Tao You and others passed through the lobby and went to the elevator entrance to wait for Grandma Tang to come down.
"Xiao Youyou," Hong Xiqi looked around, suddenly tugged on the corner of Tao You's clothes and pointed in the direction of the pharmacy, "Why does that person look so familiar?"
--look familiar?
Tao You had no doubts about Hong Xiqi's eyes, and even felt a little admiration and envy. When her eyesight was tested before, her face could be clearly seen in the bottom row of the visual acuity chart.
However, at this moment, there was a long queue of five or six in front of the pharmacy. It should be because the pharmacy is close to the gate and the air-conditioning effect in that area is very poor. The cold wind blows directly inside. Everyone is dressed tightly. Nearly half of the people have black coats. Maybe they think black is windproof.
Even if he is a very familiar person, Tao You may not be able to recognize him from this distance when facing the group of people. What's more, this group of people had their backs to Tao You, and the person in Hong Xiqi's mouth just felt very familiar.
"Which one is it?" Tao You looked along Hong Xiqi's finger, but because the target range was too large, she turned her eyes several times and was tired of looking. She still couldn't find the person Hong Xiqi was talking about.
Hong Xiqi stretched out her hand again, "That's it, the one in the third row from the left, sixth from the bottom, wearing a black short down jacket and black pants."
——There are so many people dressed in black, which one are you talking about?
Tao You pursed his lips and looked at the chaotic queue in front of the pharmacy with embarrassment. You can still roughly see how many windows there are in the first few rows, but when you get to the back, especially at the end, there is no formation at all. Everyone is crowded together, and they often move between the groups in order to switch to the faster one in time. Behind the line.
Tao You shook his head, "Not found."
Just as he was talking, Aunt Tangshuang and a doctor came out of the elevator pushing Grandma Tang's hospital bed.
Grandma Tang was wearing an oxygen inhaler, her cheeks were sunken, and she was wearing gauze on her head. She was unconscious with her head tilted. Her exposed arms were sallow and swollen, with bulging veins. Really, only skin and bones remained.
For the first time, Tao You knew that it was really possible to become so thin that only a layer of skin and bones were left.
"Xiao Song, Xiaoyou." Aunt Tangshuang called, "Sorry to bother you, you have to come to the hospital in the middle of winter."
"Aunt Tangshuang." Song Yimian greeted, raising her hands to help push the bed together, "What tests should I do now?"
"Over there." The doctor pointed to the small door next to the pharmacy, "Let's do a brain CT first."
Tao You walked on the other side, bending slightly to push the bed. She shook Grandma Tang's hand with some distress, but all she felt was a layer of loose skin and hard bones.
When passing the pharmacy, Hong Xiqi slapped Tao You's arm again, and said excitedly again, "Hey, eh, eh, Xiao Youyou, I just said that I read it right. Isn't this the owner of the bookstore? They have the same surname."
"Let me go, his hand is so seriously injured! What did he do?!"
Tao You looked in the direction of Hong Xiqi's finger again, and this time she saw it clearly.
The same boss was not tall, dressed plainly, and even a little slovenly. No wonder Tao You didn't see him just now.
The black down jacket he was wearing was old and wrinkled, with one collar tucked into the collar. He was wearing a gray turtleneck sweater underneath. Under the hospital lights, you could see that it had pilled, and the collar was crooked and had a corner. He stood there abruptly; his face was unshaven, and his eyes were full of black and blue, as if he hadn't closed his eyes for a long time.
This look is similar to what I saw when we met before, the neatly dressed co-boss, the two of us.
Tao You looked at his hand and frowned the next second.
The same boss was carrying a large bag of medicine in his right hand, and the exposed back of his left hand seemed to have been burned on a large area, which looked very serious. It seemed that he was planning to go home and take care of his wounds.
——You’re so injured that you don’t even go to the doctor? The business of his bookstore is so good, so he shouldn't be short of this little money.
"Why is he so slovenly? Is he the same person as the one we met before?" Hong Xiqi put down her hand, approached Tao You, exclaimed, and said, "Will his hand be so serious if it was burned by the water? He also Not afraid of wound infection. w_/a_/p_/\_/.\_/c\_/o\_/m ”
Tao You remained silent and didn't speak. He averted his eyes and pulled the curious Hong Xiqi along the way. He passed by the boss as he lowered his head and walked hurriedly outside the hospital. As she passed by, Tao You vaguely smelled an unpleasant smell, and she reacted conditionedly. (The next page is more exciting!)
I held my breath, my face wrinkled up, and I waited for the boss to leave for a while before I dared to relax slowly.
——What does he smell like? Why does it stink so much? It smells worse than the disinfectant in the hospital.
Tao You didn't like this co-boss from the bottom of his heart. Although every time they met before, his co-boss was always smiling, warm and polite, but Tao You always felt that his smile did not reach his eyes, was gloomy, and made him panic; The way he looked at Song Yimian every time, it was clear that they were two people who had absolutely no intersection in life, but he always exuded inexplicable hostility towards Song Yimian, as if he was joking, as if he would do it the next second What action?
"That's not right. You have only met him a few times. How come you recognized him from so far away?" Tao You helped transfer Grandma Tang to the examination machine, walked out of the examination room, and waited against the wall with Hong Xiqi. The inspection is over. w_/a_/p_/\_/.\_/c\_/o\_/m She turned sideways, half-squinted her eyes, and stared at Hong Xiqi for a long time.
