be spread in the streets and alleys.Up to now, this view has been basically accepted by peers.

It has to be said that Dr. Shan is keen and wise in virus research.But he is so careless when dealing with feelings.I believe that many people will not let their girlfriend meet their old love, but she wants to have lunch with her old love from time to time.How careless is this single doctor to allow this to happen?
Halfway through the meal, memories about Dr. Shan popped up and filled Xie Moji's head.

In the next few days, she tried her best to keep herself busy, so as not to touch the part of her memory about Dr. Shan.Except when she sent a message to Dr. Shan when she arrived in Dongqu on the first day, she never contacted him again.And he never texted or called her.The connection between the two was cut off inexplicably.

She thought she would gradually forget Dr. Shan in this way, until one day in late November, she and Gao Yaqin went out for an interview. While the two were waiting for the bus, Gao Yaqin suddenly said: "The person opposite looks like Dr. Shan."

Her heart seemed to be stung, and she quickly looked across to see a tall and thin man standing by the station.is it him?is it him?Suddenly she was a little lost, took out her mobile phone and dialed the doctor's number.At that moment, she finally saw her heart clearly. It turned out that everything was an illusion.In her bones, she is still attached to and misses that person.

I called several times, but they all said it was an empty number.Xie Moji became a little flustered, and then looked at the opposite station, the familiar figure had long since disappeared.

After this incident, on the surface, Xie Moji still worked and lived as usual.Only she knew that there seemed to be a seed sprouting in the depths of her heart, and if she didn't pay attention, it would grow into a towering tree.

After calling Dr. Shan for a week, but getting "the number you dialed is empty", she finally confirmed that Dr. Shan was hiding from him on purpose.He really disappeared from his life completely.Holding the door key left by Doctor Shan, Xie Moji's heart sank to the bottom.

She asked Qin Qi, and Qin Qi said that Dan Wangchen hadn't returned to Dongqu since he was transferred to City B.She called Dr. Zuo again, but the other party never answered.Feeling helpless, after completing an interview mission, she turned to the Central Hospital and took the initiative to find Dr. Zuo.

It was a Saturday afternoon, and there were a lot of people in the hospital.When she walked through the familiar green belt and walked towards the outpatient building, she suddenly had the illusion that everything had returned to the beginning.That distant and indifferent Doctor Shan, and that newborn Xie Moji who is not afraid of tigers.

Only a few months later, the original office of the Infectious Diseases Division has been abandoned.Of course, with the end of the new virus epidemic, there is no need for the temporary infectious disease department to exist.Xie Moji walked into this office that he had been to many times, and when he saw the empty place next to the wall at the end, his heart ached.She thought she would forget all of this lightly, until she touched these scenes, and found that the memory has always been there, forever.

She asked for a long time before she found Dr. Zuo's new office, which is in the Department of Cardiac Surgery.In his office, she accidentally saw her colleague Yang Xiaorui.

"Mo Ji, I came to Dongqu to run news, so I came here to find a handsome guy for dinner." The little girl was calm, and before Xie Moji asked, she had already said it.

After several people greeted each other, Dr. Zuo asked Xie Moji what he wanted from him.As soon as Xie Moji finished saying Shan Wangchen, Doctor Zuo's face darkened.He asked Yang Xiaorui to wait for him in the office, and he dragged her to the corridor outside.

"Xie Moji, you didn't think of asking about this person's life until today. To be honest, I am very disappointed in you." He said very bluntly.

Xie Moji's face turned red and blue after being robbed by him, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to ask what happened to Dr. Shan.

"His eyes have been getting worse since you left. I just sent him to England for treatment last week. There are my classmates over there."

"Why are his eyes repeating again?" The sudden change of the situation caught her off guard.Xie Moji felt like his heart was about to jump out.She never expected that Dr. Shan would be in such a bad situation.Knowing this earlier, she was not willing to leave him alone.

"I'll explain this to you slowly. He was accompanied by the leader of his former research and development team, who is also an expert in ophthalmology. Don't worry." Zuo Xiaojian said.

She was a little taken aback.Shouldn't it be Xu Manjing who accompanied him?What went wrong?

Zuo Xiaojian seemed to have guessed Xie Moji's thoughts, and said to her with a little reproach: "I thought you were a very confident and brave person, but I didn't expect you to be a coward. I once made a bet with Lao Dan, and he said he had a way to make you You left him, I said it was impossible. I always thought I would win. Unexpectedly, the old single won."

"Are you saying that he deliberately drove me away?" Xie Moji's voice was already trembling, recalling the details before and after, he finally came to his senses: "Is he doing well now?"

"Still in treatment. He once mentioned to me that if he loses his eyesight, he will find a place to live alone." Zuo Xiaojian breathed a sigh of relief after saying this.If Shan Wangchen hadn't repeatedly warned him not to bring this up, he would have wanted to tell Xie Moji a long time ago.Fortunately, Xie Moji found it by himself, she was the one who asked about it first, so it was not counted as his initiative.

