In the ward Xue Lingling was already awake and the smell of disinfectant lingering on the tip of her nose made her realize that she was lying in the hospital.

Recalling the scene when the car was about to hit her, her face became even paler.

"Lingling." The man pushed open the door of the ward and walked in.

Pei Yan handed over all the follow-up matters of the car accident to the lawyer, and he didn't need to pay attention to this trivial matter. He sat on the chair beside the hospital bed, stroked the woman's face lightly, and said with a worried look: 

 "How is it, are you still dizzy? Is there any discomfort?"

Man, Xue Lingling swooped into Pei Yan's arms and hugged him tightly.

Pei Yan stretched out his arms and hugged the frightened woman, while stroking her hair and kissing her forehead, he comforted her softly,

"Don't be afraid, it's alright, I'm here."

Xue Lingling leaned against the man's arms quietly. Inside, under his comfort, the trembling body gradually calmed down. The familiar atmosphere, as usual, made her feel very at ease and reliable.

Just imagine that, and have been indulging in it.

However, another perfume smell lingering on the tip of the nose pulled the woman back from the dream to reality. This perfume smell is not unfamiliar, just yesterday, she had smelled it on another woman.

As if suddenly awakened, the woman remembered the previous unhappiness and immediately pushed away the man who was holding her, looked at the person in front of her coldly, and complained with tears.

"Lingling, you..." Pei Yan, who was suddenly pushed away, could not help frowning.

But when he saw the woman's red eyes, he felt that he was wrong, and silent.

"Why didn't you speak?" Xue Lingling said in a choked voice: "Don't you have anything to explain to me between you and Tan Rujing?"

"I..." Pei Yan lowered his head, his eyes darkened.

"You still love her, right?" Xue Lingling bit her lips and clenched the quilt unconsciously.

"No!" Pei Yan denied immediately, "The person I love the most is you!"

"Lingling, believe me, she just came to say goodbye to me yesterday. the relationship between us is over."

Pei Yan said as he grabbed Xue Lingling's shoulder and looked at her seriously. He knew very well in his heart that no matter what happened in the past, he and Rujing are already in the past...

"Where... where did you go last night?" the woman said in a hoarse voice. She hesitated for a long time, and finally asked the doubts in her heart.

She remembered when she left yesterday, the man in front of her was not wearing this dress...

Pei Yan pretended to be ordinary: "Yesterday, after I sent Rujing back, I went to the streets to find you. You can't do it again next time, ran out of nowhere, I searched for you all night, but didn't find out the phone was turned off, and didn't see so many missed calls until this morning..."

Listening to the man's explanation, Xue Lingling kept her head down, unable to see Clear look on face.

"Lingling, I'm late," the man held the woman's hand tightly, hugged her apologetically back into his arms, and said softly, "I'm sorry..."

I'm sorry...

Xue Lingling let Pei Yan hold her. Looking at her, listening to the sound of "I'm sorry" in my ear, a tear shed quietly from my closed eyes.

In the ward, the breeze was gentle, the clean glass windows reflected bright light. Two people with different minds hug each other.

The man and woman who turned their backs on each other, one looked guilty and the other burst into tears.

He deliberately concealed it and she pretended to be stupid.

Lovers who seem to be deeply in love, but can't touch each other's sincerity. After an unknown amount of time, Pei Yan slowly let go of the woman he was holding. He didn't want to lose her.

"Lingling, I..."

"No need to say any more." Xue Lingling interrupted him calmly.

She looked at the man in front of her with complicated eyes for a long time. Even though she knew his lies in her heart, even though...

so be it.

She couldn't let go of him.

The woman finally chose to compromise, suppressing all the bitterness and grief in heart, and reconciled with Pei Yan as before.

...

The morning mist was hazy and enveloped the mountains.

The breeze is mixed with the smell of grass and earth.

The young man was wearing a gray coat with a red swaddle tied on his back, holding a bamboo stick and walking among the mountains.

The cub wearing a small line cap nestled in the small quilt, yawning lazily. Wu Liuliu's big eyes looked here and there from time to time, not at all curious about where he was going.

Brown vines, moss-covered stones... 

The ground is full of dry leaves, and it makes a rustling sound when stepped on.

Lin Fei held the swaddle on his back in one hand, and leaned on a bamboo stick in the other, as he carefully stepped over a puddle of mud on the ground. It seemed he was very familiar with the mountain road in front.

Within winding mountain roads and trails, dense forests and grasses, he can always find the safest and best path. For others, it is dangerous and afraid to set foot here; however, for Lin Fei, it is as familiar as home.

How could it be unfamiliar,

there was a time when he only survived by relying on this mountain.

