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“Rongrong, what’s wrong?”
Fu Ruhui looked around and turned around to find Su Ying and Chu Rong coming from the opposite direction. Chu Rong looked dazed. Fu Ruhui walked up to them, leaned forward slightly and asked, “Where did you go?”
Fu Nian and Fu Yu had a lot of candies in their hands, each holding two huge candies, Fu Yu held grapes and apple candies, and Fu Nian held watermelon and strawberry candies. They ran to Chu Rong, both of them were sweating, and their pale faces were now covered with a layer of pink red, just like two New Year picture dolls.
“Mom, where have you been? It’s so hot outside, aren’t you hot?” Fu Yu handed the candy apple in his hand to Chu Rong, “Mom, I bought this for you.”
The watermelon candy in Fu Nian’s hand was also bought for Chu Rong. He struggled to stuff the two candy sticks into one hand, then used his free hand to take out a clean white tissue from his pocket and handed it to Chu Rong, “You’ve sweated a lot, let me wipe it for you.”
So Chu Rong lowered her head, and Fu Nian carefully wiped the sweat from her forehead, but she still said nothing.
Fu Nian didn’t ask any other questions. After wiping the sweat off the person, he took Chu Rong’s little finger and stood beside her.
Seeing this, Fu Yu pouted and wanted to pull Chu Rong’s finger, but his hands were not as big as his brother’s, so he couldn’t hold two sticks in one hand. He had to ask his father for help, “Dad, can you help me get the candy?”
Fu Ruhui didn’t look at Fu Yu, but reached out and picked him up, looking at Chu Rong at eye level.
Fu Yu was satisfied. Seeing that Chu Rong didn’t smile, he kept asking, “Mom, why don’t you speak? Where were you just now? Uncle Su said you were over there, but Dad and I went to check. Mom, why did you run out from here?”
The direction they were looking for was opposite to the direction Chu Rong came out. Fu Ruhui looked at Su Yingye who was smiling slightly, and asked calmly, “When did you go there?”
Su Ying also exclaimed, “Which way are you talking about? Oh, since you were all looking to the east, I went to the west to have a look. Look, I helped you find the person, didn’t I? Aren’t you going to thank me?”
Fu Ruhui hooked Chu Rong’s shoulder and asked, “What happened?” He also asked Su Ying.
Su Ying also blinked, “I don’t know, she was in a daze when I saw her.”
daze?
Fu Ruhui frowned, wondering why she was still sleepwalking. Su Yingye was a guy who spoke three parts truth and seven parts lies, and never said anything serious. He didn’t see Chu Rong when he left the hotel just now, and no one answered the phone. He saw Su Yingye holding a cigarette and pointing to the east of the hotel and saying that Chu Rong went to take pictures of flowers. He, Fu Nian and Fu Yu looked around to the east but saw nothing.
Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Su Ying and Chu Rong standing together, waving to them leisurely.
Fu Ruhui immediately realized that Su Ying was deceiving him again and deliberately pointed him in the wrong direction.
He didn’t have time to argue with Su Ying. He would settle any accounts with him later.
But now Chu Rong looked unwell. Fu Ruhui wanted to take her back to the hospital for a checkup, but Chu Rong suddenly grabbed his arm and whispered, “Go home. I have something to tell you.”
Fu Ruhui heard her serious tone and probably had some premonition in his heart. He nodded and said, “Okay.”
”If you are a doctor, you should act like a doctor.” Fu Ruhui drove his car out. Su Ying stood outside the window with his hands in his pockets watching him reverse the car. Fu Ruhui rolled down the window and said the last words to Su Ying, “No one forces you to do this. You don’t have to act like a rebel all the time.”
Su Ying also heard this, he just smiled and said nothing.
Fu Ruhui didn’t expect Su Yingye to say anything he wanted to hear, and he wasn’t prepared to hear what Su Yingye had to say next. After saying this, Fu Ruhui rolled up the car window and drove away.
Su Yingye’s figure gradually became smaller in the rearview mirror until it disappeared completely.
Fu Ruhui wanted to say something to Chu Rong several times, but seeing that she tilted her head and said nothing, Fu Ruhui’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he turned the conversation to the two little balls and said a few words to tease them. The chirping voices of Fu Nian and Fu Yu like little birds filled the entire car, and the atmosphere was no longer so dull.
”Dad, my candy seems to have melted. What should I do?” Fu Yu said nervously.
Fu Ruhui’s eyes were fixed on Chu Rong. He chose to pass his son’s problem to another son, “Niannian, help Xiaoyu with it.”
Fu Nian said helplessly: “The weather is too hot.” If the sugar coating is not kept in the refrigerator, it will soon turn into sticky sugar water.
”Put them in the box first. Didn’t the aunt at the restaurant give me a small box for candy?”
”Dad, can I eat it now?” Fu Yu looked at the sticky syrup on his hands with a bit of disdain, “Can you drive slower?”
Fu Ruhui gently rejected his youngest son’s request, “Xiaoyu, it’s not safe to eat something sharp like this in the car. Put it away first and freeze it in the refrigerator for a while before eating it when you get home, okay?”
Fu Yu was indeed a little greedy, but he listened to his father very much, because what his father said always made sense, so he was just a little reluctant and put the grape candy in his hand into the box. Fortunately, the apple candy for his mother had been well placed in the box when he got on the car, and now it seemed to be intact.