"Ah? Ah, that's right, I have good eyesight and a good memory." Hong Xiqi's eyes wandered around erratically, her fingers rested on the railing, tapping rhythmically, coughing a few times, trying to fool her away. But seeing that Tao You had no intention of letting it go, she had no choice but to admit, "Okay. That bookstore has a complete set of the latest comics and books, and they are much cheaper than other bookstores, so I only went there to buy books a few times." She said He raised his hand and touched the tip of his nose.
Tao You continued to change his posture and stare at Hong Xiqi, remaining silent and saying nothing. Hong Xiqi's series of small actions told her that she had something to hide.
"Okay," Hong Xiqi's psychological quality was not that good and she couldn't resist Tao You's questioning eyes. What's more, she already had a guilty conscience. She took Tao You's hand and said, "Just, I went to study with Gu Yi a few times. Just during the mid-term exam, and some time ago." She thought Tao You didn't ask her to go out with him, and she felt a little unhappy, so she explained, "You and Song Yimian are together every day. I thought you two would definitely have weekends off. Let’s study together. Then I had a question that I didn’t know and didn’t want to be outsmarted by Song Yimian’s IQ, so I asked Gu Yi. Next time I go to the bookstore, I’ll definitely call you.”
Tao You broke away from Hong Xiqi's arms and shook her head, "I'm not going." She didn't know when she started to have a psychological shadow of the bookstore. Even when she went to Grandma Tang's house, she would deliberately avoid it. road.
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When Tao You and the others came out of the hospital, it was already close to noon. The warm winter sun spread across the earth, and the morning chill had quietly dissipated. Grandma Tang's report that she had not improved much caused several people to remain silent.
"It's already noon. Let's go have a meal first. We have to train in the afternoon." Tao You spoke first. jj.br>
They couldn't do much to help Grandma Tang, so they could only wait patiently.
"Didn't the doctor say that there is still a chance of improvement?" Tao You tried to break the depressing atmosphere, "We have to think on the bright side."
Hong Xiqi nodded and exhaled, "Yes, Grandma Tang has her own destiny. Eat whatever you want. Your training is about to start. Don't be late, otherwise Coach Tan will definitely be punished again for his bad temper." You are gone." She said, shaking her body in fear.
The autumn league is approaching, and there is less than a month left. Perhaps because this game will be on TV, or perhaps because too much time was wasted on various previous studies and exams, Coach Tan’s requirements for the players are more stringent than before, and training is Not only has the workload increased, he also has to train more during weekends, and his temper has become even more violent than before. He is like an inflated balloon that may explode at any time.
Now no one in the team dares to make mistakes, and no one wants to be the worst offender. Everyone is training honestly and following Coach Tan's rhythm.
"Hi, Tao You, long time no see." A sexy sports car drove up in front of the four of them. The sun reflected from the car body made it blinding. The car window lowered, revealing a familiar face. He reached out the window and snapped his fingers.
Tao You raised his eyebrows in surprise, waved and said, "Hi, I just met him at the sports meeting."
"Tong Lin!" Hong Xiqi also greeted excitedly, "The skin care product you recommended to me last time was really useful! My skin condition has improved a lot. Do you have any other useful products that you can recommend? There’s no such thing as too much!”
The person sitting in the car had purple hair, sunglasses, and a crooked smile. Who else could it be if he wasn't Tong Lin. . (The next page is more exciting!)
"We haven't seen each other for a few days, and your hair has already changed color." Tao You also started chatting familiarly, leaving Song Yimian and Gu Yi standing aside looking at each other. \./hand\./machine\./version\./first\./issue\./update\./new~~
Tong Lin skillfully lifted up the bangs in front of his forehead, pulled down his sunglasses, exposed his eyes, raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm tired of that silver one, let's change it to something fresh. This is the most popular color nowadays, and it goes with my handsome face." How about your handsome face? I was fascinated by you in just one second."
Listening to Tong Lin's familiar narcissism, Tao You couldn't help but clasp the soles of his shoes with his toes, and tightened the corners of his clothes unconsciously with his fingers.
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"Ugh~" Hong Xiqi retched unceremoniously and said with disgust, "Brother, please control your expression. Don't look at someone all day long like a peacock spreading its tail. I think the silver one from before is more suitable. You don't look so greasy. And," she looked closer, "Have you stayed up late recently? Your skin is so yellow, eh, are these at the corners of your eyes the fine lines that people say on the Internet appear only when you are older?" She pointed. Tong Lin asked "innocently" from the corner of his eyes.
Tao You was holding back his laughter and felt uncomfortable. The next second, as she expected, Tong Lin took off his sunglasses in horror, touched his cheek, and asked, "Really? I haven't stayed up late these days, and I even went to bed early and got up early. My skin How could it get worse?!" He looked at Tao You again, wanting to get confirmation.
Tao You shrugged, "You won't know until you look in the mirror."
As if thinking of something, Tong Lin turned around and opened the small drawer in front of the passenger seat, took out a bright yellow small mirror, held it in front of him, and began to look carefully, "Damn, I really have fine lines!" He instantly With a sense of crisis, he threw the mirror aside and opened the shopping app on his phone.
Song Yimian, who had been left alone, finally found a chance to speak. He asked angrily, "Who is he? Are you familiar with him? Why didn't I know that you knew this person? Do your parents know?" He frowned. He frowned and twitched his chin unfriendlyly at Tong Lin, who was in the car in a hurry to place an order. .