Soon, they reached their destination.

A solitary grave without a tombstone, with small white wildflowers. There are stones piled around, no weeds, very clean. seems there are always people who come to clean it up. 

Lin Fei stood beside the grave and didn't speak for a long time.

Just stood silently.

The cub didn't make a fuss, obediently carried on Lin Fei's back, stuffed her little hand into her mouth, gnawed on her own little fist. The corners of the toothless little doll's mouth and hands were full of saliva.

don't know how long it took, only to hear a low and hoarse voice saying: "I'm leaving."

Maybe...

I won't come back for a long time.

As he left, he leaned down and picked a white wildflower. Lin Fei turned his head slightly, held up the flower, and showed it to the little doll on his back.

"Yah!" Zizai stretched out her fleshy little hand and grabbed it in her hand.

Lin Fei smiled.

On the way back, the steps became easier. The child on his back is not a burden to him, but a new beginning.

...

This day, the cub was carried by Lin Fei went to many places. He first went to the brick kiln owner who was riding a motorcycle, decided to leave here.

This place he hated. Not only his body was trapped here, but his soul was also imprisoned...

Originally, he planned to die at the foot of the mountain. Cowardice or low self-esteem... 

For him, the future is too far away and out of reach.

But now,

he decided to leave here and take the child with him.

Although he was still at a loss as to the road ahead...

he heard all the gossip in the village and town. Lin Fei knew he couldn't let this child stay here any longer. This is not the place for her to grow up. He didn't want this child to be stuck in here like him in the future, unable to get out.

"A Fei is here, sit down." 

The slightly fat middle-aged man was sitting at the table, flipping through this month's incoming and outgoing bills. After hearing the knock on the door, he saw Lin Fei and smiled and said:

"Is this a good idea?" 

The owner of the brick kiln, surnamed Wang and called Wang Kuanlu, is not a local. Wang Kuanlu saw that there were many people building houses in the countryside, so he followed them to invest in building a brick kiln. 

Recently, he received rumors that someone had spoken, this brick kiln might not last long, so he had to quickly think of a different way out.

He thought about it, thinking about what he saw when he entered the city before, the real estate industry is making money, he is preparing to set up an engineering team by himself to go out and make a fortune.

In the early years, he had suffered from the losses of his subordinates, he was turned into an army and suffered heavy losses; since then, he has been more careful about recruiting people.

Since Lin Fei came to work in his brick kiln, Wang Kuanlu has been paying attention to this person for a long time. There is not much to say, it is reassuring that no matter what work is handed over to him, there is no need to worry about cutting corners behind the scenes.

No matter what project you do, this is the most important thing. To make money, there must always be rules and bottom lines.

When Wang Kuanlu heard that Lin Fei decided to go to Beicheng with him, he thought that the construction team had been formed recently, and he was also happy on his face.

But when he heard that the person in front of him decided to go with the child on his back, he couldn't help frowning and said: "This is going to work in the city, not to play, I have to stay on the construction site all day, how can you bring children? Are you kidding me!"

"And when did you get married? I haven't heard anyone talk about it, this... all of a sudden has an extra child?"

"I'm not kidding," Lin Fei looked at the person in front of him and said solemnly, "I'm serious."

He turned his head slightly and looked at the little doll on his back. Immediately turned his head and said with a firm face: "Brother Lu, don't worry. I will find a way to take care of the child by myself, and will not delay my work or cause you trouble."

Wang Kuanlu looked at the man in front of him with a determined attitude, The person's brows have not loosened. He felt a little distracted, habitually took out the cigarette case and wanted to smoke one.

All the lighters were taken out, but when he was about to light a cigarette, he saw the little doll on Lin Fei's back staring at him. Wu Liuliu's big eyes are like black grapes, dark and bright. people's hearts are melted when he sees it... 

She's really cute!

He pretended to cough a few times, ready to light a cigarette. But don't know which one said that secondhand smoke is not good for children, so he complained in a low voice and took it back.

"Okay, I'll think about it again, you can take the child back first."

In all fairness, he didn't need Lin Fei. However, firstly, he is too lazy to bother; secondly, he is not an unreasonable person. When he was young, he had no father or mother and had suffered a lot; now, since Lin Fei proposed to take the child with him, that means the child has no one to take care of except him.

Since Lin Fei himself said that he would not delay his work, although it was a little troublesome, it was not impossible...

Before leaving, Wang Kuanlu couldn't help but glanced at Zaizai secretly. Look at that fleshy little face, look at those powerful little arms and legs...

how is it not his baby!

Alas, every steel macho has a tender girl's heart in heart.