Comparing his own candy that had melted completely, Fu Nian felt both relieved and a little envious. Fortunately, the candy he gave to his mother did not melt; but his own candy was too ugly, and it was almost impossible to tell that it was a grape.
In order to seek comfort, Fu Yu wanted to see what his brother’s candy looked like. Fu Nian generously handed Fu Yu his small box of candy so that he could have a good look. When Fu Yu opened it, he was surprised to see that his brother’s strawberry candy was well preserved. It looked just like strawberries and was very beautiful.
”Brother, it turns out that strawberry candy is so cute.” Fu Yu smiled shyly, a little reluctant to close the lid.
How could Fu Nian not know what his brother was thinking? He pursed his lips and smiled slightly, “Want to eat? I’ll give you my candy.”
Fu Yu said hypocritically: “No need, brother, I have candy to eat, I just want to take a look.”
Fu Nian nodded his chin slightly, but did not continue to persuade: “Okay.”
”Brother, what’s wrong with Mom? Did she have heatstroke?” In order to distract himself from the candy, Fu Yu took the initiative to find other topics.
Aunt Yun warned them before they went out, saying that it was hot today, so they should remember not to play outside, and drink plenty of water to avoid getting heatstroke. Fu Yu was very curious and asked Aunt Yun what heatstroke was. Aunt Yun just said that heatstroke would make them feel very uncomfortable, unable to speak, dizzy, unable to eat, and want to vomit.
Fu Yu felt a pang of fear when he heard this. It seemed that heatstroke was really terrible.
Mom is not talking or moving now. Is she suffering from heatstroke?
Before Fu Nian could say anything, Fu Yu said with a sad face, “My mother is so pitiful. She must be feeling very uncomfortable now.”
Fu Nian nodded silently.
”I want to talk to my mother,” Fu Yu continued, “usually my mother would talk to us when we were in the car. Brother, do you want to?”
Fu Nian comforted him, “We’ll be home soon.”
Fu Yu nodded reluctantly.
Fu Nian didn’t want to talk much either. After coaxing his brother, he became much quieter. He leaned against the car window, just able to see a little of Chu Rong’s hair through the gap. Fu Nian reached out and picked up a strand of hair, holding it in his palm, as if he had grasped something that made him feel reassured. Fu Nian smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and his tense heartstrings relaxed a little.
He did not fall asleep, because the way home was not that long and Fu Nian was not a sleepy person, so when Fu Ruhui stopped the car, Fu Nian let go of his hand first.
When they got home, Chu Rong opened the car door and got out first. Fu Ruhui was caught off guard. He raised his eyes slightly and looked at Chu Rong’s back for a few seconds. Fu Ruhui took out the car key, took a few steps to catch up with Chu Rong, and whispered, “Let’s go upstairs and talk?”
Chu Rong was held by Fu Ruhui’s arm and nodded.
”Sir, Madam, you are back?” Sister Yun came to open the door and her eyes lit up when she saw Chu Rong and Fu Ruhui. “There are guests at home.”
Fu Ruhui heard it and asked, “Fu Heyu?”
”Yes.” Sister Yun nodded, “Mr. Fu has been waiting for you and the wife for a while.”
Today is Saturday, and Fu Heyu made an appointment with them to deliver the dresses on Saturday.
When Chu Rong heard Fu Heyu’s name, her brows slightly frowned, “Fu Heyu?”
Fu Ruhui took the person in and said, “Don’t you remember? I just saw him a few days ago.”
Sister Yun called upon Fu Nian and Fu Yu who came in later and asked them to help them put the candy boxes into the refrigerator.
Chu Rong’s originally depressed mood was slightly lifted by Fu Ruhui’s slightly teasing tone. She said speechlessly: “My memory is not that bad.”
Fu Ruhui couldn’t help laughing, “I know, Rongrong has the best memory.”
Chu Rong: “That’s not the case yet.”
After chatting and laughing with him, Chu Rong’s frown relaxed a little. She couldn’t help but look at Fu Ruhui who was smiling. Of course, there was no doubt that he was deliberately saying these words to make her happy, but Fu Ruhui’s ability to tell jokes was really not as good as his way of tricking people. The former was really mediocre and could make people laugh in a serious manner. Only Chu Rong had a low laugh point. If it were someone else, it would be impossible to laugh.
Chu Rong’s lips curled up slightly.
Fu Heyu was sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting for them, with a cup of hot tea prepared by Sister Yun at hand, with white smoke rising slowly. He had changed into a lake blue robe today, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and a thin gold chain hanging on the side of his face, making him look dignified and elegant.
Fu Heyu sat upright on the sofa. The clothes he designed were neatly placed on the longest sofa, leaving only a little space for himself to sit.
”He Yu.” Fu Ruhui changed his shoes and called out slowly, “How long have you been waiting?”
Fu Heyu suddenly looked up, and the gold chain of his glasses swayed with his movements. A pair of extremely light pupils were hidden under the lenses. After seeing Fu Ruhui and Chu Rong, a smile filled his eyes.
”Ruhui, Rongrong.” Fu Heyu stood up, and the fine fabric on his body fell like a curtain of water with his movements. He stretched out his hand to smooth the inconspicuous wrinkles. “I didn’t wait too long. It’s not even time for a cup of tea.”
The two children were taken upstairs by Sister Yun to wash up and take a nap, and they only said hello to Fu Heyu in a hurry.
Chu Rong met Fu Heyu again, and the familiarity in her heart doubled. She couldn’t help but ask: “Heyu, have we met before?”
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