On the way back, Xie Moji couldn't help covering his face and weeping bitterly despite the frequent gazes of passers-by.No matter how much she guessed about Dr. Shan, she couldn't guess that this was the case.At this moment, she suddenly hated her narrow-mindedness and hypocrisy.If he hadn't used the heart of a villain to save other people's stomachs, it would definitely be him who is by his side now.But now she has nothing to do except such meaningless remorse, she can only patiently wait for news from Doctor Shan day after day.

The weather is getting colder and soon it will be the annual Christmas.

The happy man longs for the holidays, but the lonely man avoids them.

Xie Moji had stocked up on food the day before, and bought a lot of food and a lot of snacks for the next day.She really didn't want to appear alone on the Christmas street tomorrow.

After finishing a simple dinner by herself, she took a few bags of snacks and sat cross-legged on the sofa to watch TV.Many friends sent messages to wish her a Merry Christmas, and she replied graciously, but she was definitely not happy in her heart.

Dongqu news was being broadcast on TV, and a newsletter she wrote was relayed by the TV station.This success comforted her lonely heart.But as soon as the excitement passed, the feeling of emptiness penetrated into every pore of her skin.Instead, it made her more depressed and restless than before.

After the announcer finished talking about the communication, he changed the subject and mentioned several fires that had occurred recently.Xie Moji was surprised to find that one of the scenes looked like it was taken in the community where Shan Wangchen lived.She was so frightened that she scattered the snacks all over the floor, and hurriedly searched online, only to find out that there was indeed a fire there a few days ago.

Once this was confirmed, Xie Moji didn't dare to delay for a moment, found the key to Dr. Shan's house from his bag and rushed out.After catching a taxi and reporting the place name, I realized that this move was really unnecessary.The fire happened a few days ago, even if there is something wrong with the house, it doesn't make much sense to rush over now.But since she had already set off, she didn't feel at ease if she didn't take a look.So in the end, I went with my own mind.

The neighborhood is still as beautiful as before, but the northwest corner has undergone tremendous changes.The walls were black, and the glass in several houses was broken.The roots of the trees in the green belt are steep, and the leaves are all eaten by the fire.

It turned out that the place where the fire broke out was not Dr. Shan's building.She was slightly relieved.Then carefully climbed the stairs one after another.When she walked around to the stairs on the second floor, her heart became tense for no reason.She clearly knew that there was no one in the room, but Doctor Shan's sense of presence was so strong that when she approached the door, she felt as if she was about to suffocate.

She opened the door, changed her shoes, and closed the door gently.A flood of memories flooded in the moment the door was closed, and then she found sadly that she even remembered the scenes and trivial details of every visit here.No matter how hard she forced herself not to think about it, the pictures always popped up one after another, occupying her entire brain.

When she walked to the dining table, she suddenly heard some noises in the room.A thief?She immediately became alert, picked up a vase from the dining table, and tiptoed to the door.Just as he was about to push the door, it was opened from the inside, and it was Lu Yu's mother who came out holding a mop.

"Auntie?" Xie Moji didn't expect it at all, his heart was beating wildly.Fortunately, I didn't act just now. If I smashed the vase like this, Lu Yu would probably strangle her to death.

"How did you come in? Do you know Wangchen?" Mother Lu's expression was more shocked than Xie Moji's. She put down the mop and looked at Xie Moji in a daze.

Seeing her terrified appearance, Xie Moji first suppressed the curiosity in his heart, and quickly explained the ins and outs to Mother Lu.When he mentioned that he was Shan Wangchen's girlfriend, his voice dropped significantly.I'm afraid that she will have some criticisms.

"So that's how it is." Lu's mother's expression eased, but she still felt a little pity in her heart.In fact, she has always liked Xie Moji, sometimes even more nervous about her than her son.If it weren't for her background, she might have already made her her daughter-in-law.

"Auntie, are you and Wangchen...?" Xie Moji asked.

"Didn't Wangchen tell you?" Mother Lu smiled, pulled Xie Moji to sit down on the sofa together, and said, "Wangchen has been living with us since he was 9 years old. His grandfather and I are old neighbors, and his parents He went early, and then grandpa also left. We thought he was pitiful, so we took him in. He is a few years older than Lu Yu, and he is called a brother with Lu Yu." After Lu's mother finished speaking, she suddenly realized that fate is really wonderful. Unspeakable.If Xie Moji and Wangchen can succeed, she will still be his daughter-in-law.That's not what fate is.

It turned out that Dr. Shan's past was as bad as his own. After listening to Lu's mother, Xie Moji felt that it was not easy for Dr. Shan.A child who lives in someone else's home will definitely be more sensible and precocious than his peers.No wonder he worked so hard and was so patient with his patients.It must be that he has a strong desire for warmth in his heart, so he wants to bring warmth to others.

(End of this chapter)